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Post by lasvegaskid on Jan 24, 2018 23:44:31 GMT -5
Not sure if this question has been asked here before. I noticed on the 12/3/83 chart the Stoners made a massive 15-33 move. The next week Undercover of the Night slammed on the brakes only climbing 1 notch. In the classic era was there ever been a bigger move followed by a 1 point increase, hold, or possibility a decrease the next panel within the top 40.
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Post by jmack19 on Jan 25, 2018 0:32:37 GMT -5
It has happened a few times.
*Give Me Love - George Harrison 34-14-13
Live and Let Die - Wings 21-3-2
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet-Bachman-Turner Overdrive 34-8-8
The Hustle - Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony 29-7-6.
Starting Over - John Lennon 32-10-9.
Rock This Town - Stray Cats 30-12-12.
*Chart change was a factor.
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Post by mga707 on Jan 25, 2018 14:40:39 GMT -5
From very early in the 'Casey era', July/August 1970: James Brown, "Sex Machine", 30-15-15-21.
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Post by doofus67 on Jan 25, 2018 15:20:31 GMT -5
"Boogie Oogie Oogie"...jumped #17 to #6, then got caught in the Frozen 14 of 8/19/78 and stayed at #6.
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Jan 25, 2018 23:25:24 GMT -5
This hit didn't even slam on the brakes - it slightly went in reverse: "The Animal Song" by Savage Garden. Imagine my surprise on the 3/20/1999 AT40 show after two straight weeks of ascending 10 notches (34-24-14), only to drop back one to #15. It would regain momentum the following week but would only peak at #11 on 4/10/1999.
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Post by doofus67 on Jan 26, 2018 2:53:54 GMT -5
"Hold Me"...made its Hot 100 debut at #33, then inched up to #30. At the same time, "Eye of the Tiger" pounced #42 to #19 and "Abracadabra" levitated #36 to #22.
"Too Much Heaven"...made its Hot 100 debut at #35, then struggled to #31 while "Le Freak" leapfrogged everything in sight, moving #37 to #6.
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Post by dth1971 on Jan 26, 2018 13:41:35 GMT -5
John Lennon - "Just Like Starting Over" (1980) - 32-10-9-8-6-4-3-1
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Post by doofus67 on Feb 23, 2018 12:46:06 GMT -5
How about songs that slammed on the brakes on their way DOWN the chart?
March 10, 1979: "Somewhere in the Night" by Barry Manilow slipped just one notch to #32 after tumbling from #9 to #31 the week before. It was one of a surprising seven songs in that week's top 40 to make that same move. Numbers 2, 6, 9, 13, 17, and 36 were the others.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Feb 23, 2018 14:46:48 GMT -5
How about songs that slammed on the brakes on their way DOWN the chart? March 10, 1979: "Somewhere in the Night" by Barry Manilow slipped just one notch to #32 after tumbling from #9 to #31 the week before. It was one of a surprising seven songs in that week's top 40 to make that same move. Numbers 2, 6, 9, 13, 17, and 36 were the others. I always questioned Lennon getting to #1 then falling to #12 after only three weeks in the top 10. To me, that seemed like a way to create a historical event of having each Beatle collect a solo #1. And then a couple week's later during a free fall, 1-12-21-40 Whatever... mysteriously paused at #40 so each Beatle could have a solo hit in the top 40 at the same time creating another history making moment. |
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Post by djjoe1960 on Feb 23, 2018 20:56:49 GMT -5
How about songs that slammed on the brakes on their way DOWN the chart? March 10, 1979: "Somewhere in the Night" by Barry Manilow slipped just one notch to #32 after tumbling from #9 to #31 the week before. It was one of a surprising seven songs in that week's top 40 to make that same move. Numbers 2, 6, 9, 13, 17, and 36 were the others. I always questioned Lennon getting to #1 then falling to #12 after only three weeks in the top 10. To me, that seemed like a way to create a historical event of having each Beatle collect a solo #1. And then a couple week's later during a free fall, 1-12-21-40 Whatever... mysteriously paused at #40 so each Beatle could have a solo hit in the top 40 at the same time creating another history making moment. While Lennon's 1st #1 did have an unusual chart descent on Billboard here is what the song did in Cash Box after reaching #1 (week ending November 16): #7--#22--#38--#45--#47--off the chart the last week of 1974. Cash Box was still a totally sales driven chart at this time not incorporating radio airplay until a few years later. |
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Post by doofus67 on Feb 24, 2018 4:59:27 GMT -5
Here's one that wore out its brakes. It fell from the #1 spot, down to #4. Then it hit the brakes and bounced back to #3. From there it dropped to #6, then to #16. Then it went back to the brakes and held at #16. Then it dropped all the way to #32. Then it came to a red light and stayed at #32. From there it was gone from the top 40.
Talkin' about a song from the very first record I ever bought -- Rock of the Westies. It's Elton John with "Island Girl."
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Post by 80sat40fan on Feb 24, 2018 8:00:13 GMT -5
The slamming on the brakes on the way down the chart happened in consecutive weeks on the 8/27/77 and 9/3/77 shows. "Undercover Angel" dropped from #17 to #31 and then held at #31 on the 8/27/77 chart. Meanwhile that same week, "You Made Me Believe In Magic" plunged from its #10 peak to #33... and then held at #33 on the 9/3/77 chart. Hmmmmmm...
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Post by slf on Feb 24, 2018 8:47:35 GMT -5
One of the ultimate examples of a song brake-slamming while descending the charts has to be the Bee Gees' "How Deep Is Your Love". It spent FOUR weeks at #10 on its way down (one of those weeks happened to be 2/25/1978, which was this week's featured '70's show).
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Post by at40petebattistini on Feb 24, 2018 9:26:21 GMT -5
After peaking at #1, another example of brake-slamming on the way down...
Shaun Cassidy's "Da Doo Ron Ron" dropped from #69 to #100 on September 17, 1977. And stayed at #100 for a total of four weeks.
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Post by mga707 on Feb 24, 2018 10:56:32 GMT -5
One of the ultimate examples of a song brake-slamming while descending the charts has to be the Bee Gees' "How Deep Is Your Love". It spent FOUR weeks at #10 on its way down (one of those weeks happened to be 2/25/1978, which was this week's featured '70's show). Which, coincidentally, enabled it to set a new record for number of weeks in the top 10. Hmmmmm... |
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