Stax of Wax

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Today's Billboard Album Chart

Top Ten Albums for the Week ending August 21st 2010

10 - All Night Long - Buckcherry
9 - Need You Know - Lady Antebellum
8 - Thank Me Later - Drake
7 - My World 2.0 - Justin Bieber
6 - The Remix - Lady Gaga
5 - Teflon Don - Rick Ross
4 - Trill O.G. - Bun.B
3 - Nightmare - Avenge SevenFold
2 - Recovery - Eminem
1 - The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
(debut at #1 this week)

Monday, August 16, 2010

Top of The Pops - 40 Years Ago

Marking the 33rd anniversary of the passing of the King of Rock n Roll Elvis Presley.

These are the Top 5 singles in the UK for this week in 1970 and as usual for the UK its very eclectic but very interesting.

Let the countdown begin

5 - All Right Now - Free
Paul Rodgers and the boys with a rock classic

4 - Something - Shirley Bassey
Covering the Beatles #1 hit is the woman who gained fame singing the theme to 3 classic James Bond movies.

3 - Neanderthal Man - Hot Legs
Peaking at #2 this was the only hit for a group would soon relaunch itself as 10cc.

2 - Lola - The Kinks
Peaking this week at #2 are the Kinks. They reached #9 on the Billboard US Hot 100. It did hit #1 on the Dutch, Irish, Italian and New Zealand pop charts.

1 - The Wonder of You - Elvis Presley
The 16th UK #1 hit for the King.
Spending 6 weeks at the top in the summer of 1970. The B side was "Mama Like Roses" and the double sided hit reached #9 in the US.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 80s - August 14th 2010

AT40 The 80s this week August 24th 1985
10 - What About Love? - Heart
9 - Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young
8 - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free - Sting
7 - Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
6 - We Don't Need Another Hero - Tina Turner
5 - Freeway of Love - Aretha Franklin
4 - St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) - John Parr
3 - Never Surrender - Corey Hart
2 - Shout - Tears for Fears
1 - Power of Love - Huey Lewis and The News
(1st of 2 weeks at #1)

The #1 Album this week in 1985

Songs From the Big Chair - Tears For Fears
(5th of 5 non consecutive weeks at #1)

The second album for the British pop group reached number #1 in the US and Canada and #2 in the UK.
The title comes from the1976 tv movie Sybil, when Sybil says she only feels safe in her analyst "big chair".
The group had 3 Top Ten singles from this album and 2 of those hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
"Shout" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" and the #3 single "Head Over Heels".

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s - August 14 2010

AT40 the 70s this week August 25th 1973

10 - Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
9 - Uneasy Rider - Charlie Daniels Band
8 - Say Has Anyone Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose - Dawn
7 - Get Down - Gilbert O'Sullivan
6 - Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
5 - The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
4 - Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
3 - Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
2 - Live and Let Die - Wings
1 - Brother Louie - Stories (1st of 2 weeks at #1)

The Top 10 Albums for August 25th 1973

10 - Leon Live - Leon Russell
9 - Machine Head - Deep Purple
8 - Fresh - Sly & The Family Stone
7 - Made in Japan - Deep Purple
6 - Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
5 - Diamond Girl - Seals and Crofts
4 - Foreigner - Cat Stevens
3 - Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
2 - A Passion Play - Jethro Tull
1 - Chicago VI - Chicago (4th of 5 non consecutive weeks at #1)

This was the 6th album released by the group Chicago and was the 2nd of 5 consecutive #1 albums for the group.
This album produced 2 top ten singles and was certified Gold in July of 1973 and then Platinum and Double Platinum in November of 1986.
The first top ten single was the #10 hit "Feelin Stonger Everyday" written by Peter Cetera and James Pankow.