The Broadcasting PlaylistEAug14

Contemporary Playback

Boston's back. The much -anticipated Boston album, Don't Look Back (Epic), has finally been released and stations from coast to Last This coast are adding the title cut, which bolts to 34. Describing this rapid week week Title ] Artist Label chart action, Kris O'Kelley of WZGCIFM) Atlanta says: "Everybody's 3 1 Greasers Frankie Valli RSO afraid of it. They're afraid if they don't add it, they'll look too late. 5 2 Three Times a Lady° Commodores Motown (Everyone's] been waiting so long for it:' And, he continues, "It's a 2 3 Miss Youo Rolling Stones Rolling Stones good record, but not the best cut on the album." Jim Reitz of WTLB(AM) 4 Last Dance° Donna Summer Casablanca Utica, N.Y., says. "It sounds like Boston (and after the long wait] I'm not disappointed at all:' Ronstadt's rhythm. Linda Ronstadt also 6 5 Boogie Oogie Oogieo A Taste of Honey Capitol makes an impressive debut this week at 41 with her new single, Back 9 8 Love Will Find a Way° Pablo Cruise A &M in the U.S.A. (Asylum). "It's a monster" says Bobby Knight of wcuE(AM) 4 7 Copacabanao Barry Manllow Arista Cuyahoga Falls (Akron), Ohio. "It's the old Chuck Berry song ... an 12 8 Hot Blooded ] Foreigner Atlantic across- the -board smash ... a good rocker." Dynamic duo. Kenny 16 9 Life's Been Goodo Joe Walsh Asylum Loggins is backed up by 's on Whenever 8 10 Baker Street] Gerry Rafferty United Artists I Call You "Friend "(Columbia) and the combination seems to work: The song enters "Playlist" at 42. Jim Smith of woKY(AM) Milwaukee 11 11 Shame° Evelyn "Champagne" King RCA says: "It feels good,he's a popular artist and this is certainly one of the 14 12 My Angel Babyo Toby Beau RCA best he's done:' Jim Jacobs of WPAX(AM) Thomasville, Ga., agrees. "It's 18 Capitol 113 Still the Sameo Bob Seger an excellent record. Without a doubt, he can't miss :' The single, 19114 An Everlasting LoveD Andy Bibb RSO drawn from the Nightwatch LP is the second on which Ms. Nicks 10 18 Use Th Be My Girlo O'Jays Phila. Intl. lends her talents. The other is 's Magnet and Steel (Col- 17 17 Macho Mano Village People Casablanca umbia) which continues chart -climbing, bolting to 19 this week. Racing Cars. The Cars' Just What I Needed (Elektra) has been a 32118 Hopelessly Devoted to YouO Olivia Newton -John . ... RSO smash in the Boston area for a number of weeks, and it is now get- 25 119 Magnet and Steel] Walter Egan Columbia ting national recognition. At 45 this week, this rocker is on at wxLo(FM) 13 20 71vo of Three Ain't Meatiest Epic Out Bado New York, WSAI(AM) Cincinnati, WKTO(AM) Pittsburgh and KINN(AM) 20 21 Fool If You Think Its Overo Chris Rea United Artists Alamagordo, N.M. 23 22 Kiss You All Overo Exile Warner Bros. 15 23 You're the One That I Wanto Travolta /Newton -John.. RSO Country 39124 Got to Get You Into My Lifeo Earth,Wind and Fire Columbia 24 25 You O Rita Coolidge A &M Last This 40128 Reminiscing] Little River Band Harvest week week Title ] Artist Label

46127 Summer Nights° John Travolta /Olivia Newton- John.. RSO 2 1 Milking in Your Sleep° Crystal Gayle United Artists 28 28 Hot Child in the City° Nick Glider Chrysalis 6 2 Rake and Ramblin' Mano Don Williams ABC 27 29 You Belong to Meo Carly Simon Elektra 4 3 Loue or Something Like Ito Kenny Rogers UA 33 30 The Groove Lineo Heatwave Epic 5 4 When I Stop Leaving] Charley Pride RCA 22 31 Runaway: Jefferson Starship Grunt 10 1 5 Rose Colored Glasses° John Conlee ABC

31 32 Tito Tickets to Paradise] Eddie Money Columbia 1 6 You Don't Loue Me Anymoreo Eddie Rabbit! Elektra

30 33 Close the Dooro Teddy Pendergrass Phila. Intl. 25 L1 7 Boogie Grass Bando Conway Twitty MCA 34 34 Take a Chance on Meo Abba Atlantic 7 8 Thlk to Meo Fredy Fender ABC 441 35 You and lo Rick James Gordy - I 9 Beautiful Woman] Charlie Rich Epic -1 36 Don't Look Baden Boston Epic 9 10 I'll Find It Where I Cano Jerry Lee Lewis Mercury 21 37 Bluer Than Blue 0 Michael Johnson EMI America 12 11 You Needed Meo Anne Murray Capitol 26 38 Stuff Like Thato Quincy Jones A &M 17 12 Loue Me With All of Your Heart° J. Rodriguez Mercury 38 39 Dance With Meo Peter Brown Drive 3 13 Only One Love in My LIfea Ronnie Miisap RCA 36 40 Stay] Jackson Brown Elektra 14 14 What Can I Sayo Jerry Reed RCA -141 Back in the U.S.A.] Linda Ronstadt Asylum 23115 We Belong Togethero Susie Allanson Warner Bros. 142 Whenever I Call You "Friend "o Kenny Loggins.. Columbia - 116 I'll Just Tike It Out in LoveD George Jones Epic 48143 Hollywood Nights D Bob Sager Capitol 6 17 From Seven Til Teno Loretta Lynn &Conway Twitty MCA 41 44 You Needed Meo Anne Murray Capitol - L718 Hello Mexico] Johnny Duncan Columbia 47 45 Just What I Needed° The Cars Elektra 13 19 Please Help Meo Janie Fricke Columbia 29 46 I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Men A.R.S Polydor 11 20 Tonighto Barbara Mandrel) ABC 42 47 King Tuto Steve Martin Warner Bros. 18 22 I Believe in Youo Mel Tillis MCA 37 48 She's Always a Woman° Billy Joel Columbia 23 I've Always Been Crazyo Waylon Jennings Columbia 49 49 Come Togethero Aerosmith Columbia 24 Come See Me and Come Lonely° Dottie West UA - 5C Mr. Blue Sky] Electric Light Orchestra Jet 25 Better Meo Tommy Overstreet ABC

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