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Post by woolebull on Nov 12, 2013 21:10:23 GMT -5
Chicago around this time in 1978 moved up 19 notches from 40 to 21 with, "Alive Again". The song, however, would not get past position 14. Has any other song had a jump like that and not hit the Top 10? That's crazy!
If I remember correctly, "No Tell Lover" was charting, I thought, the first of 1979 so it wouldn't be far removed from the run for "Alive". Did they put out two songs near the same time and that caused "Alive" to stall or did it just lose its luster?
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Post by 1finemrg on Nov 12, 2013 21:26:03 GMT -5
The Rolling Stones, Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) debuted in the Top 40 at #22 (from #42). Peaked at #15.
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Post by woolebull on Nov 12, 2013 21:34:22 GMT -5
The Rolling Stones, Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) debuted in the Top 40 at #22 (from #42). Peaked at #15. Prince, as I mentioned in a CT thread a year or so ago, had a run with "Betcha By Golly Wow" in 1996 (23-17-16--17-28-gone) similar to the one you mentioned with "Doo Doo Doo...". I guess I'm asking literally in the Top 40, has a song ever made that kind of jump and then just kind of stalled? It should be noted that three weeks after Chicago went up 19 notches, Chic would go up 31 notches in the 40 from 37-6. Of course, "Le Freak" is one of the biggest songs of the rock era, however it is interesting to see these huge jumps at the end of '78.
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Post by dukelightning on Nov 12, 2013 21:35:59 GMT -5
"No Tell Lover" was the followup single and was not rush released. They both peaked at 14 ironically.
ONJ debuted at 19 with "Something Better to do" in 1975 but could only make it to 13. I think that is the only song to debut and peak in the teens during the 70s and 80s.
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Post by woolebull on Nov 12, 2013 21:41:31 GMT -5
"No Tell Lover" was the followup single and was not rush released. They both peaked at 14 ironically. ONJ debuted at 19 with "Something Better to do" in 1975 but could only make it to 13. I think that is the only song to debut and peak in the teens during the 70s and 80s. Thanks for the info. Fascinating about ONJ. I don't know about the 70's, but I'm sure it didn't happen in the 80's. How many songs besides, "Upside Down" and "Eye Of The Tiger" debuted in the top 20 in the 80's?
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Post by kchkwong on Nov 12, 2013 21:55:25 GMT -5
"No Tell Lover" was the followup single and was not rush released. They both peaked at 14 ironically. ONJ debuted at 19 with "Something Better to do" in 1975 but could only make it to 13. I think that is the only song to debut and peak in the teens during the 70s and 80s. Thanks for the info. Fascinating about ONJ. I don't know about the 70's, but I'm sure it didn't happen in the 80's. How many songs besides, "Upside Down" and "Eye Of The Tiger" debuted in the top 20 in the 80's? It did. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" debuted at #20 and peaked at #13.
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Post by woolebull on Nov 12, 2013 22:03:23 GMT -5
Thanks for the info. Fascinating about ONJ. I don't know about the 70's, but I'm sure it didn't happen in the 80's. How many songs besides, "Upside Down" and "Eye Of The Tiger" debuted in the top 20 in the 80's? It did. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" debuted at #20 and peaked at #13. Sorry. I mean inside the Top 20. Dukedeb was talking about songs that debuted in the teens. I know "Christmas" and "Thriller" both debuted at 20. I can't think of any other songs, besides the two I mentioned that debuted at 19 or lower. "Batdance" came close in '89, debuting at 22.
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Post by doomsdaymachine on Nov 12, 2013 22:08:37 GMT -5
In 1970, James Brown's "Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine" jumped from 30 to 15, where it peaked.
And if you want to go back even farther: in 1956, Chuck Berry's "Roll Over Beethoven" debuted on the Top 100 at #29. The next week, it plummeted to 87!
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Post by mga707 on Nov 12, 2013 23:55:58 GMT -5
Got another one, although it did hit the top 10: Week ending February 13, 1971, "Sweet Mary" by Wadsworth Mansion leaped from #44 all the way to #15. The following week, up to #8. So far, so good. Third week in the 40, it rose just one position to #7. Then it dropped to #10, then #14, then out of the top 20. And Wadsworth Mansion were never heard from again...
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Post by woolebull on Nov 13, 2013 1:03:30 GMT -5
Got another one, although it did hit the top 10: Week ending February 13, 1971, "Sweet Mary" by Wadsworth Mansion leaped from #44 all the way to #15. The following week, up to #8. So far, so good. Third week in the 40, it rose just one position to #7. Then it dropped to #10, then #14, then out of the top 20. And Wadsworth Mansion were never heard from again... That's a great one! Man, that went quick! I started a thread some time back on "Tusk" and it flamed out pretty nicely as well ( 40-15-9-8-8-8-9-16-22-37). Definitely not as big of a flame out as Wadsworth Mansion, but impressive. Three Christmas ones: Please Come Home For Christmas - The Eagles 20-20-18-18-26 gone. (Second week frozen) kchkwong mentioned Do They Know It's Christmas - 20-15-13-17 gone But probably the best flame out in the modern era goes to: All I Want For Christmas Is You (1994-1995) - Mariah Carey - 36-36-23-9 gone. (Second week frozen) AT 40 finally had chart movement in 1995 like the 70's! And they celebrated by shutting the doors on the show two weeks later
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Post by mkarns on Nov 13, 2013 11:47:55 GMT -5
Of course, if you include Christmas records, then the ultimate example of all chart history would be Gene Autry's "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"--#1 on the first chart of 1950 and gone completely the next week, though obviously not forgotten. Casey mentioned that at least once as the answer to a listener question.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2013 12:12:06 GMT -5
Christmas songs shouldn't count here. They are Christmas songs and once the season is gone they go with it. Although if radio has it's way that soon may be 12 months a year.
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Post by blackbowl68 on Nov 13, 2013 12:23:22 GMT -5
If I also recall "Big Shot" by Billy Joel came on @ #23 in March 1979 going no higher than #14 by its fifth week.
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Post by pointpark04 on Nov 13, 2013 12:53:37 GMT -5
"Hot Summer Night" by Night blasted from 35 to 24 on 8/18/79, but would reach no higher than 18.
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Post by woolebull on Nov 13, 2013 12:57:52 GMT -5
1978 and 1979 had some awesome boom (Chic going 37-6, Donna Summer going 79-29-20-3 is just crazy). But there were a ton that fizzled after going big and "Big Shot" is another great example.
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