"This is Shadoe Stevens, and this is your American Top 40"

SHADOE STEVENS AMERICAN TOP 40 YEAR-END COUNTDOWN - 1989
100: KEEP ON MOVIN' - SOUL 2 SOUL
99: END OF THE INNOCENCE - DON HENLEY
98: SURRENDER TO ME - ANNE WILSON AND ROBIN ZANDER
97: WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW - EXPOSE
96: THINKING OF YOU - SAFIRE
95: ROCK WITCHA - BOBBY BROWN
94: HEAVEN HELP ME - DEON ESTUS
93: SMOOTH CRIMINAL - MICHAEL JACKSON
92: THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL - DONNA SUMMER
91: POISON - ALICE COOPER
90: IT'S NO CRIME- BABYFACE
89: DREAMIN' - VANESSA WILLIAMS
88: SHE WANTS TO DANCE WITH ME - RICK ASTLEY
87: I WANNA HAVE SOME FUN - SAMANTHA FOX
86: PARADISE CITY - GUNS 'N' ROSES
85: I REMEMBER HOLDING YOU - BOYS CLUB
84: WHAT I AM - EDIE BRICKEL AND THE NEW BOHEMIANS
83: PROMISE - WHEN IN ROME
82: LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME - BON JOVI
81: LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR - AEROSMITH
80: RONI - BOBBY BROWN
79: AFTER ALL - CHER AND PETER CETERA
78: ALL THIS TIME - TIFFANY
77: CLOSE MY EYES - OZZY OSBORNE AND LITA FORD
76: STAND - REM
75: SHOWER ME WITH YOUR LOVE - SURFACE
74: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE - GUNS 'N' ROSES
73: COVER GIRL - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
72: WALK ON WATER - EDDIE MONEY
71: PATIENCE - GUNS 'N' ROSES
70: ANGEL EYES - JEFF HEALEY BAND
69: SECRET RENDEZVOUS - KARYN WHITE
68: LOVE SONG - THE CURE
67: MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY - NATALIE COLE
66: IN YOUR ROOM - THE BANGLES
65: FUNKY COLD MEDINA - TONE LOC
64: WAY YOU LOVE ME - KARYN WHITE
63: SECOND CHANCE - .38 SPECIAL
62: I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE - DURAN DURAN
61: EIGHTEEN AND LIFE - SKID ROW
60: WHEN THE CHILDREN CRY - WHITE LION
59: CHERISH - MADONNA
58: SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE - TEARS FOR FEARS
57: SOLDIER OF LOVE - DONNY OSMOND
56: I LIKE IT - DINO
55: EXPRESS YOURSELF - MADONNA
54: SATISFIED - RICHARD MARX
53: ARMEGEDDON IT - RICHARD MARX
52: YOU GOT IT (THE RIGHT STUFF) - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
51: SO ALIVE - LOVE AND ROCKETS
50: MY HEART CAN'T TELL YOU NO - ROD STEWART
49: HANGING TOUGH - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
48: EVERY LITTLE STEP - BOBBY BROWN
47: LOVE SHACK - THE B-52'S
46: REAL LOVE - JODY WHATLEY
45: ROCK ON - MICHAEL DAMIAN
44: BATDANCE - PRINCE
43: ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY - GREAT WHITE
42: BUST A MOVE - YOUNG MC
41: THE LOVER IN ME - SHEENA EASTON
XTRA: DON'T SHUT ME OUT - KEVIN PAGE
40: GOOD THING - FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS
39: BORN TO BE MY BABY - BON JOVI
38: DON'T RUSH ME - TAYLOR DAYNE
37: WHEN I'M WITH YOU - SHERRIF
36: BUFFALO STANCE - NENEH CHERRY
35: IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME - CHER
34: WHEN I SEE YOU SMILE - BAD ENGLISH
33: WILD THING - TONE LOC
32: ETERNAL FLAME - THE BANGLES
31: THE LIVING YEARS - MIKE AND THE MECHANICS
30: FOREVER YOUR GIRL - PAULA ABDUL
29: TOY SOLDIERS - MARTIKA
28: BABY DON'T FORGET ME NUMBER - MILLI VANILLI
27: HOW CAN I FALL - BREATHE
26: I'LL BE LOVING YOU FOREVER - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
25: LIKE A PRAYER - MADONNA
24: IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW - SIMPLY RED
23: I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU - BON JOVI
22: LISTEN TO YOUR HEART - ROXETTE
21: BLAME IT ON THE RAIN - MILLI VANILLI
20: TWO HEARTS - PHIL COLLINS
19: ON OUR OWN (THEME FROM "GHOSTBUSTERS II") - BOBBY BROWN
18: SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY - FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS
17: THE LOOK - ROXETTE
16: GIRL, I'M GONNA MISS YOU - MILLI VANILLI
15: HEAVEN - WARRANT
14: DON'T WANNA LOOSE YOU - GLORIA ESTEFAN
13: LOST IN YOUR EYES - DEBBIE GIBSON
12: WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL - BOY MEETS GIRL
11: RIGHT HERE WAITING - RICHARD MARX
10: GIVING YOU THE BEST I GOT - ANITA BAKER
9: BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD MEDLEY - WILL TO POWER
8: GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE - MILLI VANILLI
7: WIND BENEATH MY WINGS - BETTE MIDLER
6: COLD-HEARTED - PAULA ABDUL
5: MISS YOU MUCH - JANET JACKSON
4: STRAIGHT UP - PAULA ABDUL
3: EVERY ROSE HAS IT'S THORN - POISON
2: MY PEROGATIVE - BOBBY BROWN
1: LOOK AWAY - CHICAGO

SHADOE STEVENS AMERICAN TOP 40 YEAR-END COUNTDOWN - 1993
100: THE MORNING PAPERS - PRINCE AND THE NEW POWER GENERATION
99: FOREVER IN LOVE - KENNY G
98: GET AWAY - BOBBY BROWN
97: SOMEBODY TO LOVE - GEORGE MICHAEL AND QUEEN
96: FIELDS OF GOLD - STING
95: DRIVE - R.E.M.
94: ANNIVERSARY - TONY! TONI! TONE!
93: REASON TO BELIEVE - ROD STEWART
92: SIMPLE LIFE - ELTON JOHN
91: LOVE U MORE - SUNSCREEN
90: PLUSH - STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
89: NO MISTAKES - PATTY SMYTH
88: SLEEPING SATELLITE - TASMIN ARCHER
87: LIVIN' ON THE EDGE - AEROSMITH
86: ONE LAST CRY - BRIAN McKNIGHT
85: I'M FREE - JON SECADA
84: THE CRYING GAME - BOY GEORGE
83: HEY JEALOUSY - GIN BLOSSOMS
82: HERE WE GO AGAIN - PORTRAIT
81: IN THESE ARMS - BON JOVI
80: LATELY - JODECI
79: STREAM - PATER GABRIEL
78: WANNAGIRL - JEREMY JORDAN
77: BAD BOYS (THEME FROM "COPS") - INNER CIRCLE
76: WHERE YOU GOIN' NOW - DAMN YANKEES
75: MAN ON THE MOON - R.E.M.
74: CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE - TAYLOR DAYNE
73: INFORMER - SNOW
72: EVERYBODY HURTS - R.E.M.
71: NEVER A TIME - GENESIS
70: MORE AND MORE - CAPTAIN HOLLYWOOD PROJECT
69: CAT'S IN THE CRADLE - UGLY KID JOE
68: REGRET - NEW ORDER
67: NOTHIN' MY LOVE CAN'T FIX - JOEY LAWRENCE
66: CONNECTED - STEREO MC'S
65: I'M SO INTO YOU - SWV
64: BETTER THAN YOU - LISA KEITH
63: LITTLE MISS CAN'T BE WRONG - SPIN DOCTORS
62: WHO IS IT - MICHAEL JACKSON
61: GIVE IT UP, TURN IT LOOSE - EN VOGUE
60: WHAT'S UP - 4 NON BLONDES
59: WILD WORLD - MR. BIG
58: LOVE IS ON THE WAY - SAIGON KICK
57: BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN - TEARS FOR FEARS
56: LAYLA - ERIC CLAPTON
55: RAIN - MADONNA
54: WALK ON THE OCEAN - TOAD THE WET SPROCKET
53: MR. WENDAL - ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
52: TO LOVE SOMEBODY - MICHAEL BOLTON
51: DEEPER AND DEEPER - MADONNA
50: CRYIN' - AEROSMITH
49: WILL YOU BE THERE - MICHAEL JACKSON
48: RIGHT HERE / HUMAN NATURE - SWV
47: I DON'T WANNA FIGHT - TINA TURNER
46: IF I EVER LOSE MY FAITH IN YOU - STING
45: BABY I'M YOURS - SHAI
44: ANGEL - JON SECADA
43: IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE - SHAI
42: I HAVE NOTHING - WHITNEY HOUSTON
41: I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES) - PROCLAIMERS
40: BED OF ROSES - BON JOVI
39: FREAK ME - SILK
38: SAVING FOREVER FOR YOU - SHANICE
37: SHOW ME LOVE - ROBON S.
36: I'M EVERY WOMAN - WHITNEY HOUSTON
35: HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY - ROD STEWART
34: I'LL NEVER GET OVER YOU (GETTING OVER ME) - EXPOSE
33: WHEN SHE CRIES - RESTLESS HEART
32: SWEAT (A LA LA LA LA LONG) - INNER CIRCLE
31: THE RIGHT KIND OF LOVE - JEREMY JORDAN
30: WEAK - SWV
29: ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG - TONI BRAXTON
28: IF I HAD NO LOOT - TONY! TONI! TONE!
27: OOH CHILD - DINO
26: A WHOLE NEW WORLD (ALADDIN'S THEME) - PEABO BRYSON AND REGINA BELLE
25: IF - JANET JACKSON
24: NO RAIN - BLIND MELON
23: TWO STEPS BEHIND - DEF LEPPARD
22: IN THE STILL OF THE NITE (I'LL REMEMBER) - BOYZ II MEN
21: GOOD ENOUGH - BOBBY BROWN
20: WHAT IS LOVE - HADDAWAY
19: RHYTHM IS A DANCER - SNAP
18: 7 - PRINCE AND THE NEW POWER GENERATION
17: FAITHFUL - GO WEST
16: I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT) - MEATLOAF
15: LOVE IS - VANESSA WILLIAMS AND BRIAN McKNIGHT
14: THE RIVER OF DREAMS - BILLY JOEL
13: DON'T WALK AWAY - JADE
12: THAT'S WHAT LOVE CAN DO - BOY CRAZY
11: RUNAWAY TRAIN - SOUL ASYLUM
10: LOOKING THROUGH PATIENT EYES - PM DAWN
9: DO YOU BELIEVE IN US - JON SECADA
8: COME UNDONE - DURAN DURAN
7: ALL THAT SHE WANTS - ACE OF BASE
6: CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE - UB-40
5: I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - WHITNEY HOUSTON
4: ORDINARY WORLD - DURAN DURAN
3: THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOES - JANET JACKSON
2: DREAMLOVER - MARIAH CAREY
1: TWO PRINCES - SPIN DOCTORS

My memories were correct: the 1993 list is much superior to the ' 89.

I was more of a Casey Kasem man in the early to mid-80s myself. Then after that I just relied on the newspaper.

Shadoe Stevens was the "official" spokesman for Billboard in the late '80s to early '90s. Kasem's were "inaccurate."

That doesn't explain those lists, though.

There are some horrible records in both of them (Spin Doctors vs. Chicago??). I hope the UK ones would be better but suspect not.

it's a strange coincidence for sure that the janet jackson songs are the best (only decent?) things in each top 10.

89 > 93. Overlooking the high-ranking white-boy balladry on the '89 list ("Right Here Waiting", "Look Fucking Away", and so on), there are some great songs there -- many more great songs than the comparatively more consistent but blander list from 1993.

> 53: ARMEGEDDON IT - RICHARD MARX

Whoopsie!

> 1: LOOK AWAY - CHICAGO
> WTF?

"Look Away" held the #1 slot for four weeks, which was enough to be #1 for the year in a year of rapid chart turnover.

FWIW, I far prefer the 1989 set to the 1993 one; I fell out of touch with Top 40 radio while I was in college. But there's no way that 1993 countdown culls from Billboard chart data: "I Will Always Love You" was #1 for 14 weeks, and even though "Two Princes" got massive airplay, it couldn't have done THAT well -- could it?

"That doesn't explain those lists, though."

Billboard compiled those lists based on airplay and single sales. Those lists pretty much jibe with what I remember were the inescapable hits.

This could mutate into a guilty pleasures thread....
One from each top 10.

I liked this

9: BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD MEDLEY - WILL TO POWER

and this

7: ALL THAT SHE WANTS - ACE OF BASE

eek.

And I still do, but I'd never admit to it in public.

If we put together an ILM panel we'd probably agree that there as many great songs on BOTH lists as they are duds.

i am amazed by how many of these songs i don't remember AT ALL.

Best song from either list: Gin Blossoms Hey Jealousy

Joseph's right: "Two Princes" only peaked at #7 on the Hot 100.

Meanwhile, "Informer" was #1 for SEVEN weeks -- only "I Will Always Love You," "Dreamlover," "I Can't Help Falling in Love," and "That's the Way Love Goes" were at the top for as long or longer -- but scrapes in on this list at #73? Weird.

Not to be all DJ Martian, but here's alternate Top 100 for both years (this site definitely doesn't use Billboard data -- it's culled from something called ARC Weekly):

http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1989/top100.htm
http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1993/top100.htm

WILL TO POWER! OMFG!

Also - Strongo hates ballads! And "DREAMLOVER"!!! You probably hate Amy Grant, too! LAME!

My guilty pleasure: 38 Special, "Second Chance"

Song I'd like to hear again, haven't heard since it was on the charts: Bobby Brown, "On Our Own"

Song I've never even heard of: Lisa Keith, "Better Than You"

Favorites: "Hey Jealousy," "Morning Papers," "Another Sad Love Song"

Song that most defined each year for me: "If You Don't Know Me By Now," "Sleeping Satellite"

Seward to thread so we can reminisce about the Mad TV skits w/ Will Sasso & Alex Borstein as a poncey out-of-whack husband / wife pop duo that was, for all intents & purposes, WILL TO POWER!

the 1989 list reminds me of middle school, so I love it! I think... At the least, it reminds me that I really need to locate a copy of the Donny Osmond "Soldier of Love" single. I forgot that song even existed, but it's great.

The 1993 list reminds me of nothing. So no opinion really. It does seem to have more generic balladry, which is a turn-off. The 1989 list looks more dance-y and glam-y.

Is "Sleeping Satellite" the one that goes, "I blame you for the moonlight sky" (or something)?

I know about 95% of the 89 list but only about 75% of the 93 list.

I guess that's when I discovered "real" music, heh.

It's obvious Shadoe got drunk before the show and just played some records in whatever order he picked them up off the floor.

Yes, Alfred.

I kinda miss Casey Kasem, he represented a pivotal period in my music development. He still does AT20 and AT10, but I can't find the broadcasts anywhere.

About a year ago.. I DID hear Casey doing one of his last AT40 broadcasts and I gotta say it was a hoot hearing him talking about 50 Cent and Missy Elliot.. then stepping into the Peter Cetara track as the inevitable long distance dedication.

"KEEP YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND BUT KEEP REACHING FOR THE STARS"

i can't decide if his name being spelled "shadoe" makes me like him more or less.

I dig the fact that Love And Rocket's "So Alive" charted one spot higher than the New Kids On The Block's "The Right Stuff" in the 1989 list.

and "So Alive" hit the Top 5 a few weeks before The Cure peaked at number two with "Love Song." An interesting time, no doubt.

I've been debating getting up early on Sunday so I can find out if Shadoe is forced to play "Wait" on his show.

Fun fact: Shadoe Stevens is married to Donna Summer.

Back when I used to listen to AT40, they used to just skip over "Me So Horny" entirely! They'd go right from #33 to #31 without saying a thing about 32!

"Fun fact: Shadoe Stevens is married to Donna Summer."

And I'm married to John Taylor.

Also, "The Humpty Dance" would fade out after the first chorus. Too bad I had stopped paying attention by the time "Mind Playin' Tricks On Me" hit the top 40.

> Fun fact: Shadoe Stevens is married to Donna Summer.

She's not still married to the guy from Brooklyn Dreams who sang on "Heaven Knows"?