Appropriately enough
March 14th, 1981: "Just the Two of Us"- Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers
March 21st, 1981: "Just the Two of Us"- Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers
Alternate List of Billboard #1 Hits: Katarn Edition
- Thread starter Katarn
- Start date
March 14th, 1981: "Just the Two of Us"- Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers
March 21st, 1981: "Just the Two of Us"- Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers
AMN begins airing (1981)
April 18th, 1981: "In the Dark" - Billy Squier
April 25th, 1981: "In the Dark" - Billy Squier
Event:
The All-Music Network (AMN), the first 24-hour channel entirely dedicated to music, debuts on May 1st, 1981 in the New York metropolitan area. A countdown played during stock footage of Neil Armstrong placing a flag on the moon before the first video played, Santana's "Winning".
The channel played music videos from all the major labels bar MCA Records (which planned its own music video show on USA Networks, an MCA subsidiary) and EMI/Capitol Records. In addition, it played clips from over 20 years of American Bandstand. That show's host Dick Clark and Soul Train host Don Cornelius each filmed many introduction clips for the network, which were repeated constantly before "VJ's" were hired in August.
Lineup for first hour:
"Winning" - Santana
"Drivin' My Life Away" - Eddie Rabbitt
"Being with You" - Smokey Robinson
"Turn Me Loose" - Loverboy
Don Cornelius introduces Lakeside and Shalamar
"Fantastic Voyage" - Lakeside
"Full of Fire" - Shalamar
"Ain't Even Done with the Night" - John Cougar
"9 to 5" - Dolly Parton
Dick Clark presents clips from American Bandstand
"Baby, You're a Rich Man" - The New Moondogs (live on American Bandstand, 1967)
"Take on the World" - Judas Priest (live on American Bandstand, 1978)
"All out of Love" - Air Supply
"Killer on the Loose" - Thin Lizzy
"Jessie's Girl" - Rick Springfield
Aided by a $2 million marketing campaign, AMN was a huge success during its first year. While other TV execs denigrated the concept of a "music video channel" upon its first broadcast, they changed their tune (har har har) when it had a great impact on record sales even when radio wasn't playing the music. Two unknowns at the time who credited their eventual stardom to play on the network were the rock singer John Cougar, whose album Heartland Angel rose to #1 on Billboard on September 12, and the R&B trio Shalamar, whose album This Is For the Lover in You reached #1 three weeks later on October 3.
(Thanks to Katarn for the Thin Lizzy song)
April 25th, 1981: "In the Dark" - Billy Squier
Event:
The All-Music Network (AMN), the first 24-hour channel entirely dedicated to music, debuts on May 1st, 1981 in the New York metropolitan area. A countdown played during stock footage of Neil Armstrong placing a flag on the moon before the first video played, Santana's "Winning".
The channel played music videos from all the major labels bar MCA Records (which planned its own music video show on USA Networks, an MCA subsidiary) and EMI/Capitol Records. In addition, it played clips from over 20 years of American Bandstand. That show's host Dick Clark and Soul Train host Don Cornelius each filmed many introduction clips for the network, which were repeated constantly before "VJ's" were hired in August.
Lineup for first hour:
"Winning" - Santana
"Drivin' My Life Away" - Eddie Rabbitt
"Being with You" - Smokey Robinson
"Turn Me Loose" - Loverboy
Don Cornelius introduces Lakeside and Shalamar
"Fantastic Voyage" - Lakeside
"Full of Fire" - Shalamar
"Ain't Even Done with the Night" - John Cougar
"9 to 5" - Dolly Parton
Dick Clark presents clips from American Bandstand
"Baby, You're a Rich Man" - The New Moondogs (live on American Bandstand, 1967)
"Take on the World" - Judas Priest (live on American Bandstand, 1978)
"All out of Love" - Air Supply
"Killer on the Loose" - Thin Lizzy
"Jessie's Girl" - Rick Springfield
Aided by a $2 million marketing campaign, AMN was a huge success during its first year. While other TV execs denigrated the concept of a "music video channel" upon its first broadcast, they changed their tune (har har har) when it had a great impact on record sales even when radio wasn't playing the music. Two unknowns at the time who credited their eventual stardom to play on the network were the rock singer John Cougar, whose album Heartland Angel rose to #1 on Billboard on September 12, and the R&B trio Shalamar, whose album This Is For the Lover in You reached #1 three weeks later on October 3.
(Thanks to Katarn for the Thin Lizzy song)
Iggy Pop resigns as head of Reckless Records, replaced by ??? (1981)
May 2nd, 1981: "In the Dark" - Billy Squier
May 9th, 1981: "Killer on the Loose" - Thin Lizzy
As featured on AMN...
Event: After two years of apparently running the label despite his depression, Iggy Pop reveals to the Reckless Records board what many of them had already suspected: Cherry Vanilla has been secretly managing the entire company. Pop officially steps down and requests that Vanilla takes his place. The board outright refuses to accept Vanilla, and instead replaces Pop with [INSERT STEREOTYPICAL RECORD INDUSTRY GOON HERE]. Pop is naturally furious but there's nothing he can do.
Yeah I need your help here guys. This event needed to be posted now so I had no choice but to post it unfinished. I need suggestions for a greedy record industry exec type, that would still be plausible for Reckless to hire as Iggy's replacement (keep in mind Reckless is pretty corporate at this point, it kind of got out of Iggy's control).
May 9th, 1981: "Killer on the Loose" - Thin Lizzy
As featured on AMN...
Event: After two years of apparently running the label despite his depression, Iggy Pop reveals to the Reckless Records board what many of them had already suspected: Cherry Vanilla has been secretly managing the entire company. Pop officially steps down and requests that Vanilla takes his place. The board outright refuses to accept Vanilla, and instead replaces Pop with [INSERT STEREOTYPICAL RECORD INDUSTRY GOON HERE]. Pop is naturally furious but there's nothing he can do.
Yeah I need your help here guys. This event needed to be posted now so I had no choice but to post it unfinished. I need suggestions for a greedy record industry exec type, that would still be plausible for Reckless to hire as Iggy's replacement (keep in mind Reckless is pretty corporate at this point, it kind of got out of Iggy's control).
Miles Copeland III, brother of Stewart and founder of IRS Records IOTL. He is the perfect choice to be Cherry Vanilla's puppet. Is Stewart still drumming for Cherry ITTL?
Not looking for a puppet for Cherry Vanilla, I think you misunderstood my post.
I better post this now or it won't get done. There's no album tracklist to go with this, but I might get to that at some point in the near future.
May 23rd, 1981: "My Favourite Waste Of Time"- Stu Sutcliffe
May 30th, 1981: "My Favourite Waste Of Time"- Stu Sutcliffe
Silver Pistol bassist has a shock solo #1 hit with a Marshall Crenshaw composition produced by Buddy Holly. As for Silver Pistol, Nick Lowe has told the press the band is currently on hiatus.
*The finished product probably sounds more like this only with less Bette Midler.
May 23rd, 1981: "My Favourite Waste Of Time"- Stu Sutcliffe
May 30th, 1981: "My Favourite Waste Of Time"- Stu Sutcliffe
Silver Pistol bassist has a shock solo #1 hit with a Marshall Crenshaw composition produced by Buddy Holly. As for Silver Pistol, Nick Lowe has told the press the band is currently on hiatus.
*The finished product probably sounds more like this only with less Bette Midler.
June 6th, 1981: "We're in This Love Together" - Al Jarreau
June 13th, 1981: "We're in This Love Together" - Al Jarreau
June 13th, 1981: "We're in This Love Together" - Al Jarreau
June 20th, 1981: "Don't You Believe Me, Baby?" - The Elevators
June 27th, 1981: "Don't You Believe Me, Baby?" - The Elevators
June 27th, 1981: "Don't You Believe Me, Baby?" - The Elevators
Rock Against Racism is revived (1981)
July 4th, 1981: "Believe It or Not"- Joe Scarbury*
*Theme to the tv program The Greatest American Hero, starring Mark Hamill as superhero Ralph Hinkley
Event: July, 1981: The "Rock Against Racism" campaign is revived, this time targeting the increasing number of artists performing at the Sun City Casino in the South African apartheid "bantustan" of Bophuthatswana (in spite of the artistic boycott of the country) and continued ties between the United Kingdom and South Africa ( in light of the US imposing sanctions)
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I realized that we haven't really gone into British politics. Who might be the PM at this point?
*Theme to the tv program The Greatest American Hero, starring Mark Hamill as superhero Ralph Hinkley
Event: July, 1981: The "Rock Against Racism" campaign is revived, this time targeting the increasing number of artists performing at the Sun City Casino in the South African apartheid "bantustan" of Bophuthatswana (in spite of the artistic boycott of the country) and continued ties between the United Kingdom and South Africa ( in light of the US imposing sanctions)
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I realized that we haven't really gone into British politics. Who might be the PM at this point?
With Clapton dead by mid-76, what triggered Rock Against Racism's founding ITTL?
I'm guessing that incident happens earlier, before his death.
The Hot 100 - 1968 Archives
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| January 27 | | | Mr. E |
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| February 3 | I Got The Feelin' | James Brown | Mr. E |
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| February 10 | | | |
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| February 24 | | | |
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| March 23 | | | Mad Bad Rabbit |
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| March 30 | Stormy Love | Apollo IV | |
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| | To Ten | The Action | |
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| August 3 | | | |
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| August 10 | | Stevie Wonder | |
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| August 17 | | | Mad Bad Rabbit |
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| August 24 | It's The Only Part of the | The Medicis | Mad Bad Rabbit |
| | Day | | |
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| August 31 | | | |
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| September 7 | Alone Again Or | The Grass Roots | |
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| September 14 | | | Katarn |
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| September 21 | In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida | Iron Butterfly | Katarn |
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| September 28 | This Guy's in Love with You | Herb Alpert | glenn67 |
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| October 5 | Born To Be Wild | Steppenwolf | glenn67 |
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| October 12 | This Guy's in Love with You | Herb Alpert | Scarlet Jets |
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| October 19 | | | Scarlet Jets |
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| October 26 | | Mick & Tich | Katarn |
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| November 2 | Why Don't We Do It in the | Rory Storm and the | Katarn |
| | Road? | Hurricanes | |
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| November 9 | | | |
+----------------+ There's Always Something | Dionne Warwick + markedward +
| November 16 | There To Remind Me | | |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| November 23 | | | |
+----------------+ + + Katarn +
| November 30 | | | |
+----------------+ Something + The Budgies +--------------------+
| December 7 | | | |
+----------------+ + + Scarlet Jets +
| December 14 | | | |
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| December 21 | Abraham, Martin and Tom | Dion | oberdada |
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| December 28 | I Heard It Through the | Marvin Gaye | oberdada |
| | Grapevine | | |
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The Hot 100 - 1969 Archives
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| January 11 | Grapevine | | |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| January 18 | | | |
+----------------+ + + markedward +
| January 25 | Son Of A Preacher Man | Dusty Springfield | |
+----------------+ + +--------------------+
| February 1 | | | savemase |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| February 8 | I Can See For Miles | The High Flyers | savemase |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| February 15 | | | |
+----------------+ Hung Up on a Dream + The Budgies + Katarn +
| February 22 | | | |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| March 1 | In The Year 2525 | Zager & Evans | glenn67 |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| March 8 | | | glenn67 |
+----------------+ + +--------------------+
| March 15 | | | |
+----------------+ + + savemase +
| March 22 | My Cherie Amour | Steve Wonder & The | |
+----------------+ + Miracles +--------------------+
| March 29 | | | |
+----------------+ + + Scarlet Jets +
| April 5 | | | |
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| April 12 | | | glenn67 |
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| April 19 | Stand | Sly and the Family Stone | glenn67 |
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| April 26 | | | |
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| May 3 | Rock Me | Steppenwolf | |
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| May 10 | | | markedward |
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| May 17 | No Matter What Sign You Are | The Supremes | markedward |
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| May 24 | Proud Mary | The Blue Velvets | Mr.E |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| May 31 | These Eyes | The Guess Who | Katarn |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| June 7 | | | Katarn |
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| June 14 | | | |
+----------------+ Babe I'm Gonna Leave You + The Stoneclouds + Scarlet Jets +
| June 21 | | | |
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| June 28 | | | Mad Bad Rabbit |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| July 5 | | | Mad Bad Rabbit |
+----------------+ + +--------------------+
| July 12 | Grazing in the Grass | Willie Bobo | Mr.E |
+----------------+ + +--------------------+
| June 19 | | | Katarn |
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| July 26 | Did You See Her Eyes | The Illusion | Katarn |
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| August 2 | | | |
+----------------+ Witchi Tai To + Everything is Everything + markedward +
| August 9 | | | |
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| August 16 | My Generation | The High Flyers | savemase |
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| August 23 | | | savemase |
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| August 30 | | | glenn67 |
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| September 6 | | | glenn67 |
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| September 13 | | | Mr.E |
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| September 20 | Summertime | Big Brother and the | Mr.E |
| | | Uptown Jug Champions | |
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| September 27 | | | |
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| October 4 | Cinnamon Girl | The Mynah Birds | |
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| October 11 | | | Katarn |
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| October 18 | Wicked Woman | Coven | Katarn |
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| October 25 | | | |
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| November 1 | Hair | The Cowsills | |
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| November 8 | | | markedward |
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| November 15 | Frank Mills | Liza Minelli | markedward |
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| November 22 | | | |
+----------------+ Let It Down + The Budgies + Katarn +
| November 29 | | | |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| December 6 | The Midnight Special | Blue Velvets | Mr.E |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| December 13 | | | |
+----------------+ + + markedward +
| December 20 | Any Way That You Want Me | Evie Sands | |
+----------------+ + +--------------------+
| December 27 | | | Katarn |
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| January 3 | | | Katarn |
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| January 10 | Mind | | oberdada |
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| January 17 | Girl From The North Country | Elvis Presley & Bob Dylan | obberdada |
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| January 24 | | | |
+----------------+ I Want The Twilight and You + Melanie + TRH +
| January 31 | | | |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| February 7 | | | |
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| February 14 | | | |
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| February 21 | | | |
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| February 28 | | | |
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| March 7 | Travelin' Band | The Blue Velvets | Mr.E |
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| March 14 | | | |
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| March 21 | | | |
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| March 28 | | | |
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| April 11 | Everybody Get Together | The Dave Clark Five | glenn67 |
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| April 18 | | | glenn67 |
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| April 25 | | | savemase |
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| May 2 | Heaven and Hell | The High Flyers | savemase |
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| May 9 | Venus | Shocking Blue | Katarn |
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| May 16 | | | |
+----------------+ + + TRH +
| May 23 | | | |
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| May 30 | | | |
+----------------+ It's Only Make Believe + The Stagehands + savemase +
| June 6 | | | |
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| June 13 | | | |
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| June 20 | | | |
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| June 27 | What Is Life | Backbeat | glenn67 |
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| July 3 | Spirit in the Sky | Norm Greene | glenn67 |
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| July 10 | What Is Life | Backbeat | savemase |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| July 17 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Stevie Wonder | savemase |
| | I'm Yours | | |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| July 25 | | | |
+----------------+ + + Scarlet Jets +
| August 1 | Ride Captain Ride | Blues Image | |
+----------------+ + +--------------------+
| August 8 | | | Katarn |
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| August 15 | | | Katarn |
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| August 22 | | | oberdada |
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| August 29 | | | oberdada |
+----------------+ Get Back + Backbeat +--------------------+
| September 5 | | | Mr.E |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| September 12 | | | Mr.E |
+----------------+ Ain't No Mountain High + Diana Ross +--------------------+
| September 19 | Enough | | |
+----------------+ + + Katarn +
| September 26 | | | |
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| October 2 | | | |
+----------------+ The Long and Winding Road + Backbeat + glenn67 +
| October 9 | | | |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| October 16 | | | Mr.E |
+----------------+ + +--------------------+
| October 23 | Lotta Love | The Stoneclouds | |
+----------------+ + + savemase +
| October 30 | | | |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| November 6 | Psychedelic Sally | Billy Paul | Katarn |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| November 14 | | | |
+----------------+ + + Scarlet Jets +
| November 21 | 25 or 6 to 4 | California | |
+----------------+ + +--------------------+
| November 28 | | | glenn67 |
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| December 4 | Gypsy Woman | Bryan Hyland | glenn67 |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| December 11 | Just My Imagination | | |
+----------------+ (Running Away With Me) + The Temptations + savemase +
| December 18 | | | |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+
| December 26 | My Sweet Lord | Backbeat | Katarn |
+----------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------+Wow, this thread sure is dying.
A shame since 1981 is a great year for pop music.
A shame since 1981 is a great year for pop music.