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Post by woolebull on Feb 9, 2017 15:31:12 GMT -5
"Dueling Banjos" debuted at #18 (as heard in last weekend's 70s show) but got stuck at #2 behind "Killing Me Softly With His Song." I never realized it until I saw the two titles in your comment, but coincidental if not ironic that "Dueling Banjos" was stopped by "Killing Me Softly"...
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Post by mga707 on Feb 9, 2017 19:56:15 GMT -5
"Dueling Banjos" debuted at #18 (as heard in last weekend's 70s show) but got stuck at #2 behind "Killing Me Softly With His Song." I never realized it until I saw the two titles in your comment, but coincidental if not ironic that "Dueling Banjos" was stopped by "Killing Me Softly"... "...killing me silently with his hunting bow..."
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Post by bigal on Apr 30, 2017 15:50:17 GMT -5
i think there was many songs in 1978 that could have reached much much higher if it wasnt for Bee gees and Andy Gibb (or RSO artists for that matter) holding the top 2 spots forever that year.
songs like EMOTION i think would have hit #1 me think
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Post by mga707 on Apr 30, 2017 18:03:20 GMT -5
i think there was many songs in 1978 that could have reached much much higher if it wasnt for Bee gees and Andy Gibb (or RSO artists for that matter) holding the top 2 spots forever that year. songs like EMOTION i think would have hit #1 me think "Baker Street" is usually considered to be 'exhibit A' for this!
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Post by burcjm on May 1, 2017 22:51:16 GMT -5
If "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" had been #1 for one week less "Longer", a Dan Fogelberg hit would have reached the top.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on May 2, 2017 6:58:58 GMT -5
Longer did on Cashbox though I believe.
I did a #2 hits count down a while back. There was loads of great tunes that lost out!
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Post by djjoe1960 on May 2, 2017 7:19:38 GMT -5
Longer did on Cashbox though I believe. I did a #2 hits count down a while back. There was loads of great tunes that lost out! Longer (by Dan Fogelberg) did indeed reach #1 on Cash Box in March, 1980. Speaking of #2's--Coming Up by Paul McCartney & Wings only made it to #2 in Cash Box while The Rose by Bette Midler jumped over that song to #1 the first week of July, 1980 (and both songs made it to #1 on R & R in June, 1980) . 'DJ' Joe Cash Box Countdown
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Post by woolebull on May 5, 2017 7:22:00 GMT -5
From recent times, Daft Punk cannot catch a break trying to get to the top of AT 40. Three huge songs in the last few years, only to have the songs peak during the runs of quite possibly the three biggest songs of the decade: "Blurred Lines", "Closer", and "Shape Of You". While, "Starboy" and "I Feel It Coming" peaked at 3, "Get Lucky" might be the worst title for a number 2 song this side of Foreigner "Waiting" on ONJ to drop.
One cool thing, however, is they did get a weak at number one on "Billboard" at the top of the year in 2017.
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Post by matt on May 5, 2017 10:33:53 GMT -5
Longer did on Cashbox though I believe. I did a #2 hits count down a while back. There was loads of great tunes that lost out! Aren't there several #2 song that in many ways were pretty much as good as a #1? Sure, there are some songs that were kept out of #1, such as "Baker Street", "Waiting for a Girl Like You", "Ride Like the Wind", "Open Arms", "Dancing In the Dark", etc. But wouldn't you rather have one of those songs over forgettable #1 songs like "Woman In Love", "Having My Baby", "Still", "Chariots of Fire", etc.? You'd be hard pressed to find many people that have heard those songs played on any radio stations in past 25+ years. Feels like several really good #2's were oddly held out of #1, but it doesn't change the fact that they were huge hits that have held up well over time...
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on May 5, 2017 12:58:44 GMT -5
Longer did on Cashbox though I believe. I did a #2 hits count down a while back. There was loads of great tunes that lost out! I remember reading about that a while back but too bad I missed out on it. Would love to hear it though.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on May 5, 2017 20:56:19 GMT -5
Will rerun on Rochester Free Radio at some point. Getting an overnight slot for specials and such...
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Post by woolebull on May 6, 2017 5:39:01 GMT -5
Longer did on Cashbox though I believe. I did a #2 hits count down a while back. There was loads of great tunes that lost out! Aren't there several #2 song that in many ways were pretty much as good as a #1? Sure, there are some songs that were kept out of #1, such as "Baker Street", "Waiting for a Girl Like You", "Ride Like the Wind", "Open Arms", "Dancing In the Dark", etc. But wouldn't you rather have one of those songs over forgettable #1 songs like "Woman In Love", "Having My Baby", "Still", "Chariots of Fire", etc.? You'd be hard pressed to find many people that have heard those songs played on any radio stations in past 25+ years. Feels like several really good #2's were oddly held out of #1, but it doesn't change the fact that they were huge hits that have held up well over time... Totally agree that being #2 is not a bad thing if you are remembered generations later. It is a testament to the greatness of a song, no doubt! Here is something I noticed just by the songs you chose, however. Every number 2 song you listed was held out of the top spot by a number 1 song that is remembered to this day. (Waiting - Physical, Wind - Call Me, etc). Which made me wonder, how many number 2 songs that are still popular today are considerably more popular today than the number one song that kept it out? All of the number 2 songs you mentioned, you could still say that the songs that beat them out still stand the test of time. The weak number ones you mentioned, history has shown us kept out songs that most people do not remember (For example: As iconic as "Dancing In The Dark" is 33 years later, "When Doves Cry" is just, if not more so, as iconic. On the flip side, "Dim All The Lights" by Donna Summer might be her least remembered big hit. I've definitely heard "Still" more over the years on the radio than "Lights"). Some of the other weak number ones mentioned didn't hold out any number 2 songs from hitting the top. It would be interesting for us to compile number 2 songs that are still popular today that were held out by number one songs that are not. That truly would be bad timing!
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Post by 80sat40fan on May 6, 2017 7:39:39 GMT -5
If we can expand this thread to songs outside of hitting #2... I would say songs which peaked in August or September of 1982 were subject to bad timing, partly due to too many great songs being released around that time but also due to chart movement. Some examples: * "Hold Me" by Fleetwood Mac spending 7 weeks at #4 * "Wasted On The Way" by Crosby, Stills and Nash spending 4 weeks at #9 * "Take It Away" by Paul McCartney spending 5 weeks at #10 * even a song like "Think I'm In Live" by Eddie Money spending weeks at #17 followed by 3 weeks at #16
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Post by giannirubino on May 6, 2017 21:53:41 GMT -5
Didn't The Motels peak at #9 for four weeks with "Only The Lonely" in Summer 1982? I assumed it was August, but if CS&N spent their four weeks at #9 then ... hmmmm ..... it was July and August for OTL by TM.
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Post by 1finemrg on May 6, 2017 22:09:29 GMT -5
Didn't The Motels peak at #9 for four weeks with "Only The Lonely" in Summer 1982? I assumed it was August, but if CS&N spent their four weeks at #9 then ... hmmmm ..... it was July and August for OTL by TM. Motels were at #9 weeks of July 17, 24, 31 and August 7 C, S & N were at #9 weeks of August 21, 28, September 4 & 11 Go-Gos "Vacation" rose to #9 week of August 14.
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