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

[jdelachjr2002]

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 two '70s shows first:

The "A" show this week is from 3/23/1974. Here is an edited repost:

Mar 22, 2016 19:14:12 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Six songs debuted this week:
"Oh My My" - Ringo Starr (#28)
"Touch A Hand, Make A Friend" - Staple Singers (#33)
"Tell Me A Lie" - Sami Jo (#37)
"I'll Be The Other Woman" - Soul Children (#38)
"I've Got A Thing About You Baby" - Elvis Presley (#39)
"Let It Ride" - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (#40)

Six songs fell off this week:
"I Love" - Tom T. Hall (#28)
"I Like To Live The Love" - B.B. King (#32)
"Last Time I Saw Him" - Diana Ross (#33)
"You're Sixteen" - Ringo Starr (#34)
"Energy Crisis '74" - Dickie Goodman (#35)
"Let Me Be There" - Olivia Newton-John (#39)

Biggest Mover: "TSOP" - MFSB & The Three Degrees (#25 to #16)
Biggest Dropper: "Spiders & Snakes" - Jim Stafford (#9 to #21)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Sweet Home Alabama" - Lynyrd Skynyrd (NR)
Hour #2: "Dancing Machine" - Jackson 5 (#58)
Hour #3: "The Entertainer" - Marvin Hamlisch (#88; debuted)

Of note: Premiere has replaced Chicago's "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long", which was the Hour #1 op extra from the 2016 and 2019 airings, with "Sweet Home Alabama" in memoriam of Lynyrd Skynyrd original member Gary Rossington who died recently.

The "B" show this week is from 3/24/1979. Here is my repost from 2019

Mar 19, 2019 22:49:29 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Two songs debuted this week:
"Love Ballad" - George Benson (#38)
"Watch Out For Lucy" - Eric Clapton (#40)

Two songs fell off this week:
"The Gambler" - Kenny Rogers (#27)
"I Was Made For Dancin'" - Leif Garrett (#34)

Biggest Mover: "Take Me Home" - Cher (#40 to #32)
Biggest Dropper: "Got To Be Real" - Cheryl Lynn (#25 to #39)

Original extras:
"Stoney End" - Barbra Streisand

Long Distance Dedications:
"Just The Way You Are" - Billy Joel
"Nights Are Forever Without You" - England Dan & John Ford Coley

Archive extras:
"Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree" - Tony Orlando & Dawn
"You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" - Stevie Wonder
"Frankenstein" - Edgar Winter Group

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Love Takes Time" - Orleans (#89; debuted)
Hour #2: "Disco Nights (Rock Freak)" - GQ (#26)
Hour #3: "Goodnight Tonight" - Paul Mccartney & Wings (NR)
Hour #4: "Renegade" - Styx (#63)

BTW back in 2019 Premiere aired these same two shows on the same weekend with 3/24/1979 the "A" show and 3/23/1974 the "B"

My '80s preview is coming soon.

[jdelachjr2002]

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

The "A" show for this week is from 3/28/1981. Here is an edited repost:

Mar 30, 2012 14:48:49 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Seven songs debuted this week:
"Take It On The Run" - REO Speedwagon (#32)
"Too Much Time On My Hands" - Styx (#33)
"Time Out Of Mind" - Steely Dan (#34)
"It's A Love Thing" - The Whispers (#36)
"Sweetheart" - Franke & The Knockouts (#37)
"How 'Bout Us" - Champaign (#39)
"Who Do You Think You're Foolin?" - Donna Summer (#40)

Seven songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"The Tide Is High" - Blondie (#27)
"Giving It Up For Your Love" - Delbert McClinton (#30)
"Smoky Mountain Rain" - Ronnie Milsap (#33)
"Living In A Fantasy" - Leo Sayer (#36)
"Same Old Lang Syne" - Dan Fogelberg (#37)
"Passion" - Rod Stewart (#38)
"Together" - Tierra (#39)

Biggest Mover: "Just The Two Of Us" - Grover Washington, Jr. & Bill Withers (#23 to #8)
Biggest Dropper (three-way tie):
"I Ain't Gonna Stand For It" - Stevie Wonder (#11 to #26)
"Games People Play" - Alan Parsons Project (#16 to #31)
"Fade Away" - Bruce Springsteen (#20 to #35)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" - Gladys Knight & The Pips
"I Can Help" - Billy Swan

Archive extras:
"Come See About Me" - The Supremes
"I Feel Fine" - The Beatles
"Downtown" - Petula Clark
All three Archive songs are included.

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Dancing With Myself" - Billy Idol (NR)
Hour #2: "You Better You Bet" - The Who (#48)
Hour #3: "Watching The Wheels" - John Lennon (#77; debuted)
Hour #4: "Bette Davis Eyes" - Kim Carnes (#80; debuted)

Of note: Premiere has replaced the Climax Blues Band's "I Love You", the Hour #1 op extra from the 2012 and 2015 airings, with "Dancing With Myself" but unlike the case with Gary Rossington earlier, at least Billy Idol is still with us.

The "B" show for this week is from 3/28/1987. Here is my repost:

Mar 26, 2010 22:53:04 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Three songs made their debuts this week:
"Cant'cha Say (You Believe In Me)/Still In Love" - Boston (#36)
"La Isla Bonita" - Madonna (#39)
"Serious" - Donna Allen (#40)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Keep Your Hands To Yourself" - The Georgia Satellites (#28)
"Will You Still Love Me" - Chicago (#29)
"I'll Be Alright Without You" - Journey (#30)

Biggest Mover: "Sign O' The Times" - Prince (#24 to #14)
Biggest Dropper: "You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party" - Beastie Boys (#15 to #27)

Original extras:
"Footloose" - Kenny Loggins

Long Distance Dedications:
"Hip To Be Square" - Huey Lewis & The News
"Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" - Phil Collins

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "With Or Without You" - U2 (#44)
Hour #2: "Big Love" - Fleetwood Mac (#52; highest debut)
Hour #3: "You Keep Me Hangin' On" - Kim Wilde (#96; debuted)
Hour #4: "Always" - Atlantic Starr (#79; debuted)

BTW as was the case with the '70s earlier, Premiere actually ran both '80s shows on the same weekend back in 2015 with 3/28/1987 the "A" show and 3/28/1981 the "B"

Whew.

[sklemetti]

On the 3/28/1981 show there was a long distance dedication about learning CPR. He requested I can Help. I was expecting the requested song to be Stayin Alive. I recently saw an episode of the show Tyler Perry's The Oval where the paramedic told another guy to do the compressions to the song Stayin Alive. Doing a search I see that was also featured on the show the Office. Maybe that's where Tyler Perry got it from.

#22 was Precious to Me by Phil Seymour. I don't even remember that song. I know of every other song on the list.

1981 was a good year as was 1982

[sklemetti]

3.23.1974

Casey said that the song "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" by the Main Ingredient was produced by Cuba Gooding. Could that be Cuba Gooding Jr's father?

Casey said Harry Chapin's Song "WOLD" or as the cue sheet lists "W.O.L.D" The real station with those call letters got calls from around the world. Back then how would anyone around the world even know where that station is or how to contact it without a USA radio directory? Without the internet I wouldn't know. I just looked it up

95.1 WOLD, which calls Edison New Jersey home

The music presented on 95.1 WOLD spans from the early days of Rock & Roll and Doo Wop through the 80's with a specific focus on the music of the 60's and 70's. The music programming on 95.1 WOLD also includes special feature shows such as Breakfast With The Beatles, Nothing But Old 45s, Greatest Hits USA, American Standards By The Sea with broadcast veteran Dick Robinson and The Weekend with Ed Kalegi!

At #30 we have the first Long Distance Dedication.  Jim Croce's "I'll Have To Say I Love You In a Song".

At #29 was "Star" by Stealer's Wheel

At #28 was Ringo Starr

Charlie Rich, the Silver Fox,  the Great White Soul Singer, and Casey also called him the Silver Bird, has two songs in the countdown.  Wow.

There are two songs with only initials.   WOLD or W.O.L.D and T.S.O.P. - by MFSB   Is that the record?

[jdelachjr2002]

This week, there is one '80s show and two '70s shows so once again the weekend preview will be a two-parter. We'll start with the one '80s show first.

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 4/5/1986. Here is an edited repost:

Mar 31, 2011 21:04:40 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Five songs debuted this week:
"If You Leave" - Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark (#35)
"I Do What I Do" - John Taylor (#37)
"Something About You" - Level 42 (#38)
"I Can't Wait" - Nu Shooz (#39)
"Greatest Love Of All" - Whitney Houston (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"(How To Be A) Millionaire" - ABC (#25)
"Silent Running" - Mike & The Mechanics (#27)
"Night Moves" - Marilyn Martin (#33)
"I'm Not The One" - The Cars (#34)
"Another Night" - Aretha Franklin (#35)

Biggest Mover: "Why Can't This Be Love" - Van Halen (#24 to #16)
Biggest Dropper: "Kyrie" - Mr. Mister (#15 to #25)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"I Love How You Love Me" - Bobby Vinton
"Hello" - Lionel Richie

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Live To Tell" - Madonna
Hour #2: "Where Are You Now?" - Synch (#81)
Hour #3: "All I Need Is A Miracle" - Mike & The Mechanics (#45)
Hour #4: "Holding Back The Years" - Simply Red (#88; debuted)

Of note: Premiere has replaced Boys Don't Cry's "I Wanna Be A Cowboy, the Hour #1 optional extra from the show's three previous airings, with "Live To Tell"

I'll preview the two '70s shows next.

[jdelachjr2002]

Now to preview this weekend's two '70s shows.

The "A" show for this week is from 4/1/1972. Here is a prior repost:

Mar 31, 2011 21:04:40 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Five songs debuted this week:
"Suavecito" - Malo (#32)
"Vincent" - Don McLean (#35)
"The Family Of Man" - Three Dog Night (#36)
"Slippin' Into Darkness" - War (#39)
"King Heroin" - James Brown (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"American Pie" - Don McLean (#22)
"Joy" - Apollo 100 (#27)
"Floy Joy" - The Supremes (#28)
"Sweet Seasons" - Carole King (#29)
"Don't Say You Don't Remember" - Beverly Bremers (#30)

Biggest Mover: "Give Ireland Back To The Irish" - Paul McCartney & Wings (#37 to #22)
Biggest Dropper: "Hurting Each Other" - Carpenters (#24 to #33)

Original extras:
"Don't Break The Heart That Loves You" - Connie Francis
Unlike in 2011 (when it was played as an optional extra), this will actually be included in the broadcast.

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Morning Has Broken" - Cat Stevens (#78; debuted)
Hour #2: "Doctor My Eyes" - Jackson Browne (#41)
Hour #3: "The Candy Man" - Sammy Davis Jr. (#57)

The "B" show for this week is from 4/8/1978 (the sixth time Premiere has aired this show). Here is my repost:

Apr 6, 2012 15:11:27 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Five songs debuted this week:
"With A Little Luck" - Paul McCartney & Wings (#17)
"You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (#30)
"I'm Gonna Take Care Of Everything" - Rubicon (#32)
"Two Doors Down" - Dolly Parton (#36)
"Baby Hold On" - Eddie Money (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"It's You That I Need" - Enchantment (#33)
"How Deep Is Your Love" - Bee Gees (#32)
"Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" - Chic (#31)
"Hot Legs" - Rod Stewart (#28)
"Sometimes When We Touch" - Dan Hill (#26)

Biggest Mover: "Count On Me" - Jefferson Starship (#30 to #19)
Biggest Dropper: "Just The Way You Are" - Billy Joel (#16 to #39)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "More Than A Woman" - Tavares (#43)
Hour #2: "Every Kinda People" - Robert Palmer (#67)
Hour #3: "It's A Heartache" - Bonnie Tyler (#56)

[Dale Latimer]

Mar 24, 2023 20:49:21 GMT -5 sklemetti said:

3.23.1974

Casey said that the song "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" by the Main Ingredient was produced by Cuba Gooding. Could that be Cuba Gooding Jr's father?

[snip]

There are two songs with only initials.   WOLD or W.O.L.D and T.S.O.P. - by MFSB   Is that the record?

Wikipedia: When original member Donald McPherson passed away from leukaemia in 1971, he was replaced by the elder Gooding, who had sung backup on their early records and filled in for McPherson while he underwent treatment. When the hits started coming, it was with Gooding.

You might be correct on the initials-only songs...

dL

[sklemetti]

Mar 29, 2023 9:38:20 GMT -5 Dale Latimer said:

Mar 24, 2023 20:49:21 GMT -5 sklemetti said:

3.23.1974

Casey said that the song "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" by the Main Ingredient was produced by Cuba Gooding. Could that be Cuba Gooding Jr's father?

[snip]

There are two songs with only initials.   WOLD or W.O.L.D and T.S.O.P. - by MFSB   Is that the record?

Wikipedia: When original member Donald McPherson passed away from leukaemia in 1971, he was replaced by the elder Gooding, who had sung backup on their early records and filled in for McPherson while he underwent treatment. When the hits started coming, it was with Gooding.

You might be correct on the initials-only songs...

dL

IMDB for Cuba Gooding Jr says "Cuba Gooding Jr. was born on January 2, 1968, in The Bronx, New York. His mother, Shirley (Sullivan), was a backup singer for The Sweethearts. His father, Cuba Gooding, was the lead vocalist for the R&B group The Main Ingredient, which had a hit with the song "Everybody Plays The Fool""

[sklemetti]

4/1/1972
#40 King Heroin - James Brown. I wonder what the story behind that one is. Sounds like a PSA

#22 Give Ireland back to the Irish - Wings There were many political activists songs back then

And Casey even encouraged people to vote.

#21 Bang a Gong - Redone in 1985 by the Power Station
#17 Roundabout -Yes I didn't know that made the top 40. I thought that was just an album cut.

[jdelachjr2002]

This Easter weekend, we have TWO '70s shows and TWO '80s shows so once again the weekend preview will be a two-parter and we'll start with the two '70s shows first.

The "A" show for this week is from 4/14/1973. Here is my repost from 2016:

Apr 5, 2016 17:32:05 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Five songs debuted this week:
"Hallelujah Day" - Jackson 5 (#34)
"Pinball Wizard/See Me, Feel Me" - The New Seekers (#37)
"Step By Step" - Joe Simon (#38)
"Funky Worm" - The Ohio Players (#39)
"Oh La De Dah" - The Staple Singers (#40)

Five songs fell off this week:
"Aubrey" - Bread (#26)
"Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" - The Spinners (#27)
"I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)" - The Moody Blues (#30)
"Daddy's Home" - Jermaine Jackson (#33)
"Master Of Eyes" - Aretha Franklin (#36)

Biggest Mover (tie):
"Reelin' In The Years" - Steely Dan (#39 to #29)
"Out Of The Question" - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#40 to #30)

Biggest Dropper: "Dueling Banjos" - Eric Weissburg & Steve Mandell (#19 to #31)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Blue Suede Shoes" - Johnny Rivers (#49)
Hour #2: "My Love" - Paul McCartney & Wings (#73; highest debut)
Hour #3: "Will It Go Round In Circles" - Billy Preston (#75)

The "B" show for this week is from 4/9/1977. Here is a prior repost:

Apr 5, 2013 6:50:58 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Four songs debuted this week:
"Calling Dr. Love" - Kiss (#31)
"Sometimes" - The Facts Of Life (#37)
"Dancing Man" - Q (#38)
"Spring Rain" - Silvetti (#40; re-entry)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Gloria" - Enchantment (#25)
"Go Your Own Way" - Fleetwood Mac (#27)
"All Strung Out On You" - John Travolta (#34)
"Somethin' 'Bout Cha" - Latimore (#37)

Biggest Mover: "I'm Your Boogie Man" - K.C. & The Sunshine Band (#35 to #25)
Biggest Dropper (tie):
"Torn Between Two Lovers" - Mary MacGregor (#16 to #33)
"Night Moves" - Bob Seger (#17 to #34)

Original extras:
"At Seventeen" - Janis Ian
Premiere is finally playing this song but as one of this week's optional extras.

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "At Seventeen" - Janis Ian (original AT40 extra)
Hour #2: "Gold Dust Woman" - Fleetwood Mac (NR)
Hour #3: "(Theme From) Charlie's Angels" - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra (#70)

The two '80s shows are coming up soon.

[jdelachjr2002]

Now to preview the two '80 shows this week.

The "A" show for this week is from 4/12/1980. Here is my repost from 2016:

Apr 5, 2016 18:05:03 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Five songs debuted this week:
"Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" - Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes (#26)
"Stomp" - The Brothers Johnson (#30)
"Brass In Pocket (I'm Special)" - The Pretenders (#33)
"Only A Lonely Heart Sees" - Felix Cavaliere (#37)
"Do Right" - Paul Davis (#38)

Five songs fell off this week:
"Yes I'm Ready" - Teri De Sario & K.C. (#30)
"Do That To Me One More Time" - Captain & Tennille (#31)
"Even It Up" - Heart (#33)
"Years" - Wayne Newton (#35)
"Come Back" - The J. Geils Band (#39)

Biggest Mover: "With You I'm Born Again" - Billy Preston & Syreeta (#15 to #7)
Biggest Dropper: "Refugee" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (#27 to #39)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" - Willie Nelson
"This Guy's In Love With You" - Herb Alpert
"Isn't Life Strange" - The Moody Blues

Archive extras:
"Grease" - Frankie Valli
"Boogie Oogie Oogie" - A Taste Of Honey
"Kiss You All Over" - Exile

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "The Rose" - Bette Midler (#58)
Hour #2: "Funkytown" - Lipps Inc. (#61)
Hour #3: "We Live For Love" - Pat Benatar (#78)
Hour #4: "Hurt So Bad" - Linda Ronstadt (#46; highest debut)

The "B" show for this week is from 4/9/1988. Here is my repost from 2017:

Apr 10, 2017 23:32:57 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Three songs debuted this week:
"Always On My Mind" - Pet Shop Boys (#29)
"I Don't Want To Live Without You" - Foreigner (#36)
"Wait" - White Lion (#37)

Three songs fell off this week:
"What A Wonderful World" - Louis Armstrong (#32)
"When We Was Fab" - George Harrison (#33)
"I Found Someone" - Cher (#37)

Biggest Mover: "Anything For You" - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine (#29 to #20)
Biggest Dropper: "Just Like Paradise" - David Lee Roth (#24 to #39)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Power Of Love" - Laura Branigan

Premiere optional extras
Hour #1: "Wild Thing" - Tone Loc
Hour #2: "Everything Your Heart Desires" - Hall & Oates
Hour #3: "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" - Paula Abdul
Hour #4: "One More Try" - George Michael

[sklemetti]

In the 1980 show, Casey mentioned 3 different song titles had each been used in 4 different top 40 hits. Saturday Night, You, and Call Me.

What about "Lady"?

Styx, Little River Band and Kenny Rogers hit the top 40 with different songs titled Lady.

Any one else hit the top 40 with a song called "Lady"?

[wyckyd]

Apr 9, 2023 21:16:06 GMT -5 sklemetti said:

What about "Lady"?

Styx, Little River Band and Kenny Rogers hit the top 40 with different songs titled Lady.

Kenny Rogers' "Lady" came out near the end of 1980. There'd still only been 2 (that I know of) at that point.
D'Angelo & Lenny Kravitz later had a top 40 hit each with the name "Lady" in 1996 & 2005 respectively. There's also "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" by the Commodores, tho idk if that counts with the parentheses.

[jdelachjr2002]

This weekend we have one '70s show and two '80s shows so once again the weekend preview will be a two-parter. We'll start with the '70s show first.

"AT40: The '70s" this week presents 4/17/1976. Here is an edited repost:

Apr 12, 2016 21:11:25 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Seven songs debuted this week:
"Get Up And Boogie (That's Right!)" - The Silver Convention (#34)
"Silly Love Songs" - Paul McCartney & Wings (#35)
"Come On Over" - Olivia Newton-John (#36)
"Union Man" - Cate Brothers (#37)
"Happy Music" - Blackbyrds (#38)
"Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" - Glen Campbell (#39)
"Shout It Out Loud" - KISS (#40)

Seven songs fell off this week:
"Tangerine" - Salsoul Orchestra (#25)
"Only Love Is Real" - Carole King (#28)
"Looking For Space" - John Denver (#29)
"Love Fire" - Jigsaw (#30)
"You'll Lose A Good Thing" - Freddy Fender (#32)
"We Can't Hide It Anymore" - Larry Santos (#36)
"Hit The Road Jack" - The Stampeders (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Trying To Get The Feeling Again" - Barry Manilow (#37 to #25)
Biggest Dropper: "All By Myself" - Eric Carmen (#19 to #33)

Original extras:
"Hanky Panky" - Tommy James & The Shondells
This song will be played as an optional extra.

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" - Diana Ross (NR)
Hour #2: "Kiss And Say Goodbye" - The Manhattans (#99; debuted)
Hour #3: "Hanky Panky" - Tommy James & The Shondells (original AT40 extra)

Of note: Premiere has replaced Vicki Sue Robinson's "Turn The Beat Around" as the Hour #1 optional extra with, for some reason, "Theme From Mahogany". I know Diana Ross is still alive so it's not being played because she died.

The '80s shows will be posted soon.

[jdelachjr2002]

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

The "A" show is from 4/17/1982. Here is my repost from 2013:

Apr 12, 2013 12:21:04 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Four songs debuted this week:
"Empty Garden" - Elton John (#36)
"Stars On 45 III (A Tribute To Stevie Wonder)" - Stars On 45 (#38)
"Still In Saigon" - The Charlie Daniels Band (#39)
"Making Love" - Roberta Flack (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"My Guy" - Sister Sledge (#23)
"Juke Box Hero" - Foreigner (#26)
"Centerfold" - The J. Geils Band (#31)
"Bobbie Sue" - The Oak Ridge Boys (#32)

Biggest Mover (tie):
"The Beatles Movie Medley" - The Beatles (#34 to #22)
"The Other Woman" - Ray Parker, Jr. (#40 to #28)
Biggest Dropper: "Take Off" - Bob & Doug MacKenzie (#19 to #38)

Original extras:
"To Sir With Love" - Lulu

Long Distance Dedications:
"Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes" - Jimmy Buffett
"Come Together" - The Beatles

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Wake Up Little Susie (Live)" - Simon & Garfunkel (#54)
Hour #2: "When It's Over" - Loverboy (#71)
Hour #3: "Rosanna" - Toto (#81; debuted)
Hour #4: "Heat Of The Moment" - Asia (#68; highest debut)

The "B" show for this week is from 4/20/1985. Here is a prior repost:

Apr 17, 2010 15:38:22 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Six songs debuted this week:
"Fresh" - Kool & The Gang (#34)
"Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" - David Lee Roth (#35)
"Things Can Only Get Better" - Howard Jones (#37)
"One Lonely Night" - REO Speedwagon (#38)
"Celebrate Youth" - Rick Springfield (#39)
"Walking On Sunshine" - Katrina & The Waves (#40)

Six songs also fell off this week:
"The Heat Is On" - Glenn Frey (#23)
"Private Dancer" - Tina Turner (#24)
"Keepin' The Faith" - Billy Joel (#32)
"Lucky" - Greg Kihn (#33)
"Careless Whisper" - Wham! featuring George Michael (#35)
"Only The Young" - Journey (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Everything She Wants" - Wham! (#30 to #19)
Biggest Dropper (tie):
"High On You" - Survivor (#19 to #31)
"Too Late For Goodbyes" - Julian Lennon (#20 to #32)

Original show extras:
none

Long Distance Dedications:
"We Belong" - Pat Benatar
"Keeping The Faith" - Billy Joel

Premiere optional extras
Hour #1: "Smuggler's Blues" - Glenn Frey (#49)
Hour #2: "Never Ending Story" - Limahl (#50)
Hour #3: "Voices Carry" - 'Til Tuesday (#71)
Hour #4: "Heaven" - Bryan Adams (#52; highest debut)

[mkarns]

Apr 11, 2023 21:35:21 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Of note: Premiere has replaced Vicki Sue Robinson's "Turn The Beat Around" as the Hour #1 optional extra with, for some reason, "Theme From Mahogany". I know Diana Ross is still alive so it's not being played because she died.

Are you sure they didn't mean Diana's next hit, "Love Hangover"? That would have made sense as it was at #41 on 4/17/76, and on its way to the top.

[jdelachjr2002]

Apr 11, 2023 22:05:44 GMT -5 mkarns said:

Apr 11, 2023 21:35:21 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Of note: Premiere has replaced Vicki Sue Robinson's "Turn The Beat Around" as the Hour #1 optional extra with, for some reason, "Theme From Mahogany". I know Diana Ross is still alive so it's not being played because she died.

Are you sure they didn't mean Diana's next hit, "Love Hangover"? That would have made sense as it was at #41 on 4/17/76, and on its way to the top.

That would've made more sense but it wasn't what I saw.

[mkarns]

So it appears that "Mahogany" was indeed played as an optional extra in this week's 1976 show, after Premiere got creative with it.

Casey told a "where are they now" type story about songwriter Gerry Goffin, who co-wrote the theme from "Mahogany", and then led into a play of the song that never happened in any previous airing of the show.

[jdelachjr2002]

This coming weekend, there is only one '80s show and two '70s shows so once again the weekend preview will be a two-parter. We'll start with the '80s show first.

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 4/21/1984. Here is a prior repost:

Apr 18, 2014 8:56:39 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Five songs debuted this week:
"Sister Christian" - Night Ranger (#32)
"I'll Wait" - Van Halen (#33)
"Time After Time" - Cyndi Lauper (#36)
"Runaway" - Bon Jovi (#39)
"It's My Life" - Talk Talk (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Got A Hold On Me" - Christine McVie (#24)
"The Language Of Love" - Dan Fogelberg (#27)
"99 Luftballoons" - Nena (#28)
"The Kid's American" - Matthew Wilder (#33)
"One In A Million" - The Romantics (#37)

Biggest Mover: "Let's Hear It For The Boy" - Deniece Williams (#38 to #23)
Biggest Dropper: "Radio Ga-Ga" - Queen (#18 to #35)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack
"I Made It Through The Rain" - Barry Manilow

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Run Runaway" - Slade (#50)
Hour #2: "What Is Love" - Howard Jones (#84)
Hour #3: "Dance Hall Days" - Wang Chung (#88)
Hour #4: "Self Control" - Laura Branigan (#49)

The '70s preview is coming soon.

[jdelachjr2002]

Now to preview the two '70s shows for next weekend.

The "A" show for this week is from 4/26/1975. Here is a prior repost:

Apr 29, 2011 10:25:36 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Seven songs debuted this week:
"Sister Golden Hair" - America (#32)
"Hijack" - Herbie Mann (#34)
"The Immigrant" - Neil Sedaka (#35)
"Cut The Cake" - Average White Band (#36)
"When Will I Be Loved" - Linda Ronstadt (#38)
"I'm Not Lisa" - Jessi Colter (#39)
"Don't Tell Me Goodnight" - Lobo (#40)

Seven songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Once You Get Started" - Rufus & Chaka Khan (#18)
"Express" - B.T. Express (#19)
"Poetry Man" - Phoebe Snow (#25)
"Have You Never Been Mellow" - Olivia Newton-John (#31)
"You Are So Beautiful" - Joe Cocker (#32)
"My Eyes Adored You" - Frankie Valli (#36)
"Harry Truman" - Chicago (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Love Won't Let Me Wait" - Major Harris (#39 to #31)
Biggest Dropper: "No No Song" - Ringo Starr (#4 to #24)

BTW AT40 did play "No No Song" in this episode.

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Magic" - Pilot (#50)
Hour #2: "The Hustle" - Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony (#84)
Hour #3: "Love Will Keep Us Together" - Captain & Tennille (#86)

The "B" show for this week is from 4/22/1978. Here is an edited repost:

Apr 24, 2015 13:50:06 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Six songs debuted this week:
"Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" - Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (#20)
"Shadow Dancing" - Andy Gibb (#30)
"Werewolves Of London" - Warren Zevon (#36)
"On Broadway" - George Benson (#37)
"It's A Heartache" - Bonnie Tyler (#38)
"Do You Believe In Magic" - Shaun Cassidy (#40)

Six songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Before My Heart Finds Out" - Gene Cotton (#23)
"Lady Love" - Lou Rawls (#24)
"Thunder Island" - Jay Ferguson (#27)
"Always And Forever" - Heatwave (#28)
"Which Way Is Up" - Stargard (#33)
"I Go Crazy" - Paul Davis (#35)

Biggest Mover (tie):
"You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (#19 to #11)
"This Time I'm In It For Love" - Player (#32 to #24)

Biggest Dropper: "Stayin' Alive" - The Bee Gees (#2 to #13)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Wheel In The Sky" - Journey (#66)
Hour #2: "Take A Chance On Me" - ABBA (#69; highest debut)
Hour #3: "Tumbling Dice" - Linda Ronstadt (#70)

Of note: Premiere replaced Meat Loaf's "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad", the Hour #1 optional extra in three previous airings, with "Wheel In The Sky" although if I'm not mistaken I don't think anybody from Journey died recently.

[Dale Latimer]

Apr 13, 2023 22:59:56 GMT -5 mkarns said:

So it appears that "Mahogany" was indeed played as an optional extra in this week's 1976 show, after Premiere got creative with it.

Casey told a "where are they now" type story about songwriter Gerry Goffin, who co-wrote the theme from "Mahogany", and then led into a play of the song that never happened in any previous airing of the show.

True story: people in my high-school class (1978), being teenagers, thought the song's name was "...Mahagony," perhaps confusing it with "Mahagonny," a 1927 work by Brecht and Weill, of "Threepenny Opera / Mack the Knife" fame (which I doubt)

dL

[robrt30]

Meanwhile, on Rick Dees this weekend,they played 1989 for the third time in the last 7 weeks. (I know they only have five years to choose from, but they should be able to rotate better than that).

Or since Casey doesn't have a 1989 year with AT40, maybe they're just overcompensating for that 😛

[areyoureadytojump]

www.facebook.com/groups/29672822562

American Top 40 - This Weekend’s Premiere Networks Syndicated Shows
Sat. 04/22 & Sun. 04/23

The 70s:

A: 04/26/1975
B: 04/22/1978

The 80s:

A: 04/21/1984
B: NA

Cue Sheets:

04/26/1975
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1975-0426.pdf
04/22/1978
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0422.pdf

04/21/1984
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1984-0421.pdf

[jdelachjr2002]

This weekend, again there is one '80s show and two '70s shows so once again the weekend preview will be a two-parter. We'll start with the '80s first.

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 4/30/1983. Here is my repost from 2014:

May 2, 2014 8:13:37 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Three songs debuted this week:
"Time" - Culture Club (#30)
"Faithfully" - Journey (#31)
"Don't Let It End" - Styx (#35; Hot 100 Debut)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Change Of Heart" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (#22)
"I've Got A Rock 'n Roll Heart" - Eric Clapton (#24)
"Shame On The Moon" - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (#25)

Biggest Mover: "Rio" - Duran Duran (#31 to #17)
Biggest Dropper: "I Know There's Something Going On" - Frida (#20 to #38)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications (both songs involving Jefferson Airplane/Starship membership):
"Be My Lady" - Jefferson Airplane
"Hearts" - Marty Balin

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Mexican Radio" - Wall Of Voodoo (#58)
Hour #2: "New Year's Day" - U2 (#62)
Hour #3: "Too Shy" - Kajagoogoo (#70)
Hour #4: "Family Man" - Daryl Hall & John Oates (#43; debuted)

The '70s preview is coming soon.

[jdelachjr2002]

Now to preview the two '70s shows for this weekend.

The "A" show for this week is from 4/28/1979. Here is an earlier repost:

Apr 26, 2021 7:58:59 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Six songs debuted in the Top 40 this week:
"Hot Stuff" - Donna Summer (#29)
"Hot Number" - Foxy (#35)
"The Logical Song" - Supertramp (#36)
"Such A Tycoon" - Tycoon (#38)
"Don't Write Her Off" - McGuinn, Clark & Hillman (#39)
"Get Used To It" - Roger Voudouris (#40)

Six songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Shake Your Groove Thing" - Peaches & Herb (#24)
"Superman" - Herbie Mann (#26)
"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" - Rod Stewart (#27)
"Heaven Knows" - Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams (#30)
"What You Won't Do For Love" - Bobby Caldwell (#31)
"I Don't Know If It's Right" - Evelyn "Champagne" King (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Love You Inside Out" - The Bee Gees (#37 to #23)
Biggest Dropper: "I Just Fall In Love Again" - Anne Murray (#19 to #33)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Ready To Take A Chance Again" - Barry Manilow
"Think It Over" - Cheryl Ladd

Archive extras:
"Midnight Train To Georgia" - Gladys Knight & The Pips
"Keep On Truckin'" - Eddie Kendricks
"Photograph" - Ringo Starr
The Eddie Kendricks song will be an optional extra. The other two extras remain.

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Makin' It" - David Naughton (#56)
Hour #2: "Keep On Truckin'" - Eddie Kendricks (original AT40 archive extra)
Hour #3: "Old Time Rock 'n Roll" - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (#41)
Hour #4: "Dance The Night Away" - Van Halen (#68; debuted)

The "B" show for this week is from 4/28/1973. Here is an earlier repost:

Apr 17, 2010 15:38:22 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Five songs debuted this week:
"Thinking Of You" - Loggins and Messina (#32)
"My Love" - Paul McCartney and Wings (#36)
"Armed And Extremely Dangerous" - First Choice (#37)
"I'm Doin' Fine Now" - New York City (#38)
"Leaving Me" - The Independents (#40)

Five songs fell out this week:
"Also Spratch Zarathustra (2001)" - Deodato (#23)
"Love Train" - The O'Jays (#28)
"Dead Skunk" - Loudon Wainwright III (#32)
"Step By Step" - Joe Simon (#37)
"A Letter To Myself" - The Chi-Lites (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Hocus Pocus" - Focus (#39 to #27)
Biggest Dropper: "Space Oddity" - David Bowie (#21 to #39)

Original show extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Long Train Runnin'" - The Doobie Brothers (#67)
Hour #2: "The First Cut Is The Deepest" - Keith Hampshire (#85)
Hour #3: "Playground In My Mind" - Clint Holmes (#43)

[sklemetti]

I already have 1979 and 1983 from Archive.org with the extras. But I listen anyway.
The 4/28/73 I have a partial but not by Casey, but by Rick Alan who put together a countdown of that week.

I discovered some non-Casey American Top 40 from before July 4 1970 created by Rick Alan, a DJ in Maine. He calls it Classic Top 40, uses Billboard and also the into and outgo music from Caseys' American Top 40. He has a show from 2/28/1970 where he does the top 40 compressed where he just plays 10 seconds of each song and the show is 22 minutes long.

I also found some America's Top 40 from 1959-1961 done by Jack Kavanagh Homan who uses Billboard's hot 100. It sounds like he is doing it contemporaneously, but he is not.. He also plays the new debuts on the Hot 100 for the week. He uses the singing numbers that Casey uses. And he does a long distance dedication.

[sklemetti]

In the intro to Cher's song "Take me Home" Casey says she has a daughter named Chasity. Are you sure about that Casey?

There is so much talk about diversity in today's entertainment. That popular group BTS, they all look alike. Even if I knew their names, I couldn't tell which was which.

Now look at the Village People. That is diversity. A black cop, a cowboy, an Indian, a construction worker, a GI and a biker. Disco is so much better than what is out in
the last 20 years.

#6 - Stumblin In by Leather Tuscadero & Chris Norman. She was cute and could sing. She should have had the success that Olivia had.

[areyoureadytojump]

Here is the Billboard magazine issue dated April 30, 1983:

worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1983/BB-1983-04-30.pdf

[jdelachjr2002]

This weekend, there is one '80s show and two '70s shows so once again my preview will be a two-parter. I'll start with the '80s show first.

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 5/9/1987. Here is a prior repost:

May 10, 2013 7:39:01 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Two songs debuted this week:
"Fascinated" - Company B (#39)
"Just To See Her" - Smokey Robinson (#40)

Two songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Ship Of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow)" - World Party (#28)
"Come Go With Me" - Expose (#32)

Biggest Mover: "Head To Toe" - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (#40 to #29)
Biggest Dropper: "Midnight Blue" - Lou Gramm (#12 to #37)

Original extras:
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" - Simple Minds

Long Distance Dedications:
"Hard To Say I'm Sorry" - Chicago

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Only In My Dreams" - Debbie Gibson (#93; debuted)
Hour #2: "Point Of No Return" - Expose (#68; highest debut)
Hour #3: "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" - Whitney Houston (NR)
Hour #4: "Heart And Soul" - T'Pau (#71)

[jdelachjr2002]

Now to recap the two '70s shows.

The "A" show for this week is from 5/1/1971 (didn't Sirius XM already air this countdown last week?). It previously aired back in 2007! It hasn't been played in 16 years!

Five songs debuted this week:
"Sweet And Innocent" - Donny Osmond (#22)
"Want Ads" - Honey Cone (#32)
"Right On The Tip Of My Tongue" - Brenda & The Tabulations (#33)
"The Battle Hymn Of Lt. Calley" - C Company featuring Terry Nelson (#37)
"Brown Sugar" - The Rolling Stones (#40)

Five songs fell off this week:
"Proud Mary" - Ike & Tina Turner (#23)
"Temptation Eyes" - Grass Roots (#28)
"Oye Como Va" - Santana (#32)
"What Is Life" - George Harrison (#33)
"Blue Money" - Van Morrison (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Love Her Madly" - The Doors (#37 to #19)
Biggest Dropper: "For All We Know" - The Carpenters (#13 to #27)

Original extras:
"How High The Moon" - Les Paul & Mary Ford
"I Don't Know How To Love Him" - Yvonne Elliman
"Look For A Star" - Garry Miles
"Good Lovin'" - The Rascals
With the exception of "Look For A Star" (which is an optional extra), all are included in the broadcast.

As an FYI, had Premiere gone with 4/24/1971 one of the original extras was Harry Belafonte's "Banana Boat (Day-O)". That would've been a fitting tribute given he died a week ago.

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "It Don't Come Easy" - Ringo Starr (#49; debuted)
Hour #2: "Look For A Star" - Garry Miles
Hour #3: "Me And My Arrow" - Nilsson (#43)

The "B" show for this week is from 5/1/1976. Here is a prior repost:

May 2, 2014 8:13:37 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Five songs debuted this week:
"Love In The Shadows" - Neil Sedaka (#34)
"Love Really Hurts Without You" - Billy Ocean (#35)
"I've Got A Feeling (We'll Be Seeing Each Other Again)" - Al Wilson (#37)
"Hurt" - Elvis Presley (#38)
"Anytime (I'll Be There)" - Paul Anka (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Dream On" - Aerosmith (#16)
"Money Honey" - Bay City Rollers (#21)
"Lorelei" - Styx (#27)
"Fopp" - Ohio Players (#30)
"Golden Years" - David Bowie (#31)

Biggest Mover: "Love Hangover" - Diana Ross (#29 to #10)
Biggest Dropper: "There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World)" - The Carpenters (#12 to #25)

Original extras:
"Blueberry Hill" - Fats Domino
This song will be played as one of the optional extras

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "It's Now Or Never" - Elvis Presley (NR)
Hour #2: "Takin' It To The Streets" - The Doobie Brothers (#48)
Hour #3: "Blueberry Hill" - Fats Domino (original AT40 extra)

Of note: The cue sheet info comes well in advance so it's possible Premiere might sub extras on both shows to honor Gordon Lightfoot who died yesterday (I remember Olivia Newton-John died on a Monday and Premiere altered the extras lineup for both '70s and '80s shows that weekend).