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Post by galvanize on May 2, 2009 22:18:16 GMT -5
CASEY KASEM's AMERICAN TOP 40 – 5/1/99 40: SWEET LADY – Tyrese 39: FREAK OF THE WEEK – Marvelous 3 38: ALL 'BOUT THE MONEY – Meja 37: MILLENNIUM – Robbie Williams 36: WAIT TILL I GET HOME – C Note 35: PRAISE YOU – Fatboy Slim 34: HARMLESS – Mulberry Lane 33: CAN I GET A... – Jay-Z featuring Amil and Ja 32: ALL I HAVE TO GIVE – Backstreet Boys 31: WHY DON'T YOU GET A JOB? – Offspring 30: WE LIKE TO PARTY! – Vengaboys 29: STAY THE SAME – Joey McIntyre 28: HEY LEONARDO (SHE LIKES ME FOR ME) – Blessid Union Of Souls 27: ANGEL – Sarah McLachlan 26: THE ANIMAL SONG – Savage Garden 25: C'EST LA VIE – B*witched 24: MIAMI – Will Smith 23: HAVE YOU EVER? – Brandy 22: GIVE IT TO YOU – Jordan Knight 21: SAVE TONIGHT – Eagle-Eye Cherry 20: EVERYBODY'S FREE (TO WEAR SUNSCREEN) – Baz Luhrmann featuring Lee Perry 19: DOWN SO LONG – Jewel 18: SPECIAL – Garbage 17: ANYTHING BUT DOWN – Sheryl Crow 16: I DRIVE MYSELF CRAZY – 'N Sync 15: I WANT IT THAT WAY – Backstreet Boys 14: THAT DON'T IMPRESS ME MUCH – Shania Twain 13: BACK 2 GOOD – Matchbox 20 12: ANGEL OF MINE – Monica 11: HEARTBREAK HOTEL – Whitney Houston featuring Faith Evans & Kelly Price 10: LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA – Ricky Martin 9: BABY ONE MORE TIME – Britney Spears 8: BELIEVE – Cher 7: SLIDE – Goo Goo Dolls 6: FLY AWAY – Lenny Kravitz 5: WHAT IT'S LIKE – Everlast 4: THE HARDEST THING – 98 Degrees 3: NO SCRUBS – TLC 2: KISS ME – Sixpence None The Richer 1: EVERY MORNING – Sugar Ray SO many good songs on there!  |
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Post by MOWE on May 2, 2009 23:05:56 GMT -5
Wow... this Top 40 powns the current one in so many ways!
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Post by Battle601 on May 2, 2009 23:15:44 GMT -5
Out of curiosity, was there only one version of the AT40 back then? Because judging from the chart, there seems to be a lot more variety here that encompasses the best from both Hot AC and CHR.
Can anyone confirm when AT40 started having both a chart for CHR and Hot AC?
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Post by johnm1120 on May 3, 2009 1:22:36 GMT -5
Music was so much better back then. Looking at that list, only 2 songs I can't stand (#15 and #24) Most of it is very good.
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Post by MaterialGirl on May 3, 2009 1:32:52 GMT -5
So much Pure R&B songs. The days when you could appeal to Pop without actually being "Pop".
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Post by Rurry on May 3, 2009 1:35:44 GMT -5
The late 90s were the best time for CHR, IMO.
So much diversity...every genre is represented there.
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Post by gin on May 3, 2009 1:57:31 GMT -5
I was expecting Barenaked Ladies "It's All Been Done" to be on there... I guess the chart's a little too early or late... whichever.
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Post by Cerebro on May 3, 2009 8:21:21 GMT -5
Can anyone confirm when AT40 started having both a chart for CHR and Hot AC? AT40 didn't have a Hot AC version until the Ryan Seacrest era (Ryan took over in 2004, and, I think, the Hot AC show started in 2005, but I'm not completely sure). Back in '99, Casey's franchise consisted of AT40 and the two AT20s (AC and Hot AC). |
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Post by atlantaboy on May 3, 2009 9:37:54 GMT -5
Out of curiosity, was there only one version of the AT40 back then? Because judging from the chart, there seems to be a lot more variety here that encompasses the best from both Hot AC and CHR. Yeah think that chart was a couple months before Clear Channel started launching all those near-rhythmic CHRs which completely transformed the CHR chart by the early 2000s...also pretty sure stations that report to the Hot AC panel today (like WKRQ and WZPL) were still allowed to report to CHR at that point |
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Post by atlantaboy on May 3, 2009 9:51:37 GMT -5
The late 90s were the best time for CHR, IMO. So much diversity...every genre is represented there. Weird thing is IMO there are a lot of CHRs today that have similar playlists to that '99 AT40 chart...it's just that so many near-rhythmic CHRs have been added to the panel since then that non-rhythmic songs get "blocked" about 10-15 slots lower than they would've peaked back then |
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Post by BillboardBoy on May 4, 2009 9:03:45 GMT -5
Love it. Not a single rap song! I remember there was a period in early 2000 for a few weeks when there was no rap in the Top 40 until "The Real Slim Shady" came along.
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Post by Pikachu. on May 4, 2009 9:07:06 GMT -5
It's mindblowing to know that out of that list, Britney is the ONLY artist to be actually ON the charts today and owning them still  |
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Post by gin on May 4, 2009 9:59:56 GMT -5
It's mindblowing to know that out of that list, Britney is the ONLY artist to be actually ON the charts today and owning them still Offspring is on the charts today. Not owning them, but on them. |
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Post by atlantaboy on May 4, 2009 11:23:39 GMT -5
It's mindblowing to know that out of that list, Britney is the ONLY artist to be actually ON the charts today and owning them still Offspring is on the charts today. Not owning them, but on them. Yeah same with Matchbox 20 and 'N Sync if u count their lead singers...btw really glad there are no more tracks on CHR similar to Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen by Baz Luhrmann that was completely ridiculous IMO |
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Post by Battle601 on May 4, 2009 13:02:25 GMT -5
btw really glad there are no more tracks on CHR similar to Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen by Baz Luhrmann that was completely ridiculous IMO Yeah, that was quite the gem, wasn't it?  A friend of mine at the time told me that after having listened to that song, it felt more to him like a typical lecture we had in high school. Honestly, I never thought a song of that nature would go on to have a place on the charts! |
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Post by Rurry on May 4, 2009 16:27:18 GMT -5
Omg, I can't believe that song went top 20 lol. It's not even a song, it's a lecture...I'd mistake it for a commercial if I heard it on the radio  |
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Post by soundUPsceneDOWN on May 4, 2009 16:29:26 GMT -5
OMG... can we have this chart back please?
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Post by Monroe on May 4, 2009 16:40:06 GMT -5
It's mindblowing to know that out of that list, Britney is the ONLY artist to be actually ON the charts today and owning them still x2 |
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Post by atlantaboy on May 4, 2009 17:19:22 GMT -5
Omg, I can't believe that song went top 20 lol. It's not even a song, it's a lecture...I'd mistake it for a commercial if I heard it on the radio Yeah not only that a bad lecture too lol (with no point to it ) |
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Post by atlantaboy on May 4, 2009 17:27:02 GMT -5
It's mindblowing to know that out of that list, Britney is the ONLY artist to be actually ON the charts today and owning them still x2 Ehh wouldn't say Britney has "owned" the charts from '99-2009...but yeah her longevity is pretty impressive - Matchbox Twenty/Rob Thomas still beat her by two years though...and who knows if Will Smith will come back with another random hit lol |
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Post by soundUPsceneDOWN on May 4, 2009 17:28:48 GMT -5
Ehh wouldn't say Britney has "owned" the charts from '99-2009...but yeah her longevity is pretty impressive - Matchbox Twenty still beats her by two years though... and who knows if Will Smith will come back with another random hit lolI think I'd love that. lol. Unless he goes all autotuned and tries to sing. Then not so much. |
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Post by Marv on May 4, 2009 19:40:05 GMT -5
How could you forget about Justin Timberlake, who was white-hot back then as a member of you-know-who?
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Post by G-Reg on May 4, 2009 19:44:51 GMT -5
EWWW OMG THAT FUCKING SUNSCREEN SONG!! >:( I forgot ALL about it, and I wish I still did. Seriously, how in the world did that make top 20??  |
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Post by atlantaboy on May 4, 2009 20:22:37 GMT -5
How could you forget about Justin Timberlake, who was white-hot back then as a member of you-know-who? Actually did mention him a couple posts up...but not sure JT was as "central" in 'N Sync as Rob Thomas was in Matchbox 20 (i. e. Rob did all the writing, sang every hit by himself, etc.) |
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Post by KMJ1 on May 4, 2009 20:32:33 GMT -5
beyond freaky thats TEN years ago -- I sooo vividly remember all those songs when they were all red hot. Literally seems more than like 10 months :(.
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Post by rfucom on May 4, 2009 21:12:00 GMT -5
i miss those times. i was 3rd year highschool back then.
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Post by hellothere on May 5, 2009 1:24:56 GMT -5
That chart proves that CHR was good once upon a time. WTF happened?
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Post by c0ldasfire on May 5, 2009 1:37:19 GMT -5
It's mindblowing to know that out of that list, Britney is the ONLY artist to be actually ON the charts today and owning them still x2 x3! |
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Post by atlantaboy on May 5, 2009 8:41:51 GMT -5
That chart proves that CHR was good once upon a time. WTF happened? About 20-25 near-rhythmic CHRs were started up by Clear Channel in mid-'99 through early 2000s...Mediabase started allowin stations to report to CHR/Pop even if they were 90% rhythmic, and CHRs that didn't play enough rap were moved to Hot AC |
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Post by JCMF3 on May 5, 2009 12:51:46 GMT -5
Love it. Not a single rap song! Can I Get A... is a rap song IMO. And some would even argue Miami is a rap song (though certainly not what I would consider rap nowadays I suppose). |
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