The Bottom Of The Charts

[dth1971]

Now for this week's AT40 BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS involving guest hosts - And once again each has 2 - 2 for the 1970's and 2 for the 1980's!

8/7/1976 (Cartoon voice actor Sonny Melendez guest hosted for Casey Kasem that week):

Falling to #100 from its peak at #60 is a song by Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes (of "Get Dancin'" fame) called "Dancin' Kid":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt7mPbVTgpM

7/16/1977 (Bruce Phillip Miller, in his first of 2 AT40 guest host stints, guest hosted for Casey Kasem that week):

At #100 is previously covered Frankie Miller with "The Doodle Song", so on to #99 and down from its peak at #61 is The Captain and Tennille with "Come In From The Rain":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma44f7OG0TM

9/12/1981 (Gary Owens, of "Laugh-In" and "Soundtrack of the Sixties" fame, guest hosted for Casey Kasem that week. Premiere played this episode in tribute to him in 2015 after Gary Owens passed away):

At #100 is "Don't Let Him Go" by REO Speedwagon, so on to #99 and we find a song that fell from its peak at #90 called "Very Special" by Debra Laws (Which would later be covered in 1993 as a rap remake by Big Daddy Kane and even sneaked onto the R&R Top 40 used for Casey's Top 40 but Rick Dees, who also used the R&R chart as its source, would skip this rap song as he did with certain rap songs at the time! Too bad it never made Shadoe Stevens AT40 which used Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart with less rap songs!):

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdGM9ZUSSHQ

11/21/1981 (Dave Roberts guest hosted for Casey Kasem that week, though Dave Roberts wouldn't guest host AT40 one more time until 5 years later after this!):

Falling to #100 from its peak at #47 called "One More Night" by Streek:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0hO3Ebuliw

[jmorgan]

6/2/73:

Debuting at the bottom, and peaking at #58, is soul singer Ernest Jackson and his cover of the Al Green song "Love And Happiness."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEmr_pZXmrc

6/7/80:

Michael Jackson's top ten "Off The Wall" kicked things off, followed by Journey's "Any Way You Want It." Now, in a rare moment, a song that was previously featured as an extra in the last 80's show (4/26/80) is next. It's the B-52's "Rock Lobster" which fell from #92 after peaking at #56.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh5J33KAaqw

6/7/86:

Falling from its peak of #94 is a 5-man band from Pittsburgh named B.E. Taylor Group with "Karen."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOFkCHgjFfA

[dukelightning]

Jun 5, 2016 8:02:24 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Now for this week's AT40 BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS involving guest hosts - And once again each has 2 - 2 for the 1970's and 2 for the 1980's!

8/7/1976 (Cartoon voice actor Sonny Melendez guest hosted for Casey Kasem that week):

Falling to #100 from its peak at #60 is a song by Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes (of "Get Dancin'" fame) called "Dancin' Kid":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt7mPbVTgpM

7/16/1977 (Bruce Phillip Miller, in his first of 2 AT40 guest host stints, guest hosted for Casey Kasem that week):

Falling to #100 after peaking at #77 is Frankie Miller with "The Doodle Song":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeBu4187QW8

9/12/1981 (Gary Owens, of "Laugh-In" and "Soundtrack of the Sixties" fame, guest hosted for Casey Kasem that week. Premiere played this episode in tribute to him in 2015 after Gary Owens passed away):

At #100 is "Don't Let Him Go" by REO Speedwagon, so on to #99 and we find a song that fell from its peak at #90 called "Very Special" by Debra Laws (Which would later be covered in 1993 as a rap remake by Big Daddy Kane and even sneaked onto the R&R Top 40 used for Casey's Top 40 but Rick Dees, who also used the R&R chart as its source, would skip this rap song as he did with certain rap songs at the time! Too bad it never made Shadoe Stevens AT40 which used Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart with less rap songs!):

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdGM9ZUSSHQ

11/21/1981 (Dave Roberts guest hosted for Casey Kasem that week, though Dave Roberts would guest host AT40 one more time until 5 years later after this!):

Falling to #100 from its peak at #47 called "One More Night" by Streek:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0hO3Ebuliw

Actually "Very Special" is more known as being sampled in Jennifer Lopez' "All I Have" (which is the line sung after she sings the title of the song). Like the original version, there is a male voice that backs her up. In Lopez' song, it was LL Cool J. They went to #1 with that on AT40 in 2003. It also sparked a lawsuit from Debra Laws claiming they should not have used her voice. Both versions of the song are great IMO.

[dth1971]

Now that WLS 94.7 FM Chicago is back on track this weekend with the correct AT40: The 70's episode, as a bonus, from the Shadoe Stevens AT40 era, here's a bottom of the charts from the 1000th. AT40 show on 9/30/1989:

Falling from #78 to #100 after peaking at #45 is a song that almost made the top 40 reaches on Billboard/Shadoe Stevens AT40 but made the top 40 reaches of R&R used for Casey's Top 40 and Rick Dees Weekly Top 40, this is the first chart entry for Bad English featuring lead singer John Waite with "Forget Me Not"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH1lu3j-4Jo

[dth1971]

NOW FOR MY 2 AT40 BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS FROM 1970-1988 CASEY KASEM GUEST HOSTED EPISODES FOR THIS WEEK WITH 1 FROM THE 70's AND 1 FROM THE 80's:

10/8/1977 (Mark Elliott, in his first of many AT40 guest host stints from 1977 to 1979 and 1982 (and later was the permament guest host on Casey's Top 40 from 1989 until 1993 when David Perry succeeded him as permament guest host), guest hosted for Casey Kasem that week):

At #100 is "Da Do Ron Ron" by Shaun Cassidy, so on to #99 and down from #53 to that position after peaking at #45 is the soul group Enchantment with "Sunshine":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2MTxfmBCa4

(Footnote: When you listen to this song, does it remind you of a knockoff of Tavares' soulful cover version of Hall and Oates' "She's Gone"?)

1/9/1982 (Bob Eubanks, one time KRLA Pasadena DJ and longtime legendary game show host - most notably the original host of "The Newlywed Game" - guest hosted in his first of 2 AT40 guest host stints for Casey Kasem that week, Bob Eubanks even guest hosted for Casey on the AT40 spin-off TV show "America's Top 10" a few times):

At #100 is "Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, at #99 is "Super Freak" by Rick James, and at #98 is "For Your Eyes Only" by Sheena Easton, so on to #97 in that position down from #89 after peaking at #66 is Kenny Rogers with "Blaze of Glory":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6aSbx0qouc

[jmorgan]

6/10/78:

Earth, Wind & Fire's #32 song "Fantasy" kicked things off falling from #81. So, at #99 after falling from its peak of #74 is Queen and "It's Late."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ5-noHmlk8

6/13/81:

Blondie #1 "Rapture" fell from #93, while The Rovers' "Wasn't That A Party" fell from #94. So, at #98 after falling from #91 and peaking at #48, is Paul Anka and "I've Been Waiting For You All Of My Life." The UMD website lists this as being sung by Jermaine Jackson, which is incorrect.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9QAIbFNzEI

6/15/85:

The previous post mentioned Kenny Rogers. Well, falling from its peak of #91 (although it went to the top of the country chart in August) is Kenny's 2nd duet with Dolly Parton called "Real Love."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tIOl6jnO54

[dth1971]

HERE ARE MY WEEKLY AT40 BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS FROM CASEY KASEM ERA AT40 SHOWS FOR THIS WEEK:

12/3/1977 (Mark Elliott guest hosts for Casey Kasem for the second time that week):

At #100 is "Breakdown" by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, and at #99 is "Surfin' U.S.A." by Leif Garrett, so on to #98 and debuting there is a song by Bobby Arvon that would peak at #72 called "Until Now":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW8dHXT9HcA

(Footnote: When you listen to this song, does it remind you of a song that should have been recorded by Neil Diamond?)

3/27/1982 (Lee Sherwood, in his first of 2 AT40 guest host stints, guest hosted for Casey Kasem that week):

At #100 is "Working For the Weekend" by Loverboy, so on to #99 and falling from #86 to that position after peaking at #42 is popular R&B singer Peabo Bryson with "Let the Feeling Flow":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yilkGNiRfdM

[keithr63]

Jun 5, 2016 22:22:59 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Now that WLS 94.7 FM Chicago is back on track this weekend with the correct AT40: The 70's episode, as a bonus, from the Shadoe Stevens AT40 era, here's a bottom of the charts from the 1000th. AT40 show on 9/30/1989:

Falling from #78 to #100 after peaking at #45 is a song that almost made the top 40 reaches on Billboard/Shadoe Stevens AT40 but made the top 40 reaches of R&R used for Casey's Top 40 and Rick Dees Weekly Top 40, this is the first chart entry for Bad English featuring lead singer John Waite with "Forget Me Not"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH1lu3j-4Jo

That is a great song.The entire first Bad English album is really good.Their second album didn't fare so well.Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain reformed Journey and brought Deen Castronova with them( now replaced by Steve Smith) and Ricky Philips later joined Styx

[dukelightning]

^Now THAT is a great song by Peabo Bryson. Played it many times in my last semester at college on the college radio station. Hardly anyone here will agree but that's inconsequential.

[jmorgan]

6/15/74:

Falling from its peak of #96 is Mott The Hoople and "The Golden Age Of Rock 'N' Roll."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzkkQL9NMgM

6/18/83:

Falling from its peak of #91 is Nona Hendryx. She was 1/3 of the trio LaBelle, and, despite the spelling of her last name, is a cousin of Jimi Hendrix. Here's Nona with "Keep It Confidential."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwBeyPWS6uQ

6/18/88:

The Jets #6 "Rocket 2 U" kicked things off, while Taylor Dayne's #7 "Prove Your Love" fell from #83 to #99. So, at #98 after falling from #81 is a duet between Julio Iglesias and Stevie Wonder. It's called "My Love", was written by Mr. Wonder and peaked at #80.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OXVnsPC0gg

[dth1971]

Now for this weekend's BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS taken from a 1970's and 1980's AT40 Casey Kasem guest host episode of each:

5/13/1978 (Once again, Marc Elliott guest hosted for Casey Kasem that week):

At #100 is the previously covered "Mama Let Him Pray" by Douchette, so on to #99 and down from #67 after peaking at #57 is the group Brooklyn Dreams (who would a year later perform on Donna Summer's top 40 hit "Heaven Knows") with "Music, Harmony, and Rhythm", this is the single version I could find on YouTube that is dubbed over footage from the May 1978 American Bandstand TV show episode where Donna Summer guest hosted for Dick Clark on a special disco themed show and Brooklyn Dreams performed that "Music, Harmony, and "Rhythm" song):

www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4_PPWXv3_w

7/17/1982 (Marc Elliott guest hosted for Casey Kasem for the first time since January 1979 that week, and it was not long after Marc Elliott's "Weekly Top 40" radio countdown was cancelled after about 3 years before being revamped a year later to let Rick Dees host the "Weekly Top 40" for a long run):

At #100, down from its #70 peak is Deodato of "Also Sprach 2001" fame featuring Kelly Barretto with "Happy Hour":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=izOLAyUCUVM

[jmorgan]

6/24/72:

Debuting at #100, but only going one spot higher, is Robert John with the follow-up to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." Here's his version of The Mystics hit "Hushabye."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaSciCrdMlg

6/30/79:

Falling from its peak of #75 is Evelyn "Champagne" King and "Music Box."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaY3vVzd7XY

6/26/82:

Donnie Iris' #25 "My Girl" fell from #95. So, on to #99, and falling from #94 after peaking at #84, is the band called Change. "A Lover's Holiday" spent 9 weeks at #1 on the Dance chart, and spent one week at #40 in the summer of 1980. Here's their song called "The Very Best In You."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaV4oxRp050

6/27/87:

Falling from #91 after peaking at #61 is a duo from Vancouver called Rock And Hyde, who were two members of a Canadian group called The Payolas. Here's "Dirty Water."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpo3VlBZKEM

[pb]

Jun 25, 2016 16:39:39 GMT -5 jmorgan said:

6/30/79:

Debuting at #100, but only going one spot higher, is Robert John with the follow-up to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." Here's his version of The Mystics hit "Hushabye."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaSciCrdMlg

I think you mean 6/24/72 for the date. Oddly enough he had just entered the top 40 on 6/30/79 with his other huge hit "Sad Eyes."

[dth1971]

Now for this week's BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS involving AT40 guest hosts, and this week, for FOURTH OF JULY weekend, we have 2 of each for the 1970's and 2 of each for the 1980's:

7/8/1978 (Mark Elliott guest hosts for Casey Kasem once again):

At #100 is "On Broadway" by George Benson, and #99 is "Baby Hold On" by Eddie Money, so on to #98 and down from #96 after peaking at #77 is Jane Olivor and her cover version of the Chiffons' 1963 #1 song "He's So Fine":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFd9nM0mSk8

9/2/1978 (Larry Morgan* - OOPS! - I meant Larry McKay - guest hosted for Casey Kasem that week, and this was one month before AT40 expanded from 3 hours to 4 hours):

At #100 is "Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton, so on to #99 and moving to that position from its #70 peak is, yes, another cover version of the Chiffons' "He's So Fine", this time in a duet by Kristy McNichol (of TV shows "Family" and "Empty Nest" fame) and her brother Jimmy McNichol:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSVMVvKV0OY

9/11/1982 (Lee Sherwood guest hosts for Casey Kasem for the second time that week):

Falling from #100 to #97 after peaking at #68 is Billy Squier with "Emotions in Motion":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ6m8fT-i5g

10/2/1982 (Mark Elliott guest hosts for Casey Kasem that week while Casey had laryngitis, this would also be the last time Mark Elliott would guest host for Casey Kasem until 1989 when he became from that year until early 1993 Casey Kasem's permament guest host for Casey's Top 40):

Falling to #100 from #80 after peaking at #42 is Roberta Flack with "I'm The One":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOBEymxB2mQ

* No offense to the since 2009 AT40: The 70's and AT40: The 80's opening/closing and OPTIONAL EXTRA segment announcer!

[jmorgan]

7/6/74 (Top Acts of The 70's so far special):

Falling from its peak of #93 is April Stevens with "Wake Up And Love Me." In case you were wondering, it is the same April Stevens who hit #1 with her brother Nino Tempo in 1963 with "Deep Purple."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMbfwkhKOSY

7/9/77:

Falling from #46 after peaking at #42 is Bette Midler with "You're Movin' Out Today."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlR0SmI-INw

6/28/80:

"Love Stinks" by The J. Geils Band fell from #72 to kick things off, followed by "Lady" by The Whispers, which fell from #54. So, on to #98, and falling from its #56 peak, is the team of Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway with "Back Together Again."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWotptfPnBU

7/5/86:

Falling from #73 after peaking at #71 is the Dutch trio Mai Tai and "Female Intuition."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpdyoPIx86Y