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

[jdelachjr2002]

Jul 14, 2013 15:11:08 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

I notice next weekend's AT40: The 70's according to the AT40 Fun and Games Forums will be 1 year later than 1975 at least, but I won't be around to listen to next weekend's AT40: The 70's on WLS 94.7 FM Chicago since I will be out of town on vacation, so the next time I will listen to AT40: The 70's on WLS 94.7 FM Chicago will be on June 28, 2013 (Will it still be a 1 show weekend or maybe another choice of 2 shows weekend by then?)

Next weekend it's two shows. More on that later in the week.

[jdelachjr2002]

As I said earlier this week, "AT40: The '70s" has two shows this week meaning my weekly preview will be a two-part post. As always, the '80s come first.

Eight songs - yes, eight - debuted this week:
"Who's Crying Now" - Journey (#30)
"Fire And Ice" - Pat Benatar (#31)
"Don't Give It Up" - Robbie Patton (#34)
"Love On A Two-Way Street" - Stacy Lattisaw (#36)
"Don't Want To Wait Anymore" - The Tubes (#37)
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" - Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (#38)
"Really Wanna Know You" - Gary Wright (#39)
"You're My Girl" - Franke & The Knockouts (#40)

Eight songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Seven Year Ache" - Roseanne Cash (#22)
"This Little Girl" - Gary U.S. Bonds (#30)
"Winning" - Santana (#31)
"America" - Neil Diamond (#32)
"I Love You" - Climax Blues Band (#35)
"Sukiyaki" - A Taste Of Honey (#36)
"Stronger Than Before" - Carole Bayer Sager (#38)
"Give It To Me Baby" - Rick James (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Endless Love" - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (#24 to #14)
Biggest Dropper: "A Woman Needs Love" - Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio (#15 to #29)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"While You See A Chance" - Steve Winwood
"Love You Like I've Never Loved Before" - John O'Banion

Archive extras (they're all included):
"Winchester Cathedral" - New Vaudeville Band
"Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys
"I'm A Believer" - The Monkees

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "For Your Eyes Only" - Sheena Easton (#73)
Hour #2: "Hold On Tight" - ELO (#46)
Hour #3: "Step By Step" - Eddie Rabbitt (#50)
Hour #4: "Tempted" - Squeeze (#83; debuted)

The '70s preview is coming soon.

[jdelachjr2002]

Now here is this weekend's '70s preview. It's a two parter so I'll start with the "A" show first.

The "A" show this week is from 7/31/1971

Three songs debuted this week:
"Maybe Tomorrow" - The Jackson Five (#30)
"Smiling Faces Sometimes" - The Undisputed Truth (#37)
"Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" - The Dramatics (#40)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"When You're Hot, You're Hot" - Jerry Reed (#22)
"High Time We Went" - Joe Cocker (#30)
"Want Ads" - The Honey Cone (#38)

Biggest Mover: "What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin & John" - Tom Clay (#26 to #10)
Biggest Dropper: "Rainy Days And Mondays" - The Carpenters (#11 to #25)

Original extras:
"C'mon-A My House" - Rosemary Clooney
This was a #1 song in 1951 so it comes as no surprise that it will be played as an optional extra.

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "C'mon-A My House" - Rosemary Clooney (original AT40 extra)
Hour #2: "I'm A Believer" - Neil Diamond (#51)
Hour #3: "I Feel The Earth Move" - Carole King (B-side of "It's Too Late")

The "B" show this week is from 7/27/1974 and since it aired last year (as well as in 2007) here is a repost from last July:

Jul 27, 2012 12:17:42 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Three songs debuted this week:
"I'm Leaving It (All) Up To You" - Donny & Marie Osmond (#32)
"(You're) Having My Baby" - Paul Anka & Odia Coates (#34)
"Rub It In" - Billy "Crash" Craddock (#38)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Sundown" - Gordon Lightfoot (#12)
"Be Thankful For What You've Got" - William DeVaughn (#27)
"Ballero" - War (#33)

Biggest Mover: "The Night Chicago Died" - Paper Lace (#32 to #14)
Biggest Dropper: "Billy, Don't Be A Hero" - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods (#13 to #39)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Nothing From Nothing" - Billy Preston (#50)
Hour #2: "Beach Baby" - First Class (#74)
Hour #3: "Clap For The Wolfman" - The Guess Who (#61)

[dth1971]

jdelach: You forgot to include the date for this weekend's AT40: The 80's - August 1, 1981.

And regarding AT40: The 70's 2 show offering for this weekend, I will find out what WLS 94.7 FM plays this Sunday morning, if it is the July 31, 1971 episode, I'll listen; but if it is the July 27, 1974 episode I heard last year, I won't listen.

And when will Premiere stop offering 1970-1972 AT40 1970's episodes with later year episodes? When Premiere agrees to nix 1970-1972 AT40 episodes from the AT40: The 70's rotation?

[johnnywest]

If it's working for them, why would they stop? Obviously they started offering 2 shows a week to appeal to more stations. I think it's here to stay.

[Deleted]

As I have seen this comment a few times before in this thread, my question is: would there be any reason why that would happen?

I know that the earlier shows are in mono and the later shows are in stereo and some stations may not elect top play the earlier shows but quite a larger number of other stations do. The flexible offering probably recognizes that.

[Libra]

Just when I thought I was done posting charts with so many new entries... ;)

August 1, 1981
40 -- Franke & The Knockouts - You're My Girl (27)
39 -- Gary Wright - Really Wanna Know You (16)
38 -- Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (3)
37 -- The Tubes - Don't Want to Wait Anymore (35)
36 -- Stacy Lattisaw - Love on a Two Way Street (26)
35 39 Alabama - Feels So Right (20)
34 -- Robbie Patton - Don't Give it Up (26)
33 37 Jim Steinman - Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through (32)
LDD: Steve Winwood "While You See a Chance" from Mary in Chicago, IL to Bobby, a train conductor who would listen to her as she spoke of her dream to move to California, then telling her that she's the one that needs to make things happen when things fell apart for her
32 33 Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus (30)
AT40 Archives: From December 1966 - The New Vaudeville Band "Winchester Cathedral", the 154th #1 song of the 60s
Flashback Extra: Sheena Easton "For Your Eyes Only"
31 -- Pat Benatar - Fire and Ice (17)
30 -- Journey - Who's Crying Now (4)
29 15 Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio - A Woman Needs Love (4)
28 34 deleted Cruise - Cool Love (13)
27 29 The Greg Kihn Band - The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) (15)
26 18 Sheena Easton - Modern Girl (18)
25 12 Stars on 45 - Medley (1)
24 26 REO Speedwagon - Don't Let Him Go (24)
23 28 Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight (19)
22 27 Foreigner - Urgent (4)
AT40 Archives: From December 1966 - The Beach Boys "Good Vibrations", the 155th #1 song of the 60s
Flashback Extra: The Electric Light Orchestra "Hold On Tight", which was "a week away from hitting the countdown"
21 11 George Harrison - All Those Years Ago (2)
20 23 John Schneider - It's Now or Never (14)
19 21 Stanley Clarke & George Duke - Sweet Baby (19)
18 20 Billy Squier - The Stroke (17)
17 25 The Commodores - Lady (You Bring Me Up) (8)
16 19 The Carpenters - Touch Me When We're Dancing (16)
15 17 The Alan Parsons Project - Time (15)
14 24 Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - Endless Love (1)
13 16 Ronnie Milsap - (There's) No Gettin' Over Me (5)
12 14 The Moody Blues - Gemini Dream (12)
AT40 Archives: From December 1966 - The Monkees "I'm a Believer", the 156th #1 song of the 60s
Flashback Extra: Eddie Rabbitt "Step By Step"
11 08 Hall & Oates - You Make My Dreams (5)
10 14 Juice Newton - Queen of Hearts (2)
09 10 Marty Balin - Hearts (8)
LDD: John O'Banion "Love You Like I've Never Loved Before" from Debbie in Mescott, FL to Mike, stationed in West Germany in the Army, whose memory she had been in love with for the past ten years after they had met, while in the meantime they both had had marriages that would ultimately fail...until a few months ago, when she got up the nerve to contact him, and now they're planning a future together
08 09 The Manhattan Transfer - Boy From New York City (7)
07 02 Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (1)
06 07 The Pointer Sisters - Slow Hand (2)
05 05 The Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira (5)
04 06 Kenny Rogers - I Don't Need You (3)
03 04 Joey Scarbury - Theme From Greatest American Hero (Believe it or Not) (2)
Flashback Extra: Squeeze "Tempted", which debuted at #83 that week
02 01 Air Supply - The One That You Love (1)
01 03 Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl (1)

NOTES:

• It's MTV day - the day that MTV launched here in the USA. Of the songs here in the 40, only "In the Air Tonight", "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (which, as it debuted here, was also quite possibly the newest video played all day), and "Don't Let Him Go" were the only ones to be played that day - Phil was played five times, Stevie & Tom four, and REO twice. Still on the Hot 100, but having since left the 40, Lee Ritenour's "Is it You" (#61, fell out the week before) and REO's "Take it On the Run" (#92, last week on the entire Hot 100) were also played, multiple times for each of those as well.
• The most debuts on any one show in the 1980s was eight, with four shows having that many. Of those four, this is the first to be aired.
• A rare early 80s show that starts straight at #40, with none of last week's Top 3 played before it (though 10-17, played three times already by now, is another).
• "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" clocks in at a full six minutes long.
• From the "How About That" files: Casey mentions Sheena Easton's singing the title song of For Your Eyes Only. Said title song, of course, was Premiere's first extra.
• BUT, HOW ABOUT...THIS? Between #26 and #25 is a story about Merv Griffin's success with the song "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts". Before this show started on WWIS, I was listening to the show from today's date in 1986. Between #18 and #17 is...you guessed it!
  
• Another one from the "Here We Go Again" files: Three years ago, WCRZ skipped the entire first segment in the final hour on 8-22-81. Now, WWIS skipped both the second Premiere extra and first segments in the third hour (21-19) here. What the hell, guys?
• #1 on the Soul chart: "Double Dutch Bus"
• #1 on the Country chart: "Dixie on My Mind" by Hank Williams, Jr.
• #1 on the Album chart: Long Distance Voyager by The Moody Blues

[dth1971]

WLS 94.7 FM Chicago is now airing AT40: The 70's, and the station chose to rerun the July 27, 1974 AT40 episode from last year over the July 1971 AT40 episode, so no listening to it this week. Hopefully next week might be a fresh AT40: The 70's I haven't heard yet (Maybe next weekend for AT40: The 80's there could be the August 6, 1988 AT40 episode which was the last original run AT40 Casey Kasem did before Shadoe Stevens took his place).

[dth1971]

Jul 29, 2012 10:37:20 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS WEEKEND'S AT40: THE 70'S EPISODE OF THE JULY 27, 1974 AT40 EPISODE I HEARD ON WLS 94.7 FM CHICAGO THIS SUNDAY MORNING:

* DID YOU KNOW: 1) Up to the 1974 date, Paul McCartney had 23 #1's - 20 with the Beatles, 1 with Linda McCartney, and 2 with Wings? 2) Billy Crash Craddock started his music career in 1957 as a rock 'n roll singer but by 1974 became a country singer? 3) Paul Anka was only 15 years old when he hit with "Diana"? 4) Andy Kim's first top 40 hit in 1968 was "How Did We Get This Way"? 5) "You Won't See Me", covered by Anne Murray, was originally a track on the Beatles album "Rubber Soul"? 6) Rufus calls their music "CRUD(?!) music"? 7) Wet Willie comes from Macon, GA. (The same town where Little Richard, Otis Redding, and James Brown come from!)? 8) Jim Stafford's "Wildwood Weed" was originally written in 1963 by Don Bowman (Yes, it's the same Don Bowman who would be the first host of the AT40 spin off American Country Countdown)? 9) The Impressions originally had Jerry Butler as top label credit even after Jerry left the group? 10) Dave Loggins has never met Kenny Loggins' brother Dan? 11) John Denver in 1974 had back to back #1 songs?
* QUESTION LETTER: Regarding the album that spent the longest on the chart - Up to the 1974 time, Johnny Mathis Greatest Hits with 490 weeks (And over a decade later Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" album would be the record breaker).
* KEPT INTACT IN THE SHOW VINTAGE RADIO STATION I.D.'S HEARD IN THIS 1974 AT40 EPISODE: WOKL in Eau Claire, Wisconsin; WODC in Marietta, Georgia; WSFC in Durham, North Carolina; KROL in the Rio Grande Valley; WWNA in Beckley/South West Virginia; WFNL in Green Bay, Wisconsin; WCLG in Morgantown, West Virginia; WRAR somewhere in Virginia; and a radio station in Santa Barbara, California with the dial number 152 AM (And believe it or not, 152 is also the weight in pounds Casey Kasem had in 1974!)
* BLOOPERS: 1) Casey mentioned Jim Croce had 5 top 40 hits after his death, but Mr. Croce had 4, not 5! 2) Casey mentioned that Olivia Newton John was born in Wales, but she was born in England and raised in Australia! 3) Casey mentioned Three Dog Night's first record "Try a Little Tenderness" missed the Top 40, but it did make the Top 40! 4) And according to Premiere's AT40: The 70's cue sheets, was there some tape warble at the start of the show thanks to a minor poor remastering or something like that?
* ALSO: 1) The address to send AT40 question letters (in Los Angeles, California - but a few months later the address moved to Universal City, California) was kept intact. 2) The bleeped version of Lamont Dozier's "Fish Ain't Bitin'" was played. 3) WLS played the first AT40 Optional Extra of "Nothing From Nothing" by Billy "The Fifth Beatle"(!) Preston.

This was my recap of the July 27, 1974 AT40 episode that AT40: The 70's aired last year for the record...

[Deleted]

Jul 28, 2013 7:03:56 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

WLS 94.7 FM Chicago is now airing AT40: The 70's, and the station chose to rerun the July 27, 1974 AT40 episode from last year over the July 1971 AT40 episode, so no listening to it this week. Hopefully next week might be a fresh AT40: The 70's I haven't heard yet (Maybe next weekend for AT40: The 80's there could be the August 6, 1988 AT40 episode which was the last original run AT40 Casey Kasem did before Shadoe Stevens took his place).

Does WLS 94.7 FM Chicago play the 80's shows?

[dth1971]

Jul 28, 2013 11:43:10 GMT -5 @2m said:

Jul 28, 2013 7:03:56 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

WLS 94.7 FM Chicago is now airing AT40: The 70's, and the station chose to rerun the July 27, 1974 AT40 episode from last year over the July 1971 AT40 episode, so no listening to it this week. Hopefully next week might be a fresh AT40: The 70's I haven't heard yet (Maybe next weekend for AT40: The 80's there could be the August 6, 1988 AT40 episode which was the last original run AT40 Casey Kasem did before Shadoe Stevens took his place).

Does WLS 94.7 FM Chicago play the 80's shows?

No, only WLS 94.7 FM Chicago has the contract to air Sunday mornings AT40: The 70's which it has since April 2011 (I didn't start listening to it until June 2011).

[cartman2002]

Here's the 1971 chart used for At40 this week

40: WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET - THE DRAMATICS (9)
39: LOVE MEANS YOU NEVER HAVE TO SAY YOUR SORRY - THE SOUNDS OF SUNSHINE (39)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=APMHp9sZyME

38: WILD HORSES - THE ROLLING STONES (28)
37: SMILING FACES SOMETIMES - THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH (3)
36: RIDERS ON THE STORM - THE DOORS (14)
35: CHICAGO - GRAHAM NASH (35)
34: IF NOT FOR YOU - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (25)
33: SUMMER SAND - DAWN (33)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bka6Q2wThCs

32: MOON SHADOW - CAT STEVENS (30)
31: YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND - ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY (29)
30: MAYBE TOMORROW - THE JACKSON 5 (20)
29: SWEET HITCHHIKER - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (6)
28: RINGS - CIMARRON (17)
27: FUNKY NASSAU - THE BEGINNING OF THE END (15)
26: LIAR - THREE DOG NIGHT (7)
25: RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS - THE CARPENTERS (2)
24: GET IT ON - CHASE (24)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERZZr5ckOeg

23: DOUBLE BARRELL -DAVE AND ANCIL COLLINS (22)
22: LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH - THE ISLEY BROTHERS (18)
21: SHE'S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN - THE 8TH DAY (11)
20: THAT'S THE WAY I'VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE - CARLY SIMON (10)
19: SIGNS - FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BAND (3)
18: HOT PANTS (PART #1) - JAMES BROWN (15)
17: I DON'T WANNA DO WRONG - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (17)
16: BEGINNINGS - CHICAGO (7)
15: HERE COMES THAT RAINY FEELING AGAIN - THE FORTUNES (15)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIu3jbxjV3Y

14: BRING THE BOYS HOME - FREIDA PAYNE (12)
13: NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE - DELANEY & BONNIE (13)
12: TREAT HER LIKE A LADY - CORNELIUS BROTHERS & SISTER ROSE (3)
11: MERCY MERCY ME - MARVIN GAYE (4)
10: WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE/ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN - TOM CLAY (8)
9: SOONER OR LATER - THE GRASS ROOTS (9)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTQS3hkmUVk

8: TAKE ME HOME,COUNTRY ROADS - JOHN DENVER (2)
7: DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE - HAMILTON, JOE FRANK, & REYNOLDS (4)
6: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART - THE BEE GEES (1)
5: DRAGGIN' THE LINE - TOMMY JAMES (4)
4: MR. BIG STUFF - JEAN KNIGHT (2)
3: IT'S TOO LATE - CAROLE KING (1)
2: INDIAN RESERVATION - THE RAIDERS (1)
1: YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND - JAMES TAYLOR (1)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WJ1cf3nrLE

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's shows.

"AT40: The '70s" this week presents 8/4/1973. This show had previously aired in 2008 and 2009.

Three songs debuted this week:
"The Gypsy Man" - War (#33)
"Young Love/A Million To One" - Donny Osmond (#36)
"The Hurt" - Cat Stevens (#39)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Doin' It To Death" - Fred Wesley & The JB's (#34)
"One Of A Kind (Love Affair)" - The Spinners (#37)
"I'll Always Love My Mama" - The Intruders (#40)

Biggest Mover: "Let's Get It On" - Marvin Gaye (#36 to #17)
Biggest Dropper: "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)" - George Harrison (#10 to #31)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "My Maria" - B.W. Stevenson (#67)
Hour #2: "We're An American Band" - Grand Funk Railroad (#69)
Hour #3: "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" - Elton John (#74; debuted)

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 8/6/1988. This show had previously aired in 2007 and 2008. It was also the last Casey Kasem-hosted AT40 until 1998.

Five songs debuted this week:
"Another Part Of Me" - Michael Jackson (#31)
"It Would Take A Strong Strong Man" - Rick Astley (#34)
"Saying Sorry Don't Make It Right" - Denise Lopez (#36)
"One Good Woman" - Peter Cetera (#37)
"Missed Opportunity" - Daryl Hall & John Oates (#38)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Paradise" - Sade (#24)
"Lost In You" - Rod Stewart (#34)
"Nothin' But A Good Time" - Poison (#36)
"In Your Soul" - Corey Hart (#38)
"Make It Real" - The Jets (#40)

Biggest Mover: "If It Isn't Love" - New Edition (#34 to #26)
Biggest Dropper: "New Sensation" - INXS (#7 to #22)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"The Flame" - Cheap Trick (#23 this week)
"(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

Premiere optional extras
Hour #1: "The Loco-Motion" - Kylie Minogue
Hour #2: "Domino Dancing" - The Pet Shop Boys
Hour #3: "I Don't Want Your Love" - Duran Duran
Hour #4: "What I Am" - Edie Brickell & New Bohemians

[Libra]

August 6, 1988
40 31 Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat (1)
39 27 Al B. Sure! - Nite and Day (7)
38 -- Hall & Oates - Missed Opportunity (29)
37 -- Peter Cetera - One Good Woman (4)
36 -- Denise Lopez - Sayin' Sorry (Don't Make it Right) (31)
35 39 REO Speedwagon - Here With Me (20)
34 -- Rick Astley - It Would Take a Strong, Strong Man (10)
33 37 Kenny Loggins - Nobody's Fool (8)
32 23 Climie Fisher - Love Changes (Everything) (23)
31 -- Michael Jackson - Another Part of Me (11)
Flashback Extra: Kylie Minogue "The Locomotion"
30 33 The Moody Blues - I Know You're Out There Somewhere (30)
29 35 Pat Benatar - All Fired Up (19)
28 19 Pebbles - Mercedes Boy (2)
27 32 Taylor Dayne - I'll Always Love You (3)
26 34 New Edition - If it Isn't Love (7)
25 29 Van Halen - When It's Love (5)
24 28 Huey Lewis & The News - Perfect World (3)
23 11 Cheap Trick - The Flame (1) (also a LDD from Rosie in San Antonio, TX to Private Douglas Allen Wyman, who she met shortly after graduating high school and fell in love with, but who is now separated from him as he's now stationed in Germany; she dedicates "The Flame" as it's the last song they heard on the radio before he had to leave)
22 07 INXS - New Sensation (3)
21 22 Aerosmith - Rag Doll (17)
20 26 Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible (2)
Flashback Extra: The Pet Shop Boys "Domino Dancing"
19 09 Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour (9)
18 25 Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (1)
17 17 Billy Ocean - The Colour of Love (17)
16 18 The Fat Boys & Chubby Checker - The Twist (16)
15 21 Whitney Houston - Love Will Save the Day (9)
14 20 Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (6)
13 12 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand (12)
12 15 Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid (10)
11 14 The Contours - Do You Love Me (11)*
10 16 George Michael - Monkey (1)
Flashback Extra: Duran Duran "I Don't Want Your Love"
09 04 Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me (2)
08 13 Chicago - I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love (3)
07 10 Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That (2)
06 08 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - 1-2-3 (3)
05 06 Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name (4)
LDD: Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from Richard in Jacksonville, FL to "four special Texas girls" who inspired him to do his best at the VICA Olympics that he recently competed at...and he managed to come in third!
04 05 Eric Carmen - Make Me Lose Control (3)
03 02 Richard Marx - Hold On to the Nights (1)
Flashback Extra: Edie Brickell & New Bohemians "What I Am"
02 03 Breathe - Hands to Heaven (2)
01 01 Steve Winwood - Roll With It (1)

*1988 peak; hit #3 in 1962.

Well we have five debuts this week on AT40, which means five songs fall out of the survey. Those hits are:
"Make it Real" by The Jets (LW: 40),
"In Your Soul" by Corey Hart (LW: 38),
"Nothin' But a Good Time" by Poison (LW: 36),
"Lost in You" by Rod Stewart (LW: 30), and
"Paradise" by Sade (LW: 24).

NOTES:

• This is it - Casey's last show from the original AT40 run. For whatever reason, Premiere didn't acknowledge this fact - though perhaps that's only fitting, given that neither did Casey himself (see also below).
• An updated question letter: The top male solo singer of the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. It was previously asked on 6-27-87, with the top male so far in the 80s as Lionel Richie. By now of course, with most of his Bad era in the can, Michael Jackson had surpassed Lionel.
• As you can see above, Premiere went with late-1988 hits for extras this week. For this week, I think it would've been nice to stick with the date as opposed to covering times they can't/won't air.
• But ugh - with a few of the show's bumpers suspiciously gone missing, it sounds like somebody at Premiere did some extra reckless work with that audio knife.
• Interesting that "Foolish Beat" received the standard jingle. And so does the somewhat mellower "I Know You're Out There Somewhere". But guess who doesn't? "Parents Just Don't Understand"!
• (Originally) shortened: "When It's Love", "Make Me Lose Control", and the second LDD "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
• Not as many jingles this week...probably a preparation for the new segment format of Shadoe's era, which instead of 6 segments per hour (combined to 3 in re-airings), there were 4 in each of the first three hours, and 5 in the last.
• Once again, the 1988 remix of "Do You Love Me" was played.
• As has been noted, all Casey does in closing is omit the part about joining him next week in his sign-off. Turns out the "American Top 40 created by Casey Kasem and Don Bustany..." line wasn't a part of the show preparing for him leaving however, that actually got added along with the new theme package, right back on 4-4-87.
• #1 on the Album chart: Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
• #1 on the Country chart: "Baby Blue" by George Strait
• #1 on the Dance chart: "K.I.S.S.I.N.G." by Siedah Garrett
• #1 on the Black Singles chart: "Off On Your Own Girl" by Al B. Sure!

[dth1971]

Aug 3, 2013 12:39:59 GMT -5 Libra said:

August 6, 1988
40 31 Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat (1)
39 27 Al B. Sure! - Nite and Day (7)
38 -- Hall & Oates - Missed Opportunity (29)
37 -- Peter Cetera - One Good Woman (4)
36 -- Denise Lopez - Sayin' Sorry (Don't Make it Right) (31)
35 39 REO Speedwagon - Here With Me (20)
34 -- Rick Astley - It Would Take a Strong, Strong Man (10)
33 37 Kenny Loggins - Nobody's Fool (8)
32 23 Climie Fisher - Love Changes (Everything) (23)
31 -- Michael Jackson - Another Part of Me (11)
Flashback Extra: Kylie Minogue "The Locomotion"
30 33 The Moody Blues - I Know You're Out There Somewhere (30)
29 35 Pat Benatar - All Fired Up (19)
28 19 Pebbles - Mercedes Boy (2)
27 32 Taylor Dayne - I'll Always Love You (3)
26 34 New Edition - If it Isn't Love (7)
25 29 Van Halen - When It's Love (5)
24 28 Huey Lewis & The News - Perfect World (3)
23 11 Cheap Trick - The Flame (1) (also a LDD from Rosie in San Antonio, TX to Private Douglas Allen Wyman, who she met shortly after graduating high school and fell in love with, but who is now separated from him as he's now stationed in Germany; she dedicates "The Flame" as it's the last song they heard on the radio before he had to leave)
22 07 INXS - New Sensation (3)
21 22 Aerosmith - Rag Doll (17)
20 26 Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible (2)
Flashback Extra: The Pet Shop Boys "Domino Dancing"
19 09 Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour (9)
18 25 Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (1)
17 17 Billy Ocean - The Colour of Love (17)
16 18 The Fat Boys & Chubby Checker - The Twist (16)
15 21 Whitney Houston - Love Will Save the Day (9)
14 20 Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (6)
13 12 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand (12)
12 15 Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid (10)
11 14 The Contours - Do You Love Me (11)*
10 16 George Michael - Monkey (1)
Flashback Extra: Duran Duran "I Don't Want Your Love"
09 04 Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me (2)
08 13 Chicago - I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love (3)
07 10 Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That (2)
06 08 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - 1-2-3 (3)
05 06 Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name (4)
LDD: Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from Richard in Jacksonville, FL to "four special Texas girls" who inspired him to do his best at the VICA Olympics that he recently competed at...and he managed to come in third!
04 05 Eric Carmen - Make Me Lose Control (3)
03 02 Richard Marx - Hold On to the Nights (1)
Flashback Extra: Edie Brickell & New Bohemians "What I Am"
02 03 Breathe - Hands to Heaven (2)
01 01 Steve Winwood - Roll With It (1)

*1988 peak; hit #3 in 1962.

Well we have five debuts this week on AT40, which means five songs fall out of the survey. Those hits are:
"Make it Real" by The Jets (LW: 40),
"In Your Soul" by Corey Hart (LW: 38),
"Nothin' But a Good Time" by Poison (LW: 36),
"Lost in You" by Rod Stewart (LW: 30), and
"Paradise" by Sade (LW: 24).

NOTES:

• This is it - Casey's last show from the original AT40 run. For whatever reason, Premiere didn't acknowledge this fact - though perhaps that's only fitting, given that neither did Casey himself (see also below).
• An updated question letter: The top male solo singer of the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. It was previously asked on 6-27-87, with the top male so far in the 80s as Lionel Richie. By now of course, with most of his Bad era in the can, Michael Jackson had surpassed Lionel.
• As you can see above, Premiere went with late-1988 hits for extras this week. For this week, I think it would've been nice to stick with the date as opposed to covering times they can't/won't air.
• But ugh - with a few of the show's bumpers suspiciously gone missing, it sounds like somebody at Premiere did some extra reckless work with that audio knife.
• Interesting that "Foolish Beat" received the standard jingle. And so does the somewhat mellower "I Know You're Out There Somewhere". But guess who doesn't? "Parents Just Don't Understand"!
• (Originally) shortened: "When It's Love", "Make Me Lose Control", and the second LDD "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
• Not as many jingles this week...probably a preparation for the new segment format of Shadoe's era, which instead of 6 segments per hour (combined to 3 in re-airings), there were 4 in each of the first three hours, and 5 in the last.
• Once again, the 1988 remix of "Do You Love Me" was played.
• As has been noted, all Casey does in closing is omit the part about joining him next week in his sign-off. Turns out the "American Top 40 created by Casey Kasem and Don Bustany..." line wasn't a part of the show preparing for him leaving however, that actually got added along with the new theme package, right back on 4-4-87.
• #1 on the Album chart: Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
• #1 on the Country chart: "Baby Blue" by George Strait
• #1 on the Dance chart: "K.I.S.S.I.N.G." by Siedah Garrett
• #1 on the Black Singles chart: "Off On Your Own Girl" by Al B. Sure!

Libra: Just for fun: Why not do a special recap of the first Shadoe Stevens AT40 chart episode from August 13, 1988 if you have that show on CD in your AT40 collection?

[dth1971]

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS WEEK'S AT40: THE 70'S EPISODE OF THE AUGUST 4, 1976 AT40 CHART I HEARD THIS MORNING ON WLS 94.7 FM CHICAGO:

* DID YOU KNOW: 1) Dr. John - "The Night Tripper" - got his VOODOO ROCK image when he was in prison? 2) Donny Osmond's cover of "Young Love" was originally done by Sonny James and then by Tab Hunter? 3) Manu Dibango's 45 of "Soul Makoosa" was originally came to the USA in Spring 1973 as an import on a French record label that cost only $10? 4) Charlie Rich can be sometimes called "Country Charlie Rich" and "Rock 'n Roll Charlie Rich"? 5) Lobo got his name after a dog/wolf? 6) Paul Simon's "Kodachrome" was banned by the BBC in England? 7) Bette Midler once performed in front of hundreds of naked men in a New York City Turkish bath? 8) In 1973, Bobby Picket, then as a cab driver in New York City, got word from a phone call that his 1962 song "Monster Mash" was reissued and on the charts again (Remember: 2 months until Halloween!)? 9) The studio in Switzerland were Deep Purple where to have to record an album was burned to the ground?
* QUESTION LETTER: Regarding if an act had the #1 record of the year 2 years in a row. Never had happened, although Casey made a prediction that Roberta Flack might be the first to do it with the #1 song of 1972 she did with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and if a #1 song Roberta did in 1973 called "Killing Me Softly With His Song" becomes the #1 song of 1973, however, it wouldn't since the #1 song of 1973 would become Tony Orlando and Dawn's "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree".
* PREDICTING THE #1 SONG FOR NEXT WEEK IN 1973: The previous 1973 week Casey and the AT40 staff were wrong that the Carpenters' "Yesterday Once More" would be #1 but Maureen McGovern's "The Morning After" moved into #1 that week, and for the next 1973 week Casey and the AT40 staff predicted the #1 song would be Wings' "Live and Let Die" (It wasn't, Maureen McGovern's "The Morning After" stayed at #1).
* ALSO: Chalk up WLS 94.7 FM Chicago a week again that all 3 OPTIONAL EXTRAS (B.W. Stevenson's "My Maria", Grand Funk's "We're an American Band", and Elton John's "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting") were played!

[Libra]

Aug 3, 2013 21:05:49 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Libra: Just for fun: Why not do a special recap of the first Shadoe Stevens AT40 chart episode from August 13, 1988 if you have that show on CD in your AT40 collection?

Matter of fact, I do have that show. But this is not the thread for that.

This one, however, is: pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/94381/american-top-40-flashback-thread?page=1&scrollTo=4439654

:)

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's shows

"AT40: The '70s" this week presents 8/12/1978

Three songs debuted this week:
"Reminiscing" - Little River Band (#34)
"Just What I Needed" - The Cars (#39)
"Close The Door" - Teddy Pendergrass (#40)

Three songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Take A Chance On Me" - Abba (#24)
"Can We Still Be Friends" - Todd Rundgren (#29)
"Dance With Me" - Peter Brown (#31)

Biggest Mover: "Boogie Oogie Oogie" - A Taste Of Honey (#17 to #6)
Biggest Dropper: "The Groove Line" - Heatwave (#20 to #37)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Summer Nights" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (#46)
Hour #2: "You Needed Me" - Anne Murray (#43)
Hour #3: "Come Together" - Aerosmith (#66)

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 8/8/1987

Four songs debuted this week:
"Here I Go Again" - Whitesnake (#34)
"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - Michael Jackson featuring Siedah Garrett (#37; Hot 100 Debut)
"Wipeout" - The Fat Boys & The Beach Boys (#39)
"Didn't We Almost Have It All" - Whitney Houston (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Moonlighting (Theme)" - Al Jarreau (#29)
"Songbird" - Kenny G (#30)
"Hypnotize Me" - Wang Chung (#37)
"Head To Toe" - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (#38)

Biggest Mover: "La Bamba" - Los Lobos (#24 to #11)
Biggest Dropper: "Funkytown" - Pseudo Echo (#23 to #38)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Every Breath You Take" - The Police
"What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" - Jr. Walker & The All-Stars

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "I Heard A Rumour" - Bananarama (#44)
Hour #2: "Touch Of Grey" - The Grateful Dead (#47)
Hour #3: "Holiday" - The Other Ones (#79)
Hour #4: "Carrie" - Europe (#60)

[Libra]

August 8, 1987
40 -- Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost Have it All (1)
39 -- The Fat Boys & The Beach Boys - Wipeout (12)
38 23 Pseudo Echo - Funkytown (6)
37 -- Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett - I Just Can't Stop Loving You (1)
36 40 Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer (23)
35 25 Surface - Happy (20)
34 -- Whitesnake - Here I Go Again (1)
33 36 The Outfield - Since You've Been Gone (31)
LDD: The Police "Every Breath You Take" from Adrianna, a second-year teacher in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to the students for whom she uses music as a teaching and listening guide; "Every Breath You Take" is a song that these students, who currently understand little English, are trying to learn the words to now
32 34 Sammy Hagar - Give to Live (23)
Flashback Extra: Bananarama "I Heard a Rumour", which was "a week away from making the countdown"
31 22 The System - Don't Disturb This Groove (4)
30 18 Expose - Point of No Return (5)
29 39 ABC - When Smokey Sings (5)
28 35 Huey Lewis & The News - Doing it All For My Baby (6)
27 20 Crowded House - Something So Strong (7)
26 28 Bryan Adams - Hearts on Fire (26)
25 32 Living in a Box - Living in a Box (17)
24 13 Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls (12)
23 33 Dan Hill & Vonda Shepard - Can't We Try (7)
22 19 Klymaxx - I'd Still Say Yes (18)
21 31 Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne - Love Power (12)
Flashback Extra: The Grateful Dead "Touch of Grey"
20 26 Fleetwood Mac - Seven Wonders (19)
19 27 Starship - It's Not Over ('Til It's Over) (9)
18 12 The Nylons - Kiss Him Goodbye (12)
17 09 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (1)
16 21 Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life Again (13)
15 14 Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle (14)
LDD: Junior Walker & The All-Stars "What Does it Take (To Win Your Love)" from Don in The Philippines to Christine, who he really liked but was too shy to ever approach, and who he misses more than ever now that she's gone to the States
14 17 The Whispers - Rock Steady (7)
13 15 Debbie Gibson - Only in My Dreams (4)
12 16 Richard Marx - Don't Mean Nothing (3)
Flashback Extra: The Other Ones "Holiday"
11 24 Los Lobos - La Bamba (1)
10 10 Robbie Nevil - Wot's it to Ya (10)
09 03 Heart - Alone (1)
08 07 The Jets - Cross My Broken Heart (7)
07 11 Madonna - Who's That Girl? (1)
06 05 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Rhythm is Gonna Get You (5)
05 08 Suzanne Vega - Luka (3)
04 06 T'Pau - Heart and Soul (4)
03 01 Bob Seger - Shakedown (1)
Flashback Extra: Europe "Carrie"
02 04 George Michael - I Want Your Sex (2)
01 02 U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (1)

Four songs debut this week, and falling out are:
"Head to Toe" by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (LW: 38),
"Hypnotize Me" by Wang Chung (LW: 37),
"Songbird" by Kenny G (LW: 30), and
"Moonlighting" by Al Jarreau (LW: 29).

NOTES:

• "Didn't We Almost Have it All" received the standard jingle, and Casey pointed out that the song had debuted on last week's Hot 100 at #50.
• Casey answered a Question Letter after #36 asking which solo man had had the most Top 10 hits in the rock era. He touched on this as its own story on 10-12-85 as a lead-in to second-place Stevie Wonder's "Part-Time Lover".
• The 3s certainly do have it this week...the 3rd 3-man band in this week's survey is The Outfield, up 3 notches with their 3rd Top 40 hit!
• "Don't Disturb This Groove" and "I'd Still Say Yes" also received the standard jingle; they both received the soft one on 6-27. By now, this should be a tip-off that there was no softer jingle this week.
• "Hearts on Fire", up two notches this week, disappears from the 40 completely next week...yow.
• Any other weeks where both LDDs came from outside the USA?
• "Carrie" gets cut nearly in half once again, just like last year on 8-15. The only difference is that the cut was a slightly different chunk this time.
• No spoiler for the new #1 song this week.
• #1 on the Soul chart: "The Pleasure Principle" by Janet Jackson
• #1 on the Country chart: "One Promise Too Late" by Reba McEntire
• #1 on the Album chart: Whitney by Whitney Houston

[dth1971]

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON THIS WEEK'S AT40: THE 70'S EPISODE OF THE AUGUST 12, 1978 AT40 CHART I HEARD ON WLS 94.7 FM THIS SUNDAY MORNING:

* This episode was 2 weeks before the 1978 AT40 episode with the first ever Long Distance Dedication.
* BY THE NUMBERS: There are 6 former #1 soul/R&B songs and 6 movie songs on this AT40 chart.
* DID YOU KNOW: 1) Jefferson Starship once cancelled a German concert because Grace Slick was briefly a little ill that caused a riot to fans? 2) The Electric Light Orchestra once had an expensive billboard that was worth about $42,000 on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood? 3) Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street" was tied with most weeks at #1 without hitting #1 with 5-6 weeks joining "Crazy Otto" by Johnny Mathis and "Ain't That a Shame" by Pat Boone (Though the record would be broken in 1981-1982 with the 10 week #2 song by Foreigner called "Waiting For a Girl Like You".)? 4) The group Toby Beau comes from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas? 5) Joe Walsh was a member of the James Gang and later the Eagles? 6) Joe Walsh's song "Life's Been Good" is heard in the movie "F.M."? 7) Barry Manilow's "Copacabana" is heard in the movie "Foul Play"? 8) Up to 1978 the Gibb family of the Bee Gees and Andy had occupied the #1 spot for 34 weeks total? 8) The Rolling Stones grossed more money for an indoor concert at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana?
* QUESTION LETTERS: 1) Regarding the artists to have more than one #1 record of the year - Elvis Presley and the Beatles; 2) Regarding the fastest Top 10 songs - Elvis Presley's "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck", Sheb Wooley's "Purple People Eater", and 3 by the Beatles - "Hey Jude", "Get Back", and "Let it Be".
* ALSO: 1) Casey did a correction regarding the recent Dave Mason remake of "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" that it wasn't written by Phil Spector but written by some duo named Stanley and Luther. 2) Another week for WLS 94.7 FM Chicago playing all 3 OPTIONAL EXTRAS of "Summer Nights" by Olivia Newton John and John Travolta, "You Needed Me" by Anne Murray, and "Come Together" by Aerosmith.

[cartman2002]

Here's the 70s chart from 1978

40: CLOSE THE DOOR – TEDDY PENDERGRASS (25)
39: JUST WHAT I NEEDED – THE CARS (27)
38: RUNAWAY – JEFFERSON STARSHIP (12)
37: THE GROOVE LINE - HEATWAVE (7)
36: YOU’RE A PART OF ME – GENE COTTON WITH KIM CARNES (36)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNI158BEKDM

35: MR. BLUE SKY – ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (35)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMY5xe36cfE

34: REMINISCING – LITTLE RIVER BAND (3)
33: RIVERS OF BABYLON – BONEY M (30)
32: LOVE IS IN THE AIR – JOHN PAUL YOUNG (7)
31: MACHO MAN – VILLAGE PEOPLE (25)
30: TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE – EDDIE MONEY (22)
29: GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE – EARTH, WIND & FIRE (9)
28: YOU AND I – RICK JAMES (13)
27: YOU – RITA COOLIDGE (25)
26: STUFF LIKE THAT – QUINCY JONES (21)
25: I’VE HAD ENOUGH - WINGS (25)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCANrWNu_5o

24: HOT CHILD IN THE CITY – NICK GILDER (1)
23: STILL THE SAME – BOB SEGER (4)
22: USE TA BE MY GIRL – O’JAYS (4)
21: FOOL IF YOU THINK IT’S OVER – CHRIS REA (12)
20: STAY – JACKSON BROWNE (20)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=scsJZ67ssDY

19: SHAME – EVELYN “CHAMPAGNE” KING (9)
18: KISS YOU ALL OVER - EXILE (1)
17: KING TUT – STEVE MARTIN (17)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgTPH5y1-ZI

16: BAKER STREET – GERRY RAFFERTY (2)
15: SHADOW DANCING – ANDY GIBB (1)
14: I’M NOT GONNA LET IT BOTHER ME TONIGHT – ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION (14)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3Ep5c9bzHw

13: MY ANGEL BABY – TOBY BEAU (13)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHPlIyQuR18

12: LIFE’S BEEN GOOD – JOE WALSH (12)[/font]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p29jRMHP3G0

11: HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (3)
10: AN EVERLASTING LOVE – ANDY GIBB (5)
9: MAGNET AND STEEL – WALTER EGAN (8)
8: COPACABANA – BARRY MANILOW (8)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=591d-XV5rEo

7: LOVE WILL FIND A WAY – deleted CRUISE (6)
6: BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE – A TASTE OF HONEY (1)
5: HOT BLOODED - FOREIGNER (3)
4: MISS YOU – THE ROLLING STONES (1)
3: LAST DANCE – DONNA SUMMER (3)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFWbjz02OCQ

2: GREASE – FRANKIE VALLI (1)
1: THREE TIMES A LADY – THE COMMODORES (1)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4dl6JSf-bc

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Aug 4, 2013 12:57:08 GMT -5 Libra said:

Aug 3, 2013 21:05:49 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Libra: Just for fun: Why not do a special recap of the first Shadoe Stevens AT40 chart episode from August 13, 1988 if you have that show on CD in your AT40 collection?

Matter of fact, I do have that show. But this is not the thread for that.

This one, however, is: pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/94381/american-top-40-flashback-thread?page=1&scrollTo=4439654

:)

Was able to download that show and listen to it. Fun show. Also was able to find Shadoe's last show and the final AT40 show of the initial run. That was fun too

[jdelachjr2002]

Here are this weekend's shows

"AT40: The '70s" this week presents 8/20/1977

Two songs debuted this week:
"Hard Rock Cafe" - Carole King (#38)
"That's Rock 'n Roll" - Shaun Cassidy (#40)

Two songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Way Down" - Elvis Presley (#31)
"Margaritaville" - Jimmy Buffett (#35)

Biggest Mover: "Float On" - The Floaters (#23 to #13)
Biggest Dropper (tie):
"My Heart Belongs To Me" - Barbra Streisand (#6 to #27)
"Looks Like We Made It" - Barry Manilow (#14 to #35)

Original extras:
"Let's Stay Together" - Al Green
Believe it or not, this song will actually be played in the broadcast instead of as an optional extra this week.

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Help Is On Its' Way" - Little River Band (#68)
Hour #2: "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" - Meco (#43)
Hour #3: "I Feel Love" - Donna Summer (#52)

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 8/18/1984

Four songs debuted this week:
"17" - Rick James (#36)
"Two Sides Of Love" - Sammy Hagar (#38)
"We're Not Gonna Take It" - Twisted Sister (#39)
"Cover Me" - Bruce Springsteen (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"I'm Free (Heaven Helps The Man)" - Kenny Loggins (#26)
"Self Control" - Laura Branigan (#28)
"Turn To You" - The Go-Go's (#32)
"Almost Paradise...Love Theme From 'Footloose'" Mike Reno & Ann Wilson (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Let's Go Crazy" - Prince & The Revolution (#35 to #23)
Biggest Dropper: "Eyes Without A Face" - Billy Idol (#16 to #34)

Original extras:
"We Don't Talk Anymore" - Cliff Richard

Long Distance Dedications:
"Hello Again" - Neil Diamond
"Last Train To London" - ELO

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Torture" - The Jacksons (#48; highest debut)
Hour #2: "Are We Ourselves?" - The Fixx (#60; debuted)
Hour #3: "Go Insane" - Lindsey Buckingham (#45)
Hour #4: "On The Dark Side" - John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band (#86; debuted)

[Libra]

August 18, 1984
LW #1: Ray Parker Jr. "Ghostbusters"
40 -- Bruce Springsteen - Cover Me (7)
39 -- Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It (21)
38 -- Sammy Hagar - Two Sides of Love (38)
37 39 Slade - My, Oh My (37)
36 -- Rick James - 17 (36)
35 40 Eurythmics - Right By Your Side (29)
34 16 Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face (4)
33 18 The Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love) (3)
32 37 Bananarama - Cruel Summer (9)
31 36 Night Ranger - When You Close Your Eyes (14)
Flashback Extra: The Jacksons "Torture", which made the highest debut that week at #48
30 31 Billy Joel - Leave a Tender Moment Alone (27)
29 29 Sergio Mendes - Alibis (29)
28 33 Jermaine Jackson - Dynamite (15)
27 34 The Cars - Drive (3)
26 27 Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life (7)
25 30 Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross - All of You (19)
24 14 ZZ Top - Legs (8)
23 35 Prince & The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy (1)
22 11 Ollie & Jerry - Breakin'...There's No Stopping Us (9)
21 21 Steve Perry - She's Mine (21)
LDD: Neil Diamond "Hello Again" from Jeff, an American soldier stationed in West Germany, to Liz, at an Army hospital in Georgia, who's had to put his romance with her on hold while they each strive for medical school apart from each other, though recently they've rekindled and applied to the same schools to be together again
Flashback Extra: The Fixx "Are We Ourselves?", which debuted at #60 that week
20 24 Glenn Frey - Sexy Girl (20)
19 22 Billy Squier - Rock Me Tonite (14)
18 23 Peter Wolf - Lights Out (12)
17 25 Scandal - The Warrior (7)
16 19 Huey Lewis & The News - If This is It (6)
15 20 Cyndi Lauper - She Bop (3)
AT40 Extra: Cliff Richard "We Don't Talk Anymore"
14 17 Ratt - Round and Round (12)
13 15 Van Halen - Panama (13)
12 07 Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark (2)
11 09 Rod Stewart - Infatuation (6)
Flashback Extra: Lindsey Buckingham "Go Insane", which, at #45, was "a week away from hitting the Top 40"
10 13 Peabo Bryson - If Ever You're in My Arms Again (10)
09 10 Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Night (7)
08 05 Elton John - Sad Songs (Say So Much) (5)
LDD: The Electric Light Orchestra "Last Train to London" from Nyla in St. Cloud, MN to Craig, an Australian rugby player in Sydney who she met and fell in love with during a trip to London; the song was on a tape that they exchanged, and she'd listen to it over and over
07 12 John Waite - Missing You (1)
06 08 Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You (6)
05 06 Lionel Richie - Stuck on You (3)
04 02 Prince & The Revolution - When Doves Cry (1)
03 03 The Jacksons - State of Shock (3)
Flashback Extra: John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band "On the Dark Side", which debuted at #86 that week
02 04 Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do With It (1)
01 01 Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters (1)

We have four debut songs this week - the four hits that fall out are:
"I'm Free" by Kenny Loggins (LW: 26),
"Self Control" by Laura Branigan (LW: 28),
"Turn to You" by The Go-Gos (LW: 32), and
"Almost Paradise" by Mike Reno & Ann Wilson (LW: 38).

NOTES:

• Casey stated that "Cruel Summer" was on the Karate Kid soundtrack - while its feature in the film was responsible for its exposure, it was in fact not on the film's soundtrack.
• Casey mentions that the third hour is brought to us by Dr. Pepper (which, as it happens, I have next to me while listening to this one). These product placements usually get edited out, but it looks like they missed one this week.
• Story behind "We Don't Talk Anymore" as an Extra: Casey gave the figures on how Cliff Richard is the most successful act on the British charts. He did mention what his American chart stats were by comparison, picking "We Don't Talk Anymore" as one of the trans-Atlantic hits that Cliff has had.
• A rare week where we get chart placement info for all four Premiere extras, though three of the four being debuts certainly helped - but then again, all four of them were debuts on 1-18-86, and I'm pretty sure they weren't all mentioned as such.
• #1 on the Soul chart: "When Doves Cry"
• #1 on the Album chart: Soundtrack of Purple Rain
• #1 on the Country chart: "Still Losing You" by Ronnie Milsap
• #1 on the Dance & Disco chart: "The Glamorous Life"

[dth1971]

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON THIS WEEK'S AT40: THE 70'S EPISODE I HEARD ON WLS 94.7 FM CHICAGO OF THE AUGUST 20, 1977 (Around the same time, a few days, Elvis Presley passed away) AT40 EPISODE:

* BY THE NUMBERS: This AT40 chart had 19 groups on the chart.
* DID YOU KNOW: 1) Singer Mac Macanally became a fast overnight success in Alabama and Mississippi? 2) B.J. Thomas, on the AT40 chart with "Don't Worry, Baby", had his previous it the longest #1 song title "Hey Won't You Play Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"? 3) Barbra Striesant has joined Bing Crosby with hitting #1 with an Oscar winning song twice? 4) The Brothers Johnson at ages 12-14 had been warm up acts for the Supremes and Stevie Wonder? 5) Andy Gibb's "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" was written by Andy's brother Barry Gibb? 6) Maurice White at age 12 first met the members of the Emotions (occupying #1 on this AT40 chart with "Best of My Love") in Chicago in 1957?
* QUESTION LETTERS: There were 4 in this AT40 episode! - 1) Regarding the most successful husband and wife recording act in chart history - Les Paul and Mary Ford (A drop piece of their big #1 song "Vaya Con Dios" was played), 2) Regarding the biggest #1 hit on the Billboard Soul Chart so far in the 1970's - "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green spending 9 weeks at #1 on the Soul chart in 1971-1972 (And that song was played as an AT40 extra, of course!), 3) Regarding the first Canadian to hit #1 on the American chart - Guy "Auld Lang Syne" Lombardo with "It's Love, Love, Love" in 1944, and 4) Regarding if a double sided record hit #1 with each side at #1 separately in the rock era - Happened once with Elvis Presley's 2 sided record "Hound Dog" b/w "Don't Be Cruel".
* ALSO: Kudos for another week for WLS 94.7 playing all 3 AT40 Optional Extras - "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" by Meco (from the fastest grossing 1977 movie "Star Wars"), "Help Is On It's Way" by the Little River Band, and "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer.

TWO FINAL TIDBITS:
1) Is Larry Morgan, who you hear in the AT40 The 70's/The 80's opening credits, closing credits, start of hour bumpers, and optional extra segments, now doing local radio commercial voice overs? I might have heard Larry's voice in a local commercial for the Chicago music festival called Ravinia which was during a local break of the WLS AT40: The 70's show.
2) Rumor has it next weekend's AT40: The 70's offerings will be a 2 show offering with one of the episodes an August 1970 AT40 show and the other a later year 1970's AT40 show that was heard about a year ago.

[cartman2002]

Here's the 70s chart from 1977

40: THAT’S ROCK & ROLL – SHAUN CASSIDY (3)
39: SUNFLOWER – GLEN CAMPBELL (39)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=amIX8UCS080

38: HARD ROCK CAFÉ – CAROLE KING (30)
37: IT’S A CRAZY WORLD – MAC MACANELLY (37)
36: SO YOU WIN AGAIN – HOT CHOCOLATE (31)
35: LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT – BARY MANILOW (1)
34: DON’T WORRY BABY – B.J. THOMAS (17)
33: EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE – BEE GEES (26)
32: SLIDE – SLADE (32)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6z-zRKA-Os

31: UNDERCOVER AGENT – ALAN O’DAY (1)
30: KEEP IT COMIN’ LOVE – K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND (2)
29: CRISTINE SIXTEEN – KISS (25)
28: DA DOO RON RON – SHAUN CASSIDY (1)
27: MY HEART BELONGS TO ME – BARBRA STRIESAND (4)
26: YOU’RE MY WORLD – HELEN REDDY (18)
25: ON AND ON – ELVIN BISHOP (11)
24: SWAYIN’ TO THE MUSIC – JOHNNY RIVERS (10)
23: STRAWBERRY LETTER #23 – BROTHERS JOHNSON (5)
22: COLD AS ICE – FOREIGNER (6)
21: THEME FROM “STAR WARS” – JOHN WILLIAMS/LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (10)
20: BLACK BETTY – RAM JAM (18)
19: HOW MUCH LOVE – LEO SAYER (17)
18: TELEPHONE MAN - MERI WILSON (18)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndwIxHkVIkE

17: GIVE A LITTLE BIT – SUPERTRAMP (15)
16: TELEPHONE LINE – E.L.O. (7)
15: SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE – STANFORD TOWNSEND BAND (9)
14: BARRACUDA – HEART (11)
13: FLOAT ON – FLOATERS (2)
12: HANDY MAN – JAMES TAYLOR (4)
11: DON’T STOP – FLEETWOOD MAC (3)
10: YOU MAKE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC – BAY CITY ROLLERS (10)
9: YOU AND ME –ALICE COOPER (9)
8: JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO – CROSBY, STILLS & NASH (7)
7: DO YOU WANT TO MAKE LOVE – PETER MCCANN (5)
6: WHAT YOU GONNA’ DO – deleted CRUISE (6)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS0ZRRN0GzY

5: EASY – COMMODORES (4)
4: I’M IN YOU – PETER FRAMPTON (2)
3: HIGHER & HIGHER – RITA COOLIDGE (2)
2: I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING – ANDY GIBB (1)
1: THE BEST OF MY LOVE – EMOTIONS (1)
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[jdelachjr2002]

Aug 18, 2013 10:19:34 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

2) Rumor has it next weekend's AT40: The 70's offerings will be a 2 show offering with one of the episodes an August 1970 AT40 show and the other a later year 1970's AT40 show that was heard about a year ago.

It is and because of that my weekly preview will be a two-part post. As usual, the '80s preview comes first.

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 8/21/1982

Four songs debuted this week:
"You Can Do Magic" - America (#27)
"Somebody's Baby" - Jackson Browne (#34)
"Let Me Tickle Your Fancy" - Jermaine Jackson (#36)
"Let Me Go" - Ray Parker Jr. (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me" - Juice Newton (#29)
"Do I Do" - Stevie Wonder (#30)
"I Found Somebody" - Glenn Frey (#31)
"What Kind Of Fool Am I" - Rick Springfield (#36)

Biggest Mover: "Jack And Diane" - John Cougar (Mellencamp) (#27 to #16)
Biggest Dropper: "Personally" - Karla Bonoff (#19 to #35)

Original extras:
"My Sweet Lord" - George Harrison

Long Distance Dedications:
"I Love" - Tom T. Hall
"Somewhere Down The Road" - Barry Manilow

Premiere optional extras
Hour #1: "I Ran (So Far Away)" - A Flock Of Seagulls (#45)
Hour #2: "Gloria" - Laura Branigan (#47)
Hour #3: "You Dropped A Bomb On Me" - The Gap Band (#72)
Hour #4: "The One You Love" - Glenn Frey (#87; debuted)

The '70s preview will be coming up soon.

[jdelachjr2002]

Now onto the '70s preview for this week and it's a two show offering this week. First here's the preview of the designated "A" show from 8/22/1970.

Five songs debuted this week:
"Don't Play That Song" - Aretha Franklin (#23)
"I've Lost You/The Next Step Is Love" - Elvis Presley (#36)
"(I Know) I'm Losing You" - Rare Earth (#37)
"Snowbird" - Anne Murray (#38)
"It's A Shame" - The Spinners (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Are You Ready?" - Pacific Gas & Electric (#22)
"Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)" - Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers (#32)
"Teach Your Children" - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (#33)
"Hitchin' A Ride" - Vanity Fare (#39)
"Maybe" - The Three Degrees (#40)

Biggest Mover (tie):
"Patches" - Clarence Carter (#16 to #7)
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Diana Ross (#26 to #17)
Biggest Dropper: "Westbound #9" - Flaming Ember (#24 to #39)

Original extras:
"Lies" - The Knickerbockers
"California Dreamin" - The Mamas & The Papas
"Theme From 'Valley Of The Dolls'" - Dionne Warwick
"(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher" - Jackie Wilson
"The Last Waltz" - Engelbert Humperdinck
"The Israelites" - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
The Knickerbockers, Mamas & Papas and Desmond Dekker extras will be kept in the broadcast. The Dionne Warwick, Jackie Wilson and Engelbert Humperdinck extras will be played as optional extras in order.

This week's "B" show is from 8/21/1976 which aired last year. Here's what I wrote then:

Aug 17, 2012 14:05:42 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Four songs debuted this week:
"If You Leave Me Now" - Chicago (#28)
"Springtime Mama" - Henry Gross (#37)
"I Can't Hear You No More" - Helen Reddy (#38)
"One Love In My Lifetime" - Diana Ross (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"If You Know What I Mean" - Neil Diamond (#26)
"Something He Can Feel" - Aretha Franklin (#28)
"Let Her In" - John Travolta (#31)
"Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk)" - Parliament (#36)

Biggest Mover: "Still The One" - Orleans (#38 to #27)
Biggest Dropper: "Moonlight Feels Right" - Starbuck (#18 to #34)

Original extras:
"Spinning Wheel" - Blood, Sweat & Tears
This song will be played as one of the optional extras this week.

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Disco Duck" - Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots (#79)
Hour #2: "That'll Be The Day" - Linda Ronstadt (#71; debuted)
Hour #3: "Spinning Wheel" - Blood, Sweat & Tears (original AT40 extra)

[dth1971]

Aug 23, 2013 13:20:49 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Now onto the '70s preview for this week and it's a two show offering this week. First here's the preview of the designated "A" show from 8/22/1970.

Five songs debuted this week:
"Don't Play That Song" - Aretha Franklin (#23)
"I've Lost You/The Next Step Is Love" - Elvis Presley (#36)
"(I Know) I'm Losing You" - Rare Earth (#37)
"Snowbird" - Anne Murray (#38)
"It's A Shame" - The Spinners (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Are You Ready?" - Pacific Gas & Electric (#22)
"Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)" - Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers (#32)
"Teach Your Children" - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (#33)
"Hitchin' A Ride" - Vanity Fare (#39)
"Maybe" - The Three Degrees (#40)

Biggest Mover (tie):
"Patches" - Clarence Carter (#16 to #7)
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Diana Ross (#26 to #17)
Biggest Dropper: "Westbound #9" - Flaming Ember (#24 to #39)

Original extras:
"Lies" - The Knickerbockers
"California Dreamin" - The Mamas & The Papas
"Theme From 'Valley Of The Dolls'" - Dionne Warwick
"(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher" - Jackie Wilson
"The Last Waltz" - Engelbert Humperdinck
"The Israelites" - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
The Knickerbockers, Mamas & Papas and Desmond Dekker extras will be kept in the broadcast. The Dionne Warwick, Jackie Wilson and Engelbert Humperdinck extras will be played as optional extras in order.

This week's "B" show is from 8/21/1976 which aired last year. Here's what I wrote then:

Aug 17, 2012 14:05:42 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Four songs debuted this week:
"If You Leave Me Now" - Chicago (#28)
"Springtime Mama" - Henry Gross (#37)
"I Can't Hear You No More" - Helen Reddy (#38)
"One Love In My Lifetime" - Diana Ross (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"If You Know What I Mean" - Neil Diamond (#26)
"Something He Can Feel" - Aretha Franklin (#28)
"Let Her In" - John Travolta (#31)
"Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk)" - Parliament (#36)

Biggest Mover: "Still The One" - Orleans (#38 to #27)
Biggest Dropper: "Moonlight Feels Right" - Starbuck (#18 to #34)

Original extras:
"Spinning Wheel" - Blood, Sweat & Tears
This song will be played as one of the optional extras this week.

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Disco Duck" - Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots (#79)
Hour #2: "That'll Be The Day" - Linda Ronstadt (#71; debuted)
Hour #3: "Spinning Wheel" - Blood, Sweat & Tears (original AT40 extra)

We'll see what WLS 94.7 FM Chicago plays this Sunday morning for AT40: The 70's. If it is the August 22, 1970 episode, I'll listen; but if it is the August 21, 1976 episode I heard last year, I won't listen.

[dth1971]

AT40: The 70's is now on this Sunday morning on WLS 94.7 FM Chicago and they chose to air the aired a year ago August 21, 1976 AT40 episode over the August 22, 1970 AT40 episode, so no recap this week, maybe next week when there's something fresh for AT40: The 70's (with an optional extra show for Labor Day weekend as well?).