This podcast is based on co-host John Schlarbaum’s pubescent memories of the Top 40 between 1979 – 1982 when he created 106 weekly music charts alone in his bedroom in Southwestern Ontario.
Co-host Jason Cabanaw, 20 years younger, discovers, sometimes for the first time, music and bands he was unaware of.
Send us a text The season finale is here! On today's show, co-hosts John and Jason discuss the importance of December 1980! Highlights: Roger Daltrey's "With Your Love" single, and Blondie's popular (but for what reason) album, "Autoamerican." The recent Amazon #1 music book and the podcast's companion book, "Music Virgin No More" by co-host John Schlarbaum, is available now for only $15.00 on Amazon. Buy here: https://a.co/d/ci6SSN8 Check out all 106 weekly charts + year-end charts (1979-1...
30 Oct 2025
Charts #15-16 (Nov 29 + Dec 5, 1980)
Send us a text Today, co-hosts John and Jason review two weeks, starting with Chart #15 for November 29, 1980 . . . which may be the most important chart of all 106 charts made, as Bruce Springsteen makes his first appearance. "Finally," you say! Show highlights: a new #1 Single and #1 Album, plus, one song is hit by the curse of only reaching #2 - denied the top spot by two different tunes! Additionally, discussions on Bruce Springsteen's "The River" and The Police's "Zenyatta Mondatta" albu...
16 Oct 2025
Charts #12-14 (Nov 8, 15 & 22, 1980)
Send us a text On today’s show, John and Jason will review three weeks, starting with Chart #12 for November 8, 1980. Over this period, a new #1 Single is crowned, and a new debut chart album will one week in the future also hit #1! Highlighted Artist: Cliff Richard Highlighted Singles: "(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon/Yoko Ono, "Don’t Stand So Close To Me" by The Police, and "More Than I Can Say" by Leo Sayer The recent Amazon #1 music book and the podcast's companion book, "Music ...
2 Oct 2025
Chart #11 (Nov 1, 1980)
Send us a text On today’s show John and Jason will be looking back at Chart #11 for the week ending November 1, 1980, which features something that doesn’t occur very often. Just released! The podcast's companion book, "Music Virgin No More" by co-host John Schlarbaum is available now for only $15.00 on Amazon. Buy here: https://a.co/d/ci6SSN8 Check out all 106 weekly charts + year-end charts (1979-1990) here: https://johnschlarbaum.com/podcast/ LIKE us on Facebook here: https://www.faceb...
18 Sept 2025
Charts #8 + #9 + #10 (October 11, 18, 25, 1980)
Send us a text Today John and Jason discuss three charts – or at least an overview of three charts – for the weeks of October 11th, 18th, and 25th, as not a lot of new music debuted during this time period. For those keeping track at home, on October 4, 1980, John’s #1 Single was Another One Bites The Dust by Queen, the #1 Album was The Game by Queen, and the #1 Group was . . . surprise, surprise . . . Queen! Just released! The podcast's companion book, "Music Virgin No More" by co-host John...
4 Sept 2025
January – Aug 1980 + Top 15 "New" Groups of 1980
Send us a text As much fun as it is to look back at John's charts that began the week ending August 23, 1980, it’s also interesting to see what music came BEFORE that first chart! On the year-end charts, 13 of the Top 20 Singles were released between January and August, and 9 of the Top 11 Singles were from earlier in the year. Also, 8 of the Top 10 year-end ALBUMS were released before the first chart. Was this a case of John “just having more time to listen” to these songs and albums longer ...
21 Aug 2025
Chart #7 (October 4, 1980)
Send us a text On today’s episode, John and Jason recap a very special chart - #7 - for the week ending October 4, 1980, which debuts a new chart: The Top 10 Albums rankings! Just released! The podcast's companion book, "Music Virgin No More" by co-host John Schlarbaum is available now for only $15.00 on Amazon. Buy here: https://a.co/d/ci6SSN8 Check out all 106 weekly charts + year-end charts (1979-1990) here: https://johnschlarbaum.com/podcast/ LIKE us on Facebook here: https://www.face...
7 Aug 2025
Charts #4 + #5 + #6 (Sept. 13, 20 and 27, 1980)
Send us a text Co-hosts John and Jason discuss not one, not two, but three charts this week from September 1980! They will highlight Cheap Trick's latest single, profile the group The Monks and their classic faux-punk album, "Bad Habits", and discuss their first concert experiences! ********************************************** Just released! The podcast's companion book, "Music Virgin No More" by co-host John Schlarbaum is available now for only $15.00 on Amazon. Buy here: https://a....
24 Jul 2025
Chart #3 - September 6, 1980
Send us a text On today’s episode, co-hosts John and Jason delve into Chart #3 for the week of September 6, 1980. For those keeping track, last week’s #1 Single was Queen’s “PLAY THE GAME” for a second straight week, and John’s #1 group remained Paul McCartney & Wings. Also, there was one new debut this week that has caused Jason great mental strife and had him momentarily thinking that he and John could not work together on this project! Just released! The podcast's companion book,...
10 Jul 2025
Chart #2 - August 30, 1980
Send us a text Co-hosts John and Jason dive deep into all the action on Chart #2 (August 30, 1980), highlighting songs by Air Supply, The Kingbees, Gary Numan, and Robbie Dupree. A new weekly feature debuts when Jason gets to ask the question, "What were you thinking, John?" Listen to Chart #2's Top 15 Singles on YouTube here: https://shorturl.at/6p3qB Just released! The podcast's companion book, "Music Virgin No More" by co-host John Schlarbaum is available now for only $15.00 on Amazon. Buy...
2 Jun 2025
Chart #1 - August 23, 1980
Send us a text 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! Watch Chart 1's Top 15 Singles on YouTube here: https://shorturl.at/EgSCL Just released! The podcast's companion book, "Music Virgin No More" by...
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