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Post by at40petebattistini on Jun 10, 2019 8:15:13 GMT -5
In reviewing the Hot 100 for June 24, 1978, here's a chart observation that, I believe, appears to be most unusual. And I can't recall anyone previously pointing it out.
All songs in positions from #34 to #58 (25 singles) each moved up the survey at least one spot from the previous week. Of the six songs that fell from the Top 40 that week, they ranked farther down, between #59 and #98. Perhaps because the AT40 cutoff is the #40 position, it seems like that particular chart territory is more susceptible to songs that stop and drop, especially for the Top 40 near misses. Just seems very peculiar.
Dare I ask -- have there been similar chart occurrences?
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Post by doofus67 on Jun 10, 2019 10:46:41 GMT -5
In reviewing the Hot 100 for June 24, 1978, here's a chart observation that, I believe, appears to be most unusual. And I can't recall anyone previously pointing it out. All songs in positions from #34 to #58 (25 singles) each moved up the survey at least one spot from the previous week. Of the six songs that fell from the Top 40 that week, they ranked farther down, between #59 and #98. Perhaps because the AT40 cutoff is the #40 position, it seems like that particular chart territory is more susceptible to songs that stop and drop, especially for the Top 40 near misses. Just seems very peculiar. Dare I ask -- have there been similar chart occurrences? My educated guess would be that 1982 is a good place to look. |
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Post by jmack19 on Jun 10, 2019 12:09:39 GMT -5
My educated guess would be that 1982 is a good place to look. On April 3, 1982, each of the 28 songs between #63 & #90 were moving up the chart. 13 of the songs were debuts. No song between #45 & #92 was dropping that week. The following week, each of the 27 songs between #33 & #59 moved up at least one notch. None were debuts. March 25, 1978, each of the 27 songs between #69 & #95 moved up at least two places. Seven were debuts. March 11, 1978, each of the 32 songs between #67 & #98 moved up at least one place. 10 were debuts. July 1, 1978, each of the 26 songs between #28 & #53 moved up at least one place. One was a debut. |
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Post by mrjukebox on Jun 10, 2019 17:21:39 GMT -5
I noticed that one of the debut songs on 6/17/78 was "Only The Good Die Young" by Billy Joel-That song had a brief stay in the top forty-Here's my theory on that:Joel was mocking Catholicism-That's probably why a lot of stations in the so called Bible belt refused to air the song-In May 1991,Joel was given an honorary degree from Fairfield University here in Connecticut-Fairfield U is a Jesuit institution-A lot of faculty members & alumni were aghast that Joel was receiving this honor-They perceived him as someone who has a strong aversion towards The Catholic Church.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jun 10, 2019 17:26:13 GMT -5
"Only The Good Die Young" peaked at # 24.
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Post by slf on Jun 10, 2019 18:39:09 GMT -5
I noticed that one of the debut songs on 6/17/78 was "Only The Good Die Young" by Billy Joel-That song had a brief stay in the top forty-Here's my theory on that:Joel was mocking Catholicism-That's probably why a lot of stations in the so called Bible belt refused to air the song-In May 1991,Joel was given an honorary degree from Fairfield University here in Connecticut-Fairfield U is a Jesuit institution-A lot of faculty members & alumni were aghast that Joel was receiving this honor-They perceived him as someone who has a strong aversion towards The Catholic Church. Since Billy Joel's disdain was mainly towards Catholicism, I would think the backlash would be strongest in certain northeastern states with large Catholic populations, like Maryland, New York, and Massachusetts. (Although the song is easily offensive to Protestant Christians as well.) |
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Post by kenmartin on Jun 10, 2019 19:46:50 GMT -5
I noticed that one of the debut songs on 6/17/78 was "Only The Good Die Young" by Billy Joel-That song had a brief stay in the top forty-Here's my theory on that:Joel was mocking Catholicism-That's probably why a lot of stations in the so called Bible belt refused to air the song-In May 1991,Joel was given an honorary degree from Fairfield University here in Connecticut-Fairfield U is a Jesuit institution-A lot of faculty members & alumni were aghast that Joel was receiving this honor-They perceived him as someone who has a strong aversion towards The Catholic Church. The station I worked at when this song was a hit refused to play it ... and that was Harrisburg, PA! |
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Post by mga707 on Jun 10, 2019 22:56:27 GMT -5
I noticed that one of the debut songs on 6/17/78 was "Only The Good Die Young" by Billy Joel-That song had a brief stay in the top forty-Here's my theory on that:Joel was mocking Catholicism-That's probably why a lot of stations in the so called Bible belt refused to air the song-In May 1991,Joel was given an honorary degree from Fairfield University here in Connecticut-Fairfield U is a Jesuit institution-A lot of faculty members & alumni were aghast that Joel was receiving this honor-They perceived him as someone who has a strong aversion towards The Catholic Church. The station I worked at when this song was a hit refused to play it ... and that was Harrisburg, PA! ditto for 990AM KTKT in Tucson, they also refused to play it. Funny thing was, their first FM top 40 competition, KRQQ, went on air on July 1, 1977, and they played it! |
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Post by jmack19 on Jun 10, 2019 23:16:57 GMT -5
The 1978 extras are the same as previously:
Jackson Browne - Stay
The Cars - Just What I Needed
Walter Egan - Magnet and Steel
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Post by mrjukebox on Jun 12, 2019 17:12:42 GMT -5
Another one of the debut songs on 6/17/78 was "Everybody Dance" by Chic-Founding member Nile Rodgers was the guest host on last weekend's edition of "The Lost 45's"-He told Barry Scott that "Everybody Dance" was the first song Chic had written & recorded-However,their label Atlantic Records,opted to go with "Dance,Dance,Dance (Yowsah,Yowsah,Yowsah")as they felt it had hit potential-They were right as "Dance,Dance,Dance" peaked at # 6 in early 1978-"Everybody Dance" ran out of gas at # 38-Luther Vandross sang background vocals on that song.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jun 12, 2019 17:22:38 GMT -5
Luther also sang background vocals on "Dance,Dance,Dance".
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Post by matt on Jun 12, 2019 21:01:12 GMT -5
Luther also sang background vocals on "Dance,Dance,Dance". Not a Chic song, but Luther Vandross was one of the lead vocalists on the song "A Lover's Holiday" by the group Change, of which he was a member at the time. That song spent one week in the top 40 on July 19, 1980. |
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Post by seminolefan on Jun 12, 2019 22:41:22 GMT -5
Luther also sang background vocals on "Dance,Dance,Dance". Not a Chic song, but Luther Vandross was one of the lead vocalists on the song "Lover's Holiday" by the group Change, of which he was a member at the time. That song just grazed the top 40 in July 1980. Actually Luther didn't sing on "A Lover's Holiday", but he did sing on two other songs by Change: "Searching" and "The Glow Of Love". |
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Post by jmack19 on Jun 12, 2019 23:34:12 GMT -5
KCOW will air A Tribute to the King of the Countdown: Casey Kasem on Friday at 1 pm mountain. KMXG will air show Sunday night to 9 pm central.
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Post by seminolefan on Jun 13, 2019 9:59:37 GMT -5
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