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  1. "Oh No" is an #RAndB #ballad from the 1981 #Commodores album #InThePocket. Written by #LionelRichie, the song was released as a single in September 1981, it became his final hit with the Commodores before pursuing a solo career. Similarities of the song's opening bars can be heard in Richie's 1981 #duet "Endless Love" with #DianaRoss. #RecordWorld praised "the combination of delicate piano melodies.
    youtube.com/watch?v=yTnD2m6PHFc

  2. "Go All the Way" is a song written by #EricCarmen of American #rock group the #Raspberries, from their 1972 album #Raspberries. Released as a single in July 1972, the song reached the Top 5 on three principal US charts: number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 4 on #Cashbox, and number 3 on #RecordWorld. The single sold more than 1.3 million copies, earning the band their only #certifiedGoldRecord. It was their second single release and their biggest US hit.
    youtube.com/watch?v=jfgnc6Ey0q0

  3. "Oh No" is an #RAndB #ballad from the 1981 #Commodores album #InThePocket. Written by #LionelRichie, the song was released as a single in September 1981, it became his final hit with the Commodores before pursuing a solo career. Similarities of the song's opening bars can be heard in Richie's 1981 #duet "Endless Love" with #DianaRoss. #RecordWorld praised "the combination of delicate piano melodies.
    youtube.com/watch?v=MlGM2hh-lEQ

  4. "Misunderstanding" is a song by the English #rock band #Genesis, released on their 1980 album #Duke. In the #UnitedStates it reached #9 in #RecordWorld magazine but peaked at #14 in both #Billboard and #CashBox. It stalled at a disappointing #42 in the #UnitedKingdom. Its highest charting was in Canada, where it reached No.‍1 and is ranked as the seventh biggest Canadian hit of 1980. It was also featured on the band's 1982 double-album #ThreeSidesLive.
    youtube.com/watch?v=oY1R6c9l-ac

  5. "Shanghai Breezes" is the title of a popular song by the American singer-songwriter #JohnDenver. Released as a single from his 1982 album #SeasonsOfTheHeart, "#Shanghai Breezes" would become Denver's fifteenth and final #Top40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 31 during the spring of 1982. It also became the singer's ninth and last No. 1 song on the #adultContemporaryChart. #RecordWorld said that "Denver's light vocals.
    youtube.com/watch?v=lgwqXzXLTM0

  6. "You Light Up My Life" is a #ballad written by #JosephBrooks, and originally recorded by #KaseyCisyk for the soundtrack album to the 1977 film of the same title. The song was #lipSynced in the film by its lead actress, #DidiConn. The cover version of the song by #DebbyBoone, the daughter of singer #PatBoone, was number one on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart for ten consecutive weeks in 1977 and topped #RecordWorld magazine's Top 100 Singles Chart for a record 13 weeks.
    youtube.com/watch?v=UNHGBpq5Pd4

  7. "You Light Up My Life" is a #ballad written by #JosephBrooks, and originally recorded by #KaseyCisyk for the soundtrack album to the 1977 film of the same title. The song was #lipSynced in the film by its lead actress, #DidiConn. The cover version of the song by #DebbyBoone, the daughter of singer #PatBoone, was number one on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart for ten consecutive weeks in 1977 and topped #RecordWorld magazine's Top 100 Singles Chart for a record 13 weeks.
    youtube.com/watch?v=8MrKILXfGHA

  8. "Let My Love Open the Door" is a song written and performed by the English #rock musician #PeteTownshend from his third solo studio album #EmptyGlass (1980). That year, it reached number nine on the #Billboard #Hot100 and peaked at number five on #RPM's Top 100 singles chart. Soon after the single's release, #RecordWorld anticipated that the song would "turn on pop radio to what #AOR has known for weeks."
    youtube.com/watch?v=JPYWO3G-93k

  9. "Too Hot" is a song recorded by the American band #KoolAndTheGang for their first #Platinum-selling 1979 album #LadiesNight. It was written by George Brown and Kool & the Gang and produced by #EumirDeodato and Kool & the Gang. The #GoldCertified single reached number five on the US US #Billboard #Hot100 and number three on Billboard's #RAndB survey in early 1980. #RecordWorld said that the song "offers a midtempo pace with delightful keyboards & vocals."
    youtube.com/watch?v=bBlRuGFT7Ew

  10. "The Rapper" is a song by #TheJaggerz, written by band member #DonnieIris. Released as a #single, it reached No. 2 on the #Billboard Pop Singles chart, behind #SimonAndGarfunkel's smash "#BridgeOverTroubledWater" on 20 March 1970, it reached No. 1 on the #RecordWorld Singles chart. It was certified Gold by the #RIAA in 1970 for selling over a million copies.
    youtube.com/watch?v=1Ye-oQXC6l4

  11. "Too Hot" is a song recorded by the American band #KoolAndTheGang for their first #Platinum-selling 1979 album #LadiesNight. It was written by George Brown and Kool & the Gang and produced by #EumirDeodato and Kool & the Gang. The #GoldCertified single reached number five on the US US #Billboard #Hot100 and number three on Billboard's #RAndB survey in early 1980. #RecordWorld said that the song "offers a midtempo pace with delightful keyboards & vocals."
    youtube.com/watch?v=02HMrJEFf3M

  12. "You Light Up My Life" is a #ballad written by #JosephBrooks, and originally recorded by #KaseyCisyk for the soundtrack album to the 1977 film of the same title. The song was #lipSynced in the film by its lead actress, #DidiConn. The cover version of the song by #DebbyBoone, the daughter of singer #PatBoone, was number one on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart for ten consecutive weeks in 1977 and topped #RecordWorld magazine's Top 100 Singles Chart for a record 13 weeks.
    youtube.com/watch?v=xMjZg94G9U4

  13. "Let My Love Open the Door" is a song written and performed by the English #rock musician #PeteTownshend from his third solo studio album #EmptyGlass (1980). That year, it reached number nine on the #Billboard #Hot100 and peaked at number five on #RPM's Top 100 singles chart. Soon after the single's release, #RecordWorld anticipated that the song would "turn on pop radio to what #AOR has known for weeks."
    youtube.com/watch?v=slhQOjMHaDY

  14. "Radar Love" is a song by the Dutch #rock band #GoldenEarring from their ninth studio album #Moontan. The single version of "Radar Love" became their first international hit, reaching No. 9 on the #RecordWorld chart, No. 10 on #CashBox, and No. 13 on the #Billboard #Hot100 in the United States. It hit the top 10 in many countries, including the #UnitedKingdomSinglesChart, Canada, Australia, Germany, and Spain.
    youtube.com/watch?v=ckM51xoTC2U

  15. "Shanghai Breezes" is the title of a popular song by the American singer-songwriter #JohnDenver. Released as a single from his 1982 album #SeasonsOfTheHeart, "#Shanghai Breezes" would become Denver's fifteenth and final #Top40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 31 during the spring of 1982. It also became the singer's ninth and last No. 1 song on the #adultContemporaryChart. #RecordWorld said that "Denver's light vocals.
    youtube.com/watch?v=UX6z6-US7ZI

  16. "Pilot of the Airwaves" is a song by the English singer-songwriter #CharlieDore. It was released as a single in 1979 from her album Where to Now. The song reached number 13 on the #Billboard #Hot100, and earned her the #RecordWorld New Female Artist of the Year, and an #ASCAP award. The single also charted in Canada, Australia, and Europe.
    youtube.com/watch?v=VhQIMpZJ7VM

  17. "Radar Love" is a song by the Dutch #rock band #GoldenEarring from their ninth studio album #Moontan. The single version of "Radar Love" became their first international hit, reaching No. 9 on the #RecordWorld chart, No. 10 on #CashBox, and No. 13 on the #Billboard #Hot100 in the United States. It hit the top 10 in many countries, including the #UnitedKingdomSinglesChart, Canada, Australia, Germany, and Spain.
    youtube.com/watch?v=11Lj75cjg44

  18. #TBT Record World's #CollegeRadio airplay report from #OTD in 1971. IMHO #RecordWorld was one of the better music trade weeklies. It was often the first to seriously cover niche markets like #LatinMusic and they even had a "#NewWave Hit Parade" for a while. College radio got their own section way before anyone else was paying attention! 🎵 🎶 📻 👍 😁 #Music #Radio #Broadcasting #Media #MusicBusiness #History

  19. "It Don't Matter to Me" is a song written by #DavidGates and originally recorded by the #pop-#rock group #Bread, of which Gates was a member. It was a Top 10 hit in the U.S. and Canada. In the U.S., it reached No. 10 on the #Billboard #Hot100 and No. 7 on the #CashBox Top 100. In Canada, "It Doesn't Matter to Me" spent two weeks at No. 6, and is ranked as the 81st biggest hit of 1970. #RecordWorld said that it "sounds like another big one for Bread.
    youtube.com/watch?v=pl7U2jy1wMQ

  20. "Go All the Way" is a song written by #EricCarmen of American #rock group the #Raspberries, from their 1972 album Raspberries. Released as a single in July 1972, the song reached the Top 5 on three principal US charts: number 5 on the #Billboard #Hot100, number 4 on #Cashbox, and number 3 on #RecordWorld. The single sold more than 1.3 million copies, earning the band their only #certifiedGoldRecord. It was their second single release and their biggest US hit.
    youtube.com/watch?v=6kY3ITqAAm8

  21. "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" is a song written by #JohnLennon, released as a single in 1974 on #AppleRecords, catalogue number Apple 1874 in the United States and Apple R5998 in the United Kingdom. In the U.S. it peaked at No. 1 on all three record charts: #Billboard #Hot100, #Cashbox, and #RecordWorld, and at No. 36 in the UK. It was the #leadSingle for Lennon's album #WallsAndBridges; in the UK the single was released on the same day as the album.
    youtube.com/watch?v=vjWebKavfuI

  22. "Oh No" is an #RAndB #ballad from the 1981 #Commodores album #InThePocket. Written by #LionelRichie, the song was released as a single in September 1981, it became his final hit with the Commodores before pursing a solo career. Similarities of the song's opening bars can be heard in Richie's 1981 #duet "#EndlessLove" with #DianaRoss. #RecordWorld praised "the combination of delicate piano melodies.
    youtube.com/watch?v=BBeq6v9EnL0

  23. "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" is a song written by #JohnLennon, released as a single in 1974 on #AppleRecords, catalogue number Apple 1874 in the United States and Apple R5998 in the United Kingdom. In the U.S. it peaked at No. 1 on all three record charts: #Billboard #Hot100, #Cashbox, and #RecordWorld, and at No. 36 in the UK. It was the #leadSingle for Lennon's album #WallsAndBridges; in the UK the single was released on the same day as the album.
    youtube.com/watch?v=6lFTD9O-XMw

  24. "Find Your Way Back" is a song recorded by #JeffersonStarship and released as the first single from their album #ModernTimes. It reached No. 29 on the #BillboardHot100 in the spring of 1981. #RecordWorld called it a "hot rocker."
    youtube.com/watch?v=WACmha9UoiA