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Post by freakyflybry on Jun 28, 2008 12:04:37 GMT -5
Shannon did not make the Billboard Top 40 with "Give Me Tonight". However, Rick played as #40 5-19/20-84 and it was gone. It could have been a sure shot or #40 on 5-12/13-84. I don't have the 5-12/13-84 show to confirm this. It was not on the 5-5/6-84 show. Don't get me start on what REALLY is a one-hit wonder which is very debatable. It was #40 as well on 5/12-13, according to Cashbox. Didn't make the top 40 on either R&R or Billboard though. Robert Plant had only had 2 additional solo top 40 hits aside from "Big Log" at the time of the show; however, he would eventually have one more in 1988, "Tall Cool One". |
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Post by pzimm7700 on Jun 28, 2008 13:45:36 GMT -5
Don't get me start on what REALLY is a one-hit wonder which is very debatable. Oh I know what you mean. I also remember Rick making a joke, several times, of Aha's "Take on me" as being they're entire musical career, even though their 2nd hit, "The sun always shines on tv" went up the top40 also. Ultimately the question is where is the line that makes a group or artist no longer a one hit wonder. I mean, is something that hits the Top 40 automatically a "hit?" If so, that would mean acts like Digable Planets, and Goddess are one hit wonders even though as I recall neither of their songs got past #30 on R&R. This might actually be a worthy discussion on the board in another thread. What makes someone a one hit wonder? What's the criteria, and where is the line? |
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Post by freakyflybry on Jun 29, 2008 10:07:59 GMT -5
Looks like XM 90's is doing 6/26/94.
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Post by Hervard on Jun 29, 2008 21:55:40 GMT -5
I remember this Rick Dees show! As I recall, he called it "The One-Shot Special". I even have the list:
POS SONG/ARTIST (Peak) (Year)
1) We Are The World/USA For Africa (#1(3)) (1985)
2) Too Shy/Kajagoogoo (#3) (1983)
3) Maniac/Michael Sembello (#1) (1983)
4) Rumors/Timex Social Club (#7) (1986)
5) Perfect Way/Scritti Politti (#10) (1985)
6) Party All The Time/Eddie Murphy (#3) (1985)
7) Sidewalk Talk/Jellybean f/Madonna (#18) (1986)
8) Respect Yourself/Bruce Willis (#6) (1987)
9) Let's Go All The Way/Sly Fox (#8) (1986)
10) The Captain Of Her Heart/Double (#18) (1986)
11) Let The Music Play/Shannon (#9) (1984)
12) All I Need/Jack Wagner (#3) (1984)
13) Tarzan Boy/Baltimora (#17) (1986)
14) Touch Me (I Want Your Body)/Samantha Fox (#8) (1987)
15) Up Where We Belong/Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes (#1(3)) (1982)
16) Tainted Love/Soft Cell (#7) (1982)
17) Mickey/Toni Basil (#11) (1982)
18) Digging Your Scene/The Blow Monkeys (#15) (1986)
19) The Rain/Oran "Juice" Jones (#11) (1986)
20) Heartbeat/Don Johnson (#6) (1986)
21) Baby Love/Regina (#10) (1986)
22) Relax/Frankie Goes To Hollywood (#10) (1985)
23) Fight For Your Right/The Beastie Boys (#12) (1986)
24) Tenderness/General Public (#25) (1985)
25) Walking On Sunshine/Katrina & The Waves (#10) (1985)
26) What You Need/INXS (#3) (1986)
27) I Wanna Be A Cowboy/Boys Don't Cry (#13) (1986)
28) Axel F/Harold Faltermeyer (#3) (1985)
29) The Facts Of Love/Jeff Lorber f/Karyn White (#28) (1987)
30) No Easy Way Out/Robert Tepper (#17) (1986)
31) Keep Your Hands To Yourself/Georgia Satellites (#5) (1987)
32) One Night In Bangkok/Murray Head (#5) (1985)
33) The Honeythief/Hipsway (#17) (1987)
34) Big Log/Robert Plant (#15) (1983)
35) Everybody Dance/Ta Mara & The Seen (1986)
36) Miami Vice Theme/Jan Hammer (#2) (1985)
37) The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades/TimBuk3 (#20) (1986)
38) Life In A Northern Town/The Dream Academy (#4) (1986)
39) Call To The Heart/Giuffria (#23) (1985)
40) Somebody's Watching Me/Rockwell (#2) (1984)
Sure Shot: Fascinated/Company B (#27) (1987)
Extra: Kiss Him Goodbye/The Nylons (#11) (1987)
Extra: Funkytown/Pseudo-Echo (#6) (1987)
I agree; some of the artists featured had more than one hit on the charts. Although, some of them only had one hit within the 1980s (such as Murray Head, Joe Cocker, and Jennifer Warnes, whom had several hits in earlier decades). Also, INXS's first hit was not "What You Need". It was actually "The One Thing" which peaked at #23 back in 1983, and besides, INXS would go on to have an even bigger career later on. That's why they probably should have focused on the first half of the 1980s (of course, by then, many of the one-hit wonders would be obscure. However, back in 1987, people generally didn't complain about that like they do now). Regardless, it made no sense to have songs from 1987 on the list (although most of them, including the Sure Shot and the two Extras, did indeed go on to be One Hit Wonders. Karyn White and Samantha Fox were the only two that ended up having more hits.
But how poorly this countdown was thrown together is beside the point. It was definitely more interesting than a current countdown figured by random selection, such is the case with most of Dees' specials (although he had a few more interesting ones within the past few years)
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Post by freakyflybry on Jun 30, 2008 0:59:47 GMT -5
^^ Also, General Public did chart again... and "I'll Take You There" was even bigger as it hit the top 10.  And yes, I prefer Rick's "themed" specials like this (I have very fond memories of a #1's special he did Labour Day weekend in 1997, and would like to hear that show again), over the random "all-request countdowns". |
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Post by Scott Lakefield on Jul 1, 2008 12:57:16 GMT -5
I think the key to recall is that Dees' specials at least these days equal to "Give Rick the Week Off." Most of the time, including a #1 Hits show that ran either late last year or early this year, his specials are comprised of a lot of old segments stitched together with Rick liners that tie it together enough to make sense.
Don't get me wrong...Rick does a great show. But if you're looking for a show that's "chart accurate," the answer is Casey's shows.
Of course, at the risk of starting up this debate again, in terms of new shows in 2008, Rick's "Weekly Top 40" is head and shoulders above what is now AT40.
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Post by Scott Lakefield on Jul 1, 2008 12:57:43 GMT -5
Oh...another question...anyone know where XM is getting the Dees shows from? Is Shannon doing them?
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Post by pzimm7700 on Jul 1, 2008 13:12:10 GMT -5
I think the key to recall is that Dees' specials at least these days equal to "Give Rick the Week Off." Most of the time, including a #1 Hits show that ran either late last year or early this year, his specials are comprised of a lot of old segments stitched together with Rick liners that tie it together enough to make sense. Don't get me wrong...Rick does a great show. But if you're looking for a show that's "chart accurate," the answer is Casey's shows. Of course, at the risk of starting up this debate again, in terms of new shows in 2008, Rick's "Weekly Top 40" is head and shoulders above what is now AT40. You think so? I listened to this weeks current edition of the Weekly Top 40 and thought it sounds worse and worse. Remember the thrown together HAC shows of a few years ago but the CHR show he was doing was at least semi ok. Now the CHR show is thrown together. |
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Post by pzimm7700 on Jul 1, 2008 13:13:28 GMT -5
Oh...another question...anyone know where XM is getting the Dees shows from? Is Shannon doing them? I don't know. I also dont know who Shannon works for...either for himself or does he actually work for Premiere/XM in some capacity? I just assumed DIR or whatever Dee's production company is called sends them. But really I have no idea. |
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Post by Scott Lakefield on Jul 2, 2008 9:21:58 GMT -5
Pzimm, while I haven't listened to last weekend's Dees show yet, on average I disagree...I think the show sounds pretty well-put-together. Does it sound like AT40 in its heyday (ie the Casey and Shadoe year)? No. But is it the superior countdown (top 40, that is) in 2008? Oh yeah.
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Post by shadster on Jul 2, 2008 20:23:34 GMT -5
I *think* the shows are coming from Rick himself, aka Dees Creations or whatever its called now. Dial Global is the current distributor of the weekly show but as from what I've heard, Rick owns the rights. As to who re-mastered them? Who knows. Pehaps someone in his staff. I'm sure the 'cd' shows dont require much, if any at all, remastering.
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Post by pzimm7700 on Jul 5, 2008 8:53:25 GMT -5
The 80's Rick Dees show being aired today is 7/8/89....the same year they ran 2 weeks ago. I am beginning to wonder if they have the shows from 83-85 at all. I guess the next few weeks will tell on that.
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Post by upland1425 on Jul 5, 2008 10:00:37 GMT -5
Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 this weekend features Top 100 #1 Hits of the Decade So Far (i.e. 2000-2008), Part 1 (#100 - #51). You can listen to this special countdown show at Rick.com any time from today through July 12 at: www.rick.com/index.cfm?p=2 |
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Post by pzimm7700 on Jul 5, 2008 10:51:40 GMT -5
Wow...this is the first TRULY special countdown (non All Request, non year end/decade end show) I will hear in a current week from any show in many years.
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Post by shadster on Jul 6, 2008 10:47:31 GMT -5
Todays episode appears to be from 7/5/97.
And Rick has done a few specials recently. I think last year he had 1 special, I can't recall what it was though......and I know n '05 he did a special, "#1's from the 90s to now" but there were no 'countdown rankings' for that show.
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