`The Twist' is top song of Billboard Hot 100 era
09/11/2008 5:00 AM, AP
Nekesa Mumbi Moody
How's this for a twist: Of all the No. 1 songs in the 50 years of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Chubby Checker's "The Twist" ranks as the most popular single.
Elvis and the Beatles didn't even make the top five.
Checker's ranking may come as a surprise to some, but not to the classic rocker.
"I'm glad they've finally recognized it," said Checker of his early 1960s hit.
He compared "The Twist" — named by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum as one of the 500 songs that shaped rock 'n' roll — to the creation of the telephone as a groundbreaking moment because he said it was the first time people were dancing "apart to the beat."
"Anyplace on the planet, when someone has a song that has a beat, they're on the floor dancing apart to the beat, and before Chubby Checker, it wasn't here, and I think that has a lot to do with me being on the charts," he said.
Santana's "Smooth," featuring Rob Thomas, is the No. 2 most popular, followed by Bobby Darin's "Mack the Knife," Leann Rimes' "How Do I Live" and "The Macarena" by Los Del Rio.
The Beatles did make the top 10, coming it at No. 8 with "Hey Jude." But Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" and Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life" are ahead of that hit. Rounding out the top 10: Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" at No. 9 and Toni Braxton's "Un-break My Heart" at No. 10.
Geoff Mayfield, director of charts at Billboard magazine, acknowledged that the list might not jibe with some fans' personal thoughts of the most popular songs of the past 50 years.
"This is simply a chronicle of how each of these songs performed in their era on the Hot 100. We're not saying these are the most memorable songs of your life. That would be something that's almost impossible to determine," said Mayfield. "Everyone has a subjective frame of reference."
The Beatles do top Billboard's all-time Hot 100 artists, followed by Madonna, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and the Rolling Stones. Billboard.com is breaking out some of the other chart achievements (the list of most No. 1 singles by an act is topped by the Beatles) on its Web site.
The Billboard Hot 100 chart measures airplay and sales information (and more recently digital downloads) in determining the nation's most popular songs. To determine the most popular song of the Hot 100 era, Billboard used a formula to determine the top song — not always relying on weeks at No. 1 since the data was reported differently in its early days.
Initially, Billboard relied on stations to report the most popular songs, and got sales surveys from record stores. But Mayfield said stations often stopped reporting on a song's popularity if it was no longer a priority for record labels. And in 1991, Billboard began relying on sales data from Nielsen SoundScan and airplay data from Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. So Billboard weighted certain songs from different eras to make sure all songs were on an even playing field.
"We went through each era, and we looked through the rate of turnover. The rate of turnover was very high in the late '50s and early '60s, and we had to put a weight on that to make the chart runs of that era equal to the chart runs that can be accomplished since 1991," he said.
Checker's "The Twist" spent a total of only three weeks at the top of the charts, but did so twice in two separate runs more than a year apart.
"It's the only song that was ever No. 1 in two different chart runs," he said.
Checker said he was gratified that Billboard noted the popularity of "The Twist," and lamented that both the song and his career have been at times overlooked.
"My music is less played that any performer that has been a No. 1 chart man on the planet," said Checker, who also had hits with "Pony Time," "The Fly" and "Let's Twist Again," which earned him a Grammy. "I don't get the respect that Rod Stewart gets, or the Rolling Stones, or Frankie Valli. ... But I have to deal with it."
Επειδη μεσα στο θρυλικο φορουμ οι μουσικες αποψεις ποικιλουν ..
...Καλαντα για ολα τα γουστα!
[youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYXD9v2vvDU&feature=related[/youtube]
Τα καλαντα στο 2:30 αφιερωμενα στο Sadi και στο 4:02 στο valadi και σε ολους τους ροκαδες!
k79 (22-09-08)
οχι ρε ! τι ειπες τωρα!!!και αυτοι τι ειναι????Αρχική Δημοσίευση από manosss
Το σπουδαιοτερο συγκροτημα hard rock/heavy metal που γεννησαν ποτε η ΗΠΑ...Μεταλλο αφιερωμενο σε αυτους που ειναι για τα σιδερα...
[youtube]drTQaAaCeh0[/youtube]
[youtube]3ghZBzv3TtA[/youtube]
θα γινει της φουκουσιμας
ΜΠΟΥΧΑΧΑ!
Μουσικη δεν ειναι εδω;
Οριστε, ο νικητης του super idol στο Καζακσταν
Aκουστε και δειτε το ολο με προσοχή. Εχει και υποτιτλους
[youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOTUNv25DHA&eurl=http://freddos.yooblog.gr/[/youtube]
Βλέπεις εκείνο το βουνό που μοιάζει με κεράσι;
χαχαχα.απιστευτος....
ΚΑΝΕΙΣ ΚΑΝΕΙΣ
ΔΕΝ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΛΕΜΟΝΗΣ
E Λ Ε Ο Σ!
Οι Slipknot ειναι καθαρα heavy metal , εγω για hard rock/heavy metal μιλησα . Αλλα αμα το θετεις ετσι..
.... Το σπουδαιοτερο heavy metal/kai ta mialla sta kagela συγκροτημα που γεννησαν ποτε οι ΗΠΑ..
[youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_09wFxoaeQ[/youtube]
.gif "( Heavy )")
ρεεεεεεεεεε ΚΩΛΟΠΑΙΔΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟΟ !!! ΤΙ ΚΟΜΜΑΤΑΡΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑ ΡΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΟι Slipknot ειναι καθαρα heavy metal , εγω για hard rock/heavy metal μιλησα . Αλλα αμα το θετεις ετσι..
.... Το σπουδαιοτερο heavy metal/kai ta mialla sta kagela συγκροτημα που γεννησαν ποτε οι ΗΠΑ..
[youtube]v_09wFxoaeQ[/youtube]
manosss (13-09-08)
Go!
Stapled shut, inside an outside world and I'm
Sealed in tight, bizarre but right at home
Claustrophobic, closing in and I'm
Catastrophic, not again
I'm smeared across the page, and doused in gasoline
I wear you like a stain, yet I'm the one who's obscene
Catch me up on all your sordid little insurrections,
I've got no time to lose, and I'm just caught up in all the cattle
Fray the strings
Throw the shapes
Hold your breath
Listen!
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
BEFORE I FORGET THAT!
I'm ripped across the ditch, and settled in the dirt and I'm
I wear you like a stitch, yet I'm the one who's hurt
Pay attention to your twisted little indiscretions
I've got no right to win, I'm just caught up all the battles
Locked in clutch
Pushed in place
Hold your breath
Listen!
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
BEFORE I FORGET THAT!
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
BEFORE I FORGET THAT!
My end
It justifies my means
All I ever do is delay
My every attempt to evade
The end of the road and my end
It justifies my means
All I ever do is delay
My every attempt to evade
THE END OF THE ROAD!
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
BEFORE I FORGET THAT!
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
BEFORE I FORGET THAT!
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
BEFORE I FORGET THAT!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, OH!
εισαι απλα θεος και δεν το εχεις καταλαβει!!!
Και η πανδαισια τραγουδιων (φυσικα παντα με υποτιτλους) συνεχιζεται. Κορυφαιο μωρο η τραγουδιαρα, κορυφαιοι και οι στιχοι των οποιων μεταφραση βλεπετε....
[youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_tkPgGQiso&feature=related[/youtube]
Βλέπεις εκείνο το βουνό που μοιάζει με κεράσι;
ΚΑΙ ΤΟ ΑΣΜΑ ΑΣΜΑΤΩΝ!!!!!
"Ταξιτζου τα κολάρα" σε απταιστη μεταφραση!
[youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5MZbNbKl3w&feature=related[/youtube]
Βλέπεις εκείνο το βουνό που μοιάζει με κεράσι;
nikos7 (13-09-08), somekindofgrinder (07-10-08)
ΚΟΡΥΦΗ!!!
Μιλαμε ελιωσα στο γελιο και γελαω ακομα!
ΚΥΡΙΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΚΥΡΙΟΙ ΠΕΡΗΦΑΝΑ ΣΑΣ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑΖΩ ΤΟΝ ΝΕΟ ΥΜΝΟ ΤΗΣ ΑΕΚΑΡΑΣ!
[youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiN96rwmkqg&feature=related[/youtube]
Βλέπεις εκείνο το βουνό που μοιάζει με κεράσι;
nikos7 (13-09-08)
Κ μιας κ είμαστε σε εύθυμο κλίμα πάρ τε κ αυτό....[youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?v=NezeTbnlWAY[/youtube]
καλα ομως το μωρο σπερνει ετσι????πωπω!
ολα τα λεφτα η χορογραφια και οι δικασιες!!!!
Κι ενα λαϊκο "του χαρου"
Τιτλος "Τσου ρε Ανώμαλε"
[youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nY52L1ZHyI&feature=related[/youtube]
Βλέπεις εκείνο το βουνό που μοιάζει με κεράσι;
Unforgiven III.. Kαποιοι ειπανε "και αλλο unforgiven?? Το μαμησανε πια , μονο το unforgiven I ηταν κομματαρα" και αλλα τετοια.. ΚΙ ΟΜΩΣ κυριοι!! Ειναι πολυ καλυτερο απο τα προηγουμενα 2!!! Μetallica are back!!!
Unforgiven III
Ειναι τοσο τελειο!!!
[youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS0SI1AHXE4[/youtube]
How could he know
This new dawn's light
Would change his life forever?
Set sail to sea
But pulled off course
By the light of golden treasure
Was he the one causing pain
With his careless dreaming?
Been afraid
Always afraid
Of the things he's feeling
He could just be gone
He would just sail on
He'll just sail on
How can I be lost,
If I've got nowhere to go?
Search for seas of gold
How come it's got so cold?
How can I be lost?
In remembrance I relive
And how can I blame you
When it's me I can't forgive?
These days drift on
Inside a fog
It's thick and suffocating
His sinking life
Outside it's hell
Inside, intoxication
He's run aground
Like his life
Water much too shallow
Slipping fast
Down with his ship
Fading in the shadows
Now a castaway
They've all gone away
They've gone away
How can I be lost
If I've got nowhere to go?
Search for seas of gold
How come it's got so cold?
How can I be lost?
In remembrance I relive
And how can I blame you
When it's me I can't forgive?
Forgive me
Forgive me not
Forgive me
Forgive me not
Forgive me
Forgive me not
Forgive me
Forgive me
Why can't I forgive me?
(Solo)
Set sail to sea
But pulled off course
By the light of golden treasure
How could he know
This new dawn's light
Would change his life forever?
How can I be lost,
If I've got nowhere to go?
Search for seas of gold
How come it's got so cold?
How can I be lost?
In remembrance I relive
So how can I blame you
When it's me I can't forgive?
somekindofgrinder (07-10-08)
εγω θα ελεγα οτι ειναι η θεα της μουσικης, αλλοι θα ελεγαν οτι ειναι ενα μεγαλο μερος της μουσικης του προηγουμενου αιωνα! αλλοι παλι θα ελεγαν οτι ειναι η μεταμορφωση της jazz σε γυναικα, οπως και να εχει ομως , οποιος την ακουσει μια φορα δεν γινεται να μην ερωτευτει τη φωνη της!!
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