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Post by vince on Oct 23, 2018 23:30:22 GMT -5
Here is 1989. This is my last one. I don't have any interest in the charted music in the 90s and beyond.
1989
1/7 Armageddon It – Def Leppard (2)
1/21 Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson (2)
2/4 When the Children Cry – White Lion (1)
2/11 Straight Up – Paula Abdule (2)
2/25 Wild Thing – Ton Loc (1)
3/4 Paradise City – Guns ‘N Roses (3)
3/25 The Living Years – Mike + the Mechanics (1)
4/1 Eternal Flame – Bangles (1)
4/8 The Look – Roxette (1)
4/15 She Drive Crazy – Fine Young Cannibals (2)
4/29 Funky Cold Medina – Ton Loc (3)
5/13 Patience – Gun ‘N Roses (2)
5/27 Soldier of Love – Donny Osmond (1)
6/10 Rock On – Michael Damian (1)
6/17 Buffalo Stance – Neneh Cherry (1)
6/24 This Time I Know It’s For Real – Donna Summer (1)
7/1 Satisfied – Richard Marx (1)
7/8 Good Thing – Fine Young Cannibals (1)
7/15 If You Don’t Know Me By Now – Simply Red (1)
7/22 Batdance – Prince (3)
8/12 One Bitten Twice Shy – Great White (5)
9/16 18 And Life – Skid Row (3)
10/7 Miss You Much - Janet Jackson (2)
10/21 Sowing The Seeds Love – Tears For Fears (2)
11/4 Listen Tour Your Heart – Roxette (1)
11/11 Love Shack – B-52’s (4)
12/9 We Didn’t Start The Fire – Billy Joel (4)
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Post by slf on Oct 25, 2018 19:33:31 GMT -5
Good evening. Welcome to my latest fantasy #1 list, this time for 1986. IMHO, the music choices at the beginning of the year were rather mediocre; except for my carryover choice from '85, my #1's for Jan and Feb are only mildly appealing. The same goes for songs later in the year by El Debarge, Journey, Wang Chung, and the Bangles. As I stated in a previous post, these later years of the '80's would have time periods in which I would struggle to choose a song worthy of #1. However, these years still featured many greats songs, as well. (The left column are Billboard #1's; the right column are my #1's.)
1. 1/4/86 Say You, Say Me/Lionel Richie (frozen week) Alive And Kicking/Simple Minds
2. 1/11/86 Say You, Say Me/Lionel Richie Everybody Dance/Ta Mara & The Seen
3. 1/18/86 That's What Friends Are For/Dionne & Friends Everybody Dance/Ta Mara & The Seen
4. 1/25/86 That's What Friends Are For/Dionne & Friends A Love Bizarre/Sheila E.
5. 2/1/86 That's What Friends Are For/Dionne & Friends A Love Bizarre/Sheila E.
6. 2/8/86 That's What Friends Are For/Dionne & Friends Silent Running/Mike & The Mechanics
7. 2/15/86 How Will I Know/Whitney Houston Silent Running/Mike & The Mechanics
8. 2/22/86 How Will I Know/Whitney Houston A Love Bizarre/Sheila E.
9. 3/1/86 Kyrie/Mr. Mister Let's Go All The Way/Sly Fox
10. 3/8/86 Kyrie/Mr. Mister Let's Go All The Way/Sly Fox
11. 3/15/86 Sara/Starship Let's Go All The Way/Sly Fox
12. 3/22/86 These Dreams/Heart Let's Go All The Way/Sly Fox
13. 3/29/86 Rock Me Amadeus/Falco Let's Go All The Way/Sly Fox
14. 4/5/86 Rock Me Amadeus/Falco Calling America/Electric Light Orchestra
15. 4/12/86 Rock Me Amadeus/Falco West End Girls/The Pet Shop Boys
16. 4/19/86 Kiss/Prince & The Revolution West End Girls/The Pet Shop Boys 17. 4/26/86 Kiss/Prince & The Revolution West End Girls/The Pet Shop Boys
18. 5/3/86 Addicted To Love/Robert Palmer Something About You/Level 42
19. 5/10/86 West End Girls/The Pet Shop Boys West End Girls/The Pet Shop Boys
20. 5/17/86 The Greatest Love Of All/Whitney Houston Something About You/Level 42
21. 5/24/86 The Greatest Love Of All/Whitney Houston Something About You/Level 42
22. 5/31/86 The Greatest Love Of All/Whitney Houston Something About You/Level 42
23. 6/7/86 Live To Tell/Madonna Who's Johnny?/El Debarge
24. 6/14/86 On My Own/Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald Nasty/Janet Jackson
25. 6/21/86 On My Own/Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald Nasty/Janet Jackson
26. 6/28/86 On My Own/Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald Nasty/Janet Jackson
27. 7/5/86 They'll Be Sad Songs/Billy Ocean Dreams/Van Halen
28. 7/12/86 Holding Back The Years/Simply Red Invisible Touch/Genesis
29. 7/19/86 Invisible Touch/Genesis Invisible Touch/Genesis
30. 7/26/86 Sledgehammer/Peter Gabriel Mad About You/Belinda Carlisle
31. 8/2/86 The Glory Of Love/Peter Cetera Mad About You/Belinda Carlisle
32. 8/9/86 The Glory Of Love/Peter Cetera The Edge Of Heaven/Wham!
33. 8/16/86 Papa Don't Preach/Madonna The Edge Of Heaven/Wham!
34. 8/23/86 Papa Don't Preach/Madonna Venus/Bananarama
35. 8/30/86 Higher Love/Steve Winwood Venus/Bananarama
36. 9/6/86 Venus/Bananarama Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)/Glass Tiger
37. 9/13/86 Take My Breath Away/Berlin Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)/Glass Tiger
38. 9/20/86 Stuck With You/Huey Lewis & The News Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)/Glass Tiger
39. 9/27/86 Stuck With You/Huey Lewis & The News Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)/Glass Tiger
40. 10/4/86 Stuck With You/Huey Lewis & The News When I Think Of You/Janet Jackson
41. 10/11/86 When I Think Of You/Janet Jackson When I Think Of You/Janet Jackson
42. 10/18/86 When I Think Of You/Janet Jackson Girl Can't Help It/Journey
43. 10/25/86 True Colors/Cyndi Lauper Girl Can't Help It/Journey
44. 11/1/86 True Colors/Cyndi Lauper Girl Can't Help It/Journey
45. 11/8/86 Amanda/Boston Everybody Have Fun Tonight/Wang Chung
46. 11/15/86 Amanda/Boston Everybody Have Fun Tonight/Wang Chung
47. 11/22/86 Human/The Human League Notorious/Duran Duran
48. 11/29/86 You Give Love A Bad Name/Bon Jovi Notorious/Duran Duran
49. 12/6/86 The Next Time I Fall/Peter Cetera & Amy Grant Notorious/Duran Duran
50. 12/13/86 The Way It Is/Bruce Hornsby & The Range Walk Like An Egyptian/The Bangles
51. 12/20/86 Walk Like An Egyptian/The Bangles Land Of Confusion/Genesis
52. 12/27/86 Walk Like An Egyptian/The Bangles Land Of Confusion/Genesis
Next up, 1987!
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Post by mkarns on Oct 25, 2018 22:22:17 GMT -5
Hello, again. Today's fantasy #1 list is from 1985, a year that, IMO, was a marked improvement musically over '84. While only twenty songs made my cut the previous year, thirty songs made the cut in '85. And it all goes downhill after this year; for each of the remaining three years that I'll be submitting #1 lists, I select only 22 #1 songs per year. And in each of those last three years, there will be a few #1's that I'll only be mildly enthusiastic about. But all my choices in '85 are solid, high-quality ones. (The left column are Billboard #1's; the right column are my #1's.) While I personally wouldn't have ranked all your #1's the same if I were doing this, it's nice to see someone else really likes "We Built This City". And apparently we're not alone judging from all the recurrent play it gets, critics and the press aside. "Sentimental Street", "You Spin Me Round", and "Fortress Around Your Heart" are some others I agree with you that they should have been a lot bigger than they were. |
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Post by doofus67 on Oct 26, 2018 9:45:13 GMT -5
Hey, slf. My fantasy top 20 will end with late summer of 1986, so my interest is fading with each new list. 😉 For what it's worth, I like all of your choices this time around. My list, though, will have a greater turnover rate.
As for Van Halen, I'll be putting "Why Can't This Be Love" at #1. Yes, I get time out in the corner for that one -- there's probably not one single member on this board who likes it.
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Post by slf on Oct 26, 2018 18:16:32 GMT -5
Hey, slf. My fantasy top 20 will end with late summer of 1986, so my interest is fading with each new list. 😉 For what it's worth, I like all of your choices this time around. My list, though, will have a greater turnover rate. As for Van Halen, I'll be putting "Why Can't This Be Love" at #1. Yes, I get time out in the corner for that one -- there's probably not one single member on this board who likes it. Nah, no time outs for you; I actually kinda like "Why Can't This Be Love", just not as much as "Dreams" or "Love Walks In". Furthermore, I like the "Van Hagar" era of that band more than the "David Lee Roth" era. I hope you can stay interested for two more fantasy lists (87 & 88). I'm thinking the end of Casey's first AT40 go-round makes a good stopping point. Besides, from 1989 on, the attention I gave to Top 40 radio started to wane, being sporadic, at best. |
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Post by slf on Oct 26, 2018 19:08:37 GMT -5
I'm back with my fantasy #1 list for 1987, which is my penultimate list. I've decided that 1988 will be my last one, to coincide with the end of Casey initial run with AT40. Besides, starting in 1989, I started to follow current music less and less, partly because fewer and fewer songs caught my fancy. As for this year's list, the summertime's music choices were, IMHO, mediocre; my choices of #1 songs by Europe, T'Pau, and Debbie Gibson were only pretty good. But earlier in the year and later in the year saw some of my absolute favorite songs of the late '80's. (The left column are Billboard #1's; the right column are my #1's.)
1. 1/3/87 Walk Like An Egyptian/The Bangles (frozen week) Notorious/Duran Duran
2. 1/10/87 Walk Like An Egyptian/The Bangles Land Of Confusion/Genesis
3. 1/17/87 Shake You Down/Gregory Abbott Someday/Glass Tiger
4. 1/24/87 At This Moment/Billy Vera & The Beaters Someday/Glass Tiger
5. 1/31/87 At This Moment/Billy Vera & The Beaters Keep Your Hands To Yourself/The Georgia Satellites
6. 2/7/87 Open Your Heart/Madonna Keep Your Hands To Yourself/The Georgia Satellites
7. 2/14/87 Livin' On A Prayer/Bon Jovi Brand New Lover/Dead Or Alive
8. 2/21/87 Livin' On A Prayer/Bon Jovi Brand New Lover/Dead Or Alive
9. 2/28/87 Livin' On A Prayer/Bon Jovi Brand New Lover/Dead Or Alive
10. 3/7/87 Livin' On A Prayer/Bon Jovi Tonight, Tonight, Tonight/Genesis
11. 3/14/87 Jacob's Ladder/Huey Lewis & The News Tonight, Tonight, Tonight/Genesis
12. 3/21/87 Lean On Me/Club Nouveau I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)/Aretha & George Michael
13. 3/28/87 Lean On Me/Club Nouveau I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)/Aretha & George Michael
14. 4/4/87 Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now/Starship I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)/Aretha & George Michael
15. 4/11/87 Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now/Starship I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)/Aretha & George Michael
16. 4/18/87 I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)/Aretha & George Michael I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)/Aretha & George Michael
17. 4/25/87 I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)/Aretha & George Michael Ship Of Fools/World Party
18. 5/2/87 I Just Died In Your Arms/Cutting Crew Big Love/Fleetwood Mac
19. 5/9/87 I Just Died In Your Arms/Cutting Crew Right On Track/The Breakfast Club
20. 5/16/87 With Or Without You/U2 Right On Track/The Breakfast Club
21. 5/23/87 With Or Without You/U2 Right On Track/The Breakfast Club
22. 5/30/87 With Or Without You/U2 Right On Track/The Breakfast Club
23. 6/6/87 You Keep Me Hanging On/Kim Wilde Fascinated/Company B
24. 6/13/87 Always/Atlantic Starr Fascinated/Company B
25. 6/20/87 Head To Toe/Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Rock The Night/Europe
26. 6/27/87 I Want To Dance With Somebody/Whitney Houston Heart And Soul/T'Pau
27. 7/4/87 I Want To Dance With Somebody/Whitney Houston Heart And Soul/T'Pau
28. 7/11/87 Alone/Heart Only In My Dreams/Debbie Gibson
29. 7/18/87 Alone/Heart Only In My Dreams/Debbie Gibson
30. 7/25/87 Alone/Heart Only In My Dreams/Debbie Gibson
31. 8/1/87 Shakedown/Bob Seger Only In My Dreams/Debbie Gibson
32. 8/8/87 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For/U2 When Smokey Sings/ABC
33. 8/15/87 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For/U2 When Smokey Sings/ABC
34. 8/22/87 Who's That Girl/Madonna When Smokey Sings/ABC
35. 8/29/87 La Bamba/Los Lobos Touch Of Grey/The Grateful Dead
36. 9/5/87 La Bamba/Los Lobos Here I Go Again/Whitesnake
37. 9/12/87 La Bamba/Los Lobos I Heard A Rumour/Bananarama
38. 9/19/87 I Just Can't Stop Loving You/Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett I Heard A Rumour/Bananarama
39. 9/26/87 Didn't We Almost Have It All/Whitney Houston I Heard A Rumour/Bananarama
40. 10/3/87 Didn't We Almost Have It All/Whitney Houston I Heard A Rumour/Bananarama
41. 10/10/87 Here I Go Again/Whitesnake In My Dreams/REO Speedwagon
42. 10/17/87 Lost In Emotion/Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Breakout/Swing Out Sister
43. 10/24/87 Bad/Michael Jackson Breakout/Swing Out Sister
44. 10/31/87 Bad/Michael Jackson Breakout/Swing Out Sister
45. 11/7/87 I Think We're Alone Now/Tiffany Breakout/Swing Out Sister
46. 11/14/87 I Think We're Alone Now/Tiffany Breakout/Swing Out Sister
47. 11/21/87 Mony, Mony Live/Billy Idol Breakout/Swing Out Sister
48. 11/28/87 I've Had The Time Of My Life/Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes Valerie/Steve Winwood
49. 12/5/87 Heaven Is A Place On Earth/Belinda Carlisle Valerie/Steve Winwood
50. 12/12/87 Faith/George Michael Valerie/Steve Winwood
51. 12/19/87 Faith/George Michael Valerie/Steve Winwood
52. 12/26/87 Faith/George Michael I've Got My Mind Set On You/George Harrison
Next up, I conclude my series of fantasy #1 lists with 1988!
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Post by doofus67 on Oct 26, 2018 21:37:07 GMT -5
Going back to '85, slf, I've got to be fair. You get on a roll in the spring time, with Simple Minds, Murray Head, Tears for Fears, and Howard Jones. All four will be #1's on my list.
And I also love "Easy Lover", "Would I Lie to You?", "Take On Me", and "Perfect Way." And "Alive & Kicking" is exactly that, with a four-week bounce. Nice!
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Post by doofus67 on Oct 27, 2018 6:03:49 GMT -5
For 1987, I love "Keep Your Hands to Yourself", "Big Love", "Right on Track", "Breakout", and "I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)," which is now my favorite song of that year.
All three U2 singles would be #1's or #2's for me. Maybe the best trifecta of the 80s.
Thank you for not letting Bon Jovi get to the top spot. Ugh! So sick of them.
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Post by slf on Oct 28, 2018 15:00:41 GMT -5
Hello, again. Well, this is it; my final fantasy #1 list. As I pointed out before, starting in 1989, I started to follow pop music less and less, having less-than-warm feelings for the ever-dominating genres of rap and grunge. Even this year 1988, IMHO, was nothing to write home about, at least from August forward (coincidentally, when Casey was replaced by Shadoe). Except for "Smooth Criminal", none of my #1's during that five month period rose above "pretty good" standing. Nevertheless, I've enjoyed sharing these lists with you all, and I hope I inspire more of you to submit your fantasy #1 lists. (The left column are Billboard #1's; the right column are my #1's.)
1. 1/2/88 Faith/George Michael (frozen week) Got My Mind Set On You/George Harrison
2. 1/9/88 So Emotional/Whitney Houston Need You Tonight/INXS
3. 1/16/88 Got My Mind Set On You/George Harrison Need You Tonight/INXS
4. 1/23/88 The Way You Make Me Feel/Michael Jackson Need You Tonight/INXS
5. 1/30/88 Need You Tonight/INXS Need You Tonight/INXS
6. 2/6/88 Could've Been/Tiffany Never Gonna Give You Up/Rick Astley
7. 2/13/88 Could've Been/Tiffany I Get Weak/Belinda Carlisle
8. 2/20/88 Seasons Change/Expose I Get Weak/Belinda Carlisle
9. 2/27/88 Father Figure/George Michael I Get Weak/Belinda Carlisle
10. 3/5/88 Father Figure/George Michael I Get Weak/Belinda Carlisle
11. 3/12/88 Never Gonna Give You Up/Rick Astley Out Of The Blue/Debbie Gibson
12. 3/19/88 Never Gonna Give You Up/Rick Astley Hysteria/Def Leppard
13. 3/26/88 Man In The Mirror/Michael Jackson Hysteria/Def Leppard
14. 4/2/88 Man In The Mirror/Michael Jackson Out Of The Blue/Debbie Gibson
15. 4/9/88 Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car/Billy Ocean Electric Blue/Icehouse
16. 4/16/88 Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car/Billy Ocean Electric Blue/Icehouse
17. 4/23/88 Where Do Broken Hearts Go/Whitney Houston Electric Blue/Icehouse
18. 4/30/88 Where Do Broken Hearts Go/Whitney Houston I Don't Want To Live Without You/Foreigner
19. 5/7/88 Wishing Well/Terrence Trent D'Arby Strange But True/Times Two
20. 5/14/88 Anything For You/Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine Shattered Dreams/Johnny Hates Jazz
21. 5/21/88 Anything For You/Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine Shattered Dreams/Johnny Hates Jazz
22. 5/28/88 One More Try/George Michael Shattered Dreams/Johnny Hates Jazz
23. 6/4/88 One More Try/George Michael Shattered Dreams/Johnny Hates Jazz
24 6/11/88 One More Try/George Michael Circle In The Sand/Belinda Carlisle
25. 6/18/88 Together Forever/Rick Astley Circle In The Sand/Belinda Carlisle
26. 6/25/88 Foolish Beat/Debbie Gibson Rush Hour/Jane Wiedlin
27. 7/2/88 Dirty Diana/Michael Jackson I Should Be So Lucky/Kylie Minogue
28. 7/9/88 The Flame/Cheap Trick I Should Be So Lucky/Kylie Minogue
29. 7/16/88 The Flame/Cheap Trick I Should Be So Lucky/Kylie Minogue
30. 7/23/88 Hold On To The Night/Richard Marx Love Changes Everything/Climie Fisher
31. 7/30/88 Roll With It/Steve Winwood Love Changes Everything/Climie Fisher
32. 8/6/88 Roll With It/Steve Winwood When It's Love/Van Halen (Bye, bye, Casey!)
33. 8/13/88 Roll With It/Steve Winwood When It's Love/Van Halen (Hello, Shadoe!)
34. 8/20/88 Roll With It/Steve Winwood When It's Love/Van Halen
35. 8/27/88 Monkey/George Michael Here With Me/REO Speedwagon
36. 9/3/88 Monkey/George Michael One Good Woman/Peter Cetera
37. 9/10/88 Sweet Child O' Mine/Guns 'N Roses One Good Woman/Peter Cetera
38. 9/17/88 Sweet Child O' Mine/Guns 'N Roses One Good Woman/Peter Cetera
39. 9/24/88 Don't Worry, Be Happy/Bobby McFerrin One Good Woman/Peter Cetera
40. 10/1/88 Don't Worry, Be Happy/Bobby McFerrin One Good Woman/Peter Cetera
41. 10/8/88 Love Bites/Def Leppard Kokomo/The Beach Boys
42. 10/15/88 Red, Red Wine/UB40 Kokomo/The Beach Boys
43. 10/22/88 Groovy Kind Of Love/Phil Collins How Can I Fall/Breath
44. 10/29/88 Groovy Kind Of Love/Phil Collins How Can I Fall/Breath
45. 11/5/88 Kokomo/The Beach Boys How Can I Fall/Breath
46. 11/12/88 Wild, Wild West/The Escape Club Desire/U2
47. 11/19/88 Bad Medicine/Bon Jovi Desire/U2
48. 11/26/88 Bad Medicine/Bon Jovi Waiting For A Star To Fall/Boy Meets Girl
49. 12/3/88 Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird/Will To Power How Can I Fall/Breath
50. 12/10/88 Look Away/Chicago Smooth Criminal/Michael Jackson
51. 12/17/88 Look Away/Chicago Smooth Criminal/Michael Jackson
52. 12/24/88 Every Rose Has Its Thorn/Poison Smooth Criminal/Michael Jackson
53. 12/31/88 Every Rose Has Its Thorn/Poison (frozen week) Smooth Criminal/Michael Jackson
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Post by doofus67 on Oct 29, 2018 12:37:07 GMT -5
Well, in '88, you did the best you could given what you had to work with. I like your back-to-back solo Go-Go picks, and the rarely-played "Strange but True" and "Love Changes (Everything)."
The pickings are slim. The fall of that year was particularly barren when it came to quality music. The worst #1 record of the decade, "Baby I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley," was out then. (Radio must have really come up short on ballads.)
I don't know when I'll have my list ready. As I've been saying, it'll be a week-by-week fantasy top 20 chart, not just a rundown of #1's, and it'll cover late summer of '74 through late summer of '86. So far I'm still selecting the songs using my Joel Whitburn book. I'm in the "L" artists alphabetically.
This has been fun. Thanks, slf!
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Post by doofus67 on Sept 1, 2020 13:24:11 GMT -5
Here's my list for 1975. Despite the continued revolving door situation on AT40, I'm still surprised at the low number of weeks when we were in agreement (indicated by *). I like a year when lots of songs hang on to #1 for two or three weeks. On FT20, there were 10 such songs. Not bad. Happy accident: My 17th #1 song of the year was "At Seventeen." | Date | # | AT40 | # | FT20 | | Jan. 4 | 1 | Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds / Elton John | 1 | Junior's Farm / Paul McCartney & Wings | | Jan. 11 |
| Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds / Elton John |
| Junior's Farm / Paul McCartney & Wings | | *Jan. 18 | 2 | Mandy / Barry Manilow | 2 | Mandy / Barry Manilow | | Jan. 25 | 3 | Please Mr. Postman / The Carpenters |
| Mandy / Barry Manilow | | Feb. 1 | 4 | Laughter in the Rain / Neil Sedaka |
| Mandy / Barry Manilow | | Feb. 8 | 5 | Fire / The Ohio Players |
| Mandy / Barry Manilow | | *Feb. 15 | 6 | You're No Good / Linda Ronstadt | 3 | You're No Good / Linda Ronstadt | | Feb. 22 | 7 | Pick Up the Pieces / The Average White Band |
| You're No Good / Linda Ronstadt | | Mar. 1 | 8 | Best of My Love / The Eagles |
| You're No Good / Linda Ronstadt | | Mar. 8 | 9 | Have You Never Been Mellow / Olivia Newton-John |
| You're No Good / Linda Ronstadt | | Mar. 15 | 10 | Black Water / The Doobie Brothers |
| You're No Good / Linda Ronstadt | | Mar. 22 | 11 | My Eyes Adored You / Frankie Valli | 4 | Lady Marmalade / Labelle | | Mar. 29 | 12 | Lady Marmalade / Labelle | 5 | Don't Call Us, We'll Call You / Sugarloaf & Jerry Corbetta | | April 5 | 13 | Lovin' You / Minnie Riperton |
| Don't Call Us, We'll Call You / Sugarloaf & Jerry Corbetta
| | *April 12 | 14 | Philadelphia Freedom / The Elton John Band | 6 | Philadelphia Freedom / The Elton John Band | | *April 19 |
| Philadelphia Freedom / The Elton John Band |
| Philadelphia Freedom / The Elton John Band | | April 26 | 15 | Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song / B.J. Thomas |
| Philadelphia Freedom / The Elton John Band | | May 3 | 16 | He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) / Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| Philadelphia Freedom / The Elton John Band | | May 10 |
| He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) / Tony Orlando & Dawn | 7 | Jackie Blue / The Ozark Mountain Daredevils | | May 17 |
| He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) / Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| Jackie Blue / The Ozark Mountain Daredevils | | *May 24 | 17 | Shining Star / Earth, Wind & Fire | 8 | Shining Star / Earth, Wind & Fire | | May 31 | 18 | Before the Next Teardrop Falls / Freddy Fender | 9 | How Long / Ace | | June 7 | 19 | Thank God I'm a Country Boy / John Denver |
| How Long / Ace | | June 14 | 20 | Sister Golden Hair / America |
| How Long / Ace | | June 21 | 21 | Love Will Keep Us Together / The Captain & Tennille | 10 | When Will I Be Loved / Linda Ronstadt | | June 28 |
| Love Will Keep Us Together / The Captain & Tennille | 11 | Wildfire / Michael Murphey |
| July 5 |
| Love Will Keep Us Together / The Captain & Tennille |
| Wildfire / Michael Murphey | | July 12 |
| Love Will Keep Us Together / The Captain & Tennille | 12 | Listen to What the Man Said / Paul McCartney & Wings | | July 19 | 22 | Listen to What the Man Said / Paul McCartney & Wings | 13 | Magic / Pilot | | July 26 | 23 | The Hustle / Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony |
| Magic / Pilot | | Aug. 2 | 24 | One of These Nights / The Eagles |
| Magic / Pilot | | Aug. 9 | 25 | Jive Talkin' / The Bee Gees | 14 | I'm Not in Love / 10cc | | Aug. 16 |
| Jive Talkin' / The Bee Gees | 15 | Someone Saved My Life Tonight / Elton John | | Aug. 23 | 26 | Fallin' in Love / Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| Someone Saved My Life Tonight / Elton John | | *Aug. 30 | 27 | Get Down Tonight / KC & the Sunshine Band | 16 | Get Down Tonight / KC & the Sunshine Band | | Sept. 6 | 28 | Rhinestone Cowboy / Glen Campbell |
| Get Down Tonight / KC & the Sunshine Band | | Sept. 13 |
| Rhinestone Cowboy / Glen Campbell |
| Get Down Tonight / KC & the Sunshine Band | | Sept. 20 | 29 | Fame / David Bowie | 17 | At Seventeen / Janis Ian | | Sept. 27 | 30 | I'm Sorry / John Denver |
| At Seventeen / Janis Ian | | Oct. 4 |
| Fame / David Bowie |
| At Seventeen / Janis Ian | | Oct. 11 | 31 | Bad Blood / Neil Sedaka |
| At Seventeen / Janis Ian | | Oct. 18 |
| Bad Blood / Neil Sedaka | 18 | Ballroom Blitz / Sweet | | Oct. 25 |
| Bad Blood / Neil Sedaka | 19 | Miracles / Jefferson Starship | | Nov. 1 | 32 | Island Girl / Elton John |
| Miracles / Jefferson Starship | | Nov. 8 |
| Island Girl / Elton John |
| Miracles / Jefferson Starship | | Nov. 15 |
| Island Girl / Elton John | 20 | Who Loves You / The Four Seasons | | Nov. 22 | 33 | That's the Way (I Like It) / KC & the Sunshine Band |
| Who Loves You / The Four Seasons | | Nov. 29 | 34 | Fly, Robin, Fly / Silver Convention |
| Who Loves You / The Four Seasons | | Dec. 6 |
| Fly, Robin, Fly / Silver Convention | 21 | Nights on Broadway / The Bee Gees | | Dec. 13 |
| Fly, Robin, Fly / Silver Convention |
| Nights on Broadway / The Bee Gees | | Dec. 20 |
| That's the Way (I Like It) / KC & the Sunshine Band |
| Nights on Broadway / The Bee Gees | | Dec. 27 | 35 | Let's Do It Again / The Staple Singers |
| Nights on Broadway / The Bee Gees |
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Post by doofus67 on Sept 2, 2020 8:59:30 GMT -5
Here's 1976. Hmmm... I wonder whether some of the acts that went to #1 on FT20, especially in the second half of '76, might end up on the Special I promised I would do... | Date | # | AT40 | # | FT20 | | Jan. 3 | 1 | Saturday Night / The Bay City Rollers |
| Nights on Broadway / The Bee Gees | | Jan. 10 | 2 | Convoy / C.W. McCall | 1 | Fox on the Run / Sweet | | Jan. 17 | 3 | I Write the Songs / Barry Manilow |
| Fox on the Run / Sweet | | Jan. 24 | 4 | Theme from Mahogany / Diana Ross | 2 | Walk Away from Love / David Ruffin | | Jan. 31 | 5 | Love Rollercoaster / The Ohio Players |
| Walk Away from Love / David Ruffin | | *Feb. 7 | 6 | 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover / Paul Simon | 3 | 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover / Paul Simon | | *Feb. 14 |
| 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover / Paul Simon |
| 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover / Paul Simon | *Feb. 21
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| 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover / Paul Simon |
| 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover / Paul Simon | | Feb. 28 | 7 | Theme from S.W.A.T. / Rhythm Heritage |
| 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover / Paul Simon | | Mar. 6 | 8 | Love Machine / The Miracles |
| 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover / Paul Simon | | Mar. 13 | 9 | December, 1963 / The Four Seasons |
| 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover / Paul Simon | | *Mar. 20 |
| December, 1963 / The Four Seasons | 4 | December, 1963 / The Four Seasons | | Mar. 27 |
| December, 1963 / The Four Seasons | 5 | Sweet Thing / Rufus & Chaka Khan | | April 3 | 10 | Disco Lady / Johnnie Taylor |
| Sweet Thing / Rufus & Chaka Khan | | April 10 |
| Disco Lady / Johnnie Taylor |
| December, 1963 / The Four Seasons | | *April 17 |
| Disco Lady / Johnnie Taylor | 6 | Disco Lady / Johnnie Taylor | | April 24 |
| Disco Lady / Johnnie Taylor | 7 | Right Back Where We Started From / Maxine Nightingale | | *May 1 | 11 | Let Your Love Flow / The Bellamy Brothers | 8 | Let Your Love Flow / The Bellamy Brothers | | May 8 |
| Welcome Back / John Sebastian |
| Let Your Love Flow / The Bellamy Brothers | | May 15 | 12 | Boogie Fever / The Sylvers |
| Let Your Love Flow / The Bellamy Brothers | | May 22 | 13 | Silly Love Songs / Wings | 9 | Fooled Around and Fell in Love / Elvin Bishop | | May 29 | 14 | Love Hangover / Diana Ross |
| Fooled Around and Fell in Love / Elvin Bishop | | June 5 |
| Love Hangover / Diana Ross | 10 | Silly Love Songs / Wings | | June 12 |
| Silly Love Songs / Wings | 11 | Love Hangover / Diana Ross | | June 19 |
| Silly Love Songs / Wings | 12 | Shop Around / The Captain & Tennille
| | June 26 |
| Silly Love Songs / Wings |
| Shop Around / The Captain & Tennille |
| July 3 |
| Silly Love Songs / Wings | 13 | Afternoon Delight / The Starland Vocal Band | | *July 10 | 15 | Afternoon Delight / The Starland Vocal Band |
| Afternoon Delight / The Starland Vocal Band | | *July 17 |
| Afternoon Delight / The Starland Vocal Band |
| Afternoon Delight / The Starland Vocal Band | | July 24 | 16 | Kiss and Say Goodbye / The Manhattans | 14 | Love Is Alive / Gary Wright | | July 31 |
| Kiss and Say Goodbye / The Manhattans | 15 | Moonlight Feels Right / Starbuck | | Aug. 7 | 17 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart / Elton John and Kiki Dee |
| Moonlight Feels Right / Starbuck | | Aug. 14 |
| Don't Go Breaking My Heart / Elton John and Kiki Dee |
| Moonlight Feels Right / Starbuck | | Aug. 21 |
| Don't Go Breaking My Heart / Elton John and Kiki Dee | 16 | Turn the Beat Around / Vicki Sue Robinson | | Aug. 28 |
| Don't Go Breaking My Heart / Elton John and Kiki Dee |
| Turn the Beat Around / Vicki Sue Robinson | | Sept. 4 | 18 | You Should Be Dancing / The Bee Gees | 17 | You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine / Lou Rawls | | Sept. 11 | 19 | Shake Your Booty / KC & the Sunshine Band | 18 | Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel / Tavares | | Sept. 18 | 20 | Play That Funky Music / Wild Cherry |
| Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel / Tavares | | Sept. 25 |
| Play That Funky Music / Wild Cherry | 19 | Lowdown / Boz Scaggs | | Oct. 2 |
| Play That Funky Music / Wild Cherry |
| Lowdown / Boz Scaggs | | Oct. 9 | 21 | A Fifth of Beethoven / Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band | 20 | Devil Woman / Cliff Richard | | Oct. 16 | 22 | Disco Duck / Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots |
| Devil Woman / Cliff Richard | | Oct. 23 | 23 | If You Leave Me Now / Chicago | 21 | Magic Man / Heart | | Oct. 30 |
| If You Leave Me Now / Chicago | 22 | She's Gone / Daryl Hall & John Oates | | Nov. 6 | 24 | Rock'n Me / Steve Miller |
| She's Gone / Daryl Hall & John Oates | | Nov. 13 | 25 | Tonight's the Night / Rod Stewart | 23 | The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald / Gordon Lightfoot | | Nov. 20 |
| Tonight's the Night / Rod Stewart |
| The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald / Gordon Lightfoot | | Nov. 27 |
| Tonight's the Night / Rod Stewart |
| The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald / Gordon Lightfoot | | Dec. 4 |
| Tonight's the Night / Rod Stewart |
| The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald / Gordon Lightfoot | | Dec. 11 |
| Tonight's the Night / Rod Stewart |
| The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald / Gordon Lightfoot | | Dec. 18 |
| Tonight's the Night / Rod Stewart | 24 | The Rubberband Man / The Spinners | | Dec. 25 |
| Tonight's the Night / Rod Stewart |
| The Rubberband Man / The Spinners |
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Post by dannyd on Sept 2, 2020 10:12:04 GMT -5
The last 13 weeks of 1976 are not finished. Why?
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Post by dannyd on Sept 2, 2020 22:56:46 GMT -5
Here's the last 13 weeks of 1976, Doofus67:
Oct. 2 Lowdown Boz Scaggs
Oct. 9 Devil Woman Cliff Richard
Oct. 16 Devil Woman Cliff Richard
Oct. 23 Magic Man Heart
Oct. 30 She's Gone Hall and Oates
Nov. 6 She's Gone Hall and Oates
Nov. 13 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot
Nov. 20 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot
Nov. 27 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot
Dec. 4 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot
Dec. 11 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot
Dec. 18 The Rubberband Man The Spinners
Dec. 25 The Rubberband Man The Spinners
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Post by doofus67 on Sept 3, 2020 2:34:00 GMT -5
Thank you, dannyd!
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