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Post by Mike on Apr 14, 2021 8:35:26 GMT -5
I'm listening to 4/14/90 right now, which includes "The Secret Garden" by Quincy Jones (and guests) leaping nine notches right to its peak at #31. A large jump right to peak position - but, not a record. So - what is the record for this stat? I'm looking for two classifications here - songs that didn't hit #1 and songs that did. (And don't bother mentioning any high-debuting songs - I'm looking for large chart movement only.  ) Among songs that didn't hit #1, I can only think of one: "Let My Love Open the Door", which leaped 19-9 on 8/16/80 only to stall right there for three weeks. Anyone make an equal or bigger leap to peak position? Among #1s, to the best of my knowledge, there's only two double-digit jumpers that went right to #1 - "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" on 9/4/71 (12-1) and "Blurred Lines" on 7/20/2013 (11-1). Am I missing any? (I know there's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" and "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" which both leaped 10-1, but that seems moot with the two double-digit jumpers.) And...let's have at it.  |
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Post by Hervard on Apr 14, 2021 9:28:24 GMT -5
"Day By Day" by the Hooters moved 28-18, where it peaked, in early 1986. So that would tie the Pete Townsend song, anyway.
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Post by 80sat40fan on Apr 14, 2021 9:36:51 GMT -5
"Baby I Lied" by Deborah Allen also jumped 10 notches from 36 - 26 on the 1/21/84 countdown... and then spent two additional weeks at #26 where it peaked. "Day By Day" mentioned by Hervard also spent three weeks at its peak position. It's almost like Billboard thought, "Our fans will never believe that a song which cruised up ten notches would suddenly hold at its same position. We'll have to hold it there for a third week!"  Thought off another one... "Get Closer" by Seals & Crofts rocketed up 10 notches from 16 to 6 on the 7/24/76 countdown... but it only spent two weeks at #6. Its chart movement before the leap was 34 - 30 - 26 - 22 - 20 - 18 - 16. |
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Post by mga707 on Apr 14, 2021 10:02:16 GMT -5
In the early AT40 days, 1970-71, there were a number of songs that took big leaps and then peaked. One that comes to mind is "Get Up" (aka "Sex Machine") by James Brown, which leaped from #30 to it's peak at #15 on 8/7/70. I know there was at least one other with similar move to it's peak position, but I can't think of it or them right now.
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Post by 80sat40fan on Apr 14, 2021 10:12:19 GMT -5
I found one from 1970 that made a bigger leap to its peak... "No Matter What" by Badfinger rocketed up 16 notches to #8 on the 12/4/70 chart where it peaked.
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Post by mga707 on Apr 14, 2021 10:18:21 GMT -5
I found one from 1970 that made a bigger leap to its peak... "No Matter What" by Badfinger rocketed up 16 notches to #8 on the 12/4/70 chart where it peaked. Yes! That was one I couldn't remember. Thanks. |
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Post by djjoe1960 on Apr 14, 2021 10:50:55 GMT -5
In June of 1968 an instrumental, the Horse by Cliff Nobles & Co., went from #15 to #2--where it sat for two more weeks before descending down the chart.
During At40's first 6 months of existence, Glen Campbell jumped from #17 to his peak of #10 with It's Only Make Believe (chart date--10/31/1970).
One other one I recall from 1975 is Wildfire by Michael Murphy, which was at #12 and then rose to #3 the following week (and stayed at #3 for one more week).
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Post by Mike on Apr 14, 2021 10:56:06 GMT -5
In June of 1968 an instrumental, the Horse by Cliff Nobles & Co., went from #15 to #2--where it sat for two more weeks before descending down the chart. That made me think of another one from the 60s: Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me", which leaped 13-2 on 2/1/64. What stood in her way? Why, a little record called "I Want to Hold Your Hand". |
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Post by mga707 on Apr 14, 2021 20:07:45 GMT -5
In June of 1968 an instrumental, the Horse by Cliff Nobles & Co., went from #15 to #2--where it sat for two more weeks before descending down the chart. That made me think of another one from the 60s: Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me", which leaped 13-2 on 2/1/64. What stood in her way? Why, a little record called "I Want to Hold Your Hand". The Beach Boys' "Barbara Ann" also did a "Horse"-like huge move to it's peak on the week ending January 29 1966: #15 to #2. |
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Post by mrjukebox on Apr 14, 2021 21:31:45 GMT -5
On 12/7/63,"Louie Louie" by The Kingsmen made a huge leap from # 23 to # 4-However,it spent six weeks at # 2 due to "Dominique" by The Singing Nun & "There! I've Said It Again" by Bobby Vinton.
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Post by mkarns on Apr 14, 2021 22:19:13 GMT -5
Another from 1970: "See Me, Feel Me" by the Who jumped 12 notches from #24 to #12 and went no higher--ten years before Pete Townshend on his own did something similar at slightly higher chart levels.
One that made a huge jump to a near-peak was "Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney and Wings, leaping from from #21 to #3 in August 1973--only to get stuck at #2 behind three different songs.
"Time Has Come Today" by the Chambers Brothers jumped from #27 to #11 in September 1968 and peaked there for 5 weeks (did someone at Billboard really want to block them from the top 10 for some reason?) The same week the Beatles' "Revolution" leaped from #38 to #12 where it peaked. These sort of moves were apparently not too unusual for the late 60s....
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Post by djjoe1960 on Apr 15, 2021 6:52:53 GMT -5
"Time Has Come Today" by the Chambers Brothers jumped from #27 to #11 in September 1968 and peaked there for 5 weeks (did someone at Billboard really want to block them from the top 10 for some reason?) The same week the Beatles' "Revolution" leaped from #38 to #12 where it peaked. These sort of moves were apparently not too unusual for the late 60s.... By they way, the Chamber Brothers reached #11 in all three trades that year--Odd. I guess they were vindicated as the song has been used on numerous TV shows and in movies. |
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Post by mga707 on Apr 15, 2021 9:30:36 GMT -5
Another from 1970: "See Me, Feel Me" by the Who jumped 12 notches from #24 to #12 and went no higher--ten years before Pete Townshend on his own did something similar at slightly higher chart levels. And there it is--the third of the 1970 'big movers to peak position', of which only James Brown came immediately to my mind. Thanks! |
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