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Post by mkarns on Dec 16, 2022 20:30:09 GMT -5
Casey sort of reverse-jinxed in the 12/16/72 show when he answered a question about "superstar acts" that didn't make the top 40 in 1972 and mentioned Marvin Gaye among them. Marvin finally reached the top 40 the last week of 1972 with "Trouble Man"; that week Casey of course was hosting the year end countdown, and so didn't have to correct himself.
He also mentioned Andy Williams in the same list of artists; apparently he or the AT40 staff forgot about the Love Theme To "The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love), which did make the top 40 that year, Andy's last hit to do so.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Dec 31, 2022 11:30:19 GMT -5
On last week's 1984 show, Casey said Doris Day was looking to get back on the charts with the help of Beach Boy Bruce Johnston and Terry Melcher. That album was unreleased, though some songs popped up years later as part of a comp.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Dec 31, 2022 15:03:02 GMT -5
On the Supersized 1980 year ender, Casey said Barry Manimellow had never missed the top 40. His very next single Lonely Together would snap that streak.
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Post by mga707 on Dec 31, 2022 15:13:32 GMT -5
Reverse 'jinx': On the '72 year-ender, in the intro to Paul Simon's "Mother and Child Reunion', Casey says that Art Garfunkel had 'moved on to other pursuits', or words to that effect. A little less than a year later Artie would be back on both the LP and singles charts, and would score 5 solo top 40 singles, two more with Simon, and one with both Simon and James Taylor.
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Post by chrislc on Dec 31, 2022 17:20:20 GMT -5
Casey sort of reverse-jinxed in the 12/16/72 show when he answered a question about "superstar acts" that didn't make the top 40 in 1972 and mentioned Marvin Gaye among them. Marvin finally reached the top 40 the last week of 1972 with "Trouble Man"; that week Casey of course was hosting the year end countdown, and so didn't have to correct himself. He also mentioned Andy Williams in the same list of artists; apparently he or the AT40 staff forgot about the Love Theme To "The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love), which did make the top 40 that year, Andy's last hit to do so. December 1972 Andy Williams was a superstar act on that list? Yikes. Imagine what category he would have been placed in had they remembered Speak Softly Love. Superduperstar? Andy Williams - Superstar? In 1972? Was this one of those Mike Curb things?
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Post by mga707 on Dec 31, 2022 20:36:33 GMT -5
Andy Williams - Superstar? In 1972? Was this one of those Mike Curb things? While Andy's weekly prime-time variety hour on NBC had ended--it had run from 1962 until '71, with a two-year gap between '67 and '69--his several times per season 'Specials' (also on NBC) were still drawing good ratings.
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Post by chrislc on Dec 31, 2022 20:43:15 GMT -5
Andy Williams - Superstar? In 1972? Was this one of those Mike Curb things? While Andy's weekly prime-time variety hour on NBC had ended--it had run from 1962 until '71, with a two-year gap between '67 and '69--his several times per season 'Specials' (also on NBC) were still drawing good ratings. Buddy Ebsen had great ratings. Johnny Carson, too. But they wouldn't be on a superstar list on AT40, I think.
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Post by mga707 on Dec 31, 2022 21:07:26 GMT -5
While Andy's weekly prime-time variety hour on NBC had ended--it had run from 1962 until '71, with a two-year gap between '67 and '69--his several times per season 'Specials' (also on NBC) were still drawing good ratings. Buddy Ebsen had great ratings. Johnny Carson, too. But they wouldn't be on a superstar list on AT40, I think. Just checked Whitburn--Andy scored way more to 40 singles than I would've guessed between 1956 and '72 (yes, 'Godfather' was his last). 27! 8 made the top 10, including 1957's #1 "Butterfly" and '63's #2 "Can't Get Used To Losing You". For comparison, James Brown in the same time period (through 1972) had scored 39 top 40 singles, but only six had made the top 10 on the 'Hot 100'. The highest-charting reached #3. Andy even outcharted an undeniable 'superstar' in their shared 'easy listening' genre, Sinatra, during this time period: Ol' Blue Eyes scored 23 top 40s from '56 through '72. But two of Frank's, of course, went to #1 in '66 and '67. Yes, I'm kind of bored tonight.
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Post by chrislc on Dec 31, 2022 21:12:25 GMT -5
Buddy Ebsen had great ratings. Johnny Carson, too. But they wouldn't be on a superstar list on AT40, I think. Just checked Whitburn--Andy scored way more to 40 singles than I would've guessed between 1956 and '72 (yes, 'Godfather' was his last). 27! 8 made the top 10, including 1957's #1 "Butterfly" and '63's #2 "Can't Get Used To Losing You". For comparison, James Brown in the same time period (through 1972) had scored 39 top 40 singles, but only six had made the top 10 on the 'Hot 100'. The highest-charting reached #3. Andy even outcharted an undeniable 'superstar' in their shared 'easy listening' genre, Sinatra, during this time period: Ol' Blue Eyes scored 23 top 40s from '56 through '72. But two of Frank's, of course, went to #1 in '66 and '67. Yes, I'm kind of bored tonight. Oh sure if this had been 1964 instead of 1972 I can see it. But I don't think the term was being used then. Bing Crosby had many hits between 1928 and 1972 but it would have been odd to hear him mentioned on a list of superstars who had no Top 40 hits in 1972.
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Post by chrislc on Dec 31, 2022 21:17:19 GMT -5
Buddy Ebsen had great ratings. Johnny Carson, too. But they wouldn't be on a superstar list on AT40, I think. Just checked Whitburn--Andy scored way more to 40 singles than I would've guessed between 1956 and '72 (yes, 'Godfather' was his last). 27! 8 made the top 10, including 1957's #1 "Butterfly" and '63's #2 "Can't Get Used To Losing You". For comparison, James Brown in the same time period (through 1972) had scored 39 top 40 singles, but only six had made the top 10 on the 'Hot 100'. The highest-charting reached #3. Andy even outcharted an undeniable 'superstar' in their shared 'easy listening' genre, Sinatra, during this time period: Ol' Blue Eyes scored 23 top 40s from '56 through '72. But two of Frank's, of course, went to #1 in '66 and '67. Yes, I'm kind of bored tonight. Between 1966 and 1972 Andy had Happy Heart and Love Story and Godfather (which AT40 forgot). So to label him a superstar at the end of 1972 I smell Curb.
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Post by mga707 on Dec 31, 2022 21:23:54 GMT -5
Oh sure if this had been 1964 instead of 1972 I can see it. But I don't think the term was being used then. Bing Crosby had many hits between 1928 and 1972 but it would have been odd to hear him mentioned on a list of superstars who had no Top 40 hits in 1972. Another fun Joel Whitburn factoid: 'Der Bingle's' last top 40 appeaance with a record NOT titled "White Christmas" came in 1957, when his movie song "Around the World" (in 80 Days) reached #25 on BB's "Best Sellers" chart. It only reached #54 on the 'Hot 100's' immediate ancestor, the 'Top 100' chart. Bing's Christmas classic reached the 40 as late as 1961. Now, if Billboard had charted Christmas songs on the 'Hot 100' in '77, I'll bet his 'Bing and Bowie' "Little Drummer Boy"/"Peace On Earth" duet might have made the 40, since Crosby's death just two months earlier certainly spurred sales that holiday season.
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Post by mga707 on Dec 31, 2022 21:29:23 GMT -5
Just checked Whitburn--Andy scored way more to 40 singles than I would've guessed between 1956 and '72 (yes, 'Godfather' was his last). 27! 8 made the top 10, including 1957's #1 "Butterfly" and '63's #2 "Can't Get Used To Losing You". For comparison, James Brown in the same time period (through 1972) had scored 39 top 40 singles, but only six had made the top 10 on the 'Hot 100'. The highest-charting reached #3. Andy even outcharted an undeniable 'superstar' in their shared 'easy listening' genre, Sinatra, during this time period: Ol' Blue Eyes scored 23 top 40s from '56 through '72. But two of Frank's, of course, went to #1 in '66 and '67. Yes, I'm kind of bored tonight. Between 1966 and 1972 Andy had Happy Heart and Love Story and Godfather (which AT40 forgot). So to label him a superstar at the end of 1972 I smell Curb. Two other songs that peaked between 30 and 40 during that time, "Music To Watch Girls By" ('67) and one that was on last week's 1968 ''60's Satellite Survey': "Bettle Hymn Of the Republic". It was recorded with a choir backup at RFK's funeral on June 8 of that year and is actually a quite moving and powerful rendition of that patriotic standard. Was Andy connected to Mike Curb? He was on Columbia. I thought Curb was strictly MGM Records.
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Post by chrislc on Dec 31, 2022 21:32:23 GMT -5
Oh sure if this had been 1964 instead of 1972 I can see it. But I don't think the term was being used then. Bing Crosby had many hits between 1928 and 1972 but it would have been odd to hear him mentioned on a list of superstars who had no Top 40 hits in 1972. Another fun Joel Whitburn factoid: 'Der Bingle's' last top 40 appeaance with a record NOT titled "White Christmas" came in 1957, when his movie song "Around the World" (in 80 Days) reached #25 on BB's "Best Sellers" chart. It only reached #54 on the 'Hot 100's' immediate ancestor, the 'Top 100' chart. Bing's Christmas classic reached the 40 as late as 1961. Now, if Billboard had charted Christmas songs on the 'Hot 100' in '77, I'll bet his 'Bing and Bowie' "Little Drummer Boy"/"Peace On Earth" duet might have made the 40, since Crosby's death just two months earlier certainly spurred sales that holiday season. There certainly aren't many artists that could say they had classic songs with Bing Crosby, John Lennon and Freddie Mercury.
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Post by chrislc on Dec 31, 2022 21:33:45 GMT -5
Between 1966 and 1972 Andy had Happy Heart and Love Story and Godfather (which AT40 forgot). So to label him a superstar at the end of 1972 I smell Curb. Two other songs that peaked between 30 and 40 during that time, "Music To Watch Girls By" ('67) and one that was on last week's 1968 ''60's Satellite Survey': "Bettle Hymn Of the Republic". It was recorded with a choir backup at RFK's funeral on June 8 of that year and is actually a quite moving and powerful rendition of that patriotic standard. Was Andy connected to Mike Curb? He was on Columbia. I thought Curb was strictly MGM Records. Oh Music To Watch Girls By. Forgot about that one. And re: Curb please don't ruin the thread with facts.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jan 6, 2023 18:09:23 GMT -5
On the Supersized 1980 year ender, Casey said Moments were taking off again as RG&B. Then he said it was the Sound of Success for SOS Band; neither act would reach the top 40 again.
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