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

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's upcoming shows

AT40: The '70s this week features 5/5/1973:

Six songs debuted this week:
"Steamroller Blues" - Elvis Presley (#30)
"Playground In My Mind" - Clint Holmes (#32)
"It Sure Took A Long, Long Time" - Lobo (#36)
"I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby" - Barry White (#37)
"I Can Understand It" - The New Birth (#38)
"Blue Suede Shoes" - Johnny Rivers (#40)

Six songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Killing Me Softly With His Song" - Roberta Flack (#20)
"Break Up To Make Up" - The Stylistics (#23)
"One Man Band (Plays All Alone)" - Ronnie Dyson (#28)
"Oh La De Da" - The Staple Singers (#33)
"Call Me (Come Back Home)" - Al Green (#34)
"Space Oddity" - David Bowie (#39)

Biggest Mover: "Daniel" - Elton John (#25 to #14)
Biggest Dropper: "Danny's Song" - Anne Murray (#18 to #39)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
"Right Place, Wrong Time" - Dr. John (#47)
"No More Mr. Nice Guy" - Alice Cooper (#41)
"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - Jim Croce (#63)

AT40: The '80s this week presents 5/11/1985:

Four songs debuted this week:
"Angel" - Madonna (#32)
"The Search Is Over" - Survivor (#38)
"Sussudio" - Phil Collins (#39; Hot 100 Debut)
"Would I Lie To You?" - The Eurythmics (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Missing You" - Diana Ross (#23)
"Forever Man" - Eric Clapton (#28)
"Vox Humana" - Kenny Loggins (#29)
"Material Girl" - Madonna (#37)

Biggest Mover: "Heaven" - Bryan Adams (#33 to #25)
Biggest Dropper (tie): "One More Night" - Phil Collins (#17 to #29)
"Along Comes A Woman" - Chicago (#22 to #34)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"You And Me Against The World" - Helen Reddy
"Missing You" - Diana Ross

Premiere optional extras:
"Show Some Respect" - Tina Turner (#41)
"You Give Good Love" - Whitney Houston (#67; debuted)
"Voices Carry" - 'Til Tuesday (#45)
"Everytime You Go Away" - Paul Young (#70; debuted)

[Libra]

May 11, 1985
40 -- Eurythmics - Would I Lie to You? (5)
39 -- Phil Collins - Sussudio (1)
38 -- Survivor - The Search is Over (4)
37 39 Alison Moyet - Invisible (31)
36 40 Limahl - Neverending Story (17)
35 36 New Edition - Lost in Love (35)
34 22 Chicago - Along Comes a Woman (14)
33 38 Glenn Frey - Smuggler's Blues (12)
LDD: Helen Reddy "You and Me Against the World" from Roberta in Fort Benning, GA to her two daughters whom she's raised alone for the past several years; they have in turn helped her get through that time
32 -- Madonna - Angel (5)
31 34 Luther Vandross - Till My Baby Comes Home (29)
Flashback Extra: Tina Turner "Show Some Respect", which, at #41 that week, was described as "just a week away"
30 35 Julian Lennon - Say You're Wrong (21)
29 17 Phil Collins - One More Night (1)
28 32 Rick Springfield - Celebrate Youth (26)
27 21 John Fogerty - Rock and Roll Girls (20)
26 30 REO Speedwagon - One Lonely Night (19)
25 33 Bryan Adams - Heaven (1)
24 31 Katrina & The Waves - Walking on Sunshine (9)
23 13 Bruce Springsteen - I'm on Fire (6)
22 27 David Lee Roth - Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody (12)
21 18 Hall & Oates - Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid (18)
20 26 The Mary Jane Girls - In My House (7)
Flashback Extra: Whitney Houston "You Give Good Love"
19 24 Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better (5)
18 25 Kool & The Gang - Fresh (9)
17 19 Patti LaBelle - New Attitude (17)
16 20 Billy Ocean - Suddenly (4)
15 12 Foreigner - That Was Yesterday (12)
14 15 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More (13)
13 08 The Commodores - Nightshift (3)
12 16 Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F (3)
11 09 Don Henley - All She Wants to Do is Dance (9)
LDD: Diana Ross "Missing You" from Lily in Chathum, Ontario, Canada to her father in New Brunswick, who divorced her mother and who Lily misses very much
Flashback Extra: 'Til Tuesday "Voices Carry"
10 14 Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World (1)
09 06 Animotion - Obsession (6)
08 11 Wham! - Everything She Wants (1)
07 10 Sade - Smooth Operator (5)
06 07 Power Station - Some Like it Hot (6)
05 05 Murray Head - One Night in Bangkok (3)
04 03 DeBarge - Rhythm of the Night (3)
03 04 Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (1)
Flashback Extra: Paul Young "Everytime You Go Away"
02 01 USA For Africa - We Are the World (1)
01 02 Madonna - Crazy For You (1)

NOTES:

• This week's Station of the Week: KKLI...possibly the last streaming station for show listening for a while.
  
• They were definitely fine-tuning the pacing of the show with new instrumentals that would be used later on in '85 and throughout 1986 - these would replace several from the original 1984 theme package. Compare this show with either show aired from '86 this year and you'll see what I mean - those shows have a distinct flow, while the rhythm isn't quite even here.
  
• I find it interesting that Casey introed "Along Comes a Woman" with their then-stats of 27 Top 40 hits, with 15 of them going Top 10 - "Now that's chart power!" he said. "Along Comes a Woman", which incidentally missed the Top 10, then proceeds to fall 12 notches to #34.
  
• I also find it interesting that "Things Can Only Get Better" received the softer jingle.
  
• OK, so I've ragged on Casey sometimes for giving away new #1 songs - but this week takes the cake! He flat out stated that "the biggest movie song in the survey" was the new #1 song in his lead-in to the final commercial break.
  
• #1 on the Soul chart: "We Are the World"
  
• #1 on the Album chart: We Are the World by USA For Africa
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "Somebody Should Leave" by Reba McEntire
  
• #1 on the Dance & Disco chart: "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
  

[jdelachjr2002]

I thought "Voices Carry" was also mentioned as being a week away from hitting the Top 40 (OK, so it wasn't said exactly that way but...).

[Libra]

May 7, 2011 20:59:28 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

I thought "Voices Carry" was also mentioned as being a week away from hitting the Top 40 (OK, so it wasn't said exactly that way but...).

Listening again, it was...yeah, it was done similar to that of Tina Turner.

Truth be told, though, I was moving out of my college room that morning, even as I had the show playing, so it's not really surprising that I missed parts in the later half.

[cartman2002]

Here's the 70s chart from 1973

40: BLUE SUEDE SHOWS – JOHNNY RIVERS (38)
39: DANNY’S SONG – ANNE MURRAY (7)
38: I CAN UNDERSTAND IT – NEW BIRTH (35)
37: I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY – BARRY WHITE (3)
36: IT SURE TOOK A LONG, LONG TIME - LOBO (22)
35: LEAVING ME – THE INDEPENDENTS (21)
34: ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS – FIRST CHOICE (28)
33: I’M DOING FINE NOW – NEW YORK CITY (17)
32: PLAYGROUND IN MY MND – CLINT HOLMES (2)
31: CHERRY CHERRY (FROM “HOT AUGUST NIGHT”) – NEIL DIAMOND (31)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIX6X0cD608

30: STEAMROLLER BLUES – ELVIS PRESLEY (17)
29: PINBALL WIZARD/SEE ME, FEEL ME – THE NEW SEEKERS (29)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaOfdMEacGI

28: HALLELUJAH DAY – THE JACKSON FIVE (28)[/b]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAZfrq8ljUM

27: THINKING OF YOU – LOGGINS & MESSINA (18)
26: MY LOVE - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS (1)
25: THE RIGHT THING TO DO – CARLY SIMON (17)
24: STIR IT UP – JOHNNY NASH (12)
23: HOCUS POCUS - FOCUS (9)
22: NEITHER ONE OF US (WANTS TO BE THE FIRSY TO SAY GOODBYE) – GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (2)
21: FUNKY WORM – THE OHIO PLAYERS (15)
20: PILLOW TALK - SYLVIA (3)
19: OUT OF THE QUESTION – GILBERT O’ SULLIVAN (17)
18: DAISY A DAY – JUD STRUNK (14)
17: AIN’T NO WOMAN (LIKE THE ONE I’VE GOT) – THE FOUR TOPS (4)
16: WALK ON THE WILD SIDE – LOU REED (16)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEYyQIIGQcc

15: REELING IN THE YEARS – STEELY DAN (11)
14: DANIEL – ELTON JOHN (2)
13: WILDFLOWER - SKYLARK (9)
12: PEACEFUL – HELEN REDDY (12)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs4fbkTwux8

11: MASTERPIECE – THE TEMPTATIONS (7)
10: FRANKENSTEIN – THE EDGAR WINTER GROUP (1)
9: SING – THE CARPENTERS (1)
8: THE TWELFTH OF NEVER – DONNY OSMOND (8)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOHBpqHhLTE

7: STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU – STEALERS WHEEL (6)
6: DRIFT AWAY – DOBIE GRAY (5)
5: THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA – VICKI LAWRENCE (1)
4: YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE – STEVIE WONDER (1)
3: LITTLE WILLY – THE SWEET (3)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM6I-pmV0RA

2: THE CISCO KID - WAR (2)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvYODVTHC2I

1: TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE - DAWN (1)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKL6bmiuLmg

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's shows

AT40: The '70s this week presents 5/19/1979.

The broadcast begins at song #32 ("Makin' It" - David Naughton) which originally began Hour #2

Four songs debuted this week:
"Minute By Minute" - Doobie Brothers (#36)
"It Must Be Love" - Alton McClain & Destiny (#38)
"Saturday Night, Sunday Morning" - Thelma Houston (#39)
"Little Bit Of Soap" - Nigel Olsson (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"What A Fool Believes" - Doobie Brothers (#22)
"I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor (#24)
"Love Ballad" - LTD (#28)
"I (Who Have Nothing)" - Sylvester (#40)

Biggest Mover: "We Are Family" - Sister Sledge (#27 to #13)
Biggest Dropper: "Blow Away" - George Harrison (#16 to #37)

Original extras:
"I Will Be In Love With You" - Livingston Taylor
This song will be played as one of the optional extras

Long Distance Dedications:
"Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet" - Henry Mancini
"Evergreen (Love Theme From 'A Star Is Born')" - Barbra Streisand
The Mancini LDD was played in Hour #1 but will still be played as an optional extra

Archive extras:
"The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand (in Hour #1; won't be played)
"Love's Theme" - Love Unlimited Orchestra
"Seasons In The Sun" - Terry Jacks

Premiere optional extras
Hour #1: "Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet" - Henry Mancini (LDD from original Hour #1)
Hour #2: "Minute By Minute" - Doobie Brothers (#36)
Hour #3: "I Will Be In Love With You" - Livingston Taylor (original AT40 extra)

AT40: The '80s this week will be from 5/15/1982. This show was originally played back in 2007.

Five songs debuted this week:
"Crimson And Clover" - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (#30)
"Body Language" - Queen (#33)
"Let It Whip" - The Dazz Band (#37)
"When It's Over" - Loverboy (#38)
"Circles" - Atlantic Starr (#39)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Key Largo" - Bertie Higgins (#23)
"Edge Of Seventeen" - Stevie Nicks (#26)
"(Oh) Pretty Woman" - Van Halen (#31)
"Let's Hang On" - Barry Manilow (#32)
"If I Had My Wish Tonight" - David Lasley (#36)

Biggest Mover: "Rosanna" - Toto (#38 to #27)
Biggest Dropper: "Do You Believe In Love" - Huey Lewis & The News (#18 to #36)

Original extras:
"Shadow Dancing" - Andy Gibb

Long Distance Dedications:
"Special Lady" - Ray, Goodman & Brown
"Don't Look Back" - Boston

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Caught Up In You" - .38 Special (#41)
Hour #2: "Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me" - Juice Newton (#56)
Hour #3: "Only The Lonely" - The Motels (#60)
Hour #4: "Hurts So Good" - John Cougar (#49)

[Libra]

May 15, 1982
LW #3: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts "I Love Rock N' Roll"
LW #2: Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder "Ebony and Ivory"
LW #1: Vangelis "Chariots of Fire"
40 40 Genesis - Man on the Corner (40)
39 -- Atlantic Starr - Circles (38)
38 -- Loverboy - When It's Over (26)
37 -- The Dazz Band - Let it Whip (5)
36 18 Huey Lewis & The News - Do You Believe in Love (7)
35 39 Sheena Easton - When He Shines (30)
34 37 Franke & The Knockouts - Without You (24)
33 -- Queen - Body Language (11)
32 35 John Denver - Shanghai Breezes (31)
Flashback Extra: .38 Special "Caught Up in You", at #41 that week
31 34 Simon & Garfunkel - Wake Up Little Susie (27)
30 -- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Crimson and Clover (7)
29 33 Donnie Iris - My Girl (25)
28 28 Stars On - Stars on III (28)
LDD: Ray, Goodman, & Brown "Special Lady" from Nicky to her late Aunt Lou, who was a very memorable woman for those around her, even as she was dying of cancer (passed away September 5, 1981)
27 38 Toto - Rosanna (2)
26 29 Aldo Nova - Fantasy (23)
25 25 Mike Post - Theme From Magnum, P.I. (25)
24 27 Roberta Flack - Making Love (13)
23 24 The Charlie Daniels Band - Still in Saigon (22)
22 30 Deniece Williams - It's Gonna Take a Miracle (10)
Flashback Extra: Juice Newton "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me"
21 21 Dan Fogelberg - Run For the Roses (18)
20 20 The Rolling Stones - Hang Fire (20)
19 22 The Little River Band - Man on Your Mind (14)
18 19 Elton John - Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) (13)
17 17 Greg Guidry - Goin' Down (17) (3rd week)
16 16 The Human League - Don't You Want Me (1)
15 15 Asia - Heat of the Moment (4)
AT40 Extra: Andy Gibb "Shadow Dancing", his biggest hit
14 14 Willie Nelson - Always on My Mind (5)
13 07 The Go-Gos - We Got the Beat (2)
12 12 The Beatles - The Beatles Movie Medley (12)
Flashback Extra: The Motels "Only the Lonely"
11 11 Kool & The Gang - Get Down on It (10)
10 10 Hall & Oates - Did it in a Minute (9)
09 13 Ray Parker Jr. - The Other Woman (4)
08 05 The J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame (4)
07 08 Paul Davis - '65 Love Affair (6)
06 09 Charlene - I've Never Been to Me (3)
LDD: Boston "Don't Look Back" from Jennifer in Andover, MA to her ex-boyfriend Dan, whom she asked out after feeling down on herself; she began to feel better after he said "yes"
05 06 Tommy Tutone - 867-5309/Jenny (4)
04 03 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock N' Roll (1)
Flashback Extra: John Cougar "Hurts So Good"
03 04 Rick Springfield - Don't Talk to Strangers (2)
02 01 Vangelis - Chariots of Fire (1)
01 02 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory (1)

NOTES:

• Like the May 1980 and 81 shows from last year, this is a show that originally aired in 2007, before this thread was created. It's also the first 1982 show to be repeated so far in the entire 80s series.
  
• "Goin' Down" is the only song spending more than two weeks at its current position.
  
• Casey answered a question letter asking what the highest position a song had fallen out of the Top 40 from was. Yes, that's right...in 1982. ;) Oddly enough, that song fell out from #7, only one spot lower than Air Supply would five months later.
  
• Casey stated the Hot 100 position that Queen rose from, #62. He also stated that they made the biggest move up the Hot 100 of any song.
  
• They used a different theme to close each hour; its most distinguishing feature was sounding like "American Top 40" set to a trumpet. All of the jingles were also a re-recorded set that sounded like those used in 1983 - shortly after having been introduced here in '82, they'd be pulled for a time, but would come back later until the entire theme package changed in '84.
  
• This would be the last show to feature a Top 3 final segment for a little more than three years.
  
• #1 on the Album chart: Asia
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "Always on My Mind"
  
• #1 on the Soul chart: "It's Gonna Take a Miracle"
  

[Hervard]

May 14, 2011 14:45:24 GMT -5 Libra said:

NOTES:

• Like the May 1980 and 81 shows from last year, this is a show that originally aired in 2007, before this thread was created. It's also the first 1982 show to be repeated so far in the entire 80s series.
  

And with that, every year has now had at least one repeat show.

[cartman2002]

here the 70s chart from 1979

40: LITTLE BIT OF SOAP - NIGEL OLSSON (34)
39: SATURDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING - THELMA HOUSTON (34)
38: IT MUST BE LOVE - ALTON MC CLAIN & DESTINY (31)
37: BLOW AWAY - GEORGE HARRISON (16)
36: MINUTE BY MINUTE - DOOBIE BROTHERS (14)
35: (IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT - BARBARA MANDRELL (31)
34: MUSIC BOX DANCER - FRANK MILLS (4)
33: DON'T WRITE HER OFF - MCGUINN, CLARK & HILLMAN (33)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9yBJsogcqg

32: MAKIN' IT - DAVID NAUGHTON (5)
31: I'VE GOT MY MIND MADE UP - INSTANT FUNK (20)
30: OLD TIME ROCK & ROLL - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND (28)
29: GET USED TO IT - ROGER VOUDOURIS (21)
28: AIN'T LOVE A BITCH - ROD STEWART (24)
27: SUCH A WOMAN - TYCOON (26)
26: HONESTY - BILLY JOEL (14)
25: YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - REX SMITH (10)
24: HOT NUMBER - FOXY (21)
23: SHE BELIEVES IN ME - KENNY ROGERS (5)
22: CHUCKE'S IN LOVE - RICKIE LEE JONES (4)
21: KNOCK ON WOOD - AMII STEWART (1)
20: ROCK 'N' ROLL FANTASY - BAD COMPANY (13)
19: RENEGADE - STYX (16)
18: DEEPER THAN THE NIGHT - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (11)
17: DISCO NIGHTS (ROCK FREAK) - G.Q. (12)
16: I WANT YOUR LOVE - CHIC (7)
15: JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST - RANDY VAN WARMER (4)
14: THE LOGICAL SONG - SUPERTRAMP (6)
13: WE ARE FAMILY - SISTER SLEDGE (2)
12: LOVE TAKES TIME - ORLEANS (11)
11: LOVE IS THE ANSWER - ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY (10)
10: HEART OF GLASS - BLONDIE (1)
9: HE'S THE GREATEST DANCER - SISTER SLEDGE (9)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVRVhTnuC9E

8: TAKE ME HOME - CHER (8)[/b]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqkmFJ83CU4

7: SHAKE YOUR BODY (DOWN TO THE GROUND) - JACKSONS (7)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH3Y9rWmTRI

6: LOVE YOU INSIDE OUT - BEE GEES (1)
5: GOODNIGHT TONIGHT - WINGS (5)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_32loazEnXQ

4: STUMBLIN' IN - SUZI QUATRO & CHRIS NORMAN

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-0_Ogz9lMo

3: IN THE NAVY - THE VILLAGE PEOPLE [/b][/font]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTYEOAX3sjM

2: HOT STUFF - DONNA SUMMER (1)
1: REUNITED - PEACHES & HERB (1)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=26J0uDIGErM

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's upcoming shows

AT40: The '70s this week features 5/18/1974

Two songs debuted this week:
"Be Thankful For What You've Got" - William DeVaughn (#30)
"Hollywood Swinging" - Kool & The Gang (#32)

Two songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Sunshine On My Shoulders" - John Denver (#27)
"Mockingbird" - Carly Simon & James Taylor (#37)

Biggest Mover: "Sundown" - Gordon Lightfoot (#36 to #20)
Biggest Dropper: "Lookin' For A Love" - Bobby Womack (#24 to #39)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
"Come Monday" - Jimmy Buffett (#96; debuted)
"Save The Last Dance For Me" - DeFranco Family (#48)
"Already Gone" - The Eagles (#75)

AT40: The '80s this week presents 5/24/1986

Four songs debuted this week:
"Tuff Enuff" - Fabulous Thunderbirds (#35)
"Like No Other Night" - .38 Special (#37)
"Where Do The Children Go" - The Hooters (#38)
"Your Wildest Dreams" - The Moody Blues (#39)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Stick Around" - Julian Lennon (#34)
"Let's Go All The Way" - Sly Fox (#35)
"Rock Me Amadeus" - Falco (#36)
"What You Need" - INXS (#39)

Biggest Mover (tie): "On My Own" - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (#11 to #3)
"Who's Johnny" - El DeBarge (#40 to #32)
Biggest Dropper: "Harlem Shuffle" - The Rolling Stones (#19 to #34)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Cherish" - Kool & The Gang
"Somewhere" - Barbra Streisand

Premiere optional extras:
"Mad About You" - Belinda Carlisle (#69)
"Like A Rock" - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (#56; debuted)
"If She Knew What She Wants" - The Bangles (#50)
"We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off" - Jermaine Stewart (#79)

[Libra]

May 24, 1986
40 29 The Bangles - Manic Monday (2)
39 -- The Moody Blues - Your Wildest Dreams (9)
38 -- The Hooters - Where Do the Children Go (38)
37 -- .38 Special - Like No Other Night (14)
36 24 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - American Storm (13)
35 -- The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tuff Enuff (10)
34 19 The Rolling Stones - Harlem Shuffle (5)
33 38 Falco - Vienna Calling (18)
32 40 El DeBarge - Who's Johnny? (3)
31 37 John Cougar Mellencamp - Rain on the Scarecrow (21)
LDD: Kool & The Gang "Cherish" from Susan in Houston, TX to her mother Annette, her brother Bobby, and her best friend Frank, who have been caregivers and strong supporters for wheelchair-bound Susan as she suffers from muscular dystrophy
Flashback Extra: Belinda Carlisle "Mad About You", which was moving up to #69 on the Hot 100 that week
30 17 Prince & The Revolution - Kiss (1)
29 31 Simple Minds - All the Things She Said (28)
28 33 Boys Don't Cry - I Wanna Be a Cowboy (12)
27 30 Tears For Fears - Mothers Talk (27)
26 28 Starship - Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight (26)
25 32 Simply Red - Holding Back the Years (1)
24 22 ZZ Top - Rough Boy (22)
23 20 Sade - Never As Good As the First Time (20)
22 27 Howard Jones - No One is to Blame (4)
21 26 George Michael - A Different Corner (7)
Flashback Extra: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band "Like a Rock", which debuted at #56 that week
20 25 Heart - Nothin' at All (10)
19 23 Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) (1)
18 21 The Jets - Crush on You (3)
17 10 Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love (1)
16 18 Culture Club - Move Away (12)
15 06 The Outfield - Your Love (6)
14 15 Mr. Mister - Is it Love? (8)
13 16 Journey - Be Good to Yourself (9)
12 13 Level 42 - Something About You (7)
11 03 Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love? (3)
10 14 Mike & The Mechanics - All I Need is a Miracle (5)
Flashback Extra: The Bangles "If She Knew What She Wants", which was #50 that week
09 12 Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait (3)
08 08 Miami Sound Machine - Bad Boy (8)
07 07 Phil Collins - Take Me Home (7)
LDD: Barbra Streisand "Somewhere" from Bonnie in Palm Harbor, FL to her husband Jerry, who recently passed away from a heart attack after 14 years of marriage
06 04 Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately? (4)
05 09 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - If You Leave (4)
04 02 The Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (1)
03 11 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald - On My Own (1)
Flashback Extra: Jermaine Stewart "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"
02 05 Madonna - Live to Tell (1)
01 01 Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love of All (1)

NOTES:

• Gee, there's a lot of the bands in the bottom part of the countdown, isn't there? ;)
  
• There also seemed to be more questions in the survey than usual this week.
  
• The first LDD makes me wonder if Casey ever participated in any of the Jerry Lewis-hosted telethons - I know Ed McMahon did and I feel like Dick Clark did as well.
  
• Larry Morgan noted the Bangles' current hit being at #40 with its follow-up being at #50 this week in his intro to "If She Knew What She Wants".
  
• The #1s on Billboard's other charts were read rather early, right after the first song in the final hour (#9).
  
• Something about the second LDD being read after "Take Me Home" seems kind of morbid, particularly when Casey read that the writer had felt that life wasn't worth living with her husband gone.
  
• Now, I've pointed out a couple of times when Casey would repeat stories in multiple shows - but this week, he gave a version of a story that was different from one told later. In the intro to "West End Girls", Casey told a brief story of the origin of their group name that involved them coming out of clubs. This is different from his story on 2/27/88, where the story in his intro to "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" was that it was based on there being several hip-hop groups coming from New York - all the groups had "Boys" in their name.
  
• #1 on the Album chart: Whitney Houston
  
• #1 on the Soul chart: "On My Own"
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "Tomb of the Unknown Love" by Kenny Rogers
  

[cartman2002]

Here's the 70s chart from 1974

40: LET IT RIDE - BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE (23)
39: LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE - BOBBY WOMACK (10)
38: SEASONS IN THE SUN - TERRY JACKS (1)
37: STANDING AT THE END OF THE LINE - LOBO (37)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKjF0BSgKGc

36: LET'S GET MARRIED - AL GREEN (32)
35: THE LORD'S PRAYER - SISTER JANET MEAD (4)
34: KEEP IN SINGING - HELEN REDDY (12)
33: MY MISTAKE (WAS TO LOVE YOU) - DIANA ROSS & MARVIN GAYE (19)
32: HOLLYWOOD SWINGING - KOOL & THE GANG (6)
31: IF YOU LOVE ME, LET ME KNOW - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (5)
30: BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU'VE GOT - WILLIAM DEVAUGHN (4)
29: MIGHTY MIGHTY - EARTH WIND & FIRE (29)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctv6RdsdJM0

28: THE PAYBACK (PART #1) - JAMES BROWN (26)
27: I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG - JIM CROCE (9)
26: OH MY MY - RINGO STARR (5)
25: COME AND GET YOUR LOVE - REDBONE (5)
24: I'M IN LOVE - ARETHA FRANKLIN (19)
23: BILLY DON'T BE A HERO - BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS (1)
22: MY GIRL BILL- JIM STAFFORD (12)
21: HOOKED ON A FEELING - BLUE SWEDE (1)
20: SUNDOWN - GORDON LIGHTFOOT (1)
19: FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY - O'JAYS (9)
18: BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (3)
17: DON'T YOU WORRY 'BOUT A THING - STEVIE WONDER (16)
16: OH VERY YOUNG - CAT STEVENS (10)
15: JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY - MAIN INGREDIENT (10)
14: HELP ME - JONI MITCHELL (7)
13: TUBULAR BELLS - MIKE OLDFIELD (7)
12: I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU - THE CARPENTERS (11)
11: T.S.O.P. - M.F.S.B. (1)
10: YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW - STYLISTICS (2)
9: I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR SO LONG - CHICAGO (9)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y9VmfKcOYc

8: MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS - MARIA MULDAUR (6)
7: BAND ON THE RUN - PAUL McCARTNEY AND WINGS (1)
6: BENNIE AND THE JETS - ELTON JOHN (1)
5: THE SHOW MUST GO ON - THREE DOG NIGHT (4)
4: THE LOCOMOTION - GRAND FUNK (1)
3: THE ENTERTAINER - MARVIN HAMLISCH (3)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQVMoGqWJHc

2: DANCING MACHINE - JACKSON FIVE (2)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHJUPm8X8I0

1: THE STREAK - RAY STEVENS (1)[/b][/font]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtzoUu7w-YM

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's upcoming shows (and be prepared for an optional extra surprise in one of this weekend's shows):

AT40: The '70s this week presents 5/27/1978

Six songs debuted this week:
"Bluer Than Blue" - Michael Johnson (#33)
"You're The Love" - Seals & Crofts (#35)
"Cheeseburger In Paradise" - Jimmy Buffett (#37)
"Oh What A Night For Dancing" - Barry White (#38)
"I Was Only Joking" - Rod Stewart (#39)
"Stay" - Rufus & Chaka Khan (#40)

Six songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Running On Empty" - Jackson Browne (#33)
"Our Love" - Natalie Cole (#35)
"Let's All Chant" - Michael Zager Band (#36)
"Do You Believe In Magic" - Shaun Cassidy (#38)
"Ego" - Elton John (#39)
"Stayin' Alive" - The Bee Gees (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Baker Street" - Gerry Rafferty (#26 to #19)
Biggest Dropper: "Two Doors Down" - Dolly Parton (#19 to #36)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
"Follow You, Follow Me" - Genesis (#41)
"Grease" - Frankie Valli (#69; highest debut)
"More Than A Woman" - The Bee Gees*

* = the surprise I referred to earlier. The Bee Gees' version of "More Than A Woman" was never released as a commercial single thus it never charted in Billboard's Hot 100 (the song was at #25 down from a #21 peak on the Radio & Records chart that week). This must be the first time ever Premiere chose a non-Hot 100 charting song as an op extra.

AT40: The '80s this week presents 5/28/1988:

Four songs debuted this week:
"Mercedes Boy" - Pebbles (#34)
"Under The Milky Way" - The Church (#37)
"New Sensation" - INXS (#38)
"When We Kiss" - Bardeux (#39)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Prove Your Love" - Taylor Dayne (#26)
"One Good Reason" - Paul Carrack (#28)
"Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" - Billy Ocean (#34)
"Promise Me" - The Cover Girls (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Dirty Diana" - Michael Jackson (#29 to #17)
Biggest Dropper: "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" - Whitney Houston (#19 to #33)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"You're The Inspiration" - Chicago
"Rock Me Amadeus" - Falco

Premiere optional extras:
"Lost In You"- Rod Stewart (#45)
"Hands To Heaven" - Breathe (#50)
"Make Me Lose Control" - Eric Carmen (#54)
"Sign Your Name" - Terence Trent D'Arby (#72; highest debut)

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

I found out that a station in Halifax airs both the 70s and 80s shows on the weekends! It's so nice to hear Casey on the radio again! 'You're The One That I Want' is #3 on their 70s show right now.

Makes me homesick for the mid 90s when I used to listen to him. :( I wish they'd start airing 90s shows.

[johnnywest]

May 28, 2011 8:50:56 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Makes me homesick for the mid 90s when I used to listen to him. :( I wish they'd start airing 90s shows.

I agree. As much as I enjoy the 70s and 80s shows, I prefer the 90s when I was listening with more attention and writing down the Top 40 songs every week.

[Libra]

May 28, 2011 8:50:56 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

I found out that a station in Halifax airs both the 70s and 80s shows on the weekends! It's so nice to hear Casey on the radio again! 'You're The One That I Want' is #3 on their 70s show right now.

Makes me homesick for the mid 90s when I used to listen to him. :( I wish they'd start airing 90s shows.

Will you settle for 1988 as close enough? ;)

May 28, 1988
40 36 Pretty Poison - Nighttime (36)
39 -- Bardeux - When We Kiss (36)
38 -- INXS - New Sensation (3)
37 -- The Church - Under the Milky Way (24)
36 38 Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning (17)
35 35 E.U. - Da Butt (35)
34 -- Pebbles - Mercedes Boy (2)
33 19 Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go (1)
LDD: Chicago "You're the Inspiration" from Gina in Brooklyn, NY to Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retten, whose 1984 Olympic performance inspired her to take part in gymnastics, and in the process, overcome her birth defect of spina bifida
32 39 Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me (2)
31 31 Glass Tiger - I'm Still Searching (31)
Flashback Extra: Rod Stewart "Lost in You"
30 37 Poison - Nothin' But a Good Time (6)
29 33 Cheap Trick - The Flame (1)
28 32 Al B. Sure! - Nite and Day (7)
27 15 Aerosmith - Angel (3)
26 30 Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly (12)
25 13 Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac (5)
24 12 Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well (1)
23 24 Brenda K. Starr - I Still Believe (13)
22 20 Suave - My Girl (20)
21 21 Times Two - Strange But True (21)
20 23 Cher - We All Sleep Alone (14)
Flashback Extra: Breathe "Hands to Heaven"
19 27 Prince - Alphabet St. (8)
18 25 Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Valley Road (5)
17 29 Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana (1)
16 16 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Dreaming (16)
15 22 Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat (1)
14 18 Belinda Carlisle - Circle in the Sand (7)
13 17 The Jets - Make it Real (4)
12 07 Icehouse - Electric Blue (7)
11 10 The Deele - Two Occasions (10)
LDD: Falco "Rock Me Amadeus" from David in New York to his two daughters Marin and Brandy in Montana, as a happy memory of the song they sang along to repeatedly during a car trip two years ago; David is divorced from their mother and, unhappily, isn't very involved in their lives
Flashback Extra: Eric Carmen "Make Me Lose Control", described as "three weeks away from hitting the countdown"
10 11 Brenda Russell featuring Joe Esposito - Piano in the Dark (6)
09 08 White Lion - Wait (8)
08 14 Rick Astley - Together Forever (1)
07 09 Hall & Oates - Everything Your Heart Desires (3)
06 04 The Pet Shop Boys - Always on My Mind (4)
05 06 Foreigner - I Don't Want to Live Without You (5)
04 05 Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (3)
03 01 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Anything For You (1)
Flashback Extra: Terence Trent D'Arby "Sign Your Name", which made the Hot Shot Debut that week at #72
02 03 Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams (2)
01 02 George Michael - One More Try (1)

NOTES:

• You know...the "Top 40 Newcomers of the 1980s" special was this same weekend as a separate show, yet there was not a mention of it by Casey anywhere. He did the same thing last year on the 6/25 show, where he didn't even mention the following week's "Triathalon of Rock & Roll" July 4 special. Wonder if the fact that he already knew he was leaving the show by this point meant that he didn't have to promote AT40's own special shows at all? In addition, he plugged his own "America's Top 10" during the credits at the end...
  
• LOTS of rock n' soul sounds in the first half of the show...then you get to the Top 20, and out come the pop songs - with Hall & Oates, to boot. ;)
  
• INXS were coming into the countdown this week with "New Sensation", yet their previous single "Devil Inside", which was #4 just four weeks ago on 4/30, is not only nowhere in the countdown, it isn't even one of this week's four droppers...meaning it fell so fast that it dropped before this. :o
  
• What did y'all think of Casey's coverage of "Da Butt" as a dance sensation?
  
• "I Still Believe" received the standard jingle this week, but "Make it Real" and "Piano in the Dark" received the softer one.
  
• Extra "Hands to Heaven" was cut in half.
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses" by Kathy Mattea
  
• #1 on the Dance chart: "Together Forever"
  
• #1 on the Black Singles chart: "Just Got Paid" by Johnny Kemp
  
• #1 on the Album chart: Faith by George Michael
  

[jdelachjr2002]

May 28, 2011 11:41:55 GMT -5 Libra said:

May 28, 2011 8:50:56 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

[/li][li]INXS were coming into the countdown this week with "New Sensation", yet their previous single "Devil Inside", which was #4 just four weeks ago on 4/30, is not only nowhere in the countdown, it isn't even one of this week's four droppers...meaning it fell so fast that it dropped before this. :o[/quote]

"Devil Inside" only fell out of the Top 40 a week ago prior to this show. From 4/30 onward, the chart action was 4, 12, 24 and off the next week.

[Libra]

May 28, 2011 16:24:20 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

"Devil Inside" only fell out of the Top 40 a week ago prior to this show. From 4/30 onward, the chart action was 4, 12, 24 and off the next week.

Yeah, and "I Don't Want to Live Without You" was about to do something similar: From its peak this week, it went 8-22-39 and dropped on 6/25.

[cartman2002]

Here's the 70s chart from 1978

40: STAY – RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN (38)
39: I WAS ONLY JOKING – ROD STEWART (21)
38: OH WHAT A NIGHT FOR DANCING – BARRY WHITE (24)
37: CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE – JIMMY BUFFETT (32)
36: TWO DOORS DOWN – DOLLY PARTON (19)
35: YOU’RE THE LOVE – SEALS & CROFTS (18)
34: SWEET TALKING WOMAN – ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (17)
33: BLUER THAN BLUE – MICHAEL JOHNSON (12)
32: TUMBLING DICE – LINDA RONSTADT (32)


www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I7GkHy5iOA

31: LAY DOWN SALLY – ERIC CLAPTON (3)
30: JACK & JILL - RAYDIO (8)
29: HEARTLESS - HEART (24)
28: DUST IN THE WIND - KANSAS (6)
27: BECAUSE THE NIGHT – PATTI SMITH (13)
26: DANCE WITH ME – PETER BROWN (8)
25: EVERY KINDA PEOPLE – ROBERT PALMER (16)
24: WEREWOLVES OF LONDON – WARREN ZEVON (21)
23: DEACON BLUES – STEELY DAN (19)
22: TWO OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD – MEAT LOAF (11)
21: CAN’T SMILE WITHOUT YOU – BARRY MANILOW (3)
20: YOU BELONG TO ME – CARLY SIMON (6)
19: BAKER STREET – GERRY RAFFERTY (2)
18: IT’S A HEARTACHE – BONNIE TYLER (3)
17: MOVIN’ OUT - BILLY JOEL (17)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsG8L96LBug

16: NIGHT FEVER – THE BEE GEES (1)
15: LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN - SWEET (8)
14: BABY HOLD ON – EDDIE MONEY (11)
13: TAKE A CHANCE ON ME - ABBA (3)
12: THIS TIME I’M IN IT FOR LOVE - PLAYER (10)
11: DISCO INFERNO – THE TRAMMPS (11)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfewgUR0dUU

10: ON BROADWAY – GEORGE BENSON (7)
9: COUNT ON ME – JEFFERSON STERSHIP (8)
8: IMAGINARY LOVER – ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION (7)
7: IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU - YVONNE ELLIMAN (1)
6: FEELS SO GOOD – CHUCK MANGIONE (4)
5: THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU – ROBERTA FLACK AND DONNY HATHAWAY (2)
4: SHADOW DANCING – ANDY GIBB (1)
3: YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN AND JOHN TRAVOLTA (2)
2: TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE – JOHNNY MATHIS & DENIECE WILLIAMS (1)
1: WITH A LITTLE LUCK - WINGS (1)

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's AT40 offerings

AT40: The '70 this week presents 6/3/1972

Three songs debuted this week:
"Living In A House Divided" - Cher (#37)
"Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" - Jimmy Osmond (#39)
"Automatically Sunshine" - The Supremes (#40)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Back Off Boogaloo" - Ringo Starr (#23)
"Rockin' Robin" - Michael Jackson (#26)
"You Could Have Been A Lady" - April Wine (#37)

Biggest Mover (tie): "I Need You" - America (#38 to #27)
"Outa-Space" - Billy Preston (#28 to #17)

Biggest Dropper: "Day Dreaming" - Aretha Franklin (#15 to #35)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
"Layla" - Derek & The Dominoes (#56)
"Take It Easy" - The Eagles (#79; debuted)
"Beautiful Sunday" - Daniel Boone (#100!; debuted)

AT40: The '80s this week presents 6/2/1984

Five songs debuted this week:
"Infatuation" - Rod Stewart (#35)
"Legs" - ZZ Top (#36)
"What Is Love" - Howard Jones (#37)
"I Can Dream About You" - Dan Hartman (#39)
"Music Time" - Styx (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"The Authority Song" - John Cougar Mellencamp (#21)
"Footloose" - Kenny Loggins (#23)
"They Don't Know" - Tracey Ullman (#26)
"It's My Life" - Talk Talk (#31)
"No More Words" - Berlin (#37)

Biggest Mover: "Dancing In The Dark" - Bruce Springsteen (#36 to #18)
Biggest Dropper: "Hold Me Now" - Thompson Twins (#10 to #24)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Private Eyes" - Daryl Hall & John Oates
"Cat's In The Cradle" - Harry Chapin

Premiere optional extras:
"What's Love Got To Do With It" - Tina Turner (#71)
"Sunglasses At Night" - Corey Hart (#65)
"When Doves Cry" - Prince (#57; highest debut)
"Romancing The Stone" - Eddy Grant (#66)

[Libra]

June 2, 1984
LW #1: Deniece Williams "Let's Hear it For the Boy"
40 -- Styx - Music Time (40)
39 -- Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You (6)
38 40 Icicle Works - Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly) (37)
37 -- Howard Jones - What is Love (33)
36 -- ZZ Top - Legs (8)
35 -- Rod Stewart - Infatuation (6)
34 35 Christine McVie - Love Will Show Us How (30)
33 38 Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days (16)
32 39 The Cars - Magic (12)
31 25 The Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane (25)
Flashback Extra: Tina Turner "What's Love Got to Do With It?"
30 32 The Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods (29)
29 34 Van Stephenson - Modern Day Delilah (22)
28 15 Rick Springfield - Love Somebody (5)
LDD: Hall & Oates "Private Eyes" from Frank in Anaheim, CA to Jeannie, whom he admired but couldn't become close to due to the academic rivalry between them before moving away
27 30 Eurythmics - Who's That Girl (21)
26 28 Chicago - Stay the Night (16)
25 27 Slade - Run, Runaway (20)
24 10 Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now (3)
23 33 Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face (4)
22 29 Mike Reno & Ann Wilson - Almost Paradise (7)
21 12 The Cars - You Might Think (7)
Flashback Extra: Corey Hart "Sunglasses at Night"
20 24 Joe Jackson - You Can't Get What You Want ('Til You Know What You Want) (15)
19 11 The Go-Gos - Head Over Heels (11)
18 36 Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark (2)
17 17 Shalamar - Dancing in the Sheets (17)
16 20 Culture Club - It's a Miracle (13)
15 14 Billy Joel - The Longest Time (14)
14 22 The Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love) (3)
13 16 Van Halen - I'll Wait (13)
12 18 Madonna - Borderline (10)
11 19 Laura Branigan - Self Control (4)
10 06 Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson - To All the Girls I've Loved Before (5)
Flashback Extra: Prince & The Revolution "When Doves Cry", described as "a week away from hitting the countdown"
09 09 Irene Cara - Breakdance (8)
08 13 Huey Lewis & The News - The Heart of Rock & Roll (6)
LDD: Harry Chapin "Cat's in the Cradle" from Heidi to her stepfather Roger, who is unable to even visit his kids that he had with his ex-wife due to a divorce-related court ruling
07 04 Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (1)
06 08 Night Ranger - Sister Christian (5)
05 07 Duran Duran - The Reflex (1)
04 05 Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie (3)
03 02 Lionel Richie - Hello (1)
Flashback Extra: Eddy Grant "Romancing the Stone", described as "heading toward the countdown"
02 03 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time (1)
01 01 Deniece Williams - Let's Hear it For the Boy (1)

NOTES:

• This week features something of a musical turning point for 1984, as some of that summer's biggest hits can be found either already in the countdown - "Dancing in the Dark", "The Reflex", "Time After Time" - or waiting in the wings (Extras), while some of that spring's notable hits - "Love Somebody", "Hold Me Now", plus the two #1s "Against All Odds" and "Hello" - were still in the 40.
  
• Casey had a bit of that "earlier 80s" tone in his voice during the show this week. Or was it really the "getting over being sick" tone? I can't really tell ... though during the first hour he did sound similar to how he voiced the shows we've had so far this year from 1980, IMO.
  
• "Eyes Without a Face" received the standard jingle this week.
  
• Until now, I'd thought that the 84-86 closing theme always ended in a fade-out like it usually does. WIDL proved me wrong on that, as they played the closing all the way to the end.
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "Honey, Open That Door" by Ricky Skaggs
  
• #1 on the Album chart: Footloose soundtrack
  
• #1 on the Dance & Disco chart: "Dance Hall Days"
  
• #1 on the Soul chart: "Let's Hear it For the Boy"
  

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Ah poopystick! The 1984 one would have been fun to hear!

Regarding the 1970s chart, I noticed April Wine, from Halifax, where I live now, fell off and I decided to see how big they were in the US because they are regarded as one of Canada's big groups from the 70s and 80s. That song that fell off was their first Top 40 US hit and only one until in 1979 when they got their second. Their third came in 1981 and that was it.

[Libra]

Jun 5, 2011 10:50:51 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Ah poopystick! The 1984 one would have been fun to hear!

Regarding the 1970s chart, I noticed April Wine, from Halifax, where I live now, fell off and I decided to see how big they were in the US because they are regarded as one of Canada's big groups from the 70s and 80s. That song that fell off was their first Top 40 US hit and only one until in 1979 when they got their second. Their third came in 1981 and that was it.

CKRU is airing it now, and it runs till 5 (EST) there...and they stream. :)

[Deleted]

Link to stations playing AT40 - 70's

tunein.com/radio/options/American-Top-40---The-70s-p117092/

Link to stations playing AT40 - 80s

tunein.com/radio/options/American-Top-40---The-80s-p154285/

[cartman2002]

here's the 70s chart from 1972

40: AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE – THE SUPREMES (37)
39: LONG-HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL – LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND (38)
38: VINCENT – DON McLEAN (12)
37: LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED - CHER (22)
36: DOCTOR MY EYES – JACKSON BROWNE (8)
35: DAY DREAMING – ARETHA FRANKLIN (5)
34: LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” (SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE) – ANDY WILLIAMS (34)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN_i3Do55-g

33: I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG – FREDERICK KNIGHT (27)
32: ROCKET MAN – ELTON JOHN (6)
31: OLD MAN – NEIL YOUNG (31)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=An2a1_Do_fc

30: ISN’T LIFE STRANGE – THE MOODY BLUES (29)
29: ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT – MILLIE JACKSON (27)
28: SOMEDAY NEVER COMES – CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (25)
27: I NEED YOU - AMERICA (9)
26: LEAN ON ME – BILL WITHERS (1)
25: SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS - WAR (16)
24: TAXI – HARRY CHAPIN (24)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeMX1JfqKuc

23: AMAZING GRACE – PIPES AND DRUMS AND THE MILITARY BAND OF THE ROYAL SCOTS DRAGON GUARDS (11)
22: ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD-PAUL SIMON (22)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qsPBLCf6EM

21: BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW - STYLISTICS (3)
20: I GOTCHA – JOE TEX (2)
19: TROGLODYTE (CAVE MAN) – JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH (6)
18: I SAW THE LIGHT – TODD RUNDGREN (16)
17: OUTA-SPACE – BILLY PRESTON (2)
16: DIARY - BREAD (15)
15: IT’S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME – THE CARPENTERS (12)
14: WALKING IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE – LOVE UNLIMITED (14)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi1Nl_Yx4ZU

13: LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE – JACKSON 5 (13)[/b]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4ZHT-VSkgs

12: SONG SUNG BLUE – NEIL DIAMOND (1)
11: (LAST NIGHT) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL – 5TH DIMENSION (8)
10: LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME – AL GREEN (4)
9: HOT ROD LINCOLN – COMMANDER CODY & HIS LOST PLANET AIRMEN (9)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5ZycJC-pmo

8: NICE TO BE WITH YOU - GALLERY (4)
7: TUMBLING DICE – THE ROLLING STONES (7)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ1CRKiwdho

6: MORNING HAS BROKEN – CAT STEVENS (6)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5sSEkZ86ts

5: SYLVIA’S MOTHER – DR. HOOK AND THE MEDICINE SHOW (5)[/font]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-3o7bYMRbA

4: CANDY MAN – SAMMY DAVIS JR. (1)
3: THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE – ROBERTA FLACK (1)
2: OH GIRL – THE CHI-LITES (1)
1: I’LL TAKE YOU THERE – THE STAPLE SINGERS (1)


www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro_SyUmRTgc

[jdelachjr2002]

Jun 5, 2011 21:49:16 GMT -5 cartman2002 said:

34: LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” (SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE) – ANDY WILLIAMS (34)

The Andy Williams song should be bolded.

[BillboardBoy]

Jun 5, 2011 10:50:51 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

The 1984 one would have been fun to hear!

It was! 1984 is definitely a favorite of mine!

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's scheduled shows:

AT40: The '70s this week presents 6/11/1977:

Six songs debuted this week:
"I'm In You" - Peter Frampton (#31)
"You're My World" - Helen Reddy (#36)
"(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher" - Rita Coolidge (#37)
"Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)" - Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson (#38)
"Whatcha Gonna Do" - deleted Cruise (#39)
"You And Me" - Alice Cooper (#40)

Six songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Whodunit" - Tavares (#22)
"Mainstreet" - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (#24)
"Uptown Festival (Part 1)" - Shalamar (#25)
"Lido Shuffle" - Boz Scaggs (#36)
"This Is The Way I Feel" - Marie Osmond (#39)
"Spirit In The Night" - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Da Doo Ron Ron" - Shaun Cassidy (#33 to #20)
Biggest Dropper: "Southern Nights" - Glen Campbell (#18 to #32)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
"Barracuda" - Heart (#60)
"Easy" - The Commodores (#64)
"Give A Little Bit" - Supertramp (#66)

AT40: The '80s this week presents 6/11/1983:

Four songs debuted this week:
"Baby Jane" - Rod Stewart (#32)
"Roll Me Away" - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (#35)
"Don't Pay The Ferryman" - Chris DeBurgh (#39)
"Wishing" - A Flock Of Seagulls (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Jeopardy" - Greg Kihn Band (#24)
"Der Kommissar" - After The Fire (#25)
"Rio" - Duran Duran (#38)
"Looking For A Stranger" - Pat Benatar (#39)

Biggest Mover: "Every Breath You Take" - The Police (#36 to #25)
Biggest Dropper: "Photograph" - Def Leppard (#17 to #29)

Original extras:
"Bus Stop" - The Hollies

Long Distance Dedications:
"If You Remember Me" - Chris Thompson & Night
"I'll Never Love This Way Again" - Dionne Warwick

Premiere optional extras:
"New Year's Day" - U2 (#84)
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" - The Eurythmics (#46)
"Is There Something I Should Know" - Duran Duran (#44)
"Cuts Like A Knife" - Bryan Adams (#69; debuted)

[dth1971]

Jun 5, 2011 21:49:16 GMT -5 cartman2002 said:

here's the 70s chart from 1972

40: AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE – THE SUPREMES (37)
39: LONG-HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL – LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND (38)
38: VINCENT – DON McLEAN (12)
37: LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED - CHER (22)
36: DOCTOR MY EYES – JACKSON BROWNE (8)
35: DAY DREAMING – ARETHA FRANKLIN (5)
34: LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” (SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE) – ANDY WILLIAMS (34)
33: I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG – FREDERICK KNIGHT (27)
32: ROCKET MAN – ELTON JOHN (6)
31: OLD MAN – NEIL YOUNG (31)
30: ISN’T LIFE STRANGE – THE MOODY BLUES (29)
29: ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT – MILLIE JACKSON (27)
28: SOMEDAY NEVER COMES – CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (25)
27: I NEED YOU - AMERICA (9)
26: LEAN ON ME – BILL WITHERS (1)
25: SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS - WAR (16)
24: TAXI – HARRY CHAPIN (14)
23: AMAZING GRACE – PIPES AND DRUMS AND THE MILITARY BAND OF THE ROYAL SCOTS DRAGON GUARDS (11)
22: ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD-PAUL SIMON (22)
21: BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW - STYLISTICS (3)
20: I GOTCHA – JOE TEX (2)
19: TROGLODYTE (CAVE MAN) – JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH (6)
18: I SAW THE LIGHT – TODD RUNDGREN (16)
17: OUTA-SPACE – BILLY PRESTON (2)
16: DIARY - BREAD (15)
15: IT’S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME – THE CARPENTERS (12)
14: WALKING IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE – LOVE UNLIMITED (14)
13: LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE – JACKSON 5 (13)
12: SONG SUNG BLUE – NEIL DIAMOND (1)
11: (LAST NIGHT) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL – 5TH DIMENSION (8)
10: LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME – AL GREEN (4)
9: HOT ROD LINCOLN – COMMANDER CODY & HIS LOST PLANET AIRMEN (9)
8: NICE TO BE WITH YOU - GALLERY (4)
7: TUMBLING DICE – THE ROLLING STONES (7)
6: MORNING HAS BROKEN – CAT STEVENS (6)
5: SYLVIA’S MOTHER – DR. HOOK AND THE MEDICINE SHOW (5)
4: CANDY MAN – SAMMY DAVIS JR. (1)
3: THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE – ROBERTA FLACK (1)
2: OH GIRL – THE CHI-LITES (1)
1: I’LL TAKE YOU THERE – THE STAPLE SINGERS (1)

This is the first time I heard AT40: The 70's on June 5, 2011 on WLS 94.7 True Oldies in Chicago. It airs Sunday mornings from 7 AM to 10 AM.

For the record: This is the 3rd. incarnation of any AT40 show that the 94.7 FM station in Chicago carried! The first was from June 1987 until October 1991 for the old AT40 (first with Casey Kasem from June 1987 until he quit in August 1988 then with Shadoe Stevens from August 1988 until the 94.7 Chicago station - then Top 40 WYTZ - dropped the show in October 1991 as the 94.7 station switched to carry a simucast of sister AM station WLS Talkradio 890. The second was from Feb. 2001 until September 2001 when the 94.7 station was 1980's/Hot AC THE ZONE as the station carried Sunday mornings the 3 hour 1980's American Top 40 Flashback show (which started with the 2nd. hour, just like some 1978 and 1979 4 hour AT40's have to start that way for AT40: The 70's) but in September 2001 a few days after the 9/11/2001 tragic events the ZONE 94.7 switched from 1980's/Hot AC to Alternative/New Rock and dropped the AT40 Flashback show. Now I'm glad AT40: The 70's has a Chicago affiliate - it's 3rd. time the charm on Chicago's WLS FM 94.7 True Oldies station.

At least it's better than listening on Sunday (even on KISS 103.5 FM Chicago) the current American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest.

[gingerwildheart]

OBSERVATION:

I am sure this has happened many times, but two songs on the 6/11/1977 countdown had "dirty words" in the original LP lyrics that had to be "bleeped" or used replacement lyrics:

EAGLES -- "Life In The Fast Lane"
STEVE MILLER BAND -- "Jet Airliner"