The Bottom Of The Charts

[jmorgan]

The BOTC for 6/5/76 is on page 1.

Now, it's 6/7/75, and debuting at #100 is the band Sugarloaf and "Stars In Your Eyes." It would peak at #87. Unfortunately, I don't have a video for this song.

It's time for 6/4/88! Falling from #84 to the bottom is Jermaine Stewart and his #27-peaking song "Say It Again." Now, here's a rap group from Compton, California named World Class Wreckin' Kru and their song called "Turn Off The Lights." It fell from #90 to #99 after peaking at #84.

[dth1971]

Jun 6, 2021 19:54:18 GMT -5 jmorgan said:

The BOTC for 6/5/76 is on page 1.

Now, it's 6/7/75, and debuting at #100 is the band Sugarloaf and "Stars In Your Eyes." It would peak at #87. Unfortunately, I don't have a video for this song.

It's time for 6/4/88! Falling from #84 to the bottom is Jermaine Stewart and his #27-peaking song "Say It Again." Now, here's a rap group from Compton, California named World Class Wreckin' Kru and their song called "Turn Off The Lights." It fell from #90 to #99 after peaking at #84.

The World Class Wrecking Cru featured Michel'le, who later had a solo career with 3 AT40 Shadoe era 1990-1991 songs: "No More Lies", "Nicety", and "Something in My Heart".

Dr. Dre was also a WCWC member as well.

[jmorgan]

6/18/77:

Falling from #59 to #100 is Al Stewart with "On The Border." The song peaked at #42.



The BOTC's for 6/15/74 and 6/7/86 can both be found on page 9.

[dth1971]

Being Father's Day today on 6/20/2021, I would like to present some Bottom of the Charts from the Father's Day weekends of some Shadoe Stevens AT40 shows:

6/16/1990:

At #100 is Tommy Page's #1 song "I'll Be Your Everything", and on to #99 and dropping to its position from its #98 peak is Michael McDonald with "Take It To Heart" (Not to be confused - and not a remake - of the 1983 Quarterflash song "Take Me to Heart"):

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3FFIs64UTI

6/15/1991:

Dropping to #100 from #78 after peaking at #66 is a foreign dance music group named Cartouche with "Feel the Groove" (which borrows elements from a rare early 1990's song by UK group "Oasis" called "Better Let You Know" and uses the "To the Batmobile, let's go!" part from the 1985 TeeVee Toons Television's Greatest Hits track of the 1966 Batman TV show theme):

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYkDPCiZUi8

6/20/1992 (From the Billboard Top 40 Radio Monitor chart source era):

Entering at #75 are the dance music group L.A. Style with "James Brown is Dead":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIXqmt0zw3Y

BONUS! 5/13/1989 (A Mother's Day weekend date, since the Mother's Day weekends in 1990, 1991, 1992 were the Shadoe AT40 special shows from Walt Disney World in Florida; and the Mother's Day weekend 1993-1994 Shadoe AT40 shows used the Top 40 Mainstream 40 song chart source format):

Dropping to #100 from #96 after peaking at #73 are a British dance music group called Inner City with "Good Life":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUwfOOdg4eE

[jmorgan]

6/19/76:

100. 97. Johnny Cash "One Piece At A Time" (#29)
99. D Dana Valery "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (pg. 23)

Debuting at #98, and peaking four spots higher, is a 4-man soul group called Impact. Here's Part 1 of "Happy Man."



6/20/81:

Falling from #90 to the bottom is a Dutch drummer and singer named Max Werner. Here's "Rain In May" which peaked at #74.



6/22/85:

Falling one spot to #100 is Foreigner's #12 record "That Was Yesterday." Now, here's Philip Bailey and "Walking On The Chinese Wall." The song fell two spots to #99 after peaking at #46.

[jmorgan]

The BOTC for 6/24/78 can be found on page 24.

6/23/84:

Starting things off was Styx and their just-barely-made-it-in #40 song called "Music Time." The song fell 25 spots from #74 to the bottom.

Now, falling from their #80 peak to #99 is the band Fire, Inc. They were the studio group assembled for the film Streets Of Fire. Here's their song called "Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young."

[dth1971]

Jun 27, 2021 20:03:42 GMT -5 jmorgan said:

The BOTC for 6/24/78 can be found on page 24.

6/23/84:

Starting things off was Styx and their just-barely-made-it-in #40 song called "Music Time." The song fell 25 spots from #74 to the bottom.

Now, falling from their #80 peak to #99 is the band Fire, Inc. They were the studio group assembled for the film Streets Of Fire. Here's their song called "Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young."

Uh, jmorgan, this is not the BOTC for 6/23/1984, this is the BOTC for 6/30/1984 you previously posted back in 2017. The CORRECT BOTC for 6/23/1984 is this:

Dropping to #100 from #81 after peaking at #68 is Duke Jupiter with "Little Lady":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTp_x1ABl_0&t=7s

[jmorgan]

No BOTC's this weekend as both shows have already been shown elsewhere. 7/9/77 is on page 9, while 7/4/87 is on page 2.

[dth1971]

Because of no Bottom of the Charts from jmorgan this week, let's present some special BOTC's from me - from 1 month prior to the launch of the original AT40 (July 4, 1970) - this uses the first 2 weeks from June 1970 (including 1 month from the original chart date used for the first AT40 show):

6/6/1970:

Entering at #100 are the Lettermen with "She Cried", which would peak at #73 (one of their last few Billboard Hot 100 chart songs):

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1enKWdHP2sE

6/13/1970:

Entering at #100 but only getting to #97 is country singer Tammy Wynette with "He Loves Me All The Way":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ7sF7OQVcc

[jmorgan]

7/16/83:

100. 91. Alabama "The Closer You Get" (#38)
99. 84. Bryan Adams "Straight From The Heart" (#10)

Now, falling back two spots to #98, here's George Benson and "Inside Love (So Personal)". It peaked at #43.



The BOTC's for 7/15/72 and 7/10/76 are on pages 31 and 2 respectively.

[jmorgan]

No BOTC's for the 2nd time in three weeks as all four of them cam be found elsewhere.

7/21/79 and 7/19/80 - page 2
7/18/70 (using the 7/11/70 chart) - page 10
7/23/88 - page 18

[pb]

I like dth1971's idea of the 1970 BOTCs so I'll continue it.

6/20/70
Entering at #100, and later falling off, re-entering and peaking at #99, is "I Heard the Voice of Jesus" by Turley Richards (I'm guessing the single was edited from the 6:56 version which is the only one I find on YouTube)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkl9Z7gkRk8

6/27/70
Another entry at #100 for a version of "Eve Of Destruction" by the Turtles (it remained at this peak position on 7/4/70):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDiUjdVWPjo

[dth1971]

Jul 19, 2021 20:55:20 GMT -5 pb said:

I like dth1971 's idea of the 1970 BOTCs so I'll continue it.

6/20/70
Entering at #100, and later falling off, re-entering and peaking at #99, is "I Heard the Voice of Jesus" by Turley Richards (I'm guessing the single was edited from the 6:56 version which is the only one I find on YouTube)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkl9Z7gkRk8

6/27/70
Another entry at #100 for a version of "Eve Of Destruction" by the Turtles (it remained at this peak position for Casey's first top 40):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDiUjdVWPjo

Regarding "I Heard The Voice of Jesus" by Turley Richards - Shadoe Stevens played a snippet of it as part of a medley montage of songs that made Billboard's Hot 100 with the word "Jesus" in the title to tie in with Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" in an AT40 show circa late Feb.-early March 1990.

[dth1971]

Since this weekend and through August 8, 2021 the postponed from 2020 Summer Olympics now taking place a year later despite COVID protocols/situations, I present BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS from the Shadoe Stevens AT40 era from dates of the past Olympic dates:

9/17/1988 (The weekend the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea started):

Dropping to #100 from #82 after peaking at #42 (just missing AT40 by 2 spots even at the time of the Casey/Shadoe host transfer!) are the Aussie group Crowded House with "Better Be Home Soon":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQOlwMKpmvQ

10/1/1988 (The weekend the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea climaxed):

Entering at the bottom for its 2 week stay at that #100 position are a heavy metal band named Britny Fox with "Long Way to Love":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbEIi46NAno

7/25/1992 (The weekend the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain started - I covered 8/9/1992 - the 1992 Summer Olympics climax weekend - in the past - and this comes from the Shadoe AT40 Billboard Radio Monitor Chart Source era):

Dropping to #75 from #73 are the Movement with a dance track (I used to hear this on WBBM B-96 FM Chicago, home to Casey's Top 40 at the time, a lot in this period) called "Jump!":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=unmbUh2JowQ

BONUS! 2/22/1992 (The weekend the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France climaxed - 2/8/1992, the weekend date for the 1992 Winter Olympics launch was previously covered by me - Also from the Shadoe At40 Billboard Radio Monitor Chart Source era):

Dropping to #75 from #64 is a cover of a 1972 Elton John song called "Levon" done by Jon Bon Jovi (This made R&R CHR peaking at #37 used for Casey's Top 40 and Rick Dees Weekly Top 40, but not Shadoe AT40):

www.youtube.com/watch?v=92mRGSOjt6o

[pb]

For the heck of it, moving up the hot 100 from Casey's first chart 7/11/70 (the bottom two songs have been previously mentioned).

At #98, headed to a peak of #77, is Mary Hopkin's version of "Que Sera, Sera," produced by Paul McCartney and featuring a backing track sounding like Abbey Road.