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Post by canfan on Nov 6, 2010 20:53:30 GMT -5
This weekend's SXM Classic AT40 70's countdown is from Nov 5, 1977.
Here's mine for the week.
November 4, 1977
TW LW WKS
.1...10...11...Heaven On The 7th Floor - Paul Nicholas (1)
.2...14....5...I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You - Alan Parsons Project
.3....7....5...Baby What A Big Surprise - Chicago
.4....8....8...Just Remember I Love You - Firefall
.5...17....8...Help Is On It's Way - Little River Band
.6....4....5...A Place In The Sun - deleted Cruise
.7....6....6...She Did It - Eric Carmen
.8...11...11...Cat Scratch Fever - Ted Nugent
.9....9....5...Swingtown - Steve Miller Band
10....5....4...You Light Up My Life - Debbie Boone
11....1....9...Boogie Nights - Heatwave
12....2...14...Cold As Ice - Foreigner
13....3...11...Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson
14...21....3...We Just Disagree - Dave Mason
15...13....7...Dark Star - Crosby, Stills & Nash
16...16....5...How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
17...15....7...Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
18...18....5...Brickhouse - Commodores
19...12...13...Swayin To The Music - Johnny Rivers
20...28....7...Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
21...24....3...Can't You See - Marshall Tucker Band
22...25....8...Daytime Friends - Kenny Rogers
23...19...13...Jungle Love - Steve Miller Band
24...20...14...Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Peter Frampton
25...26...10...Star Wars Theme - Meco
26...23...16...Best Of My Love - Emotions
27...27...19...Whatcha Gonna Do? - deleted Cruise
28..---....1...We're All Alone - Rita Coolidge
29...22....9...Don't Worry Baby - B.J. Thomas
30..---....1...Closer To The Heart - Rush
Favourite album of the week: Chicago XI
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Post by soundmagazine on Nov 7, 2010 0:36:55 GMT -5
Here's my chart: October 30th, 1981 TW LW TTW .1....2....5...He's A Liar - Bee Gees (1) .2....3....6...When She Was My Girl - Four Tops 14....7...12...I Could Never Miss You - Lulu * 23...23...12...For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton * Interesting song at #1, it didn't chart for me and and I don't remember hearing it, but certainly a different style for the Bee Gees. Good to see the fine Four Tops song doing well. I see that Lulu's "I Could Never Miss You" did well on your chart as it did on mine..a lot better than it did on the national charts. "For Your Eyes Only" is my favourite of Sheena Easton's tunes and it also did well on my chart spending a couple of weeks at #1 and 10wks in the Top 10. Great to see the Lulu song do so well on both of our charts. Wonderful song. I also charted her follow-up called "If I Were You". The Bee Gees were suffering from disco backlash and their first release in a couple of years was not played by many stations, so the song suffered on the national charts. Although it wasn't as good as much of their 70's material, I thought it was an intriguing story song. |
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Post by soundmagazine on Nov 7, 2010 0:46:41 GMT -5
This weekend's SXM Classic AT40 70's countdown is from Nov 5, 1977. Here's mine for the week. November 4, 1977 TW LW WKS .1...10...11...Heaven On The 7th Floor - Paul Nicholas (1) .2...14....5...I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You - Alan Parsons Project .6....4....5...A Place In The Sun - deleted Cruise 15...13....7...Dark Star - Crosby, Stills & Nash 27...27...19...Whatcha Gonna Do? - deleted Cruise Late surge to #1 for Paul Nicholas in his 11th week on your chart. As you might guess, I loved seeing APP at #2 from the classic "I Robot" LP. Lots of love for deleted Cruise on your chart. Both songs are timeless classics. The CS&N song was a surprise. Did not receive much airplay around my neck of the woods. |
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Post by canfan on Nov 8, 2010 22:17:21 GMT -5
..... As you might guess, I loved seeing APP at #2 from the classic "I Robot" LP. Lots of love for deleted Cruise on your chart. Both songs are timeless classics. The CS&N song was a surprise. Did not receive much airplay around my neck of the woods. I think the APP song is great and it seems to be stuck in my head as of late..a good thing :) Although they didn't last very long, deleted Cruise was in the mold of the California soft rock movement of the '70s along with the Eagles and Player. I certainly enjoyed their music. I owned the CSN album when Dark Star was released as a single. It didn't get much airplay around here, but I did like the song. |
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Post by canfan on Nov 8, 2010 22:21:32 GMT -5
A double shot of 70's for me this past weekend, in addition to SXM, the Premiere Classic AT40 70's countdown is from Nov 3, 1979. Here's mine for the week.
November 3, 1979
TW LW WKS
.1....2....8...Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson (1wk at #1)
.2....1....9...Rise - Herb Alpert
.3....4....9...Pop Muzik - M
.4....3....6...You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers
.5....9....9...Heartache Tonight - Eagles
.6...11....6...Dim All The Lights - Donna Summer
.7...15....5...Babe - Styx
.8....6...11...Sail On - Commodores
.9...16....6...Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
10...13....9...Good Girls Don't - The Knack
11...18....4...Come To Me - France Joli
12...14...10...Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin - Journey
13...21....3...Please Don't Go - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
14...25....2...Still - Commodores
15...19....4...This Night Won't Last Forever - Michael Johnson
16...17....6...Dirty white Boy - Foreigner
17...20....4...Hold On - Ian Gomm
18....5....8...Rolene - Moon Martin
19...27....3...All Of My Love - Led Zeppelin
20...10...15...Sad Eyes - Robert John
21...35....2...Broken Hearted Me - Anne Murray
22....7....3...I Know A Heartache - Jennifer Warnes
23...31....3...Take The Long Way Home - Supertramp
24...33....2...So Good, So Right - Brenda Russell
25...34....2...Ships - Barry Manilow
26...29....2...If You Remember Me - Chris Thompson
27...32....2...Fins - Jimmy Buffett
28....8....8...Spooky - Atlanta Rhythm Section
29...36....3...It's All I Can Do - The Cars
30..---....1...You're Only Lonely - J.D Souther
31...12....9...Midnight Wind - John Stewart
32..---....1...No More Tears(Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer
33...37....3...Dreaming - Blondie
34...38....3...The Dream Police - Cheap Trick
35...24...11...Different Worlds - Maureen McGovern
36..---....1...Confusion - E.L.O.
37..---....1...Rainbow Connection - Kermit The Frog
38...22...14...Lonesome Loser - Little River Band
39..---....1...Please Don't Leave - Lauren Wood
40..---....1...Victim Of Love - Elton John
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Post by soundmagazine on Nov 17, 2010 0:27:41 GMT -5
A double shot of 70's for me this past weekend, in addition to SXM, the Premiere Classic AT40 70's countdown is from Nov 3, 1979. Here's mine for the week. November 3, 1979 TW LW WKS .1....2....8...Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson (1wk at #1) .2....1....9...Rise - Herb Alpert .3....4....9...Pop Muzik - M .5....9....9...Heartache Tonight - Eagles .7...15....5...Babe - Styx 11...18....4...Come To Me - France Joli 18....5....8...Rolene - Moon Martin 19...27....3...All Of My Love - Led Zeppelin Your chart this week is very reflective of the Billboard chart with 5 of your top 7 songs reaching #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. But there are some songs that stand out as different from Billbaord. France Joli - The Canadian connection. Moon Martin - Cool song that I played a lot in the record store I worked at in 1979 after we received the promo LP. Led Zeppelin - wasn't eligible to chart in Billboard but received tons of airplay |
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Post by canfan on Nov 21, 2010 20:21:19 GMT -5
[....Moon Martin - Cool song that I played a lot in the record store I worked at in 1979 after we received the promo LP...... Agree... Moon Martin had a fine rockin tune and it should have done better nationally. I was lucky that one of our local radio stations had it in heavy rotation, so I heard it frequently. |
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Post by canfan on Nov 21, 2010 20:27:00 GMT -5
This week's SXM Classic AT40's countdown is from Nov 17, 1979, (2 wks after Premiere's Nov 3,1979), therefore here's my 2 week follow up.
November 17, 1979
TW LW WKS
.1....4....8...Dim All The Lights - Donna Summer (1wk at #1)
.2....2....9...Heartache Tonight - Eagles
.3....3...11...Rise - Herb Alpert
.4....5....4...Still - Commodores
.5....6....7...Babe - Styx
.6....1....11...Pop Muzik - M
.7...12....5...Please Don't Go - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
.8...13....6...This Night Won't Last Forever - Michael Johnson
.9...16....3...No More Tears(Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer
10...11....6...Come To Me - France Joli
11...14....8...Dirty white Boy - Foreigner
12....8....8...You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers
13...17....4...Broken Hearted Me - Anne Murray
14...18....5...Take The Long Way Home - Supertramp
15...20....4...If You Remember Me - Chris Thompson
16...21....3...You're Only Lonely - J.D Souther
17...27....3...Confusion - E.L.O.
18....9....8...Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
19...22....4...Ships - Barry Manilow
20...10...11...Good Girls Don't - The Knack
21...23....4...So Good, So Right - Brenda Russell
22...25....5...It's All I Can Do - The Cars
23...28....3...Sail On - Commodores
24...33....2...Please Don't Leave - Lauren Wood
25...30....5...The Dream Police - Cheap Trick
26....7...10...Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
27...31....5...Dreaming - Blondie
28...37....2...Cool Change - Little River Band
29...34....2...I Don't Like Mondays - The Boomtown Rats
30...33....3...Rainbow Connection - Kermit The Frog
31...36....3...Victim Of Love - Elton John
32...39....2...I'm The Man -Joe Jackson
33..---....1...Head Games - Foreigner
34..---....1...Better Love Next Time - Dr. Hook
35..---....1...Deja Vu - Dionne Warwick
36...19....5...All Of My Love - Led Zeppelin
37..---....1...Message In A Bottle - The Police
38..---....1...Send One Your Love - Stevie Wonder
39...38...17...Sad Eyes - Robert John
40..---....1...Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
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Post by soundmagazine on Nov 22, 2010 1:03:39 GMT -5
This week's SXM Classic AT40's countdown is from Nov 17, 1979, (2 wks after Premiere's Nov 3,1979), therefore here's my 2 week follow up. November 17, 1979 .6...11....11...Pop Muzik - M 17...27....3...Confusion - E.L.O. I was wondering if your #1 song completely dropped off your chart this week, but figured out that it must have been Pop Muzik and was just a typo. Scared me for a second! :) The ELO song was great and should have done much better nationally. In fact, I loved the entire Discovery LP. Glad to see the song performed so well on your chart. |
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Post by canfan on Nov 22, 2010 23:39:32 GMT -5
This week's SXM Classic AT40's countdown is from Nov 17, 1979, (2 wks after Premiere's Nov 3,1979), therefore here's my 2 week follow up. November 17, 1979 .6...11....11...Pop Muzik - M 17...27....3...Confusion - E.L.O. I was wondering if your #1 song completely dropped off your chart this week, but figured out that it must have been Pop Muzik and was just a typo. Scared me for a second! :) .... Good catch...M did indeed have the #1 song the previous week. I'll have to be more careful and not type up my charts during Sunday football  Just noticed some final appearances for some artists in the top 10 for me. 2 final songs that would eventually reach #2 by KC & The Sunshine Band and Michael Johnson(2wks@#2). Both of these artists had multiple hits appear in the late '70s. 2 one hit wonders, M and France Joli had their 15 minutes of fame with their one and only's. |
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Post by canfan on Nov 26, 2010 20:25:13 GMT -5
This week's Premiere Classic AT40's 80's countdown is from Nov 29, 1980.
Here's my chart for that week.
November 28, 1980
TW LW WKS
.1....5....6...More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer (1wk at #1)
.2....8....8...I Never Knew Love Like This Before - Stephanie Mills
.3....3...10...Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand
.4....1....7...Dreaming - Cliff Richard
.5....7....9...You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - Hall & Oates
.6...12...10...Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder
.7...11....7...Lady - Kenny Rogers
.8...10....6...I Got You - Split Enz
.9....2....7...Whip It - Devo
10...21....3...De Do Do Do De Da Da Da - Police
11...13....6...Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
12....4...10...Dreamer - Supertramp
13...14....8...Never Be The Same - Christopher Cross
14...18....5...I'm Comin' Out - Diana Ross
15...19....4...Don't Stand So Close To Me - Police
16...20....4...Starting Over - John Lennon
17...22....6...Turning Japanese - The Vapors
18...23....4...Every Woman In The World - Air Supply
19....6...13...He's So Shy - Pointer Sisters
20...24....5...Lovely One -Jacksons
21...16...11...Real Love - Doobie Brothers
22...27....3...Ashes To Ashes - David Bowie
23...25....4...Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
24...30....3...On The Road Again - Willie Nelson
25...15...14...I'm Alright - Kenny Loggins
26...39....2...Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond
27...17....9...The Wanderer - Donna Summer
28....9...11...Look What You've Done To Me - Boz Scaggs
29..---....1...One Trick Pony - Paul Simon
30...38....2...Sometimes A Fantasy - Billy Joel
31...32....3...That Girl Could Sing - Jackson Brown
32...34....2...Guilty - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
33...35....2...The Kid Is Hot Tonight - Loverboy
34..---....1...I'm Happy That Love Has Found You - Jimmy Hall
35..---....1...Deep Inside My Heart - Randy Meisner & Kim Carnes
36...26....7...Midnight Rocks - Al Stewart
37..---....1...It's My Turn - Diana Ross
38...40....2...Without Your Love - Roger Daltrey
39...31...12...Jesse - Carly Simon
40..---....1...Suddenly - Olivia Newton John & Cliff Richard
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Post by soundmagazine on Nov 29, 2010 22:35:04 GMT -5
Here's my chart from November 28, 1980:
TW LW TTW
.1....2....5...Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond (1)
.2....1....6...Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - Korgis
.3....3....7...Good Morning Girl/Stay Awhile - Journey
.4....8....7...Song For You - Chicago
.5....7....9...I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
.6....7....5...Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
.7...12....4...It's My Turn - Diana Ross
.8....9....7...Suddenly - Cliff Richard & Olivia Newton-John
.9....5...10...Out Here On My Own - Irene Cara *
10...11....7...Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray
11...14....4...(Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
12...13....7...Hold On - Kansas
13....6...10...Lovely One - Jacksons *
14...17....5...Deep Inside My Heart - Randy Meisner
15...16....6...Turning Japanese - Vapours
16...28....2...Time Is Time - Andy Gibb
17...18....5...Guilty - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
18...21....4...Stop This Game - Cheap Trick
19...15...17...Upside Down - Diana Ross *
20...29....2...Goodbye Marie - Bobby Goldsboro
21...22....5...If This Is Love - Melissa Manchester
22...25....3...Every Woman In The World - Air Supply
23...30....2...Fool That I Am - Rita Coolidge
24...35....2...Seasons - Charles Fox
25...34....2...Easy Love - Dionne Warwick
26...27....3...Sequel - Harry Chapin
27..---....1...I Made it Through The Rain - Barry Manilow
28..---....1...The Tide Is High - Blondie
29..---....1...Passion - Rod Stewart
30...32....2...I'm Happy That Love Has Found You - Jimmy Hall
31...33....2...One Trick Pony - Paul Simon
32...24...10...Wonderer - Donna Summer *
33..---....1...Smokey Mountain Rain - Ronnie Milsap
34..---....1...If You Should Sail - Neilson/Pearson
35...36....3...Heart Of Mine - Oak Ridge Boys
36...23....8...Walk Away - Donna Summer
37...26....9...Lady - Kenny Rogers
38...10...13...You're Supposed To Keep Your Love For Me - Jermaine Jackson *
39..---....1...De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - Police
40...20....9...Let Me Be Your Angel - Stacy Lattisaw
Top LPs:
.1....Greatest Hits - Andy Gibb
.2....Barry - Barry Manilow
.3....Chicago 14 - Chicago
.4....Diana - Diana Ross
.5....Auto American - Blondie
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Post by soundmagazine on Nov 29, 2010 22:43:55 GMT -5
This week's Premiere Classic AT40's 80's countdown is from Nov 29, 1980. Here's my chart for that week. November 28, 1980 TW LW WKS 15...19....4...Don't Stand So Close To Me - Police 16...20....4...Starting Over - John Lennon Interesting to see the Police song so early on your chart. Were you charting it as an LP cut? I don't believe you were here last year when I inquired about how John Lennon's death in December may have impacted the popularity of "Starting Over". See if you can locate the discussion about this time last year earlier in this thread and let us know where this song was on your chart prior to John's death and where it ultimately peaked afterwards. |
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Post by canfan on Dec 4, 2010 19:01:52 GMT -5
.2....1....6...Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - Korgis .4....8....7...Song For You - Chicago Good to see the fine Korgis tune do so well on your chart. It was also a top 10 hit for me too and it should have done better nationally. Interesting to see the nice Chicago ballad do well. I don't believe it hit the top 40, but it's a good song nonetheless. |
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Post by canfan on Dec 4, 2010 19:09:54 GMT -5
This week's Premiere Classic AT40's 80's countdown is from Nov 29, 1980. Here's my chart for that week. November 28, 1980 TW LW WKS 15...19....4...Don't Stand So Close To Me - Police 16...20....4...Starting Over - John Lennon Interesting to see the Police song so early on your chart. Were you charting it as an LP cut? I don't believe you were here last year when I inquired about how John Lennon's death in December may have impacted the popularity of "Starting Over". See if you can locate the discussion about this time last year earlier in this thread and let us know where this song was on your chart prior to John's death and where it ultimately peaked afterwards. I wasn't charting "Don't Stand So Close to Me" as an LP cut. It was a single up here just before "De Do Do Do De Da Da Da" was released. A lot of the radio stations in Canada were really into the Police and they got a tremendous amount of airplay along with the resulting chart success. I will search for the John Lennon thread and comment on it. |
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Post by canfan on Dec 4, 2010 19:59:42 GMT -5
"(Just Like) Starting Over" was #1 for 3 weeks, from December 13-27, replaced by "Love On The Rocks" on January 3, 1981. Your situation is similar to mine. In the weeks prior to John's tragic death, the movement on my chart was as follows: 32, 23, 14, 11, 8 Then after his death: 5, 2, 1 "Love On The Rocks" was one of the biggest hits of all-time on my chart and it spent 3 weeks at #1 before John Lennon knocked it down. "Love On The Rocks" would then return to #1 for 5 more weeks. So I can conclude that although the John Lennon song was a Top 10 smash on my chart, it is doubtful that it would have made it to #1 if the sad event didn't occur. So for the critics who said the song was such a giant as a result of his death, my chart would support that. Possibly yours too? But an opposing opinion would point to Prenatt's chart as he already had the song as a #1 smash prior to JL's death. Unfortunately we only had three charts to analyze and based on those charts, we really could not come to a definite conclusion. Before John Lennon's death, "Starting Over's" chart action was: 39, 26, 20, 16, 9 After 1, 2, 4, 1, 5, 5, 4, 9... So I guess I could say that the song benefited from his tragic death most likely due to the increased airplay. But even before his death, the release of "Double Fantasy" and the first single was much anticipated in the music world and it was a big deal. He was after all an exBeatle and had not released an album for at least 5 years. Although I cannot say for sure, I still think that "Starting Over" would have hit number 1 on my chart if Lennon was alive, but not as quickly. Interesting that for you "Love On The Rocks" was at #1, was knocked out by Lennon and then it went back to #1. A somewhat similar but reverse situation happened with me. "Starting Over" hit #1, Kenny Rogers knocked it out, then "Love On The Rocks" hit #1 but was knocked out the next week by "Starting Over" which went back to #1 for a final week. |
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Post by canfan on Dec 5, 2010 0:32:02 GMT -5
This weekend's Premiere Classic 70's AT40 countdown is from Dec 2, 1978. Here's mine for the week.
December 3, 1978
TW LW WKS
.1....1...10...Double Vision - Foreigner (2nd of 3wks at #1)
.2....3....9...I Just Wanna Stop - Gino Vannelli
.3....4...12...I Love The Nightlife - Alicia Bridges
.4....5....8...Time Passages - Al Stewart
.5....8....4...My Life - Billy Joel
.6...16....5...Sweet Life - Paul Davis
.7....9....5...Alive Again - Chicago
.8...13....3...Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
.9...11....5...You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
10...10....7...Blue Collar Man - Styx
11...12....7...Sharing The Night Together - Dr. Hook
12...14...10...Don't Want To Live Without It - deleted Cruise
13...23....3...(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away - Andy Gibb
14...18....4...Strange Way - Firefall
15...22....6...We've Got Tonight - Bob Seger
16...17....4...Hold The Line - Toto
17...37....2...My Best Friends Girlfriend - The Cars
18...19....6...Everybody Needs Love - Stephen Bishop
19...20....4...Y.M.C.A. - Village People
20....6....9...McCarthur Park - Donna Summer
21...26....3...Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt
22...24....3...What Goes Up - Alan Parsons Project
23...26....4...Change Of Heart - Eric Carmen
24...27....3...Please Come Back To Me - The Good Brothers
25...34....2...New York Groove - Ace Frehley
26...35....2...Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen
27...28....3...Fun Time - Joe Cocker
28...29....4...You're A Part Of Me - Anne Murray
29...30....3...Part Time Love - Elton John
30...31....3...The Power Of Gold - Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg
31...21...24...You Needed Me - Anne Murray
32....2....9...How Much I Feel - Ambrosia
33..---....1...Le Freak - Chic
34..---....1...How You Gonna See Me Now - Alice Cooper
35...39....2...This Is The Love - Paul Anka
36...15....8...Straight On - Heart
37..---....1...The Dream Never Dies - Cooper Brothers
38..---....1...Promises - Eric Clapton
39....7...13...Talking In Your Sleep - Crystal Gayle
40...36....9...It's A Laugh - Hall And Oates
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Post by soundmagazine on Dec 11, 2010 1:12:55 GMT -5
Your situation is similar to mine. In the weeks prior to John's tragic death, the movement on my chart was as follows: 32, 23, 14, 11, 8 Then after his death: 5, 2, 1 "Love On The Rocks" was one of the biggest hits of all-time on my chart and it spent 3 weeks at #1 before John Lennon knocked it down. "Love On The Rocks" would then return to #1 for 5 more weeks. So I can conclude that although the John Lennon song was a Top 10 smash on my chart, it is doubtful that it would have made it to #1 if the sad event didn't occur. So for the critics who said the song was such a giant as a result of his death, my chart would support that. Possibly yours too? But an opposing opinion would point to Prenatt's chart as he already had the song as a #1 smash prior to JL's death. Unfortunately we only had three charts to analyze and based on those charts, we really could not come to a definite conclusion. Before John Lennon's death, "Starting Over's" chart action was: 39, 26, 20, 16, 9 After 1, 2, 4, 1, 5, 5, 4, 9... So I guess I could say that the song benefited from his tragic death most likely due to the increased airplay. But even before his death, the release of "Double Fantasy" and the first single was much anticipated in the music world and it was a big deal. He was after all an exBeatle and had not released an album for at least 5 years. Although I cannot say for sure, I still think that "Starting Over" would have hit number 1 on my chart if Lennon was alive, but not as quickly. Interesting that for you "Love On The Rocks" was at #1, was knocked out by Lennon and then it went back to #1. A somewhat similar but reverse situation happened with me. "Starting Over" hit #1, Kenny Rogers knocked it out, then "Love On The Rocks" hit #1 but was knocked out the next week by "Starting Over" which went back to #1 for a final week. The increased airplay was a definite influence for me. I also think there was an emotional connection to the song and it became very sentimental. It demonstrates there is much more to music than just the sound that we embrace. But you're right, the song probably would have hit #1 on the national chart anyway because it is a great song and there was a lot of interest in his return to music after so long. Very interesting to see the reverse happening to you with "Love On The Rocks". But great to know that it was a #1 song for you also. I never hear this song on radio anymore and it is a shame. |
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Post by soundmagazine on Dec 11, 2010 3:00:45 GMT -5
This weekend's Premiere Classic 70's AT40 countdown is from Dec 2, 1978. Here's mine for the week. December 3, 1978 TW LW WKS .1....1...10...Double Vision - Foreigner (2nd of 3wks at #1) ..6...16....5...Sweet Life - Paul Davis 22...24....3...What Goes Up - Alan Parsons Project 24...27....3...Please Come Back To Me - The Good Brothers I'm amazed again with how much your charts are in common with Billboard. But there is some notable differences in chart positions. Paul Davis' "Sweet Life" was a #1 song in my region of the country and it looks like it was heading there for you too. That song and the Captain & Tennille's "You Never Done It Like That" were giant records in late 1978 in the areas where they received significant airplay. Very radio friendly songs. Also surprising was the Alan Parsons Project song. A great song from the underrated "Pyramid" LP that didn't even come close to the national top 40. But my fave LP this week was the Foreigner "Double Vision" LP, which was well represented on your chart with the title song at #1. Their first two LPs are incredible. I have never heard of the Good Brothers song. Canadian group? |
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Post by canfan on Dec 12, 2010 10:58:38 GMT -5
I'm amazed again with how much your charts are in common with Billboard. But there is some notable differences in chart positions.... But my fave LP this week was the Foreigner "Double Vision" LP, which was well represented on your chart with the title song at #1. Their first two LPs are incredible. I have never heard of the Good Brothers song. Canadian group? The main radio station that I listened to was based in Buffalo, N.Y. so there was the big Billboard influence especially late that year. I found that they had a bigger playlist than the Toronto stations..but I did listen to the local stations too..which proves that I probably spent way too much time listening to the radio in those pre Internet/VCR/DVD/1000 TV channel unverse days....there wasn't much else to do . The Good Brothers were are a local Canadian country band(from the big city, go figure). They had the one cross over pop tune "Please Come Back To Me" which did pretty well. Catchy tune. |
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Post by canfan on Jan 5, 2011 19:35:05 GMT -5
This past weekend's Premiere Classic 70's AT40 countdown was from Jan 7, 1978.
Here's mine for the week.
January 6, 1978
TW LW WKS
.1...13....9...You're In My Heart - Rod Stewart (1wk at #1)
.2....4....3...Short People - Randy Newman
.3....8....7...Come Sail Away - Styx
.4....2....7...Sentimental Lady - Bob Welch
.5....5....9...Isn't It Time - Babys
.6....3....7...Baby Come Back - Player
.7....7....4...Peg - Steely Dan
.8...14....7...Girls School/Mull Of Kintyre - Wings
.9...15...10...Spaceship Superstar - Prism
10...22...10...You Really Got Me - Van Halen
11...21....3...Point Of Know Return - Kansas
12....6....8...Your Smiling Face - James Taylor
13...12....9...Slip Slidin' Away - Paul Simon
14...19....6...The Way I Feel Tonight - Bay City Rollers
15...26....4...Tried To Love - Peter Frampton
16...25....7...My Way - Elvis Presley
17....9...10...You Make Lovin' Fun - Fleetwood Mac
18...16....5...Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton
19....1...16...Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
20...11...17...Help Is On It's Way - Little River Band
21...10...15...Just Remember I Love You - Firefall
22...20...10...It's So Easy - Linda Ronstadt
23..---....1...Hey Deanie - Shaun Cassidy
24...18...14...Baby WHat A Big Surprise - Chicago
25...25...16...Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
26...23....3...Back In Love Again - LTD
27...17....7...Turn To Stone - ELO
28...24....7...Daybreak - Barry Manilow
29...40...10...Closer To The Heart - Rush
30...27...14...How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
31..---....1...Rocky Mountain Way - Triumph
32..---....1...Gone Too Far - England Dan and John Ford Coley
33...35....3...Love Is Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
34...29...10...Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt
35..---....1...Desiree - Neil Diamond
36...36....3...Runaround Sue - Leif Garrett
37..---....1...Oh Pretty Lady - Trooper
38...32....4...Draw The Line - Aerosmith
39...31...14...A Place In The Sun - deleted Cruise
40...39...20...Heaven On The 7th Floor - Paul Nicholas
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Post by soundmagazine on Jan 10, 2011 2:07:08 GMT -5
This past weekend's Premiere Classic 70's AT40 countdown was from Jan 7, 1978. Here's mine for the week. January 6, 1978 TW LW WKS .1...13....9...You're In My Heart - Rod Stewart (1wk at #1) .2....4....3...Short People - Randy Newman .8...14....7...Girls School/Mull Of Kintyre - Wings 15...26....4...Tried To Love - Peter Frampton 19....1...16...Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill In your prior week it would have been my guess that "Short People" would have taken the top spot this week. But a surprise jump by Rod Stewart. Interesting to see Dan Hill drop just as he was starting to hit it big in the States. Looks like the song already was in hit in Canada well before the US. Of course, since Dan is from Canada, that makes sense. The Wings double-sided hit is interesting. I used to chart double-sided hits separately because it was hard for me to reconcile placing two songs in one chart position. But I can understand that you were following Billboard. I love both songs, but am partial to Mull Of Kintyre. How about yourself? Great to see the Frampton song doing to well considering it stiffed here in the States. |
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Post by soundmagazine on Jan 10, 2011 2:10:56 GMT -5
AT40 played January 15, 1982 this weekend. Here was my chart that week:
January 14, 1982:
TW LW TTW
.1....1....7...More Than Just The Two Of Us - Sneaker (3)
.2....9....8...Hooked On Classics - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
.3....4....7...Living Eyes - Bee Gees
.4....6....5...Somewhere Down The Road - Barry Manilow
.5....7....6...Love Is Like A Rock - Donnie Iris
.6...18....2...My Old Piano - Diana Ross
.7....2....7...Come Go With Me - Beach Boys
.8....3....8...Love Is Alright Tonight - Rick Springfield
.9...15....4...Sweet Dreams - Air Supply
10...11....6...Working For The Weekend - Loverboy
11...12....6...Cool Night - Paul Davis
12....8...14...Twilight - ELO *
13...17....7...Let's Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire
14...10...11...I Can't Go For That - Hall & Oates *
15...22....3...You Could Have Been With Me - Sheena Easton
16...26....2...You're Only Dreaming - Donnie Iris
17...27....2...When All Is Said And Done - Abba
18....5....9...Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Eddie Rabbitt *
19...23....3...Sea Of Love - Del Shannon
20...14...16...Physical - Olivia Newton-John *
21...16...12...Yesterday's Songs - Neil Diamond *
22...13...11...Talking Out Of Turn - Moody Blues *
23...19...15...The Old Songs - Barry Manilow *
24...32....2...A World Without Heroes - Kiss
25...33....2...Spirits In The Material World - Police
26...34....2...My Kinda Lover - Billy Squier
27...30....3...Abacab - Genesis
28...28...17...Waiting For A Girl Like You - Foreigner *
29...29....4...Mirror Mirror - Diana Ross
30..---....1...That Girl - Stevie Wonder
31..---....1...Rain Is Falling - ELO
32...35....2...Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
33...37....2...Little Darlin - Sheila
34..---....1...Daddy's Home - Cliff Richard
35...36....3...Harden My Heart - Quarterflash
36...38....2...All Our Tomorrows - Eddie Schwartz
37...20...11...Don't Stop Believin - Journey
38...25...12...Castles In The Air - Don McLean *
39...21....9...Those Good Ole Dreams - Carpenters
40...39...16...He's A Liar - Bee Gees *
Top 10 LPs:
.1....1....5...The Visitors - Abba **
.2....5....4...Hooked On Classics - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra **
.3....2...15...If I Should Love Again - Barry Manilow **
.4....3....9...On The Way To The Sky - Neil Diamond **
.5....6...11...Greatest Hits - Queen **
.6....4....9...Living Eyes - Bee Gees **
.7....8....4...Sneaker - Sneaker *
.8...12...17...King Cool - Donnie Iris **
.9....9...19...Private Eyes - Hall & Oates **
10..---....1...Music Aquarium - Stevie Wonder
It was a great time for music for me since a quarter of the songs on the chart were certified gold. Plus many artists had their biggest hits of the 80's on my chart this week.
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Post by canfan on Jan 10, 2011 22:06:01 GMT -5
This past weekend's Premiere Classic 70's AT40 countdown was from Jan 7, 1978. Here's mine for the week. January 6, 1978 TW LW WKS .1...13....9...You're In My Heart - Rod Stewart (1wk at #1) .2....4....3...Short People - Randy Newman .8...14....7...Girls School/Mull Of Kintyre - Wings 15...26....4...Tried To Love - Peter Frampton 19....1...16...Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill ..... Interesting to see Dan Hill drop just as he was starting to hit it big in the States. Looks like the song already was in hit in Canada well before the US. Of course, since Dan is from Canada, that makes sense. The Wings double-sided hit is interesting. I used to chart double-sided hits separately because it was hard for me to reconcile placing two songs in one chart position. But I can understand that you were following Billboard. I love both songs, but am partial to Mull Of Kintyre. How about yourself? ....... Dan Hill really broke out up here the previous year. He was a student at my high school a few years years before I started so as you can imagine there was a lot of buzz in the hallways about his newfound international success. I got a real kick out of hearing our high school's name mentioned by Casey Kasem on an AT40 countdown back then. He told a story about Dan flunking his high school Music class due to his constant adlibbing in the school choir. So I guess all of the really successful people are rebels at heart :) "Mull of Kintyre" is what brought the double sided Wings hit into the top 10. "Girls School" was an ok song, but I only listed them both together because that's how I saw it listed on other charts. |
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Post by canfan on Jan 10, 2011 22:08:53 GMT -5
AT40 played January 15, 1982 this weekend. Here was my chart that week: January 14, 1982: TW LW TTW .1....1....7...More Than Just The Two Of Us - Sneaker (3) .2....9....8...Hooked On Classics - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra .7....2....7...Come Go With Me - Beach Boys 22...13...11...Talking Out Of Turn - Moody Blues * Surprising and interesting song at #1 for you with Sneaker's fine ballad. I did not chart the record as it was not played in my area when it was released, but in later years I remember hearing it many times. Nice to see the Beach Boys remake of the '50s classic "Come Go With Me" doing very well on your chart. We've talked in the past about the great appeal of the Medley/Hooked on Classics songs..this one is great. One similarity we share, I see that the Moody Blues "Talking Out Of Turn" has gold status. This was great tune that also did very well for me(as did all of the "Long Distance Voyager" singles). I can't believe that it got nowhere near the Top 40 on the national charts. |
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Post by canfan on Jan 10, 2011 22:27:20 GMT -5
Here's my Classic 70's AT40 coincidental chart for the week.
January 16, 1982
TW LW WKS
.1....6...12...Young Turks - Rod Stewart (1wk at #1)
.2....4....7...Under Pressure - QUeen & David Bowie
.3....5...10...Leather and Lace - Stevie Nicks & Don Henley
.4....2....9...Trouble - Lindsey Buckingham
.5....9...11...Physical - Olivia Newton John
.6....1....7...Take Off - Bob & Doug Mackenzie
.7...10....5...Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Go's
.8...15....8...Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Diana Ross
.9...16....6...Theme From Hill Street Blues - Mike Post
10....8....7...Centerfold - J Geils Band
11...13....6...I Can't Go For That - Hall & Oates
12....3...11...Oh No - Commodores
13...14....5...Turn Your Love Around - George Benson
14...18....3...Waiting On A Friend - Rolling Stones
15...17....4...Shake It Up - Cars
16...12....8...Let's Groove - Earth Wind & Fire
17...19....6...Working For The Weekend - Loverboy
18...25....4...Hooked On Classics - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
19...21....4...The Sweetest Thing - Juice Newton
20...27....4...Abacab - Genesis
21...34....2...Tainted Love - Soft Cell
22...24....5...Cool Night - Paul Davis
23...26....4...I wouldn't Have Missed It For The World - Ronnie Milsap
24...20...11...My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) - Chilliwack
25....7...12...Talking Out Of Turn - Moody Blues
26...38....2...Take It Easy On Me - Little River Band
27...11....9...Just Once - James Ingram
28...22....7...Harden My Heart - Quarterflash
29...23...14...Don't Stop Believin - Journey
30...28...13...Waiting For A Girl Like You - Foreigner
31...29...16...No Reply At All - Genesis
32..---....1...Love Is Alright Tonight - Rick Springfield
33...40....2...Someone Can Lose A Heart Tonight - Eddie Rabbitt
34...30...14...Hard To Say - Dan Fogelberg
35...37....2...Come Go With Me - Beach Boys
36..---....1...You Could Have Been With Me - Sheena Easton
37...39....3...Coming In And Out Of Your Life - Barbra Streisand
38...36...15...Here I Am - Air Supply
39..---....1...Through The Years - Kenny Rogers
40..---....1...Leader Of The Band - Dan Fogelberg
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Post by soundmagazine on Jan 16, 2011 23:34:36 GMT -5
AT40 played January 15, 1982 this weekend. Here was my chart that week: January 14, 1982: TW LW TTW 22...13...11...Talking Out Of Turn - Moody Blues * One similarity we share, I see that the Moody Blues "Talking Out Of Turn" has gold status. This was great tune that also did very well for me(as did all of the "Long Distance Voyager" singles). I can't believe that it got nowhere near the Top 40 on the national charts. Yes, I think it is wonderful to see our similarity with "Talking Out Of Turn". The Moody Blues have always been more of an album act than a singles act. Top 40 DJs were reluctant to play their material on Top 40 radio. So getting a third single from the classic LP LDV into the Top 40 wasn't meant to be. To this day their music from the 60's, 70's and 80's holds up quite well. I was a fan of SCTV back in the day and it was great to see "Take Off" just leaving the #1 spot on your chart. Ironically, the Bob & Doug segments on the program were not my favorite. Maybe that influenced the lower peak of that song on my chart. |
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Post by soundmagazine on Jan 16, 2011 23:37:06 GMT -5
Classic AT40 is airing the countdown from 1/18/1986 this weekend. Here is my chart from that week:
January 17, 1986:
LW TW TTW
.1....2....8...Everybody Dance - Ta Mara & The Seen
.2....5....5...One-Sided Love Affair - Ray Parker Jr.
.3....1....9...Somewhere - Barbra Streisand
.4....3...11...Lavender - Marillion *
.5...14....3...Russians - Sting
.6....7....6...Stacy - Fortune
.7....8....5...Silent Running - Mike & The Mechanics
.8....9....8...Conga - Miami Sound Machine
.9....4....9...Chain Reaction - Diana Ross
10....6...14...Don't Stop The Dance - Bryan Ferry *
11...11....7...Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush
12...15....4...A Love Bizarre - Sheila E.
13...10...11...Life In A Northern Town - Dream Academy *
14...17....4...Sara - Starship
15...18....4...Kyrie - Mr Mister
16...23....3...Whole Of The Moon - Waterboys
17...24....3...What You Need - INXS
18...21....6...It's Only Love - Bryan Adams & Tina Turner
19...20....5...I'm Your Man - Wham
20...30....2...These Dreams - Heart
21...19....6...Go Home - Stevie Wonder
22...31....2...Silhouette - Randy Goodrum
23...32....2...Secret - OMD
24...26....3...One Vision - Queen
25...25....4...Everything In My Heart - Corey Hart
26...29....3...Sex As A Weapom - Pat Benatar
27...16...11...A World Without Love - Eddie Rabbitt *
28...35....2...Living In America - James Brown
29...22....7...Object Of My Desire - Starpoint
30...36....2...To Live And Die In LA - Wang Chung
31...34....3...Never Be You - Rosanne Cash
32...33....3...How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
33..---....1...Sidewalk Talk - Jellybean
34..---....1...Nikita - Elton John
35..---....1...The Sun Always Shines On TV - A-Ha
36..---....1...King For A Day - Thompson Twins
37..---....1...I Need You - Maurice White
38...13...11...In Search Of Love - Barry Manilow
39...12...11...Alive And Kickin - Simple Minds
40..---....1...Easier Said Than Done - Jon Anderson
Top 10 LPs:
.1....2....2...Stereotamy - Alan Parsons Project **
.2....1...16...Misplaced Childhood - Marillion **
.3....3...11...The Broadway Album - Barbra Streisand **
.4....4....8...Friends - Dionne Warwick *
.5....7...12...Boys And Girls - Bryan Ferry *
.6....5....9...So Red The Rose - Arcadia **
.7....6...12...Ice On Fire - Elton John **
.8....8...11...Manilow - Barry Manilow **
.9....9....7...Your Songs - Elton John
10...10....9...The Dream Academy - Dream Academy
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Post by canfan on Jan 27, 2011 21:43:16 GMT -5
January 17, 1986: LW TW TTW .1....2....8...Everybody Dance - Ta Mara & The Seen .4....3...11...Lavender - Marillion * .13...10...11...Life In A Northern Town - Dream Academy * 35..---....1...The Sun Always Shines On TV - A-Ha From my old club cruising days, I remember your number one song well...nice to see the Ta Mara song it hit #1 for you. Lavender was a great rock ballad that did not get too much airplay but we did have one station in town playing it..a shame that it never hit big in North America. When I think about the winter of '86, the Dream Academy and A-HA songs always seem to stick in my head..if I was charting at the time they would have been at or near the top. |
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Post by canfan on Jan 27, 2011 21:52:09 GMT -5
I'm a bit behind..Last weekend's AT40 Classic 80's countdown is from Jan 26 1980. Here's mine for that week.
January 26, 1980
TW LW WKS
.1....8....7...This Is It - Kenny Loggins (1wk at #1)
.2....1....7...Don't Do Me Like That - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
.3....3....9...Rock With You - Michael Jackson
.4....2....9...Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers
.5...10....8...Jane - Starship
.6....7...10...Ladies Night - Kool & The Gang
.7...16....4...Daydream Believer - Anne Murray
.8...15....4...Romeos Tune - Steve Forbert
.9...13....6...Wait For Me - Daryl Hall & John Oates
10....4...11...Send One Your Love - Stevie Wonder
11....9...10...We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard
12...14....9...Cruisin - Smokey Robinson
13...18....5...Don't Let Go - Isaac Hayes
14...24....3...Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
15...20....3...Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang
16...23....5...Sara - Fleetwood Mac
17...11...11...Better Love Next Time - Dr. Hook
18...28....3...Yes I'm Ready - Terry Desario & KC
19...27....6...I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince
20...12...11...Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
21....6....7...Third Time Lucky - Foghat
22...32....2...An American Dream - The Dirt Band
23....5...10...Do That To Me One More Time - - Captain & Tenille
24...19...12...Cool Change - Little RIver Band
25...17....9...Damned If I Do - Alan Parsons Project
26...37....2...99 - Toto
27...22....7...Voices - Cheap Trick
28...25....9...The Long Run - Eagles
29...29....4...Lonely Eyes - Robert John
30...26...13...You're Only Lonely - J.D. Souther
31..---....1...Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
32...36....2...September Morn - Neil Diamond
33...34....3...Rotation - Herb Alpert
34...35....3...Walkin In The Sand - Aerosmith
35...40....2...Desire - Andy Gibb
36..---....1...On The Radio - Donna Summer
37...38....2...Why Me - Styx
38...39....2...Savannah Nights - Tom Johnston
39...21....6...Chiquitita - Abba
40..---....1...Workin' My Way Back To You - Spinners
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