Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1997

[Runrigger]

HJY'S ROCK 40 7/20/97
Yeah, Rob Thomas did once grace their airwaves



1.COLLECTIVE SOUL.............LISTEN
2.TONIC.......................IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE
3.WALLFLOWERS.................THE DIFFERENCE
4.FOO FIGHTERS................MONKEY WRENCH
5.METALLICA...................BLEEDING ME
6.NIXONS......................BATON ROUGE
7.MEGADETH....................TRUST
8.QUEENSRYCHE.................YOU
9.LIVE........................TURN MY HEAD
10.FAITH NO MORE...............LAST CUP OF SORROW
11.MOTLEY CRUE.................AFRAID
12.MATCHBOX 20.................PUSH
13.BLUES TRAVELER..............CAROLINA BLUES
14.SMASHING PUMPKINS...........END IS BEGINNING...
15.OFFSPRING...................GONE AWAY
16.U2..........................LAST NIGHT ON EARTH
17.OUR LADY PEACE..............SUPERMAN'S DEAD
18.AEROSMITH...................HOLE IN MY SOUL
19.MANBREAK....................READY OR NOT
20.JACKYL......................LOCKED AND LOADED
21.BLUR........................SONG 2
22.SUMMERCAMP..................DRAWER
23.SAMMY HAGAR.................LITTLE WHITE LIE
24.DAYS OF THE NEW.............TOUCH, PEEL, AND STAND
25.GOO GOO DOLLS...............LAZY EYE
26.THIRD EYE BLIND.............SEMI-CHARMED LIFE
27.TOOL........................AENEMA
28.311.........................TRANSISTOR
29.VERVE PIPE..................VILLAINS
30.MIGHTY JOE PLUM............LIVE THROUGH THIS
31.LOCAL H.....EDDIE VEDDER
32.CUNNINGHAMS.................BOTTLE ROCKETS
33.LIVE........................FREAKS
34.OASIS.......................D'YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
35.SEVEN MARY THREE............MAKE UP YOUR MIND
36.JIMMIE'S CHICKEN SHACK......HIGH
37.VERUCA SALT.................VOLCANO GIRLS
38.REEF........................PLACE YOUR HANDS
39.SCORPIONS...................OVER THE TOP
40.MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES.....IMPRESSION THAT I GET

 

[BadumpBadump]

Only one woman group in that list at #37. Shows like Rockstar Supernova bring in women singers (would never choose them) but in reality how many women rock singers do you ever hear on HJY? Hardly any. I think when Bill Weston was PD he played more women artists. He gave them a chance but now Evanescence is all you hear.

 

[and.u.r?]

Only one woman group in that list at #37. Shows like Rockstar Supernova bring in women singers (would never choose them) but in reality how many women rock singers do you ever hear on HJY? Hardly any. I think when Bill Weston was PD he played more women artists. He gave them a chance but now Evanescence is all you hear.

HJY plays The Donnas.Other than that is Courtney Love still releasing anything?They would probably play her.

 

[Jacko]

I think that the HJY Rock 40 was the actual Billboard Active Rock chart for that week. In July of 1997, it was about half a year after they lost the Z Rock 50, so then MD "Shockin'" Sharon Shaffino did a top 40 countdown for about a year or two. The problem was, HJY was never quite an active rock station (I would put them at a middle-of-the-road album or mainstream rock), so HJY never actually played some of the cuts on this countdown in regular rotation, especially the songs toward the bottom of the chart.

In addition, in the 90s, HJY did play their fair share of female artists--more than what this top 40 chart suggests. Artists like Alanis Morrisette, Melissa Etheridge, Susan Tedeschi, Sheryl Crow, and even Meredith Brooks got airplay on HJY. They even helped to promote up-and-coming female artists of the time like Sass Jordan ("High Road Easy") and Shannon Curfman ("True Friends," "Playing With Fire.")

And I don't think I've heard the Donnas or Hole on HJY in about 3 or 4 years. They're not relevant these days, anyway.

Jacko