Music Virgins No More
This podcast is based on co-host John Schlarbaum’s pubescent memories of the Top 40 between 1979 – 1982 when he created 106 weekly music charts alone in his bedroom in Southwestern Ontario.
Co-host Jason Cabanaw, 20 years younger, discovers, sometimes for the first time, music and bands he was unaware of.
Podcasting since 2025 • 10 episodes
Music Virgins No More
Latest Episodes
Charts #15-16 (Nov 29 + Dec 5, 1980)
Today, co-hosts John and Jason review two weeks, starting with Chart #15 for November 29, 1980 . . . which may be the most important chart of all 106 charts made, as Bruce Springsteen makes his first appearance. "Finally," you say!Show h...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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36:44
Charts #12-14 (Nov 8, 15 & 22, 1980)
On today’s 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!Highlighted Artist: ...
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Episode 9
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32:14
Chart #11 (Nov 1, 1980)
On today’s show 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.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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35:12
Charts #8 + #9 + #10 (October 11, 18, 25, 1980)
Today John and Jason discuss three charts – or at least an overview of three charts – for the weeks of October 11th, 18th, and 25th, as not a lot of new music debuted during this time period.For those keeping track at home, on October 4...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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26:25
January – Aug 1980 + Top 15 "New" Groups of 1980
As much fun as it is to look back at John's charts that began the week ending August 23, 1980, it’s also interesting to see what music came BEFORE that first chart! On the year-end charts, 13 of the Top 20 Singles were released between January ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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47:51
