10. FLOCK OF SEAGULLS-- I Ran (So Far Away), Space Age Love Song, Wish (If I Had a Photograph of You)
9. THE CURE-- Just Like Heaven, Love Song, Friday I'm In Love
8. CREAM-- Sunshine of Your Love, White Room, Crossroads
7. THE KELLERS-- Mr. Brightside, When You Were Young, Human
6. BEASTIE BOYS-- (You Gotta) Fight for Right (To Party), Intergalactic, Hey Ladies
5. HOOTERS-- And We Danced, Day By Day, Where Do the Children Go
4. HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS-- Don't Pull Your Love, Winners and Losers, Fallin' in Love
3. RUN D.M.C.-- Walk This Way, You Be Illin', Down With the King
2. SPANDAU BALLET-- True, Gold, Only When You Leave
1. AC/DC-- You Shook Me All Night Long, Back in Black, Money talks (Highway to Hell peaked at #47.)
A Different Way to look at the Hits. --RoadDog
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Showing posts with label Top 40. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Top 40. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Three Hit Wonders, or, Third Time's the Charm-- Part 2
20. TROGGS-- Wild Thing, With a Girl Like You, Love Is All Around
19. SAM & DAVE-- Hold On! I'm Comin', Soul Man, I Thank You (A big surprise they only had the three huts as I really liked so many of their other songs.)
18. ZOMBIES-- She's Not There, Tell her No, Time of the Season
17. LISA LOEB-- Stay (I Missed You), Do You Sleep?, I Do
16. PROCUL HARUM-- A Whiter Shade of Pale, Homburg, Conquistador
15. BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS-- Billy Don't be a Hero, Who Do You Think You Are, Heartbreak Kid
14. DEEP PURPLE-- Hush, Kentucky Woman, Smoke on the Water
13. CUTTING CREW-- (I Just) Died In Your Arms, I've Been In Love Before, One for the Mocking Bird
12. KEITH-- Ain't Gonna Die, 98.6, Tell Me to My Face
11. THE KNACK-- My Sharona, Good Girls Don't, My Baby Talks Dirty
What Color Are You Turning? --RoadDog
19. SAM & DAVE-- Hold On! I'm Comin', Soul Man, I Thank You (A big surprise they only had the three huts as I really liked so many of their other songs.)
18. ZOMBIES-- She's Not There, Tell her No, Time of the Season
17. LISA LOEB-- Stay (I Missed You), Do You Sleep?, I Do
16. PROCUL HARUM-- A Whiter Shade of Pale, Homburg, Conquistador
15. BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS-- Billy Don't be a Hero, Who Do You Think You Are, Heartbreak Kid
14. DEEP PURPLE-- Hush, Kentucky Woman, Smoke on the Water
13. CUTTING CREW-- (I Just) Died In Your Arms, I've Been In Love Before, One for the Mocking Bird
12. KEITH-- Ain't Gonna Die, 98.6, Tell Me to My Face
11. THE KNACK-- My Sharona, Good Girls Don't, My Baby Talks Dirty
What Color Are You Turning? --RoadDog
Three Hit Wonders: Third Time's the Charm-- Part 1
From the March 29, 2013, List of the Day "Three Hit Wonders: Third Time's the Charm or Three's Company" by Rob O'Connor.
I sure miss Mr. O'Connors column that ran on Yahoo every so often. Always interesting items with pictures and lots 'o info.
These are groups that only had three Top 40 hits. Some of the songs I've heard, others not. First song listed was biggest hit.
25. PLAYER-- Baby Come Back, This Time I'm In It for Love, Prisoner of Your Love
24. SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET-- She's About a Mover, The Rains Came, Mendocino (One of my favorite groups with Doug Sahm and Augie Meyers who went on to form the Texas Tornadoes.)
23. BANANARAMA-- Cruel Summer, Venus, I Heard a Rumour (Or were they the Go-Gos. I can never keep them apart.)
22. RUPERT HOLMES-- Escape (the Pina Colada Song), Him, Answering Machine. (Had a way with humorous songs.)
21. KATRINA & THE WAVES-- Walking on Sunshine, Do You Want Crying, That's the Way
And Who Did His Date Turn Out to Be? --RoadDog
YOU THINK ENGLISH IS EASY? There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
I sure miss Mr. O'Connors column that ran on Yahoo every so often. Always interesting items with pictures and lots 'o info.
These are groups that only had three Top 40 hits. Some of the songs I've heard, others not. First song listed was biggest hit.
25. PLAYER-- Baby Come Back, This Time I'm In It for Love, Prisoner of Your Love
24. SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET-- She's About a Mover, The Rains Came, Mendocino (One of my favorite groups with Doug Sahm and Augie Meyers who went on to form the Texas Tornadoes.)
23. BANANARAMA-- Cruel Summer, Venus, I Heard a Rumour (Or were they the Go-Gos. I can never keep them apart.)
22. RUPERT HOLMES-- Escape (the Pina Colada Song), Him, Answering Machine. (Had a way with humorous songs.)
21. KATRINA & THE WAVES-- Walking on Sunshine, Do You Want Crying, That's the Way
And Who Did His Date Turn Out to Be? --RoadDog
YOU THINK ENGLISH IS EASY? There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
Friday, March 7, 2014
March 6, 1964 WLS Silver Dollar Survey-- The Rest of It: Parents, Country, Invasion and Cashing In
Our Parents' Music-- British Invasion-- Country and Cashing In On the Beatles. //// I looked at the rest of the survey and did some categorizing. It was, other than the Baetles in the Top Ten, quite a diverse group of artists and songs. //// OUR PARENTS' MUSIC: #9. The Shelter of Your Arms-- Sammy Davis Jr // #17. I Love You More and More-- Al Martino // #18. A Fool Never Learns-- Andy Williams // #28. Stardust-- Nino Temp & April Stevens //// BRITISH INVASION: #12. Glad All Over-- Dave Clark Five // #20. It's All In the Game-- Cliff Richard // #25. Needles and Pins-- Searchers // #29. Hippy Hippy Shake-- Swinging Blue Jeans //// COUNTRY: Long Gone Lonesome Blues-- Hank Williams Jr. // Saginaw Michigan-- Lefty Frizzell // He Says the Same Thing-- Skeeter Davis //// CASHING IN ON THE BEATLES: #23 We Love You Beatles-- Carefree // #32 Liverpool-- Vice-Roys. //// The last song by the Vice-Roys, was an instrumental so I am not sure whether it had anything to do with the Beatles other than that is where they were from and to come out at this time. Kind of a coincidence. //// Bocehpus and the Beatles? --RoadDog
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Beach Music's Top 40 from 1954-- Part 4
This list was compiled by the walking Beach Music encyclopedia, John Hook, also known as 'Fessa John Hook.
This appears on Cashbox Magazine's Top 40 Countdowns and changes weekly.
http://www.cashboxmagazine.com/countdowns/beachmusicweekly.html
Continued from September 23rd.
#10 I USED TO CRY MERCY MERCY-- Lamplighters-- Thurston Harris came out of this group.
HM IT WENT DOWN EASY-- Melvin Smith
#9 BIG FOOT MAY-- Hal Paige and His Blues Boys
#8 I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT-- Spiders
HM PONY TAIL-- T-Bone Walker
#7 SHAKE THAT THING-- Wynonie Harris
#6 SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL-- Joe Turner-- The "Dirty version" of Bill Haley's hit.
HM MOVE ME BABY-- Jimmy Witherspoon & Lamplighters
#5 WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER-- Checkers
#4 WORK WITH ME ANNIE-- Hank Ballard & the Midnighetrs
THE ANNIE MEDLEY: Annie Had a Baby, Loud Mouth Annie, Annie Pulled a Humbug, Annie Met Henry, Annie's Aunt Fannie, Little Annie, I'm the Father of Annie's Baby, My Name Ain't Annie, Annie's Answer. (That Annie Sho' Got Around.)
#3 ONE SCOTCH, ONE BOURBON, ONE BEER-- Amos Milburn
#2 MONEY HONEY-- Drifters
HM TV IS THE THING THIS YEAR-- Dinah Washington
HM FAT DADDY-- Dinah Washington
HM TIRED OF YOUR SEXY WAYS-- Four Jacks
#1 SEXY WAYS-- Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
Some Familiar Names and Some Not So. What's With That Annie Gal, Anyway. --RoadDog
SENIOR PERKS: You tend to sing along with elevator music.
This appears on Cashbox Magazine's Top 40 Countdowns and changes weekly.
http://www.cashboxmagazine.com/countdowns/beachmusicweekly.html
Continued from September 23rd.
#10 I USED TO CRY MERCY MERCY-- Lamplighters-- Thurston Harris came out of this group.
HM IT WENT DOWN EASY-- Melvin Smith
#9 BIG FOOT MAY-- Hal Paige and His Blues Boys
#8 I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT-- Spiders
HM PONY TAIL-- T-Bone Walker
#7 SHAKE THAT THING-- Wynonie Harris
#6 SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL-- Joe Turner-- The "Dirty version" of Bill Haley's hit.
HM MOVE ME BABY-- Jimmy Witherspoon & Lamplighters
#5 WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER-- Checkers
#4 WORK WITH ME ANNIE-- Hank Ballard & the Midnighetrs
THE ANNIE MEDLEY: Annie Had a Baby, Loud Mouth Annie, Annie Pulled a Humbug, Annie Met Henry, Annie's Aunt Fannie, Little Annie, I'm the Father of Annie's Baby, My Name Ain't Annie, Annie's Answer. (That Annie Sho' Got Around.)
#3 ONE SCOTCH, ONE BOURBON, ONE BEER-- Amos Milburn
#2 MONEY HONEY-- Drifters
HM TV IS THE THING THIS YEAR-- Dinah Washington
HM FAT DADDY-- Dinah Washington
HM TIRED OF YOUR SEXY WAYS-- Four Jacks
#1 SEXY WAYS-- Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
Some Familiar Names and Some Not So. What's With That Annie Gal, Anyway. --RoadDog
SENIOR PERKS: You tend to sing along with elevator music.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
The Surf's Top 40 Beach Songs of 2009-- Part 1
Twenty-four hours a day with 12 by deejays. Sure am going to miss the best of the Beach Music Deejays, Uncle Billy Smith who died this past fall. He was the Voice of Beach music.
Check out the live feed at www.949thesurf.com. Especially if today's mostly hip-hop and rap pop music just isn't your thing.
40. ROLL WITH ME HENRY-- Flashbacks
39. HOT STUFF-- Jay Proctor
38. DON'T EVER BE LONELY-- Mark Roberts & Breeze
37. IS IT MY MIND PLAYING TRICKS ON ME-- Rhonda McDaniel
36. I LOVE ONLY YOU-- William Dell & the Wee Jams
35. NICE WHILE IT LASTED-- Rick Strickland
34. CUZ IT'S YOU-- Gary Lowder
33. LOVE THANG-- Tim Clark Band
32. GIVE IT UP-- Castaways
31. LEFT WITH A BROKEN HEART-- Rhonda McDaniel
30. LADIES NIGHT-- Out of Towners
29. I'D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT-- Gary Lowder
28. I GO CRAZY-- Chairmen of the Board
27. YOUR LOVE LOOKS GOOD ON ME-- Castaways & Bo Schronce
26. CHANCES ARE-- Chairmen of the Board
25. RED SHAGGIN' SHOES-- Fabulous Jelly Rolls
24. EVERYDAY LOVE-- North Tower
23. I'VE GOT NOTHING TO LOSE-- Magnificents
22. GRAND STRAND GIRL-- Tim Cashion
21. MOTOR UNDER THE HOOD-- Holiday Band
Lovin' my Beach Music.
Top Twenty Up Next. RoadDog
Check out the live feed at www.949thesurf.com. Especially if today's mostly hip-hop and rap pop music just isn't your thing.
40. ROLL WITH ME HENRY-- Flashbacks
39. HOT STUFF-- Jay Proctor
38. DON'T EVER BE LONELY-- Mark Roberts & Breeze
37. IS IT MY MIND PLAYING TRICKS ON ME-- Rhonda McDaniel
36. I LOVE ONLY YOU-- William Dell & the Wee Jams
35. NICE WHILE IT LASTED-- Rick Strickland
34. CUZ IT'S YOU-- Gary Lowder
33. LOVE THANG-- Tim Clark Band
32. GIVE IT UP-- Castaways
31. LEFT WITH A BROKEN HEART-- Rhonda McDaniel
30. LADIES NIGHT-- Out of Towners
29. I'D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT-- Gary Lowder
28. I GO CRAZY-- Chairmen of the Board
27. YOUR LOVE LOOKS GOOD ON ME-- Castaways & Bo Schronce
26. CHANCES ARE-- Chairmen of the Board
25. RED SHAGGIN' SHOES-- Fabulous Jelly Rolls
24. EVERYDAY LOVE-- North Tower
23. I'VE GOT NOTHING TO LOSE-- Magnificents
22. GRAND STRAND GIRL-- Tim Cashion
21. MOTOR UNDER THE HOOD-- Holiday Band
Lovin' my Beach Music.
Top Twenty Up Next. RoadDog
Friday, October 16, 2009
Top 40 is Back?
The October 6th Chicago Tribune had an article on the possibility that Top 40 Music is back in style and gaining more and more fans. Top 40 radio plays popular songs, no matter what genre they belong to.
Case in point, the October 10th Billboard Top 40, which had 13 Hip-hop/Rap, 4 Rock, 13 Pop, 7 Country, and 3 Dance songs. That is a nice spread, but I'm disappointed that there are no more than four Rock songs.
Plus, the group Black Eyed Peas has had 26 weeks at No. 1 with "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling" which is presently #1.
These numbers harken back to the prime time of Top 40 and its mouthpiece, Kasey Kasem. All that's missing is a novelty song like, say, Ray Steven's "The Streak."
Radio stations are fast to jump on crazes. According to InsideRadion.com, there are now 944 stations in the US playing Top 40, up from 879 the year before.
This harkens back to the days of two of my favorite stations here in Chicagoland, WLS and WCFL. These two played essentially the same songs and there was a great variety of them.
I think it is good to have Top 40 Back as it has that great variety.
In Lake County, Illinois, there is a good Top 40 station WXLC.
Give Me That Good Old Rock and Roll, Though. --RoadDog
Case in point, the October 10th Billboard Top 40, which had 13 Hip-hop/Rap, 4 Rock, 13 Pop, 7 Country, and 3 Dance songs. That is a nice spread, but I'm disappointed that there are no more than four Rock songs.
Plus, the group Black Eyed Peas has had 26 weeks at No. 1 with "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling" which is presently #1.
These numbers harken back to the prime time of Top 40 and its mouthpiece, Kasey Kasem. All that's missing is a novelty song like, say, Ray Steven's "The Streak."
Radio stations are fast to jump on crazes. According to InsideRadion.com, there are now 944 stations in the US playing Top 40, up from 879 the year before.
This harkens back to the days of two of my favorite stations here in Chicagoland, WLS and WCFL. These two played essentially the same songs and there was a great variety of them.
I think it is good to have Top 40 Back as it has that great variety.
In Lake County, Illinois, there is a good Top 40 station WXLC.
Give Me That Good Old Rock and Roll, Though. --RoadDog
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