Top 40 Music on CD Forum https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:32:38 +0000 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:54:44 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 30 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_topic_feed.asp <![CDATA[Top 40 Music on CD Forum]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Chat Board : DB suggestion: indicate when orig. single is mono]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10358&PID=68039&title=db-suggestion-indicate-when-orig-single-is-mono#68039 Author: mjb50
Subject: DB suggestion: indicate when orig. single is mono
Posted: 10 April 2026 at 7:54pm

Hmm, I don't like the clutter of having a ton of sticky topics, especially for something like this which is somewhat esoteric. Better would be one special "List of lists" sticky which has links to informative, database-supplementing list posts like those.]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:54:44 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10358&PID=68039&title=db-suggestion-indicate-when-orig-single-is-mono#68039 <![CDATA[Chat Board : Top Country Singles 1944-2025]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10356&PID=68038&title=top-country-singles-19442025#68038 Author: Archives Guy
Subject: Top Country Singles 1944-2025
Posted: 10 April 2026 at 2:30pm

Wouldn't you know that the book I most wanted to see published is the new book coming out "Top Country Singles 1944-2025." It is ordered!!!]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:30:10 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10356&PID=68038&title=top-country-singles-19442025#68038 <![CDATA[Chat Board : Top Country Singles 1944-2025]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10356&PID=68037&title=top-country-singles-19442025#68037 Author: Paul Haney
Subject: Top Country Singles 1944-2025
Posted: 10 April 2026 at 10:38am

Originally posted by Robert Robert wrote:

Great news! Any chance there could be a digital edition? Like the Adobe edition of a couple of the pop books? A great big book in front of my keyboard can be cumbersome.


We don't have any immediate plans for a digital edition of this particular book. Most of our customers still prefer the print books. That said, we're exploring all digital options since that where the world is headed these days.]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:38:57 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10356&PID=68037&title=top-country-singles-19442025#68037 <![CDATA[Chat Board : Top Country Singles 1944-2025]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10356&PID=68036&title=top-country-singles-19442025#68036 Author: Robert
Subject: Top Country Singles 1944-2025
Posted: 10 April 2026 at 10:04am

Great news! Any chance there could be a digital edition? Like the Adobe edition of a couple of the pop books? A great big book in front of my keyboard can be cumbersome.]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:04:26 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10356&PID=68036&title=top-country-singles-19442025#68036 <![CDATA[Chat Board : DB suggestion: indicate when orig. single is mono]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10358&PID=68035&title=db-suggestion-indicate-when-orig-single-is-mono#68035 Author: aaronk
Subject: DB suggestion: indicate when orig. single is mono
Posted: 10 April 2026 at 8:13am

I agree that there is a lot more information I would like to see absorbed into the searchable database. Updating thousands of entries with mono/stereo info isn't something that I currently have time for, so I'm super grateful that Todd took the time to document this here on the forum.

As a temporary workaround, I can make Todd's threads with all this info a "sticky" that always stays at the top of the forum. Would that make things a little easier?]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:13:56 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10358&PID=68035&title=db-suggestion-indicate-when-orig-single-is-mono#68035 <![CDATA[Chat Board : "A Rose Is Still a Rose"- Aretha Franklin]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6611&PID=68034&title=a-rose-is-still-a-rose-aretha-franklin#68034 Author: aaronk
Subject: "A Rose Is Still a Rose"- Aretha Franklin
Posted: 10 April 2026 at 8:03am

Updated!]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:03:58 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6611&PID=68034&title=a-rose-is-still-a-rose-aretha-franklin#68034 <![CDATA[Chat Board : DB suggestion: indicate when orig. single is mono]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10358&PID=68033&title=db-suggestion-indicate-when-orig-single-is-mono#68033 Author: mjb50
Subject: DB suggestion: indicate when orig. single is mono
Posted: 10 April 2026 at 7:15am

PopArchivist made a few threads to talk about stereo reissues:
• mono vs stereo
• stereo and the 1950s
• stereo in the 1960s

All are interesting reading, and all matching my perceptions of the state of things, past and present. Following up on that, I have some thoughts.

It seems the "mono sucks" sentiment which reflected and shaped the reissue scene well into '00s also had an effect on the database here. Pat didn't make a note of whether the original single was mono or stereo; if the mix was otherwise a match, it would be called the "45 version". Thus there is no way to know, just by looking at the database, whether the original single was mono or stereo.

For those of us who prefer to distinguish stereo LP/reissue mixes from the original mono single versions, this is unfortunate. Of course, we can make an educated guess based on the year, but it gets tricky for the era when 45s were in transition to stereo, or for the odd mono hits well into the stereo era. Thankfully, many of these 45s have been discussed in the forum, such as in Todd Ireland's "List of mono and Stereo 45s" threads.

I just don't like how the info is buried in the forum, though. It would be nice to have it in the database. So, maybe this is just a question for Aaron, but I am wondering whether the database could begin incorporating information about whether the original single versions were mono?

I'm thinking this wouldn't necessarily need a new dedicated field. For example, the page for The Platters' "Harbor Lights" says, in the Notes section, "the actual 45 running time is (2:48)". Maybe this could be amended to include a mono tag like is used in the listings, e.g.: "the actual 45 (M) running time is (2:48)". Not sure how that would work for entries where there are no notes at all though... maybe "the actual 45 (M) running time is TBD"?

For mono/stereo DJ 45s and edge cases where there were simultaneous mono and stereo 45s, "(M)(S)" would be fine.

Thanks for your time.]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:15:48 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10358&PID=68033&title=db-suggestion-indicate-when-orig-single-is-mono#68033 <![CDATA[Chat Board : Top Country Singles 1944-2025]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10356&PID=68032&title=top-country-singles-19442025#68032 Author: Paul Haney
Subject: Top Country Singles 1944-2025
Posted: 10 April 2026 at 6:04am

Originally posted by Scanner Scanner wrote:

How are you calculating the Top Artists list? In the book's description, you mention how Morgan Wallen ranks as the 11th biggest artist ever. Clearly, you must be counting all the album tracks he charted on Hot Country Songs in addition to the singles that charted on Country Airplay. Did you weigh or prioritize placement on one chart more than or over the other to calculate this?


After much deliberation, we decided to keep the point system exactly the same from the last edition. The Country Airplay chart numbers always take precedence over the Hot Country Songs numbers, unless a song ONLY made the Hot Country Songs chart, then it gets full credit. Yes, the album cuts do get counted, but many of them only chart for a few weeks, so it really doesn't skew the numbers as bad as you might think. You may also be surprised how many big Airplay hits that Morgan Wallen has racked up since the previous edition. IMO, the Top 300 artists are a great mix of new and old. And Eddy Arnold is still comfortably sitting at #1.]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:04:38 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10356&PID=68032&title=top-country-singles-19442025#68032 <![CDATA[Chat Board : Top Country Singles 1944-2025]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10356&PID=68031&title=top-country-singles-19442025#68031 Author: Scanner
Subject: Top Country Singles 1944-2025
Posted: 09 April 2026 at 10:26pm

How are you calculating the Top Artists list? In the book's description, you mention how Morgan Wallen ranks as the 11th biggest artist ever. Clearly, you must be counting all the album tracks he charted on Hot Country Songs in addition to the singles that charted on Country Airplay. Did you weigh or prioritize placement on one chart more than or over the other to calculate this?]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:26:22 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10356&PID=68031&title=top-country-singles-19442025#68031 <![CDATA[Chat Board : More Radio Edits of NON-Top40 Singles]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10357&PID=68030&title=more-radio-edits-of-nontop40-singles#68030 Author: DON-FM
Subject: More Radio Edits of NON-Top40 Singles
Posted: 09 April 2026 at 7:44pm

Would anyone have the 45RPM versions (or at the very least edit points, etc.) of these non-top 40 singles? (Posted with permission):

Pink Floyd- Have a Cigar/Welcome to the Machine (Columbia 10248)
Rush- Entre Nous (Mercury 76060)
Joe Walsh- Turn to Stone (ABC-Dunhill 15026)
Edgar Winter- Give it Everything You Got (Epic 10762)
GNR- Sweet Child of Mine (Geffen 27963-DJ)
Rod Stewart- Street Fighting Man (Mercury 73009)
George Thorogood- It Wasn't Me (Rounder 4518)
Lynyrd Skynyrd- Gimme Three Steps (MCA 40647) *this is the live version

Thanks
db
https://donfm.us
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