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

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's AT40 shows and for once both are new here.

"AT40: The '70s" features 8/4/1979. First hour is optional.

Five songs debuted this week:
"Goodbye Stranger" - Supertramp (#32)
"Lonesome Loser" - Little River Band (#33)
"Highway Song" - Blackfoot (#38)
"Hot Summer Nights" - Night (#39)
"Born To Be Alive" - Patrick Hernandez (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Up On The Roof" - James Taylor (#28)
"Weekend" - Wet Willie (#39)
"Heart Of The Night" - Poco (#32)
"Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes)" - Gerry Rafferty (#34)
"Chuck E.'s In Love" - Rickie Lee Jones (#40)

Biggest Mover: "My Sharona" - The Knack (#18 to #6)
Biggest Dropper: "She Believes In Me" - Kenny Rogers (#17 to #28)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Lean On Me" - Bill Withers
"You Made Me Believe In Magic" - Bay City Rollers

Archive extras:
"Cat's In The Cradle" - Harry Chapin
"Angie Baby" - Helen Reddy
"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" - Elton John
"Angie Baby" will be played as one of the optional extras. The other two Archive songs remain.

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Cruel To Be Kind" - Nick Lowe (#72)
Hour #2: "Don't Bring Me Down" - Electric Light Orchestra (#41; highest debut)
Hour #3: "Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" - Robert Palmer (#50)
Hour #4: "Angie Baby" - Helen Reddy (AT40 Archive extra)

"AT40: The '80s" this week features 8/3/1985.

Five songs debuted this week:
"Life In One Day" - Howard Jones (#35)
"Pop Life" - Prince & The Revolution (#36)
"Freedom" - Wham! (#37)
"Smokin' In The Boys' Room" - Motley Crue (#39)
"I Wonder If I Take You Home" - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"The Goonies R Good Enough" - Cyndi Lauper (#27)
"Heaven" - Bryan Adams (#28)
"Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes)" - Kim Carnes (#32)
"Angel" - Madonna (#38)
"Let Him Go" - Animotion (#39)

Biggest Mover: "Power Of Love" - Huey Lewis & The News (#16 to #7)
Biggest Dropper: "The Search Is Over" - Survivor (#11 to #24)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Never Ending Story" - Limahl
"Faithfully" - Journey

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Back In Time" - Huey Lewis & The News (NR)
Hour #2: "Cry" - Godley & Creme (#61)
Hour #3: "Take On Me" - A-ha (#67)
Hour #4: "I Got You Babe" - UB40 & Chrissie Hynde (#72)

I have no idea how "Back In Time" got in there. Other than the fact it was from "Back To The Future" I'm stumped.

[dth1971]

Aug 2, 2012 22:10:44 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Here are this weekend's AT40 shows and for once both are new here.

"AT40: The '70s" features 8/4/1979. First hour is optional.

Five songs debuted this week:
"Goodbye Stranger" - Supertramp (#32)
"Lonesome Loser" - Little River Band (#33)
"Highway Song" - Blackfoot (#38)
"Hot Summer Nights" - Night (#39)
"Born To Be Alive" - Patrick Hernandez (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Up On The Roof" - James Taylor (#28)
"Weekend" - Wet Willie (#39)
"Heart Of The Night" - Poco (#32)
"Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes)" - Gerry Rafferty (#34)
"Chuck E.'s In Love" - Rickie Lee Jones (#40)

Biggest Mover: "My Sharona" - The Knack (#18 to #6)
Biggest Dropper: "She Believes In Me" - Kenny Rogers (#17 to #28)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Lean On Me" - Bill Withers
"You Made Me Believe In Magic" - Bay City Rollers

Archive extras:
"Cat's In The Cradle" - Harry Chapin
"Angie Baby" - Helen Reddy
"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" - Elton John
"Angie Baby" will be played as one of the optional extras. The other two Archive songs remain.

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Cruel To Be Kind" - Nick Lowe (#72)
Hour #2: "Don't Bring Me Down" - Electric Light Orchestra (#41; highest debut)
Hour #3: "Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" - Robert Palmer (#50)
Hour #4: "Angie Baby" - Helen Reddy (AT40 Archive extra)

"AT40: The '80s" this week features 8/3/1985.

Five songs debuted this week:
"Life In One Day" - Howard Jones (#35)
"Pop Life" - Prince & The Revolution (#36)
"Freedom" - Wham! (#37)
"Smokin' In The Boys' Room" - Motley Crue (#39)
"I Wonder If I Take You Home" - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"The Goonies R Good Enough" - Cyndi Lauper (#27)
"Heaven" - Bryan Adams (#28)
"Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes)" - Kim Carnes (#32)
"Angel" - Madonna (#38)
"Let Him Go" - Animotion (#39)

Biggest Mover: "Power Of Love" - Huey Lewis & The News (#16 to #7)
Biggest Dropper: "The Search Is Over" - Survivor (#11 to #24)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Never Ending Story" - Limahl
"Faithfully" - Journey

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Back In Time" - Huey Lewis & The News (NR)
Hour #2: "Cry" - Godley & Creme (#61)
Hour #3: "Take On Me" - A-ha (#67)
Hour #4: "I Got You Babe" - UB40 & Chrissie Hynde (#72)

I have no idea how "Back In Time" got in there. Other than the fact it was from "Back To The Future" I'm stumped.

Maybe "Back in Time" by Huey Lewis and the News got radio airplay a lot but didn't get released as a single to make Billboard's Hot 100 chart (but might or might have not made R&R's chart which was mostly airplay), I wonder if Premiere on AT40: The 80's will ever play in future 1980's shows as optional extras these airplay only songs that never got single releases:
* "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming (Too Good To Be True)" - Jermaine Jackson (1984)
* "The Lady In My Life" - Michael Jackson (circa 1982-1984)
* "Baby Be Mine"- Michael Jackson (circa 1982-1984)
* "Be Good Johnny" - Men at Work (circa 1982-1983)
* "Pink Cadillac" - Bruce Springsteen (1984 - B side of "Dancing in the Dark")
* "Trapped" - Bruce Springsteen (1985)
* "Edge of a Broken Heart" - Bon Jovi (1987)
* "Never Say Goodbye" - Bon Jovi (1987)
* "Spotlight" - Madonna (1988)
I know Madonna's "Into the Groove" has been on Optional Extra 1980's status.

And for 1970's not making chart due to lack of 45 singles that gotten lots of airplay, Bee Gees' "More Than a Woman" did, but what about in the future for AT40: The 70's Optional Extras:
* "Stairway to Heaven" - Led Zepplin (1971)
* "Pinball Wizard" - Elton John (circa 1975-1976)
* "Isn't She Lovely" - Stevie Wonder (circa 1976-1977)
* "All My Love" - Led Zepplin (1979)

Finally: Since this weekend's AT40: The 70's episode has as mostly always 1 Archive song demoted to Optional Extra status, has there ever been an AT40: The 80's episode that had at least 1 Archive song or extra demoted to Optional Extra status?

[jdelachjr2002]

Aug 3, 2012 8:33:05 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Finally: Since this weekend's AT40: The 70's episode has as mostly always 1 Archive song demoted to Optional Extra status, has there ever been an AT40: The 80's episode that had at least 1 Archive song or extra demoted to Optional Extra status?

I've been listening to "AT40: The '80s" the last four years and there have been no examples that I know of.

[mkarns]

Aug 3, 2012 8:33:05 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Maybe "Back in Time" by Huey Lewis and the News got radio airplay a lot but didn't get released as a single to make Billboard's Hot 100 chart (but might or might have not made R&R's chart which was mostly airplay), I wonder if Premiere on AT40: The 80's will ever play in future 1980's shows as optional extras these airplay only songs that never got single releases:
* "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming (Too Good To Be True)" - Jermaine Jackson (1984)
* "The Lady In My Life" - Michael Jackson (circa 1982-1984)
* "Be My Baby" - Michael Jackson (circa 1982-1984)
* "Be Good Johnny" - Men at Work (circa 1982-1983)
* "Pink Cadillac" - Bruce Springsteen (1984 - B side of "Dancing in the Dark")
* "Trapped" - Bruce Springsteen (1985)
* "Edge of a Broken Heart" - Bon Jovi (1987)
* "Never Say Goodbye" - Bon Jovi (1987)
* "Spotlight" - Madonna (1988)
I know Madonna's "Into the Groove" has been on Optional Extra 1980's status.

And for 1970's not making chart due to lack of 45 singles that gotten lots of airplay, Bee Gees' "More Than a Woman" did, but what about in the future for AT40: The 70's Optional Extras:
* "Stairway to Heaven" - Led Zepplin (1971)
* "Pinball Wizard" - Elton John (circa 1975-1976)
* "Isn't She Lovely" - Stevie Wonder (circa 1976-1977)
* "All My Love" - Led Zepplin (1979)

Finally: Since this weekend's AT40: The 70's episode has as mostly always 1 Archive song demoted to Optional Extra status, has there ever been an AT40: The 80's episode that had at least 1 Archive song or extra demoted to Optional Extra status?

"Be My Baby"? Do you mean "Baby Be Mine", one of two tracks off the original "Thriller" that was never a single?

"Into the Groove" could have been used again this week, as it was a top 10 airplay hit in summer 1985 (according to Radio & Records.) And while not an optional extra, Premiere did play a 1980 countdown that included "Stairway to Heaven" as a Long Distance Dedication--all seven minutes and change of it. If it were used as an optional extra for a 1971 or 1972 show, either it or several of the songs in the countdown would have to be heavily edited.

[dth1971]

Just fixed the Michael Jackson Baby Be Mine mistake.

[Libra]

August 3, 1985
40 -- Lisa Lisa, Cult Jam, & Full Force - I Wonder if I Take You Home (34)
39 -- Motley Crue - Smokin' in the Boys Room (16)
38 34 Don Henley - Not Enough Love in the World (34)
37 -- Wham! - Freedom (3)
36 -- Prince & The Revolution - Pop Life (7)
35 -- Howard Jones - Life in One Day (19)
34 40 The Pointer Sisters - Dare Me (11)
33 29 Amy Grant - Find a Way (29)
32 35 Billy Ocean - Mystery Lady (24)
31 37 Kool & The Gang - Cherish (2)
30 33 Pat Benatar - Invincible (10)
Flashback Extra: Huey Lewis & The News "Back in Time"
29 36 Phil Collins - Don't Lose My Number (4)
28 18 Eurythmics - Would I Lie to You? (5)
LDD: Limahl "Neverending Story" from 14-year-old Shelly in Filar, ID to her 19-year-old brother Eric, who she loves very much, as no matter how "mean, nosy, or rude" she says he is at times, he's also always been there for her when she needed him
27 30 Rick Springfield - State of the Heart (22)
26 31 Billy Joel - You're Only Human (Second Wind) (9)
25 21 Air Supply - Just As I Am (19)
24 11 Survivor - The Search is Over (4)
23 12 'Til Tuesday - Voices Carry (8)
22 13 Phil Collins - Sussudio (1)
21 24 Freddie Jackson - Rock Me Tonight (18)
Flashback Extra: Godley & Creme "Cry"
20 26 Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero (2)
19 15 Paul Hardcastle - 19 (15)
18 25 John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) (1)
17 22 Heart - What About Love (10)
16 20 Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) (11)
15 23 Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (5)
14 07 Prince & The Revolution - Raspberry Beret (2)
13 17 Depeche Mode - People Are People (13)
12 19 Aretha Franklin - Freeway of Love (3)
11 04 Duran Duran - View to a Kill (1)
10 14 DeBarge - Who's Holding Donna Now? (6)
Flashback Extra: A-Ha "Take on Me"
09 10 Power Station - Get it On (Bang a Gong) (9)
08 08 Night Ranger - Sentimental Street (8)
07 16 Huey Lewis & The News - The Power of Love (1)
06 09 Corey Hart - Never Surrender (3)
LDD: Journey "Faithfully" from Roy, stationed overseas, to his wife Susie in Biloxi, MS, as he deals with having to be apart from her
05 06 Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days (5)
04 03 Whitney Houston - You Give Good Love (3)
03 05 Sting - If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free (3)
Flashback Extra: UB40 & Chrissie Hynde "I Got You Babe"
02 01 Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away (1)
01 02 Tears For Fears - Shout (1)

NOTES:

• This week's Station of the Week: WZWZ. As of last weekend, I've been switched to working morning/afternoons instead of afternoon/evenings, leaving me a bit more time to catch the shows now. :)
  
• Did Premiere edit out Casey reading off the droppers again? Leading in to "Smokin' in the Boys Room", he says "Five songs debut on American Top 40 this week..." as though he was gearing up to read the droppers, but instead it segued right into his intro for the song.
  
• "Back in Time" was neither released as a single, nor did it even chart on airplay. It was supposed to be the first single off the Back to the Future soundtrack (and Larry Morgan did point out that the movie was the top-grosser of the year), but "The Power of Love" garnered such an audience response that it was released instead.
  
• Take a look at the stats for Paul Hardcastle's song closely.
  
• This week certainly had some record-setting #1s on Billboard's charts - Aretha nabbed her 20th Soul chart #1, and Alabama nabbed their 17th Country #1 in a row (both records which I believe still stand, albeit with Alabama's extended to 21 before they were done). And then...Tears For Fears became the 8th foreign act in a row to hit #1 on the Pop chart!
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "40 Hour Week" by Alabama
  
• #1 on the Album chart: Songs From the Big Chair by Tears For Fears
  
• #1 on the Soul chart: "Freeway of Love"
  
• #1 on the Dance chart: "Freeway of Love"

[jdelachjr2002]

[quote author=mikek102 board=ac thread=1662 post=3934212 time=1344135838[/li][li]Did Premiere edit out Casey reading off the droppers again? Leading in to "Smokin' in the Boys Room", he says "Five songs debut on American Top 40 this week..." as though he was gearing up to read the droppers, but instead it segued right into his intro for the song.[/quote]

No. Droppers were read before #36.

Here's how Casey said it:

Five songs debut this week on AT40 and the five songs that fall out of the countdown are
"Angel" by Madonna (LW: #38)
"Let It Go" by Animotion (LW: #39)
"Crazy In The Night" by Kim Carnes (LW: #32)
"Heaven" by Bryan Adams (LW: #28)
and "The Goonies R Good Enough" by Cyndi Lauper (LW: #27)

Interestingly, Charlie Van Dyke subbed for Casey the following week which saw only two debuts: The Motels' "Shame" which debuted at #40 and Dire Straits' "Money For Nothing" which debuted at #28 (Hour #2). Charlie read the two droppers after "Money For Nothing". That's the only AT40 show in the '80s Casey era in which the droppers were read in any hour other than Hour #1.

[jdelachjr2002]

August 4, 1979

LW #3: Chic "Good Times"
Lw #2: Anita Ward "Ring My Bell"
LW #1: Donna Summer "Bad Girls"
DE 40 Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive (16)
DE 39 Night - Hot Summer Nights (18)
DE 38 Blackfoot - Highway Song (26)
38 37 Pink Lady - Kiss In The Dark (37)
39 36 Bonnie Pointer - Heaven Must Have Sent You (11)
LDD Bill Withers "Lean On Me" From Betsy in Anchorage AK to her sister Beverly who helped her kick the drug habit that was messing up her life.
37 35 The Cars - Let's Go (14)
36 34 Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance (24)
AT40 Archives: From December 1974 - Harry Chapin "Cat's In The Cradle", the 121st #1 of the decade.
Flashback Extra: Nick Lowe "Cruel To Be Kind", which was two weeks away from hitting the countdown that week.
DE 33 The Little River Band - Lonesome Loser (6)
DE 32 Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger (15)
25 31 Anne Murray - Shadows In The Moonlight (25)
21 30 ABBA - Does Your Mother Know (19)
35 29 Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Love This Way Again (5)
17 28 Kenny Rogers - She Believes In Me (5)
30 27 Eddie Rabbitt - Suspicions (13)
33 26 Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down To Georgia (3)
27 25 Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him (21)
26 24 Blondie - One Way Or Another (24)
24 23 Kansas - People Of The Southwind (23)
Flashback Extra: Electric Light Orchestra "Don't Bring Me Down" which entered the Hot 100 at #41 that week.
31 22 Earth, Wind & Fire - After The Love Has Gone (2)
14 21 Peter Frampton - I Can't Stand It No More (14)
20 20 Paul McCartney & Wings - Getting Closer (20)
19 19 Atlanta Rhythm Section - Do It Or Die (19)
11 18 Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland (6)
LDD The Bay City Rollers "You Made Me Believe In Magic" From Sandy in Louisiana to Aaron who helped her regain her trust in men and after Aaron moved away she wants to tell him how much she loved him.
22 17 Maxine Nightingale - Lead Me On (5)
23 16 Robert John - Sad Eyes (1)
08 15 Electric Light Orchestra - Shine A Little Love (8)
13 14 McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (13)
15 13 KISS - I Was Made For Loving You (11)
AT40 Archives: From January 1975 - Elton John "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds", the 123rd #1 of the decade.
Flashback Extra: Robert Palmer "Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)"
16 12 Elton John - Mama Can't Buy You Love (9)
12 11 Raydio - You Can't Change That (9)
07 10 Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me (7)
04 09 Donna Summer - Hot Stuff (1)
09 08 Dr. Hook - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman (6)
05 07 David Naughton - Makin' It (5)
18 06 The Knack - My Sharona (1)
06 05 John Stewart - Gold (5)
10 04 Barbra Streisand - The Main Event/Fight (3)
02 03 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell (1)
AT40 Flashback Extra: From December 1974 - Helen Reddy "Angie Baby", the 122nd #1 of the decade.
03 02 Chic - Good Times (1)
01 01 Donna Summer - Bad Girls (1)

- Stations of the week: WODC and CKWW
- If anybody didn't listen to the Hour #1 extra, the story by Larry Morgan chronicled Nick Lowe's 13 studio albums but he would have only one Top 40 hit.
- And introing Robert Palmer's "Bad Case Of Loving You" Larry compared the song title as "a similar condition" to his #1 hit from 1986 "Addicted To Love". Robert must be one sick fella. :)
- In the '80s post, Libra was unsure if Casey listed that week's droppers. Well, here Casey did not mention any affiliates in Hour #4.
- Though this is Premiere's first airing of the 8/4/79 show, it's not the first time in recent memory this show had aired on commercial radio. In 2009, WTIC had a copy of this show and played the entire four-hour version. Of course, other than WODC and WHNN (among others), it's difficult to find a current affiliate willing to air all four hours of any '70s shows after 10/1978. :(
- #1 Country: "You're The Only One" - Dolly Parton
- #1 Disco: "I've Got The Next Dance" - Deniece Williams
- #1 Soul: Good Times
- #1 Album: Bad Girls

[mkarns]

Aug 5, 2012 9:23:53 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

- Though this is Premiere's first airing of the 8/4/79 show, it's not the first time in recent memory this show had aired on commercial radio. In 2009, WTIC had a copy of this show and played the entire four-hour version. Of course, other than WODC and WHNN (among others), it's difficult to find a current affiliate willing to air all four hours of any '70s shows after 10/1978. :(
- #1 Country: "You're Not The Only One" - Dolly Parton
- #1 Disco: "I've Got The Next Dance" - Deniece Williams
- #1 Soul: Good Times
- #1 Album: Bad Girls

In addition, SXM played this complete countdown in August 2009 (even the recap of the previous week's top 3, which they nowadays often cut).

The Dolly Parton song at #1 on the country chart was called "You're the Only One". If Casey said "not" in its title, that was in error.

[jdelachjr2002]

Aug 5, 2012 10:46:59 GMT -5 mkarns said:

Aug 5, 2012 9:23:53 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

- Though this is Premiere's first airing of the 8/4/79 show, it's not the first time in recent memory this show had aired on commercial radio. In 2009, WTIC had a copy of this show and played the entire four-hour version. Of course, other than WODC and WHNN (among others), it's difficult to find a current affiliate willing to air all four hours of any '70s shows after 10/1978. :(
- #1 Country: "You're Not The Only One" - Dolly Parton
- #1 Disco: "I've Got The Next Dance" - Deniece Williams
- #1 Soul: Good Times
- #1 Album: Bad Girls

In addition, SXM played this complete countdown in August 2009 (even the recap of the previous week's top 3, which they nowadays often cut).

The Dolly Parton song at #1 on the country chart was called "You're the Only One". If Casey said "not" in its title, that was in error.

Yeah. That was my mistake. I changed the title.

[dth1971]

Aug 5, 2012 9:04:23 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

[quote author=mikek102 board=ac thread=1662 post=3934212 time=1344135838

[/li][li]Did Premiere edit out Casey reading off the droppers again? Leading in to "Smokin' in the Boys Room", he says "Five songs debut on American Top 40 this week..." as though he was gearing up to read the droppers, but instead it segued right into his intro for the song.[/quote]

No. Droppers were read before #36.

Here's how Casey said it:

Five songs debut this week on AT40 and the five songs that fall out of the countdown are
"Angel" by Madonna (LW: #38)
"Let It Go" by Animotion (LW: #39)
"Crazy In The Night" by Kim Carnes (LW: #32)
"Heaven" by Bryan Adams (LW: #28)
and "The Goonies R Good Enough" by Cyndi Lauper (LW: #27)

Interestingly, Charlie Van Dyke subbed for Casey the following week which saw only two debuts: The Motels' "Shame" which debuted at #40 and Dire Straits' "Money For Nothing" which debuted at #28 (Hour #2). Charlie read the two droppers after "Money For Nothing". That's the only AT40 show in the '80s Casey era in which the droppers were read in any hour other than Hour #1.[/quote]

Since you mentioned the August 10, 1985 AT40 show was the only Casey era AT40 to mention the 2 droppers in the second hour, I think Shadoe Stevens in some 1990 and 1991 AT40 episodes mentioned droppers in the second hour, and on a 1991 AT40 episode Shadoe didn't mention the droppers of the week until the 3rd. hour!

[dth1971]

Aug 5, 2012 9:23:53 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

August 4, 1979

LW #3: Chic "Good Times"
Lw #2: Anita Ward "Ring My Bell"
LW #1: Donna Summer "Bad Girls"
DE 40 Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive (16)
DE 39 Night - Hot Summer Nights (18)
DE 38 Blackfoot - Highway Song (26)
38 37 Pink Lady - Kiss In The Dark (37)
39 36 Bonnie Pointer - Heaven Must Have Sent You (11)
LDD Bill Withers "Lean On Me" From Betsy in Anchorage AK to her sister Beverly who helped her kick the drug habit that was messing up her life.
37 35 The Cars - Let's Go (14)
36 34 Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance (24)
AT40 Archives: From December 1974 - Harry Chapin "Cat's In The Cradle", the 121st #1 of the decade.
Flashback Extra: Nick Lowe "Cruel To Be Kind", which was two weeks away from hitting the countdown that week.
DE 33 The Little River Band - Lonesome Loser (6)
DE 32 Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger (15)
25 31 Anne Murray - Shadows In The Moonlight (25)
21 30 ABBA - Does Your Mother Know (19)
35 29 Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Love This Way Again (5)
17 28 Kenny Rogers - She Believes In Me (5)
30 27 Eddie Rabbitt - Suspicions (13)
33 26 Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down To Georgia (3)
27 25 Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him (21)
26 24 Blondie - One Way Or Another (24)
24 23 Kansas - People Of The Southwind (23)
Flashback Extra: Electric Light Orchestra "Don't Bring Me Down" which entered the Hot 100 at #41 that week.
31 22 Earth, Wind & Fire - After The Love Has Gone (2)
14 21 Peter Frampton - I Can't Stand It No More (14)
20 20 Paul McCartney & Wings - Getting Closer (20)
19 19 Atlanta Rhythm Section - Do It Or Die (19)
11 18 Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland (6)
LDD The Bay City Rollers "You Made Me Believe In Magic" From Sandy in Louisiana to Aaron who helped her regain her trust in men and after Aaron moved away she wants to tell him how much she loved him.
22 17 Maxine Nightingale - Lead Me On (5)
23 16 Robert John - Sad Eyes (1)
08 15 Electric Light Orchestra - Shine A Little Love (8)
13 14 McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (13)
15 13 KISS - I Was Made For Loving You (11)
AT40 Archives: From January 1975 - Elton John "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds", the 123rd #1 of the decade.
Flashback Extra: Robert Palmer "Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)"
16 12 Elton John - Mama Can't Buy You Love (9)
12 11 Raydio - You Can't Change That (9)
07 10 Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me (7)
04 09 Donna Summer - Hot Stuff (1)
09 08 Dr. Hook - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman (6)
05 07 David Naughton - Makin' It (5)
18 06 The Knack - My Sharona (1)
06 05 John Stewart - Gold (5)
10 04 Barbra Streisand - The Main Event/Fight (3)
02 03 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell (1)
AT40 Flashback Extra: From December 1974 - Helen Reddy "Angie Baby", the 122nd #1 of the decade.
03 02 Chic - Good Times (1)
01 01 Donna Summer - Bad Girls (1)

- Stations of the week: WODC and CKWW
- If anybody didn't listen to the Hour #1 extra, the story by Larry Morgan chronicled Nick Lowe's 13 studio albums but he would have only one Top 40 hit.
- And introing Robert Palmer's "Bad Case Of Loving You" Larry compared the song title as "a similar condition" to his #1 hit from 1986 "Addicted To Love". Robert must be one sick fella. :)
- In the '80s post, Libra was unsure if Casey listed that week's droppers. Well, here Casey did not mention any affiliates in Hour #4.
- Though this is Premiere's first airing of the 8/4/79 show, it's not the first time in recent memory this show had aired on commercial radio. In 2009, WTIC had a copy of this show and played the entire four-hour version. Of course, other than WODC and WHNN (among others), it's difficult to find a current affiliate willing to air all four hours of any '70s shows after 10/1978. :(
- #1 Country: "You're The Only One" - Dolly Parton
- #1 Disco: "I've Got The Next Dance" - Deniece Williams
- #1 Soul: Good Times
- #1 Album: Bad Girls

I am on vacation with laptop and iPad access this weekend, but I will be back to posting AT40: The 70's via WLS 94.7 FM Chicago next weekend, allthough I listened to AT40: The 70's on Sunny 105.9 FM from Orlando, Florida and that station started the show with the second hour not going for the full 4 hour version. I guess WLS 94.7 FM Chicago did the same.

I even heard the drop piece of Arthur Fielder's orchestral version of the Beatles' "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" as part of Casey's tribute to Mr. Fielder who died in July 1979. And kept intact in the show was the offer from Casey to send a self addressed, stamped legal size envelope to AT40 in Universal City, California to get the free 1979 AT40 Worldwide Directory (For the 1973 directory it was different that you had to write to your local AT40 station for this). Has the 1979 AT40 Worldwide Directory ever surfaced on ebay?

One final thing: Any word on when AT40: The 70's will play the first of at least 2 or 3 1970 AT40 episodes before 2012 is over?

[mkarns]

Aug 5, 2012 19:48:00 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

One final thing: Any word on when AT40: The 70's will play the first of at least 2 or 3 1970 AT40 episodes before 2012 is over?

This coming weekend, with the chart from August 15, 1970 (it originally aired a week earlier.) There are at least a few stations that have been moving away from playing early 70s AT40s; for them August 13, 1977, will be offered as an alternative.

The 80s will be August 11, 1984.

[jdelachjr2002]

Aug 5, 2012 23:54:58 GMT -5 mkarns said:

Aug 5, 2012 19:48:00 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

One final thing: Any word on when AT40: The 70's will play the first of at least 2 or 3 1970 AT40 episodes before 2012 is over?

This coming weekend, with the chart from August 15, 1970 (it originally aired a week earlier.) There are at least a few stations that have been moving away from playing early 70s AT40s; for them August 13, 1977, will be offered as an alternative.

The 80s will be August 11, 1984.

And due to the '70s situation this weekend, my preview will be a two-parter beginning with 8/11/1984 and I'll preview the two '70s shows as quickly as I can.

Five songs debuted this week:
"Drive" - The Cars (#34)
"Let's Go Crazy" - Prince & The Revolution (#35)
"Cruel Summer" - Bananarama (#37)
"My Oh My" - Slade (#39)
"Right By Your Side" - The Eurythmics (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Doctor! Doctor!" - Thompson Twins (#14)
"Magic" - The Cars (#20)
"Romancing The Stone" - Eddy Grant (#27)
"The Reflex" - Duran Duran (#35)
"10-9-8" - Face To Face (#38)

Biggest Mover: "She Bop" - Cyndi Lauper (#34 to #20)
Biggest Dropper: "Almost Paradise" - Mike Reno & Ann Wilson (#18 to #38)

Original extras:
"Respect" - Aretha Franklin

Long Distance Dedications:
"Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" - Phil Collins
"You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Cover Me" - Bruce Springsteen (#52; highest debut)
Hour #2: "Go Insane" - Lindsey Buckingham (#50)
Hour #3: "The Lucky One" - Laura Branigan (#51)
Hour #4: "Hard Habit To Break" - Chicago (#46)

I'll have the '70s preview up soon.

[jdelachjr2002]

Now here are this weekend's '70s offerings.

First is 8/15/1970.

Five songs debuted this week:
"Lookin' Out My Back Door" - Creedence Clearwater Revival (#23)
"Hi-De-Ho" - Blood, Sweat & Tears (#25)
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Diana Ross (#26)
"Solitary Man" - Neil Diamond (#34)
"Julie Do Ya Love Me" - Bobby Sherman (#38)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Ride Captain Ride" - Blues Image (#26)
"Silver Bird" - Mark Lindsay (#33)
"Mississippi Queen" - Mountain (#34)
"A Song Of Joy" - Miguel Rios (#37)
"Gimme Dat Ding" - The Pipkins (#39)

Biggest Mover: "25 Or 6 To 4" - Chicago (#27 to #18)
Biggest Dropper: "Hitchin' A Ride" - Vanity Fare (#19 to #39)

Original extras:
"Eve Of Destruction" - Barry McGuire
"I Gotta Be Me" - Sammy Davis, Jr.
"You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry" - The Caravelles
"Don't Just Stand There" - Patty Duke
"Do You Want To Know A Secret" - The Beatles
"Yakety Yak" - The Coasters
"Eve Of Destruction", "I Gotta Be Me" and "Yakety Yak" will be played as optional extras in Hours #1, #2 and #3 respectively. The three other extras will remain in the broadcast.

The second '70s show being offered this week is 8/13/1977. This show previously aired in 2007 and 2008.

Seven songs debuted this week:
"Star Wars (Main Title)" - John Williams & The London Symphony Orchestra (#28)
"Cold As Ice" - Foreigner (#30)
"Keep It Comin' Love" - KC & The Sunshine Band (#34)
"It's A Crazy World" - Mac McAnally (#37)
"So You Win Again" - Hot Chocolate (#38)
"Edge Of The Universe" - The Bee Gees (#39)
"Sunflower" - Glen Campbell (#40)

Seven songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Knowing Me, Knowing You" - ABBA (#19)
"Angel In Your Arms" - Hot (#21)
"Ariel" - Dean Friedman (#32)
"(Remember The Days Of The) Old Schoolyard" - Cat Stevens (#33)
"Jet Airliner" - The Steve Miller Band (#37)
"It's Sad To Belong" - England Dan & John Ford Coley (#38)
"Livin' In The Life" - The Isley Brothers (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Smoke From A Distant Fire" - The Sanford/Townsend Band (#26 to #18)
Biggest Dropper: "Margaritaville" - Jimmy Buffett (#15 to #35)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "That's Rock 'n Roll" - Shaun Cassidy (#45)
Hour #2: "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" - Meco (#51)
Hour #3: "Nobody Does It Better" - Carly Simon (#48)

[dth1971]

Aug 10, 2012 14:03:42 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Now here are this weekend's '70s offerings.

First is 8/15/1970.

Five songs debuted this week:
"Lookin' Out My Back Door" - Creedence Clearwater Revival (#23)
"Hi-De-Ho" - Blood, Sweat & Tears (#25)
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Diana Ross (#26)
"Solitary Man" - Neil Diamond (#34)
"Julie Do Ya Love Me" - Bobby Sherman (#38)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Ride Captain Ride" - Blues Image (#26)
"Silver Bird" - Mark Lindsay (#33)
"Mississippi Queen" - Mountain (#34)
"A Song Of Joy" - Miguel Rios (#37)
"Gimme Dat Ding" - The Pipkins (#39)

Biggest Mover: "25 Or 6 To 4" - Chicago (#27 to #18)
Biggest Dropper: "Hitchin' A Ride" - Vanity Fare (#19 to #39)

Original extras:
"Eve Of Destruction" - Barry McGuire
"I Gotta Be Me" - Sammy Davis, Jr.
"You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry" - The Caravelles
"Don't Just Stand There" - Patty Duke
"Do You Want To Know A Secret" - The Beatles
"Yakety Yak" - The Coasters
"Eve Of Destruction", "I Gotta Be Me" and "Yakety Yak" will be played as optional extras in Hours #1, #2 and #3 respectively. The three other extras will remain in the broadcast.

The second '70s show being offered this week is 8/13/1977. This show previously aired in 2007 and 2008.

Seven songs debuted this week:
"Star Wars (Main Title)" - John Williams & The London Symphony Orchestra (#28)
"Cold As Ice" - Foreigner (#30)
"Keep It Comin' Love" - KC & The Sunshine Band (#34)
"It's A Crazy World" - Mac McAnally (#37)
"So You Win Again" - Hot Chocolate (#38)
"Edge Of The Universe" - The Bee Gees (#39)
"Sunflower" - Glen Campbell (#40)

Seven songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Knowing Me, Knowing You" - ABBA (#19)
"Angel In Your Arms" - Hot (#21)
"Ariel" - Dean Friedman (#32)
"(Remember The Days Of The) Old Schoolyard" - Cat Stevens (#33)
"Jet Airliner" - The Steve Miller Band (#37)
"It's Sad To Belong" - England Dan & John Ford Coley (#38)
"Livin' In The Life" - The Isley Brothers (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Smoke From A Distant Fire" - The Sanford/Townsend Band (#26 to #18)
Biggest Dropper: "Margaritaville" - Jimmy Buffett (#15 to #35)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "That's Rock 'n Roll" - Shaun Cassidy (#45)
Hour #2: "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" - Meco (#51)
Hour #3: "Nobody Does It Better" - Carly Simon (#48)

We'll see what show WLS 94.7 FM Chicago plays of AT40: The 70's this Sunday morning, but is there a new situation of offering 2 AT40: The 70's episodes almost every weekend of 1970-1972 with 1973-1979 as alternates, does this mean Premiere might soon withdraw from the AT40: The 70's rotation package 1970, 1971, and 1972 AT40 shows but keep the 1973-1979 AT40 shows (with October-December 1978 and 1979 shows that are 4 hours with first hour optional) in the AT40: The 70's rotation, just like Premiere did in mid 2002 when during the old AT40 Flashback series it withdrew from the rotation package the 1980 and 1981 AT40 shows but keeping the 1982-1988 Casey Kasem hosted AT40 shows in the rotation package until Premiere ended the AT40 Flashback series at the end of 2002?

[Hervard]

Aug 3, 2012 8:33:05 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Maybe "Back in Time" by Huey Lewis and the News got radio airplay a lot but didn't get released as a single to make Billboard's Hot 100 chart (but might or might have not made R&R's chart which was mostly airplay), I wonder if Premiere on AT40: The 80's will ever play in future 1980's shows as optional extras these airplay only songs that never got single releases:
* "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming (Too Good To Be True)" - Jermaine Jackson (1984)
* "The Lady In My Life" - Michael Jackson (circa 1982-1984)
* "Baby Be Mine"- Michael Jackson (circa 1982-1984)
* "Be Good Johnny" - Men at Work (circa 1982-1983)
* "Pink Cadillac" - Bruce Springsteen (1984 - B side of "Dancing in the Dark")
* "Trapped" - Bruce Springsteen (1985)
* "Edge of a Broken Heart" - Bon Jovi (1987)
* "Never Say Goodbye" - Bon Jovi (1987)
* "Spotlight" - Madonna (1988)
I know Madonna's "Into the Groove" has been on Optional Extra 1980's status.

I don't recall "Baby Be Mine" or "The Lady In My Life" ever being played on the radio, though I'm kind of surprised - since they were the only two songs not released from Thriller, you'd think that they'd be played if only because they were both from a huge album (kind of like "Trapped", on Springsteen's Born In The USA).

[dth1971]

Aug 10, 2012 23:50:48 GMT -5 Hervard said:

Aug 3, 2012 8:33:05 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Maybe "Back in Time" by Huey Lewis and the News got radio airplay a lot but didn't get released as a single to make Billboard's Hot 100 chart (but might or might have not made R&R's chart which was mostly airplay), I wonder if Premiere on AT40: The 80's will ever play in future 1980's shows as optional extras these airplay only songs that never got single releases:
* "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming (Too Good To Be True)" - Jermaine Jackson (1984)
* "The Lady In My Life" - Michael Jackson (circa 1982-1984)
* "Baby Be Mine"- Michael Jackson (circa 1982-1984)
* "Be Good Johnny" - Men at Work (circa 1982-1983)
* "Pink Cadillac" - Bruce Springsteen (1984 - B side of "Dancing in the Dark")
* "Trapped" - Bruce Springsteen (1985)
* "Edge of a Broken Heart" - Bon Jovi (1987)
* "Never Say Goodbye" - Bon Jovi (1987)
* "Spotlight" - Madonna (1988)
I know Madonna's "Into the Groove" has been on Optional Extra 1980's status.

I don't recall "Baby Be Mine" or "The Lady In My Life" ever being played on the radio, though I'm kind of surprised - since they were the only two songs not released from Thriller, you'd think that they'd be played if only because they were both from a huge album (kind of like "Trapped", on Springsteen's Born In The USA).

Shadoe Stevens even mentioned the two Michael Jackson Thriller album not released as single tracks in a response to a question letter if any album has had all of its songs make the Top 40 (which, excluding greatest hits and complimation albums, never has happened) in an August 1990 AT40 episode.

I think I remember WLS AM 890 in Spring 1984 play a few times Michael Jackson's "The Lady In My Life".

[dth1971]

Aug 10, 2012 23:50:48 GMT -5 Hervard said:

Aug 3, 2012 8:33:05 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Maybe "Back in Time" by Huey Lewis and the News got radio airplay a lot but didn't get released as a single to make Billboard's Hot 100 chart (but might or might have not made R&R's chart which was mostly airplay), I wonder if Premiere on AT40: The 80's will ever play in future 1980's shows as optional extras these airplay only songs that never got single releases:
* "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming (Too Good To Be True)" - Jermaine Jackson (1984)
* "The Lady In My Life" - Michael Jackson (circa 1982-1984)
* "Baby Be Mine"- Michael Jackson (circa 1982-1984)
* "Be Good Johnny" - Men at Work (circa 1982-1983)
* "Pink Cadillac" - Bruce Springsteen (1984 - B side of "Dancing in the Dark")
* "Trapped" - Bruce Springsteen (1985)
* "Edge of a Broken Heart" - Bon Jovi (1987)
* "Never Say Goodbye" - Bon Jovi (1987)
* "Spotlight" - Madonna (1988)
I know Madonna's "Into the Groove" has been on Optional Extra 1980's status.

I don't recall "Baby Be Mine" or "The Lady In My Life" ever being played on the radio, though I'm kind of surprised - since they were the only two songs not released from Thriller, you'd think that they'd be played if only because they were both from a huge album (kind of like "Trapped", on Springsteen's Born In The USA).

Actually, Bruce Springsteen's "Trapped" is not on the "Born in the USA" album, it's on the 1985 "We Are The World - USA For Africa" album.

[dth1971]

REGARDING AT40: THE 70'S ON WLS 94.7 FM CHICAGO THIS SUNDAY MORNING:

WLS 94.7 FM Chicago chose to air the August 13, 1977 AT40 episode rather than the August 15, 1970 AT40 episode, so here are my thoughts:
* BY THE NUMBERS: The August 13, 1977 AT40 chart had 6 remakes and 11 foreign acts.
* DID YOU KNOW: 1) Glen Campbell's "Sunflower" was written by Neil Diamond? 2) The Bee Gees' song "Edge of the Universe" was first a track on the Bee Gees' 1975 album "Main Course"? 3) B.J. Thoimas was nearly killed with a punchured lung in 1968? 4) Johnny Rivers' "Swayin' To The Music" was originally done in 1976 by the Funky Kings? 5) Ram Jam's "Black Betty" was written by a songwriter/producer named Leadbelly? 6) Alice Cooper calls Helen Reddy the "QUEEN OF HEAVY METAL HOUSEWIFE ROCK"? 7) 3 founding members of ELO once had a lawsuit with Prime Minister Wilson over a publicity postcard that was in bad taste (The Prime Minister won the lawsuit)? 8) The Bay City Rollers couldn't hold on to 3 members who left the group to make the Bay City Rollers a quartet? 9) The Commodores were the supporting act for the Jackson 5 in concerts? 10) Rita Coolridge had her career rebooted thanks to a marriage with Kris Kristofferson?
* QUESTION LETTER: Regarding the female who had more albums on the album chart - Nancy Wilson.

Will next weekend's AT40: THE 70's offer 2 shows like this weekend did or just 1 show? We'll see soon...

[jdelachjr2002]

Aug 12, 2012 10:31:57 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Will next weekend's AT40: THE 70's offer 2 shows like this weekend did or just 1 show? We'll see soon...

Just one show next week. I'll promise you that.

[jdelachjr2002]

August 13, 1977

LW TW
DE 40 Glen Campbell - Sunflower (39)
DE 39 The Bee Gees - Edge Of The Universe (26)
DE 38 Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again (31)
DE 37 Mac McAnally - It's A Crazy World (37)
39 36 B.J. Thomas - Don't Worry Baby (17)
15 35 Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville (8)
DE 34 K.C. & The Sunshine Band - Keep It Comin' Love (2)
36 33 Slave - Slide (32)
35 32 KISS - Christine Sixteen (25)
31 31 Elvis Presley - Way Down (18)
DE 30 Foreigner - Cold As Ice (6)
30 29 Stephen Bishop - On And On (11)
DE 28 John Williams & The London Symphony Orchestra - Star Wars (Main Title) (10)
34 27 The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23 (5)
Flashback Extra: Shaun Cassidy "That's Rock 'n Roll"
28 26 Johnny Rivers - Swayin' To The Music (Slow Dancin') (10)
27 25 Ram Jam - Black Betty (18)
25 24 Helen Reddy - You're My World (18)
29 23 The Floaters - Float On (2)
24 22 Leo Sayer - How Much Love (17)
23 21 Supertramp - Give A Little Bit (15)
22 20 Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line (7)
20 19 Meri Wilson - Telephone Man (18)
26 18 Sanford-Townsend Band - Smoke From A Distant Fire (9)
14 17 Alan O'Day - Undercover Angel (1)
18 16 Heart - Barracuda (11)
17 15 James Taylor - Handy Man (4)
12 14 Barry Manilow - Looks Like We Made It (1)
Flashback Extra: Meco "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band"
16 13 Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop (3)
06 12 Shaun Cassidy - Da Doo Ron Ron (1)
13 11 Crosby, Stills & Nash - Just A Song Before I Go (7)
11 10 Bay City Rollers - You Made Me Believe In Magic (10)
10 09 Alice Cooper - You And Me (9)
09 08 deleted Cruise - Whatcha Gonna Do (6)
08 07 The Commodores - Easy (4)
04 06 Barbra Streisand - My Heart Belongs To Me (4)
05 05 Peter McCann - Do You Wanna Make Love (5)
07 04 Rita Coolidge - Your Love Has Lifted Me (Higher And Higher) (2)
03 03 The Emotions - Best Of My Love (1)
Flashback Extra: Carly Simon "Nobody Does It Better", which was two weeks away from hitting the countdown that week.
02 02 Peter Frampton - I'm In You (2)
01 01 Andy Gibb - I Just Want To Be Your Everything (1)

- This is the third airing of the 8/13/1977 show having previously aired in 2007 and 2008.
- Nothing much to add here other than in the intro to the Carly Simon extra, Larry Morgan noted that it was the first James Bond theme song not to mention the movie's title in the song title (of course, "The Spy Who Loved Me" was mentioned in the song's lyrics).
- #1 Soul: Float On
- #1 Country: Rollin' With The Flow - Charlie Rich
- #1 Album: Rumors - Fleetwood Mac

Later, I'll post the Top 40 Songs from England on this very week. Appropriate enough for closing ceremonies, no? :)

[jdelachjr2002]

August 15, 1970

LW TW
29 40 The Three Degrees - Maybe (29)
19 39 Vanity Fare - Hitchin' A Ride (5)
DE 38 Bobby Sherman - Julie, Do Ya Love Me (5)
38 37 Ike & Tina Turner - I Wanna Take You Higher (34)
40 36 Gene Chandler - Groovy Situation (12)
36 35 Jr. Walker & The All-Stars - Do You See My Love (32)
DE 34 Neil Diamond - Solitary Man (21)
21 33 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Teach Your Children (16)
20 32 Melanie & The Edwin Hawkins Singers - Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) (6)
31 31 The Lost Generation - The Sly, The Slick & The Wicked (30)
30 30 The Neighbourhood - Big Yellow Taxi (29)
35 29 The Guess Who - Hand Me Down World (17)
32 28 The Supremes - Everybody's Got The Right To Love (21)
28 27 The Who - Summertime Blues (27)
AT40 Flashback Extra: Barry McGuire "Eve Of Destruction"
DE 26 Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (1)
DE 25 Blood, Sweat & Tears - Hi-De-Ho (14)
24 24 The Flaming Ember - Westbound #9 (24)
DE 23 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin' Out My Back Door (2)
18 22 Pacific, Gas & Electric - Are You Ready? (14)
14 21 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Ohio (14)
Extra: The Caravelles "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry"
22 20 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Tell It All Brother (17)
25 19 The Assembled Multitude - Overture From "Tommy" (16)
27 18 Chicago - 25 Or 6 To 4 (4)
Extra: Patty Duke "Don't Just Stand There"
08 17 The Jackson Five - The Love You Save (1)
23 16 Clarence Carter - Patches (4)
15 15 James Brown - Get Up I Feel Like A Sex Machine (15)
Extra: The Beatles "Do You Want To Know A Secret"
AT40 Flashback Extra: Sammy Davis, Jr. "I've Gotta Be Me"
16 14 Ronnie Dyson - (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You (8)
17 13 Robin McNamara - Lay A Little Lovin' On Me (11)
13 12 B.J. Thomas - I Just Can't Help Believin' (9)
10 11 The Five Stairsteps - O-o-o-h Child (8)
09 10 The Temptations - Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) (3)
07 09 Alive & Kicking - Tighter, Tighter (7)
06 08 Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me (Not To Come) (1)
05 07 Freda Payne - Band Of Gold (3)
11 06 Edwin Starr - War (1)
12 05 Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime (3)
04 04 Eric Burdon & War - Spill The Wine (3)
03 03 Stevie Wonder - Sighed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) (3)
AT40 Flashback Extra: The Coasters "Yakety Yak"
02 02 Bread - Make It With You (1)
01 01 The Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You (1)

Here are the stories behind the non-countdown extras as Casey explains in order
- "Eve Of Destruction": The very first protest song to hit the pop charts.
- "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry": The Caravelles are the only English female duo to hit the Top 10.
- "Don't Just Stand There": Patty Duke became the youngest actress at the time to win an Academy Award for her role as Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker"; Duke would eventually go on to play Keller's teacher Annie Sullivan in a TV version of "The Miracle Worker" in 1979.
- "Do You Want To Know A Secret": Ringo Starr said in an interview that he thinks the recently disbanded Beatles will reunite soon. That wouldn't happen.
- "I've Gotta Be Me": Sammy Davis, Jr. is said to be the greatest All-Around entertainer in America.
- "Yakety Yak": The Coasters have the record for placing the most comedy songs in the Top 10.
- #1 Soul: Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)
- #1 Country: Don't Keep Me Hangin' On - Sonny James
- #1 Album: Blood, Sweat, & Tears 3

[jdelachjr2002]

August 11, 1984

LW TW
LW #1: Prince "When Doves Cry"
DE 40 The Eurythmics - Right By Your Side (29)
DE 39 Slade - My Oh My (37)
18 38 Mike Reno & Ann Wilson - Almost Paradise (7)
DE 37 Bananarama - Cruel Summer (9)
40 36 Night Ranger - When You Close Your Eyes (14)
LDD: Phil Collins "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" From Yvette in Fitchburg MA to Kimber whom she had been best friends with since Kimber moved from New York during senior year of high school.
DE 35 Prince & The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy (1)
DE 34 The Cars - Drive (3)
37 33 Jermaine Jackson - Dynamite (15)
32 32 The Go-Go's - Turn To You (32)
Flashback Extra: Bruce Springsteen "Cover Me"
39 31 Billy Joel - Leave A Tender Moment Alone (27)
36 30 Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross - All Of You (19)
30 29 Sergio Mendes - Alibis (29)
21 28 Laura Branigan - Self Control (4)
Extra: Aretha Franklin "Respect"
31 27 Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life (7)
22 26 Kenny Loggins - I'm Free (Heaven Helps The Man) (22)
33 25 Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth - The Warrior (7)
25 24 Glenn Frey - Sexy Girl (20)
28 23 Peter Wolf - Lights Out (12)
26 22 Billy Squier - Rock Me Tonite (15)
Flashback Extra: Lindsey Buckingham "Go Insane", which was two weeks away from hitting the countdown that week.
24 21 Steve Perry - She's Mine (21)
34 20 Cyndi Lauper - She Bop (3)
29 19 Huey Lewis & The News - If This Is It (6)
LDD: Debby Boone "You Light Up My Life" From John, a Vietnam veteran in Marion OH, to Julie who gave him the happiness that he had lost since his time in the Vietnam War.
13 18 The Pointer Sisters - Jump (For Your Love) (3)
19 17 Ratt - Round & Round (12)
11 16 Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face (4)
16 15 Van Halen - Panama (13)
12 14 ZZ Top - Legs (8)
15 13 Peabo Bryson - If Ever You're In My Arms Again (10)
23 12 John Waite - Missing You (1)
Flashback Extra: Laura Branigan "The Lucky One"
09 11 Ollie & Jerry - Breakin' (There's No Stoppin' Us) (9)
17 10 Corey Hart - Sunglasses At Night (7)
06 09 Rod Stewart - Infatuation (6)
10 08 Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You (6)
04 07 Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark (2)
08 06 Lionel Richie - Stuck On You (3)
07 05 Elton John - Sad Songs (Say So Much) (4)
05 04 Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It (1)
03 03 The Jacksons - State Of Shock (3)
Flashback Extra: Chicago "Hard Habit To Break"
01 02 Prince - When Doves Cry (1)
02 01 Ray Parker, Jr. - Ghostbusters (1)

Five songs debut in this week's survey so five songs fall out to make room and they are:
"10-9-8" by Face To Face (LW: #38)
"The Reflex" by Duran Duran (LW: #35)
"Romancing The Stone" by Eddy Grant (LW: 27)
"Doctor! Doctor!" by the Thompson Twins (LW: #14!)
and "Magic" by the Cars (LW: #20)

- This show previously aired back in 2009. The Bruce Springsteen and Chicago extras were holdovers from that airing while Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It" and The Pointer Sisters' "I'm So Excited" were also played then.
- For the Lindsey Buckingham extra, Larry noted that Lindsey was selected as one of the 100 greatest guitar players by Rolling Stone magazine.
- The Laura Branigan and Chicago extras meanwhile were shortened in length.
- #1 Country: That's The Thing About Love - Don Williams
- #1 Dance/Disco: Breakin' (There's No Stoppin' Us)
- #1 Soul: When Doves Cry
- #1 Album: Purple Rain

[jdelachjr2002]

Here's the UK Top 40 from 8/13/1977

LW TW
33 40 Barbra Streisand - Love Theme From "A Star Is Born" (Evergreen) (3)
DE 39 The Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do (9)
DE 38 Jigsaw - If I Have To Go Away (36)
DE 37 Billy Paul - Your Song (37)
31 36 Gary Glitter - A Little Boogie Woogie (31)
17 35 Tavares - One Step Away (16)
28 34 The Stranglers - Peaches (8)
39 33 Real Thing - Love's Such A Wonderful Thing (33)
32 32 Danny Williams - Dancin' Easy (30)
DE 31 Mink Deville - Spanish Stroll (20)
DE 30 Thin Lizzy - Dancin' In The Moonlight (14)
25 29 Television - Prove It (25)
DE 28 Steve Gibbons Band - Tulane (12)
29 27 Dave Edmunds - I Knew The Bride (26)
18 26 Olivia Newton-John - Sam (6)
21 25 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Baby Don't Change Your Mind (4)
27 24 Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (24)
20 23 The Jam - All Around The World (13)
23 22 Barry Biggs - Three Ring Circus (22)
DE 21 Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better (7)
12 20 John Miles - Slow Down (10)
30 19 Deniece Williams - That's What Friends Are For (8)
19 18 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (14)
26 17 Candi Staton - Nights On Broadway (6)
16 16 The Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need (12)
04 15 Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again (1)
10 14 Alessi - Oh Lori (8)
15 13 The Stranglers - Something Better Change (9)
08 12 The Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant (6)
24 11 Jonathan Richman - Roadrunner (11)
07 10 Smokie - It's Your Life (5)
11 09 The Commodores - Easy (9)
05 08 Emerson Lake & Palmer - Fanfare For The Common Man (2)
13 07 Rah Band - The Crunch (6)
06 06 Rita Coolidge - We're All Alone (6)
03 05 Boney M - Ma Baker (2)
14 04 The Floaters - Float On (1)
09 03 Showaddywaddy - You Got What It Takes (2)
02 02 The Brotherhood Of Man - Angelo (1)
01 01 Donna Summer - I Feel Love (1)

[dth1971]

Aug 12, 2012 11:29:50 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Aug 12, 2012 10:31:57 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Will next weekend's AT40: THE 70's offer 2 shows like this weekend did or just 1 show? We'll see soon...

Just one show next week. I'll promise you that.

I bet 1973 gets a lone week and no other alternate for AT40: The 70's sometime soon...

[dth1971]

Aug 12, 2012 19:18:45 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Here's the UK Top 40 from 8/13/1977

LW TW
33 40 Barbra Streisand - Love Theme From "A Star Is Born" (Evergreen) (3)
DE 39 The Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do (9)
DE 38 Jigsaw - If I Have To Go Away (36)
DE 37 Billy Paul - Your Song (37)
31 36 Gary Glitter - A Little Boogie Woogie (31)
17 35 Tavares - One Step Away (16)
28 34 The Stranglers - Peaches (8)
39 33 Real Thing - Love's Such A Wonderful Thing (33)
32 32 Danny Williams - Dancin' Easy (30)
DE 31 Mink Deville - Spanish Stroll (20)
DE 30 Thin Lizzy - Dancin' In The Moonlight (14)
25 29 Television - Prove It (25)
DE 28 Steve Gibbons Band - Tulane (12)
29 27 Dave Edmunds - I Knew The Bride (26)
18 26 Olivia Newton-John - Sam (6)
21 25 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Baby Don't Change Your Mind (4)
27 24 Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (24)
20 23 The Jam - All Around The World (13)
23 22 Barry Biggs - Three Ring Circus (22)
DE 21 Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better (7)
12 20 John Miles - Slow Down (10)
30 19 Deniece Williams - That's What Friends Are For (8)
19 18 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (14)
26 17 Candi Staton - Nights On Broadway (6)
16 16 The Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need (12)
04 15 Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again (1)
10 14 Alessi - Oh Lori (8)
15 13 The Stranglers - Something Better Change (9)
08 12 The Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant (6)
24 11 Jonathan Richman - Roadrunner (11)
07 10 Smokie - It's Your Life (5)
11 09 The Commodores - Easy (9)
05 08 Emerson Lake & Palmer - Fanfare For The Common Man (2)
13 07 Rah Band - The Crunch (6)
06 06 Rita Coolidge - We're All Alone (6)
03 05 Boney M - Ma Baker (2)
14 04 The Floaters - Float On (1)
09 03 Showaddywaddy - You Got What It Takes (2)
02 02 The Brotherhood Of Man - Angelo (1)
01 01 Donna Summer - I Feel Love (1)

Nice posting of a flashback chart from the UK from August 13, 1977. Hope more of this can be used in the future, maybe even a top 40 chart from Canada or Australia as well?

[cartman2002]

here's POS 41-100 from the 08/11/1984 chart


41 Magic, The Cars 12
42 Two Sides Of Love, Sammy Hagar 38
43 17, Rick James 36
44 Doctor! Doctor!, Thompson Twins 11
45 Romancing The Stone, Eddy Grant 26
47 We're Not Gonna Take It, Twisted Sister 21
48 Only When You Leave, Spandau Ballet 34
49 High On Emotion, Chris DeBurgh 44
50 Go Insane, Lindsey Buckingham 23
51 The Lucky One, Laura Branigan 20
52 Cover Me, Bruce Springsteen 7
53 The Reflex, Duran Duran 1
54 Hold Me, Teddy Pendergrass And Whitney Houston 46
55 Mama, Weer All Crazee Now, Quiet Riot 51
56 Dance Hall Days, Wang Chung 16
57 Happy Ending, Joe Jackson 57
58 10-9-8, Face To Face 38
59 There Goes My Baby, Donna Summer 21
60 The Heart Of Rock & Roll, Huey Lewis & The News 6
61 Borderline, Madonna 10
62 No Way Out, Jefferson Starship 23
63 The Only Flame In Town, Elvis Costello & The Atrractions 56
64 Boys Do Fall In Love, Robin Gibb 37
65 I'm So Excited, The Pointer Sisters 9
66 What The Big Girls Do, Van Stephenson 45
67 Jam On It, Newcleus 56
68 The First Day Of Summer, Tony Carey 33
69 Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper 1
70 Stay The Night, Chicago 16
71 Cleanin' Up The Town, Bus Boys 68
72 It's A Hard Life, Queen 72
73 (what) In The Name Of Love, Naked Eyes 39
74 Taking It All Too Hard, Genesis 50
76 Let's Hear It For The Boy, Deniece Williams 1
77 I Send A Message, INXS 77
78 You Were Made For Me, Irene Cara 78
79 Sister Christian, Night Ranger 5
80 Straight From The Heart, Coyote Sisters 66
81 Farewell My Summer Love, Michael Jackson 38
82 Modern Day Delilah, Van Stephenson 22
83 Next Love, Deniece Williams 81
84 Can't Wait All Night, Juice Newton 66
85 Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run), Billy Ocean 1
86 Beatstreet, Grandmaster Melle Mel And The Furious Five 86
87 Just The Way You Like It, The S.O.S. Band 64
88 Here She Comes, Bonnie Tyler 76
89 She Loves My Car, Ronnie Milsap 84
90 Stranger, Stephen Stills 61
91 I Didn't Mean To Turn You On, Cherelle 79
92 Still Loving You, Scorpions 64
93 The More You Live, The More You Love, A Flock Of Seagulls 56
94 Don't Walk Away, Rick Springfield 26
95 Somebody Else's Guy, Jocelyn Brown 75
96 Black Stations/White Stations, M + M 63
97 99 1/2, Carol Lynn Townes 77
98 Simple, Johnny Mathis 81
99 You're The Best Thing, The Style Council 76
100 Reach Out, Giorgio Moroder 81

[mkarns]

Aug 12, 2012 20:42:40 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Aug 12, 2012 11:29:50 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Just one show next week. I'll promise you that.

I bet 1973 gets a lone week and no other alternate for AT40: The 70's sometime soon...

This week's shows are August 21, 1976 (with no alternate) and August 15, 1987. We do get 1973 from SXM this week.

[dth1971]

Aug 13, 2012 11:24:06 GMT -5 mkarns said:

Aug 12, 2012 20:42:40 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

I bet 1973 gets a lone week and no other alternate for AT40: The 70's sometime soon...

This week's shows are August 21, 1976 (with no alternate) and August 15, 1987. We do get 1973 from SXM this week.

Although I want Premiere's AT40: The 70's for radio stations to get a 1973 episode with no alternate sometime in the next couple of weeks.

I wonder if Premiere will offer an AT40: The 70's episode from late 1972 (mostly November-December) with no alternate...