The First Two Shows

[chrislc]

They both used the 07/11/1970 charts, right?

So why were the songs in the first hour of the second show different from the songs in the first hour of the first show? Actually all three hours had differences, and not just in the extras, but the Top 40 itself.

Oh my bad. I see now. It was a week ahead for almost a year. So the 07/11/1970 show was the 07/18/1970 chart. Duh.

[mga707]

Jan 9, 2023 11:48:21 GMT -5 chrislc said:

They both used the 07/11/1970 charts, right?

So why were the songs in the first hour of the second show different from the songs in the first hour of the first show?

No. they did not both use the same chart. The first show used the chart for the week ending July 11, 1970. The second show used the chart for the week ending July 18. Apparently you are forgetting (or didn't realize) that during the first 10 months of the show, through April 1971, AT40 used the chart for the week that was just beginning, rather than the week that was ending. The show that aired on the weekend of May 1-2, 1971 was a 'special', and starting the following week AT40 switched to using the chart for the week just ending.

[chrislc]

Jan 9, 2023 12:02:34 GMT -5 mga707 said:

Jan 9, 2023 11:48:21 GMT -5 chrislc said:

They both used the 07/11/1970 charts, right?

So why were the songs in the first hour of the second show different from the songs in the first hour of the first show?

No. they did not both use the same chart. The first show used the chart for the week ending July 11, 1970. The second show used the chart for the week ending July 18. Apparently you are forgetting (or didn't realize) that during the first 10 months of the show, through April 1971, AT40 used the chart for the week that was just beginning, rather than the week that was ending. The show that aired on the weekend of May 1-2, 1971 was a 'special', and starting the following week AT40 switched to using the chart for the week just ending.

Yes, I figured it out just before your post. Or just after but before I saw it.

Yes I had always been under the misimpression that he played the same Top 40 on the first two shows. Then I heard the 07/11/1970 show on iHeart a couple of weeks ago and was confused when I heard the first hour.