The Bottom Of The Charts

[jmorgan]

Deja vu here as all three BOTC's have been mentioned elsewhere. Page 22 for 4/30/83, page 30 for 4/28/73, and page 40 for 4/28/79.

[dth1971]

And this is a job for the BUBBLING UNDER BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS for this week's shows!:

4/28/1973:

121) At that position and making the Hot 100 peaking at #92 is comedian Martin Mull with his takeoff of the Deliverence movie instrumental "Dueling Banjos" called "Dueling Tubas" - Here are 2 versions:                                                                   A) 45 version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KABMGFuWVpw ,  B) Live version - www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPlRVEbCG7I
120) At that position and also making the Hot 100 peaking at #43 are the Dramatics with "Hey You Get Off My Mountain" (Aren't you glad it's not a knockoff of the Rolling Stones "Hey You Get Off Of My Cloud"?):                    www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymVAVVJQ2KM
119) At that position but not making the Hot 100 is one of the first songs by the R&B group Rufus (featuring Chaka Khan as a member) called "Slip and Slide": www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnFfswHj0H0

4/28/1979

At #110 and not making the Hot 100 is Elton John and his instrumental song called "Song For Guy":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO-Jg7yPbFs

4/30/1983:
110) At that position and making the Hot 100 peaking at #68 is Todd Rundgren with a party song classic called "Bang the Drum All Day" -  www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO17hN-YvBc - and as a bonus, here's a 1984 cover done by The Rock-afire Explosion in 1984 you may remember from the 1980's ShowBiz Pizza Place (years before being taken over and converted to Chuck E. Cheese's) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWQqOtAzxSM
109) At that position and making the Hot 100 peaking at #75 is "Sign of the Times" by the Belle Stars (previously covered by jmorgan)
108) At that position and making the Hot 100 peaking at #75 are the British band The Call with "The Walls Came Down": www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbXzm1w906c
107) At that position and not making the Hot 100 is Julio Iglesias (1 year before he would finally make AT40 with 2 duets, one with Willie Nelson and one with Diana Ross) with "Amor": www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr5U3K5O5VE

[jmorgan]

Page 30 has the BOTC's for 5/1/76 and 5/9/87.

As for 5/1/71, it's a debut at #100. Here's Luther Ingram and "Be Good To My Baby", which would peak three spots higher.

[dth1971]

Starting this week and on weeks when there is a new BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS by jmorgan I will post BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS from the not yet covered by me last weekend of month or first weekend of month in order from Shadoe Stevens 1988-1992 AT40 episodes. First up:

8/27/1988:

Dropping to the bottom from #87 after peaking at #54 is Cyndi Lauper with a song from the 1988 flop movie "Vibes" called "(I Gotta) Hole In My Heart (All The Way To China)":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3kpk5u6yMU

Of course, on weekends when there is no new BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS by jmorgan I will still post BUBBLING UNDER BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS for each 1970-late Summer 1985 AT40 70's/80's dates.

[jmorgan]

All three BOTC's for this week are found elsewhere.

5/12/72 - page 22
5/5/79 and 5/14/88 - page 8 (although I had to substitute a different video for '79 because the previous one was deleted).

[dth1971]

Now here are my BUBBLING UNDER BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS for this week:

5/13/1972

At #114 not making Billboard's Hot 100 are the Association (famous for their 1960's hits like "Cherish" and "Windy") with "Darling Be Home Soon":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Detc1y6gZus

5/5/1979

#110 is the previously covered by me "Song For Guy" by Elton John, and on to #109 and not making Billboard's Hot 100 is 1950's rocker Jerry Lee Lewis with "Rockin' My Life Away":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaFb7OXSAX4

[jmorgan]

5/18/74 and 5/20/78 are both on page 8, while 5/19/84 can be found on page 47.

[dth1971]

Now for some BUBBLING UNDER BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS for this session:

5/18/1974:

At #110 not making Billboard's Hot 100 is soul singer Mel Carter (famous for his song "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me") with his cover of the standard "I Only Have Eyes For You" - when you listen to this version, it opens with the feeling of starting with spoken words a la a Barry White or Main Ingredient song:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0cTJOdLg5c

5/20/1978:

At #110 not making Billboard's Hot 100 are the Paley Brothers (ever heard of them?) with "You're the Best":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7aRzNR75Y8

5/19/1984:

At #110 not making Billboard's Hot 100 is Russ Ballard (he wrote a 1990's song by Kiss called "God Gave Rock 'n Roll To You") with "Voices":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqKD-aTckE8

And now, since this weekend's AT40: The 80's 5/19/1984 was repeated from last year, I present a BOTC for a Shadoe Stevens AT40 show:

1/28/1989:

Dropping to #100 from #83 after peaking at #45 (missing Shadoe AT40 by 5 spots!) are the Traveling Wilburys featuring members Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and the late Roy Orbison with "Handle With Care":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o4s1KVJaVA

[jmorgan]

For 5/25/85, please go to page 17, where I have put up a new video as the old one got deleted.

For 5/28/77, please go to the very first page as this weekend marks eight years since I started this thread.

[dth1971]

Now for my BUBBLING UNDER BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS FOR THIS WEEK:

5/28/1977:

At #100 not making Billboard's Hot 100 is Kenny Rankin with his own take of Steven Bishop's "On and On":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSkgzSKwozE

5/25/1985:

At #110 not making Billboard's Hot 190 is Bill "Lean on Me" Withers with "Oh Yeah":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CJdCr3kshE

AND NOW FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND...

First, a BOTC from a 1989 Shadoe Stevens AT40...

3/4/1989:

At #100 is "It's No Secret" by Kylie Minogue, and at #99 is Chicago with the unexpected #1 AT40 song of 1989 called "Look Away", and then we get to #98 and dropping to that position from #90 after peaking at #43 (missing Shadoe AT40 by 3 spots!) are Fleetwood Mac with "As Long As You Follow":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROGEHq1WZqU

Now, for the bonus Memorial Day 2023 weekend AT40 show:

5/25/2002 (50 position R&R CHR/Pop chart)

At #50 is rapper Fabolous with "Young 'n Holla Back", and on to #49 and at that position nor not reaching AT40 reaches is another rapper named Ludacris (featuring Sleepy Brown) with "Saturday (Oooh Oooh!)":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=26gqv1_QijU

[jmorgan]

6/5/76 - page 1
6/2/73 and 6/7/80 - page 9
6/6/87 - page 17

[dth1971]

Now for my BUBBLING UNDER BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS for this session:

6/2/1973:

At #125 which would make the Hot 100 and peak at #59 are the Chairmen of the Board with "Finder's Keepers": www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuawBbSNew0
At #124 which would make the Hot 100 and peak at #57 are the Incredible Bongo Band and their cover of Preston Epps' "Bongo Rock": www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRINyKWV8D4
At #123 which would make the Hot 100 and peak at #81 is Ray Charles with "I Can Make It Through The Day": www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu-lfgAlCf4
At #122 which would not make the Hot 100 is Ellie Greenwich with her cover of Lesley Gore's "Maybe I Know": www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH2sQ5QX-eo

6/5/1976:
At #110 and #109 respectively are 2 songs covered by jmorgan: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by Dana Valery and "Happy Man (Part 1)" by Impact, and on to #108 with a song not making the Hot 100 by veteran 1950's/1960's teen idol Dion with "Born to Be With You": www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW3Iu6UlNF4

6/7/1980:
At #110 is the classic Benny Mardones song "Into the Night", and on to #109 and making the Hot 100 peaking at #91 is La Favour with "Only the Lonely": www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE_F4FdySlI
At #108 not making the Hot 100 is Felix Cavaliere with "Good To Have Love Back": www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3kKDA3p2uA

[dth1971]

Because the 2023 Tony Awards (done unscripted due to the WGA Writers Strike that started last month) are on tonight, I am doing this week's BUBBLING UNDER BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS early this morning:

6/10/1978:

At #110 not making Billboard's Hot 100 (although it would be played as an extra in the 1979 AT40 Top 40 Disco Songs Special) are the Village People with "San Francisco ("You've Got Me)"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgOX9u0XMuM

6/11/1982:

At #110 not making Billboard's Hot 100 is R&B singer Randy Crawford with "One Hello":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1KeGM5SHW8

[jmorgan]

6/10/78 - page 9
6/12/82 - page 17
6/11/88 - page 2

[jmorgan]

6/22/74 and 6/21/86 - page 2
6/23/79 - page 34