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Post by rayshae3 on Oct 5, 2014 14:17:59 GMT -5
Trade Newsstand: Gavin Report CHR #1 (issue 9/18/70) CRACKLIN’ ROSIE-Neil Diamond Gavin Report CHR #1 (issue 9/25/70) GREEN EYED LADY-Sugarloaf Gavin Report CHR #1 (issue 10/2/70) I’LL BE THERE-Jackson Five Gavin Report CHR #1 (issue 10/9/70) I’LL BE THERE-Jackson Five
Gavin Report CHR #1 (issue 9/19/75) GET DOWN TONIGHT-K. C. & Sunshine Bd. (for the 3rd and last wk) Gavin Report CHR #1 (issue 9/26/75) FAME-David Bowie
Gavin Report CHR #1 (issue 9/25/81) WHO’S CRYING NOW-Journey (for the last of four weeks) Gavin Report CHR #1 (issue 10/2/81) ARTHUR’S THEME-Christopher Cross (for the first of three weeks)
Cash Box #1 single for 10/3/70: LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR-CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Cash Box #1 album for 10/3/70: COSMO’S FACTORY-CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Cash Box #1 single for 9/27/75: FAME-DAVID BOWIE Cash Box #1 album for 9/27/75: CAPTAIN FANTASTIC And THE BROWN DIRT Cowboy-ELTON JOHN Cash Box #1 single for 10/3/81: ENDLESS LOVE (VOCAL)-DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Cash Box #1 album for 10/3/81: TATTOO YOU-THE ROLLING STONES
Record World issue 10/3/70 #1 Pop Single: JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME-BOBBY SHERMAN #1 Pop Album: COSMO’S FACTORY-CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (for fourth non-consecutive wk) #1 Soul Single: AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH-DIANA ROSS (for the second and final week) #1 Country Single: THERE MUST BE MORE TO LOVE THAN THIS-JERRY LEE LEWIS #1 Jazz Album: GULA MATARI-QUINCY JONES (for the second and final week)
Record World issue 9/27/75 #1 Pop Single: FAME-DAVID BOWIE (for the first of two weeks) #1 Pop Album: BORN TO RUN-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN #1 Soul Single: DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA-PEOPLES CHOICE (for the third and final week) #1 Country Single: DAYDREAMS ABOUT NIGHT THINGS-RONNIE MILSAP #1 Jazz Album: MELLOW MADNESS-QUINCY JONES (for the second week)
Record World issue 10/3/81: #1 Pop Single: ENDLESS LOVE (VOCAL)-DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE (for the eighth of nine weeks) #1 Pop Album: TATTOO YOU-THE ROLLING STONES #1 Soul Single: SHE’S A BAD MAMA JAMA (She’s Built, She’s Stacked)-CARL CARLTON #1 Country Single: “STEP BY STEP”-EDDIE RABBITT (for the first of three weeks) #1 Jazz Album: BREAKIN’ AWAY-AL JARREAU (for the fifth non-consecutive week)
Variety issue 9/30/81: #1 Best Selling Single: ENDLESS LOVE (VOCAL)-DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE (for the ninth of thirteen weeks)
Radio & Records issue 9/19/75: #1 on Album Airplay Top 40: ALLMAN BROTHERS Win Lose Or Draw (most played tracks for the survey period in rank order: “Can’t Lose What You Never Had”, “High Falls”, “Just Another Love Song”, “Sweet Mama”) #1 on Country Top 40: WILLIE NELSON/Blue Eyes Crying #1 on Pop Top 40: JOHN DENVER/I’M Sorry & Calypso #1 on The Back Page Top 40: DAVID BOWIE/Fame *What was “Pop” in 1975 according to R&R’s terminology at the time is essentially equivalent to today’s mainstream AC.
Radio & Records issue 9/26/75: #1 on The Back Page Top 40: DAVID BOWIE/Fame
Radio & Records issue 9/25/81: #1 CHR: CHRISTOPHER CROSS/Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) (for the first of four weeks) #1 A/C: CHRISTOPHER CROSS/Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) (for the second of three weeks) #1 AOR albums: ROLLING STONES/Tattoo You (for the second of ten weeks) #1 Country: EDDIE RABBITT/Step By Step (for the second of four weeks)
Radio & Records issue 10/2/81 #1 CHR: CHRISTOPHER CROSS/Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) (for the second of four weeks) #1 A/C: CHRISTOPHER CROSS/Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) (for third and last of three weeks) #1 AOR albums: ROLLING STONES/Tattoo You (for the third of ten weeks) #1 Country: EDDIE RABBITT/Step By Step (for the third of four weeks)
News Monday 9/28/70: President Nasser of Egypt dies of a heart attack.
Music news: Friday 9/18/70: Jimi Hendrix dies of drug overdose at 27. Friday 9/25/70: release date of Ringo Starr’s solo country album ‘Beaucoups of Blues’ in the UK. It is released in the US on the following Monday (28th).
Celebrity birthdays: Friday 9/18/70: Aisha Tyler, actress and comedian
In TV news: Sunday 10/4/70: NET (National Educational Television) ends, succeeded by PBS the following day.
Television Network TV’s day-by-day capsule highlights from TV-Guide listings (repeats excluded) : Wednesday 9/30/81; ABC: premiere on the TV mini-drama series “The Mansions of America" (starring Pierce Brosnan and David Soul, Part 1 of 3-parts shown on consecutive evenings); CBS: “A Boy Named Charlie Brown” (abbriviated version of the 1969 animated theatrical release); NBC: “The Sophisticated Gents” (Part 2 of the three part drama miniseries airing on consecutive nights.) Thursday 10/1/81; ABC: “The Mansions of America” (Part 2); NBC: “The Sophisticated Gents” (conclusion) Friday 10/2/81; ABC: “The Mansions of America” (Part 3) Saturday 10/3//81; CBS: “Red Flag: The Ultimate Game” (drama made-for-TV movie) Sunday 10/4/81; ABC: Theater for Young Americans-“The Wave” (one-hour fact-based drama, later repeated as part of ABC Afterschool Special series), “Mistress of Paradise” (premiere of mystery-drama TV-movie set in the 19th century); NBC: “Here’s Boomer” (season premiere of the family adventure/drama about a dog called Boomer), “ChiPs” (fifth season premiere of crime/drama series), “Grambling’s White Tiger” (premiere of the fact-based two-hour made-for-TV movie, sport/drama about Jim Gregory played by the real-life gold Olympian Bruce Jenner, also starring Harry Belafonte and LeVar Burton) ; CBS: “60 Minutes” (season premiere), “Archie Bunker’s Place” (third season premiere w/Denise Miller as Billie Bunker, Archie’s niece, joining the regular cast), “Alice” (sixth season premiere of the sitcom), “The Jeffersons” (eighth season premiere , episode title: “The Separation”-Part 1”), “Trapper John, M.D.” (third season premiere of MASH’S medical/drama spin-off) Monday 10/5/81; NBC: “Little House on the Prairie” (eighth season premiere of the western family/drama; episode title: “The Reincarnation of Nellie”-part 1), “Sidney Shorr” (premiere of comedy TV movie w/Tony Randall, and the pilot for the forthcoming series “Love, Sidney” later this month); CBS: “Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark” (behind-the-scenes look w/Harrison Ford narrating); “The Miracle of Kathy Miller” (premiere of another fact-based made-for-TV drama w/Sharon Gless and Helen Hunt in the title role) Tuesday 10/6/81; CBS: “The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies” (premiere of the TV-movie updating the long-running comedy series with some of the original cast incl. Buddy Ebsen back); NBC: National League Baseball Playoffs; ABC: “Happy Days” (one-hour season premiere of the sitcom w/Henry Winkler and Tom Bosley), “Three’s Company” (one-hour premiere of the sitcom’s fifth season w/John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt as Jack and Janet get a new roommate, Terri played by Priscilla Barnes), “Hart to Hart” (third season premiere w/Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers)
TV/Celeb. News: Wednesday 9/30/81: In Memphis, the judge in charge of the trial of Elvis Presley’s doctor, accused of prescribing thousands of pills for the star, relaxes his restrictions on TV/radio coverage of the trial.
Also in theatres this time in 1981: “Carbon Copy” (US/UK co-production comedy w/George Segal, Susan Saint James and Denzel Washington in his first movie, music by Bill Conti); “The French Lieutenant’s Woman” (British movie eventually nominated for five Oscars w/Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons); “Paternity” (comedy w/Burt Reynolds and Beverly D’Angelo)
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Post by jlthorpe on Oct 6, 2014 19:56:41 GMT -5
rayshae3, I like the effort you've been putting into this thread. I was thinking about someone else taking over this thread for me and would love it if you could continue doing it in my place.
This week's shows:
October 9, 1976
* The second Presidential debate between Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter takes place. * The first known outbreak of Ebola happened six weeks ago (figured I'd mention it because it's topical). * Number one at the box office: "Marathon Man" * Debuting on television this week: "Quincy, M.E." * Jane Pauley debuts on the Today show next week. * Number one on the adult contemporary chart: "Like a Sad Song" by John Denver
October 16, 1982
* The 1982 World Series takes place between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers (the Cardinals would eventually win). * Number one at the box office: "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" * Also in theaters: "Amityville II: The Possession", "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", "Night Shift", "An Officer and a Gentleman", "Pink Floyd: The Wall" * Debuting on television this week: "Nature" * Debuting on Broadway one week ago: "Cats" * Madonna's debut single "Everybody" is released one week ago. * Number one on the adult contemporary chart: "Break It to Me Gently" by Juice Newton * Number one on the rock chart: "Dirty Laundry" by Don Henley
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Post by rayshae3 on Oct 7, 2014 12:42:34 GMT -5
rayshae3, I like the effort you've been putting into this thread. I was thinking about someone else taking over this thread for me and would love it if you could continue doing it in my place. Thanks. I would continue with what I’ve been doing barring limitation of data-bases, and otherwise time. I should be able to post my entries by Saturday afternoon at the latest from now on. For more coordination, I will send a PM directly to your inbox shortly.
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Post by rayshae3 on Oct 8, 2014 11:50:47 GMT -5
October 16, 1982 * Number one on the rock chart: "Dirty Laundry" by Don Henley The 2nd solo Eagle on top of the year-and-a-half old chart after Joe Walsh four months earlier. Also Hot 100 sees three of ex-Eagles with solos this week: Glen Frey(“The One You Love”/#22); Timothy B. Schmit (“So Much in Love”/#62); Don Henley (“Johnny Can’t Read”/#76). With an additional Eagle, Randy Meisner, still hanging around on CashBox Top 100 singles for the week of 10/16/82 w/”Never Been in Love”.
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Post by rayshae3 on Oct 10, 2014 22:57:13 GMT -5
In Radio News: This weekend (10/15-17/82) sees the following artist spotlights for the formatted R&R-based chart shows: -Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers (Weekly Country Music Countdown, United Stations) -Steve Winwood/John Entwistle (Rock Album Countdown, Westwood One) -Barry White/Melba Moore (The Countdown, Westwood One)
In chart news: 10/16/82: Different rendition of “I Will Always Love You” by Dolly Parton, at the top of new Billboard’s “Hot Country Singles” chart this week. (The Original version topped this chart in April 1974). The second version is listed as a double sided hit backed with “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind” by Parton, which Kim Vassy took it first to #85 in 1979. 10/16/82: Video chart sweep: all five available Jame Bond titles (“Dr. No”, “From Russia with Love”, “Goldfinger”, “Diamonds Are Forever”, “For Your Eyes Only”) on the week’s Videocassette Top 40 sales chart. BTW, to give a perspective on how expensive titles on Beta & VHS videocassette were in the rental industry by today’s standard, here’s a sample of the average price for new-release premium titles in 1981: 1 title rental: Overnight ($4), two titles overnight ($7); three titles overnight ($10.50) vs. the purchase price of $60 to $70; and that’s in 1981 dollars. Average 3 nights/4 days rental: One title ($6), two titles ($11), three titles ($16). Extension for each day/per tape: $3
In Music News: Monday 10/11/76: The CMA’s 10th annual award-Winners: Mel Tillis (entertainer of the year), Dolly Parton (female vocalist), Ronnie Milsap (male vocalist) and Kitty Wells and the late Paul Cohen inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Tuesday 10/12/76: Mel Tillis sues NBC and CBS, the day after the win, for nixing his commercials during which he stutters.
Also in TV news: Sunday 10/17/82: Emmy News and documentary awards-Winners: Taj Mahal (cinematography and informational/cultural categories), Flight 90 crash on the Potomac (ABC, coverage of a breaking news story in January 1982)
Trade Newsstand: #1 on Radio & Records for Friday, October 1, 1976 issue: Album Airplay/ 40: LINDA RONSTADT-Hasten Down The Wind (for the third week in a row) (top cuts played in order for the survey period: “That’ll Be The Day”, “Lose Again”, “Someone to Lay Down Beside Me”) Country 40: TANYA TUCKER-Here’s Some Love (for the second week in a row) Pop/Adult 40: CHICAGO/If You Leave Me Now The Back Page Top 40: CHICAGO/If You Leave Me Now (for the second week in a row)
Gavin Report 10/1/1976 issue: CHR#1: IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW-Chicago (for the third week in a row)
Variety 10/6/1976 issue #1 Single: Disco Duck-Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots
Record World #1s for 10/9/1976 Pop Single: Disco Duck-Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots Pop Album: Frampton Comes Alive-Peter Frampton Soul Single: Just To Be Close To You-Commodores Country Single: Here’s Some Love-Tanya Tucker Jazz Album: Breezin’-George Benson
Cash Box #1s for 10/9/1976 Pop Single: A Fifth of Beethoven-Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band Pop Album: Frampton Comes Alive-Peter Frampton
#1 on Radio & Records for Friday, October 8, 1976 issue: Album Airplay/ 40: STILLS/YOUNG BAND-Long May You Run (top cuts played in order for the survey period: Title track-“Long May You Run”, “Guardian Angel”, “Fontainebleau” lead?) Country 40: CONWAT TWITTY/The Games That Daddies Play Pop/Adult 40: CHICAGO/If You Leave Me Now The Back Page Top 40: CHICAGO/If You Leave Me Now (for the third week in a row, eventually #1 Top-40 of 1976)
Gavin Report 10/8/1976 issue: CHR#1: IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW-Chicago (for the fourth week in a row)
#1 on Radio&Records for Friday, October 8, 1982 issue: Contemporary Hit Radio Top 30: MICHAEL MCDONALD/I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time…) AOR Top 40 albums: WHO/It’s Hard Adult Contemporary Top 30: NEIL DIAMOND/Heartlight Country Top 50: RONNIE MILSAP/He Got You Black Radio Top 30: EVELYN KING/Love Come Down
Gavin Report 10/8/1982 issue: CHR#1: I KEEP FORGETTIN’-Michael McDonald
#1 on Radio&Records for Friday, October 15, 1982 issue: Contemporary Hit Radio Top 30: MICHAEL MCDONALD/I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time…) AOR albums Top 40: WHO/It’s Hard Adult Contemporary Top 30: GLENN FREY/The One You Love Country Top 50: RONNIE MILSAP/He Got You Black Radio Top 30: EVELYN KING/Love Come Down
Gavin Report 10/15/1982 issue: CHR#1: I KEEP FORGETTIN’-Michael McDonald (for the second week in a row)
Variety 10/13/1982 issue #1 Single: Jack & Diane-John Cougar
Cashbox #1 for 10/16/1982: Pop Single: Jack and Diane-John Cougar Pop Album: American Fool-John Cougar
Television Network TV’s day-by-day capsule highlights from TV-Guide listings (repeats excluded) : Wednesday 10/6/76; NBC: TV Movie-“How to Break up a Happy Divorce” (comedy w/Barbara Eden), Ford-Carter Debate (the second television debate, anchoring NBC coverage David Brinkley and John Chancellor); ABC: “Baretta” (crime drama w/Robert Blake in the title role, episode title: “Runaway Cowboy”), Ford-Carter Debate; CBS: “Good Times” (w/Esther Rolle and Ja’net Dubois who BTW, also sang the theme song from “The Jeffersons” or “Movin’ on Up”, episode title: “J.J. and the Older Woman”), “All in the Family” (Part 1 of a two-part episode titled “The Unemployment Story”, w/Carroll O’Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers), “Alice” (sitcom w/Linda Lavin, episode title: “A Piece of the Rock”), Ford-Carter Debate
Thursday 10/7/76; NBC: “NBC’s Best Seller-Captains and Kings” (weekly drama mini-series w/Beverly D’Angelo), “Van Dyke and Company” (sketch comedy show also starring Andy Kaufman and Chevy Chase, John Denver guest); ABC: “Barney Miller” (Part II of a two-part episode titled “Quarantine”), “Tony Randall Show” (sitcom), “Nancy Walker Show” (sitcom also starring James Cromwell), “Streets of San Francisco” (w/ Karl Malden and Michael Douglas, Part II of a two-parter “The Thrill Killers”, w/guest stars Patty Duke Astin and Susan Dey); CBS: “The Waltons” (country music star Merle Haggard guest)
Friday 10/8/76; ABC: “The Great Houdinis” (TV-movie w/Vivian Vance of “I Love Lucy” and Paul Michael Glaser, the Starsky of “Starsky and Hutch”, and Sally Struthers of “All in the Family”); NBC: “Chico and the Man”; “Serpico” (police series inspired by the movie); CBS: Movie-“Brannigan” (TV premiere of 1975 John Wayne film)
Saturday 10/9/76; NBC: “Ssssss” (TV premiere of 1974 theatrical suspense thriller); CBS: “Mary Tyler Moore”; “Bob Newhart Show”; “Carol Burnette Show” (rounding up the CBS Saturday’s classic schedule)
Sunday 10/10/76; CBS: “60 Minutes”
Monday 10/11/76; CBS: “Rhoda”, “Maude” (rounding up the spin-offs),“Country Music Association Awards” (live from Nashville w/hosts Johnny Cash and Roy Clark); NBC: Movie-“Jesus Christ Superstar” (TV premiere of 1973 Broadway musical adaptation w/Ted Neely, Carl Anderson & Yvonne Elliman); ABC: Football
Tues 10/12/76; CBS: “Tony Orlando & Dawn Rainbow Hour” (w/guest Sly and the Family Stone); “M*A*S*H”; NBC: “Police Story”
Also in theatre this week in 1976: “Part 2 Sounder” (sequel w/Harold Sylvester, Ebony Wright and Taj Mahal who also composed the soundtrack); “The Front” (remains largely an unknown Woody Allen movie with a fairly limited release at the time despite being nominated and having won several awards); “Let’s Talk About Men” (1965 Italian movie on wide-release)
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Post by rayshae3 on Oct 17, 2014 23:40:48 GMT -5
Mini-version for this week from my part- In film news: Sunday 10/21/73: “The Way We Were” tops the box office charts. In music news: Wednesday 10/17/73: scarcity of vinyl needed to manufacture records. Friday 10/19/73: Major release, Who’s “Quadrophenia” in England ahead of its release in the U.S. Saturday 10/20/73: Sydney Opera House, a multi-venue complex, in Australia’s largest city gets opened by the Queen Elizabeth.
In television news: Saturday 10/20/73: George Jefferson makes his first apperance on “All in the Family”. Saturday 10/20/73: “Six Million Dollars Man” debuts on ABC.
Celebrity birthdays: Sunday, 10/18/87 Actor Zac Effron
In theatres: Weeds (starring Nick Nolte), The Wales of August (w/superstars of the golden age of Hollywood, Lilian Gish, Bette Davis, and Vincent Price), The Hidden (science fiction) Sunday 10/18/87: “Fatal Attraction” on top of the highest grossing films chart. (for the 5th of an 8 –weekend sweep)
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Post by rayshae3 on Oct 24, 2014 22:45:37 GMT -5
Born: Friday 10/29/71: Winona Ryder, Actress Died: Friday 10/29/71: Duane Allman, co-founder and leader of The Allman Brothers Band in a motorcycle accident at the age of 24
Box-Office number one for this weekend in 1971: The French Connection (alltime great cat-and-mouse thriller w/Gene Hackman)
Number ones on Billboard other charts for 10/14/78: #1 AC: “Love Is in the Air”-John Paul Young #1 Country Album: ‘Heatbreaker’-Dolly Parton #1 R&B Album: ‘Blam!’-The Brothers Johnson
In music news: Thursday 10/12/78: Sid vicious of Sex Pistols is charged with murder of his girlfriend in a Manhattan hotel room by New York police. Born: Saturday 10/14/78: Usher
Box-office number one for this weekend in 1978: The Boys from Brazil (sci-fi thriller w/Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier)
Number ones on Billboard other charts for 10/29/83: #1 Rock: “Love is a Battlefield”-Pat Benatar #1 AC: “Islands in the Stream”-Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton #1 Country Album: ‘Eyes that See in the Dark’-Kenny Rogers #1 R&B Album: ‘Cold Blooded’-Rick James
Box-office #1 for this weekend in 1983: Never Say Never Again (Sean Connery returning as 007 for the first time since ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ twelve years earlier)
Trade Newsstand:
CashBox #1 Single for 10/30/71: Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves-Cher CashBox #1 Album for 10/30/71: Imagine-John Lennon
Record World #1s for 10/30/71 issue: #1 Pop Single: Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves-Cher #1 Pop Album: Imagine-John Lennon #1 Soul Single: Have You Seen Her-Chi-Lites #1 Country Single: I Don’t Know You Anymore-Tommy Overstreet #1 Jazz Album: Shaft-Isaac Hayes
Gavin Report CHR #1 for 10/22/71 issue: GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES-Cher Gavin Report CHR #1 for 10/29/71 issue: THEME FROM SHAFT-Isaac Hayes
CashBox #1 Single for 10/14/78: Kiss You All Over-Exile CashBox #1 Album for 10/14/78: Grease Soundtrack-Various Artists
Record World #1s for 10/14/78 issue: #1 Pop Single: Kiss You All Over-Exile #1 Pop Album: Grease-O.S.T. #1 Soul Single: One Nation Under a Groove-Funkadelic #1 Country Single: Heartbreaker-Dolly Parton #1 Jazz Album: Children of Sanchez-Chuck Mangione
Variety #1 Best-Selling single for 10/11/78 issue: Kiss You All Over-Exile
Radio and Records #1s for 10/6/78 issue: The Back-Page CHR#1: EXILE/Kiss You All Over #1 AOR album: WHO/Who Are You #1 Country: DOLLY PARTON/Heartbreaker #1 Pop/Adult: LITTLE RIVER BAND/Reminiscing
Radio and Records #1s for 10/13/78 issue: The Back-Page CHR#1: EXILE/Kiss You All Over #1 AOR album: WHO/Who Are You #1 Country: DOLLY PARTON/Heartbreaker #1 Pop/Adult: LITTLE RIVER BAND/Reminiscing
Gavin Report CHR #1 for 10/6/78 issue: HOT CHILD IN THE CITY-Nick Gilder Gavin Repoty CHR #1 for 10/13/78 issue: HOT CHILD IN THE CITY-Nick Gilder
CashBox #1 Single for 10/29/83: Total Eclipse of the Heart-Bonnie Tyler CashBox #1 Album for 10/29/83: Synchronicity-Police
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Post by rayshae3 on Oct 30, 2014 16:14:42 GMT -5
In music news: Friday 10/31/75: Former NME journalist Bob Geldof’s first appearance with a six man band in a gig in Ireland. Just before they go on stage, this band changes its name from ‘The Nightlife Thugs’ to ‘The Boomtown Rats’.
Friday 10/31/75: Marshall Tucker Band plays a Jimmy Carter benefit in Atlanta.
Tuesday 11/4/75: Country musician Audrey Williams, the first wife of Hank Williams, Sr. and mother of Hank Williams Jr. dies from heart failure at the age of 52.
In television news: Monday 11/3/75: “Good Morning America” debutes on ABC-TV, replacing the ten-month-old failed program “AM America”.
#1 Box-office in theaters this weekend in 1975: ‘Let’s Do It Again’ (comedy; Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby’s second pairing feature w/an all-star black cast; its opening and end theme by the Staple Singers is a future #1 on BB Hot 100 and Soul Singles chart.)
A matter of life and death: Friday 11/1/85: born Dizzee Rascal, English Rapper Friday 11/1/85: Phil Silvers, best known as Sergeant Bilko in the 1950s TV sitcom “The Phil Silvers Show”, dies of natural causes at the age of 74.
11/2&3/85 In radio news: Dick Clark, new host of ‘Countdown America’ debuts this weekend, taking over the reigns from John Leader.
Featured on radio this weekend in 1985: 11/1-3/85: Top 30 USA-Halloween Hits 11/2&3/85: Weekly Country Music Countdown-Oak Ridge Boys 11/2&3/85: Rick Dees’ Weekly Top 40-Mr. Mister 11/2&3/85: Dick Clark’s Rock, Roll & Remember-Turtles Week of 11/3/85: Rock Over London-Roger Daltrey (Part II)
Major release: Wednesday 10/29/85: Sign of the times - one of the first Direct-to-CD album releases, ‘Power Windows’ by Rush (eventually their fifth consecutive Top 10 album)
In music: Tuesday 11/4/85: Canadian Juno music awards
Box-office #1 in theaters this weekend in 1985: ‘Death Wish 3’ (unlike the first sequel in 1982, by rank number this one repeats the success of vigilante killing franchise’s first outing in 1974)
Trade newsstand: #1 for 11/1/75 on Billboard’s all other charts not mentioned by Casey on AT40: Easy Listening: “Something Better to Do”-Olivia Newton-John Country Album: ‘Windsong’-John Denver Soul Album: ‘Al Green Is Love’
CashBox #1s for 11/1/75: #1 Pop Single: Bad Blood-Neil Sedaka #1 Pop Album: Windsong-John Denver
Record World #1s for 11/1/75: #1 Pop Single: They Just Can’t Stop It (Games People Play)-Spinners #1 Pop Album: Windsong-John Denver #1 Country Single: I’m Sorry-John Denver #1 Soul Single: They Just Can’t Stop It (Games People Play)-Spinners #1 Jazz Album: Mellow Madness-Quincy Jones #1 Disco: Love to Love You Baby-Donna Summer
Radio & Records #1s for 10/24/75 issue: #1 Country Top 40:DICKEY LEE/Rocky #1 Pop Top 40 (*euivalent to today’s AC):EAGLES/Lyin’ Eyes #1 The Back Page CHR Top 40:NEIL SEDAKA/Bad Blood
Radio & Records #1s for 10/31/75 issue: #1 Album Airplay Top 40: WHO-Who By Numbers (played tracks ranked in order for the survey period-“Squeeze Box”, “Slip Kid”, “Dreaming from the Waist”, “However Much I Booze”) #1 Country Top 40:WAYLON JENNINGS/Are You Sure/Bob Wills #1 Pop Top 40 (*euivalent to today’s AC):SPINNERS/They Just Can’t Stop It (Games People Play) #1 The Back Page CHR Top 40:ELTON JOHN/Island Girl
Gavin Report #1 CHR for 10/24/75 issue: BAD BLOOD-Neil Sedaka
Gavin Report #1 CHR for 10/31/75 issue: BAD BLOOD-Neil Sedaka
Cashbox #1s for 11/2/85: #1 Pop Single: Part-Time Lover-Stevie Wonder #1 Pop Album: Miami Vice Soundtrack
Variety #1 Best-selling single for 10/30/85 issue: Miami Vice Theme-Jan Hammer
R&R #1s for 10/25/85 issue: Jazz Top 30 Albums:WYNTON MARSALIS/Black Codes (From The Underground) Country Top 50:GARY MORRIS/I’ll Never Stop Loving You Full-Service A/C Top 20:STEVIE WONDER/Part-Time Lover AOR Tracks Top 60:ZZ TOP/Sleeping Bag AOR Albums Top 40:JOHN C. MELLENCAMP/Scarecrow (played tracks in rank order for the survey period-“Small Town”, “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60’s Rock)”, “Rain on the Scarecrow”) Contemporary Hit Radio Top 40:STEVIE WONDER/Part-Time Lover Black/Urban Top 40:STEVIE WONDER/Part-Time Lover Adult Contemporary Top 30:STEVIE WONDER/Part-Time Lover
R&R #1s for 11/1/85 issue: Jazz Top 30 Albums:WYNTON MARSALIS/Black Codes (From The Underground) Country Top 50:LEE GREENWOOD/I Don’t Mind The Thorns… Full-Service A/C Top 20:STEVIE WONDER/Part-Time Lover AOR Tracks Top 60:ZZ TOP/Sleeping Bag AOR Albums Top 40:ZZ TOP/Afterburner (played tracks in rank order for the survey period-“Sleeping Bag”, “Can’t Stop Rockin’”, “Stages”) Contemporary Hit Radio Top 40:STEVIE WONDER/Part-Time Lover Black/Urban Top 40:TA MARA & THE SEEN/Everybody Dance Adult Contemporary Top 30:PHIL COLLINS & MARILYN MARTIN/Separate Lives
Gavin Report #1s for 10/25/85 issue: Top 40: STEVIE WONDER – Part-Time Lover A/C Top 30: STEVIE WONDER – Part-Time Lover Album Top 40: John C. Mellencamp (played tracks in rank order for the survey period-“Small Town”, “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60’s Rock)”, “Lonely Ol’ Night”, “Justice and Independence ‘85”) Alternative Album Top 30: The Cure (played tracks in rank order for the survey period-“In Between Days”, “Close to Me”, “A Night Like This”) Country Top 40: ALABAMA – Can’t Keep A Good Man Down Urban Contemporary Top 30: MORRIS DAY – The Oak Tree Video/Broadcast Top 40 (compiled by Music Video Services): Cheech & Chong – Born in East L.A.
Gavin Report #1s for 11/1/85 issue: Top 40: STEVIE WONDER – Part-Time Lover A/C Top 30: PHIL COLLINS & MARILYN MARTIN – Separate Lives Album Top 40: SIMPLE MINDS (played tracks in rank order for the survey period-“Alive and Kicking”, “Oh Jungleland”) Alternative Album Top 30: KATE BUSH (played tracks in rank order for the survey period-“Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)”, “Hounds of Love”, “Thr Big Sky”) Country Top 40: GARY MORRIS – Never Stop Loving You Urban Contemporary Top 30: TA MARA & THE SEEN – Everybody Dance Video/Broadcast Top 40 (compiled by Music Video Services): A-ha – Take on Me
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Post by rayshae3 on Nov 13, 2014 22:17:47 GMT -5
Friday 10/31/86 issue of R&R: Two new AOR Top 10 charts-“New Artists”, spotlighting up ‘n’ comers, one for tracks, and one for albums. Cinderella tops both lists on the back of “Nobody’s Fool” off the album ‘Night Songs’.
11/8/86 Sat 11/8/86 and Sun. 11/9/86 On the Radio this weekend Rick Ocasek is featured in no less than three syndi. shows: National Music Survey (Westwood One); Powercuts (together w/Ben Orr) (GSN); and Scott Shannon’s Rockin’ America Coutdown (Westwood One)
Trade Newsstand:
Radio & Records #1s for October 31, 1986 issue: Jazz Top 30 albums: WYNTON MARSALIS/J Moods Country Top 50: ALABAMA/Touch Me When We’re Dancin’ Full-Service AC Top 20: PETER CETERA with AMY GRANT/Next Time I Fall AOR Top 40 Albums: BOSTON/Third Stage (most played tracks in order for the survey period: “We’re Ready”, “Cool Engines”, “Amanda”) AOR Tracks Top 60: PRETENDERS/Don’t Get Me Wrong CHR Top 40: BOSTON/Amanda Adult Contemporary Top 30: PETER CETERA with AMY GRANT/Next Time I Fall Black/Urban Top 40: HUMAN LEAGUE/Human
Radio & Records #1s for November 7, 1986 issue: Jazz Top 30 albums: WYNTON MARSALIS/J Moods Full-Service AC Top 20: LIONEL RICHIE/Love Will Conquer All Country Top 50: GEORGE STRAIT/It Ain’t Cool To Be Crazy About… AOR Top 40 Albums: BOSTON/Third Stage (most played tracks in order for the survey period: “We’re Ready”, “Cool Engines”, “Amanda”) AOR Tracks Top 60: PRETENDERS/Don’t Get Me Wrong CHR Top 40: BOSTON/Amanda Adult Contemporary Top 30: LIONEL RICHIE/Love Will Conquer All Black/Urban Top 40: FREDDIE JACKSON/Tasty Love
Gavin Report #1s for October 31, 1986 issue Top 40: BOSTON – Amanda A/C Top 30: Peter Cetera & Amy Grant – The Next Time I Fall Album Top 40: PRETENDERS Alternative Album Top 30: NEW ORDER Country Top 40: Marie Osmond/Paul Davis – You’re Still New To Me Urban Contemporary Top 40: Gregory Abbott – Shake You Down
Gavin Report #1s for November 7, 1986 issue Top 40: BOSTON – Amanda A/C Top 30: LIONEL RICHIE – Love Will Conquer All Album Top 40: PRETENDERS (most played tracks in order for the survey period: “Don’t Get Me Wrong”, “My Baby”, “Room Full of Mirrors”, “When I Change My Life”, “How Much Did You Get for Your Soul?”) Alternative Album Top 30: NEW ORDER (most played tracks in order for the survey period: “Broken Promise”, “All Day Long”, “Weirdo”, “Bizarre Love Triangle”) Country Top 40: ALABAMA – Touch Me When We’re Dancing Urban Contemporary Top 40: FREDDIE JACKSON – Tasty Love
Cash Box #1s for 11/8/1986: Pop single: Amanda-Boston Pop Album: Third Stage-Boston
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Post by rayshae3 on Nov 26, 2014 20:18:45 GMT -5
Trade Newsstand: R&R 11/19/1982 issue #1s Contemporary Hit Radio: LIONEL RICHIE/Truly AOR Albums: PAT BENATAR/Get Nervous Adult /Contemporary: LIONEL RICHIE/Truly Country: CONWAY TWITTY/We Did But Now You Don’t Black Radio: MARVIN GAYE/Sexual Healing
R&R 11/26/1982 issue #1s Contemporary Hit Radio: D. HALL & J. OATES/Maneater AOR Albums: TOM PETTY…/Long After Dark Adult /Contemporary: LIONEL RICHIE/Truly Country: EDDIE RABBITT & CRYSTAL GAYLE/You And I Black Radio: MARVIN GAYE/Sexual Healing
Gavin Report CHR #1 for 11/19/1982: TRULY-Lionel Richie
Gavin Report CHR #1 for 11/26/1982: TRULY-Lionel Richie
CashBox #1s for 11/27/82: Pop Singles: Gloria-Laura Branigan Pop Albums: Business As Usual-Men At Work
Variety Best-Selling Singles for 11/24/82 issue: #1 Truly-Lionel Richie
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Post by albe on Nov 30, 2014 10:32:39 GMT -5
23 years has passed since AT40 departed from using Billboard Hot 100 chart for its countdown.....was it a good move???
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Post by dukelightning on Nov 30, 2014 10:41:16 GMT -5
Ironic that you post that because I am almost finished listening to the first AT40 not using the Hot 100, the 11/30/91 show. Yes it was a move that had to be made since many of the songs that AT40 would have had to play would have been unlistenable to many people had they stuck with the Hot 100.
BTW, Shadoe does not give ANY chart movement data on this show except for the debut records. Which is ironic because the record for biggest move within the top 40 is matched by "Black or White". In fact, it not only matches the climb but makes the exact same move as the record holder, Elvis' "Are You Lonesome Tonight". Both moved 35-2 and Elvis made his move on 11/21/60 so it is almost the same week of the year as well. Anyway, the ironies continue because the one thing about Shadoe that stands out from Casey is that Shadoe is always mentioning every little record that occurs. But not this one ostensibly to keep people from realizing that a lot of odd chart moves were made this week. And the 35-2 move by MJ really does not count because it was 35 on one chart and 2 an another chart. All convoluted IMO.
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Post by albe on Nov 30, 2014 10:50:12 GMT -5
^^ While I understand the concern about the listenership....if AT40 was designed to chart the "hottest records" in the US through the Hot 100....wouldn't that be compromised by using another chart.
If musical tastes were changing then the chart only reflected such.
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Post by saltrek on Nov 30, 2014 20:19:52 GMT -5
AT 40 did not exist for the purpose of tracking the hottest records and reflecting changing musical tastes.
It existed to be a business that could sell its product to radio stations. There were fewer and fewer true top 40 stations as we had come to know them since the beginning of the rock era by the time 1991 rolled around. Most stations carrying the show did not play a good number the songs on the top 40 of the Hot 100. That's why AT 40 had to change.
I think the previous change in musical taste that caused some problems was the disco explosion in the late 70's. Up until that time, there were a good number of rock stations that carried AT 40. But there were still a healthy number of true top 40 stations to pick up the slack as the rock stations could no longer offer that product to their listeners.
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Post by rayshae3 on Dec 11, 2014 13:34:18 GMT -5
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE DECEMBER 11-13, 1987: #1 Throw Mamma From The Train (Orion) First week in release $7.3 million (Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.)
Trade Newsstand: Some of Billboard’s Other #1s for 12/12/87 ALBUM ROCK TRACKS 50: TUNNEL OF LOVE-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN HOT ADULT CONTEMPORARY 50: THE TIME OF MY LIFE-BILL MEDLEY & JENNIFER WARNES HOT CROSSOVER 30: SHAKE YOUR LOVE-DEBBIE GIBSON TOP BLACK ALBUMS 75: MICHAEL JACKSON-BAD HOT DANCE MUSIC 12-INCH SINGLES SALES 50: SHAKE YOUR LOVE (REMIX)-DEBBIE GIBSON TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS 75: RANDY TRAVIS-ALWAYS & FOREVER TOP COMPACT DISKS 30: STING-…NOTHING LIKE THE SUN TOP VIDEODISKS 10 (bi-weekly chart): STAR TREK IV-THE VOYAGE HOME TOP SPECIAL INTEREST VIDEOCASSETTES SALES HEALTH AND FITNESS 20 (bi-weekly chart): CALLANETICS TOP SPECIAL INTEREST VIDEOCASSETTES SALES BUSINESS AND EDUCATION 15 (bi-weekly chart): PERSUASIVE SPEAKING HOT LATIN 50: JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ-Y TU TAMBIEN LLORARAS TOP LATIN ALBUMS POP 25 (bi-weekly chart): JULIO IGLESIAS-UN HOMBRE SOLO TOP LATIN ALBUMS TROPICAL/SALSA 25 (bi-weekly chart): TOMMY OLIVENCIA-30 ANIVERSARIO TOP LATIN ALBUMS REGIONAL MEXICAN 25 (bi-weekly chart): LOS YONICS-PETALOS Y ESPINAS
Cash Box #1s for 12/12/87: Pop Singles: Faith-George Michael Pop Albums: Dirty Dancing Sountrack
R&R #1s for December 4, 1987 issue: Country Top 50: K. T. OSLIN/Do Ya AOR ALBUMS 40: GEORGE HARRISON/Cloud Nine (tracks ranked in order of most plays for the survey period; “Devil’s Radio”, “When We Was Fab”, “Got My Mind Set On You”) AOR TRACKS 60: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN/Tunnel Of Love CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO 40: GEORGE MICHAEL/Faith URBAN CONTEMPORARY 40: ROGER/I Want To Be Your Man ADULT CONTEMPORARY 30: GEORGE HARRISON/Got My Mind Set On You
R&R #1s for December 11, 1987 issue: Jazz Top 30 (albums): HENRY BUTLER/The Village (tracks ranked in order of most plays for the survey period: “What’s Up?”, “Expressions of Quietude”, “Joanna”) Country Top 50: DAN SEALS/One Friend AOR ALBUMS 40: GEORGE HARRISON/Cloud Nine (tracks ranked in order of most plays for the survey period; “Devil’s Radio”, “When We Was Fab”, “Got My Mind Set On You”) AOR TRACKS 60: FOREIGNER/Say You Will CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO 40: GEORGE MICHAEL/Faith URBAN CONTEMPORARY 40: ROGER/I Want To Be Your Man ADULT CONTEMPORARY 30: GEORGE HARRISON/Got My Mind Set On You
Gavin Report #1s for December 4, 1987 issue: TOP 40: GEORGE MICHAEL – Faith ADULT/CONTEMPORARY 40: GEORGE HARRISON – Got My Mind Set On You ALBUM 50: ROBBIE ROBERTSON (tracks ranked in order of most plays for the survey period; “Showdown at Big Sky”, “Sweet Fire of Love”, “Somewhere Down the Crazy River”, “Fallen Angel”) ALTERNATIVE 50: LOVE & ROCKETS (tracks ranked in order of most plays for the survey period; “No New Tale to Tell”, “Mirror People”, “The Light”, “Waiting for the Flood”, “Lazy”) COUNTRY 40: DAN SEALS – One Friend URABN/CONTEMPORARY 40: ROGER – I Want To Be Your Man
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