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

[dth1971]

Sept 16, 2011 14:02:04 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Here are this weekend's shows

"AT40: The '70s" this week presents 9/21/1974:

Five songs debuted this week:
"The B---- Is Back" - Elton John (#30)
"Love Me For A Reason" - The Osmonds (#37)
"Papa Don't Take No Mess (Part 1)" - James Brown (#38)
"Fallin' In Love" - The Souther, Hillman, Furay Band (#39)
"Tin Man" - America (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Keep On Smilin'" - Wet Willie (#34)
"Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of the Stream)" - Tower Of Power (#35)
"Please Come To Boston" - Dave Loggins (#36)
"Sideshow" - Blue Magic (#37)
"One H--- Of A Woman" - Mac Davis (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Jazzman" - Carole King (#39 to #29)
Biggest Dropper (tie): "Tell Me Something Good" - Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (#7 to #24)
"The Night Chicago Died" - Paper Lace (#14 to #31)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
"You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (#65; highest debut)
"Back Home Again" - John Denver (#70; debuted)
"Carefree Highway" - Gordon Lightfoot (#56)

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 9/19/1981:

Four songs debuted this week:
"Hard To Say" - Dan Fogelberg (#29)
"When She Was My Girl" - The Four Tops (#37)
"Just Once" - Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram (#38)
"Straight From The Heart" - The Allman Brothers Band (#39)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Feels So Right" - Alabama (#20)
"That Old Song" - Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio (#21)
"Love On A Two-Way Street" - Stacy Lattisaw (#26)
"I Don't Need You" - Kenny Rogers (#31)

Biggest Mover (tie): "Start Me Up" - The Rolling Stones (#19 to #11)
"The Night Owls" - The Little River Band (#28 to #20)
Biggest Dropper: "Fire And Ice" - Pat Benatar (#17 to #30)

Original extras:
"Ferry Cross The Mersey" - Gerry & The Pacemakers

Long Distance Dedications:
"Time In A Bottle" - Jim Croce
"Lady" - Kenny Rogers

Archive extras:
"Judy In Disguise (with Glasses)" - John Fred & His Playboy Band
"Green Tambourine" - The Lemon Pipers
"Love Is Blue" - Paul Mauriat
All three extras are included this week.

Premiere opional extras:
"The Theme From 'Hill Street Blues'" - Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton (#47)
"Say Goodbye To Hollywood" - Billy Joel (#56)
"Our Lips Are Sealed" - The Go-Go's (#58)
"At This Moment" - Billy Vera & The Beaters (#90; debuted)

September 19, 1981 was the week after Gary Owens guest hosted for Casey Kasem on AT40.

[dth1971]

My thoughts on this week's AT40: The 70's episode from September 21, 1974 after listening to it this morning on WLS 94.7 FM True Oldies:

* DID YOU KNOW: 1) The lead singer of the group Fancy resigned from that group when "Wild Thing" was a hit in England? 2) Doc Severensen helped write Mac Davis' song "Stop and Smell the Roses"? 3) The Miracles had their first major change since Smokey Robinson left the group? 4) Eric Clapton was in more music groups in history (Clapton was a member of the Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, and Derek and the Dominoes)?
* QUESTION LETTERS: A lot of them this week regarding...1) The artist with the most top 40 hits in one year (3rd. place is Elvis Presley with 12 in 1956, 2nd. place is Perry Como with 16 in 1949, and 1st. place is the Beatles with 19 in 1964), 2) The oldest and youngest artist to hit #1 (Youngest - 12 year old Jimmy Boyd with "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", and oldest - 64 year old Louis Armstrong with "Hello Dolly"), 3) The highest debuting albums in the rock era (This was 1 year before Elton John became the first artist to debut at #1 on the album chart with 2 different albums in the same 1975 year). And there was also a letter from an AT40 fan who wanted to know when and how it started (Everyone knows it started July 4, 1970 on 7 radio stations - in 1974 it grown to 300 - with Casey Kasem as host, and the first #1 was "Mama Told Me Not to Come" by Three Dog Night) and some AT40 fans who want to know more about the singer who sings on Paul Anka's "You're Having My Baby" - she is Odia Coates, who has at the time did an answer record to Paul's single titled "Having My Baby" and has also produced Paul's album, 'nuff said!
* What's the unusual record to me in this AT40 chart? "Earache My Eye Featuring Alice Bowie" by Cheech and Chong, I will post more about it on the NOSTALGIA section of the Pulse Music Board.
* KEPT INTACT NOSTALGIC 1974 STATION I.D.'S HEARD IN THIS SEPTEMBER 1974 AT40 EPISODE: WDOV in Dover, Deleware; WACO in Waco, Texas; KJR in Seattle, Washington; WIOU in Kokomo, Indiana; KYXY in Ft. Smith, Arkansas; 5AU in South Australia; WORG in Orangeburg, South Carolina; WIRG in Findlay, Ohio; and 1ZedN in New Zealand.
* And there were also 2 plugs for an upcoming 1974 AT40 special dealing with the Top 10 record producers kept intact.

[jdelachjr2002]

Sept 18, 2011 11:47:22 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

WIRG in Finley, Ohio; and some radio station in New Zealand that I can't remember the name as I post this thread.

WIRG is in Findlay, OH and 1ZedN is the New Zealand affiliate you were thinking of.

If you have any of Pete Battistini's books (both '70s and '80s versions) he had all the AT40 affiliates mentioned over the years listed.

BTW this is also the last week of having the AT40 affiliates identifying themselves. Casey went back to identifying affiliates the following week.

[Libra]

September 19, 1981
LW #2: The Pointer Sisters "Slow Hand"
LW #1: Diana Ross & Lionel Richie "Endless Love"
40 40 Evelyn King - I'm in Love (40)
39 -- The Allman Brothers Band - Straight From the Heart (39)
38 -- Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram - Just Once (17)
37 -- The Four Tops - When She Was My Girl (11)
36 37 John Denver - Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone) (36)
35 38 The Afternoon Delights - General Hospi-Tale (33)
34 35 Elton John - Chloe (34)
33 39 Al Jarreau - We're in This Love Together (15)
AT40 Archives: From January 1968 - John Fred & His Playboy Band "Judy in Disguise With Glasses", the 175th #1 of the 60s
Flashback Extra: Mike Post & Larry Carlton "Theme From Hill Street Blues"
32 33 Silver Condor - You Could Take My Heart Away (32)
31 36 Rick Springfield - I've Done Everything For You (8)
30 17 Pat Benatar - Fire and Ice (17)
AT40 Extra: Gerry & The Pacemakers "Ferry Cross the Mercy"
29 -- Dan Fogelberg - Hard to Say (7)
28 30 Kim Carnes - Draw of the Cards (28)
27 34 Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1)
LDD: Jim Croce "Time in a Bottle" from Abigail to her husband Jim, who she's been happily married to for the past ten years, despite the financial struggles that they've had
26 29 Rick James - Super Freak (16)
25 32 Kenny Rogers - Share Your Love With Me (14)
24 16 Gary Wright - Really Wanna Know You (16)
23 27 Balance - Breaking Away (22)
AT40 Archives: From February 1968 - The Lemon Pipers "Green Tambourine", the 176th #1 of the 60s
Flashback Extra: Billy Joel "Say Goodbye to Hollywood"
22 24 Lulu - I Could Never Miss You (18)
21 25 REO Speedwagon - In Your Letter (20)
20 28 The Little River Band - The Night Owls (6)
19 23 Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only (4)
18 22 The Moody Blues - The Voice (15)
17 15 The Greg Kihn Band - The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) (15)
16 13 deleted Cruise - Cool Love (13)
15 12 Joey Scarbury - Theme From Greatest American Hero (Believe it or Not) (2)
14 18 The Beach Boys - Beach Boys Medley (12)
13 11 Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl (1)
12 14 The Electric Light Orchestra - Hold on Tight (10)
11 19 The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (2)
AT40 Archives: From February 1968 - Paul Mauriat "Love is Blue", the 177th #1 of the 60s
Flashback Extra: The Go-Gos "Our Lips Are Sealed", described as being "five weeks away from hitting the countdown"
10 02 The Pointer Sisters - Slow Hand (2)
09 10 Eddie Rabbitt - Step By Step (5)
08 08 The Commodores - Lady (You Bring Me Up) (8)
LDD: Kenny Rogers "Lady" from Linda in Indiana to her boyfriend Bill, who she wasn't as serious about before, preferring to be a "college woman", and who has helped her turn her life around after that caused her to fall behind on things that were truly important
07 09 Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (1)
06 07 Journey - Who's Crying Now (4)
05 05 Ronnie Milsap - (There's) No Gettin' Over Me (5)
04 04 Foreigner - Urgent (4)
03 03 Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (3)
Flashback Extra: Billy Vera & The Beaters "At This Moment", which debuted at #90 that week
02 06 Juice Newton - Queen of Hearts (2)
01 01 Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - Endless Love (1)

NOTES:

• This Week's Stations of the Week: WCRZ and CKWS.
  
• I didn't end up listening to this show until the WCRZ airing Saturday night, and the station kept having signal jams, which was really annoying.
  
• There's been complaints that Premiere must have played either a re-recording or some other version of the first extra, the theme from Hill Street Blues. Not having seen any episodes of the show myself or having heard the song outside of 1981 shows, what I'm thinking is most likely is that a later re-mastering of the theme changed it somehow. Go play Heart's Greatest Hits 1985-1995, specifically "Never", then listen for it on the radio sometime. You should notice a difference in the two "Never"s.
  
• Story behind "Ferry Cross the Mercy" as an Extra: The song was one of the few hits that Gerry & The Pacemakers, a British group, ever had in America. They, and not The Beatles, were the only group to ever hit #1 over in Britain with their first three singles.
  
• WCRZ only played the first extra...although they were strangely running a little bit early by the end of the first hour, but were running late by the ends of the second and third hours. They were more-or-less on time at the end of the final hour.
  
• The live version of "At This Moment" - which was the 1986 hit, rather than the original 1981 song - was played.
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "You Don't Know Me" by Mickey Gilley
  
• #1 on the Soul chart: "Endless Love"
  
• #1 on the Album chart: Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones
  

[dth1971]

Sept 18, 2011 15:18:06 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

WIRG is in Findlay, OH and 1ZedN is the New Zealand affiliate you were thinking of.

If you have any of Pete Battistini's books (both '70s and '80s versions) he had all the AT40 affiliates mentioned over the years listed.

BTW this is also the last week of having the AT40 affiliates identifying themselves. Casey went back to identifying affiliates the following week.

I made the changes in my thread, and when in 1973-1974 did the AT40 affiliates start to identify themselves rather than Casey?

[cartman2002]

Here's the 70's chart from 09/21/1974

40: TIN MAN - AMERICA (4)
39: FALLIN’ IN LOVE – SOUTHER, HILLMAN, FURAY BAND (27)
38: PAPA DON’T TAKE NO MESS PART 1 – JAMES BROWN (31)
37: LOVE ME FOR A REASON - THE OSMONDS (10)
36: WILDWOOD WEED – JIM STAFFORD (7)
35: WILD THING - FANCY (14)
34: RUB IT IN – BILLY “CRASH” CRADDOCK (16)
33: FEEL LIKE MAKIN’ LOVE – ROBERTA FLACK (1)
32: DO IT BABY – THE MIRACLES (13)
31: THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED – PAPER LACE (1)
30: THE BITCH IS BACK – ELTON JOHN (4)
29: JAZZMAN – CAROLE KING (2)
28: I LOVE MY FRIEND – CHARLIE RICH (24)
27: SKIN TIGHT – THE OHIO PLAYERS (13)
26: STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES – MAC DAVIS (9)
25: STEPPIN’ OUT (GONNA BOOGIE TONIGHT) – TONY ORLANDO & DAWN (7)
24: TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD - RUFUS (3)
23: FREE MAN IN PARIS – JONI MITCHELL (22)
22: YOU LITTLE TRUSTMAKER – THE TYMES (12)
21: NEVER MY LOVE – BLUE SUEDE (7)
20: CAN’T GET ENOUGH – BAD COMPANY (5)
19: EARACHE MY EYE FEATURING ALICE BOWIE – CHEECH & CHONG (9)
18: LET’S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER – THE STYLISTICS (18)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eopruKpXjU

17: YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD – HELEN REDDY (7)
16: IT’S ONLY ROCK ‘N ROLL – THE ROLLING STONES (16)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLjz9G9n1Ts

15: WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE – BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS (15)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-YJeGvsdJ0

14: SWEET HOME ALABAMA – LYNYRD SKYNYRD (8)
13: I’M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU – DONNY AND MARIE OSMOND (4)
12: BEACH BABY – FIRST CLASS (4)
11: ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT – CAT STEVENS (6)
10: HANG ON IN THERE BABY – JOHNNY BRISTOL (8)
9: YOU HAVEN’T DONE NOTHIN’ – STEVIE WONDER (1)
8: CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN – THE GUESS WHO (6)
7: (YOU’RE) HAVING MY BABY – PAUL ANKA (1)
6: THEN CAME YOU – DIONNE WARWICK AND THE SPINNERS (1)
5: I SHOT THE SHERIFF – ERIC CLAPTON (1)
4: NOTHING FROM NOTHING – BILLY PRESTON (1)
3: I HONESTLY LOVE YOU – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (1)
2: ROCK ME GENTLY – ANDY KIM (1)
1: CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE – BARRY WHITE (1)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aljwnqq6cZk

[jdelachjr2002]

Sept 18, 2011 18:44:04 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Sept 18, 2011 15:18:06 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

WIRG is in Findlay, OH and 1ZedN is the New Zealand affiliate you were thinking of.

If you have any of Pete Battistini's books (both '70s and '80s versions) he had all the AT40 affiliates mentioned over the years listed.

BTW this is also the last week of having the AT40 affiliates identifying themselves. Casey went back to identifying affiliates the following week.

I made the changes in my thread, and when in 1973-1974 did the AT40 affiliates start to identify themselves rather than Casey?

June 22, 1974 was the first show in which AT40 affiliates identified themselves and that was the case for every episode through September 21. I think the idea was Casey probably wanted to display the unique affiliate jingles although not all affiliates were interested in this idea. Pete's book had an AT40 memo sent out in July requesting affiliates that have not yet sent IDs that they please do so. Among affiliates that likely chose not to have their IDs heard were WDRC (Hartford), WPGC (Washington, D.C.), and WLCY (Tampa).

[dth1971]

Sept 18, 2011 22:22:12 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Sept 18, 2011 18:44:04 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

I made the changes in my thread, and when in 1973-1974 did the AT40 affiliates start to identify themselves rather than Casey?

June 22, 1974 was the first show in which AT40 affiliates identified themselves and that was the case for every episode through September 21. I think the idea was Casey probably wanted to display the unique affiliate jingles although not all affiliates were interested in this idea. Pete's book had an AT40 memo sent out in July requesting affiliates that have not yet sent IDs that they please do so. Among affiliates that likely chose not to have their IDs heard were WDRC (Hartford), WPGC (Washington, D.C.), and WLCY (Tampa).

And I thought the September 28, 1974 AT40 episode was the last to have the AT40 affiliates identify themselves.

[designmusic25]

I really liked having the stations identify themselves. Too bad it didn't stick.

[designmusic25]

Also interesting that both countdowns have a week where the #1 pop song and soul song are the same.

[jdelachjr2002]

Before I get to previewing this weekend's shows, I want to make a correction: 9/28/1974 was the last AT40 show in which they had affiliates identifying themselves. My bad.

As for this weekend's shows, "AT40: The '70s" presents 9/27/1975.

Four songs debuted this week:
"I Got Stoned And I Missed It" - Jim Stafford (#37)
"I Only Have Eyes For You" - Art Garfunkel (#38)
"If I Ever Lose This Heaven" - Average White Band (#39)
"Lyin' Eyes" - The Eagles (#40)

Four songs fell off the Top 40 this week:
"Third Rate Romance" - The Amazing Rhythm Aces (#14)
"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" - James Taylor (#29)
"Black Superman/Muhammad Ali" - Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band (#30)
"Your Love" - Graham Central Station (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Who Loves You" - The Four Seasons (#40 to #30)
Biggest Dropper: "Solitaire" - The Carpenters (#17 to #36)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
"Rockin' All Over The World" - John Fogarty (#42)
"Born To Run" - Bruce Springsteen (#58)
"SOS" - Abba (#76)

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 9/26/1987. This show previously aired in 2007.

Six songs debuted this week:
"I Think We're Alone Now" - Tiffany (#28)
"Breakout" - Swing Out Sister (#30)
"Mony Mony" - Billy Idol (#32)
"It's A Sin" - The Pet Shop Boys (#37)
"Don't Make Me Wait For Love" - Kenny G (#39)
"Don't Look Down - The Sequel" - Go West (#40)

Six songs fell off the Top 40 this week:
"Love Power" - Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne (#26)
"Mary's Prayer" - Danny Wilson (#27)
"I Want Your Sex" - George Michael (#32)
"Luka" - Suzanne Vega (#34)
"It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)" - Starship (#36)
"Heart And Soul" - T'Pau (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Bad" - Michael Jackson (#40 to #29)
Biggest Dropper (tie): "Who's That Girl" - Madonna (#20 to #34)
"Rock Steady" - The Whispers (#24 to #38)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Coming Around Again" - Carly Simon
"Luka" - Suzanne Vega

Premiere optional extras:
"Holiday" - The Other Ones (#47)
"Hourglass" - Squeeze (#66)
"Heaven Is A Place On Earth" - Belinda Carlisle (#72; debuted)
"Should've Known Better" - Richard Marx (#64; highest debut)

[dth1971]

Here are my thoughts on this week's AT40: The 70's episode from September 27, 1975 that I heard on WLS 94.7 FM Chicago this Sunday morning:

* Three things come in 5's in the countdown: 5 remakes, 5 foreign acts, and 5 family acts.
* DID YOU KNOW: 1) Esther Phillips' cover of "What a Difference a Day Makes" was originally by Dinah Washington in 1949? 2) Michael Murphy often visited graveyards of his deceased relatives and friends frequently? 3) The Ritchie Family was a 44 member group? 4) 3 members of America have families in the Air Force? 4) Dickie "Mr. Jaws" Goodman had to handwrite the letter "L" on his 1956 record "The Flying Saucer" making it "LUNIVERSE" to avoid a lawsuit with UNIVERSE records? 5) Janis Ian's song "At Seventeen" reminises about her past? and 6) John Denver (who had the #1 on this AT40 show with "I'm Sorry" - Although the B side called "Calypso" was never played on AT40) shared a one week engagement nightclub bill at Harrah's Las Vegas with Frank Sinatra?
* QUESTION LETTERS: One dealing with the artist with the most top 10 records (No, not Elvis or the Beatles, but Bing Crosby with 63 Top 10 records). And one sent in a couple of AT40 fans dealing with the biggest hit so far in 1975 (For the record: "Love Will Keep Us Together" spent 4 weeks at #1, "One of These Nights" spent 10 weeks in the top 10, Philadelphia Freedom" spent 17 weeks in the top 40, and "Black Superman - Muhammad Ali" spent 27 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100).
* There were 2 drop pieces Casey played: One of the original "Brazil" done in 1943 by Xavier Cugat, and one of "Too Much" by Elvis Presley to tie in with a brief story that Elvis had the all time longest run in the top 10 with 52 weeks.
* Also: 2 song snippets heard in Dickie Goodman's "Mr. Jaws" - "Get Down Tonight" and "Rhinestone Cowboy" - also had their own spots in the countdown.
* Though Halloween is 1 month away: The scariest song on the AT40 chart for September 27, 1975 according to Casey had to be the "Theme From Jaws" by John Williams.
* The censored version of "Fight the Power" by the Isley Brothers was played.
* And Casey plugged the next week special AT40 show of the Top 40 Rock 'n Roll Acts of the 1950's a few times in the show. And was this the first month in 1975 the rare "Now, on with the countdown" jingle was heard? I know this AT40 September 27, 1975 was 1 week prior to the 1950's Rock 'n Roll Acts special and 1 week prior to the first hearing at the end (then later heard to the start of the show after a few weeks) the 1975-1984 AT40 "Shuckatoom" theme and 2 weeks prior to the Wink Martindale AT40 guest host episode.

[Libra]

Mar 7, 2010 19:01:37 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

I think the writer probably requested that her name not be given. After all the subject was about abuse and Casey has read other LDDs dealing with the similar subject (see any LDD for "Luka") and in those cases did not mention the writer's identity.

You mean like the second one here? ;)

September 26, 1987
40 -- Go West - Don't Look Down - The Sequel (39)
39 -- Kenny G - Don't Make Me Wait For Love (15)
38 24 The Whispers - Rock Steady (7)
37 -- The Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin (9)
36 37 Mr. Mister - Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You) (29)
35 23 Richard Marx - Don't Mean Nothing (3)
34 20 Madonna - Who's That Girl? (1)
33 35 Bryan Adams - Victim of Love (32)
32 -- Billy Idol - Mony Mony (Live) (1)
31 39 REO Speedwagon - In My Dreams (19)
Flashback Extra: The Other Ones "Holiday", which was "two weeks away from reaching the countdown"
30 -- Swing Out Sister - Breakout (6)
29 40 Michael Jackson - Bad (1)
28 -- Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now (1)
27 28 David Bowie - Never Let Me Down (27)
26 31 The Cars - You Are the Girl (17)
25 30 Alexander O'Neal - Fake (25)
24 29 Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies (4)
23 33 Madonna - Causing a Commotion (2)
22 25 Expose - Let Me Be the One (7)
21 13 Debbie Gibson - Only in My Dreams (4)
LDD: Carly Simon "Coming Around Again" from Michelle & Chris-Ann to the group of Italian friends who they met while vacationing in the Bahamas - and who made said vacation a lot more interesting!
Flashback Extra: Squeeze "Hourglass"
20 16 Jellybean Featuring Elisa Fiorillo - Who Found Who (16)
19 21 Natalie Cole - Jump Start (13)
18 14 LL Cool J - I Need Love (14)
17 22 Levert - Casanova (5)
16 17 Smokey Robinson - One Heartbeat (10)
15 07 Dan Hill & Vonda Shepard - Can't We Try (6)
14 19 John Cougar Mellencamp - Paper in Fire (9)
13 18 Heart - Who Will You Run To? (7)
12 12 The Fat Boys & The Beach Boys - Wipeout (12)
11 06 Huey Lewis & The News - Doing it All For My Baby (6)
10 15 Prince - U Got the Look (2)
Flashback Extra: Belinda Carlisle "Heaven is a Place on Earth"
09 10 The Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey (9)
08 03 Los Lobos - La Bamba (1)
07 11 Europe - Carrie (3)
LDD: Suzanne Vega "Luka", a dedication written on behalf of someone who was abused by her mother as a kid and who hasn't made the best choices as she's struggled to cope. The writer is her brother, and he asked that his name not be given
06 05 ABC - When Smokey Sings (5)
05 09 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Lost in Emotion (1)
04 08 Bananarama - I Heard a Rumour (4)
03 01 Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett - I Just Can't Stop Loving You (1)
Flashback Extra: Richard Marx "Should've Known Better", which made the Hot Shot Debut that week at #64
02 04 Whitesnake - Here I Go Again (1)
01 02 Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost Have it All (1)

NOTES:

• This week's Station of the Week: KEDG. They've had a rough time with their streaming signal over the past couple of months, including going down completely at one point, but they seemed to be back up-and-running with at least a decent stream this week.
  
• Casey only mentioned the song titles when he listed the droppers, as he did back on 2-27-88.
  
• Something about this show makes it seem like it was rushed a bit...there's missing bumpers in a couple spots, and some of Casey's intros were spotty as well.
  
• This week's show features a rare example of a question letter that served as a direct lead-in to a countdown song - i.e. the question answer was either a countdown artist or song. In this case, it was Huey Lewis & The News as the top group of the 1980s (so far); the letter also inquired about the 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s.
  
• Casey gave an additional reference to "Luka" being a dropper this week in his outro, which he did not do for "Missing You" back on 5-11-85 when that song was also a LDD.
  
• Interestingly, "When Smokey Sings" received the softer jingle, while "Victim of Love" did not. ("I Need Love" did too, but that's no surprise.) Plus, "Touch of Grey" received the standard jingle, while it received the softer one the previous week (9-19, last year).
  
• This week's show marks the third in the last five where it's been spoiled that last week's #1 has fallen out ahead of time, while the identity of the new #1 song hasn't been spoiled at all. (It was spoiled on 9-7-85, while last week's 9-19-81, of course, didn't change #1s.)
  
• Speaking of that ex-#1, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" had its spoken intro included (though "Bad" had a verse cut).
  
• Remarkably, none of the extras were shortened (I don't think, anyway) other than Larry Morgan cutting in a bit early on the ends.
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "Three Time Loser" by Dan Seals
  
• #1 on the Dance chart: "Catch Me (I'm Falling)" by Pretty Poison
  
• #1 on the Soul chart: "I Need Love"
  
• #1 on the Album chart: Bad by Michael Jackson
  

[jdelachjr2002]

Sept 25, 2011 17:53:29 GMT -5 Libra said:

[/li][li]Casey only mentioned the song titles when he listed the droppers, as he did back on 2-27-88.[/quote]

You left out Casey mentioned "I Want Your Sex" as one of the droppers.

See Page 29 Reply 861 for any AT40 '80s shows I listed when Casey mentioned only song titles and not acts falling off. Worth noting if Premiere doesn't do another 1987 show again until November it will be more of the same for any November show except for 11/21 (which aired in 2007) when Casey didn't even mention droppers (there were two that week: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam's "Lost In Emotion" and Wa Wa Nee's "Sugar Free").

[cartman2002]

Here's the 70s chart from 1975

40: LYIN’ EYES – THE EAGLES (2)
39: IF I EVER LOSE THIS HEAVEN – THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND (39)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=62KDyfGLTHo

38: I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU – ART GARFUNKEL (18)
37: I GOT STONED AND I MISSED IT – JIM STAFFORD (37)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4GhW6VVGyw

36: SOLITAIRE – THE CARPENTERS (17)
35: WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES – ESTHER PHILLIPS (20)
34: YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY – TONY ORLANDO & DAWN (34)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p70-EaJYfAg

33: DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA – PEOPLES CHOICE (11)
32: THEME FROM “JAWS” – JOHN WILLIAMS (30)
31: CAROLINA IN THE PINES – MICHAEL MURPHEY (21)
30: WHO LOVES YOU – THE FOUR SEASONS (4)
29: LADY BLUE – LEON RUSSELL (14)
28: GET DOWN TONIGHT – K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND (1)
27: MIRACLES – JEFFERSON STARSHIP (3)
26: GONE AT LAST – PAUL SIMON & PHOEBE SNOW (23)
25: BAD BLOOD – NEIL SEDAKA (1)
24: ROCKY – AUSTIN ROBERTS (9)
23: BRAZIL – THE RICHIE FAMILY (11)
22: THE PROUD ONE – THE OSMONDS (22)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ElxY4m8wkc

21: HOW LONG (BETCHA’ GOT A CHICK ON THE SIDE) – THE POINTER SISTERS (20)
20: DAISY JANE - AMERICA (20)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkErOx0vKSw

19: FALLIN’ IN LOVE – HAMILTON, JOE FRANK AND REYNOLDS (1)
18: THEY JUST CAN’T STOP IT (THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY) – THE SPINNERS (5)
17: IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE - TAVARES (10)
16: FEELINGS – MORRIS ALBERT (6)
15: I BELIEVE THERE’S NOTHING STRONGER THAN OUR LOVE – PAUL ANKA & ODIA COATES (15)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBfJrsQnvyA

14: MR. JAWS – DICKIE GOODMAN (4)
13: THAT’S THE WAY OF THE WORLD – EARTH, WIND & FIRE (12)
12: DANCE WITH ME - ORLEANS (6)
11: AIN’T NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY – HELEN REDDY (8)
10: FEEL LIKE MAKIN’ LOVE – BAD COMPANY (10)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQfTe6ta36I

9: BALLROOM BLITZ - SWEET (5)
8: WASTED DAYS AND WASTED NIGHTS – FREDDY FENDER (8)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qu8RPvhP-U

7: AT SEVENTEEN – JANIS IAN (3)
6: COULD IT BE MAGIC – BARRY MANILOW (6)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=52-EkZRnG2E

5: RUN JOEY RUN – DAVID GEDDES (4)
4: FIGHT THE POWER PT. 1 – THE ISLEY BROTHERS (4)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYpBTpEWRaA

3: RHINESTONE COWBOY – GLEN CAMPBELL (1)
2: FAME – DAVID BOWIE (1)
1: I’M SORRY – JOHN DENVER (1)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a66byCCV8Vo

[cartman2002]

here's pos 41-100 on Billboard's Hot 100 from 9/26/1987

41 Love Power, Dionne Warwick 12
42 Misfit, Curiosity Killed The Cat 42
43 Where The Streets Have No Name, U2 13
44 Mary s Prayer, Danny Wilson 23
45 I ve Been In Love Before, Cutting Crew 9
46 Notorious, Loverboy 38
47 Holiday, The Other Ones 29
48 I Want Your Sex, George Michael 2
49 Heart And Soul, T Pau 4
50 Dinner With Gershwin, Donna Summer 48
51 Oh Yeah, Yello 51
52 Luka, Suzanne Vega 3
53 I Won t Forget You, Poison 13
54 Betcha Say That, Gloria Estefan 36
55 Silent Morning, Noel 47
56 Let s Work, Mick Jagger 39
57 No One In The World, Anita Baker 44
58 One Lover At A Time, Atlantic Starr 58
59 Making Love In The Rain, Herb Alpert 35
60 Rock Me, Great White 60
61 It s Not Over ( Til It s Over), Starship 9
62 Come On, Let s Go, Los Lobos 21
63 I Still Haven t Found What I m Looking For, U2 1
64 Should ve Known Better, Richard Marx 3
65 Love Is Contagious, Taja Sevelle 62
66 Hourglass, Squeeze 15
67 Sugar Free, Wa Wa Nee 35
68 That s What Love Is All About, Michael Bolton 19
69 I Don t Think That Man Should Sleep Alone, Ray Parker Jr. 68
70 Boys Night Out, Timothy B. Schmit 25
71 Give To Live, Sammy Hagar 23
72 Heaven Is A Place On Earth, Belinda Carlisle 1
73 (I ve Had) The Time Of My Life, Bill Medley 1
74 The One I Love, R.E.M. 9
75 Dreamin , Will To Power 50
76 Waterfall, Wendy And Lisa 56
77 Back In The High Life Again, Steve Winwood 13
78 You Win Again, Bee Gees 75
79 He s My Girl, David Hallyday 79
80 Back To Paradise, Thirty Eight Special 41
81 Love Is A House, Force M.D. s 78
82 Happy Together, The Nylons 75
83 Beat Patrol, Starship 46
84 Catch Me (I m Falling), Pretty Poison 8
85 Don t Lose Any Sleep, John Waite 81
86 Rev It Up, Newcity Rockers 86
87 Be There, The Pointer Sisters 42
88 Lies, Jonathan Butler 27
89 Heart And Soul, The Monkees 87
90 We Should Be Sleeping, Eddie Money 90
91 Follow You, Glen Burtnick 65
92 World Where You Live, Crowded House 65
93 These Times Are Hard For Lovers, John Waite 53
94 Crazy Crazy Nights, Kiss 65
95 Heartache, Pepsi 78
96 Alone, Heart 1
97 Solitude Standing, Suzanne Vega 94
98 Johnny B, Hooters 61
99 Let s Dance, Chris Rea 81
100 Living In A Box, Living In A Box 17

[designmusic25]

I know that on Oct 11, "Bad Blood" jumps into the top spot. What kind of big jump does it make on Oct 4th?

[dth1971]

Sept 25, 2011 23:33:58 GMT -5 designmusic25 said:

I know that on Oct 11, "Bad Blood" jumps into the top spot. What kind of big jump does it make on Oct 4th?

On October 4, 1975 AT40 never did a regular countdown and did a special countdown of the Top 40 acts of the 1950's instead. So we won't know.

[designmusic25]

The answer is in Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies (Hardcover)
by Joel Whitburn. They sell them on Amazon for $80.

[mkarns]

Sept 26, 2011 7:34:10 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Sept 25, 2011 23:33:58 GMT -5 designmusic25 said:

I know that on Oct 11, "Bad Blood" jumps into the top spot. What kind of big jump does it make on Oct 4th?

On October 4, 1975 AT40 never did a regular countdown and did a special countdown of the Top 40 acts of the 1950's instead. So we won't know.

It moved 25-6 on 10/4/75, one of many big moves that week. "Lyin' Eyes" jumped 40-18: "Rocky" went from 24 to 10 (and only one notch higher); and "Fight the Power" fell from 4 to 24, and then right off the top 40.

[designmusic25]

Wow! Those are impressive moves. Thanks.

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's upcoming shows.

"AT40: The '70s" this week presents 10/1/1977

Two songs debuted this week:
"It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me" - Barry White (#26)
"Dusic" - Brick (#40)

Two songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Star Wars (Main Title)" - The London Symphony Orchestra/John Williams (#30)
"How Much Love" - Leo Sayer (#36)

Biggest Mover (tie): "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" - Meco (#8 to #1)
"The King Is Gone" - Ronnie McDowell (#28 to #21)

Biggest Dropper: "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher" - Rita Coolidge (#20 to #38)

Original extras:
"A Fifth Of Beethoven" - Walter Murphy & His Big Apple Band
"Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me" - Mac Davis
The Walter Murphy song will remain in the broadcast. The Mac Davis song will be played as an optional extra.

Premiere optional extras:
"Blue Bayou" - Linda Ronstadt (#51)
"Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me" - Mac Davis (original AT40 extra)
"Baby Come Back" - Player (#90; debuted)

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 10/6/1984. This show originally aired back in 2008.

Five songs debuted this week:
"Purple Rain" - Prince (#28; Hot 100 Debut)
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Wham! (#32)
"Better Be Good To Me" - Tina Turner (#34)
"Out Of Touch" - Daryl Hall & John Oates (#38)
"The Last Time I Made Love" - Joyce Kennedy & Jeffrey Osborne (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Ghostbusters" - Ray Parker Jr. (#19)
"We're Not Gonna Take It" - Twisted Sister (#21)
"Lights Out" - Peter Wolf (#28)
"Sunglasses At Night" - Corey Hart (#31)
"Rock Me Tonite" - Billy Squier (#36)

Biggest Mover: "Blue Jean" - David Bowie (#34 to #23)
Biggest Dropper: "Stuck On You" - Lionel Richie (#18 to #36)

Original extras:
"Every Breath You Take" - The Police

Long Distance Dedications:
"The Long And Winding Road" - The Beatles
"Hello" - Lionel Richie

Premiere optional extras:
"All Through The Night" - Cyndi Lauper (#49; debuted)
"The War Song" - Culture Club (#56; debuted)
"Cool It Now" - New Edition (#64)
"I Can't Drive 55" - Sammy Hagar (#60)

[dth1971]

Here are my thoughts on this week's AT40: The 70's reairing of the October 1, 1977 episode I heard this morning on WLS 94.7 FM Chicago:

* This show had only 2 debuts, one in a low position at #40 ("Dusic" by Brick), and one high at #26 ("It's Escatacy When You Lay Down Next to Me" by Barry White).
* There are 2 songs in the AT40 chart that are remakes of Beach Boys songs: "Surfin' U.S.A." by Leif Garrett, and "Don't Worry Baby" by B.J. Thomas.
* DID YOU KNOW: 1) Brick's song "Dusic" is a hybrid of DISCO + MUSIC? 2) Alan Parsons helped out with the Beatles "Abbey Road" sessions? 3) When Stevie Wonder was 9 years old he was originally a pest at Motown studios? 4) Leif Garrett has been acting in movies, including 3 "Walking Tall" movies since the age of 5? Even Casey mentioned Leif's then 1977 project was a TV movie called "Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion". 5) "Daytime Friends" by Kenny Rogers is considered a "soap opera" style song? 6)James Taylor and then wife Carly Simon had a vacation home in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts? 7) "The King is Gone" by Ronnie McDowell is the only Elvis tribute song to make the Top 40 on the Pop chart? 8) Shaun Cassidy sneaked into subway trains without paying?
* AND IN THE RECORDS DEPARTMENT: On the October 1, 1977 time Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album succeeded Elvis Presley's 1961 album "Blue Hawaii" (20 weeks at #1 on the album chart) to spend a 21st. week at #1 on the albume chart. And on the October 1, 1977 time (and to tie in with the #1 AT40 song "Star Wars Theme" by Meco) "Star Wars" succeeded "Jaws" as the then biggest movie of all time (This was years before "Titantic" and "Avatar" set record breakers at the movie box office).
* QUESTION LETTER: The record for a song spending an entire year in the top 40 on any music singles chart goes to Bobby "Jingle Bell Rock" Helms who in 1957 spent 52 weeks on the top 40 Country chart with "Fraulein".
* Casey even told a report about the oldest active musician in music history who died in September 1977 at the age of 95 named Leo Tschosky (not sure if I spelled his name right).
* I know one extra - "A Fifth of Beethoven" (with a story tied in of a classic music radio stations top 40 all time classical songs with mention of the top 5, including 3 symphonies by Beethoven - Beethoven's 5th., Beethoven's 6th., and Beethoven's 9th. - in the top 5) was kept intact, but the other AT40 extra - "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me" - got demoted to OPTIONAL EXTRA even though WLS 94.7 FM Chicago didn't play it nor any other Optional Extra (WLS 94.7 FM Chicago did play by accident or something like that an AT40 The 70's Optional Extra some weeks ago!).
* And a tidbit for anyone who has read the "American Top 40: The Countdown of the Century" book since it mentioned that Barry White's "It's Escatcy When You Lay Down Next To Me" was shortened to a little over 1 minute because of shorting songs to fit the then 3 hour format: I timed it's timing for its airing on this October 1, 1977 AT40 show and its playing of the song (excluding Casey's intros and outros in the music) was 1 minute and 12 seconds! (Heck, who remembers during the Shadoe Stevens 1990's AT40 years when only the first verse of "The Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground, "Enter Sandman" by Metalica, "O.P.P." by Naughty By Nature, "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" by Geto Boys, "Tennessee" by Arrested Development, "People Everyday" by Arrested Development, "Loser" by Beck, and maybe (from the July 1994-January 1995 period when the old AT40 ceased airing in the USA but continued for several more months in foreign countries) "Fantastic Voyage" by Coolio when they made the AT40 countdowns? Playing the first verse of these is at least 1 minute and several seconds, more or less!)
* And Casey even made a plug for a 2 part "Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" episode that he will guest star in (where he plays a spoof of a TV detective or something like that) was kept intact in this AT40 episode (Of course, the star of the "Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries", Shaun Cassidy, was on the AT40 chart with "That's Rock 'n Roll").

[cartman2002]

here's the 70s chart from 1977

40: DUSIC - BRICK (18)
39: SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE - SANFORD/TOWNSEND BAND (9)
38: HIGHER AND HIGHER - RITA COOLIDGE (2)
37: I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE LIKE YOU - ALAN PARSONS PROJECT (36)
36: SHE DID IT - ERIC CARMEN (23)
35: HELP IS ON IT'S WAY - LITTLE RIVER BAND (14)
34: DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE - CRYSTAL GAYLE (2)
33: ANOTHER STAR - STEVIE WONDER (32)
32: I BELIEVE YOU - DOROTHY MOORE (27)
31: CAT SCRATCH FEVER - TED NUGENT (31)
30: JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU - FIREFALL (11)
29: SURFIN' USA - LEIF GARRETT (20)
28: DAYTIME FRIENDS - KENNY ROGERS (28)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTWF1TeGwSw

27: HANDY MAN - JAMES TAYLOR (4)
26: IT'S ECSTACY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME - BARRY WHITE (4)
25: THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL - GEORGE BENSON (24)
24: HEAVEN ON THE 7TH FLOOR - PAUL NICHOLAS (6)
23: JUNGLE LOVE - STEVE MILLER BAND (23)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWtWTzBaHSI

22: SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I'M YOURS - PETER FRAMPTON (22)
21: THE KING IS GONE - RONNIE McDOWELL (13)
20: IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG - RONNIE MILSAP (16)
19: FLOAT ON - THE FLOATERS (2)
18: WAY DOWN - ELVIS PRESLEY (18)
17: DON'T WORRY BABY - B.J. THOMAS (17)
16: BRICK HOUSE - COMMODORES (5)
15: YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE - DEBBY BOONE (3)
14: I FEEL LOVE - DONNA SUMMER (6)
13: SWAYING TO THE MUSIC - JOHNNY RIVERS (10)
12: ON AND ON - STEPHEN BISHOP (11)
11: BOOGIE NIGHTS - HEATWAVE (2)
10: I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING - ANDY GIBB (1)
9: COLD AS ICE - FOREIGNER (6)
8: THAT'S ROCK AND ROLL - SHAUN CASSIDY (3)
7: TELEPHONE LINE - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (7)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZB-DUCrhVQ

6: NOBODY DOES IT BETTER - CARLY SIMON (2)
5: STRAWBERRY LETTER #23 - BROTHERS JOHNSON (5)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0bdLdTJdKI

4: BEST OF MY LOVE - THE EMOTIONS (1)
3: DON'T STOP - FLEETWOOD MAC (3)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgwRYjDhK_E

2: KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE - KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND (2)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mABuS9eSWnQ

1: THEME FROM "STAR WARS" - MECO (1)[/font]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0PLHZhvg4Y

[cartman2002]

here's POS 41-100 the hot 100 chart form 10/6/1984

41 What About Me?, Kenny Rogers With K.Carnes 15
42 We re Not Gonna Take It, Twisted Sister 21
43 Ghostbusters, Ray Parker Jr. 1
44 You Take Me Up, Thompson Twins 44
45 A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing), Romeo Void 35
46 Strung Out, Steve Perry 40
47 Sunglasses At Night, Corey Hart 7
48 I Can t Hold Back, Survivor 13
49 All Through The Night, Cyndi Lauper 5
50 It Ain t Enough, Corey Hart 17
51 Body Rock, Maria Vidal 48
52 On The Wings Of A Nightingale, Everly Brothers 50
53 Lights Out, Peter Wolf 12
54 Penny Lover, Lionel Richie 8
55 Left In The Dark, Barbra Streisand 50
56 The War Song, Culture Club 17
57 New Girl Now, Honeymoon Suite 57
58 In The Name Of Love, Ralph MacDonald With Bill Withers 58
59 Sugar Don t Bite, Sam Harris 36
60 I Can t Drive 55, Sammy Hagar 26
61 Bouncing Off The Wall, Matthew Wilder 52
62 Teacher Teacher, Thirty Eight Special 25
63 When Doves Cry, Prince And The Revolution, Prince 1
64 Cool It Now, New Edition 4
65 Girls With Guns, Tommy Shaw 33
66 Layin It On The Line, Jefferson Starship 66
67 If Ever You re In My Arms Again, Peabo Bryson 10
68 Rock Me Tonite, Billy Squier 15
69 I Can Dream About You, Dan Hartman 6
70 The Allnighter, Glenn Frey 54
71 All Of You, Julio Iglesias 19
72 Only When You Leave, Spandau Ballet 34
73 Midnite Maniac, Krokus 71
74 Shangri-La, Steve Miller Band 57
75 Round and Round, Ratt 12
76 Say Hello To Ronnie, Janey Street 68
77 Dancing In The Dark, Bruce Springsteen 77
78 Leave A Tender Moment Alone, Billy Joel 27
79 Just The Way You Like It, The S.O.S. Band 64
80 Love Kills, Freddie Mercury 69
81 We Are The Young, Dan Hartman 25
82 Slow Dancin , Peabo Bryson 82
83 The Real End, Rickie Lee Jones 83
84 Pretty Mess, Vanity 75
85 Can t Let Go, Stephen Stills 67
86 Don t Be My Enemy, Wang Chung 86
87 Jump (for My Love), The Pointer Sisters 3
88 Centipede, Rebbie Jackson 24
89 High Energy, Evelyn Thomas 85
90 Wanted Man, Ratt 87
91 Sad Songs (say So Much), Elton John 5
92 You, Me And He, Mtume 83
93 Yes Or No, Go-Go s 84
94 17, Rick James 36
95 Turn Around, Neil Diamond 62
96 Hold Me, Teddy Pendergrass And Whitney Houston 46
97 Sexy Girl, Glenn Frey 20
98 Right By Your Side, Eurythmics 29
99 State of Shock, The Jacksons 3
100 The More You Live, The More You Love, A Flock Of Seagulls
56

[jdelachjr2002]

I was expecting Libra to recap this week's 1984 show but I didn't see it posted.

Here was the playlist

LW #1: Prince & The Revolution - Let's Get Crazy
-- 40 Joyce Kennedy & Jeffrey Osborne - The Last Time I Made Love (40)
39 39 Naked Eyes - What In The Name Of Love (39)
-- 38 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Out Of Touch (1)
40 37 Barry Gibb - Shine Shine (37)
18 36 Lionel Richie - Stuck On You (3)
37 35 Sheena Easton - Strut (7)
-- 34 Tina Turner - Better Be Good To Me (5)
38 33 Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (3)
-- 32 Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (1)
35 31 Dennis DeYoung - Desert Moon (10)
Flashback Extra: Cyndi Lauper - All Through The Night, which debuted at #49 that week.
16 30 Jermaine Jackson - Dynamite (15)
33 29 Billy Idol - Flesh For Fantasy (29)
-- 28 Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain (2)
LDD: The Beatles - The Long & Winding Road, from Patti in Dallas to her former college roommate Jackie in New York who helped her to believe in herself and build self-esteem.
32 27 Elton John - Who Wears Those Shoes (16)
30 26 Diana Ross - Swept Away (19)
29 25 Rick Springfield - Bop 'Til You Drop (20)
25 24 Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane (23)
34 23 David Bowie - Blue Jean (8)
23 22 Donna Summer - There Goes My Baby (21)
27 21 Rod Stewart - Some Guys Have All The Luck (10)
Flashback Extra: Culture Club - The War Song, which was "two weeks away from hitting the countdown" that week.
20 20 Laura Branigan - The Lucky One (20)
26 19 The Fixx - Are We Ourselves (15)
14 18 Night Ranger - When You Close Your Eyes (14)
17 17 The Jacksons - Torture (17)
24 16 John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band - On The Dark Side (7)
22 15 The Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited (9)
11 14 Huey Lewis & The News - If This Is It (6)
Extra: The Police - Every Breath You Take
06 13 Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It (1)
09 12 Bananarama - Cruel Summer (9)
15 11 Billy Ocean - Carribean Queen (No More Love On The Run) (1)
Flashback Extra: New Edition - Cool It Now
10 10 Bruce Springsteen - Cover Me (7)
07 09 Scandal Featuring Patti Smyth - The Warrior (7)
13 08 Madonna - Lucky Star (4)
LDD: Lionel Richie - Hello, from Debbie in Florida to the son she gave up for adoption 20 years ago.
08 07 Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life (7)
12 06 Chicago - Hard Habit To Break (3)
04 05 Cyndi Lauper - She Bop (3)
02 04 John Waite - Missing You (1)
03 03 The Cars - Drive (3)
Flashback Extra: Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55, which was "driving towards the Top 40" that week.
05 02 Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You (1)
01 01 Prince & The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy (1)

Other #1's:
#1 Country: The Oak Ridge Boys - Every Day
#1 Soul: Prince & The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
#1 Album: Purple Rain soundtrack

[Libra]

^ I wasn't planning to for this week. There were not one but two recaps posted back in '08; I didn't see a point in adding my own.

[designmusic25]

The countdown from 77 seemed like one of the few when Casey totally gave away what song would be at number one at the top of the show by saying it was a hot instrumental and there's only one in the countdown. Also a question. What position does Debby Boone move into the next week before jumping into #1 the following week?

[mrlee]

Oct 3, 2011 16:45:36 GMT -5 designmusic25 said:

The countdown from 77 seemed like one of the few when Casey totally gave away what song would be at number one at the top of the show by saying it was a hot instrumental and there's only one in the countdown. Also a question. What position does Debby Boone move into the next week before jumping into #1 the following week?

#3, up from #15. The same week, Fleetwood Mac's Don't Stop fell from #3 to #15.

[mrlee]

Sept 26, 2011 11:20:10 GMT -5 designmusic25 said:

The answer is in Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies (Hardcover)
by Joel Whitburn. They sell them on Amazon for $80.

I got a copy of both the 70s edition and the 80s edition.