AT40 1998-2004: Show-by-show

[somelikeitwhen]

Well, since the AT40 Shadoe project is one show away from completion, I figured I'd do my own project on the second Casey era (March 28, 1998 to January 3, 2004). The only problem being I only have the yearend shows from 2000 and 2001 in my collection. So until I can get a hold of some weekly shows (when i get some I'll start in chronological order) I'll post the ones I have as a "trial" of sorts. These will mostly be told in stories, chart facts, briefs, chart history, odd chart facts and LDD summaries.

Top 100 of 2000
Chart Fact – “Dance and Shout” samples “Shake Your Body” by the Jacksons.
Story – Lou Bega and his original wardrobe.
Chart Fact – Nick Lachey on survey twice in a row.
Story – Britney Spears named VH1’s Best Dressed Female.
Story – Jennifer Lopez has been busy in 2000 (The Cell, 2 albums)
Story – TLC denying rumors of their breakup.
Brief – Sister Hazel got their name from a nun at a local church.
Story – “Mambo #5” got Lou Bega’s dad’s seal of approval before he died.
Story – The Foo Fighters recorded “There is Nothing Left to Lose” on their own without a label.
Story – Lara Fabian is a French singer from Belgium who lives in Canada. “I Will Love Again” is her first English single.
Chart Fact – “It Wasn’t Me” is Shaggy’s first top 10 hit on the pop chart.
Story – The Bloodhound Gang was surprised at the success of “The Bad Touch”.
Chart Fact – “Hanginaround” was inspired by “Steal My Sunshine”
Story – “Unpretty” is about fighting the effects of low self-esteem.
Chart Fact – 1 remake of a #1 song from the 70s.
Chart Fact – There are 20 non-American acts on the countdown.
Chart Fact – The Red Hot Chili Peppers have has 3 #1 songs on the Alternative chart off their last album.
Story – Jessica Simpson performed at a halftime show for the Dallas Cowboys.
Chart Fact – There are 17 hits by solo men in the survey.
Story – Enrique Iglesias is following in the footsteps of his father Julio.
Story – Mark and Sharon from Len’s mother has been signing autographs for them.
Story – Evan and Jaron gave up a career in baseball for a career in music.
Story – “Desert Rose” has international flair to it with Sting from Britain and Cheb Mami from Algeria.
Story – Alice Deejay is a loosely-connected group of DJs, singers and producers.
Story – Dream auditioned for and won a record contract from Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs.
Story – Darren Hayes of Savage Garden envisioned “Crash and Burn” as a sort of lullaby.
Story – Rob Thomas wrote “If You’re Gone” for his recently wed wife.
Chart Fact – The Backstreet Boys were 1999’s top male act.
Story – Jennifer Lopez’s album “On the 6” was named after the subway train she rode in her hometown.
Story – Filter’s Richard Patrick gets his music from his life.
Story – Eminem has been in multiple controversies this year.
Story – “Broadway” is one of Johnny Rzeznik’s darkest songs.
Chart Fact – Westlife’s first 7 singles all hit #1 in England, setting a world record.
Story – The Barenaked Ladies initially didn’t want “Pinch Me” to be their first single, as it sounded too much like “One Week”.
Story – Britney Spears is to host the American Music Awards.
Chart Fact – Destiny’s Child have had 3 top 10 hits off their latest album.
Story – The Backstreet Boys promoted their new album by flying to 6 of the 7 continents (presumably not Antarctica).
Story – Mark McGrath won Rock n’ Roll Jeopardy in all of his 3 appearances.
Story – Train is “just a band” in how they function.
Chart Fact – Whitney Houston’s album “My Love is Your Love” is her first in 8 years that isn’t a soundtrack.
Chart Fact – Christina Aguilera, who won the Grammy for Best New Artist, is the female artist of the year.
Story – Smash Mouth’s drummer Kevin thinks “Then the Morning Comes” is “magical”.
Story – Everclear’s Art writes songs with deep, dark meanings and light melodies.
Brief – “Dance with Me” samples “Hernando’s Hideaway” from “The Pajama Game”.
Story – 98 Degrees took a small break this year.
Chart Fact – “Amazed” was the #1 country song of 1999.
Story – Lonestar was originally called Texassee because they’re based in Texas but are from Tennessee.
Story – “All the Small Things” won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Performance.
Story – Vertical Horizon and the Wallflowers played at the Deck the Hall Ball to raise money for feeding the homeless.
Story – “It’s My Life” tips its hat to the chairman of the board, Frank Sinatra.
Brief – “I Think I’m in Love With You” samples “Jack and Diane” by John Mellencamp.
Story – Mandy Moore is the youngest act on the countdown, and has her own show on MTV, Mandy.
Story – Samantha Mumba started her career at the age of 3.
Story – St. Lunatics member Nelly helped break his group into stardom.
Story – Faith Hill went on tour with husband Tim McGraw.
Story – Sisqo from Dru Hill took a break to record “Enter the Dragon”, which sold over a million copies.
Chart Fact – “No Strings Attached” sold a record breaking 2.4 million copies in one week, and has gone on to sell over 10 million.
Story – Third Eye Blind’s guitarist was replaced by their original guitarist for this album.
Chart Fact – Marc Anthony is Best Male Solo Artist of the Year, and has had a good year in 2000.
Story – Kid Rock has been affected by the death of sidekick Joe C.
Story – Critics say Enrique Iglesias can deliver Latin ballads perfectly.
Story – “Doesn’t Really Matter” was written for Janet’s film Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.
Brief – Brian McKnight wrote, sang, produced and played the instruments on “Back at One”.
Chart Fact – Eiffel 65 are the only act from Italy out of the 20 foreign acts on the survey.
Chart Fact – Britney Spears is the top album act of 2000.
Story – BBMak is more of a band than other boy bands.
Story – Celine Dion took a break from performing, but still released a greatest hits album.
Story – Joe was raised by preachers and grew up singing gospel music.
Story – Blaque were discovered by TLC’s Lisa “Left-Eye” Lopes.
Story – Sonique started out as a club DJ in east London.
Story – “Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely” is the last song mentor Denniz PoP worked on before he died.
Story – Carlos Santana won 9 Grammy awards, one of which was for “Maria, Maria”.
Story – “Most Girls” is about being an independent female.
Story – Aaliyah did her own stunts in her film debut, Romeo Must Die.
Story – Creed’s Scott Stapp established the With Arms Wide Open Foundation with earnings from their album “Human Clay”.
Chart Fact – “Smooth” spent 9 weeks at #1 and won Grammys for Song and Record of the Year.
Story – Pink’s idol growing up was Madonna.
Story – Destiny’s Child has gone through a few lineup shake-ups in the last year.
Story – “Absolutely (Story of a Girl)” was based on Nine Days’ singer’s girlfriend.
Story – Madonna helped get a more electronic side with help from electronic artist Mirwais.
Chart Fact - *N’Sync is the only act in the survey with 2 songs in the top 10.
Story – Macy Gray was named VH1’s Most Fashionable Female.
Chart Fact – “Bye Bye Bye” is the longest lasting #1 of the year.
Story – Creed won 2 MyVH1 Awards for Group and Song of the Year for “Higher”.
Story – Vertical Horizon left their fingerprints on all of their first 3 albums by selling every copy themselves.

[somelikeitwhen]

Top 100 of 2001
Chart Fact – Five for Fighting is one person, John Ondrasik.
Story – Fuel spent their summer opening for Aerosmith.
Story – “What’s Your Fantasy?” began as a local hit that helped Ludacris reach stardom.
Story – Sarina Paris got her start working at a school in Italy where she was noticed.
Story – Rolling Stone called Coldplay’s album “Parachutes” “haunting”.
History – #1 song of 1990: “Vision of Love” by Mariah Carey.
Chart Fact – 33 hits on the survey from newcomers to the chart.
Chart Fact – “Smooth Criminal” was #1 on Alternative for 6 weeks.
Story – Madonna went on tour for the first time in 8 years.
Story – BBMak toured with Britney Spears and appeared on All My Children.
Chart Fact – “Country Grammar” tied “1” by the Beatles for best-selling album of 2001.
Story – Vertical Horizon celebrated their 10th anniversary with a new hit.
Story – Missy Elliott helped produce #1 hit “Lady Marmalade”.
Story – Nelly worked with 3 major league baseball teams.
Story – “Start the Commotion” gained popularity when it appeared in a Japanese car commercial.
Story – “I’m a Believer” comes from the highest-grossing movie of the year, Shrek.
Story – “Beautiful Day” won Grammys for Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Song, and Record of the Year.
Story – Faith Hill this year won 3 Grammys and 3 American Music Awards, as well as a 3rd child.
Story – Kandi got her start with the group Xscape.
Story – “I Hope You Dance” won the Grammy for Best Country Song.
Chart Fact – There are 3 family acts on the countdown: Evan and Jaron, K-Ci and JoJo, and the Corrs.
Story – Billboard says Enrique Iglesias is no longer riding his father’s coattails.
Story – “Only Time” is Enya’s first hit since “Orinoco Flow” in 1989.
Story – Toya was named after LaToya Jackson.
Chart Fact – “Peaches and Cream” is 112’s 1st solo hit, as well as their first since “I’ll Be Missing You”.
History – #1 song of 1994: “The Sign” by Ace of Base.
Chart Fact – 6 acts from Altanta, Georgia: Evan and Jaron, Ludacris, OutKast, 112, Kandi, & Jagged Edge.
Story – Ja Rule’s acting debut in Steven Seagal’s Half Past Dead.
Chart Fact – “Hemorrhage (In My Hands)” spent 11 weeks at #1 on the Alternative chart.
Chart Fact – Michelle Branch is the youngest solo artist on the countdown.
Chart Fact – “Nobody Wants to be Lonely” is the only true duet on the countdown.
Chart Fact – 32 hits on the survey are by solo women.
Story – Willa Ford was previously known as the ex-girlfriend of Nick Carter.
Story – 3 Doors Down won Best New Artist at the American Music Awards.
Chart Fact – 5 acts have 3 songs on the survey.
Chart Fact – Craig David became youngest solo male artist in England to have a #1 single.
History – #1 song of 1998: “Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls.
Story – “Here’s to the Night” is one of the most popular graduation songs of the year.
Story – Dream literally had their dreams come true when they were selected over hundreds of people to join the group.
Story – Nelly Furtado’s musical style takes cues from rock, pop, tropical, and rap.
Chart Fact – 20 hits on the chart from foreign acts.
Story – American Hi-Fi was formed by former Veruca Salt guitarist Stacy Jones.
Chart Fact – “Pop” is the highest debut and fastest rising hit of the year.
Story – Usher appeared in his 5th film, Texas Rangers.
Chart Fact – Keely Williams from 3LW is the youngest group member in the survey.
Chart Fact – 4 Canadian acts on the chart: Nelly Furtado, Sarina Paris, Barenaked Ladies & SoulDecision.
History – #1 song of 1989: “Miss You Much” by Janet Jackson.
Story – Samantha Mumba recorded her album in 4 different countries.
Story – “Bootylicious” samples “Edge of Seventeen” by Stevie Nicks.
Story – Evan and Jaron gave up a career in baseball for a career in music.
Story – Joe got his start singing gospel in a choir and eventually became choir leader.
Story – Pink was in a group called Choice that was signed to LaFace Records but they broke up before they could record anything.
Story – Moby got his nickname from his great, great granduncle Herman Melville.
Chart Fact – “Kryptonite” stayed on the chart from July 2000 all the way to 2001.
Story – Alicia Keys won the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist.
Story – Jennifer Lopez married dancer Cris Judd earlier this year.
Chart Fact – “With Arms Wide Open” was #1 for 4 weeks in 2000.
History – #1 song of 1993: “Dreamlover” by Mariah Carey.
Story – City High are a socially conscious rap group.
Story – Janet had to battle several ailments that caused her to cancel several concerts.
Chart Fact – “Drive” is the #1 Alternative song of the year.
Story – “Survivor” was inspired by the reality TV show of the same name.
Story – Jessica Simpson got her start with the Christian Youth Conference before the pop chart.
Chart Fact – Staind, “the kings of misery rock”, spent 16 weeks at #1 on the Alternative chart.
Show – Original version of “I’m Real” played (no Ja Rule)
Story – “Hit ‘Em Up Style”, a song about female retribution, was written by a man, Dallas Austin.
Chart Fact – Madonna has had 49 top 40 hits since 1983.
Story – Eve received the MTV VMA for Best Female Video.
Chart Fact – “All or Nothing” is the first #1 on Clive Davis’ J Records label.
Chart Fact – Destiny’s Child are the top act of 2001.
History – #1 song of 1997: “You Were Meant For Me” by Jewel.
Chart Fact – K-Ci and JoJo have had 5 top 40 hits.
Story – Nelly Furtado got her start doing traditional Portuguese folk music.
Chart Fact – Jennifer Lopez is the top female solo artist of 2001.
Story – “Thankyou” gained fame as a sample in Eminem’s song “Stan”.
Chart Fact – “Drops of Jupiter” was in the top 10 for almost 4 months.
History – #1 song of 1991: “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” by Bryan Adams.
Story – Crazy Town got their name from a nickname for Los Angeles.
Chart Fact – “Lady Marmalade” is the biggest mover of 2001.
Chart Fact – Nelly is the top male solo artist of 2001.
Story – “Angel” samples “Angel of the Morning” by Juice Newton.
Story – “Follow Me” is more of a country song than the other songs on Uncle Kracker’s album.
Story – Lenny Kravitz won his 3rd consecutive Grammy for Best Male Vocal Performance – Rock.
Story – “Hanging by a Moment” popped into Jason Wade’s head so fast he thought he was committing plagiarism.

Note that this is only a work in progress and might require some trimming. I'll see if I can go back to 1998 if I find some more CDs or audio files. I'm not asking for any help really, but if you want to, charts themselves aren't what I need, as I have them all. This is about stories and teases and the like.
Also, don't expect regular updates.

[somelikeitwhen]

I may or may not update this today, depending on whether or not I recieve the shows I've been looking for today. This will probably be retitled "AT40: The Second Casey Era Show-by-Show" when I do post them.

[somelikeitwhen]

Here's 3/28/98, the return show!

Show - Fist Casey AT40 show since 8/6/1988
Chart Fact - There are 2 songs from Titanic on the chart.
Story - Aerosmith is celebrating their 25th year on the charts.
Story - Shania Twain, Loreena McKennitt and Celine Dion lead the Canadian invasion.
History - #1 20 years ago this week: "Night Fever" by the Bee Gees.
News - lyrics.ch is the biggest lyric database on the Internet.
America's Top Hits - "Jagged Little Pill" has surpassed "Whitney Houston" as the best-selling album by a female; "Ironic" played.
Chart Fact - "Nice and Slow" is a former #1 on the R&B chart.
LDD - "I Love You Always Forever" from Hank to his newfound love.
Brief - Paula Cole is a recent Grammy winner.
Story - Chumbawamba have spent 16 years trying to get their message across.
Story - The Verve refused to perform in London until they were ready.
Story - Eric Clapton got his start in a teen band called the Roosters.
History - #1 15 years ago this week: "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson.
America's Top Hits - Steve Winwood was a child prodigy at 15 and has been in several bands through his life; "The Finer Things" played.
LDD - "Human Touch" from Mitchell to his cousin Steven, the family he had avoided for so long.
Chart Fact - Robyn is one of 2 artists with back-to-back hits on the chart, along with Chumbawamba.
Chart Fact - There are 15 foreign acts on the survey.
Story - Ben Folds Five has been called hip, but Ben Folds thinks he's as square as they come.
Chart Fact - "You Make Me Wanna" is a former #1 on the R&B chart.
Story - Loreena McKennitt is one of the few, if only, artists on the pop chart to use a harp.
Story - Will Smith made over a million dollars by the time he was 20, and lost it all by the time he was 21.
Chart Fact - "Walkin' On the Sun" recently topped the Alternative chart.
History - #1 10 years ago this week: "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson.
America's Top Hits - Cyndi Lauper tried a lot of odd jobs before becoming a singer; "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" played.
News - One Nation Under the Groove is a tourist's guide to musical history in Britain.
History - #1 5 years ago this week: "That's What Love Can Do" by Boy Krazy.
Chart Fact - "All My Life" hit #1 on the R&B chart earlier this year.
Story - Janet embarks on her Velvet Rope tour in a few months.
LDD: "I Believe I Can Fly" from Joyce to her brother Howard, who made the most of his disorder.
Story - Time Magazine called Billie Myers' voice "a sweet moire alto that holds everything together".
History - #1 1 year ago this week: "Lovefool" by the Cardigans.
Brief - Madonna is the #1 female act of the rock era.
Chart Fact - "Truly Madly Deeply" has been at #2 for the past 7 weeks.
Story - "My Heart Will Go On" almost didn't happen as James Cameron didn't want a pop song in his film.
America's Top Hits - Mike Rutherford has only been in 2 bands over 3 decades: Genesis and Mike and the Mechanics; "Silent Running" played.

I don't know what the last ATH was so if someone could just tell me that'll be all that I need.

[somelikeitwhen]

Here's 4/4/1998:
Chart Fact - Aerosmith first hit the chart in 1973 and have had 25 top 40 hits.
Story - A visit from Hanson was the highest-bidded on item at a celebrity auction
Chart Fact - "Anytime" is a former #1 on the R&B chart.
Story - Shania Twain would play when she was younger until her fingertips were black and blue.
Story - Uncle Sam is the 1st artist to have a hit on Boyz II Men's label Stone Creek Records.
Story - Dakota Moon got a boost when they opened for Tina Turner.
LDD - "I'll Stand By You" from Cyberguy to his new friend he met on the Internet.
Brief - Paula Cole's father was a member of a local polka band.
Story - AJ McLean realized he wanted to sing when a performance at a school assambly made his mother cry.
News - A story on Gary Catona, Hollywood's toughest voice coach.
Story - The basic tracks of "Bittersweet Symphony" were recorded in Wales, but the orchestral sections were recorded in Abbey Road Studios.
Brief - Eric Clapton recently celebrated his 53rd birthday.
Story - Loreena McKennitt traveled to Tuscany in Italy to get inspiration for her music.
Brief - Aqua got their name from a poster in their training room.
LDD - "Who Will Save Your Soul" from Michael to his sister Jewel for stepping out of his shadow.
Brief - Ben Folds Five is inspired by acts as diverse as the Clash and Cole Porter.
Story - Usher's appearance on Star Search ended up launching his career.
Story - The message Third Eye Blind's Stephen Jenkins left on his yearbook.
History - #1 5 years ago this week: "That's What Love Can Do" by Boy Krazy.
Story - Songwriters Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis got a big break when they got caught in a snowstorm.
Chart Fact - "Thriller" was the #1 album 15 years ago this week.
LDD - "Wrapped Around Your Finger" from Russell to his dog Jed for being such a good friend.
History - #1 song 1 year ago this week: "Lovefool" by the Cardigans.
Chart Fact - "Truly Madly Deeply" has been at #2 for 8 weeks now.
Story - Titanic has spent 15 weeks at the top of the box office, beating out Tootsie and Beverly Hills Cop.

[somelikeitwhen]

I'd appreciate some feedback, guys! I've worked really hard on this!

[jdelachjr2002]

I say that's impressive.

[freakyflybry]

Very good work so far Hopefully you'll manage to get through the entire run, these are interesting to read!

[somelikeitwhen]

4/11/1998:
Chart Fact: "No, No, No" recently hit #1 on the R&B chart.
Brief - All 3 members of Green Day are 26 years old.
Story - Soap became the way to clean when it was refined by two French chemists for King Louis.
Chart Fact - "Tubthumping" recently hit #1 on the British charts.
Story - Shania Twain's career began when she performed in bars as a child.
America's Top Hits - Bruce Springsteen won his first Grammy and Oscar for "Streets of Philedelphia".
America's Top Hits - Dexys Midnight Runners' image was based on the film Mean Streets; "Come On Eileen" played.
Chart Fact - There are 5 British acts on the chart this week.
Story - Brian McKnight will play basketball with anyone.
Brief - Edwin McCain recently opened for Hootie and the Blowfish.
Story - Paula Cole believes in reincarnation, and believes she was once a tall Nordic man and an African.
LDD - "I'll Be There" (Escape Club) from Bill to his daughter Jana to let her know he didn't abandon her when her mother died.
Brief - Loreena McKennitt is currently touring Europe.
Story - Rolling Stone's annual awards section.
America's Top Hits - Boy George's descent into drugs almost destroyed his career; "The Crying Game" played.
America's Top Hits - Sheryl Crow's songwriting put her into a depression; "Everyday is a Winding Road" played.
Story - Eric Clapton spent a long time struggling with drug dependency, and is now helping others with the Crossroads rehabilitation center.
History - #1 album this week in 1978 - "Saturday Night Fever" Soundtrack
Story - Last year, Aqua worked for 262 days performing in concerts and giving interviews.
LDD - "Because You Loved Me" from Angela to her husband John for their 46 years together.
Story - Ben Folds Five's lineup of piano, drums, and bass is "punk rock for sissies".
News - VH1 recently polled music artists to determine the top 100 acts of the rock era.
History - #1 song this week in 1988: "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" by Billy Ocean.
America's Top Hits - Phil Collins ended up in Genesis by answering a flyer asking for a drummer sensitive to acoustic music; "Take Me Home" played.
Chart Fact - There are 3 groups from Orlando, Florida on the survey: Backstreet Boys, Matchbox Twenty, and *N'SYNC.
Story - Janet can't believe the weird rumors about her.
History - #1 song this week in 1993: "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston.
Brief - Madonna is slated to star in the film version of Chicago.
LDD - "Missing" from Kate to her boyfriend Jack, in hopes they'll see each other again.
History - #1 song this week in 1997: "You Were Meant For Me" by Jewel.
Story - Titanic is so big its soundtrack is getting it's own tour.

[mstgator]

Keep 'em comin'!

[Shadoe Fan]

Mar 26, 2010 15:27:59 GMT -5 somelikeitwhen said:

I'd appreciate some feedback, guys! I've worked really hard on this!

You're doing a great job. I know it can be quite time consuming!

[somelikeitwhen]

4/18/1998:
Chart Fact - There are 15 foreign acts on the countdown.
Story - There are more top 40 hits beginning with "no" than there are with "yes".
Brief - Dakota Moon have been compared to the Eagles, Bill Withers, and the Doobie Brothers.
Brief - Chumbawamba got their start over 15 years ago in Leeds, England.
LDD - "I Will Remember You" from Alan to his late ex-wife Sonja, who lost her life to her addiction.
Story - Hanson were recently voted Best Group at the 11th Annual Kid's Choice Awards.
Story - Tonic's Emerson Hart is influenced by the traditional Irish music his mother used to play for him.
News - Record collecting is becoming one of the highest-paying businesses.
Story - "The Mummer's Dance" links marionnettes, May Day celebrations and the Sufi religious order.
Story - Shania Twain has been performing since she was 8 years old.
Story - Paula Cole was inspired by British star Kate Bush.
Story - Usher was inspired to sing by the Jackson Five...cartoon.
Chart Fact - There are 4 acts from Scandinavian countries on the chart.
Story - Chumbawamba's biggest album was rejected by their record company.
Story - Eric Clapton's Pilgrim tour recently arrived in New York.
LDD - "A Song for Mama" from Megan to her mother, to show how much she cares.
Brief - Ben Folds Five's success means they can afford a tour bus.
Story - Third Eye Blind's Stephen Jenkins was only focused on a music career.
Story - Robyn's tendancy to write songs in English has met with criticism in her homeland and acclaim overseas.
Story - Janet's album "The Velvet Rope" was hard to sing because it hit so close to home.
History - #1 song this week in 1983: "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson.
Brief - Will Smith recently won a Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award for Best Male Actor.
Story - John and Dylan from Marcy Playground grew up together but didn't meet until they moved to New York City.
History - #1 song this week in 1993: "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston.
LDD - "You Gotta Be" from Lisa to her husband and daughter for convincing her about the gift of her pregnancy.
Chart Fact - Out of the 120 #1 songs, only 2 have reached the top again after falling off: "The Sign" and "Truly Madly Deeply".

[somelikeitwhen]

4/25/1998:
Chart Fact - There are 6 former #1s on the R&B chart on the countdown.
Story - She Moves all met in Madison Square Garden as dancers for the New York Knicks.
Story - Loreena McKennitt's first 4 albums are composed almost entirely of traditional folk ballads.
Story - Vonda Shepard has become the voice of the TV showAlly McBeal.
History - #1 song this week in 1973: "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" by Tony Orlando and Dawn.
Story - Rebekah's influences include James Brown, Garbage, and Earth, Wind, and Fire.
LDD - "I Will Remember You" from Tina to her husband David, who she wished she had one more day to say goodbye to.
Brief - Mariah Carey was recently named Favorite Female Pop Artist at the recent Blockbuster Awards.
Story - Tonic's Emerson Hart would rather be a poet than a musician.
Brief - Richard Ashcroft was inspired by a Stone Roses concert to make music.
Story - Edwin McCain enjoys touring on the road, especially not knowing where he's going.
Brief - Paula Cole moved to New York City because it's her favorite city, calling it "eclectic".
Story - Shania Twain has grown up listening to both classic country and pop acts.
Story - Usher's "My Way" is a concept album about his life growing up.
Brief - Aqua formed almost 10 years ago in 1989.
History - #1 song this week in 1983: "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners.
News - Last year was the first year females bought more records than males.
Chart Fact - There are 14 female solo artists on the chart this week.
Story - "Brick" is about a girl in high school getting an abortion.
Chart Fact - "My Father's Eyes" is the new #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
LDD - "For You I Will" from Maria to her long-distance boyfriend Stefan.
Story - Stephen Jenkins has an interesting perspective on life.
Story - Orlando, Florida barely existed until 1971.
Story - Will Smith's first movie roles were "blink and you'll miss it" type roles.
LDD - "Do You Remember" from anonymous to Roland, her first boyfriend and first heartbreak.
Brief - Celine Dion recently performed with Aretha Franklin, Gloria Estefan, Mariah Carey, and Shania Twain at the VH1 Save the Music event.
History - #1 song this week in 1997: "You Were Meant For Me" by Jewel.
Tops of the Other Charts:
Alternative: Fastball - The Way
R&B: Janet - I Get Lonely
Adult Contemporary: Eric Clapton - My Father's Eyes
Story - Natalie Imburglia's childhood ambitions led to her becoming a star.

[somelikeitwhen]

5/2/1998:
Chart Fact - There are 2 songs on the chart from the soundtrack to Sliding Doors.
Brief - "Bittersweet Symphony" was in a TV commercial, which ended up contributing to its popularity.
Story - Listening to classical music made Lisa Loeb's brother into a classical musician, while she grew up on rock radio and Stairway to Heaven.
Story - Rebekah originally trained in the fields of engineering, art, and design before she started singing.
History - #1 song this week in 1983: "Beat It" by Michael Jackson.
America's Top Hits - A car accident ended up helping start Howard Jones' career; "Everlasting Love" played.
America's Top Hits - Paula Cole got her start when Sinead O'Connor dropped out of Peter Gabriel's tour; "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" played.
Brief - Tonic recently played 180 shows in 10 months.
LDD - "Hero" from Rebecca to her foster mother for showing her love when nobody else did.
Chart Fact - There are 2 songs on the countdown from the film City of Angels.
Story - Edwin McCain thinks he's a human radio.
Brief - Chumbawamba took a decade and a half to become an overnight sensation.
Story - Newsweek says Usher is one of the leaders of a new invasion of R&B singers.
History - #1 song on the R&B chart this week in 1983: "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton.
America's Top Hits - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" ended up on a Tears for Fears album despite the songwriter's objections.
America's Top Hits - Melissa Etheridge lives on music; "Come to my Window" played.
Story - Smash Mouth started out recording demos in a band member's apartment, which got them kicked out and got them a record contract.
LDD - "Count On Me" from Pam to her sister Lisa for helping her overcome her problems by overcoming cancer.
Story - Ben Folds Five recently performed a hard rock version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head" at Burt Bacharach's TV special.
Story - Eric Clapton almost never turns down performances at charity events near his hometown.
Chart Fact - The Backstreet Boys have been on the chart every week since last May.
Show - Casey introduces the song without saying the title, a la "Shout".
Story - Billie Myers believes she isn't a musician, but rather a poet who can't even tune a guitar.
Chart Fact - Janet has had 4 #1 albums in her career.
America's Top Hits - Blessid Union of Souls recieved several letters from people whose lives were changed by their song "I Believe".
Story - A survivor of the Titanic inspired the film and musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown.
History - #1 album this week in 1973: "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd, which is the longest-charting album in history, with 741 weeks on the chart.
Brief - Madonna recently took a stroll down memory lane with Rupert Everett.
LDD - "Right Here Waiting" from Dave to his love Karen, in hopes she'll return for more than just a visit.
Tops of the Other Charts:
Alternative: Fastball - The Way
R&B - Janet - I Get Lonely
Adult Contemporary - Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply
Story - Natalie Imbruglia moved to the USA, where nobody knew her, so she would be signed for her talent and not her acting.

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After a delay due to appendicitis, here's 5/9/1998!
Show - Casey has a cold this week, which he mentions several times in the show.
Story - Black Lab's Paul Durham is a former skateboarder who joined a band after dislocating his shoulder for the fifth time.
Brief - Janet on only going by her first name.
Chart Fact - Chumbawamba are the biggest group on the survey with 8 members.
Story - Blair moved to a small farm in Scotland when he was younger where he didn't really get to listen to a lot of music, which helped start his career.
Chart Fact - "Too Close" has already hit #1 on the R&B chart.
Brief - Lisa Loeb and her brother used to pretend they were in the band Kiss as children.
LDD - "Because You Loved Me" from Kim to her mother for all the love and support she showed everyone.
Story - Rebekah doesn't like being typecast.
America's Top Hits - "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" revealed that 42 is the answer to the meaning of life; "Something About You" played.
America's Top Hits - The Cars played one of their first live shows in the U.S. at a military base; "You Might Think" played.
Brief - Sarah McLachlan is one of the headliners at this year's Lillith Fair.
Story - Wyclef Jean recorded the Fugee's first album "The Score" in his cousin's basement.
History - #1 song this week in 1988: "Wishing Well" by Terrance Trent D'arby.
Brief - Ben Folds Five use a "cocktail band" lineup of piano, bass, and drums.
Story - Tony Scalzo says "The Way" is about an actual elderly couple who left for another country but never made it.
Story - Alanis Morissette turned down a chance to do cartwheels at the Tulip Festival in favor of singing, and became the featured performer.
Story - Heidi Sorenson from S.O.A.P. helped her group break out after interviewing Remee Zhivago, who launched them to stardom.
Brief - The Goo Goo Dolls have had songs on three soundtracks, including Twister, Batman and Robin and now City of Angels.
Brief - Mariah Carey is slated to appear in 2 movies this year: Double 0 Soul and All That Glitters.
America's Top Hits - Sting began his career as a singer on cruise lines; "If I Ever Lose my Faith In You" played.
America's Top Hits - Jakob Dylan has tried for years to hide his famous name; "One Headlight" played.
Brief - Paula Cole isn't afraid to experiment with weird instruments on her album.
LDD - "A Song for Mama" from Dana to her mother, who she thinks is the best in the world.
Brief - Vonda Shepard's career has been taking off thanks to her recurring role in Ally McBeal.
Brief - Eric Clapton started out playing blues in the 60s.
Story - Shania Twain was both a mother and father for her brothers and sister.
Story - Billie Myers believes her success has a "fairytale quality" to it.
Story - Celine Dion's hero is Barbara Streisand.
Story - AJ McLean from the Backstreet Boys says his worst experience on the road was when he lost his blankie.
Tops of the Other Charts:
Alternative: Fastball - The Way
Adult Contemporary: Eric Clapton - My Father's Eyes
R&B: Montell Jordan - Let's Ride
History - #1 song this week in 1993: "Love Is" by Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight.
America's Top Hits - Bonnie Raitt became one of the biggest blues superstars when her father bought her a $25 guitar; "Not the Only One" played.
Chart Fact - The Backstreet Boys have scored 3 top 10 hits in a row.
Story - Madonna made headlines when she showed up at the premiere of Two Guys and a Girl with a black eye, which was caused by her daughter Lourdes.
History - #1 album this week in 1973: "Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite" by Elvis Presley, who has more #1 albums than any other artist.
LDD - "The Greatest Love of All" from Kimberley to her children Jonathan and Vanna; also Casey reads a poem by the writer.
Chart Fact - The top 4 songs have all hit #1 on other charts.
Brief - An Australian newspaper says Savage Garden stick out "like new romantics at a heavy metal convention".
Story - Natalie Imbruglia grew up in the Australian equivalent of the Brady Bunch, but that only made her feel miserable.
Show - Casey acknowledges the fact that they've been pronouncing Natalie Imbruglia's name wrong.