WKRP Song List - Google Drive

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
1	1-0001	18 Sept 1978 8:00 PM Mon	PILOT		#29 / 65 shows	19.7 Rating / 32 Share	On DVD?
2	1	Queen Of The Forest	Ted Nugent	YouTube	Epic	First song Johnny plays to switch formats
3	2	Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)	Chic	YouTube	Atlantic	Played by Venus at the end of the episode
4	2-0002	25 Sept 1978 8:00 PM Mon	PILOT PT. 2		#44 / 68	15.7 Rating / 25 Share
5	3	Quintette a cordes No. 2 in C Minor, K. 406: II. Andante	Juilliard String Quartet (W.A. Mozart)			Playing on Jennifer's radio at the beginning of the episode
6	4	Lies	The Rolling Stones	YouTube	Rolling Stones Records	End of song plays just before protesters enter booth
7	5	Old Time Rock N' Roll	Bob Seger	Dailymotion	Capitol	Song that plays when protesters storm booth
8	6	Shattered	The Rolling Stones	YouTube	Rolling Stones Records	Song Johnny plays after chasing protesters from booth
9	3-0005	2 Oct 1978 8:00 PM Mon	LES ON A LEDGE		#44 / 62	15.9 Rating / 26 Share
10	7	They Called It Rock	Nick Lowe	YouTube	Columbia	Played by Johnny at beginning of episode
11	4-0004	9 Oct 1978 8:00 PM Mon	HOODLUM ROCK		#37 / 65	16.9 Rating / 27 Share
12	8	Dynamite	Detective	YouTube	Swan Song	Played by Venus before band interview
13	9	Got Enough Love	Detective	YouTube	Swan Song	Played by Scum in concert
14	10	Betcha Won't Dance	Detective	YouTube	Swan Song	Played by Scum in concert
15	5-0007	16 Oct 1978 8:00 PM Mon	HOLD UP		#47 / 65	15.2 Rating / 24 Share
16	11	Atomic Punk	Van Halen	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played on the stereo at Del's Stereo And Sound
17	12	Back In The U.S.A.	Linda Ronstadt	YouTube	Asylum	Played by Johnny at the remote
18	13	Mercedes Benz	Janis Joplin	YouTube	CBS	Played at the remote, as Bobby Boogie takes over
19	14	Like A Rolling Stone	Bob Dylan	YouTube	Columbia	Played by Bobby Boogie after taking over remote
20	6-0006	23 Oct 1978 8:00 PM Mon	BAILEY'S SHOW		#43 / 59	16.2 Rating / 26 Share
21	15	We Both Deserve Each Other's Love	L.T.D.	YouTube	A&M Records	Opening song played by Venus
22	16	Boogie Oogie Oogie	A Taste Of Honey	YouTube	Capitol	Next song played by Venus
23	17	Shame	Evelyn 'Champagne' King	YouTube	RCA Victor	Last song played by Venus at the end of the scene
24	18	Jailhouse Rock	Elvis Presley	YouTube	RCA Victor	Played by Johnny as Andy and Bailey enter booth
25	19	Don't Look Back	Boston	YouTube	Epic	Played by Johnny after being talked into hosting interview show
26	7-0008	30 Oct 1978 9:30 PM Mon	TURKEY'S AWAY		#23 / 61	20.7 Rating / 31 Share
27	20	Dogs	Pink Floyd	YouTube	Harvest	Played by Johnny while Mr. Carlson is in the booth
28	21	Fun Time	Joe Cocker	YouTube	Asylum	Played by Johnny before the turkey incident
29	22	It Came Out Of The Sky	Creedence Clearwater Revival	YouTube	Fantasy	Played by Johnny after the turkey incident
30	8-0011	6 Nov 1978 8:00 PM Mon	LOVE RETURNS		#48 / 52 (72)	14.2 Rating / 21 Share
31	23	You 20th Century Fox	Ray Charles		Atlantic	Played by Johnny before announcing contest winner
32	24	Beast Of Burden	The Rolling Stones	YouTube	Rolling Stones Records	Played by Johnny after announcing contest winner
33	9-0015	15 Jan 1979 9:30 PM Mon	MAMA'S REVIEW		#16 / 60	23.1 Rating / 33 Share
34	25	Queen Of The Forest	Ted Nugent	YouTube	Epic	Repeated from the pilot episode
35	26	Old Time Rock N' Roll	Bob Seger	Dailymotion	Capitol	Repeated from Pilot Pt. 2
36	27	Is That Enough	Marvin Gaye	YouTube	Motown	Played by Venus in flashback
37	10-0016	22 Jan 1979 9:30 PM Mon	A DATE WITH JENNIFER		#16 / 61	23.2 Rating / 35 Share
38	28	Shakedown Street	The Grateful Dead	YouTube	Arista	Played by Johnny during opening
39	29	Hot Blooded	Foreigner	YouTube	Atlantic	Played while Les gets ready
40	11-0014	29 Jan 1979 8:30 PM Mon	THE CONTEST NOBODY COULD WIN		#22 / 56	20.3 Rating / 29 Share
41	30	Suction Prints	Captain Beefheart	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played by Johnny in opening
42	31	For The Love Of Money	The O'Jays	YouTube	Philadelphia International	Next song played by Johnny in opening
43	32	Too Wild To Tame	The Boyzz	YouTube	Epic	Contest song
44	33	Tumblin' Dice	The Rolling Stones	YouTube	Rolling Stones Records	Contest song
45	34	YMCA	The Village People	YouTube	Casablanca	Contest song
46	35	Danke Schoen	Wayne Newton	YouTube	Capitol	Contest song
47	36	Straight On	Heart	YouTube	Portrait	Contest song
48	37	The National Anthem	Francis Scott Key			Contest song
49	38	I'll Make Love To You Anytime	Eric Clapton	YouTube	RSO	Played by Johnny after the contest is won
50	39	Lotta Love	Nicolette Larson	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played by Johnny at the end of the episode
51	40	Born Under A Bad Sign	Albert King	YouTube	Stax	Alternate ending song
52	12-0017	5 Feb 1979 9:30 PM Mon	TORNADO		#25 / 62	20.4 Rating / 29 Share
53	41	Goon Squad	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	YouTube	Columbia	Played by Johnny as Mr. Carlson brings the Japanese visitors to the booth
54	42	The Star Spangled Banner				The record Les plays after his rousing speech on the air
55	13-0009	19 Feb 1979 9:30 PM Mon	GOODBYE JOHNNY		#28 / 58	19.0 Rating / 27 Share
56	43	Surfin' USA	The Beach Boys	YouTube	Capitol	Played by Johnny in the opening, as the snow builds up
57	44	I'm Moving On	The Rolling Stones	YouTube	Rolling Stones Records	Played by Johnny in the opening (until the record is stopped; the music after the record starts up again is a replacement track)	*
58	45	It's A Lovely Day Today	Irving Berlin (composer)			Sung by Johnny as he enters Andy's office
59	14-0010	26 Feb 1979 9:30 PM Mon	JOHNNY COMES BACK		#17 / 63	22.5 Rating / 33 Share
60	46	Ooh Baby Baby	Linda Ronstadt	YouTube	Asylum	Played by Johnny (as Heavy Early) after he returns
61	47	Into The Mystic	Van Morrison	YouTube	Warner Bros.	The next song played by Johnny
62	48	Blue Collar Man	Styx	YouTube	A&M Records	Played by Doug Winner before playing the payola song
63	49	Alive Again	Chicago	YouTube	Columbia	Played by Doug after the payola song
64	50	Layla	Derek & The Dominos	YouTube	ATCO Records (Atlantic)	Played by Johnny when he returns to his old time slot
65	15-0019	5 Mar 1979 9:30 PM Mon	NEVER LEAVE ME LUCILLE		#15 / 65	23.5 Rating / 35 Share
66	51	Heartbreak Hotel	sung by Les			Sung by Les at the beginning of the episode
67	52	Rock 'n Roll The Place	Eddie Money	YouTube	Columbia	Played by Johnny as he's throwing darts at Barry Manilow's This One's For You album cover
68	16-0012	19 Mar 1979 9:30 PM Mon	I WANT TO KEEP MY BABY		#19 / 66	21.8 Rating / 33 Share
69	53	Rock 'n Roll Fantasy	The Kinks	YouTube	Arista	Played by Johnny in the opening
70	54	Hold The Line	Toto	YouTube	Columbia	Second song played by Johnny in the opening
71	55	B-A-B-Y	Carla Thomas	YouTube	Stax	Played by Johnny after discovering the baby
72	56	Lively Up Yourself	Bob Marley	YouTube	Island Records	Played by Venus as he sits in for Johnny
73	57	Teach Your Children	Crosby, Stills, & Nash & Young	YouTube	Atlantic	Played by Johnny on the second day of having the baby
74	58	Return To Sender	Elvis Presley	YouTube	RCA Victor	Next song played by Johnny, originally at 45 rpm speed
75	59	Lover's Prayer	Randy Newman	YouTube	Warner Bros.	First song played by Johnny in the closing
76	60	Your Smiling Face	James Taylor	YouTube	Columbia	Last song played by Johnny during closing
77	17-0020	26 Mar 1979 9:30 PM Mon	A COMMERCIAL BREAK		#19 / 64	20.6 Rating / 31 Share
78	61	Young Blood	The Coasters	YouTube	ATCO Records (Atlantic)	Played by Johnny before airing the Ferriman commercial
79	62	Heart Of Glass	Blondie	YouTube	Chrysalis	Played by Johnny after airing the Ferriman commercial
80	18-0022	2 Apr 1979 9:30 PM Mon	WHO IS GORDON SIMS?		#16 / 67	22.5 Rating / 34 Share
81	63	Flight Time	Donald Byrd	YouTube	Blue Note	First song played by Venus in his shift
82	64	Last Dance	Chuck Mangione	YouTube	A&M Records	Next song played by Venus in his shift
83	19-0021	23 Apr 1979 9:30 PM Mon	I DO I DO...FOR NOW		#10 / 67	23.0 Rating / 37 Share
84	65	Jealous Man	Hoyt Axton	YouTube	A&M Records	Sung by Hoyt in the lobby
85	66	Della And The Dealer	Hoyt Axton	YouTube	Jeremiah	Sung by Hoyt at Jennifer's apartment and again in the booth
86		30 Apr 1979 9:30 PM Mon	A Commercial Break (R)		(Aired in place of The White Shadow/Miss USA Pageant in some areas)
87	20-0018	7 May 1979 9:30 PM Mon	YOUNG MASTER CARLSON		#41 / 60	13.8 Rating / 22 Share
88	67	Trumpet sting from Patton	Jerry Goldsmith	YouTube		Occurs several times
89	68	Caravan	Van Morrison	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played by Johnny before Andy brings little Arthur into the booth
90	69	Soul Man	Sam & Dave	YouTube	Stax	Played while Arthur and little Arthur are having fun in his office
91	70	Washington Post March	John Philip Sousa	YouTube		Little Arthur changes the radio station to this
92	21-0013	28 May 1979 9:30 PM Mon	FISH STORY		#19 / 62	18.0 Rating / 29 Share
93	71	Drinkin' Wine-Spo-Dee-O-Dee	Jerry Lee Lewis	Spotify	Mercury	Played by Johnny at the beginning
94	72	I'm Tore Down	Freddie King	YouTube	Shelter	Played by Johnny during the drunk driving promotion
95	73	Blue Collar Man	Styx	YouTube	A&M Records	Played by Johnny during the drunk driving promotion, not getting drunk
96	74	If I Didn't Care	sung by Venus			Sung by Venus, drunk
97	75	Alabama Song	The Doors	YouTube	Elektra	Played by Johnny during the drunk driving promotion, as he thinks he's drunk
98	76	Light My Fire	The Doors	YouTube	Elektra	Played by Johnny during the drunk driving promotion, as he passes the test
99	22-0003	4 June 1979 9:30 PM Mon	PREACHER		#13 / 66	19.8 Rating / 33 Share
100	77	Just What I Needed	The Cars	YouTube	Elektra	Played by Johnny at the beginning
101	78	I'm Down	The Beatles	YouTube	Capitol	Next song played by Johnny at the beginning
102		11 June 1979 9:30 PM Mon	Pilot (R)		#2 / 66	22.5 Rating / 39 Share
103		25 June 1979 9:30 PM Mon	Tornado (R)		#1 / 66	24.1 Rating / 41 Share
104		2 July 1979 9:30 PM Mon	Never Leave Me Lucille (R)		#10 / 63	20.0 Rating / 36 Share
105		9 July 1979 9:30 PM Mon	Les On A Ledge (R)		#2 / 64	24.1 Rating / 43 Share
106		16 July 1979 9:30 PM Mon	I Want To Keep My Baby (R)		#13 / 60	17.8 Rating / 34 Share
107		23 July 1979 9:30 PM Mon	Turkey's Away (R)		#2 / 65	23.0 Rating / 42 Share
108		30 July 1979 9:30 PM Mon	A Commercial Break (R)		#3 / 64	22.3 Rating / 40 Share
109		6 Aug 1979 9:30 PM Mon	Who Is Gordon Sims? (R)		#4 / 63	22.6 Rating / 40 Share
110		13 Aug 1979 9:30 PM Mon	I Do, I Do...For Now (R)		#2 / 61	23.8 Rating / 40 Share
111		20 Aug 1979 9:30 PM Mon	Fish Story (R)		#1 / 62	24.1 Rating / 39 Share
112		27 Aug 1979 9:30 PM Mon	Goodbye Johnny (R)		#2 / 62	24.2 Rating / 40 Share
113		3 Sept 1979 9:30 PM Mon	Johnny Comes Back (R)		#10 / 52	20.1 Rating / 33 Share
114		10 Sept 1979 9:30 PM Mon	A Date With Jennifer (R)		#15 / 57	22.2 Rating / 35 Share
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	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
1	1-0026	17 Sept 1979 9:30 PM Mon	FOR LOVE OR MONEY PT. 1		#23 / 61	20.2 Rating / 30 Share	On DVD?
2	1	Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)	Robert Palmer	YouTube	Island Records	Played by Johnny at the beginning of the episode
3	2	Rise	Herb Alpert	YouTube	A&M Records	Played by Venus at the beginning of Act 2
4	3	After The Love Has Gone	Earth, Wind & Fire	YouTube	Columbia	Played by Venus, end of show
5	2-0027	24 Sept 1979 9:30 PM Mon	FOR LOVE OR MONEY PT. 2		#17 / 66	20.9 Rating / 32 Share
6	4	After The Love Has Gone	Earth, Wind & Fire	YouTube	Columbia	Played by Venus, beginning of show (cont. from prev episode)
7	3-0023	15 Oct 1979 9:30 PM Mon	BASEBALL		#4 / 64	26.8 Rating / 39 Share
8		none
9	4-0028	22 Oct 1979 9:30 PM Mon	BAD RISK		#21 / 66	20.8 Rating / 31 Share
10	5	Good Girls Don't	The Knack	YouTube	Capitol	Playing while Johnny and Venus hide from Herb, who's selling insurance
11	6	Lonesome Loser	Little River Band	YouTube	Capitol	Playing while Johnny and Venus are still hiding from Herb
12	7	Bitch	The Rolling Stones	YouTube	Rolling Stones Records	Played by Johnny while still hiding
13	8	Rock Around The Clock	sung by Les			Les sings a few words as he's entering the bullpen at the end of the episode
14	5-0024	29 Oct 1979 9:30 PM Mon	JENNIFER FALLS IN LOVE		#9 / 65	24.3 Rating / 37 Share
15		none
16	6-0025	5 Nov 1979 9:30 PM Mon	CARLSON FOR PRESIDENT		#11 / 62	23.2 Rating / 34 Share
17	9	???				Played right before Carlson's city council ad
18	10	Star Wars theme	John Williams	YouTube	20th Century Records	Played during Carlson's city council ad
19	7-0034	12 Nov 1979 9:30 PM Mon	MIKE FRIGHT		#20 / 56	21.6 Rating / 31 Share
20	11	Who Listens To The Radio?	The Sports	YouTube	Sire	Opening song
21	12	Rock And Roll Music	Chuck Berry	YouTube	Chess Records	Next song played in the opening, as Johnny fakes freezing up
22	13	Gotta Serve Somebody	Bob Dylan	YouTube	Columbia	Playing while Johnny and Venus are making football bets
23	14	Nowhere To Run	Martha Reeves & The Vandellas	YouTube	Gordy	Played by Johnny after he freezes on the air
24	15	Friends (1969 version)	B.B. King	YouTube	Bluesway	Playing when Venus enter the bar looking for Johnny
25	16	Honky Tonk Heroes	Waylon Jennings	YouTube	RCA	Playing in the bar while Venus talks to Johnny
26	17	Remember Who You Are	Sly & The Family Stone	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played by Johnny, after he's back on the air
27	8-0031	26 Nov 1979 9:30 PM Mon	THE PATTER OF LITTLE FEET		#6 / 63	27.1 Rating / 41 Share
28	18	Still	Commodores	YouTube	Motown	Played by Venus when Mr. Carlson enters the DJ booth
29	19	Sing A Happy Song	The O'Jays	YouTube	Philadelphia International	Played by Venus as Mrs. Carlson turns on the speaker
30	20	Thank Heaven For Little Girls	Maurice Chevalier	YouTube	MGM Records	Played by Venus after Mr. Carlson requests a song
31	21	We've Only Just Begun	???			Alternate ending song
32	9-0030	3 Dec 1979 9:30 PM Mon	BABY, IF YOU'VE EVER WONDERED		#14 / 68	22.8 Rating / 33 Share
33	22	Rockin' My Life Away	Jerry Lee Lewis	YouTube	Elektra	Played by Johnny at the beginning of the episode
34	23	Get It Right Next Time	Gerry Rafferty	YouTube	United Artists	End of the song played as Andy walks into his office
35	24	Goodbye Stranger	Supertramp	YouTube	A&M Records	Played as Andy is in his office, pissed
36	25	Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough	Michael Jackson	YouTube	Epic	Played during the party at the end of the episode
37	10-0033	10 Dec 1979 9:30 PM Mon	BAILEY'S BIG BREAK		#14 / 71	22.7 Rating / 34 Share
38	26	Nobody Knows	Ashford & Simpson	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played by Venus before Bailey goes on the air
39	27	My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)	Neil Young	YouTube	Reprise	Played as Johnny asks Jennifer for money oustide the booth
40	11-0037	17 Dec 1979 8:00 PM Mon	JENNIFER'S HOME FOR CHRISTMAS		#20 / 65	20.8 Rating / 31 Share
41	28	Jingle Bell Rock	Brenda Lee	YouTube	MCA Records	Played by Johnny at the beginning of the episode
42	29	Jingle Bells	The Singing Dogs	YouTube	RCA/Victor	Next song played in the opening by Johnny
43	30	Merry Christmas Baby	Chuck Berry	YouTube	Chess Records	Played by Venus when Jennifer walks into the booth
44	12-0038	24 Dec 1979 8:00 PM Mon	SPARKY		#44 / 63	14.0 Rating / 36 Share
45	31	Don't Let Go	Jerry Lee Lewis	YouTube	Elektra	Played by Johnny at the beginning after announcing the Jerry Vale/Gary U.S. Bonds tickets
46	32	Survival	Bob Marley & The Wailers	YouTube	Island Records	Played by Venus just before Sparky's show
47	13-0032	31 Dec 1979 8:00 PM Mon	GOD TALKS TO JOHNNY		#47 / 62	15.9 Rating / 28 Share
48	33	Arrow Through Me	Paul McCartney & Wings	YouTube	Capitol	Played by Johnny after the opening
49	14-0036	7 Jan 1980 8:00 PM Mon	A FAMILY AFFAIR		#22 / 64	22.3 Rating / 32 Share
50	34	Lie To Me	The Durocs	YouTube	Capitol	Played by Johnny at the opening
51	35	Foxey Lady	The Jimi Hendrix Experience	YouTube	Reprise	Played by Johnny after the chemicals commercial (edited out of DVD release)
52	36	I Am Woman	Helen Reddy	YouTube	Capitol	Played by Andy as he's forced into subbing for Venus
53	37	The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down	Joan Baez	YouTube	Vanguard	Next song played by Andy
54	38	Coward Of The County	Kenny Rogers	YouTube	United Artists	Played on the jukebox at the bar
55	39	Should I Come Home Or Should I Go Crazy	Gene Watson	YouTube	Capitol	Next song played on the jukebox at the bar
56	15-0040	14 Jan 1980 8:00 PM Mon	HERB'S DAD		#32 / 64	19.1 Rating / 28 Share
57	40	Lucille	Little Richard	YouTube	Specialty	Played by Johnny as Herb's Dad plays liar's poker with Johnny and Venus
58	41	Jane	Jefferson Starship	YouTube	Grunt (RCA)	Played by Johnny at the end when Herb plays liar's poker with Johnny and Venus
59	16-0029	21 Jan 1980 8:00 PM Mon	PUT UP OR SHUT UP		#27 / 66	22.1 Rating / 31 Share
60	42	Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?	sung by Herb			Sung by Herb in the opening, before hitting on Jennifer
61	43	Our Day Will Come	sung by Herb			Sung by Herb in the opening, as he's leaving the lobby
62	44	Just The Way You Are	Sung by Herb and Jennifer			Sung by Herb and Jennifer at the end
63	17-0039	28 Jan 1980 8:00 PM Mon	THE AMERICANIZATION OF IVAN		#30 / 67	21.5 Rating / 31 Share
64	45	Heart String	Earl Klugh	YouTube	United Artists	Playing when Venus is in the booth with Bailey and Ivan
65	46	Tiny Dancer	Elton John	YouTube	MCA Records	Played over the end of the episode
66	18-0035	4 Feb 1980 8:00 PM Mon	LES' GROUPIE		#35 / 68	19.6 Rating / 28 Share
67	47	Keep That Music Simple	Dr. John	YouTube	Horizon (A&M Records)	Played at the beginning of the episode, before Les' groupie calls
68	48	Chances Are	Johnny Mathis	YouTube	Columbia	Les' favorite record!
69	19-0043	11 Feb 1980 8:00 PM Mon	IN CONCERT		#21 / 56	21.0 Rating / 31 Share
70	49	The Wait (single version)	Pretenders	YouTube	Real Records (Sire)	End of the song played at the beginning by Johnny
71	50	Sympathy For The Devil	The Rolling Stones	YouTube	London Records	Played by Johnny after giving away tickets
72	51	Remembering The Rain	Bill Evans	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played by Venus at the end of the episode
73	20-0041	18 Feb 1980 8:00 PM Mon	THE DOCTOR'S DAUGHTER		#22 / 51	20.4 Rating / 29 Share
74	52	Why Do Fools Fall In Love	Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers	YouTube	Gee (Roulette)	Played by Johnny at the beginning of the episode
75	53	Bo Diddley	Bo Diddley	YouTube	Chess Records	End of the song played while Johnny is talking to his daughter
76	54	Rock Around The Clock	Bill Haley & His Comets	YouTube	Decca	Played by Johnny at the end of the episode, while reading Laurie's letter
77	55	The Long Run	The Eagles	YouTube	Asylum	Played by Johnny at the end of the episode (a hit!)
78	21-0044/0045	3 Mar 1980 8:00 PM Mon	FILTHY PICTURES		#26 / 63	20.3 Rating / 28 Share
79	56	Runaway	Bonnie Raitt	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played by Johnny after the opening
80	22-0042	10 Mar 1980 8:00 PM Mon	VENUS RISING		#34 / 69	18.6 Rating / 28 Share
81	57	This Is It	Kenny Loggins	YouTube	Columbia	Played by Venus at the beginning of the episode
82	58	Tell The Truth	Ray Charles	YouTube	Atlantic	Played as Bailey leaves the DJ booth
83	59	The Same Thing (Makes You Laugh, Makes You Cry)	Sly & The Family Stone	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played during Venus' visit with WREQ
84	60	Money (That's What I Want)	The Flying Lizards	YouTube	Virgin	Played by Johnny after Venus' trip to WREQ
85	61	There's Music In The Air	Stanley Turrentine		Fantasy	Played by Venus at the end
86		17 Mar 1980 8:00 PM Mon	Mike Fright (R)		#41 / 69	16.9 Rating / 25 Share
87	23-0046	31 Mar 1980 8:00 PM Mon	MOST IMPROVED STATION		#18 / 65	19.6 Rating / 30 Share
88	62	61 Clay	Ron Nagle	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Playing on Johnny's headphones
89		7 Apr 1980 8:00 PM Mon	The Patter Of Little Feet (R)		#45 / 69	15.6 Rating / 24 Share
90		14 Apr 1980 8:00 PM Mon	Jennifer Falls In Love (R)		#12t / 62	19.9 Rating / 30 Share
91		21 Apr 1980 8:00 PM Mon	Baby, If You've Ever Wondered (R)		#33 / 69	16.9 Rating / 28 Share
92		28 Apr 1980 8:00 PM Mon	Bailey's Big Break (R)		#29t / 63	16.5 Rating / 27 Share
93		5 May 1980 8:30 PM Mon	Baseball (R)		#47 / 59	12.9 Rating / 21 Share
94		12 May 1980 8:00 PM Mon	For Love Or Money Pt. 1 & 2 (R)		#45 / 56	12.7 Rating / 20 Share
95		19 May 1980 8:00 PM Mon	Filthy Pictures (R)		#29 / 59	15.1 Rating / 26 Share
96		26 May 1980 8:00 PM Mon	Put Up Or Shut Up (R)		#37 / 65	13.4 Rating / 26 Share
97		2 June 1980 8:00 PM Mon	A Family Affair (R)		#20 / 67	16.3 Rating / 33 Share
98		9 June 1980 8:00 PM Mon	God Talks To Johnny (R)		#13 / 69	17.3 Rating / 33 Share
99		16 June 1980 8:00 PM Mon	Jennifer's Home For Christmas (R)		#28t / 65	15.6 Rating / 32 Share
100		23 June 1980 8:00 PM Mon	Sparky (R)		#19 / 71	16.5 Rating / 35 Share
101		30 June 1980 8:00 PM Mon	In Concert (R)		#24 / 60	14.3 Rating / 31 Share
102		7 July 1980 8:00 PM Mon	Carlson For President (R)		#31t / 66	13.4 Rating / 28 Share
103		21 July 1980 8:30 PM Mon	The Doctor's Daughter (R)		#31 / 66	13.6 Rating / 27 Share
104		28 July 1980 8:30 PM Mon	The Americanization Of Ivan (R)		#15 / 69	16.2 Rating / 31 Share
105		4 Aug 1980 8:30 PM Mon	Les' Groupie (R)		#18t / 64	15.7 Rating / 30 Share
106		18 Aug 1980 8:30 PM Mon	Venus Rising (R)		#22 / 62	15.3 Rating / 28 Share
107		25 Aug 1980 8:30 PM Mon	Goodbye Johnny (R)		#14 / 65	17.1 Rating / 31 Share
108		6 Sept 1980 8:00 Sat	Herb's Dad (R)		#59 / 65	9.7 Rating / 20 Share
109		13 Sept 1980 8:00 Sat	Bad Risk (R)		#47 / 61	11.3 Rating / 24 Share
110		22 Sept 1980 9:30 PM Mon	Most Improved Station (R)		#26 / 62	17.2 Rating / 26 Share
111		29 Sept 1980 9:30 PM Mon	Young Master Carlson (R)		#16 / 52	17.7 Rating / 26 Share
112		6 Oct 1980 8:30 PM Mon	A Date With Jennifer (R)		#30t / 50	15.9 Rating / 24 Share
113		20 Oct 1980 9:30 PM Mon	Who Is Gordon Sims? (R)		#40 / 58	15.0 Rating / 22 Share
114		27 Oct 1980 9:30 PM Mon	Les On A Ledge (R)		#24 / 53	18.6 Rating / 29 Share
115	Copyright © 2024 Mike Hernandez All Rights Reserved

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
1	1-0047	1 Nov 1980 8:00 PM Sat	THE AIRPLANE SHOW		#42t / 53	14.8 Rating / 25 Share	On DVD?
2	1	Whip It	Devo	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played while Venus and Johnny are in the booth, when Bailey comes in
3	2	Military Percussion One	Chris Karan	Spotify		Played as Les rides his mobile news unit to Buddy's hangar
4	3	Master Blaster (Jammin')	Stevie Wonder	YouTube	Tamla (Motown)	Played when Les calls Johnny
5	4	Had Enough	The Who	YouTube	MCA Records	Played when Buddy takes Les up in the plane
6	5	Space Truckin'	Deep Purple	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played while Johnny tells listeners to blow their horns at 1 o'clock for Les
7	6	You Light Up My Life	Debbie Boone	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played by one of the (many) stations mentioning the horn-blowing fest
8	7	Gimme Some Slack	The Cars	YouTube	Elektra	Played by Johnny when Mr. Carlson comes into the booth
9	8	Washington Post	Rudolph Urbanec with the Czechoslovak Brass Orchestra	YouTube		Played at the end of the episode
10	2-0048	8 Nov 1980 8:00 PM Sat	JENNIFER MOVES		#46t / 67	15.4 Rating / 27 Share
11		none
12	3-0049	15 Nov 1980 8:00 PM Sat	REAL FAMILIES		#46 / 56	15.0 Rating / 26 Share
13	9	Peg	Steely Dan	YouTube	ABC Records	Played as Herb leads the Real Families camera into the lobby
14	10	61 Clay	Ron Nagle	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played as Herb leads the Real Families camera into the DJ booth
15	11	Deacon Blues	Steely Dan	YouTube	ABC Records	Played as the Real Families camera talks to Andy
16	12	You Shook Me All Night Long	AC/DC	YouTube	Atlantic	Played as the Real Families camera talks to Johnny
17	13	That Girl Could Sing	Jackson Browne	YouTube	Asylum	Played as the Real Families camera talks to Jennifer
18	14	She Talks In Stereo	Gary Myrick & The Figures	YouTube	Epic	Played as Johnny tells Real Families about Herbert R. Nietzsche, Jr.
19	15	She's So Cold	The Rolling Stones	YouTube	Rolling Stones Records	Played as Bailey tells Real Families about Herb's dancing ducks idea
20	16	That Girl Could Sing	Jackson Browne	YouTube	Asylum	Alternate song for above scene
21	17	Once In A Lifetime	Talking Heads	YouTube	Sire	Played as Venus explains the dancing ducks
22	4-0051	22 Nov 1980 8:00 PM Sat	THE BABY		#40 / 60	17.9 Rating / 30 Share
23	18	Make Me A Memory	Grover Washington Jr.	YouTube	Elektra	Played by Venus at the beginning of the episode
24	19	Could I Be Dreamin'	The Pointer Sisters	YouTube	Planet Records	Next song played by Venus
25	20	Peggy Sue (Easter Parade in syndicated episodes)	Sung by Johnny			Sung by Johnny while he's in the hospital room taking oxygen
26	5-0050	29 Nov 1980 8:00 PM Sat	HOTEL OCEANVIEW		#40 / 64	16.9 Rating / 28 Share
27	21	Theme from Love, American Style	Sung by Herb			Sung by Herb as he enters the lobby
28	22	Rise	Herb Alpert	YouTube	A&M Records	Played in Herb's hotel room while he's seducing Nikki
29	23	Toccata And Fugue in D Minor (J.S. Bach)	E. Power Biggs	YouTube		Mickey's music
30	24	Sailing	Christopher Cross	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played on the radio in the lobby at the ending
31	6-0053	6 Dec 1980 8:00 PM Sat	A MILE IN MY SHOES		#38t / 66	17.3 Rating / 30 Share
32	25	Get Off My Cloud	The Rolling Stones	YouTube	Decca	Played in the DJ booth when Venus comes in
33	26	Another One Bites The Dust	Queen	YouTube	EMI	Played by Johnny, as forced by Venus
34	7-0052	20 Dec 1980 8:00 PM Sat	BAH HUMBUG		#36 / 72	18.1 Rating / 30 Share
35	27	Wanted	Perry Como	YouTube	RCA/Victor	Playing while Mr. Carlson visits WKRP in 1954 (cover version used on DVD)
36	28	Sh-Boom	sung by Les			Sung by a young Les as he enters the bullpen in 1954
37	29	Hallelujah Chorus (Handel)	Robert Shaw Chorale	YouTube		Venus' music as the Ghost of Christmas Present
38	30	Jingle Bells/Sleigh Ride	Living Voices	YouTube	RCA Camden	Played over closing credits
39		27 Dec 1980 8:00 PM Sat	Turkey's Away (R)		#18 / 63	19.1 Rating / 33 Share
40	8-0054	3 Jan 1981 8:00 PM Sat	BABY, IT'S COLD INSIDE		#16 / 65	21.9 Rating / 35 Share
41	31	Rough Boys	Pete Townshend	YouTube	ATCO Records (Atlantic)	Played by Johnny at the beginning as he's trying to warm up
42	32	Hungry Heart	Bruce Springsteen	YouTube	Columbia	Next song played by Johnny
43	33	Duke Of Earl	Gene Chandler	YouTube	Vee Jay Records	Played by Johnny while he's talking to Venus in the booth
44	34	Tell The Truth	Ray Charles	YouTube	Atlantic	Played over the speaker when Herb turns up the volume
45	35	Get Away	Ry Cooder	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played by Johnny as Mrs. Carlson enters the booth
46	36	Someone To Watch Over Me	Sung by Mrs. Carlson/New York Philharmonic	YouTube		Sung by Mrs. Carlson in the bullpen; also played at the end of the episode
47	9-0055	10 Jan 1981 8:00 PM Sat	THE PAINTING		#34t / 68	18.8 Rating / 31 Share
48	37	Breezin'	George Benson	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played as Bailey shows the painting to Andy, Johnny, and Venus
49	10-0056	17 Jan 1981 8:00 PM Sat	DAYDREAMS		#43t / 67	17.3 Rating / 28 Share
50	38	Stardust	Hoagy Carmichael/Mitchell Parish			Theme from Jennifer's daydream
51	39	As Time Goes By	Dooley Wilson	YouTube	Decca	Played in Les' daydream
52	40	Theme from The Godfather	Nino Rota		Paramount Records	Theme from Andy's daydream
53	11-0057	24 Jan 1981 8:00 PM Sat	FROG STORY		#25t / 67	19.3 Rating / 32 Share
54	41	You Really Got Me	The Kinks	YouTube	Reprise/Pye	Played by Johnny as Les diagnoses his illness
55	42	Gone Dead Train	Randy Newman	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played by Johnny at the end of the episode (cover version used on DVD)
56	12-0060	31 Jan 1981 8:00 PM Sat	VENUS AND THE MAN		#39t / 68	18.4 Rating / 30 Share
57	43	Looking For Love	Candi Staton	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played by Venus at the beginning, after Mr. Carlson's PSA
58	44	Remember	John Lennon	YouTube	Apple Records	Playing as Andy, Bailey, and Mr. Carlson enter Andy's office
59	45	Bein' Green	Della Reese	YouTube	LMI Records	Played by Venus at the end of the episode
60	13-0058/0059	7 Feb 1981 8:00 PM Sat	DR. FEVER AND MR. TIDE		#26t / 64	19.7 Rating / 31 Share
61	46	Land Of 1000 Dances	Wilson Pickett	YouTube	Atlantic	Played by Johnny at the beginning of the episode
62	47	H.A.P.P.Y. Radio	Edwin Starr	YouTube	20th Century Records	Gotta Dance theme
63	48	Xanadu	Olivia Newton-John & ELO	YouTube	MCA Records	Rip Tide's first song on Gotta Dance
64	49	Sympathy For The Devil	The Rolling Stones	YouTube	London Records	Played by Johnny while promoting Gotta Dance on the radio
65	50	Le Freak	Chic	YouTube	Atlantic	Played on Gotta Dance
66	51	I Love The Night Life (Disco Round)	Alicia Bridges	YouTube	Polydor	Played on Gotta Dance as Rip announces the big dance contest segment!
67	52	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	The Police	YouTube	A&M Records	Played by Johnny before he starts talking to Les
68	53	Blue Suede Shoes	Carl Perkins	YouTube	Sun Records	Played by Johnny, mistakenly introduces it as Elvis' version
69	54	Strut Your Stuff	Stone City Band	YouTube	Gordy (Motown)	Rip Tide's last song
70	55	Ready Teddy	Little Richard	YouTube	Specialty	Played by Johnny, Rip Tide's farewell song
71	14-0061	14 Feb 1981 8:00 PM Sat	ASK JENNIFER		#49 / 66	15.9 Rating / 27 Share
72		none
73	15-0062	21 Feb 1981 8:00 PM Sat	I AM WOMAN		#39 / 69	18.4 Rating / 31 Share
74	56					Music playing in the background during the Save the Flimm meeting
75	57	What'd I Say	Ray Charles	YouTube	Atlantic	Played by Johnny as he talks about the Flimm building on the air
76	58	Happy Robots	Jean-Luc Ponty	YouTube	Atlantic	Played as Venus talks about the petition on the air
77	59	Who'll Be The Next In Line	Sir Douglas Quintet	YouTube	Takoma (Concord)	Played by Johnny as Bailey walks into the booth
78	60	Bye Bye Blackbird	Sung by Andy			Sung by Andy in Mr. Carlson's office
79	16-0063	28 Feb 1981 8:00 PM Sat	SECRETS OF DAYTON HEIGHTS		#25t / 62	18.9 Rating / 33 Share
80	61	Green Onions	Booker T. & The M.G.s	YouTube	Stax	Played by Johnny at the beginning of the episode
81	62	After You've Gone	Tommy Dorsey	YouTube	RCA Victor	Played on the radio at Harvey's Barber Shop as Les enters
82	63	I've Found A New Baby	Benny Goodman & His Orchestra	YouTube	RCA Victor	Played on the radio at Harvey's Barber Shop, after Les leaves
83	64	Remote Control	The Reddings	YouTube	Believe In A Dream (CBS)	Played at the end as Johnny blows up the DJ console
84		7 Mar 1981 8:00 PM Sat	The Airplane Show (R)		#51 / 65	14.4 Rating / 23 Share
85	17-0064	14 Mar 1981 8:00 PM Sat	OUT TO LUNCH		#42t / 69	16.0 Rating / 27 Share
86	65	Jive Talkin'	Bee Gees	YouTube	RSO	Played at the bar when Herb meets Charlie Bathgate
87	66	Every Night	Paul McCartney	YouTube	Apple Records	Played at the bar, later in the evening
88	67	Giving It Up For Your Love	Delbert McClinton	YouTube	Capitol	Played as Johnny enters the bullpen, looking for Herb
89	68	Here Comes The Sun	The Beatles	YouTube	Capitol	Played at the bar as Herb and Bathgate have lunch
90	69	I Will Follow	U2	YouTube	Island Records	Played as Johnny tells Herb that he's got the winning sweepstakes ticket
91	70	I Have The Skill	The Sherbs	YouTube	ATCO Records (Atlantic)	Played at the end, as everybody joins in on Herb's lunch offer
92	18-0065	21 Mar 1981 8:00 PM Sat	A SIMPLE LITTLE WEDDING		#35 / 63	16.3 Rating / 28 Share
93	71	I Can't Stand It	Eric Clapton	YouTube	RSO	Played in the booth when Jennifer comes in
94	72	Rock Radio	Gene Dunlap feat. The Ridgeways	YouTube	Capitol	Played during the bachelor party while the strippers dance
95	73	I Can't Turn You Loose	Otis Redding	YouTube	Volt (Stax)	The next song played at the bachelor party
96	19-0066	28 Mar 1981 8:00 PM Sat	NOTHING TO FEAR BUT...		#51 / 65	13.9 Rating / 25 Share
97	74	Rock Me Baby	Otis Redding	YouTube	Volt (Stax)	Played by Johnny in the opening
98	75	Love Man	Otis Redding	YouTube	ATCO Records (Atlantic)	Played by Johnny in the opening, just before Andy calls
99	76	The Great Pretender	Sung by Les			Sung by Les as he enters the bullpen
100	77	Westchester Lady	Bob James	YouTube	CTI Records	Played during Herb's reception
101	78	Just The Two Of Us	Bill Withers and Grover Washington	Youtube	Elektra	Played by Venus as the alarm goes off
102	20-0067	4 Apr 1981 8:00 PM Sat	TIL DEBT DO US PART		#46 / 62	15.0 Rating / 26 Share
103	79	Book Of Love	The Monotones	YouTube	Mascot	Played by Johnny at the beginning of the episode
104	80	We Just Disagree	Dave Mason	YouTube	Columbia	Played at the end when Johnny gets his vacation tickets
105	21-0068	11 Apr 1981 8:00 PM Sat	CLEAN UP RADIO EVERYWHERE		#49t / 64	13.9 Rating / 25 Share
106	81	Imagine	Lyrics read by Dr. Bob Halyers			Read by Dr. Bob in his office, provided by Mr. Carlson
107		18 Apr 1981 8:00 PM Sat	A Mile In My Shoes (R)		#64 / 70	10.7 Rating / 20 Share
108		2 May 1981 8:00 PM Sat	Baby, It's Cold Inside (R)		#64 / 65	9.2 Rating / 20 Share
109		9 May 1981 8:00 PM Sat	Daydreams (R)		#63t / 68	10.8 Rating / 22 Share
110		1 June 1981 8:00 PM Mon	The Baby (R)		#47t / 63	11.4 Rating / 21 Share
111		8 June 1981 8:00 PM Mon	Jennifer Moves (R)		#36 / 66	13.5 Rating / 27 Share
112		15 June 1981 8:00 PM Mon	Frog Story (R)		#33 / 65	13.3 Rating / 29 Share
113		22 June 1981 8:00 PM Mon	Ask Jennifer (R)		#30 / 66	14.4 Rating / 30 Share
114		29 June 1981 8:00 PM Mon	Venus And The Man (R)		#39t / 66	12.2 Rating / 27 Share
115		6 July 1981 8:00 PM Mon	Secrets Of Dayton Heights (R)		#30 / 66	13.9 Rating / 30 Share
116		13 July 1981 8:00 PM Mon	The Painting (R)		#33t / 67	13.7 Rating / 28 Share
117		27 July 1981 8:00 PM Mon	I Am Woman (R)		#22t / 63	14.7 Rating / 28 Share
118		3 Aug 1981 8:00 PM Mon	Out To Lunch (R)		#31t / 65	14.0 Rating / 28 Share
119		10 Aug 1981 8:00 PM Mon	Clean Up Radio Everywhere (R)		#35 / 69	13.0 Rating / 27 Share
120		17 Aug 1981 8:00 PM Mon	Hotel Oceanview (R)		#26 / 66	14.8 Rating / 28 Share
121		24 Aug 1981 8:00 PM Mon	Till Debt Do Us Part (R)		#43t / 65	12.9 Rating
122		31 Aug 1981 8:00 PM Mon	A Date With Jennifer (R)		#30 / 60	14.4 Rating / 26 Share
123		7 Sept 1981 8:00 PM Mon	Dr. Fever And Mr. Tide (R)		#16 / 58	17.2 Rating / 30 Share
124		14 Sept 1981 8:00 PM Mon	Clean Up Radio Everywhere (R)		#35t / 60	14.7 Rating / 24 Share
125		21 Sept 1981 8:00 PM Mon	A Simple Little Wedding (R)		#45t / 59	12.6 Rating / 21 Share
126		28 Sept 1981 8:00 PM Mon	Nothing To Fear But... (R)		#22t / 58	16.9 Rating / 28 Share
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	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
1	1-0070	7 Oct 1981 8:30 PM Wed	AN EXPLOSIVE AFFAIR PT. 1		#15 / 54	21.8 Rating / 34 Share	On DVD?
2	1	Hot Diggity	Sung by Herb			Sung by Herb as he enters the lobby in the opening
3	2	Can't Stop Hurtin' Myself	Greg Kihn Band	YouTube	Beserkley	Played in the booth when Johnny and Venus are making a bet
4	3	Sweet Soul Music	Arthur Conley	YouTube	ATCO Records (Atlantic)	Next song played by Johnny
5	4	Talk To Ya Later	The Tubes	YouTube	Capitol	First song played by Johnny at the transmitter
6	5	Could You Be Loved	Bob Marley	YouTube	Island Records	Next song played at the transmitter, by Venus
7	6	Urgent	Foreigner	YouTube	Atlantic	Played at the end, as Johnny taps on the toolbox
8	7	Slow Hand	The Pointer Sisters	YouTube	Planet Records	Played in a preview of the next episode
9	8	The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)	Sung by Johnny			Sung by Johnny in a preview of the next episode
10	2-0071	14 Oct 1981 8:30 PM Wed	AN EXPLOSIVE AFFAIR PT. 2		#30 / 57	18.7 Rating / 28 Share
11	9	Celebration	Kool & The Gang	YouTube	De-Lite Records (Polygram)	Played as Bailey and Andy try to get a hold of Johnny and Venus
12	10	Slow Hand	The Pointer Sisters	YouTube	Planet Records	Played by Venus at the transmitter
13	11	The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)	Sung by Johnny			Sung by Johnny when he can't get the toolbox open
14	12	We're On To Something	Lauren Wood	YouTube	Warner Bros.	End of the song playing as Johnny and Venus are playing Go Fish
15	13	She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)	Carl Carlton	YouTube	20th Century Fox Records	Next song played by Venus, and the song that plays as the bomb goes off
16	3-0069	21 Oct 1981 8:30 PM Wed	THE UNION		#33 / 58	17.7 Rating / 27 Share
17	14	Promises In The Dark	Pat Benatar	YouTube	Chrysalis	Played at the beginning of the episode
18	15	Start Me Up	The Rolling Stones	YouTube	Rolling Stones Records	Next song played by Johnny
19	16	Look For The Union Label	Sung by Johnny, Venus, and Bailey			Sung by Johnny, Venus, and Bailey at the beginning
20	17	I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)	Norrie Paramor, His Strings & Orchestra	YouTube		Played at Mrs. Carlson's home
21	18	Look For The Union Label	Hummed by Herb			Hummed by Herb just before Les gets started with his meeting
22	19		Los Amigos Mariachis			Serenading Jennifer
23	20	Quando, Quando, Quando	Los Amigos Mariachis			Serenading Jennifer, even after she retreats into Mr. Carlson's office
24	21	Stairway To The Stars	Norrie Paramor, His Strings & Orchestra	YouTube		Played at Mrs. Carlson's home, during Andy's visit
25	4-0072	28 Oct 1981 8:30 PM Wed	RUMORS		#42t / 67	15.8 Rating / 22 Share
26	22	Tinkerbell	Ian Thomas Band		Atlantic	Played at the beginning by Rex Erhardt
27	23	Our Lips Are Sealed	The Go-Gos	YouTube	I.R.S. Records	Played by Rex as he fills in for Johnny
28	24	Your Old Lady	David Lindley	YouTube	Asylum	Played as Andy and Venus are talking about Johnny and Bailey
29	25	He's So Fine	Sung by Johnny			Sung by Johnny while he's getting ready for Bailey to come home
30	26	Getting Up	Tom Scott		Columbia	Music playing beneath Johnny's singing and Bailey's scene
31	27	Theme From Boat Weirdos	Joe Walsh	YouTube	Asylum	Played while Andy and Johnny talk in Andy's office
32	5-0073	4 Nov 1981 8:30 PM Wed	STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART		#57 / 69	14.1 Rating / 22 Share
33	28	Matinee Idol	Yellowjackets	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Song played by Venus at the beginning
34	29	Running Away	Maze featuring Frankie Beverly	YouTube	Capitol	Played while Bailey is in the booth with Johnny and Venus
35	6-0074	11 Nov 1981 8:30 PM Wed	WHO'S ON FIRST		#45 / 73	16.9 Rating / 25 Share
36	30	Born Under A Bad Sign	Albert King	YouTube	Stax	Playing when Johnny asks Venus, Les, and Bailey for money
37	7-0075	18 Nov 1981 8:30 PM Wed	THREE DAYS OF THE CONDO		#50t / 65	14.0 Rating / 21 Share
38	31	Rockin' My Life Away	Jerry Lee Lewis	YouTube	Elektra	Playing as Venus is going through Johnny's mail with him
39	32	Tara's Theme (Gone With The Wind)	Max Steiner	YouTube	RCA/Victor	Played during the Gone With The Wind Estates commercial
40		Nadine	Sun by Johnny
41	33	Tara's Theme (Gone With The Wind)	Sung by Venus/Hummed by Johnny			Sung by Venus, then hummed by Johnny to Herb
42	8-0076	2 Dec 1981 8:30 PM Wed	JENNIFER AND THE WILL		#57 / 71	13.7 Rating / 21 Share
43	34	Fascination	F.D. Marchetti & Maurice de Féraudy			Played in the restaurant scene in the opening by Shony Alex Braun
44	35	Magic Man	Herb Alpert	YouTube	A&M Records	Playing in the booth while Johnny, Venus, and Bailey talk about Jennifer
45	36	I Heard It Through The Grapevine	Marvin Gaye	YouTube	Tamla Motown	Played by Johnny, just before talking to Jennifer
46	9-0078	9 Dec 1981 8:30 PM Wed	LOVE, EXCITING AND NEW		#65t / 73	11.7 Rating / 17 Share
47		none
48		23 Dec 1981 8:30 PM Wed	Bah Humbug (R)		#42t / 69	14.2 Rating / 25 Share
49	10-0077	30 Dec 1981 8:30 PM Wed	THE CONSULTANT		#40t / 66	15.5 Rating / 24 Share
50	37	Nestle's jingle	Sung by Bailey			Sung by the alternate Bailey while Norris Breeze is around
51	38	Papa's Got A Brand New Bag	James Brown	YouTube	King	Played while Norris walks in on Venus threatening Johnny
52	11-0079	6 Jan 1982 8:30 PM Wed	YOU CAN'T GO OUT OF TOWN AGAIN		#48 / 70	16.1 Rating / 24 Share
53	39	Hold Out	Midnight Star	YouTube	Solar	Played by Venus at the beginning, while talking to his personal accountant
54	40	Carly's Song	David Sanborn	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Next song played by Venus
55	41	I've Got You Under My Skin	Frank Sinatra	YouTube	Capitol	Playing on the jukebox while Mr. Carlson is drinking at the bar
56		Carly's Song	David Sanborn	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Played again by Venus, as he's meeting with his psychiatrist
57	42	(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	The Rolling Stones	YouTube	London Records	The song on the jukebox that Carmen and Arthur dance to
58	12-0082	13 Jan 1982 8:00 PM Wed	JENNIFER AND JOHNNY'S CHARITY		#52 / 70	15.8 Rating / 22 Share
59	43	Come Together	The Beatles	YouTube	Capitol	Played by Johnny as he tries to get Les to donate money (cover version on DVD)
60	44	Harden My Heart	Quarterflash	YouTube	Geffen	Playing as Johnny hits up Venus for money for the fund
61	13-0080	20 Jan 1982 8:00 PM Wed	PILLS		#54t / 72	14.9 Rating / 22 Share
62	45	What'd I Say	Ray Charles	YouTube	Atlantic	Played by Johnny at the beginning of the episode
63	46	The Old Songs	Barry Manilow	YouTube	Arista	Played on the tape of the syndicated show after Johnny's show
64	47	Spirits In The Material World	The Police	YouTube	A&M Records	Played as Andy, Venus, and Johnny talk about the pills in the booth
65	48	Keep On Loving Me	Teddy Pendergrass	YouTube	Philadelphia International Records	Playing as Andy has Herb go on the air
66	49	???	???			Played on Venus' tape
67	14-0081	3 Feb 1982 8:00 PM Wed	CHANGES		#49t / 71	15.4 Rating / 23 Share
68	50	Magnolia	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	YouTube	Shelter Records/ABC Records	Played at the beginning as Bailey and Les look out the window
69	51	So White And So Funky	Tom Scott (with Dr. John)	YouTube	Columbia	Playing while Johnny and Venus are putting away records
70	52	Real Situation	Bob Marley	YouTube	Island Records	Played by Venus as he waits to be interviewed
71	53	Love Is On The Rise	Peabo Bryson	YouTube	Capitol	Next song played by Venus while he's being interviewed
72	15-0083	17 Feb 1982 8:00 PM Wed	I'LL TAKE ROMANCE		#37 / 72	16.9 Rating / 26 Share
73	54	I Know The Price	B.B. King	YouTube	ABC Records	Played by Johnny right after the opening
74	55	I'll Take Romance	Al Hirt		RCA/Victor	The music for the I'll Take Romance dating service commercial
75	56	???	???			Music playing at the broadcasters' dinner and dance
76	57	I Miss Your Kiss	Johnny Guitar Watson	YouTube	A&M Records	Playing as Jennifer tells Herb about Les' date
77	16-0086	24 Feb 1982 8:00 PM Wed	CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE		#53 / 64	13.2 Rating / 21 Share
78	58	Take My Heart	Kool & The Gang	YouTube	De-Lite Records (Polygram)	Playing on the tape at the beginning (different voice over by Venus)
79	59	We Belong Together	Tom Scott	YouTube	Columbia	Next song on the tape
80	60	Make Me A Memory	Grover Washington, Jr.	YouTube	Elektra	Alternate opening song on DVD, from episode The Baby
81	61	Mental Hopscotch	Missing Persons	YouTube	Capitol	Playing while Johnny and Venus are talking in the hallway
82	62	High Hopes	???			Playing in the elevator
83	17-0084	17 Mar 1982 9:00 PM Wed	FIRE		#39t / 68	16.0 Rating / 26 Share
84	63	Never Too Much	Luther Vandross	YouTube	Epic	Played by Venus after the opening
85	18-0085	24 Mar 1982 9:00 PM Wed	DEAR LIAR		#54t / 69	14.0 Rating / 22 Share
86	64	Mustang Sally	Wilson Pickett	YouTube	Atlantic	Johnny's song after Les' rutabaga piece
87	19-0087	31 Mar 1982 9:00 PM Wed	THE CREATION OF VENUS		#36 / 69	15.6 Rating / 25 Share
88	65	Chariots Of Fire	Ernie Watts	YouTube	Qwest Records (Warner Bros.)	Played by Venus at the beginning of the episode
89	66	Queen Of The Forest	Ted Nugent	YouTube	Epic	Played by Johnny in a recreation of a scene from the pilot episode
90	67	Just What The Doctor Ordered	Ted Nugent	YouTube	Epic	Playing over the speaker in the lobby
91	68	Wavelength	Van Morrison	YouTube	Warner Bros.	Playing while Johnny breaks records in the booth (cover version used on DVD)
92	69	New Song	The Who	YouTube	MCA Records	Playing while Andy and Venus talk in the hallway
93	70	Boogie Oogie Oogie	A Taste Of Honey	YouTube	Capitol	Played by Venus on his first night
94	20-0090	21 Apr 1982 9:00 PM Wed	UP AND DOWN THE DIAL		#59 / 72	11.0 Rating / 18 Share
95	71	Frosty	Albert Collins	YouTube	Hall Records	Playing as Herb comes into the booth to hang with Johnny and Venus
96	72	Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On	Jerry Lee Lewis	YouTube	Sun Records	Next song played by Johnny, as they kick Herb out
97	73	???	???			Playing as Johnny, Venus, and Andy get drunk in the booth
98		7 Jun 1982 8:30 PM Mon	An Explosive Affair Pt. 1 (R)		#17 / 69	15.7 Rating / 28 Share
99		14 Jun 1982 8:30 PM Mon	An Explosive Affair Pt. 2 (R)		#13 / 67	16.2 Rating / 31 Share
100		21 Jun 1982 8:30 PM Mon	Jennifer And The Will (R)		#14 / 64	16.1 Rating / 30 Share
101		28 Jun 1982 8:30 PM Mon	Rumors (R)		#6 / 68	17.3 Rating / 31 Share
102		5 Jul 1982 8:30 PM Mon	The Union (R)		#14 / 70	15.7 Rating / 32 Share
103		12 Jul 1982 8:30 PM Mon	Straight From The Heart (R)		#18 / 63	14.4 Rating / 28 Share
104		19 Jul 1982 8:30 PM Mon	Who's On First (R)		#10 / 73	16.6 Rating / 31 Share
105		26 Jul 1982 8:30 PM Mon	Three Days Of The Condo (R)		#5 / 66	18.0 Rating / 34 Share
106		2 Aug 1982 8:30 PM Mon	The Consultant (R)		#11 / 69	16.7 Rating / 31 Share
107	21-0089	9 Aug 1982 8:30 PM Mon	TO ERR IS HUMAN		#4 / 69	18.7 Rating / 33 Share
108	74	Do You Believe In Love	Huey Lewis & The News	YouTube	Chrysalis	Played by Johnny after the opening, before the Soul Suds shampoo commercial
109	75	Shotgun	Junior Walker & The All-Stars	YouTube	Soul (Motown)	Next song played after the commercial
110		16 Aug 1982 8:30 PM Mon	The Creation Of Venus (R)		#19 / 59	14.1 Rating / 26 Share
111		23 Aug 1982 8:30 PM Mon	I'll Take Romance (R)		#7 / 61	20.2 Rating / 35 Share
112		13 Sept 1982 8:30 PM Mon	Fire (R)		#15 / 61	16.2 Rating / 25 Share
113	22-0088	20 Sept 1982 8:30 PM Mon	THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM		#7 / 60	20.8 Rating / 31 Share
114	76	Closer	Stanley Turrentine	YouTube	Elektra	Playing while Venus entertains in the booth
115	77	Make Up Your Mind	Aurra	YouTube	Salsoul Records	Next song played by Venus, for Les
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1	Did WKRP In Cincinnati boost a song's chart position just by being featured on the show?
2	WKRP In Cincinnati: Charting each song's performance
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5	Nielsen Ratings information: http://www.ratingsryan.com/
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7	A WKRP Apple Music playlist:
8	https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/up-and-down-the-dial-the-original-and-only/pl.u-Ymb0vd2CPrZbND?ls
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11	A WKRP YouTube playlist:
12	https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQxjSWvkgePbJ7xIN2Oxci5hR9zIV4gQs
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14	E-mail this spreadsheet's creator
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