Music Virgins No More

24/10/2025

Today, Bruce Springsteen's 1982 album, Nebraska, is being reissued with additional songs, as well as a new biopic film, Deliver Me From Nowhere, that covers the making of the record. As listeners know, we are big fans of The Boss' early work, and this is one of Jason's favourite albums of all time. Unfortunately, it was released on September 30, 1982 - 4.5 weeks AFTER John stopped making his weekly music charts! However, as you can see from the 1982 year-end Albums chart, although not typed out anywhere else, it clearly shows that Nebraska was #1 on John's turntable for a few weeks!

22/10/2025

On a recent visit to , co-host John discovered a 7" single-sized paper insert to buy a t-shirt on one side, and to join the fan club on the other side - both for only $5!

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20/10/2025

The podcast and its tie-in book are reaching some very cool groups and singers!

Listen to the latest episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2453919

Also, order your copy of co-host John's recent #1 Best Seller, packed with even more great music memories, on Amazon here: https://a.co/d/4cxLJyJ

Have a great day!

19/10/2025

Experience Chart #14's Top 15 Singles for the week ending November 22, 1980, as discussed on the latest podcast here on YouTube: https://shorturl.at/VdhaB

17/10/2025

Here is the actual Chart #14 that co-host John typed up in his bedroom almost 45 years ago! For more information, check out the new podcast show - Episode #9 - today from your favourite podcast server!

Or listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2453919

Also, order your copy of co-host John's recent #1 Best Seller, packed with even more great music memories, on Amazon!

16/10/2025

Episode #9 has been released! Listen to the preview and then download it wherever you get your podcasts, like Apple, Spotify, etc., today!

On the 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!

14/10/2025

During a recent visit to an antique / collectibles show, co-host John may have switched and rearranged the For Sale bins to assist buyers in getting only quality music to take home! He also saw two portable typewriters and wondered if another music virgin used them to type their own weekly music charts in their youth . . .

Have a great day!

Boston The KnacK

13/10/2025

At a Thanksgiving Sunday record show, co-host John found this 1980 classic with a picture sleeve! The flip side song “Fall-In” would not enter his life until the “B-Side Babies” compilation of 16 B-sides and other rarities was released in 1994!

Adam Ant

10/10/2025

Here are co-host John's thoughts on the music he was listening to 44 years ago today:

"On the Singles chart, it's interesting to note that every song continues to be played by me on a fairly regular basis. They all highlight what autumn in 1981 sounded like to me and millions of other listeners. On the Albums chart, most of my friends would have had a majority of these LPs or had heard of them. For me, I think 'Dead Ringer,' 'Time,' and 'II' might have been a bit more eclectic spins at the time, but each had a great impact on my life."

Be sure to pick up the new podcast companion book that recently hit #1 on two Amazon Best Seller charts here:

https://a.co/d/5xhraMX

Music Virgin No More is based on the author’s youthful memories of Top 40 radio, when he meticulously compiled 106 weekly music charts in his bedroom on a portable typewriter between August 1980 and August 1982. The music covered became the soundtrack to John’s life, as well as others entering h...

06/10/2025

Co-host John recently found a camera similar to the one he smuggled into his very first concert in 1981 - The Monks!

From his recent Amazon #1 Best Selling book, "Music Virgin No More" here's his memories of that night:

"When The Monks played London’s Centennial Hall, it was a wild affair and my first rock concert! I took pictures with a Kodak Instamatic camera, I hid from security and was TERRIFIED they’d confiscate it when I started taking photos. The band had just released their made-for-Canada-only second album, "Suspended Animation." My fondest memory of the night was when "Drugs In My Pocket" started, and the singer began to throw M&M’s into the audience! For the cost of $9.00, I was a Concert Virgin No More!"

Purchase your copy of the new music memoir here: https://a.co/d/8PtFQQT

03/10/2025

New book review: “This was a fun trip back to my own early 1980's soundtrack. I was singing the songs I loved in my head as I read. Thank you for the music memories!” .hamm - CHCH TV “Morning Live” co-host

Find out what other music lovers have already discovered and order your copy of the former #1 Best Seller today via the Bio link or here:

https://a.co/d/86lR7gW

02/10/2025

Episode #8 is now out! On today’s show, co-hosts 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. They will also be spotlighting Devo's "Whip It" (whip it good), and The Kings' "This Beat Goes On / Switchin' To Glide" - a Canadian classic that was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2020!

Download the episode from the usual podcast platforms, or listen here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2453919

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