Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

January 13, 1979:
40. Dolly Parton - Baby I'm Burning (NEW!)
39. Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Here Anymore (NEW!)
38. Chicago - No Tell Lover (NEW!)
Extra: The Supremes & the Temptations - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
37. Rolling Stones - Shattered (NEW!)
36. Cheryl Lynn - Got to Be Real
35. Gerry Rafferty - Home and Dry
34. Talking Heads - Take Me to the River
33. Melissa Manchester - Don't Cry Out Loud
32. Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
Archives: Isaac Hayes - The Theme from "Shaft"
31. Boston - A Man I'll Never Be
30. Livingston Taylor - I Will Be in Love with You
29. Dan Hartman - Instant Replay
28. Blues Brothers - Soul Man
27. Barry Manilow - Somewhere in the Night
26. Chanson - Don't Hold Back
LDD: The Supremes - Love is Here and Now You're Gone
25. Al Stewart - Time Passages
24. Queen - Bicycle Race
23. Alicia Bridges - I Love the Nightlife (↓18)*
22. Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy (↑5)*
21. Ian Matthews - Shake It
Archive: Sly & the Family Stone - Family Affair
20. Leif Garrett - I Was Made for Dancing
19. Pointer Sisters - Fire
18. Eagles - Please Come Home for Christmas
Extra: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin' Out My Back Door
17. Ace Frehley - New York Groove
Extra: Linda Ronstadt - Different Drum
16. Nicolette Larson - Lotta Love
15. Hot Chocolate - Every 1's a Winner
14. Earth Wind & Fire - September
13. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - We've Got Tonight
12. Alice Cooper - How You Gonna See Me Now
11. Olivia Newton-John - A Little More Love
Archive: Melanie - Brand New Key
10. Eric Clapton - Promises
9. Andy Gibb - (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away
8. Linda Ronstadt - Ooh Baby Baby
7. Village People - Y.M.C.A.
6. Dr. Hook - Sharing the Night Together
LDD: Bay City Rollers - You Made Me Believe in Magic
5. Toto - Hold the Line
Extra: John Lennon - #9 Dream
4. Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond - You Don't Bring Me Flowers
3. Billy Joel - My Life
2. Chic - Le Freak
1. Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven
 
26 Good:
36. Cheryl Lynn - Got to Be Real
33. Melissa Manchester - Don't Cry Out Loud
32. Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
27. Barry Manilow - Somewhere in the Night
25. Al Stewart - Time Passages
23. Alicia Bridges - I Love the Nightlife (↓18)*
22. Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy (↑5)*
21. Ian Matthews - Shake It
20. Leif Garrett - I Was Made for Dancing
19. Pointer Sisters - Fire
17. Ace Frehley - New York Groove
16. Nicolette Larson - Lotta Love
15. Hot Chocolate - Every 1's a Winner
14. Earth Wind & Fire - September
13. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - We've Got Tonight
12. Alice Cooper - How You Gonna See Me Now
11. Olivia Newton-John - A Little More Love
10. Eric Clapton - Promises
9. Andy Gibb - (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away
8. Linda Ronstadt - Ooh Baby Baby
7. Village People - Y.M.C.A.
6. Dr. Hook - Sharing the Night Together
5. Toto - Hold the Line
3. Billy Joel - My Life
2. Chic - Le Freak
1. Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven

1 Bad:
4. Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond - You Don't Bring Me Flowers
 
Songs from 1978 in the January 13, 1979 survey:
25. Al Stewart - Time Passages
23. Alicia Bridges - I Love the Nightlife (↓18)*
12. Alice Cooper - How You Gonna See Me Now
6. Dr. Hook - Sharing the Night Together
2. Chic - Le Freak
 
In 1978, after having hits with Here You Come Again and Two Doors Down, Dolly Parton was accused of abandoning country music and "going pop." She told Country Music magaazine, "I couldn't go pop with a mouthful of firecrackers!" And then came Baby I'm Burnin', a 12-inch disco single pressed on pink vinyl. It reached #48 on the country chart, #25 on the Hot 100 and #15 on the disco chart. POP!!!!!

 
26 good from 1979 (excluding extras):
38. Chicago - No Tell Lover (NEW!)
37. Rolling Stones - Shattered (NEW!)
35. Gerry Rafferty - Home and Dry
34. Talking Heads - Take Me to the River
33. Melissa Manchester - Don't Cry Out Loud
32. Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
28. Blues Brothers - Soul Man
25. Al Stewart - Time Passages
24. Queen - Bicycle Race / Fat Bottom Girls
23. Alicia Bridges - I Love the Nightlife (↓18)*
22. Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy (↑5)*
21. Ian Matthews - Shake It
19. Pointer Sisters - Fire
17. Ace Frehley - New York Groove
16. Nicolette Larson - Lotta Love
15. Hot Chocolate - Every 1's a Winner
14. Earth Wind & Fire - September
12. Alice Cooper - How You Gonna See Me Now
11. Olivia Newton-John - A Little More Love
10. Eric Clapton - Promises
7. Village People - Y.M.C.A.
6. Dr. Hook - Sharing the Night Together
5. Toto - Hold the Line
3. Billy Joel - My Life
2. Chic - Le Freak
1. Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven

6 ok from 1979 (excluding extras):
36. Cheryl Lynn - Got to Be Real
27. Barry Manilow - Somewhere in the Night
20. Leif Garrett - I Was Made for Dancing
13. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - We've Got Tonight
9. Andy Gibb - (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away
8. Linda Ronstadt - Ooh Baby Baby

1 channel changers from 1979 (excluding extras):
4. Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond - You Don't Bring Me Flowers
 
A channel changer is a song that someone hates so much, he switches to another channel or station as soon as he hears it begin. For me, that includes (among others) Brick House, Brass Monkey, Brown Eyed Girl, I'm Too Sexy, Sweet Home Alabama, Old Time Rock & Roll, Play That Funky Music, almost everything by Pink Floyd, everything by Wilson Pickett, everything by Little Richard, everything by Pearl Jam (except for their remake of J. Frank Wilson's Last Kiss) and more than two thousand rap songs.
 
Channel98 said:
A channel changer is a song that someone hates so much, he switches to another channel or station as soon as he hears it begin. For me, that includes (among others) Brick House, Brass Monkey, Brown Eyed Girl, I'm Too Sexy, Sweet Home Alabama, Old Time Rock & Roll, Play That Funky Music, almost everything by Pink Floyd, everything by Wilson Pickett, everything by Little Richard, everything by Pearl Jam (except for their remake of J. Frank Wilson's Last Kiss) and more than two thousand rap songs.
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I agree with you on the rap songs. But the other songs are classics to me. Except for Last Kiss which I don't like but don't change the channel.

My most notable channel changers:
  • Horse With No Name
  • Endless Love
  • You Don't Bring Me Flowers
  • I Shot The Sherriff
  • Anything by Whiney Houston
  • Anything by Paula Abdul
 
14, not including extras shown.

Extra: The Supremes & the Temptations - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
37. Rolling Stones - Shattered (NEW!)
35. Gerry Rafferty - Home and Dry
34. Talking Heads - Take Me to the River
Archives: Isaac Hayes - The Theme from "Shaft"
28. Blues Brothers - Soul Man
25. Al Stewart - Time Passages
24. Queen - Bicycle Race
Archive: Sly & the Family Stone - Family Affair
Extra: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin' Out My Back Door
16. Nicolette Larson - Lotta Love
15. Hot Chocolate - Every 1's a Winner
14. Earth Wind & Fire - September
13. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - We've Got Tonight
10. Eric Clapton - Promises
5. Toto - Hold the Line
Extra: John Lennon - #9 Dream
3. Billy Joel - My Life
2. Chic - Le Freak
 
Here is the original version of I'm Gonna Make You Love Me by Madeline Bell. It reached #25 on the Hot 100 and #32 on the R&B chart in April 1968. She released seven singles and this was her only solo chart hit. From 1969 to 1973 she was a member of Blue Mink, a British sextet that had a #64 U.S. hit in October 1970 with Our World.

 
Good 4
Okay 9
Bad 11
? 26

Good
32. Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
17. Ace Frehley - New York Groove
14. Earth Wind & Fire - September
5. Toto - Hold the Line

Okay
37. Rolling Stones - Shattered (NEW!)
25. Al Stewart - Time Passages
24. Queen - Bicycle Race
23. Alicia Bridges - I Love the Nightlife (?18)*
22. Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy (?5)* guilty pleasure
13. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - We've Got Tonight
7. Village People - Y.M.C.A.
3. Billy Joel - My Life
2. Chic - Le Freak

Bad
34. Talking Heads - Take Me to the River it's not a bad song i just never need to hear it, i find it kinda boring
33. Melissa Manchester - Don't Cry Out Loud
28. Blues Brothers - Soul Man
19. Pointer Sisters - Fire
16. Nicolette Larson - Lotta Love
12. Alice Cooper - How You Gonna See Me Now
11. Olivia Newton-John - A Little More Love
10. Eric Clapton - Promises even though my stepfather used to play this so it's nostalgic, i'm still not really a fan of it
6. Dr. Hook - Sharing the Night Together
4. Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond - You Don't Bring Me Flowers
1. Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven
 
I hate Old Time Rock & Roll because Seger screams it instead of singing it. Connie Francis, whose sixteen 1950s-60s top-ten hits include Who's Sorry Now, My Happiness, Lipstick On Your Collar, Everybody's Somebody's Fool, Where The Boys Are, Don't Break The Heart That Loves You and My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own, recorded Old Time Rock & Roll for her album Where The Hits Are, released September 21, 1989. The song was a poor choice for her – but at least she didn't scream it.

 
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