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Post by wickster82 on Jul 28, 2012 23:49:10 GMT -5
Anytime I hear a recap of the the previous week's Top 3, I assume that if there is a new number 1 song it'll either be the number 2 or 3 song. It's always a surprise to hear the new number one song to come from outside of the Top 3. Some of the biggest I can think of.
Mary McGregor - Torn Between Two Lovers 7 - 1
Blondie - Rapture 6 - 1
Peter Cetera - Glory of Love 5 - 1
Richard Marx - Hold On To The Nights 5 - 1
Meco - Star Wars Theme 8 - 1
Elton John - Island Girl 8 - 1
Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart 5 - 1
Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl 5 - 1
Rod Stewart - Tonight's The Night 8 - 1
Rupert Holmes - Escape 4 - 1
Earth, Wind & Fire - Shining Star 4 - 1
Peter Cetera & Amy Grant - Next Time I Fall 4 - 1
And perhaps the biggest one I can think of
Paul & Linda McCartney - Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey 12 - 1
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Post by doomsdaymachine on Jul 29, 2012 0:00:09 GMT -5
In 1964, the Beatles' "Can't But Me Love" debuted on the Hot 100 at #27. The following week, it catapulted to #1.
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Post by mkarns on Jul 29, 2012 0:17:10 GMT -5
Paul Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" and Vicki Lawrence's "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" both moved 10-1.
On a Shadoe AT40, Mariah Carey's "I Don't Wanna Cry" jumped 8-1.
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Jul 29, 2012 5:55:14 GMT -5
Club Nouveau's "Lean On Me" jumped from #5 to #1 in March 1987, if I recall.
Also, Roxette's "It Must Have Been Love" jumped from #5 to #1 in 1990, as well. That song inched from #6 to #5 the previous week, if I remember correctly.
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Post by Hervard on Jul 29, 2012 7:29:32 GMT -5
"(I Just) Died In Your Arms" by the Cutting Crew jumped from 5 to 1 in May, 1987. I seem to recall Casey saying something about it being unexpected.
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Post by jdelachjr2002 on Jul 29, 2012 20:45:33 GMT -5
"(I Just) Died In Your Arms" by the Cutting Crew jumped from 5 to 1 in May, 1987. I seem to recall Casey saying something about it being unexpected. Are you sure it was Casey? Charlie Van Dyke filled in for Casey the week Cutting Crew moved up to #1. |
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Post by jgve1952 on Jul 29, 2012 21:43:07 GMT -5
Pre AT 40: In addition to "Can't Buy Me Love" jumping from 27 to 1 (as noted by d-machine), "Sherry" by the Four Seasons jumped from #11 to #1 on 9-15-62 and the Doors "Hello, I Love You" from #9 to #1 on 8-3-68. I couldn't find any other significant jumps to #1.
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Post by tarobe on Jul 29, 2012 22:14:42 GMT -5
By my count, 22 records leaped to #1 from outside the Top Five during American Top 40's original run. Here's the list:
June 19, 1971: “It’s Too Late”/ “I Feel the Earth Move,” Carole King (#6 to #1)
August 7, 1971: “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” Bee Gees (#6 to #1)
September 4, 1971: “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey,” Paul and Linda McCartney (#12 to #1)
September 16, 1972: “Black and White,” Three Dog Night (#9 to #1)
October 21, 1972: “My Ding-a-Ling,” Chuck Berry (#7 to #1)
December 16, 1972: “Me and Mrs. Jones,” Billy Paul (#6 to #1)
April 7, 1973: “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia,” Vicki Lawrence (#10 to #1)
August 4, 1973: “The Morning After,” Maureen McGovern (#9 to #1)
June 15, 1974: “Billy, Don’t Be a Hero,” Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods (#6 to #1)
July 6, 1974: “Rock the Boat,” Hues Corporation (#6 to #1)
November 23, 1974: “I Can Help,” Billy Swan (#6 to #1)
October 4, 1975: “Bad Blood,” Neil Sedaka (#6 to #1)
November 1, 1975: “Island Girl,” Elton John (#8 to #1)
November 22, 1975: “That’s the Way (I Like It),” KC and the Sunshine Band (#6 to #1)
January 10, 1976: “Convoy,” C.W. McCall (#6 to #1)
February 7, 1976: “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover,” Paul Simon (#10 to #1)
November 13, 1976: “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright),” Rod Stewart (#8 to #1)
February 5, 1977: “Torn Between Two Lovers,” Mary MacGrgor (#7 to #1)
October 1, 1977: “Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band,” Meco (#8 to #1)
March 28, 1981: “Rapture,” Blondie (#6 to #1)
May 25, 1991: “I Don’t Wanna Cry,” Mariah Carey (#8 to #1)
May 28, 1994: “I Swear,” All-4-One (#6 to #1)
During the 12 years from the beginning of the Hot 100 and the beginning of American Top 40, 24 records records leaped to #1 from outside the Top Five:
December 22, 1958: “The Chipmunk Song,” Chipmunks (#10 to #1)
March 9, 1959: “Venus,” Frankie Avalon (#7 to #1)
August 24, 1959: “The Three Bells,” Browns (#7 to #1)
February 22, 1960: “The Theme from A Summer Place,” Percy Faith (#6 to #1)
April 25, 1960: “Stuck on You,” Elvis Presley (#6 to #1)
November 21, 1960: “Stay,” Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs (#6 to #1)
April 3, 1961: “Blue Moon,” Marcels (#6 to #1)
December 18, 1961: “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” Tokens (#6 to #1)
September 15, 1962: “Sherry,” 4 Seasons (#11 to #1)
January 26, 1963: “Walk Right In,” Rooftop Singers (#11 to #1)
June 1, 1963: “It’s My Party,” Lesley Gore (#9 to #1)
April 4, 1964: “Can’t Buy Me Love,” Beatles (#27 to #1)
October 31, 1964: “Baby Love,” Supremes (#6 to #1)
February 5, 1966: “My Love,” Petula Clark (#9 to #1)
April 30, 1966: “Good Lovin’,” Young Rascals (#6 to #1)
June 25, 1966: “Paperback Writer,” Beatles (#15 to #1)
November 19, 1966: “You Keep Me Hangin’ On,” Supremes (#7 to #1)
August 26, 1967: “Ode to Billie Joe,” Bobbie Gentry (#7 to #1)
February 10, 1968: “Love Is Blue,” Paul Mauriat (#7 to #1)
April 12, 1968: “Honey,” Bobby Goldsboro (#10 to #1)
August 3, 1968: “Hello, I Love You,” Doors (#9 to #1)
July 12, 1969: “In the Year 2525,” Zager and Evans (#8 to #1)
November 29, 1969: “Come Together”/ “Something,” Beatles (#7 to #1)
June 13, 1970: “The Long and Winding Road,” Beatles (#10 to #1)
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Post by tarobe on Jul 30, 2012 14:34:18 GMT -5
July 6, 1974: “Rock the Boat,” Hues Corporation (#6 to #1) Well, in the real world. According to the July 6, 1974 Billboard Hot 100, "Rock the Boat" moved from #6 to #1. In the AT40 world, "Rock the Boat" was #5 the week before (June 29, 1974). That's because the show didn't use Billboard that week but rather made up its own chart. Also the July 6, 1974 was a special, "The Top 40 Acts of the 1970s," so we never got hear "Rock the Boat" as the #1 song . The next time it was played, on July 13, 1974, it was #3. |
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Post by briguy52748 on Jul 31, 2012 10:51:10 GMT -5
I don't have a complete list handy about big jumps to No. 1 from the American Country Countdown era, I'd bet there were quite a few songs that jumped from outside the top 3 to the No. 1 spot since the show's debut in October 1973.
The biggest jumpers immediately coming to mind during the ACC era:
• Dec. 20, 1975: "Convoy" – CW McCall (12 to 1).
• Oct. 12, 1991: "Keep It Between the Lines" – Ricky Van Shelton (9 to 1).
Both songs were years before the only song ever to debut at No. 1 during the ACC era: "More Than a Memory" by Garth Brooks, which turned the trick in September 2007.
I don't have any idea on songs between the start of the all-encompassing Hot C&W Sides chart (in October 1958) and September 1973, but my top guess has always been "A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash, when his song catapulted up the charts in August 1969.
Brian
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Post by mct1 on Aug 1, 2012 22:29:41 GMT -5
A few observations:
1) It's interesting that, between 1958 and 1977, this pretty consistently happened between one and three times every year (I count only one year when it didn't happen at all, and one when it happened four times); then, after 1977, it essentially stopped happening. That only one song took such a big leap to #1 in the last few years of the '70s and first few years of the '80s isn't that surprising, given the notoriously slow turnover on the charts during that period. But even when the pace picked up in the mid/late '80s, it didn't happen any more often (in fact, it didn't happen at all). I guess the charts were just less volatile in the '80s than they had been in past decades.
2) If I'm reading correctly, the two biggest leaps to #1 in the 1958-1991 era were both by the Beatles, and the third was by Paul McCartney solo.
3) The only song to do this in the 1980s was Blondie's "Rapture". IINM, John Lennon's "Woman" had been #2 the week before, and was held down in that position again by "Rapture". I'm sure there were a lot people listening to that week's AT40 who realized after #3 was played that "Woman" and "Rapture" were #1 and #2 in some order, and were assuming that Lennon had to be #1. It must have seemed far more likely that Blondie moved from #6 to #2 and Lennon from #2 to #1 than that Blondie would somehow move from #6 to #1 and Lennon would hold at #2. But the latter is exactly what happened, which probably disappointed a lot of people who were looking forward to seeing Lennon get another posthumous #1.
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Post by mkarns on Aug 1, 2012 22:38:52 GMT -5
3) The only song to do this in the 1980s was Blondie's "The Tide Is High". IINM, John Lennon's "Woman" had been #2 the week before, and was held down in that position again by the "Tide Is High". I'm sure there were a lot people listening to that week's AT40 who realized after #3 was played that "Woman" and "The Tide Is High" were #1 and #2 in some order, and were assuming that Lennon had to be #1. It must have seemed far more likely that Blondie moved from #6 to #2 and Lennon from #2 to #1 than that Blondie would somehow move from #6 to #1 and Lennon would hold at #2. But the latter is exactly what happened, which probably disappointed a lot of people who were looking forward to seeing Lennon get another posthumous #1. Presumably you meant Blondie's "Rapture"? |
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Post by mct1 on Aug 2, 2012 6:16:27 GMT -5
3) The only song to do this in the 1980s was Blondie's "The Tide Is High". IINM, John Lennon's "Woman" had been #2 the week before, and was held down in that position again by the "Tide Is High". I'm sure there were a lot people listening to that week's AT40 who realized after #3 was played that "Woman" and "The Tide Is High" were #1 and #2 in some order, and were assuming that Lennon had to be #1. It must have seemed far more likely that Blondie moved from #6 to #2 and Lennon from #2 to #1 than that Blondie would somehow move from #6 to #1 and Lennon would hold at #2. But the latter is exactly what happened, which probably disappointed a lot of people who were looking forward to seeing Lennon get another posthumous #1. Presumably you meant Blondie's "Rapture"? Yes, you're right. I've fixed the original post. |
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Post by Hervard on Aug 4, 2012 13:36:38 GMT -5
"(I Just) Died In Your Arms" by the Cutting Crew jumped from 5 to 1 in May, 1987. I seem to recall Casey saying something about it being unexpected. Are you sure it was Casey? Charlie Van Dyke filled in for Casey the week Cutting Crew moved up to #1. Actually, it was Casey, but not on the May 2 show. It was on the show the following week and I think he said it in the intro to the Cutting Crew song, which was also #1 that week. |
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