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Home , I Second That Emotion, Rhythmic oldies, The Tracks of My Tears

/Classic Rock February 25, 2000 R &R 55 CALVIN GILBERT [email protected]

Looking at national airplay, remains strong, and the rulers of Rhythmic Oldies include The Spinners; ; Kool & The Gang; Stevie Wonder; Michael Jackson (with and without his siblings); and Earth, Rhythmic Oldies' Top Z00 For 1999 Wind & Fire. Mediabase 24/7 chart holds few big surprises

Veteran Oldies programmers have a deep knowledge of the music that works in their markets, but new 122 PERCY SLEDGE When A Man Loves A Woman ('66) 123 TAVARES Heaven Must Be Missing An... ('82) as useful as it is fascinating. _ information can be 124 TEMPTATIONS Papa Was A Rollin' Stone ('72) 125 KOOL &THE GANG Fresh ('85) With that in mind, this week's column highlights the 200 The Beatles and The Rolling Stones - maybe the list sim- 126 SPINNERS Then Came You ('74) 127 CARL CARLTON She's A Bad Mama Jama... ('81) most -played songs at Rhythmic Oldies stations during 1999. ply proves that the most important British band from the mid - 128 CHAKA KHAN I'm Every Woman ('78) to be Herman's Hermits." Several readers asked for the list after last month's column '60s actually turned out 129 SUPREMES ('64) (1/21), which showed 1999's top 200 songs at traditional '60s- Nothing quite so startling jumps out from a year's worth 130 FOUR TOPS It's The Same Old Song ('65) based Oldies stations. of Rhythmic Oldies data provided by Mediabase 24/7. 131 LOU RAWLS You'll Never Find Another Love ('76) The previous list prompted several observations, including Looking at national airplay, Motown remains strong, and 132 MICHAEL JACKSON Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' ('83) 133 STEVIE WONDER I Wish ('76) one from Rob McKay, a consultant for stations in Australia the rulers of Rhythmic Oldies include The Spinners; The 134 She Works Hard For The Money ('83) Stevie Wonder; Michael and New Zealand. "Can I truly believe that one of pop music's Temptations; Kool & The Gang; 135 FOUR TOPS Reach Out I'll Be There ('66) greatest groups - The Beatles - comes in at Nos. 119. 173 Jackson (with and without his siblings); and Earth, Wind 136 ('67) and 195? Has someone goofed, or are you guys still bitter & Fire. 137 ISLEY BROTHERS It's Your Thing ('69) Me And Mrs. Jones ('72) about the `British Invasion' ?" As I joked to McKay, "Forget Here's the list ... so you can draw your own conclusions. 138 BILLY PAUL 139 SHANNON Let The Music Play ('83) 140 EARTH, WIND & FIRE That's The Way Of The World ('75) 141 One Of A Kind (Love Affair) ('73) 1 EMOTIONS Best Of My Love ('77) 62 TRAMMPS Inferno (77) SPINNERS ) ('74) 2 BARRY WHITE Can't Get Enough Of Your Love ('74) 63 FOUR TOPS I Can't Help Myself ('65) 142 MFSB TSOP (The Sound Of My Life ('73) 3 COMMODORES Brick House ('77) 64 RUFUS Tell Me Something Good ('74) 143 STEVIE WONDER You Are The Sunshine Of 4 CHIC Le Freak ('78) 65 TEMPTATIONS My Girl ('65) 144 SLY &THE FAMILY STONE ('68) 5 AL GREEN Let's Stay Together ('71) 66 EARTH, WIND & FIRE Fantasy ('77) 145 HONEY CONE Want Ads ('71) ('70) 6 CHERYL LYNN Got To Be Real ('78) 67 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND Get Down Tonight ('75) 146 STEVIE WONDER Signed, Sealed, Delivered 7 ATASTE OF HONEY Boogie Oogie Oogie ('78) 68 CHI -LITES Have You Seen Her ('71) 147 Upside Down ('80) 8 RICK JAMES Super Freak ('81) 69 AL WILSON Show And Tell ('73) 148 JACKSON 5 ABC ('70) WONDER If You Really Love Me ('71) 9 ARETHA FRANKLIN Respect ('67) 70 YVONNE ELLIMAN If I Can't Have You ('78) 149 STEVIE You ('72) 10 EARTH, WIND & FIRE September ('78) 71 LABELLE Lady Marmalade ('75) 150 STYLISTICS I'm Stone In Love With My Way Back/Forgive Me ('79) 11 SPINNERS I'll Be Around ('72) 72 EARTH, WIND & FIRE Sing A Song ('75) 151 SPINNERS Working 12 ISLEY BROTHERS That Lady (Part 1) ('73) 74 BILL WITHERS Use Me ('72) 152 ROSE ROYCE Car Wash ('76) (65) 13 JEAN KNIGHT Mr. Big Stuff ('71) 74 THELMA Don't Leave Me This Way ('76) 153 & 14 WILD CHERRY Play That Funky Music ('76) 75 DONNA SUMMER Hot Stuff ('79) 154 DONNA SUMMER On The Radio ('80) 15 SISTER SLEDGE We Are Family ('79) 76 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND That's The Way (I Like It) ('75) 155 FOXY Get Off ('78) ('71) 16 S.O.S. BAND Take Your Time (Do It Right) ('80) 77 TEMPTATIONS Ain't Too Proud To Beg ('66) 156 AL GREEN Tired Of Being Alone 17 CHIC Good Times ('79) 78 FREDA PAYNE Band Of Gold ('70) 157 Night Fever ('78) 18 MARVIN GAYE Sexual Healing ('82) 79 MARY WELLS My Guy ('64) 158 GEORGE BENSON Give Me The Night ('80)

I ItThrough The Grapevine ('67) 19 BARRY WHITE You're The First, The Last... ('74) 80 DONNA SUMMER Last Dance ('78) 159 GLADYS KNIGHT &THE PIPS Heard 20 EARTH, WIND & FIRE Let's Groove ('81) 81 COMMODORES Lady (You Bring Me Up) ('81) 160 SUPREMES ('64) Shy ('80) 21 WHISPERS Rock Steady ('87) 82 UNDISPUTED TRUTH Smiling Faces Sometimes. ('71) 161 POINTER SISTERS He's So I ('79) 22 DAZZ BAND Let It Whip ('82) 83 STEPHANIE MILLS Never Knew Love Like This... ('80) 162 PRINCE Wanna Be Your Lover 163 ARTHUR CONLEY Sweet ('67) 23 NATALIE COLE This Will Be ('75) 84 LTD (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love... ('77) 164 SPINNERS It's A Shame ('70) 24 AVERAGE WHITE BAND Pick Up The Pieces ('74) 85 MARVIN GAYE I Heard It Through The Grapevine ('68) Change That ('79) 25 KOOL &THE GANG Ladies Night ('79) 86 RICK JAMES Give It To Me Baby ('81) 165 RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIOYou Can't Dancing In The Street ('64) 26 O'JAYS Love Train ('73) 87 SANTANA Evil Ways ('70) 166 MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS You 167 SLY & FAMILY STONE Dance To The Music ('68) 27 THREE DEGREES When Will I See You Again ('74) 88 BARRY WHITE Never, Never Gonna Give Up ('73) 28 CARL CARLTON Everlasting Love ('74) 89 STEVIE WONDER Isn't She Lovely ('77) 168 COMMODORES Easy ('77) And Goodbye ('76) 29 MARVIN GAYE Let's Get It On ('73) 90 MICHAEL JACKSON Rock With You ('79) 169 MANHATTANS Kiss Say Is Wrong) I Don't... (72) 30 KOOL &THE GANG Celebration ('80) 91 TEMPTATIONS Just My Imagination ('71) 170 LUTHER INGRAM (If Lovin'You I Need Your Loving ('64) 31 GEORGE McCRAE Rock Your Baby ('74) 92 GEORGE BENSON On Broadway ('78) 171 FOUR TOPS Baby 32 FOUR TOPS Ain't No Woman (Like The One...) ('73) 93 SANTANA Oye Como Va ('71) 172 MICHAEL JACKSON Billie Jean ('83) ('70) 33 VICKI SUE ROBINSON Turn The Beat Around ('76) 94 EARTH, WIND & FIRE Shining Star ('75) 173 SANTANA Black Magic Woman

I ('69) 34 BARRY WHITE I'm Gonna Love You Just... ('73) 95 KOOL &THE GANG Too Hot ('80) 174 JACKSON 5 Want You Back Booty ('76) 35 PATRICE RUSHEN Forget Me Nots ('82) 96 AL GREEN I'm Still In Love With You ('72) 175 KC &THE SUNSHINE BAND Shake Your No Us Now ('79) 176 MICHAEL JACKSON P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) ('83) 36 GLORIA GAYNOR I Will Survive ('78) 97 McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD Ain't Stoppin' 177 MANHATTANS Shining Star ('80) 37 JAMES BROWN I Got You (I Feel Good) ('65) 98 WHISPERS And The Beat Goes On ('80) Someday We'II Be Together ('69) 38 GLADYS KNIGHT &THE PIPS Midnight Train To Georgia ('73) 99 CHAKA KHAN I Feel For You ('84) 178 SUPREMES 39 MARVIN GAYE Mercy Mercy Me ('71) 100 PEACHES & HERB Shake Your Groove Thing ('78) 179 RUFUS & CHAKA KHAN Ain't Nobody ('83) E. KING Stand By Me ('61) 40 SPINNERS Could It Be I'm Falling In Love ('72) 101 ALICIA BRIDGES I Love The Nightlife ('78) 180 BEN Love ('74) 41 OHIO PLAYERS Fire ('74) 102 ANITA WARD Ring My Bell ('79) 181 REDBONE Come And Get Your 42 EVELYN KING Shame ('77) 103 TEMPTATIONS The Way You Do The Things You Do ('64) 182 VAN McCOY The Hustle ('75) 43 HEATWAVE Always And Forever ('78) 104 JACKSONS Shake Your Body (Down To The...) ('79) 183 ASHFORD & SIMPSON Solid ('84) 45 HUES CORPORATION Rock The Boat ('74) 105 CORNELIUS BROS/SISTER ROSE Too Late To Turn Back Now ('72) 184 SUPREMES You Can't Hurry Love ('66) New ('74) 46 CHI -LITES Oh Girl ('72) 106 HAROLD MELVINBLUENOTES IfYou Don't Know Me By Now ('72) 185 STYLISTICS You Make Me Feel Brand Respect Yourself ('71) 47 GAP BAND You Dropped A Bomb On Me ('78) 107 O'JAYS I Love Music ('75) 186 STAPLE SINGERS 48 O'JAYS Used Ta Be My Girl ('78) 108 STYLISTICS You Are Everything ('71) 187 DIANA ROSS Ain't No Mountain High Enough ('70) 49 MAIN INGREDIENT Everybody Plays The Fool ('72) 109 BLACKBYRDS Walking In Rhythm ('75) 188 GLORIA GAYNOR Never Can Say Goodbye ('74) 50 MICHAEL JACKSON Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough ('79) 110 BRICK Dazz ('76) 189 MARVIN GAYE Got To Give It Up ('77) ('71) 51 CORNELIUS BROS/SISTER ROSE Treat Her Like A Lady ('71) 111 KOOL & THE GANG Get Down On It ('82) 190 DRAMATICS Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get 52 SMOKEY ROBINSON &THE MIRACLES ('67) 112 OHIO PLAYERS Love Rollercoaster ('75) 191 LAKESIDE Fantastic Voyage ('81) 53 MARVIN GAYE What's Going On ('71) 113 SLY &THE FAMILY STONE Thank You (Falettinme Be...) ('70) 192 FREDDIE JACKSON You Are My Lady ('85) 54 FONTELLA BASS Rescue Me ('65) 114 FIVE STAIRSTEPS Ooh Child ('70) 193 TEMPTATIONS Get Ready ('66) 55 HEATWAVE Boogie Nights ('77) 115 LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA Love's Theme ('73) 194 AL GREEN You Ought To Be With Me ('77) 56 MAXINE NIGHTINGALE Right Back Where We Started... ('76) 116 HEATWAVE Groove Line ('78) 195 PRINCE Little Red Corvette ('83) 57 DONNA SUMMER Bad Girls ('79) 117 ARETHA FRANKLIN Think ('68) 196 HOT CHOCOLATE You Sexy Thing ('75) 58 WAR Low Rider ('75) 118 BILLY PRESTON Nothing From Nothing ('74) 197 EARTH, WIND & FIRE After The Love Is Gone ('79) Me A Little... ('70) 59 BOZ SCAGGS Lowdown ('76) 119 SMOKEY ROBINSON/MIRACLES ('67) 198 CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD Give Just 60 STAPLE SINGERS I'll Take You There ('72) 120 EARTH, WIND & FIRE Boogie Wonderland ('79) 199 BILL WITHERS Lean On Me ('72) 61 LIPPS INC. Funkytown ('79) 121 STEVIE WONDER Superstition ('72) 200 J.J. JACKSON But It's Alright ('66)