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This is all stuff that I only ''ever'' heard on WQDR. At the time, I assumed they were national hits, because QDR had them in rotation just like anything else; it was only when I moved to [[Providence]], and eventually noticed something missing, that I started researching the situation...
This is all stuff that I only ''ever'' heard on WQDR. At the time, I assumed they were national hits, because QDR had them in rotation just like anything else; it was only when I moved to [[Providence]], and eventually noticed something missing, that I started researching the situation...
==Roughly Chronological==
==Roughly Chronological==
* '''Crosby-Nash''', ''Wind on the Water'' (1975):
# '''Crosby-Nash''', ''Wind on the Water'' (1975):
** '''B5''': Critical Mass / To the Last Whale
#* '''B5''': Critical Mass / To the Last Whale
* '''Poco''', ''Rose of Cimarron'' (1976):
# '''Poco''', ''Rose of Cimarron'' (1976):
** '''A1''': Rose of Cimarron
#* '''A1''': Rose of Cimarron
* '''Nantucket, 1978''':
# '''Nantucket, 1978''':
** Heartbreaker
#* Heartbreaker
** Born in a Honky-Tonk
#* Born in a Honky-Tonk
* '''Tarney-Spencer Band, 1979''':
# '''Tarney-Spencer Band, 1979''':
** '''A1''': No Time to Lose
#* '''A1''': No Time to Lose
** '''A5''': Run for Your Life
#* '''A5''': Run for Your Life
* '''Nantucket, 1979''':
# '''Nantucket, 1979''':
** Gimme Your Love
#* Gimme Your Love
** Hey Hey Blondie
#* Hey Hey Blondie
** Just the Devil's Way / Is It Wrong to Rock and Roll
#* Just the Devil's Way / Is It Wrong to Rock and Roll
* '''Arrogance''', ''Suddenly'' (1980):
# '''Mike Cross''', ''[[Born in the Country (Mike Cross)|Born in the Country]]'' (early 1980):
** '''A1''': Burning Desire
#* '''B1''': Nobby
** '''A5''': Bring It On Home
# '''Arrogance''', ''Suddenly'' (1980):
** '''B4''': It Ain't Cool to be Cruel
#* '''A1''': Burning Desire
* '''Nantucket, 1980''' (''Long Way to the Top''):
#* '''A5''': Bring It On Home
** Time Bomb
#* '''B4''': It Ain't Cool to be Cruel
** 50 More
# '''Nantucket, 1980''' (''Long Way to the Top''):
* '''Glass Moon, 1980''':
#* Time Bomb
** '''A1''': Blue Windows
#* 50 More
** '''A2''': Killer at 25
# '''Glass Moon, 1980''':
* '''Robbin Thompson Band''', ''[[Two B's Please]]'' (1980):
#* '''A1''': Blue Windows
** '''A3''': Candy Apple Red
#* '''A2''': Killer at 25
** '''A4''': Brite Eyes
# '''Mike Cross''', ''[[Rock 'n' Rye (Mike Cross)|Rock 'n' Rye]]'' (later in 1980):
* '''The Fabulous Knobs (1981)''':
#* '''A1''': Rocky Top Bar-B-Que
** '''B1''': Long Dark Night
#* '''A4''': The Groove
** '''B2''': String of Pearls
#* '''A5''': Start Drawing the Lines
* '''Arrogance''', ''Lively'' (1981):
# '''Robbin Thompson Band''', ''[[Two B's Please]]'' (1980):
** '''A3''': Secrets
#* '''A3''': Candy Apple Red
** '''B1''': Your Sister Told Me
#* '''A4''': Brite Eyes
* '''Glass Moon, Growing in the Dark (1981)''':
# '''The Fabulous Knobs (1981)''':
** '''A3''': The Telegram Song
#* '''B1''': Long Dark Night
* '''Mondo Montage (1983)''':
#* '''B2''': String of Pearls
** '''B3''': Heaven in Your Eyes
# '''Arrogance''', ''Lively'' (1981):
** '''A7''': Buddha Buddha
#* '''A3''': Secrets
** '''B7''': A Room With a View
#* '''B1''': Your Sister Told Me
# '''Glass Moon, Growing in the Dark (1981)''':
#* '''A3''': The Telegram Song
# '''Mondo Montage (1983)''':
#* '''B3''': Heaven in Your Eyes
#* '''A7''': Buddha Buddha
#* '''B7''': A Room With a View


==By Artist==
==By Artist==

Latest revision as of 16:49, 24 December 2006

This is all stuff that I only ever heard on WQDR. At the time, I assumed they were national hits, because QDR had them in rotation just like anything else; it was only when I moved to Providence, and eventually noticed something missing, that I started researching the situation...

Roughly Chronological

  1. Crosby-Nash, Wind on the Water (1975):
    • B5: Critical Mass / To the Last Whale
  2. Poco, Rose of Cimarron (1976):
    • A1: Rose of Cimarron
  3. Nantucket, 1978:
    • Heartbreaker
    • Born in a Honky-Tonk
  4. Tarney-Spencer Band, 1979:
    • A1: No Time to Lose
    • A5: Run for Your Life
  5. Nantucket, 1979:
    • Gimme Your Love
    • Hey Hey Blondie
    • Just the Devil's Way / Is It Wrong to Rock and Roll
  6. Mike Cross, Born in the Country (early 1980):
    • B1: Nobby
  7. Arrogance, Suddenly (1980):
    • A1: Burning Desire
    • A5: Bring It On Home
    • B4: It Ain't Cool to be Cruel
  8. Nantucket, 1980 (Long Way to the Top):
    • Time Bomb
    • 50 More
  9. Glass Moon, 1980:
    • A1: Blue Windows
    • A2: Killer at 25
  10. Mike Cross, Rock 'n' Rye (later in 1980):
    • A1: Rocky Top Bar-B-Que
    • A4: The Groove
    • A5: Start Drawing the Lines
  11. Robbin Thompson Band, Two B's Please (1980):
    • A3: Candy Apple Red
    • A4: Brite Eyes
  12. The Fabulous Knobs (1981):
    • B1: Long Dark Night
    • B2: String of Pearls
  13. Arrogance, Lively (1981):
    • A3: Secrets
    • B1: Your Sister Told Me
  14. Glass Moon, Growing in the Dark (1981):
    • A3: The Telegram Song
  15. Mondo Montage (1983):
    • B3: Heaven in Your Eyes
    • A7: Buddha Buddha
    • B7: A Room With a View

By Artist

  • Mike Cross:
    • Whiskey 'Fore Breakfast
    • Work for Nobby
  • Poco, Rose of Cimarron (1976):
    • A1: Rose of Cimarron
  • Arrogance
    • Suddenly (1980)
      • Burning Desire
      • Bring It On Home
      • It Ain't Cool to be Cruel
    • Lively (1981)
      • Secrets
      • Your Sister Told Me
  • Nantucket
    • 1978:
      • Heartbreaker
      • Born in a Honky-Tonk
    • 1979:
      • Gimme Your Love
      • Hey Hey Blondie
      • Just the Devil's Way / Is It Wrong to Rock and Roll
    • 1980 (Long Way to the Top):
      • Time Bomb
      • 50 More
  • The Fabulous Knobs (1981)
    • Long Dark Night
    • String of Pearls
  • Glass Moon
    • Glass Moon (1980)
      • Blue Windows
      • Killer at 25
    • Growing in the Dark (1981)
      • The Telegram Song
  • Various Artists: Mondo Montage (1983)
    • Heaven in Your Eyes
    • Buddha Buddha
    • Room With a View (?)
  • Tarney-Spencer Band (1979)
    • No Time to Lose
    • Run for Your Life
  • Robbin Thompson Band: Two B's Please
    • A3: Candy Apple Red
    • A4: Brite Eyes
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