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Post by jgve1952 on Feb 4, 2023 16:27:29 GMT -5
At the time, I think "Let's Wait Awhile" was the highest a fifth single from an album would reach at #2, before George Michael did it in 1988. I hope this is accurate, and please correct me if I should be in error.
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Post by laura on Feb 4, 2023 17:25:12 GMT -5
With "Without Your Love" and "Caught Up In The Rapture" finally being featured on this week's countdown, how many songs are left that have never been counted down on here?
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Post by Mike on Feb 4, 2023 20:37:57 GMT -5
Still continuing in order from late 2022. If order continues, 1989 would follow 1981, then maybe 1983? Correct, and those would both land on not-yet-done charts. But then next after that would be 1985, which doesn't have a "new" chart opening until March 16.
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Post by doofus67 on Feb 4, 2023 22:16:31 GMT -5
At the time, I think "Let's Wait Awhile" was the highest a fifth single from an album would reach at #2, before George Michael did it in 1988. I hope this is accurate, and please correct me if I should be in error. Michael Jackson pulled it off a few weeks earlier than George when "Dirty Diana," the fifth single from Bad, hit the top.
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Post by jgve1952 on Feb 5, 2023 16:52:40 GMT -5
Still continuing in order from late 2022. If order continues, 1989 would follow 1981, then maybe 1983? Correct, and those would both land on not-yet-done charts. But then next after that would be 1985, which doesn't have a "new" chart opening until March 16. It would be really great if we do get ten different years in the first ten weeks of 2023--not counting on anything until it happens!
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Post by Mike on Feb 5, 2023 20:06:26 GMT -5
Correct, and those would both land on not-yet-done charts. But then next after that would be 1985, which doesn't have a "new" chart opening until March 16. It would be really great if we do get ten different years in the first ten weeks of 2023--not counting on anything until it happens! After 1983, 1985 and 1988 would remain - 88 could follow 83 and it'd be a third "new" chart in a row, but yeah there's no way to do the ten different years to start 2023 AND have 85 land on a "new" chart. It'd require doing 3/16/85 on the second Tuesday of March rather than the third.
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Post by jgve1952 on Feb 5, 2023 20:28:31 GMT -5
Thanks for that insightfulness--your record keeping is flawless! I think 10 weeks with 10 different years occurs about 50% of the time, right?
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Post by Mike on Feb 5, 2023 22:21:49 GMT -5
Yes: 2012*, 2017, 2019, 2021 No: 2013 (82 twice before 88 once), 2015 (89 twice before 83 once), 2016 (89 twice before 83 OR 84), 2018 (86 twice before 88 once), 2020 (81 twice before 82 once), 2022 (85 twice before 84 once) Arguable: 2014** For a split of 4-6-1, which is a losing record for this stat. *2012 starts at mid-February, with the switch to Billboard-only - I don't know what the first six weeks of the year would have had. **2014 was the year of the first weekly countdown having the frozen 12/28/85 chart followed by 1/11/86 on consecutive weeks. If you use 1/4 as the actual date for the frozen chart, that makes them a No. If you disregard that week altogether, the NEXT ten weeks all had different years.
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Post by laura on Feb 11, 2023 0:06:51 GMT -5
So...I guess whoever forgot to put "Under Pressure" a couple weeks ago forgot to put what year they'll feature next week. Before anyone says anything, I highly doubt they're cancelling it.
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Post by mkarns on Feb 11, 2023 0:15:56 GMT -5
In 2023 we have yet to hear 1989, 83, 85, and 88, in the order of when they were last played (all in December), which would be a pretty good order for the next four weeks. By now we're far enough into the new year that a February 1989 show won't be a near copy of that from December 1988, since if we get 1989 next week they'll be eight weeks apart. (Incidentally, 90s on 9 will feature February 1990 this weekend, 10 weeks after we heard December 1989 here.)
I'd be fine with 1988 waiting until March, especially, so we hopefully don't get 2/20/88 for the umpteenth time.
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Post by jgve1952 on Feb 11, 2023 6:36:45 GMT -5
I am currently listening to the show On Demand, and maybe by this morning (should be around 9 am), I will post if an update to next week's show is given.
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Post by jgve1952 on Feb 12, 2023 14:19:10 GMT -5
When I listened to the show yesterday, after the show ended it went right to "Everywhere" by Fleetwood Mac. Any guesses for next show? 1983 would be next in order from late 2022, but since 1981 is relatively close to 1983, they may go with 1989.
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Post by mjl677 on Feb 13, 2023 17:14:05 GMT -5
If it is 2/18/89, I am surprised they wouldn’t make extra sure to have that announced at the end of the show, as that always draws attention since that’s the only place to hear the late 1988-1989 shows. Unless they actually don’t know that, and they are just being lazy. I say the latter..lol
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Post by laura on Feb 13, 2023 21:06:12 GMT -5
They've never tacked on an announcement for this weekend on the rest of the replays so looks like we're waiting it out until Friday night.
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Post by jimjterrell4210 on Feb 14, 2023 13:57:11 GMT -5
Here is something else that's noteworthy about the last 1987 Big 40 show: If you've been seeing the "Highest single at its peak on a Top-40 chart before the #1 song" thread, you will know by now that "Jimmy Lee", by Aretha Franklin (at #28), is literally the ONLY peaking single on that show before a single-week summit-peaker (that being "Open Your Heart", by Madonna). This has got to be the lowest final peaking single before the #1 single of the entire 1980s decade.
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