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CHART ATTACK!: 2/27/71

Jason Hare February 27, 2009 24

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

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CHART ATTACK!: 2/14/81

Jason Hare February 13, 2009 19

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

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CHART ATTACK!: 1/29/77

Jason Hare January 30, 2009 19

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

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CHART ATTACK!: 1/15/83

Jason Hare January 16, 2009 16

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

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CHART ATTACK!: 12/3/77

Jason Hare December 5, 2008 15

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

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CHART ATTACK!: 11/24/84

Jason Hare November 21, 2008 19

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

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CHART ATTACK!: 11/1/86

Jason Hare October 31, 2008 20

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

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CHART ATTACK!: 10/5/85

Jason Hare October 3, 2008 16

Howdy, everybody! It’s CHART ATTACK! time once again!, What can I tell you about this week? Well, at least three of our artists owe their chart success to MTV. Four of our artists are

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CHART ATTACK!: 9/20/69

Jason Hare September 19, 2008 19

One of the questions I am occasionally asked by readers, other than “Are you sure you’re straight?,” is “Why don’t you write more?” (This is also the question I am asked most often by

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CHART ATTACK!: 9/2/72

Jason Hare September 5, 2008 15

Welcome back to another edition of CHART ATTACK!, everyone! Sick of the ’90s? Sick of the ’80s? Sick of … uh … the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s, 1970, 1971, and 1973 – 1979? (I’m

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