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Post by woolebull on Dec 22, 2012 13:04:07 GMT -5
Last night, I had the "pleasure" of listening to Red Sovine's "Teddy Bear" for the first time. On another thread we talked about hot\w that song, along with the Cure on the first weekly chart of 1988 were the one debut for that week, debuted at 40, and dropped off.
Was the Billboard chart in 1976 still based on sales? Because I also read that the song somehow sold a million copies...shouldn't it have gone higher than 40 if that was the case?
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Post by mga707 on Dec 22, 2012 16:31:06 GMT -5
Was the Billboard chart in 1976 still based on sales? Because I also read that the song somehow sold a million copies...shouldn't it have gone higher than 40 if that was the case? Believe it hit #1 on the Country singles chart. The Hot 100 was sales combined with airplay. |
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Post by artsmusic on Dec 22, 2012 17:41:15 GMT -5
John Anderson's Swingin' sold a million but only made it to #43 in 1982. Same problem, too few of the radio panel choosing to play/report it despite its sales strength.
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Post by Dale Latimer on Dec 22, 2012 20:51:14 GMT -5
Believe it hit #1 on the Country singles chart. You got it... |
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Post by alann on Dec 23, 2012 14:02:48 GMT -5
Last night, I had the "pleasure" of listening to Red Sovine's "Teddy Bear" for the first time. On another thread we talked about hot\w that song, along with the Cure on the first weekly chart of 1988 were the one debut for that week, debuted at 40, and dropped off. Was the Billboard chart in 1976 still based on sales? Because I also read that the song somehow sold a million copies...shouldn't it have gone higher than 40 if that was the case? Strangely, Teddy Bear by Red Sovine hit #4 on the UK pop chart in 1981 |
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Post by woolebull on Dec 23, 2012 14:42:42 GMT -5
Strangely, Teddy Bear by Red Sovine hit #4 on the UK pop chart in 1981 That might be the second strangest thing I've learned about charts this week. That's just wild. I think it would have been a posthumous hit as well for Red. |
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Post by pamelajaye on Dec 25, 2012 23:54:54 GMT -5
I've never heard this song, never heard of it, YouTube was being cranky but I was more interested in other lyrics. I could tell, when I got to the end that I live 3 or 4 decades later as I wanted to scream at the screen: YOU DON'T GIVE YOUR ADDRESS TO STRANGERS ON (The CB)!!
Well at least his (fictional) address won't be forever preserved on Google...
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Post by woolebull on Dec 26, 2012 8:37:01 GMT -5
I've never heard this song, never heard of it, YouTube was being cranky but I was more interested in other lyrics. I could tell, when I got to the end that I live 3 or 4 decades later as I wanted to scream at the screen: YOU DON'T GIVE YOUR ADDRESS TO STRANGERS ON (The CB)!! Well at least his (fictional) address won't be forever preserved on Google... You know, I can honestly say that I did not even think how anachronistic the lyrics are...but you're right! |
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Post by adam31 on Dec 26, 2012 14:19:06 GMT -5
This proves the 70s were a very different time. You didn't have to worry much about personal safety like today.
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