CARS - "Top 40 Hits Info"

Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic

     Back in the 'early' days, Pat's books and then the on-line database was based on Cashbox. Not so much, Billboard. 

According to Joel Whitburn's 'Comparison Book', 'My Best Friend's Girl' peaked at #44 on Cashbox. -Bill.

Author	Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic
ChicagoBill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 November 2019 Location: Utah Status: Offline Points: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChicagoBill Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 November 2020 at 9:50am
	Back in the 'early' days, Pat's books and then the on-line database was based on Cashbox. Not so much, Billboard. According to Joel Whitburn's 'Comparison Book', 'My Best Friend's Girl' peaked at #44 on Cashbox. -Bill.

ChicagoBill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 November 2019 Location: Utah Status: Offline Points: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChicagoBill Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 November 2020 at 10:00am
	I checked the actual sales figures from my record store, and found that 'My Best Friend's Girl' sold enough copies to warrant a top 20 position. We sold more of that than, "Tonight She Comes", which was a top 10. I attribute that to buyers already tiring of the 'Disco Era' music and wanting to get more Rock or Punk, but I could be wrong. -Bill.

Pat Downey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 01 October 2003 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pat Downey Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 November 2020 at 11:22am
	To answer some questions about which Cars singles should be in the database----I will add "My Best Friends Girl" as it hit #35 on BB, #39 on RW and #44 on CB. I will delete "It's All I Can Do" as it charted #41 on BB, #58 on RW and #40 on CB. As for "Good Times Roll" and "Since You're Gone" they charted below the top 40 on all publications.

EternalStatic Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 28 September 2019 Status: Offline Points: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote EternalStatic Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 6 hours 20 minutes ago at 10:56am
	There is a new deluxe edition of The Cars' Heartbeat City coming before year's end. Among the bonus tracks, the Dub Version of "Hello Again", used as the B-side of both the original 12" and 7" singles, will make CD for the first time. (The vocal 12" mix will be included as well, of course, but this has made CD a handful of times previously as you likely all know.) Article at The Second Disc Hopefully this release comes to digital storefronts as well as I don't really care for mixed media (CD + LP) packages.