All of the Songs to reach #1 on the UK Top 100 Singles Chart 1983
Monday, July 8, 2013
Sunday, July 7, 2013
1979 American Music Awards
The 1979 American Music Awards were held January 12th 1979 on ABC TV. Pictured above are the Bee Gees who won for Favorite Pop/Rock Group and Favorite Soul Album with "Saturday Night Fever". Barry Manilow won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist.
Bee Gees 1979 NBC TV Special
(from Wikipedia)
The Bee Gees Special was a 90-minute television special broadcast by NBC on November 15, 1979. The program featured footage from the Bee Gees' July 10, 1979 concert in Oakland, California captured by a film crew that accompanied them during their 1979 Spirits Having Flown Tour. It also included footage from an appearance with Willie Nelson and Glen Campbell, interviews by David Frost with the Bee Gees and their parents, and a behind-the-scenes look at recording and tour planning with Robert Stigwood and the band's crew.
Casey Kasem's AT40 The 70s (July 7th 2013)
Casey Kasem's AT40
The 70s
Week Ending July 9th 1977
39 - Telephone Line - ELO
38 - Devil's Gun - C.J. and Co.
37 - Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
36 - The Killing of Georgie - Rod Stewart
35 - Give A Little Bit - Supertramp
34 - Telephone Man - Mary Wilson
33 - Just A Song Before I Go - Crosby,Stills and Nash
32 - Heard It In A Love Song - Marshall Tucker Band
31 - Lonely Boy - Andrew Gold
30 - Barracuda - Heart
29 - I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and The Sunshine Band
28 - Easy - Commodores
27 - Luckenbach, Texas - Waylon Jennings
26 - It's Sad To Belong - England Dan and John Ford Coley
25 - Lucille - Kenny Rogers
24 - You're My World - Helen Reddy
23 - Feels Like The First Time - Foreigner
22 - You Made Me Believe in Magic - Bay City Rollers
21 - Life In The Fast Lane - Eagles
20 - Love's Grown Deep - Kenny Nolan
19 - Knowing Me, Knowing You - Abba
18 - High School Dance - Sylvers
17 - You and Me - Alice Cooper
16 - Whatcha Gonna Do? - Pablo Cruise
15 - Higher and Higher - Rita Coolidge
14 - Best of My Love - The Emotions
13 - Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
12 - Do You Wanna Make Love - Peter McCann
11 - I'm In You - Peter Frampton
10 - My Heart Belongs To Me - Barbra Streisand
9 - Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
8 - Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band
7 - Angel In Your Arms - Hot
6 - Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
5 - I Just Wanna Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
4 - Theme from "Rocky" - Bill Conti
3 - Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
2 - Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
1 - Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
(1 week at #1)
#1 Album This Week in 1977
Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
(10th of 31 non consecutive weeks at #1)
Track listing[edit]
| Side one | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Second Hand News" | Lindsey Buckingham | 2:44 | |||||||
| 2. | "Dreams" | Stevie Nicks | 4:14 | |||||||
| 3. | "Never Going Back Again" | Lindsey Buckingham | 2:15 | |||||||
| 4. | "Don't Stop" | Christine McVie | 3:12 | |||||||
| 5. | "Go Your Own Way" | Lindsey Buckingham | 3:38 | |||||||
| 6. | "Songbird" | Christine McVie | 3:21 | |||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 7. | "The Chain" | L. Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, C. McVie, John McVie, S. Nicks | 4:16 | |||||||
| 8. | "You Make Loving Fun" | Christine McVie | 3:31 | |||||||
| 9. | "I Don't Want to Know" | Stevie Nicks | 3:15 | |||||||
| 10. | "Oh Daddy" | Christine McVie | 3:58 | |||||||
| 11. | "Gold Dust Woman" | Stevie Nicks | 5:02 | |||||||
Casey Kasem AT40 the 80s (07/07/2013)
Casey Kasem's AT40
The 70s
Week Ending July 9th 1983
39 - Rock N Roll Music is King - ELO
38 - China Girl - David Bowie
37 - Faithfully - Journey
36 - White Wedding - Billy Idol
35 - Stop In The Name of Love - The Hollies
34 - Rock of Ages - Def Leppard
33 - Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes
32 - It's A Mistake - Men At Work
31 - Let's Dance - David Bowie
30 - Saved By Zero - The Fixx
29 - Take Me To Heart - Quarterflash
28 - Fascination - The Human League
27 - Roll Me Away - Bob Seger
26 - Wishing - A Flock of Seagulls
25 - Maniac - Michael Sembello
24 - Beat It - Michael Jackson
23 - Hot Girls In Love - Loverboy
22 - Cuts Like a Knife - Bryan Adams
21 - Affair of the Heart - Rick Springfield
20 - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
19 - Baby Jane - Rod Stewart
18 - She Works Hard For the Money - Donna Summer
17 - All This Love - DeBarge
16 - She's A Beauty - The Tubes
15 - 1999 - Prince
14 - Stand Back - Stevie Nicks
13 - Is There Something I Should Know - Duran Duran
12 - I'm Still Standing - Elton John
11 - Family Man - Hall and Oates
10 - Our House - Madness
9 - Don't Let It End - Styx
8 - Come Dancing - The Kinks
7 - Time - Culture Club
6 - Wanna Be Startin' Something - Michael Jackson
5 - Too Shy - Kagjagoogoo
4 - Never Gonna Let You Go - Sergio Mendes
3 - Flashdance...What A Feeling - Irene Cara
2 - Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
1 - Every Breath You Take - The Police
(1st of 8 consecutive weeks at #1)
#1 Album This week in 1983
(18th of 36 non consecutive weeks at #1)
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" | Michael Jackson |
| 6:03 | |
| 2. | "Baby Be Mine" | Rod Temperton | Jones | 4:20 | |
| 3. | "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) | Jackson |
| 3:42 | |
| 4. | "Thriller" | Temperton | Jones | 5:57 | |
| 5. | "Beat It" | Jackson |
| 4:18 | |
| 6. | "Billie Jean" | Jackson |
| 4:54 | |
| 7. | "Human Nature" | Jones | 4:06 | ||
| 8. | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" |
| Jones | 3:59 | |
| 9. | "The Lady in My Life" | Temperton | Jones | 5:00 | |
Total length:
| 42:19 | ||||
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Billboards Best Selling Singles - Mid Year 2013
Here are Top 20 selling singles at the mid year point in 2013
courtesy Billboard Magazine
20 - Started From the Bottom - Drake
19 - Harlem Shake - Baauer
18 - Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker
17 - Feel This Moment - Pitbull w/Christina Aguilera
16 - Locke Out of Heaven - Bruno Mars
15 - My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark - Fall Out Boy
14 - Ho Hey - The Lumineers
13 - I Love It - Icona Pop
12 - Mirrors - Justin Timberlake
11 - Scream and Shout - Will.I .am and Britney Spears
10 - Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke, Pharrell and T.I.
9 - I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift
8 - Suit and Tie - Justin Timberlake
7 - Cruise - Florida Georgia Line w/Nelly
6 - Can't Hold Us - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis w/Ray Dalton
5 - Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
4 - Stay - Rihanna w/Mikki Ekko
3 - When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars
2 - Just Give Me A Reason - Pink and Nate Ruess
1 - ThriftShop - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis w/Wanz
Friday, July 5, 2013
Album Spotlight
Hotter Than Hell
Kiss
released October 22nd 1974
Track listing[edit]
| [1] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Got to Choose" | Paul Stanley | Stanley | 3:54 | ||||||
| 2. | "Parasite" | Ace Frehley | Gene Simmons | 3:02 | ||||||
| 3. | "Goin' Blind" | Simmons, Stephen Coronel | Simmons | 3:37 | ||||||
| 4. | "Hotter Than Hell" | Stanley | Stanley | 3:30 | ||||||
| 5. | "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" | Stanley, Simmons | Simmons | 2:15 | ||||||
| 6. | "All the Way" | Simmons | Simmons | 3:18 | ||||||
| 7. | "Watchin' You" | Simmons | Simmons | 3:44 | ||||||
| 8. | "Mainline" | Stanley | Peter Criss | 3:50 | ||||||
| 9. | "Comin' Home" | Frehley, Stanley | Stanley | 2:38 | ||||||
| 10. | "Strange Ways" | Frehley | Criss | 3:18 | ||||||
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