Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I've got 3.

 

[Aaron]

27 good ones

 

[sadchild]

Good 2
Okay 5
Bad 2

Don't know if I know 31

 

[Aaron]

9/9/1972

40. BURNING LOVE - ELVIS PRESLEY
39. SEALED WITH A KISS - BOBBY VINTON
38. THIS WORLD - STAPLES SINGERS
37. GET ON THE GOOD FOOT - JAMES BROWN
36. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS - ARLO GUTHRIE
35. BABY LET ME TAKE YOU - DETROIT EMERALDS
34. THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. - DONNA FARGO
33. USE ME - BILL WITHERS
32. COCONUT - NILSSON
31. MY DING-A-LING - CHUCK BERRY
30. YOU'RE STILL A YOUNG MAN - TOWER OF POWER
29. SPEAK TO THE SKY - RICK SPRINGFIELD
28. NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN - MOODY BLUES
27. LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS - JACKSON 5
26. BEN - MICHAEL JACKSON
25. POP THAT THANG - ISLEY BROTHERS
24. IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG - LUTHER INGRAM
23. POPCORN - HOT BUTTER
22. EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL - MAIN INGREDIENT
21. PLAY ME - NEIL DIAMOND
20. RUN TO ME - BEE GEES
19. MOTORCYCLE MAMA - SAILCAT
18. POWER OF LOVE - JOE SIMON
17. JOIN TOGETHER - THE WHO
16. BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY - DANIEL BOONE
15. GO ALL THE WAY - RASPBERRIES
14. GOODBYE TO LOVE - THE CARPENTERS
13. HONKY CAT - ELTON JOHN
12. HOLD YOUR HEAD UP - ARGENT
11. THE GUITAR MAN - BREAD
10. SATURDAY IN THE PARK - CHICAGO
9. BLACK & WHITE - THREE DOG NIGHT
8. YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM - JIM CROCE
7. ROCK AND ROLL PART 2 - GARY GLITTER
6. BACK STABBERS - O'JAYS
5. BRANDY - LOOKING GLASS
4. BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME - MAC DAVIS
3. I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU - AL GREEN
2. LONG COOL WOMAN - THE HOLLIES
1. ALONE AGAIN, NATURALLY - GILBERT O'SULLIVAN

 

[MonoStereo]

I refer you to the post I made on Facebook about this week's countdown :

"Listening to this week's "American Top 40" rerun on 70's @ 7. It's bad enough that I had to hear "LIme & The Coconut", but it just segued into "My Ding-A-Ling".
Holy sh*t...get F**KED, 1972."

( edited here - still not 100% on how much language is allowed, so I played it safe )

 

[HecticArt]

I had about 10.

( edited here - still not 100% on how much language is allowed, so I played it safe )

Language is OK. Just don't direct it at other members.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I got 12.

What the fuck was Rick Springfield doing on a 1972 countdown? I thought he was exclusively in the 80s.

 

[Aaron]

24 good songs for me

 

[Jon]

8 out of 40.

The 70's just wasn't my decade.

 

[sadchild]

Good 0
Okay 10
Bad 0

Don't know if I know 30

Biz Markie's “Alone Again” is responsible for the landmark 1991 lawsuit that determined unauthorized use of a sample is ‘theft’. This track samples the 1972 chart-topper “Alone Again (Naturally)” by Gilbert O'Sullivan. Markie’s label asked permission to interpolate the song and he refused, but the label put it out anyway. So O'Sullivan sued the record label, won, got $250K, and Markie’s album had to be pulled from the shelves.

 

[MonoStereo]

I had about 10.


Language is OK. Just don't direct it at other members.

Well, where's the fun in THAT?

Seriously, though - thanks for the clarification.

 

[Aaron]

9/16/1978

40. PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT - MEATLOAF
39. MY ANGEL BABY - TOBY BEAU
38. TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE - EDDIE MONEY
37. LOVE WILL FIND A WAY - PABLO CRUISE
36. 5-7-0-5 - CITY BOY
35. WHO ARE YOU - THE WHO
34. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - CRYSTAL GAYLE
33. I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE - ALICIA BRIDGES
32. YOU NEVER DONE IT LIKE THAT - CAPTAIN & TENNILLE
31. SHE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN - BILLY JOEL
30. ROCK 'N' ROLL FANTASY - KINKS
29. COME TOGETHER - AEROSMITH
28. GET OFF - FOXY
27. JUST WHAT I NEEDED - THE CARS
26. BACK IN THE USA - LINDA RONSTADT
25. CLOSE THE DOOR - TEDDY PENDERGRASS
24. RIGHT DOWN THE LINE - GERRY RAFFERTY
23. PRISONER - BARBRA STREISAND
22. MAGNET AND STEELE - WALTER EGAN
21. OH DARLIN' - ROBIN GIBB
20. MISS YOU - ROLLING STONES
19. WHENEVER I CALL YOU FRIEND - KENNY LOGGINS
18. GREASE - FRANKIE VALLI
17. HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS - BOB SEGER
16. YOU NEEDED ME - ANNE MURRAY
15. REMINISCING - LITTLE RIVER BAND
14. YOU AND I - RICK JAMES
13. LOVE IS IN THE AIR - JOHN PAUL YOUNG
12. FOOL IF YOU THINK IT'S OVER - CHRIS REA
11. HOT CHILD IN THE CITY - NICK GILDER
10. SHAME - EVELYN "CHAMPAGNE" KING
9. GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
8. DON'T LOOK BACK - BOSTON
7. SUMMER NIGHTS - JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
6. AN EVERLASTING LOVE - ANDY GIBB
5. KISS YOU ALL OVER - EXILE
4. HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
3. HOT BLOODED - FOREIGNER
2. THREE TIMES A LADY - THE COMMODORES
1. BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE - A TASTE OF HONEY

 

[sadchild]

Good 5
Okay 6
Bad 8

Don't know if I know 21

13. LOVE IS IN THE AIR - JOHN PAUL YOUNG

I counted it as a 'bad', but I'll listen to it once in a while because... well, I don't know really.

 

[Aaron]

About 27 good songs for me.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Great countdown. 32 songs for me and only one stinker (Streisand).

Part of a late 70s weekend. All songs 1975-1979.

 

[MonoStereo]

9/16/1978

40. PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT - MEATLOAF

Other songs in the countdown were edited...but we had to listen to the totality of THIS?

36. 5-7-0-5 - CITY BOY

This week's "Hadn't Heard It In Forever" entry.

33. I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE - ALICIA BRIDGES

The way she sings "Axx-shawn" will never not make me chuckle.

32. YOU NEVER DONE IT LIKE THAT - CAPTAIN & TENNILLE

Don't think I'd heard this one before, which is odd.

18. GREASE - FRANKIE VALLI
7. SUMMER NIGHTS - JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
4. HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

"Grease" was just such a monster. I've never seen it, but I'm one of the few.

3. HOT BLOODED - FOREIGNER

I'm always surprised by how many of their rockers got this high on the charts. I would've assumed this was a big AOR hit, but not Top 40.

2. THREE TIMES A LADY - THE COMMODORES

Impossible for me to hear this without thinking of the Buckwheat/Eddie Murphy version.

1. BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE - A TASTE OF HONEY

Interesting story on this, what with it being the 1st ever #1 song with a female lead guitarist & bassist. I would've just assumed the band was a bunch of session players, like 90% of the disco/dance "bands" of the era.

Overall, I was struck by the fervor for stuff that had a 50's flavor to it this week. Makes sense, with the being the heyday of "Happy Days" etc.

 

[HecticArt]

I only had 8 or 9 this time.

 

[sadchild]

The way she sings "Axx-shawn" will never not make me chuckle.

SAME!! My son and I randomly say "Ack Shon" to each other =)

 

[hwkn]

29 this week.

 

[Aaron]

9/25/1971

40. EASY LOVING - FREDDIE HART
39. ALL DAY MUSIC - WAR
38. SURRENDER - DIANA ROSS
37. STAGGER LEE - TOMMY ROE
36. I AIN'T GOT TIME ANYMORE - GLASS BOTTLE
35. TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE - DENISE LASALLE
34. THE LOVE WE HAD - DELLS
33. BREAKDOWN (PART 1) - RUFUS THOMAS
32. WEDDING SONG - PAUL STOOKEY
31. BANGLADESH - GEORGE HARRISON
30. I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN - FREE MOVEMENT
29. LIAR - THREE DOG NIGHT
28. SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION - BOBBY RUSSELL
27. THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE & HATE - PERSUADERS
26. TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS - JOHN DENVER
25. RAIN DANCE - GUESS WHO
24. THE STORY IN YOUR EYES - MOODY BLUES
23. MAKE IT FUNKY - JAMES BROWN
22. SIGNS - FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BAND
21. CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP - MAC & KATIE KISSOON
20. SO FAR AWAY - CAROLE KING
19. YO YO - OSMONDS
18. SWEET CITY WOMAN - THE STAMPEDERS
17. HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART - BEE GEES
16. TIRED OF BEING ALONE - AL GREEN
15. WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN - THE WHO
14. IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME - STEVIE WONDER
13. I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING - PARTRIDGE FAMILY
12. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN - LEE MICHAELS
11. STICK-UP - HONEY CONE
10. I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE - RARE EARTH
9. WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET - DRAMATICS
8. SUPERSTAR - CARPENTERS
7. SMILING FACES SOMETIMES - UNDISPUTED TRUTH
6. UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY - PAUL MCCARTNEY
5. SPANISH HARLEM - ARETHA FRANKLIN
4. THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN - JOAN BAEZ
3. AIN'T NO SUNSHINE - BILL WITHERS
2. MAGGIE MAY - ROD STEWART
1. GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL - DONNY OSMOND