By Roger Nead
May 11, 2004
DOES HE EVEN WRITE THIS STUPID COLUMN ANYMORE?:
Yes, I swear I do. Maybe you’ve noticed that it’s been awhile since I’ve updated this, for that I apologize, but I’ve been distracted lately on my own Web site. I promise to start doing better, but for this week I had to condense the ol’ “Pop Chart News.”
Hey at least I finally updated that trivia question thing! So, that’s good.
U.S. Singles Chart:
Here are this week’s Top 10 singles:
1) Yeah! by USHER Featuring LIL JON & LUDACRIS
2) I Don’t Wanna Know by MARIO WINANS Featuring ENYA & P. DIDDY
3) Burn by USHER
4) Naughty Girl by BEYONCE
5) This Love by MAROON5
6) My Band by D12
7) If I Ain’t Got You by ALICIA KEYS
8) Tipsy by J-KWON
9) Overnight Celebrity by TWISTA
10) The Reason by HOOBASTANK
U.S. Album Chart:
Here are this week’s Top 10 albums:
1) D12 World by D12
2) Confessions by USHER
3) Musicology by PRINCE
4) The Girl In The Other Room by DIANA KRALL
5) Hurt No More by MARIO WINANS
6) Now 15 by VARIOUS ARTISTS
7) The Reason by HOOBASTANK
8) The College Dropout by KANYE WEST
9) Fallen by EVANESCENCE
10) American Idol Season 3: Greatest Soul Classics by VARIOUS ARTISTS
Top 10 Most Downloaded Tracks:
Here are this week’s Top 10 Hot Digital Tracks:
1) The Reason by HOOBASTANK
2) Roses by OUTKAST
3) My Band by D12
4) This Love by MAROON5
5) I Don’t Wanna Know by MARIO WINANS Featuring ENYA & P. DIDDY
6) Naughty Girl by BEYONCE
7) Ch-Check It Out by BEASTIE BOYS
8) Burn by USHER
9) Hey Mama by BLACK EYED PEAS
10) Hey Ya! by OUTKAST Burn by USHER
Modern Rock Tracks:
Here are this week’s Top 10 Modern Rock tracks:
1) Cold Hard Bitch by JET
2) Lying From You by LINKIN PARK
3) The Reason by HOOBASTANK
4) Love Song by 311
5) The Outsider by A PERFECT CIRCLE
6) Last Train Home by LOSTPROPHETS
7) (Can’t Get My) Head Around You by THE OFFSPRING
8) Slither by VELVET REVOLVER
9) Maps by YEAH YEAH YEAHS
10) I Miss You by BLINK-182
The U.K. Top 10:
Here are this week’s top 10 singles in the U.K.:
1) F**K It (I Don’t Want You Back) by EAMON
2) Air Hostess by BUSTED
3) My Band by D12
4) Fit But You Know It by THE STREETS
5) Left Outside Alone by ANASTACIA
6) In The Shadows by THE RASMUS
7) This Love by MAROON 5
8) Yeah! by USHER Featuring LUDACRIS & LIL JON
9) Solitary Man by HIM
10) Sunny by BOOGIE PIMPS
My Own Personal Top 10 Chart:
1) Spitting Games by SNOW PATROL
2) California Songs by LOCAL H
3) Somebody Told Me by THE KILLERS
4) It’s All The Same by REVERIE SOUND REVUE
5) Laura by SCISSOR SISTERS
6) Vaporize by YEAR OF THE RABBIT
7) Homewrecker by HELLOGOODBYE
8) Don’t Forget To Breathe by BEULAH
9) Wake Up by THE VANISHED
10) Beautiful Stones by GOLD CASH GOLD
FUN & GAMES:
LISTEN TO THE MUSIC:
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This week: Hear the official weekly Billboard Top 50 chart from 32 years ago, May 11TH, 1972!
Here’s something new to listen to: THE LOST '80S
34 original hard to find '80s classics, (and a few of my current favorites.)
Be warned, this is for the hard-core 80’s fanatics only, you haven’t heard most of these songs in two decades. Click here And see how many you remember!
I’ll up date this one every couple of weeks.
TOP O’ THE CHARTS:
Let’s go through time and see what was at #1 this week on the various popular music charts!
#1 Song on Billboard’s Modern Rock Chart, May 11, 1999:
My Own Worst Enemy by LIT
#1 Song on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Chart, May 11, 1994:
Keep Talking by PINK FLOYD
#1 Song on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart, May 11, 1989:
Reunited by PEACHES & HERB
#1 Song on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Chart, May 11, 1984:
The Longest Time by BILLY JOEL
#1 Album on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart, May 11, 1979:
Breakfast In America by SUPERTRAMP
#1 Song on Billboard’s R&B Chart, May 11, 1974:
Dancing Machine by THE JACKSON 5
#1 Song on the U.K Chart, May 11, 1969:
Get Back by THE BEATLES With BILLY PRESTON
#1 Song on Billboard’s Country & Western Chart, May 11, 1964:
My Heart Skips A Beat by BUCK OWENS
REMEMBER THESE?:
Here are the official Top Ten Charts, 12, 22, 32, and 42 years ago this week:
MAY 11, 1992:
1) Jump by KRISS KROSS
2) My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It) by EN VOGUE
3) Bohemian Rhapsody by QUEEN
4) Save The Best For Last by VANESSA WILLIAMS
5) Live And Learn by JOE PUBLIC
6) Under The Bridge by RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
7) Tears In Heaven by ERIC CLAPTON
8) Ain’t 2 Proud To Beg by TLC
9) Everything About You by UGLY KID JOE
10) One by U2
MAY 11, 1982:
1) Ebony & Ivory by PAUL McCARTNEY & STEVIE WONDER
2) Chariots Of Fire – Titles by VANGELIS
3) Don’t Talk To Strangers by RICK SPRINGFIELD
4) I Love Rock ‘N Roll by JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
5) 867-5309/Jenny by TOMMY TUTONE
6) I’ve Never Been To Me by CHARLENE
7) ’65 Love Affair by PAUL DAVIS
8) Freeze-Frame by THE J. GEILS BAND
9) The Other Woman by RAY PARKER JR.
10) Did It In A Minute by DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
MAY 11, 1972:
1) The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by ROBERTA FLACK
2) I Gotcha by JOE TEX
3) Oh Girl by THE CHI-LITES
4) I’ll Take You There by THE STAPLE SINGERS
5) Rockin’ Robin by MICHAEL JACKSON
6) Betcha By Golly, Wow by THE STYLISTICS
7) Look What You Done For Me by AL GREEN
8) Day Dreaming by ARETHA FRANKLIN
9) Back Off Boogaloo by RINGO STARR
10) A Horse With No Name by AMERICA
MAY 11, 1962:
1) Soldier Boy by THE SHIRELLES
2) Mashed Potato Time by DEE DEE SHARP
3) Stranger On The Shore by MR. ACKER BILK
4) Johnny Angel by SHELLEY FABARES
5) Good Luck Charm by ELVIS PRESLEY
6) She Cried by JAY & THE AMERICANS
7) Old Rivers by WALTER BRENNAN
8) Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) by ERNIE MARESCA
9) Twist, Twist Senora by GARY “U.S.” BONDS
10) Shout by JOEY DEE & THE STARLITERS
ROCK & ROLL TRIVIA QUESTION:
THIS WEEK’S QUESTION:
Below I’ve listed the five highest grossing films of 1977. On one of these classic films, all five of the top billed stars charted singles on Billboard’s pop singles chart. Which one?
1) STAR WARS
2) CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
3) SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
4) SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT
5) THE GOODBYE GIRL
FINALLY! THE ANSWER:
I’m sure you’ve all forgot the question by now, but I’ll answer it anyway. It’s SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT, #4, of course.
JACKIE GLEASON, who played Sheriff Buford T. Justice, was a staple on the Billboard single and albums chart up to the birth of rock and roll. His final chart entry was the instrumental “Autumn Leaves,” which peaked at #50, in 1955.
PAUL WILLIAMS, who also acted in the original PLANET OF THE APES movie, played Little Enos Burdette. Paul wrote many Top 40 hits in the 1970s (including: “Rainy Days And Mondays,” for the CARPENTERS, “Old-Fashioned Love Song,” for THREE DOG NIGHT, and “Rainbow Connection,” for KERMIT THE FROG, among others). He also had one chart hit as a performer, “Waking Up Alone,” peaking at #60 in 1972.
SALLY FIELD, the twice Oscar winning actress, had a real brief chart appearance, with “Felicidad,” which only managed to reach #94, back in 1967.
BURT REYNOLDS, who played The Bandit, obviously, had his required 1 chart hit in 1980. “Let’s Do Something Cheap And Superficial,” reached #88, and came from the soundtrack to SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT PART II.
Finally JERRY REED, who played “Snowman,” (that was his CB handle), had probably the biggest pop chart career of any “Smokey” star in the post-rock era. Reed had 10 pop chart hits, including two top 10 hits: “Amos Moses,” and “When Your Hot Your Hot,” both in 1971.
THIS WEEKS QUESTION:
I swear I’ll answer it a lot quicker than I did the last time! This one is a two-parter. Below I’ve listed several well-known actors who appeared, at least somewhat regularly, on popular TV series of the late '70s. First, match the actor with the series in which they were on. (That’s the easy part.) Then, the real question: All but one of these actors had a Hot 100 chart hit in 1978. Which one didn’t?
1) JOHN TRAVOLTA
2) SHAUN CASSIDY
3) DAVID SOUL
4) STEVE MARTIN
5) CHERYL LADD
6) JOHN BELUSHI
A) CHARLIE’S ANGELS
B) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
C) STARSKY & HUTCH
D) THE HARDY BOYS MYSTERIES
E) WELCOME BACK KOTTER
Answer next week! (I hope).
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