Linda Ronstadt - 1978 press - part 38

[Partridge]

Billboard, November 11, 1978





Billboard, November 11, 1978





Billboard, November 11, 1978





Billboard, November 11, 1978





Billboard, November 11, 1978
Ronstadt enters at #59, saying goodbye at #99





Billboard, November 11, 1978





CashBox, November 11, 1978
Ronstadt enters at #68, drops to #40





CashBox, November 11, 1978





Record World, November 11, 1978

[MokyWI]

The difference between Cashbox and Billboard for "Ooh Baby Baby" in its debut is kind of shocking. Cashbox has it debuting at #59 and Billboard has it at #68. The difference between the two for "Back In The USA", Cashbox has it at #40 and Billboard has it at #99. I don't recall ever seeing such a difference between the two charts. Record World has "Ooh Baby Baby" debuting at #46. I don't recall any single of Linda's debuting this high on the charts. Is "Ooh Baby Baby" her best single debut ever?

[erik]

Quote by MikeKoecher:

The difference between Cashbox and Billboard for "Ooh Baby Baby" in its debut is kind of shocking. Cashbox has it debuting at #59 and Billboard has it at #68. The difference between the two for "Back In The USA", Cashbox has it at #40 and Billboard has it at #99. I don't recall ever seeing such a difference between the two charts. Record World has "Ooh Baby Baby" debuting at #46. I don't recall any single of Linda's debuting this high on the charts. Is "Ooh Baby Baby" her best single debut ever?

Perplexing stuff isn't it?

When I did my Chartstadts features several years ago here, I always went by what Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 chart said; so I can only speak to their figures. All-time, Linda's highest debut on the Hot 100 was on April 12, 1980, when "Hurt So Bad" entered at #46, and Linda's highest first-week appearance on the Top 40 happened a week later, when that song made a 23-point jump to #23.