Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

[nysfboy328]

February 1, 1975:
40. Temptations - Happy People (NEW!)
39. Sugarloaf - Don't Call Us, We'll Call You (NEW!)
38. George Harrison - Ding Dong Ding Dong (NEW!)
37. Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Roll on Down the Highway (NEW!)
36. Labelle - Lady Marmalade (NEW!)
35. Ringo Starr - Only You
34. Jethro Tull - Bungle in the Jungle
33. Barry White - You're the First, the Last, My Everything
32. Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
31. Love Unlimited - I Belong to You
30. Maria Muldaur - I'm a Woman
29. Electric Light Orchestra - Can't Get It Out of My Head
28. Frankie Valli - My Eyes Adored You
27. Styx - Lady
26. Cat Stevens - Ready
25. Jim Stafford - Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne
24. America - Lonely People
23. Carole King - Nightingale
22. Billy Preston - Struttin'
21. John Denver - Sweet Surrender
20. Elton John - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
19. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
18. Tony Orlando & Dawn - Look in My Eyes Pretty Woman
17. John Lennon - #9 Dream
16. Doobie Brothers - Black Water
15. Mac Davis - Rock N Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)
14. Paul Anka & Odia Coates - One Man Woman/One Woman Man
13. Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye
12. Carol Douglas - Doctor's Orders
11. Disco Tex & the Sex-O-Lettes - Get Dancin'
10. Grand Funk - Some Kind of Wonderful
9. Eagles - Best of My Love
8. Donny Osmond & Marie Osmond - Morning Side of the Mountain
7. Barry Manilow - Mandy
6. Carpenters - Please Mr. Postman
5. Average White Band - Pick Up the Pieces
4. Linda Ronstadt - You're No Good
3. Stevie Wonder - Boogie on Reggae Woman
2. Ohio Players - Fire
1. Neil Sedaka - Laughter in the Rain

@everyone, what are the good, ok and bad songs of February 1, 1975?

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

12 good/ok for 1975.
39. Sugarloaf - Don't Call Us, We'll Call You (NEW!)
37. Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Roll on Down the Highway (NEW!)
32. Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
27. Styx - Lady
20. Elton John - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
19. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
17. John Lennon - #9 Dream
16. Doobie Brothers - Black Water
9. Eagles - Best of My Love
5. Average White Band - Pick Up the Pieces (my son hates this song. it's ok for me.)
4. Linda Ronstadt - You're No Good
1. Neil Sedaka - Laughter in the Rain

1 channel changer:
36. Labelle - Lady Marmalade (NEW!)

 

[HecticArt]

Looks like 12.

39. Sugarloaf - Don't Call Us, We'll Call You (NEW!)
37. Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Roll on Down the Highway (NEW!)
36. Labelle - Lady Marmalade (NEW!)
34. Jethro Tull - Bungle in the Jungle
33. Barry White - You're the First, the Last, My Everything
29. Electric Light Orchestra - Can't Get It Out of My Head
17. John Lennon - #9 Dream
16. Doobie Brothers - Black Water
10. Grand Funk - Some Kind of Wonderful
5. Average White Band - Pick Up the Pieces
4. Linda Ronstadt - You're No Good
2. Ohio Players - Fire

 

[Channel98]

John Lennon's #9 Dream peaked at #9 on the Hot 100 in February 1975. (That is not the only amazing chart-related coincidence of the year. On the November 22 Hot 100, Pete Wingfield's Eighteen With A Bullet was #18 with a bullet.) R.E.M.'s remake of #9 Dream stalled at #101 on the Bubbling Under chart in March 2007. It failed to make the mainstream rock chart or the alternative rock chart but it reached #28 on the adult alternative airplay chart.

 

[sadchild]

Good 0
Okay 7
Bad 4
? 29

GOOD
none

OKAY
33. Barry White - You're the First, the Last, My Everything
32. Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
19. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
10. Grand Funk - Some Kind of Wonderful
9. Eagles - Best of My Love
5. Average White Band - Pick Up the Pieces
4. Linda Ronstadt - You're No Good

BAD
36. Labelle - Lady Marmalade (NEW!) just not my thing
34. Jethro Tull - Bungle in the Jungle not into their sound at all
16. Doobie Brothers - Black Water swamp rock doesn't do it for me
7. Barry Manilow - Mandy meh

32. Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi

Example of where I like the cover (Counting Crows) better than the original.

4. Linda Ronstadt - You're No Good

Example of where I like the original better than the cover. VH2 was a disappointment in my opinion. "Dance" and the last 3 songs are the only ones I listen to.

 

[hwkn]

36 for 75

 

[scotchandcigar]

January 26, 1974:

14

38. Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me
32. Gregg Allman - Midnight Rider
26. Cheech & Chong - Sister Mary Elephant
25. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
24. David Essex - Rock On
18. Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie
17. Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels
14. Jim Stafford - Spiders & Snakes
12. Stevie Wonder - Living for the City
9. Jim Croce - Time in a Bottle
8. Olivia Newton-John - Let Me Be There
7. Brownsville Station - Smokin' in the Boys Room
5. Steve Miller Band - The Joker
1. Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen


March 25, 1978:

15

40. Atlanta Rhythm Section - Imaginary Lover (NEW!)
36. Van Halen - You Really Got Me
32. Chuck Mangione - Feels So Good
31. ABBA - The Name of the Game
29. Rod Stewart - Hot Legs
25. Electric Light Orchestra - Sweet Talkin' Woman
24. Parliament - Flash Light
20. Jackson Browne - Running on Empty
12. Kansas - Dust in the Wind
11. Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are
10. Jay Ferguson - Thunder Island
4. Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally
3. Samantha Sang - Emotion
2. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
1. Bee Gees - Night Fever

Somewhere else, I posted the story of how the drummer left before they recorded Stayin' Alive, so they slowed-down and looped a snippet of the drum track from Night Fever.

 

[scotchandcigar]

February 1, 1975:

19

37. Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Roll on Down the Highway (NEW!)
36. Labelle - Lady Marmalade (NEW!)
34. Jethro Tull - Bungle in the Jungle
33. Barry White - You're the First, the Last, My Everything
32. Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
29. Electric Light Orchestra - Can't Get It Out of My Head
27. Styx - Lady
22. Billy Preston - Struttin'
20. Elton John - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
19. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
17. John Lennon - #9 Dream
16. Doobie Brothers - Black Water
13. Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye
10. Grand Funk - Some Kind of Wonderful
5. Average White Band - Pick Up the Pieces
4. Linda Ronstadt - You're No Good
3. Stevie Wonder - Boogie on Reggae Woman
2. Ohio Players - Fire
1. Neil Sedaka - Laughter in the Rain

 

[hwkn]

Tonight’s wheel is 10/24/70.

 

[nysfboy328]

October 24, 1970:
40: Christie - Yellow River
39: Brian Hyland - Gypsy Woman
38: Poppy Family - That's Where I Went Wrong
37: Five Flights Up - Do What You Wanna Do
Special: The Four Aces - Love is a Many Splendid Thing
36: Bobby Bloom - Montego Bay
35: Temptations - Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite the World)
34: Freda Payne - Deeper and Deeper
33: Blood, Sweat & Tears - Lucretia MacEvil
32: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Our House
31: The Who - See Me Feel Me
30: Linda Ronstadt - Long Long Time
29: Wilson Pickett - Engine No. 9
28: Joe Cocker - Cry Me a River
27: Candi Staton - Stand By Your Man
26: Teegarden & Van Winkle - God, Love and Rock & Roll
25: James Brown - Super Bad
24: Spinners - It's a Shame
23: Bread - It Don't Matter to Me
Special: Santana - Black Magic Woman
22: Grand Funk - Closer to Home
21: Rare Earth - (I Know) I'm Losing You
20: Simon & Garfunkel - El Condor Pasa
19: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin' Out My Back Door
18: Anne Murray - Snowbird
17: Glen Campbell - It's Only Make Believe
16: New Seekers - Look What They've Done to My Song Ma
Special: Brenda Lee - I Want to Be Wanted
15: Three Dog Night - Out in the Country
14: 100 Proof (Aged in Soul) - Somebody's Been Sleeping
13: Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Express Yourself
12: Bobby Sherman - Julie Do Ya Love Me
11: Four Tops - Still Water (Love)
10: Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
9: Kinks - Lola
Special: The Beatles - Yesterday
8: R. Dean Taylor - Indiana Wants Me
7: Dawn - Candida
6: James Taylor - Fire and Rain
5: Free - All Right Now
4: Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun
3: Sugarloaf - Green Eyed Lady
2: Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie
1: Jackson 5 - I'll Be There

@everyone, what are the good, ok and bad songs of October 24, 1970?

 

[Channel98]

Glen Campbell's It's Only Make Believe is a remake of a 1958 number-one hit by Conway Twitty. The song was written by Twitty and Richard Jackson "Jack" Nance, who played drums and piano – not at the same time, of course – in Twitty's band from 1958 to 1960. It's Only Make Believe was one of six songs they co-wrote that appeared on Twitty's 1959 debut album, Conway Twitty Sings. This features Floyd Cramer on piano and the Jordanaires on background vocals.

 

[HecticArt]

Only ate.

25: James Brown - Super Bad
22: Grand Funk - Closer to Home
21: Rare Earth - (I Know) I'm Losing You
19: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin' Out My Back Door
13: Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Express Yourself
9: Kinks - Lola
5: Free - All Right Now
3: Sugarloaf - Green Eyed Lady

 

[Channel98]

Here is the Tempations' original version of (I Know) I'm Losing You, which went to number one on the R&B chart and #8 on the Hot 100 in December 1966 – and lead singer David Ruffin didn't need to use an echo chamber like Rare Earth lead singer Peter Rivera would use on the remake.

 

[scotchandcigar]

14 from the top 40

33: Blood, Sweat & Tears - Lucretia MacEvil
32: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Our House
31: The Who - See Me Feel Me
28: Joe Cocker - Cry Me a River
Special: Santana - Black Magic Woman
22: Grand Funk - Closer to Home
21: Rare Earth - (I Know) I'm Losing You
19: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin' Out My Back Door
13: Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Express Yourself
10: Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
9: Kinks - Lola
Special: The Beatles - Yesterday
6: James Taylor - Fire and Rain
5: Free - All Right Now
3: Sugarloaf - Green Eyed Lady
2: Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie

 

[sadchild]

Good 4
Okay 3
Bad 3
? 30

GOOD
9: Kinks - Lola
6: James Taylor - Fire and Rain
5: Free - All Right Now
3: Sugarloaf - Green Eyed Lady

OKAY
32: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Our House
31: The Who - See Me Feel Me
30: Linda Ronstadt - Long Long Time

BAD
4: Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun
2: Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie
1: Jackson 5 - I'll Be There

 

[Channel98]

Cracklin' Rosie was Neil Diamond's first number-one hit. He wrote it about a wine, Cracklin' Rose, produced by Harbor Ridge Winery in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, Here is the story (which misspells the name of the wine as Crackling Rose):

‘Cracklin’ Rosie’: The Story Behind A Neil Diamond Classic

The Neil Diamond song ‘Cracklin’ Rosie’ was his first No.1. It's also had many lives. This is the story behind the classic.

www.udiscovermusic.com

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

12 good/ok from 1970 (no extras):


38: Poppy Family - That's Where I Went Wrong
36: Bobby Bloom - Montego Bay
19: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin' Out My Back Door
18: Anne Murray - Snowbird
16: New Seekers - Look What They've Done to My Song Ma
9: Kinks - Lola
8: R. Dean Taylor - Indiana Wants Me
6: James Taylor - Fire and Rain
5: Free - All Right Now
4: Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun
3: Sugarloaf - Green Eyed Lady
2: Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie

 

[nysfboy328]

February 5, 1972:
40. Bread - Everything I Own (NEW!)
39. Bee Gees - My World (NEW!)
38. Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager - Ain't Understanding Mellow (NEW!)
37. 5th Dimension - Together Let's Find Love
36. Grand Funk - Footstompin' Music (NEW!)
35. Carole King - Sweet Seasons (NEW!)
34. Joe Cocker - Feelin' Alright
33. Supremes - Floy Joy
32. Partridge Family - It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love)
31. T. Rex - Bang A Gong (Get It On)
30. Sly & the Family Stone - Family Affair
29. Beverly Bremers - Don't Say You Don't Remember
28. Bobby Womack - That's The Way I Feel About Cha
27. Gladys Knight & the Pips - Make Me the Woman That You Go Home To
26. Hillside Singers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
25. Wilson Pickett - Fire and Water
24. Elton John - Levon
23. Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
22. Redbone - The Witch Queen of New Orleans
21. Charley Pride - Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'
20. Robert John - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
19. Faces - Stay with Me
18. New Seekers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
17. Joe Simon - Drowning in the Sea of Love
16. Jackson 5 - Sugar Daddy
15. Stylistics - You Are Everything
14. Carly Simon - Anticipation
13. Dennis Coffey - Scorpio
12. Osmonds - Down By the Lazy River
11. Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman
10. Apollo 100 - Joy
9. Carpenters - Hurting Each Other
8. Climax - Precious and Few
7. Jonathan Edwards - Sunshine
6. Three Dog Night - Never Been to Spain
5. Nilsson - Without You
4. Badfinger - Day After Day
3. Melanie - Brand New Key
2. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
1. Don McLean - American Pie

@everyone, what are the good, ok and bad songs of February 5, 1972?

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

8 good/ok from 1972:

31. T. Rex - Bang A Gong (Get It On)
26. Hillside Singers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
24. Elton John - Levon
23. Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
20. Robert John - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
18. New Seekers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
3. Melanie - Brand New Key
1. Don McLean - American Pie

 

[scotchandcigar]

Cracklin' Rosie was Neil Diamond's first number-one hit. He wrote it about a wine, Cracklin' Rose, produced by Harbor Ridge Winery in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, Here is the story (which misspells the name of the wine as Crackling Rose):

‘Cracklin’ Rosie’: The Story Behind A Neil Diamond Classic

The Neil Diamond song ‘Cracklin’ Rosie’ was his first No.1. It's also had many lives. This is the story behind the classic.

www.udiscovermusic.com

Well then, that explains this lyric, which I always thought I misheard:

"Cracklin' Rose you're a store-bought woman"