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Do NYC radio stations still print music surveys?

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Back in the day if you went to Sam Goody you could pick up a 77 WABC music survey or one from 99X. Or stop by Record World and get the WBLI (Long Island)
survey.

Several years ago I would visit a music store on Long Island that carried the Hot 97 Hot Sheet.

Do stations still print them and do music stores carry them?
 
I haven't seen one in years. Last survey I remember was Z-100.

> Back in the day if you went to Sam Goody you could pick up a
> 77 WABC music survey or one from 99X. Or stop by Record
> World and get the WBLI (Long Island)
> survey.
>
> Several years ago I would visit a music store on Long Island
> that carried the Hot 97 Hot Sheet.
>
> Do stations still print them and do music stores carry them?
 
When Z stopped(early 90s), they all followed the leader,as usual.
> I haven't seen one in years. Last survey I remember was
> Z-100.
>
> > Back in the day if you went to Sam Goody you could pick up
> a
> > 77 WABC music survey or one from 99X. Or stop by Record
> > World and get the WBLI (Long Island)
> > survey.
> >
> > Several years ago I would visit a music store on Long
> Island
> > that carried the Hot 97 Hot Sheet.
> >
> > Do stations still print them and do music stores carry
> them?
>
 
Does anyone anywhere still issue weekly surveys?

I remember Metropolitan Report in the seventies which listed about ten local radio playlists. I have a few of them.

I remember surveys from

WABC
WWRL
WMCA
WINS
WWDJ
WXLO and WOR-FM
WLIB



> Back in the day if you went to Sam Goody you could pick up a
> 77 WABC music survey or one from 99X. Or stop by Record
> World and get the WBLI (Long Island)
> survey.
>
> Several years ago I would visit a music store on Long Island
> that carried the Hot 97 Hot Sheet.
>
> Do stations still print them and do music stores carry them?
>
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> When Z stopped(early 90s), they all followed the leader,as
> usual.

The last one from Hot 97 that I got was around the mid '90s. I believe Mothers Music in Patchogue (Long Island) carried them. I would buy 12 inch records at that store.
 
> When Z stopped(early 90s), they all followed the leader,as
> usual.

Actually, Z-100 is hardly considered a leader in CHR, as, other than its nice debut, it has not been a trendsetter of any real significance outside about a 200 mile radius of NY. And the suspension of hit lists has more to do with the record industry killing off singles than anything else.
 
Jimi La Lumia's Record Connection carried all the weekly surveys from Z, PLJ, and Hot 103/Hot 97: kids like Rob Miller(WALK),Vic Latino (KTU) and Scotty Hart (Radio X) would get their info from the Record Connection.Eventually, they(the radio stations), were crying about the cost of the printing,even though they had paid advertising on the back usually.
> > When Z stopped(early 90s), they all followed the leader,as
>
> > usual.
>
> The last one from Hot 97 that I got was around the mid '90s.
> I believe Mothers Music in Patchogue (Long Island) carried
> them. I would buy 12 inch records at that store.
>
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> Actually, Z-100 is hardly considered a leader in CHR, as,
> other than its nice debut, it has not been a trendsetter of
> any real significance outside about a 200 mile radius of NY.

You'll change your mind after you listen to 95 Triple X in Burlington, Vermont. :-D
 
> > When Z stopped(early 90s), they all followed the leader,as
>
> > usual.
>
> Actually, Z-100 is hardly considered a leader in CHR, as,
> other than its nice debut, it has not been a trendsetter of
> any real significance outside about a 200 mile radius of NY.
> And the suspension of hit lists has more to do with the
> record industry killing off singles than anything else.
>

Not a trendsetter of any real significance??? I'd say that Z-100 in New York is the most imitated CHR in America, and has been for 20+ years.
It's impacted Top 40 in America every bit as much as KROQ has impacted alternative.
If one doesn't see the significance of Z-100 (beyond the "nice" debut),
it's mind boggling.
 
> Back in the day if you went to Sam Goody you could pick up a
> 77 WABC music survey or one from 99X. Or stop by Record
> World and get the WBLI (Long Island)
> survey.
>
> Several years ago I would visit a music store on Long Island
> that carried the Hot 97 Hot Sheet.
>
> Do stations still print them and do music stores carry them?
>


Don't know about printing, but many station have them on their websites.
(even WABC's old ones!!!)
 
> > > When Z stopped(early 90s), they all followed the
> leader,as
> >
> > > usual.
> >
> > Actually, Z-100 is hardly considered a leader in CHR, as,
> > other than its nice debut, it has not been a trendsetter
> of
> > any real significance outside about a 200 mile radius of
> NY.
> > And the suspension of hit lists has more to do with the
> > record industry killing off singles than anything else.
> >
>
> Not a trendsetter of any real significance??? I'd say that
> Z-100 in New York is the most imitated CHR in America, and
> has been for 20+ years.
> It's impacted Top 40 in America every bit as much as KROQ
> has impacted alternative.
> If one doesn't see the significance of Z-100 (beyond the
> "nice" debut),
> it's mind boggling.
> I don't duel with Mr.Eduardo anymore, it seems if I say green he says red,WE ALL KNOW THAT IF Z SEZ THEY HAVE A HEAD COLD,EVERY OTHER TOP 40 STATION IN AMERICA STARTS SNEEZING.
 
> Actually, Z-100 is hardly considered a leader in CHR, as,
> other than its nice debut, it has not been a trendsetter of
> any real significance outside about a 200 mile radius of NY.
> And the suspension of hit lists has more to do with the
> record industry killing off singles than anything else.

Also from around 1993 to 1996, Z-100 veered off to an Alternative Rock-based playlist and could hardly be called CHR or "Top 40". If anything, with Scott Shannon's help WPLJ remained closer to a mainstream hit playlist during this time, albeit "Without the Rap" that became Hot 97's specialty and "Without the Hard Stuff" that Z-100 was focused on.
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> Back in the day if you went to Sam Goody you could pick up a
> 77 WABC music survey or one from 99X. Or stop by Record
> World and get the WBLI (Long Island)
> survey.
>

From February 1968 through January 1973, WGLI's weekly surveys were printed in the Babylon Beacon weekly newspaper. Did any other NYC/Tri-State area weekly newspapers publish radio station surveys? Also, does anyone know how to contact the people responsible for the "Metropolitan Reports" in the 1970s and 1980s?<P ID="signature">______________
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