Spoiler Alert: WCBS-FM Top 500 Results-Labor Day Wknd 2012

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Posted below is the list that as of this posting (Sun. afternoon 9/2) is in its second run-through. Likely will wrap up between 7pm - Midnight on Monday evening 9/3/12. Sometimes the list gets backed up/reset on Monday morning so that the last 200 or so records will air from 6am ET Monday to conclusion. Or, if it ends earlier than expected (especially since they've been going straight through including the overnights), they might repeat the top 50 or top 101 to fill time.

This year's version, unlike the last 3 (2009-2011) has been noticeably streamlined, sanitized and softened with most of the classic rock tracks removed along with any "oh, wow!" tracks. As with most (all?) of these listener-voted surveys, likely every song played received at least some votes, but not every song that received enough votes made the list.

Unlike the "Michael Jackson" effect on the 2009 list upon his passing that placed "Thriller" at #1, there are no Whitney Houston entries, even though there were several possible tunes in the 1985-1987 range that could have fit the confines. (1987 is the latest entry date for original recordings; there are 3 on this list.) The brick wall is up at the late 1980s boundary; "The Bodyguard" era (early 1990s) is apparently way too "early" to be broached on this (and likely most) classic hits outlets.

If one was listening and didn't hear the announcements/promos/sweepers, they'd think it was just the good ol' regular CBS-FM format playing. All in its (in)glorious, crappy processing (duly noted on other threads).

The unofficial tote board (in honor of Jerry Lewis) - the numbers are close; my eyes are just too blurry to count again:

1950s: 2
1960s: 134
1970s: 283
1980s: 79.5
1990s: 1.5

The "half (.5)" figures account for the few songs that have had two chart lives in different decades; I decided to split those entries into halves just to keep the total number at 500 entries.

For songs that straddled the December/January fence, I used the earlier year as a reference; shouldn't make much difference overall.

The following list is taken from the initial airing that ran from Fri. 8/31/12 @ 6:04am ET to Sat. 9/1/12 @ 7:17pm ET:

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[pjc1961]

WCBS-FM Top 500 Song Countdown - Labor Day Weekend 2012 (Fri. 8/31/2012-Mon. 9/3/2012) - WCBS-FM-101.1 New York, NY

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Time ET Rank Artist Title Label Year
Repeated Saturday 9/1/2012 through Monday 9/3/2012 (Reading Up)
Ending Saturday 9/1/2012 (Reading Up)
7:10 PM 1. BEATLES Hey Jude Apple 1968
7:02 PM 2. EAGLES Hotel California Asylum 1977
7:00 PM 3. FOUR SEASONS Sherry Vee-Jay 1962
6:49 PM 4. VAN MORRISON Brown Eyed Girl Bang 1967
6:46 PM 5. ARETHA FRANKLIN Respect Atlantic 1967
6:42 PM 6. ELTON JOHN Your Song MCA 1971
6:39 PM 7. ROLLING STONES (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction London 1965
6:35 PM 8. JOURNEY Don't Stop Believin' Columbia 1982
6:19 PM 9. DON MCLEAN American Pie United Artists 1972
6:14 PM 10. LYNYRD SKYNYRD Sweet Home Alabama MCA 1974
6:11 PM 11. FOUR SEASONS December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) Warner Bros. 1976/1994
6:06 PM 12. MICHAEL JACKSON Billie Jean Epic 1983
6:00 PM 13. BILLY JOEL Piano Man Columbia 1974
5:50 PM 14. KC & SUNSHINE BAND Get Down Tonight T.K. 1975
5:45 PM 15. BEE GEES Stayin' Alive RSO 1978
5:40 PM 16. ROD STEWART Maggie May Mercury 1971
5:35 PM 17. BOSTON More Than A Feeling Epic 1976
5:32 PM 18. BON JOVI Livin' On A Prayer Mercury 1987
5:29 PM 19. TEMPTATIONS My Girl Motown 1965
5:18 PM 20. JIMMY BUFFETT Margaritaville ABC 1977
5:15 PM 21. WILD CHERRY Play That Funky Music Epic 1976
5:12 PM 22. BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet Mercury 1974
5:09 PM 23. HOLLIES Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) EpicMack 1972
5:05 PM 24. BEATLES Let It Be Apple 1970
5:02 PM 25. BOBBY DARIN Mack The Knife Atco 1959
4:58 PM 26. AMERICA Sister Golden Hair Warner Bros 1975
4:48 PM 27. ELVIS PRESLEY Are You Lonesome To-night? RCA 1960-1961
4:44 PM 28. BILLY JOEL My Life Columbia 1978-1979
4:40 PM 29. COMMODORES Brick House Motown 1977
4:37 PM 30. FRANK SINATRA New York, New York Reprise 1980
4:34 PM 31. FOUR SEASONS Rag Doll Philips 1964
4:30 PM 32. FLEETWOOD MAC Dreams Warner Bros. 1977
4:20 PM 33. STEVE MILLER The Joker Capitol 1974
4:16 PM 34. ELTON JOHN Crocodile Rock MCA 1973
4:13 PM 35. BEN E. KING Stand By Me Atco 1961/1986
4:11 PM 36. STEVE MILLER Rock'n Me Capitol 1976
4:07 PM 37. DOBIE GRAY Drift Away Decca 1973
4:04 PM 38. BOB SEGER Old Time Rock & Roll Capitol 1979/1983
4:00 PM 39. ABBA Dancing Queen Atlantic 1977
3:48 PM 40. MANFRED MANN Blinded By The Light Warner Bros. 1977
3:45 PM 41. EAGLES Take It Easy Asylum 1972
3:41 PM 42. NEIL DIAMOND Sweet Caroline Universal 1969
3:38 PM 43. EARTH, WIND & FIRE September ARC 1978-1979
3:35 PM 44. FLEETWOOD MAC Don't Stop Warner Bros. 1977
3:32 PM 45. BEATLES Twist And Shout Capitol 1964
3:28 PM 46. CHICAGO Saturday In The Park Columbia 1972
3:19 PM 47. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Bad Moon Rising Fantasy 1969
3:16 PM 48. LOOKING GLASS Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) Epic 1972
3:13 PM 49. GLORIA GAYNOR I Will Survive Poly./PLG 1979
3:09 PM 50. NORMAN GREENBAUM Spirit In The Sky Reprise 1970
3:07 PM 51. HALL & OATES Rich Girl RCA 1977
3:04 PM 52. ROY ORBISON Oh! Pretty Woman Monument 1964
2:59 PM 53. PETER FRAMPTON Baby, I Love Your Way (Live) A&M 1976
2:47 PM 54. DOOBIE BROTHERS Listen To The Music Warner Bros. 1972
2:44 PM 55. WAR Low Rider United Artists 1975
2:41 PM 56. SIMON & GARFUNKEL Mrs. Robinson Columbia 1968
2:36 PM 57. FOUR SEASONS Who Loves You Warner Bros. 1975
2:31 PM 58. ELTON JOHN Bennie And The Jets MCA 1974
2:22 PM 59. FLEETWOOD MAC Go Your Own Way Warner Bros. 1977
2:19 PM 60. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Proud Mary Fantasy 1969
2:14 PM 61. EAGLES One Of These Nights Asylum 1975
2:11 PM 62. FRANKIE VALLI Grease RSO 1978
2:08 PM 63. OTIS REDDING (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Volt 1968
2:04 PM 64. BILLY JOEL Only The Good Die Young Columbia 1978
2:01 PM 65. BEACH BOYS Good Vibrations Capitol 1966
1:50 PM 66. KC & SUNSHINE BAND That's The Way (I Like It) T.K. 1975-1976
1:47 PM 67. BEATLES Ticket To Ride Capitol 1965
1:43 PM 68. STEELY DAN Do It Again MCA 1973
1:40 PM 69. STEPPENWOLF Magic Carpet Ride Dunhill 1968
1:37 PM 70. STEVIE WONDER Superstition Tamla 1973
1:34 PM 71. DRIFTERS Under The Boardwalk Atlantic 1964
1:22 PM 72. GUESS WHO American Woman RCA 1970
1:20 PM 73. JOHNNY NASH I Can See Clearly Now Epic 1972
1:15 PM 74. STEELY DAN Reeling In The Years ABC 1973
1:11 PM 75. BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE Takin' Care Of Business Mercury 1974
1:06 PM 76. ELTON JOHN/KIKI DEE Don't Go Breaking My Heart Rocket 1976
1:03 PM 77. BARRY WHITE Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe 20th Cent 1974
12:59 PM 78. ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Evil Woman United Artists 1975-1976
12:48 PM 79. FOUNDATIONS Build Me Up Buttercup Universal 1969
12:44 PM 80. STEAM Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Mercury 1969-1970
12:40 PM 81. HALL & OATES You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin RCA 1980
12:37 PM 82. BILLY JOEL It's Still Rock And Roll To Me Columbia 1980
12:35 PM 83. SIMON & GARFUNKEL Homeward Bound Columbia 1966
12:32 PM 84. JIM CROCE Bad, Bad Leroy Brown ABC 1973
12:28 PM 85. SUPERTRAMP The Logical Song A&M 1979
12:19 PM 86. MONKEES I'm A Believer Colgems 1966-1967
12:16 PM 87. GERRY RAFFERTY Baker Street United Artists 1978
12:12 PM 88. ROLLING STONES Honky Tonk Women London 1969
12:09 PM 89. AMERICA A Horse With No Name Warner Bros. 1972
12:06 PM 90. JACKSON 5 ABC Motown 1970
12:02 PM 91. RICK SPRINGFIELD Jessie's Girl RCA 1981
11:58 AM 92. HARRY CHAPIN Cat's In The Cradle Elektra 1974-1975
11:48 AM 93. MAXINE NIGHTINGALE Right Back Where We Started From United Artists 1976
11:46 AM 94. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Down On The Corner Fantasy 1969-1970
11:42 AM 95. DOOBIE BROTHERS What A Fool Believes Warner Bros. 1979
11:38 AM 96. ELVIS PRESLEY Suspicious Minds RCA 1969
11:34 AM 97. STEPPENWOLF Born To Be Wild Dunhill 1968
11:31 AM 98. BEE GEES Night Fever RSO 1978
11:21 AM 99. O. NEWTON-JOHN/J. TRAVOLTA You're The One That I Want RSO 1978
11:19 AM 100. BEACH BOYS Wouldn't It Be Nice Capitol 1966
11:15 AM 101. EDDIE MONEY Two Tickets To Paradise Columbia 1978
11:11 AM 102. CARLY SIMON You're So Vain Elektra 1973
11:08 AM 103. JOHN LENNON Imagine Apple 1971
11:04 AM 104. BILLY JOEL Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) Columbia 1978
11:01 AM 105. SISTER SLEDGE We Are Family Cotillion 1979
10:49 AM 106. EAGLES Already Gone Asylum 1974
10:45 AM 107. POLICE Every Breath You Take A&M 1983
10:42 AM 108. BEATLES Come Together Capitol 1969-1970
10:39 AM 109. BLONDIE Heart Of Glass Chrys./ERG 1979
10:36 AM 110. YOUNG RASCALS Good Lovin' Atlantic 1966
10:34 AM 111. KING HARVEST Dancing In The Moonlight Perception 1973
10:31 AM 112. TOMMY JAMES & SHONDELLS Mony Mony Roulette 1968
10:20 AM 113. CHICAGO Feelin' Stronger Every Day Columbia 1973
10:16 AM 114. BILL WITHERS Lean On Me Sussex 1972
10:13 AM 115. FLEETWOOD MAC Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win) Reprise 1976
10:10 AM 116. DOOBIE BROTHERS Long Train Runnin' Warner Bros. 1973
10:07 AM 117. O'JAYS Love Train Philadelphia Inter. 1973
10:04 AM 118. GARY WRIGHT Dream Weaver Warner Bros. 1976
10:00 AM 119. FLEETWOOD MAC You Make Loving Fun Warner Bros. 1977
9:48 AM 120. FREE All Right Now A&M 1970
9:43 AM 121. PAUL MCCARTNEY + WINGS Band On The Run Apple 1974
9:40 AM 122. BILLY JOEL Big Shot Columbia 1979
9:37 AM 123. ACE How Long Anchor 1975
9:35 AM 124. FOUR SEASONS Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me) Philips 1966
9:32 AM 125. GRAND FUNK The Loco-Motion Capitol 1974
9:29 AM 126. ELTON JOHN Daniel MCA 1973
9:19 AM 127. DOOBIE BROTHERS China Grove Warner Bros. 1973
9:16 AM 128. TURTLES Happy Together WhiteWhale 1967
9:13 AM 129. SEALS & CROFTS Summer Breeze Warner Bros. 1972
9:10 AM 130. SANTANA Evil Ways Columbia 1970
9:08 AM 131. ORLEANS Dance With Me Asylum 1975
9:04 AM 132. PAUL SIMON Kodachrome Columbia 1973
9:00 AM 133. PETER FRAMPTON Show Me The Way (Live) A&M 1976
8:49 AM 134. SMOKEY ROBINSON/MIRACLES The Tears Of A Clown Tamla 1970-1971
8:47 AM 135. HAMILTON, JOE, FRANK & REYNOLDS Don't Pull Your Love ABC-Dunhill 1971
8:45 AM 136. JAMES TAYLOR Your Smiling Face Columbia 1977
8:42 AM 137. QUEEN You're My Best Friend Elektra 1976
8:39 AM 138. THREE DOG NIGHT Joy To The World ABC-Dunhill 1971
8:36 AM 139. LOGGINS & MESSINA Your Mama Don't Dance Columbia 1973
8:32 AM 140. EDDIE MONEY Baby Hold On Columbia 1978
8:22 AM 141. BEATLES All My Loving Capitol 1964
8:19 AM 142. YVONNE ELLIMAN If I Can't Have You RSO 1978
8:16 AM 143. JACKSON BROWNE Doctor My Eyes Asylum 1972
8:12 AM 144. ELTON JOHN Rocket Man MCA 1972
8:10 AM 145. TEMPTATIONS Ain't Too Proud To Beg Gordy 1966
8:03 AM 146. EAGLES Lyin' Eyes Asylum 1975
7:59 AM 147. BILLY JOEL You May Be Right Columbia 1980
7:48 AM 148. CAROLE KING I Feel The Earth Move Ode 1971
7:46 AM 149. BOX TOPS The Letter Mala 1967
7:44 AM 150. BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD For What It's Worth (Stop, Hey What's That Sound) Atco 1967
7:40 AM 151. MICHAEL JACKSON Rock With You Epic 1979-1980
7:36 AM 152. EAGLES Peaceful Easy Feeling Asylum 1973
7:33 AM 153. DION Runaround Sue Laurie 1961
7:30 AM 154. HUES CORPORATION Rock The Boat RCA 1974
7:20 AM 155. JOHN C MELLENCAMP Small Town Mercury 1985-1986
7:16 AM 156. EMOTIONS Best Of My Love Columbia 1977
7:14 AM 157. SLY & THE FAMILY STONE Everyday People Epic 1969
7:11 AM 158. SPINNERS I'll Be Around Atlantic 1972
7:08 AM 159. NEIL DIAMOND Cracklin' Rosie Universal 1970
7:04 AM 160. EAGLES Take It To The Limit Asylum 1976
7:01 AM 161. CHICAGO Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is Columbia 1970-1971
6:51 AM 162. FOUR TOPS I Can't Help Myself Motown 1965
6:46 AM 163. JACKSON BROWNE Running On Empty Asylum 1978
6:43 AM 164. AL GREEN Let's Stay Together Hi 1972
6:40 AM 165. QUEEN Crazy Little Thing Called Love Elektra 1980
6:37 AM 166. FLEETWOOD MAC Say You Love Me Reprise 1976
6:34 AM 167. FOREIGNER Cold As Ice Atlantic 1977
6:23 AM 168. BEATLES Penny Lane Capitol 1967
6:17 AM 169. ELTON JOHN Tiny Dancer Universal 1972
6:13 AM 170. ELVIN BISHOP Fooled Around And Fell In Love Capricorn 1976
6:10 AM 171. GEORGE BENSON On Broadway Warner Bros. 1978
6:05 AM 172. STEVE MILLER Fly Like An Eagle Capitol 1977
6:01 AM 173. GEORGE HARRISON My Sweet Lord Apple 1970-1971
5:53 AM 174. PLAYER Baby Come Back RSO 1978
5:51 AM 175. MANFRED MANN Do Wah Diddy Diddy Ascot 1964
5:48 AM 176. MAMAS & PAPAS California Dreamin' ABC-Dunhill 1966
5:45 AM 177. ROLLING STONES Miss You Rolling S. 1978
5:40 AM 178. ELTON JOHN Philadelphia Freedom MCA 1975
5:36 AM 179. WINGS Silly Love Songs Capitol 1976
5:33 AM 180. LOVIN' SPOONFUL Summer In The City Kama Sutra 1966
5:30 AM 181. STEVE MILLER Jet Airliner Capitol 1977
5:20 AM 182. GRAND FUNK Some Kind Of Wonderful Capitol 1975
5:15 AM 183. YOUNGBLOODS Get Together RCA 1969
5:12 AM 184. PAT BENATAR Hit Me With Your Best Shot Chrys./ERG 1980-1981
5:10 AM 185. SIMON & GARFUNKEL Cecilia Columbia 1970
5:06 AM 186. JAMES TAYLOR Fire And Rain Warner Bros. 1970
5:03 AM 187. QUEEN Killer Queen Elektra 1975
5:00 AM 188. FOUR TOPS Reach Out I'll Be There Motown 1966
4:52 AM 189. SUPERTRAMP Give A Little Bit A&M 1977
4:48 AM 190. GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS Midnight Train To Georgia Buddah 1973
4:44 AM 191. THREE DOG NIGHT Mama Told Me (Not To Come) ABC-Dunhill 1970
4:40 AM 192. BOZ SCAGGS Lowdown Columbia 1976
4:37 AM 193. KC & SUNSHINE BAND (Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty Independent 1976
4:34 AM 194. HALL & OATES You Make My Dreams Atlantic 1981
4:31 AM 195. BADFINGER Day After Day Apple 1972
4:26 AM 196. SPENCER DAVIS GROUP Gimme Some Lovin' United Artists 1967
4:23 AM 197. ROLLING STONES Jumpin' Jack Flash London 1968
4:19 AM 198. ANDY KIM Rock Me Gently Capitol 1974
4:16 AM 199. JOHN COUGAR Jack & Diane Riva/PG 1982
4:11 AM 200. BEE GEES You Should Be Dancing RSO 1976
4:09 AM 201. HEART Magic Man Mushroom 1976
4:05 AM 202. GORDON LIGHTFOOT Sundown Reprise 1974
4:02 AM 203. DOORS Touch Me Elektra 1969
3:59 AM 204. FOUR TOPS It's The Same Old Song Motown 1965
3:53 AM 205. BRYAN ADAMS Summer Of '69 A&M 1985
3:50 AM 206. BLONDIE Call Me Polygram 1980
3:47 AM 207. STEPHEN STILLS Love The One You're With Atlantic 1971
3:44 AM 208. MARVIN GAYE I Heard It Through The Grapevine Tamla 1968-1969
3:39 AM 209. T REX Bang A Gong (Get It On) Reprise 1972
3:35 AM 210. CARS Just What I Needed Elektra 1978
3:32 AM 211. NAKED EYES Always Something There To Remind Me EMI/ERG 1983
3:28 AM 212. 10CC The Things We Do For Love Mercury 1977
3:23 AM 213. SANTANA Black Magic Woman Columbia 1971
3:20 AM 214. SPIRAL STARECASE More Today Than Yesterday Columbia 1969
3:18 AM 215. DAVID ESSEX Rock On Columbia 1974
3:14 AM 216. GUESS WHO These Eyes RCA 1969
3:11 AM 217. NEIL DIAMOND Cherry, Cherry Bang 1966
3:08 AM 218. QUEEN Another One Bites The Dust Elektra 1980
3:04 AM 219. MUNGO JERRY In The Summertime Janus 1970
3:00 AM 220. SPINNERS Could It Be I'm Falling In Love Atlantic 1973
2:54 AM 221. GRAND FUNK We're An American Band Capitol 1973
2:51 AM 222. BEATLES Get Back Apple 1969
2:47 AM 223. STEVIE WONDER Isn't She Lovely? Tamla 1976-1977
2:44 AM 224. REDBONE Come And Get Your Love Epic 1974
2:39 AM 225. SUPERTRAMP Goodbye Stranger A&M 1979
2:36 AM 226. ELVIS PRESLEY Burning Love RCA 1972
2:33 AM 227. EDDIE MONEY with RONNIE SPECTOR Take Me Home Tonight Columbia 1986
2:30 AM 228. CONTOURS Do You Love Me Gordy 1962/1988
2:25 AM 229. EAGLES Best Of My Love Asylum 1975
2:23 AM 230. KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND Boogie Shoes T.K. 1978
2:19 AM 231. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Dancing In The Dark Columbia 1984
2:14 AM 232. GERRY RAFFERTY Right Down The Line United Artists 1978
2:11 AM 233. EURYTHMICS Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) RCA 1983
2:09 AM 234. LOVIN' SPOONFUL Do You Believe In Magic Kama Sutra 1965
2:07 AM 235. STEVE MILLER Take The Money And Run Capitol 1976
2:03 AM 236. DONNA SUMMER Last Dance Casablanca 1978
2:00 AM 237. GRASS ROOTS Midnight Confessions ABC-Dunhill 1968
1:55 AM 238. EAGLES Life In The Fast Lane Asylum 1977
1:50 AM 239. STEVIE WONDER You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Tamla 1973
1:47 AM 240. REO SPEEDWAGON Keep On Loving You Epic 1981
1:42 AM 241. PHIL COLLINS In The Air Tonight Atlantic 1981
1:38 AM 242. POLICE Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic A&M 1981
1:35 AM 243. OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS Jackie Blue A&M 1975
1:31 AM 244. FLEETWOOD MAC Gypsy Warner Bros. 1982
1:25 AM 245. BEATLES Hello Goodbye Capitol 1967-1968
1:21 AM 246. KOOL & THE GANG Celebration De-Lite 1981
1:18 AM 247. PILOT Magic EMI/ERG 1975
1:14 AM 248. MARVIN GAYE Let's Get It On Tamla 1973
1:11 AM 249. J. GEILS BAND Centerfold EMI/ERG 1982
1:07 AM 250. LABELLE Lady Marmalade Epic 1975

 

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Continued...
Time ET Rank Artist Title Label Year
1:02 AM 251. ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Ramblin' Man Capricorn 1973
12:58 AM 252. LINDA RONSTADT You're No Good Capitol 1975
12:54 AM 253. DOORS Light My Fire Elektra 1967
12:50 AM 254. JAMES TAYLOR How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Warner Bros. 1975
12:46 AM 255. ROD STEWART Da Ya Think I'm Sexy Warner Bros. 1979
12:43 AM 256. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Who'll Stop The Rain Fantasy 1970
12:40 AM 257. TOMMY JAMES Draggin' The Line Aura 1971
12:38 AM 258. HALL & OATES Sara Smile RCA 1976
12:34 AM 259. RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS Unchained Melody Poly./PLG 1965/1990
12:29 AM 260. FOREIGNER Hot Blooded Atlantic 1978
12:23 AM 261. SANTANA Oye Como Va Columbia 1971
12:20 AM 262. JAMES BROWN I Got You (I Feel Good) King 1965-1966
12:15 AM 263. ELTON JOHN Honky Cat MCA 1972
12:11 AM 264. THIN LIZZY The Boys Are Back In Town Mercury 1976
12:09 AM 265. TOMMY JAMES & SHONDELLS I Think We're Alone Now Roulette 1967
12:07 AM 266. BEATLES Can't Buy Me Love United Artists 1964
12:04 AM 267. BEE GEES More Than A Woman RSO 1978
12:01 AM 268. ELVIS PRESLEY Jailhouse Rock RCA 1957
Continuing Saturday 9/1/2012 (Reading Up)
11:57 PM 269. ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Don't Bring Me Down Jet 1979
11:47 PM 270. ROBINSON, SMOKEY/MIRACLES I Second That Emotion Tamla 1967-1968
11:44 PM 271. BADFINGER No Matter What Apple 1970-1971
11:42 PM 272. SLEDGE, PERCY When A Man Loves A Woman Atlantic 1966
11:39 PM 273. SLY & THE FAMILY STONE Dance To The Music Epic 1968
11:36 PM 274. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Lookin' Out My Back Door Fantasy 1970
11:33 PM 275. RUNDGREN, TODD Hello It's Me Bearsville 1973-1974
11:29 PM 276. CLIMAX BLUES BAND Couldn't Get It Right Sire 1977
11:19 PM 277. CHICAGO 25 Or 6 To 4 Columbia 1970
11:14 PM 278. JACKSON, MICHAEL Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Epic 1979
11:11 PM 279. FIREFALL You Are The Woman Atlantic 1976
11:09 PM 280. CORNELIUS BROTHERS/SISTER ROSE Too Late To Turn Back Now United Artists 1972
11:05 PM 281. COUGAR, JOHN Hurts So Good Riva/PG 1982
11:02 PM 282. DOORS Love Her Madly Elektra 1971
10:58 PM 283. CHICAGO Old Days Columbia 1975
10:48 PM 284. EARTH, WIND & FIRE Shining Star Columbia 1975
10:44 PM 285. STEWART, ROD Forever Young Warner Bros. 1988
10:41 PM 286. THREE DOG NIGHT One ABC-Dunhill 1969
10:38 PM 287. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Up Around The Bend Fantasy 1970
10:35 PM 288. WHITE, BARRY You're The First, The Last, My Everything Independent 1974-1975
10:30 PM 289. HENLEY, DON The Boys Of Summer Geffen 1984-1985
10:20 PM 290. TEMPTATIONS Just My Imagination (Running Away From Me) Gordy 1971
10:17 PM 291. ROLLING STONES Brown Sugar Virgin 1971
10:13 PM 292. SIMON, PAUL Loves Me Like A Rock Columbia 1973
10:10 PM 293. EAGLES The Long Run Asylum 1979-1980
10:07 PM 294. LOGGINS, KENNY I'm Alright Columbia 1980
10:03 PM 295. GUESS WHO No Time RCA 1970
10:00 PM 296. FOUR TOPS Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) ABC-Dunhill 1973
9:58 PM 297. BYRDS Mr. Tambourine Man Columbia 1965
9:48 PM 298. RARE EARTH Get Ready Rare Earth 1970
9:45 PM 299. BEATLES Here Comes The Sun Capitol 1969
9:42 PM 300. ROLLING STONES Start Me Up Rolling S. 1981
9:38 PM 301. ZOMBIES Time Of The Season Date 1969
9:35 PM 302. PALMER, ROBERT Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) Island 1979
9:31 PM 303. WONDER, STEVIE Sir Duke Tamla 1977
9:19 PM 304. HALL & OATES Kiss On My List Atlantic 1981
9:15 PM 305. TAYLOR, JAMES You've Got A Friend Warner Bros. 1971
9:12 PM 306. SUPREMES Where Did Our Love Go Motown 1964
9:08 PM 307. STEELY DAN Rikki Don't Lose That Number MCA 1974
9:06 PM 308. DOORS Hello, I Love You Elektra 1968
9:03 PM 309. CHIC Good Times Atlantic 1979
8:49 PM 310. BLUES IMAGE Ride Captain Ride Atco 1970
8:45 PM 311. BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS You've Made Me So Very Happy Columbia 1969
8:42 PM 312. BEACH BOYS California Girls Capitol 1965
8:39 PM 313. LEWIS, HUEY & THE NEWS Do You Believe In Love Chrys./ERG 1982
8:35 PM 314. WONDER, STEVIE I Wish Tamla 1976-1977
8:32 PM 315. GIBB, ANDY I Just Want To Be Your Everything RSO 1977
8:29 PM 316. YOUNG RASCALS Groovin' Atlantic 1967
8:17 PM 317. BEE GEES Jive Talkin' RSO 1975
8:15 PM 318. WITHERS, BILL Ain't No Sunshine Sussex 1971
8:12 PM 319. MONKEES Daydream Believer Colgems 1967-1968
8:09 PM 320. RIVERS, JOHNNY Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu United Artists 1973
8:06 PM 321. SEALS & CROFTS Diamond Girl Warner Bros. 1973
8:03 PM 322. PAYNE, FREDA Band Of Gold Invictus 1970
8:00 PM 323. EDGAR WINTER GROUP Free Ride Epic 1973
7:49 PM 324. SAM & DAVE Soul Man Stax 1967
7:44 PM 325. STEWART, ROD Young Turks Warner Bros. 1981-1982
7:41 PM 326. GAYE, MARVIN Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Tamla 1971
7:36 PM 327. JOHN, ELTON Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me MCA 1974
7:34 PM 328. BEATLES We Can Work It Out Capitol 1965-1966
7:29 PM 329. SIMPLE MINDS Don't You (Forget About Me) A&M 1985
7:18 PM 330. JACKSON 5 I Want You Back Motown 1970
7:15 PM 331. MICHAELS, LEE Do You Know What I Mean A&M 1971
7:12 PM 332. TROGGS Wild Thing Fontana 1966
7:09 PM 333. JONES, TOM She's A Lady Parrot 1971
7:05 PM 334. LEWIS, HUEY & THE NEWS Heart Of Rock & Roll Chrys./ERG 1984
7:02 PM 335. CORNELIUS BROTHERS/SISTER ROSE Treat Her Like A Lady United Artists 1971
6:59 PM 336. JEFFERSON AIRPLANE Somebody To Love RCA 1967
6:48 PM 337. SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE Hungry Heart Columbia 1980-1981
6:45 PM 338. JACKSON, J.J. But It's Alright Calla 1966
6:41 PM 339. JOHN, ELTON Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting MCA 1973
6:37 PM 340. LOGGINS, KENNY with STEVIE NICKS Whenever I Call You 'Friend' Columbia 1978
6:35 PM 341. FRANKLIN, ARETHA Think Atlantic 1968
6:21 PM 342. SPINNERS Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl Atlantic 1980
6:17 PM 343. AMERICA Ventura Highway Warner Bros. 1972
6:13 PM 344. SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE Born To Run Columbia 1975
6:10 PM 345. HOUSTON, THELMA Don't Leave Me This Way Tamla 1977
6:06 PM 346B. QUEEN We Are The Champions Hollywood 1977-1978
6:04 PM 346A. QUEEN We Will Rock You Elektra 1977-1978
6:01 PM 347. GAYE, MARVIN What's Going On Tamla 1971
5:48 PM 348. WINGS Maybe I'm Amazed (Live) Capitol 1977
5:44 PM 349. MEN AT WORK Down Under Columbia 1982-1983
5:40 PM 350. AVERAGE WHITE BAND Pick Up The Pieces Atlantic 1975
5:37 PM 351. ROLLING STONES Beast Of Burden Rolling S. 1978
5:33 PM 352. CHEAP TRICK I Want You To Want Me (Live) Epic 1979
5:30 PM 353. CHIC Le Freak Atlantic 1978-1979
5:25 PM 354. ANIMALS House Of The Rising Sun MGM 1964
5:23 PM 355. BEATLES A Hard Day's Night Capitol 1964
5:19 PM 356. TRAMMPS Disco Inferno Atlantic 1977/1978
5:16 PM 357. SPRINGFIELD, DUSTY Son Of A Preacher Man Atlantic 1968-1969
5:13 PM 358. KOOL & THE GANG Ladies Night De-Lite 1979
5:11 PM 359. WONDER, STEVIE Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) Tamla 1970
5:08 PM 360. ROLLING STONES Get Off Of My Cloud London 1965
5:04 PM 361. BOWIE, DAVID Changes RCA 1972
4:53 PM 362. 5 STAIRSTEPS O-o-h Child Buddah 1970
4:47 PM 363. NICKS, STEVIE Edge Of Seventeen Atlantic 1981
4:45 PM 364. GRASS ROOTS Sooner Or Later ABC-Dunhill 1971
4:41 PM 365. A TASTE OF HONEY Boogie Oogie Oogie Capitol 1978
4:38 PM 366. SUGARLOAF Green-Eyed Lady Liberty 1970
4:35 PM 367. CARLTON, CARL Everlasting Love Back Beat 1974-1975
4:32 PM 368. FOREIGNER Feels Like The First Time Atlantic 1977
4:28 PM 369. SCAGGS, BOZ Lido Shuffle Columbia 1977
4:17 PM 370. EXILE Kiss You All Over Warner Bros. 1978
4:13 PM 371. ROBINSON, VICKI SUE Turn The Beat Around RCA 1976
4:07 PM 372. QUEEN Bohemian Rhapsody Hollywood 1976/1992
4:03 PM 373. PRINCE 1999 Warner Bros. 1982/1983
3:53 PM 374. BEATLES Help! (LOVE) Capitol 1965
3:49 PM 375. SLY & THE FAMILY STONE Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) Independent 1970
3:46 PM 376. FOUNDATIONS Baby, Now That I've Found You Universal 1968
3:44 PM 377. PETTY, TOM/HEARTBREAKERS Don't Do Me Like That MCA 1979-1980
3:41 PM 378. KINGSMEN Louie Louie Wand 1963-1964
3:37 PM 379. DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Come On Eileen Mercury 1983
3:33 PM 380. BYRDS Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) Columbia 1965-1966
3:19 PM 381. DIRE STRAITS Sultans Of Swing Warner Bros. 1979
3:16 PM 382. BEACH BOYS Fun, Fun, Fun Capitol 1964
3:14 PM 383. KINKS Lola Warner Bros. 1970
3:11 PM 384. SUMMER, DONNA Hot Stuff Casablanca 1979
3:07 PM 385. HALL & OATES Maneater RCA 1982-1983
3:03 PM 386. BOWIE, DAVID Fame RCA 1975
3:00 PM 387. FOUR TOPS Baby I Need Your Loving Motown 1964
2:48 PM 388. STORIES Brother Louie Independent 1973
2:45 PM 389. MONKEES Last Train To Clarksville Colgems 1966
2:42 PM 390. LAUPER, CYNDI Girls Just Want To Have Fun Portrait 1984
2:38 PM 391. JACKSON, MICHAEL Beat It Epic 1983
2:36 PM 392. BEACH BOYS I Get Around Capitol 1964
2:32 PM 393. ROSS, DIANA Ain't No Mountain High Enough Motown 1970
2:29 PM 394. HAMILTON, JOE, FRANK & REYNOLDS Fallin' In Love Playboy 1975
2:17 PM 395. EARTH, WIND & FIRE Let's Groove Columbia 1981-1982
2:15 PM 396. BEATLES I Feel Fine Capitol 1964-1965
2:12 PM 397. SIMON, PAUL 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Warner Bros. 1976
2:09 PM 398. CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD Give Me Just A Little MoreTime Invictus 1970
2:05 PM 399. BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS Spinning Wheel Columbia 1969
2:01 PM 400. LIPPS INC Funkytown Casablanca 1980
1:51 PM 401. SIMON & GARFUNKEL The Sounds Of Silence Columbia 1965-1966
1:48 PM 402. THREE DEGREES When Will I See You Again Philadelphia Inter. 1974-1975
1:41 PM 403. JOHN, ELTON Someone Saved My Life Tonight MCA 1975
1:38 PM 404. DIANA ROSS + SUPREMES Someday We'll Be Together Motown 1969-1970
1:35 PM 405. GILDER, NICK Hot Child In The City Chrys./ERG 1978
1:31 PM 406. TAVARES Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel Independent 1976
1:21 PM 407. ALIVE & KICKING Tighter, Tighter Roulette 1970
1:17 PM 408. COMMODORES Lady (You Bring Me Up) Motown 1981
1:15 PM 409B. SOFT CELL Where Did Our Love Go Sire 1982
1:13 PM 409A. SOFT CELL Tainted Love Sire 1982
1:09 PM 410. RAWLS, LOU You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Philadelphia Inter. 1976
1:04 PM 411. PROCOL HARUM A Whiter Shade Of Pale Deram 1967
1:01 PM 412. SONNY & CHER I Got You Babe Atco 1965
12:50 PM 413. McCRAE, GEORGE Rock Your Baby T.K. 1974
12:48 PM 414. BEATLES Yesterday (Alternate Version) Capitol 1965
12:46 PM 415. GAYE, MARVIN & TERRELL, TAMMI Ain't No Mountain High Enough Tamla 1967
12:43 PM 416. JOEL, BILLY Uptown Girl Columbia 1983-1984
12:40 PM 417. TEMPTATIONS The Way You Do The Things You Do Gordy 1964
12:36 PM 418. FOREIGNER Double Vision Atlantic 1978
12:34 PM 419. WELLS, MARY My Guy Motown 1964
12:30 PM 420. WINWOOD, STEVE with CHAKA KHAN Higher Love Poly./PLG 1986
12:21 PM 421. FRANKLIN, ARETHA (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman Atlantic 1967
12:17 PM 422. JAMES TOMMY & SHONDELLS Crimson And Clover Roulette 1969
12:13 PM 423. PALMER, ROBERT Addicted To Love Island 1985
12:09 PM 424. RICHIE, LIONEL All Night Long (All Night) Motown 1983-1984
12:06 PM 425. ROMANTICS What I Like About You Nemperor 1980
12:04 PM 426. SLY & THE FAMILY STONE Hot Fun In The Summertime Epic 1969
12:01 PM 427. CHICAGO Beginnings Columbia 1971
11:50 AM 428. JAMES, RICK Super Freak (Part 1) Gordy 1981
11:45 AM 429. MADONNA Into The Groove Sire 1985
11:43 AM 430. SUPREMES Baby Love Motown 1964
11:39 AM 431. RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS You've Lost That Lovin Feelin' Philles 1964
11:34 AM 432. PRINCE Little Red Corvette Warner Bros. 1983
11:24 AM 433. GAYE, MARVIN Sexual Healing Columbia 1982-1983
11:21 AM 434. BEATLES Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Apple 1968
11:17 AM 435. MFSB TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) Independent 1974
11:13 AM 436. DURAN DURAN Hungry Like The Wolf Harvest 1983
11:11 AM 437. KNIGHT, GLADYS & THE PIPS I Heard It Through The Grapevine Motown 1967-1968
11:08 AM 438. STARR, RINGO It Don't Come Easy Apple 1971
11:04 AM 439. JACKSONS Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) Epic 1979
10:52 AM 440. A-HA Take On Me Warner Bros. 1985
10:48 AM 441. WHITE, BARRY Never, Never Gonna Give You Up 20th Cent 1973-1974
10:45 AM 442. MCCOYS Hang On Sloopy Bang 1965
10:38 AM 443. TEMPTATIONS Papa Was A Rollin' Stone Gordy 1972-1973
10:33 AM 444. MEDLEY, BILL/WARNES, JENNIFER (I've Had) The Time Of My Life RCA 1987
10:30 AM 445. WONDER, STEVIE Uptight (Everything's Alright) Tamla 1966
10:20 AM 446. FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BAND Signs Lionel 1971
10:17 AM 447. SUPREMES You Keep Me Hangin' On Motown 1966
10:13 AM 448. HUMAN LEAGUE Don't You Want Me A&M 1982
10:09 AM 449. MADONNA Holiday Sire 1983
10:06 AM 450. O'JAYS Back Stabbers Philadelphia Inter. 1972
10:03 AM 451. BEATLES I Want To Hold Your Hand Capitol 1964
10:01 AM 452. MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS Dancing In The Street Gordy 1964
9:50 AM 453. KINKS You Really Got Me Reprise 1964
9:46 AM 454. SUMMER, DONNA Bad Girls Casablanca 1979
9:44 AM 455. GRASS ROOTS Temptation Eyes ABC-Dunhill 1971
9:41 AM 456. RYDER, MITCH/DETROIT WHEELS Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly New Voice 1966-1967
9:37 AM 457. WONDER, STEVIE Higher Ground Tamla 1973
9:34 AM 458. MORRISON, VAN Domino Warner Bros. 1970-1971
9:30 AM 459. PRINCE When Doves Cry Warner Bros. 1984
9:18 AM 460. DIRE STRAITS Money For Nothing Warner Bros. 1985
9:15 AM 461. SUPREMES You Can't Hurry Love Motown 1966
9:12 AM 462. LOGGINS, KENNY Footloose Columbia 1984
9:07 AM 463. SUMMER, DONNA On The Radio Casablanca 1980
9:05 AM 464. CHRISTIE, LOU Lightning Strikes MGM 1966
9:01 AM 465. JACKSON 5 The Love You Save Motown 1970
8:58 AM 466. YOUNG, NEIL Heart Of Gold Warner Bros. 1972
8:55 AM 467. BEACH BOYS Don't Worry Baby Capitol 1964
8:52 AM 468. JACKSON 5 I'll Be There Motown 1970
8:50 AM 469. BADFINGER Come And Get It Apple 1970
8:46 AM 470. JACKSON, MICHAEL P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Epic 1983
8:37 AM 471. BEATLES Drive My Car Capitol 1965
8:34 AM 472. VALLI, FRANKIE Can't Take My Eyes Off You Philips 1967
8:29 AM 473. EARTH, WIND & FIRE with THE EMOTIONS Boogie Wonderland Columbia 1979
8:18 AM 474. HAYES, ISAAC Theme From Shaft Enterprise 1971
8:15 AM 475. STAPLE SINGERS I'll Take You There Stax 1972
8:13 AM 476. JONES, TOM It's Not Unusual Parrot 1965
8:11 AM 477. WONDER, STEVIE If You Really Love Me Tamla 1971
8:08 AM 478. JETT, JOAN/BLACKHEARTS I Love Rock 'N Roll Boardwalk 1982
8:05 AM 479. BEACH BOYS God Only Knows Capitol 1966
7:55 AM 480. JOEL, BILLY Tell Her About It Columbia 1983
7:50 AM 481. BURDON, ERIC & WAR Spill The Wine MGM 1970
7:47 AM 482. FOUR SEASONS Working My Way Back To You Philips 1966
7:34 AM 483. MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS Heat Wave Gordy 1963
7:31 AM 484. MILLER, STEVE Abracadabra Capitol 1982
7:27 AM 485. COCKER, JOE Feeling Alright A&M 1969/1972
7:17 AM 486. ISLEY BROTHERS It's Your Thing T-Neck 1969
7:13 AM 487. ROLLING STONES Under My Thumb London 1966
7:09 AM 488. SUPREMES Stop In The Name Of Love Motown 1965
7:05 AM 489. BOWIE, DAVID Let's Dance EMI/ERG 1983
6:54 AM 490. GREEN, AL Tired Of Being Alone Hi 1971
6:50 AM 491. U2 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For Poly./PLG 1987
6:47 AM 492. BEATLES Day Tripper Capitol 1965-1966
6:35 AM 493. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Green River Fantasy 1969
6:33 AM 494. KNIGHT, JEAN Mr. Big Stuff Stax 1971
6:28 AM 495. OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark) If You Leave A&M 1986
6:17 AM 496. ROSS, DIANA Upside Down Motown 1980
6:14 AM 497. SURVIVOR Eye Of The Tiger Scotti 1982
6:11 AM 498. MAIN INGREDIENT Everybody Plays The Fool RCA 1972
6:07 AM 499. RASCALS A Beautiful Morning Atlantic 1968
6:04 AM 500. TEMPTATIONS I Can't Get Next To You Gordy 1969
Starting Friday 8/31/2012 (Reading Up)

 

[FrankF]

I wonder how much of a bonus the consultant gets for putting this together ;D

 

[davideduardo]

I wonder how much of a bonus the consultant gets for putting this together ;D

Not to rain on your parade, but that's not what consultants do...

 

[CTListener]

"Your Song" sticks out as the lone "Huh?" song in the top 10. Is this really a huge New York favorite? I don't think it's even played anymore on WDRC-FM here in Connecticut -- what we hear by EJ is primarily "Philadelphia Freedom," "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting," "Daniel" and "Rocket Man."

The "Brown Eyed Girl" phenomenon continues to astound me. How did this non-No. 1 from 1969 become the must-play song of the oldies/classic hits format for the past 25 years?

 

[oldies76]

David, to make my point clear from the "San Francisco" thread, this is exactly what I'm talking about.

Is it too much to ask for that other classic hits stations around the country, including KRTH have nice specialties like this Top 500 countdown?? Look at the variety in this list. If a major market like NYC can do this, so could others....simple.

 

[oldies76]

"Your Song" sticks out as the lone "Huh?" song in the top 10. Is this really a huge New York favorite? I don't think it's even played anymore on WDRC-FM here in Connecticut -- what we hear by EJ is primarily "Philadelphia Freedom," "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting," "Daniel" and "Rocket Man."

The "Brown Eyed Girl" phenomenon continues to astound me. How did this non-No. 1 from 1969 become the must-play song of the oldies/classic hits format for the past 25 years?

Actually 1967 CT. It amazes me too. Who knows maybe it's been featured in movies or something. At least "Hey Jude" is #1, or should it have been "You Light Up My Life" or "Physical" if we go by chart rankings?? ;D

 

[davideduardo]

The "Brown Eyed Girl" phenomenon continues to astound me. How did this non-No. 1 from 1969 become the must-play song of the oldies/classic hits format for the past 25 years?

It's probably the most wildly positive song from the era in today's research.

Remember, the song did not chart as high as it might have in it's release year of 1967 because of the lyric reference to "makin' love in the green grass..." which was not considered as tame back then as it is now. That affected its play on many stations... and also caused many to go on the song late, making no single week a #1 week.

 

[davideduardo]

David, to make my point clear from the "San Francisco" thread, this is exactly what I'm talking about.

Is it too much to ask for that other classic hits stations around the country, including KRTH have nice specialties like this Top 500 countdown?? Look at the variety in this list. If a major market like NYC can do this, so could others....simple.

Every station has its own way of dealing with the very, very low "Persons Using Radio" figures on long weekends.

In the case of KRTH, I'd have to guess that the fact that half their listening comes from Hispanics has much to do with the differences between CBS-FM and the LA station. Hispanics born outside the US are not as familiar with many of the cuts on the CBS list as people in New York would be. Also, the much lower use of radio in cars in New York changes this and quite a few other things in that market and in that market alone.

 

[CTListener]

"Your Song" sticks out as the lone "Huh?" song in the top 10. Is this really a huge New York favorite? I don't think it's even played anymore on WDRC-FM here in Connecticut -- what we hear by EJ is primarily "Philadelphia Freedom," "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting," "Daniel" and "Rocket Man."

The "Brown Eyed Girl" phenomenon continues to astound me. How did this non-No. 1 from 1969 become the must-play song of the oldies/classic hits format for the past 25 years?

Actually 1967 CT. It amazes me too. Who knows maybe it's been featured in movies or something.

Speaking of songs that got a bump from the movies, I see "Unchained Melody" is way down at No. 259 this year. After 21 years, the "Ghost" effect seems to be fading.

 

[oldies76]

Every station has its own way of dealing with the very, very low "Persons Using Radio" figures on long weekends.

In the case of KRTH, I'd have to guess that the fact that half their listening comes from Hispanics has much to do with the differences between CBS-FM and the LA station. Hispanics born outside the US are not as familiar with many of the cuts on the CBS list as people in New York would be. Also, the much lower use of radio in cars in New York changes this and quite a few other things in that market and in that market alone.

Sounds about right......thanks for the insight.

 

[mnw1890]

Thank you WCBS FM for the Top 500, Here is Boston, we had a similar countdown on Labor Day Weekend on sister station WODS. Now that WODS is Amp Radio, the countdown in Beantown is gone. Too Bad

 

[BruceS8852]

In the Still of the Night which was #1 for years on Top 500 countdowns on the old WCBS-FM did not even make this survey. They must have suppressed any Doo Wop hits that received votes. My favorite - Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan didn't make this survey.

Bruce

 

[CTListener]

In the Still of the Night which was #1 for years on Top 500 countdowns on the old WCBS-FM did not even make this survey. They must have suppressed any Doo Wop hits that received votes. My favorite - Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan didn't make this survey.

Bruce

Only two from the '50s on the entire list -- "Jailhouse Rock" and "Mack the Knife." Either they've succeeded in driving almost all the 55+ crowd away from the station or, as you say, they either ignored votes for doo-wop or gave them lower value. It's just a countdown show, not a contest with prizes, so there's nothing that says the vote-counting has to be on the up and up. Nobody's going to be auditing the results.

 

[BobRadil]

The "Brown Eyed Girl" phenomenon continues to astound me. How did this non-No. 1 from 1969 become the must-play song...

Minor correction: 1967.

 

[CTListener]

The "Brown Eyed Girl" phenomenon continues to astound me. How did this non-No. 1 from 1969 become the must-play song...

Minor correction: 1967.

Corrected previously in thread. Thanks anyway. I am doubly chastised and will never make that mistake again.

 

[BobRadil]

For your further reading pleasure, there are a couple threads on this subject happening over at the Oldies Message Board.

http://www.musicradio77.com/bobboard/wwwboard/messages/108375.html

http://www.musicradio77.com/bobboard/wwwboard/messages/108315.html

http://www.oldiesboard.com

 

[disney fanatic]

It looks like "In the Still of the Nite" by the Five Satins never made it to the list. What's wrong with you? This song is still the #1 oldie of all time in the NY "Top 500" for years and years. This is not the way it looks for a "Top 500". What's going to happen to CBS-FM in the future "Top 500", add more 90's songs to list, for example "I'm Every Woman" by Whitney Houston, that might be an example for CBS-FM back in March where they played that song as part of "March Madness" weekend, and that song is 20 years old and music from the 90's are the new oldies. Take REM's "Losing My Religion", C+C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat", Madonna's "Vogue" or many other songs from the 90's to throw in for a future "Top 500". I would love to hear "In the Still of the Nite" by the Five Satins going back to #1 again, but "Earth Angel" by the Penguins is also the #2 oldie for years and years, but I hope this should go back on top along with "In the Still of the Nite". Let's see what happens next year.

 

[Groove1670]

The "Brown Eyed Girl" phenomenon continues to astound me. How did this non-No. 1 from 1969 become the must-play song of the oldies/classic hits format for the past 25 years?

If you ever attended a wedding reception. This is one of the most requested songs. Some songs won't go away.

If you ever wanted to get a feel of what is happening on the music scene (as far as classic hits oldies)
survey a wedding reception. If ratings are not available in your market.

It's not science, but mirrors the pulse of what is happening on your dial.

In the Still of the Night which was #1 for years on Top 500 countdowns on the old WCBS-FM did not even make this survey. They must have suppressed any Doo Wop hits that received votes.

The list must change, some great songs must go, to make room for others. Time to make room for the next decade.

Doo wop now takes the place of big band/standards in moving the decades up in the game of life. The 80's now make their appearance. Yes, I am now old along with Pat Benetar. We both can both join AARP. ;D