Schlager rally

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Schlagerrallye was a listener hit parade on the radio program of the West German Broadcasting Corporation (WDR), which was broadcast from January 1974 to the end of March 1995. It had nothing to do with " hits " in the conventional sense, but was more of a rock / pop / songwriter hit parade.

procedure

The listeners were initially able to determine their hit parade with the help of postcards and from February 1986 with the so-called TED call. There was a choice of 15 placed songs from the previous week as well as five new releases.

The top ten were played out in the program, places 11-15 were mentioned or briefly alluded to. The new performances were selected by a monthly newly formed jury made up of volunteer listeners, who met once a week at WDR and selected the “best” from the newly released singles. One new presentation per consignment was drawn from postal items. Each sender therefore wrote two titles on his postcard: a favorite from the 20 titles on offer and any song as a new presentation, for which the only restriction was that he was not allowed to have placed himself in the Schlager rallye.

In contrast to other radio and television charts, there was no maximum placement time for the titles in the charts. Only when they fell off the charts (i.e. did not reach at least 15th place) could they no longer be re-elected.

Due to various program reforms, the TED application also changed several times. The number of TED accesses available was reduced in a few years because TED accesses were covered by ZDF campaigns such as the choice of summer feature films. Later only one TED number was used and listeners had the option of calling while the track was playing. Manipulation attempts via TED could for the most part be recognized.

Broadcast slots

The hit rally was initially broadcast on Saturdays from 7:05 p.m. to 9 p.m. as part of the program “ Five after seven - Radiothek ” on WDR 2 . Since the concept of the radio library provided for a so-called “verbal contribution” between approx. 20:20 and 20:50, which had nothing to do with the hit rally, the net broadcast duration of the rally was approx. 85 minutes: 19:05 main part - 8:20 p.m. Verbal contribution - 8:50 p.m. Fast forward.

From January 1981 the hit rally changed to Monday evening, where it, shortened to 55 minutes, was broadcast from 8:05 p.m. as part of the new program Pop Session .

After a program reform at WDR in June 1986, the Schlager rallye was moved to WDR 1 . The new broadcast time was now on Saturdays from 1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m. From January 1987 it ran from 1:05 p.m. and from October 1991 from 12:05 p.m. to 3 p.m. Due to the thorough research carried out by moderator Wolfgang Roth , it often happened that almost 5 minutes passed between the individual music tracks. After the various individual program reforms, the processes also changed slightly, which ultimately led to 15 titles and 15 new releases.

By switching from WDR 1 to 1 Live on April 1, 1995, the hit rally no longer suited the station's new target group and thus fell victim to the program reform.

Moderators

The first presenter and producer was Wolfgang Neumann until the end of 1983 , who later became head of entertainment for ZDF . He was occasionally represented by Robert Treutel (1983 to mid-1984) and various other, sporadic and short-term workers. Then from January 1984 the program went to Adolf "Buddha" Krämer , who moderated it himself until July 1984 and then only produced it. From July 1984 the show was moderated by Wolfgang Roth , with occasional and sporadic vacation and / or illness replacements by Dave Colman , Stefan Bitterle and Matthias Ewert.

Others

Well-known background music of the Schlager rallye were u. a. The Crunch by the RAH Band (mostly as an opener), The Horse by Cliff Nobles & Company or Let's Live Together by the Road Apples.

In 2018, the private hobby web radio project Back in Time began to unofficially continue the hit rally. The program of the now so-called Schlagerrallye 2018 is similar to the concept of the Schlagerrallye from the beginning under Wolfgang Neumann. 8 new listener presentations and the TOP 15 chosen by the listeners will be played. Radio Back in Time also broadcasts Schlagerrallye flashbacks with songs from the TOP 20 annual evaluations from the epochs of Wolfgang Roth (1984–1995) and Wolfgang Neumann (1974–1983).

Top 10 of the all-time leaderboard

  1. Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield - 554 points - 1983/84 - 74 weeks
  2. The Final Countdown - Europe - 472 points - 1986/1987 - 69 weeks
  3. The Sun Always Shines on TV - A-ha - 451 points - 1986/1987 - 75 weeks
  4. Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra - 409 points - 1979/1980 - 52 weeks
  5. Cry for love - The Doctors - 383 points - 1993/1994 - 48 weeks
  6. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen - 307 points - 1976 - 25 weeks - 1991/1992 - 21 weeks
  7. Kites should fly - pure - 307 points - 1992/1993 - 36 weeks
  8. The Living Daylights - A-ha - 290 points - 1987/1988 - 34 weeks
  9. When she hears this tango - pure - 276 points - 1989/1990 - 37 weeks
  10. She sees the sun - pure - 275 points - 1994 - 33 weeks

Number 1 on the list of the best from 1974 to 1995

  • 1974 - Roll Away the Stone - Mott the Hoople - 110 points
  • 1975 - great-great-grandson of Frankenstein - Frank Zander - 167 points
  • 1976 - Music - John Miles - 191 points
  • 1977 - Hotel California - Eagles - 231 points
  • 1978 - Eagle - Abba - 221 points
  • 1979 - Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra - 190 points
  • 1980 - Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra - 219 points
  • 1981 - Hold On Tight - Electric Light Orchestra - 179 points
  • 1982 - We want to live - rough cut - 154 points
  • 1983 - Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield - 300 points
  • 1984 - Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield - 254 points
  • 1985 - Take on Me - a-ha - 136 points
  • 1986 - The Sun Always Shines on TV - A-ha - 402 points
  • 1987 - The Final Countdown - Europe - 277 points
  • 1988 - Always on My Mind - Pet Shop Boys - 210 points
  • 1989 - Looking for Freedom - David Hasselhoff - 218 points
  • 1990 - Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode - 239 points
  • 1991 - Games - New Kids on the Block - 263 points
  • 1992 - If You Go Away - New Kids on the Block - 238 points
  • 1993 - Bed of Roses - Bon Jovi - 267 points
  • 1994 - Cry for Love - The Doctors - 280 points
  • 1995 - Wilder Westen - Hartmann - 114 points (in 1995 there were only 12 broadcasts)

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