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Post by dougray2 on May 6, 2009 0:50:29 GMT -5
I was listening to the AT40 show from 1/12/80 when Mike Cleary filled in for Casey. Two historic events occured on this show. The first rap record to ever hit the top 40 was played, Rappers Delight by the Sugarhill Gang. Even more unusual, If My Friends Could See Me Now by Linda Clifford was played as a long distance dedication. This is noteworthy because Linda Clifford never had a top 40 hit (though she peaked at #41 twice) This is the only time I know of that AT40 played a song by an artist who never had a top 40 hit. My question is, has this ever happened before or afterward? Did AT40 ever play a song by an artist who never had a top 40 hit, other than 1/12/80?
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Post by mrjukebox on May 6, 2009 11:38:55 GMT -5
Good question-Perhaps we need to hear from Pete Battistini or Rob Durkee regarding this.
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Post by somelikeitwhen on May 7, 2009 15:05:40 GMT -5
Taking You Home by Don Henley was played as an LDD on AT40 in 2001 even though it only charted on the AC formats.
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Post by mkarns on May 7, 2009 15:56:11 GMT -5
I think "Taking You Home" did make the lower reaches of the pop chart (in Billboard, not Radio & Records), but missed the top 40. But Don Henley has had other top 40 hits so he doesn't answer the above question.
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Post by dougray2 on May 7, 2009 16:48:46 GMT -5
I know AT40 has played many songs that didn't make the top 40, either as LDD's or in some specials. But I don't think AT40 has played a song by an artist who never hit the top 40 other than Linda Clifford. I may be wrong on that, so if anyone has another example, please share it with us.
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Post by mstgator on May 7, 2009 17:57:22 GMT -5
If we're including specials, then the "National Album Countdown" special that aired the weekend of 8/5/72 included a song by Emerson, Lake and Palmer (who never got higher than #48 on the Hot 100). And the Book of Records show from 7/5/80 included a song by Hank Snow, who (despite being huge on the Country chart) never placed higher than #68 on the pop chart.
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Post by dougray2 on May 7, 2009 23:23:48 GMT -5
Good job mstgator. I'm surprised about Hank Snow, thought he would have made the pop top 40. ELP does fit the criteria.
Correction- Emerson Lake and Palmer did have one top 40 hit. From The Beginning peaked at #39 in October 1972.
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Post by reachinforthestars on May 8, 2009 1:37:46 GMT -5
I seem to recall a countdown that played Blind Faith's "Can't Find My Way Back Home". Does anyone else remember this, or did I dream it?
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Post by dougray2 on May 8, 2009 2:16:25 GMT -5
If that was played, Blind Faith would definitely qualify.
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Post by mrjukebox on May 8, 2009 12:01:54 GMT -5
Blind Faith consisted of Eric Clapton,Steve Winwood,Rick Grech,& Ginger Baker-They released one album,which topped the LP chart forty years ago.
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Post by mkarns on May 8, 2009 12:36:19 GMT -5
Linda Clifford's "If My Friends Could See Me Now" was also used as an LDD on 9/22/79.
On 12/27/86, Darlene Love's "White Christmas" was an LDD; she's never made the top 40 solo, though she has as leader of the Crystals and others.
Wet Wet Wet's "Love Is All Around" was used by Shadoe on 11/5/94; I don't see any record of them making the US top 40 (though "Love Is All Around" did hit the AC chart, and had a long #1 run in Britain.)
I can't find "Can't Find My Way Home" on the AT40/20/10 LDD lists. Maybe it was a Casey's Top 40 "Request And Dedication"?
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Post by freakyflybry on May 8, 2009 12:55:42 GMT -5
February 19, 1994: The Sneek Peek was "Steep" by Lauren Christy; she had no top 40 hits, but would produce several as part of the production team known as The Matrix.
September 24, 1994: The Sneek Peek was "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails, who also had no top 40 hits, but remain successful on the rock charts to this day
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Post by reachinforthestars on May 8, 2009 16:21:04 GMT -5
I can't find "Can't Find My Way Home" on the AT40/20/10 LDD lists. Maybe it was a Casey's Top 40 "Request And Dedication"? I don't think it was a LDD. What I can recall is that it was a story about how an album was released by a group that went to #1 and then the group broke up. Something about how unusual it was for a group's first album to reach #1 and then they were gone forever. Of course, that group's members have done much more since then, but it was somewhat of an oddity. |
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Post by mstgator on May 8, 2009 17:58:28 GMT -5
Correction- Emerson Lake and Palmer did have one top 40 hit. From The Beginning peaked at #39 in October 1972. Whoops... I guess I was in such a rush to find any act on that chart without a Top 40 hit that I skimped on my research. I'm actually surprised there weren't more Sneek Peek acts who missed the Top 40, although I suppose they did tend to pick songs by established artists. |
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Post by ontheair on May 8, 2009 22:18:42 GMT -5
I think they played Jake Holmes' "So Close..." one week even though it hadn't actually made the top 40, but for the life of me I can't remember the details.
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