AT10 - May 31, 2009
Jun 1, 2009 3:42:21 GMT -5
Post by StephL on Jun 1, 2009 3:42:21 GMT -5
Spotlight: Hits from Diamond Albums
HOUR 1
°10. Crush - David Archuleta: holding & 22nd week in the top-10
°(#1 This Week in 1990) Hold On - Wilson Phillips; their new album is due in 2010.
°(Spotlight from 1976) More than a Feeling - Boston; album "Boston" sold 17mil copies.
°(#1 POP This Week in 2002) A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton
°09. You Found Me - The Fray: holding; Isaac Slade when asked which superhero he would like to be: "Well, I guess most people would want to be Superman, but I'm afraid of flying. So being Superman wouldn't work for me. I want to be Michael Flatley the dancer. He calls himself "Lord of the Dance". I've seen him perform. He's a superhero on stage. I'd like to make a fraction of his moves. It would put our show over-the-top."
°(Spotlight from 1985) Into the Groove - Madonna; "The Immaculate Collection" is biggest-selling Greatest Hits album by a female artist.
°(From 1978) Baby Hold On - Eddie Money
°08. If You Don't Know Me by Now - Seal: down 1; has more top-10's on the AC Chart (4) than anybody else in this week's Countdown.
°(From 1986) Your Love - The Outfield; Tony Lewis says: "A lot of bands from England were hitting big in the United States. We wanted to stand out, so we came up with the most American thing we could think of (the name "The Baseball Boys"). In England, people don't understand baseball. It's as foreign to us, as cricket is to Americans." Columbia Records later changed their name to "The Outfield".
°(Spotlight from 1997) Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) - Backstreet Boys; only vocal group to have 2 Diamond Albums: "Millennium" and "Backstreet Boys".
°07. The Climb - Miley Cyrus: up 1; song is currently on the POP, Country, and AC Charts.
°(From 2000) I Need to Know - Marc Anthony
HOUR 2
°(Just Beneath the Top-10) My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson; co-writers Max Martin and Dr. Luke also wrote "Since U Been Gone".
°06. Love Remains the Same - Gavin Rossdale: holding for 6th week; "My band Bush was coming to an end, and I was feeling a bit depressed. I thought a good meal might cheer me up. By chance, I went into one of Mario's (Batali) restaurants. Mario sat down with me for the rest of the evening. He talked about music and travel, and we talked about great friends. He's really a Rock star who cooks, instead of making music."
°(Spotlight from 1999) Man! I Feel Like a Woman! - Shania Twain; only female with 3 Diamond Albums: "Up!", "The Woman In Me", and "Come on Over" which is the top selling album for any female artist.
°(From 1985) The Search Is Over - Survivor
#1's on the Other Charts
Country - It Happens - Sugarland
Alternative - Know Your Enemy - Green Day
Album - 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
POP & Digital Download - Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
°05. Better In Time - Leona Lewis: down 1
°(Spotlight & #1 POP This Week in 1977) Dreams - Fleetwood Mac; "Rumours" spent 31 weeks at #1 and sold 19mil in the U.S..
°(#1 This Week in 1995) Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? - Bryan Adams
°04. Viva La Vida - Coldplay: down 1 & 38th week in the top-10; last foreign language-titled song before "Viva La Vida" was Kenny G's "Auld Lang Syne" in 2000.
°(From 1981) Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police; when "Outlandos d'Amour" was released in 1978, their record label did not think there were any hits on the album. They especially disliked "Roxanne" because it was depressing. So, the label declined the group's request to pay for a tour. Instead, the group booked a tour themselves. They slept on the floor at cheap hotels and traveled in an old unreliable station wagon. Sting says: "We were the only people who believed in ourselves, and even we had doubts. It took a long time, but we finally started to catch on."
°(Spotlight from 1998) My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion; "Titanic" is the top-grossing film of all-time.
°(From 1973) You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
°(From 1996) Wonder - Natalie Merchant
HOUR 3
°(From 1975) You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker; his last top-10 was in 1990 with "When the Night Comes".
°(From 1994) Dreams - The Cranberries; their last album "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee" was released in 2001. Dolores O'Riordan says: "We decided to take a break. I had a lot of personal issues to deal with, and I wanted to deal with them by myself." The problems became material for both the 2007 album "Are You Listening?" and the upcoming release "No Baggage". "I've opened my soul. This is therapy for me. When I finally get it all out, I'll be back with the band."
°03. What About Now - Daughtry: up 2; their third top-10 hit.
°(Spotlight from 1988) Faith - George Michael; album "Faith" sold 11mil.
°(From 2007) First Time - Lifehouse
°(From 1981) Don't Stop Believing - Journey; Steve Perry says in 1981: "We felt as though we were repeating ourselves. We wanted to create a song that had size, a larger emotion. We wanted a landscape of sound, and we just couldn't find it." Jonathan Cain says: "I was bored. I had no ideas. I just sat there at the keyboards making up chords." Neal Schon says: "I grabbed my guitar and started fitting in. In five minutes, we had a song."
°(Spotlight from 1996) Ironic - Alanis Morissette; from the album "Jagged Little Pill". Shania Twain and Céline Dion are the only other Canadian women to have Diamond Albums.
°02. Love Story - Taylor Swift: holding for 11th week; Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel's "Dueling Banjos" #1 hit in 1973 is probably the most famous song that features a banjo.
°(Spotlight from 1978) Only the Good Die Young - Billy Joel; his "Greatest Hits - Volume I & Volume II" is the best selling album by a solo male Rock artist.
°(From 1992) Life Is a Highway - Tom Cochrane; has 30 Canadian Chart hits.
°(Spotlight from 1972) Take It Easy - Eagles; "Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)" is the best selling album in the U.S. with 29mil copies sold.
°01. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz: holding for 15th week & 16th week at #1; "I know Mraz is a strange name, and I thought about making a change, but I like it. I've never been able to come up with a better name, and really I don't want to. Now that I've hit the Charts, it's too late to make a change."
HOUR 1
°10. Crush - David Archuleta: holding & 22nd week in the top-10
°(#1 This Week in 1990) Hold On - Wilson Phillips; their new album is due in 2010.
°(Spotlight from 1976) More than a Feeling - Boston; album "Boston" sold 17mil copies.
°(#1 POP This Week in 2002) A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton
°09. You Found Me - The Fray: holding; Isaac Slade when asked which superhero he would like to be: "Well, I guess most people would want to be Superman, but I'm afraid of flying. So being Superman wouldn't work for me. I want to be Michael Flatley the dancer. He calls himself "Lord of the Dance". I've seen him perform. He's a superhero on stage. I'd like to make a fraction of his moves. It would put our show over-the-top."
°(Spotlight from 1985) Into the Groove - Madonna; "The Immaculate Collection" is biggest-selling Greatest Hits album by a female artist.
°(From 1978) Baby Hold On - Eddie Money
°08. If You Don't Know Me by Now - Seal: down 1; has more top-10's on the AC Chart (4) than anybody else in this week's Countdown.
°(From 1986) Your Love - The Outfield; Tony Lewis says: "A lot of bands from England were hitting big in the United States. We wanted to stand out, so we came up with the most American thing we could think of (the name "The Baseball Boys"). In England, people don't understand baseball. It's as foreign to us, as cricket is to Americans." Columbia Records later changed their name to "The Outfield".
°(Spotlight from 1997) Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) - Backstreet Boys; only vocal group to have 2 Diamond Albums: "Millennium" and "Backstreet Boys".
°07. The Climb - Miley Cyrus: up 1; song is currently on the POP, Country, and AC Charts.
°(From 2000) I Need to Know - Marc Anthony
HOUR 2
°(Just Beneath the Top-10) My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson; co-writers Max Martin and Dr. Luke also wrote "Since U Been Gone".
°06. Love Remains the Same - Gavin Rossdale: holding for 6th week; "My band Bush was coming to an end, and I was feeling a bit depressed. I thought a good meal might cheer me up. By chance, I went into one of Mario's (Batali) restaurants. Mario sat down with me for the rest of the evening. He talked about music and travel, and we talked about great friends. He's really a Rock star who cooks, instead of making music."
°(Spotlight from 1999) Man! I Feel Like a Woman! - Shania Twain; only female with 3 Diamond Albums: "Up!", "The Woman In Me", and "Come on Over" which is the top selling album for any female artist.
°(From 1985) The Search Is Over - Survivor
#1's on the Other Charts
Country - It Happens - Sugarland
Alternative - Know Your Enemy - Green Day
Album - 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
POP & Digital Download - Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
°05. Better In Time - Leona Lewis: down 1
°(Spotlight & #1 POP This Week in 1977) Dreams - Fleetwood Mac; "Rumours" spent 31 weeks at #1 and sold 19mil in the U.S..
°(#1 This Week in 1995) Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? - Bryan Adams
°04. Viva La Vida - Coldplay: down 1 & 38th week in the top-10; last foreign language-titled song before "Viva La Vida" was Kenny G's "Auld Lang Syne" in 2000.
°(From 1981) Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police; when "Outlandos d'Amour" was released in 1978, their record label did not think there were any hits on the album. They especially disliked "Roxanne" because it was depressing. So, the label declined the group's request to pay for a tour. Instead, the group booked a tour themselves. They slept on the floor at cheap hotels and traveled in an old unreliable station wagon. Sting says: "We were the only people who believed in ourselves, and even we had doubts. It took a long time, but we finally started to catch on."
°(Spotlight from 1998) My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion; "Titanic" is the top-grossing film of all-time.
°(From 1973) You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
°(From 1996) Wonder - Natalie Merchant
HOUR 3
°(From 1975) You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker; his last top-10 was in 1990 with "When the Night Comes".
°(From 1994) Dreams - The Cranberries; their last album "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee" was released in 2001. Dolores O'Riordan says: "We decided to take a break. I had a lot of personal issues to deal with, and I wanted to deal with them by myself." The problems became material for both the 2007 album "Are You Listening?" and the upcoming release "No Baggage". "I've opened my soul. This is therapy for me. When I finally get it all out, I'll be back with the band."
°03. What About Now - Daughtry: up 2; their third top-10 hit.
°(Spotlight from 1988) Faith - George Michael; album "Faith" sold 11mil.
°(From 2007) First Time - Lifehouse
°(From 1981) Don't Stop Believing - Journey; Steve Perry says in 1981: "We felt as though we were repeating ourselves. We wanted to create a song that had size, a larger emotion. We wanted a landscape of sound, and we just couldn't find it." Jonathan Cain says: "I was bored. I had no ideas. I just sat there at the keyboards making up chords." Neal Schon says: "I grabbed my guitar and started fitting in. In five minutes, we had a song."
°(Spotlight from 1996) Ironic - Alanis Morissette; from the album "Jagged Little Pill". Shania Twain and Céline Dion are the only other Canadian women to have Diamond Albums.
°02. Love Story - Taylor Swift: holding for 11th week; Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel's "Dueling Banjos" #1 hit in 1973 is probably the most famous song that features a banjo.
°(Spotlight from 1978) Only the Good Die Young - Billy Joel; his "Greatest Hits - Volume I & Volume II" is the best selling album by a solo male Rock artist.
°(From 1992) Life Is a Highway - Tom Cochrane; has 30 Canadian Chart hits.
°(Spotlight from 1972) Take It Easy - Eagles; "Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)" is the best selling album in the U.S. with 29mil copies sold.
°01. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz: holding for 15th week & 16th week at #1; "I know Mraz is a strange name, and I thought about making a change, but I like it. I've never been able to come up with a better name, and really I don't want to. Now that I've hit the Charts, it's too late to make a change."
