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Post by lasvegaskid on Jul 18, 2015 10:33:48 GMT -5
On this week's 1978 show Casey said I've Had Enough had a one in three chance of hitting #1 because of batting average of PM & Wings. That average would drop as this wouldn't even reach the top 20.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jul 25, 2015 21:27:13 GMT -5
On this week's 1970 show Casey said John Phillips has had success as Head Papa and he is still hitting it big solo. MISSISSIPPI would be his only solo top 40.
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Post by at40fansince1984 on Jul 25, 2015 22:23:54 GMT -5
In the second-ever AT40 (broadcast 7/11/70, using the 7/18 chart) Casey noted the Beatles' record number of #1 hits and stated that Elvis Presley was the only act with the potential to plausibly surpass it. Elvis never had another #1 after that, and only really came close to doing so once ("Burning Love" hit #2 in 1972.) On the same show, Casey said Elvis "has had more songs listed than anyone ever had or probably will ever have". Unfortunately that record was broken by the Gleesters. Yeah but around 75% of their never hit the Top 40 & most only stayed 3 weeks or less. He's also been passed by Lil Wayne but a lot of them were featured songs.
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Post by dukelightning on Jul 26, 2015 8:29:57 GMT -5
I am going to give Casey a pass on this one. Who in their right mind could have foreseen the massive methodology changes in the Hot 100? In my mind, Elvis still has the record because of all these clowns that supposedly broke his record would never have come close using the chart rules of the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.
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Post by purplerush on Jul 30, 2015 12:18:31 GMT -5
^^ Besides, doesn't downloading an album give each song a credit at reaching the singles chart? Buying an Elvis album certainly didn't give the non-released songs a credit toward the singles chart in his time. If so, I would think the King would be well on top of the Gleesters.
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Post by freakyflybry on Aug 2, 2015 23:54:24 GMT -5
On the Casey's Top 40 from October 21, 1995, Casey said that "Automatic Lover" was hoping to make it 4 for 4 for top 10 hits for Real McCoy. It would only get two notches higher to #30, and they never hit the top 10 again.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Aug 10, 2015 15:40:06 GMT -5
On the 8/4/79 show Casey said three of Babs top tenners reached #1 and "Main Event/Fight" was heading in that direction. It would only move up one more notch to #3.
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Post by pb on Aug 16, 2015 13:09:31 GMT -5
On this week's 1978 show, Casey said Andy Gibb was zooming toward his 4th straight #1. Of course EL wouldn't get there and neither would the youngest Gibb ever again. On 3/1/80 Casey would once again claim Andy Gibb was headed for #1 with "Desire."
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Post by dukelightning on Aug 16, 2015 14:23:56 GMT -5
On 10/30/76, he would do the same for the Bee Gees' "Love so Right". What does this mean? Well, it means that every top 5 record the Gibb family had between mid 1975 and mid 1980 either hit #1 or was predicted to do so. That's 14 in all during that five year period.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Aug 19, 2015 15:43:50 GMT -5
On the 8/8/87 show Casey said 7 Wonders was trying to follow Big Love into the top 10. It was #20 that week and would peak only one notch higher.
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Post by 1finemrg on Aug 28, 2015 23:22:03 GMT -5
On the 8/26/72 show, Casey answered a letter about the artist who had the most Hot 100 hits without reaching the Top 40. He told the story of Steve Alaimo who had 9 Hot 100 hits without a Top 40 single. Then he said that he would eventually make the Top 40 because he never gives up, keeps on trying.
Steve Alaimo's ninth Hot 100 single "Amerikan Music" charted in April, 1972, reaching #79. It was his last Hot 100 hit.
Footnote: An additional five singles of Steve's bubbled under.
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Post by blackbowl68 on Aug 29, 2015 0:46:32 GMT -5
Casey answered a letter about the artist who had the most Hot 100 hits without reaching the Top 40. He told the story of Steve Alaimo who had 9 Hot 100 hits without a Top 40 single. Then he said that he would eventually make the Top 40 because he never gives up, keeps on trying. Steve Alaimo's ninth Hot 100 single "Amerikan Music" charted in April, 1972, reaching #79. It was his last Hot 100 hit. Footnote: An additional five singles of Steve's bubbled under. If this was on an August 1972 show, then this answer is very fresh for the time. The O'Jays had just scored their first Top 40 hit with their 11th chart record!
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Post by 1finemrg on Aug 29, 2015 6:29:01 GMT -5
Casey answered a letter about the artist who had the most Hot 100 hits without reaching the Top 40. He told the story of Steve Alaimo who had 9 Hot 100 hits without a Top 40 single. Then he said that he would eventually make the Top 40 because he never gives up, keeps on trying. Steve Alaimo's ninth Hot 100 single "Amerikan Music" charted in April, 1972, reaching #79. It was his last Hot 100 hit. Footnote: An additional five singles of Steve's bubbled under. If this was on an August 1972 show, then this answer is very fresh for the time. The O'Jays had just scored their first Top 40 hit with their 11th chart record! Blackbowl68, it was the August 26, 1972 show. You're right on point about the O'Jays.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Aug 31, 2015 7:27:42 GMT -5
Heard Casey on iheartradio stream from 2/1/1975 that 'Boogie On Reggae Woman' by Stevie Wonder could be #1 next week, while the song was at its peak position at #3. On the #2 record that week (Fire by Ohio Players) he said that could be #1 next week, which it was. I wonder was this a way of AT40 covering all its bases just in case. I also wonder if this was what was written on the script cards that Casey read or did he ad lib these possible chart movements?
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Post by lasvegaskid on Sept 5, 2015 11:12:38 GMT -5
On this week's 1974 show Casey said Cheech and Chong "just keep hitting the top 40". They would never reach AT40 again.
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