Top Singles of April 14, 1984

Let's take a look at what was topping the various single charts on April 14, 1984.

	Billboard	CashBox	Radio & Records
1	"Footloose" Kenny Loggins	"Footloose" Kenny Loggins	"Against All Odds" Phil Collins
2	"Against All Odds" Phil Collins	"Against All Odds" Phil Collins	"Footloose" Kenny Loggins
3	"Somebody's Watching Me" Rockwell	"Somebody's Watching Me" Rockwell	"Hello" Lionel Richie
4	"Hello" Lionel Richie	"Eat It" Weird Al Yankovic	"Hold Me Now" Thompson Twins
5	"Automatic" Pointer Sisters	"Here Comes the Rain Again" Eurythmics	"Miss Me Blind" Culture Club
6	"Miss Me Blind" Culture Club	"Jump" Van Halen	"Love Somebody" Rick Springfield
7	"Here Comes the Rain Again" Eurythmics	"Hold Me Now" Thompson Twins	"You Might Think" The Cars
8	"Hold Me Now" Thompson Twins	"Automatic" Pointer Sisters	"Adult Education" Daryl Hall & John Oates
9	"Adult Education" Daryl Hall & John Oates	"Miss Me Blind" Culture Club	"They Don't Know" Tracy Ullman
10	"Jump" Van Halen	"Hello" Lionel Richie	"Here Comes the Rain Again" Eurythmics

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Exclusive MFD meta-analysis of the above charts:

1. "Footloose" (29 points)
2. "Against All Odds" (28 pts)
3. (tie) "Somebody's Watching Me" (16 pts)
3. (tie) "Hello" (16 pts)
5. "Hold Me Now" (14 pts)
6. "Miss Me Blind" (13 pts)
7. "Here Comes the Rain Again" (11 pts)
8. "Automatic" (9 pts)
9. "Eat It" (7 pts)
10. "Jump" (6 pts)
11. (tie) "Adult Education" (5 pts)
11. (tie) "Love Somebody" (5 pts)
13. "You Might Think" (4 pts)
14. "They Don't Know" (2 pts)

Top Albums of March 1979

Let's take a look at what was topping the various album charts on March 17, 1979.

	Billboard	CashBox	Record World	Rolling Stone*
1	Spirits Having Flown Bee Gees	Spirits Having Flown Bee Gees	Spirits Having Flown Bee Gees	Briefcase Full of Blues The Blues Brothers
2	Blondes Have More Fun Rod Stewart	Minute by Minute The Doobie Brothers	Blondes Have More Fun Rod Stewart	Blondes Have More Fun Rod Stweart
3	Minute by Minute The Doobie Brothers	Blondes Have More Fun Rod Stewart	Briefcase Full of Blues The Blues Brothers	Dire Straits Dire Straits
4	Dire Straits Dire Straits	Dire Straits Dire Straits	Minute by Minute The Doobie Brothers	Spirits Having Flown Bee Gees
5	Cruisin' The Village People	52nd Street Billy Joel	Dire Straits Dire Straits	Minute by Minute The Doobie Brothers
6	Love Tracks Gloria Gaynor	Briefcase Full of Blues The Blues Brothers	52nd Street Billy Joel	52nd Street Billy Joel
7	Briefcase Full of Blues The Blues Brothers	Cruisin' The Village People	Totally Hot Olivia Newton-John	Armed Forces Elvis Costello
8	Totally Hot Olivia Newton-John	Love Tracks Gloria Gaynor	Cruisin' The Village People	Best of, Vol. 1 Earth, Wind & Fire
9	52nd Street Billy Joel	Totally Hot Olivia Newton-John	Love Tracks Gloria Gaynor	Toto Toto
10	Armed Forces Elvis Costello	Armed Forces Elvis Costello	2 Hot! Peaches & Herb	Totally Hot Olivia Newton-John

*March 22 issue

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Exclusive MFD meta-analysis of the above charts:

1. Spirits Having Flown (37 pts)
2. Blondes Have More Fun (35 pts)
3. Minute by Minute (30 pts)
4. Dire Straits (28 pts)
5. Briefcase Full of Blues (27 pts)
6. 52nd Street (18 pts)
7. Cruisin' (13 pts)
8. (tie) Love Tracks, Totally Hot (10 pts)
10. Armed Forces (6 pts)
11. Best of Earth Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 (3 pts)
12. Toto (2 pts)
13. 2 Hot! (1 pt)

Blog post #750

Radio & Records Top 30 - February 26, 1982

Radio & Records was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries. Here's their top 30 singles in their February 26, 1982 publication:

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Compare the top ten singles above to the top ten singles in the February 27, 1982 issues of Billboard and CashBox magazines:

Billboard		CashBox
Centerfold	1	Centerfold
Open Arms	2	I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)	3	Shake It Up
Shake It Up	4	Physical
That Girl	5	Open Arms
Sweet Dreams	6	That Girl
Harden My Heart	7	Harden My Heart
The Sweetest Thing	8	Sweet Dreams
I Love Rock 'n Roll	9	Leader of the Band
Leader of the Band	10	Mirror, Mirror

Top Singles of November 18, 1978

Let's take a look at what was topping the various single charts on November 18, 1978.

	Billboard	CashBox	Record World
1	"MacArthur Park" Donna Summer	"MacArthur Park" Donna Summer	"MacArthur Park" Donna Summer
2	"Double Vision" Foreigner	"How Much I Feel" Ambrosia	"You Needed Me" Anne Murray
3	"How Much I Feel" Ambrosia	"Hot Child in the City" Nick Gilder	"Hot Child in the City" Nick Gilder
4	"You Needed Me" Anne Murray	"Kiss You All Over" Exile	"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
5	"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond	"Double Vision" Foreigner	"Ready to Take a Chance Again" Barry Manilow
6	"Hot Child in the City" Nick Gilder	"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond	"You Never Done It Like That" Captain & Tennille
7	"Kiss You All Over" Exile	"Ready to Take a Chance Again" Barry Manilow	"One Nation Under a Groove" Funkadelic
8	"I Just Wanna Stop" Gino Vannelli	"You Needed Me" Anne Murray	"Double Vision" Foreigner
9	"Whenever I Call You 'Friend'" Kenny Loggins	"I Just Wanna Stop" Gino Vannelli	"How Much I Feel" Ambrosia
10	"You Never Done It Like That" Captain & Tennille	"Sharing the Night Together" Dr. Hook	"Kiss You All Over" Exile

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Exclusive MFD meta-analysis of the above charts:

1. "MacArthur Park" (30 pts)

2. "Hot Child in the City" (21 pts)

3. (tie) "How Much I Feel" & "You Needed Me" (19 pts)

5. (tie) "Double Vision" & "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (18 pts)

7. "Kiss You All Over" (12 pts)

8. "Ready to Take a Chance Again" (10 pts)

9. "You Never Done It Like That" (6 pts)

10. "I Just Wanna Stop" (5 pts)

11. "One Nation Under a Groove" (4 pts)

12. "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'" (2 pts)

13. "Sharing the Night Together" (1 pt)

CashBox, September 9, 1978, p. 20

Top Albums of September '78

Let's take a look at what was topping the various album charts on September 16, 1978.

	Billboard	CashBox	Record World
1	Don't Look Back Boston	Grease Soundtrack	Grease Soundtrack
2	Some Girls Rolling Stones	Don't Look Back Boston	Don't Look Back Boston
3	Double Vision Foreigner	Some Girls Rolling Stones	Double Vision Foreigner
4	Grease Soundtrack	Double Vision Foreigner	Some Girls Rolling Stones
5	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Soundtrack	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Soundtrack	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Soundtrack
6	Natural High Commodores	Natural High Commodores	Natural High Commodores
7	Blam! Brothers Johnson	Worlds Away Pablo Cruise	Worlds Away Pablo Cruise
8	Who Are You The Who	Who Are You The Who	Who Are You The Who
9	A Taste of Honey A Taste of Honey	Blam! Brothers Johnson	Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack
10	The Stranger Billy Joel	Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb	Stranger in Town Bob Seger

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Exclusive MFD meta-analysis of the above charts:

1. Don't Look Back (28 pts)
2. Grease (27 pts)
3. Some Girls (24 pts)
4. Double Vision (23 pts)
5. Sgt. Pepper (18 pts)
6. Natural High (15 pts)
7. Who Are You (9 pts)
8. Worlds Away (8 pts)
9. Blam! (6 pts)
10. A Taste of Honey (2 pts)
11. Saturday Night Fever (2 pts)
12. (Tie) The Stranger, Shadow Dancing, Stranger in Town (1 pt)