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Post by chartgazer on Oct 27, 2020 19:33:01 GMT -5
Just heard another mistake from the 1988 countdown:
Alan said that “Don’t Be Cruel” (the title track) by Bobby Brown was his 5th off the album. Pretty sure it was the first.
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Post by Michael1973 on Oct 29, 2020 16:43:25 GMT -5
^Alan also pronounced "Lisa-Lisa" as "Leeza-Leeza." As in Leeza Gibbons from Entertainment Tonight! lol This isn't the first time I've heard this happen. I think even Mark has referred to her as such in the past.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Oct 30, 2020 22:44:59 GMT -5
From 1983:
1. Luther wasn't listed on the display for How Many Times Can You Say Goodbye and neither was Sembello as Automatic Man was shown as 'VJ Big 40-Dry-CPU Year 1983' 2. OMG, Alan said Cuts Like A Knife was Adams' followup to Reckless. Of course Bryan didn't get Reckless until 1984. Then he peaked 'Summer at #12 when Motels topped off on the 9th floor! 3. Mark was Delirious when he said it was the followup to Prince's Corvette. Of course the rereleased 1999 came between those two!
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Post by lasvegaskid on Oct 31, 2020 16:20:43 GMT -5
Just heard another mistake from the 1988 countdown: Alan said that “Don’t Be Cruel” (the title track) by Bobby Brown was his 5th off the album. Pretty sure it was the first. I didn't hear that one but to open the 1988 show Alan gave us this gem saying the kickoff artist was named for a 'country' in Europe. That 'country' was When In Rome...OMG!!
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Post by lasvegaskid on Nov 6, 2020 23:34:03 GMT -5
1. Nina opened by saying Wonder Woman Underoos were the hot item in 1980. She was a couple years too late as the TV series had been over for more than a year by this point. 2. In their ever changing definition of a hit, Alan added Hells Bells to the list coming from Back In Black. It never reached the Hot 100 for AC/DC. 3. In her weekly content screw up Nina said Murray reached #1 w/Snowbird becoming the first Canadian to reach the top. Anne peaked at #8 on the Hot 100 with her 'Bird. 4. Nina said Leo didn't catch US 'Flight until 1977. Of course he Danced to a top tenner with his 'Glasses in 1975. Then she said countdown 'Say spent two weeks at #2. It was More Than that, I Can Say five. 5. Mark said Dreaming was Cliff's 3rd and final US hit! He had nine US top 40s and Suddenly had two more soon to be top 20s coming, including on this chart where he was at #58 and climbing w/ONJ! You know an error is bad when you have to be corrected by Alan which clarified it was Richard's third and final top tenner.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Nov 26, 2020 14:03:30 GMT -5
First some catch up from last week's 1989:
1. Mark placed When I Looked At Him at #10 instead of #40 2. In their ever changing definition of a hit, Alan said Love Shack was B-52s first biggie since Rock Lobster (#56) 3. Nina said The Way That You Love Me was Abdul's 2nd Forever Your Girl single. Actually that version only got to #88. The 1989 countdown hit was a year later reissue.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Nov 26, 2020 14:09:00 GMT -5
This 1982 TGiving edition has been a turkey so far:
1. In their ever changing definition of a hit, Mark said countdown Everybody Wants You wasn't for Squier, only peaking at #32. 2. On the display for Hand To Hold On To, the artist listed is John Mellencamp. Of course at this point he was still being billed as John Cougar. At least Alan intro'd it correctly. Then he said countdown 'Wings was Osbourne's biggest hit. Don't You Get So Mad About this flub, Jeffery's Woo Woo Song and Love Power w/ Dionne were much bigger. This is after he said LTD had a couple hits omitting their biggest, Back In Love Again and top 40 Shine On. 3. The display for Down Under showed 1981. Then Mark said it was the 3rd single from Bidness As Usual (2nd US release). Then the display for 'Sisters showed the year as 1984. That is when they got Excited with a remixed version. 4. Alan said Crystal's first hit was Wrong Road Again. That never cracked the Hot 100. It was Gayle's first country top tenner, but she had previous country top 40s 5. Mark said Southern Cross would peak this week at #18. It actually reached that position on the prior 11/20/82 panel. Then the display issues continued as there was none for Nobody 6. In her weekly chart screw up Nina said 'Shadows was #14 when Benatar was really at #16. Then she said Dreamer was a top 20 in 1974, it reached #15 in 1980 for Supertramp. Then in her weekly content screw up, Nina short changed ONJ five top tenners. She said 10, but real number is 15. 7. Oh No, Alan said Richie's final Commodore hits were Sail On and Still! Old Fashioned Love and, OMG, Lady You Bring Me Up. This show was a Wonderland of mistakes!
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Post by lasvegaskid on Dec 10, 2020 16:27:47 GMT -5
From 1986:
1. In her weekly content screw up Nina called Glass Tiger's countdown song Somebody. Then in her weekly chart screw up she said Talking Heads ^11. WWL was really moving 25-26. 2. Display For Tonight had the year listed as 1982. Then in their ever changing definition of a hit, Alan said Shake You Down was the biggest of many for Abbott. This would be Gregory's only top 40 and he'd reach the Hot 100 only once more
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Post by lasvegaskid on Dec 11, 2020 23:49:22 GMT -5
The VJs have more Trouble it seems like with 1981 than any other year and tonight didn't disappoint:
1. Mark said McLean's original Castle was from 1970. It first charted for one week, 2/27/71. Then he said the 1981 #36 rerecord was more successful than the original when tacked as on as 'B' side to Vincent. The latter peaked at #12, Billboard didn't track double sided flips separately in those days. On the real thing, Casey played Castles In the Air at #13 on the 5/6/72 show. 2. After a patented mixed bag comment, There's No Gettin' Over this goof by Alan! He said Milsap's countdown 'World was his biggest crossover! It wasn't even among Ronnie's top three. 3. OMG, the display for Steal The Night read 'Steve' Woods! 4. Alan said Did It In A Minute was a #1! I Can't Go For That!! DIIAM peaked at #9, it was No Can Do that reached the top for H&O! 5. Mark said Diamond was falling to #14 when Neil's 'Songs were really ^ from #16! 6. More Trouble! Alan said Buckingham's countdown song was the first solo hit for a Mac'er. Stop Dragging My Heart Around! 7. In their ever changing definition of a hit, Mark said Oh No was the final w/Richie. Commodores reached the Hot 100 once more with Lionel on Why Do You Wanna Try Me but that doesn't count this week.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Dec 25, 2020 12:11:24 GMT -5
One thing you can count on during these holiday countdowns are errors and 1984 didn't disappoint:
1. In her weekly content screw up Nina said Rebbie's debut had two top 40s. Centipede was her only song to ever crack the Hot 100. 2. Alan misidentified the chart as being from 12/25/84; it was really the 12/29 panel. That explains why they keep redundantly saying every song was holding position as it was Billboard's frozen unpublished week. 3. Mark called Dan Hartman's countdown song...We Are Young. This is after he said it was withdrawn from Breakin' to be the first single from Hartman's solo album, never mentioning I Can Dream About You was the actual leadoff. 4. Alan said Out of Touch was the guys 14th consecutive top 40, it was really the fifteenth for the H&O! 5. Alan said Rick Springsteen would reach #27 in 1984. Bruce wouldn't get there until the 1/12/85 panel.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Dec 25, 2020 21:53:33 GMT -5
Just some catch up from 1987:
1. Alan said Stephen Bray wrote I Do You. The Jets 7" lists the writers as Linda Millah and Rick Kelly and I don't think those were pseudonyms. 2. Alan had a Power outage. He said Jenn Rush charted in 1984 and Air Supply in 1985. Alan had them reversed as Jennifer's 'Love didn't come until 1986. 3. In her weekly content screw up, Nina called them a synth pop group but the guys behind Pop Goes The World needed fewer 'Hats as they had shrunk to just a duo of the Doroschuk brothers.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jan 17, 2021 10:24:03 GMT -5
1. Casey lite's errors aren't limited to music. Nina started the show saying the score of the 1983 'Bowl was 27-10. The Super score was really 27-17. 2. Mark said Now and Forever was the last platinum album for Air Supply. Of course their Hits package later in 1983 was Graham and Russell's biggest disc ever. 3. Alan said Juice was up a couple. Heart of the Night was ^29-32. Then he peaked Ooh la la at #7. Kool and the Gang were Dancin' this week at its apex of #30. 4. In their ever changing definition of a hit, Alan said Mirage was Fleetwood's Mac first biggie since Rumors in 1977? Tusk?? Then Mark, mic sounding crummy as ever said Basil was a one hit wonder, not giving Tony credit for two other Hot 100 entries. 5. In her weekly content screw up Nina said the early-mid 80s saw an Aussie invasion that included LRB. The guys from Melbourne invaded in 1976. She also included Dr. Noah Drake even though he was Speaking to the Sky in 1972. 6. Alan said Heartbreaker was Dionne's biggest solo hit of the 80s. I guess solo doesn't include her Friends Gladys, Stevie and Elt? 7. Nina said James Ingram had eight 80s top 40s. Even if you include all his collaborations, the real number is 6. 8. Lots of display errors from talk breaks being listed as 1988 to Down Under tagged 1981.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jan 19, 2021 14:33:55 GMT -5
Here is some catch up from the 1988 show:
1. In their ever changing definition of a hit, Alan said New Order had a biggie in 1983 w/Blue Monday. It never cracked the Hot 100. 2. The #38 jingle played right before Bolton, but That's What Love... was placed at #37. Then the big voice guy said #35 for Everywhere @ #34. 3. Before 'Your Man, Nina said they were counting 'em down from 1981. 4. OMG, Mark said countdown Crazy was Icehouse and Oates. Of course John's IH contribution was Electric Blue. 5. Alan called 'Dude writer Desmond 'Childs'. Then in her weekly content screw up Nina called Heart's hit There Goes The Girl. 6. Alan peaked Bangles at #3, but Hazy Shade topped off at #2.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jan 23, 2021 10:20:05 GMT -5
Somehow you knew with 1980 on deck, there was a chance the number of errors would be high.
1. OMG, Alan called the leader of Sunshine Band 'Harvey' Wayne Casey!! 2. OMG, Mark said Yes I'm Ready original artist was Barbara 'Mandell'! At least he later corrected to Barbara Mason. 3. Mark said one of Rupert Holmes big hits was 'Home'. Then he said MJ's countdown song was moving into #1 for the first of 4 weeks. MJ was actually Rockin' the top spot for its 2nd panel. 4. Alan said Kenny co-wrote his Coward with Billy Wheeler. The 7" lists the authors of 'County Wheeler and Roger Bowling w/o involvement of the Gambler.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Feb 6, 2021 10:08:23 GMT -5
First let's catch up from last week's 1989:
1. OMG, Nina said Bobby Brown's #37 countdown song was My Prerogative!! It was really Roni. MP was coming up at #12! 2. Lots of display errors including VJ talk breaks still be tagged with the prior week's 1980 3. Speaking of My Prerogative, Alan peaked it at #2. It topped the 1/14/89 chart.
Now this week's 1985 mess:
1. In her weekly content screw up Nina said Foolish Heart was the 2nd top 40 from Street Talk...really the 4th. 2. Nina said 'Die For U was the final single from Prince's album. The last 45 was really the soon to debut Take Me With U. 3. Nina called Boy George Club's countdown song 'Mistake'. Then she said parent album Waking Up would become their third top fiver. It topped out at #26 and in fact Colour By Numbers was CCs only career top tenner disk. 4. Alan said Raydio's biggie was Jack and Jill (#8) but A Woman Needs Love topped off at #4. Then he said Ray followed up Ghostbusters with Still Can't Get Over...which actually came out the year before.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Feb 13, 2021 11:29:58 GMT -5
Another week, another bunch of errors on the 2/13/82 countdown:
1. Nina referred to this chart as Feb. 12th during one talk break. Then she called Police countdown song Living In The Material World 2. Alan said The Other Guy was from Time Exposure. Of course that was a new track on LRBs Greatest Hits. Then he said it was the final album w/Glenn Shorrock. The LRB lead singer would return on 1988s Monsoon. 3. Alan said ONJ kept Waiting For A Girl Like You from #1. On 1/28/82 H&O also blocked Foreigner's way with ICGFT. 4. Speaking of ONJ Alan claimed Physical was the #1 tune of 1981; really 1982. 5. Mark omitted Neil Schon as an Open Arms writer. 6. Mark said countdown Abacab was released two weeks after the 8/1/81 launch of MTV. Of course that was actually the first parent album single No Reply At All.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Feb 20, 2021 23:58:58 GMT -5
1. OMG, Alan said Jim Steinman recruited Marilyn Martin for White Nights. It was really Streets of Fire. 2. In her weekly chart screw up Nina said 'King was #22. Thompson Twins were really #17. Then in their ever changing definition of a hit, Nina said Tarzan Boy was it for Baltimora, but that charted twice & Living In the Background snuck onto the Hot 100. 3. Nina said 1986 marked the arrival of Starship. Starship landed in 1985. 4. Mark called Jim Peterik of Survivor, Jim 'Peterman'. 5. Nina referred to Baltimora as an Irish band. But as Casey pointed out on the real thing from 2/22/86 Baltimora was an alias for Jimmy McShane.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Feb 27, 2021 19:09:18 GMT -5
The VJs it seems struggle with 1981 more than any other year and they didn't disappoint:
1. In their ever changing definition of a hit, Mark said Terri Gibbs only had countdown Knockin'. Her follow-up wouldn't make her Rich but that Man would get her on the Hot 100 again at #89. 2. They played the original charted 1968 (Alan said 1967) version of Guitar Man, not the King's turbo 1981 hit remix. But that wrong version doesn't compare with... 3. Playing the 1986 remake of DSSCTM by Police! 4. Alan said countdown Every Woman was from Life Support. It was really from Air Supply's Lost In Love album. And another wrong version, the album not the punched up single mix. 5. In her weekly content screw up, Nina said More Than I Can Say was from 1979. Leo reached #2 in late 1980. 6. Alan uttered one of his patented early 80s, good bad ugly comments. Then he said three members of ABBA wrote Winner, really only Benny and Bjorn. Then Nina called it 'Winner Takes All' followed by 'Giving It All Up For Your Love' as the title of this week's #8 tune. 7. In her weekly chart screw up Nina said Woman was #2, when JL really occupied the #3 spot.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 6, 2021 9:40:26 GMT -5
1987 show:
Mark Goodman said Cyndi Lauper's "Change Of Heart" is from her debut album. It's from her second album.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Mar 7, 2021 20:14:39 GMT -5
^^ in addition:
1. OMG, Alan started by saying Communards was a remake of 'classic 1975' by HMATBN; so classic it never cracked the Hot 100! Of course only version that anyone remembers is the #1 by Thelma Houston in 1977 2. Mark said that "Word Up" was a #1 Pop hit, really #6 for Cameo 3. Alan said peaking #14 'Alright was the biggest hit from Journey's album. Be Good To Yourself was a top tenner from 'Radio. 4. Alan said countdown 'Rain was BHATR's follow-up to debut The Way It Is. Their debut was Every Little Kiss.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 11, 2021 21:46:17 GMT -5
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Post by lasvegaskid on Mar 12, 2021 23:33:22 GMT -5
From 1984:
1. In their ever changing definition of a hit, Mark said ONJ had three from Two of A Kind. Two tracks reached the Hot 100. 2. Alan peaked 'Dancing at #23, Re-Flex topped out at #24 3. Nina called Gambler's countdown song 'Woman'. Then in her weekly content screw up, she said Dan Fogelberg enjoyed almost two decades of top 40s. His first was in 2/75 and last here with Language of Love 9 years later. 4. The display listed the title as Yah Mo 'Be' There. Then they played the Rock 'n Soul album Adult Ed, not H&Os heavily punched up hit single version.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 13, 2021 20:30:14 GMT -5
^ONJ's duet with John Travolta reached #3 on the AC chart. That's the 3rd hit.
For Dan Fogelberg, she was talking about his albums. First album 1972. Last charting album was 1993.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Mar 27, 2021 11:46:48 GMT -5
First some catch up from 1988 last week:
1. Mark said Louis Armstrong was from 1967. Wonderful World Bubbled Under 7/68 2. Alan said Beatles took their 'Standing to #14 in 1963. Fab 4 didn't reach the Hot 100 until 2/64. Then he said Weak was from Carlisle's 1988 album. Belinda's Heaven On Earth was released in 1987.
Now to this week's disaster:
1. Alan couldn't take the Pressure as he said Allentown was the first release from Nylon Curtain. Then in their ever changing definition of a hit he said countdown Corvette was PR Nelson's first real biggie. I guess gold & near top tenner status for I Wanna Be Your Lover doesn't count. 2. Nina included LRB in the '80s Aussie invasion' Little River Band, first reached US soil w/ 1976s It's A Long Way There. Then she included BeeGees as invaders from down under, OMG, they are from England! They were considered part of the 60s British invasion, they only grew up in Australia but had returned to England by the time they reached American radio...OMG! 3. Mark said Joe Jackson's countdown album had three charters. Only Breaking Us In Two and Steppin' Out reached the Hot 100. 4. Alan peaked Strut at #11, really #3 for Stray Cats. Then he said countdown Little Too Late was the 3rd top 40 from Benatar's album; really the 2nd as 'Stranger didn't break until later in the Spring. 5. In her weekly chart screw up, Nina said the same Benatar was at #40, really #20 6. Mark, mic finally fixed, said Golden Earring's Radar was turned on in 1973, but it charted on the Hot 100 in May 74. 7. Mark said Michael Jackson spent 9 weeks at #1 but Billie Jean was really at the top for seven.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Apr 3, 2021 10:34:43 GMT -5
1. Mark peaked Carrie at #39, really #34 for Cliff. Then Alan said Sir Cliff's career has spanned 'five' decades. Try eight; 50s-20s 2. Even though this is a 1980 countdown the display for Wayner's Years read 1982 3. In her weekly content screw up Nina said Air Supply was a duo. They were a group until 1985s Just As I Am. Then she said they would play the Life Support original version of Lost In Love. But they played the punched up US hit rerecording. 4. OMG, Mark said Second Time Around was by Robin Gibb and Blue Weaver. He got it confused with Jimmy Ruffin's earlier Hold On To My Love! 5. In her weekly chart screw up Nina said Yes, I'm Ready dropped four; really 30-24
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Apr 10, 2021 19:32:29 GMT -5
For 1989, Nina said "Ronnie" instead of "Roni." LOL
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Post by lasvegaskid on Apr 11, 2021 21:52:36 GMT -5
For 1989, Nina said "Ronnie" instead of "Roni." LOL 1. In her weekly chart screw up, Nina said Chicago dropped seven, really 28-15 2. Alan peaked Second Chance at #1, really #6 and the display in this talk break and others read Nina. 3. In their ever changing definition of a hit, Mark said Dixie Cups had a biggie with their original Iko Iko (peaked #20) but Belle Stars remake did reasonably well (#14)?? He also referred to top 20 More by Martika as a stumble??
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Apr 16, 2021 21:52:34 GMT -5
For 1985, Alan just said Julian Lennon's Too Late For Goodbyes peaked at #1. It peaked at #5.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Apr 16, 2021 22:15:16 GMT -5
For 1985, Alan just said Julian Lennon's Too Late For Goodbyes peaked at #1. It peaked at #5. 1. Mark intro'd CW as George Michael. On the BB chart 'Whisper was billed as Wham ft. George Michael. Then in her weekly content screw up, Nina said Everything She Wants was Wham's 2nd straight chart topper, really the 3rd. 2. Alan said Lucky was Greg Kihn Band. As Casey mentioned on the real thing a couple weeks ago, this was Greg solo. 3. In her weekly chart screw up, Nina said Tom Petty was up nine, really 25-36
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Post by lasvegaskid on Apr 24, 2021 8:27:19 GMT -5
OMG Casey lite played the original Stars On! The correct 1982 countdown version should have been Stars On III, A Tribute To Stevie Wonder.
Alan called Dr. Hook's countdown song 'Baby Makes Her Blue Jean Weep?? Then in her weekly content screw up, Nina called Elt's hit Empty 'Gardens'
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