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Post by mrjukebox on Aug 5, 2024 18:08:56 GMT -5
Two of the OE's from 8/14/76 were future # 1 hits:"Rockin' Me" & "If You Leave Me Now".
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Post by johnnywest on Aug 7, 2024 14:51:09 GMT -5
By the way, the other Japanese artist to hit the Billboard chart in the USA besides Pink Lady is the Japanese born singer Kyu Sakamoto who it #1 in 1963 with the Japanese language "Sukiyaki". Also Yoko Ono of the Plastic Ono Band. Not sure about Billboard, but Joji from Osaka has had 2 Top 40 hits in the last couple of years: "Glimpse of Us" and "Die For You." And the members of the girl group XG are originally from Japan (although based in South Korea) and they had the hit "Left Right" last year.
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Post by mkarns on Aug 7, 2024 15:33:49 GMT -5
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Post by dukelightning on Aug 8, 2024 7:50:01 GMT -5
Thanks to Hurricane Debby, I am starting the weekend like lasvegaskid encourages on Thursday. That's gotta be one of the strongest '30s' part of an AT40 show ever. All except the last two have received decent recurrent airplay over the years and one of those was still a top 10 hit.* But despite that and the name recognition of the artist, John Travolta is more known for his acting than singing("Let Her In"). As one whose mom had a miraculous recovery while on her deathbed with polio when she was a toddler(meaning I would not be around without her recovery from it), I especially liked the story of how John Batdorf of Silver recovered from it.
*The average peak of the hits in the 30s is 12.1 which while probably not the record is darn good considering no hit got past #5. The first such hit is probably my fave in the show, "Lowdown" which is the biggest hit (#3) from 40-16. But in the top 15, 10 of the hits peaked at #1 or 2.
3 hits that are second chance hits is probably not a record either. But is 3 different ways of becoming a hit the second time around a record. "She's Gone" became a hit in its second release due to Hall & Oates having a huge hit with "Sara Smile". Many artists have had that happen with "1999" by Prince being a good example. "Moonlight Feels Right" became a hit in its second go around due to the season of the year being more in line with its lyrics and overall feel of the song. "I'm Easy" became a hit on the second chance due to it winning an Oscar.
This is the first time that Casey mentions the date of the show as part of the outtake on the #1 song. The reason as I see it is that the few seconds he saved by announcing it then instead of during the show closing as he had been doing and will resume doing on 6/25/77 allowed him to finish his closing just before the Shuckatoom theme really kicks in.
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Post by seminolefan on Aug 8, 2024 11:04:24 GMT -5
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Post by mga707 on Aug 8, 2024 18:21:04 GMT -5
Songs dropping out of the Hot 100 from within the top 40 had been quite common in the '60s and into the first part of the '70s, but by August of '76 such an occurrence was becoming rare. On this show, Donny Osmond very nearly did the 'big drop', falling from his single's #38 peak to #100 with "C'mon Marianne".
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Post by dukelightning on Aug 8, 2024 20:07:24 GMT -5
That change can probably be attributed to the chart change in June 1973. After that, there was a lot less big drops on the chart. I am guessing from June 1973 forward, you can count on one hand the number of times that a hit fell from inside the top 40 to off the chart. "You Thrill Me" by Exile did that in 1979 from #40 IIRC. The neat thing about the top of the chart for this week and the next 2 weeks is that the 3 artists are in the same order that they would appear in on the top artists of the 70s special in 1978...3. Paul McCartney & Wings...2. Bee Gees...1. Elton John. It would not remain that way according to AT40 to the end of the decade. Casey was touting the Bee Gees as the top act by 1979. I think it should have remained the same however. AT40 basically used this argument...from this point forward in the 70s, Elton would not reach #1 or anywhere near it whereas the Bee Gees would do so 7 times, starting with "You Should Be Dancing" 3 weeks after this show.
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Post by mkarns on Aug 8, 2024 20:30:20 GMT -5
Thanks to Hurricane Debby, I am starting the weekend like lasvegaskid encourages on Thursday. That's gotta be one of the strongest '30s' part of an AT40 show ever. All except the last two have received decent recurrent airplay over the years and one of those was still a top 10 hit.* But despite that and the name recognition of the artist, John Travolta is more known for his acting than singing("Let Her In"). in. Travolta’s pop singing is now a largely forgotten part of his career, with the exception of the Grease songs. But a few weeks earlier (7/24/76, recently played by Sirius XM) Casey foreshadowed the future by talking about Travolta’s dancing lessons and auditions, and his part in a touring production of Grease.
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Post by LC on Aug 8, 2024 21:08:45 GMT -5
As a singer, Travolta's a decent actor....
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Post by jmack19 on Aug 8, 2024 22:24:14 GMT -5
I'll go with 8/22/70 over 8/18/73 for next weekend. 1970 show last aired in 2016. 8/18/73 only airing was in 2015. For the B show, I'll go with 8/20/77.
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Post by dth1971 on Aug 9, 2024 7:09:09 GMT -5
Thanks to Hurricane Debby, I am starting the weekend like lasvegaskid encourages on Thursday. That's gotta be one of the strongest '30s' part of an AT40 show ever. All except the last two have received decent recurrent airplay over the years and one of those was still a top 10 hit.* But despite that and the name recognition of the artist, John Travolta is more known for his acting than singing("Let Her In"). in. Travolta’s pop singing is now a largely forgotten part of his career, with the exception of the Grease songs. But a few weeks earlier (7/24/76, recently played by Sirius XM) Casey foreshadowed the future by talking about Travolta’s dancing lessons and auditions, and his part in a touring production of Grease. Speaking of Grease, John Travolta would land a major role in the movie version of Grease.
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Post by cursereversed on Aug 9, 2024 12:37:23 GMT -5
In 8/4/1979 note: Very interesting to note that for McFadden and Whitehead was to get interview last notice, from Chicago to Los Angeles, but sadly plane crashed. Interesting on hour 3; segment 2 and segment 3 were swapped playing, lol. Interesting to note but I hope nobody who took American Flight 191 on Thursday May 24, 1979 was listening to this show two months later (or, if they are still alive, any of the Premiere rebroadcasts). The crash actually occurred on Friday May 25, 1979. Rather embarrassing mistake considering that it had only been two months earlier. I do think Casey got the part about McFadden and Whitehead having originally been booked on the flight correct.
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Post by mga707 on Aug 9, 2024 22:29:39 GMT -5
In 8/4/1979 note: Very interesting to note that for McFadden and Whitehead was to get interview last notice, from Chicago to Los Angeles, but sadly plane crashed. Interesting on hour 3; segment 2 and segment 3 were swapped playing, lol. Interesting to note but I hope nobody who took American Flight 191 on Thursday May 24, 1979 was listening to this show two months later (or, if they are still alive, any of the Premiere rebroadcasts). The crash actually occurred on Friday May 25, 1979. Rather embarrassing mistake considering that it had only been two months earlier. I do think Casey got the part about McFadden and Whitehead having originally been booked on the flight correct. Part of the AA 191 Memorial, with the flight and cabin crew's names. At Lake Park in Des Plaines, Touhy Ave and Lee St. About a mile and a half east of the actual crash site, which is on private property just north of Touhy.
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Post by johnnywest on Aug 10, 2024 9:07:20 GMT -5
Interesting to note but I hope nobody who took American Flight 191 on Thursday May 24, 1979 was listening to this show two months later (or, if they are still alive, any of the Premiere rebroadcasts). The crash actually occurred on Friday May 25, 1979. Rather embarrassing mistake considering that it had only been two months earlier. I do think Casey got the part about McFadden and Whitehead having originally been booked on the flight correct. Part of the AA 191 Memorial, with the flight and cabin crew's names. At Lake Park in Des Plaines, Touhy Ave and Lee St. About a mile and a half east of the actual crash site, which is on private property just north of Touhy. View AttachmentLindsay Wagner was supposed to be on that flight but fortunately missed it.
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Post by rgmike on Aug 10, 2024 13:29:01 GMT -5
Casey said KC's "Shake Your Booty", if it were to hit #1 (which it did) would make "three #1s in a row". Guess he decided to overlook the #66 "Queen of Clubs" which came a few months before
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