Charting the Charts: Donna Summer - Once Upon a Time (1977)

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Here's a look at how the 1977 Donna Summer album Once Upon a Time fared on the album charts in various publications:

1977
Date	Billboard 200	Billboard R&B (60)	Cashbox 200	Cashbox R&B (75)
Nov 19			95	50
Nov 26	48	31	80	33
Dec 3	40	21	54	24
Dec 10	36	14	43	17
Dec 17	31	13	35	14
Dec 24	29	18	30	11
Dec 31	29	18	26	8

1978
Date	Billboard 200	Billboard R&B (60)	Cashbox 200	Cashbox R&B (75)
Jan 7	27	18	25	7
Jan 14	26	18	24	7
Jan 21	26	24	31	10
Jan 28	30	24	35	12
Feb 4	29	21	37	13
Feb 11	43	25	48	14
Feb 18	89	26	59	18
Feb 25	130	26	59	22
Mar 4	130	26	60	22
Mar 11	126	29	72	23
Mar 18	120	32	75	26
Mar 25	115	32	85	29
Apr 1	111	32	102	32
Apr 8	109	32	118	32
Apr 15	104	35	132	36
Apr 22	104	44	167	37
Apr 29	104	50	195	38
May 6	99	51	200	46
May 13	97	53		55
May 20	95	58		61
May 27	93			75
Jun 3	89			68
Jun 10	104			66
Jun 17	104			65
Jun 24	108			65
Jul 1				70
Jul 8			195	71
Jul 15			191
Jul 22			189
Jul 29			188

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Charting the Charts: Peaches & Herb - We've Got Love (1979)

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Here's a look at how the 1979 single "We've Got Love" fared on the single charts in various publications:

1979
Date	Billboard Hot 100	Billboard R&B (100)	Billboard AC (50)	Cashbox Top 100	Cashbox R&B 100
June 30	83			86
July 7	72			72
July 14	65	71		65	90
July 21	58	61		58	78
July 28	51	51		53	68
Aug 4	46	43	44	50	57
Aug 11	44	35	45	47	47
Aug 18	97	27	43	83	43
Aug 25		27	44	97	42
Sept 1		25			42
Sept 8		25			47
Sept 15		39			83
Sept 22		49			93
Sept 29		96

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Record World, July 7, 1979, p. 1

CashBox, June 30, 1979, p. 15

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Charting the Charts: Donna Summer (1982)

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Here's a look at how the 1982 album Donna Summer fared on the album charts in various publications:

1982
Date	Billboard 200	Billboard R&B (75)	Cashbox 200	Cashbox R&B (75)
Aug 7			49	22
Aug 14	48	30	26	15
Aug 21	34	12	20	12
Aug 28	30	10	17	10
Sept 4	26	6	14	8
Sept 11	22	6	14	6
Sept 18	20	6	15	5
Sept 25	20	13	17	5
Oct 2	20	14	20	15
Oct 9	20	15	19	16
Oct 16	20	15	29	16
Oct 23	47	17	51	22
Oct 30	47	19	55	24
Nov 6	46	21	57	26
Nov 13	46	20	61	27
Nov 20	63	50	66	33
Nov 27	86	44	84	36
Dec 4	98	45	85	38
Dec 11	126	45	109	62
Dec 18	126	53	136	65
Dec 25	126	62	189	69

1983
Date	Billboard 200	Billboard R&B (100)	Cashbox 200	Cashbox R&B (75)
Jan 8	125	64	189	69
Jan 15	124	63	185	63
Jan 22	123	63	182	63
Jan 29	125	63	182	60
Feb 5	131	60	180	56
Feb 12	130	60	177	53
Feb 19	129	57	175	53
Feb 26	128	57	171	51
Mar 5	125	56	166	49
Mar 12	164	56	159	43
Mar 19	159	56	153	38
Mar 26	159	64	173	37
Apr 2	157	64	194	51
Apr 9	187	68		61
Apr 16	187	70		58
Apr 23	200	70		65
Apr 30		70		71

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Charting the Charts: Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (1982)

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Here's a look at how the 1982 album New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) fared on the album charts in various publications:

1983
Date	Billboard 200	CashBox 200
Feb 19	131
Feb 26	125	152
March 5	118	133
March 12	99	116
March 19	92	107
March 26	79	99
April 2	72	98
April 9	69	96
April 16	69	95
April 23	86	92
April 30	83	88
May 7	90	86
May 14	100	86
May 21	104	113
May 28	106	133
June 4	113	147
June 11	118	149
June 18	151	158
June 25	200	169
July 2		194

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Billboard, January 29, 1983, p. 80

Rolling Stone, April 14, 1983, p. 73

Smash Hits, September 30, 1982, p. 25

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Charting the Charts: Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance (1979)

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Here's a look at how the 1979 album Morning Dance fared on the pop charts in various publications:

1979
Date	Billboard 200	CashBox 200
Mar 31		180
Apr 7	151	143
Apr 14	123	121
Apr 21	116	103
Apr 28	72	93
May 5	64	82
May 12	54	73
May 19	49	63
May 26	45	54
Jun 2	44	51
Jun 9	35	49
Jun 16	33	42
Jun 23	30	40
Jun 30	30	38
Jul 7	43	38
Jul 14	56	37
Jul 21	56	52
Jul 28	53	53
Aug 4	52	53
Aug 11	46	51
Aug 18	40	45
Aug 25	36	40
Sep 1	32	37
Sep 8	28	34
Sep 15	27	33
Sep 22	27	32
Sep 29	27	35
Oct 6	42	35
Oct 13	42	39
Oct 20	58	44
Oct 27	58	46
Nov 3	58	53
Nov 10	75	59
Nov 17	74	65
Nov 24	73	77
Dec 1	126	91
Dec 8	128	99
Dec 15	125	187
Dec 22	135	176
Dec 29	135	187

1980
Date	Billboard 200	CashBox 200
Jan 5	166	187
Jan 12	193	195
Jan 19		195

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Billboard, March 17, 1979, p. 98

CashBox, March 17, 1979, p. 17

Charting the Charts: Squeeze - East Side Story (1981)

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Here's a look at how Squeeze's 1981 album fared in various publications:

1981
Date	Billboard 200	CashBox 200	Rolling Stone 100
May 30	148	122
Jun 6	128	108
Jun 13	106	90
Jun 20	86	82
Jun 27	78	76	82
Jul 4	68	74
Jul 11	62	73	33
Jul 18	61	72
Jul 25	55	69	31
Aug 1	49	62
Aug 8	48	56	29
Aug 15	45	55
Aug 22	44	54	25
Aug 29	53	67
Sep 5	66	73	25
Sep 12	58	76
Sep 19	52	74	13
Sep 26	52	71
Oct 3	67	85	22
Oct 10	83	92
Oct 17	91	118	31
Oct 24	120	141
Oct 31	141	179	40
Nov 7	164
Nov 14	198		56
Nov 26			70
Dec 10			79

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Smash Hits, May 14, 1981, p. 36

CashBox, May 16, 1981, p. 16

From Robert Christgau: "They're finally beginning to show the consistency that's the only excuse for obsessive popcraft. The songs are imaginative, compassionate, and of course hooky--the warped organ on "Heaven" bespeaks divine intervention. And with Elvis Costello coproducing, the music is quite punchy, though I wouldn't go so far as to say it rocks. B+" Note: the album was listed at number 6 on the Village Voice's 1981 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll.

The album landed on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Best Albums of the Eighties in the #81 position.

Charting the Charts: Steve Carlisle - WKRP in Cincinnati (1981)

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As I was preparing this post on the Adult Contemporary singles chart of February 6, 1982, I noticed the main theme from WKRP in Cincinnati sitting at the #48 spot but didn't think much about it. Then it hit me that the show premeired in September 1978 and here's the single charting over three years later? Odd stuff and I couldn't hunt down a reason why. In any case, here's a look at how the single fared on various Billboard charts:

1981-82
Date	Billboard Hot 100	Billboard AC
Nov 21	87
Nov 28	85
Dec 5	85
Dec 12	82	40
Dec 19	74	36
Dec 26	65	32
Jan 9	65	30
Jan 16	65	29
Jan 23	94	29
Jan 30		45
Feb 6		48

In a sad footnote, the series was on its last legs when the theme charted; the final episode aired in April 1982.

You'll notice that the producers of the single are Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia. Yes, the same duo that would subject us to "Pac-Man Fever" which debuted on the Hot 100 at #76 on the January 9, 1982 chart as "WKRP in Cincinnati" was peaking at #65 on the same chart.

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Cash Box, Nov. 11, 1981, p. 11

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Charting the Charts: Haircut 100 - Pelican West (1982)

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Here's a look at how Haircut 100's 1982 debut album fared in various publications:

1982
Date	Billboard 200	CashBox 200	Rolling Stone 100
Apr 10		181
Apr 17		169
Apr 24	188	158
May 1	169	148
May 8	161	138
May 15	142	127
May 22	99	114
May 29	79	101
Jun 5	59	88
Jun 12	45	78
Jun 19	42	71	62
Jun 26	42	67
Jul 3	41	66	26
Jul 10	39	62
Jul 17	37	58	40
Jul 24	35	57
Jul 31	33	55	31
Aug 7	31	54
Aug 14	31	53	44
Aug 21	31	52
Aug 28	44	54	35
Sep 4	65	61
Sep 11	74	67	29
Sep 18	72	68
Sep 25	102	82	26
Oct 2	99	101
Oct 9	99	116	31
Oct 16	95	117
Oct 23	111	129	42
Oct 30	111	152
Nov 6	111	183	54
Nov 13	111
Nov 20	135		69
Nov 27	136
Dec 4	135		77
Dec 11	144
Dec 18	180
Dec 25	196
YEAR END	84		82

1983
Date	Billboard 200	CashBox 200	Rolling Stone 100
Jan 20			89
Feb 3			96

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Billboard, April 24, 1982

Robert Christgau, The Village Voice

The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music

Rolling Stone, July 8, 1982

Smash Hits, March 4, 1982

Charting the Charts: David Bowie - Tonight (1984)

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Here's a look at how David Bowie's 1984 album fared in various publications:

1984
Date	Billboard 200	Cashbox 200	Rolling Stone 50
Oct 13		55
Oct 20	35	19
Oct 27	24	9
Nov 3	21	7
Nov 10	17	6
Nov 17	17	6	12
Nov 24	11	9
Dec 1	11	12	5
Dec 8	24	21
Dec 15	35	26
Dec 22	31	30
Dec 29		40

1985
Date	Billboard 200	Cashbox 200	Rolling Stone 50
Jan 5	40	40
Jan 12	41	49	24
Jan 19	43	58
Jan 26	51	61	41
Feb 2	70	71
Feb 9	78	83	40
Feb 16	86	83
Feb 23	105	83
Mar 2	110	87
Mar 9	143	94
Mar 16	164	97
Mar 23	182	114
Mar 30	195	128
Apr 6		151
Apr 13		178
Apr 20		189
Apr 27		191
May 4		196
May 11		198
May 18		200
May 25		200

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Rolling Stone, November 8, 1984, pp. 71 & 73

Smash Hits, September 27, 1984, p. 25

Robert Christgau

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