Billboard AC Chart Flashback: June 9, 1979

[johnm1120]

Gonna go into some uncharted territory with the flashback this week and head into 1979! (Cue Smashing Pumpkins)

Information is limited to TW, LW and Weeks Charted at that point:

*WC are based on top 50

TW LW WC Artist - Title

01 02 15 Randy Vanwarmer - Just When I Needed You The Most (1)
02 01 07 Kenny Rogers - She Believes In Me (1)
03 03 13 England Dan & John Ford Coley - Love is The Answer (1)
04 05 04 Neil Diamond - Say Maybe (3)
05 06 04 Anne Murray - Shadows In The Moonlight (1)
06 14 07 Dr. Hook - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman (5)
07 04 07 Olivia Newton-John - Deeper Than The Night (4)
08 08 11 Barbara Mandrell - (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right (6)
09 10 07 Nigel Olsson - Little Bit Of Soap (9)
10 11 07 Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance (1)

11 27 05 Maxine Nightengale - Lead Me On (1)
12 13 05 Beach Boys - Good Timin' (12)
13 15 07 Orleans - Love Takes Time (13)
14 09 07 Billy Joel - Honesty (9)
15 12 05 Rex Smith - You Take My Breath Away (11)
16 07 11 Peaches & Herb - Reunited (4)
17 DEBUT James Taylor - Up On The Roof (7)
18 23 07 Roger Voudoris - Get Used To It (18)
19 17 17 Maureen McGovern - Can You Read My Mind (5)
20 18 16 Suzie Quatro & Chris Norman - Stumblin' In (4)

21 DEBUT Art Garfunkel - Since I Don't Have You (5)
22 DEBUT Poco - Heart of the Night (5)
23 16 13 George Harrison - Blow Away (2)
24 DEBUT Doobie Brothers - Minute By Minute (13)
25 28 09 Crystal Gayle - When I Dream (20)
26 26 04 Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love (20)
27 Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Love This Way Again (5)
28 20 10 McGuinn, Clark & Hillman - Don't Write Her Off (17)
29 24 10 Art Garfunkel - In A Little While (I'll Be On My Way) (12)
30 19 16 Orsa Lia - I Never Said I Loved You (1)


Falling Off:

-- 22 Bee Gees - Love You Inside Out
-- 25 Melissa Manchester - Through The Eyes Of Love (Theme From "Ice Castles")
-- 29 Cher - Take Me Home
-- 30 Wings - Goodnight Tonight



32 years ago this week, it was a case of one-and-done at the top of the chart. Randy Vanwarmer was #1 with his only AC hit "Just When I needed You The Most." The song also reached #4 on the Hot 100. Making fast moves up the chart included Neil Diamond, Anne Murray and Dr. Hook (whose song I still hear frequently on Miami's AC station).

James Taylor amde an impressive 42-17 jump, while Art Garfunkel made an even more impressive one leaping 50-21.

The "middle of the road" as the chart was also referred to as back in the day had its share of quick movement. Of the songs in the top 30, Maureen McGovern was in her 17th week on the chart, and was the longest runner at the time.

[Verisimilitude]

Melissa Manchester - Through The Eyes Of Love (Theme From "Ice Castles")



Where did this peak?

[johnm1120]

^ #13

[Verisimilitude]

Jun 13, 2011 11:04:25 GMT -5 johnm1120 said:

^ #13

Lower than I thought. :o :o Didn't this go Platinum?

[johnm1120]

I'm not sure. The song did not do too well on the Hot 100, only peaking at #76. The song however did get nominated for an Academy Award.

[Libra]

Jun 13, 2011 9:49:48 GMT -5 johnm1120 said:

27 Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Love This Way Again

No info on this one?

It was, incidentally, a LDD on this past weekend's '83 show.

[johnm1120]

Not to be confused with the similarly titled "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" from 1969, Dionne peaked at #5 with "I'll Never Love This Way Again." The song also peaked at #5 on the Hot 100 and went top 20 on the R&B chart. The song became Dionne's first top 5 AC hit since "Then Came You" peaked at #3 back in 1974.

[Libra]

Jun 13, 2011 11:43:22 GMT -5 johnm1120 said:

Not to be confused with the similarly titled "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" from 1969, Dionne peaked at #5 with "I'll Never Love This Way Again." The song also peaked at #5 on the Hot 100 and went top 20 on the R&B chart. The song became Dionne's first top 5 AC hit since "Then Came You" peaked at #3 back in 1974.

Heh, not what I was looking for, but thanks. I looked up her chart info some time ago and noticed that she would gradually have more AC success than R&B success as time went on, though "That's What Friends Are For" did top both charts.

[mrlee]

Jun 13, 2011 9:49:48 GMT -5 johnm1120 said:

20 28 10 McGuinn, Clark & Hillman - Don't Write Her Off

Shouldn't that be last week #20, this week #28 for Don't You Write
Her Off?

[kingofpain]

I loved "Love You Inside Out". Definitely one of my favorite Bee Gees song. It spent a week at #1 on the Hot 100 but vanished from the chart so fast after that. I think it's entire chart life was less than a few months.

[johnm1120]

Jun 13, 2011 20:43:41 GMT -5 kingofpain said:

I loved "Love You Inside Out". Definitely one of my favorite Bee Gees song. It spent a week at #1 on the Hot 100 but vanished from the chart so fast after that. I think it's entire chart life was less than a few months.

It lasted a whole 19 weeks on the Hot 100!


Other peaks on the Hot 100 from this chart:

Bee Gees (#1)
Peaches & Herb (#1)
Rickie Lee Jones (#4)
Suzi Quatro (#4)
Dionne Warwick (#5)
Kenny Rogers (#5)
Maxine Nightingale (#5)
Wings (#5)
Dr. Hook (#6)
Cher (#8)
England Dan & John Ford Coley (#10)
Rex Smith (#10)
Olivia Newton-John (#11)
Orleans (#11)
Doobie Brothers (#14)
George Harrison (#16)
Poco (#20)
Roger Voudoris (#21)
Billy Joel (#24)
Spyro Gyra (#24)
Anne Murray (#25)
James Taylor (#28)
Barbara Mandrell (#31)
McGuinn, Clark & Hillman (#33)
Nigel Olsson (#34)
Beach Boys (#40)
Maureen McGovern (#52)
Art Garfunkel ("Since...") (#53)
Neil Diamond (#55)
Melissa Manchester (#76)
Crystal Gayle (#84)
Orsa Lia (#84)
Art Garfunkel ("In A Little While") (DNC)


2 of the top 3 on the Hot 100 from this week failed to make the AC chart (and ironically both songs are staples today). Donna Summer's "Hot Stuff" was #1, and Anita Ward's "Ring My Bell" was #3 (back then disco songs making the AC chart were few and far between).

[Verisimilitude]

Haha, and now those two are Lite FM favorites!

It's safe to say that "I Will Survive" did well here though.

[Libra]

Jun 14, 2011 14:18:28 GMT -5 Verisimilitude said:

It's safe to say that "I Will Survive" did well here though.

You would think...but according to Wiki, it didn't even chart!

EDIT: I double-checked with the #1s list from '79 to be sure and...in the process, learned this fact: The chart was called the Easy Listening chart until the week of April 7, after which it became Adult Contemporary.

[johnm1120]

I couldn't find any record of I Will Survive charting either. it hit #1 on the Hot 100 and #4 on the R&B chart.

[johnm1120]

Final peak positions added. Thank you jdelachjr2002 for this info!!!