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Post by bobbo428 on Jun 28, 2021 21:03:15 GMT -5
Again, I highly doubt Premiere is getting rid of 1970 and 1971. They'd have to re-name the series then. either that or add 1980 and 1981 as replacements because many of the 1980-81 countdowns have a late-'70s feel to them (minus most of the disco). I would miss 1970-71 a lot--I enjoy hearing countdowns from the years before I became a listener of the countdown. I enjoy most of the songs from those years anyway.
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Post by dth1971 on Jun 28, 2021 21:06:59 GMT -5
Another Supersized countdown is coming this weekend to Magic 103.1. Casey will countdown the top hits from July 9, 1977 and WTOJ will play a Supersized Edition of the countdown beginning Sunday Morning at 9 Eastern. Listen here.Maybe the supersized 7/9/1977 show might include a 12" version of "Devil's Gun".
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Post by doofus67 on Jun 28, 2021 22:33:29 GMT -5
Unusual chart movements/lots of debuts seemed to occur during weeks with AT40 specials. It occurred in July 1973 and October 1973... And earlier in 1973, there was a special show the week that "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" leaped from #10 to #1.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Jun 29, 2021 2:14:04 GMT -5
Unusual chart movements/lots of debuts seemed to occur during weeks with AT40 specials. It occurred in July 1973 and October 1973... And earlier in 1973, there was a special show the week that "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" leaped from #10 to #1. Vicki Lawrence only made that leap into the #1 position in Billboard, the next biggest move came in Record World (6 to 1) and Broadcasting Magazine's airplay chart (4 to 1)--while in Cash Box the record took an additional week to reach the top spot moving 2 to 1 (yawn).
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Post by Mike on Jun 29, 2021 2:35:49 GMT -5
Vicki Lawrence only made that leap into the #1 position in Billboard, the next biggest move came in Record World (6 to 1) and Broadcasting Magazine's airplay chart (4 to 1)--while in Cash Box the record took an additional week to reach the top spot moving 2 to 1 (yawn). A similar dynamic would play out for "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover": - Only in Billboard did Paul Simon leap 10-1, and that week didn't have a regular countdown from Casey either - instead, Jerry Bishop sat in that week.
- Next highest: Record World, 7-1.
- Then: Radio & Records, 5-1. (Theirs was for the chart dated 1/23, versus 2/7 for BB, RW, and Cash Box.)
- Then: Cash Box, 3-1.
- This time, the smallest went to the Broadcasting airplay chart, 2-1 - and later than the others, on the chart dated 2/16. (Unlike in R&R, "I Write the Songs" didn't hit #1 until January - and Barry spent more official weeks on top there than anywhere else, 4 weeks, though R&R would be 5 weeks if the two-week holiday break were counted.)
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Post by dth1971 on Jun 29, 2021 5:44:20 GMT -5
Vicki Lawrence only made that leap into the #1 position in Billboard, the next biggest move came in Record World (6 to 1) and Broadcasting Magazine's airplay chart (4 to 1)--while in Cash Box the record took an additional week to reach the top spot moving 2 to 1 (yawn). A similar dynamic would play out for "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover": - Only in Billboard did Paul Simon leap 10-1, and that week didn't have a regular countdown from Casey either - instead, Jerry Bishop sat in that week.
- Next highest: Record World, 7-1.
- Then: Radio & Records, 5-1. (Theirs was for the chart dated 1/23, versus 2/7 for BB, RW, and Cash Box.)
- Then: Cash Box, 3-1.
- This time, the smallest went to the Broadcasting airplay chart, 2-1 - and later than the others, on the chart dated 2/16. (Unlike in R&R, "I Write the Songs" didn't hit #1 until January - and Barry spent more official weeks on top there than anywhere else, 4 weeks, though R&R would be 5 weeks if the two-week holiday break were counted.)
I didn't know Broadcasting (later Broadcasting and Cable) did its own airplay chart!
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Post by Dale Latimer on Jun 29, 2021 9:21:43 GMT -5
For those affiliates that opted for the "Girls of Rock & Roll" special originally aired while Mike Kasem was still the announcer,
(1) has Larry recorded new intros?
(2) have Premiere replaced the original, non-women-artist optional extras with songs by females or female-led groups?
dL
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Post by TheOriginalArtist on Jun 29, 2021 9:51:06 GMT -5
What I sometimes don't understand was why the later three hour shows had extras--sometimes multiple ones--when it was getting more and more difficult just to get the 40 hits of the week in. What some of you may be forgetting is that right NOW we miss hearing all those songs in their entirety from way back when, but the top 40 songs were played all day every day on radio, and people bought the records and played them at home or on jukeboxes, etc. Just like shows it was patterned after (like Your Hit Parade) the AT40 program was not intended to be the preservation of history that it has now become, but was an entertainment program that let listeners know "where your favorite songs rank across the nation" on a weekly basis. The extras and questions and other features were for entertainment value, giving trivia, nostalgia and historical context to the show. That's what made it such a great program, imo. AT40 was my music history education and if they cut out a verse from song I'd be hearing 10 times that week, it was worth it to learn entertaining facts and later to give some poor soul a chance to dedicate a song to someone somewhere. So no complaints about any extras, even the Larry Morgan OE's (which I don't think shorten the premiere show, do they??) Love it all! Casey and Don had it right.
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Post by mkarns on Jun 29, 2021 11:03:39 GMT -5
WPNC at least briefly muffed its special holiday schedule, playing the 1974 Top Acts of the 1970s this morning when the 1972 Top Songs of the Rock Era was scheduled to be played. But they may be back on track now, as the 1973 Disappearing Acts show just started.
(Update at 3 PM the 1972 special is now starting).
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Post by Mike on Jun 29, 2021 14:48:00 GMT -5
I didn't know Broadcasting (later Broadcasting and Cable) did its own airplay chart! Actually, neither did I until it was mentioned - so any questions about its history would have to be fielded by djjoe1960 or someone else who would be versed on it. At a minimum, though, checking for given weekly charts in the magazine archives wasn't too difficult to find.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Jun 29, 2021 15:14:00 GMT -5
I didn't know Broadcasting (later Broadcasting and Cable) did its own airplay chart! Actually, neither did I until it was mentioned - so any questions about its history would have to be fielded by djjoe1960 or someone else who would be versed on it. At a minimum, though, checking for given weekly charts in the magazine archives wasn't too difficult to find. Broadcasting Mag published a radio only airplay chart from Jan 1973-Jan 1980, and the chart ranged from 75 positions when it started but quickly shrunk to 40. The one interesting thing about their survey is that it showed the airplay for songs during different day parts (morning drive, mid days, afternoon drive and nights). And yes, the chart lagged behind by almost two weeks the other published charts due to to the fact that they relied heavily on the mail to get their info from radio stations.
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Post by artsmusic on Jun 29, 2021 16:57:50 GMT -5
WPNC at least briefly muffed its special holiday schedule, playing the 1974 Top Acts of the 1970s this morning when the 1972 Top Songs of the Rock Era was scheduled to be played. But they may be back on track now, as the 1973 Disappearing Acts show just started. (Update at 3 PM the 1972 special is now starting). AWW cr_p, I set to record at the earlier time ! Thanks for heads up.
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Post by TheOriginalArtist on Jun 29, 2021 23:08:17 GMT -5
6/24/78 Starting now on WPNC!
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Post by kchkwong on Jun 30, 2021 4:04:28 GMT -5
For those affiliates that opted for the "Girls of Rock & Roll" special originally aired while Mike Kasem was still the announcer, (1) has Larry recorded new intros? (2) have Premiere replaced the original, non-women-artist optional extras with songs by females or female-led groups? dL Larry recorded new intros. The optional extras are: Judy's Turn to Cry - Lesley Gore Georgy Girl - The Seekers Barbara Ann - The Beach Boys
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Post by darnall42 on Jun 30, 2021 12:28:09 GMT -5
That July 4th 1970 show might now be able to have the Bill Cosby extra reinstated (although I doubt it ) as he's just about to be freed after his conviction was overturned !!!!!
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