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

[Marv]

I caught the final 45 minutes this morning on CFN when I got home from work this morning; I hadn't heard Duran Duran's 'Union Of The Snake' in ages, and I also heard the song 'Gold' before the top-of-the-hour newscast.

Thanks for all of that additional information; it's quite fascinating.

[Libra]

^

Just to put it in perspective, "Gold" was #44 on 12/10/83, and debuted on AT40 the following week - Premiere could've easily made the song an extra if they felt so inclined.

[cartman2002]

Here's this weeks 70s chart from 1976

40: WHISPERING/CHERCHEZ LA FEMME/SE SI BON - DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND (27)
39: I LIKE DREAMIN' - KENNY NOLAN (3)
38: THIS SONG - GEORGE HARRISON (25)
37: IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW - CHICAGO (1)
36: DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC - TAVARES (34)
35: ENJOY YOURSELF - THE JACKSONS (6)
34: SATURDAY NITE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE (21)
33: DO YOU FEEL - PETER FRAMPTON (10)
32: SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK - BAR-KAYS (23)
31: JEANS ON - DAVID DUNDES (17)
30: LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE - BREAD (9)
29: I WISH - STEVIE WONDER (1)
28: IT'S A LONG WAY THERE - LITTLE RIVER BAND (28)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzVHb7W97JY

27: THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN - THE RICHIE FAMILY (17)
26: SOMEBODY TO LOVE - QUEEN (13)
25: JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU - COMMODORES (7)
24: HELLO OLD FRIEND - ERIC CLAPTON (24)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXxOnGepqXc

23: DISCO DUCK (PART 1) - RICK DEES (1)
22: CAR WASH - ROSE ROYCE (1)
21: LIVIN' THING - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (13)
20: LOVE BALLAD - LTD (20)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySAXaZUgwfU

19: HOT LINE - THE SYLVERS (5)
18: DAZZ - BRICK (3)
17: LOVE ME - YVONNE ELLIMAN (14)
16: STAND TALL - BURTON CUMMINGS (10)
15: THE WRECK OF THE EDMOND FITZGERALD - GORDON LIGHTFOOT (1)
14: I NEVER CRY - ALICE COOPER (12)
13: AFTER THE LOVIN' - ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK (8)
12: BETH - KISS (7)
11: SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD - ELTON JOHN (6)
10: NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU - ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY (10)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur3_lrvDD_A

9: YOU ARE THE WOMAN - FIREFALL (9)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6Gy8qtOq3M

8: NADIA'S THEME (THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS) - BARRY DIVORZON & PERRY BODKIN, JR (8)[/font]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVyczvnM1VY

7: MORE THAN A FEELING - BOSTON (5)
6: YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCIN' - LEO SAYER (1)
5: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR (TO BE IN MY SHOW) - MARILYN McCOO & BILLY DAVIS JR (1)
4: MUSKRAT LOVE - THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (4)
3: LOVE SO RIGHT - BEE GEES (3)
2: THE RUBBERBAND MAN - SPINNERS (2)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXcFFNx0_g8

1: TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALLRIGHT) - ROD STEWART (1)[/font]

[jcaragon]

On The Coast 103.2 FM, today´s show is from Dec 22nd 1984.

[jdelachjr2002]

Dec 17, 2010 2:47:17 GMT -5 jcaragon said:

On The Coast 103.2 FM, today´s show is from Dec 22nd 1984.

Which Premiere will also be playing this week but first...

AT40: The '70s features the Billboard chart of 12/26/1970

Three songs debuted this week:
"Lonely Days" - Bee Gees (#26)
"Games" - Redeye (#39)
"We Gotta Get You A Woman" - Runt (Todd Rundgren) (#40)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Heaven Help Us All" - Stevie Wonder (#16)
"Only Love Can Break Your Heart" - Neil Young (#33)
"Engine Number 9" - Wilson Pickett (#34)

Original extras:
"Higher And Higher" - Jackie Wilson
"Silent Night" - Bing Crosby
The Jackie Wilson extra has been kept in the show; the Bing Crosby extra - although it is a Christmas song - was cut.

Premiere optional extras:
"Share The Land" - Guess Who (#30)*
"If You Could Read My Mind" - Gordon Lightfoot (#76; debuted)
"Amazing Grace" - Judy Collins (#58)
* = Even though "Share The Land" was in the countdown, it was not played by Casey in the original show even though there were two extras and George Harrison's B-side to "My Sweet Lord" ("Isn't It A Pity") in the broadcast. This is perhaps the only time in Casey's two AT40 stints that a countdown song was not played.

AT40: The '80s this week - as mentioned earlier - is from 12/22/1984:

Four songs debuted this week:
"I Would Die 4 U" - Prince (#32)
"Careless Whisper" - Wham! Featuring George Michael (#37; Hot 100 debut)
"Foolish Heart" - Steve Perry (#39)
"Neutron Dance" - The Pointer Sisters (#40)

Four songs fell off the Top 40 this week:
"It Ain't Enough" - Corey Hart (#21)
"Purple Rain" - Prince (#26)
"I Don't Wanna Know" - REO Speedwagon (#36)
"Carribean Queen (No More Love On The Run)" - Billy Ocean (#39)

Original extras:
"Jingle Bell Rock" - Bobby Helms

Long Distance Dedications:
"I Love Rock 'n Roll" - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
"I Can Dream About You" - Dan Hartman

Premiere optional extras:
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band-Aid (#65; debuted)
"The Heat Is On" - Glenn Frey (#52)
"Tenderness" - General Public (#51)
"Money Changes Everything" - Cyndi Lauper (#57; debuted)

[johnnywest]

Dec 17, 2010 14:15:28 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

* = Even though "Share The Land" was in the countdown, it was not played by Casey in the original show even though there were two extras and George Harrison's B-side to "My Sweet Lord" ("Isn't It A Pity") in the broadcast. This is perhaps the only time in Casey's two AT40 stints that a countdown song was not played.

You may be right about that, at least with the regular Top 40 shows.

I remember hearing one of the Christmas specials (I believe this was played on XM awhile back) and Casey said that they couldn't find a copy of the song they wanted, so they skipped over it.

Also, one week on AT10, Casey didn't play "Drift Away" by Uncle Kracker f/Dobie Gray. Instead that week, they substitued the original version by Dobie Gray.

And in 1990, there was at least one week when Shadoe Stevens only played one version of "Unchained Melody" since there were two versions in the countdown that week.

[jdelachjr2002]

Dec 18, 2010 1:09:14 GMT -5 johnnywest said:

Dec 17, 2010 14:15:28 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

* = Even though "Share The Land" was in the countdown, it was not played by Casey in the original show even though there were two extras and George Harrison's B-side to "My Sweet Lord" ("Isn't It A Pity") in the broadcast. This is perhaps the only time in Casey's two AT40 stints that a countdown song was not played.

You may be right about that, at least with the regular Top 40 shows.

I remember hearing one of the Christmas specials (I believe this was played on XM awhile back) and Casey said that they couldn't find a copy of the song they wanted, so they skipped over it.

Also, one week on AT10, Casey didn't play "Drift Away" by Uncle Kracker f/Dobie Gray. Instead that week, they substitued the original version by Dobie Gray.

And in 1990, there was at least one week when Shadoe Stevens only played one version of "Unchained Melody" since there were two versions in the countdown that week.

There were two Christmas specials in the 1970s: One in 1971, the other in 1973.

In 1971 Casey didn't play the following songs:
"Merry Christmas Polka" - Andrews Sisters (#39)
"Snoopy's Christmas" (?!?) - The Royal Guardsmen (#31) (Note: "Snoopy's Christmas" still gets airplay on Christmas stations but there was not an airable copy to play back then?!?)
"You're All I Want For Christmas" - Frankie Laine (#19)

In 1973, AT40 recieved copies of these three songs listed above but the copies of "You're All I Want For Christmas" were not considered airable as Casey explained.

Nice touch on "Drift Away". On AT40 in 1988, Casey substituted Elton John's "Candle In The Wind" with Elton's 1973 version of said song. Premiere played that show this year (1/30/1988).

[Libra]

December 22, 1984
40 -- The Pointer Sisters - Neutron Dance (6)
39 -- Steve Perry - Foolish Heart (18)
38 33 U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love) (33)
37 -- Wham! - Careless Whisper (1)
36 40 Stevie Wonder - Love Light in Flight (17)
35 37 John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band - Tender Years (31)
34 34 Sheila E. - The Belle of St. Mark (34)
33 38 Rick Springfield - Bruce (27)
32 -- Prince & The Revolution - I Would Die 4 U (9)
31 35 Billy Ocean - Loverboy (2)
30 31 Toto - Stranger in Town (30)
Flashback Extra: Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?", which debuted at #65 that week
CFN filler: Ashford & Simpson "Solid" (#45)
29 20 Tina Turner - Better Be Good to Me (5)
28 25 Dan Hartman - We Are the Young (25)
27 29 Don Henley - The Boys of Summer (5)
LDD: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts "I Love Rock 'N Roll" from Guy, a 24-year-old former bus driver now in Arkansas, to the kids on the bus that he drove back in Oregon, as their favorite song on a tape he made that he'd frequently play for them
26 18 Huey Lewis & The News - Walking on a Thin Line (18)
25 27 Ray Parker Jr. - Jamie (14)
24 28 Rebbie Jackson - Centipede (24)
23 17 Sheena Easton - Strut (7)
22 30 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover (2)
21 32 Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is (1)
Flashback Extra: Glenn Frey "The Heat is On"
CFN filler: Hall & Oates "Method of Modern Love" (#42)
20 22 The Cars - Hello Again (20)
19 24 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Understanding (17)
18 11 Lionel Richie - Penny Lover (8)
17 19 Jermaine Jackson - Do What You Do (13)
AT40 Christmas Extra: Bobby Helms "Jingle Bell Rock"
16 13 Survivor - I Can't Hold Back (13)
15 23 Chicago - You're the Inspiration (3)
14 15 Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (9)
13 10 Cyndi Lauper - All Through the Night (5)
12 16 Bryan Adams - Run to You (6)
11 08 Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (1)
Flashback Extra: General Public "Tenderness", described as being "five weeks away from making the countdown"
CFN filler: Diana Ross "Missing You" (#56)
10 12 Julian Lennon - Valotte (9)
09 14 Jack Wagner - All I Need (2)
08 06 Paul McCartney - No More Lonely Nights (6)
07 04 Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (3)
06 09 Pat Benatar - We Belong (5)
05 07 New Edition - Cool it Now (4)
LDD: Dan Hartman "I Can Dream About You" from Joey in Fort Lee, New Jersey to "the woman with short brown hair and beautiful eyes" that he met and instantly fell in love with
04 05 The Honeydrippers - Sea of Love (3)
03 01 Hall & Oates - Out of Touch (1)
Flashback Extra: Cyndi Lauper "Money Changes Everything"
02 02 Duran Duran - Wild Boys (2)
01 03 Madonna - Like a Virgin (1)

NOTES:

• This week's Station of the Week: New to the line-up, it's CFN.
  
• We have another week with a look at the top five albums on Billboard's Album chart. #5 - Arena by Duran Duran, #4 - Private Dancer by Tina Turner, #3 - Like a Virgin by Madonna, #2 - Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen, and #1...will be revealed a little later on. ;)
  
• OK, you may have noticed how I'll get on Casey's case for poor story timing sometimes. Well, this week I have to give that nod to Premiere, for scheduling "Do They Know It's Christmas?" as the first extra, when Casey had a reference to the song much later - in the last hour. In fact, he even pointed out the song's debut on the Hot 100 that week (but, so did Premiere)
  
• I usually don't do this...but I felt compelled to include CFN's time-filler songs (songs that are not Premiere extras that are played sometime during the show's timeslot) in the list this week. Why? Well...just look at what was played! I wouldn't be surprised if they tailor those songs to whatever the week's show is, also given that they played "Gold" after last week's 12-10-83 show ended.
  
• BTW...the fourth CFN song, also played after this week's show ended, was "Ti Amo" by Laura Branigan (peaking at #55 this week!). :o
  
• Story behind "Jingle Bell Rock" as an Extra: The song, as Casey put it, "permanently put rock & roll and Christmas together", and he also related how Bobby's song "Frowline" spent a full year on the country chart from March 1957 to March 1958 - at the time, the longest chart run by any single on any singles chart.
  
• Something I found interesting was that the standard jingle was used exclusively up through #20...and then starting with #16, only the softer jingle was used.
  
• Note the underlined songs - both 1-5 and 1-12-85 were guest-hosted by Charlie Van Dyke, and these are the songs that not only peaked during either or both of those weeks, but we also won't hear them any higher than they were this week.
  
• #1 on the Album chart (for the 21st consecutive week!): Soundtrack album from Purple Rain
  
• #1 on the Soul chart: "Operator" by Midnight Star
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "Why Not Me" by The Judds
  
• #1 on the Dance & Disco chart: "Like a Virgin"
  

[cartman2002]

Here's this week chart from 1970

40: WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN - RUNT (20)
39: GAMES - REDEYE (26)
38: AFTER MIDNIGHT - ERIC CLAPTON (18)
37: BORDER SONG - ARETHA FRANKLIN (37)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhxmpNeBEyA


36: DO IT - NEIL DIAMOND (36)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC_f1huri58

35: FIRE AND RAIN - JAMES TAYLOR
34: I'M NOT MY BROTHER'S KEEPER - FLAMING EMBER (34)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=avk6D7DzeMw

33: ROSE GARDEN - LYNN ANDERSON (3)
32: YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME- ELVIS PRESLEY (11)
31: LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH - STEPHEN STILLS (14)
30: SHARE THE LAND - GUESS WHO (10)
29: YOUR SONG - ELTON JOHN (8)
28: IMMIGRANT SONG - LED ZEPPELIN (16)
27: MONTEGO BAY - BOBBY BLOOM (8)
26: LONELY DAYS - BEE GEES (3)
25: CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU - TOM JONES (25)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7a0fhMD17s

24: IF I WERE YOU'RE WOMAN - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (9)
23: PAY TO THE PIPER - CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD (13)
22: ONE-MAN BAND - THREE DOG NIGHT (22)
21: BE MY BABY - ANDY KIM (17)
20: HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER - NEIL DIAMOND (20)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=usZtSl8mX08

19: IT'S IMPOSSIBLE - PERRY COMO (10)
18: GROOVE ME - KING FLOYD (6)
17: RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH - FOUR TOPS/SURPREMES (14)
16: I'LL BE THERE - JACKSON FIVE (1)
15: WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN - CARPENTERS (2)
14: FOR THE GOOD TIMES - RAY PRICE (11)
13: STONEY END - BARBRA STREISAND (6)
12: DOMINO - VAN MORRISON (9)
11: 5,10,15,20(25,30) YEARS OF LOVE - PRESIDENTS (11)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ve6mV9JgHA

10: NO MATTER WHAT - BADFINGER (8)
9: GYPSY WOMAN - BRIAN HYLAND (3)
8: DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS - CHICAGO (7)
7: STONED LOVE - SUPREMES (7)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2ce7FWOAM8

6: I THINK I LOVE YOU - PARTRIDGE FAMILY (1)
5: BLACK MAGIC WOMAN - SANTANA (4)
4: KNOCK THREE TIMES - DAWN (1)
3: TEARS OF A CLOWN - MIRACLES (1)
2: ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER- 5TH DIMENSION

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZcA3kiaQb0

1: MY SWEET LORD - GEORGE HARRISON[/font]

[jdelachjr2002]

Dec 18, 2010 17:09:23 GMT -5 Libra said:

[/li][li]Story behind "Jingle Bell Rock" as an Extra: The song, as Casey put it, "permanently put rock & roll and Christmas together", and he also related how Bobby's song "Frowline" spent a full year on the country chart from March 1957 to March 1958 - at the time, the longest chart run by any single on any singles chart.[/quote]

Then song's title was "Fraulein".

[cartman2002]

Here's the 1974 year end chart courtesy of Billboard Magazine

1. THE WAY WE WERE - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)

2. SEASONS IN THE SUN - Terry Jacks (Bell)

3. LOVE'S THEME - Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century)

4. COME AND GET YOUR LOVE - Redbone (Epic)

5. DANCING MACHINE - Jackson Five (Motown)

6. THE LOCOMOT1ON - Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)

7. TSOP - MFSB (Philadelphia International)

8. THE STREAK - Ray Stevens (Barnaby)

9. BENNIE AND THE JETS - Elton John (MCA)

10. ONE HELL OF A WOMAN - Mac Davis (Columbia)

11. UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO) -
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)

12. JUNGLE BOOGIE - Kool & the Gang (De-Lite)

13. MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS - Maria Muldaur (Reprise)

14. YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW - Stylistics (Avco)

15. SHOW AND TELL - Al Wilson (Rocky Road)

16. SPIDERS AND SNAKES - Jim Stafford (MGM)

17. ROCK ON - David Essex (Columbia)

18. SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDER - John Denver (RCA)

19. SIDESHOW - Blue Magic (Atco)

20. HOOKED ON A FEELING - Blue Swede (EMI)

21. BILLY DON'T BE A HERO - Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods (ABC)

22. BAND ON THE RUN - Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple)

23. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL - Charlie Rich (Epic)

24. TIME IN A BOTTLE - Jim Croce (ABC)

25. ANNIE'S SONG - John Denver (RCA)

28. (YOU'RE) HAVING MY BABY - Paul Anka (United Artists)

27. LET ME BE THERE - Olivia Newton-John (MCA)

28. SUNDOWN - Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)

29. ROCK ME GENTLY - Andy Kim (Capitol)

30. BOOGIE DOWN - Eddie Kendricks (Tamla)

31. YOU'RE SIXTEEN - Ringo Starr (Apple)

32. IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME KNOW) - Olivia Newton John (MCA)

33. DARK LADY - Cher (MCA)

34. BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Buddah)

35. FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE - Roberta Flack (Atlantic)

36. JUST DONT WANT TO BE LONELY - Main Ingredient (RCA)

*37. NOTHING FROM NOTHING - Billy Preston (A&M)

*37. ROCK YOUR BABY - George McCrae (TK)

39. TOP OF THE WORLD - Carpenters (A&M)

40. THE JOKER - Steve Miller Band (Capitol)

41. I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Buddah)

42. THE SHOW MUST GO ON - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)

43. ROCK THE BOAT - Hues Corporation (RCA)

*44. LIVING FOR THE CITY - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)

*44. SMOKIN' IN THE BOYS ROOM - Brownsville Station (Big Tree)

48. THEN CAME YOU - Dionne Warwick & the Spinners (Atlantic)

47. THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED - Paper Lace (Mercury)

48. THE ENTERTAINER - Marvin Hamlisch (MCA)

49. WATERLOO - Abba (Atlantic)

50. THE AIR THAT I BREATHE - Hollies (Epic)

51. RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER - Steely Dan (ABC)

52. MOCKINGBIRD - Carly Simon (Elektra)

53. HELP ME - Joni Mitchell (Asylum)

*54. YOU WON'T SEE ME - Anne Murray (Capitol)

*54. NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP - Barry White (20th Century)

56. TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD - Rufus (ABC)

57. YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD - Helen Reddy (Capitol)

58. ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN - Righteous Brothers (Capitol)

59. HOLLYWOOD SWINGING - Kool & the Gang (De-Lite)

60. BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT - William DeVaughn (Roxbury)

61. HANG ON IN THERE BABY - Johnny Bristol (MGM)

62. ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND) - Mocedades (Tara)

63. TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury)

64. RADAR LOVE - Golden Earring (MCA)

65. PLEASE COME TO BOSTON - Dave Loggins (Epic)

66. KEEP ON SMILIN' - Wet Willie (Capricorn)

67. LOOKIN' FOR LOVE - Bobby Womack (United Artists)

68. PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER - O'Jays (Philadelphia International)

69. ON AND ON - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Buddah)

70. OH VERY YOUNG - Cat Stevens (A&M)

71. LEAVE ME ALONE (RUBY RED DRESS) - Helen Reddy (Capitol)

72. GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - Elton John (MCA)

73. I'VE BEEN SEARCHIN' SO LONG - Chicago (Columbia)

74. OH MY MY - Ringo Starr (Apple)

75. FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY - O'Jays (Philadelphia International)

76. I SHOT THE SHERRIF - Eric Clapton (RSO)

77. JET - Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple)

78. DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME - Elton John (MCA)

79. TUBULAR BELLS - Mike Oldfield (Virgin)

80. LOVE SONG - Anne Murray (Capitol)

81. I'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU - Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM)

82. HELLO, IT'S ME - Todd Rundgren (Bearsville)

83. I LOVE - Tom T. Hall (Mercury)

84. CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN - Guess Who (RCA)

*85. I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG - Jim Croce (ABC)

*85. THE LORD'S PRAYER - Sister Janet Mead (A&M)

87. TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN - Lamont Dozier (ABC)

88. DON'T YOU WORRY 'BOUT A THING - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)

89. A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG - Charlie Rich (Epic)

90. MY GIRL BILL - Jim Stafford (MGM)

*91. HELEN WHEELS - Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple)

*91. MY MISTAKE WAS TO LOVE YOU - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown)

93. WiLDWOOD WEED - Jim Stafford (MGM)

94. BEACH BABY - First Class (UK)

95. ME AND BABY BROTHER - War (United Artists)

96. ROCKIN' ROLL BABY - Stylistics (Avco)

97. I HONESTLY LOVE YOU - Olivia Newton John (MCA)

98. CALL ON ME - Chicago (Columbia)

99. WILD THING - Fancy (Big Tree)

100. MIGHTY LOVE, PT. 1 - Spinners (Atlantic)

[jcaragon]

One of the Xmas Special is called : Special Christmas Edition of American Top 10. A 3 hour show with old Casey. I it is not a countdown format. Thou Casey refers to it as An American Top 10 Christmas.

So there is extra content sent by Premier to the stations.

Obviously it is not about AT40, but stations announce Casey´s Xmas specials.

[BillboardBoy]

Dec 18, 2010 9:15:43 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Dec 18, 2010 1:09:14 GMT -5 johnnywest said:

You may be right about that, at least with the regular Top 40 shows.

I remember hearing one of the Christmas specials (I believe this was played on XM awhile back) and Casey said that they couldn't find a copy of the song they wanted, so they skipped over it.

Also, one week on AT10, Casey didn't play "Drift Away" by Uncle Kracker f/Dobie Gray. Instead that week, they substitued the original version by Dobie Gray.

And in 1990, there was at least one week when Shadoe Stevens only played one version of "Unchained Melody" since there were two versions in the countdown that week.

There were two Christmas specials in the 1970s: One in 1971, the other in 1973.

In 1971 Casey didn't play the following songs:
"Merry Christmas Polka" - Andrews Sisters (#39)
"Snoopy's Christmas" (?!?) - The Royal Guardsmen (#31) (Note: "Snoopy's Christmas" still gets airplay on Christmas stations but there was not an airable copy to play back then?!?)
"You're All I Want For Christmas" - Frankie Laine (#19)

In 1973, AT40 recieved copies of these three songs listed above but the copies of "You're All I Want For Christmas" were not considered airable as Casey explained.

Nice touch on "Drift Away". On AT40 in 1988, Casey substituted Elton John's "Candle In The Wind" with Elton's 1973 version of said song. Premiere played that show this year (1/30/1988).

In addition to all this, there was at least one week in 1974 when Casey played only one version of "The Americans" when both Gordon Sinclair's and Byron MacGregor's versions were simultaneously on the chart.

[jdelachjr2002]

As cartman posted earlier, AT40: The '70s is featuring the "Top 40 Songs of 1974" (yes, the shortened version to fit a three-hour broadcast but at least it's an actual Top 40 list.

Optional extras are:
"Rock The Boat" - Hues Corporation
"Waterloo" - Abba
"I Shot The Sheriff" - Eric Clapton

AT40: The '80s will feature the first half of the Top 100 Songs of 1985.

Optional extras are:
"Broken Wings" - Mr. Mister (peaked at #1 on 12/7/1985)
"You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" - Dead Or Alive (peaked at #11 on 8/17/1985)
"People Are People" - Depeche Mode (peaked at #13 on 8/3/1985)
"Say You, Say Me" - Lionel Richie (peaked at #1 on 12/21/1985)

The cutoff date for the Top 100 was 12/7/1985.

[Libra]

AMERICAN TOP 40 TOP 100 SONGS OF 1985 (PART ONE)
(Original airdate: January 4, 1986)
100 Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls (9)
99 Night Ranger - Sentimental Street (8)
98 Madonna - Dress You Up (5)
97 Don Henley - All She Wants to Do is Dance (9)
96 Lionel Richie - Penny Lover (8)
95 Sting - Fortress Around Your Heart (8)
94 Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin' Who? (7)
93 Tina Turner - Private Dancer (7)
92 Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA (9)
91 The Time - Jungle Love (20)
90 Jermaine Jackson - Do What You Do (13)
89 Kool & The Gang - Fresh (9)
Flashback Extra: Mr. Mister "Broken Wings", which hit #1 in December but "just missed the Top 100"
88 David Lee Roth - California Girls (3)
87 Heart - What About Love (10)
86 John Cougar Mellencamp - Lonely Ol' Night (6)
85 DeBarge - Who's Holding Donna Now (6)
84 Thompson Twins - Lay Your Hands on Me (6)
83 Hall & Oates - Method of Modern Love (5)
82 Bruce Springsteen - I'm on Fire (6)
81 Madonna - Angel (5)
80 Ashford & Simpson - Solid (12)
79 Power Station - Some Like it Hot (6)
78 Julian Lennon - Valotte (9)
77 Julian Lennon - Too Late For Goodbyes (5)
76 Wham! - Freedom (3)
Flashback Extra: Dead or Alive "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", which reached #11 earlier in the year and "just missed the Top 100"
75 Katrina & The Waves - Walking on Sunshine (9)
74 Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (5)
73 Survivor - I Can't Hold Back (13)
72 Paul McCartney - No More Lonely Nights (6)
71 ABC - Be Near Me (9)
70 Eurythmics - Would I Lie to You? (5)
69 Kool & The Gang - Misled (10)
68 'Til Tuesday - Voices Carry (8)
67 Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days (5)
66 Bryan Adams - Run to You (6)
65 Cyndi Lauper - All Through the Night (5)
64 Phil Collins - Don't Lose My Number (4)
63 Mary Jane Girls - In My House (7)
Flashback Extra: Depeche Mode "People Are People"
62 Sade - Smooth Operator (5)
61 Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F (3)
60 Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels (3)
59 Tina Turner - Better Be Good to Me (5)
58 Madonna - Material Girl (2)
57 Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero (2)
56 Animotion - Obsession (6)
55 Sting - If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free (3)
54 Murray Head - One Night in Bangkok (3)
53 Don Henley - The Boys of Summer (5)
Flashback Extra: Lionel Richie "Say You, Say Me", the final #1 song of 1985...but because of Billboard's cutoff date, it didn't make it into the Top 100
52 Billy Ocean - Suddenly (4)
51 Prince & The Revolution - Raspberry Beret (2)

NOTES:

• This week's Stations of the Week: Naturally, I'm home for Christmas, so obviously it's going to be WIDL and WCRZ. WCRZ, notably, played all four extras and still finished at 11:47.
  
• Casey noted that the rankings were from Billboard and that they ran through the first week of December.
  
• This half of the Top 100 was light on the jingles, although that's probably not too surprising. The first song of each hour received a jingle, as would be typical on the weekly show. But here, it was just those four.
  
• Casey ended the first half a little inauspiciously, shortchanging Prince a little by incorrectly giving his song a #3 peak. Oops! ;)
  
• The program ended with Larry Morgan abruptly cutting in during Casey's closing-hour outro, though it did result in an extended "between hours" bumper after the Premiere credits.
  
• Billboard's Top Act of the Year, Top Female Album Act of the Year, and Top Singles Act of the Year: Madonna
  
• Billboard's Top Act of the Year on the Soul chart: Kool & The Gang
  
• Billboard's Top Male Album (and Album & Singles combined) Act of the Year: Bruce Springsteen
  
• #1 Album of the Year: Born in the USA
  
• Billboard's Top Male Singles Act of the Year: Bryan Adams
  
• Top Soundtrack of the Year: Beverly Hills Cop
  
• Billboard's Top Singles Group of the Year: Tears For Fears
  
• Billboard's Top Group of the Year (Singles & Albums combined): Prince & The Revolution
  

[johnnywest]

Although I wasn't able to hear the countdown this weekend, I do remember when Casey said something like, "Did I say earlier in the show that 'California Girls' was the only remake? Well, I was wrong because here's another..."

[Michael1973]

Any thoughts on how Do What You Do and Jungle Love ended up in the top 100, while several top 10 peaking songs did not?

[gingerwildheart]

Hello everyone!

I have been admiring this board as a guest the past year & would like to THANK everyone who posts the lists each week ... it is very helpful in deciding wether or not to record the programs each weekend.

I enjoyed the chance-of-pace this past weekend with the “best of” countdowns ... but must ask aloud if any of you found the chart placement for 1974 a little “weird”

Shouldn’t “Rock The Boat” by the Hughes Corporation have charted higher than #43 for the year? It was a multi-week #1 song (3 weeks) that I heard on the radio ALL THE TIME in 1974 ... I do not recall EVER hearing neither “Sideshow” by Blue Magic nor “Until You Come Back To Me” by Aretha Franklin on the radio.

Also, after listening to the montage of every #1 song from 1974, I found it odd that a few of the songs did not even make the Top 100 of 1974 list ... most notably: “You Haven’t Done Nothing” by Stevie Wonder and “I Can Help” by Billy Swan.

You thoughts?

‘looking forward to discussion chartology with you guys!

[Marv]

His countdown of the top 50 songs of 1985 this weekend is going to be an exceptional one for this baby-boomer; that was arguably the best year of the entire decade for top 40 radio (very honorable mentions to 1984 & 1988), and just a flat-out phenomenal year for the format in too many ways to mention.

[jdelachjr2002]

OK everyone! This weekend's AT40: The '80s show continues the Top 100 of 1985. Included in the show at #29 is "Lovergirl" by Teena Marie who passed away earlier this week.

Optional extras for the second half of the Top 100 of 1985 are:
"Never" - Heart (peaked at #4 on 12/7/1985)
"Party All The Time" - Eddie Murphy (peaked at #2 on 12/28/1985)
"I'm Goin' Down" - Bruce Springsteen (peaked at #9 on 10/26/1985)
"Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" - David Lee Roth (peaked at #12 on 6/1/1985)

AT40: The '70s this week presents 1/7/1978

Four songs debuted this week:
"Emotion" - Samantha Sang (#37)
"What's Your Name" - Lynrd Skynrd (#38)
"(You're My) Soul And Inspiration" - Donny & Marie Osmond (#39)
"Peg" - Steely Dan (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"You Make Loving Fun" - Fleetwood Mac (#21)
"Baby, What A Big Surprise" - Chicago (#25)
"Heaven On The 7th Floor" - Paul Nicholas (#31)
"Your Smiling Face" - James Taylor (#38)

Original extras:
"Midnight Train To Georgia" - Gladys Knight & The Pips
"Why Can't We Be Friends" - War
Both these songs will be played as optional extras this week. The other optional extra is "Always And Forever" by Heatwave which debuted at #78 in Billboard's Hot 100.

Happy New Year!

[RichR]

Happy New Year, everyone!

Dec 28, 2010 7:38:27 GMT -5 gingerwildheart said:

Shouldn’t “Rock The Boat” by the Hughes Corporation have charted higher than #43 for the year? It was a multi-week #1 song (3 weeks) that I heard on the radio ALL THE TIME in 1974

According to the Hues Corporation entry in Wikipedia, Rock The Boat was #1 for only 1 week (July 6); the AT40 cue sheets at charismusicgroup.com appear to confirm this. But, in spite of that, the song has proved to have a lot more staying power than many higher entries in the Top 100 countdown for 1974.

Dec 28, 2010 7:38:27 GMT -5 gingerwildheart said:

Also, after listening to the montage of every #1 song from 1974, I found it odd that a few of the songs did not even make the Top 100 of 1974 list ... most notably: “You Haven’t Done Nothing” by Stevie Wonder and “I Can Help” by Billy Swan.

Both of those hit #1 on the Billboard chart in November. After occupying the top spot for two weeks at the end of the month, I Can Help was still holding strong at #3 on the December 14 chart, which I believe was the cutoff for the Top 100 compilation. Therefore, it was held over for 1975's annual countdown (#43, I think).

On the other hand, although You Haven't Done Nothin' was #1 for the week of November 2, it had fallen completely out of the Top 40 by November 23 which suggests its overall run was too short to crack the year's Top 100.

[RichR]

Dec 27, 2010 22:16:18 GMT -5 Michael1973 said:

Any thoughts on how Do What You Do and Jungle Love ended up in the top 100, while several top 10 peaking songs did not?

Given that they apparently peaked relatively low (13 and 20, respectively), I'd guess each must have spent many weeks on the chart in order to accumulate the sales needed to make the Top 100.

[jdelachjr2002]

Jan 1, 2011 16:01:09 GMT -5 RichR said:

Happy New Year, everyone!

Dec 28, 2010 7:38:27 GMT -5 gingerwildheart said:

Shouldn’t “Rock The Boat” by the Hughes Corporation have charted higher than #43 for the year? It was a multi-week #1 song (3 weeks) that I heard on the radio ALL THE TIME in 1974

According to the Hues Corporation entry in Wikipedia, Rock The Boat was #1 for only 1 week (July 6); the AT40 cue sheets at charismusicgroup.com appear to confirm this. But, in spite of that, the song has proved to have a lot more staying power than many higher entries in the Top 100 countdown for 1974.

Dec 28, 2010 7:38:27 GMT -5 gingerwildheart said:

Also, after listening to the montage of every #1 song from 1974, I found it odd that a few of the songs did not even make the Top 100 of 1974 list ... most notably: “You Haven’t Done Nothing” by Stevie Wonder and “I Can Help” by Billy Swan.

Both of those hit #1 on the Billboard chart in November. After occupying the top spot for two weeks at the end of the month, I Can Help was still holding strong at #3 on the December 14 chart, which I believe was the cutoff for the Top 100 compilation. Therefore, it was held over for 1975's annual countdown (#43, I think).

On the other hand, although You Haven't Done Nothin' was #1 for the week of November 2, it had fallen completely out of the Top 40 by November 23 which suggests its overall run was too short to crack the year's Top 100.

Actually, Billboard used 10/26/1974 as the cutoff date for their year-end Top 100 which is why you don't see "You Haven't Done Nothin'", "I Can Help" or any other song that hit #1 late in the year listed. In the mid-'70s, Billboard used an early cutoff date meaning songs that peaked in November or mid-to-late December get shortchanged

[jdelachjr2002]

Jan 1, 2011 16:13:26 GMT -5 RichR said:

Dec 27, 2010 22:16:18 GMT -5 Michael1973 said:

Any thoughts on how Do What You Do and Jungle Love ended up in the top 100, while several top 10 peaking songs did not?

Given that they apparently peaked relatively low (13 and 20, respectively), I'd guess each must have spent many weeks on the chart in order to accumulate the sales needed to make the Top 100.

"Do What You Do" spent 20 weeks in Billboard's Hot 100, "Jungle Love" spent 25 weeks.

[Libra]

AMERICAN TOP 40 TOP 100 SONGS OF 1985 (PART TWO)
(Original airdate: January 4, 1986)
50 Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives (1)
49 Diana Ross - Missing You (10)
48 Survivor - The Search is Over (4)
47 Whitney Houston - You Give Good Love (3)
46 Sheena Easton - Strut (7)
45 Phil Collins - Sussudio (1)
44 Corey Hart - Never Surrender (3)
43 Aretha Franklin - Freeway of Love (3)
42 Jack Wagner - All I Need (2)
41 Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better (5)
40 The Commodores - Nightshift (3)
39 Pat Benatar - We Belong (5)
38 The Pointer Sisters - Neutron Dance (6)
Flashback Extra: Heart "Never", which "hit #4, but just missed the Top 100 of the year"
37 Chicago - You're the Inspiration (3)
36 Duran Duran - Wild Boys (2)
35 Duran Duran - A View to a Kill (1)
34 The Honeydrippers - Sea of Love (3)
33 Phil Collins - One More Night (1)
32 DeBarge - Rhythm of the Night (3)
31 Ready For the World - Oh Sheila (1)
30 Glenn Frey - You Belong to the City (2)
29 Teena Marie - Lovergirl (4)
28 Billy Ocean - Loverboy (2)
27 Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme (1)
26 New Edition - Cool it Now (4)
25 Wham! - Everything She Wants (1)
Flashback Extra: Eddie Murphy "Party All the Time", which peaked at #2 that year
24 Bryan Adams - Heaven (1)
23 Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You (1)
22 Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover (1)
21 Tears For Fears - Shout (1)
20 USA For Africa - We Are the World (1)
19 Glenn Frey - The Heat is On (2)
18 John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) (1)
17 Kool & The Gang - Cherish (2)
16 Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (1)
15 Huey Lewis & The News - The Power of Love (1)
14 Starship - We Built This City (1)
13 REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling (1)
Flashback Extra: Bruce Springsteen "I'm Goin' Down"
12 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover (2)
11 Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away (1)
10 A-Ha - Take on Me (1)
09 Madonna - Crazy For You (1)
08 Dire Straits - Money For Nothing (1)
07 Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World (1)
06 Hall & Oates - Out of Touch (1)
05 Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (3)
04 Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is (1)
03 Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (1)
Flashback Extra: David Lee Roth "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody", described as "one of the top medleys of the year"
02 Madonna - Like a Virgin (1)
01 Wham! - Careless Whisper (1)

NOTES:

• This week's Station of the Week: CKRU. Being in Atlanta for a convention and through midnight on New Year's means not being able to hear the show until Sunday...but no matter.
  
• Getting into the top forty portion of the show means being able to utilize "Top 40" jingles, which Part Two certainly did. #40 "Nightshift" got a softer jingle, though "You're the Inspiration" at #37 and "Heaven" at #24 did not.
  
• Casey erred when he stated that "California Girls" was the only remake in the Top 100 back at #88, though he corrected himself at #34. He also erred in the outro for "St. Elmo's Fire", calling it #16. (Oops! ;))
  
• Casey referred to the Miami Vice soundtrack as the biggest-selling TV soundtrack in history as well as the first to have two hits in the Top 10 simultaneously.
  
• "Crazy For You" was the top movie song of the year.
  
• Hall & Oates were the top act of the 1980s...so far.
  
• "Careless Whisper" is the top song of 1985...but oddly enough, we have yet to hear it at #1 for even a single week!
  
• Billboard's Top Female Soul Artist of the Year and Top New Artist of the Year: Whitney Houston
  
• Billboard's Producer of the Year: Nile Rodgers
  
• Billboard's Top Duo of the Year: Wham!
  
• Billboard's Top Dance/Disco Artist and Top Female Artist of the Year: Madonna
  
• #1 Country Song of the Year: "Lost in the Fifties Tonight" by Ronnie Milsap
  
• #1 Soul Song of the Year: "Rock Me Tonight" by Freddie Jackson
  
• #1 Album of the Year: Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen
  

[cartman2002]

Here's this week's 70s chart from 1978

40. PEG - STEELY DAN (11)
39: YOU’RE MY SOUL AND INSPIRATION – DONNY & MARIE OSMOND (38)
38: WHAT’S YOUR NAME – LYNYRD SKYNYRD (13)
37: EMOTION – SAMANTHA SANG (3)
36: SWINGTOWN – STEVE MILLER BAND (17)
35: WE’RE ALL ALONE – RITA COOLIDGE (7)
34: GIRLS SCHOOL – PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS (33)
33: NATIVE NEW YORKER – ODYSSEY (20)
32: ISN’T IT TIME – THE BABYS (13)
31: DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD – SANTA ESMERELDA (15)
30: POINT OF NO RETURN - KANSAS (28)
29: DESIREE – NEIL DIAMOND (16)
28: STAYIN’ ALIVE – THE BEE GEES (1)
27: GETTIN’ READY FOR LOVE – DIANA ROSS (27)
26: DANCE, DANCE, DANCE, YOWSAH YOWSAH - CHIC (6)
25: SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH – DAN HILL (4)
24: THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT – THE BAY CITY ROLLERS (24)
23: LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER – ANDY GIBB (1)
22: MY WAY – ELVIS PRESLEY (22)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRpVBTVlQSI

21: I GO CRAZY – PAUL DAVIS (7)
20: TURN TO STONE – E.L.O. (13)
19: SERPENTINE FIRE – EARTH, WIND & FIRE (13)
18: JUST THE WAY YOU ARE – BILLY JOEL (3)
17: SHORT PEOPLE – RANDY NEWMAN (2)
16: DON’T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE – CRYSTAL GAYLE (2)
15: IT’S SO EASY – LINDA RONSTADT (5)
14: RUNAROUND SUE – LEIF GARRETT (13)
13: WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS - QUEEN (4)
12: YOU CAN’T TURN ME OFF – HIGH INERGY (12)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGdIrYCGkvM

11: COME SAIL AWAY - STYX (8)
10: HEY DEANIE – SHAUN CASSIDY (7)
9: YOU’RE IN MY HEART – ROD STEWART (4)
8: SENTIMENTAL LADY – BOB WELCH (8)
7: SLIP SLIDIN’ AWAY – PAUL SIMON (5)
6: YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE – DEBBY BOONE (1)
5: HERE YOU COME AGAIN – DOLLY PARTON (3)
4: BACK IN LOVE AGAIN - LTD (4)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXpa0Ef25XQ

3: BLUE BAJOU – LINDA RONSTADT (3)
2: BABY COME BACK - PLAYER (1)
1: HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE – THE BEE GEES (1)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQNWQt5VPSM

[gingerwildheart]

Jan 1, 2011 16:01:09 GMT -5 RichR said:

Rock The Boat was #1 for only 1 week (July 6)

Oops -- "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae was #1 the next two weeks (July 13-20) ... three straight weeks with a #1 song beginning with the word Rock threw me!

Thanks to everyone for the explanations ... that list STILL does not seem representative of the Top 40 songs of 1974.

[jdelachjr2002]

This weekend's offerings...

AT40: The '70s presents 1/13/1973

Four songs debuted this week:
"Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend" - Lobo (#33)
"Daddy's Home" - Jermaine Jackson (#35)
"The Relay" - The Who (#39)
"Harry Hippie" - Bobby Womack and Peace (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Sweet Surrender" - Bread (#20)
"I Can See Clearly Now" - Johnny Nash (#33)
"If You Don't Know Me By Now" - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (#36)
"Corner Of The Sky" - Jackson 5 (#39)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
"Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" - The Spinners (#41)
"The Cover Of 'Rolling Stone'" - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show (#55)
"Peaceful Easy Feeling" - The Eagles (#58)

AT40: The '80s this week features 1/16/1982:

Four songs debuted this week:
"Through The Years" - Kenny Rogers (#35)
"Love In The First Degree" - Alabama (#37)
"Key Largo" - Bertie Higgins (#39)
"All Our Tomorrows" - Eddie Schwartz (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)" - Air Supply (#34)
"Castles In The Air" - Don McLean (#36)
"My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)" - Chilliwack (#38)
"Heart Like A Wheel" - Steve Miller Band (#39)

Original extras:
"You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John

Long Distance Dedications:
"My Guy" - Mary Wells
"Just Once" - Quincy Jones

Premiere optional extras:
"Pac-Man Fever" - Buckner & Garcia (#64)
"Tainted Love" - Soft Cell (#90; debuted)
"Spirits In The Material World" - The Police (#76; debuted)
"Open Arms" - Journey (#57; highest debut)

[jdelachjr2002]

AT40: The '80s

January 16, 1982

LW TW
-- 40 All Our Tomorrows - Eddie Schwartz (28)
-- 39 Key Largo - Bertie Higgins (8)
40 38 Working For The Weekend - Loverboy (29)
-- 37 Love In The First Degree - Alabama (15)
37 36 More Than Just The Two Of Us - Sneaker (34)
-- 35 Through The Years - Kenny Rogers (13)
33 34 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police (3)
31 33 Oh No - The Commodores (4)
AT40 Extra: Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia
25 32 Steal The Night - Stevie Woods (25)
27 31 Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Go's (20)
35 30 Love Is Alright Tonite - Rick Springfield (20)
29 29 Under Pressure - Queen and David Bowie (29)
17 28 Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) - Kool and the Gang (17)
18 27 Don't Stop Believin' - Journey (9)
32 26 Sweet Dreams - Air Supply (5)
15 25 Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Diana Ross (7)
26 24 She's Got A Way - Billy Joel (23)
28 23 You Could Have Been With Me - Sheena Easton (15)
30 22 Take It Easy On Me - Little River Band (10)
LDD: My Guy - Mary Wells. From 20-year-old "Princess Betsy" in Union City TN to her boyfriend and her father, the two most important men in her life. Casey adressed Betsy as "your Highness" before playing the LDD
AT40 Extra: Tainted Love - Soft Cell, which debuted at #90 that week and would chart in the Hot 100 for a then-record 43 weeks.
24 21 Come Go With Me - The Beach Boys (18)
22 20 I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World - Ronnie Milsap (20)
23 19 Leader Of The Band - Dan Fogelberg (9)
21 18 Shake It Up - The Cars (4)
20 17 Waiting On A Friend - The Rolling Stones (13)
19 16 Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight - Eddie Rabbitt (15)
05 15 Young Turks - Rod Stewart (5)
16 14 Cool Night - Paul Davis (11)
14 13 Hooked On Classics - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (10)
Extra: You're The One That I Want - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
12 12 Comin' In And Out Of Your Life - Barbra Streisand (11)
11 11 Yesterday's Songs - Neil Diamond (11)
AT40 Extra: Spirits In The Material World - The Police
13 10 The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) - Juice Newton (7)
10 09 Trouble - Lindsey Buckingham (9)
09 08 Turn Your Love Around - George Benson (5)
07 07 Leather And Lace - Stevie Nicks with Don Henley (6)
06 06 Harden My Heart - Quarterflash (3)
LDD: Just Once - Quincy Jones. From 14-year-old Christy in Glendale MO to her stepmother Carolyn who she and her brothers had difficulty adjusting to.
08 05 Centerfold - J. Geils Band (1)
04 04 I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - Daryl Hall & John Oates (1)
03 03 Let's Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire (3)
AT40 Extra: Open Arms - Journey, which made the highest debut in the Hot 100 at #57 and would spend six weeks at #2
02 02 Waiting For A Girl Like You - Foreigner (2)
01 01 Physical - Olivia Newton-John (1)

For the Olivia Newton-John extra, Casey mentioned how Bob Eubanks - who filled in for Casey the previous week - wanted to sign an Englishman named Tony Cole to a U.S. recording deal back in 1970. However, Cole's agent said in order for Eubanks to sign Cole, he would also have to sign a young female singer. Eubanks never heard of this woman before and didn't think it was necessary to sign Cole and the unproven female singer. Of course, this young female singer that Bob Eubanks turned down was none other than Olivia Newton-John.
Casey must have been feeling the effects of his vacation back then as he closed the show by saying the chart date as January 16th, 1981 (he also would say January 23rd, 1981 the following week)
Speaking of goofs, Larry Morgan screwed up on the Police extra saying it was the group's first single from the album "Ghost In The Machine". Never mind that the Police were already in the 40 with "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" which was from - "Ghost In The Machine"
#1 album: 4 - Foreigner
#1 country: I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World - Ronnie Milsap
#1 soul: Let's Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire (8th straight week at #1)

[Libra]

From the stories I've read on the AT40 Proboard, and another one of my own, this week's show can certainly be filed among the "How difficult should this be, really?" pages.

First, there's Casey's and Larry Morgan's own screw-ups, already documented.

Then...

• On WUEZ, during the "Last Week's Top 3" recap, "Physical" suddenly cut to #34 "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic". Then, after that, the show went to #35!
  
• WTIC is instead airing 1/19/80.
  
• WNYR and WRVF are instead airing last week's Part Two of the Top 100 of 1985.
  
• CKRU has their normal timeslot pre-empted this weekend due to a hockey game.
  
• WMJJ was on the ball until halfway through the show, when they suddenly jumped on the NYR-RVF 1985 bandwagon.
  
• And now, only minutes ago, following the show's normal first hour, WCFR aired all four Premiere extras, one after the other, in sequence.
  

I was going to take the week off from show posting anyway, since I've been downstate at a meeting for most of this weekend, but this weekend's AT40: The 80s shenanigans are just too good to ignore!