Rick Dees joins TKO Radio Network's Lineup

[dukelightning]

Wow if there is any proof beyond the chart change to a more R&B influenced chart that Rick was favoring R&B songs in the countdown, it was shown on the 90s show from 1997. At #25 was "I Love You Always and Forever" and at #24 was "Pony", one of my fave songs. One of those songs was skipped and it was not "Pony" despite these lyrics, 'You're horny, let's do it, ride it, my pony'. Of course after the song, Rick had what's his name do one of those lyric explanations. 'Song was obviously about horseback riding'. Nice tongue in cheek explanation there huh!

[mkarns]

Jan 29, 2017 18:52:11 GMT -5 mjl677 said:

1/28/89 was up this weekend. Despite it being a repeat again, I will always catch the late 1988-89 shows as Premiere won't do those months. It's a funny coincidence Rick Dees mentions Donald Trump buying the United States in this show. Who would have thought 28 years from then, he would be president?

Don't blame me, I voted with the majority.

[mitchm]

My plan for 2017 is to just listen to the countdowns where I am less familiar with the songs. I expect to skip about 30% to 40% of the 80s and 90s countdowns this year, and unless the charts return for 2017 shows, I am done listening to them.

[bear]

Latest by Gaga, listed as a number 1 hit in the latest number one special and already a flop, I wonder what happened with that WT40 algorithm when compiling the special shows...

[dukelightning]

Oh that special. The one where they have Rick saying it is #1 songs from the last 3 years, then from the last 5 years, back and forth between the two. But the #1 songs go back to 2010. So none of those statements are true. So calling the Gaga tune a #1 hit is par for the course.

But the 80s show this week from 1985 included one of those oddities that would not become a coincidence for many years. He said that celebrating a birthday that weekend (the date of the show, Feb. 16) is John McEnroe, Johnny Mac to us tennis players. And the WT40 challenge song was "The Warrior" by Scandal featuring Patti Smyth. They would be married in the 90s. So no connection between them in 1985.

[kani]

rick.com caption for 90s got it right: VAlentine weekend 1990, but 80s got it wrong, as someone pointed out it's correct date; just wrong caption saying first week of Feb 1985

jeez i wonder why @paul is not posting the upcoming retro shows updated in this thread.. 

[mkarns]

One thing Rick got wrong in the 1990 show: the Sure Shot was "All Around the World" by "Lisa Stansfield, from Rochdale, Indiana." In fact, Lisa's Rochdale is in England (part of Greater Manchester.)

[dukelightning]

Jan 14, 2017 10:30:25 GMT -5 freakyflybry said:

Jan 14, 2017 10:04:08 GMT -5 dukelightning said:

^Rick just did the opposite on the 1986 show by saying an artist had never hit #1 when he did. Said that about Bruce Springsteen. Now he is using R&R chart data at this point. Bruce hit #1 with "Dancing in the Dark" in 1984. But Rick was using Cashbox at that point. So if Bruce did not hit #1 there either, is Rick going strictly by what happened when he did the countdown? Ridiculous way to do it if that is the case.

"Dancing In The Dark" hit #1 in Cashbox. So regardless, he contradicted himself.

Did it again on the 80s show from 1986. Said Bruce had not hit #1 in conjunction with saying what the top 3 songs were that week in 1977 when "Blinded by the Light" was #1. Said that was the only #1 song he had written. Every time, he does a top 3 flashback like that, it is always the Hot 100 that he is referencing. I check every time and it always checks out. Plus many times the #1 song is one that did not hit #1 on R&R. So it basically confirms that it was the Hot 100 that was used instead of R&R. Apparently, he is basing all of his chart facts on the Hot 100 as a result.
As a matter of fact, he mentioned the James Brown had 93 Hot 100 hits. Interesting.

[mkarns]

Feb 10, 2017 8:12:43 GMT -5 dukelightning said:

Jan 14, 2017 10:30:25 GMT -5 freakyflybry said:

"Dancing In The Dark" hit #1 in Cashbox. So regardless, he contradicted himself.

Did it again on the 80s show from 1986. Said Bruce had not hit #1 in conjunction with saying what the top 3 songs were that week in 1977 when "Blinded by the Light" was #1. Said that was the only #1 song he had written. Every time, he does a top 3 flashback like that, it is always the Hot 100 that he is referencing. I check every time and it always checks out. Plus many times the #1 song is one that did not hit #1 on R&R. So it basically confirms that it was the Hot 100 that was used instead of R&R. Apparently, he is basing all of his chart facts on the Hot 100 as a result.
As a matter of fact, he mentioned the James Brown had 93 Hot 100 hits. Interesting.

Which honestly makes no sense; if he's counting down the Radio & Records chart then he should reference it, at least as far back as fall 1973 (when it began.) Casey Kasem, by contrast, started citing R&R as his chart data source as soon as he started using it in 1989, despite confusing many listeners by giving data that often conflicted with what he had told them not much earlier when he used Billboard. Of course, Rick probably correctly figured that most listeners probably didn't follow the exact chart numbers past and present as assiduously as we on here do.

(Incidentally, the show referenced is this week's from 2/15/86, the Billboard version of which is Premiere's B show this week. 90s is 2/16/91.)

[kani]

Rick.com captions still no consistent: 80s said third week of Feb 1986, this time got right; but 90s are wrong for caption saying second week Feb 1991, which really is third week feb 1991

[kani]

This week's HAC chart has been acting weird. few songs had big drop after a peak, this week getting big gains up back, acting as if the chart still moving slowly for some reasom: Sia - The Greatest and John Legend - Love Me Now. On CHR: two songs this week got regained up biggest jump especially Lady Gaga, while previous week got big drop. Two songs are lady Gaga million reasons and Niall Horan this town

rick.com uses caption third week 87 and 92 respective on feb 18, 2017.

[dukelightning]

A pair of shows from Feb. 27 this week. On the 1988 show, Rick reminds me of why teachers say to write the way you came up with your answers so I can see where you went wrong if you are wrong. Before playing George Michael, said "Father Figure" was his 7th #1 hit. Afterward, he did that teacher suggested thing and said he had 3 solo, a duet with Aretha Franklin and 3 with Wham. So now I see where he went wrong. Still don't know all the details. Saying he had 3 solo #1s is where he went wrong. Just don't know what those songs are. And it cannot be Billboard that he is referencing this time because even there he did not have 3 solo #1s yet! But he did reference R&R when he mentioned what was #5 this week in 1978, 83 and 87. Or at least I assume he did because only 1 of those matched Billboard.

On the 1993 show, skipped "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang". Did he make it through the 80s before he started skipping songs or did he maybe skip over Tone Loc in 1989 or something? Said he did not know the last time an artist had 3 songs in the top 40 that Whitney accomplished this week. Happened at least twice before in WT40 history when Madonna got the hat trick twice in 1985.

[freakyflybry]

I'm fairly sure Rick played Tone Loc's hits, but the first song I remember Rick skipping was "Thanks For My Child" in 1988-89.

He didn't skip rap regularly until 1991-92 or so.

[bear]

Push it by Salt and Pepa was skipped almost every week , only played when it was a sure shot. Push it was a 1988 hit.

[dukelightning]

Was not skipped on the 2/27/88 show that was last week's 80s show on rick.com. He said after it that leap years are when women propose to men and then played a clip of Salt 'n Pepa making a wisecrack about it. So maybe he felt he had to play their song else it would have been hypocritical to skip their song while playing a clip of them. Or maybe got some flack about skipping it all those other weeks because it is not an abrasive rap song.