I really hope the discourse there isn't replicated here. The last several pages consisted of an argument that I don't even want to go into lest it attracts those folks.
Really? I haven't looked at it in a while, so I didn't know. Now, what in the hell could people be arguing about in there? Oh, wait...this the SHF!
This montage from the mildly scary horror flick "House" (1985) was my introduction to the earlier incarnation of "You're No Good," in this case Betty Everett's 1965 version. At the time, I just thought the low production values had included re-recording the song rather than licensing Ms. Ronstadt's "original."
As far as I know this was her only Billboard pop #1 ? (unless there was some movie song much later that I don't know).
Generally this would appear to be the case. Her follow-up single from this, however, would make the country #1 chart a few months from here. Keep your eyes glued to the #1 country singles of 1975 discussion thread for details when they come.
It does seem odd that she only managed one chart topping single... Though she had a few #1 albums, as I recall.. She can take comfort in that.
I always forget that those sappy duets about 15 years down the line didn't go to #1, and I'll not have much to say about them anyway.
Ronstadt's singles chart performance is hit and miss. Following the one-two punch of YNG and WWIBL, the following album had 3 cover tunes that performed okay - #5, #25 and #11. The two singles from Hasten Down The Wind missed the Top 40 completely and it wouldn't be until Blue Bayou and It's So Easy in '77 that she reached the Top 10 again. The rest of her singles would follow a similar path of hitting the Top 10 or 20 and then missing the T40 altogether.
Please Come to Boston peaked at No. 5, a very strong showing. Loved that great song. US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 17th August, 1974 TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 1 2 THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED –•– Paper Lace (Mercury)-10 (1 week at #1) (1) 2 1 FEEL LIKE MAKIN’ LOVE –•– Roberta Flack (Atlantic)-9 (1) 3 13 (You’re) HAVING MY BABY –•– Paul Anka (with Odia Coates) (United Artists)-7 (3) 4 10 TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD –•– Rufus (ABC)-10 (4) 5 5 PLEASE COME TO BOSTON –•– Dave Loggins (Epic)-12 (5) 6 6 CALL ON ME –•– Chicago (Columbia)-9 (6) 7 7 WATERLOO –•– Abba (Atlantic)-12 (7) 8 9 WILDWOOD WEED –•– Jim Stafford (MGM)-7 (8) 9 19 I’M LEAVING IT (All) UP TO YOU –•– Donny and Marie Osmond (MGM)-7 (9) 10 8 SIDESHOW –•– Blue Magic (Atco)-14 (8) 11 11 KEEP ON SMILIN’ –•– Wet Willie (Capricorn)-13 (11) 12 12 TAKIN’ CARE OF BUSINESS –•– Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury)-14 (12) 13 23 I SHOT THE SHERIFF –•– Eric Clapton (RSO)-6 (13) 14 18 SHININ’ ON –•– Grand Funk (Capitol)-6 (14) 15 20 ROCK ME GENTLY –•– Andy Kim (Capitol)-9 (15) 16 16 SURE AS I’M SITTIN’ HERE –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-8 (16) 17 21 YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-10 (17) 18 3 ANNIE’S SONG –•– John Denver (RCA)-12 (1) 19 4 DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME –•– Elton John (MCA)-9 (2) 20 25 RUB IT IN –•– Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC)-8 (20) 21 29 THEN CAME YOU –•– Dionne Warwick and the Spinners (Atlantic)-4 (21) 22 28 WILD THING –•– Fancy (Big Tree)-10 (22) 23 24 HANG ON IN THERE BABY –•– Johnny Bristol (MGM)-8 (23) 24 14 ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN –•– The Righteous Brothers (Haven)-13 (3) 25 31 NOTHING FROM NOTHING –•– Billy Preston (A&M)-6 (25) 26 39 CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE –•– Barry White (20th Century)-3 (26) 27 15 RIKKI DON’T LOSE THAT NUMBER –•– Steely Dan (ABC)-15 (4) 28 22 RADAR LOVE –•– Golden Earring (Track)-15 (13) 29 32 MY THANG –•– James Brown (Polydor)-9 (29) 30 36 CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-5 (30) 31 17 THE AIR THAT I BREATHE –•– The Hollies (Epic)-18 (6) 32 51 YOU HAVEN’T DONE NOTHIN’ –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-3 (32) 33 33 RIVER’S RISIN’ –•– Edgar Winter (Epic)-5 (33) 34 79 IT’S ONLY ROCK ‘N ROLL (But I Like It) –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-3 (34) 35 37 HAPPINESS IS JUST AROUND THE BEND –•– The Main Ingredient (RCA)-8 (35) 36 26 ROCK YOUR BABY –•– George McCrae (T.K.)-12 (1) 37 27 ROCK THE BOAT –•– The Hues Corporation (RCA)-13 (1) 38 47 LET’S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-4 (38) 39 44 TIME FOR LIVIN’ –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-7 (39) 40 50 BEACH BABY –•– First Class (UK)-5 (40) THIS WEEK’S DROPS 43 30 ON AND ON –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Buddah)-13 (5) 49 35 ONE HELL OF A WOMAN –•– Mac Davis (Columbia)-21 (11) 50 38 MACHINE GUN –•– The Commodores (Motown)-10 (22) 53 40 FISH AIN’T BITIN’ –•– Lamont Dozier (ABC)-10 (26) 54 34 IF YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-11 (17) POWER PLAYS 41 52 DON’T CHANGE HORSES (In the Middle Of A Stream) –•– The Tower Of Power (Warner Brothers)-5 (41) 42 63 ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-3 (42) 44 56 SWEET HOME ALABAMA –•– Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA)-4 (44) 45 55 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE –•– Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods (ABC)-4 (45) 46 49 DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE –•– Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye (Motown)-6 (46) 47 58 FREE MAN IN PARIS –•– Joni Mitchell (Asylum)-4 (47) 48 66 I LOVE MY FRIEND –•– Charlie Rich (Epic)-3 (48) DEBUTS THIS WEEK 63 — I HONESTLY LOVE YOU –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-1 (63) 70 — CAN’T GET ENOUGH –•– Bad Company (Swan Song)-1 (70) 81 — MIDNIGHT FLOWER –•– The Four Tops (Dunhill)-1 (81) 82 — YOU LITTLE TRUSTMAKER –•– The Tymes (RCA)-1 (82) 84 — SURFIN’ U.S.A. –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-18 (3) * 87 — TRAVELIN’ PRAYER –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-1 (87) 89 — CITY IN THE SKY –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-1 (89) * EDITOR’S NOTE: Executives at Capitol Records noticed the Nostalgia wave that was sweeping America in 1974, much of which was generated by the film “American Graffiti” and its subsequent blockbuster Soundtrack (where the Beach Boys appear with two songs, “Surfin’ Surfari” and “All Summer Long”), and via the surprise ABC-TV hit sitcom “Happy Days.” In order to cash in, they released a 2 LP compilation of former hits from The Beach Boys, and aimed that package squarely at a younger audience who likely didn’t remember those hits when they first hit the charts. “Endless Summer” spawned the single “Surfin’ U.S.A.” – a reissue of the 45 that was the first Top 10 item for the group back in 1963. Ironically, The Beach Boys had departed Capitol several years prior to land at Warner/Reprise, but the reissue campaign was viable because they still performed many of the LP’s tracks live in concert dates. Like Bill Haley’s reissue of “Rock Around The Clock” (see March 16, 1974 chart), “Surfin’ U.S.A.” managed to land inside the Top 40, peaking at #36 on the 9-28-74 chart.
Since tomorrow is 8/16, here's The King's entry from our current chart. sitting at #33 between Al Martino and Donny & Marie.
Ah yes, the Elvis Anniversary. I had just turned 8 and found out at football practice (I was the third string benchwarmer. 8 plays a game...guaranteed!) That evening, I took my tape recorder and set it up a few inches away from the kitchen radio and learned more about the king of rock n roll in those 4 hours than I ever could have hoped. I believe the station was 98 WMXQ out of Washington, DC and they did a tremendous job. I was already something of a radio nut but that night was instrumental in a career I'd be starting less than 8 years later!
Useful reminder that a lot of great tunes never make #1. Sometimes it's just a question of luck and timing.
Good week for music there. Not a big fan of Night Chicago Died. Looks like some disco there with Rock the Boat.
Linda Ronstadt is an artist I'm grateful to this forum for because before I joined I didn't know who she was I remember seeing her name pop up a few times and then finally decided to look her up expecting that she had a cute little run in the 60's or 70's. Little did I know she was this mega successful act for a decade plus. According to sales and certifications Linda Ronstadt was the most successful female artist of the 1970's. More successful than Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Olivia Newton John, Aretha Franklin etc. all of whom I was aware of before I even got into older music. I'm not a huge fan but I enjoy a lot of what I've heard. She is an amazing vocalist and seems like a very respectable woman overall. She's retired but I think her legacy deserves a bit more buzz than it gets. She rarely gets mentioned these days considering her success.
...I don't believe, of the top 20, I heard 11, 14, or 20 on NYC at the time - I may have heard 11 somewhere then - and, in fact, I'm not that sure I heard 6 or 9 on WABC or WNBC then, either! E="Dougd, post: 19315344, member: 6717"]Please Come to Boston peaked at No. 5, a very strong showing. Loved that great song. US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 17th August, 1974 TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 1 2 THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED –•– Paper Lace (Mercury)-10 (1 week at #1) (1) 2 1 FEEL LIKE MAKIN’ LOVE –•– Roberta Flack (Atlantic)-9 (1) 3 13 (You’re) HAVING MY BABY –•– Paul Anka (with Odia Coates) (United Artists)-7 (3) 4 10 TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD –•– Rufus (ABC)-10 (4) 5 5 PLEASE COME TO BOSTON –•– Dave Loggins (Epic)-12 (5) 6 6 CALL ON ME –•– Chicago (Columbia)-9 (6) 7 7 WATERLOO –•– Abba (Atlantic)-12 (7) 8 9 WILDWOOD WEED –•– Jim Stafford (MGM)-7 (8) 9 19 I’M LEAVING IT (All) UP TO YOU –•– Donny and Marie Osmond (MGM)-7 (9) 10 8 SIDESHOW –•– Blue Magic (Atco)-14 (8) 11 11 KEEP ON SMILIN’ –•– Wet Willie (Capricorn)-13 (11) 12 12 TAKIN’ CARE OF BUSINESS –•– Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury)-14 (12) 13 23 I SHOT THE SHERIFF –•– Eric Clapton (RSO)-6 (13) 14 18 SHININ’ ON –•– Grand Funk (Capitol)-6 (14) 15 20 ROCK ME GENTLY –•– Andy Kim (Capitol)-9 (15) 16 16 SURE AS I’M SITTIN’ HERE –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-8 (16) 17 21 YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-10 (17) 18 3 ANNIE’S SONG –•– John Denver (RCA)-12 (1) 19 4 DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME –•– Elton John (MCA)-9 (2) 20 25 RUB IT IN –•– Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC)-8 (20) 21 29 THEN CAME YOU –•– Dionne Warwick and the Spinners (Atlantic)-4 (21) 22 28 WILD THING –•– Fancy (Big Tree)-10 (22) 23 24 HANG ON IN THERE BABY –•– Johnny Bristol (MGM)-8 (23) 24 14 ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN –•– The Righteous Brothers (Haven)-13 (3) 25 31 NOTHING FROM NOTHING –•– Billy Preston (A&M)-6 (25) 26 39 CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE –•– Barry White (20th Century)-3 (26) 27 15 RIKKI DON’T LOSE THAT NUMBER –•– Steely Dan (ABC)-15 (4) 28 22 RADAR LOVE –•– Golden Earring (Track)-15 (13) 29 32 MY THANG –•– James Brown (Polydor)-9 (29) 30 36 CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-5 (30) 31 17 THE AIR THAT I BREATHE –•– The Hollies (Epic)-18 (6) 32 51 YOU HAVEN’T DONE NOTHIN’ –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-3 (32) 33 33 RIVER’S RISIN’ –•– Edgar Winter (Epic)-5 (33) 34 79 IT’S ONLY ROCK ‘N ROLL (But I Like It) –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-3 (34) 35 37 HAPPINESS IS JUST AROUND THE BEND –•– The Main Ingredient (RCA)-8 (35) 36 26 ROCK YOUR BABY –•– George McCrae (T.K.)-12 (1) 37 27 ROCK THE BOAT –•– The Hues Corporation (RCA)-13 (1) 38 47 LET’S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-4 (38) 39 44 TIME FOR LIVIN’ –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-7 (39) 40 50 BEACH BABY –•– First Class (UK)-5 (40) THIS WEEK’S DROPS 43 30 ON AND ON –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Buddah)-13 (5) 49 35 ONE HELL OF A WOMAN –•– Mac Davis (Columbia)-21 (11) 50 38 MACHINE GUN –•– The Commodores (Motown)-10 (22) 53 40 FISH AIN’T BITIN’ –•– Lamont Dozier (ABC)-10 (26) 54 34 IF YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-11 (17) POWER PLAYS 41 52 DON’T CHANGE HORSES (In the Middle Of A Stream) –•– The Tower Of Power (Warner Brothers)-5 (41) 42 63 ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-3 (42) 44 56 SWEET HOME ALABAMA –•– Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA)-4 (44) 45 55 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE –•– Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods (ABC)-4 (45) 46 49 DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE –•– Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye (Motown)-6 (46) 47 58 FREE MAN IN PARIS –•– Joni Mitchell (Asylum)-4 (47) 48 66 I LOVE MY FRIEND –•– Charlie Rich (Epic)-3 (48) DEBUTS THIS WEEK 63 — I HONESTLY LOVE YOU –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-1 (63) 70 — CAN’T GET ENOUGH –•– Bad Company (Swan Song)-1 (70) 81 — MIDNIGHT FLOWER –•– The Four Tops (Dunhill)-1 (81) 82 — YOU LITTLE TRUSTMAKER –•– The Tymes (RCA)-1 (82) 84 — SURFIN’ U.S.A. –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-18 (3) * 87 — TRAVELIN’ PRAYER –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-1 (87) 89 — CITY IN THE SKY –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-1 (89) * EDITOR’S NOTE: Executives at Capitol Records noticed the Nostalgia wave that was sweeping America in 1974, much of which was generated by the film “American Graffiti” and its subsequent blockbuster Soundtrack (where the Beach Boys appear with two songs, “Surfin’ Surfari” and “All Summer Long”), and via the surprise ABC-TV hit sitcom “Happy Days.” In order to cash in, they released a 2 LP compilation of former hits from The Beach Boys, and aimed that package squarely at a younger audience who likely didn’t remember those hits when they first hit the charts. “Endless Summer” spawned the single “Surfin’ U.S.A.” – a reissue of the 45 that was the first Top 10 item for the group back in 1963. Ironically, The Beach Boys had departed Capitol several years prior to land at Warner/Reprise, but the reissue campaign was viable because they still performed many of the LP’s tracks live in concert dates. Like Bill Haley’s reissue of “Rock Around The Clock” (see March 16, 1974 chart), “Surfin’ U.S.A.” managed to land inside the Top 40, peaking at #36 on the 9-28-74 chart.[/QUOTE]
I know we're going way back here, but in my collection from there are #1 - 7, 10, 12, 13, 15 - 19, 21, 23 - 28, 31, 32, 35 - 37, 40, 42 - 44, 49, 50, 63, 82 and 89.
Wouldn't this have been his last Top 20 in his lifetime? I seem to remember reading this to be the case . . .
According to Wikipedia, yes. His next top 20 (and only one after this) was "Way Down," right after he died.
I feel like she was selling so well as an album artist that folks weren't picking up her singles. She was the first female artist to have seven platinum albums in a row.
The Night Chicago Died is everything I hate about that style of schlocky 70's pop that was big in the mid 70's. Thank god disco & soul music would some life in the pop charts shortly after.
Yes, indeed. There are four more chart entries before that fateful day, and their peaks were #35, #65, #28 & #31.
I've seen Fire, and I've seen (Laughter in the) Rain Another weird instance where a song relates to a previous number one; in this case, we go from water elements to fire. Laughter in the Rain Eh. To be honest, I never much liked Neil Sedaka, even in his heyday. I always found his voice to be really whiny, and though the songs themselves are OK, given the competition in the early sixties, not particularly standouts for me. I did like the old commercial where they repurposed his 'Calendar Girls' to be 'Calendar Cats', though. As for his 70s comeback, Rain is definitely a song they played to death back in the day. I think I prefer Love Will Keep Us Together, but the one song of his I really like should be showing up soon in this discussion, so I'll wait to say more when it pops up. Fire Fire is decent, but it's just a little too tuneless for my taste. I far prefer another song by this group that we will be getting to soon, if my memory serves me well. Always did love their album covers, though.