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CHART ATTACK!: 3/16/91
Happy Friday and welcome to another edition of CHART ATTACK! So last time we met here to dissect a Billboard chart, it was a Top 10 from 1971, and I got my ass handed
Read More »CHART ATTACK!: 2/27/71
Howdy, everybody! I tend to stick to the ’80s when writing CHART ATTACK!, as they’re the years I remember best. But this week, I decided to pull up something from the early ’70s and
Read More »CHART ATTACK!: 2/14/81
Howdy, everybody! Happy Friday and welcome back to another edition of CHART ATTACK! This week’s mix is relatively eclectic, yet — as was often the case in the early ’80s — completely inoffensive. And
Read More »CHART ATTACK!: 1/29/77
Welcome back to another edition of CHART ATTACK!, everybody! We’re going back a full 32 years this week, and it’s an interesting chart: if you like your rock or your sappy ballads, songs 10
Read More »CHART ATTACK!: 1/15/83
Welcome back to CHART ATTACK!, all new for 2009! This year we’ll be doing much like we’ve done in the past: ripping apart Billboard Top 10 charts for years ranging from the early ’70s
Read More »CHART ATTACK!: 12/3/77
I know what you’re thinking: isn’t Popdose closed for the season? What the hell is CHART ATTACK! doing here? You raise a good point, but today’s post is here for two reasons. First, I
Read More »CHART ATTACK!: 11/24/84
Hey everybody! Just think: one week from now, you’ll probably be feeling full and somewhat nauseous from all the food you’ve ingested. I say, why wait a week? Get that nauseous feeling right now
Read More »CHART ATTACK!: 11/7/70
Why do I love today’s CHART ATTACK! author? Well, there are many reasons. First and foremost, of course, is his fantastic, thoughtful writing at The Hits Just Keep On Comin’. The second reason is
Read More »CHART ATTACK!: 11/1/86
Howdy, everybody! Happy Halloween! Between Tina Turner’s hair and Eddie Money’s face, it’s quite a scary week here at CHART ATTACK! Take a look back at what singles were topping the Billboard Hot 100
Read More »CHART ATTACK!: 10/17/81
(I don’t have much of an intro for this week’s CHART ATTACK! — only that today’s writer, Rob Smith, made me laugh so hard it woke up my wife in the next room. It’s
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