Help: April 1980 Billboard Single Picks
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Topic: Help: April 1980 Billboard Single Picks
Posted By: westofrome
Subject: Help: April 1980 Billboard Single Picks
Date Posted: 16 February 2024 at 9:20pm
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Hey folks,
I've been having a blast reading and making playlists of Billboard Top Single Picks - a page in every issue of Billboard with the week's picks - starting in 1980. I've been relying on the World Radio History archive, but unfortunately, so far two issues (4/19/80 and 4/26/80) have the Top Single Picks page missing. Could anyone help me with an image, or list of songs, on those pages? I've also checked Google Books and Internet Archive with no luck, and the databases my public library provides access to only have Billboard back to 1991. Thank you! |
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Posted By: kingofskiffle
Date Posted: 17 February 2024 at 1:53am
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Where I work we have access to ProQuest online which has a huge amount of
publications. One includes Billboard so please see below the two pages. 19 April https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4d36epg0xlwtas7lrl9g4/1980-04 -19-Single-Billboard-Single-Picks.pdf?rlkey=0zh5vzcc17sup3pp h8982b2x5&dl=0 26 April https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/v4w7kbgz9seuzn1kklayi/1980-04 -26-Single-Billboard-Single-Picks.pdf?rlkey=acfde078v3b561kv nk5wrzkyv&dl=0 I think these are the ones your looking for. EDIT: Edited to try and make the links work. They should if copied into a web browser. Any issues with them please check for odd additional spaces. |
Posted By: cristianmdp
Date Posted: 17 February 2024 at 7:57am
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Just in case this might help you:
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All- Music/Billboard-Magazine.htm |
Posted By: westofrome
Date Posted: 17 February 2024 at 10:55am
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kingofskiffle, thank you! I was able to access the files
after removing the spaces from the URL. Much appreciated! I've been calculating the "batting average" of Billboard based on their Picks (predicted to hit 1-30) and Recommends (predicted to hit 31-100). From January 5 through March 15 1980, they're batting 43/152 (.282) on Pop Singles. So far the only Pick to completely fail to chart is KC and the Sunshine Band's Let's Go Rock and Roll (although it did reach #89 in Record World). |
Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 18 February 2024 at 7:07am
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Both of those links give me a pop-up that says I need to sign in with either Google or Apple (whatever that means) in order to view
it. |
Posted By: kingofskiffle
Date Posted: 18 February 2024 at 8:52am
I think that's because it adds spaces every so often... I did try and do it without but I got issues. |
Hykker wrote:Posted By: Paul C
Date Posted: 18 February 2024 at 3:21pm
This was around the time that TK Records was in the process of going belly up. |