WABC Survey/4 May 1982
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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
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TW FINAL WABC SONG SURVEY LW
2. Chariots of Fire-Titles - Vangelis (Polydor) 1
3. Ebony and Ivory -
Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder (Columbia) 3
4. Key Largo - Bertie Higgins (Kat Family) 6
5. It's Gonna Take a Miracle - Deniece Williams (ARC) 4
6. I've Never Been to Me - Charlene (Motown) 9
7. If It Ain't One Thing...It's Another -
Richard "Dimples" Fields (Boardwalk) 11
9. Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) - Elton John (Geffen) 16
10. '65 Love Affair - Paul Davis (Arista) 15
11. One Hundred Ways -
Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram (A&M) 5
12. Get Down On It - Kool & the Gang (De-Lite) 7
13. Make a Move On Me - Olivia Newton-John (MCA) 17
15. Don't Talk to Strangers - Rick Springfield (RCA) 14
16. That Girl - Stevie Wonder (Tamla) 8
17. Open Arms - Journey (Columbia) 13
18. The Beatles' Movie Medley - The Beatles (Capitol) 18
20. Should I Do It - The Pointer Sisters (Planet) 26
23. Let's Hang On - Barry Manilow (Arista) 32
24. Did It In a Minute - Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) 27
25. Friends In Love - Dionne Warwick & Johnny Mathis (Arista) HP
26. My Guy - Sister Sledge (Cotillion) 23
27. Sweet Dreams - Air Supply (Arista) 24
28. If I Had My Wish Tonight - David Lasley (EMI America) 20
29. Making Love - Roberta Flack (Atlantic) HP
31. Theme From Magnum P.I. - Mike Post (Elektra) 30
32. Wake Up Little Susie - Simon & Garfunkel (Warner Brothers) 29
34. One to One - Carole King (Atlantic) 34
35. Teach Me Tonight - Al Jarreau (Warner Brothers) 31
36. Theme From Paradise - Phoebe Cates (Columbia) 37
37. Love's Been a Little Bit Hard On Me -
Juice Newton (Capitol) HP
38. Route 66 - The Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic) 36
WABC
"THE LAST FAREWELL"
AND
"THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES"
SPECIAL NOTES: The information and the goodbye at the bottom of
the list is taken from Metropolitan Report, Volume #288H. This is
indeed WABC's last music survey.
The Top 10 does not have a #1 (for the 10th week in WABC's Top 40
history, all occurring in 1982) or #8. More than likely, and
comparing WABC's chart to crosstown Top 40 WYNY, those two
positions would be "I Love Rock 'n Roll" by Joan Jett & the
Blackhearts (on the Boardwalk label) and "We Got the Beat" by the
Go-Go's (on I.R.S.), or possibly "867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone
(Columbia). These songs were never played on WABC, which had
softened its format to a more Adult Contemporary sound by early
1982.
On Monday, 10 May 1982, at 12:00 (noon), WABC ended its twenty-two
year run as a Top 40 station, adopting a talk format.
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