TERRY HOKNES - MY 4,500 FAVORITE SONGS OF ALL TIME ! hoknes@hotmail.com Completed on October 15th 2012
CHART DATA - I have been addicted to statistics since age of 10 when I started reading about Billboard chart data for how well the Beatles songs had done on the charts in 1981
December 25th 1983 - my first inventory list of music owned. This list written in a school Hilroy notebook and is fascinating to me as it shows everything I owned by that Christmas when I was 12 years old. I already had 250 albums, 60 45 rpm singles, and 8-track tapes. This list is also interesting to note that by this time before turning 13 I already owned 35 Beatles albums and 37 solo-Beatles albums. I actually owned every Beatles and solo-Beatles related album ever released except the following: The Early Beatles, Yellow Submarine, Hey Jude, Rock And Roll Music, Wonderwall, Electric Sounds, Concert For Bangla Desh, John Lennon experimental albums, Live In Toronto, Imagine, Walls And Bridges, Band On The Run (had the 8-track), Bad Boy, Old Wave. I turned 13 on January 15th 1984 which was 3 weeks later. I had 7 albums by The Rolling Stones. About 50 of the albums on the list I had acquired from my mother who had originally purchased them over the past 15 years.
January 1984 - I created my first chart by simply taking the top 20 most popular songs on CKOM Radio countdown and ranking them in the order I personally liked them Age 13 in Grade 8
March 1984 - On our 3rd trip to Disneyland I find a copy of Billboard Magazine for sale at the airport and just have to have it - the first time I see an actual published chart. Age 13 in Grade 8
August 1984 - My best friend Zender Millar and I make a list of every music band we can think of and make a list of our favorites Age 13 just before entering high school at Aden Bowman Collegiate.
December 1984 - I make a compilation cassette tape of my favorite songs of all time. This is the first list of my favorite songs (from all era's) combined. Age 13 in Grade 9
December 26th 1984 - I start writing down my favorite band down every single day - the chart changes as I listen to new bands and different albums. Age 13 in Grade 9 TO PRESENT
January 1st to May 15 1985 - Once every two weeks I would write down my Top 10 favorite songs and albums. This was the first time I had done a current fairly regular chart relating to favorite songs and albums. These bi-weekly charts were done at the time I first discovered Roy Wood, Klaatu, The Firm.
January 15th 1985 - For my 14th birthday I am given a cop of Top 40 Hits a book by Joel Whitburn which documents every song to make the top 40 on the billboard charts. Age 14 in Grade 9
March 1985 - Discover American Top 40 with Casey Kasem on the radio and become obsessed with following the charts every single week and learning every new song on the radio Age 14 in Grade 9
November 1985 - "Terry's Top 40" - I take the 40 songs of the week on the American Top 40 countdown and re-rank them in the order I like them. This is done every week until 1993 Age 14 in Grade 10
May 16th 1987 - For the first time I start to document my favorite songs on a daily basis (similar to my favorite daily group chart I had already been doing for 2.5 years) Age 16 in Grade 11 TO PRESENT
May 18th 1987 - For the first time I start to document my favorite albums on a daily basis (similar to my favorite daily group chart I had already been doing for 2.5 years) Age 16 in Grade 11 TO PRESENT
November 8th 2003 - "Terry's Top 40" - I take the 40 songs of the week on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and re-rank them in the order I like them. Age 32 living on Eastview TO PRESENT
November 8th 2003 - Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown - I take those 40 songs of the week and re-rank them in the orde I like them. Age 32 living on Eastview until January 1st 2007.
January 1st 2004 - "Terry's Country" I take the top 20 songs of the week on Billboard's Country Singles chart and re-rank them in the order I like them. Age 32 living on Eastview TO PRESENT
January 31st 2004 - Alternative Rock - I take the top 20 songs of the week on Billboard's Alternative Rock chart and re-rank them in the order I like them. Age 33 living on Eastview TO PRESENT
February 21st 2004 - Much Music Countdown - I take the top 30 songs of the week on Much Music TV Weekly countdown and re-rank them in the order I like them. Age 33 on Eastview to Dec 20th 2008
February 21st 2004 - MuchMoreMusic Countdown - I take the top 20 songs of the week on MuchMoreMusic TV Weekly countdown and re-rank them in the order I like them. Age 33 on Eastview to Dec 20th 2008
April 17th 2004 - Mainstream Rock - I take the top 20 songs of the week on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart and re-rank them in the order I like them. Age 33 living on Eastview TO PRESENT
February 5th 2005 - Canada Top 40 - I take the top 40 songs of the week on the Jam Canoe official Canadian Top 40 Radio Hits chart and re-rank them in the order I like them. Age 34 living on Eastview TO PRESENT
As of 2012 I still rank my weekly top 5 songs from 5 major charts: Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Country, Billboard Mainstream Rock, Billboard Alternative Rock, Canadian Top 40
As of 2012 I still rank my 50 favorite groups, my 20 favorite songs, my 10 favorite albums however the chart is more infrequent and happens on average once a month.
3,217 different songs have appeared within my top 10 favorite daily song chart between May 16th 1987 and July 1st 2012 (25 year period) Not all of these songs rank in my Official Top 2000 Life Long Chart.