The Bottom Of The Charts

[jmorgan]

We begin 11/18/78 with Gerry Rafferty's #12 song "Right Down The Line" which fell from #67 to #100. Now, here's the first solo recording from Bonnie Pointer entitled "Free Me From My Freedom." It debuted at #99 and would peak at #58.



For 11/19/83, it's Juice Newton and "Dirty Looks." The song fell from its #90 peak to the bottom.

[dth1971]

Nov 21, 2021 21:05:19 GMT -5 jmorgan said:

We begin 11/18/78 with Gerry Rafferty's #12 song "Right Down The Line" which fell from #67 to #100. Now, here's the first solo recording from Bonnie Pointer entitled "Free Me From My Freedom." It debuted at #99 and would peak at #58.



For 11/19/83, it's Juice Newton and "Dirty Looks." The song fell from its #90 peak to the bottom.

"Free Me From My Freedom" by Bonnie Pointer is also titled "Tie Me To a Tree (Handcuff Me)".

[jmorgan]

11/30/74 begins with Dionne Warwick and The Spinners' #1 duet "Then Came You" which fell from #83 to the bottom. Now, here's Donna Fargo. She fell from its #86 pop peak to #99 with U.S. Of A." This song would peak at #9 country.



12/7/85 gives us Gino Vannelli and "Hurts To Be In Love." It fell from #76 to #100 after peaking at #57.

[jgve1952]

Sorry if a repeat--but today in 1972 Carly Simon debuted at #99 with "You're So Vain." It would reach #1 on 1-6-73.

[jmorgan]

12/8/84's BOTC can be found on page 5.

12/10/77 (hold on tight here!):

100. 66. Peter Frampton "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" (#18)
99. 63. Eric Carmen "She Did It" (#23)
98. 62. K.C. & The Sunshine Band "Keep It Comin' Love" (#2)
97. 61. Foreigner "Cold As Ice" (#6)

Now, moving up two to #96, is a singer from Scranton, PA named Barry Arvon. He would take over singing the theme song for Happy Days for its final season. Here's the song called "Until Now" which would peak at #72.

[dth1971]

Dec 5, 2021 20:32:49 GMT -5 jmorgan said:

12/8/84's BOTC can be found on page 5.

12/10/77 (hold on tight here!):

100. 66. Peter Frampton "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" (#18)
99. 63. Eric Carmen "She Did It" (#23)
98. 62. K.C. & The Sunshine Band "Keep It Comin' Love" (#2)
97. 61. Foreigner "Cold As Ice" (#6)

Now, moving up two to #96, is a singer from Scranton, PA named Barry Arvon. He would take over singing the theme song for Happy Days for its final season. Here's the song called "Until Now" which would peak at #72.

Bobby Arvon's "Until Now" sounds like it could have been sung by Neil Diamond.

[jmorgan]

12/11/76 brings us a disco band named Bumble Bee Unlimited and "Love Bug." This song debuted at #100, and would peak at #92.



12/12/81 starts us of with the #3 record from Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around." Tt fell from #77 to the bottom. Now, here's the band Triumph and "Magic Power", which fell from #83 to #99 after a #51 peak.

[jmorgan]

No new videos this week since both BOTC's are on page 5, although I have updated them with the videos now on-screen.

[dth1971]

With no BOTC videos from jmorgan this week, I present something special for Christmas week, 2 BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS from 2 different Shadoe Stevens AT40 shows:

11/16/1991 (The next to last week of AT40 using the Billboard Hot 100 chart source prior to the Billboard Top 40 Radio Monitor chart source switchover):

At #100 is "Forever More" by Stevie B that I previously covered for 10/26/1991, and on to #99 and debuting in that position are Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with the title track from thier 1991 album "Into the Great Wide Open" which would peak at #92:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqmFxgEGKH0

12/12/1992 (The next to last week of AT40 using the Billboard Top 40 Radio Monitor chart source before the 2 week Top 100 of 1992 and before the January 1993 switchover to the Billboard Top 40 Mainstram chart source):

At #75 is Rod Stewart with "Have I Told You Lately", however, that song did make the AT40 chart in mid 1993 in an Unplugged version since this might be the original version, so let's skip that and go to song #74 - entering in that position is a song not making AT40 reaches at all by rap duo the Home Team called "Pick it Up":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNpeccmK6OI

[jmorgan]

Once again, no new videos this week as both BOTC's are found with video updates on page 14.

[dth1971]

In honor of New Year's, here's a special BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS from the pre Casey AT40 years and the 1950's Billboard chart era:

November 2, 1955 (date of the first Billboard Top 100 chart):

Entering at the bottom (#100) for its only week of #100 is Johnnie "Cry" Ray with "Johnnie's Comin' Home":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WP2vWgAWSY

August 4, 1958 (date of the first ever Billboard Hot 100 chart):

Entering at the bottom (#100) also for its only week is a British born singer (5-6 years before the famous British group the Beatles started to hit the charts in America, of course!) named Frankie Vaughan with "Judy" - And it isn't a song about Judy Garland of movie star fame, I guess:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo4WXVsrMuQ

[dth1971]

As I fill in for jmorgan, this is the BOTTOM OF THE CHART for the week of the December 26, 1981 Billboard Hot 100 chart AT40 didn't use due to part 1 of the Top 100 of 1981:

Dropping to #100 from its #91 peak are Rufus and Chaka Khan with "Sharing the Love":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjhPdVbq9q4

[jmorgan]

1/13/73 starts with Millie Jackson and "I Miss You Baby." Since that song is elsewhere on page 20, we move on to Little Jimmy Osmond. He debuts at #99 with "Tweedle-Dee". The song would peak at #59.



1/15/77 has Elvin Bishop f/ Mickey Thomas and "Spend Some Time." falling from #94 to the bottom. That song is mentioned on page 6. Now, here's a singer from New Britian, Connecticut named David LaFlamme with a song that was first recorded in 1969 by his band It's A Beautiful Day. Here's "White Bird", which fell from its #89 peak to #99.



1/14/84's BOTC can be found on page 14.

[dth1971]

Jan 16, 2022 20:17:24 GMT -5 jmorgan said:

1/13/73 starts with Millie Jackson and "I Miss You Baby." Since that song is elsewhere on page 20, we move on to Little Jimmy Osmond. He debuts at #99 with "Tweedle-Dee". The song would peak at #59.



1/15/77 has Elvin Bishop f/ Mickey Thomas and "Spend Some Time." falling from #94 to the bottom. That song is mentioned on page 6. Now, here's a singer from New Britian, Connecticut named David LaFlamme with a song that was first recorded in 1969 by his band It's A Beautiful Day. Here's "White Bird", which fell from its #89 peak to #99.



1/14/84's BOTC can be found on page 14.

(Little) Jimmy Osmond's "Tweedle-Dee" was a cover of the Lavern Baker song of the same name.

I bet you even remember Jimmy Osmond appearing in animated form on the Osmonds cartoon series (produced by Rankin-Bass) airing on ABC Saturday mornings at the January 1973 time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5cyJPQuHCc

[jmorgan]

Once again, no new videos this week, as 1/21/78 is found on page 8, and 1/26/85 is found on age 20.