New York's Radio Station - WABC 77 - Survey/21 October 1980

Courtesy of the WABC Musicradio 77 Internet Web Site
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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
Additional detail provided by Tom Natoli
For more information contact Allan Sniffen 

                                                                                                                                     
                                                                 
 TW                                                             LW
  1. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen (Elektra)  *5 weeks #1*  1
  2. Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)                 3
  3. Upside Down - Diana Ross (Motown)                           2
  4. He's So Shy - The Pointer Sisters (Planet)                 11
  5. All Out of Love - Air Supply (Arista)                       4
  6. The Wanderer - Donna Summer (Geffen)                       13
  7. Never Knew Love Like This Before -                           
                                 Stephanie Mills (20th Century)  7
  8. Real Love - The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)          16
  9. Xanadu - Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra (MCA) 10
 10. Fame - Irene Cara (RSO)                                     5
 11. Lady - Kenny Rogers (Liberty)                              17
 12. You'll Accomp'ny Me - Bob Seger (Capitol)                   8
 13. One In a Million You - Larry Graham (Warner Brothers)       6
 14. Give Me the Night - George Benson (Warner Brothers)         9
                                                                  
 15. Drivin' My Life Away - Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra)             14
 16. Master Blaster (Jammin') - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)           20
 17. Love T.K.O. - Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int'l)       33  
 18. Jesse - Carly Simon (Warner Brothers)                      27
 19. Dreamer - Supertramp (A&M)                                 --
 22. Lovely One - The Jacksons (Epic)                           23
 25. Look What You've Done to Me - Boz Scaggs (Columbia)        39
 26. Lookin' For Love - Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum)           12
 28. Dreaming - Cliff Richard (EMI America)                     31
 33. She's So Cold - The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)        40
 36. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling -                            
                                  Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) 45
 37. It's My Turn - Diana Ross (Motown)                         HP  
 38. Sailing - Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)              28
 41. Emotional Rescue - The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)     --
 42. Magic - Olivia Newton-John (MCA)                           24
 47. That Girl Could Sing - Jackson Browne (Asylum)             --
 48. Sometimes a Fantasy - Billy Joel (Columbia)                HP  
 50. On the Road Again - Willie Nelson (Columbia)               --  
 HP  Sequel - Harry Chapin (Boardwalk)                          HP  
 HP  Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)                HP  
 HP  Never Be the Same - Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)    --   
 HP  Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)       --  
 HP  Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime - The Korgis (Asylum)    --
 HP  Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond (Capitol)                 HP
 HP  (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (Geffen)           HP  
                                                                  
                        THE TOP TEN ALBUMS:                       
     The River - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)                     
     The Game - Queen (Elektra)                                   
     Guilty - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)                         
     One Step Closer - The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)      
     Diana - Diana Ross (Motown)                                  
     Crimes of Passion - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)                  
     Panorama - The Cars (Elektra)                                
     Emotional Rescue - The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)       
     Wild Planet - The B-52's (Warner Brothers)                   
     Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police (A&M)   

 NOTE: Neil Diamond and John Lennon aren't on the printed list.      

 

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