The American Top 40 Flashback Thread

[somelikeitwhen]

Since some people are posting a lot of old chart flashbacks, I decided to set up a thread in which to post old charts. I'll primarily use charts from the Casey's Top 40 and 1998-2004 era, but you can post others if you want.
Here's the first chart from when they stopped using R&R and started using an obscure Mediabase chart instead:

AMERICAN TOP 40 - OCTOBER 21, 2000
LW TW WKS Artist - Title
-- 40 (01) Papa Roach - Last Resort
-- 39 (01) Nine Days - If I Am
-- 38 (01) Sisqo - Incomplete
RE 37 (16) DMX - Party Up! (Up In Here)
RE 36 (12) Jay-Z featuring UGK - Big Pimpin'
40 35 (02) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
39 34 (02) SR-71 - Right Now
36 33 (03) The Wallflowers - Sleepwalker
33 32 (05) Enrique Iglesias - Sad Eyes
-- 31 (01) Destiny's Child - Independent Women Part 1
Extra: The Cars - Drive
32 30 (06) Faith Hill - The Way You Love Me
35 29 (04) Dream - He Loves You Not
24 28 (12) Third Eye Blind - Deep Inside Of You
28 27 (07) Evan and Jaron - Crazy For This Girl
29 26 (03) Matchbox Twenty - If You're Gone
21 25 (08) Barenaked Ladies - Pinch Me
31 24 (03) Mya - Case Of The Ex
26 23 (05) Ruff Endz - No More
22 22 (06) Kandi - Don't Think I'm Not
20 21 (09) Debelah Morgan - Dance With Me
34 20 (02) Backstreet Boys - Shape Of My Heart
13 19 (15) Everclear - Wonderful
23 18 (02) Ricky Martin - She Bangs
19 17 (18) Bon Jovi - It's My Life
18 16 (11) Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out?
17 15 (08) Samantha Mumba - Gotta Tell You
14 14 (11) Vertical Horizon - You're A God
15 13 (21) Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough
08 12 (10) 98 Degrees - Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)
10 11 (25) Matchbox Twenty - Bent
07 10 (16) Janet - Doesn't Really Matter
12 09 (05) *N'SYNC - This I Promise You
09 08 (17) SoulDecision f/ Thrust - Faded
11 07 (11) Nelly - Country Grammar
04 06 (13) Christina Aguilera - Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)
05 05 (18) Destiny's Child - Jumpin' Jumpin'
06 04 (10) Pink - Most Girls
02 03 (11) Madonna - Music
03 02 (08) Creed - With Arms Wide Open
01 01 (16) 3 Doors Down - Kryptonite ** 4 weeks @ no. 1**

LONG DISTANCE DEDICATIONS:
Christina Aguilera - I Turn To You
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie - Endless Love
Phil Collins - You'll Be In My Heart

NUMBER ONES ON THE OTHER CHARTS:
Alternative Rock: Green Day - Minority
Country: John Michael Montgomery - The Little Girl
Adult Contemporary: Don Henley - Taking You Home

DROPPERS:
Savage Garden - Affirmation (from 38, 3 weeks on)
No Authority - Can I Get Your Number (from 37, 10 weeks on)
Fastball - You're An Ocean (from 30, 8 weeks on)
Jessica Simpson - I Think I'm In Love With You (from 27, 18 weeks on)
Britney Spears - Lucky (from 25, 11 weeks on)
Nine Days - Absolutely (Story Of A Girl) (from 19, 22 weeks on)

As you can see, this is where the chart started getting really weird. But it's also where I started listening regularly, so it has a bit of nostalgic appeal to me.
Feel free to post yours!

[somelikeitwhen]

Here's a chart from 2002 that had, as Casey would say, "a whopping 6 debuts in the top 40"!

AMERICAN TOP 40 - FEBRUARY 9, 2002
LW TW WKS Artist - Title
--  40 (01) Dakota Moon - Looking For A Place To Land
--  39 (01) Cher - (This Is A) Song For The Lonely
31 38 (14) Lenny Kravitz - Dig In
--  37 (01) Darren Hayes - Insatiable
28 36 (09) Janet featuring Missy Elliott, Carly Simon and P. Diddy - Son Of A Gun (I Bet You Think This Song Is About You)
--  35 (01) Natalie Imbruglia - Wrong Impression
36 34 (04) Michael Jackson featuring Eve - Butterflies
--  33 (01) Brandy - What About Us?
--  32 (01) Puddle Of Mudd - Blurry
33 31 (02) Michelle Branch - All You Wanted
27 30 (19) Destiny's Child - Emotion
39 29 (02) Alanis Morissette - Hands Clean
30 28 (09) Evan and Jaron - The Distance
31 27 (02) Mary J. Blige - No More Drama
26 26 (06) Brian McKnight - Still
23 25 (05) R. Kelly - The World's Greatest
25 24 (03) Britney Spears - I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman
22 23 (15) Jewel - Standing Still
29 22 (03) *N'SYNC - Girlfriend
16 21 (15) Ginuwine - Differences
19 20 (08) Alicia Keys - A Woman's Worth
20 19 (05) Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule and Cadillac Tah - Ain't It Funny (Remix)
24 18 (04) Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head
21 17 (05) Ja Rule featuring Ashanti - Always On Time
13 16 (18) Enrique Iglesias - Hero
15 15 (10) City High featuring Eve - Caramel
12 14 (25) Toya - I Do!
17 13 (06) LeAnn Rimes - Can't Stop The Moonlight
14 12 (12) Nelly - #1
10 11 (13) Ja Rule featuring Case - Livin' It Up
11 10 (09) Craig David - 7 Days
07 09 (17) Mary J. Blige - Family Affair
09 08 (06) Linkin Park - In The End
08 07 (14) The Calling - Wherever You Will Go
06 06 (10) Creed - My Sacrifice
04 05 (12) Shakira - Whenever, Wherever
05 04 (10) No Doubt featuring Bounty Killer - Hey Baby
03 03 (12) Usher - U Got It Bad
02 02 (14) Pink - Get The Party Started
01 01 (14) Nickelback - How You Remind Me ** 6 weeks @ no. 1 **

LONG DISTANCE DEDICATIONS:
Shania Twain - You're Still The One
Enigma - Return To Innocence
98 Degrees - I Do (Cherish You)

NUMBER ONES ON THE OTHER CHARTS:
Alternative Rock: Puddle of Mudd - Blurry
Adult Contemporary: Enrique Iglesias - Hero
Country: Steve Holy - Good Morning Beautiful
Urban: Ja Rule featuring Ashanti - Always On Time

DROPPERS:
Fabolous featuring Nate Dogg - Can't Deny It (from 40, 6 weeks on)
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (from 38, 20 weeks on)
LFO featuring M.O.P. - Life Is Good (from 37, 6 weeks on)
Aerosmith - Just Push Play (from 35, 4 weeks on)
Eagle-Eye Cherry - Feels So Right (from 34, 5 weeks on)
Nelly Furtado - Turn Off The Light (from 17, 24 weeks on)

[friday]

I think it would be better to post episodes corresponding to the current week, and maybe restrict it to at most two charts per week. It'd give the thread a better flow, in my opinion, than randomly jumping all across the calendar.

That being said here's an American Top 40 from this week in 1994.

March 5, 1994
39 40 (14) Pearl Jam - Daughter (28)
34 39 (18) Tevin Campbell - Can We Talk (14)
37 38 (25) Blind Melon - No Rain (4)
-- 37 (01) Big Mountain - Baby I Love Your Way (1)
-- 36 (01) Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia (13)
28 35 (12) Def Leppard - Miss You in a Heartbeat (17)
33 34 (06) Phil Collins - Everyday (32)
30 33 (10) Heart - Will You Be There in the Morning (25)
29 32 (17) Michael Bolton - Said I Loved You... But I Lied (9)
Sneak Peek: Babyface - And Our Feelings
36 31 (02) CeCe Peniston - I'm in the Mood (24)
32 30 (26) Haddaway - What Is Love (4)
26 29 (17) Culture Beat - Mr. Vain (11)
27 28 (23) Janet Jackson - Again (2)
40 27 (02) Counting Crows - Mr. Jones (2)
31 26 (04) Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue - Whatta Man (10)
21 25 (13) Salt-N-Pepa - Shoop (15)
24 24 (17) Jimmy Cliff - I Can See Clearly Now (7)
23 23 (15) Gabrielle - Dreams (21)
19 22 (10) Whitney Houston - Queen of the Night (17)
LDD: Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
22 21 (23) Ace of Base - All That She Wants (1)
25 20 (06) US3 - Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) (15)
16 19 (16) The Cranberries - Linger (7)
Flashback: Top 5 Songs from This Week in 1991
18 18 (09) Haddaway - Life (14)
20 17 (07) Richard Marx - Now and Forever (9)
13 16 (16) 10,000 Maniacs - Because the Night (7)
11 15 (19) Mariah Carey - Hero (1)
10 14 (19) Bryan Adams - Please Forgive Me (2)
17 13 (04) All-4-One - So Much in Love (6)
12 12 (05) Eternal - Stay (11)
14 11 (06) Meat Loaf - Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through (10)
09 10 (12) Aerosmith - Amazing (9)
15 09 (06) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Mary Jane's Last Dance (5)
08 08 (14) Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You (6)
05 07 (15) Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting - All for Love (1)
06 06 (11) Color Me Badd - Choose (5)
04 05 (16) Toni Braxton - Breathe Again (2)
07 04 (06) Janet Jackson - Because of Love (4)
03 03 (06) Mariah Carey - Without You (2)
02 02 (09) Celine Dion - The Power of Love (2)
01 01 (08) Ace of Base - The Sign (1)

[galvanize]

Cheers, friday (i'm in love)! The 1994 one you posted was like an instant time machine for me. :o

[somelikeitwhen]

I think that's a good idea, friday. I'll look for a chart from March 1998 next week.

[galvanize]

You rang? ;)

American Top 40 - March 7th, 1998

TW LW Title Recording Artist Weeks

1 1 MY HEART WILL GO ON Celine Dion 8 1 « « 4 weeks @ N°1 » »
2 2 TRULY MADLY DEEPLY Savage Garden 18 1
« « 2 weeks @ N°1 » »
3 3 3:00 AM Matchbox 20 15 3
4 4 AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME Backstreet Boys 19 3
5 5 TOGETHER AGAIN Janet (Jackson) 17 5
6 7 KISS THE RAIN Billie Myers 8 6
7 6 WALKIN' ON THE SUN Smash Mouth 23 3
8 9 YOU MAKE ME WANNA Usher 20 7
9 8 SHOW ME LOVE Robyn 23 3
10 10 ARE YOU JIMMY RAY? Jimmy Ray 6 10
11 11 I WANT YOU BACK 'N Sync 6 11
12 12 HOW'S IT GOING TO BE Third Eye Blind 16 12
13 13 THE MUMMER'S DANCE Loreena McKennitt 8 13
14 16 ALL MY LIFE K-Ci & JoJo 5 14
15 -- FROZEN Madonna 1 15
16 14 TIME OF YOUR LIFE Green Day 11 12
17 24 TORN Natalie Imbruglia 3 17
18 20 GETTIN' JIGGY WIT IT Will Smith 8 18
19 21 TOO MUCH Spice Girls 6 19
20 15 TUBTHUMPING Chumbawamba 22 1
« « 8 weeks @ N°1 » »
21 17 I KNOW WHERE IT'S AT All Saints 7 17
22 19 FLY Sugar Ray 28 1
« « 6 weeks @ N°1 » »
23 25 BRICK Ben Folds Five 4 23
24 22 PINK Aerosmith 13 20
25 26 TURN BACK TIME Aqua 3 25
26 18 I DO Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories 18 10
27 33 MY FATHER'S EYES Eric Clapton 2 27
28 29 BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY Verve 3 28
29 31 I DON'T EVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN Uncle Sam 5 29
30 30 A SONG FOR MAMA Boyz II Men 5 30
31 39 SEX AND CANDY Marcy Playground 2 31
32 28 LOVE YOU DOWN INOJ 21 19
33 27 WHAT WOULD HAPPEN Meredith Brooks 17 12
34 -- IT'S UP TO YOU Tuesdays 1 34
35 38 I'LL BE Edwin McCain 2 35
36 34 HEAVEN Nu Flavor 15 18
37 -- ME Paula Cole 1 37
38 35 ALL CRIED OUT Allure f/ 112 27 7
39 37 MO MONEY, MO PROBLEMS The Notorious B.I.G. 26 29
40 -- A PROMISE I MAKE Dakota Moon 1 40

Falling Off The Chart

TITLE Recording Act Weeks

I DON'T WANT TO WAIT Paula Cole 30
SWEET SURRENDER Sarah McLachlan 12
LIGHT IN YOUR EYES Blessid Union 14
FEEL SO GOOD Mase 7



Long Distance Dedications

TITLE Recording Act

I BELIEVE Blessid Union Of Souls
SILVER SPRINGS Fleetwood Mac
THE FLAME Cheap Trick

"Tops of the Other Charts"

Chart Name TITLE Recording Act

Rock BLUE ON BLACK Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Alternative Rock TIME OF YOUR LIFE Green Day
R & B ALL MY LIFE K-Ci & JoJo
Adult Contemporary MY HEART WILL GO ON Celine Dion

Country SHE'S GONNA MAKE IT Garth Brooks
Album TITANIC Soundtrack

[somelikeitwhen]

Here's one from this week in 1996.

CASEY'S TOP 40 - MARCH 9, 1996
LW TW WKS Artist - Title
37 40 (34) Del Amitri - Roll To Me
--  39 (01) Jann Arden - Insensitive
35 38 (20) Toad the Wet Sprocket - Good Intentions
34 37 (24) Mariah Carey - Fantasy
--  36 (01) Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me
32 35 (33) Sophie B. Hawkins - As I Lay Me Down
--  34 (01) The Presidents of the United States of America - Peaches
26 33 (07) George Michael - Jesus To A Child
33 32 (29) Natalie Merchant - Carnival
36 31 (02) Deborah Cox - Who Do U Love
27 30 (18) Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket
--  29 (01) Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
30 28 (05) Monica - Before You Walk Out Of My Life
31 27 (05) Bush - Glycerine
28 26 (14) Groove Theory - Tell Me
23 25 (18) TLC - Diggin' On You
25 24 (03) Ace of Base - Lucky Love
22 23 (06) 3T - Anything
24 22 (04) Brandy - Sittin' Up In My Room
21 21 (03) Sophie B. Hawkins - Only Love
20 20 (06) BoDeans - Closer To Free
17 19 (06) Blessid Union of Souls - Oh Virginia
19 18 (06) Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
13 17 (28) Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's
15 16 (07) Melissa Etheridge - I Want To Come Over
16 15 (04) Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
10 14 (16) Whitney Houston - Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
12 13 (11) Seal - Don't Cry
18 12 (03) Alanis Morissette - Ironic
14 11 (08) Oasis - Wonderwall
11 10 (12) Collective Soul - The World I Know
09 09 (11) Blues Traveler - Hook
08 08 (11) Natalie Merchant - Wonder
07 07 (11) La Bouche - Be My Lover
06 06 (16) Hootie and the Blowfish - Time
05 05 (22) Goo Goo Dolls - Name
02 04 (15) Mariah Carey featuring Boyz II Men - One Sweet Day
03 03 (14) Joan Osbourne - One Of Us
04 02 (08) Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
01 01 (13) Everything but the Girl - Missing ** 3 weeks @ no. 1 **

REQUEST AND DEDICATIONS:
Bryan Adams - Please Forgive Me
Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram - Somewhere Out There
Bon Jovi - Always

NUMBER ONES ON THE OTHER CHARTS:
Rock: Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Alternative Rock: Alanis Morissette - Ironic
R&B: Mary J. Blige - Not Gon' Cry
Adult Contemporary: Mariah Carey featuring Boyz II Men - One Sweet Day
Country: Alan Jackson - I'll Try
Album: 2Pac - All Eyez On Me

DROPPERS:
Blessid Union of Souls - Let Me Be The One (from 40, 29 weeks on)
Dave Matthews Band - Satellite (from 39, 1 week on)
Soul Asylum - Promises Broken (from 38, 7 weeks on)
Madonna - You'll See (from 29, 15 weeks on)

[somelikeitwhen]

11 years ago in 1999:

AMERICAN TOP 40 - MARCH 13, 1999
LW TW WKS Artist - Title
--  40 (01) 98 Degrees - The Hardest Thing
38 39 (06) Hole - Malibu
35 38 (18) Shaggy featuring Janet - Luv Me, Luv Me
--  37 (01) Sheryl Crow - Anything But Down
29 36 (13) Everclear - Father Of Mine
37 35 (02) Whitney Houston featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price - Heartbreak Hotel
23 34 (10) Barenaked Ladies - It's All Been Done
39 33 (03) Garbage - Special
34 32 (05) Deborah Cox - Nobody's Supposed To Be Here
33 31 (05) Collective Soul - Run
36 30 (02) Madonna - Nothing Really Matters
28 29 (14) New Radicals - You Get What You Give
32 28 (04) B*Witched - C'est La Vie
20 27 (19) Jewel - Hands
18 26 (13) BLACKstreet & Mya featuring Ma$e and Blinky Blink - Take Me There
31 25 (04) Everlast - What It's Like
16 24 (07) Alanis Morissette - Unsent
19 23 (11) The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
30 22 (02) TLC - No Scrubs
25 21 (06) Mariah Carey - I Still Believe
15 20 (26) Third Eye Blind - Jumper
22 19 (05) Joey McIntyre - Stay The Same
14 18 (16) Divine - Lately
21 17 (07) Better Than Ezra - At The Stars
13 16 (21) Shawn Mullins - Lullaby
27 15 (05) Sixpence None the Richer - Kiss Me
24 14 (03) Savage Garden - The Animal Song
17 13 (08) Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away
11 12 (20) Matchbox Twenty - Back 2 Good
10 11 (28) Eagle-Eye Cherry - Save Tonight
12 10 (09) Monica - Angel Of Mine
07 09 (15) *N'SYNC - (God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You
08 08 (16) Will Smith - Miami
09 07 (11) Backstreet Boys - All I Have To Give
06 06 (18) Brandy - Have You Ever?
04 05 (14) Sarah McLachlan - Angel
05 04 (09) Sugar Ray - Every Morning
02 03 (20) Goo Goo Dolls - Slide
03 02 (09) Cher - Believe
01 01 (20) Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time ** 4 weeks @ no. 1 **

LONG DISTANCE DEDICATIONS:
Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
Elton John - Circle Of Life

NUMBER ONES ON THE OTHER CHARTS:
Rock: Collective Soul - Heavy
Alternative Rock: Sugar Ray - Every Morning
R&B: R. Kelly - When A Woman's Fed Up
Adult Contemporary: Sarah McLachlan - Angel
Country: Sara Evans - No Place That Far
Album: Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time

DROPPERS:
Monifah - Touch It (from 40, 21 weeks on)
Eve 6 - Inside Out (from 26, 23 weeks on)

[friday]

Let's look back at the American Top 40 episode from this week in 1991.

March 23, 1991
-- 40 (01) Rod Stewart - Rhythm of My Heart (5)
28 39 (18) Surface - The First Time (1)
-- 38 (01) Poison - Ride the Wind (38)
37 37 (02) Lisette Melendez - Together Forever (35)
-- 36 (01) C & C Music Factory - Here We Go (3)
38 35 (02) Bingoboys - How to Dance (25)
-- 34 (01) Cathy Dennis - Touch Me (All Night Long) (2)
34 33 (02) The Rembrandts - Just the Way It Is, Baby (14)
35 32 (02) Hi-Five - I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) (1)
31 31 (04) Michel'le - Something in My Heart (31)
32 30 (04) Susanna Hoffs - My Side of the Bed (30)
23 29 (10) Chris Issak - Wicked Game (6)
29 28 (03) Rick Astley - Cry for Help (7)
13 27 (08) Alias - Waiting for Love (13)
30 26 (02) Roxette - Joyride (1)
26 25 (04) Robert Palmer - Mercy Mercy Me (16)
12 24 (12) LL Cool J - Around the Way Girl (9)
18 23 (15) C & C Music Factory - Everybody Dance Now (Gonna Make You Sweat) (1)
27 22 (03) Amy Grant - Baby Baby (1)
25 21 (03) Whitney Houston - The Star-Spangled Banner (20)
24 20 (06) Father MC - I'll Do 4 U (20)
09 19 (12) Celine Dion - Where Does My Heart Beat Now (4)
20 18 (07) Tevin Campbell - Round and Round (12)
22 17 (04) Gerardo - Rico Suave (7)
07 16 (12) Whitney Houston - All the Man I Need (1)
21 15 (05) Stevie B - I'll Be by Your Side (12)
05 14 (08) Sting - All This Time (5)
17 13 (08) Another Bad Creation - Iesha (9)
03 12 (09) Styx - Show Me the Way (3)
16 11 (07) Tesla - Signs (8)
Extra: Janet Jackson - Control
19 10 (04) Enigma - Sadeness, Part I (5)
11 09 (04) Madonna - Rescue Me (9)
15 08 (06) Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking about You (1)
14 07 (05) Wilson Phillips - You're in Love (1)
10 06 (07) Tara Kemp - Hold You Tight (2)
08 05 (07) Oleta Adams - Get Here (5)
LDD: Club Nouveau - Lean on Me
06 04 (09) Tracie Spencer - This House (3)
04 03 (08) Gloria Estefan - Coming Out of the Dark (1)
01 02 (10) Mariah Carey - Someday (1)
02 01 (10) Timmy T. - One More Try (1)

[Adam (UTR)]

American Top 40 with Casey Kasem - March 31, 2001

40 (00) American Hi-Fi - Flavor Of The Weak
39 (00) Train - Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me)
38 (00) Black Eyed Peas featuring Macy Gray - Request Line
37 (38) Barenaked Ladies - Too Little Too Late
36 (39) Coldplay - Yellow
35 (36) 3 Doors Down - Loser
34 (37) Sarina Paris - Look At Us
33 (34) Tonya Mitchell - Broken Promises
32 (40) Dream - This Is Me
31 (35) Samantha Mumba - Baby Come Over (This Is Our Night)
30 (33) Ja Rule featuring Lil' Mo and Vita - Put It On Me
29 (31) Daft Punk - One More Time
28 (24) Fuel - Hemorrhage (In My Hands)
27 (30) soulDecision - Ooh It's Kinda Crazy
26 (29) Vertical Horizon - Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)
LDD: Don Henley - Taking You Home (2000)
25 (27) Moby featuring Gwen Stefani - Southside
24 (25) Nelly Furtado - I'm Like A Bird
23 (26) Lee Ann Womack - I Hope You Dance
22 (22) The Corrs - Breathless
21 (23) Joe - Stutter
20 (28) Nelly featuring City Spud - Ride Wit' Me
19 (20) Lifehouse - Hanging By A Moment
18 (18) Mya - Free
17 (19) Uncle Kracker - Follow Me
16 (21) Destiny's Child - Survivor
LDD: Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On (1998)
15 (17) 3LW - No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)
14 (11) ATC - Around The World (La La La)
13 (10) Dream - He Loves U Not
12 (12) Matchbox Twenty - If You're Gone
11 (09) Ricky Martin & Christina Aguilera - Nobody Wants To Be Lonely
10 (13) S Club 7 - Never Had A Dream Come True
09 (06) Madonna - Don't Tell Me
08 (15) Janet Jackson - All For You
07 (07) Aerosmith - Jaded
06 (08) Dido - Thankyou
LDD: Savage Garden - I Knew I Loved You (1999)
05 (03) Jennifer Lopez - Love Don't Cost A Thing
04 (05) K-Ci & JoJo - Crazy
03 (04) Crazy Town - Butterfly
02 (02) Lenny Kravitz - Again
01 (01) Shaggy featuring Rayvon - Angel (4 weeks at #1)

Falling Off:
32. R. Kelly - I Wish
16. Pink - You Make Me Sick
15. Outkast - Ms. Jackson

This was again during the weird chart period where American Top 40 was using an unofficial Mediabase chart that only had about 2/3 of the stations on the panel as used for the official R&R chart. The recurrent rule was 15/-3, meaning a song had to be below #15 and falling in spins for 3 consecutive weeks.

[somelikeitwhen]

Fun fact: Taking You Home is one of the only LDDs to be played on the pop show but not make the pop chart (never made it past New and Active).

[Adam (UTR)]

American Top 40 with Shadoe Stevens - March 31, 1990

40 (00) Lou Gramm - True Blue Love
39 (27) Warrant - Sometimes She Cries
38 (00) Sweet Sensation - Love Child
37 (00) Natalie Cole - Wild Women Do
36 (37) The Brat Pack - You're The Only Woman
35 (00) Linear - Sending All My Love
34 (00) Aerosmith - What It Takes
33 (40) Don Henley - The Heart Of The Matter
32 (39) The U-Krew - If You Were Mine
31 (36) Cher - Heart Of Stone
30 (20) Bad English - Price Of Love
29 (30) Stevie B. - Love Me For Life
28 (22) Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract
27 (21) Roxette - Dangerous
26 (32) Babyface - Whip Appeal
LDD: The Jeff Healey Band - Angel Eyes (1989)
25 (31) Seduction - Heartbeat
24 (18) Biz Markie - Just A Friend
23 (28) Michael Bolton - How Can We Be Lovers?
American Top 40 Flashback: 1975: 5. Joe Cocker - You Are So Beautiful, 4. B.T. Express - Express, 3. Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom, 2. Minnie Ripperton - Lovin' You, 1. LaBelle - Lady Marmalade
22 (14) Michel'le - No More Lies
21 (26) Motley Crue - Without You
20 (08) Billy Joel - I Go To Extremes
19 (11) D-Mob featuring Cathy Dennis - C'mon And Get My Love
18 (19) Elton John - Sacrifice
17 (13) Michael Penn - No Myth
16 (33) Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
15 (23) A'me Lorain - Whole Wide World
14 (24) Calloway - I Wanna Be Rich
13 (04) The B-52's - Roam
12 (17) Kiss - Forever
11 (16) Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville - All My Life
10 (15) Luther Vandross - Here And Now
09 (10) Technotronic - Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)
08 (09) Madonna - Keep It Together
07 (03) Janet Jackson - Escapade
06 (12) Jane Child - Don't Wanna Fall In Love
05 (07) Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World
04 (06) Tommy Page - I'll Be Your Everything
03 (05) Phil Collins - I Wish It Would Rain Down
02 (02) Taylor Dayne - Love Will Lead You Back
01 (01) Alannah Myles - Black Velvet (2 weeks at #1)

Falling Off:
38. Kevin Paige - Anything I Want
35. The Cover Girls - We Can't Go Wrong
34. Whitesnake - The Deeper The Love
29. Gloria Estefan - Here We Are
25. Richard Marx - Too Late To Say Goodbye

[friday]

Mar 27, 2010 11:14:37 GMT -5 Adam (UTR) said:

American Top 40 with Casey Kasem - March 31, 2001

40 (00) American Hi-Fi - Flavor Of The Weak
39 (00) Train - Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me)
38 (00) Black Eyed Peas featuring Macy Gray - Request Line
37 (38) Barenaked Ladies - Too Little Too Late
36 (39) Coldplay - Yellow
35 (36) 3 Doors Down - Loser
34 (37) Sarina Paris - Look At Us
33 (34) Tonya Mitchell - Broken Promises
32 (40) Dream - This Is Me
31 (35) Samantha Mumba - Baby Come Over (This Is Our Night)
30 (33) Ja Rule featuring Lil' Mo and Vita - Put It On Me
29 (31) Daft Punk - One More Time
28 (24) Fuel - Hemorrhage (In My Hands)
27 (30) soulDecision - Ooh It's Kinda Crazy
26 (29) Vertical Horizon - Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)
LDD: Don Henley - Taking You Home (2000)
25 (27) Moby featuring Gwen Stefani - Southside
24 (25) Nelly Furtado - I'm Like A Bird
23 (26) Lee Ann Womack - I Hope You Dance
22 (22) The Corrs - Breathless
21 (23) Joe - Stutter
20 (28) Nelly featuring City Spud - Ride Wit' Me
19 (20) Lifehouse - Hanging By A Moment
18 (18) Mya - Free
17 (19) Uncle Kracker - Follow Me
16 (21) Destiny's Child - Survivor
LDD: Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On (1998)
15 (17) 3LW - No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)
14 (11) ATC - Around The World (La La La)
13 (10) Dream - He Loves U Not
12 (12) Matchbox Twenty - If You're Gone
11 (09) Ricky Martin & Christina Aguilera - Nobody Wants To Be Lonely
10 (13) S Club 7 - Never Had A Dream Come True
09 (06) Madonna - Don't Tell Me
08 (15) Janet Jackson - All For You
07 (07) Aerosmith - Jaded
06 (08) Dido - Thankyou
LDD: Savage Garden - I Knew I Loved You (1999)
05 (03) Jennifer Lopez - Love Don't Cost A Thing
04 (05) K-Ci & JoJo - Crazy
03 (04) Crazy Town - Butterfly
02 (02) Lenny Kravitz - Again
01 (01) Shaggy featuring Rayvon - Angel (4 weeks at #1)

Falling Off:
32. R. Kelly - I Wish
16. Pink - You Make Me Sick
15. Outkast - Ms. Jackson

This was again during the weird chart period where American Top 40 was using an unofficial Mediabase chart that only had about 2/3 of the stations on the panel as used for the official R&R chart. The recurrent rule was 15/-3, meaning a song had to be below #15 and falling in spins for 3 consecutive weeks.

I was actually planning on posting the March 24 chart later today. This was a good time for since it was when I really started following the show each week, though I never woke up early enough to catch more than the top 12 or 13.

[Adam (UTR)]

Let's see what I can dig up out of my AT40 collection...

Casey's Top 40 - April 10, 1993
00 40 (01) Depeche Mode - I Feel You [29]
00 39 (01) Def Leppard - Tonight [23]
00 38 (01) Restless Heart with Warren Hill - Tell Me What You Dream [19]
R&D: Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (1992)
40 37 (02) Expose - I’ll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me) [31]
39 36 (02) Naughty By Nature - Hip Hop Hooray [33]
37 35 (03) Wendy Moten - Come In Out Of The Rain [31]
00 34 (01) Neneh Cherry - Buddy X [14]
35 33 (03) 10,000 Maniacs - Candy Everybody Wants [33]
34 32 (04) Positive K - I Got A Man [32]
36 31 (03) En Vogue - Love Don't Love You [14]
17 30 (11) Kenny G - Forever In Love [9]
16 29 (13) Duran Duran - Ordinary World [1 (2 weeks)]
00 28 (01) Prince & The New Power Generation - The Morning Papers [7]
29 27 (04) Go West - What You Won't Do For Love [25]
28 26 (05) SWV - I'm So Into You [3]
26 25 (05) Michael W. Smith - Somebody Love Me [25]
24 24 (07) Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang [24]
38 23 (02) Michael Jackson - Who Is It? [4]
15 22 (09) Mary J. Blige - Sweet Thing [15]
25 21 (03) Boy George - The Crying Game [8]
23 20 (06) Sunscreem - Love U More [14]
R&D: Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You (1991)
19 19 (07) INXS - Beautiful Girl [19]
13 18 (14) Jeremy Jordan - The Right Kind of Love [6]
12 17 (12) Whitney Houston - I’m Every Woman [1 (1 week)]
22 16 (04) Joey Lawrence - Nothing My Love Can’t Fix [6]
18 15 (06) Elton John - Simple Life [11]
20 14 (06) Silk - Freak Me [3]
08 13 (12) Bon Jovi - Bed of Roses [4]
14 12 (08) Shai - Comforter [11]
10 11 (10) R.E.M. - Man On The Moon [10]
21 10 (03) P.M. Dawn - Looking Through Patient Eyes [1 (2 weeks)]
11 09 (09) Ugly Kid Joe - Cat’s In The Cradle [9]
09 08 (07) Sting - If I Ever Loose My Faith In You [5]
07 07 (10) Jon Secada - Angel [7]
06 06 (11) Jade - Don’t Walk Away [6]
R&D: Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time (1989)
05 05 (09) Vanessa Williams & Brian McKnight - Love Is [1 (1 week)]
01 04 (10) Boy Krazy - That's What Love Can Do [1 (2 weeks)]
04 03 (08) Snow - Informer [2]
02 02 (11) Spin Doctors - Two Princes [2]
03 01 (07) Whitney Houston - I Have Nothing [1 (4 weeks)]

Falling Off:
33. Madonna - Bad Girl
32. Portrait - Here We Go Again!
31. Gloria Estefan - I See Your Smile
30. Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle - A Whole New World
27. Arrested Development - Mr. Wendal

[Libra]

Mar 4, 2010 21:34:49 GMT -5 friday said:

That being said here's an American Top 40 from this week in 1994.

March 5, 1994

:o Yow. I added this very show to my collection recently.

I Google-d for old Flashback threads to see if this following one had been done, doesn't appear so - another show I recently added to my collection. I anticipate a possible strong response from a certain section of this board, due to the #1 song this particular week.

August 4, 1990
40 -- Kyper - Tic-Tac-Toe (14)
39 29 Wilson Phillips - Hold On (1)
38 38 Babyface - My Kinda Girl (30)
37 -- New Kids on the Block - Tonight (7)
36 22 Taylor Dayne - I'll Be Your Shelter (4)
35 39 Stevie B - Love and Emotion (15)
34 37 Aerosmith - The Other Side (22)
33 23 Bell Biv Devoe - Poison (3)
32 34 Heart - I Didn't Want to Need You (23)
31 31 The Lightning Seeds - Pure (31)
30 13 New Kids on the Block - Step By Step (1)
29 33 Bruce Hornsby & The Range - Across the River (18)
28 30 Bad English - Possession (21)
27 -- 2 Live Crew - Banned in the U.S.A. (20)
26 17 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love (1)
25 20 Mellow Man Ace - Mentirosa (14)
24 14 Lisa Stansfield - You Can't Deny It (14)
23 32 Wilson Phillips - Release Me (1)
22 36 Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze of Glory (1)
21 19 Motley Crue - Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) (19)
20 09 Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence (8)
19 27 M.C. Hammer - Have You Seen Her (4)
18 24 Seduction - Could This Be Love (11)
17 25 Faith No More - Epic (9)
AT40 Flashback: August 7, 1982
16 21 The Time - Jerk Out (9)
15 26 Bell Biv Devoe - Do Me! (3)
14 16 Keith Sweat - Make You Sweat (14)
13 10 Madonna - Hanky Panky (10)
12 12 Go West - King of Wishful Thinking (8)
11 18 Janet Jackson - Come Back to Me (2)
LDD: New Kids on the Block "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" from Jennifer Jill Stiles in Mindamoya, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada to her father, who was killed in a plane crash on October 10, 1987, as a way to express how much she loves him
10 15 Poison - Unskinny Bop (3)
09 05 En Vogue - Hold On (2)
08 11 Sweet Sensation - If Wishes Came True (1)
07 08 Michael Bolton - When I'm Back on My Feet Again (7)
06 07 Tyler Collins - Girls Nite Out (6)
05 01 Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown - She Ain't Worth It (1)
04 06 Snap - The Power (2)
03 04 Johnny Gill - Rub You the Right Way (3)
02 03 Billy Idol - Cradle of Love (2)
01 02 Mariah Carey - Vision of Love (1)

Three debuts this week means three droppers:
"Bad of the Heart" by George LaMond (LW: 28),
"Vogue" by Madonna (LW: 40), and
"Do You Remember" by Phil Collins (LW: 35).

NOTES:

• The cue sheet for this show includes a notice to Program Directors about the content of #40 "Tic-Tac-Toe". How such a song became a pop hit (it made the R&R chart, too) while holding nothing back on the sexual content...frankly, I'd like to know.
  
• The option to delete "Tic-Tac-Toe" at #40 is no doubt the reason behind the #39 jingle in this show - which incidentally, was a soft jingle.
  
• Yes, Shadoe did read the droppers this week. Wonder if he made that a habit sometime in 1990?
  
• Shadoe seemed to make a show of pointing out both the week's Biggest Dropper and Mover this week. Ain't nothing wrong with a little attention to detail, though. ;)
  
• Shadoe advertised a "Hit Challenge" contest that involved a montage of Top 40 (probably all Top 5) hits. I think there were at least seven songs in there - there's two I can't quite identify, but at least five of them are (in order of appearance): "Glory Days", "Don't Wanna Fall in Love", "Vogue", "My Prerogative", and the end has Vincent Price's laugh from "Thriller".
  
• After #31 is a Question Letter asking who's had the most #1 songs in the Rock Era - it's not listed on the cue sheet, however.
  
• The cue sheet gives August 7 as the chart date for the AT40 Flashback, but if I remember correctly from looking at Hot 100 archives, the Top 5 songs actually remained the same for all four weeks of August (!).
  
• Surprisingly, no jingles after #16 this week! :o
  
• Both of the non-peaking songs holding in position this week would continue moving upward, but the one peaking would very obviously not.
  
• From the "The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same" Files: Shadoe had a teaser for the new #1 song this week that, for those who pay attention from week-to-week, spoiled who it was in advance in a manner not unlike how Casey used to do sometimes.
  
• #1 on the Dance chart: "Everybody Everybody" by Black Box
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "Good Times" by Dan Seals
  
• #1 on the Black Singles chart: "Can't Stop" by After 7
  
• #1 on the Album chart: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em by M.C. Hammer

[Hervard]

Jan 24, 2012 14:15:41 GMT -5 Libra said:

[/li][li]Shadoe advertised a "Hit Challenge" contest that involved a montage of Top 40 (probably all Top 5) hits. I think there were at least seven songs in there - there's two I can't quite identify, but at least five of them are (in order of appearance): "Glory Days", "Don't Wanna Fall in Love", "Vogue", "My Prerogative", and the end has Vincent Price's laugh from "Thriller".
[/quote]
Wow, I vaguely remember that montage! What was the prize for winning the Hit Challenge?

[dth1971]

Jan 24, 2012 14:15:41 GMT -5 Libra said:

Mar 4, 2010 21:34:49 GMT -5 friday said:

That being said here's an American Top 40 from this week in 1994.

March 5, 1994

:o Yow. I added this very show to my collection recently.

I Google-d for old Flashback threads to see if this following one had been done, doesn't appear so - another show I recently added to my collection. I anticipate a possible strong response from a certain section of this board, due to the #1 song this particular week.

August 4, 1990
40 -- Kyper - Tic-Tac-Toe (14)
39 29 Wilson Phillips - Hold On (1)
38 38 Babyface - My Kinda Girl (30)
37 -- New Kids on the Block - Tonight (7)
36 22 Taylor Dayne - I'll Be Your Shelter (4)
35 39 Stevie B - Love and Emotion (15)
34 37 Aerosmith - The Other Side (22)
33 23 Bell Biv Devoe - Poison (3)
32 34 Heart - I Didn't Want to Need You (23)
31 31 The Lightning Seeds - Pure (31)
30 13 New Kids on the Block - Step By Step (1)
29 33 Bruce Hornsby & The Range - Across the River (18)
28 30 Bad English - Possession (21)
27 -- 2 Live Crew - Banned in the U.S.A. (20)
26 17 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love (1)
25 20 Mellow Man Ace - Mentirosa (14)
24 14 Lisa Stansfield - You Can't Deny It (14)
23 32 Wilson Phillips - Release Me (1)
22 36 Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze of Glory (1)
21 19 Motley Crue - Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) (19)
20 09 Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence (8)
19 27 M.C. Hammer - Have You Seen Her (4)
18 24 Seduction - Could This Be Love (11)
17 25 Faith No More - Epic (9)
AT40 Flashback: August 7, 1982
16 21 The Time - Jerk Out (9)
15 26 Bell Biv Devoe - Do Me! (3)
14 16 Keith Sweat - Make You Sweat (14)
13 10 Madonna - Hanky Panky (10)
12 12 Go West - King of Wishful Thinking (8)
11 18 Janet Jackson - Come Back to Me (2)
LDD: New Kids on the Block "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" from Jennifer Jill Stiles in Mindamoya, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada to her father, who was killed in a plane crash on October 10, 1987, as a way to express how much she loves him
10 15 Poison - Unskinny Bop (3)
09 05 En Vogue - Hold On (2)
08 11 Sweet Sensation - If Wishes Came True (1)
07 08 Michael Bolton - When I'm Back on My Feet Again (7)
06 07 Tyler Collins - Girls Nite Out (6)
05 01 Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown - She Ain't Worth It (1)
04 06 Snap - The Power (2)
03 04 Johnny Gill - Rub You the Right Way (3)
02 03 Billy Idol - Cradle of Love (2)
01 02 Mariah Carey - Vision of Love (1)

Three debuts this week means three droppers:
"Bad of the Heart" by George LaMond (LW: 28),
"Vogue" by Madonna (LW: 40), and
"Do You Remember" by Phil Collins (LW: 35).

NOTES:

• The cue sheet for this show includes a notice to Program Directors about the content of #40 "Tic-Tac-Toe". How such a song became a pop hit (it made the R&R chart, too) while holding nothing back on the sexual content...frankly, I'd like to know.
  
• The option to delete "Tic-Tac-Toe" at #40 is no doubt the reason behind the #39 jingle in this show - which incidentally, was a soft jingle.
  
• Yes, Shadoe did read the droppers this week. Wonder if he made that a habit sometime in 1990?
  
• Shadoe seemed to make a show of pointing out both the week's Biggest Dropper and Mover this week. Ain't nothing wrong with a little attention to detail, though. ;)
  
• Shadoe advertised a "Hit Challenge" contest that involved a montage of Top 40 (probably all Top 5) hits. I think there were at least seven songs in there - there's two I can't quite identify, but at least five of them are (in order of appearance): "Glory Days", "Don't Wanna Fall in Love", "Vogue", "My Prerogative", and the end has Vincent Price's laugh from "Thriller".
  
• After #31 is a Question Letter asking who's had the most #1 songs in the Rock Era - it's not listed on the cue sheet, however.
  
• The cue sheet gives August 7 as the chart date for the AT40 Flashback, but if I remember correctly from looking at Hot 100 archives, the Top 5 songs actually remained the same for all four weeks of August (!).
  
• Surprisingly, no jingles after #16 this week! :o
  
• Both of the non-peaking songs holding in position this week would continue moving upward, but the one peaking would very obviously not.
  
• From the "The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same" Files: Shadoe had a teaser for the new #1 song this week that, for those who pay attention from week-to-week, spoiled who it was in advance in a manner not unlike how Casey used to do sometimes.
  
• #1 on the Dance chart: "Everybody Everybody" by Black Box
  
• #1 on the Country chart: "Good Times" by Dan Seals
  
• #1 on the Black Singles chart: "Can't Stop" by After 7
  
• #1 on the Album chart: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em by M.C. Hammer

Nice Flashback, one of the songs that entered AT40 at #27 called "Banned in the USA" by Luke and the 2 Live Crew never made the R&R chart at all despite the #20 peek on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. Maybe Top 40 radio stations ignored it?

[Libra]

So, on this weekend's "American Top 40: The 80s", Casey's last originally-hosted show in his first run from August 6, 1988 is being featured. (Would you believe it's been 25 years now?)

Here's what he gave way to the very next week.

August 13, 1988
40 -- Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy (1)
39 -- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Hate Myself For Loving You (8)
38 -- Johnny Hates Jazz - I Don't Want to Be a Hero (31)
37 -- New Kids on the Block - Please Don't Go Girl (10)
36 38 Hall & Oates - Missed Opportunity (29)
35 36 Denise Lopez - Sayin' Sorry (Don't Make it Right) (31)
34 30 The Moody Blues - I Know You're Out There Somewhere (30)
33 22 INXS - New Sensation (3)
32 37 Peter Cetera - One Good Woman (4)
31 35 REO Speedwagon - Here With Me (20)
30 19 Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour (9)
29 34 Rick Astley - It Would Take a Strong, Strong Man (10)
28 33 Kenny Loggins - Nobody's Fool (8)
27 29 Pat Benatar - All Fired Up (19)
26 23 Cheap Trick - The Flame (1)
25 31 Michael Jackson - Another Part of Me (11)
24 17 Billy Ocean - The Colour of Love (17)
23 27 Taylor Dayne - I'll Always Love You (3)
22 26 New Edition - If it Isn't Love (7)
21 25 Van Halen - When It's Love (5)
20 13 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand (12)
19 21 Aerosmith - Rag Doll (17)
18 09 Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me (2)
17 24 Huey Lewis & The News - Perfect World (3)
16 16 The Fat Boys & Chubby Checker - The Twist (16)
15 11 The Contours - Do You Love Me (11)
14 20 Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible (2)
13 18 Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (1)
12 14 Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (6)
11 15 Whitney Houston - Love Will Save the Day (9)
10 12 Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid (10)
09 03 Richard Marx - Hold On to the Nights (1)
08 10 George Michael - Monkey (1)
07 08 Chicago - I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love (3)
06 07 Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That (2)
05 06 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - 1-2-3 (3)
04 05 Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name (4)
03 04 Eric Carmen - Make Me Lose Control (3)
02 02 Breathe - Hands to Heaven (2)
01 01 Steve Winwood - Roll With It (1)

Okay you know, there are four debuts this week, and therefore...four songs, fall out of the countdown, and they are:
"Foolish Beat" by Debbie Gibson (LW: 40),
"Nite and Day" by Al B. Sure! (LW: 39),
"Love Changes (Everything)" by Climie Fisher (LW: 32), and
"Mercedes Boy" by Pebbles (LW: 28).

NOTES:

• Here we go - the first show hosted by Shadoe Stevens.
• No LDDs this week...but I'd say that's hardly a surprise.
• Yes, Shadoe did read the droppers this week. He'd stop reading them sometime later in the year (I think), and then they wouldn't return until sometime late the next year.
• #38 "I Don't Want to Be a Hero" is missing from this show's cue sheet.
• Another updated question letter (see also the week before)...this time, it's the one asking who's had the most Top 40 hits in the 1980s so far, originally asked back on 10-6-84. Incidentally, that question letter isn't on the cue sheet either, though it does lead in to "Missed Opportunity" at #36 (the answer, of course, is Hall & Oates). And at the same time, they managed to surprise me with the top female answer - it was a tie between Madonna (no surprise there), and Pat Benatar (big surprise there!), with 15 each. I had to check, and double-check, Pat's hits...but yes, she really had 15 up to then. Pity that this 15th would also be her last, overall.
• "Please Don't Go Girl" received the standard jingle. Interestingly, "Make Me Lose Control" did not.
• Turns out Shadoe was calling the AT40 staffers, "The Whiplash Acrobatic Ensemble" right from the get-go.
• "Rag Doll" sounded like it was shortened, even considering its shorter radio edit.
• Shadoe could also be heard voicing a sweepstakes giveaway for a Michael Jackson concert, sponsored by Love's Baby Soft cologne (among the show's commercials).
• Despite Shadoe saying it was, "the original 1962 recording" for "Do You Love Me" - as with the past few weeks before, it was in fact, not.
• As he would later do on his last show with this theme package (2-4-89), Shadoe welcomed new stations twice during the show. Unlike that week, these were all domestic stations, but the biggest surprise there was that the last of these was the home of his new competition - L.A.'s Kiss FM!
• Gee, with a slow-moving chart and the Top 4 all at their peaks, this looks more like a chart from 1980 or 1981 rather than 1988.
• #1 on the Dance chart: "The Right Stuff" by Vanessa Williams
• #1 on the Black Singles chart: "Off On Your Own Girl" by Al B. Sure!
• #1 on the Country chart: "Don't Close Your Eyes" by Keith Whitley
• #1 on the Album chart: Hysteria by Def Leppard

[dth1971]

Aug 4, 2013 12:53:52 GMT -5 Libra said:

So, on this weekend's "American Top 40: The 80s", Casey's last originally-hosted show in his first run from August 6, 1988 is being featured. (Would you believe it's been 25 years now?)

Here's what he gave way to the very next week.

August 13, 1988
40 -- Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy (1)
39 -- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Hate Myself For Loving You (8)
38 -- Johnny Hates Jazz - I Don't Want to Be a Hero (31)
37 -- New Kids on the Block - Please Don't Go Girl (10)
36 38 Hall & Oates - Missed Opportunity (29)
35 36 Denise Lopez - Sayin' Sorry (Don't Make it Right) (31)
34 30 The Moody Blues - I Know You're Out There Somewhere (30)
33 22 INXS - New Sensation (3)
32 37 Peter Cetera - One Good Woman (4)
31 35 REO Speedwagon - Here With Me (20)
30 19 Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour (9)
29 34 Rick Astley - It Would Take a Strong, Strong Man (10)
28 33 Kenny Loggins - Nobody's Fool (8)
27 29 Pat Benatar - All Fired Up (19)
26 23 Cheap Trick - The Flame (1)
25 31 Michael Jackson - Another Part of Me (11)
24 17 Billy Ocean - The Colour of Love (17)
23 27 Taylor Dayne - I'll Always Love You (3)
22 26 New Edition - If it Isn't Love (7)
21 25 Van Halen - When It's Love (5)
20 13 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand (12)
19 21 Aerosmith - Rag Doll (17)
18 09 Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me (2)
17 24 Huey Lewis & The News - Perfect World (3)
16 16 The Fat Boys & Chubby Checker - The Twist (16)
15 11 The Contours - Do You Love Me (11)
14 20 Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible (2)
13 18 Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (1)
12 14 Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (6)
11 15 Whitney Houston - Love Will Save the Day (9)
10 12 Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid (10)
09 03 Richard Marx - Hold On to the Nights (1)
08 10 George Michael - Monkey (1)
07 08 Chicago - I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love (3)
06 07 Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That (2)
05 06 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - 1-2-3 (3)
04 05 Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name (4)
03 04 Eric Carmen - Make Me Lose Control (3)
02 02 Breathe - Hands to Heaven (2)
01 01 Steve Winwood - Roll With It (1)

Okay you know, there are four debuts this week, and therefore...four songs, fall out of the countdown, and they are:
"Foolish Beat" by Debbie Gibson (LW: 40),
"Nite and Day" by Al B. Sure! (LW: 39),
"Love Changes (Everything)" by Climie Fisher (LW: 32), and
"Mercedes Boy" by Pebbles (LW: 28).

NOTES:

• Here we go - the first show hosted by Shadoe Stevens.
• No LDDs this week...but I'd say that's hardly a surprise.
• Yes, Shadoe did read the droppers this week. He'd stop reading them sometime later in the year (I think), and then they wouldn't return until sometime late the next year.
• #38 "I Don't Want to Be a Hero" is missing from this show's cue sheet.
• Another updated question letter (see also the week before)...this time, it's the one asking who's had the most Top 40 hits in the 1980s so far, originally asked back on 10-6-84. Incidentally, that question letter isn't on the cue sheet either, though it does lead in to "Missed Opportunity" at #36 (the answer, of course, is Hall & Oates). And at the same time, they managed to surprise me with the top female answer - it was a tie between Madonna (no surprise there), and Pat Benatar (big surprise there!), with 15 each. I had to check, and double-check, Pat's hits...but yes, she really had 15 up to then. Pity that this 15th would also be her last, overall.
• "Please Don't Go Girl" received the standard jingle. Interestingly, "Make Me Lose Control" did not.
• Turns out Shadoe was calling the AT40 staffers, "The Whiplash Acrobatic Ensemble" right from the get-go.
• "Rag Doll" sounded like it was shortened, even considering its shorter radio edit.
• Shadoe could also be heard voicing a sweepstakes giveaway for a Michael Jackson concert, sponsored by Love's Baby Soft cologne (among the show's commercials).
• Despite Shadoe saying it was, "the original 1962 recording" for "Do You Love Me" - as with the past few weeks before, it was in fact, not.
• As he would later do on his last show with this theme package (2-4-89), Shadoe welcomed new stations twice during the show. Unlike that week, these were all domestic stations, but the biggest surprise there was that the last of these was the home of his new competition - L.A.'s Kiss FM!
• Gee, with a slow-moving chart and the Top 4 all at their peaks, this looks more like a chart from 1980 or 1981 rather than 1988.
• #1 on the Dance chart: "The Right Stuff" by Vanessa Williams
• #1 on the Black Singles chart: "Off On Your Own Girl" by Al B. Sure!
• #1 on the Country chart: "Don't Close Your Eyes" by Keith Whitley
• #1 on the Album chart: Hysteria by Def Leppard

Libra: Thanks for the details on the first Shadoe Stevens AT40 from 25 years ago, although you didn't mention the start of the show had Shadoe going into the AT40 studios and coming across some relics including a Casey Kasem statue before he got to the DJ table. (Believe it or not, WPLJ in New York City didn't air this part after it failed to save Casey Kasem from AT40).
Hopefully next year you might be able to recap the last American Top 40 heard in the USA until 1998 from July 9, 1994 and in January 2015 recap the last Shadoe Stevens AT40 heard only in foreign markets from January 28, 1995.

[jdelachjr2002]

Aug 4, 2013 12:53:52 GMT -5 Libra said:

Yes, Shadoe did read the droppers this week. He'd stop reading them sometime later in the year (I think), and then they wouldn't return until sometime late the next year.

Yes, Shadoe continued to mention droppers up until 11/12/1988. The droppers feature returned on 7/1/1989.

[Cerebro]

I thought this one might be an appropriate flashback for this week...

Can you believe it’s been a decade, already? That’s right, this coming weekend will mark the tenth anniversary of Ryan Seacrest taking over as host of American Top 40. The transition from Casey Kasem to Ryan was a big one and generated quite a bit of discussion in these forums (just check out the thread about the first show).

Undoubtedly, the most discussed and, perhaps, most controversial change, was the change to the chart itself. With the revamp, AT40 abandoned the R&R pop chart and began using an unpublished Mediabase chart tabulated from play on AT40 affiliates. The biggest complaint, was that the new chart had (and still has) no recurrent rule. As a result, the new chart saw seven songs reentering the countdown (blast it, “In Da Club”, die already!). Three of the droppers -- “My Immortal”, “The First Cut Is The Deepest”, and “Falls On Me” -- would reenter the following week as they “caught up” to the new methodology.

The new format also brought several new features that would evolve over the years. The opening batch of features were:
• Focus -- a spotlight on one of the artists on the chart which, for some reason, necessitated that the same song be played, twice, during the show. I think this only lasted a few episodes.
• Correspondent -- a “shout out” from a DJ at an AT40 affilate. Since the chart was tabulated from, only, affiliate statons, I guess the idea was to make the affiliates more interactive with the show. Early on, I recall one of the correspondents was Ed McMann (then, of Kiss 108, WXKS Boston). McMann was, of course, Casey’s regular guest host during his second AT40 tenure. I believe this feature disappeared before the end of the first year.
• Out Of The Box -- a new single heading towards the chart. The only enduring feature. These days, it’s called a “Breakout”.

I thought the first show was, definiely, quite rough around the edges. I was, clearly, a work in progress. I think it took much of that first year to find it’s footing, figure out what worked and what didn’t, and smooth things out. At the end of the day, the “new” AT40 was successful. If Premiere wanted to ensure that the show would keep on going, it needed rejuvination. It needed to attract that younger demographic that Pop radio craves. AT40 picked up many new affilliates with the transition. Whether we liked it or not, it was a win.

Here’s how the first chart looked. The LW week positons, of course, correspond to Casey’s last show and the last show to use the R&R chart, so that column’s, really, only there for continuity.


AMERICAN TOP 40 - JANUARY 10, 2004
LW TW Artist - Title
--  40 J.C. Chasez featuring Dirt McGirt - Some Girls (Dance With Women)
24 39 Fountains Of Wayne - Stacy’s Mom
34 38 Good Charlotte - Hold On
35 37 Jay-Z - Change Clothes
RE 36 Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy - Bring Me To Life
RE 35 Matchbox Twenty - Unwell
40 34 Murphy Lee featuring Jermaine Dupri - Wat Da Hook Gon Be
32 33 Kelly Clarkson - The Trouble With Love Is
30 32 Pink - God Is A DJ
33 31 Beyoncé - Me, Myself And I
RE 30 50 Cent - In Da Club
RE 29 Christina Aguilera featuring Lil’ Kim - Can’t Hold Us Down
RE 28 Fabolous featuring Tamia - Into You
25 27 Dido - White Flag
19 26 Michelle Branch - Breathe
Focus: Ludacris featuring Shawnna - Stand Up
21 25 Staind - So Far Away
RE 24 The Black Eyed Peas featuring Justin Timberlake - Where Is The Love?
20 23 Maroon 5 - Harder To Breathe
27 22 Linkin Park - Numb
Correspondent: Cubby (Z100, WHTZ New York) [and, possibly, some other affiliates...didn’t write them all down]
26 21 Eamon - F**k It (I Don’t Want You Back)
09 20 Stacie Orrico - (There’s Gotta Be) More To Life
17 19 Clay Aiken - Invisible
13 18 Liz Phair - Why Can’t I?
16 17 Santana featuring Alex Band - Why Don’t You And i
RE 16 Nelly, P. Diddy, and Murphy Lee - Shake Ya Tailfeather
22 15 Jessica Simpson - With You
12 14 Chingy featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg - Holidae In
14 13 Christina Aguilera - The Voice Within
18 12 Lil’ Jon and The East Side Boyz featuring Ying Yang Twins - Get Low
06 11 No Doubt - It’s My Life
Out Of The Box: Mary J. Blige featuring Eve - Not Today
15 10 Kelis - Milkshake
07 09 Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul - Baby Boy
08 08 Trapt - Headstrong
04 07 Simple Plan - Perfect
05 06 Nickelback - Someday
10 05 Ludacris featuring Shawnna - Stand Up
11 04 OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown - The Way You Move
02 03 3 Doors Down - Here Without You
03 02 Baby Bash featuring Frankie J - Suga Suga
01 01 OutKast - Hey Ya! ** 5 weeks @ no. 1 **

DROPPERS:
Kiley Dean - Who Will I Run To? (from 39)
Fefe Dobson - Take Me Away (from 38)
Evanescence - My Immortal (from 37)
Britney Spears featuring Madonna - Me Against The Music (from 36)
Sheryl Crow - The First Cut Is The Deepest (from 31)
Enrique Iglesias - Addicted (from 29)
Fuel - Falls On Me (from 28)
Matchbox Twenty - Bright Lights (from 23)

[johnnywest]

Hard to believe it was already 26 years ago this week. When I first heard it, I remember being amused that the number jingles were still the same ones that Casey had used.