Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

22 Good:
39. Daddy Dewdrop - Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes Love It) (NEW!)
36. Jerry Reed - Amos Moses (↓19)*
34. Osmonds - One Bad Apple
28. Bread - If
25. The Bells - Stay Awhile
20. Grass Roots - Temptation Eyes
19. Neil Diamond - I Am... I Said
18. Santana - Oye Como Va
16. Ocean - Put Your Hand in the Hand (↑15)*
15. Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye (NEW!)
13. Andy Williams - (Where Do I Begin) Love Story
12. Sammi Smith - Help Me Make It Through the Night
10. Brewer & Shipley - One Toke Over the Line
9. Ike and Tina Turner - Proud Mary
8. Paul McCartney - Another Day
7. Partridge Family - Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted
6. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
5. Carpenters - For All We Know
4. Tom Jones - She's a Lady
3. Three Dog Night - Joy to the World
2. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
1. Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
 
Paul Anka wrote and recorded She's A Lady for his 1970 album Paul Anka '70s. Tom Jones' version reached #2 on the Hot 100 in March 1971. Here is a duet by Paul and Tom from the The Midnight Special, December 6, 1974.

 
(ignoring extras)
9 good/ok from 1971:
36. Jerry Reed - Amos Moses (↓19)*
19. Neil Diamond - I Am... I Said
16. Ocean - Put Your Hand in the Hand (↑15)*
14. George Harrison - What Is Life
11. Cat Stevens - Wild World
9. Ike and Tina Turner - Proud Mary
6. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
4. Tom Jones - She's a Lady
3. Three Dog Night - Joy to the World
 
Six

22. Alice Cooper - Eighteen
18. Santana - Oye Como Va
11. Cat Stevens - Wild World
4. Tom Jones - She's a Lady
3. Three Dog Night - Joy to the World
2. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
 
Good 1
11. Cat Stevens - Wild World

Okay 6
39. Daddy Dewdrop - Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes Love It) (NEW!)
22. Alice Cooper - Eighteen
18. Santana - Oye Como Va
10. Brewer & Shipley - One Toke Over the Line
6. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
3. Three Dog Night - Joy to the World

Bad 2
9. Ike and Tina Turner - Proud Mary not bad but not my thing
2. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On not bad but not my thing

? 31
 
15 for
April 10, 1971:

40. John Lennon - Power to the People (NEW!)
37. Chicago - Free
29. James Brown - Soul Power
24. Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out
23. Van Morrison - Blue Money
22. Alice Cooper - Eighteen
18. Santana - Oye Como Va
14. George Harrison - What Is Life
11. Cat Stevens - Wild World
10. Brewer & Shipley - One Toke Over the Line
9. Ike and Tina Turner - Proud Mary
8. Paul McCartney - Another Day
6. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
3. Three Dog Night - Joy to the World
2. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
 
January 21, 1978:
40. Meco - Theme from Close Encounters (NEW!)
39. John Williams - Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind (NEW!)
38. Donny Osmond & Marie Osmond - (You're My) Soul and Inspiration
37. Little River Band - Happy Anniversary (NEW!)
36. Stevie Wonder - As
35. Bill Withers - Lovely Day (NEW!)
34. Con Funk Shun - Ffun (NEW!)
33. Commodores - Too Hot Ta Trot
32. Steely Dan - Peg
31. Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
30. Foreigner - Long, Long Way from Home
29. Odyssey - Native New Yorker
28. Kansas - Point of Know Return
27. Lynyrd Skynyrd - What's Your Name
26. Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou (↓13)*
25. High Inergy - You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On) (↓13)*
24. Santa Esmeralda - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
23. Samantha Sang - Emotion
22. Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life
21. Neil Diamond - Desiree
20. Bob Welch - Sentimental Lady
19. Paul Davis - I Go Crazy
18. Chic - Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah)
17. Earth Wind & Fire - Serpentine Fire
16. Electric Light Orchestra - Turn to Stone
15. Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch
14. Andy Gibb - (Love Is) Thicker Than Water
13. Leif Garrett - Runaround Sue
12. L.T.D. - (Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again
11. Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are
10. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
9. Styx - Come Sail Away
8. Queen - We Are the Champions
7. Shaun Cassidy - Hey Deanie
6. Paul Simon - Slip Slidin' Away
5. Randy Newman - Short People (↑10)*
4. Rod Stewart - You're in My Heart
3. Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again
2. Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love
1. Player - Baby Come Back
 
27 Good:
32. Steely Dan - Peg
31. Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
29. Odyssey - Native New Yorker
27. Lynyrd Skynyrd - What's Your Name
26. Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou (↓13)*
25. High Inergy - You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On) (↓13)*
23. Samantha Sang - Emotion
22. Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life
20. Bob Welch - Sentimental Lady
19. Paul Davis - I Go Crazy
18. Chic - Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah)
17. Earth Wind & Fire - Serpentine Fire
16. Electric Light Orchestra - Turn to Stone
15. Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch
14. Andy Gibb - (Love Is) Thicker Than Water
12. L.T.D. - (Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again
11. Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are
10. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
9. Styx - Come Sail Away
8. Queen - We Are the Champions
7. Shaun Cassidy - Hey Deanie
6. Paul Simon - Slip Slidin' Away
5. Randy Newman - Short People (↑10)*
4. Rod Stewart - You're in My Heart
3. Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again
2. Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love
1. Player - Baby Come Back
 
1977 songs in the survey of January 21, 1978:
31. Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
26. Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou (↓13)*
25. High Inergy - You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On) (↓13)*
22. Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life
12. L.T.D. - (Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again
2. Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love
 
What is your point, nysfboy? Do you think the first Hot 100 of 1978 should have a hundred debuts and not include any songs from the last week of 1977?
 
Billboard's year-end charts cover the fourth week of November to the third week of November of the following year. They do not go by the calendar year.
 
Billboard's year-end charts cover the fourth week of November to the third week of November of the following year. They do not go by the calendar year.
I think at one time they were from 11/01 --> 10/31. I am pretty sure I heard Casey mention this on a few occasions.
 
27 good/ok from 1978:
40. Meco - Theme from Close Encounters (NEW!)
39. John Williams - Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind (NEW!)
37. Little River Band - Happy Anniversary (NEW!)
32. Steely Dan - Peg
31. Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
30. Foreigner - Long, Long Way from Home
28. Kansas - Point of Know Return
27. Lynyrd Skynyrd - What's Your Name
26. Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou (↓13)*
23. Samantha Sang - Emotion
21. Neil Diamond - Desiree
20. Bob Welch - Sentimental Lady
18. Chic - Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah)
17. Earth Wind & Fire - Serpentine Fire
16. Electric Light Orchestra - Turn to Stone
15. Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch
14. Andy Gibb - (Love Is) Thicker Than Water
11. Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are
10. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
9. Styx - Come Sail Away
8. Queen - We Are the Champions
6. Paul Simon - Slip Slidin' Away
5. Randy Newman - Short People (↑10)*
4. Rod Stewart - You're in My Heart
3. Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again
2. Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love
1. Player - Baby Come Back

1 channel changers for 1978:
22. Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life
 
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