Chart #1 - August 23, 1980

The first episode introduces co-hosts John and Jason and explains how their love of music, as well as music history, formed the basis of the podcast. John will describe how, as a pre-teen, he began creating his own weekly Singles, Albums, and Groups charts (for his eyes only) for an impressive 106 weeks from August 1980 to August 1982!

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Chapters

• 4:35 Where John heard new music in the 1970s & '80s
• 7:52 The history of creating Chart #1 - Singles & Groups
• 17:33 How the Top 15 Groups chart was determined
• 20:25 How did pre-teen John acquire LPs for his Albums chart?
• 28:28 Chart #1's Top 15 Singles!