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

[mkarns]

Sept 2, 2012 11:50:04 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

* BLOOPERS: 1) Casey mentioned to give out the address to send AT40 question letters but he didn't unless Premiere edited out that address from the original! 2) Casey mentioned Austin Roberts had 3 chart records, but Austin Roberts' "Rocky" is is second top 40 hit! 3) Casey mentioned The Pointer Sisters had 5 chart records, but the Pointer Sisters had 3 Top 40 hits up to 1975!

Maybe by "chart records" he meant all singles that reached the Hot 100 chart, including those that fell short of the top 40.

[jdelachjr2002]

Sept 2, 2012 13:12:43 GMT -5 mkarns said:

Sept 2, 2012 11:50:04 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

* BLOOPERS: 1) Casey mentioned to give out the address to send AT40 question letters but he didn't unless Premiere edited out that address from the original! 2) Casey mentioned Austin Roberts had 3 chart records, but Austin Roberts' "Rocky" is is second top 40 hit! 3) Casey mentioned The Pointer Sisters had 5 chart records, but the Pointer Sisters had 3 Top 40 hits up to 1975!

Maybe by "chart records" he meant all singles that reached the Hot 100 chart, including those that fell short of the top 40.

Right. The Pointers did chart with "Wang Doodle Doodle" (peak: #61) and "Live Your Life Before You Die" (peak: #89) prior to "How Long" hence they did chart five times in the Hot 100.

Austin Roberts was also in the Hot 100 with "Keep On Singing" (peak: #50) inbetween "Something's Wrong With Me" and "Rocky". BTW in terms of songs that end tragically this week, I'll take "Rocky" over "Run Joey Run" hands down.

[jdelachjr2002]

August 30, 1975

LW TW
DE 40 The Doobie Brothers - Sweet Maxine (40)
DE 39 The Spinners - They Just Can't Stop It (Games People Play) (5)
DE 38 Austin Roberts - Rocky (9)
39 37 The Temptations - Glasshouse (37)
38 36 New Birth - Dream Merchant (36)
40 35 Tavares - It Only Takes A Minute (10)
DE 34 Helen Reddy - Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady (8)
33 33 Cat Stevens - Two Fine People (33)
36 32 The Pointer Sisters - How Long (Betcha Got A Chick On The Side) (20)
10 31 Olivia Newton-John - Please Mr. Please (3)
34 30 The Osmonds - The Proud One (22)
35 29 Morris Albert - Feelings (6)
DE 28 Orleans - Dance With Me (6)
31 27 America - Daisy Jane (20)
Flashback Extra: Art Garfunkel "I Only Have Eyes For You"
30 26 The Carpenters - Solitaire (17)
29 25 Paul Anka with Odia Coates - I Believe There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love (15)
28 24 Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band - Black Superman/Muhammad Ali (21)
37 23 David Geddes - Run Joey Run (4)
22 22 Johnny Rivers - Help Me Rhonda (22)
25 21 ZZ Top - Tush (20)
DE 20 John Denver - I'm Sorry/Calypso (1)
13 19 Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together (1)
21 18 The Amazing Rhythm Aces - Third Rate Romance (14)
18 17 Ambrosia - Holdin' On To Yesterday (17)
20 16 Sweet - Ballroom Blitz (5)
19 15 Earth, Wind & Fire - That's The Way Of The World (12)
17 14 Bad Company - Feel Like Makin' Love (10)
Flashback Extra: The Four Seasons "Who Loves You"
16 13 Freddy Fender - Wasted Days & Wasted Nights (8)
15 12 Barry Manilow - Could It Be Magic (6)
24 11 David Bowie - Fame (1)
11 10 The Isley Brothers - Fight The Power (4)
06 09 War - Why Can't We Be Friends (6)
08 08 Elton John - Someone Saved My Life Tonight (4)
09 07 Janis Ian - At Seventeen (3)
04 06 The Bee Gees - Jive Talkin' (1)
07 05 James Taylor - How Sweet It Is (5)
02 04 The Eagles - One Of These Nights (1)
05 03 Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy (1)
Flashback Extra: John Williams "Theme From Jaws"
01 02 Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Fallin' In Love (1)
03 01 KC & The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight (1)

- This is the second airing for the 8/30/1975 show. The first airing came in 2008.
- #1 Soul: "Your Love" - Graham Central Station
- #1 Country: Rhinestone Cowboy
- #1 Album: Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John

[jdelachjr2002]

September 5, 1981

LW TW
LW #1: Diana Ross & Lionel Richie "Endless Love"
DE 40 Little River Band - The Night Owls (6)
40 39 Point Blank - Nicole (39)
DE 38 John Denver - Some Days Are Diamonds (36)
39 37 Silver Condor - You Could Take My Heart Away (32)
DE 36 Elton John - Chloe (34)
26 35 Robbie Patton - Don't Give It Up (26)
20 34 John Schneider - It's Now Or Never (14)
DE 33 Rick James - Super Freak (Part 1) (16)
36 32 Kim Carnes - Draw Of The Cards (28)
AT40 Archives: From August 1967 - Bobbie Gentry "Ode To Billie Joe", the 169th #1 of the 1960's.
Flashback Extra: Blue Oyster Cult "Burnin' For You", which was four weeks away from hitting the countdown that week.
14 31 The Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira (5)
33 30 Balance - Breaking Away (22)
35 29 The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (2)
LDD: Carole King "You've Got A Friend" From Michelle in Michigan to John, her sister's ex-boyfriend who in one week helped her patch up problems with her fiancee.
34 28 REO Speedwagon - In Your Letter (20)
13 27 Marty Balin - Hearts (8)
28 26 Stacy Lattisaw - Love On A Two-Way Street (26)
30 25 Lulu - I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) (18)
31 24 Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (1)
29 23 Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only (2)
25 22 The Moody Blues - The Voice (15)
AT40 Archives: From September 1967 - The Box Tops "The Letter", the 170th #1 of the 1960's.
Flashback Extra: Rick Springfield "I've Done Everything For You"
23 21 Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio - That Old Song (21)
22 20 Alabama - Feels So Right (20)
24 19 The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Medley (12)
21 18 Electric Light Orchestra - Hold On Tight (10)
19 17 Pat Benatar - Fire And Ice (17)
18 16 Gary Wright - Really Wanna Know You (16)
17 15 The Greg Kihn Band - The Breakup Song (They Don't Write Em) (15)
12 14 The Manhattan Transfer - The Boy From New York City (7)
15 13 deleted Cruise - Cool Love (13)
16 12 Eddie Rabbitt - Step By Step (5)
11 11 Kenny Rogers - I Don't Need You (3)
AT40 Archives: From October 1967 - Lulu "To Sir With Love", the 171st #1 of the 1960's.
Flashback Extra: The Go-Go's "Our Lips Are Sealed"
03 10 Joey Scarbury - Theme From "The Greatest American Hero" (Believe It Or Not) (2)
05 09 Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl (1)
09 08 The Commodores - Lady (You Bring Me Up) (8)
10 07 Journey - Who's Crying Now (4)
06 06 Juice Newton - Queen Of Hearts (2)
LDD: Styx "The Best Of Times" From Tracy in Lakewood CA to her mother who sought help in ending her drug addiction.
07 05 Ronnie Milsap - (There's) No Gettin' Over Me (5)
08 04 Foreigner - Urgent (4)
04 03 Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (3)
Flashback Extra: Daryl Hall & John Oates "Private Eyes"
02 02 The Pointer Sisters - Slow Hand (2)
01 01 Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - Endless Love (1)

- We kinda got a double dose of The Beach Boys' "Help Me Rhonda" as parts of the song were played in the '70s show (before the Johnny Rivers remake) and during the Beach Boys medley.
- Interestingly Lulu's then-current hit was in the Top 40 the same time her biggest hit was played as an Archive extra.
- The Carole King LDD means we now have heard three different versions of the same song the last two weeks with the James Taylor and Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway versions being played in the 8/28/1971 show.
- In the "Private Eyes" extra, Larry Morgan noted that the song was originally titled "Head Above Water".
- #1 Country: (There's) No Gettin' Over Me
- #1 Soul: Endless Love
- #1 Album: Bella Donna - Stevie Nicks

[cartman2002]

Hers's Pos 41-100 on the Hot 100 chart from the 8/30/1975

41 Midnight Blue, Melissa Manchester 6
42 Gone At Last, Paul Simon/Phoebe Snow 23
43 I'm Not In Love, 10cc 2
44 The Rockford Files, Mike Post 10
45 Brazil, The Ritchie Family 11
46 Rendezvous, The Hudson Brothers 26
47 That's When The Music Takes Me, Neil Sedaka 27
48 Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow, Merry Clayton 45
49 I Believe I'm Gonna Love You, Frank Sinatra 47
50 Give It What You Got/Peace Pipe, B.T. Express 31
51 Til The World Ends, Three Dog Night 32
52 Lady Blue, Leon Russell 14
53 Do It Any Way You Wanna, Peoples Choice 11
54 Hope That We Can Be Together Soon, Sharon Paige and Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes 42
55 Carolina In The Pines, Michael Murphey 21
56 Your Love, Graham Central Station 38
57 Listen To What The Man Said, Wings 1
58 Get The Cream Off The Top, Eddie Kendricks 50
59 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle), Gary Toms Empire 46
60 Send In The Clowns, Judy Collins 19
61 Miracles, Jefferson Starship 3
62 I Love Makin' Love To You, Evie Sands 50
63 What A Diff'rence A Day Makes, Esther Phillips 20
64 Por Amor Viviremos, Captain & Tennille 49
65 Main Title (Theme From Jaws), John Williams 32
66 I Only Have Eyes For You, Art Garfunkel 18
67 Department Of Youth, Alice Cooper 67
68 I Got Stoned And I Missed It, Jim Stafford 37
69 Forever Came Today, Jackson 5 60
70 You're All I Need To Get By, Tony Orlando & Dawn 34
71 If I Ever Lose This Heaven, AWB 39
72 Like They Say In L.A., East L.A. Car Pool 72
73 Katmandu, Bob Seger 43
74 Alvin Stone (The Birth & Death Of A Gangster), Fantastic Four
74
75 To Each His Own, Faith, Hope And Charity 50
76 Inside My Love, Minnie Riperton 76
77 Dreaming A Dream, Crown Heights Affair 43
78 Who Loves You, The 4 Seasons 3
79 Only You Can, Fox 53
80 If I Could Only Win Your Love, Emmylou Harris 58
81 Money, Gladys Knight And The Pips 50
82 Mamacita, The Grass Roots 71
83 This Will Be, Natalie Cole 6
84 I Like It Like That, Loggins & Messina 84
85 Out Of Time, The Rolling Stones 81
86 Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain, Willie Nelson 21
87 You Are A Song, Batdorf & Rodney 87
88 Sky High, Jigsaw 3
89 (All I Have To Do Is) Dream, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 66
90 Jam Band, Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes 80
91 For Your Love, Christopher Paul And Shawn 91
92 Chocolate Chip, Isaac Hayes 92
93 House Of Strangers, Jim Gilstrap 93
94 We Been Singin' Songs, Baron Stewart 91
95 Music In My Bones, Joe Simon 92
96 Eighteen With A Bullet, Pete Wingfield 15
97 The Millionaire, Dr. Hook 95
98 Hollywood Hot, The Eleventh Hour 55
99 A Friend Of Mine Is Going Blind, John Dawson Read 72
100 When You're Young And In Love, The Choice Four 91

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's shows.

"AT40: The '70s" this week presents 9/10/1977.

Four songs debuted this week:
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" - Peter Frampton (#33)
"Daytime Friends" - Kenny Rogers (#36)
"Cat Scratch Fever" - Ted Nugent (#38)
"I Believe You" - Dorothy Moore (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"I'm In You" - Peter Frampton (#22)
"Telephone Man" - Meri Wilson (#28)
"Do You Wanna Make Love" - Peter McCann (#36)
"You And Me" - Alice Cooper (#37)

Biggest Mover: "I Feel Love" - Donna Summer (#40 to #29)
Biggest Dropper: "Whatcha Gonna Do" - deleted Cruise (#14 to #37)

Original extras:
"Cat's In The Cradle" - Harry Chapin
This song will be played as one of the optional extras.

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Cat's In The Cradle" - Harry Chapin (original AT40 extra)
Hour #2: "You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone (#58)
Hour #3: "Just Remember I Love You" - Firefall (#41)

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 9/10/1983

Three songs debuted this week:
"Islands In The Stream" - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (#34)
"Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)" - Sheena Easton (#37)
"One Thing Leads To Another" - The Fixx (#38)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Is There Something I Should Know" - Duran Duran (#29)
"Rock 'n Roll Is King" - ELO (#31)
"Rock Of Ages" - Def Leppard (#37)

Biggest Mover: "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" - Bonnie Tyler (#15 to #8)
Biggest Dropper (tie):
"China Girl" - David Bowie (#12 to #23)
"After The Fall" - Journey (#28 to #39)

Original extras:
"I Shot The Sheriff" - Eric Clapton

Long Distance Dedications:
"I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World" - Ronnie Milsap
"Don't Cry Out Loud" - Melissa Manchester

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Suddenly Last Summer" - The Motels (#44)
Hour #2: "Foolin'" - Def Leppard (#67)
Hour #3: "If Anyone Falls" - Stevie Nicks (#61; highest debut)
Hour #4: "Heart And Soul" - Huey Lewis & The News (#83; debuted)

[dth1971]

Sept 7, 2012 14:57:55 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Here are this weekend's shows.

"AT40: The '70s" this week presents 9/10/1977.

Four songs debuted this week:
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Youre)" - Peter Frampton (#33)
"Daytime Friends" - Kenny Rogers (#36)
"Cat Scratch Fever" - Ted Nugent (#38)
"I Believe You" - Dorothy Moore (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"I'm In You" - Peter Frampton (#22)
"Telephone Man" - Meri Wilson (#28)
"Do You Wanna Make Love" - Peter McCann (#36)
"You And Me" - Alice Cooper (#37)

Biggest Mover: "I Feel Love" - Donna Summer (#40 to #29)
Biggest Dropper: "Whatcha Gonna Do" - deleted Cruise (#14 to #37)

Original extras:
"Cat's In The Cradle" - Harry Chapin
This song will be played as one of the optional extras.

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Cat's In The Cradle" - Harry Chapin (original AT40 extra)
Hour #2: "You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone (#58)
Hour #3: "Just Remember I Love You" - Firefall (#41)

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 9/10/1983

Three songs debuted this week:
"Islands In The Stream" - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (#34)
"Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)" - Sheena Easton (#37)
"One Thing Leads To Another" - The Fixx (#38)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Is There Something I Should Know" - Duran Duran (#29)
"Rock 'n Roll Is King" - ELO (#31)
"Rock Of Ages" - Def Leppard (#37)

Biggest Mover: "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" - Bonnie Tyler (#15 to #8)
Biggest Dropper (tie):
"China Girl" - David Bowie (#12 to #23)
"After The Fall" - Journey (#28 to #39)

Original extras:
"I Shot The Sheriff" - Eric Clapton

Long Distance Dedications:
"I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World" - Ronnie Milsap
"Don't Cry Out Loud" - Melissa Manchester

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Suddenly Last Summer" - The Motels (#44)
Hour #2: "Foolin'" - Def Leppard (#67)
Hour #3: "If Anyone Falls" - Stevie Nicks (#61; highest debut)
Hour #4: "Heart And Soul" - Huey Lewis & The News (#83; debuted)

The September 10, 1983 AT40 episode was originally rebroadcast in 2001 as part of the AT40 Flashback series with the first hour not played, and was the last AT40 Flashback episode 94.7 FM in Chicago played (when it was 1980's/Hot AC WZZN The Zone) a few days before the September 11, 2001 tragic events occured and the weekend before the station switched to an alternative rock format and dropped AT40 Flashback. (Lucky the 94.7 FM Chicago station, now oldies station WLS FM, carries AT40: The 70's Sunday mornings currently!)

[dth1971]

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON THIS WEEKEND'S AT40: THE 70'S EPISODE OF THE SEPTEMBER 10, 1977 AT40 EPISODE AIRED ON WLS 94.7 FM CHICAGO THIS SUNDAY MORNING:

* BY THE NUMBERS: There are 5 remakes on this AT40 chart, and there are 2 versions of the Star Wars Theme on this AT40 chart as well.
* DID YOU KNOW: 1) Ted Nugent is from Detroit, Michigan? 2) George Benson began his music career at age 8 playing a ukelele in front of a candy store? 3) Carole King and Neil Sedaka were friends in the 1960's? 4) Many fans were criticized (even Phil Spector and Los Angeles Times music critis Robert Hilburn) about Elvis Presley's overweight and sloppy performaces in his last year or so prior to Elvis' 1977 death? 5) Leo Sayer wrote the tracks for Roger Daltry's 1973 debut solo album? 6) That's Rock 'n Roll by Shaun Cassidy was first recorded by Eric Carmen? 7) Meco originally hated rock 'n roll music for 17 years because he thinks it was garbage (Casey even mentioned as part of the Meco story on his hate of rock music then AT40 NYC affiliate WPIX)? 8) Stephen Bishop originally wrote songs for Art Garfunkel's "Break Away" album? 9) The group Heart in 1972 was $500,000 in debt while living in a cold house in Vancouver, Canada? 10) The Emotions (#1 on this AT40 chart with "Best of My Love") was originally from Chicago?
* QUESTION LETTERS:1) Regarding the theme to the TV show that spent the longest at #1 - "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" by Bill "Days of Our Lives" Hayes, 2) Regarding the biggest Canadian group of the rock era - The Guess Who, and 3) Regarding the year the British occupied more weeks at #1 on the American chart than the Americans did - 1965 with 28 out of 52 weeks.
* BLOOPER: Casey called the previous hit by KC and the Sunshine Band "Boogie Man" instead of "I'm Your Boogie Man".
* ALSO: WLS 94.7 FM played the first optional extra which was the demoted to OPTIONAL EXTRA status original AT40 extra of "Cats in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin (And to tie in to it Casey mentioned that beginning in 1975 every Thanksgiving Harry Chapin did a Thanksgiving radio telethon in New York City, that's almost like when Jerry Lewis used to do the famous Muscular Dystrophy (MDA) telethons on Labor Day!)

[jdelachjr2002]

September 10, 1977

LW TW
DE 40 Dorothy Moore - I Believe You (27)
33 39 The Bay City Rollers - You Made Me Believe In Magic (10)
DE 38 Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever (30)
14 37 deleted Cruise - Whatcha Gonna Do (6)
DE 36 Kenny Rogers - Daytime Friends (28)
39 35 George Benson - The Greatest Love Of All (24)
18 34 Ram Jam - Black Betty (18)
DE 33 Peter Frampton - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) (18)
34 32 Carole King - Hard Rock Cafe (30)
32 31 Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again (31)
38 30 The Steve Miller Band - Jungle Love (23)
40 29 Donna Summer - I Feel Love (6)
31 28 Ronnie Milsap - It Was Almost Like A Song (16)
AT40 Flashback Extra: Harry Chapin "Cat's In The Cradle"
15 27 Supertramp - Give A Little Bit (15)
26 26 The Bee Gees - Edge Of The Universe (26)
25 25 KISS - Christine Sixteen (25)
35 24 Elvis Presley - Way Down (18)
29 23 Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better (2)
30 22 Heatwave - Boogie Nights (2)
17 21 Leo Sayer - How Much Love (17)
24 20 B.J. Thomas - Don't Worry Baby (17)
23 19 Shaun Cassidy - That's Rock 'n Roll (3)
27 18 Meco - Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band (1)
20 17 Johnny Rivers - Swayin' To The Music (10)
19 16 Stephen Bishop - On And On (11)
21 15 K.C. & The Sunshine Band - Keep It Comin' Love (2)
16 14 Foreigner - Cold As Ice (6)
Flashback Extra: Debby Boone "You Light Up My Life", which was a week away from entering the countdown that week.
11 13 Heart - Barracuda (11)
07 12 Crosby, Stills & Nash - Just A Song Before I Go (7)
13 11 John Williams & The London Symphony Orchestra - Star Wars (Main Title) (10)
12 10 Sanford-Townsend Band - Smoke From A Distant Fire (9)
10 09 Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line (7)
09 08 The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23 (5)
04 07 The Commodores - Easy (4)
08 06 Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop (3)
06 05 The Floaters - Float On (2)
05 04 James Taylor - Handy Man (4)
02 03 Andy Gibb - I Just Want To Be Your Everything (1)
Flashback Extra: Firefall "Just Remember I Love You"
03 02 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher - Rita Coolidge (2)
01 01 The Emotions - Best Of My Love (1)

BTW usually on AT40 the last segment would have the Top 2 songs but in this case, there was a break inbetween #2 and #1 though the last op extra slot was between #3 and #2.
- #1 Soul: Float On
- #1 Country: Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
- #1 Album: Rumors - Fleetwood Mac

[Deleted]

Sept 9, 2012 11:25:09 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON THIS WEEKEND'S AT40: THE 70'S EPISODE OF THE SEPTEMBER 10, 1977 AT40 EPISODE AIRED ON WLS 94.7 FM CHICAGO THIS SUNDAY MORNING:

* BY THE NUMBERS: There are 5 remakes on this AT40 chart, and there are 2 versions of the Star Wars Theme on this AT40 chart as well.
* DID YOU KNOW: 1) Ted Nugent is from Detroit, Michigan? 2) George Benson began his music career at age 8 playing a ukelele in front of a candy store? 3) Carole King and Neil Sedaka were friends in the 1960's? 4) Many fans were criticized (even Phil Spector and Los Angeles Times music critis Robert Hilburn) about Elvis Presley's overweight and sloppy performaces in his last year or so prior to Elvis' 1977 death? 5) Leo Sayer wrote the tracks for Roger Daltry's 1973 debut solo album? 6) That's Rock 'n Roll by Shaun Cassidy was first recorded by Eric Carmen? 7) Meco originally hated rock 'n roll music for 17 years because he thinks it was garbage (Casey even mentioned as part of the Meco story on his hate of rock music then AT40 NYC affiliate WPIX)? 8) Stephen Bishop originally wrote songs for Art Garfunkel's "Break Away" album? 9) The group Heart in 1972 was $500,000 in debt while living in a cold house in Vancouver, Canada? 10) The Emotions (#1 on this AT40 chart with "Best of My Love") was originally from Chicago?
* QUESTION LETTERS:1) Regarding the theme to the TV show that spent the longest at #1 - "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" by Bill "Days of Our Lives" Hayes, 2) Regarding the biggest Canadian group of the rock era - The Guess Who, and 3) Regarding the year the British occupied more weeks at #1 on the American chart than the Americans did - 1965 with 28 out of 52 weeks.
* BLOOPER: Casey called the previous hit by KC and the Sunshine Band "Boogie Man" instead of "I'm Your Boogie Man".
* ALSO: WLS 94.7 FM played the first optional extra which was the demoted to OPTIONAL EXTRA status original AT40 extra of "Cats in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin (And to tie in to it Casey mentioned that beginning in 1975 every Thanksgiving Harry Chapin did a Thanksgiving radio telethon in New York City, that's almost like when Jerry Lewis used to do the famous Muscular Dystrophy (MDA) telethons on Labor Day!)

The song Oh! Carol, a hit for Neil Sedaka referred to his high school sweetheart Carole King. Carole King wrote a song called Oh Neil which was not a ht

'That's Rock N Roll' appeared on the 1975 album 'Eric Carmen'. Shaun Cassidy also covered another Eric Carmen song called 'Hey Deanie'

[jdelachjr2002]

September 10, 1983

LW TW
40 40 Hold Me 'Til The Morning Comes - Paul Anka (40)
28 39 Journey - After The Fall (23)
DE 38 The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another (4)
DE 37 Sheena Easton - Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) (9)
38 36 Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson - Tonight, I Celebrate My Love (16)
36 35 The Little River Band - You're Driving Me Out Of My Mind (35)
DE 34 Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - Islands In The Stream (1)
39 33 Talking Heads - Burning Down The House (9)
34 32 Robert Plant - Big Log (20)
35 31 Juice Newton - Tell Him No (27)
33 30 George Benson - Lady Love Me (One More Time) (30)
Flashback Extra: The Motels "Suddenly Last Summer", which was a week away from hitting the countdown that week.
27 29 Loverboy - Hot Girls In Love (11)
32 28 Elton John - Kiss The Bride (25)
LDD: Ronnie Milsap "I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World" From David in Plano TX to Christina who he met while they were both in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and was his prom date (and first date overall) and he had a wonderful time.
30 27 Jeffrey Osborne - Don't You Get So Mad (25)
19 26 Quarterflash - Take Me To Heart (14)
26 25 Shalamar - Dead Giveaway (22)
16 24 Stevie Nicks - Stand Back (5)
12 23 David Bowie - China Girl (10)
24 22 Spandau Ballet - True (4)
25 21 The Police - King Of Pain (3)
Flashback Extra: Def Leppard "Foolin'"
23 20 Laura Branigan - How Am I Supposed To Live Without You (12)
21 19 Naked Eyes - Promises, Promises (11)
20 18 Rick Springfield - Human Touch (18)
Extra: Eric Clapton "I Shot The Sheriff"
22 17 Frank Stallone - Far From Over (10)
08 16 Men At Work - It's A Mistake (6)
18 15 Air Supply - Making Love Out Of Nothing At All (2)
17 14 The Stray Cats - (She's) Sexy + 17 (5)
14 13 Jackson Browne - Lawyers In Love (13)
11 12 The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination (8)
13 11 Asia - Don't Cry (10)
Flashback Extra: Stevie Nicks "If Anyone Falls", which made the Highest Hot 100 debut of the week at #61.
09 10 Culture Club - I'll Tumble 4 Ya (9)
10 09 Michael Jackson - Human Nature (7)
15 08 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart (1)
LDD: Melissa Manchester "Don't Cry Out Loud" From Diane in North Manchester IN in memory of her cat Catty who was run over by a car.
05 07 Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money (3)
03 06 The Police - Every Breath You Take (1)
07 05 Billy Joel - Tell Her About It (1)
04 04 Taco - Puttin' On The Ritz (4)
06 03 Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance (3)
Flashback Extra: Huey Lewis & The News "Heart And Soul", which debuted at #83 that week.
01 02 The Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These) (1)
02 01 Michael Sembello - Maniac (1)

- The Eric Clapton extra was played after listeners wrote to Casey that Clapton was omitted from a previous chart fact on solo acts who hit #1 after being in Top 40 groups (The Yardbirds and Derek & The Dominoes).
- The Cat LDD writer should be fortunate enough that her letter was not played following an uptempo record (if you know what I mean :)). Also before reading the LDD Casey mentioned that he had never had a pet.
- Casey's story on Michael Sembello was previously told on 8/13 but it wasn't told by Casey that week but was told by fill-in host Keri Tombazian.
- Larry Morgan mentioned that Huey Lewis & The News' "Sports" LP became the #2 album for all of 1984 (he didn't say what album was #1 however and also "Heart And Soul" was edited).
- #1 Country: "I'm Only In It For The Love" - John Conlee
- #1 Soul: "Cold Blooded" - Rick James
- #1 Album: Thriller - Michael Jackson

[dth1971]

Sept 9, 2012 20:41:53 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

September 10, 1983

LW TW
40 40 Hold Me 'Til The Morning Comes - Paul Anka (40)
28 39 Journey - After The Fall (23)
DE 38 The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another (4)
DE 37 Sheena Easton - Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) (9)
38 36 Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson - Tonight, I Celebrate My Love (16)
36 35 The Little River Band - You're Driving Me Out Of My Mind (35)
DE 34 Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - Islands In The Stream (1)
39 33 Talking Heads - Burning Down The House (9)
34 32 Robert Plant - Big Log (20)
35 31 Juice Newton - Tell Him No (27)
33 30 George Benson - Lady Love Me (One More Time) (30)
Flashback Extra: The Motels "Suddenly Last Summer", which was a week away from hitting the countdown that week.
27 29 Loverboy - Hot Girls In Love (11)
32 28 Elton John - Kiss The Bride (25)
LDD: Ronnie Milsap "I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World" From David in Plano TX to Christina who he met while they were both in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and was his prom date (and first date overall) and he had a wonderful time.
30 27 Jeffrey Osborne - Don't You Get So Mad (25)
19 26 Quarterflash - Take Me To Heart (14)
26 25 Shalamar - Dead Giveaway (22)
16 24 Stevie Nicks - Stand Back (5)
12 23 David Bowie - China Girl (10)
24 22 Spandau Ballet - True (4)
25 21 The Police - King Of Pain (3)
Flashback Extra: Def Leppard "Foolin'"
23 20 Laura Branigan - How Am I Supposed To Live Without You (12)
21 19 Naked Eyes - Promises, Promises (11)
20 18 Rick Springfield - Human Touch (18)
Extra: Eric Clapton "I Shot The Sheriff"
22 17 Frank Stallone - Far From Over (10)
08 16 Men At Work - It's A Mistake (6)
18 15 Air Supply - Making Love Out Of Nothing At All (2)
17 14 The Stray Cats - (She's) Sexy + 17 (5)
14 13 Jackson Browne - Lawyers In Love (13)
11 12 The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination (8)
13 11 Asia - Don't Cry (10)
Flashback Extra: Stevie Nicks "If Anyone Falls", which made the Highest Hot 100 debut of the week at #61.
09 10 Culture Club - I'll Tumble 4 Ya (9)
10 09 Michael Jackson - Human Nature (7)
15 08 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart (1)
LDD: Melissa Manchester "Don't Cry Out Loud" From Diane in North Manchester IN in memory of her cat Catty who was run over by a car.
05 07 Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money (3)
03 06 The Police - Every Breath You Take (1)
07 05 Billy Joel - Tell Her About It (1)
04 04 Taco - Puttin' On The Ritz (4)
06 03 Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance (3)
Flashback Extra: Huey Lewis & The News "Heart And Soul", which debuted at #83 that week.
01 02 The Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These) (1)
02 01 Michael Sembello - Maniac (1)

- The Eric Clapton extra was played after listeners wrote to Casey that Clapton was omitted from a previous chart fact on solo acts who hit #1 after being in Top 40 groups (The Yardbirds and Derek & The Dominoes).
- The Cat LDD writer should be fortunate enough that her letter was not played following an uptempo record (if you know what I mean :)). Also before reading the LDD Casey mentioned that he had never had a pet.
- Casey's story on Michael Sembello was previously told on 8/13 but it wasn't told by Casey that week but was told by fill-in host Keri Tombazian.
- Larry Morgan mentioned that Huey Lewis & The News' "Sports" LP became the #2 album for all of 1984 (he didn't say what album was #1 however and also "Heart And Soul" was edited).
- #1 Country: "I'm Only In It For The Love" - John Conlee
- #1 Soul: "Cold Blooded" - Rick James
- #1 Album: Thriller - Michael Jackson

I bet next weekend on AT40: The 80's there won't be a third playing of the September 14, 1985 AT40 episode with the infamous LDD about the passing of a dog since that episode was originally played on AT40: The 80's back in 2007 and again in 2010.

And I hope AT40: The 70's plays a 1973 AT40 show sometime soon whether or not it's one of 2 possible AT40: The 70's show choices like it has happened several times so far this 2012 year.

[dth1971]

I just noticed next weekend's AT40: The 70's is another 2 episode offering, but 1973 gets shafted again.

[cartman2002]

here's pos 41-100 from the 9/10/1983


41 It Must Be Love, Madness 33
42 Don't Forget To Dance, The Kinks 29
43 Cold Blooded, Rick James 40
44 Suddenly Last Summer, The Motels 9
45 Is There Something I Should Know, Duran Duran 4
46 Sitting At The Wheel, The Moody Blues 27
47 How Can I Refuse, Heart 44
48 High Time, Styx 48
49 What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So In Love With You), Rod Stewart
35
50 Someone Belonging To Someone, Bee Gees 49
51 The Night, The Animals 48
52 Rainbow's End, Sergio Mendes 52
53 Everyday I Write The Book, Elvis Costello And The Attractions
36
54 I Don't Wanna Dance, Eddy Grant 53
55 Delirious, Prince 8
56 Can't Shake Loose, Agnetha Faltskog 29
57 Rock 'n' Roll Is King, Electric Light Orchestra 19
58 Don't You Know How Much I Love You, Ronnie Milsap 58
60 Miracles, Stacy Lattisaw 40
61 If Anyone Falls, Stevie Nicks 14
62 Bad Boys, Wham! U.K. 60
63 Rock Of Ages, Def Leppard 16
64 Flashdance...What A Feeling, Irene Cara 1
65 All Time High, Rita Coolidge 36
66 Never Gonna Let You Go, Sergio Mendes 4
67 Foolin', Def Leppard 28
68 Words, F.R. David 62
69 Unconditional Love, Donna Summer 43
70 Freak-A-Zoid, Midnight Star 66
72 Ship To Shore, Chris DeBurgh 71
73 Everyday People, Joan Jett And The Blackhearts 37
74 Sharp Dressed Man, ZZ Top 56
75 Do It Again/Billie Jean, Club House 75
76 Saved By Zero, The Fixx 20
77 Get It Right, Aretha Franklin 61
78 Hang On Now, Kajagoogoo 78
79 Fight Fire With Fire, Kansas 58
80 Living On The Edge, Jim Capaldi 75
81 All I Need To Know, Bette Midler 77
82 Blame It On Love, Smokey Robinson & Barbara Mitchell 48
83 Heart And Soul, Huey Lewis & The News 8
84 Solsbury Hill, Peter Gabriel 68
85 Spice Of Life, The Manhattan Transfer 40
86 Rockit, Herbie Hancock 71
87 What's She Got, Liquid Gold 86
88 Baby, What About You, Crystal Gayle 83
89 Trouble In Paradise, Jarreau 63
90 You Put The Beat In My Heart, Eddie Rabbitt 81
91 Take Away, Big Ric 91
92 Change, Tears For Fears 73
93 Just Got Lucky, Joboxers 36
94 Electric Avenue, Eddy Grant 2
95 1999, Prince 12
96 Garden Party, Herb Alpert 81
97 Our House, Madness 7
98 Fake Friends, Joan Jett And The Blackhearts 35
99 Cuts Like A Knife, Bryan Adams 15
100 Midnight Blue, Louise Tucker 46

[cartman2002]

Anyone know what songs we're at #59 and #72 on the chart I posted above?

[jdelachjr2002]

Sept 10, 2012 16:20:18 GMT -5 cartman2002 said:

Anyone know what songs we're at #59 and #72 on the chart I posted above?

#59: "This Time" - Bryan Adams
#72: "Just Be Good To Me" - S.O.S. Band

You had "Ship To Shore" listed at #72 BTW.

[jdelachjr2002]

Sept 10, 2012 8:11:08 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

I just noticed next weekend's AT40: The 70's is another 2 episode offering, but 1973 gets shafted again.

And because of this, my weekly preview will be a double post as usual. Also as usual, the '80s (since there's only one show) will be first:

"AT40: The '80s" this week will be from 9/20/1986. This show previously aired back in 2008.

Three songs debuted this week:
"Earth Angel" - New Edition (#34)
"Girl Can't Help It" - Journey (#37)
"Paranoimia" - The Art Of Noise Featuring Max Headroom (#40)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Yankee Rose" - David Lee Roth (#22)
"That Was Then, This Is Now" - The Monkees (#36)
"Velcro Fly" - ZZ Top (#39)

Biggest Mover (tie):
"True Colors" - Cyndi Lauper (#40 to #30)
"Heartbeat" - Don Johnson (#30 to #20)
Biggest Dropper: "Papa Don't Preach" - Madonna (#14 to #27)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Your Wildest Dreams" - The Moody Blues
"Daniel" - Elton John

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "The Way It Is" - Bruce Hornsby & The Range (#86; debuted)
Hour #2: "I'll Be Over You" - Toto (#44)
Hour #3: "Human" - The Human League (#51)
Hour #4: "Take Me Home Tonight" - Eddie Money (#46)

'70s recap is coming soon.

[jdelachjr2002]

Now for the '70s recap. Once again, there are two shows being offered by Premiere.

The first is from 9/19/1970. A show that previously aired in 2009.

Five songs debuted this week:
"Look What They've Done To My Song Ma" - The New Seekers (#34)
"Indiana Wants Me" - R. Dean Taylor (#35)
"That's Where I Went Wrong" - The Poppy Family (#37)
"Green-Eyed Lady" - Sugarloaf (#39)
"I'll Be There" - The Jackson Five (#40; Hot 100 Debut)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"I Just Can't Help Believing" - B.J. Thomas (#24)
"Overture From Tommy" - Assembled Multitude (#28)
"Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine (Parts 1 And 2)" - James Brown (#32)
"Tell It All Brother" - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (#36)
"I Want To Take You Higher" - Ike & Tina Turner (#37)

Biggest Mover: "Express Yourself" - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (#39 to #26)
Biggest Dropper (tie):
"Spill The Wine" - Eric Burdon & War (#10 to #16)
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" - Stevie Wonder (#13 to #19)

Original extras:
"Little Darlin'" - The Diamonds
"The Green Door" - Jim Lowe
"Suspicion" - Terry Stafford
"Surfer Stomp" - The Marketts
"Help!" - The Beatles
"The Twist" - Chubby Checker
- As was the case with the 2009 airing, "Little Darlin'", "Surfer Stomp" and "Help!" will be played as optional extras. "The Green Door" and "Suspicion" will remain in the show. "The Twist" is deleted.

Now for show #2 which is a new one and it's 9/15/1979.

Three songs debuted this week:
"Dependin' On You" - The Doobie Brothers (#37)
"Ain't It A Shame" - Cheap Trick (#38)
"Dim All The Lights" - Donna Summer (#39)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Highway Song" - Blackfoot (#34)
"You Can't Change That" - Raydio (#37)
"Hold On" - Triumph (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Spooky" - Atlanta Rhythm Section (#39 to #30)
Biggest Dropper: "Suspicions"- Eddie Rabbitt (#13 to #29)

Original extras:
"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" - Leo Sayer

Long Distance Dedications:
"Can't Smile Without You" - Barry Manilow
"That Lady" - The Isley Brothers

Archive extras:
"Shining Star" - Earth, Wind & Fire
"Before The Next Teardrop Falls" - Freddy Fender
"Thank God I'm A Country Boy" - John Denver

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "The Rainbow Connection" - Kermit (Jim Henson) (#88; debuted)
Hour #2: "Hold On" - Ian Gomm (#59)
Hour #3: "Please Don't Go" - K.C. & The Sunshine Band (#58)
Hour #4: "Fins" - Jimmy Buffett (#70)

[dth1971]

Little Darling' is by The Diamonds, not the Coasters.

At least The Twist was kept intact on the AT40 1979 Disco Songs special rebroadcast.

[jdelachjr2002]

Sept 14, 2012 5:28:19 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Little Darling' is by The Diamonds, not the Coasters.

Thanks for catching that.

[jdelachjr2002]

Sept 14, 2012 5:28:19 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Little Darling' is by The Diamonds, not the Coasters.

At least The Twist was kept intact on the AT40 1979 Disco Songs special rebroadcast.

Did you listen to WLS to see what '70s show they aired? Haven't seen a recap yet.

[jdelachjr2002]

September 20, 1986

LW TW
DE 40 The Art Of Noise with Max Headroom - Paranoimia (34)
34 39 Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off (5)
31 38 Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You (3)
DE 37 Journey - Girl Can't Help It (17)
24 36 Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love (1)
37 35 Nu Shooz - Point Of No Return (28)
DE 34 New Edition - Earth Angel (21)
38 33 Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean To Turn You On (2)
LDD: The Moody Blues "Your Wildest Dreams" From Elizabeth Perez in Ft. Worth TX to Ben in Devin England who she had met in Bolivia and in Peru while she was overseas on vacation
35 32 Anita Baker - Sweet Love (8)
32 31 Simply Red - Money$ Too Tight (To Mention) (28)
Flashback Extra: Bruce Hornsby & The Range, "The Way It Is" which entered the Hot 100 at #86 that week.
40 30 Cyndi Lauper - True Colors (1)
33 29 Billy Joel - A Matter Of Trust (10)
19 28 Timex Social Club - Rumors (8)
14 27 Madonna - Papa Don't Preach (1)
28 26 Van Halen - Love Walks In (22)
29 25 The Beatles - Twist And Shout (23)*
15 24 Klymaxx - Man Size Love (15)
26 23 Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam - All Cried Out (8)
25 22 Loverboy - Heaven In Your Eyes (12)
21 21 Paul McCartney - Press (21)
30 20 Don Johnson - Heartbeat (5)
Flashback Extra: Toto "I'll Be Over You", which was a week away from hitting the countdown
27 19 Tina Turner - Typical Male (2)
23 18 The Eurythmics - Missionary Man (14)
20 17 Genesis - Throwing It All Away (4)
16 16 Double - Captain Of Her Heart (16)
17 15 Stacey Q - Two Of Hearts (3)
18 14 Janet Jackson - When I Think Of You (1)
07 13 Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom (7)
06 12 Steve Winwood - Higher Love (1)
13 11 Billy Ocean - Love Zone (10)
10 10 Regina - Baby Love (10)
Flashback Extra: The Human League "Human"
12 09 Daryl Hall - Dreamtime (5)
11 08 Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) (2)
05 07 Bananarama - Venus (1)
09 06 Run D.M.C. with Aerosmith - Walk This Way (4)
08 05 Miami Sound Machine - Words Get In The Way (5)
LDD: Elton John "Daniel" From 26-year-old Jim in Omaha NE to his older brother David who he has hurt the most during his addiction to drugs.
01 04 Berlin - Take My Breath Away (1)
04 03 Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson - Friends & Lovers (2)
Flashback Extra: Eddie Money "Take Me Home Tonight"
02 02 Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling (2)
03 01 Huey Lewis & The News - Stuck With You (1)

* = 1986 peak

Three songs debut this week on American Top 40, the three songs that fall out to make room for them are:
"Velcro Fly" by ZZ Top (LW: #39)
"That Was Then, This Is Now" by the Monkees (LW: #36)
and "Yankee Rose" by David Lee Roth (LW: #22)

- I had to alter the way Casey announced the droppers this week. They were announced after playing "Paranoimia" at #40 and Casey said something like "two other songs besides 'Paranoimia' debut..."
- This was almost the same optional extra lineup as its' 2008 airing except Bon Jovi's "You Give Love A Bad Name" was played instead of "Take Me Home Tonight".
- In the intro to "Human", Larry Morgan noted that the song hit #1 in 76 countries including the United States. I wonder if that is a record.
- #1 Album: Top Gun
- #1 Soul: "The Rain" - Oran "Juice" Jones
- #1 Dance: When I Think Of You
- #1 Country: "Got My Heart Set On You" - John Conlee

[dth1971]

Sept 16, 2012 12:35:06 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Sept 14, 2012 5:28:19 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Little Darling' is by The Diamonds, not the Coasters.

At least The Twist was kept intact on the AT40 1979 Disco Songs special rebroadcast.

Did you listen to WLS to see what '70s show they aired? Haven't seen a recap yet.

No, I am out of town this weekend so I did not know how WLS 94.7 FM Chicago aired AT40 The 70's this weekend, but I will resume recaps next weekend and hope next weekend's episode is one or two choices and/or a 1973 AT40 episode!

[jdelachjr2002]

September 19, 1970

LW TW
DE 40 The Jackson Five - I'll Be There (1)
DE 39 Sugarloaf - Green-Eyed Lady (3)
38 38 Chairmen Of The Board - Everything's Tuesday (38)
DE 37 The Poppy Family Starring Susan Jacks - That's Where I Went Wrong (29)
40 36 The Kinks - Lola (9)
DE 35 R. Dean Taylor - Indiana Wants Me (5)
DE 34 The New Seekers - Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma (14)
35 33 Three Dog Night - Out In The Country (15)
Extra: Jim Lowe "The Green Door"
34 32 Melanie - Peace Will Come (According To Plan) (32)
33 31 Grand Funk Railroad - Closer To Home (22)
31 30 Linda Ronstadt - Long Long Time (25)
27 29 The Supremes - Everybody's Got The Right To Love (21)
30 28 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Joanne (21)
AT40 Flashback Extra: The Diamonds "Little Darlin'"
29 27 Hotlegs - Neanderthal Man (22)
39 26 Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Express Yourself (12)
25 25 The Spinners - It's A Shame (14)
23 24 Ronnie Dyson - (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You (8)
Extra: Terry Stafford "Suspicion"
21 23 Neil Diamond - Solitary Man (21)
19 22 Blood, Sweat & Tears - Hi-De-Ho (14)
17 21 The Guess Who - Hand-Me-Down World (17)
26 20 Free - All Right Now (4)
13 19 Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) (3)
18 18 Ernie - Rubber Duckie (16)
20 17 Gene Chandler - Groovy Situation (12)
10 16 Eric Burdon & War - Spill The Wine (3)
15 15 Tom Jones - I (Who Have Nothing) (14)
AT40 Flashback Extra: The Marketts "Surfer Stomp"
16 14 Rare Earth - (I Know) I'm Losing You (7)
14 13 Anne Murray - Snowbird (8)
22 12 Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie (1)
12 11 Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song (11)
09 10 Bread - Make It With You (1)
11 09 Dawn - Candida (3)
08 08 The Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You (1)
03 07 Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime (3)
04 06 Chicago - 25 Or 6 To 4 (4)
07 05 Bobby Sherman - Julie Do Ya Love Me (5)
06 04 Clarence Carter - Patches (4)
05 03 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin' Out My Back Door (2)
AT40 Flashback Extra: The Beatles "Help!", the #1 song from five years ago.
01 02 Edwin Starr - War (1)
02 01 Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (1)

Five songs dropped out of the Top 40 this week:
"Tell It All Brother" (LW: #36)
"I Want To Take You Higher" (LW: #37)
"Get Up (I Feel Like A Sex Machine)" (LW: #32)
"Overture From 'Tommy'" (LW: #28)
and "I Just Can't Help Believing" (LW: #24)

Here were the story explanations for the four extras besides "Help!":
- "The Green Door": Biggest hit song by an active disc jockey (Casey also mentioned "almost" hitting the Top 40 with "Letter To Elena")
- "Little Darlin'": At the time it held the longest time at #2 (eight weeks in total) without ever hitting #1. Of course, Foreigner's "Waiting For A Girl Like You" would surpass that total (10 weeks at #2) in 1981.
- "Suspicion": Terry Stafford and Bob Summers (one-man orchestra)'s long wait to get a record deal (even Herb Alpert's A&M label held on to their master for 18 months before rejecting them).
- "Surfer Stomp": Casey mentioned this being the first big hit song about surfing.
- And even though it wasn't played, Chubby Checker's "The Twist" was being honored as the #1 song from 10 years ago (1960).
- #1 Soul: Don't Play That Song
- #1 Country: "For The Good Times" - Ray Price
- #1 Album: Cosmo's Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival

I'm almost done with 1979. I just need to hear the last op extra before posting.

[jdelachjr2002]

September 15, 1979

LW #3: Earth, Wind & Fire "After The Love Has Gone"
LW #2: Chic "Good Times"
LW #1: The Knack "My Sharona"
LW TW
30 40 The Rockets - Oh Well (30)
DE 39 Donna Summer - Dim All The Lights (2)
DE 38 Cheap Trick - Ain't It A Shame (35)
DE 37 The Doobie Brothers - Dependin' On You (25)
40 36 Lobo - Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love (23)
35 35 Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - Saturdaynight (35)
33 34 Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance (24)
LDD: Barry Manilow "Can't Smile Without You" From Anne in San Diego CA to all of her relatives in Terra Villa, for all the love and happiness they have given her.
27 33 Dr. Hook - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman (6)
AT40 Archives: From May 1975 - Earth, Wind & Fire "Shining Star", the 139th #1 of the 1970's.
Flashback Extra: Kermit The Frog (Jim Henson) "The Rainbow Connection"
36 32 Gerry Rafferty - Get It Right Next Time (21)
21 31 Donna Summer - Bad Girls (1)
39 30 Atlanta Rhythm Section - Spooky (17)
13 29 Eddie Rabbitt - Suspicions (13)
32 28 Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Till You Get Enough (1)
Extra: Leo Sayer "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"
31 27 Stephanie Mills - What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin' (22)
29 26 Journey - Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' (16)
28 25 Diana Ross - The Boss (18)
18 24 Night - Hot Summer Nights (18)
25 23 Maureen McGovern - Different Worlds (18)
AT40 Archives: From May 1975 - Freddy Fender, "Before The Next Teardrop Falls", the 140th #1 of the 1970's.
Flashback Extra: Ian Gomm "Hold On"
22 22 GQ - I Do Love You (20)
24 21 Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind (12)
23 20 Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive (16)
26 19 M - Pop Muik (1)
20 18 Sniff 'n The Tears - Driver's Seat (15)
19 17 Robert Palmer - Bad Case Of Loving You (14)
17 16 Bonnie Pointer - Heaven Must Have Sent You (11)
LDD: The Isley Brothers "That Lady" From Wu (sp?), a 19-year-old boy in Holland, to Bette Midler whom he is a huge fan of.
15 15 Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger (15)
14 14 The Cars - Let's Go (14)
11 13 Elton John - Mama Can't Buy You Love (9)
AT40 Archives: From May 1975 - John Denver, "Thank God I'm A Country Boy", the 141st #1 of the 1970's.
Flashback Extra: K.C. & The Sunshine Band "Please Don't Go"
16 12 Herb Alpert - Rise (1)
08 11 Barbra Streisand - The Main Event/Fight (3)
12 10 The Commodores - Sail On (4)
02 09 Chic - Good Times (1)
09 08 Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Love This Way Again (5)
10 07 The Little River Band - Lonesome Loser (6)
07 06 Robert John - Sad Eyes (1)
06 05 Maxine Nightingale - Lead Me On (5)
04 04 Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down (4)
05 03 Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down To Georgia (3)
Flashback Extra: Jimmy Buffett "Fins"
03 02 Earth, Wind & Fire - After The Love Has Gone (2)
01 01 The Knack - My Sharona (1)

Stations of the week: WHNN, WODC and WORC (WHNN and WORC played either of the four op extras featured; WODC did not play any)
- The story featured for the Leo Sayer extra talked about how Sayer once worked as a graphic artist until he left that job due to a nervous breakdown.
- Something about the number 18: The songs at #25, #24 and #23 all featured songs that eventually peaked at #18 and just after those songs (not counting the Archive in between) was the op extra "Hold On" which Larry Morgan noted was on its' way to ... you guessed it ... #18! :)
- Additionally (re: "Hold On"), Larry noted that a similarly titled song by the group Triumph had fallen out of the Top 40 this week.
- #1 Soul: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
- #1 Country: "You're My Jamaica" - Charley Pride
- #1 Disco: "Found A Cure/Stay Free/Nobody Knows" - Ashford & Simpson
- #1 Album: In Through The Out Door - Led Zeppelin

[jdelachjr2002]

Sept 16, 2012 19:56:27 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Sept 16, 2012 12:35:06 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Did you listen to WLS to see what '70s show they aired? Haven't seen a recap yet.

No, I am out of town this weekend so I did not know how WLS 94.7 FM Chicago aired AT40 The 70's this weekend, but I will resume recaps next weekend and hope next weekend's episode is one or two choices and/or a 1973 AT40 episode!

According to Hervard on the AT40 Fun & Games board, 1979 was played (three-hour version).

[dth1971]

Sept 16, 2012 20:55:52 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Sept 16, 2012 19:56:27 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

No, I am out of town this weekend so I did not know how WLS 94.7 FM Chicago aired AT40 The 70's this weekend, but I will resume recaps next weekend and hope next weekend's episode is one or two choices and/or a 1973 AT40 episode!

According to Hervard on the AT40 Fun & Games board, 1979 was played (three-hour version).

Thanx.

[cartman2002]

here's pos 41-100 from the Hot 100 chart from 9/19/1970


41 Overture From Tommy (A Rock Opera), The Assembled Multitude 16
42 It's Only Make Believe, Glen Campbell 10
43 Soul Shake, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends 43
44 I Want To Take You Higher, Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes 34
45 El Condor Pasa (If I Could), Simon & Garfunkel 18
46 Still Water (Love), Four Tops 11
47 I've Lost You/The Next Step Is Love, Elvis Presley 32
48 If I Didn't Care, The Moments 44
49 I Stand Accused, Isaac Hayes 42
50 Fire And Rain, James Taylor 3
51 Rainbow, The Marmalade 51
52 Somebody's Been Sleeping, 100 Proof Aged in Soul 8
53 Sunday Morning Coming Down, Johnny Cash 46
54 On The Beach (In The Summertime), The 5th Dimension 54
55 Mongoose, Elephant's Memory 50
56 Only You Know And I Know, Dave Mason 42
57 As The Years Go By, Mashmakhan 31
58 We're All Playing In The Same Band, Bert Sommer 48
59 Yellow River, Christie 23
60 Riki Tiki Tavi, Donovan 55
61 Where Are You Going To My Love, The Brotherhood Of Man 61
62 Screaming Night Hog, Steppenwolf 62
63 Do What You Wanna Do, Five Flights Up 37
64 Stand By Your Man, Candi Staton 24
65 We've Only Just Begun, Carpenters 2
66 We Can Make Music, Tommy Roe 49
67 I Do Take You, The Three Degrees 48
68 Funk # 49, James Gang 59
69 Uncle John's Band, The Grateful Dead 69
70 Black Fox, Freddy Robinson 56
71 For The Good Times, Ray Price 11
72 Baby, I Need Your Loving, O.C. Smith 52
73 Gypsy Woman, Brian Hyland 3
74 We Can Make It Baby, The Originals 74
75 (Baby) Turn On To Me, The Impressions 56
76 She Said Yes, Wilson Pickett 68
77 Deeper & Deeper, Freda Payne 24
78 Going To The Country, The Steve Miller Band 69
79 Stay Away From Me (I Love You Too Much), Major Lance 67
80 Montego Bay, Bobby Bloom 8
81 I Just Wanna Keep It Together, Paul Davis 51
82 I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine), The Chi-lites 72
83 When You Get Right Down To It, The Delfonics 53
84 Our House, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 30
85 Greenwood Mississippi, Little Richard 85
86 Holy Man, Diane Kolby 67
87 I Have Learned To Do Without You, Mavis Staples 87
88 Georgia Took Her Back, R.B. Greaves 88
89 Come On And Say It, The Grass Roots 61
90 God, Love And Rock & Roll, Teegarden & Van Winkle 22
91 It's So Nice, Jackie DeShannon 84
92 Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong, The Whispers 50
93 Border Song, Elton John 92
94 Something, Shirley Bassey 55
95 Love Uprising, Otis Leaville 72
96 And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind, Mark Lindsay 44
97 Empty Pages, Traffic 74
98 Loving You Is A Natural Thing, Ronnie Milsap 87
99 Stoned Cowboy, Fantasy 77
100 Alone Again Or, Love 99

[cartman2002]

here's pos 41-100 of the 09/20/1986 Hot 100 chart


41 Velcro Fly, ZZ Top 35
42 Yankee Rose, David Lee Roth 16
43 Love Always, El DeBarge 43
44 I ll Be Over You, Toto 11
45 Ain t Nothin Goin On But The Rent, Gwen Guthrie 42
46 Take Me Home Tonight, Eddie Money 4
47 So Far So Good, Sheena Easton 43
48 In Your Eyes, Peter Gabriel 26
49 You Can Call Me Al, Paul Simon 23
50 Wrap It Up, The Fabulous Thunderbirds 50
51 Human, The Human League 1
52 It s You, Bob Seger 52
53 What Does It Take, Honeymoon Suite 52
54 Another Heartache, Rod Stewart 52
55 25 Or 6 To 4, Chicago 48
56 Emotion In Motion, Ric Ocasek 15
57 Give Me The Reason, Luther Vandross 57
58 The Other Side Of Life, The Moody Blues 58
59 Oh, People, Patti LaBelle 29
60 Playing With The Boys, Kenny Loggins 60
61 Nothing In Common, Thompson Twins 54
62 That Was Then, This Is Now, The Monkees 20
63 Private Number, The Jets 47
64 You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song), Jeffrey Osborne 13
65 Love Comes Quickly, Pet Shop Boys 62
66 I Am By Your Side, Corey Hart 18
67 Somebody s Out There, Triumph 27
68 You Give Love A Bad Name, Bon Jovi 1
69 Spirit In The Sky, Doctor And The Medics 69
70 The Edge Of Heaven, Wham! 10
71 Taken In, Mike + The Mechanics 32
72 The Rain, Oran Juice Jones 9
73 Word Up, Cameo 6
74 The Next Time I Fall, Peter Cetera With Amy Grant 1
75 Somebody Like You, Thirty Eight Special 48
76 Can t Wait Another Minute, Five Star 41
77 Sledgehammer, Peter Gabriel 1
78 Wild Wild Life, Talking Heads 25
79 Danger Zone, Kenny Loggins 2
80 Jody, Jermaine Stewart 42
81 Eye Of The Zombie, John Fogerty 81
82 Love Touch, Rod Stewart 6
83 Lonely Is The Night, Air Supply 76
84 What About Love, Til Tuesday 26
85 Everytime You Cry, The Outfield 66
86 The Way It Is, Bruce Hornsby 1
87 The Hunter, GTR 85
88 Midas Touch, Midnight Star 42
89 Take It Easy, Andy Taylor 24
90 I Feel The Magic, Belinda Carlisle 82
91 All The Love In The World, The Outfield 19
92 Runaway, Luis Cardenas 83
93 California Dreamin , The Beach Boys 57
94 Love Of A Lifetime, Chaka Khan 53
95 Anotherloverholenyohead, Prince And The Revolution 63
96 Rumbleseat, John Mellencamp 28
97 Ruthless People, Mick Jagger 51
98 Invisible Touch, Genesis 1
99 Every Little Kiss, Bruce Hornsby 14
100 Nasty, Janet Jackson 3

[jdelachjr2002]

Sept 16, 2012 19:56:27 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

but I will resume recaps next weekend and hope next weekend's episode is one or two choices and/or a 1973 AT40 episode!

This is your lucky day.

Next weekend it will be from 9/22/1973 and it is the only '70s show scheduled to air.