1. Bette Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes - awful
2. Endless Love, Diana Ross and Lionel Richie - awful
3. Lady, Kenny Rogers - really awful
4. (Just Like) Starting Over, John Lennon - had the 45 and gave it to a Beatles fan a couple of years ago. John Lennon's death greatly affected me and my pals.
5. Jessie's Girl, Rick Springfield - I actually liked this one. But I watched General Hospital after school. Synth, rocky guitar and the saucy lyric.
6. Celebration, Kool and The Gang - really awful and made worse when the committee girls at school played it about 12 times during what was billed as a "new wave dance".
7. Kiss On My List, Daryl Hall and John Oates - I really only came to appreciate them as something I could stand around 1983.
8. I Love A Rainy Night, Eddie Rabbitt - Yee. Haa. Yet I recall driving around Truro singing the song on a summer evening between the end of one school and the start of another.
9. 9 To 5, Dolly Parton - beyond redemption. Cow pie.
10. Keep On Loving You, REO Speedwagon - the soundtrack of my life. Oh, I meant this really sucked if only for encouraging Richard Marks in the years that followed.
11. Theme From "Greatest American Hero", Joey Scarbury - YES!!!
12. Morning Train (Nine To Five), Sheena Easton
13. Being With You, Smokey Robinson
14. Queen Of Hearts, Juice Newton
15. Rapture, Blondie - confusing concept but we knew it was worthy
16. A Woman Needs Love, Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio
17. The Tide Is High, Blondie
18. Just The Two Of Us, Grover Washington Jr.
19. Slow Hand, Pointer Sisters
20. I Love You, Climax Blues Band
21. Woman, John Lennon
22. Sukiyaki, A Taste Of Honey
23. The Winner Takes It All, Abba
24. Medley, Stars On 45
25. Angel Of The Morning, Juice Newton
26. Love On The Rocks, Neil Diamond
27. Every Woman In The World, Air Supply
28. The One That You Love, Air Supply
29. Guilty, Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
30. The Best Of Times, Styx
31. Elvira, Oak Ridge Boys
32. Take It On The Run, REO Speedwagon
33. No Gettin' Over Me, Ronnie Milsap
34. Living Outside Myself, Gino Vannelli
35. Woman In Love, Barbra Streisand
36. Boy From New York City, Manhattan Transfer
37. Urgent, Foreigner
38. Passion, Rod Stewart
39. Lady (You Bring Me Up), Commodores
40. Crying, Don Mclean
41. Hearts, Marty Balin
42. It's My Turn, Diana Ross
43. You Make My Dreams, Daryl Hall and John Oates
44. I Don't Need You, Kenny Rogers
45. How 'Bout Us, Champaign
46. Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Pat Benatar
47. The Breakup Song, Greg Kihn Band
48. Time, Alan Parsons Project
49. Hungry Heart, Bruce Springsteen
50. Sweetheart, Franke and The Knockouts
51. Someone's Knockin', Terri Gibbs
52. More Than I Can Say, Leo Sayer
53. Together, Tierra
54. Too Much Time On My Hands, Styx
55. What Are We Doin' In Love, Dottie West
56. Who's Crying Now, Journey
57. De Do Do Do, De Da Da, Police - big time Police fan. Not so much Sting. The drummer and guitarist were cooler than Sting was.
58. This Little Girl, Gary U.S. Bonds
59. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around, Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
60. Giving It Up For Your Love, Delbert McClinton
61. A Little In Love, Cliff Richard
62. America, Neil Diamond
63. Ain't Even Done With The Night, John Cougar
64. Arthur's Theme, Christopher Cross
65. Another One Bites The Dust, Queen - we did not support Freddy during this period of time. For little punkettes and new wavers, Freddy and the boys were so mid-70s. A stance I now regret.
66. Games People Play, Alan Parsons Project
67. I Can't Stand It, Eric Clapton
68. While You See A Chance, Steve Winwood - I just loved this song in my heart of hearts. It was the one played before the Go-Gos "My Lips Are Sealed" at the party. It was playing on the car radio when we watched stunned and slack jawed on a clear summer night as a piece of Soviet space junk float burning up above the town, we all thinking for an hour or so that it was glazing time.
69. Master Blaster, Stevie Wonder
70. Hello Again, Neil Diamond
71. Don't Stand So Close To Me, Police - talk about saucy lyrics. This was generally a very effective art work during frosh week.
72. Hey Nineteen, Steely Dan
73. I Ain't Gonna Stand For It, Stevie Wonder
74. All Those Years Ago, George Harrison
75. Step By Step, Eddie Rabbitt
76. The Stroke, Billy Squier
77. Feels So Right, Alabama
78. Sweet Baby, Stanley Clarke and George Duke
79. Same Old Lang Syne, Dan Fogelberg
80. Cool Love, Pablo Cruise
81. Hold On Tight, ELO
82. It's Now Or Never, John Schneider
83. Treat Me Right, Pat Benatar
84. Winning, Santana
85. What Kind Of Fool, Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
86. Watching The Wheels, John Lennon
87. Tell It Like It Is, Heart
88. Smoky Mountain Rain, Ronnie Milsap
89. I Made It Through The Rain, Barry Manilow
90. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin', Daryl Hall and John Oates
91. Suddenly, Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard
92. For Your Eyes Only, Sheena Easton
93. The Beach Boys Medley, Beach Boys
94. Whip It, Devo - amazingly the only new wave song on the list which goes to show that there was a time when alternative music was alternative and not played on the radio.
95. Modern Girl, Sheena Easton
96. Really Wanna Know You, Gary Wright
97. Seven Year Ache, Rosanne Cash - a far better song than its context on this chart and in that time.
98. I'm Coming Out, Diana Ross
99. Miss Sun, Boz Scaggs
100. Time Is Time, Andy Gibb