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

[Libra]

Feb 4, 2011 13:22:07 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

OK Libra, if you have the '80s recap ready. Go ahead. Otherwise, if unavailable, I'll try to have it up on Saturday.

You probably won't have to post any sooner; this weekend was out-of-the-norm for me.

I went and posted it anyway, but as I noted, I was in fact not available. I thought I'd be able to post it sooner, but that was not to be. I actually haven't listened to the Coast FM airings before this, and the only reason I was so gung-ho on this one was due to "Africa" at #1. By contrast, 1/16/82...not so much, save for all the station mix-ups that weekend. I don't anticipate listening to future shows so early unless it's another show I'd otherwise hate to miss on a weekend where I'm going away (this might happen the third weekend of March, but that remains to be seen).

Feb 6, 2011 0:14:11 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Long Distance Dedication: Can't Smile Without You - Barry Manilow from Michelle, Mark, Missy and Mike along with their mother Nancy in Central Falls, Rhode Island to their father who they are separated from while he is working in Texas
Long Distance Dedication: Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross from Teresa in Arizona to her boyfriend Mike 3,000 miles away in Rhode Island

I will say this, I can't help but note how both LDDs are about being separated from loved ones, and both writers are writing from Rhode Island. How does that happen?

[cartman2002]

here's the 70s chart from 1972

40: EVERYTHING I OWN - BREAD (5)
39: MY WORLD - THE BEE GEES (16)
38: AIN'T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW - JERRY BUTLER & BRENDA LEE EAGER (21)
37: TOGETHER LET'S FIND LOVE - THE 5TH DIMENSION (37)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy1cHMDQSLY

36: FOOTSTOMPIN' MUSIC - GRANK FUNK RAILROAD (29)
35: SWEET SEASONS - CAROLE KING (9)
34: FEELIN' ALRIGHT - JOE COCKER (33)
33: FLOY JOY - THE SUPREMES (16)
32: IT'S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (YES LOVE) - THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY (20)
31: BANG A GONG (GET IT ON) - T. REX (10)
30: FAMILY AFFAIR - SLY & THE FAMILY STONE (1)
29: DON'T SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER - BEVERLY BREMERS (15)
28: THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT 'CHA - BOBBY WOMACK (27)
27: MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (27)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XHObx9BGjw

26: I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) - THE HILLSIDE SINGERS (13)
25: FIRE AND WATER - WILSON PICKETT (24)
24: LEVON - ELTON JOHN (24)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mire1WJKdR8

23: BLACK DOG - LED ZEPPELIN (15)
22: THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS – REDBONE (22)


www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHEuSGGmX-c

21: KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNING - CHARLEY PRIDE (21)[/b][/font]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRIRTQ_k-Sg

20: THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT - ROBERT JOHN (3)
19: STAY WITH ME - FACES (17)
18: I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) - THE NEW SEEKERS (7)
17: DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE - JOE SIMON (11)
16: SUGAR DADDY - JACKSON 5 (10)
15: YOU ARE MY EVERYTHING - THE STYLISTICS (9)
14: ANTICIPATION - CARLY SIMON (13)
13: SCORPIO - DENNIS COFFEY & THE DETRIOT GUITAR BAND (6)
12: DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER - THE OSMONDS (4)
11: CLEAN UP WOMAN - BETTY WRIGHT (6)
10: JOY - APOLLO 100 (6)
9: HURTING EACH OTHER - THE CARPENTERS (2)
8: PRECIOUS AND FEW - CLIMAX (3)
7: SUNSHINE - JONATHAN EDWARDS (4)
6: NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN - THREE DOG NIGHT (5)
5: WITHOUT YOU - NILSSON (1)
4: DAY AFTER DAY - BADFINGER (4)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzUqkBAv-T4

3: BRAND NEW KEY - MELANIE (1)
2: LET'S STAY TOGETHER - AL GREEN (1)
1: AMERICAN PIE - DON McLEAN (1)

[jcaragon]

You can't imagine this GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!.



Coast 103.2 FM has started on satellite, on Nilesat satellite , which I have access and that means digital feed for AT40 The 80´s .


That means bye bye to the online feed, at least for me and for people who have access to the satellite feed.

Nilesat 102 at 7º West.

Frequency 12226 H, SR 27500, FEC 3/4.

Channel Label : Ajman CH 4 FM.

Stereo feed.

[RichR]

Feb 8, 2011 17:33:25 GMT -5 jcaragon said:

You can't imagine this GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!

Coast 103.2 FM has started on satellite, on Nilesat satellite , which I have access and that means digital feed for AT40 The 80´s .

That means bye bye to the online feed, at least for me and for people who have access to the satellite feed.

Questions:

• What sort of receiver (a used satellite TV box?) & antenna (a dish, I assume) would one need to be able to hear that transmission?
  
• Would this feed be of the same quality that Premiere Radio Networks might send to affiliate stations for their broadcast? If not, how would the sound quality of this compare to, say, analog FM, HD Radio, and/or satellite radio (XM/Sirius)?
  
• Is AT40 The 70's available this way, as well?
  

Thanks for any info.

[RichR]

LOL. I Googled "Nilesat" and found that, as the name implies, the company uses satellites parked over North Africa to serve the Mediterranean region.

So, I'm not planning to be in any position to point a dish toward--much less subscribe to--Nilesat anytime soon. ;)

I'll just have to remain content with old-fashioned analog stereo on the good ol' terrestrial FM band (which is not difficult, given that the Sony XDR-F1HD tuners fed by a rooftop antenna do sound awfully good!).

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's shows:

AT40: The '70s this week features 2/16/1974

Six songs made their debuts this week:
"Mockingbird" - Carly Simon & James Taylor (#30)
"Eres Tu (Touch The Wind)" - Mocedades (#34)
"My Sweet Lady" - Cliff DeYoung (#36)
"Trying To Hold On To My Woman" - Lamont Dozier (#37)
"Sunshine On My Shoulders" - John Denver (#39)
"Last Kiss" - Wednesday (#40)

Six songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Me And Baby Brother" - War (#28)
"Joy (Part I)" - Isaac Hayes (#30)
"Livin' For You" - Al Green (#33)
"Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" - Helen Reddy (#36)
"Helen Wheels" - Paul McCartney & Wings (#37)
"I Shall Sing" - Garfunkel (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Seasons In The Sun" - Terry Jacks (#27 to #12)
Biggest Dropper: "Smokin' In The Boys Room" - Brownsville Station (#12 to #22)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
"Jet" - Paul McCartney & Wings (#47)
"Hooked On A Feeling" - Blue Swede (#87; debuted)
"Bennie And The Jets" - Elton John (#69; highest debut)

AT40: The '80s this week features 2/9/1985

Four songs debuted this week:
"Keepin' The Faith" - Billy Joel (#37)
"Ooh Ooh Song" - Pat Benatar (#38)
"I Wanna Hear It From Your Lips" - Eric Carmen (#39)
"High On You" - Survivor (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Born In The U.S.A." - Bruce Springsteen (#27)
"Wild Boys" - Duran Duran (#29)
"We Belong" - Pat Benatar (#31)
"Do What You Do" - Jermaine Jackson (#32)

Biggest Mover: "Too Late For Goodbyes" - Julian Lennon (#37 to #26)
Biggest Dropper: "Jamie" - Ray Parker Jr. (#16 to #31)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Those Were The Days" - Mary Hopkin
"The One That You Love" - Air Supply

Premiere optional extras:
"Material Girl" - Madonna (#43; highest debut)
"Save A Prayer" - Duran Duran (#42)
"Somebody" - Bryan Adams (#47)
"Obsession" - Animotion (#67)

[jcaragon]

Feb 9, 2011 17:26:59 GMT -5 RichR said:

Feb 8, 2011 17:33:25 GMT -5 jcaragon said:

You can't imagine this GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!

Coast 103.2 FM has started on satellite, on Nilesat satellite , which I have access and that means digital feed for AT40 The 80´s .

That means bye bye to the online feed, at least for me and for people who have access to the satellite feed.

Questions:

• What sort of receiver (a used satellite TV box?) & antenna (a dish, I assume) would one need to be able to hear that transmission?
  
• Would this feed be of the same quality that Premiere Radio Networks might send to affiliate stations for their broadcast? If not, how would the sound quality of this compare to, say, analog FM, HD Radio, and/or satellite radio (XM/Sirius)?
  
• Is AT40 The 70's available this way, as well?
  

Thanks for any info.

Coast 103.2 FM is a free to air (FTA) service in the frequency mentioned above at 7º West, Nilesat 102.

All you need is a FTA satellite receiver and a parabolic dish and the size of it depends of where are you receiving. In the Mediterranean Europe you can pick the signal with an 80 cms dish ( 0.8 metre dish).

The feed depends of the technical parametres the station use. It is not the same as the original copy Premiere send to stations, but that occurs with all the stations.

If you compare the Coast 103.2 FM´s satellite feed with its own streaming feed ( online), there is an abyss, because the online feed is taken from an analogue FM radio receiver tunned to 103,2 FM. And the satellite feed is digital.

They only air the 80´s , not the 70´s. They are not a 70´s station.

[Libra]

February 9, 1985
40 -- Survivor - High on You (8)
39 -- Eric Carmen - I Wanna Hear it From Your Lips (35)
38 -- Pat Benatar - Ooh Ooh Song (36)
37 -- Billy Joel - Keeping the Faith (18)
36 40 John Parr - Naughty Naughty (23)
35 38 Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (10)
34 36 Journey - Only the Young (9)
33 33 Culture Club - Mistake #3 (33)
32 39 Teena Marie - Lovergirl (4)
LDD: Mary Hopkins "Those Were the Days" from Bruce E. Hutson in Huntsville, AL to his group of friends from their high school in Germany, who he is not able to reunite with in person, since they became separated due to their parents serving in the military
Flashback Extra: Madonna "Material Girl", which was the week's highest debut at #43
31 16 Ray Parker Jr. - Jamie (14)
30 35 Tina Turner - Private Dancer (7)
29 34 The Honeydrippers - Rockin' at Midnight (25)
28 30 General Public - Tenderness (27)
27 28 Cyndi Lauper - Money Changes Everything (27)
26 37 Julian Lennon - Too Late For Goodbyes (5)
25 12 Bryan Adams - Run to You (6)
24 11 Jack Wagner - All I Need (2)
23 24 The Time - Jungle Love (20)
22 17 Stevie Wonder - Love Light in Flight (17)
21 25 New Edition - Mr. Telephone Man (12)
Flashback Extra: Duran Duran "Save a Prayer"
20 21 Kool & The Gang - Misled (10)
19 20 Steve Perry - Foolish Heart (18)
18 18 Midnight Star - Operator (18)
17 22 John Fogerty - The Old Man Down the Road (10)
16 26 REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling (1)
15 15 Giuffria - Call to the Heart (15)
14 19 Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls (9)
13 23 David Lee Roth - California Girls (3)
12 14 Ashford & Simpson - Solid (12)
11 13 Glenn Frey - The Heat is On (2)
10 08 Prince & The Revolution - I Would Die 4 U (8)
Flashback Extra: Bryan Adams "Somebody", described as being "two weeks away from hitting the countdown"
09 07 Madonna - Like a Virgin (1)
08 10 The Pointer Sisters - Neutron Dance (6)
07 09 Hall & Oates - Method of Modern Love (5)
06 04 Chicago - You're the Inspiration (3)
05 06 Don Henley - The Boys of Summer (5)
04 05 Billy Ocean - Loverboy (2)
LDD: Air Supply "The One That You Love" from Amy to her boyfriend Tommy for keeping his promise to avoid drugs and drinking, and to let him know how much she loves him
03 03 Wham! - Careless Whisper (1)
Flashback Extra: Animotion "Obsession"
02 02 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover (2)
01 01 Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is (1)

NOTES:

• You know something? This week's four droppers were all songs that ranked within the Top 100 songs of 1985, while of the four debuts that replaced them...NONE of them made it into the year's Top 100! Talk about diminishing returns...
  
• Casey stated that "Relax" was the #1 song of 1984 over in the UK...except that it was not; that honor went to the song that would go on to be the top song of the entire decade over there: What else, but "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
  
• By this point, the show's opening theme had changed...but other than that, the show still felt like an '84-produced show. Some of the bumpers would soon be phased out for the rest of this theme package's duration, but it looks like that hadn't happened yet.
  
• Casey revealed that the only singer to have every album that they sang lead vocals on make the Top 10, whether group or solo, was Robert Plant. Just a few months later, Plant's Shaken 'n' Stirred, released on May 20...would peter out at #20. Womp womp womp... ;)
  
• #1 on the Album chart: Like a Virgin by Madonna
  
• #1 on the Dance & Disco chart: "Loverboy"
  
• #1 on the Soul chart: "Mr. Telephone Man"
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "Ain't She Somethin' Else?" by Conway Twitty
  

Now...I'm going to do a rare chart comparison - and please bear with me on this one. You see, the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 show from February 16, 1985 is available for listening on his website. That show uses the Radio & Records chart from February 8, and it's this chart that I'd like to compare to this weekend's AT40 show. Behold:

February 16, 1985 (chart of February 8)
Sure Shot: Prince & The Revolution "Take Me With U"
40 -- Mick Jagger - Just Another Night (9)
39 -- Bryan Adams - Somebody (8)
38 -- Phil Collins - One More Night (1)
37 40 Eric Carmen - I Wanna Hear it From Your Lips (30)
36 37 Pat Benatar - The Ooh Ooh Song (36)
35 21 Stevie Wonder - Love Light in Flight (14)
34 39 Billy Joel - Keeping the Faith (13)
33 35 John Hunter - Tragedy (??)
32 SS Madonna - Material Girl (1)
31 18 Madonna - Like a Virgin (1)
30 38 Duran Duran - Save a Prayer (10)
29 34 John Parr - Naughty Naughty (19)
28 36 Survivor - High on You (7)
27 25 General Public - Tenderness (25)
26 33 Teena Marie - Lovergirl (4)
25 29 Tina Turner - Private Dancer (12)
24 26 The Honeydrippers - Rockin' at Midnight (23)
23 28 Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (10)
22 27 Journey - Only the Young (6)
21 31 Julian Lennon - Too Late For Goodbyes (4)
20 23 Ashford & Simpson - Solid (17)
19 16 Midnight Star - Operator (16)
18 10 Steve Perry - Foolish Heart (10)
17 13 Prince & The Revolution - I Would Die 4 U (7)
16 19 The Time - Jungle Love (15)
15 22 New Edition - Mr. Telephone Man (13)
14 11 Chicago - You're the Inspiration (1)
13 17 Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls (11)
12 14 Kool & The Gang - Misled (10)
11 07 Don Henley - The Boys of Summer (6)
10 15 John Fogerty - The Old Man Down the Road (6)
09 12 David Lee Roth - California Girls (2)
08 09 Glenn Frey - The Heat is On (4)
07 08 REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling (1)
06 03 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover (2)
05 05 Hall & Oates - Method of Modern Love (5)
04 06 The Pointer Sisters - Neutron Dance (4)
03 04 Billy Ocean - Loverboy (3)
02 01 Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is (1)
01 02 Wham! - Careless Whisper (1)

OFF (I had to look these up):
Jack Wagner - All I Need (LW: #32)
Culture Club - Mistake #3 (LW: #30)
Giuffria - Call to the Heart (LW: #24)
Cyndi Lauper - Money Changes Everything (LW: #20)

NOTES:

• Overall, this show seems much more comparable to the following week's AT40, since the show dates match more closely than do the chart dates. As I stated, Rick's chart was using Radio & Records by this point, which Rick pointed out a few times during the show.
  
• Countdown Challenge: A brief snippet from a song, which this week was "The Warrior" by Scandal. Normally I wouldn't be inclined to just give it away, but it's so ridiculously easy to identify when you hear it.
  
• Flip, Flop, or Flip-Flop?: Rick introed "The Ooh Ooh Song" as #36, then outroed it as moving up 1 to #35 instead of 36. Then, for the next song, "Love Light in Flight", he went ahead and introed it as #35...and outroed THAT as down 14 to #36!
  
• From Bad...to Worse!: The segment that had #34 and #33 is missing from the website. The only reason I know what those are is because it's posted on the website - but chartboy's site is missing data for "Tragedy", thus the uncertainties above. (He is aware that it's missing; I e-mailed him about it.)
  
• Rick played the version of "Save a Prayer" found on the Arena album.
  
• Rick described "Only the Young" as "slipping" five to #22...a bad choice of verb, since it implies that the song was falling (when it was in fact rising). He did the same with "The Boys of Summer" later on, only that time was more accurate.
  
• From the "You Gets No Love" Files: Julian Lennon's "Too Late For Goodbyes" makes the biggest upward move on both charts, yet neither Casey nor Rick makes recognition of this. Ouch, man.
  
• During the show, Rick read off the top three songs from 14 years ago: #3 - "Knock Three Times" by Tony Orlando & Dawn, #2 - "Mama's Pearl" by The Jackson 5, and #1 - "One Bad Apple" by The Osmonds. The problem? This is from the 1971 Billboard chart of February 27...which doesn't quite match a show from the 16th.
  
• "Sugar Walls" seemed like it was edited...badly. (The edits seemed choppy.)
  

[jdelachjr2002]

Feb 12, 2011 17:02:26 GMT -5 Libra said:

OFF (I had to look these up):
Jack Wagner - All I Need (LW: ??)
Culture Club - Move Away (LW: #30)
Giuffria - Call to the Heart (LW: #24)
Cyndi Lauper - Money Changes Everything (LW: #20)

Wasn't Culture Club's dropper, "Mistake #3"? (ironic, huh?)

[Libra]

Feb 12, 2011 18:29:27 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Feb 12, 2011 17:02:26 GMT -5 Libra said:

OFF (I had to look these up):
Jack Wagner - All I Need (LW: ??)
Culture Club - Move Away (LW: #30)
Giuffria - Call to the Heart (LW: #24)
Cyndi Lauper - Money Changes Everything (LW: #20)

Wasn't Culture Club's dropper, "Mistake #3"? (ironic, huh?)

D'OH!! Fixed.

[jdelachjr2002]

Just detected another Larry Morgan error. In his intro for "Obsession", he mentioned Animotion had two Top 40 hits with the other being "Room To Move" (1989). Animotion did chart later in 1985 with "Let Him Go" but it was on the Top 40 for only one week.

[cartman2002]

here's this weeks 70s chart from 1974

40: LAST KISS - WEDNESDAY (34)
39: SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDER – JOHN DENVER (1)
38: I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE – B.B. KING (28)
37: TRYING TO HOLD ONTO MY WOMAN – LAMONT DOZIER (15)
36: MY SWEET LADY – CLIFF DeYOUNG (17)
35: COME AND GET YOUR LOVE - REDBONE (5)
34: ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND) - MOCEDADES (9)
33: AMERICANS – GORDON SINCLAIR (24)
32: ABRA-CA-DABRA – DE FRANCO FAMILY (32)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTYW3D1qpQw

31: CAN THIS BE REAL – NATURAL FOUR (31)
30: MOCKINGBIRD – CARLY SIMON AND JAMES TAYLOR (5)
29: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL – CHARLIE RICH (1)
28: NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP – BARRY WHITE (7)
27: BABY COME CLOSE – SMOKEY ROBINSON (27)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNNCNCuCfv0

26: TIME IN A BOTTLE – JIM CROCE (1)
25: JIM DANDY – BLACK OAK ARKANSAS (25)



24: SEXY MAMA – THE MOMENTS (17)
23: LIVING FOR THE CITY – STEVIE WONDER (8)
22: SMOKIN’ IN THE BOYS ROOM – BROWNSVILLE STATION (3)
21: DARK LADY - CHER (1)
20: MIDNIGHT RIDER – GREGG ALLMAN (19)
19: A LOVE SONG – ANNE MURRAY (12)
18: THE JOKER – STEVE MILLER BAND (1)
17: LAST TIME I SAW HIM – DIANA ROSS (14)
16: DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO (HEARTBREAKER) – THE ROLLING STONES (15)
15: I LOVE – TOM T. HALL (12)
14: I’VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION – GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (3)
13: PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER – THE O’JAYS (10)
12: SEASONS IN THE SUN – TERRY JACKS (1)
11: SHOW AND TELL – AL WILSON (1)
10: ROCK ON – DAVID ESSEX (5)
9: BOOGIE DOWN – EDDIE KENDRICKS (2)
8: JUNGLE BOOGIE – KOOL & THE GANG (4)
7: LET ME BE THERE – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (6)
6: AMERICANS – BRYON MacGREGOR (4)
5: SPIDERS AND SNAKES – JIM STAFFORD (3)
4: UNTIL YOU COME BACK TOP ME (THAT’S WHAT I’M GONNA DO) – ARETHA FRANKLIN (3)
3: YOU’RE SIXTEEN - RINGO STARR (2)
2: LOVE’S THEME – THE LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA (1)
1: THE WAY WE WERE – BARBRA STREISAND (1)

[jdelachjr2002]

Libra, any word yet on "Tragedy"?

[Libra]

Just checked the site...info's not up yet. If anyone else has R&R info for it (at least for the 2/8 chart), that would be much appreciated. :)

[jdelachjr2002]

While we're still looking for R&R info for "Tragedy" (I put in an interlibrary loan request so I hope I can be able to locate that info if chartboy's site is not updated before then) here are this weekend's AT40 shows:

AT40: The '70s this week will be from 2/15/1975:

Six songs debuted this week:
"My Boy" - Elvis Presley (#33)
"You Are So Beautiful" - Joe Cocker (#35)
"Don't Take Your Love" - The Manhattans (#37)
"Lovin' You" - Minnie Riperton (#38)
"Sad Sweet Dreamer" - Sweet Sensation (#39)
"Never Let Her Go" - David Gates (#40)

Six songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Never Can Say Goodbye" - Gloria Gaynor (#20)
"Rock 'n' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life)" - Mac Davis (#22)
"One Man Woman/One Woman Man" - Paul Anka with Odia Coates (#28)
"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" - Elton John (#32)
"Struttin'" - Billy Preston (#35)
"Ding Dong, Ding Dong" - George Harrison (#36)

Biggest Mover: "Have You Never Been Mellow" - Olivia Newton-John (#34 to #18)
Biggest Dropper: "Morning Side Of The Mountain" - Donny & Marie Osmond (#18 to #34)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
"Killer Queen" - Queen (#92)
"Shining Star" - Earth, Wind & Fire (#86; debuted)
"Shame, Shame, Shame" - Shirley & Company (#43)

AT40: The '80s this week features 2/16/1980

Four songs debuted this week:
"Give It All You Got" - Chuck Mangione (#37)
"Special Lady" - Ray, Goodman & Brown (#38)
"Let Me Go, Love" - Nicolette Larson with Michael McDonald (#39)
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" - Bonnie Pointer (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was A Fool)" - Foghat (#24)
"Do You Love What You Feel" - Rufus & Chaka Khan (#30)
"Ladies Night" - Kool & The Gang (#37)
"Send One Your Love" - Stevie Wonder (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)" - Pink Floyd (#32 to #18)
Biggest Dropper: "Deja Vu" - Dionne Warwick (#15 to #29)

Original extras:
"Honky Tonk Woman" - The Rolling Stones

Long Distance Dedications:
"Just You And I" - Melissa Manchester
"(You're) Having My Baby" - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Archive songs (they're all included this time):
"Sir Duke" - Stevie Wonder
"I'm Your Boogie Man" - KC & The Sunshine Band
"Dreams" - Fleetwood Mac

Premiere optional extras (all songs debuted this week):
"What I Like About You" - The Romantics (#85)
"Cars" - Gary Numan (#81)
"Brass In Pocket (I'm Special)" - The Pretenders (#92)
"Call Me" - Blondie (#80)

[cartman2002]

Here's the 70s chart from 1975

40: NEVER LET HER GO - DAVID GATES (29)
39: SAD SWEET DREAMER - SWEET SENSATION (14)
38: LOVIN' YOU - MINNIE RIPERTON (1)
37: DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE FORM ME - THE MANHATTANS
36: YOUR BULLDOG DRINKS CHAMPAGNE - JIM STAFFORD (24)
35: YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL - JOE COCKER (5)
34: MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN - DONNY & MARIE OSMOND (8)
33: MY BOY - ELVIS PRESLEY (20)
32: TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN (ALLE PORTE DEL SOLE) - AL MARTINO (17)
31: MOVIN' ON - BAD COMPANY (19)
30: UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE - POLLY BROWN (16)
29: POETRY MAN - PHOEBE SNOW (5)
28: MANDY - BARRY MANILOW (1)
27: I BELONG TO YOU - LOVE UNLIMITED (27)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=51APDhg7Ilc

26: EXPRESS - B.T. EXPRESS (4)
25: PLEASE MR. POSTMAN - THE CARPENTERS (1)
24: BIG YELLOW TAXI - JONI MITCHELL (24)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgMEPk6fvpg

23: DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU - SUGARLOAF/JERRY CORBETTA (9)
22: ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY - BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE (14)
21: LADY MARMALADE - LaBELLE (1)
20: I'M A WOMAN - MARIA MULDAUR (12)
19: CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (9)
18: HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (1)
17: LADY - STYX (6)
16: LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN - NEIL SEDAKA (1)
15: NIGHTINGALE - CAROLE KING (9)
14: GET DANCIN' - DISCO-TEX & THE SEX-O-LETTES (10)
13: SWEET SURRENDER - JOHN DENVER (13)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgMEPk6fvpg

12: DOCTOR'S ORDERS - CAROL DOUGLAS (11)
11: LOOK IN MY EYES PRETTY WOMAN - TONY ORLANDO & DAWN (11)
10: #9 DREAM - JOHN LENNON (9)
9: MY EYES ADORED YOU - FRANKIE VALLI (1)
8: BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN - STEVIE WONDER (3)
7: LONELY PEOPLE - AMERICA (5)
6: FIRE - OHIO PLAYERRS (1)
5: BLACK WATER - THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (1)
4: SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL - GRAND FUNK (3)
3: BEST OF MY LOVE - THE EAGLES (1)
2: PICK UP THE PIECES - THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND (1)
1: YOU'RE NO GOOD - LINDA RONSTADT (1)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=haZPPBJC8Ic

[cartman2002]

and here the 80s chart from 1980

40: I CAN’T HELP MYSELF – BONNIE POINTER (40)
39: LET ME GO, LOVE – NICOLETTE LARSON (35)
38: SPECIAL LADY – RAY, GOODMAN & BROWN (5)
37: GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT – CHUCK MANGIONE (18)
36: LOST HER IN THE SUN - JOHN STEWART (34)
35: WHY ME - STYX (26)
34: HEARTBREAKER – PAT BENATAR (23)
33: 99 - TOTO (26)
32: WE DON’T TALK ANYMORE – CLIFF RICHARD (7)
31: I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER - PRINCE (11)
30: DON’T LET GO – ISAAC HAYES (18)
29: DÉJÀ VU – DIONNE WARWICK (15)
28: HIM – RUPERT HOLMES (6)
27: WONDERLAND – THE COMMODORES (25)
26: REFUGEE – TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS (15)
25: WHEN I WANTED YOU – BARRY MANILOW (20)
24: ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) – RUPERT HOLMES (1)
23: HOW DO I MAKE YOU – LINDA RONSTADT (10)
22: TOO HOT – KOOL & THE GANG (9)
21: FOOL IN THE RAIN – LED ZEPPELIN (21)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp-LBD_q0sQ

20: THE SECOND TIME AROUND – SHALAMAR (8)
19: SEPTEMBER MORN – NEIL DIAMOND (17)
18: ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL – PINK FLOYD (1)
17: WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU – THE SPINNERS (2)
16: AN AMERICAN DREAM – THE DIRT BAND (13)
15: THE LONG RUN – THE EAGLES (8)
14: ROMEO’S TUNE – STEVE FORBERT (11)
13: DAYDREAM BELIEVER – ANNE MURRAY (12)
12: DON’T DO ME LIKE THAT – TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS (10)
11: THIS IS IT - KENNY LOGGINS (11)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JKDedKQ5Zo

10: DESIRE – ANDY GIBB (4)
9: ON THE RADIO – DONNA SUMMER (5)
8: LONGER – DAN FOGELBERG (2)
7: SARA – FLEETWOOD MAC (7)
6: YES, I’M READY – TERI DE SARIO WITH K.C. (2)
5: ROCK WITH YOU – MICHAEL JACKSON (1)
4: CRUSIN’ – SMOKEY ROBINSON (4)
3: COWARD OF THE COUNTY – KENNY ROGERS (3)
2: CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE - QUEEN (1)
1: DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME – THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (1)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhn9pQt5B5M

[jdelachjr2002]

Libra,

Just so you know, for the 1985 Rick Dees show you gave us, "Tragedy" was at #35 the previous week which means "All I Need" was at #32.

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's upcoming shows:

AT40: The '70s this week features the Billboard chart of 2/27/1971

Six songs debuted this week:
"Cried Like A Baby" - Bobby Sherman (#32)
"Theme From 'Love Story" - Frances Lai with His Orchestra (#33)
"Burning Bridges" - Mike Curb Congregation (#34)
"(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" - Andy Williams (#35)
"D.O.A." - Bloodrock (#38)
"Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life)" - The Four Tops (#40)

Six songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Let Your Love Go" - Bread (#28)
"I Really Don't Want To Know/There Goes My Everything" - Elvis Presley (#31)
"We Gotta Get You A Woman" - Runt (a.k.a. Todd Rundgren) (#34)
"Born To Wander" - Rare Earth (#35)
"Love The One You're With" - Stephen Stills (#38)
"Your Time To Cry" - Joe Simon (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted" - Partridge Family (#37 to #19)
Biggest Dropper (tie): "My Sweet Lord" - George Harrison (#16 to #36) and "One Less Bell To Answer" - 5th Dimension (#19 to #39)

Original extras:
"Pony Time" - Chubby Checker
"Move Over" - Janis Joplin
"These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" - Nancy Sinatra
Only the Janis Joplin song (from her #1 album "Pearl") will remain in the show. The other two songs listed are optional extras.

Premiere optional extras:
"Pony Time" - Chubby Checker (original AT40 extra)
"Wild World" - Cat Stevens (#48)
"These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" - Nancy Sinatra (original AT40 extra)

AT40: The '80s this week features 2/27/1988

Seven songs debuted this week:
"Girlfriend" - Pebbles (#33)
"When We Was Fab" - George Harrison (#34)
"Check It Out" - John Cougar Mellencamp (#35)
"Some Kind Of Lover" - Jody Watley (#36)
"Devil Inside" - INXS (#38)
"Angel" - Aerosmith (#39)
"Wishing Well" - Terence Trent D'Arby (#40)

Seven songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Pop Goes The World" - Men Without Hats (#30)
"853-5937" - Squeeze (#33)
"Got My Mind Set On You" - George Harrison (#36)
"The Way You Make Me Feel" - Michael Jackson (#37)
"I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man" - Prince (#38)
"Tell It To My Heart" - Taylor Dayne (#39)
"Live My Life" - Boy George (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Man In The Mirror" - Michael Jackson (#27 to #17)
Biggest Dropper: "Tunnel Of Love" - Bruce Springsteen (#21 to #37)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications (only one this week):
"Stand By Me" - Ben E. King

Premiere optional extras:
"What A Wonderful World" - Louis Armstrong (#58)
"I Saw Him Standing There" - Tiffany (#56; debuted)
"Electric Blue" - Icehouse (#59)
"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" - Whitney Houston (#47; highest debut)

[areyoureadytojump]

^Thanks!

[Libra]

February 27, 1988
40 -- Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well (1)
39 -- Aerosmith - Angel (3)
38 -- INXS - Devil Inside (2)
37 21 Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love (9)
36 -- Jody Watley - Some Kind of Lover (10)
35 -- John Cougar Mellencamp - Check it Out (14)
34 -- George Harrison - When We Was Fab (23)
33 -- Pebbles - Girlfriend (5)
32 23 Natalie Cole - I Live For Your Love (13)
31 34 Swing Out Sister - Twilight World (31)
Flashback Extra: Louis Armstrong "What a Wonderful World"
30 17 Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere (14)
29 35 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car (1)
28 32 The Jets - Rocket 2 U (6)
27 29 The Cover Girls - Because of You (27)
26 15 The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter (2)
25 31 Michael Bolton - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay (11)
LDD: Ben E. King "Stand By Me" from Kathy in Fort Wayne, IN, who's in special ed and has had few friends, to pet cat Rocky, who recently died of liver cancer, and who for her, was one of those friends
24 28 Def Leppard - Hysteria (10)
23 19 Salt-N-Pepa - Push It (19)
22 25 Sting - Be Still My Beating Heart (15)
21 14 INXS - Need You Tonight (1)
Flashback Extra: Tiffany "I Saw Him Standing There"
20 26 Keith Sweat - I Want Her (5)
19 22 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Love Overboard (13)
18 24 Debbie Gibson - Out of the Blue (3)
17 27 Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror (1)
16 10 Roger - I Want to Be Your Man (3)
15 20 Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights (2)
14 16 Cher - I Found Someone (10)
13 13 M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up the Volume (13)
12 18 David Lee Roth - Just Like Paradise (6)
11 03 Tiffany - Could've Been (1)
Flashback Extra: Icehouse "Electric Blue", described as "three weeks away from hitting the countdown"
10 11 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Can't Stay Away From You (6)
09 09 Paul Carrack - Don't Shed a Tear (9)
08 12 Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak (2)
07 06 Foreigner - Say You Will (6)
06 01 Expose - Seasons Change (1)
05 05 Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes (4)
04 08 Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (1)
03 07 Patrick Swayze featuring Wendy Fraser - She's Like the Wind (3)
Flashback Extra: Whitney Houston "Where Do Broken Hearts Go?", which made the Hot Shot Debut that week at #47
02 02 The Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done to Deserve This? (2)
01 04 George Michael - Father Figure (1)

NOTES:

• With so many droppers this week, Casey didn't read the artists who sang those songs, only the song titles.
  
• Something about the production on this show gave it an especially crisp presentation this week...maybe it was the bumpers being drawn out, maybe it was some of the songs being drawn out, but something about this week's show just works.
  
• What's also notable about this week's show is how the four hours are divided up precisely, with the second hour only having an extra song due to the LDD. Still, this kind of exact precision doesn't seem to have been too common among any year in the 80s, so to find it here in this 1988 show is interesting.
  
• Interestingly, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" received the softer jingle. While this fits for many of Michael Bolton's songs, this one, though slow-paced, has more of a bombastic sound.
  
• You know...as with the 12-6-86 show, Casey gave not even a hint as to what the new #1 song would be. In fact, in both cases, the only clue that there even was a new #1 was the fact that the previous #1 song had fallen out (although, on the other show it only fell to #2, allowing for a total surprise there). Any reason why he couldn't have been more consistent with this?
  
• Did the late 80s have an affinity for long credits or something? As with the 11-7-87 show, Casey's credits were especially long this week.
  
• #1 on the Album chart: Faith by George Michael
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "I Won't Take Less Than Your Love" by Tanya Tucker, Paul Davis, & Paul Overstreet
  
• #1 on the Black Singles chart (2nd week): "Girlfriend"
  
• #1 on the Dance chart (2nd week): "I Want to Be Your Property" by Blue Mercedes
  

[jdelachjr2002]

Feb 26, 2011 17:08:46 GMT -5 Libra said:

NOTES:

• With so many droppers this week, Casey didn't read the artists who sang those songs, only the song titles.

Not the first time with this. Few times in the early years of AT40, Casey would only mention the song titles that dropped out and not the acts either at the beginning of the show or at the close of either Hours #1 and #2.

When Casey began to regularly mention the songs that fell out of the Top 40 in the 1980's (12/17/1983), he most often mentioned the songs and acts falling out of the Top 40 (one exception was on the 6/23/1984 show Premiere aired two years ago (six debuts/droppers that week) and on the 11/15/1986 show, Casey mentioned only the acts and not the songs falling out (seven debuts/droppers)).

By 5/30/1987, Casey would habitually mention only the songs falling out and not the acts (there were seven debuts/droppers that week and there have been earlier shows that year with this many debuts including the 3/14/1987 show if Premiere chooses to air it in two weeks). Other dates in which Casey only mentioned the songs (minus acts) dropping out of the Top 40 (with number of debuts/droppers in parentheses) were:
8/15/1987 (7), 9/26/1987 (6; "I Want Your Sex" fell out), 11/7/1987 (5), 11/14/1987 (5), 11/28/1987 (4), 12/19/1987 (5), 12/26/1987 (5), 1/30/1988 (4), 2/27/1988 (7), 5/7/1988 (6), 5/14/1988 (6) and 7/23/1988 (6). Interestingly, Casey mentioned both songs and acts falling out on the 7/4/1987 and 6/12/1988 shows (when there were 6 debuts).

Charlie Van Dyke was the only guest host to only mention the songs and not acts falling out on the 10/24/1987 (4) and 12/5/1987 (6) shows.

I don't have all the "Casey's Top 40" or "American Top 40" shows (the latter when Casey returned) nor have I managed to listen to all yet but I think Casey frequently mentioned only the songs that dropped many weeks including one CT40 show (8/18/1990 I think) when there were only two - yes, two - debuts.

[jdelachjr2002]

BTW it's worth mentioning in the closing credits for the 2/27/1988 show, Casey mentioned Darryl Morden. Sadly, Daryl died of cancer at the age of 52 on Friday. Details here:

at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=news&action=display&thread=1796

[Libra]

Feb 26, 2011 19:22:22 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

When Casey began to regularly mention the songs that fell out of the Top 40 in the 1980's (12/17/1983), he most often mentioned the songs and acts falling out of the Top 40 (one exception was on the 6/23/1984 show Premiere aired two years ago (six debuts/droppers that week) and on the 11/15/1986 show, Casey mentioned only the acts and not the songs falling out (seven debuts/droppers)).

By 5/30/1987, Casey would habitually mention only the songs falling out and not the acts (there were seven debuts/droppers that week and there have been earlier shows that year with this many debuts including the 3/14/1987 show if Premiere chooses to air it in two weeks). Other dates in which Casey only mentioned the songs (minus acts) dropping out of the Top 40 (with number of debuts/droppers in parentheses) were:
8/15/1987 (7), 9/26/1987 (6; "I Want Your Sex" fell out), 11/7/1987 (5), 11/14/1987 (5), 11/28/1987 (4), 12/19/1987 (5), 12/26/1987 (5), 1/30/1988 (4), 2/27/1988 (7), 5/7/1988 (6), 5/14/1988 (6) and 7/23/1988 (6). Interestingly, Casey mentioned both songs and acts falling out on the 7/4/1987 and 6/12/1988 shows (when there were 6 debuts).

Heh...guess I haven't really paid attention except for this week, and for whatever reason it stood out to me on this one.

Of the above mentioned, I've heard 6/23/84, 11/7/87, and 12/26/87 in addition to this one (obviously). 11/7 I heard on a Sunday after returning from a conference, and the other two aired during a time when I wasn't really looking for such nuances.

[johnnywest]

I remember when Shadoe Stevens mentioned the droppers in the fall of 1989 when "Me So Horny" fell out. He only mentioned the artists.

RIP Darryl Morden :(

[cartman2002]

here's the 70s chart from 1971

40: JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (CAN STRAIGHTEN OUT MY LIFE) - FOUR TOPS (40)
39: ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER – 5TH DIMENSION (2)
38: D.O.A. – BLOODROCK (36)
37: PRECIOUS PRECIOUS – JACKIE MOORE (30)
36: MY SWEET LORD – GEORGE HARRISON (1)
35: THEME FROM “LOVE STORY” – ANDY WILLIAMS (9)
34: BURNING BRIDGES – MIKE CURB GENERATION (34)
33: THEME FROM “LOVE STORY” – FRANCIS LAI ORCHESTRA (31)
32: CRY LIKE A BABY – BOBBY SHERMAN (16)
31: REMEMBER ME – DIANA ROSS (16)
30: STONEY END – BARBRA STREISAND (6)
29: IT’S IMPOSSIBLE – PERRY COMO (10)
28: JODY'S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE – JOHNNIE TAYLOR (28)
27: HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT – SAMMI SMITH (8)
26: YOUR SONG – ELTON JOHN (8)
25: DO THE PUSH, PULL – RUFUS THOMAS (25)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8CSDTVBm3g

24: TEMPTATION EYES – GRASS ROOTS (16)
23: IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN – GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (9)
22: LONELY DAYS – BEE GEES (3)
21: PROUD MARY – IKE & TINA TURNER (4)
20: DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU – WILSON PICKETT (17)
19: DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED – PARTRIDGE FAMILY (6)
18: GROOVE ME – KING FLOYD (6)
17: SHE’S A LADY – TOM JONES (2)
16: JUST MY IMAGINATION (RUNNING AWAY WITH ME) –TEMPTATIONS (1)
15: AMAZING GRACE – JUDY COLLINS (15)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5NCyuRhoGY

14: THEME FROM “LOVE STORY” – HENRY MANCINI (13)
13: HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN – CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (8)
12: FOR ALL WE KNOW – CARPENTERS (3)
11: WATCHING SCOTTY GROW – BOBBY GOLDSBORO (11)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz1HaotYGyg

10: ME & BOBBY MC GHEE – JANIS JOPLIN (1)
9: MR. BOJANGLES – NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND (9)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKKYKGxHdyU

8: AMOS MOSES – JERRY REED (8)
7: SWEET MARY – WADSWORTH MANSION (7)[/b]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYF52Yj-DY0

6: I HEAR YOU KNOCKIN’ – DAVE EDMONDS (4)
5: IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND – GORDON LIGHTFOOT (5)
4: ROSE GARDEN – LYNN ANDERSON (3)
3: KNOCK THREE TIMES – TONY ORLANDO & DAWN (1)
2: MAMA’S PEARL – JACKSON 5 (2)
1: ONE BAD APPLE – OSMONDS (1)

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's upcoming shows:

AT40: The '70s this week presents 3/6/1976

Five songs made their debuts this week:
"Disco Lady" - Johnnie Taylor (#26)
"Good Hearted Woman" - Waylon & Willie (#37)
"Let Your Love Flow" - The Bellamy Brothers (#38)
"Only Love Is Real" - Carole King (#39)
"Action" - Sweet (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Grow Some Funk Of Your Own" - Elton John (#14)
"Tracks Of My Tears" - Linda Ronstadt (#25)
"Evil Woman" - Electric Light Orchestra (#26)
"Sing A Song" - Earth, Wind & Fire (#33)
"Renegade" - Michael Martin Murphey (#39)

Biggest Mover: "Just You And I" - Melissa Manchester (#40 to #30)
Biggest Dropper: "Squeeze Box" - The Who (#21 to #32)

Original extras:
"City Of New Orleans" - Arlo Guthrie

Premiere optional extras:
"Fooled Around And Fell In Love" - Elvin Bishop (#88; debuted)
"Rihannon" - Fleetwood Mac (#89; debuted)
"City Of New Orleans" - Arlo Guthrie (original AT40 extra)

AT40: The '80s this week presents 3/6/1981:

Two songs debuted this week:
"Just The Two Of Us" - Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers (#34)
"Angel Of The Morning" - Juice Newton (#36)

Two songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Heartbreak Hotel" - The Jacksons (#35)
"Too Tight" - Con Funk Shun (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Kiss On My List" - Daryl Hall & John Oates (#25 to #17)
Biggest Dropper: "(Just Like) Starting Over" - John Lennon (#16 to #38)

Original extras:
"Quarter To Three" - Gary "U.S." Bonds

Long Distance Dedications:
"Seasons In The Sun" - Terry Jacks
"The Morning After" - Maureen McGovern

Archive songs (all will be played):
"Everybody Loves Somebody" - Dean Martin
"Where Did Our Love Go" - The Supremes
"House Of The Rising Sun" - The Animals

Premiere optional extras:
"How 'Bout Us" - Champaign (#56)
"Ain't Even Done With The Night" - John Cougar Mellencamp (#44)
"Turn Me Loose" - Loverboy (#48)
"Hold On Loosely" - .38 Special (#75)

[Libra]

March 7, 1981
(or is it March 8? See below!)
LW #1: Eddie Rabbitt "I Love a Rainy Night"
40 37 AC/DC - Back in Black (37)
39 28 Air Supply - Every Woman in the World (5)
38 16 John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over (1)
37 39 Firefall - Staying With It (37)
36 -- Juice Newton - Angel of the Morning (4)
35 17 Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen (10)
34 -- Grover Washington Jr. - Just the Two of Us (2)
33 38 Terri Gibbs - Somebody's Knockin' (13)
32 36 Elvis Presley - Guitar Man (28)
31 32 The Outlaws - (Ghost) Riders in the Sky (31)
30 33 Phil Seymour - Precious to Me (22)
AT40 Archives: From August 1964 - Dean Martin "Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime", the 94th #1 of the 60s
Flashback Extra: Champaign "How 'Bout Us"
29 29 Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah! (29)
28 18 Tierra - Together (18)
27 34 Sheena Easton - Morning Train (Nine to Five) (1)
26 31 The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me (10)
25 30 Steve Winwood - While You See a Chance (7)
24 24 Ronnie Milsap - Smokey Mountain Rain (24)
23 26 Leo Sayer - Living in a Fantasy (23)
22 27 Bruce Springsteen - Fade Away (20)
LDD: Terry Jacks "Seasons in the Sun" from Barbara to Tommy, who she wants to let know that she loves him, even though she senses them growing apart and even though they can't seem to tell each other how they feel about each other
21 23 Randy Meisner - Hearts on Fire (19)
20 21 Pat Benatar - Treat Me Right (18)
AT40 Archives: From August 1964 - The Supremes "Where Did Our Love Go?", the 95th #1 of the 60s
Flashback Extra: John Cougar "Ain't Even Done With the Night"
19 19 Cliff Richard - A Little in Love (17)
18 22 The Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play (16)
17 25 Hall & Oates - Kiss on My List (1)
16 13 Rod Stewart - Passion (5)
15 20 Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb - What Kind of Fool (10)
14 09 Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne (9)
AT40 Extra: Gary "U.S." Bonds "Quarter to Three"
13 07 Blondie - The Tide is High (1)
12 15 Blondie - Rapture (1)
AT40 Archives: From September 1964 - The Animals "The House of the Rising Sun", the 96th #1 of the 60s
Flashback Extra: Loverboy "Turn Me Loose", described as "two weeks away from hitting the countdown"
11 12 Stevie Wonder - I Ain't Gonna Stand For It (11)
10 14 Neil Diamond - Hello Again (6)
09 10 ABBA - The Winner Takes it All (8)
08 08 Delbert McClinton - Giving it Up For Your Love (8)
07 11 Don McLean - Crying (5)
06 04 Kool & The Gang - Celebration (1)
LDD: Maureen McGovern "The Morning After" from Michael in Massachusetts to his mother and father; his mother heard the song one morning while hospitalized with a rare disorder
05 06 Styx - The Best of Times (3)
04 05 REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You (1)
Flashback Extra: .38 Special "Hold on Loosely"
03 03 John Lennon - Woman (2)
02 02 Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 (1)
01 01 Eddie Rabbitt - I Love a Rainy Night (1)

NOTES:

• This week's Stations of the Week: The Coast FM and WINC. The Coast for the initial outing, and WINC as a follow-up.
  
• No, you're not seeing things...a remix of a song Elvis had recorded was released in 1981, and charted. Twenty-one years later, and...Hmmmmmm, doesn't that sound familiar? ;)
  
• Story behind "Quarter to Three" as an Extra: There was this band (no name given) who was recording a song, but the record's producer didn't like the way the lead singer was singing. The producer was insisting that the singer sing the song his way, or he'd be out, even claiming that he could pull anyone off the street to sing it better. The lead singer laughed at him, saying, "Who are you kidding? You ain't got no one else to sing it!" He was promptly fired, and the producer lived up to his word - grabbing a guy who went on to have (at the time) eight Top 40 hits. That guy? Gary "U.S." Bonds, whose biggest hit was then played by Casey.
  
• Just like on 5-3-86, last year, we have another Top 3 final segment. And considering the lack of movement up there this week...it's no wonder!
  
• Casey gave the date as March 8th in his closing...OOPS! ;)
  
• #1 on the Soul chart: "Don't Stop the Music" by Yarbrough and Peoples
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "Do You Love as Good as You Look" by The Bellamy Brothers
  
• #1 on the LP chart: Hi Infidelity by REO Speedwagon
  

[gingerwildheart]

The March 6, 1976 Top 40 could be the greatest collection of 1970s FM radio stables every seen in a Billboard singles chart...


Billboard's Top 40 for the week ending March 6, 1976
40. SWEET -- Action
39. CAROLE KING -- Only Love Is Real
38. BELLAMY BROTHERS -- Let Your Love Flow
37. WAYLON AND WILLIE -- Good Hearted Woman
36. NATALIE COLE -- Inseparable
35. TRAMMPS -- Hold Back The Night
34. BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE -- Take It Like A Man
33. ROXY MUSIC -- Love Is The Drug
32. THE WHO -- Squeeze Box
31. COMMODORES -- Sweet Love
30. MELISSA MANCHESTER -- Just You And I
29. SALSOUL ORCHESTRA -- Tangerine
28. TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -- Cupid
27. BARRY MANILOW -- I Write The Songs
26. JOHNNY TAYLOR -- Disco Lady
25. QUEEN -- Bohemian Rhapsody
24. DR. HOOK -- Only Sixteen
23. BAY CITY ROLLERS -- Money Honey
22. FOGHAT -- Slow Ride
21. DONNY AND MARIE OSMOND -- Deep Purple
20. CLEDUS MAGGARD -- White Knight
19. AEROSMITH -- Dream On
18. NEIL SEDAKA -- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
17. DAVID BOWIE -- Golden Years
16. BEE GEES -- Fanny
15. DONNA SUMMER -- Love To Love You Baby
14. WING AND A PRAYER FIFE AND DRUM CORPS. -- Baby Face
13. HARRY GROCE -- Junk Food Junkie
12. HAROLD MELVILLE AND THE BLUE NOTES -- Wake Up Everybody
11. RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN -- Sweet Thing
10. HOT CHOCOLATE -- You Sexy Thing
09. NAZARETH -- Love Hurts
08. PAUL SIMON -- 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
07. CAPTAIN & TENNILLE -- Lonely Night (Angel Face)
06. GARY WRIGHT -- Dream Weaver
05. EAGLES -- Take It To The Limit
04. RHYTHM HERITAGE -- Theme From S.W.A.T.
03. FOUR SEASONS -- December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)
02. ERIC CARMAN -- All By Myself
01. MIRACLES -- Love Machine

[RichR]

Since I wanted to save some additional info for last weekend's '70s chart, I'll share it here. (Thanks to gingerwildheart for the earlier posting of this week's list, which saved me a lot of typing.)

American Top 40
for week ending March 6, 1976

40 -- ACTION - Sweet (peaked at 20)
39 -- ONLY LOVE IS REAL - Carole King (28)
38 -- LET YOUR LOVE FLOW - Bellamy Brothers (1)
37 -- GOOD HEARTED WOMAN - Waylon and Willie (25)
36 38 INSEPARABLE - Natalie Cole (32)
35 37 HOLD BACK THE NIGHT - Trammps (35)
34 36 TAKE IT LIKE A MAN - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (33)
33 35 LOVE IS THE DRUG - Roxy Music (30)
32 21 SQUEEZE BOX - The Who (16)
31 34 SWEET LOVE - Commodores (5)
30 40 JUST YOU AND I - Melissa Manchester (27)
29 32 TANGERINE - Salsoul Orchestra (18)
28 31 CUPID - Tony Orlando & Dawn (22)
27 20 I WRITE THE SONGS - Barry Manilow (1)
26 -- DISCO LADY - Johnnie Taylor (1)
25 29 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - Queen (9)
24 30 ONLY SIXTEEN - Dr. Hook (6)
23 28 MONEY HONEY - Bay City Rollers (9)
22 24 SLOW RIDE - Foghat (20)
21 23 DEEP PURPLE - Donny and Marie Osmond (14)
20 22 THE WHITE KNIGHT - Cledus Maggard (19)
19 27 DREAM ON - Aerosmith (6)
18 13 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - Neil Sedaka (8)
17 19 GOLDEN YEARS - David Bowie (10)
16 18 FANNY (BE TENDER WITH MY LOVE) - Bee Gees (12)
15 11 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY - Donna Summer (2)
14 15 BABY FACE - Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps (14)
13 17 JUNK FOOD JUNKIE - Larry Groce (9)
12 12 WAKE UP EVERYBODY - Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (12)
11 16 SWEET THING - Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (5)
10 06 YOU SEXY THING - Hot Chocolate (3)
09 10 LOVE HURTS - Nazareth (8)
08 02 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER - Paul Simon (1)
07 09 LONELY NIGHT (ANGEL FACE) - Captain & Tennille (3)
06 08 DREAM WEAVER - Gary Wright (2)
05 07 TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT - Eagles (4)
04 01 THEME FROM S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage (1)
03 05 DECEMBER 1963 (OH, WHAT A NIGHT) - Four Seasons (1)
02 04 ALL BY MYSELF - Eric Carmen (2)
01 03 LOVE MACHINE (PART 1) - Miracles (1)

Bold: song at its peak position
Red: biggest mover
Blue: biggest dropper