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Post by jlthorpe on Jun 8, 2011 14:09:30 GMT -5
The "Star Wars" theme by John Williams I believe hit #10, but I checked and it did not make the year-end chart for 1977 (the Meco version did, though).
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Post by johnnywest on Jan 1, 2015 21:49:13 GMT -5
I think "Hey Brother" was a Top 10 hit but didn't make the Top 40 of 2014.
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Post by at40fansince1984 on Jan 2, 2015 2:23:08 GMT -5
I know no radio show uses it anymore but I still follow the Billboard Hot 100 songs & notice that it seems every year the position to make the Year End Hot 100 gets lower for example this year there were 7 songs that peaked at 30 or lower & another 12 that peaked between 21-29 in it that was unheard of in the 70-80 as most of the songs made the Top 15.
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Post by johnnywest on Jan 2, 2015 16:22:57 GMT -5
Possibly the lowest peaking song to make the Top 100 of the year was "Close To You" by Fun Factory, which hit #46 in the summer of 1995 and came out at #97 for the year.
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Post by mkarns on Jan 2, 2015 16:37:11 GMT -5
Don Bustany's 4 page memo on how they Top 100 was determined is a pretty interesting read. Shannon, is this memo posted anywhere on the Internet? Or could it be scanned and posted? I think a lot of us AT40 / record chart fans would like to read it. I am curious as to what the official AT40 policy was for breaking ties, handling frozen weeks, estimating points for records still on the chart after the cut off week, and determining whether or not to holdover a record until the next year. This is only three pages, but it looks similar to what Shannon was referring to: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/Rank%20Formula.pdf |
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Post by davewollenberg on Jan 2, 2015 19:22:02 GMT -5
On the other hand, 'Call on me' by Chicago, peaked at #6, and spent only 8 weeks in the 40. It still made the top 100 of '74. Must've been from much sales or airplay.
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Post by vince on Jan 2, 2015 21:11:19 GMT -5
Shannon, is this memo posted anywhere on the Internet? Or could it be scanned and posted? I think a lot of us AT40 / record chart fans would like to read it. I am curious as to what the official AT40 policy was for breaking ties, handling frozen weeks, estimating points for records still on the chart after the cut off week, and determining whether or not to holdover a record until the next year. This is only three pages, but it looks similar to what Shannon was referring to: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/Rank%20Formula.pdfMkarns, thanks for posting the link. This is consistent with what Rob Durkee told me about how AT40 their rankings. From the date in the upper lefthand corner it looks like the memo was issues in July 1982. |
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Post by jimrugg on Dec 29, 2017 9:35:20 GMT -5
"Is it love" by Mr. Mister #8 in 1986
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Post by dth1971 on Dec 29, 2017 9:43:45 GMT -5
Remember in 2006 "Ever the Same" by Rob Thomas? Despite being an AT40 Breakout song but not making Ryan Seacrest's AT40 chart that song made the 2006 AT40 year end chart!
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Post by dth1971 on Dec 31, 2017 11:47:31 GMT -5
What about the #10 1983 song by Musical Youth called "Pass the Dutchie"? It didn't make the AT40 Top 100 of 1983, but did it make the Billboard Top 100 of 1983?
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Post by Hervard on Dec 31, 2017 20:27:06 GMT -5
Remember in 2006 "Ever the Same" by Rob Thomas? Despite being an AT40 Breakout song but not making Ryan Seacrest's AT40 chart that song made the 2006 AT40 year end chart! Due to the long time that I suspect it was hovering just outside the Top 40, I sort of expected that the song would snag a spot low on the chart. What I didn't expect was "Mr. Brightside" by the Killers making the list even though it had left the chart in October, 2005, as well as "Listen To Your Heart" by D.H.T., who spent but one week in the Top 40 - the first week of what I think was the chart year (I forget what date), at #40. Both songs must have also been hanging around just below the Top 40 for quite awhile. Now that the AT40 year-ender is just a Top 40, those oddities probably no longer happen (I say probably because, of course, I don't listen to the show anymore - you take out the songs and you pretty much have an edition of "Entertainment Weekly". I guess the younger generation like to be hip on what's going in the world of celebrities. It's just not my thing, since I'm an old fart and all  |
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Dec 31, 2017 22:41:02 GMT -5
What about the #10 1983 song by Musical Youth called "Pass the Dutchie"? It didn't make the AT40 Top 100 of 1983, but did it make the Billboard Top 100 of 1983? It made Billboard's top 100 at #91. And Bryan Adams' "Straight From The Heart" came in at #71, which also hit the top 10 but missed AT40's year-end. And the #29-peaking hit "What About Me" ranked #88 on BB, but missed AT40's top 100. The most glaring to me is Prince's "1999" which ranked at #41, but missed AT40's year-end chart. I think the entire Hot 100 chart run was counted. And as mentioned on another thread, songs that peaked in the teens and stayed several weeks at their peak position (which we saw in AT40's year-end), ranked even higher on Billboard's year-end - like: "Allentown" (#43 BB, #63 AT40), and "Heart To Heart" (#72 BB, #74 AT40, though not much difference there). Interestingly, on the flip side, songs that ranked higher on AT40 didn't fare as well on BB, like: "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All" (#19 AT40, #66 BB), "True" (#37 AT40, #92 BB). And "Up Where We Belong" came in at #27 on BB's 1983 top 100, where it made 1982's top 100 on AT40 and left off 1983, which makes more sense to me. It's much more of a 1982 hit than a 1983 hit (to me, anyway). These are just a few examples of why I much prefer AT40's year-end tabulations to Billboard's. The song rankings and placements seem to make more sense. ETA: BB's year-end top 100 can be found on page 65 of the 12/24/1983 issue on the American Radio History website. |
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Post by johnnywest on Jan 1, 2018 13:00:04 GMT -5
Did Thieves in the Temple make the Top 100 of 1990?
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Jan 1, 2018 14:22:12 GMT -5
Did Thieves in the Temple make the Top 100 of 1990? It made BB's year-end at #98, CT40 at #68, and missed AT40's top 100. |
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Post by trekkielo on Jan 2, 2018 21:36:43 GMT -5
AT40 only broadcast a Top 50 for 1979 so there were lots of top ten songs that were not included. Three that come to mind include the #2 song "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge, "Gold by John Stewart which peaked at #5, "Love is the Answer" by England Dan and John Ford Coley which peaked at #10 and "Goodnight Tonight" by Wings which peaked at #5. Two more that come to my mind are the #4 RIAA Gold Single "Don't Bring Me Down" by Electric Light Orchestra and "Shine a Little Love" by Electric Light Orchestra which peaked at #8.  |
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