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For chart lovers (like me), Radio & Records charts For Christmas my wife bought me the new Joel Whitburn book of the Radio & Records charts from 1973-2009 (its entire run before being taken over by Billboard). It just came in today. Radios & Records magazine was a radio trade magazine that compiled its charts from radio airplay across America. Prince ony had 5 #1's on Billboard's Hot 100 charts but had 9 #1's on the R&R charts: Let's go crazy Purple Rain Raspberry beret Kiss Batdance Cream Diamonds & Pearls The most beautiful girl in the world [Edited 3/25/19 13:38pm] Making love and music are the only things worth fighting for. | |
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When I was making the 80s and early 90s pages on my discog site I was quite amazed at the sheer amount of Prince and Prince-penned songs that were released as singles or promos. I thought just imagine being a radio DJ back then, you'd get a new Prince-penned song every other week or so for a decade. [Edited 3/25/19 14:12pm] A COMPREHENSIVE PRINCE DISCOGRAPHY (work in progress ^^): https://sites.google.com/...scography/ |
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Another Billboard competitor was Cash Box, which had all the same Prince songs hit #1 as Radio & Records, plus "Thieves in the Temple."
Nine number ones in Radio & Records and ten in Cash Box makes me wonder why Billboard only had five.
Like you, I find charts fascinating, even though they have all sorts of problems.
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Yes! I have the Cashbox books from Joel Whitburn as well. Plus the Music World-Record Vendor books! Making love and music are the only things worth fighting for. | |
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Oh man, when I was a teenager in the early 80s, the local indie store would put up the weekly Billboard Top 100 above their rack of new 45s. I was *fascinated* with chart positions, how the songs went up and down the list... To this day I can still remember highest chart positions of many of my favorite songs from that time period. It's weird how that stuff stuck in my brain. |
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years ago,I got this book as a Christmas gift.It covers the entire 70s decade (my favorite decade for music)
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these type of books are alot of fun.....watching new songs debut on the charts and seeing them climb higher each week....or go down the charts. | |
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Back in the 60s, every Ogden and Salt Lake City radio Startin published their own chart. I had over 200 from five stations. Alas. I threw them out. Welcome to "the org", laytonian… come bathe with me. |
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I have the 70's, 80's, 90's, and 2000's versions of this book too! Making love and music are the only things worth fighting for. | |
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There is also the ARC weekly charts that compiles : sales + airplay + video plays on TV. Kind of Ultimate charts. . 11 songs #1 for a total of 21 weeks. . When Doves Cry (#1 5 weeks) Let's go Crazy (1 week) Purple Rain (1 week) Raspberry Berret (1 week) Kiss (2 weeks) Sign O the Times (1 week) U Got The Look (1 week) Batman (2 week) Cream (3 weeks) Diamonds and Pearls (1 week) TMBGITW (3 weeks) . Some other far better peak positions than in billboard : . I Wanna be your Lover #8 Controversy #30 Mountains #15 Money Don t matter 2night #12 7 #3 Letitgo #12 Gold #26 Betcha by Golly Wow #6 Holy River #15 |
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djdaffy1227 said:
I have the 70's, 80's, 90's, and 2000's versions of this book too! | |
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