Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Top 10 Albums Performed by a Single Musician



Billboard Album Chart (04/25/2015)

Billboard Album Chart
Top 20
Week Ending April 25th 2015

20 - Nick Jonas - Nick Jonas
19 - Talking is Hard - Walk The Moon
18 - Ludaversal - Ludacris
17 - Dark Sky Paradise - Big Sean
16 - The Pinkprint - Nicki Minaj
15 - Montevallo - Sam Hunt
14 - My House - Flo Rida
(debut)
13 - American Beauty/American Psycho - Fall Out Boy
12 - Empire : Original Soundtrack from Season 1
11 - The Album About Nothing - Wale
10 - Title - Meghan Trainor
9  -  X - Ed Sheeran
8  -  If You're Reading This It's Too Late - Drake
7  -  To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar
6  -  In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
5  -  1989 - Taylor Swift
4  -  V - Maroon 5
3  -  Fifty Shades of Grey - Soundtrack
2  -  Future Hearts - All Time Low 
(debut)
1  -  Furious 7 - Soundtrack
(1st week at #1)

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Ride Out"  
  • Brian Collins
  • Dequantes Lamar
  • Jess Jackson
Kid InkTygaWaleYG & Rich Homie Quan3:32
2."Off-Set"  
  • Clifford Harris
  • Jeffrey Williams
  • Lil' C
T.I. and Young Thug3:13
3."How Bad Do You Want It (Oh Yeah)"  
Sevyn Streeter3:44
4."Get Low"   Dillon Francis and DJ Snake3:33
5."Go Hard or Go Home"   Wiz Khalifa and Iggy Azalea3:52
6."My Angel"  
Prince Royce3:10
7."See You Again"  
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth3:49
8."Payback"  
  • Jordan Houston
  • Nayvadius Wilburn
  • Kevin Gilyard
  • Dominic Woods
Juicy JKevin GatesFuture, and Sage the Gemini3:58
9."Blast Off"  David GuettaDavid Guetta and Kaz James3:08
10."Six Days(Remix)
DJ Shadow featuring Mos Def3:52
11."Ay Vamos"  
J Balvin featuring French Montana and Nicky Jam4:55
12."G.D.F.R.(Noodles Remix) (DJ Frank E, DJ Spinz, Lookas, Mike Caren, Andrew Cedar, Lucas Rego)
  • Tramar Dillard
  • Dominic Woods
  • Lucas Rego
  • Mike Caren
  • Andrew Cedar
  • Charles W. Miller
  • Gerald Goldstein
  • Harold Brown
  • Howard E. Scott
  • DJ Frank E
Flo Rida featuring Sage the Gemini andLookas4:23
13."Turn Down for What"   DJ Snake and Lil Jon3:34
14."Meneo"  
Fito Blanko3:44
15."I Will Return"   Skylar Grey3:56
16."Whip" (bonus track) Famous to Most3:41

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Original vs Remake (Ain't Too Proud To Beg)

Ain't To Proud To Beg


The Temptations
1966

(8 non consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Soul chart)





Ain't To Proud To Beg


The Rolling Stones
1974



Saturday, April 25, 2015

Casey Kasem's AT40 The 80s (04/26/2015)

Casey Kasem's AT40
The 80s
Week Ending April 28th 1984

40 - The Heart of Rock N Roll - Huey Lewis and The News
39 - It's My Life - Talk Talk
38 - Rock You Like a Hurricane - The Scorpions
37 - White Horse - Laid Back
36 - The Reflex - Duran Duran
35 - Borderline - Madonna
34 - Holding Out for a Hero - Bonnie Tyler
33 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
32 - Eat It - Weird Al Yankovic
31 - I'll Wait - Van Halen
30 - Sister Christian - Night Ranger
29 - Show Me - The Pretenders
28 - No More Words - Berlin
27 - Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
26 - Dancing In The Sheets - Shalamar
25 - A Fine Fine Day - Tony Carey
24 - Leave It - Yes
23 - Jump - Van Halen
22 - Breakdance - Irene Cara
21 - The Longest Time - Billy Joel
20 - Girls - Dwight Twilley
19 - The Authority Song - John Cougar Mellencamp
18 - Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythmics
17 - Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry
16 - Don't Answer Me - The Alan Parsons Project
15 - Adult Education - Hall and Oates
14 - Tonight - Kool and The Gang
13 - Head Over Heels - The Go-Go's
12 - Let's Hear It for the Boy - Deniece Williams
11 - Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
10 - To All the Girls I've Loved Before - Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson
9  -  Automatic - The Pointer Sisters
8  -  The Don't Know - Tracey Ullman
7  -  You Might Think - The Cars
6  -  Love Somebody - Rick Springfield
5  -  Miss Me Blind - Culture Club
4  -  Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
3  -  Footloose - Kenny Loggins
2  -  Hello - Lionel Richie
1  -  Against All Odds - Phil Collins
(2nd of 3 consecutive weeks at #1)


Top 10 Psychedelic Bands




Flashback - Billboard Top 100 Songs of 1984

Billboard Hot 100
Year End Top 100 Songs of 1984


Thursday, April 23, 2015

The Year in Billboard #1 Songs - 1987


April 18th 1987

I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
George Michael and Aretha Franklin
(2 weeks at #1)



Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Billboard Country Songs (April 25th 2015)

Billboard Hot Country Songs
Top 20
Week Ending April 25th 2015

20 - Love Me Like You Mean It - Kelsea Ballerini
19 - Like a Wrecking Ball - Eric Church
18 - Love You Like That - Canaan Smith
17 - Diamond Rings and Old Barstools - Tim McGraw and Catherine Dunn
16 - Wild Child - Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter
15 - She Don't Love You - Eric Paslay
14 - Little Red Wagon - Miranda Lambert
13 - Little  Toy Guns - Carrie Underwood
12 - Smoke - A Thousand Horses
11 - Raise'em Up - Keith Urban and Eric Church
10 - Don't It - Billy Currington
9  -  Lonely Eyes - Chris Young
8  -  A Guy Walks Into A Bar - Tyler Farr
7  -  Sippin' On Fire - Florida Georgia Line
6  -  Say You Do - Dierks Bentley
5  -  Girl Crush - Little Big Town
4  -  Ain't Worth The Whiskey - Cole Swindell
3  -  Drinking Class - Lee Brice
2  -  Homegrown - Zac Brown Band
1  -  Take Your Time - Sam Hunt
(10 consecutive weeks at #1)


Top 10 Saxophone Solos




Monday, April 20, 2015

UK Top 20 Album (04/19/2015)

UK Official Album Chart
Top 20
Week ending April 19th 2015


20 - Bonxie - Stornoway
(Debut)
19 - Chasing Yesterday - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
18 - Future Hearts - All Time Low
17 - Closer - Shayne Ward
(Debut)
16 - Cherry Bomb - Tyler The Creator
15 - Coming Up For Air - Kodaline
14 - A Perfect Contradiction - Paloma Faith
13 - Hozier - Hozier
12 - Handwritten - Shawn Mendes
(Debut)
11 - 1989 - Taylor Swift
10 - Into the Wild Life - Halestrom
(Debut)
9  -  The Day Is My Enemy - Prodigy
8  -  Wanted On Voyage - George Ezra
7  -  1000 Forms of Fear - Sia
6  -  Title - Meghan Trainor
5  -  Glitterbug - Wombats
(Debut)
4  -  In the Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
3 -  X - Ed Sheeran
2  -  Chaos and the Calm - James Bay
1  -  The Ultimate Collection - Paul Simon
(Debut)


Saturday, April 18, 2015

Casey Kasem's AT40 The 80s (4/18/2015)

Casey Kasem's AT40
The 80s
Week Ending April 18th 1981

40 - Love You Like I Never Loved Before - John O'Banion
39 - Wasn't That A Party - The Rovers
38 - Mr. Sandman - Emmylou Harris
37 - Hold On Loosely - .38 Special
36 - Turn Me Loose - Loverboy
35 - The Party's Over - Journey
34 - What Kind of Fool - Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
33 - Watching The Wheels - John Lennon
32 - Sukiyaki - A Taste of Honey
31 - I Missed Again - Phil Collins
30 - I Love You - The Climax Blues Band
29 - How 'Bout Us - Champaign
28 - It's A Love Thing - The Whispers
27 - Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
26 - You Better You Bet - The Who
25 - Sweetheart - Franke and the Knockouts
24 - Too Much Time on My Hands - Styx
23 - Time Out of Mind - Steely Dan
22 - Just Between You and Me - April Wine
21 - Ain't Even Done With the Night - John Cougar
20 - Take It On The Run - REO Speedwagon
19 - Don't Stop the Music - Yarbrough and Peoples
18 - Living Inside Myself - Gino Vanelli
17 - Nine To Five - Dolly Parton
16 - Somebody's Knockin' - Terri Gibbs
15 - Hello Again - Neil Diamond
14 - Crying - Don McLean
13 - Her Town Too - James Taylor and JD Souther
12 - Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
11 - I Can't Stand It - Eric Clapton
10 - Don't Stand So Close To Me - The Police
9  -  The Best of Times - Styx
8  -  Being With You - Smokey Robinson
7  -  While You See A Chance - Steve Winwood
6  -  Angel of the Morning - Juice Newton
5  -  Woman - John Lennon
4  -  Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington Jr
3  -  Morning Train - Sheena Easton
2  -  Rapture - Blondie
1  -  Kiss On My List - Hall and Oates
(2nd of 3 consecutive weeks at #1)



Top 10 Eagles Songs

Top Ten Eagles Song
(watchmojo.com)

Saturday, April 11, 2015

"Waylon and Willie" Goes Platinum


April 11th 1978
The album "Waylon and Willie" by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson is certified platinum for sales of 1 million copies.  The album released in January of 1978, spent 10 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Country chart and peaked at #12 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

The single "Mommas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" spent 4 weeks in March at #1 on the Billboard country chart and reached only #42 on the Hot 100 in 1978.

The duo also won the Grammy in 1979 for "Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals" 




Track listing

Side one[edit]

  1. "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" (Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce) – 2:34
  2. "The Year 2003 Minus 25" (Kris Kristofferson) – 3:04
  3. "Pick Up the Tempo" (Willie Nelson) – 2:32
  4. "If You Can Touch Her at All" (Lee Clayton) – 3:04
  5. "Lookin' for a Feeling" (Waylon Jennings) – 2:38
  6. "It's Not Supposed to Be That Way" (Nelson) – 3:20

Side two[edit]

  1. "I Can Get Off on You" (Jennings, Nelson) – 2:24
  2. "Don't Cuss the Fiddle" (Kristofferson) – 3:04
  3. "Gold Dust Woman" (Stevie Nicks) – 4:00
  4. "A Couple More Years" (Dennis LocorriereShel Silverstein) – 4:02
  5. "The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)" (Bobby Emmons, Chips Moman) – 2:08