Those were some great pick ups!! South Park is freakin hilarious!! Timmy is one of the best characters and I always crack up at all the Hell screens with Satan!! George Clinton is a great artist, don’t know a lot of his stuff but you can’t deny him as an icon!!
@keats27Күн бұрын
I Ran didn't make it? WOW...
@NotSuitableForMumКүн бұрын
I know right? I was shocked myself. Had to triple check it make sure the info wasn't wrong.
@JimmyBarnesYT2 күн бұрын
I’ve never been overly fond of Elvis Costello compared to how others rate him, but I’m Your Toy was god-awful, it didn’t even deserve to get that high! Then again, I listen to happy hardcore, so what do I know? 😉
@NotSuitableForMum2 күн бұрын
Lol! I think this is an ok tune by him but he;s done better. He's also done a lot worse too, some i haven't included as they are just hideous and they DID chart,
@KeeTonsOfFun3 күн бұрын
Ok now this one have tons that I knew and kind of strange they didn’t bust the top 40! I think from this point I will know a good amount of them, this is when I finally started REALLY listening to music!
@rolf38494 күн бұрын
Was ist das für eine unglaubliche tolle Welle an MUSIK , wirklich KASSE ! 😊
@NotSuitableForMum3 күн бұрын
Sorry, but Toutube only translated half of this. Appreciate the you watching and commenting.
@ReadingRetail4 күн бұрын
i remb watching on tv the countdown.. lol im old 🤣🤣
@NotSuitableForMum4 күн бұрын
Do you mean Top iof the pops? I would have been 11 at the time these charted.
@massimocometti65294 күн бұрын
I guess "Harden my heart" could make the Top40 (same for FoS with "I ran" and Asia with "Heat of the moment")
@NotSuitableForMum4 күн бұрын
All 3 should have done. Well known songs too. Apparently Tiffany did chart with Harden my heart,
@mikevinylspiral4 күн бұрын
Hi Jason. Plenty there that I would have guessed were top 40. The Beat and Flock of Seagulls are both good songs.
@NotSuitableForMum4 күн бұрын
Yeah mate. Flock of Seagulls for sure but apparently not. The beat as well for that matter. Bithe very good tunes.
@nicksvinylbutty54884 күн бұрын
GBH were a fantastic punk band....I like them,gotta couple of their singles. Been meaning to get an album by them for a while. Shame about Save it for later / The Beat,it's one of their better releases,it's a song that grows on you. I'd be interested to now how Terry Hall/Fun Boy Three version of Our Lips Are Sealed faired in the charts ???
@NotSuitableForMum4 күн бұрын
Yeah I haven't heard a whole bunch of GBH but i did like this one. I relly love save it for later, fien tune and deserved to do better, Fun Boy Three did a lot better with their version. It got to '#7 I actually prefer that version.
@nicksvinylbutty54884 күн бұрын
@@NotSuitableForMum kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m6ehmKRmrcmUe2g.htmlsi=wsmRVjIWXbl5PzXx Take a listen to this one by them....bloody fantastic 👍👍👍
@NotSuitableForMum4 күн бұрын
Edit: Somehow missed tof he position for Stevie Nicks - it was #50
@fyrborn5 күн бұрын
I still like getting the occasional cd ,not much room for them but yeah,I oddly enough have more room for records 😅
@JimmyBarnesYT8 күн бұрын
I still feel bad about not picking up that Airhead 12” for you at Tallbird 😬 Ooh you got nine at VOTN, told you he had some gems!
@NotSuitableForMum8 күн бұрын
No worries dude. It not something id; been searching for. I will probably search for some more soon though. And yeah just waiting for the guy to get back to me with payment details. Fingers crossed it will be tomorrow.
@KeeTonsOfFun8 күн бұрын
Looks like you got some cool pick ups!! Definitely gotta respect and love Bruce Springsting!!
@NotSuitableForMum8 күн бұрын
Never been a massive fan but Tom is my favourite guitarist so may even end up gettin g that def leppard single. Even if it is expensive.
@JimmyBarnesYT9 күн бұрын
Stormtroopers In Drag was the standout for me here, that should have been a MUCH bigger single. Rather too much ropey heavy metal in this one for me
@NotSuitableForMum9 күн бұрын
Yeah class tune that one and agreed it should have made top 20 at least. I know some of the metal is a bit cheese but then it's of it's age.
@mrtelevision10 күн бұрын
The Bob Seger song did make the Top 40 in the U.S., peaking at #13
@NotSuitableForMum10 күн бұрын
Not surprised by that. It's good song.
@davidsimpson819216 күн бұрын
Thats not a picture of b-movie ..😮
@NotSuitableForMum15 күн бұрын
It's not? Well my apologies. This what came up on google. Unfortunately I can't edit this video online I would be interested to see what they look like if you can point me in the right direction Thanks.
Unsurprisingly Depeche was the highlight for me here, what a great debut single that was. Also enjoyed B-Movie and UK Subs (who looked suspiciously identical to Judas Priest… 😉) Decent Who single that too, from a pretty underrated album
@NotSuitableForMum15 күн бұрын
Ah nuts! I'll have to edit that. I did have issues with editing this video. Thanks for letting me know.
@JimmyBarnesYT15 күн бұрын
@@NotSuitableForMum I wouldn’t worry about it, far as I could see it was only the one song you had the wrong image up for
@SteviesVinylCupboard16 күн бұрын
The Vapors sounding so Jam. A month after this release I saw them supporting the Jam 👍👍👍. It was so good I nearly turned Japanese 😉 Also saw the Lambrettas in Bournemouth in 80. I once had that Gen x on 12" with as bright pink cover. I've never been able to find it again with that cover!
@NotSuitableForMum9 күн бұрын
Lol they really do, Pretty cool you saw them live though. And the lambrettas too? Cool stuff mate. I'd love to have the Gen x single too, If I spot the Pink cover i will let you know. I've found some real bargains at the local shop.
@SteviesVinylCupboard16 күн бұрын
It just goes to show that even by then the punk/post punk, Jam-a-like/ska/Modesk bands were of lesser 'chart' interest as Indie was set to sweep in. Times were changing fast in these years!
@NotSuitableForMum9 күн бұрын
Seemed to be a very experimental time in the 80's. Not always for the better, but made for some interesting listening.
@KeeTonsOfFun17 күн бұрын
I don’t think I was familiar with these songs but have always loved The Cure and The Who!! Depeche Mode was a great band too!!
@OnlyGoodMusic_17 күн бұрын
Adam & the Ants was the biggest group in the UK in 1981... how can you not be familiar, even if you don't like it, you should know it
@KeeTonsOfFun17 күн бұрын
@@OnlyGoodMusic_ well I’m in the US not sure how big they were here.
@OnlyGoodMusic_17 күн бұрын
@@KeeTonsOfFun In the US they were little known, but Adam Ant had great hit as a solo artist "goody two shoes". In the UK in 1981 they had 7 top 10 singles and two of them were number 1 for more than 1 month. They also had a number 1 album for 12 weeks.
@NotSuitableForMum9 күн бұрын
Both great bands mate. Although I think with the cure I'm more onto their singles than albums.
@nicksvinylbutty548818 күн бұрын
As much as i love The Who,i always hated that song,to me its an album filler and a poor one at that I'm afraid ☹️ It's quite a specialist type bunch on show and Shalamar,The Who and especially the poor old Shadows looked well out of place !!! Some good tunes though on offer 👍👍👍
@NotSuitableForMum9 күн бұрын
I kinda like that who track even it is a bit more sedate than what they are usually know for. Agrerd with those bands being out of place but those were the times. We all know the great British public has always ahd weird purchasing habits when it come to music.,
@JimmyBarnesYT22 күн бұрын
Listened to AC/DC and Ozzy backmasked and now I feel like I’ve had a conversation with the devil 😂 Some really decent tunes in this one, including a couple I’m surprised didn’t do much better
@NotSuitableForMum9 күн бұрын
Ha ha ha! Maybe you already have mate. It dio make me chuckle that those two of the songs I had to reverse. It is quite surprising at what did well and what didn't. Part of the fun though.
@ReneMINIER-dc6sy24 күн бұрын
Never number one, Dionne Warwick ? Horrific !!!😲
@NotSuitableForMum24 күн бұрын
Bot sure if you're being serious or not but it should have done better than it did.
@KeeTonsOfFun25 күн бұрын
This might be my favorite one of these you’ve done just for the fact of how you did that AC/DC song, they are my most hated rock band so that was definitely the best version of any song they have ever done! LOL 😂 😂 😂 The Scorpions was a pretty cool band and The Zoo was a good song!! Oh no not Mr Crowley too now that song and of course Ozzy freakin rule!! And Whip It now that one I’m surprised wasn’t a bigger hit! I guess you got copyrighted on a good amount of these songs?
@NotSuitableForMum9 күн бұрын
Surprised at your reaction to AC/DC. Any reason why? Yeah the copyright police were all over this one.
@waynedeacon273627 күн бұрын
love it
@NotSuitableForMum27 күн бұрын
Thanks mate
@trashyraccoon261527 күн бұрын
Ouch! Billy Ocean hardcore ripping off MJ’s Don’t Stop till You Get Enough. Shameless, Billy!
@NotSuitableForMum27 күн бұрын
Lol! I dunno if it's a straight rip off but certainly similarities. mind he's not the first to do that and definitely not the last.
@trashyraccoon261527 күн бұрын
@@NotSuitableForMum Not sure what a straight rip off is necessarily, but if this song had gotten popular he may have well gotten sued!
@NotSuitableForMum25 күн бұрын
Very true!
@JimmyBarnesYTАй бұрын
Knowing their ambitions and future achievements, for Def Leppard to write a song called ‘Hello America’ seems very pandering, and it’s not even a very good track either. Plus, all five of them getting the same perm- CRINGE!
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
LMAO! Yeah just a bit mate. And Joe would go on to have several other dodgy haircuts over the coming years.
@KeeTonsOfFunАй бұрын
Cool pick ups!! Me, Myself, and I is a great song!! Great looking covers!!
@NotSuitableForMum25 күн бұрын
I didn't REALLY need them but they were driftnet enough to make them worth getting. Ridiculous price though seeing as singles used to be 99p when the originals came out.
@nicksvinylbutty5488Ай бұрын
I've always liked Me,Myself & I plus A Roller Skating Jam...... by De La Soul 👍👍👍
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
Both fine tunes indeed mate. Cheers for watching and the comment.
@renatobudal1070Ай бұрын
Embora tenha músicas bem legais o UK top 40, na verdade, aparece músicas com posições acima da relatada. Ficou bem confuso.
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
Not sure what you mean. I think something ahs got lost in translation. If you mean that some of these got higher than I showed please let me know which ones and where you saw the information so I can correct it. As stated in the intro, I am going by what is shown in the official UK top 40 website. This is what BBC Radio uses. I'm wondering if the network charts was different, Appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment.
@JimmyBarnesYTАй бұрын
I’ve never been much of a Kiss fan apart from Crazy Crazy Nights but I’d forgotten what a steaming dollop I Was Made For Loving You is 💩 Even Scooter’s ropey cover years later is an improvement on the original! Fair bit of mediocre (post) punk here, thank goodness the 80s were just around the corner as that scene I think had had its day a good year or more previously
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
Me either but I've grown to love this song. Agree that Crazy Nights is better though, I think everyone jumped on the punk band wagon and not every one could make it work. I do quite like some of these though as they were just a little bit different.
@JimmyBarnesYTАй бұрын
Equinox Pt 5 was a big favourite of my dad’s, he was quite the JMJ fan for a time in the mid 80s (and no doubt prior) The intro to the Simple Minds song went on a while, it was fine when it got going I suppose
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
I love a bit of JMJ, definitely a big influence on the synth pop movement and indeed Electronic music as a whole. I notice a loot of songs have something like a minute plus intro before they get started and a lot of them end uop being rather disappointing.
@waynedeacon2736Ай бұрын
U made me stay and watch blackness for 10 mins again 😂😂
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
I did? better go heck
@fyrbornАй бұрын
Some really great stuff Jase , awesome xwing and sodas buddy
@NotSuitableForMum25 күн бұрын
I do like the x-wing, basic as it is.
@KeeTonsOfFunАй бұрын
Some really awesome pick ups!! That Sinestro is a really cool looking Pop!! Well dang the Keeton shake didn’t work 😞 Still some really cool sodas!! The Tick was a pretty hilarious show and gotta love George Jetson!! Really cool unboxing Jason!!
@NotSuitableForMum25 күн бұрын
Really glad to get Sinestro in his original get up. Not exactly a grail but i gotta a few GL related pops no so fits in nicely. I oved the Ticl cartoon show, even the theme tune made me laugh.
@KeeTonsOfFunАй бұрын
I know KISS doesn’t have huge hits but surprised Mad For Loving You wasn’t a bigger hit! Do love Def Leppard but not familiar with that song and Motörhead is always cool!!
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
It's strange that so many of the sings I've featured haven't done anything special as they are well known. Wasted was off Keppard;s 1st album if memory serves,
@fcamsterdam8941Ай бұрын
Lol, at the other side of the water (Netherlands and half of Europe ) Kiss made # 1
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
Yeah man it's crazy! Kind of one of the main songs i associate with Kiss too!
@SteviesVinylCupboardАй бұрын
I loved Life in a Day, one of those classic indie tracks that set me on the road to a love of late70s early 80s indie, the most creative innovative time in popular music. Cheers 👍
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
Always thought Simple minds were pretty good. I often wondered what there noon single somgsw were like but never really listened. Thanks mate.
@mikevinylspiralАй бұрын
Rezillos only no70. Outrageous!! I can't believe Highway to Help didn't make the top 40.
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
i just double checked it and i made mistake it did chart but not until 2012, I'll delete it. Thansk for keeping me on my toes,
@fcamsterdam8941Ай бұрын
I know some songs from Flash and the Pan but I don't think this one ( and the band played on )ever was a single anywhere so maybe that s the reason it didn t hit the chart in UK.
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
It was also called down among the Dead men and was a physical sing ingle. It;s for sale on Discogs.
@mikevinylspiralАй бұрын
Hi Jason. I'm working my way through your under the radar videos. This is a great idea. It's amazing how many great finds didn't make the 40. The seventies really is my era. Good luck with your shorts mate. Cheers Mike
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
Thanks Mike, really appreciate the positive feedback. Not qute sure what i;m gonna do itht the shorts but I'll figure something out. New edition out tomorrow.
@richardhawkins4621Ай бұрын
This list is incorrect ram goat liver for one was in the top twenty i know i bought it
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
I'm going according to the UK official chart, Also checked Wikipedia and that says the same thing. Please let me know where you saw the info so i can correct this or indeed delete the song. Thanks.
@waynedeacon2736Ай бұрын
i love thes videos
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
Thanks ,mate. Just about to start on the next one.
@waynedeacon2736Ай бұрын
not to shabby mate 2 face is cool
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
He is indeed.
@KeeTonsOfFunАй бұрын
Some more interesting songs! My Mom always listened to We’ve got tonight! Didn’t recognize any of the other songs though
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
Not into Bob Seger really but that's a good tune.
@JimmyBarnesYTАй бұрын
That version of Louie Louie by Motorhead deserved way better, it was an excellent cover, though it’s one of those songs that is pretty difficult to mess up I reckon
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
It did indeed. Made a great rock n roll song even better.
@nicksvinylbutty5488Ай бұрын
How the Undertones tune didn't make top 40 is beyond me and the same for the early Simple Minds....🤔🤔🤔 The less said about Duffo the better !!! 😲😲😲 Excellent Jason.
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
I dunno, I quite like that Duffo song. It's quirky without coming across as a complete novelty record. Agree with you about the Undertones though, Thanks Nick.
@fyrbornАй бұрын
Definitely not bad for a few quarters
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
They always have good bargains up for offer.
@fyrbornАй бұрын
You got some good footage, you must have rode on someone's shoulders 😅
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
Ha Ha. It does look a bit like that.
@PE-nydАй бұрын
Were they supposed to be hits?
@NotSuitableForMumАй бұрын
Nope. Kinda the point. That said I think some of them shoukd have been.