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Post by Topay on Apr 7, 2005 16:30:19 GMT -5
Mine is "Joy to the world" by "Three Dog Nights"... which later became #1 song of 1971... Wonder if the title of the song has anything to do with me...  Hey...my song (Van Halen's "Jump") also became #1 of its year (1984)! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2005 2:20:11 GMT -5
on which chart? R & R's according to CT40 89 special was "When Doves Cry" by Prince, and AT40's was "Say, Say, Say."
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Post by Topay on Apr 8, 2005 9:23:45 GMT -5
on which chart? R & R's according to CT40 89 special was "When Doves Cry" by Prince, and AT40's was "Say, Say, Say." Good question, and I can't seem to find the answer, which makes me feel kinda stupid now, but I do know I was born with "Jump" being #1 of the week. Ulij20 might have an answer for me: at40fg.proboards12.com/index.cgi?board=at10&action=display&thread=1091914992He mentions that "Jump" was #1 for the year on the Pop chart...I just couldn't tell you which one. |
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Post by JLHosler on Apr 8, 2005 10:31:37 GMT -5
If you don't know how to find out what was #1 the day you were born, check out my website: www.joshhosler.biz/NumberOneInHistory/SelectMonth.htmIt goes all the way back to 1930 (so far). It's also kinda fun to look up the #1 song the day you might have been conceived. Kind of akin to adding "under the sheets" after every fortune cookie fortune. Seriously, though, the #1 song the day I was born was "My Ding-a-Ling" by Chuck Berry. It's really too bad ... |
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Post by Hervard on Apr 8, 2005 10:47:17 GMT -5
"Jump" was the top song of 1984 according to R&R. Paul, which 89 special are you talking about, the Top 40 songs of 1989? Did Casey mention top songs of other years past or something? (I remember listening to the show, but I don't remember much of it, since I was listening to another year-end special at around the same time). I don't know why he'd say that "When Doves Cry" was the top song of the year, though, unless he was using Billboard stats for the first year of his show. "When Doves Cry" was number one according to Billboard Magazine (AT40 was still using their own year-end list back then - they'd start using Billboard the following year). Quite frankly, I didn't like any of those songs. If only Phil Collins had hit number one a week earlier, he would have had the top song of 1984 on R&R with "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)". "When Doves Cry" is simply a dumb song that I never liked in the first place (before the radio stations played it to death). "Say Say Say" is just plain corny (though I did like the video). As for "Jump", it sounds more like a commercial or music for the start of a ball game. How it did so well on the charts will forever remain a mystery to me. |
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Post by Topay on Apr 8, 2005 15:28:30 GMT -5
"Jump" was the top song of 1984 according to R&R. Thanks ulij! |
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Post by mstgator on Apr 8, 2005 20:02:26 GMT -5
It's also kinda fun to look up the #1 song the day you might have been conceived. Kind of akin to adding "under the sheets" after every fortune cookie fortune. Seriously, though, the #1 song the day I was born was "My Ding-a-Ling" by Chuck Berry. It's really too bad ... Would've been more appropriate if that was #1 the day you were conceived...  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2005 9:17:47 GMT -5
"Jump" was the top song of 1984 according to R&R. Paul, which 89 special are you talking about, the Top 40 songs of 1989? Did Casey mention top songs of other years past or something? (I remember listening to the show, but I don't remember much of it, since I was listening to another year-end special at around the same time). I don't know why he'd say that "When Doves Cry" was the top song of the year, though, unless he was using Billboard stats for the first year of his show. "When Doves Cry" was number one according to Billboard Magazine (AT40 was still using their own year-end list back then - they'd start using Billboard the following year). Quite frankly, I didn't like any of those songs. If only Phil Collins had hit number one a week earlier, he would have had the top song of 1984 on R&R with "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)". "When Doves Cry" is simply a dumb song that I never liked in the first place (before the radio stations played it to death). "Say Say Say" is just plain corny (though I did like the video). As for "Jump", it sounds more like a commercial or music for the start of a ball game. How it did so well on the charts will forever remain a mystery to me. Again then I really dont know what was going on, BB's #1 for the year was "Say, Say, Say" by McCarney & Jackson(according to AT40's Top 100 of 1984) and Casey's Top 40 Top 40 of 1989, Casey went to a commercial break and did what he did on regular surveys..."5 years ago this week back in 1984 the #1 song of the year was When Doves Cry by Prince, who'll be #1 this year, we're on our way to the answer as the countdown rolls on" |
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Post by mstgator on Apr 9, 2005 19:16:38 GMT -5
Again then I really dont know what was going on, BB's #1 for the year was "Say, Say, Say" by McCarney & Jackson(according to AT40's Top 100 of 1984) Like ulij20 said, Casey must've been referencing Billboard's official yearend chart (AT40 tabulated their own yearend countdown in 1984). Obviously would've made more sense to use R&R's (since that's what CT40 went by) or AT40's (since that's what Casey actually counted down in 1984). |
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Post by Hervard on Apr 9, 2005 19:31:20 GMT -5
Again then I really dont know what was going on, BB's #1 for the year was "Say, Say, Say" by McCarney & Jackson(according to AT40's Top 100 of 1984) and Casey's Top 40 Top 40 of 1989, Really? I thought the top song of 1989 according to CT40 was "Miss You Much" by Janet Jackson |
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Post by BROWNJB1 on Apr 13, 2005 21:30:30 GMT -5
The #1 song on the charts on the day that I was born was "Song Sung Blue" by Neil Diamond. By the way, AT40 special aired a special countdown on the week that I was born.
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