Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

[sadchild]

Good 7
Okay 5
Bad 4
? 24

BEST I RECOGNIZE
29. Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
26. Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle
13. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle
11. Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son
8. Eagles - Hotel California
1. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Rich Girl

WORST I RECOGNIZE
16. Mary MacGregor - Torn Between Two Lovers
3. David Soul - Don't Give Up on Us

2. ABBA - Dancing Queen

Yes it was my other 'good', but not a 'best'

 

[scotchandcigar]

How come I've been listening to '74 all weekend, but I don't see the countdown? Get on the ball, people!

 

[nysfboy328]

November 23, 1974:
40. Eric Clapton - Willie and the Hand Jive (NEW!)
39. Latimore - Let's Straighten It Out (NEW!)
38. J. Geils Band - Must of Got Lost (NEW!)
37. Shirley Brown - Woman to Woman (NEW!)
36. Blue Magic - Three Ring Circus (NEW!)
35. Andy Kim - Fire, Baby I'm on Fire (NEW!)
34. Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
33. Rolling Stones - Ain't Too Proud to Beg
32. Neil Sedaka - Laughter in the Rain
31. Spinners - Love Don't Love Nobody
30. Al Wilson - La La Peace Song
29. Gladys Knight & the Pips - I Feel a Song (In My Heart)
28. Paul McCartney & Wings - Junior's Farm (NEW!)
27. Barry White - You're the First, the Last, My Everything
26. Pointer Sisters - Fairytale
25. Fancy - Touch Me
24. Prelude - After the Gold Rush
23. Elvis Presley - Promised Land
22. Gino Vannelli - People Gotta Move
21. Hudson Brothers - So You Are a Star
20. Rufus & Chaka Khan - You Got the Love
19. Carole King - Jazzman
18. Hues Corporation - Rockin' Soul
17. Al Green - Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)
16. Reunion - Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)
15. Chicago - Wishing You Were Here
14. Helen Reddy - Angie Baby
13. Kiki Dee - I've Got the Music in Me
12. John Lennon - Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
11. Jim Weatherly - The Need to Be
10. Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle
9. John Denver - Back Home Again
8. Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again
7. Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting
6. Carl Carlton - Everlasting Love
5. Neil Diamond - Longfellow Serenade
4. America - Tin Man
3. Bobby Vinton - My Melody of Love
2. B.T. Express - Do It (Til You're Satisfied)
1. Billy Swan - I Can Help

 

[Channel98]

I Can Help, which is not a country song, went to number one on Billboard's country chart in December 1974. Go figure! It also reached #6 on the adult contemporary chart. I Can Help was written by Billy Swan and has been recorded by more than 30 artists including Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Patti Page, Loretta L:ynn, Aaron Tippin, Shakin' Stevens, T.G. Sheppard and the Bellamy Brothers. Here is a version by Jerry Lee Lewis, recorded on December 15, 1975 and not released until 1986 when it appeared on his 30th anniversary album, cleverly titled 30th Anniversary Album.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

10 good/ok/nostalgia for 1974.

34. Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
32. Neil Sedaka - Laughter in the Rain
28. Paul McCartney & Wings - Junior's Farm (NEW!)
16. Reunion - Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)
12. John Lennon - Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
10. Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle
7. Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting
5. Neil Diamond - Longfellow Serenade
4. America - Tin Man
3. Bobby Vinton - My Melody of Love

 

[Aaron]

11 for me
38. J. Geils Band - Must of Got Lost
32. Neil Sedaka - Laughter in the Rain
28. Paul McCartney & Wings - Junior's Farm
27. Barry White - You're the First, the Last, My Everything
19. Carole King - Jazzman
15. Chicago - Wishing You Were Here
10. Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle
8. Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again
4. America - Tin Man
3. Bobby Vinton - My Melody of Love
1. Billy Swan - I Can Help

 

[scotchandcigar]

38. J. Geils Band - Must of Got Lost

1974 bad grammar winner.

 

[HecticArt]

Only seven.
(Thanks 1974....)

38. J. Geils Band - Must of Got Lost (NEW!)
34. Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
28. Paul McCartney & Wings - Junior's Farm (NEW!)
27. Barry White - You're the First, the Last, My Everything
12. John Lennon - Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
10. Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle
7. Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting (Can liking this one get me canceled?)

Thanks for posting the list NYSF.

 

[Channel98]

As Mister scotch points out, Must Of Got Lost is bad grammar. So is You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet. Other 1974 songs with bad grammar are James Brown's Papa Don't Take No Mess, Lamont Dozier's Fish Ain't Bitin', Curtis Mayfield's Can't Say Nothin', Edwin Starr's Ain't It Hell Up In Harlem and the Rolling Stones' remake of the Temptations' Ain't Too Proud To Beg.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Being as generous as possible, 12.

38. J. Geils Band - Must of Got Lost (NEW!)
34. Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
33. Rolling Stones - Ain't Too Proud to Beg
28. Paul McCartney & Wings - Junior's Farm (NEW!)
27. Barry White - You're the First, the Last, My Everything
24. Prelude - After the Gold Rush
20. Rufus & Chaka Khan - You Got the Love
19. Carole King - Jazzman
15. Chicago - Wishing You Were Here
13. Kiki Dee - I've Got the Music in Me
12. John Lennon - Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
10. Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle

 

[sadchild]

Good 4
Okay 5
Bad 1
? 30

BEST I RECOGNIZE
38. J. Geils Band - Must of Got Lost (NEW!)
34. Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
16. Reunion - Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)
10. Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle

WORST I RECOGNIZE
no channel changers

19. Carole King - Jazzman

First time I ever heard this song was Lisa singing it on The Simpsons.

 

[Channel98]

Carole King wrote Jazzman with Dave Palmer in April 1974. It was released as a single on July 18. Tom Scott played sax. Lisa Simpson and Bleeding Gums Murphy sang the song on the April 30 1995 "'Round Springfield" episode of The Simpsons. Brazilian jazz singer Fabiana Passoni recorded Jazzman in 2016 for an album titled Let Your Love Rise (Snicker snicker). Here is a live performance from the Spaghettini Italian Grill & Jazz Club in Seal Beach, California:

 

[hwkn]

39 for 74

 

[hwkn]

Tonight’s wheel is 11/14/70.

 

[goreds2]

CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40 - 11/14/70​

40: BLACK MAGIC WOMAN - SANTANA

39: I AM SOMEBODY - JOHNNY TAYLOR
38: HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER - NEIL DIAMOND
37: DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS - CHICAGO
36: NO MATTER WHAT - BADFINDER
35: DEEPER AND DEEPER - FREDA PAYNE
EXTRA: WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE - EVERLY BROTHERS
34: HEED THE CALL - KENNY ROGERS AND THE FIRST EDITION
33: FOR THE GOOD TIMES - RAY PRICE
32: AFTER MIDNIGHT - ERIC CLAPTON
31: AS THE YEARS GO BY - MASHMAKHAN
30: IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE - GLEN CAMPBELL
29: STAND BY YOUR MAN - CANDI STATON
28: ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER - 5th DIMENSION
27: LET'S WORK TOGETHER - CANNED HEAT
26: CANDIDA - TONY ORLANDO & DAWN
25: YELLOW RIVER - CHRISTIE
24: SEE ME FEEL ME TOUCH ME - THE WHO
23: LOLA - KINKS
22: STONE LOVE - DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES
21: STILL WATERS - FOUR TOPS
20: PATCH IT UP - ELVIS PRESLEY
EXTRA: AUTUMN LEAVES - ROGER WILLIAMS
19: SHARE THE LAND - THE GUESS WHO
18: 25 TO 30 YEARS OF LOVE - THE PRESIDENTS
17: CRACKLIN' ROSIE - NEIL DIAMOND
16: HEAVEN HELP US ALL - STEVIE WONDER
15: ENGINE #9 - WILSON PICKETT
SPECIAL: IMMIGRANT SONG - LED ZEPPELIN
14: ALLRIGHT NOW - FREE
13: SUPERBAD (PART 1)- JAMES BROWN
12: IT DON'T MATTER TO ME - BREAD
EXTRA: IN THE YEAR 2525 - ZAGER & EVANS
11: CRY ME A RIVER - JOE COCKER
10: MONTEGO BAY - BOBBY BLOOM
9: GYPSY WOMAN - BRIAN HYLAND
8: SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING - 100 PROOF AGED IN SOUL
7: GREEN-EYED LADY - SUGARLOAF
6: INDIANA WANTS ME - R. DEAN TAYLOR
5: FIRE AND RAIN - JAMES TAYLOR
4: TEARS OF A CLOWN - SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES
3: I'LL BE THERE - THE JACKSON FIVE
2: WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN - THE CARPENTERS
1: I THINK I LOVE YOU - THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY

CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40 - 11/14/70

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

15 good/ok/guilty/nostalgia picks (feeling generous today) for 1970:
39: CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU – TOM JONES
36: LOLA - KINKS
35: BE MY BABY – ANDY KIM
34: HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER - NEIL DIAMOND
32: CRACKLIN' ROSIE - NEIL DIAMOND
29: AFTER MIDNIGHT - ERIC CLAPTON
27: BLACK MAGIC WOMAN - SANTANA
22: ALL RIGHT NOW - FREE
16: SHARE THE LAND - THE GUESS WHO
12: SEE ME, FEEL ME - THE WHO
8: MONTEGO BAY - BOBBY BLOOM
7: INDIANA WANTS ME - R. DEAN TAYLOR
5: FIRE AND RAIN - JAMES TAYLOR
4: WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN - THE CARPENTERS
2: TEARS OF A CLOWN - SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES

We did 1970 just 4 weeks ago. SXM please gain some competence.

This countdown is only 2 weeks off this one. And the 3rd 1970 countdown in the last 2 months. I pass on a separate commentary aside from the pointed barb at SXM programming department for their gross and complete incompetence..

 

[scotchandcigar]

This does seem like Groundhog Day.

 

[hwkn]

41 for 70

 

[Channel98]

Speaking of Groundhog Day, I wonder where Grover Groundhog got the calendar with the picture of the "bathing beauty."

 

[nysfboy328]

December 9, 1978:
40. Leif Garrett - I Was Made for Dancing (NEW!)
39. Cars - My Best Friend's Girl (NEW!)
38. Glen Campbell - Can You Fool (NEW!)
Extra: The 5th Dimension - Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
37. Dan Hartman - Instant Replay
36. Switch - There'll Never Be
35. Olivia Newton-John - A Little More Love
34. Captain & Tennille - You Never Done It Like That
33. Lindisfarne - Run for Home
Extra: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - The Tracks of My Tears
32. Hot Chocolate - Every 1's a Winner
31. Queen - Bicycle Race (NEW!)
Archive: Honey Comb - Want-Ads
30. Ace Frehley - New York Groove
29. Barry Manilow - Ready to Take a Chance Again
28. Anne Murray - You Needed Me
LDD: Firefall - Just Remember I Love You
27. Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman
26. Eric Clapton - Promises
25. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - We've Got Tonight
24. Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg - The Power of Gold
23. Elton John - Part Time Love
22. Linda Ronstadt - Ooh Baby Baby
21. Pablo Cruise - Don't Want to Live Without It
Archive: Carole King - It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move
20. Alice Cooper - How You Gonna See Me Now
19. Eric Carmen - Change of Heart
18. Paul Davis - Sweet Life
17. Foreigner - Double Vision
16. Heart - Straight On
Extra: ABBA - Waterloo
15. Toto - Hold the Line
14. Chicago - Alive Again
13. Village People - Y.M.C.A.
12. Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven
11. Firefall - Strange Way
Archive: The Raiders - Indian Reservation
10. Andy Gibb - (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away
9. Dr. Hook - Sharing the Night Together
8. Billy Joel - My Life
7. Al Stewart - Time Passages
Extra: Carly Simon - You're So Vain
6. Alicia Bridges - I Love the Night Life
5. Ambrosia - How Much I Feel
4. Gino Vannelli - I Just Wanna Stop
3. Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond - You Don't Bring Me Flowers
2. Donna Summer - MacArthur Park
1. Chic - Le Freak

We can all agree that the song at #3 is the worst 1978 song ever.