KILT Radio Survey - January 16, 1980

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40 years ago, I would hop on my blue Sears 10-speed bicycle every Saturday morning and pedal down to Collins Music Center on 7th Street and pick up a copy of the KILT 40. If memory serves, I kept them for a while, but most likely trashed them as I transitioned to a listener of the FM stations. Here's a sample survey from 40 years ago (click any image to enlarge):

Did I gather up this particular survey? I can't say for sure, but more likely than not. I can't speak to DJ Sheila Mayhew or opening act Max Webster as I don't recall either. Plus, I probably hadn't heard Rush by 1980, for that matter. But I was peripherally aware of the Sam Houston Coliseum (1937 - 1998) in downtown Houston.

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KILT	Song	Billboard 1/19/80	CashBox 1/19/80	Record World 1/19/80
1	Cruisin'	6	7	8
2	Do That to Me One More Time	2	2	4
3	Escape (The Piña Colada Song)	3	3	5
4	Coward of the County	4	4	3
5	Crazy Little Thing Called Love	18	22	21
6	I Call Your Name	86	88	-
7	Rock with You	1	1	1
8	We Don't Talk Anymore	7	6	10
9	Deja Vu	21	17	20
10	Yes I'm Ready	24	19	16
11	Romeo's Tune	25	25	26
12	The Long Run	11	13	7
13	Sara	15	14	14
14	Forever Mine	33	30	34
15	You Know That I Love You	36	35	36
16	Under My Thumb	-	-	100
17	Don't Do Me Like That	17	10	13
18	Rapper's Delight	95	-	60
19	Better Love Next Time	12	21	17
20	I Wanna Be Your Lover	13	15	19

KILT	Song	Billboard	CashBox	RW
21	99	55	56	53
22	Third Time Lucky	26	20	23
23	Ladies Night	8	5	9
24	Working My Way Back to You	48	42	42
25	Longer	35	32	32
26	Fool in the Rain	31	46	51
27	Wonderland	42	71	89
28	September Morn	39	49	52
29	It's My House	-	-	116
30	An American Dream	29	37	38
31	Why Me	32	27	29
32	Second Time Around	-	-	-
33	Daydream Believer	28	45	49
34	Voices	37	33	31
35	On the Radio	49	60	43
36	Jane	14	9	22
37	Lonely Eyes	46	43	46
38	Refugee	-	-	-
39	Him	72	68	63
40	Wait for Me	19	26	35

KILT	Song	Billboard	CashBox	RW
-	Too Hot	76	81	71
-	Kiss Me in the Rain	79	-	-
-	I Thank You	-	-	99
-	Back on My Feet Again	87	84	-

That would make a pretty good playlist, huh? I count at least five tunes that appear in Rhino's fantastic Radio Daze CD compilation series and a couple of tunes from Rubert Holmes and Kool & The Gang. Of the above tunes, the only 45 I purchased at the time was "Why Me" to which I still have an inexplicable attraction.

KILT	Album	Billboard 1/19/80	CashBox 1/19/80	RW 1/19/80
1	Damn the Torpedoes	5	6	14
2	The Wall	1	2	6
3	No Nukes	25	17	39
4	Kenny	7	8	5
5	Off the Wall	8	10	10
6	Bee Gees Greatest	4	5	3
7	The Long Run	3	1	1
8	Phoenix	11	11	15
9	Cornerstone	9	4	4
10	Deguello	33	28	41

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Survey scans from manfrommars.com