Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

I'm just waiting for a response one day like, "Two years ago you put Elton John's Crocodile Rock as an okay, but today you put it as a bad. What gives?" And I'll be like, uh, I don't know. I'm fickle?

And then there'll be another post like, "Three months ago you put Abba Take A Chance On Me as a bad but this week you put it as an I-dont-recognize-it-by-name-song. How can that be?" And I'll be like, uh, I don't know. I'm forgetful?


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sadchild said:
I'm just waiting for a response one day like, "Two years ago you put Elton John's Crocodile Rock as an okay, but today you put it as a bad. What gives?" And I'll be like, uh, I don't know. I'm fickle?

And then there'll be another post like, "Three months ago you put Abba Take A Chance On Me as a bad but this week you put it as an I-dont-recognize-it-by-name-song. How can that be?" And I'll be like, uh, I don't know. I'm forgetful?


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My lists are only a moment of time snapshot of time. My tastes change over time. I sometimes wonder about consistency too when they post 2 countdowns from the same year reasonably close together.
 
January 29, 1972:
40. Supremes - Floy Joy (NEW!)
39. 5th Dimension - Together Let's Find Love (NEW!)
38. Robert John - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (NEW!)
37. T. Rex - Bang A Gong (Get It On) (NEW!)
36. Joe Cocker - Feelin' Alright (NEW!)
35. Think - Once You Understand
34. Rare Earth - Hey Big Brother
33. Beverly Bremers - Don't Say You Don't Remember
32. Osmonds - Down by the Lazy River (NEW!)
31. Michael Jackson - Got to Be There (↓16)*
30. Honey Cone - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
Extra: Guy Mitchell - Singin' the Blues
29. Bobby Womack - That's the Way I Feel About Cha
28. Gladys Knight & the Pips - Make Me the Woman That You Go Home To
27. Wilson Pickett - Fire and Water
26. Donny Osmond - Hey Girl
25. Elton John - Levon
24. Redbone - The Witch Queen of New Orleans
23. Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
22. Charley Pride - Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'
21. Faces - Stay with Me
20. Partridge Family - It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love)
19. Hillside Singers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
18. Sly & the Family Stone - Family Affair
17. Carly Simon - Anticipation
16. Climax - Precious and Few
15. Apollo 100 - Joy
14. Nilsson - Without You
13. Carpenters - Hurting Each Other (↑25)*
12. New Seekers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
11. Joe Simon - Drowning in the Sea of Love
10. Jackson 5 - Sugar Daddy
9. Stylistics - You Are Everything
8. Three Dog Night - Never Been to Spain
7. Dennis Coffey - Scorpio
6. Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman
5. Badfinger - Day After Day
Extra: Don McLean - Babylon
4. Jonathan Edwards - Sunshine
3. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
2. Melanie - Brand New Key
1. Don McLean - American Pie
 
23 Good:
38. Robert John - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (NEW!)
37. T. Rex - Bang A Gong (Get It On) (NEW!)
33. Beverly Bremers - Don't Say You Don't Remember
32. Osmonds - Down by the Lazy River (NEW!)
31. Michael Jackson - Got to Be There (↓16)*
26. Donny Osmond - Hey Girl
18. Sly & the Family Stone - Family Affair
17. Carly Simon - Anticipation
16. Climax - Precious and Few
15. Apollo 100 - Joy
14. Nilsson - Without You
13. Carpenters - Hurting Each Other (↑25)*
12. New Seekers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
11. Joe Simon - Drowning in the Sea of Love
10. Jackson 5 - Sugar Daddy
9. Stylistics - You Are Everything
8. Three Dog Night - Never Been to Spain
6. Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman
5. Badfinger - Day After Day
Extra: Don McLean - Babylon
4. Jonathan Edwards - Sunshine
3. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
2. Melanie - Brand New Key
1. Don McLean - American Pie
 
8 good/ok from 1972 (excluding extras):
38. Robert John - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (NEW!)
37. T. Rex - Bang A Gong (Get It On) (NEW!)
25. Elton John - Levon
23. Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
19. Hillside Singers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
12. New Seekers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
2. Melanie - Brand New Key
1. Don McLean - American Pie
 
Only 7.

37. T. Rex - Bang A Gong (Get It On) (NEW!)
36. Joe Cocker - Feelin' Alright (NEW!)
23. Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
21. Faces - Stay with Me
18. Sly & the Family Stone - Family Affair
5. Badfinger - Day After Day
3. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
 
Feelin' Alright? was written by Traffic guitarist Dave Mason. Traffic formed in 1967 in Birmingham, England and also included Steve Winwood on guitar and keyboards, Chris Wood on flute and saxophone and Jim Capaldi on drums. Feelin' Alright? appeared on the band's second album, cleverly titled Traffic, and was released as a single in September 1968. It reached #123 in the US and #51 in the UK. The song has been recorded by more than 70 artists including Lulu, Paul Weller, Little Milton, Isaac Hayes, Elle King, Freddie King (no relation to Elle), Badfinger, Grand Funk, Mother's Finest, the Bar-Kays, the Radiators, the Jackson 5, the Undisputed Truth, Three Dog Night and Gladys Knight & the Pips.

Dave Mason and Jim Capaldi included Feelin' Alright? on their 1999 live album The 40,000 Headmen Tour. (Forty Thousand Headmen was a song on Traffic's second album.)

 
Good 2
23. Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
1. Don McLean - American Pie

Okay 6
37. T. Rex - Bang A Gong (Get It On) (NEW!)
25. Elton John - Levon
21. Faces - Stay with Me
19. Hillside Singers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
17. Carly Simon - Anticipation
12. New Seekers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing

Bad 2
14. Nilsson - Without You
3. Al Green - Let's Stay Together

? 30
 
17, including several nostalgia tunes

38. Robert John - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (NEW!)
37. T. Rex - Bang A Gong (Get It On) (NEW!)
36. Joe Cocker - Feelin' Alright (NEW!)
25. Elton John - Levon
23. Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
21. Faces - Stay with Me
19. Hillside Singers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
18. Sly & the Family Stone - Family Affair
17. Carly Simon - Anticipation
15. Apollo 100 - Joy
14. Nilsson - Without You
8. Three Dog Night - Never Been to Spain
6. Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman
5. Badfinger - Day After Day
3. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
2. Melanie - Brand New Key
1. Don McLean - American Pie
 
HecticArt said:
Only 7.

37. T. Rex - Bang A Gong (Get It On) (NEW!)
36. Joe Cocker - Feelin' Alright (NEW!)
23. Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
21. Faces - Stay with Me
18. Sly & the Family Stone - Family Affair
5. Badfinger - Day After Day
3. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
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No love for driving the chevy to the levy and finding that the levy was dry?
 
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