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Of the 3,500 singles released annually, fifty-two will sell a million copies. Only eight will rate platinum by selling two million copies. Between 1971 and 1981 Sesterhenn had more songs hit the charts than anyone else and compiled four gold and one platinum between 1979 and 1981. | Of the 3,500 singles released annually, fifty-two will sell a million copies. Only eight will rate platinum by selling two million copies. Between 1971 and 1981 Sesterhenn had more songs hit the charts than anyone else and compiled four gold and one platinum between 1979 and 1981. | ||
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SESTERHENN, Steve. (Chicago, IL- ). Music director, KFMD. In 1981 as a result of Sesterhenn's 85 percent success rate charting the future success of Top 40 singles on RADIO, KFMD became one of fifteen test markets for Top 40 rock. His ability to pick winning records and play them off albums before their release as singles earned him gold singles and albums from appreciative musicians.
Sesterhenn also edited records that contributed to their future success. His editing of the seven minute "Highway Song" by Blackfoot to just over four minutes led the group to present him with a gold album. In 1981 Sesterhenn spliced three songs from the "Departure" album by Journey into a platinum single that entered the charts at number 32.
Of the 3,500 singles released annually, fifty-two will sell a million copies. Only eight will rate platinum by selling two million copies. Between 1971 and 1981 Sesterhenn had more songs hit the charts than anyone else and compiled four gold and one platinum between 1979 and 1981.