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

[Libra]

Jun 10, 2011 23:19:02 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

"Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These)" - The Eurythmics (#46)

I thought it was "This", and I had to look it up to verify that it is...though she does sound like she's singing "these".

June 11, 1983
LW #1: Irene Cara "Flashdance...What a Feeling"
40 -- A Flock of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) (26)
39 -- Chris DeBurgh - Don't Pay the Ferryman (34)
38 40 Alabama - The Closer You Get (38)
37 37 Kenny Rogers - All My Life (37)
36 31 Ronnie Milsap - Stranger in My House (23)
35 -- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Roll Me Away (27)
34 30 INXS - The One Thing (30)
LDD: Chris Thompson "If You Remember Me" from Dondi in Anchorage, AK to her father, brother, and sister, who had felt like strangers to her ever since she was separated from them due to her abusive mother winning custody of her in a divorce from her father
33 35 Christopher Cross - No Time For Talk (33)
32 -- Rod Stewart - Baby Jane (14)
Flashback Extra: U2 "New Year's Day"
31 23 Toto - I Won't Hold You Back (10)
30 32 Jim Capaldi - That's Love (28)
29 17 Def Leppard - Photograph (12)
28 34 DeBarge - All This Love (17)
27 29 The Bee Gees - The Woman in You (24)
26 33 Madness - Our House (7)
25 36 The Police - Every Breath You Take (1)
AT40 Extra: The Hollies "Bus Stop"
24 27 The Little River Band - We Two (22)
23 26 Champaign - Try Again (23)
22 28 The Kinks - Come Dancing (6)
Flashback Extra: Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
21 10 Bryan Adams - Straight From the Heart (10)
20 09 Laura Branigan - Solitaire (7)
19 22 Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Something (5)
18 21 Elton John - I'm Still Standing (12)
17 20 Kajagoogoo - Too Shy (5)
16 19 The Tubes - She's a Beauty (10)
LDD: Dionne Warwick "I'll Never Love This Way Again" from Nick, who went out to travel the world after reading about a millionaire who died as a miserable miser and did nothing with her life; Nick heard this song performed in Japan, and the audience showed great appreciation for Dionne as she sang it
15 18 Sergio Mendes - Never Gonna Let You Go (4)
14 08 Prince - Little Red Corvette (6)
13 15 Hall & Oates - Family Man (6)
12 13 Journey - Faithfully (12)
Flashback Extra: Duran Duran "Is There Something I Should Know?", described as "a week away from hitting the countdown"
11 16 Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue (2)
10 11 Rick Springfield - Affair of the Heart (9)
09 14 Styx - Don't Let it End (6)
08 12 Naked Eyes - Always Something There to Remind Me (8)
07 05 Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science (5)
06 06 Michael Jackson - Beat It (1)
05 07 Lionel Richie - My Love (5)
04 03 Men at Work - Overkill (3)
03 04 Culture Club - Time (Clock of the Heart) (2)
Flashback Extra: Bryan Adams "Cuts Like a Knife", which debuted at #69 that week
02 02 David Bowie - Let's Dance (1)
01 01 Irene Cara - Flashdance...What a Feeling (1)

NOTES:

• Casey had a footnote to the first LDD: Since writing in her letter, Dondi had been able to locate her brother and sister, and she'd been keeping in touch with them.
  
• Incidentally...it seemed a little odd that such a sad LDD came after a somewhat upbeat song like "The One Thing".
  
• I feel like "I Won't Hold You Back" would've made a better final song for the first hour, but with both last week's #1 and the first LDD in there, I can see why there wasn't room for it.
  
• Conversely, "Faithfully" fits very well as the final song in the third hour. I'm normally not a big fan of the song, but somehow it does sound better in these shows.
  
• A couple of weeks ago I pointed out the complete lack of promotion for the "Top 40 Newcomers of the 1980s" special, which aired that same weekend in 1988. Well, as if my theory that Casey's impending departure meant not having to promote shows needed any more backing...back here in '83, Casey was already promoting the upcoming July 4 special, which would still be three weeks away!
  
• Casey told a story of how co-founding member Graham Nash's guitar-playing was apparently "so bad" that his fellow Hollies band members wouldn't let him plug it in onstage. Eventually though, he wouldn't need to plug in anyway. "Bus Stop" was played as one of their biggest hits.
  
• #1 on the Album chart: Thriller by Michael Jackson
  
• #1 on the Soul chart: "Juicy Fruit" by Mtume
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "Our Love is on the Faultline" by Crystal Gayle
  

[dth1971]

I am listening to AT40: The 70's on Chicago's 94.7 WLS True Oldies right now, I didn't know Helen Reddy's song on the June 11, 1977 AT40 episode was originally a Cilla Black song!

[jdelachjr2002]

Jun 11, 2011 23:03:31 GMT -5 Libra said:

Jun 10, 2011 23:19:02 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

"Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These)" - The Eurythmics (#46)

I thought it was "This", and I had to look it up to verify that it is...though she does sound like she's singing "these".

LDD: Dionne Warwick "I'll Never Love This Way Again" from Nick, who went out to travel the world after reading about a millionaire who died as a miserable miser and did nothing with her life.

Fixed my previous posting. I apologize for the error.

Believe Casey would later tell two stories about this miserly millionaire in early 1986 when ABC was charting with "(How To Be A) Millionaire".

[cartman2002]

here's the 70s chart from 1977

40: YOU AND ME - ALICE COOPER (9)
39: WHAT'CHA GONNA DO - deleted CRUISE (6)
38: LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (THE BASICS OF LOVE) - WAYLON JENNINGS AND WILLIE NELSON (25)
37: HIGHER AND HIGHER - RITA COOLIDGE (2)
36: YOU'RE MY WORLD - HELEN REDDY (18)
35: KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU - ABBA (14)
34: SLOW DOWN - JOHN MILES (34)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3wnMREOcM

33: HOLLYWOOD - RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN (32)
32: SOUTHERN NIGHTS - GLEN CAMPBELL (1)
31: I'M IN YOU - PETER FRAMPTON (2)
30: GONNA FLY NOW (THEME FROM "ROCKY")- MAYNARD FERGUSON (28)
29: HELLO STRANGER - YVONNE ELLIMAN (15)
28: BACK TOGETHER AGAIN - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (28)
27: ARIEL - DEAN FRIEDMAN (26)
26: I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING - ANDY GIBB (1)
25: HIGH SCHOOL DANCE - THE SYLVERS (17)
24: LOVE'S GROWN DEEP - KENNY NOLAN (20)
23: DO YOU WANT TO MAKE LOVE - PETER McCANN (5)
22: MY HEART BELONGS TO ME - BARBRA STREISAND (4)
21: SLOW DANCIN' DON’T TURN ME ON - THE ADRISI BROTHERS (20)
20: DA DO RON RON - SHAUN CASSIDY (1)
19: MARGARITAVILLE - JIMMY BUFFET (8)
18: LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT - BARRY MANILOW (1)
17: HOTEL CALIFORNIA - THE EAGLES (1)
16: WHEN I NEED YOU - LEO SAYER (1)
15: LIFE IN THE FAST LANE - THE EAGLES (11)
14: HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG - MARSHALL TUCKER BAND (14)
13: JET AIRLINER - THE STEVE MILLER BAND (8)
12: AIN'T GONNA BUMP NO MORE - JOE TEX (12)
11: ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS - HOT (6)
10: COULDN'T GET IT RIGHT - CLIMAX BLUES BAND (3)
9: SIR DUKE - STEVIE WONDER (1)
8: UNDERCOVER ANGEL - ALAN O'DAY (1)
7: LONELY BOY - ANDREW GOLD (7)
6: LUCILLE - KENNY ROGERS (1)
5: FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME - FOREIGNER (4)
4: GONNA FLY NOW (THEME FROM "ROCKY") - BILL CONTI (1)
3: GOT TO GIVE IT UP - MARVIN GAYE (1)
2: DREAMS - FLEETWOOD MAC (1)
1: I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN - K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND (1)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaPcKtLioww

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's featured shows:

AT40: The '70s this week features 6/17/1978:

Four songs debuted this week:
"Only The Good Die Young" - Billy Joel (#37)
"Everybody Dance" - Chic (#38)
"Grease" - Frankie Valli (#39)
"Warm Ride" - Rare Earth (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 that week:
"Imaginary Lover" - Atlanta Rhythm Section (#23)
"If I Can't Have You" - Yvonne Elliman (#31)
"Night Fever" - The Bee Gees (#32)
"Stay" - Rufus & Chaka Khan (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Use Ta Be My Girl" - O'Jays (#20 to #12)
Biiggest Dropper: "This Time I'm In It For Love" - Player (#10 to #36)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
"Stay" - Jackson Browne (#63)
"Just What I Needed" - The Cars (#90; debuted)
"Magnet And Steel" - Walter Egan (#56)

AT40: The '80s this week presents 6/20/1981:

Two songs debuted this week:
"Queen Of Hearts" - Juice Newton (#33)
"The Stroke" - Billy Squier (#40)

Two songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Watching The Wheels" - John Lennon (#25)
"I Can Take Care Of Myself" - Billy Vera & The Beaters (#39)

Biggest Mover (tie): "I Don't Need You" - Kenny Rogers (#33 to #22)
"Gemini Dream" - The Moody Blues (#37 to #26)
Biggest Dropper: "Just The Two Of Us" - Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers (#11 to #35)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"If" - Bread
"(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher" - Rita Coolidge

Archive extras (all these songs will be in the show):
"When A Man Loves A Woman" - Percy Sledge
"Paint It Black" - The Rolling Stones
"Paperback Writer" - The Beatles

Premiere optional extras:
"Double Dutch Bus" - Frankie Smith (#47)
"Lady (You Bring Me Up)" - The Commodores (#84; debuted)
"In The Air Tonight" - Phil Collins (#61)
"The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" - Greg Kihn Band (#52)

[Libra]

June 20, 1981
LW #2: Stars on 45 "Stars on 45 Medley"
LW #1: Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes"
40 -- Billy Squier - The Stroke (17)
39 16 Champaign - How 'Bout Us (12)
38 22 Juice Newton - Angel of the Morning (4)
37 18 Styx - Too Much Time on My Hands (9)
36 40 Carole Bayer Sager - Stronger Than Before (30)
35 11 Grover Washington Jr. - Just the Two of Us (2)
34 38 Stanley Clarke & George Duke - Sweet Baby (19)
LDD: Bread "If" from Michelle to her sister Laurie in dedication of the memories they've shared together
33 -- Juice Newton - Queen of Hearts (2)
AT40 Archives: From May 1966 - Percy Sledge "When a Man Loves a Woman", the 139th #1 of the 60s
Flashback Extra: Frankie Smith "Double Dutch Bus"
32 32 Jesse Winchester - Say What (32)
31 36 Rosanne Cash - Seven Year Ache (22)
30 35 The Alan Parsons Project - Time (15)
29 31 Jim Photoglo - Fool in Love With You (25)
28 30 The Pure Prairie League - Still Right Here in My Heart (28)
27 34 Manhattan Transfer - Boy From New York City (7)
26 37 The Moody Blues - Gemini Dream (12)
25 29 Sheena Easton - Modern Girl (18)
24 26 Santana - Winning (17)
23 28 The Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira (5)
22 33 Kenny Rogers - I Don't Need You (3)
AT40 Archives: From June 1966 - The Rolling Stones "Paint it Black", the 140th #1 of the 60s
Flashback Extra: The Commodores "Lady (You Bring Me Up)", which debuted at #84 that week
21 23 Elton John - Nobody Wins (21)
20 27 Joey Scarbury - Theme From Greatest American Hero (Believe it or Not) (2)
19 19 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - The Waiting (19)
18 24 Marty Balin - Hearts (8)
17 21 Lee Ritenour - Is it You (15)
16 10 Franke & The Knockouts - Sweetheart (10)
15 15 Dottie West - What Are We Doin' in Love (14)
14 09 REO Speedwagon - Take it on the Run (5)
13 06 Gino Vannelli - Living Inside Myself (6)
12 13 The Climax Blues Band - I Love You (12)
11 12 Gary U.S. Bonds - This Little Girl (11)
AT40 Archives: The Beatles "Paperback Writer", the 141st #1 of the 60s
Flashback Extra: Phil Collins "In the Air Tonight", described as "three weeks away from hitting the countdown"
10 20 Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl (1)
09 17 Hall & Oates - You Make My Dreams (5)
08 08 Neil Diamond - America (8)
07 14 Air Supply - The One That You Love (1)
06 04 Smokey Robinson - Being With You (2)
LDD: Rita Coolidge "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher" from Sherry in Petoskey, MI to her father Roger, for being there for her when she went through a divorce two years ago, and to her husband Jerry, for being there for her now
05 07 George Harrison - All Those Years Ago (2)
04 05 Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio - A Woman Needs Love (4)
03 03 A Taste of Honey - Sukiyaki (3)
Flashback Extra: The Greg Kihn Band "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)"
02 01 Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (1)
01 02 Stars on 45 - Medley: Intro Venus/Sugar Sugar/No Reply/I'll Be Back/Drive My Car/Do You Want to Know a Secret/We Can Work It Out/I Should Have Known Better/Nowhere Man/You're Going to Lose That Girl/Stars on 45 (1)

NOTES:

• I figure it's only fitting to give the full-length title for Stars on 45's week on top. ;)
  
• Four large-dropping records among the first six records in the survey? Ouch...but nothing we haven't seen before from 1981.
  
• Larry Morgan stated that "Double Dutch Bus" spent 8 weeks at #1 on the R&B chart. Not only is that wrong, the song only spent FOUR weeks there. Larry's fudged facts before, but...dayum!
  
• Just as an aside, "Paint it, Black" was the #1 song from this week (June 18) back in '66.
  
• Something about "The Breakup Song" as the last extra seems perfect for Kim Carnes's impending breakup with the #1 spot (even if it was only temporary). ;)
  
• With the full closing theme being played regardless of the year several times lately, Premiere must simply be producing the shows this way now (and props to them for that). But for this one, after the credits finished, there must've been a full minute of just the theme at the end.
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "But You Know I Love You" by Dolly Parton
  
• #1 on the Soul chart: "Give it to Me Baby" by Rick James
  
• #1 on the Album chart: Hi Infidelity by REO Speedwagon (15th non-consecutive week)
  

[victorvector]

"Larry Morgan stated that "Double Dutch Bus" spent 8 weeks at #1 on the R&B chart. Not only is that wrong, the song only spent FOUR weeks there."

well, it is called "Double" Dutch Bus--maybe he thought that meant everything was doubled...

[jdelachjr2002]

Jun 18, 2011 12:01:41 GMT -5 victorvector said:

"Larry Morgan stated that "Double Dutch Bus" spent 8 weeks at #1 on the R&B chart. Not only is that wrong, the song only spent FOUR weeks there."

well, it is called "Double" Dutch Bus--maybe he thought that meant everything was doubled...

[cartman2002]

Here's the 70s chart from 1978

40: WARM RIDE – RARE EARTH (39)
39: GREASE – FRANKIE VALLI (1)
38: EVERYBODY DANCE – CHIC (38)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyqKmUgkMOs

37: ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG – BILLY JOEL (24)
36: THIS TIME I’M IN IT FOR LOVE – PLAYER (10)
35: DISCO INFERNO – TRAMMPS (11)
34: I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN – ERUPTION (18)
33: WONDERFUL TONIGHT – ERIC CLAPTON (16)
32: CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE – JIMMY BUFFET (32)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb9PXbAsyUg

31: MISS YOU – ROLLING STONES (1)
30: ALMOST SUMMER – CELEBRATION (28)
29: FOLLOW YOU, FOLLOW ME – GENESIS (23)
28: I WAS ONLY JOKING – ROD STEWART (22)
27: THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU – ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY (4)
26: BABY HOLD ON – EDDIE MONEY (11)
25: OH WHAT A NIGHT FOR DANCING - BARRY WHITE (24)
24: HEARTLESS - HEART (24)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7NUP_LSu6s

23: LAST DANCE – DONNA SUMMER (2)
22: EVEN NOW – BARRY MANILOW (19)
21: YOU’RE THE LOVE – SEALS & CROFTS (18)
20: BLUER THEN BLUE – MICHAEL JOHNSON (12)
19: DEACON BLUES – STEELY DAN (19)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0hbpDTZ0pk

18: EVERY KIND OF PEOPLE – ROBERT PALMER (16)
17: WITH A LITTLE LUCK – WINGS (1)
16: STILL THE SAME – BOB SEGER (4)
15: BECAUSE THE NIGHT – PATTY SMYTH GROUP (13)
14: TWO OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD – MEAT LOAF (11)
13: THE GROOVE LINE – HEAT WAVE (7)
12: USED TO BE MY GIRL – O'JAYS (4)
11: DANCE WITH ME – PETER BROWN (11)
10: LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN – SWEET (8)
9: YOU BELONG TO ME – CARLY SIMON (6)
8: ON BROADWAY – GEORGE BENSON (7)
7: FEELS SO GOOD – CHUCK MANGIONE (4)
6: TAKE A CHANCE ON ME – ABBA (3)
5: TOO MUCH TOO LITTLE TOO LATE – JOHNNY MATHIS & DENISE WILLIAMS (1)
4: IT’S A HEARTACHE – BONNIE TYLER (3)
3: BAKER STREET – GERRY RAFFERTY (2)
2: YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I LOVE – JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA
NEWTON-JOHN (1)
1: SHADOW DANCIN’ – ANDY GIBB (1)

[dth1971]

When I hear the 1977 and 1978 shows on AT40: The 70's (including the recent past 2 episodes), one of the American Top 40 jingles sounds like a knockoff of the last part vocal of the 1976 Starland Vocal Band song "Afternoon Delight" (I hope "Afternoon Delight" is heard if AT40: The 70's plays a 1976 show in the next few weeks!)

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's shows

AT40: The '70s this week presents 6/21/1975. This show previously aired
back in 2007.

Seven songs debuted this week:
"Rockin' Chair" - Gwen McCrae (#33)
"Please Mr. Please" - Olivia Newton-John (#34)
"I'm On Fire" - Dwight Twilley Band (#36)
"Black Friday" - Steely Dan (#37)
"Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell (#38)
"Rockford Files" - Mike Post (#39)
"I'll Do For You Anything You Want Me To" - Barry White (#40)

Seven songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"How Long" - Ace (#18)
"Before The Next Teardrop Falls" - Freddy Fender (#19)
"I Wanna Dance Wit' Choo" - Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes (#23)
"Remember What I Told You To Forget" - Tavares (#25)
"Shakey Ground" - The Temptations (#26)
"Judy Mae" - Boomer Castleman (#33)
"Lizzie And The Rainman" - Tanya Tucker (#37)

Biggest Mover: "The Hustle" - Van McCoy (#29 to #7)
Biggest Dropper: "Shining Star" - Earth, Wind & Fire (#16 to #29)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
"Poetry Man" - Pheobe Snow (RIP)
"Sweet Emotion" - Aerosmith (#73)
"Disco Queen" - Hot Chocolate (#56)

AT40: The '80s this week presents 6/27/1987

Three songs debuted this week:
"Cross My Broken Heart" - The Jets (#34)
"Wot's It To Ya" - Robbie Nevil (#36)
"Only In My Dreams" - Debbie Gibson (#39)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Right On Track" - Breakfast Club (#31)
"Big Love" - Fleetwood Mac (#37)
"Looking For A New Love" - Jody Watley (#40)

Biggest Mover: "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - U2 (#38 to
#25)
Biggest Dropper (tie): "With Or Without You" - U2 (#20 to #38)
"Fascinated" - Company B (#22 to #40)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Listen To The Music" - The Doobie Brothers
"The Greatest Love Of All" - Whitney Houston

Premiere optional extras:
"La Bamba" - Los Lobos (#84; debuted)
"Seven Wonders" - Fleetwood Mac (#45)
"Luka" - Suzanne Vega (#47)
"Back In The High Life Again" - Steve Winwood (#43)

Next weekend's shows will feature The Top 40 Acts of the '70s (1978) and
The Top 40 Acts of the '80s (1983).

[designmusic25]

I agree with dth1971, it does sound that way. I'm glad they are playing the best acts of the 70s next week. Wow, he did that count down in 83. It seems a bit early but it should be interesting to see who is where.

[Libra]

June 27, 1987
40 22 Company B - Fascinated (21)
39 -- Debbie Gibson - Only in My Dreams (4)
38 20 U2 - With or Without You (1)
37 33 Restless Heart - I'll Still Be Loving You (33)
36 -- Robbie Nevil - Wot's it to Ya (10)
35 24 Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You (12)
34 -- The Jets - Cross My Broken Heart (7)
33 30 Europe - Rock the Night (30)
LDD: The Doobie Brothers "Listen to the Music" from Mary in Pennsylvania to the singers who've inspired her to listen to the songs that helped her through her depression
32 18 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Jammin' Me (18)
31 39 Surface - Happy (20)
Flashback Extra: Los Lobos "La Bamba"
30 35 Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle (14)
29 34 Klymaxx - I'd Still Say Yes (18)
28 36 George Michael - I Want Your Sex (2)
27 29 The Partland Brothers - Soul City (27)
26 32 The Nylons - Kiss Him Goodbye (12)
25 38 U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (1)
24 28 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Rhythm is Gonna Get You (5)
23 27 T'Pau - Heart and Soul (4)
22 15 Chris DeBurgh - The Lady in Red (3)
21 25 Eddie Money - Endless Nights (21)
Flashback Extra: Fleetwood Mac "Seven Wonders", described as "a week away from hitting the countdown"
20 23 Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen (20)
19 26 Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls (12)
18 21 Bruce Hornsby & The Range - Every Little Kiss (14)
17 08 Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On (1)
16 19 Pseudo Echo - Funkytown (6)
15 17 Crowded House - Something So Strong (7)
14 16 Expose - Point of No Return (5)
13 11 Kenny Loggins - Meet Me Half Way (11)
12 13 Level 42 - Lessons in Love (12)
11 14 The System - Don't Disturb This Groove (4)
10 07 Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive (7)
Flashback Extra: Suzanne Vega "Luka"
09 10 Smokey Robinson - Just to See Her (8)
08 05 Herb Alpert - Diamonds (5)
LDD: Whitney Houston "The Greatest Love of All" from Echuyushi in Japan to Louise in Australia, who he met and fell in love with
07 12 Bob Seger - Shakedown (1)
06 09 Kenny G - Songbird (4)
05 02 Atlantic Starr - Always (1)
04 06 Heart - Alone (1)
03 04 Genesis - In Too Deep (3)
Flashback Extra: Steve Winwood "Back in the High Life Again"
02 01 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Head to Toe (1)
01 03 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (1)

NOTES:

• From the "What a Difference a Year Makes..." files: This weekend last year featured 6-25-88, aka the sole week at #1 for Debbie Gibson's "Foolish Beat"...and here, she's debuting with her first hit, "Only in My Dreams".
  
• The first three songs in the second hour all had jingles...unusual for any show.
  
• Remember the 9-19 show from last year? This was another of the few weeks where Casey did mention the George Michael song title.
  
• Larry Morgan's intro to extra "Luka" was a bit downbeat; not exactly surprising.
  
• #1 on the Dance chart: "Diamonds"
  
• #1 on the Soul chart: "Diamonds"
  
• #1 on the Album chart: Whitney by Whitney Houston
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "Forever and Ever, Amen" by Randy Travis
  
• NOTE: Casey didn't read the #1s on Billboard's other charts this week! :o It's somewhat fortunate that three out of the four involved countdown artists (two were the same song).
  

[cartman2002]

Here's the 70s chart from 1975 which aired in 2007

40: I’LL DO FOR YOU ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO DO – BARRY WHITE (40)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9wkYJJji0U

39: ROCKFORD FILES – MIKE POST (10)
38: RHINESTONE COWBOY – GLEN CAMPBELL (1)
37: BLACK FRIDAY – STEELY DAN (37)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSTxdmaH2Q4

36: I’M ON FIRE – THE DWIGHT TWILLEY BAND (16)
35: T-R-O-U-B-L-E – ELVIS PRESLEY (35)
34: PLEASE MR. PLEASE – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (3)
33: ROCKIN’ CHAIR – GWEN McCRAE (9)
32: MIDNIGHT BLUE – MELISSA MANCHESTER (6)
31: ONE OF THESE NIGHTS – THE EAGLES (1)
30: WHY CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS - WAR (6)
29: SHINING STAR – EARTH, WIND & FIRE (1)
28: BABY THAT’S BACKATCHA – SMOKEY ROBINSON (26)
27: SWEARIN’ TO GOD – FRANKIE VALLI (1)
26: DYNOMITE - BAZUKA (10)
25: HEY YOU – BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE (21)
24: MISTY – RAY STEVENS (14)
23: THE WAY WE WERE – GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (11)
22: I’M NOT IN LOVE – 10 CC (2)
21: ATTITUDE DANCING – CARLY SIMON (21)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKriZswEvI4

20: I’LL PLAY FOR YOU (HEAR THE BAND) - SEALS & CROFTS (18)
19: LAST FAREWELL – ROGER WHITTAKER (19)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKdRpDpIR70

18: PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM – ELTON JOHN BAND (1)
17: OLD DAYS - CHICAGO (5)
16: THANK GOD I’M A COUNTRY BOY – JOHN DENVER (1)
15: BAD LUCK (PART 1) – HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES (15)
14: BAD TIME – GRAND FUNK (4)
13: MAGIC - PILOT (5)
12: ONLY WOMAN – ALICE COOPER (12)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yALNSd0iME

11: TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS (ROCK ME) – THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (11)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHA2sWrP2DM

10: CUT THE CAKE – THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND (10)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSq93Hsn0Bg

9: LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID – PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS (1)
8: GET DOWN, GET DOWN (GET ON THE FLOOR) – JOE SIMON (8)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QcZFw0cY7E

7: THE HUSTLE – VAN McCOY & THE SOUL CITY SYMPHONY (1)
6: SISTER GOLDEN HAIR - AMERICA (1)
5: LOVE WON’T LET ME WAIT – MAJOR HARRIS (5)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttbsYCM3lgU

4: I’M NOT LISA – JESSI COLTER (4)
3: WILDFIRE - MICHAEL MURPHEY (3)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl4Y4FWWkn0

2: WHEN WILL I BE LOVED – LINDA RONSTADT (2)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScOpzm-BYX4

1: LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER – THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (1)[/b][/font]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QNEf9oGw8o

[designmusic25]

I was listening to KOLA 99..9 do the 80s countdown. They played the Kenny Loggins song and went to break. When they came back, the next song was Gino Vanilli "Living Inside Myself". Ooops! I didn't mind since I missed that part last week. They played it through "Paperback Writer" then after the next break, they started with "Just to See Her Again"

[dth1971]

Jun 26, 2011 21:24:24 GMT -5 cartman2002 said:

Here's the 70s chart from 1975 which aired in 2007

40: I’LL DO FOR YOU ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO DO – BARRY WHITE (40)
39: ROCKFORD FILES – MIKE POST (10)
38: RHINESTONE COWBOY – GLEN CAMPBELL (1)
37: BLACK FRIDAY – STEELY DAN (37)
36: I’M ON FIRE – THE DWIGHT TWILLEY BAND (16)
35: T-R-O-U-B-L-E – ELVIS PRESLEY (35)
34: PLEASE MR. PLEASE – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (3)
33: ROCKIN’ CHAIR – GWEN McCRAE (9)
32: MIDNIGHT BLUE – MELISSA MANCHESTER (6)
31: ONE OF THESE NIGHTS – THE EAGLES (1)
30: WHY CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS - WAR (6)
29: SHINING STAR – EARTH, WIND & FIRE (1)
28: BABY THAT’S BACKATCHA – SMOKEY ROBINSON (26)
27: SWEARIN’ TO GOD – FRANKIE VALLI (1)
26: DYNOMITE - BAZUKA (10)
25: HEY YOU – BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE (21)
24: MISTY – RAY STEVENS (12)
23: THE WAY WE WERE – GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (11)
22: I’M NOT IN LOVE – 10 CC (2)
21: ATTITUDE DANCING – CARLY SIMON (21)
20: I’LL PLAY FOR YOU (HEAR THE BAND) - SEALS & CROFTS (18)
19: LAST FAREWELL – ROGER WHITTAKER (19)
18: PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM – ELTON JOHN BAND (1)
17: OLD DAYS - CHICAGO (5)
16: THANK GOD I’M A COUNTRY BOY – JOHN DENVER (1)
15: BAD LUCK (PART 1) – HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES (15)
14: BAD TIME – GRAND FUNK (4)
13: MAGIC - PILOT (5)
12: ONLY WOMAN – ALICE COOPER (12)
11: TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS (ROCK ME) – THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (11)
10: CUT THE CAKE – THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND (10)
9: LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID – PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS (1)
8: GET DOWN, GET DOWN (GET ON THE FLOOR) – JOE SIMON (8)
7: THE HUSTLE – VAN McCOY & THE SOUL CITY SYMPHONY (1)
6: SISTER GOLDEN HAIR - AMERICA (1)
5: LOVE WON’T LET ME WAIT – MAJOR HARRIS (5)
4: I’M NOT LISA – JESSI COLTER (4)
3: WILDFIRE - MICHAEL MURPHEY (3)
2: WHEN WILL I BE LOVED – LINDA RONSTADT (2)
1: LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER – THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (1)

I even noticed in this week's AT40: The 70's:
* Elvis Presley was the only artist to hit #1 on the pop, soul, and country chart at the same time with "Don't Be Cruel"
* For a Question Letter: The family act with the most top 40 hits is The Beach Boys (with the 3 Wilson brothers and their cousin Mike Love).
* For another Question Letter: Regarding Elvis as the KING OF THE MUSIC CHARTS, the QUEEN OF THE MUSIC CHARTS is...wait for it...Patti Page (who in 1975 since not making the Hot 100 chart anymore was still active on the Billboard country charts)
* Casey plugged 3 times in this 1975 episode for the 1975 4th. of July weekend the rebroadcast of the first AT40 from July 4, 1970 (when was the last time AT40: The 70's ran the first AT40 from July 1970?).

[dth1971]

19: LAST FAREWELL – ROGER WHITTAKER (19)


Regarding song #19: The Last Farewell: The opening and closing music was originally heard circa 1976-1981 on local station ID bumpers for Chicago TV station WGN Channel 9 (There's a Chicago connection for anyone in Chicago listening to AT40: The 70's Sunday mornings on WLS 94.7 FM!)

[dth1971]

Jun 25, 2011 9:10:28 GMT -5 Libra said:

June 27, 1987
40 22 Company B - Fascinated (21)
39 -- Debbie Gibson - Only in My Dreams (4)
38 20 U2 - With or Without You (1)
37 33 Restless Heart - I'll Still Be Loving You (33)
36 -- Robbie Nevil - Wot's it to Ya (10)
35 24 Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You (12)
34 -- The Jets - Cross My Broken Heart (7)
33 30 Europe - Rock the Night (30)
LDD: The Doobie Brothers "Listen to the Music" from Mary in Pennsylvania to the singers who've inspired her to listen to the songs that helped her through her depression
32 18 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Jammin' Me (18)
31 39 Surface - Happy (20)
Flashback Extra: Los Lobos "La Bamba"
30 35 Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle (14)
29 34 Klymaxx - I'd Still Say Yes (18)
28 36 George Michael - I Want Your Sex (2)
27 29 The Partland Brothers - Soul City (27)
26 32 The Nylons - Kiss Him Goodbye (12)
25 38 U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (1)
24 28 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Rhythm is Gonna Get You (5)
23 27 T'Pau - Heart and Soul (4)
22 15 Chris DeBurgh - The Lady in Red (3)
21 25 Eddie Money - Endless Nights (21)
Flashback Extra: Fleetwood Mac "Seven Wonders", described as "a week away from hitting the countdown"
20 23 Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen (20)
19 26 Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls (12)
18 21 Bruce Hornsby & The Range - Every Little Kiss (14)
17 08 Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On (1)
16 19 Pseudo Echo - Funkytown (6)
15 17 Crowded House - Something So Strong (7)
14 16 Expose - Point of No Return (5)
13 11 Kenny Loggins - Meet Me Half Way (11)
12 13 Level 42 - Lessons in Love (12)
11 14 The System - Don't Disturb This Groove (4)
10 07 Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive (7)
Flashback Extra: Suzanne Vega "Luka"
09 10 Smokey Robinson - Just to See Her (8)
08 05 Herb Alpert - Diamonds (5)
LDD: Whitney Houston "The Greatest Love of All" from Echuyushi in Japan to Louise in Australia, who he met and fell in love with
07 12 Bob Seger - Shakedown (1)
06 09 Kenny G - Songbird (4)
05 02 Atlantic Starr - Always (1)
04 06 Heart - Alone (1)
03 04 Genesis - In Too Deep (3)
Flashback Extra: Steve Winwood "Back in the High Life Again"
02 01 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Head to Toe (1)
01 03 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (1)

NOTES:

• From the "What a Difference a Year Makes..." files: This weekend last year featured 6-25-88, aka the sole week at #1 for Debbie Gibson's "Foolish Beat"...and here, she's debuting with her first hit, "Only in My Dreams".
  
• The first three songs in the second hour all had jingles...unusual for any show.
  
• Remember the 9-19 show from last year? This was another of the few weeks where Casey did mention the George Michael song title.
  
• Larry Morgan's intro to extra "Luka" was a bit downbeat; not exactly surprising.
  
• #1 on the Dance chart: "Diamonds"
  
• #1 on the Soul chart: "Diamonds"
  
• #1 on the Album chart: Whitney by Whitney Houston
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "Forever and Ever, Amen" by Randy Travis
  
• NOTE: Casey didn't read the #1s on Billboard's other charts this week! :o It's somewhat fortunate that three out of the four involved countdown artists (two were the same song).
  

Even though I don't get access to AT40: The 80's in Chicago, this week's AT40: The 80's episode was heard on the week the original AT40 began to air in Chicago on Chicago's 94.7 FM (then Top 40 WYTZ Z-95 FM Chicago), and today Chicago's 94.7 FM, now an oldies station, carries AT40: The 70's on Sunday mornings.

[designmusic25]

KOLA did it again. They played "Sister Golden Hair" then to break. When they came back, it was ABBA with "Take a Chance". Wow, twice in the same weekend!

[designmusic25]

According to my book, "Swearin' to God" stalled at number 6.

[dth1971]

Jun 26, 2011 23:44:20 GMT -5 designmusic25 said:

KOLA did it again. They played "Sister Golden Hair" then to break. When they came back, it was ABBA with "Take a Chance". Wow, twice in the same weekend!

Why not e-mail KOLA FM to complain about the AT40 70's and AT40's 80's recent mess ups they had this weekend on each?

[designmusic25]

I just sent an email to the programmer. I told him as a former radio board operator, I understand how it could happen. I made a few of those type mistakes before.

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are the AT40 shows for this weekend. Special countdowns for both:

AT40: The '70s this week features the "Top 40 Superstars Of The 1970s" from 7/1/1978

Optional extras this week are from acts that didn't make the cut for this list:
"The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand
"Over My Head" - Fleetwood Mac
"Super Bad" - James Brown

AT40: The '80s this week features the "Top Acts Of The 1980's So Far" special from 1983.

Optional extras again are from acts that did not make the list (and all song choices are pre-1983):
"We Got The Beat" - The Go-Go's
"Young Turks" - Rod Stewart
"Eye Of The Tiger" - Survivor
"I Can't Tell You Why" - The Eagles

[dth1971]

I never was a fan of AT40 specials much, but I am listening to the AT40 The 70's 1978 Top 40 Acts of the 70's special on WLS 94.7 in Chicago this Sunday morning.

Regarding the AT40 the 80's episode with the Top 40 Acts of the 80's So Far special from 1983: This had double plays for several artists? This was long before the current AT40 with Ryan Seacrest had DOUBLE PLAYS in its early years!

[jdelachjr2002]

AT40: The '80s: Top 40 Acts Of The '80s So Far (from 7/2/1983):

40 Fleetwood Mac - Hold Me (#4, 7/25/82)
39 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n Roll (#1, 3/20/82)
38 Donna Summer - On The Radio (#5, 3/8/80)
37 The Police - Every Breath You Take (#1, 7/9/83)
36 Elton John - Blue Eyes (#12, 10/2/82)/Little Jeannie (#3, 7/19/80)
35 Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You (#2, 11/28/81)
34 Pointer Sisters - Slow Hand (#2, 8/29/81)
33 Little River Band - The Night Owls (#6, 11/7/81)
32 Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker (#23, 3/15/80)
31 J. Geils Band - Centerfold (#1, 2/6/82)
Flashback Extra: The Go-Go's - We Got The Beat (#2, 4/10/82)
30 Toto - Rosanna (#2, 7/3/82)
29 The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (#2, 10/31/81)/Waiting On A Friend (#13, 2/6/82)
28 Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love (#1, 10/25/80)
27 John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over (#1, 12/27/80)
26 Styx - The Best Of Times (#3, 3/21/81)
25 Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now (#1, 10/30/82)/Down Under (#1, 1/15/83)
24 REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You (#1, 3/21/81)
23 Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (#1, 2/23/80)
22 Dan Fogelberg - Longer (#2, 3/15/80)
21 Lionel Richie - Truly (#1, 11/27/82)
Flashback Extra: Rod Stewart - Young Turks (#5, 12/19/81)
20 Kool & The Gang - Celebration (#1, 2/7/81)
19 Billy Joel - It's Still Rock 'n Roll To Me (#1, 7/19/80)/Allentown (#17, 2/5/83)
18 Paul McCartney - Coming Up (Live At Glasgow) (#1, 6/28/80)
17 John Cougar - Hurts So Good (#2, 8/7/82)
16 Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (#1, 5/16/81)
15 Eddie Rabbitt - I Love A Rainy Night (#1, 2/28/81)
14 Blondie - Call Me (#1, 4/19/80)/The Tide Is High (#1, 1/31/81)
13 Bob Seger - Against The Wind (#5, 6/14/80)
12 Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks (#2, 1/10/81)
11 Stevie Wonder - That Girl (#4, 3/20/82)
Flashback Extra: Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger (#1, 7/24/82)
10 Juice Newton - Queen Of Hearts (#2, 9/19/81)
09 Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl (#1, 8/1/81)
08 Journey - Open Arms (#2, 2/27/82)/Any Way You Want It (#23, 4/26/80)
07 Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind (#2, 4/26/80)
06 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (#1, 3/5/83)/Rock With You (#1, 1/19/80)
05 Olivia Newton-John - Physical (#1, 11/21/81)
04 Kenny Rogers - Lady (#1, 11/15/80)
03 Air Supply - Lost In Love (#3, 5/3/80)
Flashback Extra: The Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why (#8, 4/19/80)
02 Diana Ross - Upside Down (#1, 9/6/80)
01 Hall & Oates - Maneater (#1, 12/18/82)

32 acts represented on this list have hit the Top 40 before 1980
9 acts represented hit the Top 40 before 1970 (including the Beatles for Lennon and McCartney and the Supremes for Diana Ross but not including Michael Jackson whose hit with the Jackson Five "I Want You Back" charted in 1969 but hit #1 in 1970).
The songs in bold represented the act's highest-ranking hit in the 1980's at that point.
McCartney & Wonder are not bolded despite that is their highest ranking hits (their duet "Ebony & Ivory" spent seven weeks at #1).
Ross & Richie ("Endless Love" at #1 for nine weeks) were not bolded for that same purpose.
Two acts that were chosen as optional extras - The Eagles and Rod Stewart - are represented in AT40's "Top 40 Superstars Of The 1970s" that Premiere is airing this weekend.
34 acts on this list have had at least one #1 hit for their careers.
28 acts on this list have had at least one #1 hit in the 1980's
Other #1's for 7/2/83 (as provided by Libra on the AT40 Fun & Games Board)
#1 Country: "Love Is On a Roll" - Don Williams
#1 Soul: "Juicy Fruit" - Mtume
#1 Album: "Flashdance" soundtrack
#1 Pop: "Flashdance (What A Feeling)" - Irene Cara

[dth1971]

Jul 3, 2011 8:41:34 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

AT40: The '80s: Top 40 Acts Of The '80s So Far (from 7/2/1983):

40 Fleetwood Mac - Hold Me (#4, 7/25/82)
39 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n Roll (#1, 3/20/82)
38 Donna Summer - On The Radio (#5, 3/8/80)
37 The Police - Every Breath You Take (#1, 7/9/83)
36 Elton John - Blue Eyes (#12, 10/2/82)/Little Jeannie (#3, 7/19/80)
35 Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You (#2, 11/28/81)
34 Pointer Sisters - Slow Hand (#2, 8/29/81)
33 Little River Band - The Night Owls (#6, 11/7/81)
32 Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker (#23, 3/15/80)
31 J. Geils Band - Centerfold (#1, 2/6/82)
Flashback Extra: The Go-Go's - We Got The Beat (#2, 4/10/82)
30 Toto - Rosanna (#2, 7/3/82)
29 The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (#2, 10/31/81)/Waiting On A Friend (#13, 2/6/82)
28 Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love (#1, 10/25/80)
27 John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over (#1, 12/27/80)
26 Styx - The Best Of Times (#3, 3/21/81)
25 Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now (#1, 10/30/82)/Down Under (#1, 1/15/83)
24 REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You (#1, 3/21/81)
23 Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (#1, 2/23/80)
22 Dan Fogelberg - Longer (#2, 3/15/80)
21 Lionel Richie - Truly (#1, 11/27/82)
Flashback Extra: Rod Stewart - Young Turks (#5, 12/19/81)
20 Kool & The Gang - Celebration (#1, 2/7/81)
19 Billy Joel - It's Still Rock 'n Roll To Me (#1, 7/19/80)/Allentown (#17, 2/5/83)
18 Paul McCartney - Coming Up (Live At Glasgow) (#1, 6/28/80)
17 John Cougar - Hurts So Good (#2, 8/7/82)
16 Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (#1, 5/16/81)
15 Eddie Rabbitt - I Love A Rainy Night (#1, 2/28/81)
14 Blondie - Call Me (#1, 4/19/80)/The Tide Is High (#1, 1/31/81)
13 Bob Seger - Against The Wind (#5, 6/14/80)
12 Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks (#2, 1/10/81)
11 Stevie Wonder - That Girl (#4, 3/20/82)
Flashback Extra: Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger (#1, 7/24/82)
10 Juice Newton - Queen Of Hearts (#2, 9/19/81)
09 Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl (#1, 8/1/81)
08 Journey - Open Arms (#2, 2/27/82)/Any Way You Want It (#23, 4/26/80)
07 Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind (#2, 4/26/80)
06 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (#1, 3/5/83)/Rock With You (#1, 1/19/80)
05 Olivia Newton-John - Physical (#1, 11/21/81)
04 Kenny Rogers - Lady (#1, 11/15/80)
03 Air Supply - Lost In Love (#3, 5/3/80)
Flashback Extra: The Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why (#8, 4/19/80)
02 Diana Ross - Upside Down (#1, 9/6/80)
01 Hall & Oates - Maneater (#1, 12/18/82)

32 acts represented on this list have hit the Top 40 before 1980
9 acts represented hit the Top 40 before 1970 (including the Beatles for Lennon and McCartney and the Supremes for Diana Ross but not including Michael Jackson whose hit with the Jackson Five "I Want You Back" charted in 1969 but hit #1 in 1970).
The songs in bold represented the act's highest-ranking hit in the 1980's at that point.
McCartney & Wonder are not bolded despite that is their highest ranking hits (their duet "Ebony & Ivory" spent seven weeks at #1).
Ross & Richie ("Endless Love" at #1 for nine weeks) were not bolded for that same purpose.
Two acts that were chosen as optional extras - The Eagles and Rod Stewart - are represented in AT40's "Top 40 Superstars Of The 1970s" that Premiere is airing this weekend.
34 acts on this list have had at least one #1 hit for their careers.
28 acts on this list have had at least one #1 hit in the 1980's
Other #1's for 7/2/83 (as provided by Libra on the AT40 Fun & Games Board)
#1 Country: "Love Is On a Roll" - Don Williams
#1 Soul: "Juicy Fruit" - Mtume
#1 Album: "Flashdance" soundtrack
#1 Pop: "Flashdance (What A Feeling)" - Irene Cara

Act of the 1950's: Elvis Presley
Act of the 1960's: The Beatles
Act of the 1970's: The Bee Gees (Although on the 1978 AT40 special acts of the 1970's special the top act of the 1970's goes to Elton John!)

[Libra]

And here's that 70s special. I opted to check it out this weekend since both specials basically had the same theme, just with different decade lengths (so far).

AMERICAN TOP 40 SPECIAL: THE TOP 40 SUPERSTARS OF THE 1970s
(Original airdate: July 1, 1978)
40 Earth, Wind, & Fire [Sing a Song]
39 Electric Light Orchestra [Evil Woman]
38 Grand Funk Railroad [We're An American Band]
37 ABBA [Waterloo]
36 The Steve Miller Band [Rock'n Me]
35 Ringo Starr [Photograph]
34 The Captain & Tennille [Love Will Keep Us Together]
33 The Stylistics [Rock 'N' Roll Baby]
32 Carly Simon [That's the Way I've Always Heard it Should Be]
31 Donny Osmond [Go Away Little Girl]
30 Linda Ronstadt [You're No Good]
29 Rod Stewart [Maggie May]
28 Roberta Flack [Killing Me Softly]
27 The Temptations [Papa Was a Rolling Stone]
26 James Taylor [You've Got a Friend]
25 Paul Simon [Loves Me Like a Rock]
24 War [The Cisco Kid]
23 Bread [Make it With You]
22 Olivia Newton-John [ I Honestly Love You ]
21 Elvis Presley [The Wonder of You]
20 The Spinners [Rubberband Man]
19 Marvin Gaye [What's Going On]
18 Barry Manilow [Mandy]
17 Aretha Franklin [Until You Come Back to Me]
16 Neil Diamond [Cracklin' Rosie]
15 John Denver [Take Me Home Country Roads]
14 The Eagles [New Kid in Town]
13 Al Green [Let's Stay Together]
12 Diana Ross [Ain't No Mountain High Enough]
11 Tony Orlando & Dawn [Knock Three Times]
10 Helen Reddy [You and Me Against the World]
09 Gladys Knight & The Pips [Midnight Train to Georgia]
08 Three Dog Night [Mama Told Me Not to Come]
07 Chicago [Saturday in the Park]
06 The Jackson 5 [ I Want You Back ]
05 Stevie Wonder [Superstition]
04 The Carpenters [Close to You]
03 Wings [Band on the Run]
Flashback Extra: James Brown "Super Bad", his highest-charting record in the 70s
02 The Bee Gees [Jive Talkin']
01 Elton John [Philadelphia Freedom]

NOTES:

• The song played is in brackets after the artist.
  
• In comparing the two specials, this one surprisingly had a lot less chart facts than the 80s special did, despite covering much more of the decade than the other. The other special also seemed to have more of a "polished" production, but one could make that argument for just about any 80s show versus 70s show.
  
• This special had more jingles scattered throughout than just the one for the first position of each hour.
  
• It's clear that 1979 made the ultimate difference in the end, since the Bee Gees were ranked #2 here in this special, yet Casey had them ranked at #1 among his facts in the 80s special. It's also clear that the final result must've been close, since Casey also stated that Elton was leading by 1256 points here.
  
• Turns out WHNN did make room for an extra this time around...though they started a couple minutes past 8 and didn't finish till 11:09.
  
• Surprisingly, there was no drumroll in the build-up to #1...even the 80s special had it.
  

EDIT 5/26/14: Oh FFS. [ I Honestly Love You ], unspaced, triggers an italic tag? Seriously? And I Want You Back too?

[jdelachjr2002]

Jul 3, 2011 14:23:35 GMT -5 Libra said:

[/li][li]It's clear that 1979 made the ultimate difference in the end, since the Bee Gees were ranked #2 here in this special, yet Casey had them ranked at #1 among his facts in the 80s special. It's also clear that the final result must've been close, since Casey also stated that Elton was leading by 1256 points here.[/quote]

And three reasons why: "Too Much Heaven", "Tragedy" and "Love You Inside Out". All these songs hit #1 and likely by my estimates accumulated enough points to overtake Elton John. My comparison later.

[jdelachjr2002]

The Bee Gees vs. Elton John: The 1970's

I thought I'd compile all the totals from the chart hits between the Bee Gees and Elton John during the 1970s. Point totals are as follows:

First are Hot 100 points. This is derived from Vince's formula from the Fun & Games board (which AT40 & Billboard were using for their year-end charts at the time). Bonus points are 50 points for week at #1, 50 + 100 = 150 for 2 weeks at #1, 50 + 100 + 150 = 300 for 3 weeks at #1, etc...

After that are points solely based on the Top 40 which I borrowed from deshanw's AT40 formula in the CHR/Pop Thread.

The Bee Gees

Hot 100 points
17 If I Only Had My Mind On Something Else
7 I.O.I.O.
1085 Lonely Days
1798 How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?
277 Don't Want To Live Inside Myself
568 My World
750 Run To Me
406 Alive
14 Saw A New Morning
17 Mr. Natural
1419 Jive Talkin'
1183 Nights On Broadway
1111 Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)
1461 You Should Be Dancing
1654 Love So Right
928 Boogie Child
633 Edge Of The Universe
2929 How Deep Is Your Love
2592 Stayin' Alive
3490 Night Fever
1675 Too Much Heaven
1424 Tragedy
1292 Love You Inside Out
26,730 Total Points

Top 40 Points
584 Lonely Days
894 How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?
112 My World
118 Run To Me
22 Alive
726 Jive Talkin'
461 Nights On Broadway
272 Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)
731 You Should Be Dancing
763 Love So Right
232 Boogie Child
53 Edge Of The Universe
1528 How Deep Is Your Love
1340 Stayin' Alive
1259 Night Fever
936 Too Much Heaven
863 Tragedy
683 Love You Inside Out
11,577 Total Points

Elton John

38 Border Song
1014 Your Song
502 Friends
611 Levon
326 Tiny Dancer
1095 Rocket Man
733 Honky Cat
1726 Crocodile Rock
1184 Daniel
872 Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
1340 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
1547 Bennie & The Jets
1019 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
989 The Bitch Is Back
1199 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
1804 Philadelphia Freedom
979 Someone Saved My Life Tonight
1507 Island Girl
654 Grow Some Funk Of Your Own/I Feel Like A Bullet
1957 Don't Go Breaking My Heart
1070 Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
369 Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance)
406 Ego
579 Part Time Love
1308 Mama Can't Buy You Love
486 Victim Of Love
25,314 Points

Top 40 Points

420 Your Song
22 Friends
67 Levon
418 Rocket Man
221 Honky Cat
901 Crocodile Rock
658 Daniel
230 Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
693 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
923 Bennie And The Jets
493 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
461 The Bitch Is Back
595 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
974 Philadelphia Freedom
512 Someone Saved My Life Tonight
688 Island Girl
118 Grow Some Funk Of Your Own/I Feel Like A Bullet
764 Don't Go Breaking My Heart
506 Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
35 Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance)
20 Ego
79 Part Time Love
451 Mama Can't Buy You Love
25 Victim Of Love
10,274 Points

So using the Hot 100 and Top 40 Tabulations, it was clear that the Bee Gees were clearly the top recording act of the 1970's.

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Jul 3, 2011 18:45:58 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

The Bee Gees vs. Elton John: The 1970's

I thought I'd compile all the totals from the chart hits between the Bee Gees and Elton John during the 1970s. Point totals are as follows:

First are Hot 100 points. This is derived from Vince's formula from the Fun & Games board (which AT40 & Billboard were using for their year-end charts at the time). Bonus points are 50 points for week at #1, 50 + 100 = 150 for 2 weeks at #1, 50 + 100 + 150 = 300 for 3 weeks at #1, etc...

After that are points solely based on the Top 40 which I borrowed from deshanw's AT40 formula in the CHR/Pop Thread.

The other points are straight-inverse, correct? (1 point for the bottom position and so forth on up to #1)