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Post by chrislc on May 11, 2023 14:27:02 GMT -5
For artists with three or more #1 hits 1970-1988, who had the highest percentage of #1 hits among their Top 40 hits, 1970-88?
I see Blondie was .500, 4 for 8. That's a great batting average.
Maybe better for Wham or George Michael or Andy Gibb?
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Post by slf on May 11, 2023 15:40:07 GMT -5
Without doing any intense research, I would guess the late, great Whitney Houston. She had nine Top 40 hits during the first Casey era (ending in August 1988); SEVEN of them went to #1. That's a batting average of .777! (If you count her tenth hit from the fall of 1988, "One Moment In Time", her average falls to .700, since it didn't hit #1. But that song hit after Shadoe took over AT40.)
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Post by chrislc on May 11, 2023 19:24:53 GMT -5
Without doing any intense research, I would guess the late, great Whitney Houston. She had nine Top 40 hits during the first Casey era (ending in August 1988); SEVEN of them went to #1. That's a batting average of .777! (If you count her tenth hit from the fall of 1988, "One Moment In Time", her average falls to .700, since it didn't hit #1. But that song hit after Shadoe took over AT40.) Wow how soon they forget and by they I mean I. Or not all that soon. She's almost up to 40th anniversary in the Top 40. Whitney Houston. Yikes. |
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Post by doofus67 on May 14, 2023 23:34:43 GMT -5
Based on .300 being considered a good batting average in baseball, here are all the artists in Casey Era #1 who come in at that percentage or higher: | ARTIST | TOP 40s | #1s | BATTING AVG | | Whitney Houston | 9 | 7 | .778 | | Tiffany | 3 | 2 | .667 | Wham!/
George Michael | 13 | 8 | .615 | | Blondie | 8 | 4 | .500 | Smokey Robinson & the Miracles/
The Miracles | 4 | 2 | .500 | Labelle/
Patti LaBelle | 4 | 2 | .500 | | Deniece Williams | 4 | 2 | .500 | | Jennifer Warnes | 4 | 2 | .500 | | The Human League | 4 | 2 | .500 | | U2 | 4 | 2 | .500 | | Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | 4 | 2 | .500 | | Mr. Mister | 4 | 2 | .500 | KC & the Sunshine Band/
KC | 11 | 5 | .455 | | Chic | 5 | 2 | .400 | | Men at Work | 5 | 2 | .400 | | Andy Gibb | 8 | 3 | .375 | | Andy Kim | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Robert John | 3 | 1 | .333 | | The Edgar Winter Group | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Al Wilson | 3 | 1 | .333 | | The Three Degrees | 3 | 1 | .333 | Ray Stevens/
Henhouse Five Plus Too | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods | 3 | 1 | .333 | | The Manhattans | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Rose Royce | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Bonnie Tyler | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Peaches & Herb | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Ready for the World | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Simply Red | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Cutting Crew | 3 | 1 | .333 |
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Post by freakyflybry on May 14, 2023 23:55:32 GMT -5
5 out of the 9 top 40 hits by KC and the Sunshine Band hit #1. KC did have two hits outside the band though after this, so it depends how you count those.
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Post by chrislc on May 15, 2023 19:03:32 GMT -5
Based on .300 being considered a good batting average in baseball, here are all the artists in Casey Era #1 who come in at that percentage or higher: | ARTIST | TOP 40s | #1s | BATTING AVG | | Whitney Houston | 9 | 7 | .778 | | Tiffany | 3 | 2 | .667 | Wham!/
George Michael | 13 | 8 | .615 | | Blondie | 8 | 4 | .500 | Smokey Robinson & the Miracles/
The Miracles | 4 | 2 | .500 | Labelle/
Patti LaBelle | 4 | 2 | .500 | | Deniece Williams | 4 | 2 | .500 | | Jennifer Warnes | 4 | 2 | .500 | | The Human League | 4 | 2 | .500 | | U2 | 4 | 2 | .500 | | Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | 4 | 2 | .500 | | Mr. Mister | 4 | 2 | .500 | | Chic | 5 | 2 | .400 | | Men at Work | 5 | 2 | .400 | | Andy Gibb | 8 | 3 | .375 | | Andy Kim | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Robert John | 3 | 1 | .333 | | The Edgar Winter Group | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Al Wilson | 3 | 1 | .333 | | The Three Degrees | 3 | 1 | .333 | Ray Stevens/
Henhouse Five Plus Too | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods | 3 | 1 | .333 | | The Manhattans | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Rose Royce | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Bonnie Tyler | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Peaches & Herb | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Ready for the World | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Simply Red | 3 | 1 | .333 | | Cutting Crew | 3 | 1 | .333 |
Wow my guesses in Post #1 were pretty good, ummm except for the "no Whitney Houston" part.  |
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Post by doofus67 on May 16, 2023 9:44:44 GMT -5
Thanks, freakyflybry. I've made the appropriate adjustment. |
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