KHJ Boss Radio - Record Data by Year |
The table below shows the frequency and longevity of records that made the Boss 30. I'll use 1965 as an example. There were 116 records that debuted on the Boss 30 in 1965. Week No. 1 will always be 100%. Of those 116 records, 111 made it to a second week on the survey. That's 95.7%. The rest of the weeks follow this pattern. (Note: there were only 26 surveys issued in 1965.) KHJ was firing on all cylinders in 1968. The song turnover was rapid and new music kept the juices flowing. There were 287 records that debuted in 1968 for an average of 5.5 new records per week. Only 2.4% of the records lasted nine weeks or longer. Boss Radio at its apex. The turnover rate slowed quite a bit in 1971 and 1972. It totally crashed in 1973. Only 162 records debuted in 1973. While only 2.4% of the records lasted nine weeks or longer in 1968, that number was up to a whopping 61.7% in 1973. Songs were lasting 19 weeks on the survey. Boss Radio, as we knew it, was history. Return to KHJ blogsite or www.thebig93.com |
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1965 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Total / Week | 116 | 111 | 103 | 98 | 87 | 81 | 64 | 51 | 39 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
% of Total | 100.0 | 95.7 | 88.8 | 84.5 | 75.0 | 69.8 | 55.2 | 44.0 | 33.6 | 21.6 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Avg New / Wk | 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
1966 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Total / Week | 248 | 243 | 225 | 204 | 187 | 154 | 127 | 84 | 49 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
% of Total | 100.0 | 97.8 | 90.7 | 82.3 | 75.4 | 62.1 | 51.2 | 33.9 | 19.8 | 11.7 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Avg New / Wk | 4.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
1967 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Total / Week | 276 | 269 | 250 | 231 | 197 | 151 | 100 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
% of Total | 100.0 | 97.5 | 90.6 | 83.7 | 71.4 | 54.7 | 36.2 | 18.5 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Avg New / Wk | 5.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
1968 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Total / Week | 287 | 287 | 280 | 251 | 206 | 138 | 68 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
% of Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 97.6 | 87.5 | 71.8 | 48.1 | 23.7 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Avg New / Wk | 5.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
1969 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Total / Week | 258 | 258 | 255 | 231 | 198 | 159 | 111 | 73 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
% of Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98.8 | 89.5 | 76.7 | 61.6 | 43.0 | 28.3 | 15.9 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Avg New / Wk | 4.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
1970 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Total / Week | 237 | 236 | 223 | 197 | 174 | 148 | 123 | 97 | 69 | 38 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
% of Total | 100.0 | 99.6 | 94.1 | 83.1 | 73.4 | 62.5 | 51.9 | 40.9 | 29.1 | 16.0 | 8.4 | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Avg New / Wk | 4.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
1971 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Total / Week | 208 | 208 | 203 | 196 | 174 | 156 | 138 | 107 | 81 | 57 | 38 | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
% of Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 97.6 | 94.2 | 83.7 | 75.0 | 66.4 | 51.4 | 38.9 | 27.4 | 18.3 | 10.6 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Avg New / Wk | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1972 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Total / Week | 192 | 190 | 186 | 174 | 165 | 152 | 133 | 112 | 88 | 71 | 48 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
% of Total | 100.0 | 99.0 | 96.9 | 90.6 | 85.9 | 79.2 | 69.3 | 58.3 | 45.8 | 37.0 | 25.0 | 15.1 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 1.0 | — | — | — |
Avg New / Wk | 3.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
1973 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Total / Week | 162 | 162 | 160 | 153 | 148 | 139 | 128 | 112 | 100 | 81 | 73 | 59 | 44 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
% of Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98.8 | 94.4 | 91.4 | 85.8 | 79.0 | 69.1 | 61.7 | 50.0 | 45.1 | 36.4 | 27.2 | 17.3 | 16.1 | 11.1 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
Avg New / Wk | 3.1 | ||||||||||||||||||