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Post by lasvegaskid on Sept 1, 2020 17:34:21 GMT -5
In a reverse jinx on last week's 1976 show Casey said BeeGees had spent three weeks trying to nudge into that #1 spot. Well the next panel they were finally able to nudge Elt aside while 'Dancing to the top.
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Post by dth1971 on Sept 1, 2020 21:12:22 GMT -5
On AT40: The 70's 8/28/1976 Casey mentioned Candi Staton's "Young Hearts Run Free" was Candi's biggest top 40 hit ever, but Candi never made the AT40 reaches again. Also on 8/28/1976: There was a question letter to Casey about top 40 acts whose only hit went to #40 - Casey mentioned 8 of these, little did he know that on that same show "Teddy Bear" by Red Sovine which was at #40 would be its only week. And in the years to come came these others #40 one hit wonders: The Buggles with "Video Killed The Radio Star" (December 1979), Change with "A Lover's Holiday" (July 1980), Rainbow with "Stone Cold" (June 1982), The Communards with "Don't Leave Me This Way" (March 1987 - on a week Charlie Van Dyke guest hosted for Casey), Shana with "I Want You" (January 1990), and Blur with "Girls and Boys" (September 1994 - during the last months of the old AT40 then heard only in foreign markets after it was withdrawn from the USA in July 1994). However, if it wasn't for the incorrect Top 40 Radio Monitor chart in a December 1991 AT40 episode Angelica's "Angel Baby" would have spent its only AT40 week at #40! Other #40 one time in the top 40 acts but spent 2 weeks at that #40 position: Sonny Charles with "Put it in a Magazine" (January 1983), and Joyce Kennedy with "The Last Time I Made Love" (a duet with Jeffrey Osbourne - October 1984). Did Casey forget Ten Years After with their only #40 song spending 2 weeks there in late 1971 called "I Love To Change The World"?
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Post by mga707 on Sept 1, 2020 23:30:50 GMT -5
Other #40 one time in the top 40 acts but spent 2 weeks at that #40 position: Sonny Charles with "Put it in a Magazine" (January 1983), and Joyce Kennedy with "The Last Time I Made Love" (a duet with Jeffrey Osbourne - October 1984). Did Casey forget Ten Years After with their only #40 song spending 2 weeks there in late 1971 called "I Love To Change The World"? But Sonny Charles did reach #11 in the summer of 1969 (when I WAS 11) as the vocalist of Checkmates, Ltd., singing the Phil Spector-produced "Black Pearl". A song I've loved for 51 years!
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Post by dth1971 on Sept 2, 2020 5:46:29 GMT -5
Other #40 one time in the top 40 acts but spent 2 weeks at that #40 position: Sonny Charles with "Put it in a Magazine" (January 1983), and Joyce Kennedy with "The Last Time I Made Love" (a duet with Jeffrey Osbourne - October 1984). Did Casey forget Ten Years After with their only #40 song spending 2 weeks there in late 1971 called "I Love To Change The World"? But Sonny Charles did reach #11 in the summer of 1969 (when I WAS 11) as the vocalist of Checkmates, Ltd., singing the Phil Spector-produced "Black Pearl". A song I've loved for 51 years! I was refering to Sonny Charles as a solo artist in 1983.
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Post by dth1971 on Sept 6, 2020 8:32:31 GMT -5
On AT40: The 80's 9/5/1981 show: Casey mentioned before playing John Denver's song "Some Days are Diamonds" that Mr. Denver's last #1 song was "I'm Sorry" (1975), however - the next year in 1982 John Denver's "Shanghai Breezes" would be Mr. Denver's last top 40/AT40 chart entry.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Sept 12, 2020 19:01:51 GMT -5
On this week's 1977 show Casey said Rivers was one of the most consistent hitmakers of the past 15 years. Johnny would never reach the top 40 again.
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Post by mkarns on Sept 13, 2020 20:42:44 GMT -5
On 9/8/84 Casey listed Billy Squier's top 40 hits and noted that the currently charting "Rock Me Tonite", at #15 (its peak), was "his highest charting record yet", which could imply further hits that could top it. He never made the pop top 40 again, and the video for the song in this countdown certainly didn't help (Billy blames it for starting a career decline.)
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Post by JMW on Sept 13, 2020 22:04:16 GMT -5
On 9/8/84 Casey listed Billy Squier's top 40 hits and noted that the currently charting "Rock Me Tonite", at #15 (its peak), was "his highest charting record yet", which could imply further hits that could top it. He never made the pop top 40 again, and the video for the song in this countdown certainly didn't help (Billy blames it for starting a career decline.) In the late 90s, MTV had a special called 25 Lame where they counted down the lamest music videos MTV ever played and it made the list (though not in the Top 10).
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Post by dth1971 on Sept 14, 2020 9:22:20 GMT -5
On 9/8/84 Casey listed Billy Squier's top 40 hits and noted that the currently charting "Rock Me Tonite", at #15 (its peak), was "his highest charting record yet", which could imply further hits that could top it. He never made the pop top 40 again, and the video for the song in this countdown certainly didn't help (Billy blames it for starting a career decline.) In the late 90s, MTV had a special called 25 Lame where they counted down the lamest music videos MTV ever played and it made the list (though not in the Top 10). But what was the LAMEST MUSIC VIDEO ever made according to MTV's 25 Lame special?
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Post by mga707 on Sept 14, 2020 10:59:21 GMT -5
In the late 90s, MTV had a special called 25 Lame where they counted down the lamest music videos MTV ever played and it made the list (though not in the Top 10). But what was the LAMEST MUSIC VIDEO ever made according to MTV's 25 Lame special? I nominate "It's Raining Men". Guess the entire budget on that one went to catering...
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Post by adam31 on Sept 15, 2020 13:13:08 GMT -5
But what was the LAMEST MUSIC VIDEO ever made according to MTV's 25 Lame special? I nominate "It's Raining Men". Guess the entire budget on that one went to catering... This comment made me spit out my coffee, thanks a lot....
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Post by mkarns on Sept 15, 2020 16:41:07 GMT -5
Whoever typed up the cue sheets for the December 6, 1986 AT40 (http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-06-86.pdf) may have jinxed Duran Duran's "Notorious". It was at #11 that week and they left out a 1, so it read #1. It later peaked at #2.
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Post by JMW on Sept 18, 2020 11:52:16 GMT -5
In the late 90s, MTV had a special called 25 Lame where they counted down the lamest music videos MTV ever played and it made the list (though not in the Top 10). But what was the LAMEST MUSIC VIDEO ever made according to MTV's 25 Lame special? A song we'll be hearing this weekend on the 9/20/1986 show:
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Post by Michael1973 on Sept 18, 2020 13:19:13 GMT -5
At the risk of going off topic, and without actually watching the above video, which appears to be concert footage, is it possible that the song received the "lamest video" honor simply because many people consider the song a joke, and not necessarily because the video itself is bad?
If so, it reminds me of how MTV used to have large-scale best video countdowns and Pour Some Sugar On Me would always be near the top, again despite being concert footage. How does that make a great video?
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Post by dth1971 on Sept 19, 2020 8:46:40 GMT -5
On AT40: The 70's 9/21/1974: Casey said that "The B- is Back" by Elton John would be the go to #1 song, but that song only went to #4.
Also on AT40: The 70's 9/21/1974 Casey said The Tymes are back on the chart and still together, but the Tymes' "You Little Trustmaker" would be their final top 40 entry.
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