By Roger Nead
May 18, 2004
OK, IT’S STARTING TO BECOME REDUNDANT NOW:
Remember when it used to be a big deal for a movie to make $100 million? Well, it used to be a big deal for an artist to defeat himself at #1 on the Hot 100, too! In the first three decades of the Rock era, only two artists managed to achieve this: ELVIS PRESLEY, and THE BEATLES.
In the fourth rock and roll decade, six artists have managed it. In fact two artists have managed it this year alone. First, OUTKAST knocked “Hey Ya!” out with “The Way You Move,” and now, just three months later, USHER replaces “Yeah!” with “Burn.” Although he wasn’t the first to do this, USHER is the first to knock a one-word titled hit out of #1 with another one-word titled hit.
Interestingly, the first two artists to have back-to-back #1’s were Caucasian, but all the others: BOYZ II MEN, PUFF DADDY, JA RULE, NELLY, OUTKAST, and now USHER, are all African-American.
CH-CHECK OUT THE CH-CHART:
The BEASTIE BOYS match their highest peak on Billboard’s Modern Rock Chart this week, as “Ch-Check It Out” leaps from #14 to #4.
Previously, the Beasties reached #4 in 1998, with “Intergalactic,” which was their sole Top 10 hit on that chart, until this week.
Since the Modern Rock Chart debuted nearly two years after the release of the Boy’s break-through release: LICENSED TO ILL, they’ve only managed eight chart hits so far. They are: “Hey Ladies” (#18, 1989), “So What ‘Cha Want” (#22, 1994), “Sabotage” (#18, 1994), “Intergalactic” (#4, 1998), “Body Movin’” (#15, 1998), “The Negotiation Limerick File” (#29, 1999), “Alive” (#11, 1999), and “Ch-Check It Out” (#4, so far, 2004).
On The Billboard Hot 100, “Ch-Check It Out” is at #74 in its second week on the chart.
U.S. Singles Chart:
Here are this week’s Top 10 singles:
1) Burn by USHER
2) I Don’t Wanna Know by MARIO WINANS Featuring ENYA & P. DIDDY
3) Yeah! by USHER Featuring LIL JON & LUDACRIS
4) Naughty Girl by BEYONCE
5) This Love by MAROON5
6) Overnight Celebrity by TWISTA
7) All Falls Down by KANYE WEST Featuring SYLEENA JOHNSON
8) The Reason by HOOBASTANK
9) If I Ain’t Got You by ALICIA KEYS
10) My Band by D12
U.S. Album Chart:
Here are this week’s Top 10 albums:
1) Confessions by USHER
2) D12 World by D12
3) Musicology by PRINCE
4) Still Writing In My Diary: 2nd Entry by PETEY PABLO
5) The Girl In The Other Room by DIANA KRALL
6) The Reason by HOOBASTANK
7) Hurt No More by MARIO WINANS
8) Feels Like Home by NORAH JONES
9) Closer by JOSH GROBAN
10) Now 15 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) This Love by MAROON5
4) Burn by USHER
5) Naughty Girl by BEYONCE
6) I Don’t Wanna Know by MARIO WINANS Featuring ENYA & P. DIDDY
7) My Band by D12
8) Hey Mama by BLACK EYED PEAS
9) Ch-Check It Out by BEASTIE BOYS
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) Ch-Check It Out by BEASTIE BOYS
5) Love Song by 311
6) Slither by VELVET REVOLVER
7) (Can’t Get My) Head Around You by THE OFFSPRING
8) The Outsider by A PERFECT CIRCLE
9) Maps by YEAH YEAH YEAHS
10) Talk Show On Mute by INCUBUS
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) Dip It Low by CHRISTINA MILIAN
3) Single by NATASHA BEDINGFIELD
4) Everybody’s Changing by KEANE
5) Last Thing On My Mind by RONAN KEATING & LEANN RIMES
6) My Band by D12
7) Left Outside Alone by ANASTACIA
8) In The Shadows by THE RASMUS
9) This Love by MAROON 5
10) Fit But You Know It by THE STREETS
My Own Personal Top 10 Chart:
1) Spitting Games by SNOW PATROL
2) California Songs by LOCAL H
3) The Reasons by THE WEAKERTHANS
4) Somebody Told Me by THE KILLERS
5) Homewrecker by HELLOGOODBYE
6) Don’t Forget To Breathe by BEULAH
7) Wake Up by THE VANISHED
8) It’s All The Same by REVERIE SOUND REVUE
9) Laura by SCISSOR SISTERS
10) Stakeout by FREEZEPOP
FUN & GAMES:
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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 ‘80s 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 18, 1998:
The Way by FASTBALL
#1 Song on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart, May 18, 1993:
That’s The Way Love Goes by JANET JACKSON
#1 Song on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Chart, May 18, 1988:
Shattered Dreams by JOHNNY HATES JAZZ
#1 Song on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Chart, May 18, 1983:
She’s A Beauty by THE TUBES
#1 Song on Billboard’s R&B Chart, May 18, 1978:
Take Me To The Next Phase by THE ISLEY BROTHERS
#1 Song on Billboard’s Country & Western Chart, May 18, 1973:
What’s Your Mama’s Name by TANYA TUCKER
#1 Album on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart, May 18, 1968:
THE GRADUATE SOUNDTRACK by SIMON & GARFUNKEL
#1 Song on the U.K Chart, May 18, 1963:
From Me To You by THE BEATLES
REMEMBER THESE?:
Here are the official Top Ten Charts, 13, 23, 33, and 43 years ago this week:
MAY 18, 1991:
1) I Like The Way (The Kissing Game) by HI-FIVE
2) Touch Me (All Night Long) by CATHY DENNIS
3) Here We Go by C+C MUSIC FACTORY
4) I Touch Myself by DIVINYLS
5) Rhythm Of My Heart by ROD STEWART
6) Joyride by ROXETTE
7) Baby Baby by AMY GRANT
8) I Don’t Wanna Cry by MARIAH CAREY
9) More Than Words by EXTREME
10) I Wanna Sex You Up by COLOR ME BADD
MAY 18, 1981:
1) Bette Davis Eyes by KIM CARNES
2) Being With You by SMOKEY ROBINSON
3) Just The Two Of Us by GROVER WASHINGTON JR. Featuring BILL WITHERS
4) Angel Of The Morning by JUICE NEWTON
5) Medley: Intro Venus/Sugar Sugar/No Reply/I’ll Be Back/Drive My Car/Do You Want To Know A Secret/We Can Work It Out/I Should Have Known Better/Nowhere Man/You’re Going To Lose That Girl/Stars On 45 by STARS ON 45
6) Take It On The Run by REO SPEEDWAGON
7) Living Inside Myself by GINO VANNELLI
8) Sukiyaki by A TASTE OF HONEY
9) Too Much Time On My Hands by STYX
10) Watching The Wheels by JOHN LENNON
MAY 18, 1971:
1) Joy To The World by THREE DOG NIGHT
2) Never Can Say Goodbye by THE JACKSON 5
3) Brown Sugar by THE ROLLING STONES
4) Put Your Hand In The Hand by OCEAN
5) Me And You And A Dog Named Boo by LOBO
6) Want Ads by THE HONEY CONE
7) Bridge Over Troubled Water by ARETHA FRANKLIN
8) It Don’t Come Easy by RINGO STARR
9) If by BREAD
10) Chick-A-Boom by DADDY DEWDROP
MAY 18, 1961:
1) Mother-In-Law by ERNIE K-DOE
2) Runaway by DEL SHANNON
3) Daddy’s Home by SHEP & THE LIMELITERS
4) A Hundred Pounds Of Clay by GENE McDANIELS
5) Travelin’ Man by RICKY NELSON
6) Mama Said by THE SHIRELLES
7) Runing Scared by ROY ORBISON
8) Breakin’ In A Brand New Broken Heart by CONNIE FRANCIS
9) Hello Mary Lou by RICKY NELSON
10) I’ve Told Every Little Star by LINDA SCOTT
ROCK & ROLL TRIVIA QUESTION:
LAST WEEK’S QUESTION:
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
THE ANSWER:
Ok, you know Travolta was on WELCOME BACK KOTTER, and SHAUN CASSIDY co-starred on TV’s HARDY BOYS MYSTERIES. Of course, STEVE MARTIN and JOHN BELUSHI both rose to fame on NBC’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (Belushi was a regular cast member, and Martin made several guest appearances in the late ‘70s), DAVID SOUL played “Hutch” on STARSKY & HUTCH, and CHERYL LADD played Kris Munroe, little sister to Farrah’s Jill Munroe character, on CHARLIE’S ANGELS. But, which one did not score a Hot 100 hit in 1978?
The answer is: DAVID SOUL. Even though a year earlier, Soul topped the pop chart with “Don’t Give Up On Us,” he found it hard to release a successful follow-up.
Travolta reached #1 in ’78 with “You’re The One That I Want,” a duet with his GREASE co-star OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN, and the pair also scored with “Summer Nights,” which reached #5. Travolta reached the Hot 100 that year with his solo hit “Greased Lightnin’,” but only took that one to #47. A side note of useless pop trivia, John’s brother JOEY TRAVOLTA managed a Hot 100 hit in 1978 also: “I Don’t Wanna Go” peaked at #43 during the summer.
Cassidy, who, like DAVID SOUL, topped the chart in ’77, saw the end of his chart career in ’78. After “Hey Deanie” reached #7 in January, Shaun’s next two singles failed to catch on: “Do You Believe In Magic” peaked at #31, and “Our Night” only reached #80.
CHERYL LADD, who supplied a singing voice for CBS’ ‘70s Saturday morning TV group JOSIE & THE PUSSYCATS, became a legitimate “one-hit-wonder” in 1978, when “Think It Over,” reached #34.
Belushi made the chart in 1978 as a solo artist, with “Louie, Louie,” from the soundtrack to his hit film NATIONAL LAMPOON’S ANIMAL HOUSE, and as part of the duo THE BLUES BROTHERS, with SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE co-star DAN AYKROYD, when “Soul Man” debuted on the chart in December.
And STEVE MARTIN reached #17 in ’78, with his biggest hit: “King Tut.” Another bit of interesting pop trivia: the co-star of Steve’s first starring vehicle THE JERK, BERNADETTE PETERS, had her own Top 40 hit in 1980, with “Gee Whiz.”
THIS WEEKS QUESTION:
Which Top 40 artist doesn’t belong on this list, and why?
RICK SPRINGFIELD
HERB ALPERT
MICHAEL DAMIAN
THE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS
CHRISTOPHER CROSS
JACK WAGNER
Answer next week!
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