Stax of Wax

Monday, March 21, 2011

#1 Song of the Week

This week our #1 hit is "The Flame" from July of 1988 and its the only #1 hit for the band from Rockford Illinois, Cheap Trick. After years of having nothing on the charts this single from their "Lap of Luxury" album marked, as Billboard magazine called it, a return to glory for the 70s rockers.
Spending 2 weeks at #1 this was not a song the group wanted to record but after some delay they turned out a power ballad to relaunch a career.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s - March 19th 2011

This week AT40 the 70s is March 15th 1975

The Top 10 Singles

10 - Don't Call Us, We'll Call You - Sugarloaf
9 - Can't Get it Out of My Head - ELO
8 - Express - B.T. Express
7 - Lonely People - America
6 - Lady - Styx
5 - Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
4 - Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
3 - Lady Marmalade - Marmalade
2 - My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
1 - Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
(1 week at #1)

The Top Ten Albums

10 - AWB - AWB (Average White Band)
9 - For the Earth Below - Robin Trower
8 - Nightbirds - Patti Labelle
7 - Heart Like a Wheel - Linda Rondstadt
6 - Perfect Angel - Minnie Riperton
5 - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits - The Doobie Brothers
4 - Phoebe Snow - Phoebe Snow
3 - Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
2 - Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan
1 - Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
(1 week at #1)

The second consecutive #1 album by the songbird from Australia who also topped the Hot Country Albums list with this and 2 previous albums. She had recently topped the charts with her smash "I Honestly Love You" and also from this album she had the #3 pop and #1 country hit
"Please Mr. Please".

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Today in Music

1970 - Eddie Holman received a gold record for the single, Hey There Lonely Girl. This song was originally a hit for Ruby and the Romantics under the title, Hey There Lonely Boy in the 1960s. Holman has been an ordained Baptist minister since the early 1980s while continuing to sing and perform.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

The Billboard Top Ten Country Songs & Albums 03/19/2011

The Top Ten Singles

10 - From a Table Away - Sunny Sweeney

9 - This - Darius Rucker

8 - Colder Weather - Zac Brown Band

7 - Hello World - Lady Antebellum

6 - Back to December - Taylor Swift

5 - Who Are You When I'm Not Looking - Blake Shelton

4 - Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not - Thompson Square

3 - Let Me Down Easy - Billy Currington

2 - This is Country Music - Brad Paisley

The Top Ten Albums

10 - Hemingway's Whiskey - Kenny Chesney

9 - The Band Perry - The Band Perry

8 - Thompson Square - Thompson Square

7 - Nothing Like This - Rascal Flatts

6 - Spring Break 3 - Its A Show - Luke Bryan (debut)

5 - You Get What You Give - Zac Brown Band

4 - Speak Now - Taylor Swift

3 - Need You Now - Lady Antebellum

2 - My Kinda Party - Jason Aldean

1 - Town Line (EP) - Aaron Lewis (debut)

Monday, March 14, 2011

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 80s - March 12th 2011

AT 40 the 80s this week March 14th 1987

The Top Ten Singles

10 - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
9 - You Got it All - The Jets
8 - Big Time - Peter Gabriel
7 - Respect Yourself - Bruce Willis
6 - Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby
5 - Lean On Me - Club Nouveau
4 - Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
3 - Let's Wait Awhile - Janet Jackson
2 - Somewhere Out There - James Ingram and Linda Rondstadt
1 - Jacob's Ladder - Huey Lewis & The News
(1 week at #1)

The Top Ten Albums

10 - Fore! - Huey Lewis and the News
9 - The Final Countdown - Europe
8 - Night Songs - Cinderalla
7 - Graceland - Paul Simon
6 - Georgia Satellites - The Georgia Satellites
5 - Contral - Janet Jackson
4 - Invisible Touch - Genesis
3 - The Way it is - Bruce Hornsby & The Range
2 - Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi
1 - Licensed To Ill - The Beastie Boys
(2nd of 7 consecutive weeks at #1)

Selling over 9 million copies with was Columbia Records fastest selling debut record. This big seller contained on top ten hit and that was "(You Gotta)Fight for Your Right (To Party)" which went to #7 for one week in March 1987.