Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

12 With a lot of nostalgia & cheese sprinkled in.

31. Eagles - One of These Nights
30. War - Why Can't We Be Friends
29. Earth Wind & Fire - Shining Star (↓13)*
22. 10cc - I'm Not in Love
18. Elton John Band - Philadelphia Freedom
13. Pilot - Magic - Nostalgia
11. Doobie Brothers - Take Me in Your Arms
10. Average White Band - Cut the Cake
9. Wings - Listen to What the Man Said
6. America - Sister Golden Hair - Nostalgia
2. Linda Ronstadt - When Will I Be Loved - Nostalgia
1. Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together - Cheesy Nostalgia
 
Take Me In Your Arms was written by legendary Motown songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland). The original version by Kim Weston reached #4 on the R&B chart and #50 on the Hot 100 in November 1965. The uncredited background vocalists are the Andantes. A version by the Isley Brothers got to #22 on the R&B chart in May 1968.

 
Good 2
12. Alice Cooper - Only Women Bleed kinda lame but i still dig it
6. America - Sister Golden Hair

Okay 5
18. Elton John Band - Philadelphia Freedom
16. John Denver - Thank God I'm a Country Boy guilty pleasure
9. Wings - Listen to What the Man Said
7. Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony - The Hustle (?22)* not good but fun
2. Linda Ronstadt - When Will I Be Loved

Bad 5
38. Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy (NEW!)
31. Eagles - One of These Nights not bad just not my thing at all
30. War - Why Can't We Be Friends not bad just not my thing at all
22. 10cc - I'm Not in Love not bad just not my thing at all
1. Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together

? 28
 
November 26, 1977:
40. Shaun Cassidy - Hey Deanie (NEW!)
39. Earth Wind & Fire - Serpentine Fire (NEW!)
38. Rod Stewart - You're in My Heart (NEW!)
Extra: Dionne Warwick and the Spinners - Then Came You
37. Commodores - Brick House
36. Bay City Rollers - The Way I Feel Tonight
35. Queen - We Are the Champions (NEW!)
34. Peter Brown - Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me
33. Santana - She's Not There
32. Carpenters - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft
31. Shaun Cassidy - That's Rock N Roll (↓18)*
30. High Inergy - You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On)
29. Firefall - Just Remember I Love You (↓18)*
28. Paul Davis - I Go Crazy
27. England Dan & John Ford Coley - Gone Too Far
26. Steve Miller Band - Swingtown
25. James Taylor - Your Smiling Face
24. Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again
23. Styx - Come Sail Away
22. Paul Simon - Slip Slidin' Away
21. Bob Welch - Sentimental Lady
20. Babys - Isn't It Time
19. Judy Collins - Send in the Clowns
18. Brick - Dusic
Extra: James Taylor & Carly Simon - Mockingbird
17. Player - Baby Come Back (↑21)*
16. Donna Summer - I Feel Love
15. Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better
14. Little River Band - Help Is on Its Way
13. Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun
12. Dave Mason - We Just Disagree
11. L.T.D. - (Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again
10. Linda Ronstadt - It's So Easy
9. Barry White - It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me
8. Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou
7. Rita Coolidge - We're All Alone
6. Paul Nicholas - Heaven on the 7th Floor
5. Chicago - Baby What a Big Surprise
4. Heatwave - Boogie Nights
3. Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love
2. Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
1. Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life
 
29 Good:
40. Shaun Cassidy - Hey Deanie (NEW!)
39. Earth Wind & Fire - Serpentine Fire (NEW!)
38. Rod Stewart - You're in My Heart (NEW!)
37. Commodores - Brick House
35. Queen - We Are the Champions (NEW!)
31. Shaun Cassidy - That's Rock N Roll (↓18)*
30. High Inergy - You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On)
29. Firefall - Just Remember I Love You (↓18)*
28. Paul Davis - I Go Crazy
25. James Taylor - Your Smiling Face
24. Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again
23. Styx - Come Sail Away
22. Paul Simon - Slip Slidin' Away
21. Bob Welch - Sentimental Lady
17. Player - Baby Come Back (↑21)*
16. Donna Summer - I Feel Love
15. Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better
13. Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun
11. L.T.D. - (Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again
10. Linda Ronstadt - It's So Easy
9. Barry White - It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me
8. Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou
7. Rita Coolidge - We're All Alone
6. Paul Nicholas - Heaven on the 7th Floor
5. Chicago - Baby What a Big Surprise
4. Heatwave - Boogie Nights
3. Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love
2. Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
1. Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life
 
24 good/ok from 1977 (extras excluded):

38. Rod Stewart - You're in My Heart (NEW!)
37. Commodores - Brick House
36. Bay City Rollers - The Way I Feel Tonight
35. Queen - We Are the Champions (NEW!)
33. Santana - She's Not There
32. Carpenters - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft
29. Firefall - Just Remember I Love You (↓18)*
28. Paul Davis - I Go Crazy
26. Steve Miller Band - Swingtown
25. James Taylor - Your Smiling Face
24. Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again
23. Styx - Come Sail Away
22. Paul Simon - Slip Slidin' Away
21. Bob Welch - Sentimental Lady
20. Babys - Isn't It Time
17. Player - Baby Come Back (↑21)*
16. Donna Summer - I Feel Love
15. Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better
14. Little River Band - Help Is on Its Way
13. Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun
10. Linda Ronstadt - It's So Easy
8. Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou
3. Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love
2. Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue

1 absolutely shoot the radio channel changers:
1. Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life
 
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Linda Ronstadt's It's So Easy is a remake of a song written by Buddy Holly and organist/record producer Norman Petty. It was first recorded by Buddy Holly & The Crickets and released as a single on September 12, 1958 but failed to chart nationally even though it was a top-ten hit at several stations. It went to number one at KBRC in Mount Vernon, Washington; #3 at KLO in Ogden, Utah; #4 at WDOK in Cleveland ; #6 at KOSA in Odessa, Texas; and #8 at KFRU in Columbia, Missouri. KFWB in Los Angeles played the song but it never made their Fabulous Forty survey.

During the previous 12 months, Buddy Holly & The Crickets had a number-one hit with That'll Be The Day, got to #3 with Peggy Sue, reached #10 with Oh Boy! and got to #17 with Maybe Baby. Many stations also played Everyday (the B-side of Peggy Sue) and Not Fade Away (the B-side of Oh Boy!). Why was It's So Easy not a hit? It's, um, hard to know.

 
Wow I know a lot of these

Good 6, and they're all classics
37. Commodores - Brick House
35. Queen - We Are the Champions (NEW!)
24. Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again
22. Paul Simon - Slip Slidin' Away
13. Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun
12. Dave Mason - We Just Disagree

Okay 6
26. Steve Miller Band - Swingtown
23. Styx - Come Sail Away
18. Brick - Dusic sampled by Insane Clown Posse in their Eminem diss, if you dislike him (and like brutal & offensive disses) this is a good listen
15. Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better
10. Linda Ronstadt - It's So Easy
8. Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou as a kid i liked to interpret this as "i drove fast and blew by you"

Bad 11, though frankly none of them are terrible (like today's Hot 100) - there's talent in all of them, they're just not my thing
38. Rod Stewart - You're in My Heart (NEW!)
29. Firefall - Just Remember I Love You (?18)* i like singing along to this one in my 'shmaltzy' voice
28. Paul Davis - I Go Crazy
25. James Taylor - Your Smiling Face
21. Bob Welch - Sentimental Lady
17. Player - Baby Come Back (?21)*
16. Donna Summer - I Feel Love
5. Chicago - Baby What a Big Surprise
3. Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love
2. Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
1. Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life

? 17
 
Lucky 13

37. Commodores - Brick House
35. Queen - We Are the Champions (NEW!)
33. Santana - She's Not There
26. Steve Miller Band - Swingtown
25. James Taylor - Your Smiling Face
23. Styx - Come Sail Away
22. Paul Simon - Slip Slidin' Away
16. Donna Summer - I Feel Love
15. Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better
13. Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun
12. Dave Mason - We Just Disagree
10. Linda Ronstadt - It's So Easy
5. Chicago - Baby What a Big Surprise
 
Mister sadchild, you might like Blondie's version of I Feel Love. Their version of the song was released November 23 1979 as the B-side of Union City Blue, which would reach #13 in the U.K. The single was not released in the United States. A live version of I Feel Love, recorded January 12 1980 at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, was included on a 1995 CD re-release of Union City Blues, which came out in the U.K. and the United States Here is the live version:

 
Ate

37. Commodores - Brick House
36. Bay City Rollers - The Way I Feel Tonight
35. Queen - We Are the Champions (NEW!)
26. Steve Miller Band - Swingtown
23. Styx - Come Sail Away
22. Paul Simon - Slip Slidin' Away
17. Player - Baby Come Back (↑21)*
13. Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun
 
June 24th, 1972:

40 DE ALICE COOPER - SCHOOL’S OUT
39 29 THE MOODY BLUES - ISN’T LIFE STRANGE
38 DE STEVIE WONDER - SUPERWOMAN (WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU)
37 DE GODSPELL - DAY BY DAY
36 36 GRAHAM NASH & DAVID CROSBY - IMMIGRATION MAN
35 DE EAGLES - TAKE IT EASY
34 DE PROCOL HARUM - CONQUISTADOR
33 DE ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY - WHERE IS THE LOVE
32 40 ARETHA FRANKLIN - ALL THE KING’S HORSES
31 21 COMMANDER CODY AND HIS LOST PLANET AIRMEN - HOT ROD LINCOLN
30 31 FREDERICK KNIGHT - I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG
29 34 MOUTH & MAC NEAL - HOW DO YOU DO?
28 35 DONNY OSMOND - TOO YOUNG
27 33 MICHAEL JACKSON - I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE
26 27 DAVID CASSIDY - HOW CAN I BE SURE
25 12 CARPENTERS - IT’S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME
24 14 THE ROLLING STONES - TUMBLING DICE
23 32 DEREK & THE DOMINOS - LAYLA
22 24 CHÉR - LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED
21 18 LOVE UNLIMITED - WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE
20 15 BREAD - DIARY
19 DE LUTHER INGRAM - I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT
18 11 ROBERTA FLACK - THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE
17 13 CAT STEVENS - MORNING HAS BROKEN
16 16 TODD RUNDGREN - I SAW THE LIGHT
15 26 WAYNE NEWTON - DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST
14 20 ELTON JOHN - ROCKET MAN
13 19 AMERICA - I NEED YOU
12 17 ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS - AMAZING GRACE
11 09 DR. HOOK AND THE MEDICINE SHOW - SYLVIA’S MOTHER
10 23 CORNELIUS BROTHERS AND SISTER ROSE - TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW
09 04 CHI-LITES - OH GIRL
08 08 THE 5TH DIMENSION - (LAST NIGHT) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL
07 10 BILL WITHERS - LEAN ON ME
06 07 THE JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH - TROGLODYTE (Cave Man)
05 02 THE STAPLE SINGERS - I’LL TAKE YOU THERE
04 05 GALLERY - NICE TO BE WITH YOU
03 06 BILLY PRESTON - OUTA-SPACE
02 03 NEIL DIAMOND - SONG SUNG BLUE
01 01 SAMMY DAVIS, JR. - THE CANDY MAN
 
11 good/ok from 1972:

35 DE EAGLES - TAKE IT EASY
34 DE PROCOL HARUM - CONQUISTADOR
31 21 COMMANDER CODY AND HIS LOST PLANET AIRMEN - HOT ROD LINCOLN
24 14 THE ROLLING STONES - TUMBLING DICE
23 32 DEREK & THE DOMINOS - LAYLA
17 13 CAT STEVENS - MORNING HAS BROKEN
14 20 ELTON JOHN - ROCKET MAN
11 09 DR. HOOK AND THE MEDICINE SHOW - SYLVIA’S MOTHER
07 10 BILL WITHERS - LEAN ON ME
02 03 NEIL DIAMOND - SONG SUNG BLUE
01 01 SAMMY DAVIS, JR. - THE CANDY MAN guilty pleasure
 
Good 1
07 10 BILL WITHERS - LEAN ON ME

Okay 4
40 DE ALICE COOPER - SCHOOL’S OUT
23 32 DEREK & THE DOMINOS - LAYLA
17 13 CAT STEVENS - MORNING HAS BROKEN
14 20 ELTON JOHN - ROCKET MAN

Bad 4
35 DE EAGLES - TAKE IT EASY not a bad song just not my thing
33 DE ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY - WHERE IS THE LOVE
02 03 NEIL DIAMOND - SONG SUNG BLUE
01 01 SAMMY DAVIS, JR. - THE CANDY MAN

? 31 - some look familiar but I can't get more than a 1/2 second in my head to judge them (especially since the 1980 vj is currently playing)
 
16, more than half are nostalgia

40 DE ALICE COOPER - SCHOOL’S OUT
37 DE GODSPELL - DAY BY DAY
36 36 GRAHAM NASH & DAVID CROSBY - IMMIGRATION MAN
35 DE EAGLES - TAKE IT EASY
34 DE PROCOL HARUM - CONQUISTADOR
29 34 MOUTH & MAC NEAL - HOW DO YOU DO?
24 14 THE ROLLING STONES - TUMBLING DICE
23 32 DEREK & THE DOMINOS - LAYLA
17 13 CAT STEVENS - MORNING HAS BROKEN
16 16 TODD RUNDGREN - I SAW THE LIGHT
14 20 ELTON JOHN - ROCKET MAN
13 19 AMERICA - I NEED YOU
07 10 BILL WITHERS - LEAN ON ME
03 06 BILLY PRESTON - OUTA-SPACE
02 03 NEIL DIAMOND - SONG SUNG BLUE
01 01 SAMMY DAVIS, JR. - THE CANDY MAN
 
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