The Bottom Of The Charts

[laura]

Jan 15, 2023 21:31:21 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Jan 15, 2023 20:14:05 GMT -5 jmorgan said:

The BOTC's for 1/10/76 and 1/22/83 are on pages 28 and 5.

For 1/5/74, we have a Canadian duo named Gary & Dave and " Could You Ever Love Me Again." The song fell from #93 to #100 after a #92 peak, but it hit #1 in Canada.

Since you covered Gary and Dave before for 12/15/1973 back in 2015, let's take the next song for 1/5/1974: Entering at #99 is Paul Anka - several months before he would make his top 40 comeback with the chart topping "You're Having My Baby" - with "Like to Get To Know You" which peaked at #88: 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnNawibg-MM

Again with the nitpicking?

[jmorgan]

The BOTC's for this week's shows are elsewhere. 1/23/71 and 1/13/79 are both on page 5, while 1/23/88 is on page 25.

[dth1971]

Starting this week, for weeks when jmorgan has no new BOTC entries, I will present my BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS for bubbling under Hot 100 songs - one or two (maybe more if possible?) depending on which made the Billboard Hot 100 reaches not reaching AT40 territory and which didn't make Hot 100 reaches.

1/23/1971 (When the BUBBLING UNDER HOT 100 CHART had 25 posititons):
At #125 is a song that reached #86 on Billboard's Hot 100 by Billy Joe Royal called "Tulsa":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trd38cLxGMg
And at #124 is a song not making Billboard's Hot 100 reaches by Bob Summers called "When I'm Dead and Gone":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX-fouW_Rw8

1/13/1979 (When the BUBBLING UNDER HOT 100 CHART had 10 positions):
At #110 is a song not making Billboard's Hot 100 reaches by Robin Trower called "My Love (Burning Love)":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j25cF-VliEc

[jmorgan]

Doing this very early since all the BOTC's for this weekend's shows are on other pages. 1/28/78 is on page 14, while 1/31/81 and 1/24/87 are both on page 6.

[dth1971]

Jan 24, 2023 13:33:20 GMT -5 jmorgan said:

Doing this very early since all the BOTC's for this weekend's shows are on other pages. 1/28/78 is on page 14, while 1/31/87 and 1/24/87 are both on page 6.

That should be 1/31/1981, not 1/31/1987 for this weekend's AT40: The 80's A show paired with this weekend's B show of 1/24/1987.

[dth1971]

And now for my BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS for bubbling under Hot 100 songs for this session of no new BOTC by jmorgan for this week:

1/28/1978:

At #110 - Not making Billboard's Hot 100 is the soulful Issac Hayes with "Out of the Ghetto":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc6K-YsM3kg

1/31/1981:

At #110 - Not making Billboard's Hot 100 are the duo of Nielsen/Pearson (Remember their #38 AT40 entry from November 1980 called "If You Should Sail"?) with "Two Lonely Nights":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP519ah7GpI

[jmorgan]

Sounding like a broken record here, but go to page 29 for both 2/1/75 and 2/9/85, and then page 32 for 2/5/77.

[dth1971]

And with no new BOTC from jmorgan this week, I present my BOTC for songs bubbling under the Hot 100:

2/1/1975:

At #110 - Not making Billboard's Hot 100 are the Hudson Brothers with "Coochie Coochie Coo":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT2w-0vJZt4

2/5/1977:
At #110 is "It Ain't Easy Comin' Down" by Charlene (Duncan) - The "I've Never Been To Me" singer - which would make the Hot 100 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZohviPlj_I
At #109 is "Fire Sign" by Cory Beaverman which would also make the Hot 100 and peak at #89 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHPRopPA2T4
At #108 is "Ritzy Mambo" by the Salsoul Orchestra which I previously covered as a BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS entry.
At #107 is Van "The Hustle" McCoy with "The Shuffle" which would not make the Hot 100 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuIEomV3_MM

2/9/1985:
At #110 - Not making Billboard's Hot 100 is Gwen "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But the Rent" Guthrie with "Love in Moderation":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_CWv_EJb78

[jmorgan]

The BOTC's for 2/12/72 and 2/9/80 are on page 14, while 2/8/86 is on page 6.

2/10/79 has country legend Tanya Tucker's version of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away", which fell from its #70 peak to #100.



Here's the "B" side to that song, which became Tanya's first top ten country hit since 1977's "It's A Cowboy Lovin' Night". It's called "Texas (When I Die)", and it peaked at #5 country.

[dth1971]

Now, in honor of Super Bowl weekend and the first BOTC done by jmorgan for the first time in a few weeks, here are 2 special BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS from the Shadoe Stevens AT40 era - Taken from the last weekend in Feb. when a year was not a leap year:

2/25/1989:

At #100 is "The Loco-Motion" by Kylie Minogue, and #99 is "In Your Room" by the Bangles, and on to #98 and dropping to that position from #81 after peaking at #74 is the Chicago based rock group Survivor with thier final Hot 100 chart song called "Across The Miles":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjurOsjztdQ

2/24/1990:

At #100 is "This One's For The Children" by New Kids on the Block, and on to #99 and dropping to that position after peaking at #53 is Sa-Fire and her cover of Gloria Gaynor's #1 song "I Will Survive" from the soundtrack to the 1989 Roseanne Barr Arnold movie "She Devil":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcopmJrYFdA

[jmorgan]

2/17/73:

100. R.D. Ray Price "She's Got To Be A Saint" (mentioned on page 29)
99. D Skylark "Wildflower" (#9)
98. 98. The Raiders "Love Music" (mentioned on page 14)
97. 99. Bunny Sigler "Tossin' And Turnin'" (mentioned on page 6)

Finally, debuting at #96, and peaking at #78, here's Derek & The Dominoes with "Bell Bottom Blues."



The BOTC's for 2/19/77 and 2/18/84 are on pages 14 and 21 respectively.

[dannyd]

Feb 18, 2017 23:51:56 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Feb 18, 2017 17:26:54 GMT -5 jmorgan said:

2/19/77:

There are many of us posters who are not fans of Rick Dees' #1 "Disco Duck." Nevertheless, here's Rick with a song that fell from #67 to the bottom after peaking at #56. It's called "Dis-Gorilla (Part 1)." It's your call as to which is the worst of the two.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFVCdUysuwY

2/19/83:

Falling one whole spot to the bottom after peaking at #45 is America with "Right Before Your Eyes."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=beFwzOrp1ws

Of course, we have known Rick Dees hosted his own AT40 Casey/Shadoe rival for many years as "The Weekly Top 40".

Too bad America's "Right Before Your Eyes" missed the top 40 reaches on Billboard though this ballard should have been a top 40 hit, I wonder if ever made the top 40 on Cashbox and/or the top 30 or CHR New and Active on R&R?

The video for "Dis-Gorilla (Part 1) on YouTube is private.

[dth1971]

Feb 19, 2023 20:58:25 GMT -5 dannyd said:

Feb 18, 2017 23:51:56 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Of course, we have known Rick Dees hosted his own AT40 Casey/Shadoe rival for many years as "The Weekly Top 40".

Too bad America's "Right Before Your Eyes" missed the top 40 reaches on Billboard though this ballard should have been a top 40 hit, I wonder if ever made the top 40 on Cashbox and/or the top 30 or CHR New and Active on R&R?

The video for "Dis-Gorilla (Part 1) on YouTube is private.

Well, here's Rick Dees' performance of "Dis-Gorilla" from an episode of the short lived 1977 variety show "The Brady Bunch Hour" for your enjoyment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nCVAFKXzX0

[jmorgan]

2/20/71 brings us a six-man rock/funk band from Seattle named Ballin' Jack and their song "Super Highway." It fell from #98 to the bottom after peaking at #93.



2/25/78 has The Ramones' "Rockaway Beach", which was mentioned on page 33. Now, here's the legendary (and controversial) Ted Nugent and "Home Bound", which fell from its #70 peak to #99.



The BOTC for 2/21/87 is on page 29.

[jmorgan]

The BOTC for 3/8/86 is on page 21.

There's a debut at #100 for 3/6/76, and it's a pianist from Quebec named Andre Gagnon with an instrumental simply called "Wow." It would peak at #95.