Fireball's Fantastic 500 (2024 Edition) -- Early 1980s, Part 3
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:21 am
Back to the 1980s!
#50. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues, Elton John (1984) -- NEW!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6KYAVn8ons
#49. I Love L.A., Randy Newman (1983) -- #61 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcADqxnQA_4
#48. I Can't Hold Back, Survivor (1983) -- #20 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-vbTbz3W_I
#47. Elvira, the Oak Ridge Boys (1981) -- #57 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9pIZh1jr-w
#46. Give Me the Night, George Benson (1980) -- #34 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imYJpr09IgQ
#45. We're in This Love Together, Al Jarreau (1981) -- #53 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otVH5cv9z1A
#44. When She Was My Girl, the Four Tops (1981) -- #42 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejg-22i4VYQ
#43. Back on the Chain Gang, the Pretenders (1982) -- NEW!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK3uf5V0pDA
#42. Smooth Operator, Sade (1984) -- Late 1980s #39 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TYv2PhG89A
#41. Tonight, I Celebrate My Love, Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack (1983) -- #38 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rClQWLzUGOw
#40. Gloria, Laura Branigan (1982) -- #50 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXx0pWpszKg
#39. More Love, Kim Carnes (1980) -- #31 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJm-kG922PI
#38. A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do), Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio (1981) -- #39 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfqkc3nivjU
#37. This Is the Life, "Weird Al" Yankovic (1984) -- #54 in 2018
A big spike for Weird Al... and yes, his recent biopic starring Daniel Radcliffe also influenced my new rankings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1n5XqwUkYw
#36. Any Day Now, Ronnie Milsap (1982) -- #28 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJSjEl1JhHc
#35. Theme from "Hill Street Blues", Mike Post & Larry Carlton (1981) -- #29 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqH3qCxz2x0
#34. Through the Fire, Chaka Khan (1984) -- #46 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjWmw-8-OEk
#33. Never Gonna Let You Go, Sergio Mendes (1983) -- #30 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwKxfHK92IM
#32. Ribbon in the Sky, Stevie Wonder (1982) -- #47 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO2-kIqsGL4
#31. While You See a Chance, Steve Winwood (1981) -- NEW!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j6g_uUhH2c
See you next Tuesday!
#50. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues, Elton John (1984) -- NEW!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6KYAVn8ons
#49. I Love L.A., Randy Newman (1983) -- #61 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcADqxnQA_4
#48. I Can't Hold Back, Survivor (1983) -- #20 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-vbTbz3W_I
#47. Elvira, the Oak Ridge Boys (1981) -- #57 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9pIZh1jr-w
#46. Give Me the Night, George Benson (1980) -- #34 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imYJpr09IgQ
#45. We're in This Love Together, Al Jarreau (1981) -- #53 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otVH5cv9z1A
#44. When She Was My Girl, the Four Tops (1981) -- #42 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejg-22i4VYQ
#43. Back on the Chain Gang, the Pretenders (1982) -- NEW!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK3uf5V0pDA
#42. Smooth Operator, Sade (1984) -- Late 1980s #39 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TYv2PhG89A
#41. Tonight, I Celebrate My Love, Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack (1983) -- #38 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rClQWLzUGOw
#40. Gloria, Laura Branigan (1982) -- #50 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXx0pWpszKg
#39. More Love, Kim Carnes (1980) -- #31 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJm-kG922PI
#38. A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do), Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio (1981) -- #39 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfqkc3nivjU
#37. This Is the Life, "Weird Al" Yankovic (1984) -- #54 in 2018
A big spike for Weird Al... and yes, his recent biopic starring Daniel Radcliffe also influenced my new rankings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1n5XqwUkYw
#36. Any Day Now, Ronnie Milsap (1982) -- #28 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJSjEl1JhHc
#35. Theme from "Hill Street Blues", Mike Post & Larry Carlton (1981) -- #29 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqH3qCxz2x0
#34. Through the Fire, Chaka Khan (1984) -- #46 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjWmw-8-OEk
#33. Never Gonna Let You Go, Sergio Mendes (1983) -- #30 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwKxfHK92IM
#32. Ribbon in the Sky, Stevie Wonder (1982) -- #47 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO2-kIqsGL4
#31. While You See a Chance, Steve Winwood (1981) -- NEW!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j6g_uUhH2c
See you next Tuesday!