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Great songs that were Top 40 hits that you never hear on the radio

Killing Time/Susan Anton and Fred Knoblock
Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)/Sheena Easton
All the Anne Murray Top 40 hits
If You Remember Me/Chris Thompson
Hold On To Your Love/Jimmy Ruffin
CrackerBbox Palace/George Harrison
Edge of the Universe/Bee Gees
Since I Don't Have You/Don McLean
Crying/Don McLean
Feels So Right/Alabama

Still more to come....
 
After All-Cher/Peter Cetera
Breakout-Swingout Sister
Luka-Suzanne Vega
Popcorn-Hot Butter
In The Mood-Henhouse 5 (+2!)
Dreaming-O.M.D
Forever live & die-O.M.D
All cried out-Lisa Lisa
Suburbia-Pet Shop Boys
What have I done to deserve this-Pet Shop Bots/Dusty Springfield
I beg your Pardon-Kon Kan
Surrender to me-Robin Zander/Ann Wilson
This is not America-David Bowie
Hard Luck Woman-Kiss
Mediate-INXS
Good Times-Inxs/Jimmy Barnes
Kissing a Fool-George Michael
Tender Years-John Cafferty
C-I-T-Y -John Cafferty
Slow Hand-Pointer Sisters
Fire-Pointer Sisters
The Facts of Love-Karen White/Jeff Lorber
Twilight World-Swingout Sister
The Americans-Byron McGregor
Kiss-Art of Noise/Tom Jones
The Goonies are Good enough-Cyndi Lauper
All fired up-Pat Benatar
Sidewalk Talk-Jellybean/Madonna
Elvira-Oak Ridge Boys
Only Women Bleed-Alice Cooper
You & Me-Alice Cooper
Hope you love me like you say you do-Huey Lewis
Girl can't help it-Journey
Suzanne-Journey
Foolish Heart-Steve Perry
She's Mine-Steve Perry
One night in Bangkok-Murray Head
Puttin' on the Ritz-Taco
Easy Money-Billy Joel
An Innocent Man-Billy Joel
The girl is mine-Paul McCartney/Michael Jackson
Ebony & Ivory-Paul McCartney/Stevie Wonder
Rock On-Michael Dameon
State of Shock-Mick Jagger/Jacksons
Torture-Jacksons
Waiting for love-Alias
Dance Away-Roxy Music
...if there was a station that ran this kind of stuff, old Rick Dees American Music Magazines,AT40, Future Hits, even old 80's Master Control & PowerLine episodes on Sunday mornings & clips of old outdated commercials(Raise your hand if you're Sure, Joe Cocker's "Folgers in your cup")...etc...I believe it would do excellent since it's not the same Mickey,Dexy's,Girls Just Wanna, Billy Jean) insulting generations of radio listeners.
p.s.....MORE ON THE WAY!
 
Beaten up in love again-The Doves
I know what I like-Huey Lewis & San Fransisco(?)Giants
I'll see you in my dreams-Giant
Wild women do-Natalie Cole
Miss you like crazy-Natalie Cole
Mas Que Nada-Herb Alpert(last heard in Austin Powers 1)
It's My Job-Jimmy Buffet
Come Monday-Jimmy Buffet
This Masquerade-George Benson
This Masquerade-5th Dimension
 
Here's a database update. There have been at least 775 songs posted this does not include the ones "all of a sertain artists' Top 40 songs". If those are included then the list will probably be in the 850-900 range if not more. Add all the "safe" songs (200) and you've got over 1000. Now that would be a KILLER station! ;D
 
;D I....Don't know John..Some of these are getting pretty lame.. I personally would love to run the station that did this, but I sorta go along with whoever said that us old guys remember all these..but the average Joe Blow wouldn't and if he did..Once wouyld be enough: I;E Tiptoe thru the Tulips..Yummy Yummy Yummy..Etc..APE!
 
Lame ??? To me Lame is hearing the same old thing over and over and not being willing to walk to the beat of a different drummer.I don't love all these tunes either but somebody bought them.Just my opinion.....

Allen
 
John (Double J)

Do you have a way of sending me a copy of your database? I'd love to match it against my station's
music library..because I'm going to play a lot of these..

If my finances improve, maybe I'll consider streaming it later on.

Here's my station's page:

http://www.musicbox1610.com

It's only Part 15..

This thread has really made me feel nostalgic..I was just starting out in radio in 1979 and played many of these!
 
BIG APE said:
;D I....Don't know John..Some of these are getting pretty lame.. I personally would love to run the station that did this, but I sorta go along with whoever said that us old guys remember all these..but the average Joe Blow wouldn't and if he did..Once wouyld be enough: I;E Tiptoe thru the Tulips..Yummy Yummy Yummy..Etc..APE!
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I would have to agree with Allen's commnt here. And Tip Toe and Yummy were also good songs. Tip Toe went to #17 on the Top 40 charts and Yummy went all the way to #4 so there's your proof that someone HAD to like them both.

That's the whole point of the thread these songs AREN'T played on the radio anymore and should be. Somebody liked them enough to BUY them and liked them enough to place them on the charts whether it was on AC or Top 40. I didn't say that the "safe" songs that gets played over and over an.. well you get the picture, would not be played, they too would be played it would truly be "the VARIETY" station.
 
Alan McCall said:
John (Double J)

Do you have a way of sending me a copy of your database? I'd love to match it against my station's
music library..because I'm going to play a lot of these..

If my finances improve, maybe I'll consider streaming it later on.

Here's my station's page:

http://www.musicbox1610.com

It's only Part 15..

This thread has really made me feel nostalgic..I was just starting out in radio in 1979 and played many of these!
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Yes, check your PM and email.
 
I'd have listed Yummy Yummy Yummy a long way back, as I love it, but I know it's love/hate song.

There were three versions by the Ohio Express. A lame, staid album cut, which had no life at all.
Someone must have suggested cutting a single with a new take. This became the hit on the radio.
At the time, "all" the big rock stations ran heavy reverb, which helped a lot.
Shortly thereafter the buddah releases of the 45 had reverb equal to what people had heard on the radio.

There is some measure of perfection in this song as a radio music unit. It has a phat orange-ness
and a simple chord progression that can be heard well in a big-block engined convertible with the top down at 80 mph.
Like the Ramones, these guys could make a song that was fun and rocked.

I don't recognize many of the songs listed, but I kinda left mainstream pop somewhere in the 70's.
Since then, it's all been "difficult listening".
 
BIG APE said:
;D I....Don't know John..Some of these are getting pretty lame.. I personally would love to run the station that did this, but I sorta go along with whoever said that us old guys remember all these..but the average Joe Blow wouldn't and if he did..Once wouyld be enough: I;E Tiptoe thru the Tulips..Yummy Yummy Yummy..Etc..APE!
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Uhhh...I didn't see anyone post Tiny Tim or the 1910 Fruitgum Company on here...I disagree-I believe SOME of these would be a breath of fresh air to the average listener who is numb to radio because of MAINSTREAM REDUNDANCY day in & out.Plus it would make money because it's different yet familiar to adults. Of course some wouldn't be played...others may not even be available on digital 'til someone transfers them from vinyl. VH1 Classic's doing well, isn't it? This would be the radio version only WAY better...especially if it were syndicated from my house. Did anybody put this one yet?
Piano in the Dark-Brenda Russel :)
 
cARLOS Blake said:
BIG APE said:
;D I....Don't know John..Some of these are getting pretty lame.. I personally would love to run the station that did this, but I sorta go along with whoever said that us old guys remember all these..but the average Joe Blow wouldn't and if he did..Once wouyld be enough: I;E Tiptoe thru the Tulips..Yummy Yummy Yummy..Etc..APE!
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Uhhh...I didn't see anyone post Tiny Tim or the 1910 Fruitgum Company on here...I disagree-I believe SOME of these would be a breath of fresh air to the average listener who is numb to radio because of MAINSTREAM REDUNDANCY day in & out.Plus it would make money because it's different yet familiar to adults. Of course some wouldn't be played...others may not even be available on digital 'til someone transfers them from vinyl. VH1 Classic's doing well, isn't it? This would be the radio version only WAY better...especially if it were syndicated from my house. Did anybody put this one yet?
Piano in the Dark-Brenda Russel :)
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I agree and nope Piano in the dark has not been listed until now. Great song and I remember playing that when I first started in radio.
 
OK then John...How about:

Disco Duck Rick Dees
Snoopy Vs the Red Baron Royal Guardsmen
Snoopy's Christmas
Alvins Harmonica
Unknown Soldier The Doors
Downtown Pet Clark
Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods
 
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