Music Virgins No More

By John Schlarbaum and Jason Cabanaw

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.

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The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.

Music Virgins No More episodes:

November 13, 2025 Charts #17-18-19 (Dec 13, 20, 29, 1980)
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The season finale is here! On today's show, co-hosts John and Jason discuss the importance of December 1980!
Highlights: Roger Daltrey's "With Your Love" single, and Blondie's popular (but for what reason) album, "Autoamerican."
The recent Amazon #1 music book and the podcast's companion book, "Music Virgin No More" by co-host John Schlarbaum, is available now for only $15.00 on Amazon. Buy here:

https://a.co/d/ci6SSN8

Check out all 106 weekly charts + year-end charts (1979-1990) here:

https://johnschlarbaum.com/podcast/

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35min
October 30, 2025 Charts #15-16 (Nov 29 + Dec 5, 1980)
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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 highlights: a new #1 Single and #1 Album, plus, one song is hit by the curse of only reaching #2 - denied the top spot by two different tunes!
Additionally, discussions on Bruce Springsteen's "The River" and The Police's "Zenyatta Mondatta" albums, and their impact on young John's listening habits.
The recent Amazon #1 music book and the podcast's companion book, "Music Virgin No More" by co-host John Schlarbaum, is available now for only $15.00 on Amazon. Buy here:

https://a.co/d/ci6SSN8

Check out all 106 weekly charts + year-end charts (1979-1990) here:

https://johnschlarbaum.com/podcast/

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37min
October 16, 2025 Charts #12-14 (Nov 8, 15 & 22, 1980)
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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: Cliff Richard
Highlighted Singles: "(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon/Yoko Ono, "Don’t Stand So Close To Me" by The Police, and "More Than I Can Say" by Leo Sayer
The recent Amazon #1 music book and the podcast's companion book, "Music Virgin No More" by co-host John Schlarbaum, is available now for only $15.00 on Amazon. Buy here:

https://a.co/d/ci6SSN8

Check out all 106 weekly charts + year-end charts (1979-1990) here:

https://johnschlarbaum.com/podcast/

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33min
October 02, 2025 Chart #11 (Nov 1, 1980)
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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.
The recent Amazon #1 music book and the podcast's companion book, "Music Virgin No More" by co-host John Schlarbaum, is available now for only $15.00 on Amazon. Buy here:

https://a.co/d/ci6SSN8

Check out all 106 weekly charts + year-end charts (1979-1990) here:

https://johnschlarbaum.com/podcast/

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36min
September 18, 2025 Charts #8 + #9 + #10 (October 11, 18, 25, 1980)
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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, 1980, John’s #1 Single was Another One Bites The Dust by Queen, the #1 Album was The Game by Queen, and the #1 Group was . . . surprise, surprise . . . Queen!
The recent Amazon #1 music book and the podcast's companion book, "Music Virgin No More" by co-host John Schlarbaum, is available now for only $15.00 on Amazon. Buy here:

https://a.co/d/ci6SSN8

Check out all 106 weekly charts + year-end charts (1979-1990) here:

https://johnschlarbaum.com/podcast/

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27min
September 04, 2025 January – Aug 1980 + Top 15 "New" Groups of 1980
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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 and August, and 9 of the Top 11 Singles were from earlier in the year. Also, 8 of the Top 10 year-end ALBUMS were released before the first chart.
Was this a case of John “just having more time to listen” to these songs and albums longer than those released AFTER August 23rd ... or something else?

The recent Amazon #1 music book and the podcast's companion book, "Music Virgin No More" by co-host John Schlarbaum, is available now for only $15.00 on Amazon. Buy here:

https://a.co/d/ci6SSN8

Check out all 106 weekly charts + year-end charts (1979-1990) here:

https://johnschlarbaum.com/podcast/

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48min
August 21, 2025 Chart #7 (October 4, 1980)
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On today’s episode, John and Jason recap a very special chart - #7 - for the week ending October 4, 1980, which debuts a new chart: The Top 10 Albums rankings!
The recent Amazon #1 music book and the podcast's companion book, "Music Virgin No More" by co-host John Schlarbaum, is available now for only $15.00 on Amazon. Buy here:

https://a.co/d/ci6SSN8

Check out all 106 weekly charts + year-end charts (1979-1990) here:

https://johnschlarbaum.com/podcast/

LIKE us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/musicvirginsnomore

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43min
August 07, 2025 Charts #4 + #5 + #6 (Sept. 13, 20 and 27, 1980)
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Co-hosts John and Jason discuss not one, not two, but three charts this week from September 1980! They will highlight Cheap Trick's latest single, profile the group The Monks and their classic faux-punk album, "Bad Habits", and discuss their first concert experiences!
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The recent Amazon #1 music book and the podcast's companion book, "Music Virgin No More" by co-host John Schlarbaum, is available now for only $15.00 on Amazon. Buy here:

https://a.co/d/ci6SSN8

Check out all 106 weekly charts + year-end charts (1979-1990) here:

https://johnschlarbaum.com/podcast/

LIKE us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/musicvirginsnomore

FOLLOW us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicvirginsnomore/
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45min
July 24, 2025 Chart #3 - September 6, 1980
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On today’s episode, co-hosts John and Jason delve into Chart #3 for the week of September 6, 1980. For those keeping track, last week’s #1 Single was Queen’s “PLAY THE GAME” for a second straight week, and John’s #1 group remained Paul McCartney & Wings.
Also, there was one new debut this week that has caused Jason great mental strife and had him momentarily thinking that he and John could not work together on this project!
The recent Amazon #1 music book and the podcast's companion book, "Music Virgin No More" by co-host John Schlarbaum, is available now for only $15.00 on Amazon. Buy here:

https://a.co/d/ci6SSN8

Check out all 106 weekly charts + year-end charts (1979-1990) here:

https://johnschlarbaum.com/podcast/

LIKE us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/musicvirginsnomore

FOLLOW us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicvirginsnomore/
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58min
July 10, 2025 Chart #2 - August 30, 1980
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Co-hosts John and Jason dive deep into all the action on Chart #2 (August 30, 1980), highlighting songs by Air Supply, The Kingbees, Gary Numan, and Robbie Dupree. A new weekly feature debuts when Jason gets to ask the question, "What were you thinking, John?"
Listen to Chart #2's Top 15 Singles on YouTube here:
https://shorturl.at/6p3qB
The recent Amazon #1 music book and the podcast's companion book, "Music Virgin No More" by co-host John Schlarbaum, is available now for only $15.00 on Amazon. Buy here:

https://a.co/d/ci6SSN8

Check out all 106 weekly charts + year-end charts (1979-1990) here:

https://johnschlarbaum.com/podcast/

LIKE us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/musicvirginsnomore

FOLLOW us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicvirginsnomore/
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39min

FAQs about Music Virgins No More:

How many episodes does Music Virgins No More have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.