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Post by caseyalways7 on Aug 22, 2010 19:40:24 GMT -5
Hey REAL AT40 Family
So I'm Listening To QSR and Casey says that The Alan Parsons Project Fell an UNREAL 22 notches...I'm wondering if that's a record fall ?
Maybe not but its still pretty HUGE...My question to all is...What's the biggest drop in AT 40 History ?? ;D
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Post by bigal on Aug 22, 2010 20:12:05 GMT -5
THEME FROM STAR WARS by Jiohn Williams dropped from #10 to #36, so that could be the biggest.
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Post by mrjukebox on Aug 22, 2010 20:24:24 GMT -5
A few weeks ago,Premiere aired a July 1984 show in which a listener asked which song took the biggest drop within the top 40-Casey said it was "They're Coming To Take Me Away,Ha-Ha"! by Napoleon XIV which dropped from #5 all the way down to #34-That was in August 1966-The reason the song took that big plunge was that many radio stations had started to remove the song from their playlists due to complaints that the song was mocking people who were mentally ill.
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Post by mrjukebox on Aug 22, 2010 20:29:20 GMT -5
WABC in NYC was one of the stations that dropped "They're Coming To Take Me Away,Ha-Ha"! in August 1966-Right before that happened,Napoleon XIV (Jerry Samuels) had recorded a message for its listeners which said:"I heard them play it,yes they did"!
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Post by mrjukebox on Aug 22, 2010 20:38:32 GMT -5
I goofed!-On the Billboard "Hot 100" from 8/27/66,"They're Coming To Take Me Away" had fallen all the way from its peak position of #5 to #37-That's a drop of 32 notches-That certianly qualifies as the biggest dropper within the top 40 during the rock era.
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Post by Shadoe Fan on Aug 22, 2010 20:57:11 GMT -5
On a related topic, I believe the biggest fall out of the top 40 occurred when "Even the Nights Are Better" by Air Supply fell from #6 to #42 on the Hot 100 in 1982.
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Post by mkarns on Aug 22, 2010 21:37:50 GMT -5
Not sure if it's a record, but on 2/20/82 Paul Davis' "Cool Night" plunged 28 notches in a week--from #11 to #39. The same week, Foreigner's "Waiting For a Girl Like You" fell 27 notches from #9 to #36. That AT40 was played by Premiere in 2008.
The early 80s were a fertile time for big drops; in addition to the Air Supply song, in 1982 Kool & the Gang's "Get Down On It", Donna Summer's "Love Is In Control", and Diana Ross' "Muscles" each fell out of the top 40 from #10, where each of them peaked ("Muscles" got stuck there for 6 weeks.) In addition, Paul McCartney's "Take It Away" peaked at #10 for 5 weeks, slipped a notch to #11, and then fell right out of the top 40 on 10/2/82, the same week as the aforementioned Donna Summer song fell off from #10 and one week after Air Supply's dive from #6 to #42.
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Post by easye on Aug 22, 2010 22:30:03 GMT -5
"Nights In White Satin" apparently dropped out of the Hot 100 from #17, but I do not remember that every being mentioned.
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Post by Mike on Aug 23, 2010 0:25:56 GMT -5
Not sure if it's a record, but on 2/20/82 Paul Davis' "Cool Night" plunged 28 notches in a week--from #11 to #39. The same week, Foreigner's "Waiting For a Girl Like You" fell 27 notches from #9 to #36. That AT40 was played by Premiere in 2008. The early 80s were a fertile time for big drops; in addition to the Air Supply song, in 1982 Kool & the Gang's "Get Down On It", Donna Summer's "Love Is In Control", and Diana Ross' "Muscles" each fell out of the top 40 from #10, where each of them peaked ("Muscles" got stuck there for 6 weeks.) In addition, Paul McCartney's "Take It Away" peaked at #10 for 5 weeks, slipped a notch to #11, and then fell right out of the top 40 on 10/2/82, the same week as the aforementioned Donna Summer song fell off from #10 and one week after Air Supply's dive from #6 to #42. Thanks - I updated AT40's wiki page with the Paul Davis drop. I also mentioned Foreigner's drop since it was the same week, and put a date to Air Supply's drop-out (previously it just said 1982). Pity that I wasn't listening to AT40: 80s yet when they played 2-20-82.  On the other hand, 9-25-82 hasn't been played yet, and could very well come up next month! |
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Post by pzimm7700 on Aug 23, 2010 6:25:11 GMT -5
On a related topic, I believe the biggest fall out of the top 40 occurred when "Even the Nights Are Better" by Air Supply fell from #6 to #42 on the Hot 100 in 1982. If this dropped 36 spots, wouldn't this actually be possibly the biggest dropper in chart history? |
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Post by Mike on Aug 23, 2010 7:58:24 GMT -5
On a related topic, I believe the biggest fall out of the top 40 occurred when "Even the Nights Are Better" by Air Supply fell from #6 to #42 on the Hot 100 in 1982. If this dropped 36 spots, wouldn't this actually be possibly the biggest dropper in chart history? The question referred to drops where the record stayed within the Top 40. |
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Post by jgve1952 on Aug 23, 2010 13:57:20 GMT -5
In 1974, Steppin Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight) dropped from #7 to #48. That might be a record. Also it was stated earlier that They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Ha was in its peak position. That is not correct. It peaked at #3, then dropped to 5 before dropping to 37.
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Post by Hervard on Aug 23, 2010 16:11:54 GMT -5
If this dropped 36 spots, wouldn't this actually be possibly the biggest dropper in chart history? The question referred to drops where the record stayed within the Top 40. I think that, as far as the entire Hot 100 goes, the longest fall would be "Beatles Movie Medley". In June, 1982, that song dropped from 20 all the way to 92 - a drop of 72 spots. Indeed, 1982 was the year that many records were broken - frankly, I'm surprised that the Napoleon XIV record still stood after all that madness. |
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Post by mrjukebox on Aug 23, 2010 19:54:06 GMT -5
Actually,"They're Coming To Take Me Away" peaked at #3-It then dropped two spots to #5,which was its position on the "Hot 100" charts from 8/13 & 8/20/66.
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Post by easye on Aug 24, 2010 0:47:26 GMT -5
I think that, as far as the entire Hot 100 goes, the longest fall would be "Beatles Movie Medley". In June, 1982, that song dropped from 20 all the way to 92 - a drop of 72 spots. Indeed, 1982 was the year that many records were broken - frankly, I'm surprised that the Napoleon XIV record still stood after all that madness. I asked this very question when a Justin Bieber song dropped 73 notches from 21 to 94. at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=generalmusic&action=display&thread=1585 |
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On the other hand, 9-25-82 hasn't been played yet, and could very well come up next month!