The Bottom Of The Charts

[jmorgan]

8/11/79 - page 11
8/15/70 - page 35
8/16/80 and 8/16/86 - page 31

[dth1971]

Now here are my BUBBLING UNDER BOTC for this week:

8/15/1970:

At #123 not reaching Billboard's Hot 100 is British child actor Jack Wild (Best known for playing Jimmy on the Saturday morning Sid and Marty Krofft kids show "H.R. Pufnstuf") with "Wait for Summer":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjW1187MoGg

8/11/1979:

At #100 not making Billboard's Hot 100 are The Gap Band with "Shake":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZHrYI1zrM4

8/16/1980:

At #100 not making Billboard's Hot 100 is Holly Penfield with "Only His Name":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=otwoKQcNDKw

[jmorgan]

8/16/75 has a Boston band named Duke & The Drivers with "What You Got." It debuted and peaked at #100.



8/13/77 kicks off with the Eagles' #1 "Life In The Last Lane", which fell from #60 to the bottom, followed by The Isley Brothers' #40 song "Livin' In The Life, which fell from #40 to #99. Now, here's a New Jersey rock band called Starz. Here's "Sing It, Shout It", which fell from #96 to #98 after peaking at #66.



8/22/81 starts off with the #1 medley by Stars On 45, which fell from #51 to #100. Now, here's Pure Prairie League and "You're Mine Tonight," which fell from its #68 peak to #99.



The BOTC for 8/25/84 is on page 3.

[dth1971]

Aug 20, 2023 19:08:54 GMT -5 jmorgan said:

8/16/75 has a Boston band named Duke & The Drivers with "What You Got." It debuted and peaked at #100.



8/13/77 kicks off with the Eagles' #1 "Life In The Last Lane", which fell from #60 to the bottom, followed by The Isley Brothers' #40 song "Livin' In The Life, which fell from #40 to #99. Now, here's a New Jersey rock band called Starz. Here's "Sing It, Shout It", which fell from #96 to #98 after peaking at #66.



8/22/81 starts off with the #1 medley by Stars On 45, which fell from #51 to #100. Now, here's Pure Prairie League and "You're Mine Tonight," which fell from its #68 peak to #99.



The BOTC for 8/25/84 is on page 3.

Regarding the BOTC for 8/16/1975, since you covered "What You Got" by Duke and the Drivers for 8/23/1975 in 2015, let's go on with 8/16/1975...

  99) "(Call Me Your) Anything Man" - Booby Moore (previously covered by jmorgan for 8/9/1975)
  98) "Honey Trippin'" - Mystic Moodes (previously covered by jmorgan for 7/26/1975)

...and then we get to #97 and debuting in that position but only getting to #93 is a soul singer who sang the first 2 lines on Stevie Wonder's #1 hit from 1973 called "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" named Jim Gilstrap with "House of Strangers":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbuhXkptIRM

And now, a bonus BOTC for a Shadoe Stevens AT40 show:

6/2/1990:

100) "No More Lies" - Michel'le
 99) "The Secret Garden" - Quincy Jones featuring El DeBarge, Barry White, and Al B Sure!

...and on to #98 and debuting in that position is the rock group Danger Danger with "Bang Bang". This song would peak at #49 (missing Shadoe Stevens AT40 by 9 spots!):

www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5hDIy-cjc0

[jmorgan]

8/30/75 - page 3
8/29/87 - page 31

Now, a debut song for 8/29/70. It's a Detroit soul group named Glass House. "I Can't Be You (You Can't Be Me)" debuted at #100 and peaked at #90.

[dth1971]

Now for a BOTC by me from a Shadoe Stevens AT40 show:

6/30/1990:

100) "Deadbeat Club" - The B-52's
99) "How Can We Be Lovers" - Michael Bolton
98) "All Around The World" - Lisa Stansfield

...and on to #97 and dropping to that possition from #81 after peaking at #66 is a little known Cuban-American singer named Ana with "Got To Tell Me Something":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=X05dyn7Lqcg

[jmorgan]

9/1/72 - page 12
9/1/79 - page 25
9/7/85 - page 3

[dth1971]

Here are my BOTC for this week:

9/1/1973:

At #122 not making Billboard's Hot 100 are the jazz rock group Rare Bird with "Bird Man Part 1 (a/k/a Title #1 Again)":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m24B36KuZ8

9/1/1979:

At #110 not making Billboard's Hot 100 is (Jerry) Doucette with "Nobody":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yZ92pBpFJ4

NOW FOR 2 LABOR DAY BONUSES:

First, a BOTC from the bonus AT40 2001 9/1/2001 show (with the top 50 from R&R CHR/Pop):

At #50 not making the R&R CHR/Pop top 40 reaches is singer Jennifer Paige (remember her song "Crush" in 1998?) with "These Days":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLfls86z4z0

Second, a BOTC from a 1990's Shadoe Stevens AT40 show...

7/28/1990:

Dropping to the bottom from #78 after peaking at #49 (Missing Shadoe Stevens AT40 by 9 spots) is Canadian singer Jane Child of "Don't Wanna Fall In Love" fame with "Welcome to the Real World":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXcDiru_ifk

[jmorgan]

9/9/72 brings us a debut at #100. It's Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles with a live version of "Evil Ways." It would peak at #84.



9/4/76 - page 42
9/13/86 - page 18

[dth1971]

Sept 10, 2023 19:03:30 GMT -5 jmorgan said:

9/9/72 brings us a debut at #100. It's Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles with a live version of "Evil Ways." It would peak at #84.



9/4/76 - page 42
9/13/86 - page 18

Here's the B side to the Santana/Buddy Miles "Evil Ways" called "Them Changes":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZDKHyMq9Rs

Now, in honor of the 9-11-2001 tragic event anniversary, I will present 2 BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS from 2 Shadoe Stevens AT40 episodes from 1990:

8/4/1990:

Falling to #100 from #73 after peaking at #46 (Missing Shadoe Stevens AT40 by 6 spots! But thier next song "Feels Good" would become their first AT40 entry) are the R&B group Tony! Toni! Tone! with "The Blues":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV9_M7rTnXQ

8/25/1990:

At #100 is one man band The Lightning Seeds with "Pure", and on to #99 and dropping to that position from #90 after peaking at #78 is Cleveland, Ohio born singer Jimmy Ryser with "Same Old Look" (Oddly, this song made the Gavin Report CHR Top 40 chart used for 1990-1991 AT40 rival "Dave Sholin's Insider"!): 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TsT1VYoYH4

[jmorgan]

9/20/75 - page 18
9/17/83 - page 12

9/15/79 starts with Joe Jackson's "Is She Really Going Out With Him", which fell from #95 to #100. Now, here's a 5-man country/pop duo with the R&B-sounding name Funky Communication Committee with "Baby I Want You." The song fell from #94 to #99 after peaking at #47.

[dth1971]

Now here's a BOTC from me from a Shadoe Stevens AT40 show of the 1990's:

9/29/1990:

100) "The Other Side" - Aerosmith
99) "When I'm Back on My Feet Again" - Michael Bolton

...and on to #98, and debuting in that position is a British singer who sang on Soul II Soul's 1989 chart hit "Back To Life" named Caron Wheeler with "Livin' in the Light" which would peak at #53:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y4R-VXUpmk

[dth1971]

Sept 17, 2023 19:15:15 GMT -5 jmorgan said:

9/20/75 - page 18
9/17/83 - page 12

9/15/79 starts with Joe Jackson's "Is She Really Going Out With Him", which fell from #95 to #100. Now, here's a 5-man country/pop duo with the R&B-sounding name Funky Communication Service with "Baby I Want You." The song fell from #94 to #99 after peaking at #47.

I think you mean Funky Communication Committee.

[jmorgan]

Page 12 has all three BOTC's for this week's shows.

[dth1971]

Now here are the BUBBLING UNDER BOTC for this week's shows by me:

9/26/1970:

At #117 not making Billboard's Hot 100 is Bobby Vinton with "Why Don't They Understand?" (This is another song that should have been done by Elvis Presley, I guess):

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eczpboqS6aE

9/23/1978:

At #110 not making Billboard's Hot 100 is El Coco with "Dancing in Paradise":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNT9Sgn81pE