Fron Dave McAleer's
The Book of Hit Singles: Top 20 Charts from 1954 to the Present Day."
A few musical notes first.
*** In 1979, the value of record sales in the US dropped 11% to $3.7 billion (with albums accounting for 90%. The number of platinum and gold records dropped by 50%. It was believed that the decrease in disco sales and increase in home taping were thought to be the cause.
This is when they were about to come out with the compact discs, which, as we know, replaced albums.
*** A survey showed that 50% of the highest rated American stations were FM.
*** Eleven fans trampled to death at a Who concert in Cincinnati.
*** Major "Disco Sucks" campaign under way. Hey, the music was great, but the culture some tried building around it was what really sucked.
*** Rap, which had been a New York-only craze, had its first hit, "Rapper's delight" by the Sugarhill Gang."
Rap, What's That? --RoadDog
REDNECKISMS: The minimum drinking age for rednecks has been raised to 32. They are trying to stop high school drinking.
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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