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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Number One Songs This Date: April 1st

From Josh Hosler: www.joshhosler.biz/NumberOneinHistory/SelectMonth.htm. Based on the Billboard charts.

Get Ready For Some Memories.

2012 WE ARE YOUNG-- fun feat. Janelle Monas
2002 AIN'T IT FUNNY [MURDER REMIX]-- Jennifer Lopez feat. JaRule
1992 SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST-- Venessa Williams

1989 ETERNAL FLAME-- Bangles (or was it the GoGos)
1988 MAN IN THE MIRROR-- Michael Jackson
1987 NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW-- Starship

1986 ROCK ME AMADEUS-- Falco (I can't help it, I still like this song.)
1985 ONE MORE NIGHT-- Phil Collins
1984 FOOTLOOSE-- Kenny Loggins
1983 BILLIE JEAN-- Michael Jackson-- Number 1 also MARCH 1st

1982 I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL-- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (One of the great rock songs ever and she even says it.)
1981 RAPTURE-- Blondie (Early rap by a white chick.)
1980 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST-- Queen (I'd like to know how many times I played this song at weddings.)

1979 TRAGEDY-- Bee Gees
1978 NIGHT FEVER-- Bee Gees (It was a time of Bee Gees Fever as well.)
1977 RICH GIRL-- Hall & Oates (Did they really say the "b" word?)

1976 DISCO LADY-- Johnnie Taylor (Real early disco.)
1975 LOVIN' YOU-- Minnie Ripperton (Go ahead, Minnie, go up and down the scale.)
1974 HOOKED ON A FEELING-- Blue Swede (How can you you have a better intro. I'd play it three times in a row. Still do. Oooga-Chaka yourself.)
1973 THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA-- Vickie Lawrence

1972 A HORSE WITH NO NAME-- America
1971 JUST MY IMAGINATION (RUNNING AWAY WITH ME)-- Temptations
1970 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER-- Simon and Garfunkel-- Also #1 March 1st.

Good Stuff Maynard. --RoadDog


WILL ROGERS SAYS: A fool and his money are soon elected. (For some reason this one really hits home these days.)

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