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Post by Hervard on May 20, 2023 10:27:38 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - May 20, 2023
This week's presentation - May 19, 1984
As we all know, this show was played just last year - the first time the same show was played as an A or standalone show in back-to-back year. Plus, 1984 was featured just four short weeks ago. This worries me somewhat...
SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME - ROCKWELL (37) - As we all know, this song featured Michael Jackson on vocals, as well as brother Jermaine. I have a feeling that was instrumental in its success (as Rockwell's follow-up song, "Obscene Phone Caller" was nowhere near as successful). SHOW ME - THE PRETENDERS (31) - Quite a peak difference between this song on the Hot 100, where it peaked at #28 and the R&R chart, on which it got as high as #19. In 1982, this was quite commonplace, but by 1984, it was more notable. Anyway, I liked most of their Top 40 hits, this one included. Possibly my third favorite, behind "Back On The Chain Gang" and "Brass In Pocket". AUTOMATIC - THE POINTER SISTERS (30) - Their second of two songs on this week's chart, as this song still had enough juice left in it as their newer song was debuting. I preferred this song, though neither song was one of my favorites from them. DON'T ANSWER ME - ALAN PARSONS PROJECT (21) - They definitely seemed to have the most chart success with Eric Woolfson on lead vocals. I liked this song, but I preferred a few of their other hits
LW#1: HELLO – LIONEL RICHIE 40: ALMOST PARADISE…LOVE – MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON (debut) - This, of course, was the love theme from Footloose. One of my favorite singles from the soundtrack - in fact, it might be second to Kenny Loggins' "I'm Free" as my favorite Footloose song! 39: EYES WITHOUT A FACE – BILLY IDOL (debut) - Be truthful now - how many of you, like me, thought he was asking the object of his affection to dinner or a movie? (as in "Hows About A Date"). Definitely a common misheard lyric. This was a good song, though my favorite song by him would probably be "Sweet Sixteen". 38: WHO’S THAT GIRL – THE EURYTHMICS (debut) - The first of two songs by that title that charted in the 1980s. While it is true that this is one of my least favorite songs by the Eurythmics, I must say that I do prefer it over the other song, by Madonna, of course, since the latter was way overplayed (and I never really liked it in the first place). As for the Eurythmics, I think we all know what my favorite song from them is! (For those who don't, think of a heavenly being using a vital organ as a toy). 37: MODERN DAY DELILAH – VAN STEPHENSON (40) - The only Top 40 hit for this Hamilton, Ohio native (and, sadly, it will stay that way, as he passed away back in 2001). Too bad, as this was a good song. 36: LOVE WILL SHOW US HOW – CHRISTINE McVIE (38) - Her second (and, as it turned out, final) solo Top 40 hit, from her second of three solo albums. It was a good song, IMO. 35: STAY THE NIGHT - CHICAGO (39) - Based on the way that this song, their first song from the Chicago 17 album, missed the Top Ten, it looked like it might not be a very big singles album, but the next two hits proved that wrong, as they both hit the Top Five - in fact, on the R&R chart, they were both #1s. I preferred those two songs, (especially "Hard Habit To Break") but this was a good one as well. 34: MY EVER CHANGING MOODS – THE STYLE COUNCIL (36) - There's a little resemblance between this song and "The Game Of Love" by Santana/Michelle Branch. I prefer the latter, but this song was pretty good as well. 33: A FINE FINE DAY – TONY CAREY (24) - The first of two songs that this man charted with in 1984. It was a great song - one of my favorite songs of 1984 (and possibly my favorite song on the chart this week). 32: RUN, RUNAWAY - SLADE (34) - Another two-hit wonder, whose only two hits were also during 1984. This is definitely my favorite of the two songs! 31: IT’S MY LIFE – TALK TALK (32) - This song wasn't that big of a hit (didn't even crack the Top 30), but it gets a significant amount of recurrent airplay, mainly due to No Doubt's cover from about 20 years later. I prefer the remake, but the original's not bad either. OPTIONAL EXTRA: MAGIC - THE CARS - The second of five singles from Heartbeat City, and my favorite of the five by a fair margin. Definitely released at the right time of year, as it had that summertime sound to it (I seem to remember the video was very summerlike as well). 30: IT’S A MIRACLE – THE CULTURE CLUB (debut) - With its strong early chart action, one would think that this was a cinch to hit the Top Ten. Not quite - it only got as high as #13 just four weeks later. This pretty much showed that people were getting tired of the band, who'd been on the charts continually for nearly a year and a half. I disliked this song when it was on the chart, but I think it's pretty good now, though nothing I'd go out of my way to listen to. 29: YOU CAN’T GET WHAT YOU WANT (TILL YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT) – JOE JACKSON (33) - Possibly THE longest song title of 1984! Anyway, this song was a good one (great horn section), but I personally preferred "Is She Really Goin' Out With Him" and "Breakin' Us In Two". 28: JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) – THE POINTER SISTERS (33) - I have never liked the title of this song - it's like she's treating her man like a dog, making him do tricks for her to love him. If I was dating someone like that, I'd pack my bags and be outta there! 27: ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE – THE SCORPIONS (29) - The first Top 40 hit from the city in Germany where the hamburger originated, though I had heard their music before - two years before, they had a song that got heavy airplay on Chicago station WLS, called "No One Like You". I liked this song, but slightly preferred their two 1991 hits. 26: WHITE HORSE – LAID BACK (26) - Meh, not a fan of this one at all. 25: MISS ME BLIND – CULTURE CLUB (18) - This, unfortunately, was their last Top Ten hit. It was a good one, but their musical quality was indeed starting to decline at this point. LDD: JUMP – VAN HALEN - I don’t see how the hell this became such a big hit. Sounds more like a commercial or sporting event intro than a song. One of my least favorite songs by them. But I must say, the LDD story was quite interesting, about the fifth graders miming this song as part of a school talent show. 24: SELF-CONTROL - LAURA BRANIGAN (28) - This was a song that, back in the day, I did not like at all, but now I think it's pretty decent. Still, I prefer a few others from her. 23: NO MORE WORDS - BERLIN (23) - Wow, Germany is a force to be reckoned with in this hour. First of all, we have a band who was formed there, an American who had relocated there several years before, and now a band who named themselves after the capital of Germany! 22: BORDERLINE - MADONNA (25) - Her first of many Top Ten hits, and definitely one of her best songs ever, IMO. It was a pleasant surprise to hear the album version of the song, where the choruses, especially the last one, are longer, as are a few of the instrumental parts. This song also showed tenacity on the charts, as it spent 15 weeks on the chart which, back then, was unusually long for a song that peaked at #10. OPTIONAL EXTRA: DANCE HALL DAYS - WANG CHUNG - One of many newcomers to the chart in 1984. This was actually their second hit, and one of theirs that gets the most recurrent airplay (along with "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"). This song was OK, but I preferred most of their other hits. 21: THE HEART OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (27) - This song was just the opposite of the Laura Branigan song back at #24 - I liked it a lot at first, but overplay sort of did it in. It is my least favorite release from Sports. Don't get me wrong; I don't hate the song - it's just OK. 20: TONIGHT – KOOL & THE GANG (13) - This soul act was in the midst of a streak of one-word titles hitting the Top 40. This song was pretty good, but I preferred other hits from them, such as "Joanna" and their best one ever, "Too Hot". 19: I’LL WAIT – VAN HALEN (22) - This song has sort of an early-80s classic rock feel to it. I think it's a good one, and I prefer it over their recent #1 song. 18: DANCING IN THE SHEETS - SHALAMAR (20) - Another hit from the Footloose soundtrack. However, this wasn't one of my favorites, from the album or the band. My favorite song from them would be "The Second Time Around". 17: THEY DON’T KNOW – TRACEY ULLMAN (11) - She was more of an actor, but she did manage to have one Top 40 hit. It was a good song. 16: SISTER CHRISTIAN – NIGHT RANGER (17) - Like I've said before, I became the butt of many jokes since this song contains my name, but it is still one of my favorites from them nevertheless. 15: THE AUTHORITY SONG – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP (16) - John's version of "I Fought The Law (And The Law Won)". A great, fun song indeed! 14: THE LONGEST TIME – BILLY JOEL (14) - Interesting that all the voices in this song are Billy Joel - I always thought he had several singers backing him up. Anyway, I liked this song, as well as the An Innocent Man album as a whole, due to its wide variety of music styles. 13: BREAKDANCE – IRENE CARA (15) - This is probably my least favorite of her Top 40 hits. I was never a big fan of breakdance music (although I did occasionally partake in the fad, mainly at school dances). 12: THE REFLEX – DURAN DURAN (19) - I tell you what, I liked many songs from them, but never really got into this one. 1984 just wasn't their best year, IMO (though I did like "New Moon On Monday" - by far my favorite of their songs that charted that year). OPTIONAL EXTRA: WHAT IS LOVE - HOWARD JONES - Neither of his songs from his first album hit the Top 20, but he'd have much better luck with his next album Dream Into Action, which would be released the following spring and spawn three hits, each of which hit the Top 20. As for this song, it's a good one, but I preferred his other 1984 hit "New Song". 11: HEAD OVER HEELS – THE GO GO’S (12) - With the exception of the annoying "We Got The Beat", I like all of their songs about the same. They're all good ones! 10: FOOTLOOSE – KENNY LOGGINS (8) - It seems that lately, I hear this song every time I turn on the radio, especially Sunny 101.5, which I have my car radio locked into pretty much full time. 9: YOU MIGHT THINK – THE CARS (7) - I already mentioned that "Magic" was my favorite song from the Heartbeat City. This one was possibly my second favorite, since it was a good one as well. 8: OH SHERRIE – STEVE PERRY (9) - The very first solo hit from the man who was still actively the lead singer of Journey. He would have a total of four hits from Street Talk, but this was the biggest of the bunch - a great song IMO (though I don't know what cinnamon gum has to do with anything) LDD: ONLY TIME WILL TELL - ASIA - This was the second of two hits this band put into the Top 20 during 1982. It was also my favorite of the two (though the other song, "Heat Of The Moment", was a great one too). 7: LOVE SOMEBODY – RICK SPRINGFIELD (5) - Rick seemed to still be on a roll at this point. Who knew that this song, a great one, would be his final Top Ten? 6: TIME AFTER TIME- CYNDI LAUPER (10) - Possibly THE most successful newcomer of 1984, with four Top Five hits from her debut album. This was the second of them, and possibly my least favorite, since it's somewhat depressing. It's still not bad, though. 5: TO ALL THE GIRLS I’VE LOVED BEFORE - JULIO IGLESIAS AND WILLIE NELSON (6) - A true guilty pleasure, as many people I know hate this song, due to the cheese factor, as well as the fact that Julio wasn't very good at singing English. This was another song with the huge peak difference on the Billboard & R&R charts - while it climbed all the way to #4 on the former, it only climbed as high as #15 on the latter. It did reach gold status, so it obviously had many sales points. 4: HOLD ME NOW – THE THOMPSON TWINS (3) - It's not often that my favorite song by an artist is also their biggest, but such is the case with this song. A great song indeed! 3: AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW) – PHIL COLLINS (2) - This song was had just spent the past three weeks at #1, and deservedly so, as its one of his all-time best! Too bad Van Halen had to go and beat this song out for the top song of 1984, according to Radio & Records. OPTIONAL EXTRA: LEGS - ZZ TOP - The first of two Top Ten hits (both of which peaked at #8) for this southern rock band, as well as pretty much their only hit that gets any sort of recurrent airplay, although I do occasionally hear "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Gimme All Your Lovin", though neither of those hit the Top 30. 2: LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY – DENIECE WILLIAMS (4) - As the biggest hit from the Footloose soundtrack, this song was a very close second to the title track. I hated this song when it was on the chart, due to all the overplay, but now, it's good to hear it every once in awhile instead of everytime I turn on the radio. 1: HELLO – LIONEL RICHIE (1) - This may not have been his BIGGEST hit, but it was definitely one of them, and it's also one of my favorites from Lionel. Glad this song made it to #1!
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Post by mrjukebox on May 20, 2023 11:50:17 GMT -5
"Deacon Blues" is a certifiable classic-Gotta love the saxophone playing by Pete Christlieb.
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Post by Hervard on May 26, 2023 12:32:27 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - May 27, 2023
This week's presentation - May 28, 1977
Droppers:
YOUR LOVE - MARILYN McCOO & BILLY DAVIS, JR (40) - The second of their two charted duets. Too bad this wasn't as successful as "You Don't Have To Be A Star", as I preferred this song. DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY - THELMA HOUSTON (35) - This one often turns up on oldies stations - good thing, as it's a great song, though I preferred the cover version by the Communards, in early 1987. SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO - JACKSONS (28) - Their second of two Top 40 hits for the band in 1977, and my favorite of the two, although I preferred most of their earlier songs, when they were known as The Jackson 5. CAN'T STOP DANCING - THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (26) - Well I must say that this one's better than their last hit before this one! Still, nothing exceptional. DANCING MAN - Q (23) - Dancing Queen's partner, perhaps? But seriously, this band shares the record for the shortest act title with M (only the latter fared better on the chart, since "Pop Muzik" hit #1 while this was all the further this song got. This song was OK, but nothing exceptional. I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU - ROSE ROYCE (22) - Their first hit was an upbeat dance number and for the second song, they went with a ballad. It was pretty much your typical 70s slow jam. I preferred "Car Wash".
40: MY HEART BELONGS TO ME - BARBRA STREISAND (debut) - Her second of two Top Five hits during the year 1977. Both are great songs, but I slightly prefer this one. 39: I GOT LOVE ON MY MIND - NATALIE COLE (25) - This was, statistically, her biggest hit ever. I think it's a good one, but I preferred her 1980s and 1990s hits. 38: EVERYBODY BE DANCIN' - STARBUCK (39) - This group is generally known as a one-hit wonder, as the only song that most people know from them is "Moonlight Feels Right", which this one sounds a lot like (even contains the same instruments). But I preferred their bigger hit, which hit the Top Five the previous summer. 37: I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING - ANDY GIBB (debut) - The only of the Gibb brothers that was not in the Bee Gees, but his solo career was definitely a success! His first three singles all hit #1. This was by far my favorite song from him (and it eventually went on to become AT40's top song of 1977). 36: SLOW DOWN - JOHN MILES (36) - This was the only Top 40 hit for this Jarrow, England native. The song was OK, but nothing I'd go out of my way to listen to. 35: GONNA FLY NOW (THEME FROM "ROCKY") - MAYNARD FERGUSON (debut) - The first of two versions of this song on the chart. I preferred Bill Conti's version, which was in the Top Ten. 34: BACK TOGETHER AGAIN - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (debut) - The follow-up to their first #1 song. The song, however, didn't do anywhere near as well as "Rich Girl" and as for me, I prefer the latter, though this one wasn't bad either - reminded me a little of Earth, Wind & Fire. 33: LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT - BARRY MANILOW (debut) - His last of three #1 songs and my favorite of the three by a long shot. 32: ARIEL - DEAN FRIEDMAN (37) - This may have been his only Top 40 hit, but it definitely got a lot of mileage, especially for a song that peaked at #26 - ten (non-consecutive) weeks in the Top 40 and 22 on the Hot 100! I love this song - heard it many times on my Barry Scott's Lost 45s CD. 31: LOVE'S GROWN DEEP - KENNY NOLAN (31) - A two-hit wonder, like Starbuck (although I think more might know this song, as it hit the Top 20). Not sure if I prefer this or "I Like Dreamin'", though the latter tends to get stuck in my mind. 30: DO YOU WANT TO MAKE LOVE - PETER McCANN (38) - The first of two songs on the countdown that McCann wrote. I prefer the other song; this one was way too schmaltzy IMO. 29: HIGH SCHOOL DANCE - SYLVERS (35) - Their first two hits made the Top Five, but this one petered out at #17. Can't really call this "Third-Single Syndrome", as the three songs weren't from the same album. This song wasn't bad, but my favorite from them was "Boogie Fever". 28: LIFE IN THE FAST LANE - EAGLES (debut) - This song was off to a promising start, with its high debut, but the song just barely missed the Top Ten, ending the streak that they had going (though the streak would have been broken anyway in early 1979, as "Please Come Home For Christmas" wasn't on the chart long enough to hit the Top Ten, as it was a seasonal hit). As for this song, I liked it, but preferred their two other "Hotel California" hits. OPTIONAL EXTRA: JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO - CROSBY, STILLS & NASH - Hard to believe that this was only one of two Top Ten songs from them - and the biggest of them all, considering that you don't hear it on the radio much (at least not on the stations I listen to). 27: SLOW DANCIN' DON'T TURN ME ON - THE ADDRISI BROTHERS (32) - Wow, lots of "two-hit wonders" on the countdown this week. Their first hit charted in 1972 and five years later, they came back with this song, which eventually peaked at #20. This one was OK, but nothing special. 26: UPTOWN FESTIVAL - SHALIMAR (27) - Five classic Motown songs weaved into a medley. Pretty good. 25: MAIN STREET - BOB SEGER (33) - His second release from "Night Moves" and my favorite of the two. This one would hit a brick wall the following week, peaking at #24 and falling out of the Top 40 the week after that. 24: MARGARITAVILLE - JIMMY BUFFETT (29) - Definitely his signature song. This was OK, but a little overrated, IMO. 23: WHODUNIT - TAVARES (24) - They seemed to chart sporadically throughout the 70s. I like a few of their songs, but this wasn't one of them. 22: CALLING DR. LOVE - KISS (16) - 1976 - 1977 was definitely their heyday, since that was when they had the most hits. This song wasn't bad, but I preferred their two Top Ten hits. 21: SO INTO YOU - ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION (17) - Another somewhat sporadially charting band, like Tavares. This was a great song - not sure whether I prefer this or "Imaginary Lover", their two Top Ten hits (sort of a similar situation with Kiss). 20: JET AIRLINER - STEVE MILLER BAND (30) - The second of four Top 40 hits during 1977 (and the lead-off single from Book Of Dreams). Definitely one of their best hits. 19: RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT - JENNIFER WARNES (13) - This was the other song in this week's Top 40 written by Peter McCann. As said earlier, this was my favorite of the two hits, as well as one of my faves from Jennifer Warnes. 18: LIDO SHUFFLE - BOX SCAGGS (11) - Definitely one of the hits that I associate with the spring of 1977 (and the station that I listened to played it well into the summmer as well). My favorite of his hits! 17: HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG - MARSHALL TUCKER BAND (21) - Another "two-hit wonder", and this is by far their best known of the two hits - and my favorite as well (though I seem to remember that "Fire On The Mountain" was pretty good as well). 16: AIN'T GONNA BUMP NO MORE (WITH NO BIG FAT WOMAN) - JOE TEX (20) - Meh, not a fan of this one at all. 15: HELLO STRANGER - YVONNE ELLIMAN (15) - The last of three hits on the chart produced by Fred Perron. It was pretty good, but my favorite Yvonne Elliman song is definitely "If I Can't Have You". 14: UNDERCOVER ANGEL - ALAN O'DAY (19) - This was his only charted hit of his own, but he did write several other big hits ("Angie Baby" by Helen Reddy, for instance). As for this song, well, I love it! Definitely one of the best #1 hits of 1977, IMO. 13: ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS - HOT (18) - Another one-hit wonder, though, like "Undercover Angel", it went quite a long way, spending 19 weeks on the chart. I used to like this one, but not so much anymore, as it's about infidelity - plus the music is kind of boring. 12: SOUTHERN NIGHTS - GLEN CAMPBELL (9) - Campbell had many Top 40 hits, and two of those went all the way to #1, including this one. I like it, but preferred his other #1 hit, "Rhinestone Cowboy" from two years before. 11: HOTEL CALIFORNIA - EAGLES (8) - The title track from one of their biggest albums ever. A true classic which has aged quite well! 10: FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME - FOREIGNER (14) - The first of many hits for this legendary band, and a great one at that - both the song and the band! 9: LONELY BOY - ANDREW GOLD (12) - This may have been his biggest chart hit, but his other one, "Thank You For Being A Friend", from the following year, became a very popular LDD request. This was my favorite song from him, but that was a bad edit there after the first chorus. 8: LUCILLE - KENNY ROGERS (10) - 400 children and crap in the field? Oh wait, that's something else... Anyway, this was pretty good, but I prefer many others from him. 7: COULDN'T GET IT RIGHT - CLIMAX BLUES BAND (3) - Another two-hit wonder. Of course, we all know that I preferred their other hit, from four years later. 6: GONNA FLY NOW (THEME FROM "ROCKY") - BILL CONTI (7) - This song was in the midst of taking it step-by-step all the way to the top. As mentioned earlier, this was my favorite of the two on this week's chart. 5: GOTTA GIVE IT UP - MARVIN GAYE (5) - Casey sort of implied that this song would not make it to #1, since it was stalled at #5, but the song, in fact, did manage to hit #1. I have learned to like this song a little better than I had before, but still, it is not my favorite song from him (and I stand by my opinion that the song's soundalike, "Blurred Lines" was the worst #1 song of the 2010s). 4: DREAMS - FLEETWOOD MAC (6) - The biggest single from one of the biggest albums of all time, Rumors. The song is my least favorite of the singles, however, presumably due to overplay. It's still a pretty good one, though, 3: I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN - K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND (4) - One of two Top Five hits from them in 1977. I preferred the other one, which just narrowly missed hitting #1 several months later. 2: WHEN I NEED YOU - LEO SAYER (1) - One of three Top 20 hits that Leo charted with during the year. It was OK, but somewhat schmaltzy. I preferred his other two songs, which bookended this one. 1: SIR DUKE - STEVIE WONDER (2) - Stevie dropped several names in this song, all of musical pioneers that time did not allow us to forget, including the king of all, Duke Ellington, to whom, of course, the title referred. Although I prefer several other songs by Mr. Wonder, this was a great one nonetheless.
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Post by Hervard on May 26, 2023 12:32:37 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - May 27, 2023
This week's presentation - May 25, 1985
I'M ON FIRE - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (38) - He was still cranking out hit after hit from his Born In The USA album. This was the fourth one, which had peaked at #6 several weeks before. It was a great song - one of my favorites from Born In The USA LOST IN LOVE - NEW EDITION (35) - This one never hit the R&R chart, but, even though I wasn't yet listening to American Top 40, I do vaguely remember hearing this song back in the day. Around that time, I had a dream about spending the day with a girl from my class that I had a crush on (who ended up not wanting to have anything to do with me, lol), and I was writing a story based on the dream. This song sort of brings back those puppy love feelings, so I must have heard it sometime - probably on B96, which was beginning to play more urban-based music. Anyway, this was definitely one of my favorite songs by them! A true bonafide guilty pleasure! SOME THINGS ARE BETTER LEFT UNSAID - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (33) - Their Big Bam Boom album was their third in a row to be certified multi-platinum. This was the third single from it, and had peaked at #18 three weeks before. I'm thinking it might have peaked higher had it been released a few years earlier, as it sort of had an early-80s sound to it (in fact, the choruses reminded me of the verses of "Even The Nights Are Better" by Air Supply). I thought it was a good song.
40: LUCKY IN LOVE – MICK JAGGER (debut) - While it's true that I prefer this song over "Just Another Night", I generally prefer Jagger with the Rolling Stones. 39: OH GIRL – BOY MEETS GIRL (debut) - This was a one-week wonder on AT40, as it would fall out of the countdown the following week. That's too bad, as this was a great song IMO. I actually preferred it over their big hit "Waiting For A Star To Fall" (probably because it wasn't overplayed like that one). 38: SHOW SOME RESPECT – TINA TURNER (40) - Of course, Tina Turner just passed away two days ago, so I guess this would be the tribute to her (although I'm thinking that they might do one of those on a future countdown). Anyway, this was the fifth and final single from Turner's multi-million selling Private Dancer album. I thought the song was pretty good - deserved a higher peak than #37, IMO. 37: THAT WAS YESTERDAY – FOREIGNER (22) - The second hit from Agent Provacateur, this was looking like it would be another Top Ten hit, but it fell short, peaking at #12. It did hit the Top Ten on the R&R chart and was played regularly on the stations I listened to (especially U93, which played it well into the summer). It was easily my favorite of their two 1985 hits, as well as possibly my favorite song from them of all time! 36: A VIEW TO A KILL – DURAN DURAN (debut) - This was the second of two #1 songs for Duran Duran - and was by far my favorite of the two - a great song indeed! 35: NIGHTSHIFT – THE COMMODORES (24) - This was one of the two tribute songs to Marvin Gaye that charted in 1985. This one also paid homage to Jackie Wilson, another R&B great who had also passed away in 1984. This song was OK, but the Commodores were just not the same without Lionel Richie. 34: VOICES CARRY – ‘TIL TUESDAY (39) - The first of two Top 40 hits from this band from Boston. It was a good one, though I preferred their other Top 40 hit (which was quite underrated, I must say), "What About Love", which charted in the fall of the following year. 33: CELEBRATE YOUTH – RICK SPRINGFIELD (26) - Springfield, who had a great chart career in the early half of the 1980s, was pretty much a has-been at this point. His album Tao spawned only two singles, neither of which hit the Top 20. I preferred the other single, "State Of The Heart" by a fair margin. This song wasn't bad, but I can see why it peaked so low (other than the fact that Springfield had already had his day in the sun). 32: INVISIBLE – ALISON MOYET (34) - A former member of Yaz, Moyet was a one-hit wonder, both solo and overall (as Yaz never had a Top 40 hit). Her voice reminds me of Cher. 31: WOULD I LIE TO YOU – EURYTHMICS (36) - The first of two Top Ten hits with this title. I preferred the one by Charles & Eddie, which charted seven years later. This song was also a good song - one of many that takes me back to the summer of 1985. Though we already know all too well that my favorite song from them was the follow-up to this song. 30: RASPBERRY BERET – PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION (37) - This was Prince's first song in quite awhile that was NOT from the Purple Rain soundtrack. It was a good song, but definitely not his best. OPTIONAL EXTRA: GLORY DAYS - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - This song was on the way to becoming the fifth of seven Top Ten hits from Springsteen's monster album Born In The USA. Definitely one of my favorites from the album! 29: ‘TIL MY BABY COMES HOME – LUTHER VANDROSS (30) - Featuring Billy Preston on the organ, this was Luther's second Top 40 hit (third, if you count his 1983 duet with Dionne Warwick, "How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye") This was a good song, but I preferred many others from him. 28: ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE – DON HENLEY (14) - The second release from Henley's album Building The Perfect Beast. It's my least favorite of the singles, however - for some reason, this song never did much for me. 27: THE SEARCH IS OVER – SURVIVOR (32) - This was the biggest hit for this band from Chicago that wasn't associated with any of the Rocky movies. It was a great song - one that became somewhat popular in the LDD department. LDD: HELP - BEATLES - Wow - with the LDD, which was about Cyndi Lauper, I expected the song to be one by Cyndi herself, but instead, the author went with this song, which wasn't bad, but definitely not my favorite song by the Fab Four. 26: NEVER ENDING STORY – LIMAHL (31) - Of course we all know that this man was the lead singer of Kajagoogoo, whose only hit "Too Shy" I think we know all too well I hate with a passion. This one, on the other hand, was a great song! 25: OBSESSION – ANIMOTION (12) - Their first of three Top 40 hits from this technopop band from Los Angeles. It was their biggest hit and I thought it was a decent song, but I preferred their other Top Ten hit, "Room To Move", from 1989. 24: SUSSUDIO – PHIL COLLINS (29) - The second of four releases from Phil's album No Jacket Required. This would be definitely my least favorite of them, as it was a little too gimmicky, IMO, as well as overplayed. 23: SMUGGLER’S BLUES – GLENN FREY (28) - This was the first of two Top 40 hits by Frey from the "Miami Vice" soundtrack. This is my favorite of the two by a slight margin, but I generally preferred him with the Eagles. 22: SAY YOU’RE WRONG – JULIAN LENNON (27) - Julian's first album Valotte spawned three Top 40 hits. This was my favorite of the three, and I feel it deserved a higher peak than #21 (especially since the first two songs hit the Top Ten). 21: NEW ATTITUDE – PATTI LaBELLE (19) - A great and very positive sounding song that reminds me of the revelation I had about this time back in June, 2009 about developing a more positive attitude than I'd had previously. There is still room for improvement, but I've been told by several people that they've noticed the change. 20: ONE LONELY NIGHT – REO SPEEDWAGON (23) - This Chicago rock band had a big #1 earlier in the year (one of my personal faves by them, might I add). I figured that this song, their third hit from Wheels Are Turnin' (as well as another personal favorite) would hit the Top Ten, but it only got as high as #19 (which isn't bad either). Their biggest pop success was definitely in 1981, with the multi-million selling album Hi Infidelity. OPTIONAL EXTRA: PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE - DEPECHE MODE - The first Top 40 hit for this English band. I never cared much for it, however; I preferred their two Top 20 hits from 1990. 19: ANGEL – MADONNA (25) - I think it's an understatement that 1985 was a great year for Madonna. She had a ton of hits on the chart. This was a good one, but I preferred many others from her, including her album cut "Into The Groove", which charted on the Radio & Records the following week 18: DON’T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE – TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS (13) - Meh, I was never a huge fan of this song. I preferred Petty's early-80s hits. 17: WALKING ON SUNSHINE – KATRINA AND THE WAVES (21) - A great, fun song that always takes me back to the summer of 1985! 16: RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT – DEBARGE (7) - This song turned out to be this family band's biggest hit ever, getting as high as #3 a few weeks before. It was a good one, but I preferred their next hit, "Who's Holding Donna Now", which turned out to be their second biggest hit, peaking at #6. 15: JUST A GIGOLO/I AIN’T GOT NOBODY – DAVID LEE ROTH (18) - The second release from Roth's Crazy From The Heat, a mini-album containing only four songs, all of them cover versions of older hits. 14: WE ARE THE WORLD – USA FOR AFRICA (8) - One of the biggest selling singles ever, and for a great cause - aiding in famine relief in Ethiopia. I did get tired of the song back in the day, both from radio airplay and rehearsing it almost every day for our spring choir concert in 7th grade, but it's great to hear it every now and then. 13: IN MY HOUSE – MARY JANE GIRLS (16) - This was the only Top 40 hit for this Rick James-produced soul & funk group (though I have heard a few others from them, such as their cover of the Four Seasons' "Walk Like A Man" which was a mid-charter a year later). This was my favorite of their songs that I know. 12: HEAVEN – BRYAN ADAMS (20) - The first of three #1 hits for Adams (sure seems like he had more, doesn't it?) I'm glad that this got a second chance on the charts (as when it was first released, from the box office bomb "A Night In Heaven", it went nowhere). 11: FRESH – KOOL & THE GANG (17) - This was the second of four hits from the album Emergency (in fact, three of them hit the Top Ten - ironically, the only one that did not was the title track). This was my favorite of that album's singles. 10: THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER – HOWARD JONES (15) - This song and Billy Joel's hit from later that summer, "You're Only Human", both had similar messages. It was a great one, though my favorite from him would be "No One Is To Blame", from the following summer. OPTIONAL EXTRA: THE GOONIES 'R GOOD ENOUGH - CYNDI LAUPER - A song I hear every time I play the Goonies 2 on my NES (as a computerized video game version of this song plays when you're in certain rooms in the Fratelli's hideout). Of course, Cyndi Lauper's version was much better! 9: SOME LIKE IT HOT – THE POWER STATION (6) - One of several Duran Duran side projects. This song was OK, but I generally preferred Duran Duran, including their then-new song "A View To A Kill", heard earlier in the countdown at #36. 8: SUDDENLY – BILLY OCEAN (11) - To many Billy Ocean fans, it's pretty common knowledge that an incident associated with this song actually inspired one of Ocean's hits, "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)", which hit #1 the following summer. Both songs are great, IMO, and among my personal faves from Ocean. 7: ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK – MURRAY HEAD f/ANDERS GLENMARK (3) - That is how the song would be credited today, since Glenmark sings in the song while Murray Head raps. As usual, this song started out with the classical prelude, which I liked. The song itself is pretty good too, although it was quite overplayed back in the day! 6: CRAZY FOR YOU – MADONNA (2) - For awhile, it was looking like this song might not hit #1, as the song was stuck in the runner-up spot for three weeks and, with a multi-million selling benefit song at the top, it looked like that might be all the further the song got, but the song did manage a week at #1. The song was #1 for two weeks on the R&R chart and went on to become the biggest song of the year, and deservedly so, as it was such a great song! LDD: THROUGH THE YEARS – KENNY ROGERS - This may not have been one of his biggest chart hits, but it sure became popular in the LDD department! Between now and the last show of 1987, it was requested as a dedication 17 times! I can see why, as it is a great song! 5: SMOOTH OPERATOR – SADE (5) - Their debut hit, which became one of their biggest, peaking at #5 the following week. It wasn't one of my favorites back in the day, but now I think it's a great one! 4: AXEL F – HAROLD FALTERMEYER (10) - The first of three instrumentals to hit the Top 40 in 1985 (not sure when the last time that many instrumentals charted within a year's time). I remember that sometimes, I'd shadowbox in time to music of this song. Not sure why; just one of many weird things I did as a young teenager. 3: EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – TEARS FOR FEARS (9) - The first of three big hits for TFF in 1985. This song went all the way to #1 and is my second favorite of the Big Chair singles, behind "Head Over Heels". 2: DON’T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) – SIMPLE MINDS (1) - Their first four hits sounded very much alike, IMO. This was my least favorite of the four (probably since it was way overplayed). I do like the movie from which it came, The Breakfast Club. 1: EVERYTHING SHE WANTS - WHAM (4) - This was not only the third hit in a row for this duo from London, but their third #1 as well. This was my favorite of those.
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Post by mrjukebox on May 27, 2023 15:16:37 GMT -5
Aimee Mann,the lead singer of Til Tuesday,has been married for several years to singer Michael Penn,the older brother of actor Sean Penn.
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Post by mga707 on May 27, 2023 16:20:13 GMT -5
Aimee Mann,the lead singer of Til Tuesday,has been married for several years to singer Michael Penn,the older brother of actor Sean Penn. Mann and Penn have been married since 1997. And that's no myth...
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Post by mrjukebox on May 27, 2023 17:39:22 GMT -5
"Crazy For You" was featured on the soundtrack of the movie "Vision Quest"-Madonna had a cameo appearance as a nightclub singer.
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Post by Hervard on May 29, 2023 11:27:10 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 2000s - Memorial Day, 2002
Special Presentation - May 25, 2002
Droppers: THE WHOLE WORLD - OUTKAST (39) - I do believe this was the very first song by this hip-hop duo that Rick Dees played on his show (as he always skipped over their debut hit "Ms. Jackson" from the year before. This was probably my favorite song from Outkast, since I didn't care for their two #1 hits and I forget how "Roses" goes. YOUTH OF THE NATION - P.O.D. (38) - This Christian heavy metal band just missed the Top 40 earlier in 2002 with a song called "Alive". This song got as high as #18 the previous month. I wasn't a big fan of the song, however - a little too loud for my liking. HOW COME YOU DON'T CALL ME ANYMORE - ALICIA KEYS (37) - Definitely a case of Third Hit Syndrome here, as this song stalled at #30 after the first two singles from Alicia's debut album Songs In A Minor hit the Top 20. That's too bad, too, since this was a great song - my favorite from her up to that point.
40: FULL MOON - BRANDY (debut) - This was the title track and the second single from Brandy's third studio album. It was not bad, but I preferred a few of her earlier songs, particularly the ones from 1999 (including her biggest hit ever, the number two "Have You Ever". 39: RAINY DAYZ - MARY J BLIGE f/JA RULE (debut) - This was the era where there were many remixes of songs featuring Ja Rule (a.k.a. Cookie Monster). This one was so/so - I'll have to check YouTube to refresh my memory how the original version sounded. 38: CAUGHT IN THE SUN - COURSE OF NATURE (debut) - This week's three debuts were at the very bottom of the survey. This was the only Top 40 hit by this Alternative rock band from Enterprise, Alabama, and I'm surprised that it only got as high as #33 - I seem to remember hearing this one a lot back in 2002. Must have been the stations I listened to back then. It was a great song! 37: ADRIENNE - THE CALLING (40) - There was a girl in my class by that name back in high school (and it was spelled exactly the same way). I don't remember much about her, but I did randomly bump into her at Walgreen's a year or so back, and she remembered me. Anyway, this was the second Top 40 hit from this rock band from the west coast. The first is coming up later in the Top 20. I prefer that one, but this was a great one as well. 36: THEY-SAY VISION - RES (31) - Another one-hit wonder, like Course Of Nature. This one peaked a little higher on the chart, at #28 a few weeks back. It was a pretty good song, but definitely not my favorite song on this week's chart. 35: OVERPROTECTED - BRITNEY SPEARS (34) - 2002 was definitely not Spears' best year, chartwise anyway, as none of her three Top 40 hits hit the Top 20. This one only got as high as #34 and spent four weeks in the Top 40. It wasn't bad, but I preferred her previous single "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman". 34: SUGAR HIGH - JADE ANDERSON (33) - Of course, she was the daughter of Jon Anderson, the frontman of the progressive band Yes. Her music style, of course, was way different. I really liked this song - rather hypnotic sounding. Too bad the song did not get any higher than #32. 33: MORE THAN A WOMAN - AALIYAH (36) - This was the first of second hits from this singer whose life was cut tragically short when she was killed in a plane crash the year before. She was only 22 I was never a huge fan of her music, but this one wasn't too bad. 32: DON'T SAY GOODBYE - PAULINA RUBIO (32) - After a good-sized move the week before, this song stalled out this week, but it was not done - the song resumed its climb the following week, eventually peaking at #22. This one sounds like another song, though I don't remember which one. 31: DAYS GO BY - DIRTY VEGAS (35) - Wow, lots of one-hit wonders in the first hour of the countdown - in this case, an English house music act, with two unrelated men by the same last name (Harris) on instruments and Steve Smith on vocals. This was also the most successful of the artists with one Top 40 hit that we've heard so far, peaking at #7 in July (in fact, isn't this the only song in the first hour that hit the Top Ten?). OPTIONAL EXTRA: HEAVEN - DJ SAMMY f/YANOU & DO - We heard the original version of this song on this weekend's 80s show, on its way to #1 and here, we have one of two cover versions of this song that charted. The ballad version (know as the "Candlelight Mix") peaked at #34 later on in the year, but this dance version was far more successful, peaking at #4 in August. I liked both renditions, but definitely preferred this one - perfect for summer! 30: ALWAYS ON TIME - JA RULE f/ASHANTI (24) - Spending a final week on the chart (before being shipped off to recurrent the following week), this is another song that "Cookie Monster" was involved with - only this was Ja Rule's own hit, featuring this artist who was also on the chart with the first 29: A NEW DAY HAS COME - CELINE DION (27) - This must have been when this song was #1 on the AC chart, as I seem to recall that there was a story tied to it more often than not during that 19-week period. This week was about her method of preserving her voice. Despite this song's overplay at AC, I never got tired of it. When I heard it at the grocery store several years ago, that inspired me to put it on one of my favorite songs playlist on YouTube. It is also on the playlist that highlights my personal faves of 2002. A great song indeed - too bad it didn't fare any better at Top 40 than it did (only got as high as #25 two weeks before). 28: SOAK UP THE SUN - SHERYL CROW (30) - I did quite a lot of this back in the summer of 2002! This was a huge Hot AC hit (spent nine weeks on top) and a Top Ten hit at AC, but surprisingly, the song only got as high as #15 on the American Top 40 chart. Must not have promoted it to that format as much. Whatever the case, it is a great song - another one on my 2002 YouTube playlist. 27: TOO BAD - NICKELBACK (29) - This band had a great chart career during the 2000s. Their first hit, "How You Remind Me" (which had dropped off the chart the week before) was the #1 Top 40 song of 2002, but this one only got as high as #25. It did, however, sustain enough chart momentum to register on the year-end chart (at #86, to be exact). 26: WALKING AWAY - CRAIG DAVID (28) - This was the third of five Top 40 hits for this singer from Southampton native. The song wasn't quite as successful as his first two hits, both of which hit the Top Ten, but it did get as high as #16 (and came in at #52 for the year) LDD: AMAZED - LONESTAR - I remember first hearing this song at country radio, which many of my co-workers at the pizza joint were listening to in early 1999. At first, I thought it was a cover of "Please Forgive Me" by Bryan Adams (a logical assumption, since it had a similar melody, as well as the fact that there were several country artists doing covers of pop hits at the time). I did get tired of the song, due to the overplay (both at country and AC, where it crossed over later in 1999), but actually sounded really good when I heard it today. I can't even remember the last time I heard it. 25: VIDEO - INDIA.ARIE (21) - The population of one-hit wonders has thinned notably in this hour of the show, as this was the first one. This song, which had peaked at #21 the previous week, was so/so, but nothing special, IMO. 24: I'M GONNA BE ALRIGHT - JENNIFER LOPEZ (26) - One of two hits on this week's survey for this artist who was in the midst of a hot streak (as all seven of the hits she released between late 2000 and late 2002 made the top ten). This song, which samples the bass from Club Nouveau's "Why You Treat Me So Bad", got as high as #7. It was so/so, but definitely not her best. 23: OOPS (OH MY) - TWEET (16) - Wow, if I were to take a shot every time they came up to a one-hit wonder on the countdown, I'd be passed out on the floor well before now! (Just kidding - I'm not really into that). Anyway, this song didn't really do anything for me - the melody is mediocre at best and the rapping - no thanks. Next song, please... 22: UH HUH - B2K (22) - Well, here's a two-hit wonder. Their second Top 40 entry would chart later in the year and their first one was peaking here at #22 for the second of three weeks. 21: ESCAPE - ENRIQUE IGLESIAS (15) - This Spanish singer was, of course, the son of Julio Iglesias, whom had two chart duets in 1984. He had the biggest AC hit of 2002 (to my chagrin) with "Hero" (fortunately, we will not be hearing that song, as it dropped off way back in February). This follow-up was much better, IMO, though not quite my favorite song from Mr. Iglesias. OPTIONAL EXTRA: ONE LAST BREATH - CREED - This alternative rock band may not have had a ton of hits (five in all), but the ones they did have tended to stick around on the charts for extra long. This song was in a tie with "Higher" as their longest-running hit - 30 weeks for both songs! That is impressive! I liked all four of their Top Ten hits about the same. 20: CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD - KYLIE MINOGUE (18) - This singer from down under had a string of three Top 40 hits in the late-1980s, the biggest of those being her rendition of "The Loco-Motion". Many of us thought that was it for her chart career, but not quite - she came back in 2002 with three more hits. This was the most successful of those, matching the #3 peak of "The Loco-Motion". Wasn't the bassline in this song sampled in another song not too long ago? 19: WHEREVER YOU WILL GO - THE CALLING (19) - This is the song I was talking about earlier, the first hit by the Calling. They got quite a lot of mileage out of this song, didn't they? The song peaked at #6 back in February and was on the chart for its 29th week (would log 31 weeks in the Top 40 in all), and wound up at #4 on the year-ender - two spots higher than it peaked. And that wasn't even with its entire chart run (as much of it was in 2001). I wonder how high the song would have come in otherwise? Anyway, of their three Top 40 hits, this was definitely my favorite. 18: GIRLFRIEND - 'N SYNC (12) - The boyband craze was definitely waning at this point, as this was the final Top 40 hit for this one, but what a chart career they had - eleven Top 40 hits, including nine Top Tens, and two multi-week #1 songs. This one got as high as #5 nearly two months before. I thought it was a good song. 17: WITHOUT ME - EMINEM (25) - Wow, I was beginning to wonder if "Days Gone By" was the biggest mover of the week! Its four spot climb was faster than anything in the first half, but this song moved twice as fast. This rapper had hit the Top 40 three times before with three songs he was famous for, but never quite made the Top Ten. This song certainly did - in fact it hit #1 in late June. The song was definitely an ideal summertime type hit, but I found it somewhat annoying (though not as much as some of Eminem's other hits - "Just Lose It" comes to mind. 16: HOT IN HERRE - NELLY (23) - Here is another perfect summer type hit, both because of its title and hot beat. It comes as no surprise that it comes in second as the biggest move of the week. I definitely remember hearing this song many times during the hot summer of 2002. Even though I don't generally like this type of song LDD: TRUE COLORS - CYNDI LAUPER - 15: HERE IS GONE - THE GOO GOO DOLLS (14) - This band has a rather interesting chart history - they have only had three Top Ten hits, and they were all number one hits (and each one with extra long chart runs, just like Creed). This song had peaked at #14 for the past two weeks and is the only song I can remember that paused at #40 for three weeks on the way out. This song was a good one, though I preferred a few others from them, such as "Iris" and "Broadway", as well as a few others that never hit the Top 40 ("Give A Little Bit" and "These Hard Times"). 14: U DON'T HAVE TO CALL - USHER (20) - Despite this song's six-spot move this week, this is all the higher it got, as it started falling the following week. Not that I'm complaining, as I found this song annoying, especially with that weird video game like sound effect heard throughout the song. 13: THE MIDDLE - JIMMY EAT WORLD (17) - Another one-hit wonder, but I always thought it was funny how this one's name came about, and I liked the song a lot as well. 12: WASTING MY TIME - DEFAULT (13) - This was the highest ranking Canadian act on this week's chart. Their home country is where most of their fanbase is, but they did manage to have one hit on the U.S. chart with this song that was peaking at #12 this week. 11: AIN'T IT FUNNY - JENNIFER LOPEZ f/JA RULE (8) - Now this remix, compliments of Ja Rule, was a completely different song than the original, which was the one I preferred by far. I never did care for this version. OPTIONAL EXTRA: COMPLICATED - AVRIL LAVIGNE - 2002 had many great summer hits, but this one was by far my favorite - and the most successful as well, spending eight weeks on top as of mid-July. This was the debut song for this Canadian superstar and the first of her four chart toppers - another song that I never got tired of hearing, despite its excessive airplay. As you can guess, it is also on my 2002 YouTube playlist! 10: IN THE END - LINKIN PARK (10) - This is another song that was in the running for the top song of 2002, as it hit #1 for six weeks and was in the Top 40 for 25 weeks. It did come in at #2 for the year and I'll bet the margin between it and Nickelback wasn't very wide. I'm fairly sure that the song we just heard as an extra wasn't far behind either, based on its chart stats. 9: I NEED A GIRL (PART 1) - P. DIDDY f/USHER (11) - Part 2 of this song, which features Ginuwine and sounds absolutely nothing like this song, would actually hit the chart later this summer (and as I recall, there was one week that these two songs were back-to-back on the chart). Of the two songs, I preferred this one by a sizeable margin - I liked this song's laid-back melody. 8: BLURRY - PUDDLE OF MUDD (7) - This was the first of two Top Ten hits for this Kansas City band and my favorite of the two, since the other one, "She Hates Me", was a little too loud, plus they drop the f-bomb in the song, which I don't like, even if it is edited out in the radio version. This one was more successful on the chart, as it peaked at #4 and was on the chart for six weeks longer. 7: HELLA GOOD - NO DOUBT (9) - They were still going strong on the chart at this point, with two number ones during 2002 and this #3 hit sandwiched in between the two. It was my favorite of the two songs, though I preferred a few other from them, as well as Gwen Stefani solo. 6: UNDERNEATH YOUR CLOTHES - SHAKIRA (5) - Ah, "Eternal Flame, Part 2". This was Shakira's second Top 40 hit and, like the first one, it hit the Top Ten. Of course, Shakira's biggest hit came four years later, her collaboration with Wyclef Jean called "Hips Don't Lie", one of the biggest hits of 2006 (and THE biggest, according to American Top 40). Of Shakira's three Top Ten hits, I preferred this one. LDD: I'LL STAND BY YOU - THE PRETENDERS - This English-American rock band had a handful of hits in the mid-80s, but they seemed to be done on the Pop charts by late 1986. That changed eight years later, with this ballad (a change of pace for them, as most of their songs were upbeat) about being faithfully assisting to someone in times of darkness (as the author was hoping her ex-husband would do in raising their two children). I thought the song was so/so back in the day, but it's one of those song that ages like fine wine, as I really like it now. 5: WHAT'S LUV - FAT JOE f/ASHANTI (4) - Since Fat Joe is a rapper, I'm generally not a big fan of his music, but Ashanti seems to work her magic in this song to make it tolerable. This song reminds me a little of "Girlfriend" by 'N Sync, which was heard earlier in the show. 4: ALL YOU WANTED - MICHELLE BRANCH (2) - Ah, I remember back in the days of the old R&R boards, this was a favorite among many posters there, including yours truly. There is just something about this song that I love. 3: A THOUSAND MILES - VANESSA CARLTON (6) - Definitely one of the biggest hits of 2002 here, and it's easy to see why. The piano work in this song is awesome as is Vanessa's voice. This song was a week away from hitting #1, where it would would hold for the entire month of June. On the chart system where I use the national charts and lean slightly towards my personal opinion, this song came out on top for all of 2002. OPTIONAL EXTRA: LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT - KYLIE MINOGUE - This was Kylie's second hit of her 2002 comeback. It just narrowly missed the Top Ten, peaking at #11 for two weeks in late August. It wasn't bad - not sure if I prefer this or "Can't Get It Out Of My Head". 2: FOOLISH - ASHANTI (3) - One of two songs in this week's Top Five that Ashanti is involved in. This one, however, was her own hit. The song did not quite make it to #1, but it made a valiant effort, spending five weeks in the runner-up position, but was not quite able to give Vanessa Carlton her payback for leapfrogging her the following week. Though I prefer the song that held this out of the top spot, I did rather like this song. 1: DON'T LET ME GET ME - PINK (1) - She might have had a tough time when she was in high school, but at least she got a #1 hit out of the deal (as that experience inspired her to write this song, which was at #1 for its fourth and last week, but there was a lot more where that came from - she would end up having seven more chart toppers. I liked this song, but my favorite of her #1 hits would be her duet with Nate Ruess, "Just Give Me A Reason", which spent a pair of weeks on top in May, 2013.
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Post by Hervard on Jun 2, 2023 18:19:00 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - June 3, 2023
This week's presentation - June 5, 1976
40: STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS - PAUL SIMON (40) - The title track from his album that spawned the #1 hit "Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover". Not sure what happened, but surprisingly, this was all the higher that this song got. Such a shame, as it was one of Simon's best hits ever! 39: THAT'S WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO - THE TRAMMPS (debut) - As we all know, I wasn't a big fan of this kind of music (although their 1978 hit "Disco Inferno" wasn't bad). 38: IT'S OVER - BOZ SCAGGS (38) - I keep forgetting that Scaggs' debut hit is not "Lowdown" - that was just his first big hit (as #38 is where this song peaked). Anyway, this one was actually a really good song - quite underrated, IMO. 37: UNION MAN - THE CATE BROTHERS (24) - One of many one-hit wonders during the 70s that tried to get in on the disco craze. This song wasn't anything exceptional, IMO. 36: LOVE REALLY HURTS WITHOUT YOU - BILLY OCEAN (22) - Ocean's first hit had peaked at #22 over the past two weeks and for many years, he was a one-hit wonder, but that all ended in the fall of 1984, when he went all the way to #1 with his second hit "Caribbean Queen". This song was pretty good - his song "When The Going Gets Tough" sounded a lot like this one. 35: CRAZY ON YOU - HEART (37) - Their first of many Top 40 hits. I'm so surprised that this song got no higher than #35 and lasted but two weeks on the chart, as this was played all the time on the station I listened to (WLS in Chicago) back in the summer of 1976. 34: GET CLOSER - SEALS & CROFTS (debut) - Jim Seals' brother, England Dan, along with singing partner John Ford Coley, were a week away from debuting on the Hot 100 with, "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight", their debut hit, which would hit the Top 40 five weeks later. Like that song, this one would also hit the Top Ten. This song wasn't bad, though not quite their best. Jim Seals sort of sounded like he had a runny nose in this song. 33: AFTERNOON DELIGHT - THE STARLAND VOCAL BAND (debut) - Ah, a song about engaging in a quickie with your significant other during your lunch break. This is another song I remember quite well (needless to say, I had no idea what it was really about, though, being only four years of age and all). 32: THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN - THIN LIZZY (debut) - Here's another one of my personal faves from back in 1976 (yes, I liked hard rock when I was as young as four years old, lol!) 31: MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT - STARBUCK (34) - Refresh my memory - is that a marimba or a xylophone that is used in this record? (My memory doesn't retain this kind of information like it used to). Well, whatever it is, it definitely makes the song a great listen for a warm evening. Definitely my favorite of Starbuck's two hits. 30: TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN - THE STSVE MILLER BAND (debut) - The first of three Top Twenty hits from Miller's Fly Like An Eagle album. This one narrowly missed hitting the Top Ten. The song was OK, IMO, but I preferred the other two singles from said album (both of which DID hit the Top Ten). 29: ROCK AND ROLL LOVE LETTER - BAY CITY ROLLERS (33) - I wasn't generally a big Rollers fan. This song wasn't bad, but nothing I'd go out of my way to listen to. 28: YOUNGBLOOD - BAD COMPANY (20) - A cover of the fifties hit by the Coasters - they sounded a little like Elvis on this one. 27: KISS AND SAY GOODBYE - THE MANHATTANS (36) - *GROIN* They went with the version of the song that includes the spoken word part at the beginning. Come on, the song's depressing enough, huh? Anyway, as we all know, I preferred "Shining Star" over this song any day! OPTIONAL EXTRA: MAKING OUR DREAMS COME TRUE - CYNDI GRECCO - "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!" One of many TV show themes that made the charts in 1976 - in this case, the one from "Laverne & Shirley", which IIRC was on after Happy Days back in the day. The TV show was great, as was this song. 26: SHOW ME THE WAY - PETER FRAMPTON (19) - The first of three Top 40 hits from the monster album Frampton Comes Alive and my favorite of the three. 25: STRANGE MAGIC - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (18) - This was the third of a total of twenty hits for this English orchestral rock band. It was OK, but not one of my favorites from them, especially since I associate it with the royally depressing movie "The Virgin Suicides", (since it is played during the prom scene). 24: BARETTA'S THEME (KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE SPARROW) - RHYTHM HERITAGE (27) - They had two Top 40 hits - both themes from TV series. This one wasn't bad, but I preferred "Theme From S.W.A.T." 23: I'LL BE GOOD TO YOU - THE BROTHERS JOHNSON (30) - The first Top 40 hit for this soul duo from Los Angeles. This is my favorite song by them, which isn't saying much, as I disliked their three other hits. I preferred the cover by Quincy Jones featuring Chaka Khan and Ray Charles, which hit the charts in early 1990. 22: NEVER GONNA FALL IN LOVE AGAIN - ERIC CARMEN (32) - His second hit and the follow-up to the #2 hit "All By Myself". I preferred this song - one of Carmen's best hits ever! 21: TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS - THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (25) - Another song I remember quite well from 1976 (though one of the stations I listened to gave this one early action, so I associate it more with the spring). Definitely one of my all-time faves from them! 20: I WANT YOU - MARVIN GAYE (23) - I'm more familiar with Robert Palmer's 1991 cover, which sounds so much like the original - in fact, I kept expecting this song to segue back into "Mercy Mercy Me". 19: MOVIN' - BRASS CONSTRUCTION (21) - Another faceless disco hit, just like the one back at #37. 18: LOVE IS ALIVE - GARY WRIGHT (26) - Now here is one of the songs I most associate with the summer of 1976, as the radio stations I listened to played it constantly. I definitely prefer it over "Dream Weaver", which is the only of Wright's three hits that receives any recurrent airplay (though once in a blue moon I do hear this one). 17: TRYIN' TO GET THE FEELING AGAIN - BARRY MANILOW (10) - He had three Top 40 hits in 1976 and for me, this would be my favorite of those (though "This One's For You" would be a close second). 16: LOVE IN THE SHADOWS - NEIL SEDAKA (16) - This was a case of Third Single Syndrome. The first two hits from The Hungry Years hit the Top Ten, but this was all the higher this song got, which was too bad, as it was a great song! 15: RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM - MAXINE NIGHTINGALE (15) - Of course, I've made it abundantly clear that I preferred "Lead Me On" over this one, which was quite overplayed. EXTRA: DON’T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYIN’ - GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS - I forget exactly what the story was behind this song, but I do know that I really liked this song. Not sure if I prefer this or "Ferry Cross The Mersey". 14: BOOGIE FEVER - THE SYLVERS (13) - They had three Top 40 hits, and this was their biggest, hitting #1 earlier in the month. This is also my favorite of their hits. 13: MORE, MORE, MORE (PART 1) - ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION (17) - Of their two Top 40 hits, I preferred this song. The Canadian alternative rock band Len apparently liked it as well, as they sampled it in their big 1999 hit "Steal My Sunshine". 12: FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE - ELVIN BISHOP (3) - Here's a song I remember quite well from back in the day! Today it would be billed as "Elvin Bishop featuring Mickey Thomas". Definitely one of my favorite songs from 1976! 11: RHIANNON (WILL YOU EVER WIN) - FLEETWOOD MAC (12) - Now here's one I remember quite well from 1976! The second of three hits from their self-titled album, and the only one to feature Stevie Nicks on lead vocals. This is my favorite of the three hits from Fleetwood Mac - too bad it didn't have a little more steam, as this song just barely missed hitting the Top Ten. 10: FOOL TO CRY - THE ROLLING STONES (11) - This song had a very strong start, debuting at the halfway point of the chart a few weeks prior. However, it only managed to climb a spot higher (at least it made the Top Ten), but spent only seven weeks on the chart. I wasn't a fan of it myself, as, with the exception of "As Tears Go By", they didn't do very good with ballads. 9: SHOP AROUND - THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (14) - One of several remakes on this week's chart. This one wasn't bad, but I preferred the original by the Miracles. 8: SARA SMILE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (9) - The first of a whole slew of hits from the duo - it's not bad, but definitely not one of their best, IMO. 7: WELCOME BACK - JOHN SEBASTIAN (7) - This song wasted no time hitting #1, but it only lasted a week up there. At least the song's descent was initially slow, as it was in holding position this week. This was definitely one of the best TV show themes of all time! 6: SHANNON - HENRY GROSS (8) - Ah, the infamous "Dead Dog Dedication" song! It's a good one, but after mid-September, 1985, we never looked at this song in the same way again! 5: HAPPY DAYS - PRATT & McCLAIN (6) - 1976 was indeed the year for TV show themes! This was one of my favorite TV shows, and definitely a long lasting one - wasn't it on the air for ten years? 4: MISTY BLUE - DOROTHY MOORE (5) - This song was written in the mid-sixties, which definitely shows, as it sounds like a song from that era. The song's OK, but nothing exceptional. 3: GET UP AND BOOGIE - THE SILVER CONVENTION (4) - Casey mentioned how this song looked like it could hit #1 as soon as the following week. Well, the song did manage to squeeze up to #2, but the #1 song was just too strong for it (it had to be a strong one to become the top song of the entire year!) OPTIONAL EXTRA: YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND - QUEEN - Here's another song that didn't hit the top ten, which I can't believe - it sure got a lot of airplay. Although that depends on the radio stations in your area. I listened to WLS a lot and that song peaked at #4 on their station’s playlist. I still hear this on oldies station every now and then, which is good, because this is one of my favorites from Queen. 2: SILLY LOVE SONGS - WINGS (2) - Like "Welcome Back", this song shot straight up to #1, but dropped out after only one week up there. The only thing is, it wasn't over for this song - after a two-week hiatus, the song would return to #1 for an additional four weeks and, as stated earlier, would become the top song of 1976. The song's OK, but I prefer many other songs from them, my favorite being "With A Little Luck". 1: LOVE HANGOVER - DIANA ROSS (1) - This song put Diana Ross in the lead as the woman with the most #1 singles. She would have two more, both of which spent multiple weeks at #1. This song was mediocre at best - it just never really did anything for me.
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Post by Hervard on Jun 2, 2023 18:19:10 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - June 3, 2023
This week's presentation - June 7, 1980
DROPPERS: DON'T SAY GOODNIGHT - ISLEY BROTHERS (39) - This one was kind of forgettable, as I recall. Your typical boring R&B slow jam. YOU MAY BE RIGHT - BILLY JOEL (33) - This, of course, was the first of four releases from Joel's monster album "Glass Houses". I liked it, like all four hits. THE SEDUCTION - JAMES LAST BAND (28) - Such a shame that this song dropped off, as it was a great "chill out" type song.
LW#3: COMING UP - PAUL McCartney LW#2: CALL ME - BLONDIE LW#1: FUNKYTOWN – LIPPS, INC. 40: WITH YOU I'M BORN AGAIN - BILLY PRESTON & SYREETA (29) - A one time pairing between a guy whose first hit was "Get Back", the one he sang with the Beatles, and had a string of big hits in the early and mid-70s and the late Syreeta Wright, who was married to Stevie Wonder in the early-80s. 39: NEW ROMANCE (IT'S A MYSTERY) - SPIDER (debut) - Wow, here's a faceless band I don't remember! This was the only song by this New York quintet and this is all the higher the song got, which was too bad, since it was a really good one! 38: LOVE STINKS - THE J. GEILS BAND (38) - This may not have been one of their biggest Top 40 hits, but it gets a fair amount of recurrent airplay today (and was featured in a Swiffer commercial circa 2009). I like this song somewhat, but it doesn't hold a candle to "Centerfold". 37: TWO PLACES AT THE SAME TIME - RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO (debut) - A physical impossiblilty (well, unless you clone yourself or borrow Doc Brown's Delorean). As for the song, it was pretty good, but definitely not his best, 36: I DON'T WANT TO WALK WITHOUT YOU - BARRY MANILOW (36) - This song sounds very much like "Can't Smile Without You", but I prefer that one, as well as many of Maniliow's other hits. This one wasn't bad, though. 35: THEME FROM NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FRANK SINATRA (40) - Old Blue Eyes' 110th and final chart entry here. This one reminded me a lot of my aunt's old records, which I used to listen to when I went over to my grandmother's (her mom) house to visit every Sunday afternoon, as many of those were from the forties and fifties (from which the original of the remake by Barry Manilow at #36 came). This one would peak at #32 the following week and probably would have done better had it been released back in the Big Band era. I thought it was a nice throwback song. 34: TIRED OF TOEIN' THE LINE - ROCKY BURNETTE (debut) - Johnny Burnette's son here must have gotten tired of it right off as his first hit turned out to be his only hit. It was a great one, though - definitely sounds like something from the early sixties, which is when Johnny Burnette had several chart hits. 33: TWILIGHT ZONE/TWILIGHT TONE - MANHATTAN TRANSFER (35) - I like how they incorporated the theme from the popular TV anthology series into this song. Their second of four Top 40 hits (yes, I thought they had more as well). ARCHIVES: RISE – HERB ALPERT - They were nearing the end of their weekly review of the #1 hits of the 1970s, one of several things they did to fill up excess time after the show extended to four hours. They would continue to do that a few years later as they went back to the sixties and went through all the top hits of that decade. But you already knew that! Anyway, this was a good song - nice and relaxing. OPTIONAL EXTRA: CLONES - ALICE COOPER - A rare case where a song was not played on American Top 40, because the only week it was in the Top 40, the regular show was pre-empted by a special, which Larry mentioned in the intro to this song. 32: WE WERE MEANT TO BE LOVERS - JIM PHOTOGLO (37) - His first of two Top 40 singles, both of which had that MOR sound to it, like many songs between 1979 and 1981 shortly after the death of disco. It was a good one, but I seem to recall that I preferred his 1981 hit "Fool In Love With You". 31: GEE WHIZ - BERNADETTE PETERS (31) - A remake of Carla Thomas' first Top 40 hit from 1961. It was pretty good, but nothing I'd go out of my way to listen to. 30: WE LIVE FOR LOVE - PAT BENETAR (32) - Her second Top 40 hit, and I definitely preferred it over "Heartbreaker". Great synths used in this song! LDD: I AM WOMAN – HELEN REDDY - One of several feminist anthems that hit the charts. It was indeed fitting for the dedication. 29: ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL - PINK FLOYD (26) - Casey mentioned that this song was still hanging on eight weeks after falling out of the top spot and I was wondering if maybe he jinxed the song by saying that, but not quite, as it was still on the chart the following week (making another unusually small drop for a former #1 song, might I add). Anyway, of course, I like this song, but wish they would include the part near the end, with the teachers hollering at the kids. 28: LADY - THE WHISPERS (30) - After an upbeat dance number as their first hit, they went with a ballad this time around. The best part of this song was the synth bridge which, unfortunately, they edited out this week. Without it, the song is simply one of those sleepy R&B slow jams of the early 80s that sound more like early 70s. 27: SHINING STAR - THE MANHATTANS (34) - Pretty sure that I have already mentioned too many times that I preferred this one over their other big hit, the day-darkening "Kiss And Say Goodbye". 26: TRAIN IN VAIN - THE CLASH (23) - Another mid-charter that gets so much recurrent airplay today that it might as well have been a Top Ten hit. It's pretty good, but I preferred "Rock The Casbah". 25: SHOULD'VE NEVER LET YOU GO - NEIL SEDAKA & DARA SEDAKA (27) - Neil, of course, had tons of hits back over the past three decades, but this was his daughter Dara's only appearance in the Top 40. It was definitely a great song - one of my favorite Sedaka songs. 24: I CAN'T HELP IT - ANDY GIBB & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (12) - This one reminded me a little of another one of Olivia's duet hits from around this time ("Suddenly"). Though I preferred the latter, I like this one as well. 23: RIDE LIKE THE WIND - CHRISTOPHER CROSS (22) - Interesting that this song only dropped a single spot on its way down (especially since the song right below took a good-sized fall). Anyway, I liked most of his Top 40 hits, this one included. ARCHIVES: POP MUZIK - M - As we all know, I wasn't a huge fan of this song, but many other people were (they must have been, as it was a #1 hit!) OPTIONAL EXTRA: ALL NIGHT LONG - JOE WALSH - One of several songs from the Urban Cowboy soundtrack on this week's chart. I was never really a huge fan of Joe Walsh (solo, that is), but this one was actually pretty good. 22: BREAKDOWN DEAD AHEAD - BOZ SCAGGS (15) - "Lido Shuffle Part 2", as some people call it (but Part 1 will always be the best, right?) This one's a great song as well! 21: WONDERING WHERE THE LIONS ARE - BRUCE COCKBURN (25) - LOL @ the artist's name (though it's not pronounced that way). Anyway, I liked this song. 20: LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT - PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE (24) - This song (my favorite PPL song) was the only Top Ten hit for this band, led by Vince Gill, husband of Amy Grant. It doesn't get much recurrent airplay anymore, but their 1975 "Amie" certainly does - and that song only lasted three weeks on the chart! EXTRA: RESPECT - ARETHA FRANKLIN - Another way to fill up excess time on AT40 was playing the biggest artist by a random act. This, of course, was Aretha's most successful hit. It's OK, but a little overrated, IMO. 19: LOST IN LOVE - AIR SUPPLY (11) - The breakthrough song for this Australian duo, and one of their best. Possibly my favorite of the songs where Graham Russell sings lead. 18: LET'S GET SERIOUS - JERMAINE JACKSON (20) - Seriously, this is nothing special. I personally preferred Jermaine's mid-80s songs, but that's just me. 17: STOMP - THE BROTHERS JOHNSON (7) - Hmm, on second thought, the Jermaine Jackson song sounds great by comparison, as I'm no fan of the Brothers Johnson by any means. 16: SEXY EYES - DR. HOOK (5) - They had the most success in the 1970s, but they did have a few in the 80s, including one of their biggest hits ever - that would be this one, of course, which I liked, but, as I've mentioned many times, it doesn't hold a candle to "Better Love Next Time". 15: CUPID/I'VE LOVED YOU FOR A LONG TIME - THE SPINNERS (19) - They seemed to be on a roll with medleys, as this was their second one in a row and it, like the first one, hit the Top Ten. I wonder if they just decided to stop while they were ahead; who knows? Anyway, I liked both medleys about the same. 14: BRASS IN POCKET - THE PRETENDERS (14) - This rock quarted led by Chrissie Hynde was embarking on a pretty good chart career, with, I believe six Top 40 hits. This was one of their best, IMO. 13: STEAL AWAY - ROBBIE DUPREE (16) - One of two Top 20 hits for thus Brooklyn native. This was my favorite song from him - sounded a lot like "What A Fool Believes" by the Doobie Brothers, one of my all-time faves. 12: SHE'S OUT OF MY LIFE - MICHAEL JACKSON (17) - I had to run several errands during Hour 3, so I missed most of it - and it turns out I missed many of my favorite songs on the countdown, dammit! Oh well, that's the beauty of live stream - you can catch the show pretty much anytime during the weekend! Anyway, yes, this is one of my favorite songs by the late King Of Pop, though somewhat poignant, as I heard this song very soon after he died back in 2009 (on an AT40 show, no less), and came very close to breaking down (much like Michael does at the end of this song). ARCHIVES: HEARTACHE TONIGHT – THE EAGLES - Well how do ya like that! I came back from running my errands to this, one of my least favorite songs by the Eagles! Oh well, at least when I listen to what I missed this morning, I can have the pleasure of turning this song off, haha! No, seriously, it's not that bad, but definitely not one of their best. OPTIONAL EXTRA: WALKS LIKE A LADY - JOURNEY - This one was quite different than most of Journey's hits. It had sort of an R&B sound to it. Given that, I'm not surprised that it didn't get any higher than #32. 11: IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME - BILLY JOEL (21) - This was the biggest mover of the week, and it was indeed on its way to being his very first #1. Though my least favorite of the Glass Houses singles, it's still a good one to me! 10: LITTLE JEANNIE - ELTON JOHN (13) - This was one of only two Top Ten songs that he had during the period spanning from the spring of 1977 through the fall of 1983. 9: CARS - GARY NUMAN (10) - Here's one I remember quite well from the early summer of 1980! The radio stations I listened to back in the day played this one all the time! A great song indeed! LDD: CAN’T SMILE WITHOUT YOU – BARRY MANILOW - Wow, this was a sad LDD. Though Casey did mention he did get a hold of the writer, who said that he would get to keep the child who he adopted (whom kept getting shifted back in forth between his abusive birth mother and the writer, who was his adoptive father) for another year. I sure hope that the kid got to stay for good - he was obviously happier that way. 8: HURT SO BAD - LINDA RONSTADT (8) - Ah, the queen of remakes here! This wasn't one of my favorite songs from her, but it was still a good one! 7: AGAINST THE WIND - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND (9) - Difficult, but not impossible. But seriously, this song, the title track from this week's #1 album (for the sixth week) was on its way to a peak of #5. It was definitely one of his best songs ever (and another one I remember quite well - both from the radio and the album, which my Mom had on cassette and we listened to it in the car all the time). 6: THE ROSE - BETTE MIDLER (11) - I definitely do not remember this song, however. Perhaps it just didn't make an impression on me. I remember singing this song in choir in middle school. The song's OK, but I definitely prefer several other songs from her. BTW, what was that noise heard before this song started? Sounded like a cross between applause and a vacuum cleaner. 5: CALL ME - BLONDIE (2) - This song was coming off of an incredible six week run at the top - good enough for it to become the top song of the entire year! It was indeed worthy, IMO! 4: DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH A DREAMER - KENNY ROGERS WITH KIM CARNES (4) - It's too bad they didn't do more collaborations, because both of them (this and "What About Me" in 1984) were among my favorites by both artists. 3: BIGGEST PART OF ME - AMBROSIA (6) - Since the top two were solid hits, this was all the higher that this one got, but it did manage to spend a month atop the R&R chart, which was good, because this was my favorite song by Ambrosia (though "How Much I Feel" was a very close second). OPTIONAL EXTRA: TAKE YOUR TIME (DO IT RIGHT) - S.O.S. BAND - This was the S.O.S. Band's Top 40 hit (although I imagine they had others on the R&B and dance charts). This song wasn't bad, but nothing exceptional. 2: COMING UP - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS(3) - With its monster chart jump of eleven spots the week before, one might think this was a cinch to hit the top next week, but it was actually stuck in the runner-up position for three weeks before it finally had enough steam to top the charts! 1: FUNKY TOWN - LIPPS, INC. (1) - This song really must have been powerful if it had the strength to keep such a fast climbing song as "Coming Up" at bay for several weeks! It was OK, but I was never a huge fan of it. I preferred Pseudo-Echo's cover from seven years later.
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Post by Hervard on Jun 2, 2023 18:19:37 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - June 3, 2023
This week's presentation - June 6, 1987
Droppers: THE FINER THINGS - STEVE WINWOOD (39) - Back In The High Life was definitely Winwood's most successful album as far as singles go, as there were four of them that hit the Top 40. This was the third and there was no "Third Single Syndrome" here, as this was the second most successful song from the album behind the #1 "Higher Love". This was very possibly my favorite song from the album, though there are several other songs by him that I prefer. DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER - CROWDED HOUSE (34) - Two members of the band Split Enz (which had a minor hit in 1980 called "I Got You") helped to form this band who had two Top Ten hits in 1987. I thought both were great songs, though I preferred their follow-up, "Something So Strong", which we'll be hearing in this week's countdown. HEARTBREAK BEAT - PSYCHEDELIC FURS (31) - Interesting how their song "Love My Way" is the only song from them that tends to get much in the way of recurrent airplay, yet it didn't hit the Top 40 (though it didn't miss by much, peaking at #44 in 1983). This song finally put them in the Top 40, though. This was a great song, though I preferred said 1983 hit. SE LA - LIONEL RICHIE (36) - This was Lionel's last Top 40 hit before taking a five-year break from the charts. It was a pretty good song, with a reggae feel to it, but definitely not his best. I can see why it broke his Top Ten streak.
40: HEART AND SOUL – T’PAU (debut) - One of several one-hit wonders on this week's show. I never particularly cared for this song, however. This was the only debut on the corresponding edition of the R&R chart - only the third time in as many years that had happened on that particular chart. 39: SOUL CITY – PARTLAND BROTHERS (debut) - Another one hit wonder here. I felt this one was quite underrated, as it sounded radio-friendly for the late-80s. Definitely deserved a higher peak than #27. 38: ROCK THE NIGHT - EUROPE (debut) - The second of three Top 40 singles from their Final Countdown album - my favorite and the most underrated (as it only got as high as #30). It is also my favorite of all of their songs that I've heard. 37: I’LL STILL BE LOVING YOU – RESTLESS HEART (40) - Country crossovers were very commonplace in the 80s, but by this point, they were a rare bird. This one petered out at #33 on the chart, but it did well at Country, of course, as well as AC, where it peaked at #3. Definitely a great song, and one of my favorites from 1987! 36: FUNKYTOWN – PSEUDO ECHO (debut) - Yet another one-hit wonder, with a remake of a #1 hit from earlier in the decade. I preferred this pop/rock version over the dance/techno version by Lipps Inc., which was at #1 on the 80s version of the show (which Casey mentioned several times). 35: SWEET SIXTEEN – BILLY IDOL (37) - I'm not generally a big Billy Idol fan, but this is an exception - possibly my favorite song from him. 34: ENDLESS NIGHTS – EDDIE MONEY (38) - This is possibly his most underrated song. Yes, it did get up to the halfway point on the chart, but what radio station plays it anymore? They just assume we want to hear "Take Me Home Tonight" fot the millionth time. 33: EVERY LITTLE KISS – BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE (36) - This one originally charted a year before, but only got as high as #72. After the success of "The Way It Is" and "Mandolin Rain", they decided to give it another chance, which proved to be worthwhile, as the song made it to #14 the second time around. Definitely one of the songs I associate most with the summer of 1987! 32: YOU CAN CALL ME AL – PAUL SIMON (23) - Wow, two songs back-to-back that charted twice. Like the above song, this song fell short of the Top 40 during its original release in the same year, 1986. After Simon's current album, Graceland, won a Grammy for Album of the Year, Paul decided to re-release the song and this time around it got as high as #23, a peak it held over the past two weeks. 31: SHAKEDOWN – BOB SEGER (35) - I remember seeing the Beverly Hills Cop II movie the weekend of this show. Since I was only fifteen, I bought a ticket for another movie, whose doors were in the same alcove as BHC2, and then as a guy was walking into the Eddie Murphy movie, I said, "Yo Dad, wait for me!" As for the song, it wasn't bad, but definitely not my favorite song from him, though I was glad it hit the top - Seger had indeed waited long enough to finally have a #1 song. LDD: HANG ON SLOOPY – THE McCOYS - This song was kind of just there - I neither liked it nor hated it. It did fit the dedication, though. OPTIONAL EXTRA: I WANT YOUR SEX - GEORGE MICHAEL - Don't care for this one at all! If not for the lyrical content, this one might have become one of the biggest hits of the year - possibly even THE biggest. I might dislike "Walk Like An Egyptian", but I'd rather listen to that one than this. Oddly enough, this song debuted on Scott Shannon's Rockin' America Top 30 this weekend, and then disappeared until re-entering the survey five weeks later. Not sure what happened; might have been a computer error. 30: SOMETHING SO STRONG – CROWDED HOUSE (33) - As their first hit dropped out this week, their second one kept on climbing, eventually reaching #7. I preferred this song, but "Don't Dream It's Over" was a close second. They almost had a third Top 40 hit the following year, "Better Be Home Soon", but that one petered out at #42. That was a good one as well. 29: POINT OF NO RETURN - EXPOSE (32) - Of their four hits to chart in 1987-88, this was my favorite of the bunch (you thought that I was going to say that I preferred "Seasons Change, didn't you?) 28: DAY-IN DAY-OUT – DAVID BOWIE (21) - His first of two Top 40 singles from his Never Let Me Down album, and, as we all know, those are my two favorite songs from Bowie, whose music I was never generally a big fan of. I like both songs about the same, which you probably already knew as well 27: TALK DIRTY TO ME - POISON (24) - The breakthrough hit from this glam rock band from Pennsylvania did pretty well, hitting the Top Ten. I liked it, but wasn't quite my favorite song from them. 26: JAMMIN’ ME – TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS (30) - In this song, he was venting about his frustration with media disinformation. The song wasn't bad, but I prefer several others from him/them. 25: LA ISLA BONITA - MADONNA (19) - The fifth and final hit from True Blue was about to leave the chart, but Madonna was at work on her next project, the movie "Who's That Girl", which would spawn two Top Ten hits later in the year. It was a good song; indeed had a tropical island feel. 24: FASCINATED – COMPANY B (26) - I'm surprised this one didn't go Top Ten; it was definitely representative of the dance/pop music of the mid-late 80s. It's a great song and a shame it didn't get any higher on the chart that it did. 23: DON’T DISTURB THIS GROOVE – THE SYSTEM (28) - This was their only big hit on the pop chart. It wasn't bad, but I preferred their next release "Nighttime Lover", which, sadly, wasn't released to pop radio (and if it was, it didn't go far). 22: (I JUST) DIED IN YOU’RE ARMS – CUTTING CREW (15) - The first of three Top 40 hits for this band from London - all from their debut album Broadcast. This one was OK, but quite overplayed, both back in 1987 and nowadays on oldies stations. I preferred their other two hits. 21: LESSONS IN LOVE – LEVEL 42 (25) - This British band was a two-hit wonder (as far as Top 40 hits go), and both songs hit the Top 20. Both songs were great - I liked them about the same. 20: ALONE - HEART (27) - This song was definitely on its way to #1, where it held for three weeks in July. It was almost the top song of the entire year, but that d@mn Bangles song grabbed the gold instead OPTIONAL EXTRA: LUKA - SUZANNE VEGA - Does the opening notes of this song remind anyone else of the Jetsons' doorbell? Well, anyway, like Level 42, there are only two songs by her that I've heard, and this would be my favorite (I remember being sick of hearing the "do do dodo do dododo..." refrains of "Tom's Diner" everytime I turned on the radio in late 1990/early 1991). That song, by the way, was also on Solitude Standing album, only it was a cappella and the "do do" part didn't come until the very end. 19: IF SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL - CHICAGO (17) - The third release from the Chicago 18 album peaked at #17 the previous week. I thought this song was somewhat underrated; it should have hit the Top Ten just like their other 1987 hit "Will You Still Love Me". 18: LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE – JODY WATLEY (12) - This song came very close to hitting #1, but it was stuck at #2 for four weeks, behind the Cutting Crew and U2, the latter of which leapfrogged over this song, which I thought was OK, but I preferred a few of her other songs, including ones that she did as part of Shalamar. 17: SONGBIRD – KENNY G (22) - His first song to hit the chart - and it turned out to be his biggest. I liked it, but generally preferred his songs that featured a vocalist, like his next hit, "Don't Make Me Wait For Love", as well as an album cut from Duotones called "You Make Me Believe". 16: HEAT OF THE NIGHT – BRYAN ADAMS (8) - I liked this song, though my least favorite single from Into The Fire (probably because the other two didn't get anywhere near as much airplay - in fact, I don't think I ever heard either of them outside of countdown shows - or radio station "late night fights" (Victim Of Love was a winner on the latter of the two on U93). 15: MEET ME HALF WAY – KENNY LOGGINS (16) - One of many movie songs that Loggins charted with. This song would peak at #11 the following week and managed to place on the Top 100 of 1987 (which was a significant feat, given how fast the charts moved in 1987!) 14: I KNOW WHAT I LIKE – HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS (9) - This song just barely kept their Top Ten streak going, as it looked as though it had peaked at #12 two weeks prior, but it managed to sneak in a week in the Top Ten last week. It was a good song, but definitely not his best. 13: JUST TO SEE HER – SMOKEY ROBINSON (20) - Earlier, I mentioned how Kenny G sometimes records songs with a guest vocalist. In early, 1989, one of those songs, "We've Saved The Best For Last" almost hit the Top 40, but fell short. Anyway, that song sounds a lot like this song. Not sure which of them I prefer because of that, but both are good songs. 12: NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE MY LOVE FOR YOU – GLENN MEDEIROS (13) - Interesting story how being a high school student with a hit single was like for Medeiros. Earlier, I mentioned that "Meet Me Halfway" by Kenny Loggins missed the Top Ten, yet placed among the Top 100 of 1987. This song did the same and was the only other such song that year. This was indeed a great song - one of my favorite songs from 1987! 11: RIGHT ON TRACK – BREAKFAST CLUB (7) - The only Top 40 song for John, Claire, Andy, Brian, and Allison, written on March 24, 1984 as they served a Saturday detention. Unfortunately, due to legal technicalities, Principal Vernon received all the royalties. 10: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (WHO LOVES ME) – WHITNEY HOUSTON (18) - Like Heart, Whitney was fast approaching #1. She would get there just three weeks later. This song ended up as R&R's #1 song, which was great, though at the time this song was charting, I was sick of hearing it every time I turned on the radio. OPTIONAL EXTRA: ROCK STEADY - THE WHISPERS - The biggest of their four Top 40 hits - as well as my favorite. 9: DIAMONDS – HERB ALPERT f/JANET JACKSON & LISA KEITH (14) - Not sure whether or not the success of this song, which was never one of my favorites, affected the chart performance of "The Pleasure Principle" (whose release I heard was delayed so as not to cause competition with this song. 8: BIG LOVE – FLEETWOOD MAC (5) - Their first of five singles from "Tango In The Night". It was OK, but my favorite song from the album was the next single, "Seven Wonders", featuring Stevie Nicks on lead vocals. 7: WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE – BON JOVI (10) - This song demonstrated the band's country/western side, a format that they would switch to a decade later. This was a good song, but I preferred "Never Say Goodbye", an album cut from Slippery When Wet that was getting moderate radio airplay around this time. 6: IN TOO DEEP - GENESIS (11) - This was the fifth and final single from their most successful album Invisible Touch. It is my second favorite of those singles behind the title track (but you already knew that, right?) 5: WITH OR WITHOUT YOU – U2 (1) - The first hit from one of the biggest albums of the 80s. It wasn't bad, but quite overplayed. I preferred the other two singles. 4: THE LADY IN RED – CHRIS DeBURGH (3) - Chris had charted a few times earlier in the 80s, but this is the song that put him on the map. I loved this song when it was on the chart, but the stations I listened to back in the day all but played it out and I became quite tired of it. It's good to hear every now and then, but I wouldn't want to hear it every day. LDD: TRUE COLORS – CYNDI LAUPER - Sort of a depressing song, but it was a depressing LDD, so I guess it fit. 3: HEAD TO TOE – LISA LISA & CULT JAM (6) - They dropped Full Force, Paul Anthony and Bowlegged Lou for this one (but they were still featured on at least another song on the same album), and to number one this song went. It was OK, but I was never too crazy about it. I preferred the next release "Lost In Emotion", which, of course, also went to #1. OPTIONAL EXTRA: CROSS MY BROKEN HEART – THE JETS - LOL, sounds like they're singing "That's just f---ing hogwash". As for my opinion of this song, well, it's mediocre at best. As we probably know all too well, I prefer their ballads over their upbeat dance numbers like this. 2: ALWAYS – ATLANTIC STARR (4) - This song became a very popular wedding song and was a far cry from their last Top Ten hit, which was about infidelity. This was my favorite of their Top 40 hits. 1: YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON – KIM WILDE (2) - Interesting story about how this song broke the record for the longest span of time between the original version of the song hitting #1 and a remake hitting #1, and how the record had been broken several times over the past year, especially since the record was held for over a decade by "Please Mr. Postman". As I've said several times before, I prefer this version over the Supremes and Vanilla Fudge versions, though my all-time favorite Kim Wilde song would be her near-miss song "You Came", from 1988.
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Post by caseyfan100 on Jun 3, 2023 18:24:37 GMT -5
From 1980. The song New Romance by Spider was written by Holly Knight and Anton Fig. Knight wrote too many hit songs to mention,Fig went on to be the drummer with Paul Shafer and the Late Night/Late Show band for David Letterman.
She's Out Of My Life written by Tom Bahler. He was with the Ron Hicklin singers who sang backround vocals on Partridge Family records. Bahler who celebrated his 80th birthday this past week also wrote Julie Do You Love Me for Bobby Sherman and Living In A House Divided by Cher.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jun 4, 2023 16:00:26 GMT -5
I find it rather strange that "Shakedown" doesn't receive recurrent airplay these days.
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Post by mga707 on Jun 4, 2023 17:59:05 GMT -5
I find it rather strange that "Shakedown" doesn't receive recurrent airplay these days. Nor does Mr. Seger's next-highest-charting single, "Shame On the Moon". And both were left off of his first 'Greatest Hits' CD, although they made it onto 'Vol. 2'. But don't worry, we'll never get to not hear the #28 "Old Time Rock and Roll". Da#$ you, Tom Cruise...
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Post by Hervard on Jun 10, 2023 8:54:13 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - June 10, 2023
This week's presentation - June 10, 1978
I'm going to have to edit this critique a little later on (since I will be working, not hanging out at Deep River Water Park, to which I made a reference to in my original critique, which is recycled here):
40: I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN - ERUPTION (debut) - I don't remember how this one goes (I tuned in late), but I seem to remember it was pretty decent, considering it was a faceless disco song. 39: WONDERFUL TONIGHT – ERIC CLAPTON (debut) - One of Clapton's song that gets the most recurrent airplay today (given that, I'm surprised it did not make an appearance on the R&R chart). It was a good song. 38: STAY – RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN (39) - This song was taking it one step at a time, as it had debuted at #40 two weeks before. But it did not move up to #37 the following week; it dropped out of the chart. This was a pretty good song, considering the kind of music it was. 37: MISS YOU – THE ROLLING STONES (debut) - Meh, I think we all know how I feel about this song. I preferred their other disco song, thank you very much. 36: ALMOST SUMMER - CELEBRATION (40) - Indeed it was! And this was a good song to celebrate summer, which was just a little over a week away! 35: FOLLOW YOU, FOLLOW ME - GENESIS (37) - This was their very first Top 40 hit. I liked many of their hits, but this wasn't one of them. Just not my cup of tea. 34: I WAS ONLY JOKING – ROD STEWART (36) - One of Stewart's most underrated hits ever! The song peaked at #22 a few weeks later; should have gone Top Ten like his song "You're In My Heart" from earlier in the year. 33: CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE – JIMMY BUFFETT (35) - One of Jimmy's fun songs that you just can't help but sing along with! I have this one on my YouTube playlist of favorite songs, so I definitely like it! 32: NIGHT FEVER – THE BEE GEES (24) - This would mark the last of 36 consecutive weeks on the chart that the Bee Gees had at least one hit on the charts (though there would still be a few hits that they wrote on the charts). This song wasn't bad, but was definitely not one of my favorite songs from them. 31: IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU – YVONNE ELLIMAN (19) - Two Saturday Night Fever hits in a row! This was definitely my favorite of the two, as well as one of my favorite songs from the soundtrack! 30: OH WHAT A NIGHT FOR DANCING – BARRY WHITE (34) - Pretty much your typical late-70s slow jam. It was pretty good, but nothing I'd go out of my way to listen to. 29: LAST DANCE – DONNA SUMMER (38) - She was indeed on a roll, but the best was yet to come, as her next hit would hit #1 and she'd have three more #1 songs, all in 1979! This was a good one, like many of her big hits. 28: EVEN NOW – BARRY MANILOW (debut) - This song looked like it would be another Top Ten for Manilow but, because of the rush release of "Copacabana", this song peaked at #19 and lasted only four weeks on the chart. Like most of his songs, it was a good one, but not one of his best IMO. 27: YOU’RE THE LOVE – SEALS & CROFTS (31) - They had a handful of big hits in the 70s, but unfortunately, this was their final Top 40 hit. It wasn't bad, but I preferred most of their earlier hits. OPTIONAL EXTRA: ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG - BILLY JOEL - This song might have been a Top Ten hit if not for the lyrical content of this song. Many radio stations refused to play this song, which impeded its climb - the song only got as high as #24. It was a great song - one of his best, IMO. 26: BLUER THAN BLUE – MICHAEL JOHNSON (29) - This Colorado native had three Top 40 hits and this was the biggest of them, peaking at #12. It was a great one, but I still prefer "This Night Won't Last Forever", which got as high as #19 in 1979. 25: HEARTLESS - HEART (27) - I was starting to doze off at this point (which will account for why this critique was unfinished for so long), but I swore that they had started playing "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress" by the Hollies (as an extra), since the beginning sounded a lot like the song. The song was so/so, but not quite as good as their 80s and 90s songs. 24: DISCO INFERNO – THE TRAMMPS (11) - Burn, baby burn! For a disco song, this was actually not bad. 23: IMAGINARY LOVER – STEVIE NICKS ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION (7) - Wow, this song was actually moving UP the previous week and this week, takes a huge drop - and fell clean out of the Top 40 the week after. Did people really decide they were sick of it that fast? I myself think it's a great song - one of their best! 22: STILL THE SAME – BOB SEGER (30) - This song was definitely off to a great start, looking like it might even be his first #1. The song did climb as high as #4, which is great, but it should have gone ro #1 IMO. 21: EVERY KINDA PEOPLE – ROBERT PALMER (23) - I was out like a light at this point, since I don't remember anything after this (I had spent all day at Deep River Water Park, so I was quite tired, what with being out in the sun all day). Anyway, I'm not a huge Robert Palmer fan (but you already know that), but this song was actually pretty good. I'll have to see if I can find a station running the show later on today, at which time I will complete this critique. 20: USE TA BE MY GIRL – THE O’JAY’S (28) - Their last of six Top Ten hits. It was actually a great song - possibly my favorite of their hits! 19: DEACON BLUES – STEELY DAN (21) - aka "Peg Pt 2" Both are great songs - not sure which one I prefer. 18: BECAUSE THE NIGHT – PATTI SMITH (25) - I'm more familiar with the 1993 cover of this song by 10,000 Maniacs, which doesn't sound all that different from this one (except for one of the chords in the chorus). Not sure which of the two I prefer, but, due to overplay of the cover, I'm still burned out on the song overall. 17: TWO OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD – MEAT LOAF (20) - He had a handful of Top 40 hits, with this being my favorite - as well as one of my favorites on this week's chart. I do, however, prefer the full album version over the single, which was what AT40 usually, if not always, played. 16: YOU BELONG TO ME – CARLY SIMON (18) - I felt sorry for our friend JessieLou - two of her favorite songs dropped off this week's chart. Oh well, at least Carlegend and Heart are still around. This was a great song - one of Simon's best hits. I liked it as well as the Doobie Brothers' version, which was on their Livin' on the Fault Line album from the year before. 15: THE GROOVE LINE - HEATWAVE (26) - This song was OK, but it sounded so much like their late 1977 hit “Boogie Nights”. 14: THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU – ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY (6) - Great song! My favorite of their three charted duets. I was delighted that they did not cut out the last verse, which I think is the best. OPTIONAL EXTRA: HOT CHILD IN THE CITY - NICK GILDER - I woke up briefly at the end of song #14 and also remember hearing Larry saying that this song took 21 weeks to hit #1 (which was then a record). This was a good song - sounds more like a summer hit. I wonder if it would have climbed the chart faster had it been released a few months earlier? 13: DANCE WITH ME – PETER BROWN (16) - Typical late-70s disco - nothing special. 12: LIFE IS LIKE OXYGEN - SWEET (13) - They had five Top 40 hits, all reaching the upper half of the chart. This one was their final Top 40 hit. It wasn't bad - reminded me of something that ELO would do. 11: BABY HOLD ON – EDDIE MONEY (12) - Here's one of those songs that didn't quite hit the Top Ten, but gets quite a lot of recurrent airplay. A great song indeed - one of my favorites from him! 10: THIS TIME I’M IN IT FOR LOVE - PLAYER (10) - Their second of their three Top 40 hits, and the second biggest as well, peaking at #10. It wasn't bad, but I preferred "Baby Come Back". 9: WITH A LITTLE LUCK - WINGS (4) - I woke up again at the end of this song, which, of course, is one of my all-time faves from them. They edited it a bit, but not as much as they usually did, as I recall. 8: TAKE A CHANCE ON ME - ABBA (9) - I like many, if not most, of their Top 40 hits, but this isn't one of them. Not sure why, but it just doesn't do anything for me. 7: ON BROADWAY – GEORGE BENSON (8) - One of several remakes on this week's chart. It was pretty good, with Benson's trademark scat singing, but I still preferred the original by the Drifters. 6: IT’S A HEARTACHE – BONNIE TYLER (15) - Some people call her a "female Rod Stewart", since both have similarly raspy voices. This was a good song, though I preferred “Total Eclipse Of The Heart”. 5: BAKER STREET – GERRY RAFFERTY (14) - I tell you what, I used to really like this song, but not so much anymore. Perhaps overplay on oldies stations. I generally switch the station when this comes on. 4: FEELS SO GOOD – CHUCK MANGIONE (5) - Ah, here's a guilty pleasure here. I like this and his other Top 40 hit "Give It All You Got" about the same. 3: TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE – JOHNNY MATHIS & DENIECE WILLIAMS (1) - With this song's fast chart climb, it looked like it could spend a few weeks on top, but the competition was a little tough. This song spent 11 weeks on the chart, which was an unusually short chart run, especially in 1978. On the other hand, this was Mathis' (and Williams') biggest hit ever on the AC charts. As for my opinion about the song, it was a good one. OPTIONAL EXTRA: MAGNET AND STEEL - WALTER EGAN - Good song, but I preferred his 1983 entry, “Fool Moon Fire” (which only got as high as #48 on the Hot 100, but managed to hit the Top 30 on the R&R chart). I never knew that Stevie Nicks sang back-up on this, but I can definitely hear it! 2: SHADOW DANCING – ANDY GIBB (3) - This song, of course, was on its way to becoming the top song for all of 1978. However, it is possibly my least favorite of his hits (but at least my favorite won out for the year before, so it's all good). 1: YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT – JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (2) - The week before, when "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" was #1, Casey mentioned that it was only the fourth time that a pair of established recording acts hit #1. And lookee here - it happens for a fifth time - the first time such a feat occurred on back to back weeks! It almost happened three times in a row, but Roberta and Donny just barely fell short.
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