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

[johnnywest]

I missed the first 1979 optional segment for "Rainbow Connection." What did Larry say about the song and/or Kermit?

Thanks

[jdelachjr2002]

Sept 17, 2012 13:08:00 GMT -5 johnnywest said:

I missed the first 1979 optional segment for "Rainbow Connection." What did Larry say about the song and/or Kermit?

Thanks

He said that Kermit was born in 1955 and had starred in "Sesame Street", "The Muppet Show" and "The Muppet Movie".

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's shows

Darryl will like "AT40: The '70s" this week as it's from 9/22/1973 and it's the only '70s show planned for the week.

Six songs debuted this week:
"Angie" - The Rolling Stones (#22)
"Ecstasy" - The Ohio Players (#34)
"Rocky Mountain Way" - Joe Walsh (#36)
"To Know You Is To Love You" - B.B. King (#38)
"In The Midnight Hour" - Cross Country (#39)
"Get It Together" - The Jackson Five (#40)

Six songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Are You Man Enough" - The Four Tops (#26)
"Monster Mash" - Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers (#31)
"Uneasy Rider" - The Charlie Daniels Band (#32)
"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - Jim Croce (#37)
"A Million To One/Young Love" - Donny Osmond (#39)
"Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out" - Bobby Womack (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)" - Eddie Kendricks (#30 to #14)
Biggest Dropper: "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" - Chicago (#19 to #33)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Basketball Jones" - Cheech & Chong Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces (#41)
Hour #2: "Nutbush City Limits" - Ike & Tina Turner (#61)
Hour #3: "Paper Roses" - Marie Osmond (#72)

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 9/20/1980. This show previously aired back in 2008.

There was only one debut this week which was Elton John's "(Sartorial Eloquence) Don't You Want To Play This Game No More" (#40 this week) and falling out of the Top 40 to make room was "Hey There Lonely Girl" by Robert John (#31 last week)

Biggest Mover: "Real Love" - The Doobie Brothers (#28 to #17)
Biggest Dropper: "Into The Night" - Benny Mardones (#11 to #28)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"If" - Bread
"Nights Are Forever Without You" - England Dan & John Ford Coley

Archive extras:
"Wooden Heart" - Joe Dowell
"Michael" - The Highwaymen
"Take Good Care Of My Baby" - Bobby Vee
Unfortunately, "Wooden Heart" and "Michael" are deleted from this week's countdown (it was also sadly the same case when it first aired back in 2008). Only "Take Good Care Of My Baby" will be played.

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "On The Road Again (Live)" - Willie Nelson (#50)
Hour #2: "Touch And Go" - The Cars (#63)
Hour #3: "Hold On" - Kansas (#90; debuted)
Hour #4: "That Girl Could Sing" - Jackson Browne (#82; debuted)

[dth1971]

Sept 21, 2012 14:03:15 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Here are this weekend's shows

Darryl will like "AT40: The '70s" this week as it's from 9/22/1973 and it's the only '70s show planned for the week.

Six songs debuted this week:
"Angie" - The Rolling Stones (#22)
"Ecstasy" - The Ohio Players (#34)
"Rocky Mountain Way" - Joe Walsh (#36)
"To Know You Is To Love You" - B.B. King (#38)
"In The Midnight Hour" - Cross Country (#39)
"Get It Together" - The Jackson Five (#40)

Six songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Are You Man Enough" - The Four Tops (#26)
"Monster Mash" - Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers (#31)
"Uneasy Rider" - The Charlie Daniels Band (#32)
"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - Jim Croce (#37)
"A Million To One/Young Love" - Donny Osmond (#39)
"Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out" - Bobby Womack (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)" - Eddie Kendricks (#30 to #14)
Biggest Dropper: "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" - Chicago (#19 to #33)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Basketball Jones" - Cheech & Chong Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces (#41)
Hour #2: "Nutbush City Limits" - Ike & Tina Turner (#61)
Hour #3: "Paper Roses" - Marie Osmond (#72)

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 9/20/1980. This show previously aired back in 2008.

There was only one debut this week which was Elton John's "(Sartorial Eloquence) Don't You Want To Play This Game No More" (#40 this week) and falling out of the Top 40 to make room was "Hey There Lonely Girl" by Robert John (#31 last week)

Biggest Mover: "Real Love" - The Doobie Brothers (#28 to #17)
Biggest Dropper: "Into The Night" - Benny Mardones (#11 to #28)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"If" - Bread
"Nights Are Forever Without You" - England Dan & John Ford Coley

Archive extras:
"Wooden Heart" - Joe Dowell
"Michael" - The Highwaymen
"Take Good Care Of My Baby" - Bobby Vee
Unfortunately, "Wooden Heart" and "Michael" are deleted from this week's countdown (it was also sadly the same case when it first aired back in 2008). Only "Take Good Care Of My Baby" will be played.

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "On The Road Again (Live)" - Willie Nelson (#50)
Hour #2: "Touch And Go" - The Cars (#63)
Hour #3: "Hold On" - Kansas (#90; debuted)
Hour #4: "That Girl Could Sing" - Jackson Browne (#82; debuted)

I will be able to check out this week's AT40: The 70's episode from September 22, 1973 this weekend (Sunday monring) on WLS 94.7 FM Chicago, this is the first 1973 show in 3 months even without an alternate AT40 70's show.

Also: Regarding this weekend's AT40: The 80's from September 20, 1980:
* Does Premiere have a grudge against "Wooden Heart" and/or "Michael"? Both didn't even end up in OPTIONAL EXTRA status.
* The September 20, 1980 is only the second time in AT40 history there was only 1 debut in the Top 40 (The first was August 28, 1976 when "Teddy Bear" by Red Sovine was the only Top 40 entry but only stayed one week. The next time there would be only 1 top 40 debut on AT40 was on October 19, 1985 when the only Top 40 deubt was "Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister (Has AT40: The 80's ever aired this AT40 episode in the past?), other AT40 1970-1995 era charts I remember with only 1 debut in the Top 40 were on the AT40 episodes of January 9, 1988 ("Just Like Heaven" by The Cure entering at #40 for just 1 week, that week was guest hosted by Charlie Van Dyke in his last few guest hosting for Casey Kasem gigs before the August 1988 Shadoe Stevens takeover); October 7, 1989 ("It's Just The Way That You Love Me" by Paula Abdul entering at #39); January 12, 1991 ("Love Makes Things Happen" by Pebbles and Babyface entering at #40, that week Matt and Gunnar Nelson guest hosted for Shadoe Stevens); June 27, 1992 ("Good Stuff" by the B-52's entering at #34); December 25, 1993 ("Choose" by Color Me Badd entering at #39); and July 16, 1994 ("Selling the Drama" by Live entering at #40 which was also at the time AT40 was withdrawn from ABC/Watermark in favor of Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 but was sold to Radio Express for foreign markets for the last 6 months of the old AT40 existance). I don't include weeks where the only debut was a song re-entry.

[dth1971]

SCREW UP ALERT! I have heard this morning on WLS 94.7 FM Chicago this week's AT40: The 70's episode from September 22, 1973 and the station after playing the last optional extra of the show ("Paper Roses" by Marie Osmond) the station didn't play the #2 and #1 song segment and just went at 10 AM sharp to playing Fred Winston Sunday oldies music starting with "Hungry Heart" by Bruce Springsteen - GRRRRRR! So, no thoughts on AT40 from me this week since I didn't hear a complete show (excluding first hour optional but not played 1979 AT40 shows with October-December 1978 AT40 shows in the same mix when they were 4 hours) that ended before the "Paper Roses" optional extra with the #3 song "Delta Dawn" by Helen Reddy before a national and local commercial break.

By the way, the #2 song according to my reference books was "We're an American Band" by Grand Funk and the #1 song was "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye.

Also: I'm glad WLS 94.7 FM didn't play the Cheech and Chong "Basketball Jones" optional extra anyway.

Hopefully next week (rumor has it there would be another 2 show offering, and I hope in 2 weeks the first 4 hour AT40 episode from October 7, 1978 with first hour optional gets played) I hope the AT40 The 70's episode on WLS 94.7 FM gets played complete.

[Deleted]

You could try a different station. This show airs all over the world and is pretty much on all weekend.

[dth1971]

Sept 23, 2012 11:41:00 GMT -5 @2m said:

You could try a different station. This show airs all over the world and is pretty much on all weekend.

No, I like to get AT40: The 70's via WLS 94.7 FM Chicago where I live.

[jdelachjr2002]

September 22, 1973

LW TW
DE 40 The Jackson Five - Get It Together (28)
DE 39 Cross Country - In The Midnight Hour (30)
DE 38 B.B. King - To Know You Is To Love You (38)
25 37 Aretha Franklin - Angel (20)
DE 36 Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way (23)
36 35 The Temptations - Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) (35)
DE 34 The Ohio Players - Ecstasy (31)
19 33 Chicago - Feeling Stronger Every Day (10)
34 32 Barry White - I've Got So Much To Give (32)
23 31 Kris Kristofferson - Why Me (16)
38 30 The Chi-Lites - Stoned Out Of My Mind (30)
29 29 The Spinners - Ghetto Child (29)
35 28 Conway Twitty - You've Never Been This Far Before (22)
17 27 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down (7)
Flashback Extra: Cheech and Chong Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces "Basketball Jones"
18 26 Maureen McGovern - The Morning After (1)
20 25 Johnnie Taylor - I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) (11)
27 24 The Edgar Winter Group - Free Ride (14)
33 23 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia (1)
DE 22 The Rolling Stones - Angie (1)
24 21 The Doobie Brothers - China Grove (15)
28 20 The Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can (11)
16 19 Sly & The Family Stone - If You Want Me To Stay (12)
22 18 Joe Simon - Theme From "Cleopatra Jones" (18)
09 17 Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die (2)
10 16 Al Green - Here I Am (Come And Take Me) (10)
21 15 The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man (2)
Flashback Extra: Ike and Tina Turner "Nutbush City Limits"
30 14 Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin' (1)
08 13 War - The Gypsy Man (8)
12 12 Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting (12)
14 11 B.W. Stevenson - My Maria (9)
15 10 The Isley Brothers - That Lady (Part 1) (6)
07 09 Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning (1)
13 08 Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground (4)
11 07 Cher - Half-Breed (1)
06 06 Stories - Brother Louie (1)
03 05 Dawn - Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose (3)
04 04 Paul Simon - Loves Me Like A Rock (2)
01 03 Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn (1)
Flashback Extra: Marie Osmond "Paper Roses"
05 02 Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band (1)
02 01 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1)

I'll have more on this show a bit later.

#1 Soul: Let's Get It On
#1 Country: You've Never Been This Far Before
#1 Album: Brothers And Sisters - The Allman Brothers Band

[jdelachjr2002]

September 20, 1980

LW TW
LW #3: The Rolling Stones "Emotional Rescue"
LW #2: Air Supply "All Out Of Love"
LW #1: Diana Ross "Upside Down"
DE 40 Elton John - Sartorial Eloquence (Don't You Want To Play This Game No More) (38)
37 39 The Commodores - Old-Fashion Love (20)
39 38 Livingston Taylor - First Time Love (38)
36 37 Kim Carnes - More Love (10)
40 36 Larsen-Feiten Band - Who'll Be The Fool Tonight (29)
34 35 Billy Joel - It's Still Rock & Roll To Me (1)
35 34 Jermaine Jackson - You're Supposed To Keep Your Love For Me (34)
30 33 Daryl Hall & John Oates - How Does It Feel To Be Back (30)
Flashback Extra: Willie Nelson "On The Road Again (Live)"
38 32 Amy Holland - How Do I Survive (22)
24 31 Pete Townshend - Let My Love Open The Door (9)
19 30 Jackson Browne - Boulevard (19)
LDD: Bread "If" From Brian to his wife Sue whom he had neglected in the past due to following his dream of playing in a rock and roll band (he played the drums)
22 29 The SOS Band - Take Your Time (Do It Right) (3)
11 28 Benny Mardones - Into The Night (11)
13 27 Olivia Newton-John - Magic (1)
32 26 Dionne Warwick - No Night So Long (23)
33 25 Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love (1)
29 24 Boz Scaggs - Look What You've Done To Me (14)
25 23 Carly Simon - Jesse (11)
Flashback Extra: The Cars "Touch And Go", which was three weeks away from hitting the countdown that week
26 22 Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before (6)
23 21 Natalie Cole - Someone That I Used To Love (21)
27 20 The Pointer Sisters - He's So Shy (3)
21 19 Billy Joel - Don't Ask Me Why (19)
20 18 Robbie Dupree - Hot Rod Hearts (15)
28 17 The Doobie Brothers - Real Love (5)
18 16 Electric Light Orchestra - All Over The World (13)
05 15 Christopher Cross - Sailing (1)
16 14 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - You'll Accomp'ny Me (14)
14 13 Ambrosia - You're The Only Woman (13)
17 12 Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu (8)
AT40 Archives: From September 1961 - Bobby Vee "Take Good Care Of My Baby", the 36th #1 of the 1960's
Flashback Extra: Kansas "Hold On", which entered the Hot 100 at #90 that week.
12 11 Kenny Loggins - I'm Alright (7)
03 10 The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue (3)
15 09 Larry Graham - One In A Million You (9)
LDD: England Dan & John Ford Coley "Nights Are Forever Without You" From Becky in Moses Lake WA to her husband Kelly who plays drums in a band who she encourages to continue his dream even if it means he has to be away from home often.
10 08 Eddie Rabbitt - Drivin' My Life Away (5)
07 07 Paul Simon - Late In The Evening (6)
06 06 George Benson - Give Me The Night (6)
08 05 Johnny Lee - Lookin' For Love (5)
04 04 Irene Cara - Fame (4)
09 03 Queen - Another One Bites The Dust (1)
Flashback Extra: Jackson Browne "That Girl Could Sing"
02 02 Air Supply - All Out Of Love (2)
01 01 Diana Ross - Upside Down (1)

- All I've got to say about those two interesting LDD's is that it's a darn good thing Premiere didn't delete those songs from the show like they did with two of the three Archive songs that were originally played.
- #1 Country: Lookin' For Love
- #1 Soul: Give Me The Night
- #1 Album: The Game - Queen

[cartman2002]

here pos 41-100 from the 09/20/1980


41 Midnight Rocks, Al Stewart 24
42 Red Light, Linda Clifford 41
43 The Wanderer, Donna Summer 3
44 Out Here On My Own, Irene Cara 19
45 The Legend Of Wooley Swamp, The Charlie Daniels Band 31
46 I'm Almost Ready, Pure Prairie League 34
47 Whip It, Devo 14
48 Games Without Frontiers, Peter Gabriel 48
49 Let Me Be Your Angel, Stacy Lattisaw 21
50 On The Road Again, Willie Nelson 20
51 Hey There Lonely Girl, Robert John 31
52 Dreaming, Cliff Richard 10
53 My Prayer, Ray, Goodman & Brown 47
54 I'm Coming Out, Diana Ross 5
55 Good Morning Girl/stay Awhile, Journey 55
56 Thunder And Lightning, Chicago 56
57 I Got You, Split Enz 53
58 Can't We Try, Teddy Pendergrass 52
59 Switchin' To Glide/This Beat Goes On, The Kings 43
60 Walk Away, Donna Summer 36
61 Rebels Are We, Chic 61
62 Girl, Don't Let It Get You Down, The O'Jays 55
63 Touch And Go, The Cars 37
64 Could I Have This Dance, Anne Murray 33
65 Why Not Me, Fred Knoblock 18
66 Turn It On Again, Genesis 58
67 Dreamer, Supertramp 15
68 Without Your Love, Roger Daltrey 20
69 My Guy/My Girl, Amii Stewart & Johnny Bristol 63
70 You Shook Me All Night Long, AC/DC 35
71 Leaving L.A., Deliverance 71
72 Take A Little Rhythm, Ali Thomson 15
73 Shining Star, The Manhattans 5
74 JoJo, Boz Scaggs 17
75 Let Me Talk, Earth, Wind & Fire 44
76 Live Every Minute, Ali Thomson 42
77 Angeline, The Allman Brothers Band 58
78 Master Blaster (Jammin'), Stevie Wonder 5
79 If You Should Sail, Nielsen/Pearson 38
80 Running Back, Eddie Money 78
81 Lola, The Kinks 81
82 That Girl Could Sing, Jackson Browne 22
83 Make A Little Magic, The Dirt Band 25
84 Misunderstanding, Genesis 14
85 Heroes, Commodores 54
86 Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys), Waylon Jennings 21
87 True Love Ways, Mickey Gilley 66
88 The Breaks (Part 1), Kurtis Blow 87
89 I've Just Begun To Love You, Dynasty 87
90 Hold On, Kansas 40
91 Tulsa Time/Cocaine, Eric Clapton And His Band 30
92 Don't Misunderstand Me, Rossington Collins Band 55
93 Cupid/I've Loved You For A Long Time, The Spinners 4
94 Under The Gun, Poco 48
95 You Better Run, Pat Benatar 42
96 I Hear You Now, Jon & Vangelis 58
97 Little Jeannie, Elton John 3
98 The Part Of Me That Needs You Most, Jay Black 98
99 Fool For Your Loving, Whitesnake 53
100 Late At Night, England Dan Seals 57

[dth1971]

Sept 23, 2012 10:12:23 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

SCREW UP ALERT! I have heard this morning on WLS 94.7 FM Chicago this week's AT40: The 70's episode from September 22, 1973 and the station after playing the last optional extra of the show ("Paper Roses" by Marie Osmond) the station didn't play the #2 and #1 song segment and just went at 10 AM sharp to playing Fred Winston Sunday oldies music starting with "Hungry Heart" by Bruce Springsteen - GRRRRRR! So, no thoughts on AT40 from me this week since I didn't hear a complete show (excluding first hour optional but not played 1979 AT40 shows with October-December 1978 AT40 shows in the same mix when they were 4 hours) that ended before the "Paper Roses" optional extra with the #3 song "Delta Dawn" by Helen Reddy before a national and local commercial break.

By the way, the #2 song according to my reference books was "We're an American Band" by Grand Funk and the #1 song was "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye.

Also: I'm glad WLS 94.7 FM didn't play the Cheech and Chong "Basketball Jones" optional extra anyway.

Hopefully next week (rumor has it there would be another 2 show offering, and I hope in 2 weeks the first 4 hour AT40 episode from October 7, 1978 with first hour optional gets played) I hope the AT40 The 70's episode on WLS 94.7 FM gets played complete.

Clarification: This coming weekend's AT40: The 70's will be just one episode and not two.

[jdelachjr2002]

Sept 25, 2012 20:24:42 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Clarification: This coming weekend's AT40: The 70's will be just one episode and not two.

And with that just one post this week for my AT40 preview.

"AT40: The '70s" this week will be from 9/28/1974

Three songs debuted this week:
"Surfin' U.S.A." - The Beach Boys (#36)
"One Day At A Time" - Marilyn Sellars (#37)
"Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)" - Reunion (#40)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"The Night Chicago Died" - Paper Lace (#31)
"Rub It In" - Billy "Crash" Craddock (#34)
"Wild Thing" - Fancy (#35)

Biggest Mover: "Love Me For A Reason" - The Osmonds (#37 to #27)
Biggest Dropper: "Let's Put It All Together" - The Stylistics (#18 to #35)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Whatever Gets You Through The Night" - John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band (#53; highest debut)
Hour #2: "The Entertainer" - Marvin Hamlisch (R.I.P.)
Hour #3: "I Can Help" - Billy Swan (#90; debuted)

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 9/28/1985. This show previously aired back in 2008:

Five songs debuted this week:
"Be Near Me" - ABC (#36)
"One Night Love Affair" - Bryan Adams (#37)
"And We Danced" - The Hooters (#38)
"You Belong To The City" - Glenn Frey (#39)
"We Built This City" - Starship (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Shame" - The Motels (#27)
"Shout" - Tears For Fears (#32)
"Never Surrender" - Corey Hart (#33)
"Life In One Day" - Howard Jones (#34)
"No Looking Back" - Michael McDonald (#36)

Biggest Mover: "Miami Vice Theme" - Jan Hammer (#37 to #22)
Biggest Dropper: "Summer Of '69" - Bryan Adams (#21 to #35)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"In My Room" - The Beach Boys
"Imagine" - John Lennon

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Weird Science" - Oingo Boingo (#56)
Hour #2: "Never" - Heart (#46)
Hour #3: "So In Love" - Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark (#54)
Hour #4: "Broken Wings" - Mr. Mister (#66)

[dth1971]

Sept 27, 2012 23:14:17 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Sept 25, 2012 20:24:42 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Clarification: This coming weekend's AT40: The 70's will be just one episode and not two.

And with that just one post this week for my AT40 preview.

"AT40: The '70s" this week will be from 9/28/1974

Three songs debuted this week:
"Surfin' U.S.A." - The Beach Boys (#36)
"One Day At A Time" - Marilyn Sellars (#37)
"Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)" - Reunion (#40)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"The Night Chicago Died" - Paper Lace (#31)
"Rub It In" - Billy "Crash" Craddock (#34)
"Wild Thing" - Fancy (#35)

Biggest Mover: "Love Me For A Reason" - The Osmonds (#37 to #27)
Biggest Dropper: "Let's Put It All Together" - The Stylistics (#18 to #35)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Whatever Gets You Through The Night" - John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band (#53; highest debut)
Hour #2: "The Entertainer" - Marvin Hamlisch (R.I.P.)
Hour #3: "I Can Help" - Billy Swan (#90; debuted)

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 9/28/1985. This show previously aired back in 2008:

Five songs debuted this week:
"Be Near Me" - ABC (#36)
"One Night Love Affair" - Bryan Adams (#37)
"And We Danced" - The Hooters (#38)
"You Belong To The City" - Glenn Frey (#39)
"We Built This City" - Starship (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Shame" - The Motels (#27)
"Shout" - Tears For Fears (#32)
"Never Surrender" - Corey Hart (#33)
"Life In One Day" - Howard Jones (#34)
"No Looking Back" - Michael McDonald (#36)

Biggest Mover: "Miami Vice Theme" - Jan Hammer (#37 to #22)
Biggest Dropper: "Summer Of '69" - Bryan Adams (#21 to #35)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"In My Room" - The Beach Boys
"Imagine" - John Lennon

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Weird Science" - Oingo Boingo (#56)
Hour #2: "Never" - Heart (#46)
Hour #3: "So In Love" - Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark (#54)
Hour #4: "Broken Wings" - Mr. Mister (#66)

Let's hope WLS FM 94.7 Chicago airs this weekend's AT40: The 70's episode complete this Sunday morning, last weekend the AT40: The 70's episode was played without playing the last segment of the #2 and #1 songs and ended with the last OPTIONAL EXTRA of the show.

[Deleted]

The interesting thing aout this show is the re-entry of Surfin' USA. Likely due to the popularity spike from the Endless Summer album out at that time

[jdelachjr2002]

Sept 28, 2012 7:57:01 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Let's hope WLS FM 94.7 Chicago airs this weekend's AT40: The 70's episode complete this Sunday morning, last weekend the AT40: The 70's episode was played without playing the last segment of the #2 and #1 songs and ended with the last OPTIONAL EXTRA of the show.

This is unrelated to AT40 per se but according to a post on Facebook apparently the "True Oldies Channel" feed has been dropped from WLS-FM. Not sure if "AT40: The '70s" is affected or not.

UPDATE: Here's the link. I guess it's just the weekday lineup affected so "AT40" stays for now.

www.timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/chicago-media-blog/15734691/new-at-oldies-wls-fm-winston-miller

[dth1971]

Guess what? WLS 94.7 FM Chicago aired this week's AT40: The 70's episode 3 hours complete but no optional extras played! And now here are my thoughts on this week's AT40: The 70's broadcast of the September 28, 1974 AT40 episode:

* The first song to kick off the episode at #40 was Reunion's "Life Is a Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) - WLS 94.7 FM Chicago still plays in occassion the WLS AM 890 variation called "Life Is a Rock (WLS Rolled Me), any other custom versions of this with "the radio" in the lyrics replaced by the name of your old school local radio station in the lyrics?
* BY THE NUMBERS: There are 3 Canadian acts on this AT40 chart, and there are 2 songs related to the 1974 Surf revival - First Class' "Beach Baby" and the re-release of the 1964 Beach Boys song "Surfin' U.S.A.". Also, The #1 song "Rock Me Gently" by Andy Kim became the 26th. #1 song for 1974 and was 1 away to tie the record (It did the next week as "I Honestly Love You" by Olvia Newton John moved into the #1 spot).
* DID YOU KNOW: 1) Jim Stafford has a sense of humor rather than music? 2) The group Rufus comes from Chicago? 3) The singing/talking guitar in Rufus "Tell Me Something Good" is a MUSICAL VENTRILOQUIST? 4) George Martin, producer of song for the group America, produced about 50 hits for the Beatles? 5) Helen Reddy's "You And Me Against The World" features Helen's then 11 year old daughter Tracy on the record at the start and end? 6) Elton John had to wake up early to practice the piano for parties (cheaper than a cookie and a glass of milk as Casey quoted!), 7) Some of Tony Orlando and Dawn's songs like "Stepping Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight)" are called "Ragtime Rock" songs? 8) Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods' Fan Club once offered its 5,000 members to a wedding in Cincinnatti for one of its group members? 9) Barry White's "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" took a big drop from #12 to #1 tying the record originally set in 1965 by Simon and Garfunkel for "The Sounds of Silence" (that record would be broken in the next month or two! Hopefully you'll find out if Premiere airs the AT40: The 70's October 26, 1974 AT40 episode on Halloween weekend possibly next month!) 10) Wolfman Jack, who is featured on the Guess Who's "Clap For The Wolfman", is best known for his gravely voice and wolf moon howls as a DJ?
* QUESTION LETTER: Regarding the record spending the most consecutive weeks at #2: "Mona Lisa" by Nat King Cole (Believe it or not, in 1981-1982 Foreigner's "Waiting For a Girl Like You" spent 10 weeks at the #2 postition not able to knock the 10 week #1 champ "Physical" by Olivia Newton John out of the toip spot).
* ALSO: Casey played drop pieces of 2 previous versions of "Never My Love" to tie in with the Blue Suede 1974 remake: The original 1967 version by the Association and the 1972 remake by the 5th. Dimension.
* KEPT INTACT 1974 ORIGINAL AT40 AFFILIATE RADIO STATION I.D.'s (The final week for this format that after that Casey went back to mentioning the radio stations himself): WHLX in Charleston, South Carolina; AM 1310 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota; WIBM in Jackson, Michigan; KAMP in El Centro, California; KZFM in Corpus Christi, Texas; KUDL in Kansas City, Missouri; WDOV in Dover, Deleware; WACO in Waco, Texas; and KJR in Seattle Washington.
* ALSO KEPT INTACT IN THE SHOW: 1) Plugs for the 1974 AT40 Top 10 Producers Special, 2) The AT40 Universal City, California address, and 3) A plug by Casey at the end of the AT40 episode to tune in this week on CBS' "Hawaii Five-O" for his guest star appearance (Now if only current AT40 host Ryan Seacrest could guest star in an episode of the current CBS "Hawaii Five-O" airing Monday nights, the original "Hawaii Five-O" in 1974 was airing on CBS Tuesday nights).

Now, I hope next week Premiere slates for next weekend's AT40: The 70's episode the first ever 4 hour AT40 episode from October 7, 1978 with first hour optional.

ONE FINAL NOTE: Have you heard during a few commercial breaks on AT40: The 70's and AT40: The 80's this week and last week the commercial for Ancestery.com featuring Casey Kasem's daughter Kerri Kasem in it? I wish Kerri Kasem could replace Larry Morgan as the opening/closing and optional extra announcer on AT40: The 70's and AT40 The 80's so it can get the Kasem family heritage in the show (But its doubtful Ryan Seacrest would leave the current AT40 so that Kerri Kasem, if not Casey's son Mike Kasem, could take over for the current AT40 CHR and Hot AC formats Ryan does even when they have no recurrent rules!)

[jdelachjr2002]

Sept 30, 2012 10:40:37 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

* The first song to kick off the episode at #40 was Reunion's "Life Is a Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) - WLS 94.7 FM Chicago still plays in occassion the WLS AM 890 variation called "Life Is a Rock (WLS Rolled Me), any other custom versions of this with "the radio" in the lyrics replaced by the name of your old school local radio station in the lyrics?

WLS version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WORYEzQQaZE

And another one, from WRC in Washington D.C.:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDfwIz8uX1g

[mkarns]

Sept 30, 2012 11:46:33 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Sept 30, 2012 10:40:37 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

* The first song to kick off the episode at #40 was Reunion's "Life Is a Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) - WLS 94.7 FM Chicago still plays in occassion the WLS AM 890 variation called "Life Is a Rock (WLS Rolled Me), any other custom versions of this with "the radio" in the lyrics replaced by the name of your old school local radio station in the lyrics?

WLS version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WORYEzQQaZE

And another one, from WRC in Washington D.C.:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDfwIz8uX1g

Also in the DC area, about 20 years ago (early 1990s), the Tysons Corner shopping mall produced a commercial modeled on the song, rattling off the names of the stores with the chorus "We've got it all...at Tysons Corner" with the same melody as the Reunion hit.

[jdelachjr2002]

September 28, 1974

LW TW
DE 40 Reunion - Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) (8)
36 39 Jim Stafford - Wildwood Weed (7)
33 38 Roberta Flack - Feel Like Makin' Love (1)
DE 37 Marilyn Sellers - One Day At A Time (37)
DE 36 The Beach Boys - Surfin' U.S.A. (36)*
18 35 The Stylistics - Let's Put It All Together (18)
24 34 Rufus - Tell Me Something Good (3)
39 33 The Souther, Hillman, Furay Band - Fallin' In Love (27)
40 32 America - Tin Man (4)
38 31 James Brown - Papa Don't Take No Mess (Part 1) (31)
17 30 Helen Reddy - You And Me Against The World (9)
16 29 The Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It) (16)
13 28 Donny & Marie Osmond - I'm Leaving It All Up To You (4)
Flashback Extra: John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band, "Whatever Gets You Through The Night", which debuted on the Hot 100 at #53 that week.
37 27 The Osmonds - Love Me For A Reason (10)
32 26 The Miracles - Do It Baby (13)
28 25 Charlie Rich - I Love My Friend (24)
30 24 Elton John - The Bitch Is Back (4)
29 23 Carole King - Jazzman (2)
23 22 Joni Mitchell - Free Man In Paris (22)
27 21 The Ohio Players - Skin Tight (13)
26 20 Mac Davis - Stop & Smell The Roses (9)
25 19 Tony Orlando & Dawn - Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight) (7)
22 18 The Tymes - You Little Trustmaker (12)
21 17 Blue Swede - Never My Love (7)
20 16 Bad Company - Can't Get Enough (5)
15 15 Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods - Who Do You Think You Are (15)
07 14 Paul Anka & Odia Coates - (You're) Having My Baby (1)
05 13 Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff (1)
Flashback Extra: Marvin Hamlisch "The Entertainer"
01 12 Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe (1)
19 11 Cheech & Chong Featuring Alice Bowie - Earache My Eye (9)
14 10 Lynrd Skynrd - Sweet Home Alabama (8)
10 09 Johnny Bristol - Hang On In There Baby (8)
11 08 Cat Stevens - Another Saturday Night (6)
08 07 The Guess Who - Clap For The Wolfman (6)
09 06 Stevie Wonder - You Haven't Done Nothin' (1)
12 05 First Class - Beach Baby (4)
06 04 Dionne Warwicke & The Spinners - Then Came You (1)
04 03 Billy Preston - Nothing From Nothing (1)
Flashback Extra: Billy Swan "I Can Help", which entered the Hot 100 at #90 that week.
03 02 Olivia Newton-John - I Honestly Love You (1)
02 01 Andy Kim - Rock Me Gently (1)

* = 1974 peak

#1 Soul: You Haven't Done Nothin'
#1 Country: "I'm A Ramblin' Man" - Waylon Jennings
#1 Album: Bad Company

[jdelachjr2002]

"AT40: The '80s" this week was from 9/28/1985. Since Libra recapped this show back in 2008 I have reposted his recap with some modifications.

Sept 28, 2008 11:36:41 GMT -5 Libra said:

September 28, 1985
LW #1: Dire Straits "Money For Nothing"
40 -- Starship - We Built This City (1)
39 -- Glenn Frey - You Belong to the City (2)
38 -- The Hooters - And We Danced (21)
37 -- Bryan Adams - One Night Love Affair (13)
36 -- ABC - Be Near Me (9)
35 21 Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (5)
LDD: The Beach Boys "In My Room" From Virginia, a terminally ill woman in New York to her husband Jerry who has been kind and loving while she has been sick.
34 40 Don Henley - Sunset Grill (22)
33 22 The Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel (22)
Flashback Extra: Oingo Boingo "Weird Science"
32 28 UB40 & Chrissie Hynde - I Got You Babe (28)
31 38 Paul Young - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (13)
30 35 Night Ranger - Four in the Morning (I Can't Take it Anymore) (19)
29 31 Hall & Oates - The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl (20)
28 39 Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels (3)
27 18 Billy Joel - You're Only Human (Second Wind) (9)
26 20 Motley Crue - Smokin' in the Boys Room (16)
25 26 John Waite - Every Step of the Way (25)
24 30 Loverboy - Lovin' Every Minute of It (9)
23 16 Aretha Franklin - Freeway of Love (3)
22 37 Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme (1)
Flashback Extra: Heart "Alone" which was a week away from hitting the countdown that week.
21 12 Pat Benatar - Invincible (10)
20 29 Bruce Springsteen - I'm Goin' Down (9)
19 25 John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band - C-I-T-Y (18)
18 19 Godley & Creme - Cry (16)
17 08 Huey Lewis & The News - The Power of Love (1)
16 23 Sting - Fortress Around Your Heart (8)
LDD: John Lennon "Imagine" From 14-year-old Ben in Maine dedicated to the memory of Samantha Smith, a 13-year-old girl who believed the world was meant for everyone to live in peace; Samantha and her father were killed in a plane crash on August 25th.
15 24 Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover (1)
14 11 The Pointer Sisters - Dare Me (11)
13 07 Prince & The Revolution - Pop Life (7)
12 04 Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero (2)
Flashback Extra: Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark "So In Love"
11 17 Mick Jagger & David Bowie - Dancing in the Street (7)
10 15 John Cougar Mellencamp - Lonely Ol' Night (6)
09 14 Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You (1)
08 03 John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) (1)
07 13 A-Ha - Take on Me (1)
06 10 Madonna - Dress You Up (5)
05 09 Ready For the World - Oh Sheila (1)
04 05 Phil Collins - Don't Lose My Number (4)
Flashback Extra: Mr. Mister "Broken Wings"
03 06 Wham! - Freedom (3)
02 02 Kool & The Gang - Cherish (2)
01 01 Dire Straits - Money For Nothing (1)

Five songs debut in this week's survey. The five that fall out are:
"No Looking Back" by Michael McDonald (LW: #36)
"Life In One Day" by Howard Jones (LW: #34)
"Never Surrender" by Corey Hart (LW: #33)
"Shout" by Tears For Fears (LW: #32)
and "Shame" by the Motels (LW: #27)

- Larry Morgan did mention in the "Weird Science" extra that it was written by Oingo Boingo group member Danny Elfman who also wrote the theme song to "The Simpsons". :)
- #1 Dance: Be Near Me
- #1 Soul: Oh Sheila
- #1 Country: "Lost In The '50s Tonight" - Ronnie Milsap
- #1 Album: Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits

[dth1971]

Sept 30, 2012 14:11:49 GMT -5 mkarns said:

Sept 30, 2012 11:46:33 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

WLS version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WORYEzQQaZE

And another one, from WRC in Washington D.C.:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDfwIz8uX1g

Also in the DC area, about 20 years ago (early 1990s), the Tysons Corner shopping mall produced a commercial modeled on the song, rattling off the names of the stores with the chorus "We've got it all...at Tysons Corner" with the same melody as the Reunion hit.

I wish the 1990's Tyson's Corner commercial sung to the tune of the Reunion "Life Is A Rock..." song surfaced on YouTube.

Speaking of "Life Is A Rock...":
* In 1987-1988 the Toronto, Ontario, Canada Amusement Park Canada's Wonderland had a jingle sung to the tune of this song.
* In 1989 the McDonald's Menu Song in a commercial campaign was inspired by the "Life Is A Rock..." song.
* And do you think Billy Joel's 1989 #1 hit "We Didn't Start The Fire" was inspired by the "Life Is A Rock..." song?

[cartman2002]

here's pos 41-100 from the 09/28/1985 chart


41 Shame, The Motels 21
42 Communication, The Power Station 34
43 You Are My Lady, Freddie Jackson 12
44 Lay Your Hands On Me, Thompson Twins 6
45 Shout, Tears For Fears 1
46 Never, Heart 4
47 Boy In The Box, Corey Hart 26
48 Love Theme From St. Elmo s Fire, David Foster 15
49 You Wear It Well, El DeBarge With DeBarge 46
50 No Lookin Back, Michael McDonald 34
51 Who s Zoomin Who, Aretha Franklin 7
52 Tonight It s You, Cheap Trick 44
53 Never Surrender, Corey Hart 3
54 So In Love, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 26
55 Life In One Day, Howard Jones 19
56 Weird Science, Oingo Boingo 45
57 All Of Me For All Of You, 9.9 51
58 What About Love?, Heart 10
59 Born In East L.A., Cheech & Chong 48
60 Mystery Lady, Billy Ocean 24
61 I Miss You, Klymaxx 5
62 I Wonder If I Take You Home, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam and Full Force 34
63 Stand By Me, Maurice White 50
64 Perfect Way, Scritti Politti 11
65 Everytime You Go Away, Paul Young 1
66 Broken Wings, Mr. Mister 1
67 First Night, Survivor 53
68 After The Fire, Roger Daltrey 48
69 Do You Want Crying, Katrina And The Waves 37
70 All Fall Down, Five Star 65
71 Wise Up, Amy Grant 66
72 Running Up That Hill, Kate Bush 30
73 Test Of Time, The Romantics 71
74 Who s Holding Donna Now, Debarge 6
75 Screams Of Passion, The Family 63
76 Object Of My Desire, Starpoint 25
77 Spanish Eddie, Laura Branigan 40
78 Hard Times For Lovers, Jennifer Holliday 69
79 Lover Come Back To Me, Dead Or Alive 75
80 And She Was, Talking Heads 54
81 Like To Get To Know You Well, Howard Jones 49
82 I ll Be Good, Rene & Angela 47
83 Eaten Alive, Diana Ross 77
84 The Oak Tree, Morris Day 65
85 One In A Million, Eddie & The Tide 85
86 Down On Love, Foreigner 54
87 Janet, Commodores 87
88 You Look Marvelous, Billy Crystal 58
89 Hurts To Be In Love, Gino Vannelli 57
90 Blue Kiss, Jane Wiedlin 77
91 Eye To Eye, Go West 73
92 If You Love Somebody Set Them Free, Sting 3
93 Love And Pride, King 55
94 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record), Dead Or Alive 11
95 When Your Heart Is Weak, Cock Robin 35
96 Forever, Kenny Loggins 40
97 A Little Bit of Heaven, Natalie Cole 81
98 Glory Days, Bruce Springsteen 5
99 You Give Good Love, Whitney Houston 3
100 Rock Me Tonight, Freddie Jackson 18

[dth1971]

I learned next weekend for AT40: The 70's is another two episode weekend, one of the shows will be the first 4 hour AT40 episode from October 7, 1978 w/first hour optional.

[mkarns]

Oct 1, 2012 7:56:49 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

I learned next weekend for AT40: The 70's is another two episode weekend, one of the shows will be the first 4 hour AT40 episode from October 4, 1978 w/first hour optional.

The other option is October 7, 1972, which is also slated to be aired by SXM.

For the 80s, it's October 3, 1987.

[designmusic25]

Does anyone have any insight as to why these number ones from the fall of 74 where making these big falls? Obviously there was a drop in record sales and airplay but why so drastic?

[Deleted]

the 10/3/87 show is a repeat. I have that one on my ipod ;)

[Libra]

Given that Larry Morgan was announcing by that point in 2009, when 10/3/87 last aired, this could be a straight re-run of that airing. Yes, Premiere's extras are the same too:

Oct 3, 2009 15:28:39 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

AT40: The '80s this week features 10/3/1987

Three songs debuted this week:
"Where The Streets Have No Name" - U2
"I've Been In Love Before" - Cutting Crew
"Brilliant Disguise" - Bruce Springsteen

Three songs fell off that week:
"Who's That Girl?" - Madonna
"Don't Mean Nothing" - Richard Marx
"Rock Steady" - Whispers

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Through The Years" - Kenny Rogers
"Lean On Me" - Club Nouveau

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Should've Known Better" - Richard Marx
Hour #2: "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
Hour #3: "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" - Aerosmith
Hour #4: "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" - Belinda Carlisle

Oddly enough, I do not have a previous posting of this one in this thread. I remember going out that Saturday night, only catching bits and pieces of the show in my car.

[jdelachjr2002]

Oct 1, 2012 7:56:49 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

I learned next weekend for AT40: The 70's is another two episode weekend, one of the shows will be the first 4 hour AT40 episode from October 7, 1978 w/first hour optional.

It is and because of that my weekend preview will be a two-parter. As always, the '80s preview will come first.

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 10/3/1987 and as discussed already this show originally aired back in 2009.

Three songs debuted this week:
"Where The Streets Have No Name" - U2 (#35)
"I've Been In Love Before" - Cutting Crew (#38)
"Brilliant Disguise" - Bruce Springsteen (#40: Hot 100 Debut)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Who's That Girl" - Madonna (#34)
"Don't Mean Nothing" - Richard Marx (#35)
"Rock Steady" - The Whispers (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Bad" - Michael Jackson (#29 to #16)
Biggest Dropper: "Who Found Who" - Jellybean Featuring Elisa Fiorillo (#20 to #37)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Through The Years" - Kenny Rogers
"Lean On Me" - Club Nouveau

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Should've Known Better" - Richard Marx (#51)
Hour #2: "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (#54)
Hour #3: "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" - Aerosmith (#84; debuted)
Hour #4: "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" - Belinda Carlisle (#56)

The '70s preview will be up soon.

[jdelachjr2002]

Here is the '70s Preview for this weekend. It's one of two shows.

The first offering is from 10/7/1972. This show originally aired back in 2010.

Six songs debuted this week:
"I Can See Clearly Now" - Johnny Nash (#33)
"I Believe In Music" - Gallery (#35)
"Midnight Rider" - Joe Cockerand the Chris Stainton Band (#36)
"Geronimo's Cadillac" - Michael Martin Murphey (#37)
"Loving You Just Crossed My Mind" - Sam Neely (#39)
"I'll Be Around" - The Spinners (#40)

Six songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Rock And Roll (Part 2)" - Gary Glitter (#30)
"Pop That Thing" - The Isley Brothers (#32)
"Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" - Looking Glass (#33)
"The Guitar Man" - Bread (#36)
"Easy Livin'" - Uriah Heep (#39)
"Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" - The Hollies (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Tight Rope" - Leon Russell (#26 to #16)
Biggest Dropper: "Power Of Love" - Joe Simon (#11 to #32)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "I Am Woman" - Helen Reddy (#46)
Hour #2: "If You Don't Know Me By Now" - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (#61)
Hour #3: "Summer Breeze" - Seals & Crofts (#59)

The second show being offered is a historic one: It is the first ever four-hour episode of AT40 from 10/7/1978

Three songs debuted this week:
"Took The Last Train" - David Gates (#38)
"Ready To Take A Chance Again" - Barry Manilow (#39)
"Sweet Life" - Paul Davis (#40)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Fool (If You Think It's Over)" - Chris Rea (#17)
"Love Theme From 'Eyes Of Laura Mars' (Prisoner)" - Barbra Streisand (#21)
"Got To Get You Into My Life" - Earth, Wind & Fire (#34)

Biggest Mover: "How Much I Feel" - Ambrosia (#29 to #16)
Biggest Dropper: "You And I" - Rick James (#13 to #31)

Original extras:
"Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" - Elton John & Kiki Dee
"Dreams" - Fleetwood Mac
"You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone
"('Til) I Kissed You" - The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers extra will be played as an optional extra this week. The other three extras will remain in the show.

Long Distance Dedications:
"One Tin Soldier" - Coven
"Sunshine On My Shoulders" - John Denver

Archive extras
"Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" - B.J. Thomas
"I Want You Back" - The Jackson Five
"Venus" - Shocking Blue

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "I'm Every Woman" - Chaka Khan (#86; debuted)
Hour #2: "Time Passages" - Al Stewart (#75)
Hour #3: "Sharing The Night Together" - Dr. Hook (#48)
Hour #4: "('Til) I Kissed You" - The Everly Brothers (original AT40 extra)

[dth1971]

Oct 4, 2012 22:44:00 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Here is the '70s Preview for this weekend. It's one of two shows.

The first offering is from 10/7/1972. This show originally aired back in 2010.

Six songs debuted this week:
"I Can See Clearly Now" - Johnny Nash (#33)
"I Believe In Music" - Gallery (#35)
"Midnight Rider" - Joe Cockerand the Chris Stainton Band (#36)
"Geronimo's Cadillac" - Michael Martin Murphey (#37)
"Loving You Just Crossed My Mind" - Sam Neely (#39)
"I'll Be Around" - The Spinners (#40)

Six songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Rock And Roll (Part 2)" - Gary Glitter (#30)
"Pop That Thing" - The Isley Brothers (#32)
"Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" - Looking Glass (#33)
"The Guitar Man" - Bread (#36)
"Easy Livin'" - Uriah Heep (#39)
"Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" - The Hollies (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Tight Rope" - Leon Russell (#26 to #16)
Biggest Dropper: "Power Of Love" - Joe Simon (#11 to #32)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "I Am Woman" - Helen Reddy (#46)
Hour #2: "If You Don't Know Me By Now" - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (#61)
Hour #3: "Summer Breeze" - Seals & Crofts (#59)

The second show being offered is a historic one: It is the first ever four-hour episode of AT40 from 10/7/1978

Three songs debuted this week:
"Took The Last Train" - David Gates (#38)
"Ready To Take A Chance Again" - Barry Manilow (#39)
"Sweet Life" - Paul Davis (#40)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Fool (If You Think It's Over)" - Chris Rea (#17)
"Love Theme From 'Eyes Of Laura Mars' (Prisoner)" - Barbra Streisand (#21)
"Got To Get You Into My Life" - Earth, Wind & Fire (#34)

Biggest Mover: "How Much I Feel" - Ambrosia (#29 to #16)
Biggest Dropper: "You And I" - Rick James (#13 to #31)

Original extras:
"Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" - Elton John & Kiki Dee
"Dreams" - Fleetwood Mac
"You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone
"('Til) I Kissed You" - The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers extra will be played as an optional extra this week. The other three extras will remain in the show.

Long Distance Dedications:
"One Tin Soldier" - Coven
"Sunshine On My Shoulders" - John Denver

Archive extras
"Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" - B.J. Thomas
"I Want You Back" - The Jackson Five
"Venus" - Shocking Blue

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "I'm Every Woman" - Chaka Khan (#86; debuted)
Hour #2: "Time Passages" - Al Stewart (#75)
Hour #3: "Sharing The Night Together" - Dr. Hook (#48)
Hour #4: "('Til) I Kissed You" - The Everly Brothers (original AT40 extra)

I bet WLS 94.7 FM Chicago goes for the latter one but doesn't play the first hour. Although recently the station modified their playlist with rock leaning classic songs 1960's, 1970's, and 1980's with most Motown and soul/R&B and 1970's disco songs no longer in the playlist rotation, but I don't know with the modified format of WLS 94.7 FM Chicago as CHICAGO'S CLASSIC HITS (and they dropped the Scott Shannon True Oldies voice tracks as well) it will still carry AT40: The 70's Sunday mornings, I'll find out this Sunday morning and what AT40 The 70's episode airs.

FOOTNOTE: The "Til I Kissed You" extra demoted to optional extra status is the only "AT40 Rock Fossil" extra segment according to OLDRADIOSHOWS.com