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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2011 23:31:09 GMT -5
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Post by onebuffalo on Jan 4, 2011 11:07:46 GMT -5
1. FROM TIM'S LIPS: Tim McGraw holds on to the #1 position for a second week with Felt Good On My Lips. This is his first multi-week #1 since Live Like You Were Dying in 2004 (7 weeks-chart wise, his biggest hit). He has now spent 67 weeks at #1 with his 23 chart toppers. The songs and weeks at #1 are: 1. Don't Take The Girl-1994-2 2. Not A Moment Too Soon-1995-2 3. I Like It, I Love It-1995-5 4. She Never Lets It Go To Her Heart-1996-2 5. It's Your Love-with Faith Hill-1997-6 6. Everywhere-1997-2 7. Just To See You Smile-1998-6 8. Where The Green Grass Grows-1998-4 9. Please Remember Me-1999-5 10. Something Like That-1999-5 11. My Best Friend-2000-2 12. My Next Thirty Years-2000-5 13. Grown Men Don't Cry-2001-1 14. Angry All The Time-2001-2 15. The Cowboy In Me-2002-1 16. Unbroken-2002-1 17. Real Good Man-2003-2 18. Watch The Wind Blow By-2004-2 19. Live Like You Were Dying-2004-7 20. Back When-2004-1 21. Last Dollar Fly Away-2007-1 22. Southern Voice-2010-1 23. Felt Good On My Lips-2011-2 so far With 67 weeks at #1, McGraw is now in seventh place with the most time at #1. The top ten: 1. Eddy Arnold-145 2. Webb Pierce-111 3. George Strait-84 4. Hank Williams-82 5. Buck Owens-82 6. Johnny Cash-69 7. Tim McGraw-67 8. Sonny James-66 9. Marty Robbins-63 10. Kenny Chesney-61 2. HUSBAND AT #1, WIFE AT #60: While Tim McGraw is enjoying the view at the penthouse, his wife, Faith Hill makes her debut at #60 with Give In To Me. It is from the Country Strong soundtrack. Her last time on the charts (minus Christmas songs) was back in 2007 when Red Umbrella peaked at #28. The Country Strong CD is well represented as the title track by Gwyneth Paltrow is at #35 and A Little Bit Stronger by Sara Evans is at #29. The movie opens in theaters this week. 3. LAMBERT FAST: Miranda Lambert scores the fastest climbing song this week as Heart Like Mine surges fourteen to #44. 4. NO CHRISTMAS THIS WEEK: As expected, there are no Christmas songs on the chart this week. What? No more Lady Antebellum invasion of the chart? 5. A HOMETOWN SHOUTOUT: Billboard has picked my radio station FM 106.5 WYRK to show what songs are being played this week. Luke Bryan's Someone Else Calling You Baby is #1. You're welcome, Bryan! 6. A 60S LOOK PART II: These were the top selling country albums during the first week of January during the 1960s: 1964: Ring Of Fire The Best Of Johnny Cash-Johnny Cash-Columbia-country music's FIRST #1 album! 1965: I Don't Care-Buck Owens-Capitol 1966: My World-Eddy Arnold-RCA 1967: The Best Of Sonny James-Sonny James-Capitol 1968: Turn The World Around-Eddy Arnold-RCA 1969: Wichita Lineman-Glen Campbell-Capitol 7. THEIR 19 BIGGEST-NEW TRADITIONALIST EDITION: John Anderson, Ricky Skaggs, and George Strait represent the first wave of traditional country singers of the 1980s. I have already ranked Strait's hits, so it's Anderson's and Skaggs' turn. Number of weeks at #1 or #2 will be first, followed by weeks in the top 40. J.A.: 1. Wild And Blue-1982-2-11 2. Money In The Bank-1993-1-18 3. Straight Tequila Night-1992-1-16 4. Black Sheep-1983-1-14 5. Swingin'-1983-1-12 6. Seminole Wind-1992-2-17 (#2) R.S.: 1. Lovin' Only Me-1989-1-15 2. Crying My Heart Out Over You-1982-1-13 3. Country Boy-1985-1-13 4. Uncle Pen-1984-1-13 5. I Don't Care-1982-1-13 6. Cajun Moon-1986-1-13 7. Highway 40 Blues-1983-1-12 8. Don't Cheat In Our Hometown-1984-1-12 9. I Wouldn't Change You If I Could-1983-1-12 10. Honey Open That Door-1984-1-11 11. Heartbroke-1982-1-11 12. Something In My Heart-1985-1-14 (#2) 13. You've Got A Lover-1983-1-13 (#2) 8. MILESTONE TOP TEN CHART: March, 1968 to March, 1969. That represents the most important honeymoon in country music history (but, if you were to ask those who knew them, the honeymoon lasted another 34 years). I am talking about Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Both were at #1 forty-two years ago this week with Daddy Sang Bass (he as the lead singer, she as his backup, and the Statler Brothers as backup, too). June met Johnny in 1961, five years removed from her divorce from Carl Smith (Carlene Carter is their daughter). Johnny was still married to Vivian Liberto (Rosanne Cash is their daughter). June decided to tour with Cash that year and the rest of the Carter Family followed suit thereafter. In 1963, Cash and the Carter Family entered the charts with Busted (#13). His next single, Ring Of Fire was #1. It was written by June and Merle Kilgore. Two years later, they had their first hit duet with It Ain't Me Babe (#4). It was during this time Johnny's marriage to Vivian was at an all time low and in 1966, they divorced. In 1967, Johnny and June had two hit duets: 1. Jackson-#2 2. Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' Man-#6 Their relationship started to get serious and in early 1968, they announced their engagement. A pre-wedding gift came their way when Jackson won a Grammy Award. They were married in March, 1968. Shortly after that, Johnny had a #1 in Folsom Prison Blues (parent album, Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison winning a C.M.A. Award for Album of the Year). His next album, The Holy Land produced the Carl Perkins composition, Daddy Sang Bass. Perkins incorporated parts of another song into Daddy, Will The Circle Be Unbroken. Daddy was released in November, 1968 and became the first #1 of 1969 (becoming Cash's ninth chart topper). His next single, A Boy Named Sue became his biggest crossover hit (#1 country, #2 pop, and #1 adult contemporary). Shortly after Sue hit #1, it was the Cash show at the C.M.A.s when he won: 1. Entertainer of the Year 2. Male Vocalist of the Year 3. Album of the Year-Johnny Cash At San Quentin (where Sue came from) 4. Single of the Year-A Boy Named Sue 5. Vocal Group of the Year-Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash The happily married couple had the following hits during the 1970s: 1. If I Were A Carpenter-1970-#2 2. No Need To Worry-1971-#15 3. If I Had A Hammer-1972-#29 4. The Loving Gift-1973-#27 5. Old Time Feeling-1977-#26 The Carter Family was inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame while title #1 was on the charts. 1980 saw Cash inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. 2003 was the year they both died (June in May-a month shy of turning 74 and Johnny in September at the age of 71). They are immortalized in the song Johnny And June by Heidi Newfield. This is what the chart looked like back then:
BILLBOARD TOP TEN FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 4, 1969: 1. DADDY SANG BASS-JOHNNY CASH-COLUMBIA 2. Wichita Lineman-Glen Campbell-Capitol 3. I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am-Merle Haggard-Capitol 4. Your Squaw Is On The Warpath-Loretta Lynn-Decca 5. When The Grass Grows Over Me-George Jones-Musicor 6. Smoky The Bar-Hank Thompson-Dot 7. The Carroll County Accident-Porter Wagoner-RCA 8. Born To Be With You-Sonny James-Capitol 9. Stand By Your Man-Tammy Wynette-Epic 10. Yours Love-Waylon Jennings-RCA
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Post by Zazie on Jan 4, 2011 13:48:03 GMT -5
That's a pretty impressive crew of artists that form the long-ago top 10 with Johnny's song at the top. No one who wasn't a huge country act. Some of them are not well known now, but in their day they were all big, big stars. All still in the top 45 of the Whitburn list.
Right now we have Strait, Reba, McGraw, and Chesney in the top 10 but I don't think the current top 10 will wind up quite as strong as the 1969 group.
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Post by Marv on Jan 4, 2011 14:01:13 GMT -5
I agree with you 100%; that's a downright stupendous top ten survey encompassing artists who were downright legendary then, or eventually became legends as time went on.
The success which Cash & Campbell enjoyed at top 40 radio back then was mere icing on the cake, as the saying goes; Cash reached #2 that summer with 'A Boy Named Sue', and Campbell eventually had two top 40 charttoppers in 1975 & 1977 respectively, with 'Rhinestone Cowboy' & 'Southern Nights'.
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Post by onebuffalo on Jan 4, 2011 18:33:39 GMT -5
I just came from Billboard.com and next week, they will pick eleven songs that peaked at #11 on the country charts. Any early guesses?
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Post by HeyHeyHey on Jan 4, 2011 18:39:08 GMT -5
I just came from Billboard.com and next week, they will pick eleven songs that peaked at #11 on the country charts. Any early guesses? She Thinks My Tractors Sexy-Kenny Chesney Save A Horse Ride A Cowboy-Big&Rich A Martina song
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Jan 4, 2011 20:43:51 GMT -5
^I agree with Tractor and Save a Horse since those songs are so ubiquitous despite their #11 peaks. Maybe Faith's "There You'll Be" since it was a big pop hit. "Put Your Hand in Mine" because I really liked it. "One Wing in the Fire" because I really, really liked it.
Actually, they could fill a countdown with just all the #11s from the past two years: Johnny & June, It's Good to Be Us, Get My Drink On, God Must Be Busy, Eight Second Ride, Lookin' for a Good Time, Always the Love Songs, Ride, Sounds Like Life to Me, Strange, Where I'm From, Wrong Baby Wrong.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jan 4, 2011 20:46:38 GMT -5
^The only Martina song that went to #11 was It's My Time, which is certainly one of her lesser-known cuts. Actually, they could fill a countdown with just all the #11s from the past two years: Johnny & June, It's Good to Be Us, Get My Drink On, God Must Be Busy, Eight Second Ride, Lookin' for a Good Time, Always the Love Songs, Ride, Sounds Like Life to Me, Strange, Where I'm From, Wrong Baby Wrong. I'm confused. You said Martina's only #11 hit was "It's My Time" and then list two of her most recent singles which also hit #11.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2011 22:39:31 GMT -5
^Yeah, I was just gonna say...we're talking Billboard here, and "Wrong Baby Wrong" definitely peaked at #11 there (wasn't it there for like 3 weeks)? It snuck into the Mediabase top 10, but this is a Billboard list...
And I'd forgotten about "Ride"...but wow, lot of songs there that peaked at #11...I knew that most of those did, but I didn't think the list would look quite so long, but when you write them all out like that it's kinda crazy...
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Jan 4, 2011 22:39:48 GMT -5
That would be me not checking my own work. I totally forgot about Ride and WBWBWBWBWBWBWBWBW when I mentioned It's My Time.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jan 4, 2011 22:54:57 GMT -5
That would be me not checking my own work. I totally forgot about Ride and WBWBWBWBWBWBWBWBW when I mentioned It's My Time. Clearly, since you went far enough to post both of those songs in your list of recent #11 hits... even though both were Martina songs, lol xD
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Post by joey2002 on Jan 4, 2011 22:56:07 GMT -5
"Independence Day" has to be one of the best known songs ever to peak at #12...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2011 18:58:36 GMT -5
1/22 Chart Highlights:
*** No. 1 *** "Felt Good On My Lips" Tim McGraw Greatest Gainer No. 3 "Somewhere With You" Kenny Chesney Hot Shot Debut No. 45 "I Won't Let Go" Rascal Flatts Debut No. 58 "Love Don't Run" Steve Holy Debut No. 60 "Crazy Women" LeAnn Rimes
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Jan 10, 2011 20:18:38 GMT -5
You know it's a slow week when the greatest gainer is a song that goes 4-3...
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Post by RobbyFlorida on Jan 10, 2011 23:34:11 GMT -5
You know it's a slow week when the greatest gainer is a song that goes 4-3... The Greatest Gainer is in Audience not Chart Position. Kenny +3.996 as far as Greatest Gainer in Chart Positions: Ashton Shepherd +8 spots #55 to #47
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Jan 10, 2011 23:56:05 GMT -5
I know. I'm saying that if the biggest gain in audience goes to a song that's within the Top 5, then there's clearly a major lull.
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Post by joey2002 on Jan 11, 2011 0:45:26 GMT -5
LoL... wasn't Tim Mcgraw the greatest gainer last week when he was already at #1?
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jan 11, 2011 0:59:27 GMT -5
LoL... wasn't Tim Mcgraw the greatest gainer last week when he was already at #1? Yep, that he was, lol.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Jan 11, 2011 1:10:42 GMT -5
And then it'll be February before anything starts moving again. Reason number #9001 why I hate the fact that every station on the planet has to spam us with Christmas music for all of December.
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Post by onebuffalo on Jan 11, 2011 14:14:57 GMT -5
1. THE TIM TRIFECTA: Tim McGraw rules the country chart for a third week with Felt Good On My Lips. It is the first song to spend at least three weeks at the top since Blake Shelton's All About Tonight in August-September, 2010. 2. COLDER AND FASTER: The Zac Brown Band has the fastest climbing song of the week as Colder Weather moves up nine to #33. 3. COUNTRY STRONG UPDATE: The movie Country Strong did over $7 million at the box office this weekend. There are two songs from the soundtrack that are currently on the charts. They are: 1. A Little Bit Stronger-Sara Evans-#27 2. Country Strong-Gwyneth Paltrow-#30 4. REALLY 47: Chris Young's Voices is at #5 this week. Billboard is crediting the weeks on the chart as 27. It did chart for 20 weeks in 2008. The grand total should be 47. 5. #1 CDS: These were the top selling CDs in 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, and 1986: 2006: Some Hearts-Carrie Underwood-Arista 2001: Greatest Hits-Tim McGraw-Curb 1996: Fresh Horses-Garth Brooks-Capitol 1991: Put Yourself In My Shoes-Clint Black-RCA 1986: The Heart Of The Matter-Kenny Rogers-RCA 6. THEIR ELEVEN BIGGEST-TRIO EDITION: Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt make up the Trio. Parton's biggest hits have already been ranked (wish her a happy 65th birthday this month). Now, it's Harris' and Ronstadt's turn. Weeks at #1 or #2 will be first followed by weeks in the top 40. E.H.: 1. Sweet Dreams-1976-2-11 2. We Believe In Happy Endings-with Earl Thomas Conley-1988-1-15 3. To Know Him Is To Love Him-with Parton and Ronstadt-1987-1-14 4. Lost His Love On Our Last Date-1983-1-14 5. Beneath Still Waters-1980-1-12 6. Together Again-1976-1-11 7. Two More Bottles Of Wine-1978-1-10 L.R.: 1. To Know Him Is To Love Him-with Parton and Harris-1987-1-14 2. When Will I Be Loved-1975-1-10 3. Blue Bayou-1977-2-12 (#2) 4. I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You-1975-1-12 (#2) 7. MILESTONE TOP TEN CHART: Kenny Rogers started his RCA years (1983-1988) on a memorable note when Islands In The Stream (with Dolly Parton) became a triple #1 on country, pop, and adult contemporary charts. Halfway through that stretch of hits, he gave us another memorable hit, Morning Desire (our #1 hit 25 years ago this week). Rogers signed to RCA after a very successful run at United Artists/Liberty Records (1975-1983). During that time, he racked up 27 major hits, 24 top tens, and 14 #1 hits. Lucille (1977) became his breakthrough hit while chart-wise, The Gambler (1978) became his biggest country hit. Lady (1980) became his first triple #1 on all three charts. He starred in Six Pack in 1982 which provided him another #1 in Love Will Turn You Around. His next chart topper was a duet with Sheena Easton (We've Got Tonight-1983). He was definitely the crossover king between the late 70s to early 80s. It was during this time he jumped ship to RCA Records for a cool $20 million (I'll take 1% of that). His first CD for RCA was Eyes That See In The Dark. Its first single, Islands In The Stream was a Bee Gees tune. It was suggested by Barry Gibb to turn it into a duet. He suggested Parton and Rogers agreed. The results were magic: a million-selling single that remains the LAST to top country, pop, and A.C. charts. The CD produced a variety of hits on multiple charts. They are (all 1984): 1. This Woman-#23 pop and #2 A.C. 2. Buried Treasure-#3 country 3. Eyes That See In The Dark-#30 country, #79 pop, and #4 A.C. 4. Evening Star-#11 country CD #2 for RCA, What About Me (1984) started the downward spiral for Rogers as far as his crossover appeal is concerned. It produced two hits on three charts: 1. What About Me-with Kim Carnes and James Ingram-#70 country, #15 pop, and #1 A.C. (his last A.C. chart topper) 2. Crazy-#1 country, #84 pop, and #5 A.C. While Crazy was on the charts, Rogers commissioned Dave Loggins to write a song between Rogers' own Something's Burning (#11 pop in 1970 for Kenny Rogers and the First Edition) and Bruce Springsteen's I'm On Fire (#6 pop in 1985). He even put Loggins in his guesthouse and told him not to come out until he had something. Loggins answered the challenge (and exited the guesthouse). Rogers loved what Loggins wrote. Rogers recorded Morning Desire while he was on the charts with Parton with Real Love (#1 country, #91 pop, and #13 A.C.). It was produced by George Martin, the Beatles producer. Rogers debuted the song (and video) during the 1985 C.M.A. Awards. It entered the charts in October and became the first #1 of 1986 (Rogers' eighteenth chart topper). Desire also peaked at #72 pop and #8 A.C.. The American Country Countdown named Desire the biggest hit of 1986. The Heart Of The Matter CD also produced a #1 in Tomb Of The Unknown Love. Rogers released another CD called They Don't Make Them Like They Used To. Only one hit was produced when Twenty Years Ago hit #2 country and #15 A.C. in 1987. The last CD for RCA, I Prefer The Moonlight produced the following hits (on country only): 1. Make No Mistake, She's Mine-with Ronnie Milsap-1987-#1 2. I Prefer The Moonlight-1987-#2 3. The Factory-1988-#6 Rogers found himself on the Reprise label for the next five years. His biggest hit there was The Vows Go Unbroken Always True To You (#8 in 1989). Five years later, he started his own label, Dreamcatcher. He landed chart topper #21 in 2000 with Buy Me A Rose. This is what the chart looked like back then:
BILLBOARD TOP TEN FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 11, 1986: 1. MORNING DESIRE-KENNY ROGERS-RCA 2. Bop-Dan Seals-EMI America 3. Never Be You-Rosanne Cash-Columbia 4. Home Again In My Heart-Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-Warner Bros. 5. Only In My Mind-Reba McEntire-MCA 6. Memories To Burn-Gene Watson-Epic 7. Just In Case-Forester Sisters-Warner Bros. 8. Have Mercy-the Judds-RCA 9. Back To The Heartbreak Kid-Restless Heart-RCA 10. Hurt-Juice Newton-RCA
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Post by onebuffalo on Jan 11, 2011 14:51:07 GMT -5
The eleven singles that peaked at #11, courtesy of Billboard Magazine: 1. Mean Woman Blues-Elvis Presley-1957 2. Tennessee Flat Top Box-Johnny Cash-1961 3. Light Of A Clear Blue Morning-Dolly Parton-1977 4. American Boy-Eddie Rabbitt-1990 5. Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under-Shania Twain-1995 6. She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy-Kenny Chesney-2000 7. There You'll Be-Faith Hill-2001 8. Save A Horse Ride A Cowboy-Big & Rich-2004 9. Johnny And June-Heidi Newfield-2008 10. Lookin' For A Good Time-Lady Antebellum-2008 11. Strange-Reba McEntire-2009
Question of the day: What is your favorite #11 country hit and why?
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Post by sbp17 on Jan 11, 2011 15:00:54 GMT -5
I love Light Of A Clear Blue Morning. I was first exposed to the song when she remade it for the soundtrack to Straight Talk, which is a great, under-appreciated film.
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Post by HeyHeyHey on Jan 11, 2011 15:45:05 GMT -5
Save A Horse Ride A Cowboy because its a really fun song that I can still listen to and not get tired of.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jan 11, 2011 16:37:48 GMT -5
9. Johnny And June-Heidi Newfield-2008 Question of the day: What is your favorite #11 country hit and why? Mine's the Heidi Newfield song. Shame the rest of her album was abysmal by comparison, because that was one helluva good debut single. I LOVED it. As for not from that list though, "As If" by Sara Evans. I love her and that song is really catchy. <3
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Post by RobbyFlorida on Jan 11, 2011 19:07:29 GMT -5
The eleven singles that peaked at #11, courtesy of Billboard Magazine: 1. Mean Woman Blues-Elvis Presley-1957 2. Tennessee Flat Top Box-Johnny Cash-1961 3. Light Of A Clear Blue Morning-Dolly Parton-1977 4. American Boy-Eddie Rabbitt-1990 5. Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under-Shania Twain-1995 6. She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy-Kenny Chesney-2000 7. There You'll Be-Faith Hill-2001 8. Save A Horse Ride A Cowboy-Big & Rich-2004 9. Johnny And June-Heidi Newfield-2008 10. Lookin' For A Good Time-Lady Antebellum-2008 11. Strange-Reba McEntire-2009 Question of the day: What is your favorite #11 country hit and why? It's a toss up between Dolly and Reba. I loved the "Straight Talk" version of "Light Of A Clear Blue Morning" better than the 1977. Also, I think Reba's "Strange" at #11 is a better song than her #1 "Turn On The Radio".
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Post by onebuffalo on Jan 11, 2011 20:10:06 GMT -5
I just came from Billboard and see that two people have commented on the #11 hits in country music. I want EVERYONE here at Pulse to do the same. My pick for a #11 hit would be Maggie's Dream by Don Williams (in 1984) for the simple reason is that it is a great song sung by a great artist. The instrumentation in that song is simple so that Williams can convey the story about a waitress who only gets attention at work. When the work day is over, she goes home alone. Great stuff there.
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Post by onebuffalo on Jan 14, 2011 16:01:24 GMT -5
Billboard just expanded their #11 country hits to include three more. Ready? 1. What Kind Of Love-Rodney Crowell-1992 2. Baby Likes To Rock It-the Tractors-1994 3. The Seashores Of Old Mexico-George Strait-2004 The article first starts with a letter that stated Juice Newton's Break It To Me Gently was a #11 hit-on the Hot 100 (also a #2 country and #1 adult contemporary hit). Again, what is your favorite #11 country hit and why?
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Post by Zazie on Jan 14, 2011 22:48:22 GMT -5
LoL... wasn't Tim Mcgraw the greatest gainer last week when he was already at #1? The #1 song at Christmastime stands to lose the most audience on Christmas Eve and Christmas day, right? So when that audience comes back the following week, you would assume the #1 song is going to be the greatest gainer. Not every year, since sometimes it's going to lose out to a song climbing really fast, and sometimes it's a #1 that's already falling. But in a lot of years, the #1 song should be the greatest gainer the week after Christmas.
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Post by Fanofctrymusic on Jan 17, 2011 18:19:08 GMT -5
Country Songs *** No. 1 *** "Somewhere With You" Kenny Chesney Greatest Gainer No. 13 "Don't You Wanna Stay" Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson Hot Shot Debut No. 56 "1,000 Faces" Randy Montana
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Post by onebuffalo on Jan 19, 2011 12:30:41 GMT -5
1. GOING SOMEWHERE WITH KENNY: Kenny Chesney collects the 19th #1 hit of his career with Somewhere With You. He is two for two with the Hemingway's Whiskey CD as The Boys Of Fall was #1 last year. He has now topped the charts for eleven consecutive years (since 2001). He ties Tim McGraw for topping the charts for eleven consecutive years. McGraw did it between 1994-2004. Only two male artists have a longer consecutive streak of topping the charts: Ronnie Milsap for 16 years (1974-1989) and George Strait for 19 years (1982-2000). 2. REBA'S BOY IS BACK: Are we talking about Shelby? No, but Reba McEntire reenters the chart at the same position she was in last year with If I Were A Boy (at #60). 3. RASCALLY FAST: Rascal Flatts has the fastest climbing song of the week as I Won't Let Go moves up ten to #35. 4. 48 IT IS: Billboard is crediting the number of weeks at 48 for Chris Young's Voices (at #5). Last week, they gave him 27 weeks on the chart. 5. #1 HITS: These were the #1 hits in 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, and 1986: 2006: Jesus, Take The Wheel-Carrie Underwood-Arista 2001: Born To Fly-Sara Evans-RCA 1996: It Matters To Me-Faith Hill-Warner Bros. 1991: Unanswered Prayers-Garth Brooks-Capitol 1986: Bop-Dan Seals-EMI America 6. THEIR TEN BIGGEST: Sing Happy, Happy Birthday Baby to Ronnie Milsap this week. These are his ten biggest hits. Weeks at #1 are first followed by weeks in the top 40. 1. My Heart-1980-3-13 2. It Was Almost Like A Song-1977-3-12 3. Only One Love In My Life-1978-3-11 4. A Woman In Love-1989-2-24 5. Lost In The Fifties Tonight In The Still Of The Night-1985-2-14 6. There's No Gettin' Over Me-1981-2-11 7. Daydreams About Night Things-1975-2-11 8. I'm A Stand By My Woman Man-1976-2-11 9. Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends-1974-2-09 10. What A Difference You've Made In My Life-1978-1-14 7. MILESTONE TOP TEN CHART: Believe it or not, there is a Lionel Richie Era in country music. It started in 1980 and ended in 1987. It ended 24 years ago this week when he scored his ONLY top ten country hit in Deep River Woman with Alabama. As you know, Richie came to prominence during the 1970s with the r&b group, the Commodores. He was not only their lead singer, but songwriter as well. Richie wrote their two #1 pop hits: Three Times A Lady in 1978 and Still in 1979. Shortly after Still hit #1, Richie was restless and wanted to strike out on his own. He found the perfect outlet when Kenny Rogers, after five solid years of hits with Larry Butler (his producer) wanted to go in a new direction. It was also in 1980 that Rogers' label, United Artists changed their name to Liberty Records and wanted to start off with a greatest hits album on Rogers. Rogers commissioned Richie to write a song. It was Rogers who said, "That Lionel would come from r&b and I'd come from country, and we'd meet somewhere in pop." Well, they met somewhere in pop, indeed. Lady became the first single of the 1980s to place on four charts: country (#1 for one week), pop (#1 for six weeks-chart wise, his biggest pop hit), adult contemporary (#1 for four weeks), and r&b (#42). It became a million-selling single in 1981. Rogers' Greatest Hits album is his only double #1 album on country and top 200 charts. However, the magic was too much to contain on one album, so Richie produced Rogers' next album, Share Your Love With Me in 1981. It yielded four hits on three charts. They are: 1. I Don't Need You-1981-#1 country, #3 pop, and #1 A.C. (chart wise, his biggest A.C. hit) 2. Share Your Love With Me-1981-#5 country, #14 pop, and #1 A.C. 3. Blaze Of Glory-1982-#9 country, #66 pop, and #25 A.C. 4. Through The Years-1982-#5 country, #13 pop, and #1 A.C. While title #1 was on the charts, Richie issued his first solo single, a duet with Diana Ross called Endless Love. It was a triple #1 on pop, r&b, and A.C. charts. Richie released his debut solo album (self-titled) in 1982 and the hit machine began. Three top tens on three charts were produced. He released Can't Slow Down in 1983 and five top tens on three charts were produced. 1984 was a watershed year for Richie as far as country music is concerned. First, Conway Twitty remade Three Times A Lady and took it to #7. Several months later, Richie made his country chart debut with Stuck On You (#24). It also peaked at #3 pop, #8 r&b, and #1 A.C.. Richie released album #3 called Dancing On The Ceiling in 1986. It produced the following hits: 1. Say You, Say Me-1985-#1 pop, #1 r&b, and #1 A.C. 2. Dancing On The Ceiling-1986-#2 pop, #6 r&b, and #3 A.C. 3. Love Will Conquer All-1986-#9 pop, #2 r&b, and #1 A.C. 4. Ballerina Girl-1987-#7 pop, #5 r&b, and #1 A.C. 5. Se La-1987-#20 pop, #12 r&b, and #5 A.C. While title #3 was on the charts, country radio stations started playing Deep River Woman. With Alabama's name attached, it hit #10 in January. It also peaked at #71 pop and #28 A.C.. The single was on the charts while Alabama had The Touch CD spinning hits as Touch Me When We're Dancing and You've Got The Touch, the latter becoming their 21st consecutive #1 hit in 1987. It was Richie's plan to take a year off and release his next CD. However, two events prevented that from happening. First, his father died in 1990 and he got divorced from his first wife in 1993. His first release of the 1990s was a greatest hits CD in 1992. Six years later, he released a CD called Time. He recorded the song that started his country association for the CD: Lady. This is what the chart looked like back then:
BILLBOARD TOP TEN FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 17, 1987: 1. What Am I Gonna Do About You-Reba McEntire-MCA 2. Cry Myself To Sleep-the Judds-RCA 3. Then It's Love-Don Williams-Capitol 4. Fallin' For You For Years-Conway Twitty-Warner Bros. 5. Half Past Forever Till I'm Blue In The Heart-T.G. Sheppard-Columbia 6. You Still Move Me-Dan Seals-EMI America 7. Leave Me Lonely-Gary Morris-Warner Bros. 8. The Carpenter-John Conlee-Columbia 9. Give Me Wings-Michael Johnson-RCA 10. DEEP RIVER WOMAN-LIONEL RICHIE AND ALABAMA-MOTOWN
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