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Post by soundmagazine on Mar 27, 2010 13:18:12 GMT -5
Really a nice trip down memory lane for me - I just wish I had kept my charts as well growing up. I started doing my own charts and countdown back around 1970 - did it for about 5 years (I think) - actually increased it to a Top 100 at one point. I agree with the part about songs debuting #1 - that always happened to me as well - you'd hear a song that you REALLY liked - would debut #1, then plummet a few weeks later (after wearing the record out and getting really sick of it - LOL) Example...."Tonight" by Raspberries - LOVED that record for about 2 weeks, then remember it dropped to around 34 - LOL Also, does anyone remember "We're On Our Way" by Chris Hodge from Summer of '72? It was a HUGE hit on my charts. Other HUGE hits that I can remember (off the top of my head) were Badfinger's "Baby Blue" and Moody Blues "I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock N Roll Band), as well as Five Man Electrical Band's "Absolutely Right" and Alive and Kicking's "Tighter Tighter", and Three Dog Night's "Family Of Man". Great to know someone else was charting back then. Oh yes, I remember the great Chris Hodge song. I believe it was on the Beatles' Apple label. Should have been a bigger national hit. "Absolutely Right" was a Top 5 single in my part of the country and I loved it. Although I must admit that I actually purchased the "Signs" 45 but didn't buy their follow-up. My weekly allowance money meant I could only choose a couple of records every week. All of the other songs you mentioned were classics also and still hold up well to this day. That Moody Blues song is a great rocker. One of my favorite groups of all-time. |
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Post by soundmagazine on Mar 27, 2010 13:54:20 GMT -5
This weekend's classic AT40 spotlights March 28, 1987. Below is my chart from March 27, 1987.
TW LW TTW
.1....1....6...The Boy In The Bubble - Paul Simon
.2....2....8...Lean On Me - Club Nouveau
.3....3....9...The Final Countdown - Europe
.4...15....3...La Isla Bonita - Madonna
.5....7....4...Come Go With Me - Expose
.6....9....6...Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
.7....8....7...Smoking Gun - Robert Cray Band
.8....5....8...I'll Still Be Loving You - Restless Heart
.9...10....5...The Honeythief - Hipsway
10....6....9...Hold Me - Sheila E
11...17....5...Somebody Like You - Daryl Hall
12....4...12...Let's Wait Awhile - Janet Jackson *
13...14....6...Arizona Sky - China Crisis
14...21....3...Starlight Express - El DeBarge
15...19....4...Can'tcha Say/Still In Love - Boston
16...18....5...I Knew You Were Waiting For Me - Aretha Franklin & George Michael
17...20....4...The Right Thing - Simply Red
18...23....3...Dominoes - Robbie Nevil
19...26....3...Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley
20...27....3...Candy - Cameo
21...22....5...Tonight Tonight Tonight - Genesis
22...24....4...Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
23...29....3...Walking Down Your Street - Bangles
24...31....2...Heat Of The Night - Bryan Adams
25...30....2...(I Just) Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew
26...32....2...Wild Horses - Gino Vannelli
27...33....2...Sign O The Times - Prince
28...34....2...That Ain't Love - REO Speedwagon
29...25...15...You Got It All - Jets *
30..---....1...Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi
31..---....1...Always - Atlantic Starr
32..---....1...Baby Grand - Billy Joel & Ray Charles
33..---....1...Meet Me Halfway - Kenny Loggins
34..---....1...I Will Be There - Glass Tiger
35..---....1...Come As You Are - Peter Wolf
36...12....7...Skin Trade - Duran Duran
37...13....7...Midnighr Blue - Lou Gramm
38...35...10...Twenty Years Ago - Kenny Rogers
39...38...14...Trick Of The Night - Bananarama *
40...39...15...Warriors Of The Wasteland - Frankie Goes To Hollywood *
Top 10 LPs:
.1....1...51...Control - Janet Jackson **
.2....2...39...True Blue - Madonna **
.3....3...31...Graceland - Paul Simon **
.4....4...11...Gaudi - Alan Parsons Project **
.5....5...22...Liverpool - Frankie Goes To Hollywood **
.6....6...14...True Confessions - Bananarama **
.7....7....7...Ready Or Not - Lou Gramm
.8....8...38...Music From The Edge Of Heaven - Wham **
.9...17....2...Sign O The Times - Prince
10...10...27...Chicago 18 - Chicago **
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Post by canfan on Mar 29, 2010 22:02:48 GMT -5
This weekend's classic AT40 spotlights March 28, 1987. Below is my chart from March 27, 1987. TW LW TTW .1....1....6...The Boy In The Bubble - Paul Simon .2....2....8...Lean On Me - Club Nouveau .3....3....9...The Final Countdown - Europe .4...15....3...La Isla Bonita - Madonna .6....9....6...Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House 19...26....3...Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley 25...30....2...(I Just) Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew 36...12....7...Skin Trade - Duran Duran Great to see the fine first track from Paul Simon's Graceland at #1. That was one of the first CD's I purchased after buying my first CD player. A very interesting release with the African/Latin influence. Nice to see the Madonna tune high on your list at #4 after only 3 weeks..most likely a future #1. La Isla Bonita is one of my favourite Madonna tunes. Also good to see a number of other memorable tunes from the dance clubs like Club Nouveau's 'Lean on Me" at #2 and Jodi Watley's "Looking For A New Love" doing well on your chart. Crowded House's great song "Don't Dream Its's Over" is moving up in the top 10..It and Cutting Crew's "I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight" are a couple of my favorites of that year. At #36 Duran Duran's, The Skin Trade came off the Notorious album, which although did not match the commercial success of their previous albums, IMO, was their best. I'm very sorry I stopped charting early in the 80's because 1987 was clearly my favourite year of the decade. There seemed to be so much going on. Many artists were at the peaks of their careers and released great songs like U2, Madonna, Whitney, plus a lot of great new surprises like Whitesnake, Crowded House, Europe, Bon Jovi, Cutting Crew and mainstays like MJ and Bruce Springsteen. Hopefully there will be some more AT40 classic re-broadcasts of '87 soon and you can post some more of your '87 charts. |
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Post by blfdguy1 on Mar 29, 2010 23:07:38 GMT -5
Sorry I haven't been around too much to play along but I love reading all the comments. Here is my chart for 3/29/87:
TW LW Song Artist WKS
1 2 You Keep Me Hangin' On - Kim Wilde 14
2 1 Boom Boom - Paul Lekakis 11
3 4 Let's Wait Awhile - Janet Jackson 11
4 3 Brand New Lover - Dead Or Alive 21
5 8 Fascinated - Company B 7
6 5 Come Go With Me - Expose 16
7 7 Falling - Melba Moore 12
8 10 I Knew You Were Waiting - Geroge Michael & Aretha Franklin 7
9 9 As We Lay - Shirley Murdock 19
10 11 He Wants My Body - Starpoint 8
11 6 You Got It All - Jets 13
12 15 Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley 5
13 13 Hold Me - Sheila E 9
14 14 Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson 9
15 16 Move Out - Nancy Martinez 5
16 17 Head To Toe - Lisa Lisa & The Cult Jam 3
17 22 Cantcha Say - Boston 4
18 12 I'm Losing You - Uptown 13
19 20 No Lies - SOS Band 7
20 39 The Lady In Red - Chris DeBurgh 3
21 21 Someone Like You - Sylvester 7
22 28 Feels Like The First Time - Sinnita 5
23 25 Lean On Me - Club Nouveau 7
24 30 Something In My House - Dead Or Alive 5
25 31 La Isla Bonita - Madonna 4
26 32 I Just Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew 4
27 41 What's Goin' On - Cyndi Lauper 3
28 24 Once Bitten Twice Shy - Vesta Williams 13
29 23 Caught Up In The Rapture - Anita Baker 18
30 19 Someday - Glass Tiger 10
31 18 Ballerina Girl - Lionel Richie 7
32 37 Living All Alone - Phyllis Hyman 5
33 33 Someone Like You - Darryl Hall 10
34 27 We Connect - Stacy Q 19
35 26 Don't Need A Gun - Billy Idol 12
36 40 Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship 3
37 42 Last Chance - Cyre 3
38 44 Talk Dirty To Me - Poison 2
39 45 Heartbreak Beat - Psychadelic Furs 2
40 43 I'd Still Say Yes - Klymaxx 3
41 29 Candy - Cameo 9
42 36 Hooked On You - Sweet Sensation 16
43 35 Control - Janet Jackson 20
44 34 Love You Down - Ready For The World 17
45 47 Nothin's Gonna Change My Love For You - Glenn Madeiros 2
46 48 With Or Without You - U2 2
47 46 Love Is All That Matters - Human League 3
48 50 January February - Tina B 2
49 NE Go On Without You - Shirley Murdock 1
50 NE I Got The Feelin' - Gregory Abbott 1
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Post by prenatt1166 on Mar 30, 2010 8:52:25 GMT -5
UU-BRU Radio Playlist
For Week Ending March 28, 1987
01 02 Patty Smyth Never Enough (1 week at #1)
02 05 Aretha Franklin & George Michael I Knew You Were Waiting
03 01 Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram Somewhere Out There
04 04 Tina Turner What You Get Is What You See
05 07 Robert Cray Band Smoking Gun
06 03 Bon Jovi Living On A Prayer
07 11 The Barbusters (featuring Joan Jett) Light Of Day
08 09 Billy Vera & The Beaters I Can Take Care Of Myself
09 06 Eddie Money I Wanna Go Back
10 12 The Bangles Walking Down Your Street/Let It Go
11 14 Cyndi Lauper What's Going On
12 28 Kool & The Gang Stone Love
13 08 Carly Simon Coming Around Again
14 13 Dead Or Alive Brand New Lover
15 21 Club Nouveau Lean On Me
16 17 Starship Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
17 15 Janet Jackson Let's Wait Awhile
18 20 Prince Sign 'O' The Times
19 19 REO Speedwagon That Ain't Love
20 16 Bruce Willis & The Pointer Sisters Respect Yourself
21 10 Paul Young Why Does A Man Have To Be Strong
22 23 Simply Red The Right Thing
23 24 Robbie Nevil Dominoes
24 26 U2 With Or Without You
25 27 Run DMC It's Tricky
26 30 Boston Can'tcha Say/Still In Love
27 34 Psychedelic Furs Heartbreak Beat
28 32 Billy Joel & Ray Charles Baby Grand
29 35 Night Ranger The Secret of My Success
30 31 Jody Watley Looking For A New Love
31 39 Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris To Know Him Is To Love Him
32 33 Herb Alpert Keep Your Eye On Me
33 40 Madonna La Isla Bonita
34 37 Bryan Adams The Heat Of The Night
35 36 Anita Baker Same Ole Love
36 38 Chicago If She Would Have Been Faithful…
37 ** Fleetwood Mac Big Love
38 ** George Strait Ocean Front Property
39 RE Paul Simon You Can Call Me Al
40 ** Timbuk 3 Hairstyles And Attitudes
TOP TEN ALBUMS
01 01 Patty Smyth Never Enough (4th of 13 weeks at #1)
02 02 Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet
03 03 The Bangles Different Light
04 04 Paul Simon Graceland
05 10 Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris Trio
06 07 Herb Alpert Keep Your Eye On Me
07 08 Madonna True Blue
08 05 Janet Jackson Control
09 09 U2 The Joshua Tree
10 06 Huey Lewis & The News Fore!
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Post by soundmagazine on Mar 30, 2010 23:32:47 GMT -5
This weekend's classic AT40 spotlights March 28, 1987. Below is my chart from March 27, 1987. TW LW TTW .1....1....6...The Boy In The Bubble - Paul Simon .2....2....8...Lean On Me - Club Nouveau .3....3....9...The Final Countdown - Europe .4...15....3...La Isla Bonita - Madonna .6....9....6...Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House 19...26....3...Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley 25...30....2...(I Just) Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew 36...12....7...Skin Trade - Duran Duran Great to see the fine first track from Paul Simon's Graceland at #1. That was one of the first CD's I purchased after buying my first CD player. A very interesting release with the African/Latin influence. Nice to see the Madonna tune high on your list at #4 after only 3 weeks..most likely a future #1. La Isla Bonita is one of my favourite Madonna tunes. Also good to see a number of other memorable tunes from the dance clubs like Club Nouveau's 'Lean on Me" at #2 and Jodi Watley's "Looking For A New Love" doing well on your chart. Crowded House's great song "Don't Dream Its's Over" is moving up in the top 10..It and Cutting Crew's "I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight" are a couple of my favorites of that year. At #36 Duran Duran's, The Skin Trade came off the Notorious album, which although did not match the commercial success of their previous albums, IMO, was their best. I'm very sorry I stopped charting early in the 80's because 1987 was clearly my favourite year of the decade. There seemed to be so much going on. Many artists were at the peaks of their careers and released great songs like U2, Madonna, Whitney, plus a lot of great new surprises like Whitesnake, Crowded House, Europe, Bon Jovi, Cutting Crew and mainstays like MJ and Bruce Springsteen. Hopefully there will be some more AT40 classic re-broadcasts of '87 soon and you can post some more of your '87 charts. "Graceland" is a great choice for your very first CD purchase. My first CD was a couple years earlier and it was a classical CD. The motivation there was I could finally listen to soft passages without pops and clicks. Regarding my #1, it's the only time Paul Simon hit #1 on my chart (although he was close with a couple other singles). Oh yes, the Madonna song was only one week away from #1. I was already very familiar with this song as I loved it as an album cut after buying the "True Blue" LP the prior year. So when it was finally released, it zoomed to the top in only it's 4th week. It would have been great to see you charting in 1987 with it being your favorite year of the 80's. Some very significant moments in my life occurred in 1987 and looking back at these charts really brings back some special memories. |
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Post by soundmagazine on Mar 30, 2010 23:43:26 GMT -5
Sorry I haven't been around too much to play along but I love reading all the comments. Here is my chart for 3/29/87: TW LW Song Artist WKS 7 7 Falling - Melba Moore 13 13 Hold Me - Sheila E 9 21 21 Someone Like You - Sylvester 32 37 Living All Alone - Phyllis Hyman 40 43 I'd Still Say Yes - Klymaxx Great to see both of us having the Sheila E song up there so high. Should have been a bigger hit nationally. An amazing coincidence is that there are 4 artists on your chart this week who have been recently spotlighted in the new TV One network series called Unsung. In fact, the Sylvester program just aired last night and was very good. Hope you are able to see the Unsung program because I think you would really enjoy it. |
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Post by soundmagazine on Mar 31, 2010 0:00:20 GMT -5
UU-BRU Radio Playlist For Week Ending March 28, 1987 05 07 Robert Cray Band Smoking Gun 22 23 Simply Red The Right Thing 28 32 Billy Joel & Ray Charles Baby Grand 33 40 Madonna La Isla Bonita 38 ** George Strait Ocean Front Property 40 ** Timbuk 3 Hairstyles And Attitudes It continues to amaze me how all of us have so many different songs represented on all of our charts on a given week in history. It's really a testament of how wide open music was back in the 80's where listeners could be exposed to so many songs on the radio and not have to suffer with the tightened playlists of today. Great to see the Robert Cray song in the Top 10 on both of our charts. Also great to see the Simply Red song on our charts because I recently heard it for the first time in about 20 years and forgot how good it was. "Baby Grand" was a future Top 10 song for me. Somewhat of a slow start on your chart for the new Madonna song that was leaping up my chart in record time. Although George Strait is one of the most popular country acts of the 80's that never appeared in my Top 40, "Ocean Front Property" was the closest he got as it was just bubbling outside the chart. The Timbuk 3 single is quite obscure. Nice to see it made your chart. |
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Post by soundmagazine on Mar 31, 2010 0:37:57 GMT -5
AT40 The 70's is playing another 1971 show this weekend, so let's go with a year they never air. Let's focus on March 31, 1979. Although I wasn't charting then (I was working at a record store at night during my high school years), there's a lot of great songs. Based on my record purchases and memory of what I loved at that time, no doubt the Bee Gees "Tragedy" would have been #1 on my chart this week.
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Post by canfan on Apr 3, 2010 15:44:06 GMT -5
"Graceland" is a great choice for your very first CD purchase. My first CD was a couple years earlier and it was a classical CD. The motivation there was I could finally listen to soft passages without pops and clicks. Regarding my #1, it's the only time Paul Simon hit #1 on my chart (although he was close with a couple other singles). Oh yes, the Garyn Fett song was only one week away from #1. I was already very familiar with this song as I loved it as an album cut after buying the "True Blue" LP the prior year. So when it was finally released, it zoomed to the top in only it's 4th week. It would have been great to see you charting in 1987 with it being your favorite year of the 80's. Some very significant moments in my life occurred in 1987 and looking back at these charts really brings back some special memories. Coincidentally I had some pretty significant changes in my life that year too, one of which was meeting the future wife. Maybe that's why I look upon the year so fondly too. |
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Post by canfan on Apr 3, 2010 15:49:57 GMT -5
AT40 The 70's is playing another 1971 show this weekend, so let's go with a year they never air. Let's focus on March 31, 1979. Although I wasn't charting then (I was working at a record store at night during my high school years), there's a lot of great songs. Based on my record purchases and memory of what I loved at that time, no doubt the Bee Gees "Tragedy" would have been #1 on my chart this week. Good of you to choose one of my charting years...so here goes..a chart dated April 1, 1979. April 1, 1979 TW LW WKS .1....4....8...What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers (4 wks non-consecutive at #1) .2....3....7...Everytime I Think Of You - The Baby's .3....2....9...Lady - Little River Band .4....1....7...Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits .5....5....9...Tragedy - Bee Gees .6....6....5...Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills .7....8....7...Crazy Love - Poco .8....9....8...Wheels of Life - Gino Vanelli .9...11....8...Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches And Herb 10...12....8...I Just Fall In Love Again - Anne Murray 11...23....3...Roller - April Wine 12...13....7...What You Won't Do For Love - Bobby Caldwell 13...15....5...Maybe I'm A Fool - Eddie Money 14...14...11...Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester 15...17....5...Stumblin In - Suzie Quatro & Chris Norman 16...25....3...Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart 17...18....4...Precious Love - Bob Welch 18...20....5...Big Shot - Billy Joel 19...24....4...I Don't Know If It's Right - Evelyn Champagne King 20...21....3...Heart Of Glass - Blondie 21...22....4...I'll Supply The Love - Toto 22...26....3...I Want Your Love - Chic 23...27....2...He's The Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge 24...19....9...I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor 25...10....7...Every Which Way But Loose - Eddie Rabbitt 26...28....7...Dog And Butterfly - Heart 27...32....3...Livin It Up - Bell & James 28...7....10...Heaven Knows - Donna Summer 29...39....2...Chase - Georgio Moroder 30...30...11...No Tell Lover - Chicago 31...34....2...Blow Away - George Harrison 32...31...16...A Little More Love - Olivia Newton John 33...35....2...Love Ballad - George Benson 34...36....2...Bustin Loose - Chuck Brown 35...16....6...Forever In Blue Jeans - Neil Diamond 36...37....4...Rasputin - Boney M 37...--....1...Take Me Home - Cher 38...40....2...Superman - Herbie Mann 39...--....1...Goodnight Tonight - Paul Mcartney & Wings 40...--....1...Watch Out For Lucy - Eric Clapton |
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Post by blfdguy1 on Apr 3, 2010 21:42:43 GMT -5
I was in FULL disco mode..lol
1 1 There But For The Grace Of God Go I - Machine
2 2 Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart
3 3 Souvenirs - Voyage
4 4 Take Me Home - Cher
5 7 I Got My Mind Made Up - Instant Funk
6 6 I Want Your Love - Chic
7 9 Heart Of Glass - Blondie
8 8 Keep On Dancin' - Gary's Gang
9 5 Heaven Knows - Donna Summer & The Brooklyn Dreams
10 11 Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches & Herb
11 10 Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester
12 12 At Last I Am Free - Chic
13 16 The Chase - Girogio Moroder
14 13 I Don't Know If It's Right - Evelyn "Champagne" King
15 14 Livin' It Up - Bell & James
16 18 Keep On Jumpin' - Musique
17 17 No Tell Lover - Chicago
18 15 Tragedy - BeeGees
19 19 Love Them From "Midnight Express" - Girogio Moroder
20 20 I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
21 23 Sometimes You Win - Chic
22 24 Beauty And The Beast - Love N Kisses
23 22 A Little More Love - Olivia Newton-John
24 21 Do Ya Think I'm Sexy - Rod Stewart
25 25 Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet - Gonzalez
26 26 Chic Cheer - Chic
27 RE For Geromine - Quartz
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Post by blfdguy1 on Apr 3, 2010 21:49:33 GMT -5
[quote author=canfan board=personal thread=89181 post=2728212 time=1270327797
April 1, 1979
TW LW WKS
..2....3....7...Everytime I Think Of You - The Baby's
.7....8....7...Crazy Love - Poco
10...12....8...I Just Fall In Love Again - Anne Murray
18...20....5...Big Shot - Billy Joel
26...28....7...Dog And Butterfly - Heart
38...40....2...Superman - Herbie Mann
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These are songs that I've always liked but I guess never had the budget to buy..lol (only charted records I owned at the time).
"Dog And Butterfly" through the years has become my favorite Heart song among many.
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Post by canfan on Apr 3, 2010 22:46:28 GMT -5
2 2 Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart 17 17 No Tell Lover - Chicago 23 22 A Little More Love - Olivia Newton-John Wow only charting records you own. You must have spent a lot money on records if you could make a top 27 each week  I did a quick count of my chart out of curiousity and I owned 14 of the songs, mostly from albums, but a few singles too.. so I don't think I had enough to produce a chart of "owned" music. I see the fine Amii Stewart song "Knock On Wood" solidly entrenched in your #2 position. I heard it the other day on the radio and still think it's a great song with that pounding beat. Chicago's "No Tell Lover" was not that big a hit nationally compared to some of their other ballads, but I liked the song a lot and it spent 3 weeks at #1 on my chart in Feb of '79. When ONJ's "A Little More Love" came out, it was a little different, faster paced than her previous hits. It's one of my favourites by her. |
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Post by canfan on Apr 4, 2010 20:19:10 GMT -5
Well I had a pleasant surprise. Recently I started looking back at my old charts after many years and found charts up to October '81, but I had thought that I charted until '82. I kept them in small spiral bound booklets that were numbered, but I had a number of unmarked booklets that contained AT40 countdown charts. One of the unnumbered ones I just discovered actually contained my own charts(the last ones I did) and went to mid May '82. So I am not senile...my memory was correct after all and I have one to post coincidental to this weeks AT40 classic 80's countdown. April 3, 1982 TW LW WKS .1....3...12...Sweet Dreams - Air Supply .2....2....9...Key Largo - Bertie Higgins .3....9....5...We Got The Beat - The Go Go's .4....5....5...Do You Believe In Love - Huey Lewis & The News .5....1....6...Freeze Frame - J. Geils Band .6....7....8...I Love Rock And Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts .7...19....4...Chariots of Fire - Vangelis .8...18....4...Make A Move On Me - Olivia Newton John .9....8.....6...Love In The First Degree - Alabama 10...22....5...Edge Of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks 11...12....5...That Girl - Stevie Wonder 12...17....9...Open Arms - Journey 13...10....7...I Believe - Chilliwack 14....4.....6...Pretty Woman - Van Halen 15...15...13...Through The Years - Kenny Rogers 16...16....7...Mirror Mirror - Diana Ross 17...13...10...Daddy's Home - Cliff Richard 18...20....4...Don't You Want Me - Human League 19...27....3...Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk - Dr. Hook 20...30....3...'65 Love Affair - Paul Davis 21...23....5...Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia 22...28....3...Did It In A Minute - Daryl Hall & John Oates 23...33....2...Find Another Fool - Quarterflash 24...37....2...Don't Talk To Strangers - Rick Springfield 25...25....4...One Hundred Ways - James Ingram 26....6....8...Bobbie Sue - The Oak Ridge Boys 27...--....1...867-5309 Jenny - Tommy Tutone 28...11....8...Should I Do It - The Pointer Sisters 29...29....6...Why You Wanna Try Me - The Commodores 30...35....2...Juke Box Hero - Foreigner 31...34....2...I'll Fall In Love Again - Sammy Hagar 32...14....9...Tonight I'm Yours - Rod Stewart 33...21....6...Letting Go - Straight Lines 34...--....1...On A Carousel - Glass Moon 35...--....1...Man On Your Mind - Little River Band 36...24...13...Leader Of The Band - Dan Fogelberg 37...26...11...Spirits In The Material World - The Police 38...38....2...My Guy - Sister Sledge 39...40....2...Fantasy - Aldo Nova 40...--....1...Beatles' Movie Medley - The Beatles |
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Post by soundmagazine on Apr 4, 2010 22:38:43 GMT -5
AT40 The 70's is playing another 1971 show this weekend, so let's go with a year they never air. Let's focus on March 31, 1979. Although I wasn't charting then (I was working at a record store at night during my high school years), there's a lot of great songs. Based on my record purchases and memory of what I loved at that time, no doubt the Bee Gees "Tragedy" would have been #1 on my chart this week. Good of you to choose one of my charting years...so here goes..a chart dated April 1, 1979. April 1, 1979 TW LW WKS .1....4....8...What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers (4 wks non-consecutive at #1) .2....3....7...Everytime I Think Of You - The Baby's .5....5....9...Tragedy - Bee Gees .6....6....5...Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills .8....9....8...Wheels of Life - Gino Vanelli 11...23....3...Roller - April Wine 16...25....3...Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart 25...10....7...Every Which Way But Loose - Eddie Rabbitt 32...31...16...A Little More Love - Olivia Newton John 36...37....4...Rasputin - Boney M Oh, the memories! The late 70's will always have a special place in my heart because of high school and actually selling this music at the record store I worked at. We were constantly getting tons of promo LPs and singles that allowed me to listen to EVERYTHING that was in the Hot 100 and beyond. Needless to say, all of the songs from your chart bring back those great times. I see my #1 is your #5. Not bad! I too loved the Doobies song but it wore on me with overexposure at the record store and radio play. Interesting to see it jump back up after being all the way down to #4. I think the Babys tune is vastly underrated as it didn't even crack the top 10 in Billboard. Still holds up well today. One of the elements I have missed on radio the past 20 years is variety, and that is exactly what "Music Box Dancer" was. I heard it a few months ago for the first time in ages and it sounded fresh again. I sold more sheet music to that song than any other song in my years at the store. A close second would be "You Light Up My Life". The Gino Vannelli song somewhat bombed in the States, which is a shame because it is a beautiful song. Hard to believe he performed this on Soul Train in 1979. And speaking of songs I heard recently, "Roller" by April Wine appeared on my Ipod and I was immediately jamming. What a great intro that song has, and what a giant mover on your chart. Looks like a future #1 for you. Also a big jump for "Knock On Wood", which was a song I played A LOT in store. Very well produced remake. I love to see the variety with Eddie Rabbitt in your Top 10 the prior week. His next single would be my favorite song of his of all-time. I agree about the ONJ song. I felt that song completely reinvented her music career. Gone were the country crossovers. At least for 20 years. And finally, Boney M received no airplay in the States. Talk about a shame because outside of "Rivers Of Babylon", radio stations ignored this group here yet they were huge everywhere else. "Daddy Cool" is probably my favorite. |
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Post by soundmagazine on Apr 4, 2010 22:52:38 GMT -5
I was in FULL disco mode..lol 1 1 There But For The Grace Of God Go I - Machine 3 3 Souvenirs - Voyage 6 6 I Want Your Love - Chic 17 17 No Tell Lover - Chicago 25 25 Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet - Gonzalez 26 26 Chic Cheer - Chic Disco rules indeed! One of the local radio stations would play exclusively disco music (often times the 12'' versions) all weekend long during this time and your #1 would always be heard. The Voyage song was TOO GOOD to just miss Billboard's Top 40. Love that song. Nice to see the ballads represented with "Don't Cry Out Loud" and "No Tell Lover". These were great records. Besides the Bee Gees song, there are two other songs on your chart that would have been #1 songs on my chart had I been charting in 1979: "I Want Your Love" by Chic and "Haven't Stopped Dancin' Yet" by Gonzalez. I purchased both of those LPs to get the 12'' versions of those songs. If I remember correctly, the Gonzalez LP was re-issued to include the disco version. That was happening a lot back then. Looks like you owned the "C'est Chic" Lp also. |
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Post by soundmagazine on Apr 4, 2010 22:55:12 GMT -5
Well I had a pleasant surprise. Recently I started looking back at my old charts after many years and found charts up to October '81, but I had thought that I charted until '82. I kept them in small spiral bound booklets that were numbered, but I had a number of unmarked booklets that contained AT40 countdown charts. One of the unnumbered ones I just discovered actually contained my own charts(the last ones I did) and went to mid May '82. So I am not senile...my memory was correct after all and I have one to post coincidental to this weeks AT40 classic 80's countdown. April 3, 1982 TW LW WKS That is great news!!! I had planned on including my Top 40 chart for this date in the next day or so. I'll do so and comment on your chart then also. We have some cool similarities to share. |
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canfan
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Post by canfan on Apr 7, 2010 18:40:29 GMT -5
Oh, the memories! The late 70's will always have a special place in my heart because of high school and actually selling this music at the record store I worked at. We were constantly getting tons of promo LPs and singles that allowed me to listen to EVERYTHING that was in the Hot 100 and beyond. Needless to say, all of the songs from your chart bring back those great times. I see my #1 is your #5. Not bad! I too loved the Doobies song but it wore on me with overexposure at the record store and radio play. Interesting to see it jump back up after being all the way down to #4. I think the Babys tune is vastly underrated as it didn't even crack the top 10 in Billboard. Still holds up well today. One of the elements I have missed on radio the past 20 years is variety, and that is exactly what "Music Box Dancer" was. I heard it a few months ago for the first time in ages and it sounded fresh again. I sold more sheet music to that song than any other song in my years at the store. A close second would be "You Light Up My Life". The Gino Vannelli song somewhat bombed in the States, which is a shame because it is a beautiful song. Hard to believe he performed this on Soul Train in 1979. And speaking of songs I heard recently, "Roller" by April Wine appeared on my Ipod and I was immediately jamming. What a great intro that song has, and what a giant mover on your chart. Looks like a future #1 for you. Also a big jump for "Knock On Wood", which was a song I played A LOT in store. Very well produced remake. I love to see the variety with Eddie Rabbitt in your Top 10 the prior week. His next single would be my favorite song of his of all-time. I agree about the ONJ song. I felt that song completely reinvented her music career. Gone were the country crossovers. At least for 20 years. And finally, Boney M received no airplay in the States. Talk about a shame because outside of "Rivers Of Babylon", radio stations ignored this group here yet they were huge everywhere else. "Daddy Cool" is probably my favorite. Roller, for lack of better description, is a great ball busting tune that rocketed up the chart and peaked at number 3, being held out of the number 1 spot due to the Doobies who just started their 1st of 4 non consecutive wks at #1 and another Canadian act that would hit #1, Frank Mills. In any case I still like to listen to this great rocking tune these days. Speaking of Music Box Dancer, I loved the song and had not heard it for many years either..but recently got the sheet music for it and I am having my young son play it as part of his daily piano lessons. Gotta take some of his time away from playing Beethoven and the other classics to play something I really want to hear I agree that "Everytime I Think Of You" was underrated..I like the song a lot and think that maybe the band's name held it back from being more successful. |
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Post by pizzzzza on Apr 7, 2010 19:01:02 GMT -5
I was in FULL disco mode..lol 1 1 There But For The Grace Of God Go I - Machine 3 3 Souvenirs - Voyage 6 6 I Want Your Love - Chic 17 17 No Tell Lover - Chicago 25 25 Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet - Gonzalez 26 26 Chic Cheer - Chic Disco rules indeed! One of the local radio stations would play exclusively disco music (often times the 12'' versions) all weekend long during this time and your #1 would always be heard. The Voyage song was TOO GOOD to just miss Billboard's Top 40. Love that song. Nice to see the ballads represented with "Don't Cry Out Loud" and "No Tell Lover". These were great records. Besides the Bee Gees song, there are two other songs on your chart that would have been #1 songs on my chart had I been charting in 1979: "I Want Your Love" by Chic and "Haven't Stopped Dancin' Yet" by Gonzalez. I purchased both of those LPs to get the 12'' versions of those songs. If I remember correctly, the Gonzalez LP was re-issued to include the disco version. That was happening a lot back then. Looks like you owned the "C'est Chic" Lp also. I remember listening to a station out of Washington DC - 93 - KYS - was Disco 24/7.... They would play all the songs in your list - I was especially fond of "Souvenirs" by Voyage - they would always play the 12" version of every song. I remember recording the station on 8 TRACK TAPE (Yes I'm dating myself, but there wasn't a lot of choice back then) - I just recently transferred it to my computer in MP3 format - doesn't sound great, but at least you get a gist of what it sounded like back in the day. If I remember correctly, 1979 seemed last the last hurrah for disco - then came the big backlash - I really missed it. Anyone remember Dancer/Dance to Dance by Gino Soccio - LOVED that song then, and still do. |
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Post by soundmagazine on Apr 7, 2010 23:24:37 GMT -5
Disco rules indeed! One of the local radio stations would play exclusively disco music (often times the 12'' versions) all weekend long during this time and your #1 would always be heard. The Voyage song was TOO GOOD to just miss Billboard's Top 40. Love that song. Nice to see the ballads represented with "Don't Cry Out Loud" and "No Tell Lover". These were great records. Besides the Bee Gees song, there are two other songs on your chart that would have been #1 songs on my chart had I been charting in 1979: "I Want Your Love" by Chic and "Haven't Stopped Dancin' Yet" by Gonzalez. I purchased both of those LPs to get the 12'' versions of those songs. If I remember correctly, the Gonzalez LP was re-issued to include the disco version. That was happening a lot back then. Looks like you owned the "C'est Chic" Lp also. I remember listening to a station out of Washington DC - 93 - KYS - was Disco 24/7.... They would play all the songs in your list - I was especially fond of "Souvenirs" by Voyage - they would always play the 12" version of every song. I remember recording the station on 8 TRACK TAPE (Yes I'm dating myself, but there wasn't a lot of choice back then) - I just recently transferred it to my computer in MP3 format - doesn't sound great, but at least you get a gist of what it sounded like back in the day. If I remember correctly, 1979 seemed last the last hurrah for disco - then came the big backlash - I really missed it. Anyone remember Dancer/Dance to Dance by Gino Soccio - LOVED that song then, and still do. "Dancer" by Gino Soccio is a favorite of mine also. It was another fixture on the All-Disco weekend and you bet they always played the 12'' version. Loved the intro where the pounding disco beat started a couple of measures into the song. My favorite memory was when I was working in a warehouse in 1979 by myself at night and blasting the radio with this song echoing throughout the building. My supervisor (who was an elderly lady!)happened to make a surprise visit and if you recall during the bridge of "Dancer", you hear an erotic moan from a female vocalist. Well, wouldn't you know, that segment came on right as she was walking up to me. She immediately looked towards my radio and gave a look of disgust that I will never forget.  |
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Post by soundmagazine on Apr 8, 2010 0:29:01 GMT -5
Here's my chart from April 2, 1982:
TW TW TTW
.1....1...10...Make A Move On Me - Olivia Newton-John *
.2....2....6...Nobody Said It Was Easy - LeRoux
.3....8....4...Empty Garden - Elton John
.4....4...11...Open Arms - Journey *
.5....5....5...Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk - Dr. Hook
.6....7....8...I Believe - Chilliwack
.7...10....5...Don't Talk To Strangers - Rick Springfield
.8...11....4...Let's Hang On - Barry Manilow
.9....3...13...When All Is Said And Done - Abba *
10...18....3...Memory - Barbra Streisand
11...21....3...If I Could Get You - Gene Cotton
12...15....4...Making Love - Roberta Flack
13...19....4...Chariots Of Fire - Vangelis
14....6....8...I Love Rock n Roll - Joan Jett
15....9...14...You Could Have Been With Me - Sheena Easton *
16...17....6...Keep This Heart In Mind - Bonnie Riatt
17...23....4...Did It In A Minute - Hall & Oates
18...26....3...Man On The Corner - Genesis
19...20....5...Running - Chubby Checker
20...24....4...Call Me - Skyy
21...25....6...Bobbie Sue - Oak Ridge Boys
22...25....4...Hooked On Tchaikovsky - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
23...30....2...The Other Woman - Ray Parker Jr
24...31....2...Stars On 45 III - Stars On 45
25..---....1...The Visitors - Abba
26...32....2...My Girl - Donnie Iris
27...33....2...If You're Waiting On Me You're Backing Up - Kendalls
28...34....2...Beachwood 45789 - Carpenters
29...35....2...Since You've Gone - Cars
30...12...13...My Old Piano - Diana Ross *
31...16....9...On The Way To The Sky - Neil Diamond
32..---....1...Never Give Up On A Good Thing - George Benson
33..---....1...I've Never Been To Me - Charlene
34..---....1...Pop Goes The Movies - Meco
35...14...13...A World Without Heroes - Kiss *
36...22....6...Don't Let Him Know - Prism
37...37...19...Hooked On Classics - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra *
38...38...22...I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)- Hall & Oates *
39...39...27...Physical - Olivia Newton-John *
40...40...18...More Than Just The Two Of Us - Sneaker *
Top 10 LPs:
.1....1...16...The Visitors - Abba **
.2....2...25...Physical - Olivia Newton-John **
.3....3....4...Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet - Rick Springfield **
.4....4...19...Memories - Barbra Streisand **
.5....6...26...If I Should Love Again - Barry Manilow **
.6....5...20...On The Way To The Sky - Neil Diamond **
.7....7...16...Hooked On Classics - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra **
.8....8...12...Music Aquarium - Stevie Wonder **
.9....9...30...Private Eyes - Hall & Oates **
10...15...20...ABACAB - Genesis **
Medley mania as 4 songs on this week's chart show my love for the format.
Abba debuts at #25, which is one of the highest debuts on my charts in the 80's/90's. This song was already getting lots of rotation as an LP cut on my turntable when it was released as a single.
Shout out to my friends up north as Chilliwack & Prism are representing your fine country.
Monster singles dominate this chart as 8 songs have stayed at least 13 weeks on the chart. Including my favorite Sheena Easton single of all-time. My second favorite Kiss song of all-time. And my favorite Hall & Oates single in the 80's.
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Post by blfdguy1 on Apr 8, 2010 21:24:00 GMT -5
Disco rules indeed! One of the local radio stations would play exclusively disco music (often times the 12'' versions) all weekend long during this time and your #1 would always be heard. The Voyage song was TOO GOOD to just miss Billboard's Top 40. Love that song. Nice to see the ballads represented with "Don't Cry Out Loud" and "No Tell Lover". These were great records. Besides the Bee Gees song, there are two other songs on your chart that would have been #1 songs on my chart had I been charting in 1979: "I Want Your Love" by Chic and "Haven't Stopped Dancin' Yet" by Gonzalez. I purchased both of those LPs to get the 12'' versions of those songs. If I remember correctly, the Gonzalez LP was re-issued to include the disco version. That was happening a lot back then. Looks like you owned the "C'est Chic" Lp also. I remember listening to a station out of Washington DC - 93 - KYS - was Disco 24/7.... They would play all the songs in your list - I was especially fond of "Souvenirs" by Voyage - they would always play the 12" version of every song. I remember recording the station on 8 TRACK TAPE (Yes I'm dating myself, but there wasn't a lot of choice back then) - I just recently transferred it to my computer in MP3 format - doesn't sound great, but at least you get a gist of what it sounded like back in the day. If I remember correctly, 1979 seemed last the last hurrah for disco - then came the big backlash - I really missed it. Anyone remember Dancer/Dance to Dance by Gino Soccio - LOVED that song then, and still do. LOVED "Dancer" it peaked at #3 on my chart in late April 1979. |
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Post by blfdguy1 on Apr 8, 2010 21:37:23 GMT -5
Another chart with very little movement..lol. Really, my chart is usually not this boring..lol. The featured albums this time around looked to be "Physical" by ONJ and "Something About You" by Angela Bofill.
"Making Love" was #1, a beautiful song from a movie that really made a profound impact on me.
1 3 Making Love - Roberta Flack
2 1 Make A Move On Me - Olivia Newton-John
3 2 We Got The Beat - GoGo's
4 4 I Love Rock N Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
5 5 Harden My Heart - Quarterflash
6 6 Mirror Mirror - Diana Ross
7 7 You Can - Madeline Kane
8 10 Recovery - Olivia Newton-John
9 9 Pac Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia
10 11 Tainted Love - Soft Cell
11 8 Physical - Olivia Newton-John
12 16 Carried Away - Olivia Newton-John
13 15 Take It Easy On Me - Little River Band
14 12 Our Lips Are Sealed - GoGo's
15 14 Private Eyes - Hall & Oats
16 17 One Hundred Ways - Quincy Jones f/James Ingram
17 18 When All Is Said And Done - ABBA
18 19 Love Is Like A Rock - Donnie Iris
19 20 Chariots Of Fire - Vangelis
20 21 Find Another Fool - Quarterflash
21 13 Let The Feeling Flow - Peabo Bryson
22 24 Should I Do It - Pointer Sisters
23 25 You Never Gave Up On Me - Crystal Gayle
24 27 The Lonely One - Madeline Kane
25 28 Holding Out For Love - Angela Bofill
26 22 Falling - Olivia Newton-John
27 23 I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World - Ronnie Milsap
28 26 Love In The First Degree - Alabama
29 29 Shake It Up - Cars
30 31 Break It To Me Gently - Angela Bofill
31 36 Endless Love - Diana Ross
32 30 Centerfold - J Geils Band
33 32 Can't Hold Back - Kano
34 33 Leather And Lace - Don Henley & Stevie Nicks
35 34 Love In The Fast Lane - Dynasty
36 35 Just Once - Quincy Jones f/James Ingram
37 37 Something About You - Angela Bofill
38 39 The Old Songs - Barry Manilow
39 38 I Can't Go For That - Hall & Oats
40 40 The Rain Is Falling - ELO
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canfan
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Post by canfan on Apr 9, 2010 20:00:55 GMT -5
Here's my chart from April 2, 1982: TW TW TTW .6....7....8...I Believe - Chilliwack 15....9...14...You Could Have Been With Me - Sheena Easton * 22...25....4...Hooked On Tchaikovsky - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 24...31....2...Stars On 45 III - Stars On 45 29...35....2...Since You've Gone - Cars 37...37...19...Hooked On Classics - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra * I see Chilliwack was more successful on your chart at #6 than it was on mine. Although their preceding single went to number 1# on my chart, "I Believe" peaked at #10 for me. The Car's "Since You're Gone" was a great song that does not get any airplay these days. It has the distinction of being #1 on the very last chart I made in May '82. Ahh the medley songs. They were great starting with "The Medley" by Stars On 45 the previous year. Thats a concept that should be used again today...being the critic I am of today's music..maybe we should rehash more of yesterdays great hits into more medley songs I agree with you on the Sheena Easton tune "You Could Have Been With Me", it's one of my favourites by her too. |
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Post by canfan on Apr 9, 2010 20:26:27 GMT -5
1 3 Making Love - Roberta Flack 2 1 Make A Move On Me - Olivia Newton-John 3 2 We Got The Beat - GoGo's 4 4 I Love Rock N Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 5 5 Harden My Heart - Quarterflash 6 6 Mirror Mirror - Diana Ross 14 12 Our Lips Are Sealed - GoGo's 20 21 Find Another Fool - Quarterflash I see the girls are dominating the top of your chart...all first 8 positions! Those were exciting times, when new girl bands like the Go Go's broke out and of course Joan Jett's classic "I Love Rock And Roll". Quarterflash has to be included too with their 2 very good songs, "Harden My Heart" and "Find Another Fool". Plus the established artists like Olivia Newton John and Diana Ross were doing well. "Make a Move On Me" was very successful on all 3 of our charts posted for the week. |
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Post by soundmagazine on Apr 10, 2010 2:11:25 GMT -5
I have one to post coincidental to this weeks AT40 classic 80's countdown. April 3, 1982 TW LW WKS .1....3...12...Sweet Dreams - Air Supply .7...19....4...Chariots of Fire - Vangelis .8...18....4...Make A Move On Me - Olivia Newton John 10...22....5...Edge Of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks 13...10....7...I Believe - Chilliwack 33...21....6...Letting Go - Straight Lines 34...--....1...Carousel - Michael Jackson Nice to see that particular Air Supply song at #1. It had peaked at #5 on my chart and was on it's way down when I heard the LP version. I fell in love with it even more. It's one of those songs that I regret not charting higher because it has ended up being my favorite Air Supply song. Looks like "Chariots Of Fire" was on it's way to #1 on your chart with the dramatic jump into the Top 10. That song took an unsually long time to reach #1 on my chart (11 weeks). In fact, that may be a record because I don't recall any other song taking that long. As you pointed out in another thread, lots of love for the ONJ song. While "Physical" spent one week at #1 on my chart, "Make A Move On Me" spent three weeks at #1. Interesting surge for Stevie Nicks this week after being much less noteworthy the prior 4 weeks. Nice to see that I eclipsed you on a song by a Canadian group! The Chilliwack tune is just so smooth. I was on my way to a late night party back in '82 and the song came on the radio. The nighttime driving with that song coming out of the new car stereo speakers I recently purchased really mellowed me out. Speaking of mellow, the Straight Lines tune is a beauty that few people know about in the States. If I had heard this song back then it would have done very well on my chart. The Michael Jackson song is a real head-scratcher. I thought it wasn't available until 2001. It was reportly left off of the "Thriller" LP in favor of "Human Nature". How did you come to hear it back then? |
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Post by canfan on Apr 10, 2010 22:05:16 GMT -5
I have one to post coincidental to this weeks AT40 classic 80's countdown. April 3, 1982 TW LW WKS .1....3...12...Sweet Dreams - Air Supply .7...19....4...Chariots of Fire - Vangelis .8...18....4...Make A Move On Me - Olivia Newton John 10...22....5...Edge Of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks 13...10....7...I Believe - Chilliwack 33...21....6...Letting Go - Straight Lines 34...--....1...Carousel - Michael Jackson Looks like "Chariots Of Fire" was on it's way to #1 on your chart with the dramatic jump into the Top 10. That song took an unsually long time to reach #1 on my chart (11 weeks). In fact, that may be a record because I don't recall any other song taking that long. Nice to see that I eclipsed you on a song by a Canadian group! The Chilliwack tune is just so smooth. I was on my way to a late night party back in '82 and the song came on the radio. The nighttime driving with that song coming out of the new car stereo speakers I recently purchased really mellowed me out. The Michael Jackson song is a real head-scratcher. I thought it wasn't available until 2001. It was reportly left off of the "Thriller" LP in favor of "Human Nature". How did you come to hear it back then? Chariots of Fire spent a lot of time in the top 10 peaking at #4 and it was still in the top 10 on my last chart in May '82. I guess I'll never know if it would have peaked at #1 although i did/do like the song a lot. It looks like you are the authority on Canadian music in the early 80's as you not only surpassed me on Chilliwack's "I Believe" but also on the Prism tune "Don't Let Him Know" as it never appeared on my charts..lol I had charted previous songs from the band starting in '77 like "Spaceship Superstar", "Armageddon","It's Over","Night to Remember" but their success was on the downswing in the 80's and I never really got into their last release. So now I know..when I need info on early 80's Canadian music...you'll be my reference I had mentioned previously that I only recorded the song names on my chart.(who needs the artist names as we will all be eternally young and remember everything right?) Now that I have been posting charts online I can go through at least 35-37 of the songs without much effort. Not bad for 30 yrs + later. I usually have to look up only a few artist names each time. Carousel was one of those songs that I couldnt really remember so I did some rudimentary searching for '82 and came up with Michael Jackson and it did sound familiar. Anyway as you pointed out it wasn't released till later...so I spent some more time searching and found the actual song. It was actually "On A Carousel" by an obscure band "Glass Moon" that did a remake of the old Hollies tune. It eventually peaked at #14. So I stand corrected. |
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Post by soundmagazine on Apr 10, 2010 22:44:47 GMT -5
Looks like "Chariots Of Fire" was on it's way to #1 on your chart with the dramatic jump into the Top 10. That song took an unsually long time to reach #1 on my chart (11 weeks). In fact, that may be a record because I don't recall any other song taking that long. Nice to see that I eclipsed you on a song by a Canadian group! The Chilliwack tune is just so smooth. I was on my way to a late night party back in '82 and the song came on the radio. The nighttime driving with that song coming out of the new car stereo speakers I recently purchased really mellowed me out. The Michael Jackson song is a real head-scratcher. I thought it wasn't available until 2001. It was reportly left off of the "Thriller" LP in favor of "Human Nature". How did you come to hear it back then? Chariots of Fire spent a lot of time in the top 10 peaking at #4 and it was still in the top 10 on my last chart in May '82. I guess I'll never know if it would have peaked at #1 although i did/do like the song a lot. It looks like you are the authority on Canadian music in the early 80's as you not only surpassed me on Chilliwack's "I Believe" but also on the Prism tune "Don't Let Him Know" as it never appeared on my charts..lol I had charted previous songs from the band starting in '77 like "Spaceship Superstar", "Armageddon","Night to Remember" but their success was on the downswing in the 80's and I never really got into their last release. So now I know..when I need info on early 80's Canadian music...you'll be my reference I had mentioned previously that I only recorded the song names on my chart.(who needs the artist names as we will all be eternally young and remember everything right?) Now that I have been posting charts online I can go through at least 35-37 of the songs without much effort. Not bad for 30 yrs + later. I usually have to look up only a few artist names each time. Carousel was one of those songs that I couldnt really remember so I did some rudimentary searching for '82 and came up with Michael Jackson and it did sound familiar. Anyway as you pointed out it wasn't released till later...so I spent some more time searching and found the actual song. It was actually "On A Carousel" by an obscure band "Glass Moon" that did a remake of the old Hollies tune. It eventually peaked at #14. So I stand corrected. I don't know if I would call myself an authority on Canadian music. Instead, I'd like to think I am an authority on good music. And there was plenty of that coming from Canada. It really started for me in the early 70's when I became a huge fan of the Poppy Family. "Which Way You Goin' Billy", "That's Where I Went Wrong" and especially "Where Evil Grows" were all superb. I lived relatively close to the border so I guess that also allowed me to tap into the music up North. My first exposure to Prism was their "See Forever Eyes" LP in 1978 and songs like "Flyin" and "You're Like The Wind". They reminded me a lot of Styx. Believe it or not, "Don't Let Him Know " made it onto the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in 1982 where it peaked at #39 and was a #1 album rock hit. I know what you mean about believing we will remember things forever and not document everything. Thankfully I never left out details with my charts but have done so in other areas. Of course, I should have made the connection with the Glass Moon song when I saw "Carousel" since I am familiar with the song. Haven't heard it in probably over a decade now and it peaked at #34 on my chart about a month later than this 1982 chart. I was hoping for a cool story like someone at a Canadian radio station got their hands on an early selection from the upcoming "Thriller" LP and played it a few times. Just to discover later that the song was pulled from the LP. ;) |
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Post by soundmagazine on Apr 10, 2010 23:11:34 GMT -5
Another chart with very little movement..lol. Really, my chart is usually not this boring..lol. The featured albums this time around looked to be "Physical" by ONJ and "Something About You" by Angela Bofill. "Making Love" was #1, a beautiful song from a movie that really made a profound impact on me. 1 3 Making Love - Roberta Flack 8 10 Recovery - Olivia Newton-John 12 16 Carried Away - Olivia Newton- 23 25 You Never Gave Up On Me - Crystal Gayle 26 22 Falling - Olivia Newton-John 33 32 Can't Hold Back - Kano 40 40 The Rain Is Falling - ELO I saw the "Making Love" film in the theater in 1982 as well and felt it was quite groundbreaking. The Roberta Flack song was delicately haunting and worked very well with the film. The song would eventually peak at #5 on my chart. Very cool to see it at #1 on your chart. The "Physical" LP was a fave of mine also. If I would have charted LP cuts. no doubt "Silvery Rain" would have been a #1 song. Wonderful Crystal Gayle song. Really happy to see it on your chart. Nice to see disco barely hanging on in 1982 with the Kano track. And very happy to see someone else charting the ELO song. It had recently fallen off of my chart after peaking at #11. |
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I did a quick count of my chart out of curiousity and I owned 14 of the songs, mostly from albums, but a few singles too.. so I don't think I had enough to produce a chart of "owned" music.