Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

[sadchild]

Good 6
24. Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
22. Fleetwood Mac - Rihannon
18. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Sara Smile
16. Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
9. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
4. John Sebastian - Welcome Back

Okay 4
31. KISS - Shout It Out Loud
26. Pratt & McClain - Happy Days
12. Wings - Silly Love Songs
7. Peter Frampton - Show Me the Way

Bad 4
19. Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic i can see why people may like it but it doesn't appeal to me
8. Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love
2. Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From catchy but lame
1. Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow well, not bad, just I never need to hear it

? 26

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

2. Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From catchy but lame

It's the Leafs win song. It is not lame.

 

[HecticArt]

The disco era. BLAH.
Another generous eight.

31. KISS - Shout It Out Loud
24. Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
22. Fleetwood Mac - Rihannon
16. Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What a Night) - Meh
12. Wings - Silly Love Songs - A cheesy nostalgia guilty pleasure pic.
9. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
8. Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love
7. Peter Frampton - Show Me the Way

 

[sadchild]

It's the Leafs win song. It is not lame.

How does scoring a point put somebody back where they started from? It would seem to be an advancement, ahead of where you started from.

 

[Channel98]

In the team's first season in the NHL, 1917-18, Toronto won the Stanley Cup. There ya go! And why is the song Right Back Where We Started From instead of simply Back Where We Started? Sinitta Malone's remake reached #84 on the Hot 100 in October 1989. She's the daughter of Miquel Brown, best known for the 1983 dance hit So Many Men, So Little Time.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

How does scoring a point put somebody back where they started from? It would seem to be an advancement, ahead of where you started from.

I don't know the reason just that they play it. Up until this year their goal song was "You Make My Dreams Come True". This year they have been using different music. The most common is "Panama" by Van Halen. None of these songs have anything to do with hockey or winning so I don't know the logic. Same is true for most teams song selection as well.

 

[sadchild]

It always amazes me how some songs get associated with certain things... despite the fact it makes no sense. Like "Every Breath You Take" or "I Will Always Love You" being people's wedding song. One's about a stalker and the other's a breakup song.

 

[HecticArt]

Commodores Easy is a break-up song. I've heard that at a number of weddings.

 

[scotchandcigar]

15, being generous

May 1, 1976:
32. Bad Company - Young Blood
31. KISS - Shout It Out Loud
25. Carpenters - There's A Kind of Hush (All Over the World) (↓13)*
24. Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
22. Fleetwood Mac - Rihannon
21. Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue
19. Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic
18. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Sara Smile
16. Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
12. Wings - Silly Love Songs
10. Diana Ross - Love Hangover (↑19)*
9. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
8. Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love
7. Peter Frampton - Show Me the Way
4. John Sebastian - Welcome Back

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Would like to add another ok song to my list:

4. John Sebastian - Welcome Back

I missed that the first pass or did not recognize it.

 

[hwkn]

38 for 76

 

[Channel98]

To quote Vinnie Barbarino: "What? Where?" Welcome Back was the third of five television theme songs to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The first was T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia) (theme song of Soul Train) by MFSB and the Three Degrees in April 1974. The others are Rhythm Heritage's Theme From S.W.A.T. in February 1976, Jan Hammer's Miami Vice Theme in November 1985 and the Heights' How Do You Talk To An Angel (theme song of the FOX series The Heights) in November 1992. Waylon Jennings' Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard went to number one on the country chart in the last week of October 1980.

Ray Anthony's Dragnet, the first TV theme song to make the top ten, peaked at #3 on the October 3 1953 Best Sellers chart behind Les Paul & Mary Ford's Vaya Con Dios and the Ames Brothers' You You You. Anthony would have another top-ten hit in March 1959 with the theme from Peter Gunn.

 

[hwkn]

Tonight’s wheel is 12/18/71.

 

[nysfboy328]

December 18, 1971:
40. Charley Pride - Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' (NEW!)
39. Badfinger - Day After Day (NEW!)
38. Rare Earth - Hey Big Brother (NEW!)
37. Santana - Everybody's Everything (↓14)*
36. Grass Roots - Two Divided By Love
35. James Brown - I'm a Greedy Man
34. The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
33. Sweathog - Hallelujah
32. Joe Simon - Drowning in the Sea of Love
31. Mickey Newbury - An American Trilogy
30. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
29. Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman
28. New Seekers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (NEW!)
27. Lou Rawls - A Natural Man
26. Hillside Singers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
25. Rod Stewart - (I Know) I'm Losing You
24. Honey Cone - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
23. John Lennon - Imagine
22. Les Crane - Desiderata
21. Peter Nero - Theme from Summer of 42
Archive: The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
20. Jonathan Edwards - Sunshine
19. Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady
18. Temptations - Superstar
17. Cher - Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
16. Donnie Elbert - Where Did Our Love Go
15. Stylistics - You Are Everything
14. Neil Diamond - Stones
13. Staple Singers - Respect Yourself
12. Donny Osmond - Hey Girl
11. Dennis Coffey - Scorpio
10. David Cassidy - Cherish
9. Don McLean - American Pie (↑16)*
8. Sonny & Cher - All I Ever Need Is You
7. Bread - Baby I'm-a Want You
6. Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
Special: Sly & the Family Stone - Spaced Cowboy
5. Michael Jackson - Got to Be There
4. Three Dog Night - An Old Fashioned Love Song
3. Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her
2. Melanie - Brand New Key
1. Sly & the Family Stone - Family Affair

 

[nysfboy328]

23 Good:
39. Badfinger - Day After Day (NEW!)
36. Grass Roots - Two Divided By Love
32. Joe Simon - Drowning in the Sea of Love
30. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
29. Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman
28. New Seekers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (NEW!)
23. John Lennon - Imagine
22. Les Crane - Desiderata
20. Jonathan Edwards - Sunshine
17. Cher - Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
15. Stylistics - You Are Everything
13. Staple Singers - Respect Yourself
12. Donny Osmond - Hey Girl
10. David Cassidy - Cherish
9. Don McLean - American Pie (↑16)*
8. Sonny & Cher - All I Ever Need Is You
7. Bread - Baby I'm-a Want You
6. Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
5. Michael Jackson - Got to Be There
4. Three Dog Night - An Old Fashioned Love Song
3. Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her
2. Melanie - Brand New Key
1. Sly & the Family Stone - Family Affair

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

6 good/ok for 1971:

28. New Seekers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (NEW!)
26. Hillside Singers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
23. John Lennon - Imagine
9. Don McLean - American Pie (↑16)*
6. Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
2. Melanie - Brand New Key

 

[HecticArt]

Noine

39. Badfinger - Day After Day (NEW!)
30. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
26. Hillside Singers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing - Total nostalgia.
25. Rod Stewart - (I Know) I'm Losing You
23. John Lennon - Imagine
13. Staple Singers - Respect Yourself
9. Don McLean - American Pie (↑16)* - Tired, but nostalgic.
6. Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
1. Sly & the Family Stone - Family Affair

 

[scotchandcigar]

December 18, 1971:
16, with a few nostalgia picks

39. Badfinger - Day After Day (NEW!)
34. The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
30. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
29. Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman
28. New Seekers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (NEW!)
25. Rod Stewart - (I Know) I'm Losing You
23. John Lennon - Imagine
21. Peter Nero - Theme from Summer of 42
20. Jonathan Edwards - Sunshine
19. Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady
17. Cher - Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
9. Don McLean - American Pie (↑16)*
6. Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
4. Three Dog Night - An Old Fashioned Love Song
2. Melanie - Brand New Key
1. Sly & the Family Stone - Family Affair

 

[sadchild]

Sadly, no 3 minute videos of the 1970s top 40 by week. Just 1980s.

Good 3
34. The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
23. John Lennon - Imagine
9. Don McLean - American Pie (?16)*
Only three good but they're not just good, they're all time classics!

Okay 3
28. New Seekers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (NEW!)
26. Hillside Singers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
I don't know the difference between them. I'm assuming they're both about the same?
6. Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft

Bad 3
30. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
4. Three Dog Night - An Old Fashioned Love Song
3. Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her

? 31

 

[hwkn]

39 for 71