Monday, October 27, 2014

Billboard Album Chart (Top 20) 10/25/2014

Billboard Album Chart
Top 20
Week Ending October 25th 2014

20 - Modern Vintage - Sixx:A.M.
(Debut)
19 - You're Dead! - Flying Lotus
(Debut)
18 - Frozen - Soundtrack
17 - Aquarius - Tinashe
(Debut)
16 - Kauai (EP) - Childish Gambino
15 - Standing In The Breach - Jackson Browne
(Debut)
14 - The Big Revival - Kenny Chesney
13 - V - Maroon 5
12 - Wonders - The Piano Guys
(Debut)
11 - 747 - Lady Antebellum
10 - In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
9  -  Point of No Return - Keyshia Cole
(Debut)
8  -  It's About Us - Alex and Sierra
(Debut)
7  - 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault - Stevie Nicks
(Debut)
6  -  Bringing Back The Sunshine - Blake Shelton
5  -  Everything Will Be Alright in the End - Weezer
(Debut)
4  -  Cheek To Cheek - Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
3  -  Partners - Barbra Streisand
2  -  Hozier - Hozier
(Debut)
1  -  Old Boots, New Dirt - Jason Aldean
(DEBUT)

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Gettin' Started"  Chris DeStefanoRhett AkinsAshley Gorley3:15
2."Show You Off"  Neil ThrasherTony MartinBrett Beavers3:08
3."Burnin' It Down"  Rodney ClawsonChris TompkinsTyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley3:39
4."Tryin' to Love Me"  Thrasher, Wendell MobleyHillary Lindsey3:45
5."Sweet Little Somethin'"  David Lee Murphy, Hayslip, Marv Green3:24
6."Laid Back"  Michael Tyler Spragg, Jaron Boyer, Adam Shoenfeld3:04
7."Tonight Looks Good on You"  Akins, Gorley, Dallas Davidson3:51
8."Too Fast"  Chris StapletonLee Thomas Miller3:22
9."If My Truck Could Talk"  Mobley, Thrasher, Andrew Pates3:30
10."Old Boots, New Dirt"  Thrasher, Miller, Tom Shapiro2:53
11."I Took It with Me"  Murphy, Hayslip3:02
12."Don't Change Gone"  Thrasher, Mobley, Martin2:56
13."Miss That Girl"  Murphy, Ross Copperman2:55
14."Gonna Know We Were Here"  Beavers, Brett James3:44
15."Two Night Town"  James, Tim Nichols3:20

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Billboard Hot 100 (Top 20) October 25th 2014

Billboard Hot 100
Top 20 Songs
Week Ending October 25th 2014

20 -  Burnin' It Down - Jason Aldean
19 - Maps - Maroon 5
18 - Trumpets - Jason Derulo
17 - Boom Clap - Charli XCX
16 - Cool Kids - Echosmith
15 - Rude - MAGIC!
14 - Chandelier - Sia
13 - Don't - Ed Sheeran
12 - Rather Be - Clean Bandit w/Jess Glynne
11 - Break Free - Ariana Grande w/Zedd
10 - Hot Boy - Bobby Shmurda
9  -  Stay With Me - Sam Smith
8  -  Anaconda - Nicki Minaj
7  -  Animals - Maroon 5
6  -  Don't Tell'em - Jeremih w/YG
5  -  Bang Bang - Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
4  -  Habits (Stay High) - Tove Lo
3  -  Black Widow - Iggy Azalea w/Rita Ora
2  -  Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
1  -  All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor
(6th consecutive week at #1)


Saturday, October 25, 2014

Billboard Albums and Songs (Top Ten) October 25th 2014

Billboard Hot Country Songs
Top Ten
Week Ending October 25th 2014

10 - Sippin' On Fire - Florida Georgia Line
(Debut)
9 - Somethin'  Bad - Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood
8  - American Kids - Kenny Chesney
7  - Ready Set Roll - Chase Rice
6  - Roller Coaster - Luke Bryan
5  - Something in the Water - Carrie Underwood
4  - Neon Light - Blake Shelton
3  - Leave The Night On - Sam Hunt
2  - Dirt - Florida Georgia Line
1  - Burnin' It Down - Jason Aldean
(12th consecutive week at #1)



Billboard Hot Country Albums
Top Ten
Week Ending October 25th 2014

10 - Just As I Am - Brantley Gilbert
9  -  Angels Among Us: Hymns and Gospel Favorites - Alabama
8  -  Moonshine in the Trunk - Brad Paisley
7  -  Crash My Party - Luke Bryan
6  -  Sundown Heaven Town - Tim McGraw
5  -  The Cowboy Rides Away: Live - George Strait
4  -  The Big Revival - Kenny Chesney
3  -  747 - Lady Antebellum
2  -  Bringing Back The Sunshine - Blake Shelton
1  -  Old Boots, New Dirt - Jason Aldean
(DEBUT)


Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Gettin' Started"  Chris DeStefanoRhett AkinsAshley Gorley3:15
2."Show You Off"  Neil ThrasherTony MartinBrett Beavers3:08
3."Burnin' It Down"  Rodney ClawsonChris Tompkins,Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley3:39
4."Tryin' to Love Me"  Thrasher, Wendell MobleyHillary Lindsey3:45
5."Sweet Little Somethin'"  David Lee Murphy, Hayslip, Marv Green3:24
6."Laid Back"  Michael Tyler Spragg, Jaron Boyer, Adam Shoenfeld3:04
7."Tonight Looks Good on You"  Akins, Gorley, Dallas Davidson3:51
8."Too Fast"  Chris StapletonLee Thomas Miller3:22
9."If My Truck Could Talk"  Mobley, Thrasher, Andrew Pates3:30
10."Old Boots, New Dirt"  Thrasher, Miller, Tom Shapiro2:53
11."I Took It with Me"  Murphy, Hayslip3:02
12."Don't Change Gone"  Thrasher, Mobley, Martin2:56
13."Miss That Girl"  Murphy, Ross Copperman2:55
14."Gonna Know We Were Here"  Beavers, Brett James3:44
15."Two Night Town"  James, Tim Nichols3:20


Billboard Top 20 Digital Songs (10/25/2014)


WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 25TH 2014



Top 10 Happy Sounding Songs That Are Actually Depressing




Billboard #1 Album - 1980

October 25th 1980

Guilty - Barbra Streisand



In a rare double, Barbra Streisand reached #1 on the Billboard album chart with "Guilty" and also topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the 1st of 3 consecutive weeks with the Barry and Robin Gibb penned song "Woman in Love"
She would have a 2 week stay at #1 on the album chart "Guilty" would go on to become her biggest international selling album with over 12 million copies sold

Casey Kasem's AT40 The 80s

Casey Kasem's AT40
The 80s
Week Ending October 29th 1983

40 - Church of the Poison Mind - Culture Club
39 - Mirror Man - The Human League
38 - How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye - Dionne Warwick and Luther Vandross
37 - How Am I Supposed To Live Without You - Laura Branigan
36 - Automatic Man - Michael Sembello
35 - Queen of the Broken Hearts - Loverboy
34 - Tender is the Night - Jackson Browne
33 - Send Her My Love - Journey
32 - Promises, Promises - Naked Eyes
31 - Can't Shake Loose - Agnetha Faltskog
30 - Say It Isn't So - Hall and Oates
29 - Foolin' - Def Leppard
28 - Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive - Men at Work
27 - Crumblin' Down - John Mellencamp
26 - Big Log - Robert Plant
25 - Love is a Stranger - Eurythmics
24 - This Time - Bryan Adams
23 - P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Things) - Michael Jackson
22 - (She's) Sexy and 17 - Stray Cats
21 - Tell Her About It - Billy Joel
20 - Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
19 - Heart and  Soul - Huey Lewis and  The News
18 - The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
17 - Tonight I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack
16 - Modern Love - David Bowie
15 - If Anyone Falls - Stevie Nicks
14 - Cum On Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot
13 - Burning Down the House - Talking Heads
12 - Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels
11 - Say Say Say - Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
10 - Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
9  -  Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) - Sheena Easton
8  -  Delirious - Prince
7  -  King of Pain - The Police
6  -  Making Love Out of Nothing At All - Air Supply
5  -  One Think Leads  To Another - The Fixx
4  -  True - Spandau Ballet
3  -  All Night Long - Lionel Richie
2  -  Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
1  -  Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
(1st of 2 consecutive weeks at #1)


Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Billboard #1 Albums - 1989

October 14th 1989
starting the first of 2 consecutive weeks at #1

Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crue

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics written by Nikki Sixx
No.TitleMusicLength
1."T.nT. (Terror 'n Tinseltown)"  Sixx0:42
2."Dr. Feelgood"  Mick Mars, Sixx4:50
3."Slice of Your Pie"  Sixx, Mars4:32
4."Rattlesnake Shake"  Mars, Sixx, Vince NeilTommy Lee3:40
5."Kickstart My Heart"  Sixx4:48
6."Without You"  Sixx, Mars4:29
7."Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"  Lee, Sixx, Neil, Mars4:12
8."Sticky Sweet"  Mars, Sixx3:52
9."She Goes Down"  Mars, Sixx4:37
10."Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"  Sixx, Mars4:40
11."Time for Change"  Sixx, Donna McDaniel4:45

Monday, October 13, 2014

Billboard Album Chart (10/11/2014)

Billboard Album Chart
Top 20
Week Ending October 11th 2014

20 - My Everything - Ariana Grande
19 - Strut - Lenny Kravitz
(Debut)
18 - Plain Spoken - John Mellencamp
(Debut)
17 - Awakening - Jackie Evancho
(Debut)
16 - In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
15 - Popular Problems - Leonard Cohen
(Debut)
14 - The Cowboy Rides Away : Live From AT&T Stadium - George Strait
13 - Sundown Heaven Town - Tim McGraw
12 - Frozen - Soundtrack
11 - Syro - Aphex Twin 
(Debut)
10 - JHud - Jennifer Hudson
(Debut)
9  -  V - Maroon 5
8  -  Different Shades of Blue - Joe Bonamassa
(Debut)

7  -  Guardians of the Galaxy : Awesome Mix Vol. 1 - Soundtrack
6  - X - Chris Brown
5  -  PTX : Vol. III (EP) - Pentatonix
(Debut)
4  -  This Is All Yours - alt - J
(Debut)
3  -  Partners - Barbra Streisand
(Last week's #1)
2  -  The Big Revival - Kenny Chesney
(Debut)
1  -  Cheek To Cheek - Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
(DEBUT)

Track listing

Standard version[102]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Anything Goes"  Cole Porter2:04
2."Cheek to Cheek"  Irving Berlin2:51
3."Nature Boy"  eden ahbez4:08
4."I Can't Give You Anything but Love"   3:13
5."I Won't Dance"   3:57
6."Firefly"   1:58
7."Lush Life(Gaga solo)Billy Strayhorn4:15
8."Sophisticated Lady(Bennett solo) 3:49
9."Let's Face the Music and Dance"  Berlin2:07
10."But Beautiful"   4:04
11."It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"  
  • Ellington
  • Mills
2:24

Friday, October 10, 2014

UK #1 Albums - 1970


October 10th 1970 Black Sabbath reaches #1 on the UK chart with their second album "Paranoid".  
They would not reach #1 again on the album chart in the UK until 2013 with the album "13"

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Casey Kasem's AT40 The 70s (10/04/2014)

Casey Kasem's AT40
The 70s
Week Ending October 3rd 1970

40 - Stand By Your Man - Candi Staton
39 - Do What You Wanna Do - Five Flights Up
38 - Make It With You - Bread
37 - Somebody's Been Sleeping - 100 Proof Aged in Soul
36 - Spill the Wine - Eric Burdon and War
35 - In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry
34 - El Condor Pasa - Simon and Garfunkel
33 - That's Where I Went Wrong - Poppy Family w/Susan Jacks
32 - It's Only Make Believe - Glen Campbell
31 - Close To You - Carpenters
30 - Fire and Rain - James Taylor
29 - Rubber Duckie - Ernie
28 - Lola - The Kinks
27 - Closer To Home - Grand Funk Railroad
26 - Long Long Time - Linda Rondstadt
25 - Look What They've Done To My Song Ma - New Seekers
24 - Out In The Country - Three Dog Night
23 - Indiana Wants Me - R. Dean Taylor
22 - Neanderthal Man - Hotlegs
21 - Joanne - Michael Nesmith and The First National Band
20 - Still Water - Four Tops
19 - I (Who Have Nothing) - Tom Jones
18 - We've Only Just Begun - The Carpenters
17 - 25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
16 - Green Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf
15 - It's A Shame - Spinners
14 - Express Yourself - Charles Wright and The Watts 103rd St Band
13 - Don't Play That Song - Aretha Franklin with Dixie Flyers
12 - Groovy Situation - Gene  Chandler
11 - Patches - Clarence Carter
10 - All Right Now - Free
9  -  War - Edwin Starr
8  -  Snowbird - Anne Murray
7  -  (I Know) I'm Losing You - Rare Earth
6  -  I'll Be There - Jackson 5
5  -  Julie, Do Ya Love Me - Bobby Sherman
4  -  Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
3  -  Candida - Dawn
2  -  Lookin' Out My Back Door - Creedance Clearwater Revival
1  -  Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
(3rd of 3 consecutive weeks at #1)

Billboard Top 20 Digital Songs



Week Ending October 4th 2014



Top 10 Musicians Who Died Too Soon


Top 10 Musicians Who Died Too Soon