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Originally posted by brianc33616
Thank you for your further research into this "controversy" Ari Auris! The "Honor Roll" Chart was definitely the precursor of our Hot 100, as it combined airplay, sales, and jukebox play. Why would Fred Bronson, who worked at Billboard for 16 years, after Paul Grein left and before Gary Trust took over, have said something that was misleading? Maybe it is because Billboard kept three separate charts then, but do (admittedly to a lesser extent) now with the HDS, HRS, and the HSS. So the Honor Roll Chart was the true precursor to the Hot 100, not what Fred Bronson talked about.
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I apologize to everyone and I am sorry, as I was going by the words of a Billboard Chart Expert, and what was further verified online as the song had its own link. The only reason I can think of Bronson mentioning this is that Billboard did consider their charts more separate prior to the Hot 100.
But clearly the Honor Roll Chart is what pre-Hot 100 records should be compared against, not the individual Disk Jockey, Sales, or Jukebox Charts, which were all considered "official" prior to 1958's introduction of the Hot 100. Only the Honor Roll Chart should be truly considered the official chart before the Hot 100.
I wish Bronson had never mentioned the other song spending 17 weeks on just one composite chart, as I have been confused for nearly 20 years now (I know longer than some of you have even been alive).
I need the video to push it to the top 10!
