American Top 40: The 70's and 80's

[jdelachjr2002]

Now on to preview the two '80s shows for this week.

The "A" show for this week is from 7/3/1982. Here is an earlier (and edited) repost:

Jul 6, 2012 14:47:59 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Five songs debuted this week:
"Wasted On The Way" - Crosby, Stills & Nash (#29)
"Going To A Go-Go" - The Rolling Stones (#30)
"Early In The Morning" - The Gap Band (#31)
"Hooked On Swing" - Larry Elgart & His Manhattan Swing Orchestra (#39)
"Angel In Blue" - The J. Geils Band (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Making Love" - Roberta Flack (#13)
"It's Gonna Take A Miracle" - Deniece Williams (#15)
"Don't Talk To Strangers" - Rick Springfield (#17)
"867-5309/Jenny" - Tommy Tutone (#31)
"I've Never Been To Me" - Charlene (#32)

Biggest Mover: "Eye Of The Tiger" - Survivor (#19 to #9)
Biggest Dropper: "Body Language" - Queen (#11 to #28)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"I Believe In You" - Don Williams
"I Believe" - Chilliwack

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Kids In America" - Kim Wilde (#43)
Hour #2: "Vacation" - The Go-Go's (#67; debuted)
Hour #3: "Chariots Of Fire" - Vangelis (NR)
Hour #4: "Eye In The Sky" - Alan Parsons Project (#85; debuted)

Of note: Premiere has replaced Billy Idol's "Hot In The City" (the Hour #3 op extra in previous airings) with "Chariots Of Fire" in memoriam of Vangelis, who died on May 17th.

And that makes it five consecutive weeks now with Premiere subbing or altering their own extras due to recent deaths. Very unprecedented.

The "B" show for this week is from 6/27/1987 (Yes. Premiere is opting for late June 1987 even though they did do a regular Casey-hosted show the first weekend of July. Then again, chalk it up to Premiere being Premiere)

Here is my earlier repost:

Jun 24, 2011 18:33:43 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Three songs debuted this week:
"Cross My Broken Heart" - The Jets (#34)
"Wot's It To Ya" - Robbie Nevil (#36)
"Only In My Dreams" - Debbie Gibson (#39)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Right On Track" - Breakfast Club (#31)
"Big Love" - Fleetwood Mac (#37)
"Looking For A New Love" - Jody Watley (#40)

Biggest Mover: "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - U2 (#38 to
#25)
Biggest Dropper (tie): "With Or Without You" - U2 (#20 to #38)
"Fascinated" - Company B (#22 to #40)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Listen To The Music" - The Doobie Brothers
"The Greatest Love Of All" - Whitney Houston

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "La Bamba" - Los Lobos (#84; debuted)
Hour #2: "Seven Wonders" - Fleetwood Mac (#45)
Hour #3: "Luka" - Suzanne Vega (#47)
Hour #4: "Back In The High Life Again" - Steve Winwood (#43)

The '90s preview is next!

[jdelachjr2002]

And finally my preview of TWO special "AT40: The '90s" shows which will be scarcely heard unless you're WPNC or whatnot.

First, there's AT40 from 7/4/1998.

Two songs debuted this week:
"Crush" - Jennifer Paige (#35)
"Cruel Summer" - Ace Of Base (#37)

And two other songs re-entered:
"To The Moon And Back" - Savage Garden (#31)
"Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" - Green Day (#40)

And overall four songs departed:
"Time Ago" - Black Lab (#35)
"Stop" - Meredith Brooks (#36)
"Nice And Slow" - Usher (#38)
"Stop" - The Spice Girls (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Can't Get Enough Of You Baby" - Smash Mouth (#37 to #30)
Biggest Dropper: "Heroes" - The Wallflowers (#27 to #38)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Ordinary World (Acoustic Version)" - Duran Duran
"You Are So Beautiful" - Joe Cocker (!!!)
"Always" - Bon Jovi

Honestly, I find it odd "You Are So Beautiful" - which came out in 1975 - actually got played in a 1998 show where mainstream CHR stations (my estimate anyway) ignored really old stuff. WFLZ in Tampa - which was airing the show then and now - would never play "You Are So Beautiful" on its' own. Then again, they recently started giving airplay to "Running Up That Hill"...

Optional extras (all from America's Top Hits)
Hour #1: "Stay (I Missed You)" - Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
Hour #2: "Just Another Day" - Jon Secada
Hour #3: "Kiss From A Rose" - Seal
Hour #4: "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)" - UB40

And there's also AT40 from 7/3/1999...

Only one song debuted:
"Black Balloon" - Goo Goo Dolls (#35)

And two others re-entered:
"Can I Get A..." - Jay-Z featuring Amil & Ja Rule (#38)
"We Like To Party" - Vengaboys (#39)

And that means three songs depart:
"Fly Away" - Lenny Kravitz (#21)
"Angel Of Mine" - Monica (#32)
"Believe" - Cher (#34)

"Fly Away" and "Believe" are gone?!?!? DANG IT!!!!!

Biggest Mover: "It's Not Right But It's Okay" - Whitney Houston (#39 to #31)
Biggest Dropper: "Millenium" - Robbie Williams (#19 to #26)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Hero" - Mariah Carey
"Every Breath You Take" - The Police
"As I Lay Me Down" - Sophie B. Hawkins

Premiere optional extras (again all America's Top Hits except the last one)
Hour #1: "The Way" - Fastball
Hour #2: "Vision Of Love" - Mariah Carey
Hour #3: "Fields Of Gold" - Sting
Hour #4: "Last Kiss" - Pearl Jam

[RichR]

Jun 25, 2022 11:37:31 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

BTW Premiere is now running the Newsmax ads promoting Greta Van Susteren.

Just what I needed after yesterday's Supreme Court news *sarcasm*

It was wonderful news, an answer to prayer.

Then, the next morning, my local American Top 40 the '70s affiliate surprised me by airing the older 'A' show ... from 1973 (in full stereo, too)!

Loved every minute of it!

[Dale Latimer]

jdelachjr2002: Remember, BOTH a regular show and a special were produced for July 4th weekend 1987 (the 4th itself was a Saturday).

The previous airings were as follows: 2010 special, 2014 special, 2015 regular, 2019 BOTH (special Memorial Day weekend (!), regular July 4th weekend), 2021 regular.

6/27/1987 hasn't been done since 2016. If I were TJ Petty, I'd have gone to this one, too!!

(And I thought that Christmas was oy vey season!)

dL

[sklemetti]

Hearing all of that steel guitar in Stevie Nicks' "After the Glitter Fades", which was #32 in the Hot 100, I had to look in the Country chart.  It was #70, up 3 on the Country chart.

Other crossovers on Country

#92 on the country chart is "Just Another Day in Paradise" by Bertie Higgins - #89 on the pop

#81 on the Country chart is Stumblin' In by Chantilly.  I haven't heard this version but that is the same writer as the "Stumblin in" that Leather Tuscadero (Suzi Quatro) did back in Spring 1979.

#69  Walkin' After Midnight. Calamity Jane  A remake of Patsy's song.

#54 is I Fall to Pieces by Paty Cline  & Jim Reeves.  Another of the merged songs.

#52 and dropping is Always on My Mind, but #6 on the pop and starting to fall.

#35 is Eddie Rabbitt's "I don't know where to start" which is #100 on the Hot 100

#30 is "Love's been a Little Bit Hard on Me" Juice Newton  which is #8 on the Pop

#27 is "Nobody" by Sylvia, which wasn't on the Hot 100 that week but will or was.

#9 is Conway's Slow Hand, which was a remake of the Pointer Sister's song

#5 is "Take Me Down" Alabama which is #18 on the Pop

#1 is "Any Day Now" Ronnie Milsap which is #15 on the Pop

[wyckyd]

WPNC/Magic 95.9 out of Plymouth NC will be airing an AT40 marathon throughout the week starting tomorrow. Here's their schedule (all times Eastern, courtesy of mkarns on the AT40 forum):

July 4
6a - 9a - First American Top 40 (1970)
9a - 5p - Top 100 of 1998
5p - 8p - 4th of July #1's (1976)
8p - Midnight - Top 40 Beatles Hits (1981)

July 5
6a - 10a - Top 40 Book Of Records (1980)
10a - 1p - Top 40 Disappearing Acts (1973)
1p - 9p - Top 100 of 1979
9p - Midnight - Top 40 Acts of the 70's (1974?)

July 6
6a - 10a - Top 40 Giants of Rock (1986)
10a - 2p - Top 40 of 1999
2p - 5p - Top 40 Songs of the Rock Era (1972)
5p - 9p - Triathalon of Rock 'N Roll (1988)
9p - Midnight - Y2K Special (2000)

July 7
6a - 10 a - AT 40 from July 3, 1999
10a - 2p - Top 40 Acts of the 80's (1983)
2p - 5p - Top 40 Girls of the Rock Era (1977)
5p - 9p - Top 40 of the 1990's (1999/2000)
9p - Midnight - Super Stars of the 70's (1978?)

July 8
6a - 10 a - American Top 40 from July 4, 1998
10a - 2p - Top 40 Artist of the 80's Part 2 (1987?)
2p - 6p - American Top 40 from June 10, 2000
6p - 9p - First American Top 40 (1970)
9p - 1a - Final American Top 40 (2004)

[sklemetti]

Jul 3, 2022 16:25:40 GMT -5 wyckyd said:

WPNC/Magic 95.9 out of Plymouth NC will be airing an AT40 marathon throughout the week starting tomorrow. Here's their schedule (all times Eastern, courtesy of mkarns on the AT40 forum):

July 4
6a - 9a - First American Top 40 (1970)
9a - 5p - Top 100 of 1998


I've been listening to the top 100 of 1998 and how the mighty fall.    There was an extra by R Kelly.  And songs by Will Smith and Greenday.Casey said he is using Radio & Records charts.  It's so hard to stomach him saying that after 18 years of him saying Billboard is the most authoritative charts.  It hardly seems like the real Casey, especially since he can't refer back to past charts in questions.

[mkarns]

Jul 4, 2022 14:24:58 GMT -5 sklemetti said:

Jul 3, 2022 16:25:40 GMT -5 wyckyd said:

WPNC/Magic 95.9 out of Plymouth NC will be airing an AT40 marathon throughout the week starting tomorrow. Here's their schedule (all times Eastern, courtesy of mkarns on the AT40 forum):

July 4
6a - 9a - First American Top 40 (1970)
9a - 5p - Top 100 of 1998


I've been listening to the top 100 of 1998 and how the mighty fall.    There was an extra by R Kelly.  And songs by Will Smith and Greenday.Casey said he is using Radio & Records charts.  It's so hard to stomach him saying that after 18 years of him saying Billboard is the most authoritative charts.  It hardly seems like the real Casey, especially since he can't refer back to past charts in questions.

Starting in 1989, when Casey's Top 40 debuted, Casey used Radio & Records charts as his past frame of reference, something Ryan Seacrest continues to do. It was pretty confusing to many listeners, especially early on, hearing Casey quote chart data that contradicted what he told us in the Billboard AT40 days.

[craziaskowboi]

Jul 4, 2022 17:16:51 GMT -5 mkarns said:

Jul 4, 2022 14:24:58 GMT -5 sklemetti said:

Starting in 1989, when Casey's Top 40 debuted, Casey used Radio & Records charts as his past frame of reference, something Ryan Seacrest continues to do. It was pretty confusing to many listeners, especially early on, hearing Casey quote chart data that contradicted what he told us in the Billboard AT40 days.

I recently bought the Radio & Records Top Pop Hits book published by Joel Whitburn (c/o Record Research), and as I read through it, the peak positions of songs in the 1990s better matched what I remember hearing on the radio than the Billboard Hot 100 did, especially after the Soundscan era began. As just one example, I remember "Connected" by Stereo MC's getting heavy airplay during the spring and early summer of 1993, so its #5 peak position on the Radio & Records CHR Airplay chart makes much more sense than its #20 peak on the Billboard Hot 100 does.

[Michael1973]

Jul 5, 2022 1:05:30 GMT -5 craziaskowboi said:

I recently bought the Radio & Records Top Pop Hits book published by Joel Whitburn (c/o Record Research), and as I read through it, the peak positions of songs in the 1990s better matched what I remember hearing on the radio than the Billboard Hot 100 did, especially after the Soundscan era began. As just one example, I remember "Connected" by Stereo MC's getting heavy airplay during the spring and early summer of 1993, so its #5 peak position on the Radio & Records CHR Airplay chart makes much more sense than its #20 peak on the Billboard Hot 100 does.

The Hot 100 definitely stopped reflecting pop radio airplay in the 1990s, especially in 1997-1998 when many radio hits were unavailable as singles and when Billboard began heavily monitoring Urban stations as part of the Hot 100 data.

[jdelachjr2002]

All right, this weekend there are TWO '70s shows and TWO '80s shows so once again the weekend preview will be a two-parter. We'll start with the '70s first.

The "A" show for this weekend is from 7/8/1972. Here is my repost from 2011:

Jul 9, 2011 0:39:12 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Seven songs debuted this week:
"Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" - The Hollies (#33)
"Coconut" - Nilsson (#34)
"Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A." - Donna Fargo (#35)
"Sealed With A Kiss" - Bobby Vinton (#36)
"Mary Had A Little Lamb" (yes, it made the Top 40!) - Paul McCartney & Wings (#38)
"Hold Her Tight" - The Osmonds (#39)
"Hold Your Head Up" - Argent (#40)

Seven songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Morning Has Broken" - Cat Stevens (#24)
"Walking In The Rain With The One I Love" - Love Unlimited (#31)
"Tumbling Dice" - The Rolling Stones (#33)
"It's Going To Take Some Time" - The Carpenters (#35)
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack (#36)
"I Saw The Light" - Todd Rundgren (#37)
"Immigration Man" - Graham Nash & David Crosby (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" - Looking Glass (#27 to #12)
Biggest Dropper: "I'll Take You There" - The Staple Singers (#12 to #25)

Original extras:
"It's Too Late" - Carole King
This song will be played as one of the optional extras.

Premiere optional extras:
"You Don't Mess Around With Jim" - Jim Croce (#50)
"It's Too Late" - Carole King (original AT40 extra)
"Popcorn" - Hot Butter (#89; debuted)

The "B" show for this weekend is from 7/14/1979. Here is my repost from 2012:

Jul 13, 2012 16:00:54 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Two songs debuted this week:
"Suspicions" - Eddie Rabbitt (#38)
"If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me" - The Bellamy Brothers (#39)

Two songs fell out of the Top 40 last week:
"One Way Or Another" - Blondie (#34)
"Reunited" - Peaches & Herb (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Good Times" - Chic (#25 to #13)
Biggest Dropper: "You Take My Breath Away" - Rex Smith (#15 to #36)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Always And Forever" - Heatwave
"You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" - Stevie Wonder

Archive extras:
"Rock Me Gently" - Andy Kim
"I Honestly Love You" - Olivia Newton-John
"Nothing From Nothing" - Billy Preston (will be played as an optional extra)

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "My Sharona" - The Knack (#45)
Hour #2: "Nothing From Nothing" - Billy Preston (original Archive extra)
Hour #3: "Born To Be Alive" - Patrick Hernandez (#60)
Hour #4: "One Way Or Another" - Blondie (#41)

I'll preview the two '80s shows next.

[jdelachjr2002]

Now to preview the two '80s shows scheduled.

The "A" show for this week is from 7/12/1980. Here is a previous repost:

Jul 11, 2013 8:05:50 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Six songs debuted this week:
"Take A Little Rhythm" - Ali Thomson (#35)
"Into The Night" - Benny Mardones (#36)
"Old Fashion Love" - The Commodores (#37)
"King Of The Hill" - Rick Pinette & Oak (#38)
"Jo Jo" - Boz Scaggs (#39)
"Make A Little Magic" - The Dirt Band (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Emotional Rescue" - The Rolling Stones (#33 to #22)
Biggest Dropper: "Cars" - Gary Numan (#17 to #29)

Original Extras:
"Tom Dooley" - The Kingston Trio
"I'll Take You There" - The Staple Singers

Long Distance Dedications:
"We Are Family" - Sister Sledge
"I Pledge My Love" - Peaches & Herb

Archive extras:
"Teen Angel" - Mark Dinning
"Theme From 'A Summer Place'" - Percy Faith
"Stuck On You" - Elvis Presley

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Lookin' For Love" - Johnny Lee (#67; highest debut)
Hour #2: "Boulevard" - Jackson Browne (#53)
Hour #3: "Drivin' My Life Away" - Eddie Rabbitt (#55)
Hour #4: "I'm Alright" - Kenny Loggins (#88; debuted)

And the "B" show for this weekend is from 7/9/1988. Here is an earlier repost:

Jul 9, 2015 22:31:37 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Four songs debuted this week:
"The Twist" - Fat Boys & Chubby Checker (#36)
"Rag Doll" - Aerosmith (#38)
"Tomorrow People" - Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers (#39)
"Love Will Save The Day" - Whitney Houston (#40)

Four songs fell off this week:
"Everything Your Heart Desires" - Hall & Oates (#29)
"Supersonic" - J.J. Fad (#32)
"Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" - Samantha Fox (#37)
"Heart Of Mine" - Boz Scaggs (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Sign Your Name" - Terence Trent D'Arby (#27 to #17)
Biggest Dropper: "Alphabet St." - Prince (#12 to #30)

Original extras:
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" - John Parr

Long Distance Dedications:
"Open Arms" - Journey

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Fast Car" - Tracy Chapman (#43)
Hour #2: "Sweet Child O' Mine" - Guns n' Roses (#56)
Hour #3: "Simply Irresistible" - Robert Palmer (#46)
Hour #4: "Monkey" - George Michael (#42; highest debut)

BTW in looking things up, back in 2015, Premiere once ran 7/9/1988 as the "A" show while 7/12/1980 was the "B" show. Seven years later, the designations are reversed.

[sklemetti]

In the summer of 1985, 37 years ago, the 29th most influential act in rock as Quincy Jones (as DJs polled in 1986) made We are the World as USA for Africa.

These from that group are no longer among us

Al Jarreau

Ray Charles

James Ingram

Waylon Jennings

Kenny Rogers

[jdelachjr2002]

Jul 6, 2022 6:14:32 GMT -5 sklemetti said:

In the summer of 1985, 37 years ago, the 29th most influential act in rock as Quincy Jones (as DJs polled in 1986) made We are the World as USA for Africa.

These from that group are no longer among us

Al Jarreau

Ray Charles

James Ingram

Waylon Jennings

Kenny Rogers

Michael Jackson says hi.

[kani]

Wait... for 1980 opt xtra #1, back in 2013 and 2015, didn't they play Who Shot JR? So Im guessing they changed first opt xtra

[venture2000]

Jul 3, 2022 16:25:40 GMT -5 wyckyd said:

WPNC/Magic 95.9 out of Plymouth NC will be airing an AT40 marathon throughout the week starting tomorrow. Here's their schedule (all times Eastern, courtesy of mkarns on the AT40 forum):

July 4
6a - 9a - First American Top 40 (1970)
9a - 5p - Top 100 of 1998
5p - 8p - 4th of July #1's (1976)
8p - Midnight - Top 40 Beatles Hits (1981)

July 5
6a - 10a - Top 40 Book Of Records (1980)
10a - 1p - Top 40 Disappearing Acts (1973)
1p - 9p - Top 100 of 1979
9p - Midnight - Top 40 Acts of the 70's (1974?)

July 6
6a - 10a - Top 40 Giants of Rock (1986)
10a - 2p - Top 40 of 1999
2p - 5p - Top 40 Songs of the Rock Era (1972)
5p - 9p - Triathalon of Rock 'N Roll (1988)
9p - Midnight - Y2K Special (2000)

July 7
6a - 10 a - AT 40 from July 3, 1999
10a - 2p - Top 40 Acts of the 80's (1983)
2p - 5p - Top 40 Girls of the Rock Era (1977)
5p - 9p - Top 40 of the 1990's (1999/2000)
9p - Midnight - Super Stars of the 70's (1978?)

July 8
6a - 10 a - American Top 40 from July 4, 1998
10a - 2p - Top 40 Artist of the 80's Part 2 (1987?)
2p - 6p - American Top 40 from June 10, 2000
6p - 9p - First American Top 40 (1970)
9p - 1a - Final American Top 40 (2004)

I freaking love WPNC. I was looking for a radio station that plays six decades of music. 1960s- 2010s and today [ok seven decades] this station does that and gets it to blend very well. The overnight rebroadcasts of AT 40 are also a big plus. [especially for those of us who work the graveyard shift.]

[jdelachjr2002]

Jul 7, 2022 19:20:27 GMT -5 kani said:

Wait... for 1980 opt xtra #1, back in 2013 and 2015, didn't they play Who Shot JR? So Im guessing they changed first opt xtra

Yes. The first op extra was changed back in 2019 (when 7/12/1980 was the scheduled "B" show).

[jdelachjr2002]

This weekend, there's actually one '70s and one '80s show so a rare single post for the weekend preview.

"AT40: The '70s" this week presents 7/15/1978. Here is a previous repost:

Jul 16, 2015 18:50:25 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Three songs debuted this week:
"Prove It All Night" - Bruce Springsteen (#35)
"Love Or Something Like It" - Kenny Rogers (#38)
"I've Had Enough" - Paul McCartney & Wings (#40)

Three songs fell off this week:
"Because The Night" - Patti Smith Group (#19)
"Chattanooga Choo-Choo" - Tuxedo Junction (#32)
"You're The Love" - Seals & Crofts (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Hot Blooded" - Foreigner (#30 to #20)
Biggest Dropper (tie):
"You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (#14 to #33)
"Love Is Like Oxygen" - Sweet (#15 to #34)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Love Is In The Air" - John Paul Young (#78; debuted)
Hour #2: "You Needed Me" - Anne Murray (#88; debuted)
Hour #3: "Kiss You All Over" - Exile (#72)

Meanwhile, "AT40: The '80s" this week presents 7/12/1986. Here is an edited repost:

Jul 2, 2017 22:13:28 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Five songs debuted this week:
"Rumors" - Timex Social Club (#33)
"Suzanne" - Journey (#37)
"One Step Closer To You" - Gavin Christopher (#38)
"Sweet Freedom" - Michael McDonald (#39)
"All The Love In The World" - The Outfield (#40)

Five songs fell off this week:
"Nothin' At All" - Heart (#28)
"Vienna Calling" - Falco (#30)
"One Hit (To The Body)" - The Rolling Stones (#33)
"Something About You" - Level 42 (#34)
"The Greatest Love Of All" - Whitney Houston (#37)

Biggest Mover: "Papa Don't Preach" - Madonna (#35 to #24)
Biggest Dropper: "A Different Corner" - George Michael (#16 to #28)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Time After Time" - Cyndi Lauper
"Stuck On You" - Lionel Richie

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Dancing On The Ceiling" - Lionel Richie (NR)
Hour #2: "Baby Love" - Regina (#47)
Hour #3: "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" - Glass Tiger (#86)
Hour #4: "Point Of No Return" - Nu Shooz (#87)

Of note: Premiere has replaced Berlin's "Take My Breath Away" as the Hour #2 optional extra with "Baby Love". Sure, Premiere. Take out the iconic song from the original "Top Gun" the same year its' sequel hits theaters.

[jdelachjr2002]

We have an apparent AT40: The '90s sighting on WSMG. They're airing the July 17, 1999 show right now.

[craziaskowboi]

Jul 14, 2022 18:04:16 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

We have an apparent AT40: The '90s sighting on WSMG. They're airing the July 17, 1999 show right now.

That one had "Promises" by Def Leppard on it, didn't it? That was a great show. I heard it on WPNC during their Independence Day marathon in 2020.

[robrt30]

Jun 12, 2022 11:02:06 GMT -5 robrt30 said:

While now listening to the 1985 show, what strikes me is just how incorrect Casey was on the factoid ages of these singers (granted, he was probably just relaying what he was fed by the info releases from the record labels).

But during this show, he said Billy Ocean is 33 years old - which would make him 70 now. Wikipedia says Billy Ocean is currently 72 years old.

And during this week's 1986 show, Casey again gave Billy Ocean's age as 34 years old (when he was actually 36). Wonder how long it actually took them to finally figure out his correct birth year of 1950.

[jdelachjr2002]

For the second straight week, we have only one '70s and one '80s show (if only Premiere can keep it that way but we all know it's just not possible) so once again a single post for this weekend's preview.

"AT40: The '70s" this week presents 7/23/1977 which has aired three times previously. Here is an edited repost:

Jul 18, 2014 13:36:09 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Six songs debuted this week:
"Don't Stop" - Fleetwood Mac (#31)
"How Much Love" - Leo Sayer (#34)
"On And On" - Stephen Bishop (#37)
"Black Betty" - Ram Jam (#38)
"Slide" - Slave (#39)
"(Remember The Days Of The) Old Schoolyard" - Cat Stevens (#40)

Six songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Life In The Fast Lane" - The Eagles (#24)
"Feels Like The First Time" - Foreigner (#27)
"Love's Grown Deep" - Kenny Nolan (#28)
"Lucille" - Kenny Rogers (#35)
"Devil's Gun" - C.J. & Co. (#37)
"I'm Your Boogie Man" - K.C. & The Sunshine Band (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Handy Man" - James Taylor (#34 to #26)
Biggest Dropper: "Dreams" - Fleetwood Mac (#22 to #32)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Dead Man's Curve" - Jan & Dean
Hour #2: "A Taste Of Honey" - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Hour #3: "Lean On Me" - Bill Withers

Of note: In the show's previous three airings the optional extras were - in order - "Star Wars (Main Title)" by London Symphony Orchestra, "Cold As Ice" by Foreigner and "Boogie Nights" by Heatwave. All three of these extras had chart relevancy (all were in the Hot 100). But this time around, Premiere does away with all of these and instead decides to sub them with random outside 1977 extras. WHAT THE FREAKIN' HELL PREMIERE?!?!? It's one thing to have random op extras for the early '70s shows (i.e. the ones that originally aired in mono) but to do this now for mid-late 1970's ones too?!?!?

Okay rant over. Now on to the '80s

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 7/23/1983. Here is my repost from that show.

Jul 18, 2016 18:11:13 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Four songs debuted this week:
"Puttin' On The Ritz" - Taco (#33)
"Pieces Of Ice" - Diana Ross (#35)
"After The Fall" - Journey (#39)
"Human Touch" - Rick Springfield (#40)

Four songs fell off this week:
"Beat It" - Michael Jackson (#33)
"Affair Of The Heart" - Rick Springfield (#34)
"Roll Me Away" - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (#36)
"Always Something There To Remind Me" - Naked Eyes (#37)

Biggest Mover: "Rock Of Ages" - Def Leppard (#29 to #22)
Biggest Dropper: "She's A Beauty" - The Tubes (#23 to #38)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Daybreak" - Barry Manilow
"Step By Step" - Eddie Rabbitt

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Human Nature" - Michael Jackson (#48; highest debut)
Hour #2: "Sharp Dressed Man" - ZZ Top (#80; debuted)
Hour #3: "The Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats (#42)
Hour #4: "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" - Bonnie Tyler (#66)

At least unlike the '70s, Premiere is leaving this show's op extras lineup pretty much alone.

[mkarns]

“Lean On Me” was #1 five years earlier to the week, and that is the only relevant connection I can think of relating these extras to the 7/23/77 countdown or chart. Larry Morgan’s intros at least should be interesting; are they now just going to pick random oldies from any time for the 70s extras? Stay tuned….

[jdelachjr2002]

WSMG is once again airing the July 17, 1999 show Tonight.

[sklemetti]

wfmx just started 7/23/1988

[Dale Latimer]

Jul 18, 2022 17:10:28 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Of note: In the show's previous three airings the optional extras were - in order - "Star Wars (Main Title)" by London Symphony Orchestra, "Cold As Ice" by Foreigner and "Boogie Nights" by Heatwave. All three of these extras had chart relevancy (all were in the Hot 100). But this time around, Premiere does away with all of these and instead decides to sub them with random outside 1977 extras. WHAT THE FREAKIN' HELL PREMIERE?!?!? It's one thing to have random op extras for the early '70s shows (i.e. the ones that originally aired in mono) but to do this now for mid-late 1970's ones too?!?!?

I'm beginning to believe, given that there's a Ken Martin (converting monaural audio to stereo) reference in the credits, that he got to pick these with Toby Petty's approval.

EDIT: On Ken's home base of WTOJ Carthage / Watertown NY, a "supersized" edition of the show aired, where Ken removed the edits Watermark made back in the day.

dL

[jdelachjr2002]

All right, this weekend there are TWO '70s shows and TWO '80s shows so for the first time in a while I'm back to two-part postings. I'll start with the '70s first.

The "A" show this week is from 7/28/1979. Here is my repost from 2014.

Aug 1, 2014 14:03:16 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Five songs debuted this week:
"After The Love Has Gone" - Earth, Wind & Fire (#31)
"I'll Never Love This Way Again" - Dionne Warwick (#35)
"Morning Dance" - Spyro Gyra (#36)
"Let's Go" - The Cars (#37)
"Heaven Must Have Sent You" - Bonnie Pointer (#39)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"The Logical Song" - Supertramp (#24)
"We Are Family" - Sister Sledge (#35)
"Dance The Night Away" - Van Halen (#36)
"Just When I Needed You Most" - Randy Vanwarmer (#38)
"If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me" - Bellamy Brothers (#39)

Biggest Mover: "My Sharona" - The Knack (#34 to #18)
Biggest Dropper: "Chuck E's In Love" - Rickie Lee Jones (#12 to #40)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Reminiscing" - Little River Band
"I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor

Archive extras:
"Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" - John Lennon
"I Can Help" - Billy Swan
"Kung Fu Fighting" - Carl Douglas

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Rise" - Herb Alpert (#83; debuted)
Hour #2: "Born To Be Alive" - Patrick Hernandez (#47)
Hour #3: "Goodbye Stranger" - Supertramp (#45)
Hour #4: "Lonesome Loser" - Little River Band (#44)

The "B" show for this week is from 7/28/1973. Here is my repost from 2019

Jul 22, 2019 20:41:51 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Four songs debuted this week:
"Delta Dawn" - Helen Reddy (#32)
"Let's Get It On" - Marvin Gaye (#36)
"Are You Man Enough" - The Four Tops (#38)
"Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose" - Tony Orlando & Dawn (#39)

Four songs fell off this week:
"Satin Sheets" - Jeanne Pruett (#28)
"I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby" - Barry White (#34)
"Daddy Could Swear I Declare" - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#39)
"Frankenstein" - Edgar Winter Group (#40)

Biggest Mover: "The Morning After" - Maureen McGovern (#20 to #9)
Biggest Dropper: "Right Place Wrong Time" - Dr. John (#13 to #33)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "My Maria" - B.W. Stevenson (#81; highest debut)
Hour #2: "We're An American Band" - Grand Funk Railroad (#83; debuted)
Hour #3: "I Was Checkin' Out, She Was Checkin' In" - Don Covay (#60)

My '80s preview is coming soon.

[jdelachjr2002]

Now to conclude the recap with the two '80s shows planned for this week.

The "A" show is from 8/1/1981. Here is my repost from 2013:

Jul 25, 2013 23:09:39 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Eight songs - yes, eight - debuted this week:
"Who's Crying Now" - Journey (#30)
"Fire And Ice" - Pat Benatar (#31)
"Don't Give It Up" - Robbie Patton (#34)
"Love On A Two-Way Street" - Stacy Lattisaw (#36)
"Don't Want To Wait Anymore" - The Tubes (#37)
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" - Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (#38)
"Really Wanna Know You" - Gary Wright (#39)
"You're My Girl" - Franke & The Knockouts (#40)

Eight songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Seven Year Ache" - Roseanne Cash (#22)
"This Little Girl" - Gary U.S. Bonds (#30)
"Winning" - Santana (#31)
"America" - Neil Diamond (#32)
"I Love You" - Climax Blues Band (#35)
"Sukiyaki" - A Taste Of Honey (#36)
"Stronger Than Before" - Carole Bayer Sager (#38)
"Give It To Me Baby" - Rick James (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Endless Love" - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (#24 to #14)
Biggest Dropper: "A Woman Needs Love" - Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio (#15 to #29)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"While You See A Chance" - Steve Winwood
"Love You Like I've Never Loved Before" - John O'Banion

Archive extras (they're all included):
"Winchester Cathedral" - New Vaudeville Band
"Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys
"I'm A Believer" - The Monkees

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "For Your Eyes Only" - Sheena Easton (#73)
Hour #2: "Hold On Tight" - ELO (#46)
Hour #3: "Step By Step" - Eddie Rabbitt (#50)
Hour #4: "Tempted" - Squeeze (#83; debuted)

The "B" show for this week is from 7/27/1985. Here is my repost from 2016:

Jul 27, 2016 13:27:01 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Six songs debuted this week:
"Invincible" - Pat Benatar (#33)
"Mystery Lady" - Billy Ocean (#35)
"Don't Lose My Number" - Phil Collins (#36)
"Cherish" - Kool & The Gang (#37)
"Let Him Go" - Animotion (#39)
"Dare Me" - The Pointer Sisters (#40)

Six songs fell off this week:
"Tough All Over" - John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band (#29)
"Cannonball" - Supertramp (#33)
"Getcha Back" - The Beach Boys (#34)
"Possession Obsession" - Daryl Hall & John Oates (#37)
"Things Can Only Get Better" - Howard Jones (#38)
"Forever" - Kenny Loggins (#40)

Biggest Mover: "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" - Billy Joel (#39 to #31)
Biggest Dropper: "Angel" - Madonna (#26 to #38)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Hello Again" - Neil Diamond
"I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" - New Seekers

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Shame" - The Motels (#50)
Hour #2: "Pop Life" - Prince & The Revolution (#46; debuted)
Hour #3: "Life In One Day" - Howard Jones (#41)
Hour #4: "Freedom" - Wham! (#43; highest debut)

[jdelachjr2002]

WSMG seems to love playing the later Casey AT40 shows on Thursday nights. The last two weeks they aired the July 17, 1999 show. Now, they're airing the June 10, 2000 show.

[sklemetti]

WRTH is currently playing the top 40 acts of the 1970s. End of the first hour.