Play Meter
Issue: 1975 January - Vol 1 Num 2 - Page 54
COUNTRY TOP 20
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1. 2. SHE CALLED ME BABY
Char lie Rich/RCA PB·1 0062
2.3. WE' RE OVER
Johnny Rodriguez/Mercury 73621
3. 1. BACK HOME AGAIN
AS FEVEWED IN:
f~
\AORLD
John Denver/RCA 10065
1. 2. KUNG FU FIGHTING
Carl Douglas/20th Century TC 2 140
2. 3. YOU GOT THE LOVE
Rufus fea turing Chaka Khan/ABC 12032
3. 1. SHE'S GONE
4. 5. I CAN HELP
Billy Swan/Monument ZS8 -8621
5.5. 10. OUT OF HAND
Gary Stewart/RCA PB-l0061
Tavares/Capitol 3957
Music
4. 6. COLD BLOODED
H'< og ramming
6. , 9. HE CAN'T FILL MY SHOES
7. 7. SON OF A ROTTEN GAMBLER
Anne Murray/Capitol 3955
8. 8. EVERYTIME I TURN THE RADIO ON
Bill Anderson/MCA 40304
9. 13. WHAT A MAN MY MAN IS
Lynn Anderson/Columbia 3- 10041
10.11 . IT'S MIDNIGHT/PROMISED LAND
Elvis Presley/RCA PB-1 0074
Donna Fargo/ABC/Dot DOA-17 523
13. 15. THE DOOR
George Jones/Epic 8·500038
14. 17. LIKE OLD TIMES AGAIN
Ray Pr ice/My rrh Ms146
15. 18. KENTUCKY GAMBLER
Mer le Haggard/Capitol 3974
16. 19. MY WOMAN'S MAN
Freddie Hart/Capi tol 3970
17. 24. ROCK ON BABY
Brenda Lee/MCA 40318
18. 21 . FOR A MINUTE THERE
Johnny Paycheck/Epic 8·50040
19. 20. HERE WE GO AGAIN
20. 22. POO R SWEET BABY
Brian Shaw/RCA PB-l 007 1
Jean Shepard/United Art ists XW552· X
James Brown/Polydor 14 258
5. 5. WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN
Jerry Lee Lewis/Mercury 73618
11.12. U. S. of A.
TOP 20
SOUL
Oldies not just memories;
the music is good, too
I t's not only nostalgia that makes
the mus ic- buy ing public repopularize
tunes from the '60's, ' 50's, '40's and
even '30's today. The qual ity of the
song and the artist or group that
performed it on vinyl also affects what
oldies will sell at today 's locations.
Play Meter's own oldies picker
listened to the oldies he th inks play
most because of their style and
prev ious popular ity.
Irma Thomas' pleading voice up
front of the chorus' "Drip. Drop." on
" It's Ra ining (So Hard)" not only
awakens nostalgia for the days of teen
love, but also has a universal quality
about it that st ill br ings a sense of
sadness to listeners of all ages today .
Then there's the class ic Bill Haley
and the Comets cut, " Rock Around
the Clock," that wi II get customers
dancing or snapping the ir f ingers as
soon as the f irst chord run plays.
Hits by Elvis Presley, the Beach
Boys, Fats Dom ino or the Platters are
always favor ites. Customers show
preferences for " Blueberr y Hill," " I
Get Around ," " Ja ilhouse Rock " and
"The Great Pretender."
And if you really want to st ir so me
memories, put on the old "stroll"
favor ite, " Kansa s City " by Wilbert
Harrison, or the jitterbuggy "Chant ill y
Lace" from the Big Bopper .
Other favorites in the nostalgia
rev ival and just plain favorites that
have become classics of popular music
include :
Roll ie McG ill's " There Goes That
Tra in," Earl Connelly K ing's " Big Blue
D iamond," Johnny Ace's " Pledging
My Love," Chuck Berry's "Sweet
Little Sixteen," The D iamonds' "Little
Darl in'," Lloyd Price's " Personality,"
Maur ice Williams' "Stay," The Moon-
glows ' "Sincerely,"
Mickey and
Sylv ia's" Love is Strange,"
Roy Orbison 's " Pretty Woman,"
Chubby Checker's " The Tw ist," Lloyd
Price's " Lawdy Miss Clawdy," D ion 's
" Runaround Sue," Larr y Williams'
" Just Because," Chuck Willis' " C.C.
Rider," Jimmy Glimmer's " Suga r
Shack ," Sh irley and Lee's "Feel So
Good," Bobby Lewis' " To ssi n' and
Turn in',"
Dee Clark's " Ra indrops, " Th e
Charms' "Hearts of Stone," Ivory Joe
Hunter 's " Since I Met You Baby,"
L ittle Willie John 's " Talk to Me," Joey
Dee's " Pepperm int Twist," Jackie
Wilson 's " Lo nel y Teardrops," Bobby
Helms' " My Spec ial Angel ," Joe
Turner's "Shake, Rattle and Roll, "
Bobby Da rin's " Spl ish Splash," Sk ip
and F lip's " Cherry Pie," Laver n
Baker's " Tweedle Dee,"
Johnn ie and Joe 's " Over the
Mounta in, Across the Sea," Danny and
the Jun iors' " At the Hop," the Five
Sat ins' " I n the St ill of the Night,"
Sm il ey Lewis' " Blue Monday," Clyde
McPhatter's "Treasure of Love," The
Ch iffons' " He's So F ine," The Sh ie lds'
" You Cheated," Jimmy Clanton 's
" Ju st a Dream," Gene Chandler's
" Duke of Ea rl," the Heartbeats' " A
Thou sand M iles Away, " Ernie K-Doe's
" Mother-i n-Law," the Four Seasons'
"Sherry" and Paul Anka 's " D iana."
Three Degrees/Phila. IntI. ZS8 3550 (Col )
6. 9. YOU ' RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY
EVERYTHING
Barry White/20th Century TC 2133
7. 20. BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN
Stevie Wonder/Tam la T 54254F (Motown)
8. 10. WHATEVER YOU GOT, I WANT
Jackson 5/M otown M1308F s.
9.11. HEAVY FALLIN ' OUT
Styl ist ics/Avco 4647
10. 7. I FEEL A SONG (IN MY HEART)
Gladys Knight & The Pips/Buddah 433
11.14. WHERE ARE ALL MY FRIENDS
Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesiPhila. IntI. ZS8 3552 (Co l)
12. 4. THREE RING CIRCUS
Blue Magic/Atco 7004
13. 13. ROCKIN' SOUL
Hues Corporation/RCA PB 10066
14: 8. SHA·LA·LA (MAKE ME HAPPY)
AI Green /Hi 5 N2274 (Lo nd on)
15. 12. WOMAN TO WOMAN
Shirley Brown/Truth 3206 (Stax)
16.16. WITHOUT LOVE
Aretha Franklin/Atlantic 3224
17. 15. I CAN'T LEAVE YOU ALONE /I GET LIFTED
George McCrae/TK 1007
18. 29. FROM HISWOMAN TO YOU
Barbara Mason/Buddah 441
19. 34. AS LONG AS HE TAKES CARE OF HOME
Candi Station/Warner Bros. 8083
20. 28. I BELO NG TO YOU
Love Unlimited/20th Century TC 2141
~
1. 2. SHE CALLED ME BABY
Char lie Rich/RCA PB·1 0062
2.3. WE' RE OVER
Johnny Rodriguez/Mercury 73621
3. 1. BACK HOME AGAIN
AS FEVEWED IN:
f~
\AORLD
John Denver/RCA 10065
1. 2. KUNG FU FIGHTING
Carl Douglas/20th Century TC 2 140
2. 3. YOU GOT THE LOVE
Rufus fea turing Chaka Khan/ABC 12032
3. 1. SHE'S GONE
4. 5. I CAN HELP
Billy Swan/Monument ZS8 -8621
5.5. 10. OUT OF HAND
Gary Stewart/RCA PB-l0061
Tavares/Capitol 3957
Music
4. 6. COLD BLOODED
H'< og ramming
6. , 9. HE CAN'T FILL MY SHOES
7. 7. SON OF A ROTTEN GAMBLER
Anne Murray/Capitol 3955
8. 8. EVERYTIME I TURN THE RADIO ON
Bill Anderson/MCA 40304
9. 13. WHAT A MAN MY MAN IS
Lynn Anderson/Columbia 3- 10041
10.11 . IT'S MIDNIGHT/PROMISED LAND
Elvis Presley/RCA PB-1 0074
Donna Fargo/ABC/Dot DOA-17 523
13. 15. THE DOOR
George Jones/Epic 8·500038
14. 17. LIKE OLD TIMES AGAIN
Ray Pr ice/My rrh Ms146
15. 18. KENTUCKY GAMBLER
Mer le Haggard/Capitol 3974
16. 19. MY WOMAN'S MAN
Freddie Hart/Capi tol 3970
17. 24. ROCK ON BABY
Brenda Lee/MCA 40318
18. 21 . FOR A MINUTE THERE
Johnny Paycheck/Epic 8·50040
19. 20. HERE WE GO AGAIN
20. 22. POO R SWEET BABY
Brian Shaw/RCA PB-l 007 1
Jean Shepard/United Art ists XW552· X
James Brown/Polydor 14 258
5. 5. WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN
Jerry Lee Lewis/Mercury 73618
11.12. U. S. of A.
TOP 20
SOUL
Oldies not just memories;
the music is good, too
I t's not only nostalgia that makes
the mus ic- buy ing public repopularize
tunes from the '60's, ' 50's, '40's and
even '30's today. The qual ity of the
song and the artist or group that
performed it on vinyl also affects what
oldies will sell at today 's locations.
Play Meter's own oldies picker
listened to the oldies he th inks play
most because of their style and
prev ious popular ity.
Irma Thomas' pleading voice up
front of the chorus' "Drip. Drop." on
" It's Ra ining (So Hard)" not only
awakens nostalgia for the days of teen
love, but also has a universal quality
about it that st ill br ings a sense of
sadness to listeners of all ages today .
Then there's the class ic Bill Haley
and the Comets cut, " Rock Around
the Clock," that wi II get customers
dancing or snapping the ir f ingers as
soon as the f irst chord run plays.
Hits by Elvis Presley, the Beach
Boys, Fats Dom ino or the Platters are
always favor ites. Customers show
preferences for " Blueberr y Hill," " I
Get Around ," " Ja ilhouse Rock " and
"The Great Pretender."
And if you really want to st ir so me
memories, put on the old "stroll"
favor ite, " Kansa s City " by Wilbert
Harrison, or the jitterbuggy "Chant ill y
Lace" from the Big Bopper .
Other favorites in the nostalgia
rev ival and just plain favorites that
have become classics of popular music
include :
Roll ie McG ill's " There Goes That
Tra in," Earl Connelly K ing's " Big Blue
D iamond," Johnny Ace's " Pledging
My Love," Chuck Berry's "Sweet
Little Sixteen," The D iamonds' "Little
Darl in'," Lloyd Price's " Personality,"
Maur ice Williams' "Stay," The Moon-
glows ' "Sincerely,"
Mickey and
Sylv ia's" Love is Strange,"
Roy Orbison 's " Pretty Woman,"
Chubby Checker's " The Tw ist," Lloyd
Price's " Lawdy Miss Clawdy," D ion 's
" Runaround Sue," Larr y Williams'
" Just Because," Chuck Willis' " C.C.
Rider," Jimmy Glimmer's " Suga r
Shack ," Sh irley and Lee's "Feel So
Good," Bobby Lewis' " To ssi n' and
Turn in',"
Dee Clark's " Ra indrops, " Th e
Charms' "Hearts of Stone," Ivory Joe
Hunter 's " Since I Met You Baby,"
L ittle Willie John 's " Talk to Me," Joey
Dee's " Pepperm int Twist," Jackie
Wilson 's " Lo nel y Teardrops," Bobby
Helms' " My Spec ial Angel ," Joe
Turner's "Shake, Rattle and Roll, "
Bobby Da rin's " Spl ish Splash," Sk ip
and F lip's " Cherry Pie," Laver n
Baker's " Tweedle Dee,"
Johnn ie and Joe 's " Over the
Mounta in, Across the Sea," Danny and
the Jun iors' " At the Hop," the Five
Sat ins' " I n the St ill of the Night,"
Sm il ey Lewis' " Blue Monday," Clyde
McPhatter's "Treasure of Love," The
Ch iffons' " He's So F ine," The Sh ie lds'
" You Cheated," Jimmy Clanton 's
" Ju st a Dream," Gene Chandler's
" Duke of Ea rl," the Heartbeats' " A
Thou sand M iles Away, " Ernie K-Doe's
" Mother-i n-Law," the Four Seasons'
"Sherry" and Paul Anka 's " D iana."
Three Degrees/Phila. IntI. ZS8 3550 (Col )
6. 9. YOU ' RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY
EVERYTHING
Barry White/20th Century TC 2133
7. 20. BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN
Stevie Wonder/Tam la T 54254F (Motown)
8. 10. WHATEVER YOU GOT, I WANT
Jackson 5/M otown M1308F s.
9.11. HEAVY FALLIN ' OUT
Styl ist ics/Avco 4647
10. 7. I FEEL A SONG (IN MY HEART)
Gladys Knight & The Pips/Buddah 433
11.14. WHERE ARE ALL MY FRIENDS
Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesiPhila. IntI. ZS8 3552 (Co l)
12. 4. THREE RING CIRCUS
Blue Magic/Atco 7004
13. 13. ROCKIN' SOUL
Hues Corporation/RCA PB 10066
14: 8. SHA·LA·LA (MAKE ME HAPPY)
AI Green /Hi 5 N2274 (Lo nd on)
15. 12. WOMAN TO WOMAN
Shirley Brown/Truth 3206 (Stax)
16.16. WITHOUT LOVE
Aretha Franklin/Atlantic 3224
17. 15. I CAN'T LEAVE YOU ALONE /I GET LIFTED
George McCrae/TK 1007
18. 29. FROM HISWOMAN TO YOU
Barbara Mason/Buddah 441
19. 34. AS LONG AS HE TAKES CARE OF HOME
Candi Station/Warner Bros. 8083
20. 28. I BELO NG TO YOU
Love Unlimited/20th Century TC 2141
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