Alternate List of Billboard #1 Hits: Katarn Edition

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December 15th, 1984: "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band Aid
December 22nd, 1984: "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band Aid

Event: On December 14th, 1984 they 49ers completed their perfect 16-0 season with 19-16 win over the Los Angeles Rams at Candlestick Park.
 

Joe Bonkers

January 12, 1985: "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" - Dead or Alive
January 19, 1985: "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" - Dead or Alive
 

ImSadCauseImAlone

January 26th, 1985: "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" - Dead or Alive
February 2nd, 1985: "All She Wants to Do Is Dance"[1] - Lou Gramm

[1] This Danny Kortchmar composition blocks Gramm's former band, The Globe, from reaching the #1 spot with "I Want to Know What Love Is".
 
Katarn

Katarn

I'm happy to see you guys kept going, even though I'm not around too much. Sorry about that. Does anyone have a list of the songs since around 1982-ish?

February 9th, 1985: "Alone Again" - Dokken [R]


[R] - Reckless Records Artist

Yes, Reckless has gone hair metal. If this is a good or bad thing is more up to you guys.
 
1983-1984
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    • TRH

    1983 and 1984 here:

    January 1st, 1983: "New Year's Day" - U2
    January 8th, 1983: "Walking in the Air" - Aled Jones
    January 15, 1983: "Walking in the Air" by Aled Jones
    January 22, 1983: "Mickey" by Toni Basil
    January 29th, 1983: "Mickey" - Toni Basil
    February 5th, 1983: "Mickey"- Toni Basil
    February 12th, 1983: "On The Loose" - Saga
    February 19th, 1983: "Rock The Casbah" - The Clash
    February 26th, 1983: "On The Loose" - Saga
    March 5th, 1983: "Freak-A-Zoid" - Midnight Star
    March 12, 1983: Only Time Will Tell - Asia
    March 19, 1983: Fun With Ropes - The Go-Go's
    March 26, 1983: "Mr. Roboto" - Styx
    April 2, 1983: "Mr. Roboto" - Styx
    April 7, 1983: "Hungry Like a Wolf" - Tau City
    April 14th, 1983: "Hungry Like a Wolf"- Tau City
    April 21st, 1983: "Sexual Healing"- Marvin Gaye
    April 28, 1983: "Back on the Chain Gang" - Children of Rubber
    May 5, 1983: "Electric Avenue" - Eddy Grant
    May 14th, 1983: "Looks That Kill" - Mottley Cru
    May 21st, 1983: "Looks That Kill" - Mottley Cru
    May 28th, 1983: "Der Kommissar (The Commissioner)" - Falco
    June 4th, 1983: "Der Kommissar (The Commissioner)"- Falco
    June 11th, 1983: "Call of the West"- Wall of Voodoo
    June 18, 1983 - "Come Dancing" - The Kinks
    June 25, 1983 - "I and I Survive" - The Bad Brains
    July 1st, 1983: "Slipping Away" - Dave Edmunds
    July 9th, 1983: "Slipping Away" - Dave Edmunds
    July 16th, 1983: "Eyes Without a Face" - Billy Idol
    July 23rd, 1983: "Eyes Without a Face" - Billy Idol
    July 30th, 1983: "Eyes Without a Face" - Billy Idol
    August 6, 1983: "Save it for Later" - The English Beat
    August 13, 1983: "Over My Head" by Toni Basil
    August 20, 1983: "Please, Please, Tell Me Now" - Tau City
    August 27th, 1983: "Know You" - Steve Perry and Todd Rundgren
    September 3rd, 1983: "Know You" - Steve Perry and Todd Rundgren
    September 10th, 1983: "Know You"- Steve Perry and Todd Rundgren
    September 17th, 1983: "Burning Down the House"- The Talking Heads
    September 24, 1983 - "Burning Down the House" - Talking Heads
    October 1, 1983 - "Uptown Girl" - The Four Seasons
    October 8th, 1983: "Uptown Girl" - The Four Seasons
    October 15th, 1983: "Here Comes the Rain Again" - Eurythmics
    October 22nd, 1983: "Here Comes the Rain Again" - Eurythmics
    October 29th, 1983: "Here Comes the Rain Again" - Eurythmics
    November 5th, 1983: "Here Comes the Rain Again" - Eurythmics
    November 12th, 1983, "Age of Consent" - New Order
    November 19th, 1983: "Shooting Shark" - Blue Oyster Cult
    November 26th, 1983: "Shooting Shark" - Blue Oyster Cult
    December 3, 1983: "All You Zombies" - The Hooters
    December 10, 1983: "In a Big Country" - Big Country
    December 17th, 1983: "Stay with Me Tonight" - Jeffrey Osborne
    December 24th, 1983: "Stay with Me Tonight" - Jeffrey Osborne
    December 31, 1983: "Stay with Me Tonight" - Jeffrey Osborne

    and 1984:

    January 14th, 1984: "Owner of a Lonely Heart" - HARSH
    January 21st, 1984: "Spellbound" - The Scream
    January 28, 1984: "Suspense" by Toni Basil
    February 4, 1984: "Suspense" by Toni Basil
    February 11th, 1984: "Rock You Like a Hurricane" - Scorpions
    February 18th, 1984: "Rock You Like a Hurricane" - Scorpions
    February 25, 1984: "God Bless the USA" - Elvis Presley
    March 3, 1984: "God Bless the USA" - Elvis Presley
    March 10, 1984: "God Bless the USA" - Elvis Presley
    March 17, 1984: "God Bless the USA" - Elvis Presley
    March 24th, 1984: "(You Can Still) Rock in America" - Electric Masons
    March 31st, 1984: "Hallelujah" - Leonard Cohen
    April 7th, 1984: "Hallelujah" - Leonard Cohen
    April 14th, 1984: "Smooth Operator" - Sade
    April 21st, 1984: "Smooth Operator" - Sade
    April 28th, 1984: "Smooth Operator" - Sade
    May 5th, 1984: "Loved By You" - A.G.F.
    May 12, 1984: "Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams
    May 19, 1984: "Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams
    May 26, 1984: "99 Red Balloons" - Nena
    June 2nd, 1984: "99 Red Balloons" - Nena
    June 9th, 1984: "Cool It Now" - New Edition
    June 16, 1984: "Curly Shuffle" - Jump 'n' the Saddle
    June 23, 1984: "Your Love Is King" - Sade
    June 30th, 1984: "Your Love is King" - Sade
    July 7th, 1984: "Your Love is King" - Sade
    July 14th, 1984: "I'll Wait" - David Lee
    July 21st, 1984: "I'll Wait" - David Lee
    July 28th, 1984: "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" - John Williams
    August 4th, 1984: "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" - John Williams
    August 11, 1984: "Swamp" (live) - Talking Heads
    August 18, 1984: "Only When You Leave" - Spandau Ballet
    August 25th, 1984: "Only When You Leave"- Spandau Ballet
    September 1st, 1984: "Ghostbusters"- Ray Parker, Jr.
    September 8th, 1984: "She Bop" by Toni Basil
    September 15th, 1984: "She Bop" by Toni Basil
    September 22nd, 1984: "I Fell in Love Again Last Night" - The Forester Sisters
    September 29th, 1984: "I Fell in Love Again Last Night" - The Forester Sisters
    October 6, 1984: "Lovergirl" - Teena Marie
    October 13, 1984: "Bad" - U2
    October 20: "Bad" - U2
    October 27: "Caribbean Queen" - Billy Ocean
    November 3, 1984: "Carribean Queen" by Billy Ocean
    November 10, 1984: "Carribean Queen" by Billy Ocean
    November 17, 1984: "Attention Please" - The Antennas
    November 24, 1984: "Mamma" - Luciano Pavarotti
    December 1st, 1984: "Attention Please" - The Antennas
    December 8th, 1984: "Do They Know It's Christmas?"[1] - Band Aid
    December 15th, 1984: "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band Aid
    December 22nd, 1984: "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band Aid
    December 29th, 1984: "Do They Know It's Christmas" - Band Aid

    And that brings us up to the current page.
     
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    • glenn67

    February 16, 1985: "Crazy In The Night" - Ocasek [1]
    February 23, 1985: "Crazy In The Night" - Ocasek

    [1] Song written by Kim Carnes. Instead of recording it herself, she gives the song to this group (OTL The Cars)
     

    TRH

    March 2nd, 1985: "Crazy in the Night" - Ocasek
    March 9th, 1985: "Marlene on the Wall" - Suzanne Vega [1]

    [1] Just missed the UK top 20 IOTL.

     

    ImSadCauseImAlone

    March 16th, 1985: "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" - Robert Palmer
    March 23rd, 1985: "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" - Robert Palmer

    Robert Palmer covers this song 9 months earlier than IOTL.


    Sadly, 1985 was an even worse year for pop music than 1980 was.
     

    TRH

    ImSadCauseImAlone said:
    Sadly, 1985 was an even worse year for pop music than 1980 was.
    Click to expand...

    I don't know if I agree with that, this year has Take on Me, Money for Nothing, The Power of Love, St. Elmo's Fire, The Boys of Summer, Jungle Love, The Search is Over...of course, it also has We Built This City, Sussudio, You're the Inspiration, Heaven, and, of course, We Are the World.

    ...Eh, call it a work in progress.
     
    Miss Teri

    Miss Teri

    April 13th, 1985: "Purple Rain"- Prince
    April 20th, 1985: "Brothers in Arms"- Cafe Racers*

    *Song written during the Falklands War.
     

    Joe Bonkers

    I can't agree on "Money for Nothing." I always hated the implied elitism in that song - common blue-collar worker filth refuse to recognize the value of the musicians who are their superiors.

    EDIT: Come to think of it, "Sultans of Swing" is along those lines too - the Dixieland jazz band doesn't get The Respect They Deserve. Mark Knopfler seems to have written a lot of songs about how people should be kissing musicians' asses more. Maybe his preferred AH timeline would be called "Musicianland."
     
    Miss Teri

    Miss Teri

    Joe Bonkers said:
    I can't agree on "Money for Nothing." I always hated the implied elitism in that song - common blue-collar worker filth refuse to recognize the value of the musicians who are their superiors.
    Click to expand...
    Well, the song is Mark Knopfler literally writing down a conversation he heard between two store employees watching MTV videos.
     
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