Month: May 2022

THE NATIONAL TOP 30 TUNES! THIS WEEK, MAY 20, 1957

BILLBOARD Honor Roll of Hits May 20, 1957

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For survey week ending May 15

The Honor Roll of Hits comprises the nation’s top tunes according to record sales and sheet sales, disk jockey and jukebox performances as determined by The Billboard’s weekly nationwide sales.

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The above Honor Roll Of Hits music chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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WJBK RADIO 1500! FORMULA 40 SOUND SURVEY: MAY 13, 1957

WJBK RADIO 1500 May 13, 1957

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The WJBK FORMULA 40 hits was compiled, tabulated and produced by Radio 1500’s Bob Martin and Rosemary McGann.

This survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio.

Previewed for the week of May 13, 1957

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

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NEW! WKNR KEENER 13 BACK ON THE RADIO: J. MICHAEL WILSON

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Audio recording was digitally remastered by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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The featured audio presentation is two WKNR airchecks combined — as one — noted as dated.

WKNR J. MICHAEL WILSON 1965

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NEW! A special thank you to our senior contributor Greg Innis, of Livonia, Mi., for contributing the above featured WKNR audio memory to our Motor City Radio Flashbacks airchecks collection.

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THIS WEEK! 1963: THE HOTTEST RECORD SINGLE IN THE U.S.A.

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FOURTEEN WEEKS overall on the singles pop charts, “If You Wanna Be Happy” by Jimmy Soul peaks this week at #1 (2 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Beginning May 12 through week-ending, May 25, 1963. (Source: Joel Whitburn’s Pop Annual)

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For our previous Billboard Number One 1963 U.S.A. Hits go HERE

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WLBS-FM IDs: “THIS IS 102.7 WLBS, MOUNT CLEMENS”

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WBRB-FM (Mt. Clemons) became the new WLBS-FM in January, 1979.

The “New Music” station, purchased by Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, based in New York, formatted the station with predominantly disco music from the outset. Having dominated the Detroit FM dial with their new “Disco and More” sound, the station’s format was left virtually unchanged for nearly five years on 102.7 FM.

WLBS-FM became the new WKSG-FM, “Kiss 102.7 FM” (Oldies) on November 9, 1984.

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A special THANK YOU going out to Jamie Kerwin of Sarnia, Ontario, for recently contributing the featured WLBS-FM station IDs to our Motor City Radio Flashbacks archives 🙂

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SOUL SINGLES! THE BILLBOARD TOP R&B 50: MAY 8, 1971

BILLBOARD TOP RHYTHM & BLUES SINGLES May 8, 1971

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Many of the above titled Billboard ‘Top 50’ R&B singles were the most popular radio plays heard on two Detroit soul stations 1400 WJLB and 1440 WCHB on the AM dial, May 1971. 

As tabulated by Billboard, the featured R&B Top 50 record singles were the nation’s most popular and best-selling soul records, for the week-ending May 8, 1971, 51 years ago.

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Above Billboard R&B chart survey digitally restored and re-imaged by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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VINTAGE AMERICAN HOME ELECTRONICS AD: MARCH 1, 1968

AIWA ELECTRONICS (LIFE) AD March 1, 1968

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Above 1968 AIWA Electronics ad was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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