Re: AT40 Memorabilia -- American Top 40: The Countdown of the Century

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Date Posted: 16:05:30 04/20/02 Sat
Author: Nelson J. Gomez
Subject: Re: AT40 Memorabilia
In reply to: Christopher Elliott 's message, "AT40 Memorabilia" on 21:21:27 04/18/02 Thu

> I am wondering what AT40 memorabilia everyone owns
>and just what exactly is out there. It seems odd
>nowdays where virtually everything is marketed to the
>extreme, AT40 has very little in the way of
>collectables, besides actual shows that is.
> What I have:
> AT40 Double Dozen album set
> 1978 AT40 Yearbook
> AT40 20th Anniversary poster
>
> I used to have an AT40 radio guide from 1976 but
>since lost it.
> About a dozen AT40 ads from Billboard, but not sure
>these could be classed as collectables.
>
> Finally, I think most all of us can say we have one
>big collectable from the show - Rob's book!
>
> Christopher

I have my little piece of AT40 memorabilia. It�s a copy of the �Weekly Stat List� for the program of December 23, 1989. It seems that the AT40 staff used this list to compile statistical information about the songs and the artists; then they�d include this information in the show�s scripts. My list presents the songs in that week�s countdown, featuring columns for total weeks in the Hot 100, total weeks in the Top 40, current week�s position, previous week�s position and the songs� chart movements for the week.

It also has a 2-digit number that indicates how the artists of groups are integrated (�03� means �a 3-woman group�, while �50� represents �a 5-man group�); the act's chart statistics at the time, and the place the artists were born and/or where they were living.

Nelson.

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