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

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This week's presentations (Weekend of December 31, 2016-January 1, 2017):

The 70s: "THE 40 TOP HITS OF 1973" - December 29, 1973 (A) / "THE TOP 100 HITS OF 1975" (Part 1) - December 27, 1975 (B) - 4 hours (hour #1 optional)

The 80s: 100 TOP HITS OF 1982 PT. I - December 25, 1982 (A) / The Top 100 Hits of 1987 – PART I – January 2, 1988 (B).

Cue sheets:

December 29, 1973: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-29-73.pdf
December 27, 1975: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-27-75.pdf
December 25, 1982: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-25-82.pdf
January 2, 1988: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-02-88.pdf

[Libra]

AMERICAN TOP 40 TOP 100 SONGS OF 1982 - PART ONE
(Original airdate: December 25, 1982)
100 Steel Breeze - You Don't Want Me Anymore (16)
99 The Police - Spirits in the Material World (11)
98 Ronnie Milsap - Any Day Now (14)
97 Eddie Rabbitt - Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight (15)
96 Santana - Hold On (15)
95 Van Halen - (Oh) Pretty Woman (12)
94 Karla Bonoff - Personally (19)
93 The Pointer Sisters - Should I Do It (13)
92 Alabama - Love in the First Degree (15)
91 Deniece Williams - It's Gonna Take a Miracle (10)
90 Stevie Wonder - Do I Do (13)
89 Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen (11)
Flashback Extra: Supertramp "It's Raining Again", which didn't quite make Billboard's year-end cutoff date
88 Michael Martin Murphey - What's Forever For (19)
87 Kenny Rogers - Through the Years (13)
86 Elton John - Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) (13)
85 Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram - Just Once (17)
84 Juice Newton - Break it to Me Gently (11)
83 Kool & The Gang - Get Down on It (10)
82 Roberta Flack - Making Love (13)
81 Sheena Easton - You Could Have Been With Me (15)
80 Elton John - Blue Eyes (12)
79 Mike Post - Theme From Hill Street Blues (10)
78 The Go-Gos - Our Lips are Sealed (20)
77 Kool & The Gang - Take My Heart (17)
76 The Go-Gos - Vacation (8)
Flashback Extra: Toni Basil "Mickey"
75 Kenny Rogers - Love Will Turn You Around (13)
74 A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away) (8)
73 Diana Ross - Mirror, Mirror (8)
72 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Crimson and Clover (7)
71 The Rolling Stones - Waiting on a Friend (13)
70 Eddie Money - Think I'm in Love (16)
69 Donna Summer - Love is in Control (10)
68 .38 Special - Caught Up in You (10)
67 Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (9)
66 Olivia Newton-John - Make a Move on Me (5)
65 Hall & Oates - Did it in a Minute (9)
64 Neil Diamond - Yesterday's Songs (11)
63 Barbra Streisand - Comin' In and Out of Your Life (11)
Flashback Extra: Lionel Richie "Truly"
62 Paul McCartney - Take it Away (10)
61 Paul Davis - Cool Night (11)
60 The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Hooked on Classics (10)
59 Huey Lewis & The News - Do You Believe in Love (7)
58 Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever (9)
57 Crosby, Stills, & Nash - Wasted on the Way (9)
56 Jackson Browne - Somebody's Baby (7)
55 The Little River Band - Take it Easy on Me (10)
54 Juice Newton - Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me (7)
53 REO Speedwagon - Keep the Fire Burnin' (7)
Flashback Extra: Hall & Oates "Maneater"
52 Lindsey Buckingham - Trouble (9)
51 Dan Fogelberg - Leader of the Band (9)

NOTES:

• This week's Station of the Week: WGHN.
• Casey states at the beginning that the survey period is from December 1981 to November 1982.
• DISPARITY: These songs did not rank in any Billboard year-end survey - "You Don't Want Me Anymore", "Spirits in the Material World", "Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight", "Hold On", "Just Once", "Break it to Me Gently", and "Theme From Hill Street Blues". That said, they all fall into one of three categories: Peaked at the end of the 1981 survey period (Quincy Jones, Mike Post), peaked at the end of 1982's (Steel Breeze, #84), or simply didn't last long enough in 1982 to rank ("Spirits", Eddie Rabbitt, Santana). Among songs that did rank, the biggest contrasts are the 30+ position differences for "Personally", "Love in the First Degree", and "Making Love" - in Billboard, these ranked #60, #55, and #46, respectively. (Also, songs I may not have mentioned here will likely come up next week. :) )
• FLIP-FLOP: The previous year, The Pointer Sisters released a big hit that would later be a big Country hit in a cover version during this year. Meanwhile, this year the sisters kicked off the year scoring a hit that had already gone Country (Should I Do It) last year!
• While songs being shortened is a given in year-end countdowns, I'm not sure if "Take My Heart" even clocks in at a minute and a half.
• As he did on 1-23, Casey identified each piece of "Hooked on Classics".
• Billboard's Top Soul Singles Artist of the Year: Stevie Wonder
• Billboard's Top Female Album Artist of the Year: Juice Newton
• Billboard's Top Pop Singles Group of the Year: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
• Billboard's Top Pop Singles Artist of the Year: Olivia Newton-John

[jdelachjr2002]

Here is this weekend's preview of the "A" and "B" shows for both '70s and '80s year-enders as far as op extras are concerned

'70s "A" show: Top 50 of 1979
Hour #1: "Gold" - John Stewart
Hour #2: "Heartache Tonight" - The Eagles
Hour #3: "Babe" - Styx
Hour #4: "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" - Rupert Holmes

'70s "B" show: Top 100 of 1975 Part II
Hour #1: "Roll On Down The Highway" - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Hour #2: "SOS" - ABBA
Hour #3: "Autobahn" - Kraftwerk
Hour #4: "Amie" - Pure Prairie League

'80s "A" show: Top 100 of 1982 Part II
Hour #1: "Juke Box Hero" - Foreigner
Hour #2: "Come Go With Me" - The Beach Boys
Hour #3: "Gloria" - Laura Branigan
Hour #4: "Gypsy" - Fleetwood Mac

'80s "B" show: Top 100 of 1987 Part II
Hour #1: "The Final Countdown" - Europe
Hour #2: "One Heartbeat" - Smokey Robinson
Hour #3: "What's Going On" - Cyndi Lauper
Hour #4: "It's A Sin" - Pet Shop Boys

Next week I'll likely be back to the ever popular two-part postings. Can't wait.

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This weekend's presentations (Weekend of January 7-8, 2017):

The 70s: "50 TOP HITS OF '79" - December 29, 1979 (A) - 4 hours (hour #1 optional) / "THE TOP 100 HITS OF 1975" (Part 2) - January 3, 1976 (B) - 4 hours (hour #1 optional).
The 80s: 100 TOP HITS OF 1982 PT. II - January 1, 1983 (A) / The Top 100 Hits of 1987 – PART II – January 2, 1988 (B).

Cue sheets:

December 29, 1979: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-29-79.pdf
January 3, 1976: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-03-76.pdf
January 1, 1983: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-01-83.pdf
January 2, 1988: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-02-88.pdf

[Libra]

AMERICAN TOP 40 TOP 100 SONGS OF 1982 - PART TWO
(Original airdate: January 1, 1983)
50 Diana Ross - Why Do Fools Fall in Love (7)
49 Soft Cell - Tainted Love (8)
48 Charlene - I've Never Been to Me (3)
47 The J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame (4)
46 Paul Davis - '65 Love Affair (6)
45 The Motels - Only the Lonely (9)
44 The Police - Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (3)
43 Asia - Heat of the Moment (4)
42 Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgettin' (4)
41 The Commodores - Oh No (4)
40 Olivia Newton-John - Heart Attack (3)
39 Air Supply - Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) (5)
38 Air Supply - Even the Nights Are Better (6)
Flashback Extra: Foreigner "Juke Box Hero"
37 Ray Parker Jr. - The Other Woman (4)
36 Stevie Wonder - That Girl (4)
35 America - You Can Do Magic (8)
34 Bertie Higgins - Key Largo (8)
33 Rod Stewart - Young Turks (5)
32 Willie Nelson - Always on My Mind (5)
31 Melissa Manchester - You Should Hear How She Talks About You (5)
30 George Benson - Turn Your Love Around (5)
29 The Dazz Band - Let it Whip (5)
28 Air Supply - Sweet Dreams (6)
27 Stevie Nicks & Don Henley - Leather and Lace (6)
26 Tommy Tutone - 867-5309/Jenny (4)
Flashback Extra: The Beach Boys "Come Go With Me"
25 The Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky (3)
24 Juice Newton - The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) (7)
23 Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong (1)
22 Fleetwood Mac - Hold Me (4)
21 The Cars - Shake it Up (4)
20 The Go-Gos - We Got the Beat (2)
19 Journey - Open Arms (2)
18 Earth, Wind, & Fire - Let's Groove (3)
17 Vangelis - Chariots of Fire (1)
16 Rick Springfield - Don't Talk to Strangers (2)
15 Men at Work - Who Can it Be Now? (1)
14 Toto - Rosanna (2)
13 Quarterflash - Harden My Heart (3)
Flashback Extra: Laura Branigan "Gloria"
12 Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (1)
11 Chicago - Hard to Say I'm Sorry (1)
10 John Cougar - Jack and Diane (1)
09 Foreigner - Waiting For a Girl Like You (2)
08 The Human League - Don't You Want Me (1)
07 The Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra (1)
06 John Cougar - Hurts So Good (2)
05 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory (1)
04 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock & Roll (1)
03 The J. Geils Band - Centerfold (1)
Flashback Extra: Fleetwood Mac "Gypsy"
02 Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (1)
01 Olivia Newton-John - Physical (1)

NOTES:

• DISPARITY: "Heart Attack", with its chart run split between their 1982 and 1983 survey periods, did not rank in either Billboard survey, while "Up Where We Belong" was actually placed in 1983 (ranking #27 there). As for songs that did rank in '82, the differences are even bigger than in Part One - for starters, "Tainted Love", with its many many weeks below The 40 both before and after, ranked up at #11 in Billboard's own survey. Meanwhile, "I Keep Forgettin' ", "Here I Am", and "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" ranked down at #81, #80, and #79, respectively, and "Oh No" and "You Can Do Magic" (#69 and #65) aren't much better. It should also be noted that "Gloria" was actually allowed to rank both this year and in 1983; it placed at #75 and #56, respectively.
• Casey stated that "Waiting For a Girl Like You" moved into #2 on the last chart of 1981, which only holds true if this is based off the respective year-end survey periods and not the actual calendar; its first week at #2 was 11-28-81.
• #1 Album of the Year: Asia
• #1 Soul Single of the Year: "That Girl"
• #1 Country Single of the Year: "Always on My Mind" (evidently, American Country Countdown and Billboard must have agreed on this one, unless Casey wasn't citing ACC with this)
• Billboard's Top Album Act and Top Pop Act of the Year (singles + albums combined): The Go-Gos
• Billboard's Top Male Singles Artist of the Year: John Cougar

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

There are exactly 40 songs I love in that Top 50 chart above. and every song sounds different from the next. The true golden age in music.

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This weekend's presentations (Weekend of January 14-15, 2017):

The 70s: January 12, 1974.
The 80s: January 14, 1984.

Cue sheets:

January 12, 1974: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-12-74.pdf
January 14, 1984: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-14-84.pdf

[jdelachjr2002]

My timing has been so off this week. Well, we all know what will air now and coincidentally both are repeats from a similar week from five years earlier so here is a nearly full repost with a slight edit in the 1984 op extras...

Jan 13, 2012 9:43:57 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

"AT40: The '70s" this week presents 1/12/1974.

Five songs debuted this week:
"Americans" - Byron MacGregor (#33)
"Joy (Part 1)" - Isaac Hayes (#36)
"Let Your Hair Down" - The Temptations (#38)
"Put Your Hands Together" - The O'Jays (#39)
"Rock On" - David Essex (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"The Love I Lost (Part 1)" - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (#27)
"Photograph" - Ringo Starr (#32)
"Come Get To This" - Marvin Gaye (#34)
"Space Race" - Billy Preston (#35)
"I Got A Name" - Jim Croce (#38)

Biggest Mover: "You're Sixteen" - Ringo Starr (#16 to #6)
Biggest Dropper (tie): "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" - Helen Reddy (#3 to #14)
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" - Elton John (#7 to #18)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Last Kiss" - Wednesday (#63)
Hour #2: "Seasons In The Sun" - Terry Jacks (#99; debuted)
Hour #3: "Come And Get Your Love" - Redbone (#85; debuted)

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 1/14/1984. This program originally aired back in 2009.

Three songs debuted this week:
"Yah Mo B There" - Michael McDonald & James Ingram (#35)
"Remember The Night" - The Motels (#38)
"Send Me An Angel" - Real Life (#40)

Three songs fell off the Top 40 this week:
"Why Me?" - Irene Cara (#28)
"Islands In The Stream" - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (#29)
"In A Big Country" - Big Country (#35)

Biggest Mover: "Let The Music Play" - Shannon (#38 to #26)
Biggest Dropper: "Synchronicity II" - The Police (#19 to #37)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Best Of My Love" - The Eagles
"Still They Ride" - Journey

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "New Moon On Monday" - Duran Duran (#58; debuted)
Hour #2: George Michael/Wham! Medley
Hour #3: "99 Luftballoons" - Nena (#42)
Hour #4: "Jump" - Van Halen (#47; highest debut)

Clearly Premiere added the Wham! medley in tribute to George Michael who died this past Christmas. R.I.P. :(

[jdelachjr2002]

Well now we're at the first two-part preview of 2017. The first of many no doubt. Anyway, here's the '70s preview of a show that aired in 2008 and in 2012. It's from 1/24/1976

Jan 20, 2012 15:11:17 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Five songs debuted this week:
"Deep Purple" - Donny & Marie Osmond (#36)
"The Tracks Of My Tears" - Linda Ronstadt (#37)
"Let The Music Play" - Barry White (#38)
"The White Knight" - Cleddus Maggard & The Citizens Band (#39)
"Love Or Leave" - The Spinners (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Let's Do It Again" - The Staple Singers (#31)
"Hurricane (Part 1)" - Bob Dylan (#33)
"For The Love Of You (Parts 1 and 2)" - The Isley Brothers (#34)
"Let's Live Together" - The Road Apples (#35)
"Fly, Robin, Fly" - The Silver Convention (#39)

Biggest Mover: "Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)" - The Bee Gees (#40 to #32)
Biggest Dropper: "Fox On The Run" - Sweet (#5 to #18)

Original extras:
"Last Train To Clarksville" - The Monkees
"Sunshine Superman" - Donovan
These two will be played as optional extras this week.

Premiere optional extras:
"Last Train To Clarksville" - The Monkees
"Dream Weaver" - Gary Wright (#60)
"Sunshine Superman" - Donovan

The '80s preview will be coming soon.

[jdelachjr2002]

Now here's the '80s preview...

The "A" show for this week is from 1/25/1986

Jan 20, 2012 15:11:17 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Four songs debuted this week:
"Digital Display" - Ready For The World (#37)
"Secret Lovers" - Atlantic Starr (#38)
"He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)" - Freddie Jackson (#39)
"King For A Day" - Thompson Twins (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Perfect Way" - Scritti Politti (#25)
"Love Is The Seventh Wave" - Sting (#30)
"Election Day" - Arcadia (#35)
"Sleeping Bag" - ZZ Top (#37)

Biggest Mover (tie): "Sara" - Starship (#39 to #29)
"Silent Running" - Mike & The Mechanics (#40 to #30)
Biggest Dropper: "Broken Wings" - Mr. Mister (#21 to #36)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Forever" - Kenny Loggins
"Don't Stop Believin'" - Journey

Premiere optional extras
"Sanctify Yourself" - Simple Minds (#64; highest debut)
"Manic Monday" - The Bangles (#86; debuted)
"These Dreams" - Heart (#45)
"Let's Go All The Way" - Sly Fox (#68)

The "B" show is from 1/23/1982 which aired in 2009 and last year. Here is a repost from then.

Jan 13, 2016 23:11:13 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Four songs debuted this week:
"Open Arms" - Journey (#29)
"Sea Of Love" - Del Shannon (#38)
"Somewhere Down The Road" - Barry Manilow (#39)
"Abacab" - Genesis (#40)

Four songs fell off this week:
"Our Lips Are Sealed" - The Go-Go's (#31)
"Steal The Night" - Stevie Woods (#32)
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" - The Police (#33)
"Oh No" - The Commodores (#34)

Biggest Mover: "Through The Years" - Kenny Rogers (#35 to #30)
Biggest Dropper: "Yesterday's Songs" - Neil Diamond (#11 to #24)

Original extras:
"For What It's Worth" - Buffalo Springfield

Long Distance Dedications:
"Never Knew Love Like This Before" - Stephanie Mills
"You And Me Against The World" - Helen Reddy

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Pac-Man Fever" - Buckner & Garcia (#45)
Hour #2: "When All Is Said And Done" - ABBA (#59)
Hour #3: "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" - Rod Stewart (#74; highest debut)
Hour #4: "Should I Do It" - The Pointer Sisters (#82; debuted)

[Jeff]

I'm lookin' forward to the "A" show. :)

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This weekend's presentations (Weekend of January 21-22, 2017):

The 70s: January 24, 1976.
The 80s: January 25, 1986 (A) / January 23, 1982 (B).

Cue sheets:

January 24, 1976: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-24-76.pdf
January 25, 1986: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-25-86.pdf
January 23, 1982: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-23-82.pdf

[jdelachjr2002]

OK, another week of two '80s offerings which means for the second straight week, my weekend preview will be a two-parter. Again, we start with the '70s first.

"AT40: The '70s" is from 1/28/1978, which aired back in 2012. Here is a slightly edited repost.

Jan 27, 2012 16:58:41 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Five songs debuted this week:
"Easy To Love" - Leo Sayer (#36)
"Thunder Island" - Jay Ferguson (#37)
"Streetcorner Serenade" - Wet Willie (#38)
"The Name of The Game" - Abba (#39)
"I Love You" - Donna Summer (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Blue Bayou" - Linda Ronstadt (#26)
"Point of No Return" - Kansas (#28)
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" - Crystal Gayle (#31)
"As" - Stevie Wonder (#36)
"(You're My) Soul & Inspiration" - Donny & Marie Osmond (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Theme from 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind" - John Williams (#39 to #24)
Biggest Dropper: "Runaround Sue" - Leif Garrett (#13 to #25)

Original extras:
"Midnight At The Oasis" - Maria Muldaur
"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
"Drift Away" - Dobie Gray
All three songs will be played as optional extras in Hours #1, #2 and #3 respectively.

'80s preview is coming up.

[jdelachjr2002]

Now for the second part of this weekend's preview focusing on the '80s.

The "A" show this week is from 1/24/1981 (Finally! A new show in 2017!)

Five songs debuted this week:
"The Best Of Times" - Styx (#31; Hot 100 debut)
"A Little In Love" - Cliff Richard (#34)
"Smoky Mountain Rain" - Ronnie Milsap (#36)
"Crying" - Don McLean (#37; Hot 100 debut)
"Games People Play" - The Alan Parsons Project (#40)

Five songs fell off this week:
"One Step Closer" - The Doobie Brothers (#24)
"Master Blaster (Jammin')" - Stevie Wonder (#27)
"Another One Bites The Dust" - Queen (#30)
"Woman In Love" - Barbra Streisand (#31)
"Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" - The Korgis (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Woman" - John Lennon (#36 to #27)
Biggest Dropper (tie):
"Hit Me With Your Best Shot" - Pat Benatar (#16 to #28)
"More Than I Can Say" - Leo Sayer (#17 to #29)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" - Wayne Newton

Archive extras (all three are included):
"Deep Purple" - Nino Tempo & April Stevens
"I'm Leaving It Up To You" - Dale & Grace
"Dominique" - The Singing Nun

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky" - The Outlaws (#54)
Hour #2: "Hello Again" - Neil Diamond (NR)
Hour #3: "Living In A Fantasy" - Leo Sayer (#85; debuted)
Hour #4: "Hearts On Fire" - Randy Meisner (#65; debuted)

The "B" show for this week is from 1/31/1987 which aired back in 2015. Here was my repost from back then.

Jan 29, 2015 16:59:15 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Four songs debuted this weekend:
"Respect Yourself" - Bruce Willis (#33)
"Can't Help Falling In Love" - Corey Hart (#36)
"Brand New Lover" - Dead Or Alive (#37)
"Mandolin Rain" - Bruce Hornsby & The Range (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"The Way It Is" - Bruce Hornsby & The Range (#27)
"Stand By Me" - Ben E. King (#31)
"War" - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (#35)
"Love Is Forever" - Billy Ocean (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Jacob's Ladder" - Huey Lewis & The News (#34 to #23)
Biggest Dropper: "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" - Wang Chung (#22 to #39)

Original extras:
"Legs" - ZZ Top
"Let's Dance" - David Bowie

Long Distance Dedications:
"Somewhere Out There" - Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram (#29 this week)
"This Is The Time" - Billy Joel (#18 this week)
"Life In A Northern Town" - Dream Academy

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Let's Wait Awhile" - Janet Jackson (#46)
Hour #2: "The Final Countdown" - Europe (#62)
Hour #3: "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" - Starship (#64; highest debut)
Hour #4: "Come Go With Me" - Expose (#56)

[areyoureadytojump]

This weekend's presentations (Weekend of January 28-29, 2017):

The 70s: January 28, 1978.
The 80s: January 24, 1981 (A) / January 31, 1987 (B).

Cue sheets:

January 28, 1978: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-28-78.pdf
January 24, 1981: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-24-81.pdf
January 31, 1987: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-31-87.pdf

[cartman2002]

Here's this week's 80s chart from 01/24/81

40:    GAMES PEOPLE PLAY - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT (16)
39:    MY MOTHER'S EYES - BETTE MIDLER (39)
38:    I NEED YOUR LOVIN' - TEENA MARIE (37)         
37:    CRYING - DON McLEAN (5)
36:    SMOKEY MOUNTAIN RAIN - RONNIE MILSAP (24)
35:    HE CAN'T LOVE YOU - THE MICHAEL STANLEY BAND (33)
34:    A LITTLE IN LOVE - CLIFF RICHARD (17)
33:    COLD LOVE - DONNA SUMMER (33)
32:    KILLIN' TIME - FRED KNOBLOCK AND SUSAN ANTON (28)
31:    THE BEST OF TIMES - STYX (3)
30:    HEARTBREAK HOTEL - THE JACKSONS (22)
29:    MORE THAN I CAN SAY - LEO SAYER (2)
28:    HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT - PAT BENATAR (9)
27:    WOMAN - JOHN LENNON (2)
26:    I AIN'T GONNA STAND FOR IT - STEVIE WONDER (11)
25:    SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD - THE EAGLES (21)
24:    SUDDENLY - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN & CLIFF RICHARD (20)
23:    KEEP ON LOVING YOU - REO SPEEDWAGON (1)
22:    TOGETHER - TIERRA (18)
21:    THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL - ABBA (8)
20:    LADY - KENNY ROGERS (1)
19:    SAME OLD LANG SYNE - DAN FOGELBERG (9)
18:    9 TO 5 - DOLLY PARTON (1)
17:    MISS SUN - BOZ SCAGGS (14)
16:    GIVING IT UP FOR YOUR LOVE - DELBERT McClinton (8)
15:    TIME IS TIME - ANDY GIBB (15)
14:    HEY NINETEEN - STEELY DAN (10)
13:    TELL IT LIKE IT IS - HEART (8)
12:    CELEBRATION - KOOL & THE GANG (1)
11:    I MADE IT THROUGH THE RAIN - BARRY MANILOW (10)
10:    DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA DA - THE POLICE (10)
9:    IT'S MY TURN - DIANA ROSS (9)
8:    I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT - EDDIE RABBITT (1)
7:    PASSION - ROD STEWART (5)
6:    EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD - AIR SUPPLY (5)
5:    HUNGRY HEART - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (5)
4:    GUILTY - BARBRA STREISAND & BARRY GIBB (3)
3:    THE TIDE IS HIGH - BLONDIE (1)
2:    LOVE ON THE ROCKS - NEIL DIAMOND (2)
1:    STARTING OVER - JOHN LENNON (1)

[areyoureadytojump]

This week's presentations (Weekend of February 4-5, 2017):

The 70s: February 3, 1973.
The 80s: February 6, 1988 (A) / February 4, 1984 (B).

Cue sheets:

February 3, 1973: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-03-73.pdf
February 6, 1988: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-07-88.pdf
February 4, 1984: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-04-84.pdf

[jdelachjr2002]

I'm so so late with this...

Well, as we all know by now, there are two '80s shows and one '70s show, which means for the third consecutive week, my weekend preview will be a two-parter and even though WWIS is already airing the '80s show, I'll still start with the '70s first since it's one show.

"AT40: The '70s" this week presents 2/3/1973

Five songs debuted this week:
"Dueling Banjos" - Eric Weissburg & Steve Mandell (#18)
"Killing Me Softly With His Song" - Roberta Flack (#34)
"The Cover Of Rolling Stone" - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show (#36)
"Peaceful Easy Feeling" - The Eagles (#38)
"I'm Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore" - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (#40)

Five songs fell off this week:
"Living In The Past" - Jethro Tull (#28)
"Keeper Of The Castle" - The Four Tops (#31)
"It Never Rains In Southern California" - Albert Hammond (#36)
"Sitting" - Cat Stevens (#38)
"I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm)" - Luther Ingram (#40)

Biggest Mover (tie):
"Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" - The Spinners (#23 to #13)
"Last Song" - Edward Bear (#34 to #24)

Biggest Dropper: "I Wanna Be With You" - The Raspberries (#16 to #31)

Original extras:
"Come On-A My House" - Rosemary Clooney
This song will be played as one of the optional extras this week

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Peaceful" - Helen Reddy (#85; debuted)
Hour #2: "Come On-A My House" - Rosemary Clooney (original AT40 extra)
Hour #3: "I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)" - The Moody Blues (#58; highest debut)

My '80s preview will be up soon. I promise.

[jdelachjr2002]

And now my long-overdue '80s preview. The good news is both shows have aired before so I don't have to do much work. Just repost past previews.

Let's start with the show WWIS is airing right now - The "A" show from 2/6/1988 (previously aired in 2012)

Feb 3, 2012 14:17:35 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Four songs debuted this week:
"Be Still My Beating Heart" - Sting (#34)
"I Want Her" - Keith Sweat (#38)
"Out Of The Blue" - Debbie Gibson (#39)
"Rhythm Of Love" - Yes (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Is This Love" - Whitesnake (#31)
"Shake Your Love" - Debbie Gibson (#32)
"Cherry Bomb" - John Cougar Mellencamp (#34)
"Catch Me (I'm Falling)" - Pretty Poison (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Father Figure" - George Michael (#30 to #19)
Biggest Dropper: "There's The Girl" - Heart (#19 to #36)

Original extras:
"Cat's In The Cradle" - Harry Chapin

Long Distance Dedications:
"I Miss You" - Klymaxx
"Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" - Elton John

Premiere optional extras:
"Man In The Mirror" - Michael Jackson Featuring Siedah Garrett (#48; highest debut)
"Check It Out" - John Cougar Mellencamp (#66; debuted)
"It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" - R.E.M. (#74)
"When We Was Fab" - George Harrison (#63; debuted)

And the "B" show is from 2/4/1984 which previously aired in 2013. Here was my repost from then.

Feb 1, 2013 1:13:13 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Four songs debuted this week:
"Got A Hold On Me" - Christine McVie (#32)
"This Woman" - Kenny Rogers (#36)
"Give It Up" - K.C. (#37)
"Here Comes The Rain Again" - The Eurythmics (#39)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Read 'Em And Weep" - Barry Manilow (#29)
"If I'd Been The One" - .38 Special (#30)
"The Sign Of Fire" - The Fixx (#35)
"Remember The Nights" - The Motels (#36)

Biggest Mover: "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper (#31 to #21)
Biggest Dropper: "Say It Isn't So" - Daryl Hall & John Oates (#15 to #28)

Original extras:
None but Casey does pay tribute to Jackie Wilson who had recently died

Long Distance Dedications:
"Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" - Gladys Knight & The Pips
"Three Times A Lady" - The Commodores

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Come Back And Stay" - Paul Young (#74; debuted)
Hour #2: "Rebel Yell" - Billy Idol (#77)
Hour #3: "Automatic" - The Pointer Sisters (#63)
Hour #4: "The Language Of Love" - Dan Fogelberg (#59; debuted)

And that's it. I'll try to be more prompt next week.

[cartman2002]

Here's the 70s chart from 02/03/1973

40: I'M NEVER GONNA BE ALONE ANYMORE - CORNELIUS BROTHERS AND SISTER ROSE (37)
39: LOOKIN' THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE - THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY (39)
38: PEACEFUL EASY FEELING - THE EAGLES (22)
37: PIECES OF APRIL - THREE DOG NIGHT (17)
36: THE COVER OF ROLLING STONE - DR. HOOK (6)
35: SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES - BLUE HAZE (27)
34: KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG - ROBERTA FLACK (1)
33: HARRY HIPPY - BOBBY WOMACK (31)
32: REELIN' AND ROCKIN' - CHUCK BERRY (27)
31: I WANT TO BE WITH YOU - THE RASPBERRIES (16)
30: FUNNY FACE - DONNA FARGO (5)
29: DO YOU WANNA DANCE - BETTE MIDLER (17)
28: LOVE TRAIN - THE O'JAYS (1)
27: DREIDEL - DON McLEAN (21)
26: DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY TONIGHT - JAMES TAYLOR (14)
25: YOU TURN ME ON I'M A RADIO - JONI MITCHELL (15)
24: LAST SONG - EDWARD BEAR (3)
23: CLAIR - GILBERT O' SULLIVAN (2)
22: JAMBALAYA - BLUE RIDGE RANGERS (17)
21: DADDY'S HOME - JERMAINE JACKSON (9)
20: SEPARATE WAYS - ELVIS PRESLEY (20)
19: ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA, BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU - JOHNNY RIVERS (6)
18: DUELING BANJOS - ERIC WEISBERG AND STEVE MANDEL (2)
17: SUPERFLY - CURTIS MAYFIELD (8)
16: LOVE JONES - BRIGHTER SIDE OF DARKNESS (16)
15: DANCIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT - KING HARVEST (13)
14: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - JOHN DENVER (9)
13: COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE - THE SPINNERS (4)
12: DON'T EXPECT ME TO BE YOUR FRIEND - LOBO (8)
11: ME AND MRS. JONES - BILLY PAUL (1)
10: HI HI HI - WINGS (10)
9: DO IT AGAIN - STEELY DAN (6)
8: THE WORLD IS A GHETTO - WAR (7)
7: TROUBLE MAN - MARVIN GAYE (7)
6: OH BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY - HURRICANE SMITH (3)
5: YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE - KENNY LOGGINS & JIM MESSINA (4)
4: WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER - TIMMY THOMAS (3)
3: SUPERSTITION - STEVIE WONDER (1)
2: YOU'RE SO VAIN - CARLY SIMON (1)
1: CROCODILE ROCK - ELTON JOHN (1)

[jdelachjr2002]

Trying to be more prompt this week than last week. Anyway, this coming weekend there are TWO '70s shows and TWO '80s shows planned for this weekend which means once again, for the fourth consecutive week, my preview will be a two-parter. Starting with the '70s first.

And BTW all shows are repeats so all previews will be past posts.

The "A" show will be from 2/12/1972 which originally aired in 2010. Here is an updated repost from then.

Feb 11, 2010 23:25:20 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Three debuts this week:
"The Way Of Love" - Cher (#29)
"Heart Of Gold" - Neil Young (#39)
"I Can't Help Myself" - Donnie Elbert (#40)

Three songs fell off this week:
"Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To" - Gladys Knight & the Pips (#27)
"Family Affair" - Sly & the Family Stone (#30)
"It's One Of Those Nights (Yes Love)" - Partridge Family (#32)

Biggest Mover: "Sweet Seasons" - Carole King (#35 to #16)
Biggest Dropper: "Sugar Daddy" - The Jackson 5 (#16 to #32)

Original extras:
"Cry" - Johnnie Ray
This was a #1 hit back in 1952. Premiere will actually play this song as an optional extra.

Premiere optional extras:
"Cry" - Johnnie Ray (original AT40 extra)
"No One To Depend On" - Santana (#66; debuted)
"Mother And Child Reunion" - Paul Simon (#51)

The "B" show is from 2/14/1976 which aired three times already. Here is a repost from 2013.

Feb 15, 2013 13:30:23 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Five songs debuted this week:
"Sweet Thing" - Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (#31)
"Dream On" - Aerosmith (#34)
"Money Honey" - The Bay City Rollers (#38)
"Sweet Love" - The Commodores (#39)
"Tangerine" - The Salsoul Orchestra (#40)

Five songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Walk Away From Love" - David Ruffin (#23)
"Paloma Blanca" - The George Baker Selection (#32)
"Love Or Leave" - The Spinners (#36)
"Fly Away" - John Denver (#37)
"Breakaway" - Art Garfunkel (#39)

Biggest Mover: "December 1963 (Oh What A Night)" - The Four Seasons (#28 to #18)
Biggest Dropper (tie):
"I Love Music" - The O'Jays (#12 to #35)
"Theme From 'Mahogany' (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" - Diana Ross (#14 to #37)

Original extras:
"Someday We'll Be Together" - Diana Ross & The Supremes
"Cupid" - Sam Cooke
Just as last week's show was one of the two extras has been deleted from this weekend's broadcast with the unfortunate honor going to "Someday We'll Be Together". "Cupid" will be played as one of the optional extras

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Right Back Where We Started From" - Maxene Nightengale (#95; debuted)
Hour #2: "Cupid" - Sam Cooke (original AT40 extra)
Hour #3: "Let Your Love Flow" - The Bellamy Brothers (#68)

My '80s preview is coming up soon.

[jdelachjr2002]

Feb 7, 2014 9:18:36 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Here are this weekend's shows.

"AT40: The '70s" this week presents 2/5/1977

Four songs debuted this week:
"Carry On Wayward Son" - Kansas (#36)
"Rich Girl" - Daryl Hall and John Oates (#38)
"Moody Blue" - Elvis Presley (#39)
"In The Mood" - Henhouse Five Plus Two (a.k.a. Ray Stevens) (#40)

Four songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Whispering/Cherchez La Femme/Se Si Bon" - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (#27)
"Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" - Elton John (#33)
"I Never Cry" - Alice Cooper (#34)
"It Keeps You Runnin'" - The Doobie Brothers (#37)

Biggest Mover: "Boogie Child" - The Bee Gees (#38 to #25)
Biggest Dropper: "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" - Leo Sayer (#4 to #15)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Crackerbox Palace" - George Harrison (#49)
Hour #2: "Dreamboat Annie" - Heart (#42)
Hour #3: "Don't Give Up On Us" - David Soul (#60)

"AT40: The '80s" this week is from 2/9/1980

Seven songs debuted this week:
"Too Hot" - Kool & The Gang (#27)
"Refugee" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (#31)
"Another Brick In The Wall" - Pink Floyd (#32)
"How Do I Make You" - Linda Ronstadt (#35)
"Him" - Rupert Holmes (#36)
"99" - Toto (#39)
"Heartbreaker" - Pat Benatar (#40)

Seven songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Wait For Me" - Daryl Hall & John Oates (#26)
"Forever Love" - The O'Jays (#28)
"Better Love Next Time" - Dr. Hook (#31)
"Voices" - Cheap Trick (#32)
"Cool Change" - Little River Band (#33)
"You Know That I Love You" - Santana (#35)
"Last Train To London" - Electric Light Orchestra (#39)

Biggest Mover: "When I Wanted You" - Barry Manilow (#38 to #28)
Biggest Dropper: "Send One Your Love" - Stevie Wonder (#14 to #38)

Original extras:
"I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles (Gee? Any reason this song was chosen? :))

Long Distance Dedications:
"Rise" - Herb Alpert
"Daniel" - Elton John

Archive extras:
"Southern Nights" - Glen Campbell
"Hotel California" - The Eagles
"When I Need You" - Leo Sayer

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Even It Up" - Heart (#82; debuted)
Hour #2: "And The Beat Goes On" - The Whispers (#79; debuted)
Hour #3: "Special Lady" - Ray, Goodman & Brown (#42)
Hour #4: "Lost In Love" - Air Supply (#81; debuted)

[jdelachjr2002]

Now for the second half of this weekend's preview focusing on the two '80s shows this weekend.

The "A" show this week is from 2/9/1980 which aired back in 2014. Here was my post from back then.

Feb 7, 2014 9:18:36 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Seven songs debuted this week:
"Too Hot" - Kool & The Gang (#27)
"Refugee" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (#31)
"Another Brick In The Wall" - Pink Floyd (#32)
"How Do I Make You" - Linda Ronstadt (#35)
"Him" - Rupert Holmes (#36)
"99" - Toto (#39)
"Heartbreaker" - Pat Benatar (#40)

Seven songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Wait For Me" - Daryl Hall & John Oates (#26)
"Forever Love" - The O'Jays (#28)
"Better Love Next Time" - Dr. Hook (#31)
"Voices" - Cheap Trick (#32)
"Cool Change" - Little River Band (#33)
"You Know That I Love You" - Santana (#35)
"Last Train To London" - Electric Light Orchestra (#39)

Biggest Mover: "When I Wanted You" - Barry Manilow (#38 to #28)
Biggest Dropper: "Send One Your Love" - Stevie Wonder (#14 to #38)

Original extras:
"I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles (Gee? Any reason this song was chosen? :))

Long Distance Dedications:
"Rise" - Herb Alpert
"Daniel" - Elton John

Archive extras:
"Southern Nights" - Glen Campbell
"Hotel California" - The Eagles
"When I Need You" - Leo Sayer

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Even It Up" - Heart (#82; debuted)
Hour #2: "And The Beat Goes On" - The Whispers (#79; debuted)
Hour #3: "Special Lady" - Ray, Goodman & Brown (#42)
Hour #4: "Lost In Love" - Air Supply (#81; debuted)

The "B" show this week is from 2/15/1986 which aired in 2009 and 2013. Here was my 2013 re-post:

Feb 15, 2013 13:30:23 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Six songs debuted this week:
"This Could Be The Night" - Loverboy (#35)
"What You Need" - INXS (#36)
"R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A." - John Cougar Mellencamp (#37)
"Another Night" - Aretha Franklin (#38)
"(How To Be A) Millionaire" - ABC (#39)
"Let's Go All The Way" - Sly Fox (#40)

Six songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Goodbye"- Night Ranger (#27)
"Party All The Time" - Eddie Murphy (#29)
"Alive And Kicking" - Simple Minds (#32)
"Everything In My Heart" - Corey Hart (#33)
"Small Town" - John Cougar Mellencamp (#37)
"You're A Friend Of Mine" - Jackson Browne & Clarence Clemons (#39)

Biggest Mover: "These Dreams" - Heart (#28 to #19)
Biggest Dropper: "My Hometown" - Bruce Springsteen (#13 to #24)

Original extras:
"Me And Bobby McGee" - Janis Joplin

Long Distance Dedications:
"Russians" - Sting
"For Your Eyes Only" - Sheena Easton

Premiere optional extras
Hour #1: "Pleasure And Pain" - The Divinyls (#80)
Hour #2: "Manic Monday" - The Bangles (#48)
Hour #3: "Your Love" - The Outfield (#94; debuted)
Hour #4: "Something About You" - Level 42 (#85; debuted)

[areyoureadytojump]

This weekend's presentations (Weekend of February 11-12, 2017):

The 70s: February 12, 1972 (A) / February 14, 1976 (B).
The 80s: February 9, 1980 (A) / February 15, 1986 (B).

Cue sheets:

February 12, 1972: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-12-72.pdf
February 14, 1976: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-14-76.pdf
February 9, 1980: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-09-80.pdf
February 15, 1986: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-15-86.pdf

[jdelachjr2002]

This weekend we have just one '70s and '80s show so there will be a rare single post for this weekend's preview.

"AT40: The '70s" this week presents 2/19/1977

Five songs debuted this week:
"Don't Give Up On Us" - David Soul (#31)
"Maybe I'm Amazed" - Paul McCartney & Wings (#37)
"Here Come Those Tears Again" - Jackson Browne (#38)
"Fancy Dancer" - The Commodores (#39)
"Sam" - Olivia Newton-John (#40)

Five songs fell off this week:
"Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" - Donny & Marie Osmond (#21)
"Saturday Nite" - Earth, Wind & Fire (#34)
"Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" - Rod Stewart (#35)
"Stand Tall" - Burton Cummings (#36)
"Livin' Thing" - Electric Light Orchestra (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Rich Girl" - Daryl Hall & John Oates (#28 to #21)
Biggest Dropper: "Hot Line" - The Sylvers (#12 to #24)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Isn't She Lovely" - Stevie Wonder (NR)
Hour #2: "I've Got Love On My Mind" - Natalie Cole (#50)
Hour #3: "Couldn't Get It Right" - Climax Blues Band (#94; debuted)

"AT40: The '80s" this week presents 2/19/1983 which previously aired in 2008

Four songs debuted this week:
"I'm Alive" - Neil Diamond (#35)
"Tied Up" - Olivia Newton-John (#38)
"Dreamin' Is Easy" - Steel Breeze (#39)
"I've Got A Rock 'n Roll Heart" - Eric Clapton (#40)

Four songs fell off this week:
"You Got Lucky" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (#20)
"Dirty Laundry" - Don Henley (#32)
"The Girl Is Mine" - Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney (#34)
"I Knew You When" - Linda Ronstadt (#37)

Biggest Mover: "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson (#23 to #6)
Biggest Dropper: "Rock The Casbah" - The Clash (#8 to #31)

Original extras:
"Blue Suede Shoes" - Carl Perkins
"Sing" - The Carpenters

Note: Casey played "Sing" to honor the memory of Karen Carpenter, who had recently died.

Long Distance Dedications:
"Three Times A Lady" - The Commodores
"You & I" - Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle (at #7 this week)

Premiere optional extras
Hour #1: "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" - Night Ranger (#43)
Hour #2: "Little Too Late" - Pat Benatar (#57)
Hour #3: "She Blinded Me With Science" - Thomas Dolby (#77; debuted)
Hour #4: "Come On Eileen" - Dexys Midnight Runners (#42)

[areyoureadytojump]

Sorry, I'm late with this.

This week's presentations (Weekend of February 18-19, 2017):

The 70s: February 19, 1977.
The 80s: February 19, 1983.

Cue sheets:

February 19, 1977: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-19-77.pdf
February 19, 1983: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-19-83.pdf
February 13, 1971: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-13-71.pdf

[cartman2002]

Here's the 70s chart from 02/19/77

40:    SAM – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (20)
39:    FANCY DANCER – THE COMMODORES (39)
38:    HEAR COME THOSE TEARS AGAIN – JACKSON BROWNE (22)       
37:    MAYBE I’M AMAZED - WINGS (10)
36:    SAY YOU’LL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW – TOM JONES (17)    
35:    MOODY BLUE – ELVIS PRESLEY (31)
34:    CRACKERBOX PALACE – GEORGE HARRISON (19)
33:    AFTER THE LOVIN’ – ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK (8)
32:    SOMEBODY TO LOVE - QUEEN (13)
31:    DON’T GIVE UP ON US – DAVID SOUL (1)
30:    JEANS ON – DAVID DUNDAS (17)
29:    YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A STAR – MARILYN McCOO & BILLY DAVIS JR. (1)    
28:    LONG TIME - BOSTON (22)
27:    LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE - SMOKIE (25)
26:    WALK THIS WAY - AEROSMITH (10)
25:    CARRY ON WAYWARD SON - KANSAS (11)
24:    HOT LINE – THE SYLVERS (5)
23:    THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE – 10CC (5)
22:    SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY – STEPHEN BISHOP (22)
21:    RICH GIRL – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (1)
20:    YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING – LEO SAYER (1)
19:    DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY – THELMA HOUSTON (1)
18:    BOOGIE CHILD – THE BEE GEES (12)
17:    GO YOUR OWN WAY – FLEETWOOD MAC (10)
16:    HARD LUCK WOMAN - KISS (15)
15:    DAZZ - BRICK (3)
14:    DANCING QUEEN - ABBA (1)
13:    YEAR OF THE CAT – AL STEWART (8)
12:    I WISH – STEVIE WONDER (1)
11:    WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND – BARRY MANILOW (10)
10:    NIGHT MOVES – BOB SEGER (4)
9:    LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE - BREAD (9)
8:    FLY LIKE AN EAGLE – THE STEVE MILLER BAND (2)
7:    CAR WASH - ROSE ROYCE (1)
6:    ENJOY YOURSELF – THE JACKSONS (6)
5:    I LIKE DREAMIN’ – KENNY NOLAN (3)
4:    LOVE THEME FROM “A STAR IS BORN” – BARBRA STREISAND (1)
3:    TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS – MARY MACGREGOR (1)
2:    NEW KID IN TOWN – THE EAGLES (1)
1:    BLINDED BY THE LIGHT – MANFRED MANN’S EARTH BAND (1)

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Kiss, Boston ,Queen and Kansas. A lot of good Rock N Roll on the pop charts back then.

[jdelachjr2002]

This coming weekend, there is one '80s show and two '70s shows so we're back to doing a two-part post for this weekend's preview.

Since there is one '80s show, we'll start with that first.

"AT40: The '80s" this week is from 2/25/1984

Four songs debuted this week:
"Adult Education" - Daryl Hall & John Oates (#31)
"New Song" - Howard Jones (#38)
"Hold Me Now" - Thompson Twins (#39)
"Livin' In Desperate Times" - Olivia Newton-John (#40)

Four songs fell off this week:
"I Still Can't Get Over Loving You" - Ray Parker Jr. (#27)
"Send Me An Angel" - Real Life (#29)
"Bang Your Head (Metal Health)" - Quiet Riot (#31)
"Holiday" - Madonna (#36)

Biggest Mover: "Somebody's Watching Me" - Rockwell (#26 to #12)
Biggest Dropper (tie):
"I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" - Elton John (#18 to #32)
"So Bad" - Paul McCartney (#23 to #37)

Original extras:
None

Long Distance Dedications:
"Through The Years" - Kenny Rogers
"(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" - Bill Haley & His Comets

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" - Phil Collins (#67; debuted)
Hour #2: "They Don't Know" - Tracey Ullman (#63; highest debut)
Hour #3: "Miss Me Blind" - Culture Club (NR)
Hour #4: "Hello" - Lionel Richie (#75; debuted)

'70s preview is coming soon.

[jdelachjr2002]

Now to conclude my two-part preview with the '70s.

The "A" show this week is from 2/24/1979 (first 1979 show of the year)

Three songs debuted this week:
"Stumblin' In" - Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman (#37)
"Knock On Wood" - Amii Stewart (#38)
"Maybe I'm A Fool" - Eddie Money (#39)

Three songs fell off this week:
"Take Me To The River" - The Talking Heads (#29)
"New York Groove" - Ace Frehley (#35)
"You Can Do It" - Dobie Gray (#37)

Biggest Mover: "Tragedy" - The Bee Gees (#19 to #6)
Biggest Dropper: "September" - Earth, Wind & Fire (#11 to #35)

Original extras:
None

BTW this was the first show in which AT40 began recapping the previous week's Top 3 songs.

Long Distance Dedications:
"You Should Be Dancing" - The Bee Gees
"We Are The Champions" - Queen

Archive extras:
Hour #1: "Ben" - Michael Jackson
Hour #2: "My Ding-A-Ling" - Chuck Berry
Hour #3: "I Can See Clearly Now" - Johnny Nash

Note: "My Ding-A-Ling" will be played as an optional extra. The other two Archive songs remain.

Premiere optional extras:
Hour #1: "I Want Your Love" - Chic (#68)
Hour #2: "My Ding-A-Ling" - Chuck Berry (original AT40 Archive extra)
Hour #3: "Precious Love" - Bob Welch (#65)
Hour #4: "Heart Of Glass" - Blondie (#75)

The "B" show this week is from 2/16/1974 which aired back in 2011. Here is my repost from back then.

Feb 10, 2011 22:27:43 GMT -5 jdelachjr2002 said:

Six songs made their debuts this week:
"Mockingbird" - Carly Simon & James Taylor (#30)
"Eres Tu (Touch The Wind)" - Mocedades (#34)
"My Sweet Lady" - Cliff DeYoung (#36)
"Trying To Hold On To My Woman" - Lamont Dozier (#37)
"Sunshine On My Shoulders" - John Denver (#39)
"Last Kiss" - Wednesday (#40)

Six songs fell out of the Top 40 this week:
"Me And Baby Brother" - War (#28)
"Joy (Part I)" - Isaac Hayes (#30)
"Livin' For You" - Al Green (#33)
"Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" - Helen Reddy (#36)
"Helen Wheels" - Paul McCartney & Wings (#37)
"I Shall Sing" - Garfunkel (#38)

Biggest Mover: "Seasons In The Sun" - Terry Jacks (#27 to #12)
Biggest Dropper: "Smokin' In The Boys Room" - Brownsville Station (#12 to #22)

Original extras:
None

Premiere optional extras:
"Jet" - Paul McCartney & Wings (#47)
"Hooked On A Feeling" - Blue Swede (#87; debuted)
"Bennie And The Jets" - Elton John (#69; highest debut)