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Post by lasvegaskid on May 15, 2020 22:34:25 GMT -5
I am starting a new thread dedicated to identifying errors on SXMs 80s Flashback countdown. For example this week's 5/16/81 chart show:
1. Mark said Steve Winwood was in the process of climbing to #7 when 'Chance was on its way off the countdown. 2. In their ever changing hit definition, Alan said Jessie's Girl was Rick's first biggie. Of course in 1972 Springfield had top 15 Speak to the Sky. 3. Mark must be looking at a different chart than me. He said Her Town Too was ^ when JT was collapsing 29-11. Then he said Somebody's Knockin' was headed to #1? Where? It was falling from a peak of #13 Hot 100, #8 country, #3 A/C. 4. OMG, Alan called McLean's countdown song 'Since I Don't Have Too' after saying the original came out in 1958 (first charted Feb 1959). Then he said 'Loosely was .38 Special's 3rd biggest. Not even close, they had 6 top 25s and this one peaked at #27. 5. Nina repeated the Mark's title error on Don Mclean's #26 track. 6. Mark called What Are We Doin' In Love performer 'Connie' West! OMG!! 7. Alan said there was another 'America' song coming up after Neil Diamond's #20 hit? 8. A rough night for Mark continued as he said How 'Bout Us would be the biggest of 7 Champaign charters. They would only reach the Hot 100 twice. 9. After saying Carnes recorded her hit in March 1981 (it first charting then) Mark said BDE would spend 9 weeks at #1, be interrupted by Stars On 45 for one panel, then another four weeks at the top. Of course Kim's total chart topping run was 9 weeks.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jun 15, 2020 14:58:04 GMT -5
From the 6/11/83 show:
1. After saying 1983 was the VJs sweet spot, Alan incorrectly peaks I Ran at #7 when FOS topped off at #9. 2. OMG in her weekly content screw up Nina called Capaldi's album Fierce Heat! The real title was Fierce Heart. 3. In her weekly chart screw up, Nina said Police ^9. 'Breathe was really moving 25-36. Then she said '80s Aussie invasion' group LRB would peak at #15 w/We Two. Little River Band, which first reached US soil w/ 1976s It's A Long Way There would top off the very next panel at #22. 4. Alan must be looking at a different chart. He said Sergio was headed to #7. Never Gonna Let You Go would get to #4. 5. Mark said Dr. Noah Drake's Affair was peaking this week at #10. Rick would climb another inch to top off at #9.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jun 20, 2020 15:16:32 GMT -5
From 1985 this week:
1. After actually playing the correct hit version of Possession Obsession!! Alan said it was the 3rd from BBB. It was actually the 4th from that record for H&O. 2. In her weekly chart screw up Nina said Air Supply was ^9. Just As I Am was really moving 29-35. Then she said Kool & the Gang was ^3. Fresh was falling 18-15. 3. Alan said Lauper was headed to #5. Goonies would really peak at #10.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jun 27, 2020 11:38:13 GMT -5
1980 was free this week, flubs and all.
1. In their ever changing definition of a hit Mark said Tommy Tutone only had only one w/Jenny, ignoring this week's #38 countdown song. 2. OMG, Alan said Air Supply first hit it big in their 'native' UK! Then he said their US breakthrough was when Lost In Love from Life Support started to get airplay. Of course this Lost In Love was rerecorded & was the title cut from their US LP. 3. Mark called the Sedaka's countdown hit, Should Never Let You Go 4. Alan said Joel got 3 top 40s from Glass Houses. Billy really landed four.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jul 4, 2020 12:11:27 GMT -5
Did a switch to the late 80s do Casey lite any good?
1. In her weekly chart screw up, Nina said Love & Rockets was ^13. It was really moving 19-26. Then she said Doctor was down seven when DB were jumping 14-17.
2. Alan said Orbison Drove All Night in 1982. It wasn't actually recorded until 1988 and released as a single until 1992.
3. Alan said 'Face was McCartney's final top 40 until 2014. His featured appearance with Rhianna and Kanye charted in 2015. Then Every Little Step was tagged 1988 which is strange since BBs entire chart run occurred in 1989.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jul 16, 2020 16:06:41 GMT -5
From last week's 1984:
1. In her weekly content screw up Nina said Colour By Numbers produced 5 big ones. CC's album had 4 Hot 100 singles. 2. Alan told some funky story of Dan Hartman hearing countdown I Can Dream About You, written by the director of Streets of Fire and wanting to record it himself? Huh?? I think he had probably heard it before this since Dan actually wrote it for H&O who turned it down enabling him to put out his version. 3. Mark said Almost Paradise was by two singers whose bands were 'on fire'. Heart had had only one top 40 in three years. It would be another year before Ann & Company would begin their comeback.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jul 19, 2020 12:13:10 GMT -5
Casey lite has traditionally struggled w/1981. Was this week different?
1. After some strange version of Breakup Song, Oh No, Alan said countdown 'Lady was Commodores last biggie w/Richie. 2. Alan said countdown Don't Let Him Go was the 1st release and 4th biggie from REOs album? It was actually the 3rd chart entry behind Keep on Loving You and Take It On the Run. 3. Alan said Ad Libs 'Boy was from 1964. It charted 1965. 4. Alan said Jessie's Girl was Rick's first hit. Of course in 1972 Springfield had top 15 Speak to the Sky and then several other chart entries in the years before Jessie. 5. In her weekly content screw up Nina referred to Air Supply as a duo. That didn't happen until Just As I Am which Casey eloquently explained on this week's real 1985 offering from Premiere. On countdown The One That You Love, they were still a group.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jul 30, 2020 11:41:24 GMT -5
Was July 1987 still in the VJs strike zone or did they whiff?
1. The display didn't list Dionne Warwick even though she was the lead Love Power artist along w/Jeffery Osbourne. Also, the display for Shakedown listed Bob Seger & the SBB. Of course this was BS solo.
2. Mark said Living In A Box would be their only US charter. But followup So the Story Goes would reach the bottom rungs of the Hot 100 in October that year. Then in her weekly content screw up Nina said Winwood would score 5 hits from his 'High Life album. That release would tally 4 Hot 100 entries.
3. Alan called #9 countdown song Don't Disturb 'The' Groove
4. Mark said countdown Funky Town came a year after the (1980) original?
5. In her weekly chart screw up Nina said MSM's 'Rhythm was at #5, real chart position #6.
6. Showing their full repertoire of incompetence, Mark said Whitney's 'first' hit was How Will I Know?? She had been charting for a year by that point.
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Post by wyckyd on Jul 31, 2020 20:27:54 GMT -5
Was July 1987 still in the VJs strike zone or did they whiff? 1. The display didn't list Dionne Warwick even though she was the lead Love Power artist along w/Jeffery Osbourne. Also, the display for Shakedown listed Bob Seger & the SBB. Of course this was BS solo. 2. Mark said Living In A Box would be their only US charter. But followup So the Story Goes would reach the bottom rungs of the Hot 100 in October that year. Then in her weekly content screw up Nina said Winwood would score 5 hits from his 'High Life album. That release would tally 4 Hot 100 entries. 3. Alan called #9 countdown song Don't Disturb 'The' Groove 4. Mark said countdown Funky Town came a year after the (1980) original? 5. In her weekly chart screw up Nina said MSM's 'Rhythm was at #5, real chart position #6. 6. Showing their full repertoire of incompetence, Mark said Whitney's 'first' hit was How Will I Know?? She had been charting for a year by that point. Mark also referred to Janet Jackson's "The Pleasure Principle" as "another great production from Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis". That was actually the one song from that album they didn't produce at all, instead their former Time bandmate Monte Moir wrote & produced it. Granted, that's an easy one to miss, given Jimmy & Terry are ubiquitous in Janet's career.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jul 31, 2020 22:41:08 GMT -5
Mark already had an error hat trick an hour into the show:
1. He started saying countdown Fandango was one of Herb's biggies. It peaked at a tepid #100, nowhere near Alpert's five #1 albums and ten top tenners.
2. He stated 'Somebody was Frey's 2nd No Fun Aloud single. It was the first from that album.
3. He called Ronstadt's hit, written by Bonoff 'All of My Life'
4. He said Air Supply first charted AC with Even the Nights. They entered both charts 6/12/82
5. Alan joined the party saying Don't You Want Me was #1 for two weeks, HL was actually there for three
6. In her weekly chart screw up, Nina said Survivor was #1 for seven weeks, really six. Then she said 'Tiger was the #1 song of 1982. I wanna get Physical over that mistake
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Post by lasvegaskid on Aug 8, 2020 12:56:11 GMT -5
1. Alan mentioned Michael Nesmith as part of the reunited Monkees. Of course the countdown 1986 version were Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz only. 2. In her weekly chart screw up Nina said BMonkeys were ^7. 'Scene was really dropping 21-14 3. Alan said Woo Woo would be Osbourne's biggest hit. That would be solo. His biggest post LTD was played 2 weeks ago by Casey lite; Love Power w/Dionne Warwick. 4. Alan said Solitude Solitaire was Cetera's solo debut. Of course he put out self titled Peter Cetera a few years earlier. 5. OMG, in her weekly content screw up Nina called Baby Love singer Regina 'Roberts'....she was really Regina Richards!
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Post by lasvegaskid on Aug 15, 2020 12:58:21 GMT -5
There are a lot of errors this week so let's get right to them:
1. Alan said Wiedlin peaked at #8, really Rush Hour topped off #9. This was after he called Astley's countdown song 'It Would Take A Strong Man'. Then he said Loggins would have 4 top tenners from 3 three films. It was really 4 flicks for Kenny; CS, Footloose, Top Gunner, and CSII
2. In her weekly chart screw up Nina said Flame was #6, really #26. This is after she said countdown Kick was Inxs breakthrough album. That would be prior 2x platinum 'Thieves with top fiver What You Need
3. Mark Poured Some Sugar at #8 when Def was really #18
4. In their ever changing definition of a hit, Alan said Love Will Save the Day would be a 'minor' one for Whitney peaking at #9. This was after he said Perfect World writer Alex Call was 'fresh' off of 'Jenny. I don't know if six years after 867-5309 was all that fresh.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Aug 15, 2020 13:37:35 GMT -5
But wait there is more!
5. Alan said FB covered Beach Boys Wipe Out. Of course BB were the featured artist on that Fat Boys recording, the original was Surfaris.
6. Alan said 'Sign was headed to #2. TTD was peaking in this panel at #4
7. Mark called Chicago's countdown song "I Don't Want To Live Without You'
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Post by Michael1973 on Aug 20, 2020 13:13:17 GMT -5
7. Mark called Chicago's countdown song "I Don't Want To Live Without You' Strangely, I remember the first time I ever heard that song on the radio and the DJ identified it the same way. Who could blame him, with Chicago coming right on the heels of the Foreigner song? (Mark Goodman has no such excuse!)
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Post by lasvegaskid on Aug 22, 2020 21:38:00 GMT -5
1. In their ever changing definition of a hit Alan said Tao produced one, countdown 'Heart. But he omitted Rick's Top 30 Celebrate Youth from that release.
2. Nina called Freddie Jackson's group Mystic 'Marlins'. It was Mystic Merlin.
3. Mark said 'Spin Me was written by Pete Burns. But it is really credited to the entire group. Then he said MTV Europe launched '7 or 8 years' after the US version. The real date was 8/1/87 or exactly six years after the States counterpart.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Aug 23, 2020 20:54:03 GMT -5
Alan always get his chart peaks wrong! It's annoying.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Aug 28, 2020 21:47:01 GMT -5
Tonight has already been a disaster for Casey lite:
1. In her weekly chart screw up Nina said Elt was up eight. Kiss the Bride was ^35-40 2. Alan said Sly's brother was down from #10, when Far From Over was ^30-36. Then in their ever changing definition of a hit, Alan said this was Frank's only one, when it was bookended by other Hot 100 entries. 3. Nina said Dead Giveaway was down 15? Shalmar was ^29-31. Then she said Far From Over was climbing four. See ^ 4. Alan moved Air Supply up three when 'Making Love was ^26-32 5. What chart are these idiots looking at tonight? Nina said Journey was up four when 'Fall was moving 23-24 and Naked Eyes was climbing eight when Promises x2 was ^24-29. Alan chimed in saying ELO was dropping 19-18. 'King was actually holding at a #19 peak
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Post by lasvegaskid on Aug 28, 2020 21:51:04 GMT -5
And they continue!
6. Somebody please take the mic away from Nina!! She said Asia was dropping nine when Don't Cry was ^16-23. The embarrassment continued when she said 'Dance fell three when MWOH ^11-18. Then she said Joel was up a couple when Tell Her About It soared 12-22 7. Alan called Men At Work's Cargo song Dr. 'Jekyll' and Mr. Jive! Then he said It's A Mistake was the 3rd release from that album, really the 2nd single. 8. A rough night for Alan continued as he said Maniac was a recent #1, but it was still headed for a September peak climbing 3-4
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Post by lasvegaskid on Sept 4, 2020 21:44:00 GMT -5
It's been another heavy error night for Casey lite. Let's summarize so far:
1. In her weekly chart screw up Nina said Jo Jo and Fred Knoblock were dropping 14. Their real falls were 34-17 and 35-18 2. No display for the guys How Does It Feel To Be Back, it just read #31. This isn't some obscure artist, it is H&O! In another display issue Why Not Me was tagged as 1981, when this Sept 1980 chart was the final panel it would spend in the top 40. 3. Nina said I'm Alright was #25, really #27. Then she said Xandau was #36 when ONJ/ELO were really @ #26 4. Alan peaked One In A Million You at #15 when Graham would really get to #9
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Post by lasvegaskid on Sept 4, 2020 22:08:56 GMT -5
But wait there's more!!
5. OMG Alan said Johnny Lee's last hit was #6 Garden Party!!! How in the $#%%$# do you mix up Rick Nelson and Johnny Lee??? OMG, these are your experts! I think it is because Johnny had a minor 1977 country hit with a quasi remake of Garden Party. It definitely wasn't a pop hit. Then he said John Travolta went from SNF to Urban Cowboy. There was a 'lil film called Grease in between the two.
6. Mark said Sailing would unseat ONJ from the top when #6 Magic reached #1. The unseating had already occurred in the prior panel as both tunes were starting their descent.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Sept 12, 2020 14:08:08 GMT -5
1. OMG, Alan called the singer of Rockin' Around the Xmas Tree and I'm Sorry 'Sandra' Lee 2. All the VJs parts were still tagged 1980 from last week 3. In her weekly chart screw-up, Nina said The One You Love was #32 really #39 4. In an Alan double dipper he said countdown Jump To It was Aretha's first top 40 since Sparkle. That was the album Something He Can Feel was from. Then he said both the JTI album and single were headed to #24, but the album would get to #23.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Sept 18, 2020 23:09:48 GMT -5
1. In her weekly content screw up Nina said countdown 'Heart was the 2nd single from Look Sharp! It was Roxette's 3rd from that album. Then she called Seduction's countdown song 'You're My One and Only Love' 2. In their ever changing definition of a hit, Alan said Love Saw It was one of them from Karyn White's countdown album. That tune never reached the Hot 100. 3. Alan said Abdul scored three #1s from her album. FYG generated 4 chart toppers. 4. Mark said countdown Heaven was the first single from Warrant's album. Of course that honor went to Down Boys.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Sept 25, 2020 22:55:28 GMT -5
The good news was Alan was off tonight meaning fewer errors and no early 80s good, bad and ugly comments:
1. The display was a disaster with several tunes not tagged and the VJs segments still showing last week's 1989. Then they played some strange version of Breakup Song. 2. In her weekly chart screw up Nina said Jessie held at #15, when Rick's Girl was really dropping 15-13 3. Nina said the chart was Sept 16, 1981 before Step By Step. Then in her weekly content screw up Nina said Newton had 6 chart toppers. Countdown 'Hearts was Juice's biggest hit peaking at #2. If you count all charts, the total is seven, 4 Country, three A/C 4. Mark said countdown 'Voice would continue the success of the first LDV single without ever mentioning that Moody's tune was Gemini Dream.
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Post by Michael1973 on Oct 1, 2020 12:36:00 GMT -5
Then they played some strange version of Breakup Song. They always play that. It's one of several 80s songs that you only hear on the countdown and always the wrong version. Someone on Facebook pointed out that other online streaming music channels also play the wrong version of The Breakup Song and wondered why. It has to be because they don't care, given that the correct versions would be very easy to find if they wanted to make the effort.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Oct 2, 2020 22:21:35 GMT -5
1. Can Alan go back on vacation? He mentioned In Your Eyes was from the film Say Anything. But that was a remixed version in 1989 that reached #41, not the one on this 1986 chart. 2. In her weekly content screw up Nina said Nu Shooz album had three charting singles. Only countdown 'Return and I Can't Wait reached the Hot 100 from Poolside. Then in her weekly chart screw up Nina said Palmer ^5, Turn You On was really moving 19-26 3. Alan peaked Baker at #2, Sweet Love really topped off at #8 4. OMG, Mark called the Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone artist Survivor! These are your 80s experts.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Oct 9, 2020 21:29:24 GMT -5
1. Alan mentioned being gone last week....mentally he was absent but it was really two weeks ago, see above! Then the display for Penny Lover read 85 even though Lionel's hit peaked 12/8/84. 2. In her weekly chart screw up Nina said Night Ranger was dropping 22, really 36-18 3. Mark Tortured me saying it was dropping from #14, Jacksons really plummeted 34-17. Then he said ONJ passed on Gambler's What About Me to work w/BeeGees. She was really working on Barry Gibb's solo album. 4. Alan peaked Ross @ #20, but Diana would be Swept to #19. Then they played the album version of Bop 'Til You Drop, not the heavily remixed hit single version 5. Alan peaked the Purple One at #3, but it would 'Rain @ #2. Then he said I Would Die For U would be one of the two PR chart toppers. It reached #8, really it was 'Crazy, which Alan drives me, that was #1. 6. Alan said 'Sisters were static, but they were ^13-15 w/'Excited 7. Alan said PR Nelson was on the countdown for the 3rd time when introducing Let's Go Crazy dropping from #1. But it was only twice w/Purple Rain. Or 4 times if you throw in Sheila and Chaka's songs? And what makes this error even more mind blowing is it was Alan that misidentified the #1 tunes from 'Rain. See #5 above 8. Mark said Last Time I Made Love was a non album single release. But on the real thing airing this week on Premiere, he was corrected by Casey identifying the tune being from the album Looking For Trouble.
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Post by Michael1973 on Oct 15, 2020 10:22:48 GMT -5
Then the display for Penny Lover read 85 even though Lionel's hit peaked 12/8/84. Worse than that, during regular programming this week I saw Down Under listed as being from '81. It used to be correct, which means somebody consciously changed it to be wrong.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Oct 26, 2020 12:13:31 GMT -5
Just catching up from last week's 1987 show:
1. Mark said Siedah Garrett wrote countdown I Just Can't Stop Loving You. He must have it confused with another Bad release Man In The Mirror. 2. Alan called Marx hit Hold On To The 'Night' 3. OMG, Alan referred to Natalie Cole as one of Pointer Sisters.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 26, 2020 16:46:00 GMT -5
^Alan also pronounced "Lisa-Lisa" as "Leeza-Leeza." As in Leeza Gibbons from Entertainment Tonight! lol
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Post by lasvegaskid on Oct 26, 2020 21:37:26 GMT -5
On to 1988:
1. Alan called New Edition's countdown song If 'This' Isn't Love. 2. In her weekly content screw up, Nina said 'Sister was the 3rd single from TT D'arby's album. It was the 4th song to reach the Hot 100 from Hardline. 3. Alan placed 'Steps at #21, but Another Lover was really moving 20-26. 4. Mark said Mindbenders 'Groovy was from 1965. It first charted April 1966.
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