Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s
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IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
His like numbers for all early 70s countdown is pretty amazing. I can only assume he is about 10 years older than me where his "music peak" is in the 70s rather than the 80s.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I wonder how many of the 90s Back in the Day Replay songs he'd like? Curious. I'mma head over there and drop the top 30 and see what happens...
It would be great to get his feelings directly, rather than us all speculating.
4/20/74
40 "Boogie Down" – Eddie Kendricks
39 "Star Baby" – The Guess Who
38 "Thanks For Saving My Life" – Billy Paul
37 "Oh Very Young" – Cat Stevens
36 "Jungle Boogie" – Kool and the Gang
35 "Outside Woman" – Bloodstone
34 "The Payback (Part 1)" – James Brown
33 "Help Me" – Joni Mitchell
32 "I’m A Train" – Albert Hammond
31 "The Entertainer" – Marvin Hamlisch
30 "Eres Tu (Touch The Wind)" – Mocedades
29 "You Make Me Feel Brand New" – The Stylistics
28 "Midnight At The Oasis" – Maria Muldaur
27 "Jet" – Paul McCartney and Wings
26 "Dark Lady" – Cher
25 "Piano Man" – Billy Joel
24 "Let It Ride" – Bachman-Turner Overdrive
23 "Touch A Hand, Make A Friend" – The Staple Singers
22 "My Mistake (Was To Love You)" – Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye
21 "Tell Me A Lie" – Sami Jo
20 "(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long" – Chicago
19 "The Show Must Go On" – Three Dog Night
18 "Mockingbird" – Carly Simon and James Taylor
17 "Keep On Singing" – Helen Reddy
16 "Tubular Bells" – Mike Oldfield
15 "Just Don’t Want To Be Lonely" – The Main Ingredient
14 "Seasons In The Sun" – Terry Jacks
13 "Dancing Machine" – The Jackson 5
12 "A Very Special Love Song" – Charlie Rich
11 "Lookin’ For A Love" – Bobby Womack
10 "I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song" – Jim Croce
09 "The Lord’s Prayer" – Sister Janet Mead
08 "The Loco-Motion" – Grand Funk
07 "Sunshine On My Shoulders" – John Denver
06 "Oh My My" – Ringo Starr
05 "Come And Get Your Love" – Redbone
04 "Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" – Gladys Knight and the Pips
03 "Hooked On A Feeling" – Blue Swede
02 "Bennie And The Jets" – Elton John
01 "TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)" – MFSB Featuring the Three Degrees
40 "Boogie Down" – Eddie Kendricks
39 "Star Baby" – The Guess Who
38 "Thanks For Saving My Life" – Billy Paul
37 "Oh Very Young" – Cat Stevens
36 "Jungle Boogie" – Kool and the Gang
35 "Outside Woman" – Bloodstone
34 "The Payback (Part 1)" – James Brown
33 "Help Me" – Joni Mitchell
32 "I’m A Train" – Albert Hammond
31 "The Entertainer" – Marvin Hamlisch
30 "Eres Tu (Touch The Wind)" – Mocedades
29 "You Make Me Feel Brand New" – The Stylistics
28 "Midnight At The Oasis" – Maria Muldaur
27 "Jet" – Paul McCartney and Wings
26 "Dark Lady" – Cher
25 "Piano Man" – Billy Joel
24 "Let It Ride" – Bachman-Turner Overdrive
23 "Touch A Hand, Make A Friend" – The Staple Singers
22 "My Mistake (Was To Love You)" – Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye
21 "Tell Me A Lie" – Sami Jo
20 "(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long" – Chicago
19 "The Show Must Go On" – Three Dog Night
18 "Mockingbird" – Carly Simon and James Taylor
17 "Keep On Singing" – Helen Reddy
16 "Tubular Bells" – Mike Oldfield
15 "Just Don’t Want To Be Lonely" – The Main Ingredient
14 "Seasons In The Sun" – Terry Jacks
13 "Dancing Machine" – The Jackson 5
12 "A Very Special Love Song" – Charlie Rich
11 "Lookin’ For A Love" – Bobby Womack
10 "I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song" – Jim Croce
09 "The Lord’s Prayer" – Sister Janet Mead
08 "The Loco-Motion" – Grand Funk
07 "Sunshine On My Shoulders" – John Denver
06 "Oh My My" – Ringo Starr
05 "Come And Get Your Love" – Redbone
04 "Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" – Gladys Knight and the Pips
03 "Hooked On A Feeling" – Blue Swede
02 "Bennie And The Jets" – Elton John
01 "TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)" – MFSB Featuring the Three Degrees
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Good 4
Okay 7
Bad 4
Don't know if I know 25
BEST I RECOGNIZE
25 "Piano Man" – Billy Joel
10 "I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song" – Jim Croce
WORST I RECOGNIZE
18 "Mockingbird" – Carly Simon and James Taylor
Okay 7
Bad 4
Don't know if I know 25
BEST I RECOGNIZE
25 "Piano Man" – Billy Joel
10 "I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song" – Jim Croce
WORST I RECOGNIZE
18 "Mockingbird" – Carly Simon and James Taylor
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
1979/10/20
* = future or current #1
** = former #1
red = debut
The bottom 60: debuts or future or former #1s:
(66) 100. GOOD TIMES - CHIC **
(--) 95. SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE - CHERIE & MARIE CURRIE
(--) 93. IT'S A DISCO NIGHT (ROCK DON'T STOP) - THE ISLEY BROTHERS
(--) 90. SHE'S GOT A WHOLE NUMBER - KEITH HERMAN
(--) 89. TRAIN, TRAIN - BLACKFOOT
(--) 86. DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME - CAPTAIN & TENNILLE *
(--) 85. ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) - RUPERT HOLMES *
(--) 82. THIS IS IT - KENNY LOGGINS
(--) 80. IN THE STONE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
(--) 79. WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE - CLIFF RICHARD
(--) 75. CONFUSION - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
(--) 73. COOL CHANGE - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(--) 59. NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) - BARBRA STREISAND / DONNA SUMMER *
This week's drops:
(39) 84. GOOD FRIEND - MARY MACGREGOR
(35) 68. DRIVER'S SEAT - SNIFF & THE TEARS
(24) 67. BAD CASE OF LOVIN' YOU - ROBERT PALMER
(30) 66. ROLENE - MOON MARTIN
(29) 46. ARROW THROUGH ME - WINGS
(19) 44. THE BOSS - DIANA ROSS
(16) 41. BORN TO BE ALIVE - PATRICK HERNANDEZ
The Top 40:
(48) 40. RAINBOW CONNECTION -KEMIT (JIM HENSON)
(13) 39. DON'T BRING ME DOWN - ELO
(47) 38. FINS - JIMMY BUFFET
(43) 37. YOU'RE ONLY LONELY - J.D. SOUTHER
(36) 36. FOUND A CURE - ASHFORD & SIMPSON
(57) 35. SHIPS - BARRY MANNILOW
(41) 34. BROKEN HEARTED ME - ANNE MURRAY
(37) 33. SO GOOD, SO RIGHT - BRENDA RUSSELL
(45) 32. IF YOU REMEMBER ME - CHRIS THOMPSON & NIGHT
(25) 31. DEPENDIN' ON YOU - THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
(10) 30. AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE - EARTH, WIND, & FIRE
(12) 29. CRUEL TO BE KIND - NICK LOWE
(31) 28. MIDNIGHT WIND - JOHN STEWART
(33) 27. GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY - BOB DYLAN
(42) 26. BABE - STYX *
(32) 25. THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST FOREVER - MICHAEL JOHNSON
(27) 24. I KNOW A HEARTACHE WHEN I SEE ONE - JENNIFER WARNES
(23) 23. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS FALLING IN LOVE - LOBO
(24) 22. COME TO ME - FRANCE JOLI
(21) 21. GET IT RIGHT NEXT TIME - GERRY RAFFERTY
(26) 20. HOLD ON - IAN GOMM
(22) 19. GOOD GIRLS DON'T - THE KNACK
(20) 18. LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' - JOURNEY
(17) 17. SPOOKY - ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION
(28) 16. PLEASE DON'T GO - K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND *
(40) 15. TUSK - FLEETWOOD MAC
(18) 14. DIRTY WHITE BOY - FOREIGNER
( 9) 13. LONESOME LOSER - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(14) 12. YOU DECORATED MY LIFE - KENNY ROGERS
(11) 11. HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU - BONNIE POINTER
(38) 10. STILL - COMMODORES *
(15) 9. HEARTACHE TONIGHT - EAGLES *
( 5) 8. MY SHARONA - THE KNACK **
( 3) 7. SAD EYES - ROBERT JOHN **
( 8) 6. DIM ALL THE LIGHTS - DONNA SUMMER
( 6) 5. I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN - DIONNE WARWICK
( 4) 4. SAIL ON - THE COMMODORES
( 7) 3. POP MUZIK - "M"
( 1) 2. DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH - MICHAEL JACKSON **
( 2) 1. RISE - HERB ALPERT *
* = future or current #1
** = former #1
red = debut
The bottom 60: debuts or future or former #1s:
(66) 100. GOOD TIMES - CHIC **
(--) 95. SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE - CHERIE & MARIE CURRIE
(--) 93. IT'S A DISCO NIGHT (ROCK DON'T STOP) - THE ISLEY BROTHERS
(--) 90. SHE'S GOT A WHOLE NUMBER - KEITH HERMAN
(--) 89. TRAIN, TRAIN - BLACKFOOT
(--) 86. DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME - CAPTAIN & TENNILLE *
(--) 85. ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) - RUPERT HOLMES *
(--) 82. THIS IS IT - KENNY LOGGINS
(--) 80. IN THE STONE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
(--) 79. WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE - CLIFF RICHARD
(--) 75. CONFUSION - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
(--) 73. COOL CHANGE - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(--) 59. NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) - BARBRA STREISAND / DONNA SUMMER *
This week's drops:
(39) 84. GOOD FRIEND - MARY MACGREGOR
(35) 68. DRIVER'S SEAT - SNIFF & THE TEARS
(24) 67. BAD CASE OF LOVIN' YOU - ROBERT PALMER
(30) 66. ROLENE - MOON MARTIN
(29) 46. ARROW THROUGH ME - WINGS
(19) 44. THE BOSS - DIANA ROSS
(16) 41. BORN TO BE ALIVE - PATRICK HERNANDEZ
The Top 40:
(48) 40. RAINBOW CONNECTION -KEMIT (JIM HENSON)
(13) 39. DON'T BRING ME DOWN - ELO
(47) 38. FINS - JIMMY BUFFET
(43) 37. YOU'RE ONLY LONELY - J.D. SOUTHER
(36) 36. FOUND A CURE - ASHFORD & SIMPSON
(57) 35. SHIPS - BARRY MANNILOW
(41) 34. BROKEN HEARTED ME - ANNE MURRAY
(37) 33. SO GOOD, SO RIGHT - BRENDA RUSSELL
(45) 32. IF YOU REMEMBER ME - CHRIS THOMPSON & NIGHT
(25) 31. DEPENDIN' ON YOU - THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
(10) 30. AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE - EARTH, WIND, & FIRE
(12) 29. CRUEL TO BE KIND - NICK LOWE
(31) 28. MIDNIGHT WIND - JOHN STEWART
(33) 27. GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY - BOB DYLAN
(42) 26. BABE - STYX *
(32) 25. THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST FOREVER - MICHAEL JOHNSON
(27) 24. I KNOW A HEARTACHE WHEN I SEE ONE - JENNIFER WARNES
(23) 23. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS FALLING IN LOVE - LOBO
(24) 22. COME TO ME - FRANCE JOLI
(21) 21. GET IT RIGHT NEXT TIME - GERRY RAFFERTY
(26) 20. HOLD ON - IAN GOMM
(22) 19. GOOD GIRLS DON'T - THE KNACK
(20) 18. LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' - JOURNEY
(17) 17. SPOOKY - ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION
(28) 16. PLEASE DON'T GO - K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND *
(40) 15. TUSK - FLEETWOOD MAC
(18) 14. DIRTY WHITE BOY - FOREIGNER
( 9) 13. LONESOME LOSER - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(14) 12. YOU DECORATED MY LIFE - KENNY ROGERS
(11) 11. HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU - BONNIE POINTER
(38) 10. STILL - COMMODORES *
(15) 9. HEARTACHE TONIGHT - EAGLES *
( 5) 8. MY SHARONA - THE KNACK **
( 3) 7. SAD EYES - ROBERT JOHN **
( 8) 6. DIM ALL THE LIGHTS - DONNA SUMMER
( 6) 5. I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN - DIONNE WARWICK
( 4) 4. SAIL ON - THE COMMODORES
( 7) 3. POP MUZIK - "M"
( 1) 2. DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH - MICHAEL JACKSON **
( 2) 1. RISE - HERB ALPERT *
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Heaven Must Have Sent You was written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland and was first recorded by the Elgins, a Detroit quintet. It reached #9 on the R&B chart and #50 on the Hot 100 in December 1966. Bonnie Pointer's version reached #11 on the Hot 100 iin October 1979, The Supremes recorded the song in 1967 but their version remained unreleased until 1986 when it appeared on the 25th Anniversary compilation album: