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Post by dukelightning on Nov 16, 2015 21:49:47 GMT -5
^Correct! And one of the rare instances where the roles were reversed from a previous chart. H2O kept out Paul and Michael a year earlier.
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Post by chrislc on Nov 16, 2015 22:10:24 GMT -5
Subjective again, but IMO those Hall and Oates hits hold up exceptionally well.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2015 5:19:31 GMT -5
The only "unfair" denial is one you can identify as one purposely kept out because of whatever reason by actually SHOULD HAVE been #1. Stuff in October 74 easily comes to mind since I have no faith in those charts whatsoever. Beyond that, nothing. Once again, 1978's "Baker Street" comes to mind! If based on points or however they figured it up then it was held out, I agree. Otherwise, I don't.
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Post by jmack19 on Nov 17, 2015 14:43:06 GMT -5
I was surprised by the numerous songs blocked from the top like "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress" by a song returning to #1 after a long run at the top spot. Also, I was surprised by songs denied the top spot like "Open Arms" by a song at the end of a long run @ #1.
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Post by pb on Nov 17, 2015 14:53:19 GMT -5
Paul McCartney was on the losing side of this as well with "Live and Let Die", which got stuck at #2 for three weeks behind three different songs, all of which are inferior to it IMO. 10cc's "I'm Not In Love" also got stuck behind three different songs ("The Hustle," "One Of These Nights," "Jive Talkin'").
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Post by trekkielo on Nov 18, 2015 0:32:43 GMT -5
Once again, 1978's "Baker Street" comes to mind! If based on points or however they figured it up then it was held out, I agree. Otherwise, I don't. No, but when politics are involved, like RSO, Andy Gibb and their chart manipulation collusion with Billboard, then that is unfair as well!
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Post by dukelightning on Nov 18, 2015 8:35:15 GMT -5
The same politics and such happened with "If I Can't Have You" and "The Closer I get to You" a couple months earlier.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 12:32:21 GMT -5
If based on points or however they figured it up then it was held out, I agree. Otherwise, I don't. No, but when politics are involved, like RSO, Andy Gibb and their chart manipulation collusion with Billboard, then that is unfair as well! That's kind of what I said. If their method of adding up had different songs at #1 and they were kept out in favor of something else, that's unfair. Otherwise, no.
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Post by palmer7 on Nov 18, 2015 16:34:13 GMT -5
"Eye In the Sky" by The Alan Parsons Project. #1 in Canada, #6 in New Zealand, but only #3 on both the AC and the Hot 100.
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Post by robert on Nov 18, 2015 17:55:14 GMT -5
IMO Air Supply's "Making Love Out of Nothing At All" in 1983, Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark" kept out by "When Doves Cry" in 1984 and the other Prince's hit "Purple Rain" later on. Kool & The Gang's "Cherish" in 1985.
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Post by davewollenberg on Nov 20, 2015 20:25:49 GMT -5
If anybody wants to know all the #2s from '55 thru '99, check out the Billboard book of No. 2 hits by Christopher G. Feldman. Great read!
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Post by at40nut on Nov 20, 2015 22:50:17 GMT -5
Speaking of next week's 1986 show, one future #1 got me thinking a month ahead into 1987. The Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian" came to mind when Wang Chung's 80's party classic "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" got shafted at #2 for 2 weeks . Never found out what a Wang Chung was, but at least that song didn't have a stupid dance to it. Don't get me wrong (no pun intended) I like The Bangles other hits, but I didn't care for "Walk Like An Egyptian." BTW, Duran Duran's #2 hit"Notorious" wasn't a bad prospect either.
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Post by Jessica on Nov 21, 2015 14:43:50 GMT -5
Poor "Waiting For A Girl Like You" by Foreigner spent 10 LONG weeks behind Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" and Hall and Oates' "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)".
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Post by PapaVanTwee on Nov 24, 2015 11:10:10 GMT -5
1987s C'est La Vie by Robbie Nevil, kept out of the top spot by Gregory Abbot and Billy Vera and the Beaters. Robbie wound up at #6 in the year end review, the other two didn't make the top 10.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Nov 24, 2015 12:29:30 GMT -5
For all of you crying foul about 'The Closer I Get To You' not making it to number one in 1978, take it from one who was around back then, most of us much preferred 'If I Can't Have You'. By the way, Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway did not hit number one with that song on Billboard, Cash Box or Record World back in the day-while Yvonne Elliman hit the top spot on both Billboard & Cash Box.
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