Rick Dees WT40 Hot AC Special: Top 40 of 2009

[musicfanpete]

Well a surprise this year as Rick is only counting down the top 40 songs of the year. Perhaps he is doing so in advance of a decade type countdown over the next week or two, but we'll know for sure next week.

Surprisingly he goes with the "status quo" this year in naming "You Found Me" by the Fray as this year's number one song. Seems like a pretty good list, though I have no idea how "Time Of My Life" by David Cook ended up on a "2009" year-end chart! And one other glaring omission:

Just where the HECK is Lady Gaga on this list???! ???

1 The Fray: You Found Me
2 Jason Mraz: I'm Yours
3 Pink: Sober
4 All-American Rejects: Gives You Hell
5 Nickelback: Gotta Be Somebody
6 Taylor Swift: Love Song
7 Katy Perry: Hot N Cold
8 O.A.R.: Shattered (Turn The Car Around)
9 Shinedown: Second Chance
10 Rob Thomas: Her Diamonds
11 Kelly Clarkson: My Life Would Suck Without You
12 Daughtry: No Surprise
13 Kings Of Leon: Use Somebody
14 Nickelback: If Today Was Your Last Day
15 Miley Cyrus: The Climb
16 Theory Of A Deadman: Not Meant To Be
17 Coldplay: Viva La Vida
18 David Cook: Light On
19 Pink: So What
20 Plain White T's: 1, 2, 3, 4
21 Katy Perry: Waking Up In Vegas
22 Leona Lewis: Better In Time
23 David Cook: Come Back To Me
24 The Fray: Never Say Never
25 Black Eyed Peas: I Gotta Feeling
26 Gavin Rossdale: Love Remains The Same
27 Colbie Caillat: Fallin' For You
28 Mat Kearney: Closer To Love
29 3 Doors Down: It's Not My Time
30 Pink: Please Don't Leave Me
31 Taylor Swift: You Belong To Me
32 Carolina Liar: Show Me What I'm Looking For
33 Jason Mraz f/Colbie Caillat: Lucky
34 Kelly Clarkson: I Do Not Hook Up
35 3 Doors Down: Let Me Be Myself
36 Beyonce: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
37 Parachute: She Is Love
38 Michael Franti w/Spearhead: Say Hey (I Love You)
39 Green Day: 21 Guns
40 David Cook: Time Of My Life

Extras-
Daniel Powter: Bad Day (between #33 & #32)
Rob Thomas: Lonely No More (between #23 & #22)
Fergie: Big Girls Don't Cry (between #13 & #12)
Leona Lewis: Bleeding Love (between #4 & #3)

[MostInterestingManInTheWorld]

Well, it wouldn't be a Rick Dees year-end special without at least one glaring error. Apart from Gaga's omission and the inclusion of "Time Of My Life", it looks pretty reasonable.

I'll have to listen, but I imagine there's an extra here and there?

[musicfanpete]

Dec 19, 2009 12:27:17 GMT -5 MostInterestingManInTheWorld said:

Well, it wouldn't be a Rick Dees year-end special without at least one glaring error. Apart from Gaga's omission and the inclusion of "Time Of My Life", it looks pretty reasonable.

I'll have to listen, but I imagine there's an extra here and there?

I didn't listen, but maybe he "hid" a Lady Gaga song or two in there! I'll post any extras as soon as I get a chance to listen sometime this weekend.

[musicfanpete]

The extras have now been posted. Pretty disappointing that they consist of the same overplayed songs that he normally plays as Bonus Tracks during the year!

[MostInterestingManInTheWorld]

Dec 19, 2009 22:48:55 GMT -5 musicfanpete said:

The extras have now been posted. Pretty disappointing that they consist of the same overplayed songs that he normally plays as Bonus Tracks during the year!

Thanks, those look like the #1 songs of 2005-2008.

[musicfanpete]

Dec 20, 2009 1:39:38 GMT -5 MostInterestingManInTheWorld said:

Dec 19, 2009 22:48:55 GMT -5 musicfanpete said:

The extras have now been posted. Pretty disappointing that they consist of the same overplayed songs that he normally plays as Bonus Tracks during the year!

Thanks, those look like the #1 songs of 2005-2008.

Yes they are, but they still should have played songs that did not make the chart as extras since these #1 songs can be played anytime. Well to each his own I guess.

[MostInterestingManInTheWorld]

Dec 20, 2009 10:40:27 GMT -5 musicfanpete said:

Dec 20, 2009 1:39:38 GMT -5 MostInterestingManInTheWorld said:

Thanks, those look like the #1 songs of 2005-2008.

Yes they are, but they still should have played songs that did not make the chart as extras since these #1 songs can be played anytime. Well to each his own I guess.

I concur. Somehow, I suspect that in the top 40 of the decade, he will not play the #1 song of the 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, and 1990's!

[Hervard]

Did Dees do a year-end or a decade-end countdown for his Adult Contemporary show?

[musicfanpete]

Jan 4, 2010 12:16:50 GMT -5 Hervard said:

Did Dees do a year-end or a decade-end countdown for his Adult Contemporary show?

I'm not sure. He does not post his AC charts on his website, and none of his shows are aired in Chicago. The only Hot AC countdown that airs here is Randy Jackson's Hit List on Fresh 105.9 FM, and that was just recently added.

The only thing I could suggest is to start surfing AC stations online. Maybe one of them has it posted. Sorry I could not be of more help. :)

[MostInterestingManInTheWorld]

Well, it couldn't last forever - my 'mail it in' comment has been deleted from rick.com. Shocking!