http://las-solanas.com/arsa/index.php
Inspired by TAD's recent blog of old time top 40 surveys, I decided to go into some research into the forgotten art of the top songs of certain decades. Thanks to the internet, there are many out there should one take the time and google. The above link has the largest online surveys and is the first place to check out if you're looking for the long lost hits of the golden rock era. And the later ones too.
http://www.bayarearadio.org/koby/surveys/index.shtml
This one is an December 1957 survey from KOBY which features famed Iowa DJ Bobby Beers who would return back to his native state Iowa at KRNT and KOS, the former to which I probably heard him on the air in the late 60s when we lived out in Nevada.
http://top40surveys.com/
http://www.musicradio77.com/surveys.html
This is WABC's top music survey and the archives have them up from 1960 to 1982 to which they discontinued the format.
http://www.vancouvertop40radio.com/Station%20Selection/CFUN/cfun_year.htm
This came from Vancouver Canada. Note that they have a top ten for Canadian Artists at that time.
As always Billboard continues to put out a hot 100 singles and albums every week from their website. But I'm either too lazy or too indifferent to put that link up. But I'm sure there's other sites out there that are waiting for you to discover what it was like when AM radio had all this variety and not stale as today's radio.
But there's are the best of the bunch. (so far)
2 comments:
Crabby: You are the BEST. ARSA was the site I was thinking of when I mentioned on the blog that I'd found a site awhile back that listed old chart info -- but I'd lost the link....
Well, I've got them bookmarked now, & I see they've added some new stuff. This should keep me busy 4 awhile....
Thanx, man. It ain't quite the same as holding the old charts in my hands, but it's still pretty dang cool.
Rock on....
Glad to help out Tad. It's funny when I take a peak at the past top 30 surveys here I remember more of the sights and sounds back then do I do in the present. Not that today's top forty means anything to me but I'm sure it does to the baggy pants crowd. The ARSA site seems to be a treasure trove of forgotten singles. Perhaps I'll use it as a reference too! ;)
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