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Post by vince on Oct 6, 2018 15:56:49 GMT -5
Here is 1974. Complete with revolving door #1. 40 songs hit #1 in my version of 1974.
1974
1/5 The Joker – Steve Miller Band (3)
1/26 Show And Tell – Al Wilson (1)
2/2 You’re Sixteen – Ringo Starr (1)
2/9 Love’s Theme – Love Unlimited Orchestra (1)
2/16 Until You Come Back To Me – Aretha Franklin (2)
3/2 Boogie Down – Jimmy Kendricks ((2)
3/16 Dark Lady – Cher (2)
3/30 Sunshine on My Shoulders – John Denver (1)
4/6 Bennie and The Jets – Elton John (3)
4/27 TOSP – MFSB (1)
5/4 The Loco-Motion – Grand Funk (2)
5/18 The Streak – Ray Stevens (1)
5/25 Band on the Run – Wings (3)
6/15 You Make Me Feel Brand new – Stylistics (1)
6/22 Billy Don’t Be a Hero – Bo Donaldson & the Haywoods (1)
6/29 Sundown – Gordon Lightfoot (1)
7/6 Rock The Boat – Hues Corporation (1)
7/13 Rock Your Baby – George McCrea (1)
7/20 Annie’s Song – John Denver (1)
7/27 Radar Love – Golden Earring (1)
8/3 Rikki Don’t Lose That Number – Steely Dan (1)
8/10 Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me – Elton John (1)
8/17 The Night Chicago Died – Paper Lace (1)
8/24 Tell Me Something Good – Rufus (1)
8/31 I Shot The Sherriff – Eric Clapton (3)
9/21 Can’t Get enough of Your Love, Babe – Barry White (1)
9/28 Rock Me Gently – Andy Kim (1)
10/5 Beach Baby – First Class (1)
10/12 Nothing From Nothing – Billy Preston (1)
10/19 Then Came You – Dionne Warwick & the Spinners (1)
10/26 You Haven’t Done Nothin’ – Stevie Wonder (1)
11/2 The Bi+ch Is Back – Elton John (1)
11/9 You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ yet – Bachman Turner Overdrive (1)
11/16 Whatever Gets You Through The Night – John Lennon (1)
11/23 Do It ‘Til you are Satisfied – B.T. Express (1)
11/30 I Can Help – Billy Swan (1)
12/7 Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas (1)
12/14 When Will I See You Again – Three Degrees (1)
12/21 Cat’s In the Cradle – Harry Chapin (1)
12/28 Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds – Elton John (3)
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Post by vince on Oct 6, 2018 15:58:45 GMT -5
Moving into the disco years. Here is 1975
1975
1/18 Boogie On Reggae Woman – Stevie Wonder (1)
1/25 Free Bird – Lynard Skynyrd (2)
2/8 Fire – Ohio Players (1)
2/15 You’re No Good – Linda Rhonstadt (1)
2/22 Pick Up The Pieces – AWB (1)
3/1 Have You Never Been Mellow – Olivia Newton-John (2)
3/15 Black water – Doobie Brothers (1)
3/22 Lady Marmalade – Labelle (2)
4/5 Philadelphia Freedom – Elton John Band (4)
5/3 Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song – BJ Thomas (2)
5/17 Jackie Blue – Ozark Mountian Daredevils (1)
5/24 Shining Star – Earth, Wind & Fire (1)
5/31 Thank God I’m a Country Boy – John Denver (1)
6/7 Sister Golden Hair – America (2)
6/21 Love Will Keep Us Together – Captain & Tennille (4)
7/19 Listen To what the Man Said – Wings (1)
7/26 The Hustle – Van McCoy (1)
8/2 One Of These Nights – Eagles (1)
8/9 I’m Not in Love – 10cc (1)
8/16 Jive Talkin’ – Bee Gees (1)
8/23 One Of These Nights – Eagles (1; total 2)
8/30 Get Down Tonight – KC & the Sunshine Band (1)
9/6 Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell (2)
9/20 Fame – David Bowie (3)
10/11 Bad Blood – Neil Sedaka (1)
10/18 Ballroom Blitz – Sweet (1)
10/25 Miracles – Jefferson Starship (2)
11/8 Island Girl – Elton John (2)
11/22 That’s The Way I Like It – KC & Sunshine Band (1)
11/29 Fly Robin Fly – Silver Convention (1)
12/6 Sky High – Jigsaw (1)
12/20 That’s The Way I Like It – KC & Sunshine Band (2; total 3)
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Post by vince on Oct 8, 2018 20:50:22 GMT -5
Here is the bicentennial year, 1976. The Beatles get their 25th #1.
1976
1/3 Saturday Night – Bay City Rollers (1)
1/10 Convoy – CW McCall (1)
1/17 Fox On the Run – Sweet (1)
1/24 Love Rollercoaster – Ohio Players (2)
2/7 Love To Love You Baby – Donna Summer (1)
2/14 50 ways To Leave Your Lover – Paul Simon (2)
2/28 Theme From SWAT – Rhythm Heritage (1)
3/6 Love Machine – Miracles (1)
3/13 December 1963 – Four Seasons (1)
3/20 Dream Weaver – Gary Wright (2)
4/3 Dream On - Aerosmith (1)
4/10 Disco Lady – Johnnie Taylor (1)
4/24 Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen (1)
5/1 Right Back Where We Started From – Maxine Nightengale (1)
5/8 Welcome Back – John Sebastian (1)
5/15 Boogie Fever – Sylvers (1)
5/22 Love Hangover – Diana Ross (2)
6/5 Silly Love Songs – Wings (5)
7/10 Kiss and Say Goodbye – Manhattens (1)
7/17 Take The Money And Run – Steve Miller Band (1)
7/24 The Boys are Back in Town – Thin Lizzy (1)
7/31 Got To Get You Into My Life – Beatles (1)
8/7 Don’t Go Breaking my Heart – Elton John & Kee Kee Dee (3)
8/28 You Should Be Dancing – Bee Gees (2)
9/11 Shake Your Booty – KC & the Sunshine Band (1)
9/18 Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry (3)
10/9 Lowdown – Boz Scaggs (2)
10/23 Disco Duck – Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots (1)
10/30 Rockin’ Me – Steve Miller Band (1)
11/6 Magic Man – Heart (1)
11/13 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot (1)
11/20 Tonight’s The Night – Rod Stewart (4)
12/18 The Rubberband Man – Spinners (1)
12/25 More Than A Feeling – Boston (2)
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Post by vince on Oct 8, 2018 20:55:23 GMT -5
Here is my fantasy 1977. The Bee Gees have the longest running #1 since "American Pie" back in 1972.
1977
1/8 You Don’t Have To Be a Star – Marlyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. (1)
1/15 You Make Me Feel Like Dancing – Leo Sayer (1)
1/22 I Wish – Stevie Wonder (2)
2/5 Car Wash – Rose Royce (1)
2/12 Blinded By the Light – Mafred Mann’ Earth Band (2)
2/26 New Kid In Town – Eagles (1)
3/5 Fly Like An Eagle – Steve Miller Band (2)
3/19 Night Moves – Bob Seger (1)
3/26 Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas (1)
4/2 Dancing Queen – ABBA (2)
4/16 Don’t Leave Me This Way – Thelma Houston (2)
4/30 Hotel California – Eagles (3)
5/21 Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder (3)
6/11 I’m Your Boogie Man – KC & the Sunshine Band (1)
6/18 Dreams – Fleetwood Mac (1)
6/25 Got To Give it Up – Marvin Gaye (1)
7/2 Gonna Fly Now – Bill Conti (1)
7/9 Undercover Angel – Alan O’Day (1)
7/16 Jet Airliner – Steve Miller Band (1)
7/23 I Just Want To Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb(4)
8/29 Best Of My Love – Emotions (4)
9/17 I Just Want To Me Your Everything – Andy Gibb (1; total 5)
9/24 Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac (1)
10/8 Star Wars / Cantina Band – Meco (1)
10/15 Keep It Coming Love KC & the Sunshine Band (1)
10/22 Nobody Does It Better – Caly Simon (1)
10/29 Brick House – Commodres (1)
11/5 I Feel Love – Donna Summer (1)
11/12 Boogie Nights – Heatwave (2)
11/26 How Deep Is Love – Bee Gees (7)
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Post by vince on Oct 13, 2018 15:41:23 GMT -5
Here is 1978. The year of Saturday Night Fever and Grease. The latter didn't produce any #1s on my chart. "Stayin' Alive" had the longest run at #1 #1 since "Honky Tonk Women" in 1969.
1978
1/14 Baby Come Back – Player (1)
1/21 We are The Champions – Queen (2)
2/4 Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees (4)
3/4 Love Is Thicker Than Water – Andy Gibb (2)
3/11 Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees (4; total 8)
4/15 Night Fever – Bee Gees (4)
5/13 With A Little Luck – Wings (3)
6/3 Shadow Dancing – Andy Gibb (3)
6/24 Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty (5)
7/29 Miss You – Rolling Stones (5)
9/2 Hot Blooded – Foreigner (3)
9/23 Boogie Oogie Oogie – A Taste of Honey (2)
10/7 Don’t Look Back – Boston (2)
10/21 Hot Child In the City – Nick Gilder (2)
11/4 Mac Arthur Park – Donna Summer (5)
12/9 Le Freak – Chic (6)
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Post by vince on Oct 13, 2018 15:43:51 GMT -5
Finishing the 70s, here is 1979.
1979
1/20 YMCA – Village People (2)
2/3 Da Ya Think I’m Sexy – Rod Stewart (6)
3/17 I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor (1)
3/24 Tragedy – Bee Gees (2)
4/7 Sultans of Swing – Dire Straits (2)
4/21 Knock On Wood – Amii Stewart (1)
4/28 Heart of Glass – Blondie (3)
5/19 Hot Stuff – Donna Summer (7)
7/7 Bad Girls – Donna Summer (5)
8/11 Good Times – Chic (1)
8/18 My Sharona – Knack (3)
9/8 Don’t Bring Me Down – ELO (1)
9/15 My Sharona – Knack (4; total 7)
10/13 Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson (1)
10/20 Rise – Herb Alpert (1)
10/27 Pop Muzik – M (2)
11/10 Heartache Tonight – Eagles (2)
11/24 Dim All The Lights – Donna Summer (1)
12/1 No More Tears – Donna Summer / Barbra Streisand (1)
12/8 Babe – Styx (1)
12/15 Take the Long Way Home - Supertramp (1)
12/22 Cool Change – Little River Band (2)
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Post by slf on Oct 13, 2018 18:32:28 GMT -5
Good evening. I'm finally back to pick up where I left off in my fantasy #1 lists. I had a rough, grueling week at work, and I'm getting over a cold, all of which has zapped me of energy until now. Today I'm covering 1981, not a particularly good year for me, but there was enough decent music to make it bearable. Two songs on my lists peaked outside the Top 40 (denoted by an asterisk), and both were by Canadian hard-rock bands. Ironic, eh? (The left column are Billboard #1's; the right column are my #1's.)
1. 1/3/81 (Just Like) Starting Over/John Lennon & Yoko Ono (frozen week) It's My Turn/Diana Ross
2. 1/10/81 (Just Like) Starting Over/John Lennon & Yoko Ono I Made It Through The Rain/Barry Manilow
3. 1/17/81 (Just Like) Starting Over/John Lennon & Yoko Ono Together/Tierra
4. 1/24/81 (Just Like) Starting Over/John Lennon & Yoko Ono Together/Tierra
5. 1/31/81 The Tide Is High/Blondie Together/Tierra
6. 2/7/81 Celebration/Kool & The Gang Woman/John Lennon
7. 2/17/81 Celebration/Kool & The Gang Woman/John Lennon
8. 2/21/81 9 To 5/Dolly Parton A Little In Love/Cliff Richard
9. 2/28/81 I Love A Rainy Night/Eddie Rabbitt A Little In Love/Cliff Richard
10. 3/7/81 I Love A Rainy Night/Eddie Rabbitt Precious To Me/Phil Seymour
11. 3/14/81 9 To 5/Dolly Parton Precious To Me/Phil Seymour
12. 3/21/81 Keep On Loving You/REO Speedwagon Precious To Me/Phil Seymour
13. 3/28/81 Rapture/Blondie While You See A Chance/Steve Winwood
14. 4/4/81 Rapture/Blondie While You See A Chance/Steve Winwood
15. 4/11/81 Kiss On My List/Hall & Oates While You See A Chance/Steve Winwood
16. 4/18/81 Kiss On My List/Hall & Oates While You See A Chance/Steve Winwood
17. 4/25/81 Kiss On My List/Hall & Oates While You See A Chance/Steve Winwood
18. 5/2/81 Morning Train (9 To 5)/Sheena Easton Take It On The Run/REO Speedwagon
19. 5/9/81 Morning Train (9 To 5)/Sheena Easton Take It On The Run/REO Speedwagon
20. 5/16/81 Bette Davis Eyes/Kim Carnes Bette Davis Eyes/Kim Carnes
21. 5/23/81 Bette Davis Eyes/Kim Carnes Bette Davis Eyes/Kim Carnes
22. 5/30/81 Bette Davis Eyes/Kim Carnes I Love You/Climax Blues Band
23. 6/6/81 Bette Davis Eyes/Kim Carnes I Love You/Climax Blues Band
24. 6/13/81 Bette Davis Eyes/Kim Carnes Stars On 45 Medley/Stars On 45
25. 6/20/81 Stars On 45 Medley/Stars On 45 Stars On 45 Medley/Stars On 45
26. 6/27/81 Bette Davis Eyes/Kim Carnes Elvira/The Oak Ridge Boys
27. 7/4/81 Bette Davis Eyes/Kim Carnes The Greatest American Hero/Joey Scarbury
28. 7/11/81 Bette Davis Eyes/Kim Carnes The Greatest American Hero/Joey Scarbury
29. 7/18/81 Bette Davis Eyes/Kim Carnes Tom Sawyer/Rush*
30. 7/25/81 The One That You Love/Air Supply Tom Sawyer/Rush*
31. 8/1/81 Jessie's Girl/Rick Springfield The Greatest American Hero/Joey Scarbury
32. 8/8/81 Jessie's Girl/Rick Springfield In The Air Tonight/Phil Collins
33. 8/15/81 Endless Love/Diana Ross & Lionel Richie In The Air Tonight/Phil Collins
34. 8/22/81 Endless Love/Diana Ross & Lionel Richie In The Air Tonight/Phil Collins
35. 8/29/81 Endless Love/Diana Ross & Lionel Richie Step By Step/Eddie Rabbitt
36. 9/5/81 Endless Love/Diana Ross & Lionel Richie Step By Step/Eddie Rabbitt
37. 9/12/81 Endless Love/Diana Ross & Lionel Richie I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)/Lulu
38. 9/19/81 Endless Love/Diana Ross & Lionel Richie I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)/Lulu
39. 9/26/81 Endless Love/Diana Ross & Lionel Richie General Hospi-Tale/The Afternoon Delights
40. 10/3/81 Endless Love/Diana Ross & Lionel Richie Arthur's Theme/Christopher Cross
41. 10/10/81 Endless Love/Diana Ross & Lionel Richie Arthur's Theme/Christopher Cross
42. 10/17/81 Arthur's Theme/Christopher Cross Start Me Up/The Rolling Stones
43. 10/24/81 Arthur's Theme/Christopher Cross Hill Street Blues Theme/Mike Post
44. 10/31/81 Arthur's Theme/Christopher Cross Magic Power/Triumph*
45. 11/7/81 Private Eyes/Hall & Oates Magic Power/Triumph*
46. 11/14/81 Private Eyes/Hall & Oates Sausalito Summernight/Diesel
47. 11/21/81 Physical/Olivia Newton-John Sausalito Summernight/Diesel
48. 11/28/81 Physical/Olivia Newton-John Don't Stop Believin'/Journey
49. 12/5/81 Physical/Olivia Newton-John Don't Stop Believin'/Journey
50. 12/12/81 Physical/Olivia Newton-John Don't Stop Believin'/Journey
51. 12/19/81 Physical/Olivia Newton-John Don't Stop Believin'/Journey
52. 12/26/81 Physical/Olivia Newton-John Don't Stop Believin'/Journey
Next up, 1982!
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Post by doofus67 on Oct 13, 2018 23:08:43 GMT -5
Glad you're feeling better, slf.
When I put the finishing touches on my fantasy top 20 -- which won't be for a long while -- I think 1981 will be the toughest year to figure out. The pickings were slim even then. It's easy to see why the turnover was so slow in the upper reaches of the charts.
Nonetheless, you made some excellent choices: "Together", "While You See a Chance", "In the Air Tonight", "I Could Never Miss You." I like "Bette Davis Eyes" as a multi-weeker while both "Endless Love" and "Physical" are shut out.
Some great mainstream rock records came out later in the year, like "Urgent", "Who's Crying Now", and "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around." Two of those will be #1 on my list. But I have to say, you're killing me with "Don't Stop Believin'." Generally you steer clear of the overplayed stuff, but no song has been more overplayed than that one (with the possible exception of "Livin' on a Prayer"). That's just me...
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Post by slf on Oct 14, 2018 14:40:11 GMT -5
Glad you're feeling better, slf. When I put the finishing touches on my fantasy top 20 -- which won't be for a long while -- I think 1981 will be the toughest year to figure out. The pickings were slim even then. It's easy to see why the turnover was so slow in the upper reaches of the charts. Nonetheless, you made some excellent choices: "Together", "While You See a Chance", "In the Air Tonight", "I Could Never Miss You." I like "Bette Davis Eyes" as a multi-weeker while both "Endless Love" and "Physical" are shut out. Some great mainstream rock records came out later in the year, like "Urgent", "Who's Crying Now", and "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around." Two of those will be #1 on my list. But I have to say, you're killing me with "Don't Stop Believin'." Generally you steer clear of the overplayed stuff, but no song has been more overplayed than that one (with the possible exception of "Livin' on a Prayer"). That's just me... Yeah, most overplayed songs I do get tired of, but I think all of us have certain (to paraphrase Brian Wilson) "pet songs" that we love so much we have yet to grow tired of them, even many years after their chart runs. "Don't Stop Believin" , from my perspective, fits that description. |
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Post by slf on Oct 14, 2018 15:45:10 GMT -5
I'm back with my next fantasy #1 list, this time for 1982. (After going a week between '80 and '81, I though I'd submit two lists in rapid succession to make up for my absence.) The song choices in the early months of the year were somewhat underwhelming, which is why I have a good-but-not great Paul Davis song at #1 for so long. But the music later in the year improved greatly. (The left column are Billboard #1's; the right column are my #1's.)
1. 1/2/82 Physical/Olivia Newton-John (frozen week) Hooked On Classics/The Royal Philharmonic
2. 1/9/82 Physical/Olivia Newton-John Hooked On Classics/The Royal Philharmonic
3. 1/16/82 Physical/Olivia Newton-John Cool Night/Paul Davis
4. 1/23/82 Physical/Olivia Newton-John Cool Night/Paul Davis
5. 1/30/82 I Can't Go For That/Hall & Oates Cool Night/Paul Davis
6. 2/6/82 Centerfold/The J. Geils Band Cool Night/Paul David
7. 2/13/82 Centerfold/The J. Geils Band Through The Years/Kenny Rogers
8. 2/20/82 Centerfold/The J. Geils Band Through The Years/Kenny Rogers
9. 2/27/82 Centerfold/The J. Geils Band Love In The First Degree/Alabama
10. 3/6/82 Centerfold/The J. Geils Band Through The Years/Kenny Rogers
11. 3/13/82 Centerfold/The J. Geils Band Key Largo/Bertie Higgins
12. 3/20/82 I Love Rock And Roll/Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Key Largo/Bertie Higgins
13. 3/27/82 I Love Rock And Roll/Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Take Off/Bob & Doug McKenzie
14. 4/3/82 I Love Rock And Roll/Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Chariots Of Fire/Vangelis
15. 4/10/82 I Love Rock And Roll/Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Edge Of Seventeen/Stevie Nicks
16. 4/17/82 I Love Rock And Roll/Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Chariots Of Fire/Vangelis
17. 4/24/82 I Love Rock And Roll/Joan Jett & The Blackhearts '65 Love Affair/Paul Davis
18. 5/1/82 I Love Rock And Roll/Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Did It In A Minute/Hall & Oates
19. 5/8/82 Chariots Of Fire/Vangelis Did It In A Minute/Hall & Oates
20. 5/15/82 Ebony And Ivory/Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder 867-5309/Jenny/Tommy Tutone
21. 5/22/82 Ebony And Ivory/Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder 867-5309/Jenny/Tommy Tutone
22. 5/29/82 Ebony And Ivory/Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder The Other Woman/Ray Parker Jr.
23. 6/5/82 Ebony And Ivory/Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder Heat Of The Moment/Asia
24. 6/12/82 Ebony And Ivory/Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder Heat Of The Moment/Asia
25. 6/19/82 Ebony And Ivory/Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder Rosanna/Toto
26. 6/26/82 Ebony And Ivory/Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder Tainted Love/Soft Cell
27. 7/3/82 Don't You Want Me/The Human League Tainted Love/Soft Cell
28. 7/10/82 Don't You Want Me/The Human League Tainted Love/Soft Cell
29. 7/17/82 Don't You Want Me/The Human League Only The Lonely/The Motels
30. 7/24/82 Eye Of The Tiger/Survivor Tainted Love/Soft Cell
31. 7/31/82 Eye Of The Tiger/Survivor Route 101/Herb Alpert
32. 8/7/82 Eye Of The Tiger/Survivor Route 101/Herb Alpert
33. 8/14/82 Eye Of The Tiger/Survivor Route 101/Herb Alpert
34. 8/21/82 Eye Of The Tiger/Survivor Someday, Someway/Marshall Crenshaw
35. 8/28/82 Eye Of The Tiger/Survivor Someday, Someway/Marshall Crenshaw
36. 9/4/82 Abracadabra/The Steve Miller Band Only Time Will Tell/Asia
37. 9/11/82 Hard To Say I'm Sorry/Chicago Only Time Will Tell/Asia
38. 9/18/82 Hard To Say I'm Sorry/Chicago Only Time Will Tell/Asia
39. 9/25/82 Abracadabra/The Steve Miller Band Hold On/Santana
40. 10/2/82 Jack & Diana/John MELLENCAMP Hold On/Santana
41. 10/9/82 Jack & Diana/John MELLENCAMP Hold On/Santana
42. 10/16/82 Jack & Diana/John MELLENCAMP Hold On/Santana
43. 10/23/82 Jack & Diana/John MELLENCAMP Hold On/Santana
44. 10/30/82 Who Can It Be Now/Men At Work Hold On/Santana
45. 11/6/82 Up Where We Belong/Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes Gloria/Laura Branigan
46. 11/13/82 Up Where We Belong/Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes Gloria/Laura Branigan
47. 11/20/82 Up Where We Belong/Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes The Look Of Love/ABC
48. 11/27/82 Truly/Lionel Richie The Look Of Love/ABC
49. 12/4/82 Truly/Lionel Richie The Look Of Love/ABC
50. 12/11/82 Mickey/Toni Basil The Look Of Love/ABC
51. 12/18/82 Maneater/Hall & Oates The Look Of Love/ABC
52. 12/25/82 Maneater/Hall & Oates Rock The Casbah/The Clash
Next up, 1983!
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Post by doofus67 on Oct 15, 2018 1:42:32 GMT -5
Yeah, most overplayed songs I do get tired of, but I think all of us have certain (to paraphrase Brian Wilson) "pet songs" that we love so much we have yet to grow tired of them, even many years after their chart runs. "Don't Stop Believin'", from my perspective, fits that description. True! I've got my overplayed pet songs as well. There's about an equal number of 70s and 80s records in that category. |
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Post by doofus67 on Oct 15, 2018 7:45:12 GMT -5
Another challenging year, 1982. I love "Cool Night", "867-5309", "The Other Woman", "Rosanna," and "Only the Lonely." Several of those will be #1 for me too. Can't wait to see what you've done with '83!
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Post by vince on Oct 15, 2018 20:24:35 GMT -5
Moving into the 80s, this is my fantasy 1980. "Call Me" has the longest run at #1 since "Hey Jude" back in 1968. "Another One Bites the Dust" ties "Call Me"'s 9 weeks at #1 just a few months later.
1980
1/5 Escape – Rupert Holmes (1)
1/12 Rock With You – Michael Jackson(4)
2/9 Do That To Me One More Time – Captain & Tennille (2)
2/23 Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen (3)
3/15 Another Brick in the Wall – Pink Floyd (3)
4/5 Call Me – Blondie (9)
6/7 Funkytown – Lipps Inc. (2)
6/21 Coming Up – Paul McCartney & Wings (4)
7/19 It’s Still Rock & Roll to Me – Billy Joel (3)
8/9 Magic – Olivia Newton-John (3)
8/30 Emotional Rescue – Rolling Stones (2)
9/13 Upside Down – Diana Ross (3)
10/4 Another One Bites the Dust – Queen (9)
12/6 Master Blaster – Stevie Wonder (2)
12/20 Starting Over – John Lennon (6)
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Post by vince on Oct 15, 2018 20:36:08 GMT -5
Next is 1981. Blondie replaces themselves at #1 and controls the top position for 15 weeks. That ties the Beatles 15 week hold on the top position in early 1964. "Bette Davis Eyes" goes in and out of #1 3 times.
1981
1/31 The Tide is High – Blondie (7)
3/21 Rapture – Blondie (8)
5/16 Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes (5)
6/20 Medley – Stars On 45 (1)
6/27 Bette Davis eyes – Kim Carnes (1; total 6)
7/4 All Those Years Ago – George Harrison (1)
7/11 Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes (3; total 9)
8/1 Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield (2)
8/15 Theme from the Greatest American Hero – Joey Scarbury (2)
8/29 Slow Hand – Pointer Sisters (1)
9/5 Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around – Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (5)
10/10 Arthur’s Theme – Christoper Cross (1)
10/17 Start Me Up – Rolling Stones (3)
11/7 Private Eyes – Hall & Oates (3)
11/28 Physical – Olivia Newton-John (7)
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Post by doofus67 on Oct 15, 2018 21:30:32 GMT -5
Hey, Vince -- that's 27 weeks at #1 for Blondie! You're not a fan, are you? ☺
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