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

[cartman2002]

Here's this week's 70s chart from 1974

40: DANCIN' MACHINE - THE JACKSON FIVE (2)
39: I GOT A THINK ABOUT YOU BABY - ELVIS PRESLEY (39)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hfZ2EmWOPI


38: THE LOCO-MOTION - GRAND FUNK (1)
37: MY MISTAKE (WAS TO LOVE YOU) - DIANA ROSS & MARVIN GAYE (12)
36: I'LL BE THE OTHER WOMAN - THE SOUL CHILDREN (36)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vXSxC4rNcY

35: KEEP ON SINGING - HELEN REDDY (15)
34: TUBULAR BELLS - MIKE OLDFIELD (7)
33: UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO)- ARETHA FRANKLIN (3)
32: LET IT RIDE - BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE (23)
31: SEXY MAMA - THE MOMENTS (16)
30: TELL ME A LIE - SAMMI JO (23)
29: LOVE'S THEME - THE LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA (1)
28: ROCK & ROLL KOOCHIE KOO - RICK DERRINGER (23)
27: TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND - THE STAPLE SINGERS (23)
26: JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY - THE MAIL INGREDIENT (10)
25: SPIDERS AND SNAKES - JIM STAFFORD (3)
24: MY SWEET LADY - CHRIS DeYOUNG (17)
23: THE WAY WE WERE - BARBRA STREISAND (1)
22: I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG - JIM CROCE (9)
21: MIGHTY LOVE (PART #1) - THE SPINNERS (20)
20: LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE - BOBBY WOMACK (10)
19: OH MY MY - RINGO STARR (5)
18: THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE - CHARLIE RICH (18)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma7fOmyUOuk

17: A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG - CHARLIE RICH (16)
16: ROCK ON - DAVID ESSEX (5)
15: TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN - LAMONT DOZIER (15)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOCG5oFm6jc

14: THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (3)
13: JUNGLE BOOGIE - KOOL & THE GANG (4)
12: T.S.O.P. - M.F.S.B. (1)
11: BOOGIE DOWN - EDDIE KENDRICKS (2)
10: THE LORD'S PRAYER - SISTER JANET MEAD (4)
9: ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND) - MOCEDES (9)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s3BIX0duKs

8: COME AND GET YOUR LOVE - REDBONE (5)
7: JET - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS (7)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFOnTfdms90

6: MOCKINGBIRD - CARLY SIMON & JAMES TAYLOR (5)
5: DARK LADY - CHER (1)
4: BENNIE & THE JETS - ELTON JOHN (1)
3: SEASONS IN THE SUN - TERRY JACKS (1)
2: HOOKED ON A FEELING - BLUE SWEDE (1)
1: SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS - JOHN DENVER (1)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3yt2aH42JE

[jdelachjr2002]

16: ROCK ON - DAVID ESSEX (5)
5: DARK LADY - CHER (1)

These two need to be italicized, not bolded (aren't italics for songs that were heard in a previous countdown - in this case 2/2/1974?).

[cartman2002]

Fixed!!

[RichR]

First, I must thank those of you who regularly post the lineups & show facts.

Now, a couple questions:

1. On the later AT40 original cue sheets (e.g. March 11, 1978), each song's listing includes an "(A)" and/or a "(B)"; what do those mean?

2. In this week's show from March 30, 1974, many of Casey's monologues were accompanied by unrelated, instrumental background music. Was this music in the original broadcast or, was it added by Premiere for these rebroadcasts?

Again, thanks for all your efforts here.

Sincerely,
Rich

[RichR]

Mar 28, 2010 21:10:28 GMT -5 cartman2002 said:

17: A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG - CHARLIE RICH (16)

Unless I'm mistaken, this one peaked at #11 on April 13, 1974.

[Libra]

Apr 2, 2010 11:23:07 GMT -5 RichR said:

1. On the later AT40 original cue sheets (e.g. March 11, 1978), each song's listing includes an "(A)" and/or a "(B)"; what do those mean?

They refer to the writers of the songs, more specifically the agency that the songwriter belongs to. A more detailed explanation can be found on Page 12, a few posts down (right after the cue sheet posting for March 3, 1984).

[RichR]

ASCAP & BMI, then. Thanks!

[RichR]

Anyone else seeing "Garyn" everywhere the letters "l-a-d-y" should be appearing on this board? Also, "Fett" where "j-a-c-k-s-o-n" should be. "Garyn" and "Fett" in other places, too.

[Libra]

Apr 2, 2010 15:16:07 GMT -5 RichR said:

Anyone else seeing "Garyn" everywhere the letters "l-a-d-y" should be appearing on this board? Also, "Fett" where "j-a-c-k-s-o-n" should be. "Garyn" and "Fett" in other places, too.

Congratulations, you've figured out this year's Annual Pulse Music Board April Fool's Day Joke.

Though the admins really need to get on reversing it since it's already the afternoon after...

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's featured shows

AT40: The '70s this week will feature 4/3/1971:

Four songs debuted that week:
"I Am ... I Said" - Neil Diamond (#26)
"Baby Let Me Kiss You" - King Floyd (#38)
"If" - Bread (#39)
"Ask Me No Questions" - B.B. King (#40)

Four songs fell off that week:
"Mr. Bojangles" - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (#26)
"(Theme From) Love Story" - Henry Mancini, His Orchestra & Chorus (#27)
"Sweet Mary" - Wadsworth Mansion (#29)
"Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You" - Wilson Pickett (#39)

Original extras:
"Baby Love" - The Supremes (will be played as an optional extra)
"Move Over" - Janis Joplin (stays in show)
"Closer To Home" - Grand Funk Railroad (will be played as an optional extra)
"Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)" - Tex Williams (stays in show!)
"Love Me Tender" - Elvis Presley (will be played as an optional extra)

AT40: The '80s this week features 4/3/1982:

Four songs debuted this week:
"Did It In A Minute" - Daryl Hall & John Oates (#30)
"(Theme From) Magnum P.I." - Mike Post (#37)
"Pop Goes The Movies (Part 1) (Medley)" - Meco (#39)
"Get Down On It" - Kool & The Gang (#40)

Four songs fell off this week:
"Daddy's Home" - Cliff Richard (#34)
"When All Is Said And Done" - Abba (#36)
"Through The Years" - Kenny Rogers (#37)
"Tell Me Tomorrow (Part 1)" - Smokey Robinson (#38)

Original extras:
"Love Me Do" - The Beatles

Long Distance Dedications:
"You Needed Me" - Anne Murray
"Precious To Me" - Phil Seymour

Premiere optional extras:
"Don't You Want Me" - The Human League (#46)
"Genius Of Love" - Tom Tom Club (#47)
"Always On My Mind" - Willie Nelson (#48)
"Hang Fire" - The Rolling Stones (#45)

[cartman2002]

Apr 2, 2010 15:16:07 GMT -5 RichR said:

Anyone else seeing "Garyn" everywhere the letters "l-a-d-y" should be appearing on this board? Also, "Fett" where "j-a-c-k-s-o-n" should be. "Garyn" and "Fett" in other places, too.

I notice that Too, I though this was an April Fool's Joke

[friday]

Apr 3, 2010 13:33:42 GMT -5 cartman2002 said:

Apr 2, 2010 15:16:07 GMT -5 RichR said:

Anyone else seeing "Garyn" everywhere the letters "l-a-d-y" should be appearing on this board? Also, "Fett" where "j-a-c-k-s-o-n" should be. "Garyn" and "Fett" in other places, too.

I notice that Too, I though this was an April Fool's Joke

It was, but then the board got hacked and the admins haven't been able to reverse it.

[Libra]

April 3, 1982
LW #3: The Go-Gos "We Got the Beat"
LW #2: Journey "Open Arms"
LW #1: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts "I Love Rock 'N' Roll"
40 -- Kool & The Gang - Get Down on It (10)
39 -- Meco - Pop Goes the Movies (35)
38 39 Stevie Woods - Just Can't Win 'Em All (38)
37 -- Mike Post - Theme From Magnum P.I. (25)
36 33 The Little River Band - Take it Easy on Me (10)
35 32 Dan Fogelberg - Leader of the Band (9)
34 31 The Police - Spirits in the Material World (11)
33 22 Diana Ross - Mirror, Mirror (8)
32 40 Charlene - I've Never Been to Me (3)
Flashback Extra: The Human League "Don't You Want Me", described as their first AT40 hit and their first #1 hit
31 20 Rod Stewart - Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me) (20)
30 -- Hall & Oates - Did it in a Minute (9)
29 13 The Cars - Shake it Up (4)
28 35 Dr. Hook - Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk (25)
LDD: Anne Murray "You Needed Me" from Betsy in Pennsylvania to Mitch in Nebraska for putting up with all her problems for 6 years
27 27 Neil Diamond - On the Way to the Sky (27)
26 30 Foreigner - Juke Box Hero (26)
25 29 Greg Guidry - Goin' Down (17)
24 28 Tommy Tutone - 867-5309/Jenny (4)
23 25 Sister Sledge - My Guy (23)
22 12 The Oak Ridge Boys - Bobbie Sue (12)
21 26 Le Roux - Nobody Said it Was Easy (18)
20 24 Quarterflash - Find Another Fool (16)
19 07 The J. Geils Band - Centerfold (1)
AT40 Extra: The Beatles "Love Me Do"
18 23 Paul Davis - '65 Love Affair (6)
17 21 Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram - One Hundred Ways (14)
16 16 Bob & Doug McKenzie - Take Off (16)
15 17 Van Halen - (Oh) Pretty Woman (12)
14 19 Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen (11)
13 15 The Pointer Sisters - Should I Do It (13)
12 18 Huey Lewis & The News - Do You Believe in Love (7)
Flashback Extra: Willie Nelson "Always on My Mind", described as winning Willie four Grammy awards...and yet it didn't even make it to #1!
11 05 Air Supply - Sweet Dreams (5)
10 11 Bertie Higgins - Key Largo (8)
09 09 Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever (9)
08 14 Rick Springfield - Don't Talk to Strangers (2)
07 10 The J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame (4)
LDD: Phil Seymour "So Precious to Me" from Dana, a Lebanese student, to the man that helped her to adjust to America
06 08 Vangelis - Chariots of Fire (1)
05 06 Olivia Newton-John - Make a Move on Me (5)
04 04 Stevie Wonder - That Girl (4) (3rd week)
03 03 The Go-Gos - We Got the Beat (2)
02 02 Journey - Open Arms (2) (6th week)
01 01 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll (1)

NOTES:

• This week's show had quite a few interesting stories in it. I'd recommend it in a time capsule-esque sample of this era of AT40.
  
• #39 "Pop Goes the Movies" is a medley of eight movie themes. After it played, Casey named 'em all...but he did this so fast that I couldn't keep up with him. :( Anyone able to catch the full list?
  
• #32 originally barely scraped the Hot 100 at #97 back in October 1977. As indicated above, it had quite the reversal of fortune four-and-a-half years later! Scott Shannon from WRBQ in Tampa placed it in their playlist and got quite a favorable response - and the rest is history.
  
• Story behind "Love Me Do" as an Extra: Before signing their longer-term contract with Capitol, The Beatles had a handful of contracts with other record labels that had durations of just a few song recordings. The other labels? MGM, Tollie, Vee-Jay, Swan, and United Artists (which in reality was their label for their A Hard Day's Night film). After they initially hit it big, the other labels re-released those recordings - "Love Me Do" was a #1 hit for the Tollie label. Add those to the Capitol contract, and you have six record labels having charting records from the Fab Four. 1968 saw the formation of Apple - and by extension, a seventh record label to ever have a charting Beatles record.
  
• #1 on the Album chart: Beauty and the Beat by The Go-Gos
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "Bobbie Sue"
  
• #1 on the Soul chart: "That Girl" (its 7th week there!)
  

[jdelachjr2002]

# #39 "Pop Goes the Movies" is a medley of eight movie themes. After it played, Casey named 'em all...but he did this so fast that I couldn't keep up with him. :( Anyone able to catch the full list?
# #32 originally barely scraped the Hot 100 at #97 back in October 1977. As indicated above, it had quite the reversal of fortune four-and-a-half years later! Scott Shannon from WRBQ in Tampa placed it in their playlist and got quite a favorable response - and the rest is history.

Here were the themes for "Pop! Goes The Movies" in order:
20th Century Fox theme
Tara's Theme from "Gone With The Wind"
Theme From "The Magnificent Seven"
James Bond theme
Theme from "Goldfinger"
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Theme from "The Apartment"
The High and The Mighty

Interesting story about Scott Shannon. These days he is heard on WPLJ in New York City and nationally on True Oldies Channel affiliates everywhere.

[Libra]

I'm now using the underline for a different code of my own. I'm in the process of compiling a list of songs that we will not get to hear at their peak positions due to their peak show being guest hosted. For those songs, the underline would only be applied if the show in question is the show on which the song is the highest we'll ever hear it at.

So far, I'm getting close to the end of 1985, and I've retroactively edited my show post for the October 19 show, a few pages back. There aren't any on last night's 4/3/82 show that qualify.

[cartman2002]

Here's this week's 70s chart from 1971

40: ASK ME NO QUESTIONS - B.B. KING (40)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwly2lQgO8c

39: IF - BREAD (4)

38: BABY LET ME KISS YOU - KING FLOYD (29)
37: SIT YOURSELF DOWN - STEVEN STILLS (37)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCre-_HUXoU

36: IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND - GORDON LIGHTFOOT (5)
35: WHERE DO THEY GO LORD - ELVIS PRESLEY (33)
34: DREAM BABY - GLEN CAMPBELL (31)
33: STAY AWHILE - THE BELLS (7)
32: WE CAN WORK IT OUT - STEVIE WONDER (13)
31: PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND - OCEAN (2)
30: MAMA'S PEARL - Fett FIVE (2)
29: SOUL POWER - JAMES BROWN (29)
28: HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY - STAPLE SINGERS (27)
27: EIGHTEEN - ALICE COOPER (21)
26: I AM, I SAID - NEIL DIAMOND (4)
25: LOVE LINES ANGLES AND RHYMES - 5TH DIMENSION (17)
24: HAVE YOU EVER SEE THE RAIN - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (8)
23: BLUE MONEY - VAN MORRISON (23)
22: CRY LIKE A BABY - BOBBY SHERMAN (16)
21: NO LOVE AT ALL - B.J. THOMAS (17)
20: FREE - CHICAGO (20)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rd-juIbaHo

19: YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY - ARETHA FRANKLIN (19)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO-e34PslOk

18: ONE BAD APPLE - THE OSMONDS (1)
17: AMOS MOSES - JERRY REED (8)
16: ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE - BREWER & SHIPLEY (10)
15: TEMPTATION EYES - GRASS ROOTS (15)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=29gt1fD4abc

14: WHAT IS LIFE - GEORGE HARRISON (10)
13: OYE COMO VA - SANTANA (13)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y46Y1aXQQw

12: WILD WORLD - CAT STEVENS (11)
11: JOY TO THE WORLD - THREE DOG NIGHT (1)
10: ANOTHER DAY - PAUL McCARTNEY (5)
9: THEME FROM "LOVE STORY" - ANDY WILLIAMS (9)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad9SV2rb4Ns

8: HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT - SAMMI SMITH (8) [/font]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLQAAxcBTQs

7: DOESN'T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED - THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY (6)
6: PROUD MARY - IKE & TINA TURNER (4)
5: WHAT'S GOING ON - MARVIN GAYE (2)
4: SHE'S A LADY - TOM JONES (2)
3: FOR ALL WE KNOW - CARPENTERS (3)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdkox_rD8zA

2: ME AND BOBBY McGHEE - JANIS JOPLIN (1)
1: JUST MY IMAGINATION (RUNNIN' AWAY WITH ME) - TEMPTATIONS (1)[/i][/b]

[RichR]

Apr 4, 2010 17:16:27 GMT -5 Libra said:

I'm now using the underline for a different code of my own. I'm in the process of compiling a list of songs that we will not get to hear at their peak positions due to their peak show being guest hosted. For those songs, the underline would only be applied if the show in question is the show on which the song is the highest we'll ever hear it at.

Going forward, at least, I wonder if you and others might consider including a decoding key (a.k.a. legend) with each Top 40 list. When I initially found this board and the list I was looking for through a search engine, I could only guess what was meant by the various formatting (e.g. bold, italics, colors). I looked for a FAQ but couldn't find one.

Eventually, I was able to figure out some of it but, the meaning of the italics and now, the underline, could be especially difficult to decipher without either a key or prior knowledge. ;) Plus, it appears different people use their own formats and/or they have changed over time.

Regardless, it's just a suggestion. I'm grateful for the volume of data here; now, it's just a matter of being able to understand all of it.

MANY THANKS TO ALL for the info and effort,
Rich

[Libra]

Apr 6, 2010 10:53:29 GMT -5 RichR said:

Apr 4, 2010 17:16:27 GMT -5 Libra said:

I'm now using the underline for a different code of my own. I'm in the process of compiling a list of songs that we will not get to hear at their peak positions due to their peak show being guest hosted. For those songs, the underline would only be applied if the show in question is the show on which the song is the highest we'll ever hear it at.

Going forward, at least, I wonder if you and others might consider including a decoding key (a.k.a. legend) with each Top 40 list. When I initially found this board and the list I was looking for through a search engine, I could only guess what was meant by the various formatting (e.g. bold, italics, colors). I looked for a FAQ but couldn't find one.

Eventually, I was able to figure out some of it but, the meaning of the italics and now, the underline, could be especially difficult to decipher without either a key or prior knowledge. ;) Plus, it appears different people use their own formats and/or they have changed over time.

Regardless, it's just a suggestion. I'm grateful for the volume of data here; now, it's just a matter of being able to understand all of it.

MANY THANKS TO ALL for the info and effort,
Rich

Actually not a bad idea, since cartman uses Underline too, but for something else. He also uses italics and I don't. Bold - denoting the week's peaking songs - will mean the same thing no matter who posts though.

I'll post a key for shows I post the next time I post a show - which won't be this week, since I'll be out of town. Actually it probably won't be the week after either, due to a banquet.

[cartman2002]

I used Italics for the song's second play on the songs' chart run and underline for the songs 3rd play during the songs chart run

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's shows

AT40: The '70s features 4/8/1972

This program is special right at the very beginning of the show when Casey Kasem tells the story of drug dealer Manny Rosen before playing James Brown's "King Heroin" at #40 (it's second week at #40 and last week on the 40).

Five songs debuted that week:
"Doctor My Eyes" - Jackson Browne (#24)
"Baby Blue" - Badfinger (#26)
"Jump Into The Fire" - Nilsson (#32)
"Look What You've Done For Me" - Al Green (#33)
"Help Me Make It Through The Night" - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#38)

Five songs also fell off this week:
"Runnin' Away" - Sly & The Family Stone (#28)
"Hurting Each Other" - The Carpenters (#33)
"Glory Bound" - The Grass Roots (#34)
"Could It Be Forever" - David Cassidy (#37)
"No One To Depend On" - Santana (#38)

Original extras:
"All Shook Up" - Elvis Presley
This song will be played by Premiere as one of the optional extras.

Premiere optional extras
Hour #1: "I'll Take You There" - The Staple Singers (#63; highest debut)
Hour #2: "The Candy Man" - Sammy David Jr. (#53)
Hour #3: "All Shook Up" - Elvis Presley (original AT40 extra)

AT40: The '80s this week features 4/14/1984

Five songs debuted this week:
"Breakdance" - Irene Cara (#31)
"Oh Sherrie" - Steve Perry (#36)
"Let's Hear It For The Boy" - Deniece Williams (#38)
"Dancing In The Sheets" - Shalamar (#39)
"Borderline" - Madonna (#40)

Five songs also fell off this week:
"Thriller" - Michael Jackson (#23)
"Give It Up" - KC (#26)
"Runner" - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (#30)
"Red Red Wine" - UB40 (#34)
"Back Where You Belong" - .38 Special (#36)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Every Breath You Take" - The Police
"You Are So Beautiful" - Joe Cocker

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Runaway" - Bon Jovi (#42)
Hour #2: "Sister Christian" - Night Ranger (#41)
Hour #3: "It's My Life" - Talk Talk (#46)
Hour #4: "Self-Control" - Laura Branigan (#63; debuted)

One final note: If you remember the 3/28/1987 show that Premiere ran two weeks ago, Casey Kasem told the story about the town of Henrietta, OK which forbid dancing to tie in with "Footloose" being played as an extra. Wouldn't you know it but it turns out that same story is being told on this week's show too.

[johnnywest]

Early 1984 was a GREAT time for music. Thanks for posting the chart!

[cartman2002]

Here's this weeks 70s chart from 1972

40: KING HEROIN - JAMES BROWN (40)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsjh5nhinIM

39: TAKE A LOOK AROUND - THE TEMPTATIONS (30)
38: HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (33)
37: AIN'T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW - JERRY BUTLER AND BRENDA LEE EGGER (21)
36: WE'VE GOT TO GET IT ON AGAIN - THE ADDRISI BROTHERS (25)
35: SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS - WAR (16)
34: GET IT ON (GET IT ON) - T-REX (10)
33: LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME - AL GREEN (4)
32: JUMP INTO THE FIRE - NILSSON (27)
31: PRECIOUS AND FEW - CLIMAX (3)
30: DO YOUR THING - ISAAC HAYES (30)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hqcQKGyc5k

29: SUAVECITO - MALO (18)
28: EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE - BOBBY VINTON (24)
27: FAMILY OF MAN - THREE DOG NIGHT (12)
26: BABY BLUE - BADFINGER (14)
25: VINCENT - DON McLEAN (12)
24: DOCTOR MY EYES - JACKSON BROWNE (8)
23: I DAY I FOUND MYSELF - HONEY CONE (23)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k0rCEaon2o

22: CRAZY MAMA - J.J. CALE (22)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4kIrrJiAPE

21: GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH - WINGS (21) [/b]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0zGVVcsbPg

20: DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER - THE OSMONDS (4)
19: TAURUS - DENNIS COFFEY & THE DETROIT GUITAR BAND (18)
18: EVERYTHING I OWN - BREAD (5)
17: WITHOUT YOU - NILSSON (1)
16: THE WAY OF LOVE - CHER (7)
15: ROCK AND ROLL LULLABY - B.J. THOMAS (15)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq_Sl9G28EM

14: ROUNDABOUT - YES (13)
13: A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE - SONNY & CHER (8)
12: DAYDREAMING - ARETHA FRANKLIN (5)
11: BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW - STYLISTICS (3)
10: THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT - ROBERT JOHN (3)
9: IN THE RAIN - THE DRAMATICS (5)
8: JUNGLE FEVER - THE CHAKACHAS (8)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp-NIC6X0GQ

7: MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION - PAUL SIMON (4)
6: PUPPY LOVE - DONNY OSMOND (3)
5: ROCKIN' ROBIN - MICHAEL JACKSON (2)
4: I GOTCHA - JOE TEX (2)
3: THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE - ROBERTA FLACK (1)
2: HEART OF GOLD - NEIL YOUNG (1)
1: A HORSE WITH NO NAME - AMERICA (1)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm4BrZjY_Sg

[cartman2002]

here's this weeks 80s chart from 1984

40: BORDERLINE - MADONNA (10)
39: DANCING IN THE STREETS - SHALAMAR (17)
38: LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY - DENEICE WILLIAMS (1)
37: ONE IN A MILLION - THE ROMANTICS (37)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3alXKMkKoVs

36: OH, SHERRIE - STEVE PERRY (3)
35: NO MORE WORDS - BERLIN (23)
34: HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO - BONNIE TYLER (34)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA48rDXh1_4

33: THE KID'S AMERICAN - MATTHEW WILDER (33)[/b][/font]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_1kG5b49OM

32: SHOW ME - THE PRETENDERS (28)
31: BREAKDANCE - IRENE CARA (1)
30: A FINE FINE DAY - TONY CAREY (22)
29: THE LONGEST TIME - BILLY JOEL (14)
28: 99 LUFTBALLONS - NENA (2)
27: THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE - DAN FOGELBERG (13)
26: LEAVE IT - YES (24)
25: THE AUTHORITY SONG - JOHN COUGAR MELLANCAMP (25)
24: GOT A HOLD ON ME - CHRISTINE McVIE (10)
23: COME BACK AND STAY - PAUL YOUNG (22)
22: HEAD OVER HEELS - THE GO-GO'S (11)
21: DON'T ANSWER ME - ALAN PARSONS PROJECT (15)
20: TONIGHT - KOOL & THE GANG (13)
19: TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE - JULIO IGLESIAS AND WILLIE NELSON (5)
18: RADIO GA-GA - QUEEN (16)
17: GIRLS - DWIGHT TWILLEY (16)
16: I WANT A NEW DRUG - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (6)
15: YOU MIGHT THINK - THE CARS (7)
14: THEY DON'T KNOW - TRACEY ULLMAN (8)
13: LOVE SOMEBODY - RICK SPRINGFIELD (5)
12: EAT IT - WEIRD AL YANKOVIC (12)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAm-wgCDmpI

11: GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN - CYNDI LAUPER (2)
10: JUMP - VAN HALEN (1)
9: ADULT EDUCATION - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (8)
8: HOLD ME NOW - THOMPSON TWINS (3)
7: HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN - EURYTHMICS (4)
6: MISS ME BLIND - CULTURE CLUB (5)
5: AUTOMATIC - THE POINTER SISTERS (5)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNi8aW8Nf6s

4: HELLO - LIONEL RICHIE (1)
3: SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME - ROCKWELL (2)
2: AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW) - PHIL COLLINS (1)
1: FOOTLOOSE - KENNY LOGGINS (1)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=34yQWzcDk-E

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this week's Premiere shows

AT40: The '70s features 4/28/1973 (first 1973 show of the year and last possible year of the 1970's to be featured this year):

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)

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)

AT40: The '80s features 4/20/1985

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)

Original show extras:
none

Long Distance Dedications:
"We Belong" - Pat Benatar
"Keeping The Faith" - Billy Joel
The Billy Joel LDD was actually for Michael Jackson believe it or not. The mother wrote how the song "Billie Jean" helped her then-14-month-old daughter out of a coma. Why "Billie Jean" was not requested is beyond me.

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)

[cartman2002]

Here's this week 70s chart from 1973

40: LEAVING ME - THE INDEPENDENTS (21)
39: SPACE ODDITY - DAVID BOWIE (15)
38: I'M DOING FINE NOW - NEW YORK CITY (17)
37: ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS - FIRST CHOICE (28)
36: MY LOVE - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS (1)
35: CHERRY CHERRY - NEIL DIAMOND (31)
34: CALL ME - AL GREEN (10)
33: OH LA DE DA - THE STAPLE SINGERS (33)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMe3scLEz_c

32: THINKING OF YOU - LOGGINS & MESSINA (18)
31: PINBALL WIZARD/SEE ME FEEL ME - THE NEW SEEKERS (29)
30: THE RIGHT THING TO DO - CARLY SIMON (17)
29: HALLELUJAH DAY - THE JACKSON FIVE (28)
28: ONE MAN BAND - RONNIE DYSON (28)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lFfV4PRAuM

27: HOCUS POCUS - FOCUS (9)
26: PILLOW TALK - SYLVIA (3)
25: DANIEL - ELTON JOHN (2)
24: FUNKY WORM - OHIO PLAYERS (15)
23: BREAK UP TO MAKE UP - STYLISTICS (5)
22: OUT OF THE QUESTION - GILBERT O' SULLIVAN (17)
21: DAISY A DAY - JUDD STRUNK (14)
20: KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG - ROBERTA FLACK (1)
19: REELING IN THE YEARS - STEELY DAN (11)
18: DANNY'S SONG - ANNE MURRAY (7)
17: WILDFLOWER - SKYLARK (9)
16: WALK ON THE WILD SIDE - LOU REED (16)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEYyQIIGQcc

15: FRANKENSTEIN - EDGAR WINTER GROUP (1)
14: PEACEFUL - HELEN REDDY (12)
13: STIR IT UP - JOHNNY NASH (12)
12: NEITHER ONE OF US - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (2)
11: DRIFT AWAY - DOBIE GRAY (5)
10: AIN'T NO WOMAN - FOUR TOPS (4)
9: STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU - STEALERS WHEEL (6)
8: THE TWELFTH OF NEVER - DONNY OSMOND (8)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOHBpqHhLTE

7: MASTERPIECE - THE TEMPTATIONS (7)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEZpde-RMe0

6: YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE - STEVIE WONDER (1)
5: LITTLE WILLY - THE SWEET (3)
4: THE NIGHT THE NIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA - VICKI LAWRENCE (1)
3: SING - THE CARPENTERS (3)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mNBv5fwdXY

2: CISCO KID - WAR (2)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvYODVTHC2I

1: TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 'ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE - TONY ORLANDO & DAWN (1)[/font]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HshCIgR1iVE

[cartman2002]

here's this week 80s chart from 1985

40: WALKING ON SUNSHINE - KATRINA AND THE WAVES (9)
39: CELEBRATE YOUTH - RICK SPRINGFIELD (26)
38: ONE LONELY NIGHT - REO SPEEDWAGON (19)
37: THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER - HOWARD JONES (5)
36: THE BIRD - THE TIME (36)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJIOhNTDS38

35: JUST A GIGILO/I AIN'T GOT NOBODY - DAVID LEE ROTH (12)
34: FRESH - KOOL & THE GANG (9)
33: VOX HUMANA - KENNY LOGGINS (29)
32: TOO LATE FOR GOODBYES - JULIAN LENNON (5)
31: HIGH ON YOU - SURVIVOR (8)[/i]
30: AXEL F - HAROLD FALTERMEYER (3)
29: SUDDENLY - BILLY OCEAN (4)
28: RADIOACTIVE - THE FIRM (28)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdEmBe24Xa4

27: FOREVER MAN - ERIC CLAPTON (26)
26: EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD - TEARS FOR FEARS (1)
25: JUST ANOTHER NIGHT - MICK JAGGER (12)
24: NEW ATTITUDE - PATTI LABELLE (17)
23: CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING - REO SPEEDWAGON (1)
22: ROCK AND ROLL GIRLS - JOHN FOGERTY (20)
21: SOME THINGS ARE BETTER LEFT UNSAID - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (18)
20: DON'T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS (13)
19: EVERYTHING SHE WANTS - WHAM (2)
18: SOMEBODY - BRYAN ADAMS (11)
17: THAT WAS YESTERDAY - FOREIGNER (12)
16: SMOOTH OPERATOR - SADE (5)
15: LOVERGIRL - TEENA MARIE (4)
14: ALONG COMES A WOMAN - CHICAGO (14)
13: MATERIAL GIRL - MADONNA (2)
12: SOME LIKE IT HOT - THE POWER STATION (6)
11: ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE - DON HENLEY (9)
10: MISSING YOU - DIANA ROSS (10)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlIx0lbl3iQ

9: ONE NIGHT IN BANGOK - MURRAY HEAD (3)
8: DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) - SIMPLE MINDS (1)
7: OBSESSION - ANIMOTION (6)
6: I'M ON FIRE - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (6)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJQgwqojirs

5: RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT - DEBARGE (3)
4: ONE MORE NIGHT - PHIL COLLINS (1)
3: NIGHTSHIFT - COMMODORES (3)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTsw4g-cxgQ

2: CRAZY FOR YOU - MADONNA (1)
1: WE ARE THE WORLD - USA FOR AFRICA (1)

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's AT40 shows:

AT40: The '70s this week features 4/24/1976

Five songs debuted this week:
"Love Hangover" - Diana Ross (#29)
"Happy Days" - Pratt and McClain (#37)
"Young Blood" - Bad Company (#38)
"Can't Hide Love" - Earth, Wind & Fire (#39)
"More, More, More" - Andrea True Connection (#40)

Five songs fell off this week:
"Deep Purple" - Donny & Marie Osmond (#18)
"Action" - Sweet (#20)
"Take It To The Limit" - The Eagles (#23)
"Love Machine" - The Miracles (#26)
"All By Myself" - Eric Carmen (#33)

Original extras:
"California Dreamin'" - The Mamas & The Papas
"The Morning After" - Maureen McGovern
Both these songs will be played as optional extras

Premiere optional extras
Hour #1: "California Dreamin'" - The Mamas and the Papas (original AT40 extra)
Hour #2: "I Want You" - Marvin Gaye (#64; debuted)
Hour #3: "The Morning After" - Maureen McGovern (original AT40 extra)

AT40: The '80s this week features 4/23/1988:

Four songs debuted this week:
"My Girl" - Suave (#36)
"Everything Your Heart Desires" - Daryl Hall & John Oates (#38)
"Strange But True" - Times Two (#39)
"One Good Reason" - Paul Carrack (#40)

Four songs fell off this week:
"(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" - Michael Bolton (#22)
"Father Figure" - George Michael (#34)
"Hysteria" - Def Leppard (#38)
"I Get Weak" - Belinda Carlisle (#39)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"I Won't Forget You" - Poison
"Born In The U.S.A." - Bruce Springsteen

Thoughts and prayers to Poison's Bret Michaels who as of this typing is listed in critical condition following a brain aneurysm.

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Circle In The Sand" - Belinda Carlisle (#54)
Hour #2: "We All Sleep Alone" - Cher (#51)
Hour #3: "The Flame" - Cheap Trick (#67)
Hour #4: "Pour Some Sugar On Me" - Def Leppard (#93; debuted)

[Libra]

April 23, 1988
40 -- Paul Carrack - One Good Reason (28)
39 -- Times Two - Strange But True (21)
38 -- Hall & Oates - Everything Your Heart Desires (3)
37 33 LL Cool J - Going Back to Cali (31)
36 -- Suave - My Girl (20)
35 25 Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (1)
34 37 Jermaine Stewart - Say it Again (27)
33 35 Bryan Ferry - Kiss and Tell (31)
32 36 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Dreaming (16)
31 40 George Michael - One More Try (1)
30 18 Keith Sweat - I Want Her (5)
Flashback Extra: Belinda Carlisle "Circle in the Sand", from "a woman who was the lead singer of the Go-Gos before she went solo"
29 32 Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito - Piano in the Dark (6)
28 14 John Cougar Mellencamp - Check it Out (14)
27 31 Toto - Pamela (22)
26 20 Scarlett & Black - You Don't Know (20)
25 28 Henry Lee Summer - I Wish I Had a Girl (20)
24 16 Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights (2)
23 24 Morris Day - Fishnet (23)
22 27 The Deele - Two Occasions (10)
21 29 White Lion - Wait (8)
LDD: Poison "I Won't Forget You" from Mic in Michigan to bus driver Charlie for helping to steer her in the right direction after she hit rough times
Flashback Extra: Cher "We All Sleep Alone", described as "creeping toward the Top 40 that week"
20 30 Foreigner - I Don't Want to Live Without You (5)
19 11 Debbie Gibson - Out of the Blue (3)
18 26 Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams (2)
17 23 Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (3)
16 21 Pet Shop Boys - Always on My Mind (4)
15 07 The Jets - Rocket 2 U (6)
14 19 Icehouse - Electric Blue (7)
13 17 Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up (13)
12 10 Jody Watley - Some Kind of Lover (10)
11 04 Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror (1)
10 13 Taylor Dayne - Prove Your Love (7)
Flashback Extra: Cheap Trick "The Flame", described as "the band's 11th hit to hit the Hot 100, but their first to hit #1"
09 12 Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac (5)
08 15 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Anything For You (1)
LDD: Bruce Springsteen "Born in the USA" from Elizabeth in Illinois in memory of her aunt Anna. Anna knew Elizabeth was a Springsteen fan, and Elizabeth managed to get tickets to a St. Patrick's Day Springsteen concert. Anna was hospitalized around that time and sadly didn't make it to the concert, passing only a few days before.
07 09 Tiffany - I Saw Him Standing There (7)
06 08 Aerosmith - Angel (3)
05 06 Pebbles - Girlfriend (5)
04 05 Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well (1)
03 01 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car (1)
Flashback Extra: Def Leppard "Pour Some Sugar on Me", which debuted at #93 that week
02 02 INXS - Devil Inside (2)
01 03 Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go? (1)

Droppers:
Hysteria
I Get Weak
Father Figure
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

NOTES:

• Reminder: Underlined songs in my posted shows are songs we will not get to hear at their peak position. They only get the underline if they're at the highest position we'll ever hear them at.
  
• Early posting this week! (Sorry jdelachjr. ;)) This week's show comes courtesy of WIDL and not WCRZ.
  
• This week's show has a pretty obscure feeling to it overall despite coming from 1988, as you can pretty much count the number of songs that still get much airplay today on one hand (maybe two, depending on your area).
  
• They gave the standard jingle bearing to "Piano in the Dark" despite the song being rather downtempo.
  
• BLAH @ Premiere for cutting the second verse out of "Man in the Mirror". And I don't quite get why they shorten their own Extras, either.
  
• Countdown rival Rick Dees has been accused of "giving away" the #1 song on his shows by playing #2 before a commercial rather than #2 and #1. But if you ask me, Casey often would be no better, as evidenced by this week's show, in which the show started with a listed recap of the previous week's Top 3, and then after Billy Ocean, he basically spoiled the result by saying that the #1 song was by a woman.
  
• Speaking of Billy Ocean, he was out of the #1 spot on both the Hot 100 and on the Black Singles chart this week. Ouch.
  
• Casey plugged his TV counterpart, America's Top 10 in closing.
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "I'll Always Come Back" by K.T. Oslin
  
• #1 on the Album chart: Soundtrack to Dirty Dancing
  
• #1 on the Dance chart: "Prove Your Love"
  
• #1 on the Black Singles chart: "Da'Butt" by E.U.
  

[cartman2002]

Here's This weeks 70s chart from 1976

40: MORE MORE MORE (PART #1) - ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION (4)
39: CAN'T HIDE LOVE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE (39)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnwqgF5Q2SQ

38: YOUNG BLOOD - BAD COMPANY (20)
37: HAPPY DAYS - PRATT & McCLAIN (5)
36: SHOUT IT OUT LOUD - KISS (31)
35: COME ON OVER - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (23)
34: HAPPY MUSIC - BLACKBYRDS (19)
33: UNION MAN - CATE BROTHERS (24)
32: DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE / THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE - GLEN CAMPBELL (27)
31: GOLDEN YEARS - DAVID BOWIE (10)
30: FOPP - OHIO PLAYERS (30)
29: LOVE HANGOVER - DIANA ROSS (1)
28: GET UP AND BOOGIE - SILVER CONVENTION (2)
27: LORELEI - STYX (27)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-fIYOqhG3A

26: RHIANNON - FLEETWOOD MAC (11)
25: MISTY BLUE - DOROTHY MOORE (3)
24: SILLY LOVE SONGS - WINGS (1)
23: SARA SMILE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (4)
22: STRANGE MAGIC - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (14)
21: MONEY HONEY - BAY CITY ROLLERS (9)
20: LIVIN' FOR THE WEEKEND - O'JAYS (20)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzGuroOE71s

19: TRYIN' TO GET THE FEELING AGAIN - BARRY MANILOW (10)
18: SHANNON - HENRY GROSS (6)
17: I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO - ABBA (15)
16: DREAM ON - AEROSMITH (6)
15: SWEET THING - RUFUS (5)
14: DECEMBER 1963 (OH WHAT A NIGHT) - FOUR SEASONS (1)
13: DREAM WEAVER - GARY WRIGHT (2)
12: THERE'S A KIND OF HUSH - CARPENTERS (12)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rGD0W9Yz54

11: LONELY NIGHT (ANGEL FACE) - THE CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE (3)
10: FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE - ELVIN BISHOP (3)
9: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - QUEEN (9)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p4MZJsexEs

8: SHOW ME THE WAY - PETER FRAMPTON (6)
7: WELCOME BACK - JOHN SEBASTIAN (1)
6: ONLY SIXTEEN - DR. HOOK (6)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=olQNes_mq8I

5: SWEET LOVE - COMMODORES (5)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nEyFt3pwM8

4: BOOGIE FEVER - SYLVERS (1)
3: RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM - MAXINE NIGHTINGALE (2)
2: LET YOUR LOVE FLOW - BELLAMY BROTHERS (1)
1: DISCO LADY - JOHNNIE TAYLOR (1)

[jdelachjr2002]

Casey plugged his TV counterpart, America's Top 10 in closing.

I think Casey did those mentions during the end of his first AT40 stint because at that point it had already been known in the industry that Casey would be leaving for Westwood One and ABC/Watermark had no interest in matching WW1's offer thus allowing Casey to leave.

After the 8/6/1988 edition of AT40, it would be at least five months before Casey Kasem would do another countdown show on the radio so I guess the AT10 mention was to let fans know he would still be doing the TV show in the interim.