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Post by djjoe1960 on Mar 12, 2023 14:05:09 GMT -5
Record World Magazine sadly went under in April, 1982 lasting 18 years under that name (after starting in 1946 as Music Vendor). Although I consider it to be the least accurate of the Big 3 , especially starting in the mid -1970's when singles lingered on their chart for many weeks after falling off both Billboard & Cash Box. Perhaps the magazine was trying to appeal to the retailer that wanted to know what singles heading down the chart were still selling nationwide; regardless here is a countdown from the first week of March, 1982 (just 6 weeks before they ceased publication). archive.org/details/rwc-1982030401 OMG Bobbie Sue in the Top Ten. There are no words. I mean, the song had lyrics, but...well... It just screams 1982. Hey, Brits. Please HURRY with that 2nd Invasion! Perhaps there was some 'payola' involved with having Bobbie Sue in the Top 10 on the pop charts--since the Oak Ridge Boys were on the front cover of Record World. Or maybe that led to the demise of the magazine 6 weeks later. |
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Post by chrislc on Mar 12, 2023 16:50:46 GMT -5
OMG Bobbie Sue in the Top Ten. There are no words. I mean, the song had lyrics, but...well... It just screams 1982. Hey, Brits. Please HURRY with that 2nd Invasion! Perhaps there was some 'payola' involved with having Bobbie Sue in the Top 10 on the pop charts--since the Oak Ridge Boys were on the front cover of Record World. Or maybe that led to the demise of the magazine 6 weeks later. I guess middle-aged folks must have been buying it. I can't picture teens going to the mall to buy Bobbie Sue. Or even younger kids. #12 in Billboard. So whatever it was, it wasn't just Record World. Elvira was bad, but not this bad. Coincidentally, I have been watching the first episodes of Dallas on Amazon Prime. Never saw those before. What a great show it was. Seeing the first episodes gives context to what followed. Back then, I began watching after he got shot. |
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Post by djjoe1960 on May 8, 2023 17:11:18 GMT -5
The chart from Record World from May 11, 1974 contains the most dropping songs on a show I recorded--and features a #1 that didn't reach that position in Billboard. There are no songs during the countdown that didn't make their way onto AT40, which may have led to the charts of the various publications to become more similar--causing many to want to subscribe to the publication with the most relevant news and charts(Billboard). Enjoy the show-- linkhttps://archive.org/details/rwc-1974051101Joe |
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Post by jgve1952 on May 9, 2023 5:02:35 GMT -5
I tried to use the link, but no results--would be great to hear  |
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Post by giannirubino on May 9, 2023 11:04:59 GMT -5
Start with "archive" and go to the end of the link. That did the trick for me. Or, if you prefer, omit linkhttps://
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Post by djjoe1960 on May 9, 2023 15:07:29 GMT -5
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Post by chrislc on May 9, 2023 17:32:03 GMT -5
I tried to use the link, but no results--would be great to hear I think the gods were trying to save anyone from having to again endure The Streak. But for research purposes maybe I can finally hear clean audio and figure out whether it was boogedy boogedy or lookadat lookadat. |
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Post by jgve1952 on May 10, 2023 4:50:56 GMT -5
Thanks for the link and of course the excellently hosted show! Brings back so many memories. |
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Post by chrislc on May 13, 2023 15:16:01 GMT -5
I tried to use the link, but no results--would be great to hear I think the gods were trying to save anyone from having to again endure The Streak. But for research purposes maybe I can finally hear clean audio and figure out whether it was boogedy boogedy or lookadat lookadat. Okay well now it sounds like Boogadat. So I guess it's back to Square One. |
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Post by djjoe1960 on Jun 15, 2023 6:35:57 GMT -5
As I've indicated before, as the years progressed the music charts had fewer unique songs make the Top 40; which probably led to their demise. However, I did find this one chart from Record World in June 1981 that had two songs that made the Top 40 that failed to do so in Billboard. One of the songs was a novelty number that actually cracked the Top 30 in RW, although I don't ever remember hearing it. So I hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane. In addition, I featured many songs that topped the RW charts during June that failed to make it to #1 in Billboard. archive.org/details/rwc-1981061301 |
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Jun 16, 2023 8:29:08 GMT -5
Just catching this show now. One of my favorites from the artist at #39, which Casey didn't get to count down on AT40. 🙂 Thank you, djjoe1960! |
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Post by jgve1952 on Jun 16, 2023 9:14:00 GMT -5
And a variety of hits from country to R&B, as well as rock. Well done as always Mr. Cantello!
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Post by djjoe1960 on Jun 16, 2023 10:02:34 GMT -5
And a variety of hits from country to R&B, as well as rock. Well done as always Mr. Cantello! I worked at a country station, an automated Top 40 and an A/C during the early 1980's and recall how there were so many multi-format hits that it was difficult to tell what style of music one was listening to until some 'oldie' played (since everyone seemed to play many of the same songs as you suggested). I wonder if Watermark kept borrowing the same music from AT40 to American Country Countdown, perhaps confusing the engineers who put the shows together. |
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Post by jgve1952 on Jun 16, 2023 10:40:37 GMT -5
1981--what a year for country: Alabama, Dolly Parton, Eddie Rabbitt, Dottie West, Kenny Rogers, Oak Ridge Boys, Terri Gibbs and I might have missed a few.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Jun 16, 2023 12:07:08 GMT -5
1981--what a year for country: Alabama, Dolly Parton, Eddie Rabbitt, Dottie West, Kenny Rogers, Oak Ridge Boys, Terri Gibbs and I might have missed a few. Many made the Top 40 on both the country and pop charts as you listed, including Juice Newton (Angel Of The Morning, Queen Of Hearts, The Sweetest Thing), Roseanne Cash (Seven Year Ache) and T. G. Shepperd (I Loved 'Em Every One). Of course, many made the A/C charts, as well. |
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