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Post by rgmike on May 5, 2022 13:26:07 GMT -5
Well you never know for sure, but the odds of a Judds extra on AT40 the 80's would have to be slim to none. Not only did the Judds not have anything to do with pop music of that time, country crossovers were practically unheard of during the mid to late 80's (even Kenny Rogers two top 40 hits during 1984 really weren't very country). About the only song I can think of that was a true country crossover hit between 1984 and 1991 was Restless Heart's "I'll Still Be Loving You" (there were probably one or two others, but I can't think of any off hand). "Bop" by Dan Seals came close to the countdown, reaching #43 in early 1986. (Or would that be filed under "not very country"? Admittedly, I haven't heard the song.) Indeed, I remember "Bop" being referred to at the time as the highest-charting country crossover in a number of years. And I thought "wow, the Hot 100 has been so MTV-dominated these last few years that I hadn't noticed!" And "Bop" was a good song, sorta the beginning of country music aiming at older boomers who were becoming disenchanted with current pop. It was one of 9 Country #1s that Seals had during that period, but the only one that made the Hot 100.
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Post by matt on May 5, 2022 14:43:50 GMT -5
"Bop" by Dan Seals came close to the countdown, reaching #43 in early 1986. (Or would that be filed under "not very country"? Admittedly, I haven't heard the song.) Indeed, I remember "Bop" being referred to at the time as the highest-charting country crossover in a number of years. And I thought "wow, the Hot 100 has been so MTV-dominated these last few years that I hadn't noticed!" And "Bop" was a good song, sorta the beginning of country music aiming at older boomers who were becoming disenchanted with current pop. It was one of 9 Country #1s that Seals had during that period, but the only one that made the Hot 100. True -- "Bop" did come close and I remember thinking it sounded pretty country back when it came out. It was written by Paul Davis and sung by Dan Seals, two dudes that were known for soft rock as much as country, though Seals had gone fully country by that time.
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Post by artsmusic on May 6, 2022 12:28:41 GMT -5
Woochitski or Voochitski is my guess. And I like her too! I think it's Wojcicki. vimeo.com/4593714 Note of interest, Jennifer's voice is now also heard on my radio in Chicago doing weather reports in the morning on WCPT 820 AM. Seems to be a recent development.
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Post by artsmusic on May 6, 2022 12:31:34 GMT -5
And just to clarify the Judds unfortunately never made the Hot 100 with any other songs either. They were a generation too early, as nowadays an act with 20 Top Tens on the country chart would almost definitely have crossed over at least once. In April 1992 Wyonna Judd entered Billboard's 200 album/CD chart at #4 with her self-titled CD (The same week Def Leppard's "Adrenilize" CD entered #1 while Bruce Springsteen's 2 CD's - "Human Touch" and "Lucky Town" - entered at #2 and #3, respecitvely. The changes to chart methodology almost guarantee crossover to the pop top half of the chart for any country top #5, WITHOUT any active promotion to the format. Garth would have had how many top 10 pop hits under the current set-up??
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Post by mrjukebox on May 6, 2022 13:55:34 GMT -5
On this week's countdown from 5/10/80,Casey mentioned the three songs sung in a foreign language that have gone to # 1:"Volare"-Domenico Modugno (1958) (Italian),"Sukiyaki"-Kyu Sakamoto (1963) (Japanese),"Dominique"-the Singing Nun (also from 1963) (French)-There have been two more songs sung in a foreign language that have also hit # 1 & they were both in Spanish:"La Bamba"-Los Lobos (1987) & "Despacito"-Luis Fontes (2017).
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Post by mga707 on May 6, 2022 14:03:19 GMT -5
"Bop" by Dan Seals came close to the countdown, reaching #43 in early 1986. (Or would that be filed under "not very country"? Admittedly, I haven't heard the song.) Indeed, I remember "Bop" being referred to at the time as the highest-charting country crossover in a number of years. And I thought "wow, the Hot 100 has been so MTV-dominated these last few years that I hadn't noticed!" And "Bop" was a good song, sorta the beginning of country music aiming at older boomers who were becoming disenchanted with current pop. It was one of 9 Country #1s that Seals had during that period, but the only one that made the Hot 100. Not sure where Matt is starting his 'mid-'80s', but one country crossover that qualifies would be Deborah Allen's "Baby I Lied", #26 in early '84. And in the spring of '83 another one that's 'pure country' tied "Bop" at #43: John Anderson's "Swingin'".
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Post by michaelcasselman on May 6, 2022 15:05:26 GMT -5
That there might have been only one or two crossover hits a year coming close to the top 40, coming off the heels of the years where Alabama, Willie, Kenny, Dolly, Eddie Rabbitt, Ronnie Milsap (among others), and a whole soundtrack full of 'Urban Cowboy' hits were topping the charts, is the larger point to be made. Country was cool, then it 'cooled off' even more in terms of pop radio.
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Post by skuncle on May 6, 2022 18:26:39 GMT -5
Anyone airing the B show this weekend?
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Post by lasvegaskid on May 6, 2022 19:01:57 GMT -5
Anyone airing the B show this weekend? I'd start with the usual suspects, KZOY, WXXM, etc. Maybe WODC... CountdownMike, where are you??
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Post by dth1971 on May 6, 2022 20:37:11 GMT -5
Indeed, I remember "Bop" being referred to at the time as the highest-charting country crossover in a number of years. And I thought "wow, the Hot 100 has been so MTV-dominated these last few years that I hadn't noticed!" And "Bop" was a good song, sorta the beginning of country music aiming at older boomers who were becoming disenchanted with current pop. It was one of 9 Country #1s that Seals had during that period, but the only one that made the Hot 100. True -- "Bop" did come close and I remember thinking it sounded pretty country back when it came out. It was written by Paul Davis and sung by Dan Seals, two dudes that were known for soft rock as much as country, though Seals had gone fully country by that time. And it wasn't until 1992 when CHR got to have a few more surprise Country crossovers with "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyruss (Only spent 2 weeks on Shadoe Stevens AT40 then using the Billboard Radio Monitor chart source) and "Passionette Kisses" by Mary Chapin Carpenter (Made R&R used for Rick Dees/Casey's Top 40, but not Shadoe AT40) besides 2 more Restless Heart songs in 1992-1993. Rumor has it "Boot Scootin' Boogie" by Brooks and Dunn would cross over to CHR radio also in late 1992 but not much happened for it.
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Post by Hervard on May 7, 2022 6:00:17 GMT -5
True -- "Bop" did come close and I remember thinking it sounded pretty country back when it came out. It was written by Paul Davis and sung by Dan Seals, two dudes that were known for soft rock as much as country, though Seals had gone fully country by that time. And it wasn't until 1992 when CHR got to have a few more surprise Country crossovers with "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyruss (Only spent 2 weeks on Shadoe Stevens AT40 then using the Billboard Radio Monitor chart source) and "Passionette Kisses" by Mary Chapin Carpenter (Made R&R used for Rick Dees/Casey's Top 40, but not Shadoe AT40) besides 2 more Restless Heart songs in 1992-1993. Rumor has it "Boot Scootin' Boogie" by Brooks and Dunn would cross over to CHR radio also in late 1992 but not much happened for it. Thank goodness!
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Post by dth1971 on May 7, 2022 6:03:43 GMT -5
And it wasn't until 1992 when CHR got to have a few more surprise Country crossovers with "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyruss (Only spent 2 weeks on Shadoe Stevens AT40 then using the Billboard Radio Monitor chart source) and "Passionette Kisses" by Mary Chapin Carpenter (Made R&R used for Rick Dees/Casey's Top 40, but not Shadoe AT40) besides 2 more Restless Heart songs in 1992-1993. Rumor has it "Boot Scootin' Boogie" by Brooks and Dunn would cross over to CHR radio also in late 1992 but not much happened for it. Thank goodness! I also remember in 1994 when Garth Brooks finally made R&R CHR used for Rick Dees/Casey's Top 40 with his cover of Kiss' "Hard Luck Woman", but it's too bad Tim McGraw's "Don't Take The Girl" didn't cross over to CHR radio despite making Billboard's Hot 100. And "What Might Have Been" by Little Texas made some CHR and AC radio airplay but never made a dent on AT40/Casey's Top 40/Rick Dees. It would be again in the late 1990's-2000 when we see more country crossovers in CHR with Leann Rimes, Shania Twain, Faith Hill, and Lonestar. By the way, does K.D. Lang who hit in 1992 with "Constant Craving" count as a Country crossover? Tammy Wynette, who sang on KLF's "Justified and Ancient" in 1992 doesn't count as Country crossover even on a dance/techno song.
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Post by mike1985 on May 7, 2022 8:07:42 GMT -5
That song at #40 by Neil Sedaka and his 16 year old daughter, "Should have never let you go" still makes me shake my head. An odd song for a father and daughter to sing together. I listened to the lyrics to see if it could relate to that relationship, but can't see it.
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Post by jmack19 on May 7, 2022 9:29:26 GMT -5
Anyone airing the B show this weekend? After running promos for 1980, WSYN went with 1986. Replays show on Sunday at noon eastern.
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Post by jblues on May 7, 2022 10:15:19 GMT -5
#32 this week in 1980 was that early Sirius ad, Let’s Get Sirius by Jermaine Jackson. I always liked that tune (Of course when it was played to death in ads, I got a little tired of it, but haven’t heard it in a while…)
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