Comments on: Frankie Valli Charts on Billboard 200!

By: Ted Hammond

Ted Hammond — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:35:58 +0000

Thanks for the invitation, Howard. I wish I could be there. Hopefully, we will see a Frankie Valli and/ or Four Seasons entry on the Hot 100 for the 2000s, extending the record decades streak.

I just found this on the “Billboard Hot 100″ entry on Wikipedia.

“A song that does not have a retail component is allowed to enter the Hot 100 provided it ranks above position 75 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.”

Apparently, record labels were playing games with single releases to get on the Hot 100, so they finally changed the policy. Album/CD cuts are indeed eleigible now for Hot 100 chart inclusion.

By: Howard Tucker

Howard Tucker — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:02:46 +0000

You’re right, Ted. The Four Lovers didn’t hit the album charts. Besides, although Frankie or a 4 Seasons single charted in every decade since the BB charts were released (except the 2000′s so far), their albums didn’t chart in three decades. Thanks to Joel Whitburn for the info. Ted, I hope you’re going tomorrow; would love to meet you.

By: Ted Hammond

Ted Hammond — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:25:00 +0000

I remember in 1994-1995 when Fred Bronson covered the chart performance of the second run of “December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night). Although it was a remix, it was the first single to EVER spend one year (One Year=Four Seasons!) on the Hot 100 charts, ending up with a total of 54 weeks (27+27) before being relegated to the recurrents chart. That’s the 1990s single that peaked at #14, though I think it reached #9 in Airplay. It is difficult to compare the chart performance of records since that 90s era, as so few records chart, and when the are so old, they are relegated to the recurrents even though they may have enough sales and/or airplay to continue on the Hot 100. But if I am not mistaken, CD cuts are now and quite recently eligible for Hot 100 entry, so that is probably more likely than a single release making it to the Hot 100 this decade.

By: james petrecca

james petrecca — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:42:59 +0000

GO FRANKIE! GLAD YOU BROKE INTO THE CHARTS AGAIN, YOUR A TRUE LEGEND AND A ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAMER AND FROM MY CITY NEWARK YOU MADE US PROUD AGAIN! OH WHAT A NIGHT!

By: Ted Hammond

Ted Hammond — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:15:48 +0000

I don’t think the Four Lovers hit the Album Charts.

I heard part of Frankie Valli’s version of “My Girl” on ET last night, and so far, it is my favorite for single release.