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Post by at40petebattistini on Oct 31, 2024 16:56:32 GMT -5
AT40 Trivia from November 1985…
Casey’s staff researched and wrote a story about number-one peaking instrumentals, from 1970-85. The feature was designed to introduce “Miami Vice Theme” by Jan Hammer, as well as include a montage sampling of seven chart-topping singles. Note that the script included a definition of ‘instrumental’ as “…a recording with no human voices on it.” However, Van McCoy’s “The Hustle” and Silver Convention’s “Fly Robin Fly”, with very prominent human voices, are a couple of number one ‘qualified’ instrumentals from the 70s, but not included among the spotlighted seven songs. The story w/montage was apparently shelved due to its debatable and vague definition.
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Post by dukelightning on Nov 1, 2024 10:04:01 GMT -5
AT40 Trivia from November 1985… Casey’s staff researched and wrote a story about number-one peaking instrumentals, from 1970-85. The feature was designed to introduce “Miami Vice Theme” by Jan Hammer, as well as include a montage sampling of seven chart-topping singles. Note that the script included a definition of ‘instrumental’ as “…a recording with no human voices on it.” However, Van McCoy’s “The Hustle” and Silver Convention’s “Fly Robin Fly”, with very prominent human voices, are a couple of number one ‘qualified’ instrumentals from the 70s, but not included among the spotlighted seven songs. The story w/montage was apparently shelved due to its debatable and vague definition. Throw in "Pick up the Pieces" which also has human voices and that's a trifecta of such #1 hits in 1975. A couple of unique things about this week's #1 hit and artist. "Part Time Lover" becomes the first and only hit in the 70s and 80s to hit #1 on 4 major charts 2 week's later. Counting the AC chart as a major chart since Casey would start doing AC chart countdowns in the 90s. It hit #1 AC, soul, dance and pop. Stevie hits #1 for the 9th time as Casey said. One of those first 8 also hit #1 on this shows date. "You Haven't Done Nothin" hit #1 on 11/2/74. This is the only instance in the 70s and 80s that an artist hit #1 on the same date twice. And in an added twist, the 2 artists he knocked out of the #1 spot are cousins...Dionne Warwick in 1974 and Whitney Houston in 1985. In case you are wondering as I was whether Premiere has offered those 2 shows in the same week, no they have not. |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Nov 1, 2024 12:15:03 GMT -5
AT40 Trivia from November 1985… Casey’s staff researched and wrote a story about number-one peaking instrumentals, from 1970-85. The feature was designed to introduce “Miami Vice Theme” by Jan Hammer, as well as include a montage sampling of seven chart-topping singles. Note that the script included a definition of ‘instrumental’ as “…a recording with no human voices on it.” However, Van McCoy’s “The Hustle” and Silver Convention’s “Fly Robin Fly”, with very prominent human voices, are a couple of number one ‘qualified’ instrumentals from the 70s, but not included among the spotlighted seven songs. The story w/montage was apparently shelved due to its debatable and vague definition. Throw in "Pick up the Pieces" which also has human voices and that's a trifecta of such #1 hits in 1975. Bill Conti’s “Gonna Fly Now” is another #1, ‘human voices’ instrumental. |
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Post by LC on Nov 1, 2024 16:00:40 GMT -5
If it has lyrics, it ain't an instrumental....
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Post by dth1971 on Nov 1, 2024 19:53:24 GMT -5
AT40 Trivia from November 1985… Casey’s staff researched and wrote a story about number-one peaking instrumentals, from 1970-85. The feature was designed to introduce “Miami Vice Theme” by Jan Hammer, as well as include a montage sampling of seven chart-topping singles. Note that the script included a definition of ‘instrumental’ as “…a recording with no human voices on it.” However, Van McCoy’s “The Hustle” and Silver Convention’s “Fly Robin Fly”, with very prominent human voices, are a couple of number one ‘qualified’ instrumentals from the 70s, but not included among the spotlighted seven songs. The story w/montage was apparently shelved due to its debatable and vague definition. What AT40 November 1985 show was this story of #1 instrumentals 1970-1985 planned but withdrawn? |
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Post by mga707 on Nov 1, 2024 20:17:48 GMT -5
Throw in "Pick up the Pieces" which also has human voices and that's a trifecta of such #1 hits in 1975. Bill Conti’s “Gonna Fly Now” is another #1, ‘human voices’ instrumental. Also "T.S.O.P." from '74. |
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Post by K.M. Richards on Nov 1, 2024 20:26:53 GMT -5
If it has lyrics, it ain't an instrumental.... That seems to be the bone of contention which caused it to be shelved and never aired.
Is just saying the song title a lyric or isn't it? For example, in the Average White Band song, it's spoken, not sung. In the Van McCoy, "do the hustle" is close to a whisper. The Three Degrees only come in at the end of TSOP and sing the same lyric -- or is it more like a chorus? -- twice.
I can see why there was so much discussion at the time.
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Nov 1, 2024 20:30:06 GMT -5
AT40 Trivia from November 1985… Casey’s staff researched and wrote a story about number-one peaking instrumentals, from 1970-85. The feature was designed to introduce “Miami Vice Theme” by Jan Hammer, as well as include a montage sampling of seven chart-topping singles. Note that the script included a definition of ‘instrumental’ as “…a recording with no human voices on it.” However, Van McCoy’s “The Hustle” and Silver Convention’s “Fly Robin Fly”, with very prominent human voices, are a couple of number one ‘qualified’ instrumentals from the 70s, but not included among the spotlighted seven songs. The story w/montage was apparently shelved due to its debatable and vague definition. What AT40 November 1985 show was this story of #1 instrumentals 1970-1985 planned but withdrawn? I would imagine it was for the following show, 11/9/1985, when it reached #1, for its only week on top. |
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Post by dukelightning on Nov 2, 2024 5:51:13 GMT -5
Let's see if Premiere plays that show next year when it will have been 40 years since that became the last instrumental to hit #1. Except for "Songbird" a couple years later, no instrumental has come even somewhat close to hitting #1 since.
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Post by dth1971 on Nov 2, 2024 8:12:43 GMT -5
What AT40 November 1985 show was this story of #1 instrumentals 1970-1985 planned but withdrawn? I would imagine it was for the following show, 11/9/1985, when it reached #1, for its only week on top. When "Miami Vice Theme" went to #1 on 11/9/1985, Casey talked about the 4 other TV themes that went to #1. |
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Post by dbjacoby on Nov 2, 2024 8:50:17 GMT -5
What show(s) do we get 11/8. All I think I see is a refute that it’s not 84
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Post by michaelcasselman on Nov 2, 2024 9:01:35 GMT -5
What show(s) do we get 11/8. All I think I see is a refute that it’s not 84 November 17, 1984 is scheduled for the weekend of November 9-10, 2024. |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Nov 2, 2024 9:43:48 GMT -5
If it has lyrics, it ain't an instrumental.... That seems to be the bone of contention which caused it to be shelved and never aired. Is just saying the song title a lyric or isn't it? For example, in the Average White Band song, it's spoken, not sung. In the Van McCoy, "do the hustle" is close to a whisper. The Three Degrees only come in at the end of TSOP and sing the same lyric -- or is it more like a chorus? -- twice. I can see why there was so much discussion at the time.
Look no further than Whitburn who qualified the instrumental definition to include voices, clashing in 1985 with that of the AT40 staff. |
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Post by dth1971 on Nov 3, 2024 9:00:33 GMT -5
WXXM Rewind 92.1 FM Madison, Wisconsin didn't start going all Christmas music yet. Today it is airing this Sunday morning American Top 40: The 80's 11/2/1985.
Maybe WXXM won't go all Christmas music until after the 2024 Elections this coming Tuesday?
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Post by listenerwants2know on Nov 3, 2024 11:21:43 GMT -5
But let´s take an example of an artist whose music is "naturally" well known both in America and in Austria: Prince And let´s limit ourselves to the presumably best-known songs from the decade of the 80s.
Which of the following songs should be in an A-rotation and why should this or that song perhaps not be in rotation at all ? I would be very interested in an answer to this question.
Here´s the list - not chronologically, but alphabetically: 1999 - Alphabet St. - Batdance - Delirious - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - I Would Die 4 U - Kiss - Let´s Go Crazy - Little Red Corvette - Mountains - Pop Life - Purple Rain - Raspberry Beret - Sign "o" the Times - Take Me With U - U Got The Look - When Doves Cry
High rotation: 1999, Kiss, Little Red Corvette, When Doves Cry Borderline: Raspberry Beret
Medium rotation: I Wanna Be Your Lover, I Would Die 4 U, Let's Go Crazy, Purple Rain Forgotten 45s: Delirious, Take Me With U, U Got The Look
Possible Forgotten 45s, but weaker: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man, Pop Life, Sign O The Times
No longer in consideration: Alphabet St., Batdance, Mountains
By the way, is there a maximum number of titles an artist can have in heavy rotation ? |
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