BILLBOARD HONOR ROLL OF HITS (Week Ending) March 5, 1961
THE NATIONAL TOP 30 HITS
THIS WEEK March 1961 59 YEARS AGO
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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.
WJBK | WXYZ | WKMH | WQTE
The Billboard February 27-March 5 chart featured 30 of the most popular radio air plays heard on four Detroit top 40 radio stations on the AM dial in 1961.
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Many of the above titled Billboard ‘Top 40’ R&B singles were also the most popular radio plays heard on Detroit’s soul stations 1400WJLB and 1440 WCHB on the AM dial, February-March, 1966. The featured R&B Top 40 hits list was the nation’s most popular R&B singles, as charted by Billboard, 54 years ago.
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The above WJLB 2-24-69 music chart survey is courtesy of Greg Innis. Greg Innis is our Motor City Radio Flashbacks senior contributor.
RECORD WORLD 100 TOP POPS (week ending) February 19, 1966
RECORD WORLD 100 TOP POPS (week ending) February 19, 1966
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Record World became one of three weekly music trade magazines (Billboard; 1894, Cash Box; 1942, being the other two) when it began its publication in 1946 as Music Vendor. The MV title was changed to Record World, April 1964, and so remained under that banner until it ceased its publication, April 1982.
Above singles and albums charts courtesy of Record World, as issued, for the week ending, February 19, 1966.
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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without you.
Above WCHB music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
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56 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
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Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
This official Record Review 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 1500, 1964.
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Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
IN THIS SPECIAL EDITION we have interviewed the key programmers that helped shape the direction of the format to its present state. Our sincere thanks to Gordon McLendon, respected as the most creative radio programmer in history. Almost every format heard on the radio today has been influenced by this man. We are also indebted to Rick Sklar, VP ABC Radio, who has guided the ABC stations to dominant market positions,Bill Drake, who had the most dramatic effect on the format and is still today the most successful programmer with over 200 stations currently under his guidance.
Paul Drew, who until recently was VP Programming for RKO, and Kent Burkhart, a man who has been taught by the best and has since added quite a bit to the format himself.
If it were not for these people and the many others involved in the creation of this publication, taking the time to share their knowledge, the opportunity to learn from history might still not exist.
RADIO & RECORDS
PAUL DREW
RADIO & RECORDSPaul DrewTHE TOP 40 STORY 1977
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Above article is courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2020. Newspapers.com.
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