Rock hits but not Top 40 hits? What’s that really mean? We take a listen to some great throwbacks to a time when rock radio was more than day-after-day classic rock, same song, repeat cycle that it is today. Go back to when album rock stations (and for a brief time, Rock40 stations) made the radio a place for listeners to find a little bit of variety - and get surprised - with their rock and roll. We hear songs that were hits on rock radio but not top 40, and one track that was a top 40 hit and oddly ignored by the rock stations.
In the process, we talk about what the Rock40 format was, how AOR made it possible to hear more than just the same two songs from Cheap Trick, and why we all should relish being able to have heard radio that took chances.
Jump into today’s podcast for a batch of songs that were on rock stations of the 1980s that were not top 40 hits but made an impact on listeners - like me - back in that decade. Let's take a trip and rip into some of them - in a good way.
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Ep. 22: The Case for U2: The Biggest and Best Band of the 1980s?
Ep. 21: The Curious Case of The Romantics
Ep. 20: The Essential 7 Albums of Tom Petty
Ep. 19: The Last Rolling Stones Album That Really Mattered
Ep. 18: Elton John in the 80's - Rating the Singles
Ep. 17: More than Celebration / The 80's Output of Kool & The Gang
Ep. 16: Three Bands That Sounded Like Other Bands
Ep. 15: Bob Seger - 5 Big (But Almost Forgotten) Hits
Ep. 14: Brian Setzer's Underappreciated Heartland Rock Album
Ep. 13: The Good and a Little Bit of Bad / Rod Stewart in the 1980s
Ep. 12: 3 Underrated, Under the Radar 80s Rock Bands that Never Hit the Top 40
Ep. 11: 6 Rick Springfield Songs You'll Dig If You Like "Jessie's Girl"
Ep. 10: The Knack - Re-Examined
Ep. 9: The Great 80s Best Albums: Reckless from Bryan Adams
Ep. 8. The Great 8os Best Albums: Sports from Huey Lewis and The News
Ep. 7: Friday 45 - Tommy Conwell and The Young Rumblers
Ep.6: Five Overlooked Minor Hits For Five Big 80s Bands
Ep. 5: Five Hair Metal Songs and Bands That Matter
Ep. 4: What is a Momentum Radio Hit? The Story of Four 80s Bands
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