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Post by Libra on Nov 29, 2004 14:48:09 GMT -5
...could...not...resist...temptation.  (Sorry, Pete :() I'll start off with a very obvious one: Dionne Farris's "I Know" only being #12 for 1995 despite being a #1 for 9 weeks and being #1 for the year in R&R. On the other hand (and I know I'll take a beating for this one ), I agree with "Torn" as his #1 for 1998. IMO, "Iris" should have come too little, too late to be #1, especially against an eleven-week #1 with just as much longevity. Of course, it is dubious to see "My Heart Will Go On" at #2... But then there's Donna Lewis's "I Love You Always Forever" as his #51 on the 1997 chart... ??? |
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Post by reception on Nov 29, 2004 15:23:07 GMT -5
Maybe some songs charted higher because of his personal favorites. Or maybe it was the spin totals on KIIS-FM back then.
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Post by Hervard on Nov 29, 2004 16:17:49 GMT -5
But then there's Donna Lewis's "I Love You Always Forever" as his #51 on the 1997 chart... ??? That's not far from where it was on the R&R chart. It only had a few weeks on the chart in 1997, but recurrent airplay enabled it to register so high on the Top 100 of 1997 (unfortunately!) |
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Post by Libra on Nov 29, 2004 16:27:11 GMT -5
That's not far from where it was on the R&R chart. It only had a few weeks on the chart in 1997, but recurrent airplay enabled it to register so high on the Top 100 of 1997 (unfortunately!) It slipped my mind that 1997 was the first year that had to deal with a pre-existing recurrent rule at the start of the year. It still seems awkward given its #2 placement (or rather, #1 on his) for 1996. |
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Post by Whi$tlin' Pete on Nov 30, 2004 1:09:50 GMT -5
Come On! All of Rick Dees rankings make perfect sense. He writes all the song titles down on little sheets of paper, sticks them into a hat, and the order that they are drawn out determines the rankings! See? There is a logical explanation!
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Post by Keith3000 on Nov 30, 2004 6:54:53 GMT -5
...could...not...resist...temptation. (Sorry, Pete :() I'll start off with a very obvious one: Dionne Farris's "I Know" only being #12 for 1995 despite being a #1 for 9 weeks and being #1 for the year in R&R He used some kind of a rhythmic leaning chart in 1995, which explains why the year end chart was so different from R&R. "This Is How We Do It" was #6 for the year! |
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Post by Libra on Nov 30, 2004 7:22:13 GMT -5
Then that makes me wonder how When I Come Around was #4.
LOL! Well, when you put it that way... ;)
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Post by Hervard on Nov 30, 2004 8:54:50 GMT -5
Then that makes me wonder how When I Come Around was #4. Well, remember that he didn't start using that rhythmic-leaning list until June, 1995. Until then, he used the R&R chart (only, he was two weeks behind). "When I Come Around" had pretty much run its course on the chart by mid-year, so it had gained enough points to rank so high on the year-end chart. Then again, "I Know" by Dionne Farris was on the chart at around the same time and it only managed to be #12 for the year. Yeah, his year-end shows really didn't make sense in 1995. I wonder, had he done a full Top 100, if "Close To You" by Fun Factory would have made the chart? |
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Post by BillboardBoy on Mar 15, 2006 10:52:16 GMT -5
This past year, Rick hardly mentioned any ranks it all. It was tons of music, which was good (I think he only skipped 4 songs in Part 1 and 4 songs in Part 2), but it was hard to follow.
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Post by Hervard on Mar 15, 2006 11:58:42 GMT -5
Rick Dees Year-End Rankings That Make No Sense All of them.  |
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Post by dth1971 on Oct 9, 2007 10:07:13 GMT -5
Off topic to Rick Dees: You know what AT40 year end chart rankings made no sense?:
Some of these included:
"Some Kind of Wonderful" by Grand Funk which was #6 for the 1975 year-end
"Two Princes" by Spin Doctors which was #1 for the 1993 year-end
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Post by mst3k on Oct 9, 2007 18:08:05 GMT -5
Off topic to Rick Dees: You know what AT40 year end chart rankings made no sense?: Some of these included: "Some Kind of Wonderful" by Grand Funk which was #6 for the 1975 year-end "Two Princes" by Spin Doctors which was #1 for the 1993 year-end On Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 chart, "Two Princes" spent 7 weeks at #1, 19 weeks in the Top 10, and 29 weeks in the Top 40 (all within AT40's 1993 chart year), so it's fair to say its #1 yearend ranking was accurate. |
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Post by johnnywest on Oct 10, 2007 21:39:40 GMT -5
In the last few years, there have been a lot of recurrents left on that didn't even chart during that calendar year. I think AT40 is much better at getting rid of those in their year-end countdowns.
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Post by Hervard on Oct 11, 2007 10:52:55 GMT -5
Off topic to Rick Dees: You know what AT40 year end chart rankings made no sense?: Some of these included: "Some Kind of Wonderful" by Grand Funk which was #6 for the 1975 year-end "Two Princes" by Spin Doctors which was #1 for the 1993 year-end On Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 chart, "Two Princes" spent 7 weeks at #1, 19 weeks in the Top 10, and 29 weeks in the Top 40 (all within AT40's 1993 chart year), so it's fair to say its #1 yearend ranking was accurate. As for "Some Kind Of Wonderful", on another website, it was determined that was a calculation error. By the way, wasn't there another topic that dealt with AT40 year-end rankings, made not long before this one? |
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Post by johnm1120 on Oct 12, 2007 11:26:29 GMT -5
That's not far from where it was on the R&R chart. It only had a few weeks on the chart in 1997, but recurrent airplay enabled it to register so high on the Top 100 of 1997 (unfortunately!) It slipped my mind that 1997 was the first year that had to deal with a pre-existing recurrent rule at the start of the year. It still seems awkward given its #2 placement (or rather, #1 on his) for 1996. The R&R rule had one more awkward moment. You're Makin' Me High making the 1997 year-end chart despite falling off in 1996. |
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Post by Hervard on Oct 12, 2007 13:53:02 GMT -5
^Yeah, and the weird thing about that is, the one week during the 1997 chart year spent on the chart was due to an error. They inadvertently dropped "Come On 'N Ride It" by the Quad City DJs instead of "You're Makin' Me High". Not that I'm complaining, because I like "You're Makin' Me High" and I hate that repulsive train song.
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Post by Libra on Oct 14, 2007 18:53:56 GMT -5
The R&R rule had one more awkward moment. You're Makin' Me High making the 1997 year-end chart despite falling off in 1996. Where was it? (It couldn't have been that high...could it?) |
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Post by Hervard on Oct 15, 2007 8:46:00 GMT -5
#83.
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Post by dth1971 on Oct 21, 2007 11:30:55 GMT -5
Remember Rick Dees' 2001 year-end countdown where there were some rap songs in the year-end chart despite not making or being played on his Top 40 countdown shows like "Ms. Jackson" by OutKast?
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