The Bottom Of The Charts

[dth1971]

Jan 23, 2022 19:57:55 GMT -5 jmorgan said:

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.

You mean page 6 for 1/21/1978.

[jmorgan]

1/30/71 has a song that debuts and peaks at #100. It's the "Yellow River" band Christie and "San Bernadino."



1/37/76 and 1/31/87's BOTC's are found on pages 20 and 14.

[dth1971]

Since February is the second month of the year, I bring you special BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS of Shadoe Stevens era AT40 shows from the first weekend of February 1989-1992.

(NOTE - Songs marked with a star - * - are previously covered by me BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS songs)

2/4/1989:

#100) "Ghost Town" - Cheap Trick
#99) "Edge of a Broken Heart" - Vixen
#98) "Bad Medicine" - Bon Jovi

...and then we get to #97, and falling to that position to #97 from #76 after peaking at #73 are Starship with a song from the Tom Cruise movie "Coctail" called "Wild Again":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWpHQ8yvbdw

2/3/1990 (Hang on tight for this long ride...)

#100) "Oh Father" - Madonna
#99) "Rock and a Hard Place" - Rolling Stones
#98) "Fool For Your Loving" - Whitesnake
#97) "Steamy Windows" - Tina Turner
#96) "Figure of Eight" - Paul McCartney *
#95) "The Last Worthless Evening" - Don Henley
#94) "You're the Only Woman" - Brat Pack

...and finally, we get to #93 and debuting in that position is a song by a British R&B group called the Chimes with "1-2-3" (different from the songs by Len Barry and Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine) which would peak at #86:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrVBP4-CRdY

2/2/1991 (Hang on tight again for another long ride...)

#100) "Close to Me" - The Cure *
#99) "Knockin' Boots" - Candyman
#98) "On The Way Up" - Elisa Firello
#97) "Hang In Long Enough" - Phil Collins
#96) "Rico Suave" - Gerardo
#95) "Fairweather Friend" - Johnny Gill
#94) "Jealosy" - Adventures of Stevie V *
#93) "Ride the Wind" - Poison
#92) "Together Forever" - Lisellete Melendez
#91) "So Close" - Daryl Hall and John Oates
#90) "Hard to Handle" - Black Crowes (First chart run of the song which didn't make top 40/AT40 reaches, but would make the top 40/AT40 in its second chart run later that 1991 year)

...WHEW! Finally...we get to #89 debuting in that position are Heart with "Secret" which would peak at #64:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-JpBjLXVkI

2/1/1992 (From the Billboard Top 40 Radio Monitor era of Shadoe AT40):

#75) "Levon" - Jon Bon Jovi *
#74) "Save the Best For Last" - Vanessa Williams

...and then we get to #73 and dropping to that position from #71 are the rap duo Kid 'n Play with their rap remake of Brick's "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=64c8pan6nus

[jmorgan]

For 2/5/72, we have Brewer & Shipley and "Shake Off The Demon." It debuted at #100 and peaked two spots higher.



Hang on tight for 2/3/79:

100. 53. Meat Loaf (R.I.P.) "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth" (#39)
99. 99. Dan Hartman "Instant Replay" (#29)
98. 52. Boston "A Man I'll Never Be" (#31)
97. 49. Alice Cooper "How You Gonna See Me Now" (#12)

Finally, dropping from its #55 peak to #96, is John Paul Young and "Lost In Your Love."



2/5/83 gives us the Steve Miller Band and "Give It Up" which fell from #93 to the bottom. It peaked at #60.

[dth1971]

Feb 6, 2022 22:31:03 GMT -5 jmorgan said:

For 2/5/72, we have Brewer & Shipley and "Shake Off The Demon." It debuted at #100 and peaked two spots higher.



Hang on tight for 2/3/79:

100. 53. Meat Loaf (R.I.P.) "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth" (#39)
99. 99. Dan Hartman "Instant Replay" (#29)
98. 52. Boston "A Man I'll Never Be" (#31)
97. 49. Alice Cooper "How You Gonna See Me Now" (#12)

Finally, dropping from its #55 peak to #96, is John Paul Young and "Lost In Your Love."



2/5/83 gives us the Steve Miller Band and "Give It Up" which fell from #93 to the bottom. It peaked at #60.

You covered "Shake Off The Demon" before for 2/12/1972, so let's go up for 2/5/1972 to #99 and debuting in that posititon is a group called Pot Liquor with "Cheer" which would peak at #65:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz0oueygDjA

[jmorgan]

2/14/76 and 2/6/88's BOTC are fond on pages 6 and 14.

2/13/82 starts with Journey's legendary record "Don't Stop Believin'", which fell from #62 to #100. Noe, here's Chicago band member Bill Champlain with a solo record called "Tonight, Tonight." It fell from its #55 peak to #99.

[jmorgan]

2/22/75 starts off with a debut at #100. It's Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen with their version of Roy Hamilton's 1958 hit "Don't Let Go." CC's version peaked at #56.



2/18/78 and 2/15/86's BOTC's are on pages 33 and 14.

[dth1971]

Feb 20, 2022 20:20:54 GMT -5 jmorgan said:

2/22/75 starts off with a debut at #100. It's Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen with their version of Roy Hamilton's 1958 hit "Don't Let Go." CC's version peaked at #56.



2/18/78 and 2/15/86's BOTC's are on pages 33 and 14.

4 years later "Don't Let Go" would be covered again, this time by Issac Hayes and make the top 40 reaches around the end of 1979 and beginning of 1980.

[jmorgan]

2/26/77 begins with a debut at the bottom that peaked at the bottom. It's singer-songwriter Danny White and "Dance, Little Lady, Dance."



2/28/81 has the Ohio-based country band McGuffey Lane. They fell from their #85 peak to #100 with "Long Time Loving You."



2/25/84's BOTC is found on page 15.

[dth1971]

Feb 27, 2022 21:14:08 GMT -5 jmorgan said:

2/26/77 begins with a debut at the bottom that peaked at the bottom. It's singer-songwriter Danny White and "Dance, Little Lady, Dance."



2/28/81 has the Ohio-based country band McGuffey Lane. They fell from their #85 peak to #100 with "Long Time Loving You."



2/25/84's BOTC is found on page 15.

For the 2/26/1977 BOTC, you already covered "Dance Little Lady Dance" for the BOTC of 3/5/1977 last year, so let's go one more spot to #99 and debuting in that position for its only week in the Billboard Hot 100 are the Salsoul Orchestra with "Ritzy Mambo": 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=59H2n2kKSKM

[jmorgan]

Page 6 is where both the BOTC's for 3/3/79 and 3/5/88 are.

3/9/74 starts off with a re-entry of a song from '72. It's Think and "Once You Understand", and in its 2nd run, peaked at #53. Then, we have the band Heartsfield and "Music Eyes", which was mentioned on page 29. Finally, debuting at #98, and peaking five spots higher, are the Bee Gees with the title track to their album Mr. Natural.

[dth1971]

It's the month of March 2022, and I present special BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS from the start or after the launch of the Spring equinox from selected Shadoe Stevens era AT40 shows:

3/25/1989:

At #100 is "Angel of Harlem" by U2, and on to #99 and dropping from #88 after peaking at #69 are the reunited Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, and Neil Young) with "Got it Made":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTxr8pBlbyw

3/24/1990:

Dropping to #100 from #99 after peaking at #88 is a little known dance track by Yvonne called "There's a Party Going On":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9RAr7irLvA

3/23/1991:

Hang on tight...
#100) "Secret" - Heart (Previously covered for 2/2/1991)
#99) "Just Another Dream" - Cathy Dennis
#98) "Moneytalks" - AC/DC
#97) "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" - UB40
#96) "Heat of the Moment" - After 7

...and then we get to #95 and moving up to this position from #97 is a heavy metal band called Trixter with "One In a Million" which peaked at #75:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VooRUo7NoF8

However, on worldradiohistory.com the Billboard March 21, 1992 issue is missing the page with the Billboard Top 40 Radio Monitor chart (75 positions) not even showing up in the 1992 Hot 100 charts section. Does anyone have this Billboard March 21, 1992 issue with the Top 40 Radio Monitor chart intact so I can find out the BOTC for that March 21, 1992 date?

[jmorgan]

3/13/71 starts off with Quicksilver Messenger Service holding at the bottom and "What About Me". Since that son's been mentioned on page 15, we move on to a male artist named Mike Reilly and his song called "1927 Kansas City." It debuted at #99 and peaked at #88.



3/13/76 gives us a debut at #100 with the 1st solo Kenny Rogers song. It's his version of the old hymn "Love Lifted Me." It peaked at #95 pop and #19 country.



The BOTC's for 3/15/80 and 3/15/86 are on pages 6 and 15 respectively.

[dth1971]

And now here are selected BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS from after the start of the DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME season (After or around the first Sunday of April) from Shadoe Stevens AT40 shows:

4/8/1989:

At #100 is "When the Children Cry" by White Lion, and on to #99 and dropping to that position from #96 after peaking at #95 is Scottish born singer (and former lead singer of the group Ultravox) Midge Ure with "Dear God":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lcrrrwjplw

4/7/1990:

Dropping a spot from #99 to the bottom after peaking at #82 is Eric Clapton with "Bad Love":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgdjESROiww

4/6/1991:

Dropping to #100 from #91 after peaking at #82 is dance singer Safire (of "Thinking of You" fame) with "Made Up My Mind":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq8ud4xKCqo

BONUS! Here is the BOTC for the start of Spring 1992 - 3/21/1992 from the Shadoe AT40 Top 40 Radio Monitor chart source era (from the missing page of the 3/21/1992 Billboard issue on worldradiohistory.com ) :

#75 is "Hold On Tighter to Love" by Clubland (previously listed for the BOTC of the Richard Marx 1992 guest hosted Shadoe AT40 show), then on to #74 is the #35 AT40 song "I Wanna Be Your Girl" by Icy Blu, and then we go to #73 and dropping to that position from #69 is a duet by Gerald Levert and Eddie Levert called "Baby Hold On To Me":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=x89mNHJbhjU

[jmorgan]

This week's 70s BOTC's (3/18/72 and 3/18/78) are on pages 29 and 15.

3/21/87 brings us the legendary Bruce Springsteen and his live version of the song that become a #2 for the Pointer Sisters in '79. Originally recorded at the Winterland Ballroom in December '78, and later put on the Live: 1975-85 EP, here's "Fire." The song fell from #65 to #100 after peaking at #46.