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Christmas in Framingham 1980

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Runrigger

F105's Top 30 12/25/80-12/31/80. Were they CHR at the time? This is a pretty standard top 40-based AC playlist with a few exceptions that really weren't getting AC play at the time. Maybe the music was just pretty tame then.
1.Just Like Starting Over...John Lennon
2.More Than I Can Say...Leo Sayer
3.Lady...Kenny Rogers
4.Love On The Rocks...Neil Diamond
5.Guilty...Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
6.Hungry Heart...Bruce Springsteen
7.Tell It Like It Is...Heart
8.Celebration...Kool & The Gang
9.Every Woman In The World...Air Supply
10.Never Be The Same...Christopher Cross
11.The Wanderer...Donna Summer
12.Dreaming...Cliff Richard
13.You've Lost That Lovin'Feeling...Hall & Oates
14.Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime...Korgis
15.Hit Me With Your Best Shot...Pat Benatar
16.Passion...Rod Stewart
17.One Step Closer...Doobie Brothers
18.Suddenly...Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard
19.The Tide Is High...Blondie
20.I Made It Through The Rain...Barry Manilow
21.Never Knew Love Like This Before...Stephanie Mills
22.Hey 19...Steely Dan
23.Time Is Time...Andy Gibb
24.I Love A Rainy Night...Eddie Rabbit
25.Miss Sun...Boz Scaggs
26.Nine To Five...Dolly Parton
27.Woman In Love...Barbra Streisand
28.Real Love...Doobie Brothers
29.Giving It Up For Your Love...Delbert McClinton
30.Together...Tierra
The line-up was
6-10AM: Tom Lewis & Jeff Baker
10AM-2PM: Tom Murphy
2-6PM: Jo Jo Kincaid
6-10PM: Mighty Mike Osborne
10PM-2AM: Pete Falconi
2-6AM: Joe Tobin (WOW-haven't heard of him in years. Anyone know where he is now? He also worked in Providence in the 70s)
 
> F105's Top 30 12/25/80-12/31/80. Were they CHR at the time?
> This is a pretty standard top 40-based AC playlist with a
> few exceptions that really weren't getting AC play at the
> time. Maybe the music was just pretty tame then.
> 1.Just Like Starting Over...John Lennon
> 2.More Than I Can Say...Leo Sayer
> 3.Lady...Kenny Rogers
> 4.Love On The Rocks...Neil Diamond
> 5.Guilty...Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
> 6.Hungry Heart...Bruce Springsteen
> 7.Tell It Like It Is...Heart
> 8.Celebration...Kool & The Gang
> 9.Every Woman In The World...Air Supply
> 10.Never Be The Same...Christopher Cross
> 11.The Wanderer...Donna Summer
> 12.Dreaming...Cliff Richard
> 13.You've Lost That Lovin'Feeling...Hall & Oates
> 14.Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime...Korgis
> 15.Hit Me With Your Best Shot...Pat Benatar
> 16.Passion...Rod Stewart
> 17.One Step Closer...Doobie Brothers
> 18.Suddenly...Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard
> 19.The Tide Is High...Blondie
> 20.I Made It Through The Rain...Barry Manilow
> 21.Never Knew Love Like This Before...Stephanie Mills
> 22.Hey 19...Steely Dan
> 23.Time Is Time...Andy Gibb
> 24.I Love A Rainy Night...Eddie Rabbit
> 25.Miss Sun...Boz Scaggs
> 26.Nine To Five...Dolly Parton
> 27.Woman In Love...Barbra Streisand
> 28.Real Love...Doobie Brothers
> 29.Giving It Up For Your Love...Delbert McClinton
> 30.Together...Tierra
> The line-up was
> 6-10AM: Tom Lewis & Jeff Baker
> 10AM-2PM: Tom Murphy
> 2-6PM: Jo Jo Kincaid
> 6-10PM: Mighty Mike Osborne
> 10PM-2AM: Pete Falconi
> 2-6AM: Joe Tobin (WOW-haven't heard of him in years. Anyone
> know where he is now? He also worked in Providence in the
> 70s)
<font color=green> Last days of disco,pre MTV</font>.
 
It certainly reinforces to me, why I chose to do AOR radio in those days, instead of CHR....

F105's Top 30 12/25/80-12/31/80. Were they CHR at the time?
> This is a pretty standard top 40-based AC playlist with a
> few exceptions that really weren't getting AC play at the
> time. Maybe the music was just pretty tame then.
> 1.Just Like Starting Over...John Lennon
> 2.More Than I Can Say...Leo Sayer
> 3.Lady...Kenny Rogers
> 4.Love On The Rocks...Neil Diamond
> 5.Guilty...Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
> 6.Hungry Heart...Bruce Springsteen
> 7.Tell It Like It Is...Heart
> 8.Celebration...Kool & The Gang
> 9.Every Woman In The World...Air Supply
> 10.Never Be The Same...Christopher Cross
> 11.The Wanderer...Donna Summer
> 12.Dreaming...Cliff Richard
> 13.You've Lost That Lovin'Feeling...Hall & Oates
> 14.Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime...Korgis
> 15.Hit Me With Your Best Shot...Pat Benatar
> 16.Passion...Rod Stewart
> 17.One Step Closer...Doobie Brothers
> 18.Suddenly...Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard
> 19.The Tide Is High...Blondie
> 20.I Made It Through The Rain...Barry Manilow
> 21.Never Knew Love Like This Before...Stephanie Mills
> 22.Hey 19...Steely Dan
> 23.Time Is Time...Andy Gibb
> 24.I Love A Rainy Night...Eddie Rabbit
> 25.Miss Sun...Boz Scaggs
> 26.Nine To Five...Dolly Parton
> 27.Woman In Love...Barbra Streisand
> 28.Real Love...Doobie Brothers
> 29.Giving It Up For Your Love...Delbert McClinton
> 30.Together...Tierra
> The line-up was
> 6-10AM: Tom Lewis & Jeff Baker
> 10AM-2PM: Tom Murphy
> 2-6PM: Jo Jo Kincaid
> 6-10PM: Mighty Mike Osborne
> 10PM-2AM: Pete Falconi
> 2-6AM: Joe Tobin (WOW-haven't heard of him in years. Anyone
> know where he is now? He also worked in Providence in the
> 70s)
>
 
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