Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

[nysfboy328]

April 24, 1976:
40. Andrea True Connection - More More More (NEW!)
39. Earth Wind & Fire - Can't Hide Love (NEW!)
38. Bad Company - Young Blood (NEW!)
37. Pratt & McClain - Happy Days (NEW!)
36. KISS - Shout It Out Loud
35. Olivia Newton-John - Come on Over
34. Blackbyrds - Happy Music
33. Cate Brothers - Union Man
32. Glen Campbell - Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
31. David Bowie - Golden Years
Extra: Mamas & the Papas - California Dreaming
30. Ohio Players - Fopp
29. Diana Ross - Love Hangover (NEW!)
28. Silver Convention - Get Up and Boogie
27. Styx - Lorelei
26. Fleetwood Mac - Rihannon
25. Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue
24. Wings - Silly Love Songs
23. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Sara Smile
22. Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic
21. Bay City Rollers - Money Honey
20. O'Jays - Livin' for the Weekend
19. Barry Manilow - Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again
18. Henry Gross - Shannon
17. ABBA - I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do
16. Aerosmith - Dream On
15. Rufus & Chaka Khan - Sweet Thing
14. Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
13. Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
12. Carpenters - There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)
11. Captain & Tennille - Lonely Night (Angel Face)
10. Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love
9. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
8. Peter Frampton - Show Me the Way
7. John Sebastian - Welcome Back
6. Dr. Hook - Only Sixteen
5. Commodores - Sweet Love
4. Sylvers - Boogie Fever
3. Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From
2. Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow
1. Johnnie Taylor - Disco Lady

 

[Channel98]

In 1958, the Record Industry Association of America began awarding gold records to singles and albums that sell more than a million copies. The first gold single was Perry Como's Catch A Falling Star. The first gold album was Oklahoma!, the soundtrack of the movie starring Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones.

In 1976, the RIAA began issuing platinum records to singles that sell more than two million copies. Johnnie Taylor's Disco Lady was the first single to be certified platinum, on April 20, 1976. "Never mind the RIAA certification," you say. "What was the first single to sell two million copies?" (Well.....somebody might ask that.) It was Paul Whiteman's Whispering, which was number one for 11 weeks in late 1920 and early 1921. It was Whiteman's first chart hit. He would have 217 more top-20 hits from 1920 to 1943. Sixty-five of those made the top ten and 32 went to number one. Whiteman's final hit was a new version of Whispering in 1954, with vocal by Dick Ridgley. It reached #29 on Billboard's Best Sellers chart.

 

[HecticArt]

11

36. KISS - Shout It Out Loud
31. David Bowie - Golden Years
27. Styx - Lorelei
26. Fleetwood Mac - Rihannon
24. Wings - Silly Love Songs
22. Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic
16. Aerosmith - Dream On
13. Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
10. Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love
9. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
8. Peter Frampton - Show Me the Way

 

[scotchandcigar]

14, with a few nostalgia picks.

31. David Bowie - Golden Years
29. Diana Ross - Love Hangover (NEW!)
27. Styx - Lorelei
26. Fleetwood Mac - Rihannon
24. Wings - Silly Love Songs
23. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Sara Smile
22. Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic
16. Aerosmith - Dream On
14. Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
13. Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
10. Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love
9. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
8. Peter Frampton - Show Me the Way
7. John Sebastian - Welcome Back

 

[sadchild]

Good 6
Okay 6
Bad 3
? 25

BEST I RECOGNIZE
16. Aerosmith - Dream On
14. Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
13. Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
9. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

WORST I RECOGNIZE
no channel changers

 

[sadchild]

December 13, 1975.
40: EVIL WOMAN - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
39: WINNERS AND LOSERS - HAMILTON, JOE FRANK AND REYNOLDS
38: LOVE MACHINE, PT. 1 - THE MIRACLES
37: FLY AWAY - JOHN DENVER
36: OVER MY HEAD - FLEETWOOD MAC
35: VOLARE - AL MARTINO
34: THIS WILL BE - NATALIE COLE
33: SING A SONG - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
32: YOU SEXY THING - HOT CHOCOLATE
31: FULL OF FIRE - AL GREEN
30: ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT - KISS
29: CONVOY - C.W. McCALL
28: I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU - ART GARFUNKEL
27: PART TIME LOVE - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
26: I'M ON FIRE - 5000 VOLTS
25: WALK AWAY FROM LOVE - DAVID RUFFIN
24: COUNTRY BOY (YOU GOT YOUR FEET IN L.A.) - GLEN CAMPBELL
23: FOR THE LOVE OF YOU - THE ISLEY BROTHERS
22: THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON (A BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS) - DAVID GEDDES
21: TIMES OF YOUR LIFE - PAUL ANKA
20: SECRET LOVE - FREDDY FENDER
19: EIGHTEEN WITH A BULLET - PETE WINGFIELD
18: LOW RIDER - WAR
17: THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH YOU - THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE
16: ISLAND GIRL - ELTON JOHN
15: I WANT'A DO SOMETHING FREAKY TO YOU - LEON HAYWOOD
14: I LOVE MUSIC - THE O'JAYS
13: OUR DAY WILL COME - FRANKIE VALLI
12: VENUS AND MARS ROCK SHOW - WINGS
11: I WRITE THE SONGS - BARRY MANILOW
10: FOX ON THE RUN - SWEET
9: MY LITTLE TOWN - SIMON & GARFUNKEL
8: THEME FROM "MAHOGANY" (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO) - DIANA ROSS
7: NIGHTS ON BROADWAY - THE BEE GEES
6: LOVE ROLLERCOASTER - THE OHIO PLAYERS
5: SATURDAY NIGHT - THE BAY CITY ROLLERS
4: THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) - K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND
3: SKY HIGH - JIGSAW
2: LET'S DO IT AGAIN - THE STAPLE SINGERS
1: FLY, ROBIN, FLY - SILVER CONNECTION

 

[sadchild]

Good 4
Okay 4
Bad 4
? 28

BEST I RECOGNIZE
36: OVER MY HEAD - FLEETWOOD MAC
4: THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) - K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND

WORST I RECOGNIZE
8: THEME FROM "MAHOGANY" - DIANA ROSS

 

[Channel98]

In Mahogany, a fashion photographer meets Tracy Chambers in the Chicago department store where she works as a seceretary and reinvents her as fashion designer and runway model Mahogany, The plot is not as unbelievable as you might think. Diana Ross had studied fashion design at Cass Technical High School in Detroit. She graduated in 1962. She designed the fashions she wears in the movie.

The theme song, Do You Know Where You're Going To, was written by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser and was first recorded by Thelma Houston. This was released as a single in 1973 in New Zealand. It was not released in the United States until 2015 when it appeared on a re-release of her 1976 album Any Way You Like It.

 

[scotchandcigar]

12.

40: EVIL WOMAN - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
36: OVER MY HEAD - FLEETWOOD MAC
33: SING A SONG - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
30: ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT - KISS
24: COUNTRY BOY (YOU GOT YOUR FEET IN L.A.) - GLEN CAMPBELL
18: LOW RIDER - WAR
10: FOX ON THE RUN - SWEET
9: MY LITTLE TOWN - SIMON & GARFUNKEL
8: THEME FROM "MAHOGANY" (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO) - DIANA ROSS
7: NIGHTS ON BROADWAY - THE BEE GEES
6: LOVE ROLLERCOASTER - THE OHIO PLAYERS
4: THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) - K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND

 

[HecticArt]

Eight

40: EVIL WOMAN - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
32: YOU SEXY THING - HOT CHOCOLATE
30: ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT - KISS
29: CONVOY - C.W. McCALL
18: LOW RIDER - WAR
10: FOX ON THE RUN - SWEET
6: LOVE ROLLERCOASTER - THE OHIO PLAYERS
5: SATURDAY NIGHT - THE BAY CITY ROLLERS

 

[sadchild]

8: THEME FROM "MAHOGANY" (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO) - DIANA ROSS

.........but there's probably a reason for this that's sentimental AND you've probably already told us the story behind it (and I've forgotten it)

 

[goreds2]

19

 

[Aaron]

8: THEME FROM "MAHOGANY" (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO) - DIANA ROSS

Man card be damned, I honestly think this is a beautiful song.

It’s a production masterpiece, those strings, the piano notes.

 

[HecticArt]

Man card be damned,

 

[scotchandcigar]

8: THEME FROM "MAHOGANY" (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO) - DIANA ROSS

Man card be damned, I honestly think this is a beautiful song.

It’s a production masterpiece, those strings, the piano notes.

Yes.

These are all my nostalgia picks. Songs I didn't particularly tune into at the time:
9: MY LITTLE TOWN - SIMON & GARFUNKEL
8: THEME FROM "MAHOGANY" (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO) - DIANA ROSS
7: NIGHTS ON BROADWAY - THE BEE GEES
6: LOVE ROLLERCOASTER - THE OHIO PLAYERS

 

[MonoStereo]

As part of my Music class in grade school, we sang this at our/my 8th grade graduation. Kinda heavy in that context...do I know where I'm going to? I'm fucking 14 - no, I dunno where I'm going to. High school in 3 months, I know that. Other than that, no friggin' clue. Leave me alone. I just wanna get outta here & go home in time for late night Cinemax.

8: THEME FROM "MAHOGANY" (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO) - DIANA ROSS

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

17 good/ok from 1976:

40. Andrea True Connection - More More More (NEW!)
31. David Bowie - Golden Years
26. Fleetwood Mac - Rihannon
24. Wings - Silly Love Songs
22. Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic
17. ABBA - I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do
16. Aerosmith - Dream On
14. Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
13. Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
12. Carpenters - There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)
9. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
8. Peter Frampton - Show Me the Way
7. John Sebastian - Welcome Back
6. Dr. Hook - Only Sixteen
4. Sylvers - Boogie Fever
3. Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From
2. Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow

13 good/ok from 1975:
40: EVIL WOMAN - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
32: YOU SEXY THING - HOT CHOCOLATE
30: ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT - KISS
29: CONVOY - C.W. McCALL
24: COUNTRY BOY (YOU GOT YOUR FEET IN L.A.) - GLEN CAMPBELL
18: LOW RIDER - WAR
16: ISLAND GIRL - ELTON JOHN
11: I WRITE THE SONGS - BARRY MANILOW
10: FOX ON THE RUN - SWEET
7: NIGHTS ON BROADWAY - THE BEE GEES
5: SATURDAY NIGHT - THE BAY CITY ROLLERS
4: THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) - K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND
1: FLY, ROBIN, FLY - SILVER CONNECTION (my wife hated this song with a passion since it had her name in it).

I will keep my man card and agree with sadchild on this one:
8: THEME FROM "MAHOGANY" (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO) - DIANA ROSS

 

[sadchild]

late night SKIN-EMAX

FTFY

 

[MonoStereo]

FTFY

IT WAS IMPLIED

 

[HecticArt]

I thought it went without saying.