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Date Posted: 22:03:39 12/02/02 Mon
Author: Jeffster
Subject: Re: 11 Years Ago This Weekend
In reply to: John Jayne 's message, "Re: 11 Years Ago This Weekend" on 19:51:25 12/02/02 Mon

>>It was probably Bruce Goldberg the producer wanting
>to slip it pass everybody. I was in constant contact
>with Rob and the show when this happened, and basicaly
>they were feeling heat from Casey's show, and other
>countdown shows, and were trying to eliminate rap and
>heavy metal oriented hits that were basically sales
>hits, and the new chart methodolgy was even more sales
>friendly to rap hits than before. Everything then was
>about kissing the butts of program directors like
>Scott Shannon of WPLJ (I think that's the call
>letters) in New York, that demanded customized
>versions of the show, taking out any hit with a pulse.
> They were an AC station that seemed to be offended by
>any song with a beat, but AT 40 desperatly wanted to
>be on in a major market so they bent over.
>
>As far as I'm concerned AT 40, and the charts ended on
>11-23-91. The BILLBOARD chart has never been the same
>or any fun since. I'm sick of songs spending 11
>months and more on the chart. It used to be fun and
>unique when a song like "I Go Crazy" would come along
>and spend a lot of time on the chart, now its just
>plain dull. I hope this helps some on your question.


Well said, John! I agree with pretty much everything you said. I didn't know about the AT40 chart changes until 1993 myself since we didn't have a local station that carried it between Dec. 1990 and March 1993.

I think that was the beginning of the downward slide of radio overall, as program directors and their increasingly corporate bosses made playlists tighter and more restricted, thus fragmenting radio formats and causing all airplay charts to slow down tremendously. The variety went out the window, and a whole generation is growing up thinking there's something weird about following a rap record with a ballad.

later,

Jeffster :)

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