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Brock

Michael1973

Don't Cry Out Loud -- my father played this album a lot when I was a kid. That was just a few years before he decided that all popular music was awful.

Jeff

Happy Star Wars day everyone. And May the Fourth be with you.

Brock

Great Elton

humphreycpa

Good morning all TFO listeners. Let's go back to May 1978 and see if the wild chart movements show up in this countdown.

Slammin Sam

Morning Rod

Charliebob65

Good morning Sammy, Rod and all TFO ... time for some 1978

Slammin Sam

Morning Cuz

humphreycpa

Good morning Sam and Bobby.

Brock

Good morning Sam, Rod, Bobby. 70 degrees and sunny today. I'm thinking of skipping my shift and golfing today.

Charliebob65

Morning Brock.... not a bad plan..

humphreycpa

Good plan. Expect some rain your way (and Bobby's) in the next 24-48 hours. Just in time for Saturday, of course.

Jeff

Two songs on Thursday's countdown have mentioned a Cadillac.

Michael A

What other song basides Andrew Gold? Drawing a blank...

Michael A

Ah, got it! Movin Out.

Cjrmack

Yes not just a Cadillac but a Cadilac ac ac ac ac

Anonymous155076

The movie Grease would not be in cinema for over a month.

Anonymous155076

June 13, 1978

Laura

I'm glad Fantasy has held on for one more week.

Bill B

Definitely the right move making this the A side. Great song

Jeff

The countdown replay ended 10 minutes before the hour. Was this supposed to happen Sam? I didn't hear the end of the countdown this morning so I was just wondering.

Laura

I was listening and it started about 5-10 minutes before it usually started.

Laura

I think it had to do with the FM soundtrack ending earlier too?

Jeff

Okay, that makes sense.

Slammin Sam

The electricity went off right when the FM album started and that messed up everything

Ben

Good morning to all. Glad to hear that the power is back on, and we are ready to hear some hits that barely missed the Top 20 from 1982-91.

Charliebob65

Good morning Sammy, Ben and all TFO crew.. Happy Friday

GT in Iowa

It IS a good morning when I get to hear '82-'91 tunes (that aren't fried, ha).

Jeff

Good day TFO. I believe today we reach the Fox's favorite chart position (#22).

GT in Iowa

I'm a big fan of #22!

Laura

At this rate the automation's going to chop up like three songs.

jcoxscouter

Good morning Cuz, Ben, Bro, GT, Jeff, and the rest of the TFO'ers! Happy Friday! Now let's hear my favorite era.

jcoxscouter

Good morning Laura

Slammin Sam

It has got back on time now that was last night. It doesn't have anything to do with what is playing now

Ben

Deadbeat Club... great tune!

GT in Iowa

Love Soul City!

Ben

Soul City is awesome! I always get the Partland Brothers, Kane Gang and David and David mixed up!

Jeff

"My Side Of The Bed" SHCH.

Slammin Sam

Not sure why it is ahead now. It may be because of the segments in the countdown being long, But It will all play.

Michael1973

Susanna Hoffs actually did have a second solo hit. Not sure if it charted in Billboard, but it hit the airplay top 40. A great song as well.

Slammin Sam

It's Lonely Out Here I play, It did not get released as a single but got a lot of airplay

Laura

The last song played before the countdown started was With A Little Luck, and that was a long one.

GT in Iowa

Used to play the crap out of this tune, Not Just Another Girl, real good tune and yes, he sounds like Huey Lewis! ha

Jeff

"Not Just Another Girl" SHCH also.

Brock

Good morning everyone. Enjoy your Friday.

Ben

Love this Ivan Neville tune. Are we sure his Dad is Aaron Neville and not Huey Lewis?!

Laura

Neat that you got to interview her!

Michael1973

The Susanna Hoffs song I was thinking of was called All I Want. Hit the airplay charts in late 1996.

Slammin Sam

Deborah has done a lot with my Classic Country station.

Laura

I'm super used to hearing Rick's speaking voice thanks to his Working Class DJ shows.

GT in Iowa

Time for my boy (and Sams), Celebrate Youth!

GT in Iowa

Rick had 21 songs chart, SIX of them had a chart peak of #20-#23 and every one of them SHCH, IMO. LOL

Laura

Speaking of Sirius, this week's countdown is from 85 and Celebrate Youth's on there so I'll be hearing that a lot this weekend.

Ben

How does Jessie's Girl only reach number 8 on Radio and Records?!

Laura

Only reason I can think of is that its sales were a bit stronger.

Laura

But yeah it's pretty strange it peaked that low on there. There are several examples during the early 80s I find.

Laura

Ok this one should have done way better too.

Michael1973

I don't remember ever hearing Dare To Fall In Love on the radio outside of countdown shows

Michael1973

Rockin At Midnight -- possibly the only time Robert Plant sang lead on a party song

Ben

Michael... I've been to an Island party before and heard Dyer Maker, but you make a good point.

GT in Iowa

I liked this Martika (from Kids Incorporated) I Feel the Earth Move and then a SHCH tune from .38 Special, Teacher Teacher.

Ben

Teacher, Teacher is awesome. You can tell it is a Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance written song.

Jeff

"Voices Of Babylon" SHCH. It's a shame "Your Love" is the only Outfield song regular radio knows.

Ben

Who is on the Mount Rushmore of female singers on The Fox Oldies? Sheena Easton, Kim Carnes, Olivia Newton John and Stevie Nicks?

Brock

Great song---Fantasy

Anonymous147089

Maybe Pat Benatar

Roberto Rubio

That was me, with the Pat Benatar suggestion. I was signed out.

GT in Iowa

Dang, missed The Politics of Dancing, what a great song. BUT, talk about a SHCH, it's the one-hit wonder, "The Girl I Used to Know", laugh

And then a great one after this, Love Changes Everything

Brock

Rod Stewart II!

GT in Iowa

Did not know that Rod trivia

Ben

Agree GT. Who said #22 was the best Fox number? These#23 tunes are off the charts good!

Jeff

"Love Changes Everything" SHCH for sure.

Laura

Am I the only one who thinks this sounds like Dennis Deyoung?

Laura

Oh no

Jeff

"Nightbird" SHCH.

Ben

I can't take Stevie Nicks off of my Fox Mount Rushmore of female singers.

Ben

Jude Cole...a mentor for the 2000s band Lifehouse, and a good one at that.

Brock

Robert Cray. Gold from 1987

Michael1973

There seemed to be an unusually high number of one-hit wonders in the first half of 1987, Robert Cray being one

Jeff

Taken In" SHCH. A lot of great #22 songs.

Jeff

Nice! The Moody Blues had a #22 song.

Jeff

"New Song" SHCH.

Michael1973

I would not have expected that Send Me An Angel hit the rock chart

GT in Iowa

Cryin', good tune from '89

Jeff

"Wild Wild Life" SHCH.

GT in Iowa

Very surprised it didn't peak higher, for as often as I seem to hear it, where other songs that peaked about the same, you rarely hear.

GT in Iowa

I like pretty much everything Starship and this is no exception, Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight

Ben

My takeaway from this morning. How does Jermaine Stewart (four) have more songs in this countdown than Talking Heads (Three?)

Ben

Some stellar songs that peaked at number 23, 22 and the extra songs. Very enjoyable to listen today.

GT in Iowa

Yep, good show today!

GT in Iowa

Bring on the BROCK SHOW!!!

Ben

The sweet 1600 remain. Hard to believe that we have already checked off 900 songs.

Jeff

The 19/18 peaks are another really good set.

Ben

Brock does a nice job of including some great 1992-02 songs on his show. Take Time by Chris Walker is a good example. Would love to hear this in a future countdown.

Ben

Mount Rushmore of Yacht Rock in my opinion: Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross, and Gerry Rafferty.

Laura

Should Steely Dan be included?

Brock

Ben thanks. I'm going to maybe in the future do some sort of countdown with that subject. My guess is in my countdown (self serving!) will Be Fogelberg, Firefall, Ambrosia. This summer I'll figure something out.

Laura

A Yacht Rock-themed countdown would be cool. Not in the format of the usual countdowns, maybe by personal preference.

Ben

I was just thinking solo artists. Otherwise, Steely Dan and Toto would have to be there.

Ben

Like four faces carved into a mountain.

Brock

Laura I'm debating that. Do you want to hear my favorites or me being more objective. I 'm up for either, it's what you folks want

Brock

because you're going to get a Brock's jukebox countdown this summer too, with my top ____hits of all time.

GT in Iowa

That'll be kewl

Troy in CA

Nothing but Brock Songs? How can we handle such thrills? oh_please

Brock

@Troy

Ben

I'd love to hear a Brock 90s Jukebox on a Friday after the big 82-91 countdown!

Brock

90's???? That would be different Ben.

Ben

Brock, I know 77-80 is your sweet spot. I like it too, but we get it Monday-Thursday mornings with Sam. Was just thinking of something different...

Brock

Let me see Ben

Troy in CA

Golden Earring did a good job picking a forgotten song. Coming on Strong by Brenda Lee really was forgotten, even when this song came out.

Charliebob65

Thanks for the nurse shoutout Brock

humphreycpa

Amen Brother Bobby!

Brock

You're welcome Bobby and thank them. Can't say enough about them. and the difficult job they do.

Charliebob65

It certainly is .. Sammy's wife is a nurse and I have been one for about 30 years... CAn be tough at times... Nice to be appreciated

Brock

Bobby thank you for all you do. Rewarding, thankless at times.

Bill B

That's a GREAT album Sam!!

Brock

SBS

Bill B

Took the last Train > Goodbye Girl

Brock

@Bill

Charliebob65

Tahnks for the great shows this week Sammy and Brock... I mean it when I say it truly makes my work week much smoother.. Have a great weekend... Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers out there!

Slammin Sam

Thanks Cuz!

Brock

Thanks Bobbyx1. Glad it helps and glad you listen!

Brock

Good Sunday early AM

Wow, you're still up Brock? Hope you enjoyed the hockey today!

Also heard that Mickey Gilley passed away on Saturday. We will definitely get to honor him as we continue to go through the great year of 1980.

Charliebob65

Happy Sunday Morning everyone..

Cjrmack

Happy Sunday Charliebob

Charliebob65

Good Morning TFO Crew...Time to get started with good tunes and great company... Hope your day is grand... cafe

jcoxscouter

Good morning Cuz, Bro, and the rest of the TFO'ers! Happy Monday! Now let's hear what 1977 and Sam have in store this morning. it has been a great start!

humphreycpa

Good morning Bobby, John and Sam and all TFO listeners

jcoxscouter

Good morning Rod!

Charliebob65

Morning Rod and John... Hope your day is blessed and fruitful...

Brock

Good morning Samx1, Bobby, John, Rod and the rest of the crew. Hope our Monday is a good one.

Charliebob65

Good morning Brock.

Slammin Sam

Morning everyone

jcoxscouter

Good morning Brock.

Michael A

Was hoping 'Ariel' would debut this week. Next week for sure!

Brock

Hey Bobby, you like how I picked on "your thing"?

Brock

picked up that should say

Cjrmack

Good morning all!

Cjrmack

A note on the blog I put links on all the various countdown links so you can get back to the main blog page much easier.

Charliebob65

Brock

Is that a yes?

Slammin Sam

So what does Samx1 mean

Charliebob65

That is a yes Brock

Charliebob65

Brock

That's a Bobby and I thing sorry you do not have access to that Sam

Troy in CA

Under-appreciated Firefall Song.

Troy in CA

This is one of the looniest non-releases.

Troy in CA

Grand Funk, from the city of bad water.

There we go, finally pulling out of the wheelhouse for a lost hit from 1992! Stations that play 90s music don't even touch this, oddly.

Troy in CA

Should have been the "A" side of the fourth single from Against The Wind.

There we go, another gem from 1992! It would be nice to have some countdowns from the early 90s, perhaps next year.

Slammin Sam

Sorry won't ever do the 90's countdowns too much rap.

What about 1990 though? Or just doing a countdown here and there? It was nice when you were doing different years every week that you would do an early 90s countdown every now and then.

Slammin Sam

Sorry. Not the format for this station. I will play select songs in rotation but no countdowns Mayeb at some point and 91 to 2000 like the 82 to 91 but no time soon

It was nice when you played a countdown from 90, 91, and 92 every once in awhile. I miss that.

Laura

Hypothetically, if you were to do a countdown from that era, you would have to go with charts that didn't have a whole lot of rap on them.

I believe that's what he ended up doing, which is why there would be a countdown from the early 90s sporadically, to avoid the minefield of rap.

Michael1973

Looking at the list for this morning's countdown. Crazy how a song that was 44 & 38 on two of the charts is still in the top ten.

Slammin Sam

One of the charts had it ranked high or it would not have been

Laura

Record World it looks like. Two of the songs are even still in the top 40 there while it's off the other three.

Troy in CA

Jackie Blue is one of the BEST songs of the entire 70's decade IMO.

Slammin Sam

It is great

Troy in CA

It would be in my top 20 for sure....and that is saying a LOT since the 70's was the best overall decade in the history of music.

Troy in CA

and the biggest song of the 70's, YLUML would not make my top 1000. cleaver

Slammin Sam

Yea that wouldnt make many peoples list

Laura

It would make mine! JK.

Jeff

Good day TFO. On to this week's hits in 1980. Thinking Neil + Dara and Pat Benatar must debut today.

Charliebob65

Good morning Jeff, and allTFO crew....1980, here we come....

jcoxscouter

Good morning Cuz, Bro, and the rest of the TFO'ers! Now let's hear this stretch of the 1980 section of memory lane.

Brock

Good morning Samx1, John, Bobby, Jeff and the crew. The best chart of the 1980(s) is today!

humphreycpa

Good morning Jeff, Bobby, John, Brock, Sam and all other TFO listeners.

Bill B

Heard the other day that Dolly is looking to put out a rock album. Maybe some songs with the Stones.... Interesting.

Jeff

Great Pink Floyd extra!

Troy in CA

Since Clones didn't make the countdown it makes me wonder how many other songs that made the Billboard top 40 would not have made the Fox 50 countdown??

Slammin Sam

not many. We did some research on that. Less than 10 from 76 to 83.

Troy in CA

Okay, good to know that is a rarity.

Laura

I have heard the 5/10/80 AT40 show many times on iHeart's channel. Back when they actually cared and their stream wasn't glitching all the time.

Jeff

5/10/80 was featured this past weekend on AT40: The 80s.

Anonymous147087

The Wall's never going to budge from #1.

Michael A

"Against the Wind" should dislodge it shortly. Already the #1 LP on Billboard.

Bill B

Hard to beat a double play of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

Brock

Bill, I like Bad Luck, love The Love I Lost. In my jukebox for sure.

Bill B

Thanks for the great show today Brock! hat

Brock

Bill glad you enjoyed, thanks for listening.

Ben

Great two songs from Roxette!

Charliebob65

Great toofer shows today guys... Thanks! clap

Bill B

Thank you Sam. Great music this afternoon and I'm really enjoying the 2-for-Tuesday

humphreycpa

Great selections all around Sam and Brock!

jcoxscouter

Great shows today, gentlemen! Really like the toofer's today.

Brock

Thanks Rod & John for hanging out.

Brock

Bobby thanks for the listen to Samx1 and I!

Slammin Sam

Thanks everyone for the nice comments yesterday, Was a crazy day wasn't around the chat

Jeff

Now, further into 1979.

Charliebob65

Good morning TFO... Happy Hump day....

humphreycpa

Good morning Bobby, Jeff and Sam. I hope you are having a good Wednesday!

Roberto Rubio

Love this song, I never get tired of listening to this song -- Chase by Giorgio Moroder

Brock

Good afternoon gents & Laura. Hope it's a good hump day for us all.

Charliebob65

Always love me some Boston... A RnR Hall of Fame snub for sure .. devil

Brock

Yeah Bobby, very curious

Brock

Sam 2 great songs to finish a show to help me through a tough afternoon. Thanks!

Charliebob65

Good morning TFO.... Happy Thursday

Brock

Good morning Samx1, Bobby and the rest of the crew. Hope everyone is well.

Charliebob65

Morning Brock!

humphreycpa

Good morning Brock, Bobby, Sam and all the other TFO listeners. I hope your Thursday is going well!

Charliebob65

Morning Rod!

Brock

Good morning Rod & Bobby. Early summer has up north for us!

Charliebob65

Same here Brock..

jcoxscouter

Good afternnon dor the Eastern 1/2, and Good morning fothe Western half! Finally have enough service in the office!

Charliebob65

Good afternoon Bro!

Brock

Good afternoon John

jcoxscouter

Good afternoon Brock. Nice show today, as you normally do!

Brock

Thanks John appreciate it!

humphreycpa

Brock and Sam-both shows were on fire today! Thanks for all you do for the daily shows!

jcoxscouter

Cuz, Good show as always! Made the afternoon fly by with only slight turbulence clap

Slammin Sam

Thanks Rod and John

Brock

Thanks also Rod

Laura

Looks like I was wrong about Fantasy staying on for one more week.

Laura

Is he supposed to be holding a power drill?

Charliebob65

Good morning Sammy and TFO crew... Happy Friday 13th........ omg

Jeff

Good day TFO. Time for more of that great 1982-1991 countdown.

Ben

Good morning to all. Ready for the best countdown ever created!

Roberto Rubio

Good morning

Justice

Good morning, Ben and Roberto

Justice

Jeff and Charlie too smile

GT in Iowa

Morning everyone, bring on the great Friday the 13th tunes!

Brock

Good morning everyone. Hope it's a good Friday

Ben

I wonder if Sam's message from 2020 will play today before the Star Spangled Banner?

Jeff

"Running Down A Dream" SHCH.

Ben

Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, and Stevie Wonder... Hall of Fame talent.

GT in Iowa

Three songs in a row that I really like (that aren't fried), Gavin with One Step, Kenny with Vox Humana and Aretha with Another Night.

jcoxscouter

Good morning to all of the TFO'ers out there!

Ben

GT... three excellent mid-80s, mid charting tunes!

humphreycpa

Good morning all. Looks like a party in here smile

Ben

Deeper Shade of Soul... awesome tune!

Ben

Space Age Love Song.... only got to 30 on Billboard. What a joke! Awesome song.

Jeff

"Space Age Love Song" SHCH.

humphreycpa

I believe Space Age Love Song is the first song on AMC 1983

GT in Iowa

I agree, Ben. When I think of this tune, I remember hearing it for the first time on our local AM station. AM was NOT the place to listen to good music, only country music, ha.

GT in Iowa

I think you're right, Rod.

Michael A

Or like The Marvellettes' 'Don't Mess With Bill'. Good Heart song, rarely heard.

Ben

This Man is Mine... probably should have charted lower. I prefer the rock sound that we heard from Heart in the 70s and mid-80s.

Troy in CA

I hope Ray Parker's girlfriend beat him up good....as he requested. silly

Laura

Speaking of Heart, they recorded a cover of The Woman In Me in the mid 90s.

Ben

Hearts version peaked at number 105 on Billboard. Ouch.

Slammin Sam

Ann Wilson has a new solo album which you will start hearing songs from very soon

Slammin Sam

Timothy B Schmit also has a New album. Several new adds will be in the rotation after next week

Ben

Thanks Sam. It's been good hearing some new music from Fox artists. Also enjoy the double shots on Twos-day!

GT in Iowa

Always liked the voice of Timothy B Schmit, I'll have to check out his new album.

humphreycpa

Three pretty darned good albums next week!

Cjrmack

If not for the vocals I would swear "New World Man" was by the Police

Laura

It does kinda sound like a Police song. I never thought of that.

Ben

Great comparison. Stewart Copeland and Neil Peart are two of the best to ever do it.

Cjrmack

No doubt Ben. 2 truly great drummers

Jeff

"Mary's Prayer" SHCH.

GT in Iowa

Mary's Prayer, a great tune

Jeff

MSM, another SHCH.

GT in Iowa

Love me some HUEY

Michael A

Here's a goodie! Toney Carey and his 'Uncle Sonny'!!

Jeff

"What About Me" should have been top 10 across the board. Ridiculous!

Laura

That's two countdowns in a row this week that featured Stayin' Alive.

Ben

Order has been restored. Heart is back to playing rock and roll and sounding great!

Ben

Great extra by The Clocks.

Charliebob65

Thanks for teh great shows all week .. They always make the work week better. . Everyone have a great weekend .... bye

Brock

Thanks Bobby, have a good weekend too. Today was an X2 day!

Laura

Well I hope it was the Radio Edit of The Bad Touch.

jcoxscouter

Good morning Cuz, and the TFO'ers out there. Happy Monday. Hoping everyone's weekend was good. Now let's hear what this week in 1977 and Sam have in store.

Charliebob65

Good morning Sammy, bro, and allTFO....It is Monday

Slammin Sam

Morning Cuz times two

Michael A

Morning everytone--made it in tim for Starbuck's 'other' song. Hoping to hear 'Ariel' today!

Brock

Good morning Sam, John, Bobby and the rest of the crew. Hey Bobby, Sam got you there!

Michael A

,,,and here she is! Thgis song is SO much my life that spring/summer. I met my 'Ariel' om May 19. She was Catholic, not Jewish, but SO like the girl Dean is describing.

Michael A

...and the 'long' version too! thanks, Sam.

Slammin Sam

It is in the regular rotation and has been since day one. Also one of my favorites.

Gianni Rubino

Aw ... only 'kick.'

Gianni Rubino

... i meant kickS

Michael A

Funky ones, at that! laugh-big

Jeff

I'm starting to wonder whether "Rich Girl" is just going to linger around the way "Enjoy Yourself" and "Blinded By The Light" did.

Michael A

It is, thanks to Record World.

Michael1973

I was just going to comment on that. Last week Rich Girl was in the top ten here despite being well below #30 on two charts. And yet here it is still in the top ten this week!

Jeff

I'm kind of confused as to why "Luckenbach, Texas" is being played as an extra. It's going to be in the countdown next month.

Slammin Sam

Because I needed a song to fill up some time and it is not in the countdown. It is not the first time I have done this. I have done the same thing with songs thathit number one on the R & B chart, Hope that clears up your confusion.

Michael A

Because it's the #1 Country single this week.

Michael1973

Brock, I never understood in this Glenn Frey song why she had to take his number, when you'd think she already had it

Brock

I think he had a burner phone back then. Oh wait....

Brock

Yeah Michael I'd have to think about that

Brock

Michael, no cells back then. He was at another location than his home and so she had to take his number.

Michael1973

Okay sure, we'll go with that

Brock

Only thing I can come up with

Michael1973

I do that all the time. Overanalyze song lyrics until they don't make sense anymore.

Brock

1980 Spring and Summer Sam....none better

Brock

Hitting the road early to beat the storms. Enjoyed it Sam, thanks.

Charliebob65

Thanks for the shows today Sammy and Brock... I made it thorugh Mondat with the help of TFO... clap

jcoxscouter

Agreed, Bro! Nice shows today Brock, and Samx2. Made a Maundy Monday abit easier to bear... smile

Slammin Sam

Very welcome cuz times two. Have a great rest of the day! And thanks for tuning in.

Nice, some Niteflyte! I do want it, to continue the 79/80 groove train (or would it be yacht?)!

Brock

Thanks brothers X2. Let's twoooo it again tomorrow.

Brock

Or do it again twoooomorrow

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