The Big Hits of "The Facts of Life"- The Eastland Years

[hch]

Hello everyone! This is hch, here to ask this question: Did you ever wonder what was playing on the radio or what song was a big hit when a classic show was originally on the air?

Well, recently, I had been working on lists of songs that topped the Billboard charts when the shows originally aired. I have finished the song listing of your favorite show and mine "The Facts of Life". Some of the stuff on these list will bound to amaze you and have you thinking "Wow! I never knew that!" The songs featured are the Soul and Pop hits of the era, so it's a little something for everybody (the MTV crowd and the BET crowd). I will post this list in three parts: The Eastland Years, The Edna's Edibles years and the Over Our Heads era.

Right now, we have the hit songs you might have heard when the girls were at Eastland from 1979 to 1983. I hopw you will enjoy this look back in music and TV history:

THE FACTS OF LIFE
The Eastland Years (1979-1983)

Season 1 [1979-1980]
Rough Housing (Originally Aired 8/24/1979) (week of Aug 18, 1979)
R&B: Good Times- Chic
Pop: Good Times- Chic

Like Mother, Like Daughter (Originally Aired 8/31/1979) (week of Aug 25, 1979)
R&B: Good Times- Chic
Pop: My Sharona- The Knack

The Return Of Mr. Garrett (Originally Aired 9/7/1979) (week of Sep 01, 1979)
R&B: Good Times- Chic
Pop: My Sharona- The Knack

I.Q. (Originally Aired 9/14/1979) (week of Sep 08, 1979)
R&B: Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough- Michael Jackson
Pop: My Sharona- The Knack

Overachieving (Originally Aired 3/12/1980)
Emily Dickinson (Originally Aired 3/14/1980) (week of March 08, 1980)
R&B: And the Beat Goes On- The Whispers
Pop: Crazy Little Thing Called Love- Queen

Dieting (Originally Aired 3/21/1980) (week of March 15)
R&B: And the Beat Goes On- The Whispers
Pop: Crazy Little Thing Called Love- Queen

The Facts Of Love (Originally Aired 4/4/1980) (week of March 29)
R&B: And the Beat Goes On- The Whispers
Pop: Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)- Pink Floyd

Flash Flood (Originally Aired 4/11/1980) (week of April 05)
R&B: Stomp!- The Brothers Johnson
Pop: Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)- Pink Floyd

Adoption (Originally Aired 4/25/1980) (week of April 19)
R&B: Don’t Say Goodnight (It’s Time for Love)- The Isley Brothers
Pop: Call Me- Blondie

Running (Originally Aired 5/2/1980) (week of April 26)
R&B: Don’t Say Goodnight (It’s Time for Love)- The Isley Brothers
Pop: Call Me- Blondie

Molly's Holiday (Originally Aired 6/4/1980) (week of May 31)
R&B: Let’s Get Serious- Jermaine Jackson
Pop: Funkytown- Lipps, Inc.

Dope (Originally Aired 6/11/1980) (week of June 07)
R&B: Let’s Get Serious- Jermaine Jackson
Pop: Funkytown- Lipps, Inc.

Season 2 [1980-1981]
The New Girl, Part 1 (Originally Aired 11/19/1980) (week of Nov 15, 1980)
R&B: Master Blaster (Jammin’)- Stevie Wonder
Pop: Lady- Kenny Rogers

The New Girl, Part 2 (Originally Aired 11/26/1980) (week of Nov 22, 1980)
R&B: Master Blaster (Jammin’)- Stevie Wonder
Pop: Lady- Kenny Rogers

Double Standard (Originally Aired 12/10/1980) (week of Dec 06, 1980)
R&B: Master Blaster (Jammin’)- Stevie Wonder
Pop: Lady- Kenny Rogers

Who Am I? (Originally Aired 12/17/1980) (week of Dec 13, 1980)
R&B: Master Blaster (Jammin’)- Stevie Wonder
Pop: Lady- Kenny Rogers

Cousin Geri (Originally Aired 12/24/1980) (week of Dec 20, 1980)
R&B: Celebration- Kool & the Gang
Pop: Lady- Kenny Rogers

Shoplifting (Originally Aired 12/31/1980) (week of Dec 27, 1980)
R&B: Celebration- Kool & the Gang
Pop: (Just Like) Starting Over- John Lennon

Teenage Marriage, Part 1 (Originally Aired 1/7/1981) (week of Jan 03, 1981)
R&B: Celebration- Kool & the Gang
Pop: (Just Like) Starting Over- John Lennon

Teenage Marriage, Part 2 (Originally Aired 1/14/1981) (week of Jan 10)
R&B: Celebration- Kool & the Gang
Pop: (Just Like) Starting Over- John Lennon

Gossip (Originally Aired 1/21/1981) (week of Jan 17)
R&B: Celebration- Kool & the Gang
Pop: (Just Like) Starting Over- John Lennon

Breaking Point (Originally Aired 1/28/1981) (week of Jan 24)
R&B: Celebration- Kool & the Gang
Pop: (Just Like) Starting Over- John Lennon

Sex Symbol (Originally Aired 2/4/1981) (week of Jan 31)
R&B: Fantastic Voyage- Lakeside
Pop: The Tide is High- Blondie

The Secret (Originally Aired 2/25/1981) (week of Feb 21)
R&B: Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)- The Gap Band
Pop: 9 to 5- Dolly Parton

Pretty Babies (Originally Aired 3/4/1981) (week of Feb 28)
R&B: Don’t Stop the Music- Yarbrough & Peoples
Pop: I Love a Rainy Night- Eddie Rabbitt

Bought And Sold (Originally Aired 3/11/1981) (week of March 07)
R&B: Don’t Stop the Music- Yarbrough & Peoples
Pop: I Love a Rainy Night- Eddie Rabbitt

Free Spirit (Originally Aired 3/18/1981) (week of March 14)
R&B: Don’t Stop the Music- Yarbrough & Peoples
Pop: 9 to 5- Dolly Parton

Brian And Sylvia (Originally Aired 3/25/1981) (week of March 21)
R&B: Don’t Stop the Music- Yarbrough & Peoples
Pop: Keep on Loving You- REO Speedwagon

Season 3 [1981-1982]
Growing Pains (Originally Aired 10/28/1981) (week of Oct 24, 1981)
R&B: Never Too Much- Luther Vandross
Pop: Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)- Christopher Cross

Fear Strikes Back (Originally Aired 11/4/1981) (week of Oct 31, 1981)
R&B: Never Too Much- Luther Vandross
Pop: Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)- Christopher Cross

A Baby In The House (Originally Aired 11/11/1981) (week of Nov 07, 1981)
R&B: I Heard it Through the Grapevine- Roger
Pop: Private Eyes- Hall & Oates

A Friend In Deed (Originally Aired 11/18/1981) (week of Nov 14)
R&B: I Heard it Through the Grapevine- Roger
Pop: Private Eyes- Hall & Oates

Front Page (Originally Aired 11/25/1981) (week of Nov 21)
R&B: Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)- Kool & The Gang
Pop: Physical- Olivia Newton-John

Give And Take (Originally Aired 12/2/1981) (week of Nov 28)
R&B: Let’s Groove- Earth, Wind & Fire
Pop: Physical- Olivia Newton-John

Sweet Sorrow (Originally Aired 12/9/1981) (week of Dec 05, 1981)
R&B: Let’s Groove- Earth, Wind & Fire
Pop: Physical- Olivia Newton-John

From Russia With Love (Originally Aired 12/16/1981) (week of Dec 12)
R&B: Let’s Groove- Earth, Wind & Fire
Pop: Physical- Olivia Newton-John

Dear Me (Originally Aired 12/23/1981) (week of Dec 19)
R&B: Let’s Groove- Earth, Wind & Fire
Pop: Physical- Olivia Newton-John

Cousin Geri Returns (Originally Aired 12/30/1981) (week of Dec 26)
R&B: Let’s Groove- Earth, Wind & Fire
Pop: Physical- Olivia Newton-John

Legacy (Originally Aired 1/6/1982) (week of Jan 02, 1982)
R&B: Let’s Groove- Earth, Wind & Fire
Pop: Physical- Olivia Newton-John

Green-Eyed Monster (Originally Aired 1/13/1982) (week of Jan 09)
R&B: Let’s Groove- Earth, Wind & Fire
Pop: Physical- Olivia Newton-John

The Americanization Of Miko (Originally Aired 1/20/1982) (week of Jan 16)
R&B: Let’s Groove- Earth, Wind & Fire
Pop: Physical- Olivia Newton-John

The Marriage Brokers (Originally Aired 1/27/1982) (week of Jan 23)
R&B: Turn Your Love Around- George Benson
Pop: Physical- Olivia Newton-John

Starstruck (Originally Aired 2/3/1982) (week of Jan 30)
R&B: I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)- Hall & Oates
Pop: I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)- Hall & Oates

The Four Musketeers (Originally Aired 2/10/1982) (week of Feb 06, 1982)
R&B: Call Me- Skyy
Pop: Centerfold- J. Geils Band

The Affair (Originally Aired 2/17/1982) (week of Feb 13)
R&B: Call Me- Skyy
Pop: Centerfold- J. Geils Band

Runaway (Originally Aired 2/24/1982) (week of Feb 20)
R&B: That Girl- Stevie Wonder
Pop: Centerfold- J. Geils Band

New York, New York (Originally Aired 3/3/1982) (week of Feb 27)
R&B: That Girl- Stevie Wonder
Pop: Centerfold- J. Geils Band

Kids Can Be Cruel (Originally Aired 3/17/1982) (week of March 13)
R&B: That Girl- Stevie Wonder
Pop: Centerfold- J. Geils Band

Mind Your Own Business (Originally Aired 3/24/1982) (week of March 20)
R&B: That Girl- Stevie Wonder
Pop: I Love Rock N Roll- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

The Academy (Originally Aired 3/31/1982) (week of March 27)
R&B: That Girl- Stevie Wonder
Pop: I Love Rock N Roll- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Jo's Cousin (Originally Aired 4/14/1982) (week of April 10, 1982)
R&B: That Girl- Stevie Wonder
Pop: I Love Rock N Roll- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Read No Evil (Originally Aired 5/5/1982) (week of May 01, 1982)
R&B: If it Ain’t One Thing…It’s Another- Richard “Dimples” Fields
Pop: I Love Rock N Roll- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Season 4 [1982-1983]
Ain't Miss Beholden (Originally Aired 9/29/1982) (week of Sep 25, 1982)
R&B: Jump to It- Aretha Franklin
Pop: Abracadabra- Steve Miller Band

The Source (Originally Aired 10/6/1982) (week of Oct 02, 1982)
R&B: Jump to It- Aretha Franklin
Pop: Jack & Diane- John Cougar

The Sound Of Silence (Originally Aired 10/27/1982) (week of Oct 23, 1982)
R&B: Love Come Down- Evelyn King
Pop: Jack & Diane- John Cougar

The Oldest Living Graduate (Originally Aired 11/3/1982) (week of Oct 30, 1982)
R&B: Love Come Down- Evelyn King
Pop: Who Can It Be Now- Men at Work

Different Drummer (Originally Aired 11/10/1982) (week of Nov 06, 1982)
R&B: Love Come Down- Evelyn King
Pop: Up Where We Belong- Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes

Dearest Mommie (Originally Aired 11/17/1982) (week of Nov 13)
R&B: Sexual Healing- Marvin Gaye
Pop: Up Where We Belong- Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes

A Woman's Place (Originally Aired 11/24/1982) (week of Nov 20)
R&B: Sexual Healing- Marvin Gaye
Pop: Up Where We Belong- Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes

Daddy's Girl (Originally Aired 12/1/1982) (week of Nov 27)
R&B: Sexual Healing- Marvin Gaye
Pop: Truly- Lionel Richie

The Big Fight (Originally Aired 12/8/1982) (week of Dec 04, 1982)
R&B: Sexual Healing- Marvin Gaye
Pop: Truly- Lionel Richie

For The Asking (Originally Aired 12/15/1982) (week of Dec 11)
R&B: Sexual Healing- Marvin Gaye
Pop: Mickey- Toni Basil

September Song (Originally Aired 12/22/1982) (week of Dec 18)
R&B: Sexual Healing- Marvin Gaye
Pop: Maneater- Hall & Oates

A Royal Pain (Originally Aired 1/5/1983) (week of Jan 01, 1983)
R&B: Sexual Healing- Marvin Gaye
Pop: Maneater- Hall & Oates

Magnificent Obsession (Originally Aired 1/12/1983) (week of Jan 08, 1983)
R&B: Sexual Healing- Marvin Gaye
Pop: Maneater- Hall & Oates

Under Pressure (Originally Aired 1/19/1983) (week of Jan 15, 1983)
R&B: Sexual Healing- Marvin Gaye
Pop: Down Under- Men at Work

Teacher's Pet (Originally Aired 1/26/1983) (week of Jan 22, 1983)
R&B: The Girl is Mine- Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
Pop: Down Under- Men at Work

Let's Party (Originally Aired 2/9/1983) (week of Feb 05, 1983)
R&B: The Girl is Mine- Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
Pop: Africa- Toto

Best Sister, Part 1 (Originally Aired 2/16/1983) (week of Feb 12)
R&B: Outstanding- The Gap Band
Pop: Down Under- Men at Work

Best Sister, Part 2 (Originally Aired 2/23/1983) (week of Feb 19)
R&B: Billie Jean- Michael Jackson
Pop: Baby Come to Me- Patti Austin & James Ingram

Guess What's Coming To Dinner? (Originally Aired 3/9/1983) (week of March 05, 1983)
R&B: Billie Jean- Michael Jackson
Pop: Billie Jean- Michael Jackson

Who's On First (Originally Aired 3/30/1983) (week of March 26, 1983)
R&B: Billie Jean- Michael Jackson
Pop: Billie Jean- Michael Jackson

Help From Home (Originally Aired 4/6/1983) (week of April 02, 1983)
R&B: Billie Jean- Michael Jackson
Pop: Billie Jean- Michael Jackson

Take My Finals, Please (Originally Aired 4/27/1983) (week of April 23, 1983)
R&B: Atomic Dog- George Clinton
Pop: Come on Eileen- Dexys Midnight Runners

Graduation, Part 1 (Originally Aired 5/4/1983) (week of April 30, 1983)
Graduation, Part 2 (Originally Aired 5/4/1983)
R&B: Atomic Dog- George Clinton
Pop: Beat It- Michael Jackson

The Hits continue in just a little bit, so stay tuned!

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