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Post by Hervard on May 27, 2018 17:04:45 GMT -5
That would be Memorial Day weekend of last year, per matt 's listing of the 1970s shows. And it is doubtful AT40: The 80's or AT40: The 70's will use for holiday weekends the 1980 AT40 Book of Records special. Indeed - especially since most of those songs predate AT40. That's why that show, once listed among the AT40 shows not yet played, in this topic, has since been removed from the list.
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Post by at40petebattistini on May 27, 2018 19:28:01 GMT -5
And it is doubtful AT40: The 80's or AT40: The 70's will use for holiday weekends the 1980 AT40 Book of Records special. Indeed - especially since most of those songs predate AT40. That's why that show, once listed among the AT40 shows not yet played, in this topic, has since been removed from the list. I don't believe I ever listed 1980's Book of Records special among Premiere's shows not played. From the beginning, I excluded specials and guest-hosted programs.
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Post by cstolliver on May 28, 2018 17:11:48 GMT -5
7: RIDE LIKE THE WIND - CHRISTOPHER CROSS - I liked pretty much all of his Top Ten hits, this one included (and even a few of his near-misses, such as “All Right”, which was possibly his most recent hit considered in computing this show, since “No Time For Talk” had charted just a month before). Is it me, or did Casey erroneously mention "All Right" as one of his two #1 hits when he meant "Arthur's Theme"? No, it's not just you. I heard that, too, when I was listening this weekend, and did a double take. He definitely said "All Right," and clearly he meant "Arthur's Theme."
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Post by jamie9012 on May 31, 2018 22:50:19 GMT -5
Hello.
It has been some time since I was last here. I want to thank everyone here for the support that I have received after the events that happened earlier this Month. We have been accepting it one Day at a time, but there has been a sense of relief that my Sister is no longer suffering. Once again, I say, "Thank You."
This is a half-Critique, that I have been working on for the past Week. Still, there were many good Songs in the first half of the Ep.
May 26, 1973
20: DAISY A DAY - JUD STRUNK - His only Top 40 Hit. Eight Years later, he, along with another person, was killed in a plane crash. 19: STEAMROLLER BLUES – ELVIS PRESLEY - Blues at its finest. This Song was originally written and recorded by James Taylor. I listened to a Version that was recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. 18: THINKING OF YOU - LOGGINS & MESSINA - The follow up to their Hit "Your Mama Don't Dance". It is a rather interesting change from the former Song. 17: THE RIGHT THING TO DO - CARLY SIMON - A (possibly) lost hit from this Singer from NYC (I have never heard it). With a Carole King-like flavor to it, I enjoyed it! 16: THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA - VICKI LAWRENCE - And all in one Night, a Friendship is destroyed, Andy is dead, someone is imprisoned and executed for something that he did not do, and his Sister must live with what she did. Well, it perhaps did not happen all in one Night but... Whatever would happen, I am not sure if she would ever confess to it. 15: FUNKY WORM - OHIO PLAYERS - This Band, best known perhaps for their 1976 hit "Love Rollercoaster", makes their debut onto the Top 40 (they also had other hits, including another #1). Can you guess where they formed? 14: PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND - CLINT HOLMES - A few years ago, when I heard this Song on American Top 40, Casey Kasem told a story in which a young fan presented Mr. Holmes with a batch of Flowers that he believed by mistake to be for him. I do not remember correctly, but I believe the fan, a young girl, told him that they were intended for someone who sings on the Song. 13: STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU - STEALERS WHEEL - Until last year, I heard this on a Station near me all of the time. 12: I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A BIT MORE BABY – BARRY WHITE - How many of his hit Songs began with a spoken-word portion? The Chorus is pleasant, although it ends too soon. Perhaps it could use one more Measure? This was his first hit. 11: REELING IN THE YEARS - STEELY DAN - Following up their debut Hit with another great Song. R.I.P. Walter Becker. 10: HOCUS POCUS - FOCUS - The only Top 40 for this Band from the Netherlands. #9 US, #12 NL (1971). 9: WILDFLOWER – SKYLARK - Another US one hit Wonder. They had a little more Success in their native land Canada. The Lyrics were based on a poem that was written by a Friend of band member David Foster, who was a Police Officer. 8: DRIFT AWAY - DOBIE GRAY - This Classic was his biggest hit. And it became once more a Hit when he re-recorded it with Uncle Kracker. 7: LITTLE WILLIE – THE SWEET - Their break-out Hit in the US. I guess that this was not controversial at the time. Anyway... #3 US, #4 UK, #1 DE (August 1972), #2 CH (August 1972). 6: PILLOW TALK – SYLVIA - Sensual Lyrics and Music make up this #1 R&B Hit. R.I.P. 5: YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE - STEVIE WONDER - #1 US, #42 DE. There is nothing like a little Wonder to brighten up the Day! 4: TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE – DAWN featuring TONY ORLANDO - They reached the top in the US with this playful tune with a slight somber nature to it. #1 US, #9 DE. 3: DANIEL - ELTON JOHN - This came very close to becoming a #1 hit for Sir Elton, but it reached only #2. Of course, he had already had one in the US, and would have others. Also #2 DE, #5 CH. 2: MY LOVE - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - This is the Song, that kept "Daniel" from reaching #1. I think that this was their first #1 Hit in the US (not including Paul's hits with The Beatles). #43 DE. 1: FRANKENSTEIN - THE EDGAR WINTER GROUP - I recall that in one Ep. of American Top 40 (possibly this one as I cannot remember), Casey Kasem gave a scary Intro to this Song. #1 US (one Week), #39 DE.
If we hear an Ep. from the late Summer or early Autumn of 1971, it will be interesting; there will be many Songs that I don't know, but I can challenge my Skills. Thank you for reading.
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Post by pb on Jun 1, 2018 7:36:45 GMT -5
17: THE RIGHT THING TO DO - CARLY SIMON - A (possibly) lost hit from this Singer from NYC (I have never heard it). With a Carole King-like flavor to it, I enjoyed it! Yes, although it made her greatest hits album a few years later this song is not often on radio these days, at least in my experience. It's a very nice song. You are right that "My Love" was the first Wings #1 song although Paul had a solo #1 "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" in 1971. Yes, on 5/26/73 Casey gave a theatrical intro to "Frankenstein" with sound effects.
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Post by Hervard on Jun 2, 2018 17:17:24 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - June 2, 2018 This week's presentation - June 4, 1983 DROPPERS: MR. ROBOTO - STYX (32) - The first of two hits from them on this week's chart. This one was OK, but I was never a huge fan of it, so no big loss. MORNIN' - JARREAU (29) - Wow, this guy must have been in a really good mood if he greeted the radio and his cereal! I liked most of his Top 40 hits (and a few others that only hit the smooth jazz and AC charts), this one included. COME ON EILEEN - DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS (22) - One of the biggest one-hit wonders of the 1980s. No huge loss here, though I did like it at first (I even went out and bought the 45 when the song was on its way up the chart) but overplay did it in - I'm still pretty much burned out on it today (keeps "Grease on Olivia Newton-John joke to self...) LW#1: FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING - IRENE CARA 40: THE CLOSER YOU GET - ALABAMA (debut) - The fourth and final country crossover from Alabama. Possibly my second favorite of those behind "Love In The First Degree" 39: LOOKING FOR A STRANGER - PAT BENATAR (39) - One of her more obscure songs - it was a good one, but I preferred several other songs from her. 38: RIO - DURAN DURAN (21) - The title track to their breakthrough album in the USA, which made its first appearance almost exactly a year before. I preferred their first hit "Hungry Like The Wolf", though. 37: ALL MY LIFE - KENNY ROGERS (38) - And this was one of Rogers' less successful pop songs (although it fared quite well at AC radio, peaking at #2). Actually, I do remember this song, as I heard it on U93 quite often in 1983. It was a great one - my favorite of his songs from that year. 36: EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE POLICE (debut) - With such a strong debut on the Hot 100, you knew it had to be a big hit, but little did anyone know just how big this one would be! Eight weeks at #1, and an almost across-the-board #1 song of 1983 - in fact, many publications listed this song as the biggest hit of the entire decade! And overplayed - was it ever! Seriously, back in the summer of 1983, it was a challenge to listen to any Top 40 station for an hour without hearing this song. The song is still played out on 80s-based AC and oldies stations. I do, however, like this better than a few of their 70s songs (like "Roxanne" and "Message In A Bottle"). 35: NO TIME FOR TALK - CHRISTOPHER CROSS (36) - His Another Page album sure did not measure up to the success of his first album - that one generated four Top Twenty hits (including the #1 hit "Sailing"), but it looked as though he wouldn't have a Top Ten from his sophomore album (he did end up peaking at #9 with the third single, though). This was IMO his most underrated hit ever - definitely one of my favorites from him. 34: ALL THIS LOVE - DeBARGE (35) - This is another song that U93 played regularly in the summer of 1983, like the Kenny Rogers song from earlier. It was a great one, though I preferred "Time Will Reveal" and "Who's Holding Donna Now". Beth Nielsen Chapman's song "That's The Easy Part", from her 1991 self-titled album reminds me a lot of this song. 33: OUR HOUSE - MADNESS (40) - This was the first of two hits with which this British band charted here in the states (although they are often regarded as a one-hit wonder, as not many people know their second hit, "It Must Be Love"). I prefer this song, which I remember hearing on the radio all the time back in the summer of 1983. Just a few years ago, I learned the meaning of the line "the kids are playing up downstairs". For the longest time, I meant that it meant that they were running up and down the stairs, but "playing up" is actually a British term for "misbehaving" (commonly referred to as "acting up") 32: THAT'S LOVE - JIM CAPALDI (34) - When someone told him to go play in traffic, he did just that - he was the drummer in the band called Traffic, with Steve Winwood and Dave Mason. This was his only solo hit, which, like the Christopher Cross song at #35, I felt was quite underrated. 31: STRANGER IN MY HOUSE - RONNIE MILSAP (23) - This was possibly his least country sounding song - it had more of a rock/pop sound to it (which may have had something to do with why it was still climbing the country chart after already having peaked on the Hot 100). It was pretty good, but definitely not one of his best IMO. OPTIONAL EXTRA: CHINA GIRL - DAVID BOWIE - Larry did a rundown of #1 songs on other charts leading up to this song, since his other hit "Let's Dance" was #1 on the dance chart this week. As we probably know all too well, my favorite songs from him were his two 1987 hits, but this one wasn't bad either. 30: THE ONE THING - INXS (30) - This was their breakthrough hit here in the states, although it was several years before they hit the Top Ten. I actually thought this song was pretty good. 29: THE WOMAN IN YOU - THE BEE GEES (33) - It looked like the Bee Gees were making a comeback, but it wasn't a big one, as this didn't even hit the Top 20 (they would, however, return to the Top Ten six years later with their song "One"). 28: COME DANCING - THE KINKS (37) - An act who was part of both British invasions. Though the Kinks were more famous for their '60s and early-70s hits, this was actually their biggest hit. It had tied "Tired Of Waiting For You" for its peak of #6, weeks at the peak (2) and weeks in the Top Ten. "Tired", however, spent only eight weeks in the Top 40 and this song bested that by four weeks. Anyway, this is one of my favorite songs from them. 27: WE TWO - THE LITTLE RIVER BAND (32) - They'd definitely had their day in the sun several years before, over a period of about three and a half years, but, unfortunately, this was their next to last Top 40 hit. It was definitely one of my favorites from them, giving "Lady" a run for its money. 26: TRY AGAIN - CHAMPAIGN (27) - This song indeed looked promising at first with a debut at #30 three weeks back, with prospects of it possibly surpassing the #12 peak of their first hit, but that was not to be, as the song only got three spots higher (the following week, in fact). The song did well at AC radio, though, peaking at #6 (and I remember hearing it on U93's Top 93 of 1983 countdown). I liked their two Top 40 songs about the same - both great songs! 25: DER KOMMISAR - AFTER THE FIRE (18) - One of several one-hit wonders from the early-80s British Invasion. This song was pretty good, but was quite overplayed. LDD: OUT HERE ON MY OWN - IRENE CARA - Anyone who has ever heard the obscure "How Do You Keep The Music Playing", Patti Austin's other duet with James Ingram (which was on its way up the Hot 100) might notice the similarity between the two songs. This is definitely one of my favorite Irene Cara songs, and one of her most underrated. It also fit the LDD. 24: JEOPARDY - GREG KIHN BAND (15) - This was the biggest of their three Top 40 hits, as well as my favorite of the three! Too bad that it doesn't get much recurrent airplay - pretty much the only song from them that's ever played on the radio is "The Break-Up Song", their debut hit from two years before. 23: I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK - TOTO (19) - This would turn out to be their final Top Ten (though they came very close in 1986 with "I'll Be Over You"). I wasn't crazy about this song at first, but it grew on me and became one of my favorites from Toto. 22: WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHING - MICHAEL JACKSON (debut) - Wow, what a powerful debut, though, considering the album that it is from, it should come as no surprise whatsoever. This song wasn't bad, but I found it sort of annoying - especially the album version, which seemed to go on and on. Fortunately, AT40 usually, if not always, played the single edit, which was nearly two minutes shorter (and is it me, or did AT40 edit this one even more?) 21: I'M STILL STANDING - ELTON JOHN (28) - I'm surprised that this song only got as high as #12, considering it got a ton of airplay during the summer of 1983. Must have been a poor seller. Anyway, I liked this song - one of his best 80s hits! OPTIONAL EXTRA: Amazing that this song made the Top 40 three separate times. What's more - it had four chart runs on the Hot 100, as its first chart appearance was in late 1982, then, of course, after the success of "I Wanna Be Your Lover", it was re-released and peaked at #12. Due to the overplay, both back in 1983 and today, I'm still burned out on it and it is actually one of my least favorite songs from him (not that I was crazy about it in the first place). 20: TOO SHY - KAJAGOOGOO (26) - I don't think I need to remind you how annoying I think this song is, do I? . 19: SHE'S A BEAUTY - THE TUBES (20) - The second Top 40 hit from this band formed in San Francisco. I was never a big fan of this one; my favorite of theirs was actually their near-miss on the Hot 100, "Talk To Ya Later", from the fall of 1981. 18: NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO - SERGIO MENDES (24) - Today, this song would be billed as "Sergio Mendes featuring Joe Pizzulo & Leeza Miller". This was a somewhat overplayed song that I loved to death at first, but eventually got tired of it. I do like it now; the synth bridge after the second verse is great! 17: PHOTOGRAPH - DEF LEPPARD (16) - This was their first Top 40 hit - came close to the Top Ten, but didn't quite make it. They wouldn't hit the Top Ten until the Hysteria era - they even had a #1 hit from that album. As for this song, it was my favorite song from Pyromania. 16: ELECTRIC AVENUE - EDDY GRANT (25) - Definitely one of the most played songs of the summer of 1983 (It was #1 on WLS for three or four weeks). It was a good one, although I did get tired of hearing it no less than ten times a day. 15: FAMILY MAN - HALL AND OATES (17) - Meh, not one of their better hits by a longshot. My least favorite of their 1983 hits. 14: DON'T LET IT END - STYX (14) - Wow, kind of odd that this song was in holding pattern, seeing that it would be a Top Ten hit. As I've stated before, it can be hard for me to listen to this song and, on several occasions, I've had to turn the volume down during the first verse. The song isn't quite as depressing once the beat picks up right before the first chorus. 13: FAITHFULLY - JOURNEY (13) - Strange that this song missed the Top Ten, since it still receives a ton of recurrent airplay, especially on AC-based oldies stations. I like it, but preferred many others from them EXTRA: 25 OR 6 TO 4 - CHICAGO - Interesting story about how Robert Lamm came up with the title of this song! If I'm not mistaken, this was their first Top 40 hit with Peter Cetera as the lead vocalist, and what a great job he did! 12: ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME - NAKED EYES (12) - Here's one of those acts that only lasted a little over a year on the charts. This was the biggest of their four hits and the only one that made the Top Ten. I preferred their next hit "Promises Promises". 11: AFFAIR OF THE HEART - RICK SPRINGFIELD (11) - Wow, this was indeed a tight spot in the countdown, with four songs in a row that hadn't peaked yet stuck in holding pattern! This song wasn't bad, but this is around the time when his musical quality was beginning to slip. OPTIONAL EXTRA: STAND BACK - STEVIE NICKS - She was still an active member of Fleetwood Mac, but also had a successful solo career going as well. This was the first of three hits from The Wild Heart. It was a good one, but sounds quite a lot like "Little Red Corvette... 10: STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART - BRYAN ADAMS (10) - Another song in holding pattern - only this is where it peaked. This was Adams' very first Top 40 hit, and it also made the Top Ten, and there was a lot more where that came from! As for my opinion of the song, it wasn't bad, but I preferred the Reckless era. 9: SOLITAIRE - LAURA BRANIGAN (7) -This used to be my favorite card game in the world! As for the song, it was good, but I preferred her two songs that bookended this one. 8: LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE (6) - It wasn't until about ten or fifteen years ago that I realized how nasty this song was. Nevertheless, I thought it was a great song - one of his best! LDD: UP WHERE WE BELONG - JOE C0CKER AND JENNIFER WARNES - Our lips seize up where we belong? What kind of lyric is that? BTW, the censor feature could use a little fine tuning - it doesn't change Joe's last name to Thingyer, but the letters go to lower case when posted - which, of course, is why I used a zero in Joe's last name. Oh, my opinion on the song - it was a good one, and it definitely fit the dedication. 7: MY LOVE - LIONEL RICHIE (9) - This song was the third of an incredible 13 consecutive Top Ten hits for Mr. Richie. It was a good one, but my least favorite of his three Top 40 songs from his debut album. 6: BEAT IT - MICHAEL JACKSON (3) - This song featured an (awesome) guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen. As a result, it was played on AOR stations as well as Top 40 radio. This was my favorite single from Thriller. 5: SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE - THOMAS DOLBY (5) - There were two versions of this song that I heard on the radio back in the day. There was the single version, which sounded more or less like a remix of the album version, which was my favorite version of the song and the only one that AT40 ever played. 4: TIME - CULTURE CLUB (8) - Wow, very powerful story about how Boy George recorded a tape of him talking to that girl who was in a coma, repeating her name and saying she had to get better. This was their second Top 40 hit, as well as their second to make the Top Five. This was my favorite song from their Kissing To Be Clever album. 3: OVERKILL - MEN AT WORK (4) - Kinda strange that this song was still moving up, as it was on its way down the R&R chart, having just spent three weeks at #1. Anyway, this is definitely my favorite song from them. Too bad it doesn't get much recurrent airplay - but let's play the hell out of the Business As Usual singles OPTIONAL EXTRA: BABY JANE - ROD STEWART - Is it me, or did WNYR play this as an extra twice? I could have sworn I heard the song ending as I was coming back to listen to the show after dinner. Well, anyway, as I recall, WLS passed over this song, so I never really heard it much outside of the countdowns - I don't even remember hearing it on U93 that often. Anyway, this song wasn't bad, but definitely far from being his best. 2: LET'S DANCE - DAVID BOWIE (2) - The beginning of the song sounds so much like the refrains in "Twist And Shout". Though I'm not a huge David Bowie fan, I actually thought this one was pretty good - my favorite of his two #1 hits. 1: FLASHDANCE….WHAT A FEELING - IRENE CARA (1) - Here's another song that was overplayed back in the summer of 1983 - I didn't like it much in the first place, then overplay made me hate it - then, somehow, I began liking this song around the time it was starting to head down the charts. Now I think it's a great song - one of my favorite #1's of 1983.
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Post by pb on Jun 3, 2018 12:10:10 GMT -5
EXTRA: 25 OR 6 TO 4 - CHICAGO - Interesting story about how this song came to be! If I'm not mistaken, this was their first song with Peter Cetera as the lead vocalist, and what a great job he did! I believe it was their first hit with Cetera on lead. Another song with him "Questions 67 and 68" was recorded earlier, but became a hit later.
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Post by SFGuy on Jun 4, 2018 5:26:58 GMT -5
^I believe Premiere offered the National Album Countdown in 2017 as a holiday extra. But I can't recall what weekend -- Memorial Day, 4th of July or Labor Day. Anyone? That would be Memorial Day weekend of last year, per matt 's listing of the 1970s shows. And WTOJ was one of the stations that played this special as the recording I have is from Ken Martin's station.
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Post by Michael1973 on Jun 8, 2018 10:59:59 GMT -5
40: THE CLOSER YOU GET - ALABAMA (debut) - The fourth and final country crossover from Alabama. Possibly my second favorite of those behind "The Closer You Get" I'm sure you meant something else...
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Post by Hervard on Jun 8, 2018 11:42:24 GMT -5
40: THE CLOSER YOU GET - ALABAMA (debut) - The fourth and final country crossover from Alabama. Possibly my second favorite of those behind "The Closer You Get" I'm sure you meant something else... Well lock me up and throw away the key!
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Post by Hervard on Jun 9, 2018 10:24:26 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - June 9, 2018 This week's presentation - June 8, 1985 DROPPERS: SHOW SOME RESPECT - TINA TURNER (37) - We just missed hearing this song on both sides of its chart run, as it had not yet debuted on the chart on the May 11 "B" show (and was replaced by "Raspberry Beret" as an Optional Extra). I thought the song was pretty good - deserved a higher peak than #37, IMO. OBSESSION - ANIMOTION (33) - Their first of three Top 40 hits from this technopop band from Los Angeles. It was their biggest hit and I thought it was a decent song, but I preferred their other Top Ten hit, "Room To Move", from 1989. 'TIL MY BABY COMES HOME - LUTHER VANDROSS (32) - Featuring Billy Preston on the organ, this was Luther's second Top 40 hit (third, if you count his duet with Dionne Warwick, "How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye") and it was a good one, but I preferred many others from him. NEW ATTITUDE - PATTI LABELLE (30) - A great and very positive sounding song that reminds me of the revelation I had around this time back in 2009 about developing a more positive attitude than I'd had previously. There is still room for improvement, but I've been told by several people that they've noticed the change. DON'T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS (29) - Meh, no big loss here, as I was never a huge fan of this song. I preferred his early-80s hits. 40: JUST AS I AM – AIR SUPPLY (debut) - Well, they were definitely on a roll during their first few years, but they were beginning to fizzle out at this point. This song, Air Supply's final Top 40 hit, peaked at #19, though I feel it should have at least hit the Top Ten, like their first seven hits. 39: CANNONBALL - SUPERTRAMP (debut) - Another act who was charting with their last Top 40 hit. It was a good one, though I preferred most of their other hits. 38: LUCKY IN LOVE – MICK JAGGER (38) - While it's true that I prefer this over "Just Another Night", I generally prefer him with the Rolling Stones. 37: GLORY DAYS – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (debut) - The fifth of seven Top Ten hits from Springsteen's monster album Born In The USA. Definitely one of my favorites from the album! 36: CRAZY IN THE NIGHT (BARKING AT AIRPLANES) – KIM CARNES (40) - Of course, she had one of the biggest hits of the decade so far, "Bette Davis Eyes", from four years before. Though this would be her biggest hit since then, the song didn't get any higher than #15 (which isn't half bad either). 35: INVISIBLE – ALISON MOYET (31) - A one hit wonder, and a former member of Yaz (who never had a Top 40 hit). Her voice reminds me of Cher. 34: GETCHA BACK – THE BEACH BOYS (debut) - Their heyday was definitely back in the sixties, but they did have a few hits here and there in the next two decades (including their biggest hit ever in 1988). This was a good song - definitely sounded a lot like their earlier hits. 33: SENTIMENTAL STREET – NIGHT RANGER (debut) - Their third of five Top 20 hits, all of which were great IMO. This one reminded me a lot of "Sister Christian" - their biggest hit of them all. LDD: HARD TO SAY I’M SORRY - CHICAGO - Wow! What a tear-jerker of a dedication this was! I sure hope the sister eventually found the brother that her parents were forced to give up for adoption, and that she refused to say goodbye to since she was so upset with him for his behavior that led to this painful decision! 32: RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT - DEBARGE (23) - This song turned out to be their biggest hit ever, getting as high as #3 back in May. It was a good one, but I preferred their next hit, "Who's Holding Donna Now", which turned out to be their second best hit, peaking at #6. 31: EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY – PAUL YOUNG (39) - Definitely one of the songs that I most associate with the summer of 1985! This one has held up quite well despite overplay! OPTIONAL EXTRA: I WONDER IF I TAKE YOU HOME - LISA LISA & CULT JAM w/FULL FORCE - Wow, I never realized that this song was sampled so much, including the interpolation of the chorus into "Don't Phunk With My Heart" by the Black-Eyed Peas. This was a pretty good song, but as we all know, I preferred "All Cried Out" by a wide margin. 30: TOUGH ALL OVER – JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND (35) - They had a good year from fall, 1984 to fall, 1985, with four Top 20 hits. This was by far my favorite of the four. Sounds a little like something Jackson Browne would do. 29: WE ARE THE WORLD – USA FOR AFRICA (24) - One of the biggest selling singles ever, and for a great cause - aiding in famine relief in Ethiopia. I did get tired of the song back in the day, both from radio airplay and rehearsing it almost every day for our spring choir concert in 7th grade, but it's great to hear it every now and then. 28: THE GOONIES ‘R’ GOOD ENOUGH – CYNDI LAUPER (36) - A song I hear every time I play the Goonies 2 on my NES (as a computerized video game version of this song plays when you're in certain rooms in the Fratelli's hideout). Of course, Cyndi Lauper's version was much better! 27: SOME LIKE IT HOT – THE POWER STATION (16) - One of several Duran Duran side projects. This song was OK, but I generally preferred Duran Duran, including their then-new song "A View To A Kill", which is coming up later on the countdown. 26: YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE – WHITNEY HOUSTON (34) - The first of many, many, many Top 40 hits for the late Whitney Houston. It was a great one, as I generally preferred her slow songs (though a few of her upbeat songs are great as well). 25: VOICES CARRY – ‘TIL TUESDAY (28) - The first of two Top 40 hits from this band from Boston. It was a good one, though I preferred their other Top 40 hit (which was quite underrated, I must say), "What About Love". 24: ONE LONELY NIGHT – REO SPEEDWAGON (19) - They had a big #1 earlier in the year (one of my personal faves by them, might I add). I figured that this song, their second hit from Wheels Are Turnin' (as well as another personal favorite) would hit the Top Ten, but it only got as high as #19 (which isn't bad either). Their biggest pop success was definitely in 1981, with Hi Infidelity. 23: ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK – MURRAY HEAD f/ANDERS GLENMARK (5) - That is how the song would be credited today, since Glenmark sings in the song while Murray Head raps. As usual, this song started out with the classical prelude, which I liked. The song itself is pretty good too, although it was quite overplayed back in the day! They usually edited this one (heavily at times), but this week, I believe they played the song intact. 22: CRAZY FOR YOU - MADONNA (13) - As we all know, this song turned out to be the top song of 1985, according to Radio & Records, and deservedly so, as it was a great song! 21: SAY YOU’RE WRONG – JULIAN LENNON (21) - His album Valotte spawned three Top 40 hits. This was my favorite of the three, and I feel it deserved a higher peak than #21 (especially since the first two songs hit the Top Ten). OPTIONAL EXTRA: CENTERFIELD - JOHN FOGERTY - Also known as "Put Me In, Coach", this song surprisingly did not quite hit the Top 40; it peaked at #44 in mid-June. Oddly enough, it's the song from the Centerfield album that seems to get the most recurrent airplay on 80s stations. This is also my favorite song from the album (though the other two songs are great as well). 20: WOULD I LIE TO YOU – THE EURYTHMICS (26) - The first of two Top Ten hits with this title. I preferred the one by Charles & Eddie, which charted seven years later. This song was also a good song - one of many songs on the chart this week that takes me back to the summer of 1985. Though we already know all too well that my favorite song from them was the follow-up to this song. 19: JUST A GIGOLO/I AIN’T GOT NOBODY – DAVID LEE ROTH (12) - His second hit from Crazy From The Heat, a mini-album containing only four songs, all of them cover versions of older hits. 18: NEVER ENDING STORY - LIMAHL (20) - Of course we all know that this guy was the lead singer of Kajagoogoo, whose only hit "Too Shy" I think we know all too well I hate with a passion. This one, on the other hand, was a great song! 17: RASPBERRY BERET – PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION (25) - His first song in quite awhile that was NOT from the Purple Rain soundtrack. It was a good song, but definitely not his best. 16: THE SEARCH IS OVER - SURVIVOR (22) - This was their biggest hit that wasn't associated with any of the Rocky movies. It was a great song - one that became somewhat popular in the LDD department. 15: A VIEW TO A KILL – DURAN DURAN (27) - This was song I mentioned earlier - the second of two #1 songs for Duran Duran - and was by far my favorite of the two - a great song indeed! 14: SMUGGLER’S BLUES – GLENN FREY (18) - The first of two hits by Frey from the "Miami Vice" soundtrack. This is my favorite of the two by a slight margin, but I generally preferred him with the Eagles. 13: SMOOTH OPERATOR - SADE (6) - Their debut hit, which became one of their biggest, peaking at #5 the following week. It wasn't one of my favorites back in the day, but now I think it's a great one - one of their best, right up there with "Paradise". 12: SUSSUDIO – PHIL COLLINS (17) - The second of four releases from No Jacket Required. Definitely my least favorite of them - this one was a little too gimmicky, IMO, as well as overplayed. 11: ANGEL - MADONNA (14) - I think it's an understatement that 1985 was a great year for Madonna. She had a ton of hits on the chart. This was a good one, but I preferred many others from her, including her album cut "Into The Groove", which was charting at R&R around this time. 10: WALKING ON SUNSHINE – KATRINA & THE WAVES (11) - A great, fun song that always takes me back to the summer of 1985! OPTIONAL EXTRA: WHAT ABOUT LOVE - HEART - This was Heart's comeback hit and their songs didn't have the same classic rock sound that their previous ones did, which might have helped, as they had more success on the pop charts than before, with seven Top Ten hits, including two #1s. 9: FRESH – KOOL & THE GANG (10) - This was the second of four hits from the album Emergency (in fact, three of them hit the Top Ten - ironically, the only one that did not was the title track). This was my favorite of that album's singles. 8: DON’T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) – SIMPLE MINDS (4) - Their first four hits sounded very much alike, IMO. This was my least favorite of the four (probably since it was way overplayed). I do like the movie from which it came, The Breakfast Club. LDD: WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU - FOREIGNER - Ah, good ol' Wf*gLY. This song was pretty good, though quite overplayed. It fit the LDD like a glove, though. 7: IN MY HOUSE – THE MARY JANE GIRLS (9) - This was the only Top 40 hit for this Rick James-produced soul & funk group (though I have heard a few others from them, such as their cover of the Four Seasons' "Walk Like A Man" which was a mid-charter a year later). This was my favorite of their songs that I know. 6: THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER – HOWARD JONES (8) - This song and Billy Joel's hit from later that summer, "You're Only Human", both had similar messages. It was a great one, though my favorite from him would be "No One Is To Blame", from the following summer. 5: HEAVEN – BRYAN ADAMS (7) - The first of three #1 hits for Adams (sure seems like he had more, doesn't it? I'm glad that this got a second chance on the charts (as when it was first released, from the box office bomb "A Night In Heaven", it went nowhere). 4: SUDDENLY – BILLY OCEAN (5) - To many Billy Ocean fans, it's pretty common knowledge that an incident associated with this song actually inspired one of Ocean's hits, "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)", which hit #1 the following summer. Both songs are great, IMO, and among my personal faves from Ocean. 3: AXEL F – HAROLD FALTERMEYER (3) - The first of three instrumentals to hit the Top 40 in 1985 (not sure when the last time that many instrumentals charted within a year's time). I remember that sometimes, I'd shadowbox in time to the music of this song. Not sure why; just one of many weird things I did as a young teenager. OPTIONAL EXTRA: PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE - DEPECHE MODE - The first Top 40 hit for this English band. I never cared much for it, however; I preferred their two Top 20 hits from 1990. 2: EVERYTHING SHE WANTS – WHAM! (1) - Not only their third hit in a row, but their third #1 as well. This was my favorite of those. 1: EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – TEARS FOR FEARS (2) - The first of three big hits for TFF in 1985. This song went all the way to #1 and is my second favorite, behind "Head Over Heels".
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Post by Hervard on Jun 16, 2018 18:09:28 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - June 16, 2018 This week's presentation - June 21, 1975 40: I’LL DO FOR YOU ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO DO – BARRY WHITE (debut) - White had clearly had his day in the sun (though he would return to the Top Ten two years later). This one wasn't anything special IMO. 39: ROCKFORD FILES – MIKE POST (debut) - One of many great TV show themes from Mr. Post. I never watched the Rockford Files, but my parents did, as I remember hearing the theme song every Friday night. 38: RHINESTONE COWBOY – GLEN CAMPBELL (debut) - Definitely one of the biggest songs of 1975! A great song indeed, and one of my favorites from him! 37: BLACK FRIDAY – STEELY DAN (debut) - One of their more overlooked songs. I thought it was pretty good, but I preferred most of their other hits. 36: I’M ON FIRE – THE DWIGHT TWILLEY BAND (debut) - One hit wonders abounded here - this was the only song by this band, consisting of Dwight Twilley himself, and Phil Seymour - both of whom each had one Top 40 single on their own in the 80s. This song was pretty good. 35: T-R-O-U-B-L-E – ELVIS PRESLEY (35) - Presley was great in the 50s and 60s, but around the mid-70s, his quality began to drop. But I will say this - This song, as mediocre as it was, was much better than the depressing "My Boy" from earlier in the year. 34: PLEASE MR. PLEASE – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (debut) - Ah, a song about being unable to hear a song that reminded you of a lost love. It was a good one, though I preferred "Have You Never Been Mellow". 33: ROCKIN’ CHAIR – GWEN McCRAE (debut) - Of course, we all know that she was the wife of George McCrae, whom had charted the year before with "Rock Your Baby". I preferred that song; this one was pretty good, but nothing exceptional. 32: MIDNIGHT BLUE – MELISSA MANCHESTER (40) - Her very first hit, and a great one it was! I liked most of her Top 40 hits, especially her ballads, like this one. 31: ONE OF THESE NIGHTS – THE EAGLES (39) - This is the song that spent the most weeks in the Top Ten during 1975 - ten weeks in all. Oddly enough, only one of those weeks were spent at #1. Anyway, of their two #1 during 1975, this was my favorite 30: WHY CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS - WAR (36) - The song with possibly the shortest verses ever! It would have been a better song and not as repetitive had they linked two or three verses together. 29: SHINING STAR – EARTH, WIND & FIRE (16) - One of two songs that they charted with in 1975, and the biggest, hitting #1 a month earlier. Though I preferred their other hit in the year, I thought this one was great nonetheless. 28: BABY THAT’S BACKATCHA – SMOKEY ROBINSON (30) - Considering that I'm not a big fan of his 70s solo hits, this was actually a good song. 27: SWEARIN’ TO GOD – FRANKIE VALLI (34) - Valli was still doing double duty in 1975, performing solo as well as with the Four Seasons (as the latter would chart later on in the summer). This was a good song - one of his best solo hits. 26: DYNOMITE - BAZUKA (32) - Was that Jimmie Walker shouting the title throughout the song? 25: HEY YOU – BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE (31) - This one was pretty much "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet Part 2". Like that song, it was a great one IMO. 24: MISTY – RAY STEVENS (28) - Known mainly for his novelty songs, he had a few (somewhat) serious songs as well, like this one. It was a good 'un. 23: THE WAY WE WERE – GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (27) - Interesting interpretation of the Barbra Streisand classic from the year before, though I preferred the original. 22: I’M NOT IN LOVE – 10 CC (38) - Wow! With a huge jump like that, it looked like this song might go to #1, but it just missed (and two songs leapfrogged over it to the top, adding insult to injury). Anyway, I slightly prefer their other Top 40 hit, "The Things We Do For Love" over this, but it's a great song nonetheless. 21: ATTITUDE DANCING – CARLY SIMON (24) - As she was peaking with this song (in fact, it actually dropped off the following week), her then husband, James Taylor, was debuting on this week's Hot 100 at #86. This song was OK, but definitely not her best. 20: I’LL PLAY FOR YOU (HEAR THE BAND) - SEALS & CROFTS (21) - I'm not a huge Seals & Crofts fan, but this is an exception - possibly my favorite from them. 19: LAST FAREWELL – ROGER WHITTAKER (20) - Those of you who grew up in the Chicagoland area in the 1970s might have deja vu with the beginning of this song, as Channel 9 WGN used this song for their station ID during the late 1970s, though I can't recall exactly when - I'm thinking circa 1977. As for the song itself, it was a good one - had sort of an Elvis-like sound to it. 18: PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM – ELTON JOHN BAND (9) - Definitely one of the biggest hits of the year. However, I wasn't a big fan of this one for some reason (probably the overplay). I did, however, like Elton's next hit, which debuted on the chart two weeks later. 17: OLD DAYS - CHICAGO (5) - Not sure what happened with this song - it made a spectacular debut in the Top 40, at #17, climbed to #5, and then dropped to #17 then off, spending only seven weeks on the chart. Too bad, as it was a great song, IMO. 16: THANK GOD I’M A COUNTRY BOY – JOHN DENVER (8) - Denver was all over the charts in 1975! This was one of two #1 songs he had that year. It was a great one; very lively and fun! 15: BAD LUCK (PART 1) – HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES (15) - Meh, not a fan of this one. My favorite from them would probably be "The Love I Lost". 14: BAD TIME – GRAND FUNK (4) - Their second of two Top Five hits they scored with in 1975. This would be my favorite from them by a fair margin. This would end up being their final Top 40 hit. 13: MAGIC - PILOT (17) - Here's a true one-hit wonder. I liked this song - they sort of reminded me of ELO. 12: ONLY WOMAN – ALICE COOPER (13) - Surprised that this song missed the Top Ten, seeing that it hit the Top Five on R&R. Anyway, as we all know, I prefer his ballads over his hard rockers, and this was my favorite of the four slow songs that I've heard from him. 11: TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS (ROCK ME) – THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (14) - This was the next-to-last of their big hits that featured Tom Johnston on lead vocals before Michael McDonald took over the following year. It's a good one, but I preferred "Black Water". 10: CUT THE CAKE – THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND (11) - This band either hit the Top Ten or missed the Top 30 entirely with their five hits. This was one of their two Top Ten hits - it's pretty much "Pick Up The Pieces" with lyrics. 9: LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID – PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS (22) - Wow, this song was burning up the chart! It was pretty clear where this song was going, though it only spent one week up there. However, that was pretty much the rule of thumb in 1975, one of the years that had the biggest turnover of #1 songs. 8: GET DOWN, GET DOWN (GET ON THE FLOOR) – JOE SIMON (10) - This was his eighth and final Top 40 hit, but it turned out to be his biggest. I thought it was OK, but nothing exceptional. 7: THE HUSTLE – VAN McCOY & THE SOUL CITY SYMPHONY (29) - Wow! This song was taking baby steps up the chart over the past few weeks, but this week, it broke wide open. It’s a good one - one of my favorite ‘70s instrumentals. 6: SISTER GOLDEN HAIR - AMERICA (1) - The second of their two #1 hits. This was my favorite of the two (though "A Horse With No Name" was also a great one). 5: LOVE WON’T LET ME WAIT – MAJOR HARRIS (7) - A former member of the Delfonics, he was a one-hit wonder as a solo artist. This was a good song - your typical mid-70s slow jam. 4: I’M NOT LISA – JESSI COLTER (6) - CHEEEEESE-fest... 3: WILDFIRE - MICHAEL MURPHEY (12) - Despite this song’s huge chart jump, this is all the further it got, but it still did quite well - was his biggest and possibly most well-known hit. My favorite song from him would be "What's Forever For", but this, along with "Carolina In The Pines" are great songs as well. 2: WHEN WILL I BE LOVED – LINDA RONSTADT (3) - It looked like she might have two #1 songs in a row, but alas, this song just barely missed. This was a great one, and was in a horse race with "Heat Wave" as my favorite of her 1975 hits. 1: LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER – THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (2) - In a year that featured more one-week number one songs than any other year, this one somehow managed to spend a month on top, although I'm not sure why, as this was definitely not their best hit. Its saving grace is that it's not as bad as their hit from the fall of the following year, "Muskrat Fungus Love".
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Post by Hervard on Jun 16, 2018 18:09:39 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - June 16, 2018
This week's presentation - June 14, 1980
Here we go with the last "new" show of AT40: The 80s. After this, it's all repeats from here!
LW#3: BIGGEST PART OF ME - AMBROSIA LW#2: COMING UP - PAUL McCARTNEY LW#1: FUNKY TOWN - LIPPS, INC. 40: I'M ALIVE - THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (debut) - One of two Xanadu singles on the chart this week. It was so/so, but I preferred their duet with Olivia Newton-John, which, of course, was the title track and would chart later on in the summer. 39: NEW ROMANCE - SPIDER (39) - Wow, here's a faceless band! I don't remember! It's the only song by this New York quintet and this is all the higher the song got, which was too bad, since it was a really good one! 38: ALL NIGHT LONG - JOE WALSH (debut) - There were many soundtracks during 1980 that spawned many singles, and the Urban Cowboy soundtrack was definitely one of them. This was the first of six new hits from the soundtrack to make the Top 40. Considering I'm not a huge Joe Walsh fan, this was actually pretty good. 37: MORE LOVE - KIM CARNES (debut) - Interesting story about how the hard lesson she learned from trying to delve into a recording contract. This week, as she was on her way down with her duet with Kenny Rogers, she was scaling the chart with her first big solo hit. Of course, the best was yet to come. Not sure if I prefer this song or "Bette Davis Eyes" - I think it's one of those cases where it depends on my mood. 36: MAGIC - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (debut) - This was the other hit from Xanadu on this week's chart, and it would end up being the biggest of them all by far, spending four weeks at #1. I liked this song, but it was not quite my favorite ONJ song. 35: ANSWERING MACHINE - RUPERT HOLMES (debut) - Third Single Syndrome definitely applied here, as his first two songs were Top Ten hits, but this one ran out of steam at #32. It was also his final Top 40 hit. I preferred said first two songs; this one was mediocre. 34: TWO PLACES AT THE SAME TIME - RAY PARKER & RAYDIO (37) - A physical impossiblilty (well, unless you clone yourself or borrow Doc Brown's Delorean). As for the song, it was pretty good, but definitely not his best, 33: ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL - PINK FLOYD (29) - Generally an album rock act, they managed to have a few pop singles, including the biggest of them all. I like this song, but it's definitely not my favorite song on the chart. I wish they would include the part near the end, with the teachers hollering at the kids, but they almost always faded the song out before they got to that part. ARCHIVES: STILL - THE COMMODORES - I've been in sort of a blue funk over the past few days, so I didn't really need to hear this depressing song today. OPTIONAL EXTRA: LOVE THE WORLD AWAY - KENNY ROGERS - Joe Walsh debuted this week with the first Top 40 single from Urban Cowboy. This song would become the second just two weeks later. The song was also the second biggest hit from the soundtrack, behind "Lookin' For Love" by Johnny Lee. Last, but definitely not least, this song was by far my favorite song from the movie - just barely missed being the top song of 1980 according to my personal Top 30 charts - Kool & The Gang's "Too Hot" beat it by the narrowest margin possible. 32: THEME FROM "NEW YORK, NEW YORK" - FRANK SINATRA (35) - Old Blue Eyes' 110th and final chart entry here. This one reminded me a lot of my aunt's old records, which I used to listen to when I went over to my grandmother's (her mom) house to visit every Sunday afternoon, as many of those were from the forties and fifties. This one was peaking at #32 this week and probably would have done better had it been released back in the Big Band era. I thought it was a nice throwback song. 31: WE WERE MEANT TO BE LOVERS - PHOTOGLO (32) - His first of two Top 40 singles, both of which had that MOR sound to it, like many songs between 1979 and 1981 shortly after the death of disco. It was a good one, but I seem to recall that I preferred his 1981 hit "Fool In Love With You". 30: TWILIGHT ZONE - MANHATTAN TRANSFER (33) - Wow, interesting story about them filming a TV show out in 138 degree desert heat! Not sure I could hack that! Anyway, I liked how they incorporated the theme from the popular TV anthology series into this song. Their second of four Top 40 hits (yes, I thought they had more as well). 29: ONE FINE DAY - CAROLE KING (debut) - One of those cases where the songwriter of a song charts with it after it charts one or more times by other artists. This would by my second favorite version of the song (that I've heard), behind Rita Coolidge's rendition from the previous year. 28: LADY - THE WHISPERS (28) - After an upbeat dance number as their first hit, they went with a ballad this time around. The best part of this song was the synth bridge which they sometimes edited out, but they left it intact this week, which is good. Without it, the song is simply one of those sleepy R&B slow jams of the early 80s that sound more like early 70s. 27: WE LIVE FOR LOVE - PAT BENATAR (30) - Wow, two songs in a row using synths (although, this song uses modern ones, while the Whispers song uses old school synths). Anyway, this song used to be so/so, but now it's one of my favorite songs from her. 26: TIRED OF TOEIN' THE LINE - ROCKY BURNETTE (34) - Johnny Burnette's son here must have gotten tired of it right off as his first hit turned out to be his only hit. It was a great one, though - definitely sounds like something from the early sixties, which is when Johnny Burnette had several chart hits. LDD: IN MY LIFE - THE BEATLES - This song definitely fit the LDD, as it was from an American who lived in Iran, but had to evacuate about a year and a half before and had lost contact with all the friends she made there. 25: BREAKDOWN DEAD AHEAD - BOZ SCAGGS (22) - "Lido Shuffle Part 2", as some people call it (but Part 1 will always be the best, right?) This one's a great song as well! 24: RIDE LIKE THE WIND - CHRISTOPHER CROSS (23) - Wow, for a second week in a row, this song took a one-spot drop. Kind of unusual for a song that had peaked at #2 and been around for awhile. Anyway, I liked most of his Top 40 hits, this one included. 23: SHOULD'VE NEVER LET YOU GO - NEIL & DARA SEDAKA (25) - Neil, of course, had tons of hits back over the past three decades, but this was his daughter Dara's only appearance in the Top 40. It was definitely a great song - one of my favorite Sedaka songs. ARCHIVES: NO MORE TEARS - BARBRA STREISAND & DONNA SUMMER - I used to hate this song with a passion, but now, I don't mind it quite as much. Still, I could take it or leave it. OPTIONAL EXTRA: MISUNDERSTANDING - GENESIS - Their second Top 40 hit, the first one to hit the Top 20, and a song that my station used to play all the time back in the summer of 1980. Given that, I'm surprised the song didn't even hit the Top Ten on the Hot 100 (though it did peak at #3 on the R&R chart). This was definitely one of my favorite Genesis songs of all time! 22: SHINING STAR - MANHATTANS (27) - I've already mentioned, too many times, I'm sure, that I preferred this one over their other big hit, the day-darkening "Kiss And Say Goodbye". 21: WONDERING WHERE THE LIONS ARE - BRUCE COCKBURN (21) - LOL @ the artist's name (though it's not pronounced that way). Anyway, I liked this song. 20: LOST IN LOVE - AIR SUPPLY (19) - Like the Christopher Cross song, this song made two consecutive downward moves of one spot. I'm wondering if its success on WLS's station playlist was instrumental in that, as the song had begun a three-week reign on that chart the week before. This was the breakthrough song for this Australian duo, and one of their best. Possibly my favorite of the songs where Graham Russell sings lead. EXTRA: DANCING IN THE STREET - MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS - They were the female act with the most Top Ten songs during the rock era. This was the biggest of their six Top Ten songs, peaking at #2 in the runner-up position. The song was OK, but nothing exceptional. 19: SEXY EYES - DR. HOOK (16) - Wow, several songs making small drops in this area of the chart. Anyway, this band had the most success in the 1970s, but they did have a few in the 80s, including one of their biggest hits ever - that would be this one, of course, which I liked, but, as I've mentioned many times, it doesn't hold a candle to "Better Love Next Time". 18: LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT - PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE (20) - This song (my favorite PPL song) was the only Top Ten hit for this band, led by Vince Gill, husband of Amy Grant. It doesn't get much recurrent airplay anymore, but their 1975 "Amie" certainly does - and that song only lasted three weeks on the chart! 17: STOMP - THE BROTHERS JOHNSON (17) - This one had an odd chart run around the time it peaked - it made a big 16-7 move and held that spot the next week. One might think it would move forward a spot or two the following week, but instead, dropped back to #17, held there this week and then dropped to #18 and then resumed a normal chart run from there (well, from what was left of its chart run within the Top 40? I wonder what the deal was there? Anyway, this was never one of my favorite songs - not quite a "No. Just no" but close. 16: BRASS IN POCKET - THE PRETENDERS (14) - This rock quarted led by Chrissie Hynde was embarking on a pretty good chart career, with, I believe six Top 40 hits. This was one of their best, IMO. 15: HURT SO BAD - LINDA RONSTADT (8) - Ah, the queen of remakes here! This wasn't one of my favorite songs from her, but it was still a good one! 14: LET'S GET SERIOUS - JERMAINE JACKSON (18) - Anyone notice the resemblance between this and "Grease" by Frankie Valli? I heard this song at the water park two years ago and at first I thought it was this song, but then realized that it wasn't. As for the song, it isn't bad, but I generally preferred his mid-80s songs. LDD: ALWAYS & FOREVER - HEAT WAVE - One of the most popular love songs of all time! It indeed fit the LDD! 13: CUPID / I'VE LOVED YOU FOR A LONG TIME - SPINNERS (15) - They seemed to be on a roll with medleys, as this was their second one in a row and it, like the first one, hit the Top Ten. I wonder if they just decided to stop while they were ahead; who knows? Anyway, I liked both medleys about the same. ARCHIVES: LADY - STYX - Since they were from Chicago, they got tons of airplay on WLS, so I heard this song many, many times back in the day, and the song hasn't lost its luster at all. One of my favorites from them! OPTIONAL EXTRA: SAILING - CHRISTOPER CROSS - Now here's a great song that came out at the right time of year, since it's about a popular summertime activity. In Cross' short pop chart career, he put out many great songs. In fact, I can't think of one song by him that I don't like. This is among my favorites by him.T 12: DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH A DREAMER - KENNY ROGERS W/ KIM CARNES (4) - I tell you what, I think that it's too bad they didn't do more collaborations, because both of them (this and "What About Me" in 1984) were among my favorites by both artists. 11: SHE'S OUT OF MY LIFE - MICHAEL JACKSON (12) - Had this song had a little more oomph in it, it would have been the first time that siblings were in the Top Ten at the same time (with solo hits, anyway), but by the time that "Let's Get Serious" by Jermaine Jackson made the Top Ten, this song had already dropped from its peak position of #10. No matter; it would happen eventually - in the fall of 1995, to be exact. And what do you know - it involved the Jacksons (more specifically, Michael and Janet). Anyway, I thought this was a great song - my favorite from the Off The Wall album, though somewhat poignant, as I heard this song very soon after he died back in 2009 (on an AT40 show, no less), and came very close to breaking down (much like Michael does at the end of this song). 10: STEAL AWAY - ROBBIE DUPREE (13) - One of two Top 20 hits for thus Brooklyn native. This was my favorite song from him - sounded a lot like "What A Fool Believes" by the Doobie Brothers, one of my all-time faves. 9: CARS - GARY NUMAN (9) - Here's one I remember quite well from the early summer of 1980! The radio stations I listened to back in the day played this one all the time! Even though it could use a few more verses (in place of all the instrumental parts), it is still a great song nevertheless. As synth-heavy as it was, it was almost ahead of its time! 8: LITTLE JEANNIE - ELTON JOHN (10) - This was Elton's first, and biggest, hit of the 1980s. It was a great one - very upbeat and happy sounding, which is more than I can say for some of his songs ("The Last Song" for instance). 7: IT'S STILL ROCK & ROLL TO ME - BILLY JOEL (11) - This was the biggest mover over the past two weeks, the song made a pretty decent-sized chart jump this week as well. The song was indeed on its way to being his very first #1. Though my least favorite of the Glass Houses singles, it's still a good one to me! 6: CALL ME - BLONDIE (5) - This song had just spent six weeks at #1 and wasn't in any hurry to leave the chart, as evidenced by its one-point drop this week. The song was by a band whose #1 songs show great diversity, from disco to new wave, and from reggae to rap. This, of course, was the new wave song and, with that type of music becoming more popular than ever in 1980, it's no surprise that this song came out on top! A great song indeed! 5: AGAINST THE WIND - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND (7) - Difficult, but not impossible. But seriously, this song, the title track from this week's #1 album (for the sixth week) was on its way to a peak of #5. It was definitely one of his best songs ever (and another one I remember quite well - both from the radio and the album, which my Mom had on cassette and we listened to it in the car all the time). 4: THE ROSE - BETTE MIDLER (6) - Funny story about how Bette Midler became "devoured" by a giant hot dog! I definitely do not remember this song from its chart run, however. Perhaps it just didn't make an impression on me. I remember singing this song in choir in middle school. The song's OK, but I definitely prefer several other songs from her. 3: BIGGEST PART OF ME - AMBROSIA (3) - Since the top two were solid hits, this was all the higher that this one got, but it did manage to spend a month atop the R&R chart, which was good, because this was my favorite song by Ambrosia (though "How Much I Feel" was a very close second). OPTIONAL EXTRA: ALL OUT OF LOVE - AIR SUPPLY - This, of course, was one of my least favorite Air Supply songs, although I must like it better than I used to, as it no longer gets "No. Just no" status. For more info, see my comments on "Still" by the Commodores, the first of this week's Archive songs. 2: COMING UP (LIVE AT GLASGOW) - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS (2) - Despite its monster chart jump of eleven spots two weeks before, one might think this was a cinch to hit the top next week, but it was actually stuck in the runner-up position for three weeks before it finally had enough steam to top the charts! 1: FUNKY TOWN - LIPPS INC. (1) - Like "Cars", this was another song that sounded a little ahead of its time, what with the synths and the electronic voices. It apparently worked, especially seeing that it had the strength to keep such a fast climbing song as "Coming Up" at bay for several weeks! It was OK, but I was never a huge fan of it. I preferred Pseudo-Echo's cover from seven years later.
Coming up next week: According to KOLA, the show for next week is June 16, 1984. However, since this show was last run in 2015, there's a chance that it's a B-show (but, due to the fact that it's been awhile since we've gotten 1984, I have a feeling it's the "A" show, in which case it would be a standalone).
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Post by Hervard on Jun 16, 2018 18:10:43 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - June 16, 2018 This week's presentation - June 25, 1988 Droppers: I DON'T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU - FOREIGNER (39) - This was a nice song, but not one of my favorites from them. Apparently, Mick Jones felt the same way, which explains how undersung it was. WAIT - WHITE LION (38) - Their first of two Top 40 hits (both Top Tens). I much preferred this one - "When The Children Cry" is just so maudlin - borders on being a "No. Just no". TWO OCCASIONS - THE DEELE (37) - This song used to be the closing song for Open House Party (is that show even still in production?) It was a pleasant song, but I preferred a few of Babyface's solo hits. PROMOS 40: 1-2-3 – GLORIA ESTEFAN & MIAMI SOUND MACHINE (debut) - Could she have been counting the Top Ten songs they'd scored with their Let It Loose album? Well, this would make it number four, as it sailed straight into the Top Ten as well. 39: JUST GOT PAID – JOHNNY KEMP (debut) - One of two Top 40 hits from this R&B singer from the Bahamas. It was OK - your typical late-80s dance music. 38: THE COLOUR OF LOVE – BILLY OCEAN (debut) - Wow, all the debuts are down at the bottom of the chart. And the best of the bunch, IMO, is the highest one. I liked most of Ocean's slow songs and this is definitely one of my favorites from him! 37: BLACK AND BLUE – VAN HALEN (34) - This was off to a promising start, debuting at #34 the previous week, but oddly enough, it dropped back to #37 this week. I guess it wasn't promoted to Top 40 radio very well, if at all. It did, however, hit #1 on the Album Rock Tracks chart. As for the song, it was pretty good, sort of reminiscent of their songs with David Lee Roth on lead vocals. 36: ANYTHING FOR YOU – GLORIA ESTEFAN AND MIAMI SOUND MACHINE (23) -This was their only #1 song (as a group, anyway, as Gloria went on two have two #1 songs on her own). It was a good song - they played the English version of the song this week, instead of the "Spanglish" version, which it seems that they generally play (or is it just me)? 35: HEART OF MINE – BOZ SCAGGS (35) - I liked all of his Top 40 hits, but this one is in a horse race with "Lido Shuffle" for my favorite song from Scaggs! In any case, it's my favorite of his ballads. 34: SIGN YOUR NAME – TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY (40) - This and "Wishing Well" are pretty much the only two songs by him that I like. I preferred this one - had a somewhat haunting sound to it. 33: PIANO IN THE DARK – BRENDA RUSSELL FEATURING JOE ESPOSITO (22) - There were two Brendas on the chart this week and, coincidentally, both had two Top 40 hits. Not sure if I preferred this one or "So Good, So Right" - both are great songs! 32: PARENTS JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND – D.J. JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE (36) - Like Fresh Prince in the first story, about school shopping, I was sixteen back when this song was popular, so I could definitely relate (although my Mom never bought me school clothes from two generations prior)! I liked this song - this was back when rap was still tolerable. 31: SUPERSONIC – J.J. FAD (30) -A female rap trio from LA, with their only Top 40 hit. Another decent rap song, IMO - my favorite part was where two of them were rapping and the other was beatboxing at the beginning. OPTIONAL EXTRA: I DON'T WANNA LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE - CHICAGO - The first of five singles from Chicago 19 (although I believe that "What Kind Of Man Would I Be" was released from their Greatest Hits album - but I could be wrong). Anyway, this was a good song, but I preferred the other four (including "We Can Last Forever", which didn't quite hit the Top 40, but was a Top 20 AC hit). 30: PARADISE – SADE (31) - Sade was mainly a smooth jazz and AC artist, but they did have a handful of Top 40 hits - four, to be exact (well, before the PPW era, anyway) and all of them hit the Top 20. This one just barely squeaked in, peaking at #20 in July. It was a great song - my favorite of their hits! LDD: ENDLESS LOVE – DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE - This song became somewhat popular in the Long Distance Dedication department. It fit this dedication quite well. 29: ROLL WITH IT – STEVE WINWOOD (33) - It’s true I hated it when it first came out, but then I gradually started to like it more and more. This is a great one to crank up while driving (but not too loud, especially in cities with noise ordinances, lol!) 28: MAKE ME LOSE CONTROL – ERIC CARMEN (32) - On several occasions, they cut out the second verse in this song (my favorite of the three), but this time, they decided to leave the song intact. Definitely my favorite of Carmen's two 1988 hits ("Hungry Eyes" was too overplayed, which I guess is understandable, since it was from a very popular movie soundtrack). 27: TALL COOL ONE – ROBERT PLANT (29) - Ah, the lead singer of the legendary Led Zeppelin. This was pretty good - the part at the end, with a montage of guitar riffs from many of their classic hits, was really cool! 26: UNDER THE MILKY WAY – THE CHURCH (24) - This was one of several Aussie bands on the chart this week. I liked this song, but I preferred the follow-up, "Over The Three Musketeers" 25: NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO) – SAMANTHA FOX (29) - Of her four Top 40 hits, this was the biggest. Wasn't quite one of my favorites, and it was pretty much rehashed in her next Top 40 hit "I Wanna Have Some Fun". I preferred "Touch Me" and her cover of "I Only Wanna Be With You", as well as their Top 40 miss from the previous summer, "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me). 24: SHATTERED DREAMS – JOHNNY HATES JAZZ (16) - Hmm, I wonder if they've forgiven George Michael yet for shutting them out of the #1 spot? Regardless, this was my favorite of their three songs from Turn Back The Clock? The title track, which was an AC-only hit late that year, would be a close second. 23: HANDS TO HEAVEN - BREATHE (28) - When I first heard this song, I thought it was a new hit by Air Supply - the singer sounded a lot like Russell Hitchcock in the choruses. I liked this song at first, but overplay tarnished it for me. I preferred their songs on their Peace Of Mind album two years later. 22: WE ALL SLEEP ALONE - CHER (15) - Cher had one Top Ten hit on R&R and one Top Ten hit on the Hot 100 in 1988 - only with different songs. This one hit the Top Ten on the former by the skin of its teeth, and this is all the further it got on the Hot 100, where she'd hit the Top Ten earlier in the year with "I Found Someone", which peaked at #12 on R&R. I preferred this one, though neither one was one of my favorites from Cher. I prefer songs like "Just Like Jesse James" and "Believe". 21: RUSH HOUR – JANE WIEDLIN (27) - The second of the Go-Gos to hit the Top 40 with a solo hit. Unfortunately, she wasn't quite as successful as bandmate Belinda Carlisle, as this was her only Top 40 hit. It was a great song - too bad her follow-up "Inside A Dream" only got as high as #57, since I preferred that song. OPTIONAL EXTRA: DO YOU LOVE ME - THE CONTOURS - The station I was listening to, WNYR, did not play this one, so I'm not sure if they played the original version or the re-recorded one - probably the former. I personally preferred the new version, but both were good. 20: LOST IN YOU – ROD STEWART (26) - Here's an artist who had been hitting the charts for two decadees, and his hit streak was far from over. This one didn't quite hit the Top Ten, but it didn't miss by much, peaking at #12. It was a great one - possibly my favorite of his four Top 40 hits from the Out Of Order album. 19: HOLD ON TO THE NIGHTS – RICHARD MARX (25) - A rare example of the final release from an album (that spawned three or more hits) being the biggest. The first three hit the Top Five, but this one went all the way. I preferred several others from him, though - most of them from Repeat Offender. 18: BEDS ARE BURNING – MIDNIGHT OIL (21) - Another Aussie band and, like The Church, they only had one Top 40 hit. I remember hearing this song all the time in early 2001 on Chicago's 94.7 The Zone - a then-80s station that had the skimpiest variety of music. One day (March 10, 2001, to be exact), when I was out for a leisurely drive, I must have heard the song at least three times. No wonder that format didn't last long on that station! As for the song, it's a good one, so at least it wasn't a crappy song that was overplayed. 17: EVERYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (6) - Here is yet another artist on this week's chart with their last Top Ten hit (though they just barely missed with the ironically titled "So Close" in late 1990). This was pretty good, but I prefer many others from them. 16: NEW SENSATION - INXS (20) - Last week, we had back-to-back artists from Sydney, Australia and it almost happened again this week, but Hall & Oates prevented it. I liked this song - much better than the overplayed "Need You Tonight". 15: NITE AND DAY – AL B. SURE! (17) - Ah, a nice and mellow slow jam - much better than his upbeat songs (like "Off On Your Own Girl"). I liked the synthesizer used in this song. 14: I STILL BELIEVE – BRENDA K. STARR (14) - This was her first of two Top 40 hits - and she almost had a third hit, her duet with George Lamond called "No Matter What", but that one ran out of gas at #49 - too bad, as that was my favorite song from her. This, however, was a close second, as it was a great one! 13: CIRCLE IN THE SAND – BELINDA CARLISLE (7) - This was Belinda's fourth and final Top Ten hit. This one was OK, but not one of my favorites by her by a longshot. I preferred "I Get Weak", along with the two Wild Horses singles in 1989 and 1990. 12: KISS ME DEADLY – LITA FORD (12) - This was the first of three heavy metal songs in a row. I'll bet this was a highlight for our friend JessieLou. I liked this song, too, as well as the follow-up "Back To The Cave". 11: NOTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME - POISON (13) - This song hit the Top Ten on the Hot 100, but just missed on the R&R chart. Poison didn't have their first Top Ten on that chart until "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", which went all the way to the top. Anyway, this was a great song - one of my favorite songs by Poison! OPTIONAL EXTRA: I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY - KYLIE MINOGUE - She would be more successful in the 21st century, but she had a few hits in the late 1980s as well. This was her first. Not sure if I prefer this or "It's No Secret", from early 1989. In any case, I prefer both of them over the frankly annoying "The Loco-Motion". 10: POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME – DEF LEPPARD (18) - They'd had moderate success on the Top 40 chart with the Pyromania album, but it was the Hysteria album that REALLY put them on the map. This was their first Top Five hit and looked like it would hit #1, but Richard Marx leapfrogged over them with his hit that we heard back at #31. No matter; they would top the chart with their next single "Love Bites". Not sure if I preferred that one or this. Is it me, or did Casey erroneously refer to their album as Animal? 9: MERCEDES BOY - PEBBLES (11) - Is it me, or were there more songs about cars and driving than usual in the summer of 1988? Who knows; maybe it seems like that because that was the summer I took Driver's Ed. Didn't get my license until seven years later, though (mainly due to procrastination). 8: ALPHABET ST. - PRINCE (10) - This was Prince's last hit for about a year, before he came back with three songs from the Batman soundtrack in 1989. This song was OK, but far from being his best. Casey hinted that this could become another number one hit for him. He must not have seen that this song had, in fact, lost its bullet this week. Then, of course, it free-fell soon after. 7: ONE MORE TRY – GEORGE MICHAEL (2) - When "Father Figure" was riding high on the charts, I listened to the "Faith" album for the first time and heard this song. I loved it instantly and hoped it would be released next and, sure enough, it was, and straight to #1 it went. This is definitely one of his best solo hits. I sure didn't like the hack job they did on the song this week, however. 6: THE VALLEY ROAD – BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE (8) - This was the third and final Top Ten hit for Hornsby. I liked this song, but preferred the three hits from The Way It Is. 5: THE FLAME – CHEAP TRICK (9) - After an eight-year absence from the chart, Cheap Trick came back in a major way, as this song went all the way to the top and was one of the most played songs of the summer of 1988. As a result, I'm still kind of burned out on this one, but it's tolerable. Still, I preferred many of their earlier hits, including "I Want You To Want Me" and "Voices". 4: MAKE IT REAL – THE JETS (5) - - 1988 was definitely the year for the rare "last single with most success". We've already talked about Richard Marx, and the Jets are another example. This song peaked at #4 a few weeks later. This was a great song, though I slightly preferred "You Got It All". OPTIONAL EXTRA: FAST CAR - TRACY CHAPMAN - This one reminds me a little of "Oh Very Young" by Cat Stevens. This one was Chapman's biggest hit for eight years, until "Give Me One Reason" came along. I preferred this one, as the latter was way overplayed. 3: TOGETHER FOREVER – RICK ASTLEY (1) - Ah, the prerequisite Rickroll, which was virtually unavoidable in 1988. Actually, I just heard this one on the oldies station today, which I thought was weird, considering that most stations play "Never Gonna Give You Up". Anyway, this one was more or less a watered-down version of that song.. I preferred the next hit from the Whenever You Need Somebody album, "It Would Take A Strong Strong Man". The title track was also a great song, but that one wasn't released here in the states, which I thought was a shame (though as I recall, that was a decent-sized hit on the dance chart). 2: DIRTY DIANA – MICHAEL JACKSON (4) - This one would set a record, as the fifth #1 song from the same album. It was one of my favorites from the Bad album. 1: FOOLISH BEAT – DEBBIE GIBSON (3) - This could have been yet another example of the "last single with most success" phenomenon, as this was the only #1 song from Out Of The Blue, but while she was still hot, she decided to release a fifth single - which didn't even hit the Top 20 (didn't upset me too terribly, as I wasn't crazy about the song). Such was not the case with this great song, though - this one most definitely one of her best hits ever. Glad they didn't have that sloppy edit near the end! The same one was used the previous two weeks and would be used again on the July 9 show. Totally screwed up the continuity of the song!
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Post by Hervard on Jun 17, 2018 10:17:58 GMT -5
Indeed - especially since most of those songs predate AT40. That's why that show, once listed among the AT40 shows not yet played, in this topic, has since been removed from the list. I don't believe I ever listed 1980's Book of Records special among Premiere's shows not played. From the beginning, I excluded specials and guest-hosted programs. Actually, you're right - in searching a few of my recent posts, I found that it was a similar list (by @listenerwantstoknow), in my "Listing of AT40: The 80s shows" topic, that contained the Book Of Records program.
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