Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

Stay was written by Maurice Williams and was a number-one hit in November 1960 by Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs. (The group was originally the Gladiolas.) A version by the Four Seasons reached #16 on the Hot 100 in April 1964. Jackson Browne's version got to #20 in August 1978. The falsetto singer is David Lindley, guitarist and founder of the rock band El Rayo-X. The female vocalist is Rosemary Butler.

The Hollies' version of Stay, their third British single, was released on November 15 1963 on Parlophone Records in the U.K. and peaked at #8 on the January 29 chart. In the United States, Stay was the Hollies' first single, released January 31 1964 on Liberty Records – but it failed to chart.

 
1977/01/15

* = current or future #1
** = former #1
red = debut

The Bottom 60: future or former #1s and/or debuts:
(--) 96. PIRATE - CHER
(--) 92. I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE / FLOWERS - THE EMOTIONS
(74) 89. DISCO DUCK (PART I) _ RICK DEES & HIS CAST OF IDIOTS **
(--) 84. BOOGIE CHILD - BEE GEES
(--) 77. DIS-GORILLA (PART 1) - RICK DEES & HIS CAST OF IDIOTS
(--) 72. BABY DON'T YOU KNOW - WILD CHERRY
(65) 55. DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY - THELMA HOUSTON *
(56) 41. DANCING QUEEN - ABBA *

This week's drops:
(39) 53. DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE - DARYL HALL JOHN OATES
(37) 51. KEEP ME CRYIN' - AL GREEN

The Top 40:
(31) 40. LOVE SO RIGHT - BEE GEES
(34) 39. NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU - ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY
(38) 38. FREE BIRD - LYNYD SKYNYRD
(29) 37. NADIA'S THEME (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - BARRY DEVORZON AND PERRY BOTIKIN JR.
(49) 36. NIGHT MOVES - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
(40) 35. LOVE THEME FROM "A STAR IS BORN" (EVERGREEN) - BARBRA STREISAND *
(36) 34. DRIVIN' WHEEL - FOGHAT
(41) 33. HARD LUCK WOMAN - KISS
(21) 32. MUSKRAT LOVE - CAPTAIN & TENNILE
(33) 31. AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING - DONNY & MARIE OSMOND
(30) 30. WHISPERING/CHERCHEZ LA FEMME/SE SI BON - DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND
(15) 29. MORE THAN A FEELING - BOSTON
(35) 28. FLY LIKE AN EAGLE - THE STEVE MILLER BAND
(12) 27. I NEVER CRY - ALICE COOPER
(32) 26. WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND - BARRY MANILOW
(25) 25. THIS SONG - GEORGE HARRISON
(24) 24. SATURDAY NITE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
(23) 23. SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK - THE BAR-KAYS
(22) 22. JEANS ON - DAVID DUNDAS
(26) 21. I LIKE DREAMIN' - KENNY NOLAN
(27) 20. TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS - MARY MacGREGOR *
(28) 19. BLINDED BY THE LIGHT - MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND *
(14) 18. LOVE ME - YVONNE ELLIMAN
(19) 17. ENJOY YOURSELF - THE JACKSONS
(18) 16. LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE - BREAD
(17) 15. SOMEBODY TO LOVE - QUEEN
(16) 14. WALK THIS WAY - AEROSMITH
(13) 13. LIVIN' THING - THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
(16) 12. NEW KID IN TOWN - THE EAGLES *
( 8) 11. THE RUBBERBAND MAN - THE SPINNERS
(10) 10. STAND TALL - BURTON CUMMINGS
( 9) 9. AFTER THE LOVIN' - ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK
(11) 8. HOT LINE - THE SYLVERS
( 6) 7. SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD - ELTON JOHN
( 3) 6. TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT) - ROD STEWART **
( 7) 5. DAZZ - BRICK
( 1) 4. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR (TO BE IN MY SHOW) - MARILYN McCOO & BILLY DAVIS JR. **
( 5) 3. CAR WASH - ROSE ROYCE *
( 4) 2. I WISH - STEVIE WONDER *
( 2) 1. YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING - LEO SAYER *
 
16 good/ok for 1977:
(38) 38. FREE BIRD - LYNYD SKYNYRD
(49) 36. NIGHT MOVES - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
(21) 32. MUSKRAT LOVE - CAPTAIN & TENNILE
(15) 29. MORE THAN A FEELING - BOSTON
(35) 28. FLY LIKE AN EAGLE - THE STEVE MILLER BAND
(28) 19. BLINDED BY THE LIGHT - MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND *
(17) 15. SOMEBODY TO LOVE - QUEEN
(16) 14. WALK THIS WAY - AEROSMITH
(13) 13. LIVIN' THING - THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
(16) 12. NEW KID IN TOWN - THE EAGLES *
( 8) 11. THE RUBBERBAND MAN - THE SPINNERS
(10) 10. STAND TALL - BURTON CUMMINGS
( 6) 7. SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD - ELTON JOHN
( 3) 6. TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT) - ROD STEWART **
( 5) 3. CAR WASH - ROSE ROYCE *
( 2) 1. YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING - LEO SAYER *

1 channel changers from 1977:
(40) 35. LOVE THEME FROM "A STAR IS BORN" (EVERGREEN) - BARBRA STREISAND *
 
Eleven

(15) 29. MORE THAN A FEELING - BOSTON
(35) 28. FLY LIKE AN EAGLE - THE STEVE MILLER BAND
(28) 19. BLINDED BY THE LIGHT - MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND *
(17) 15. SOMEBODY TO LOVE - QUEEN
(16) 14. WALK THIS WAY - AEROSMITH
(13) 13. LIVIN' THING - THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
( 8) 11. THE RUBBERBAND MAN - THE SPINNERS
( 3) 6. TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT) - ROD STEWART **
( 7) 5. DAZZ - BRICK
( 5) 3. CAR WASH - ROSE ROYCE *
( 4) 2. I WISH - STEVIE WONDER *
 
Here's how I would fix January 15, 1977 in 1974-1975 style:

Step one: replace the Shuckatoom theme at the beginning of each hour with the original 1970 theme (minus the cat noises).

Step two: replace the 1977 jingles with most of the 1970 ones.

Step three: replace the normal paced #26 jingle with the 0.75 paced one.

Step four: replace the normal paced #10 jingle with BB's #10 jingle they used in the beginning of 1973.

And lasty, replace the Shuckatoom theme at the end with the 2nd ending them they first used in the beginning of 1973.
 
Good 9
(38) 38. FREE BIRD - LYNYD SKYNYRD
(41) 33. HARD LUCK WOMAN - KISS
(15) 29. MORE THAN A FEELING - BOSTON
(35) 28. FLY LIKE AN EAGLE - THE STEVE MILLER BAND
(12) 27. I NEVER CRY - ALICE COOPER
(28) 19. BLINDED BY THE LIGHT - MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND *
(17) 15. SOMEBODY TO LOVE - QUEEN
(16) 14. WALK THIS WAY - AEROSMITH
( 5) 3. CAR WASH - ROSE ROYCE * beep!

Okay 4
(13) 13. LIVIN' THING - THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
( 6) 7. SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD - ELTON JOHN
( 3) 6. TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT) - ROD STEWART **
( 7) 5. DAZZ - BRICK

Bad 6
(21) 32. MUSKRAT LOVE - CAPTAIN & TENNILE "Queen Elizabeth famously nodded off during the performance of this song."
(32) 26. WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND - BARRY MANILOW
(27) 20. TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS - MARY MacGREGOR *
(16) 12. NEW KID IN TOWN - THE EAGLES * talent but yawn
( 1) 4. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR - MARILYN McCOO & BILLY DAVIS JR. **
( 2) 1. YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING - LEO SAYER *
 
Lucky 13

(38) 38. FREE BIRD - LYNYD SKYNYRD
(49) 36. NIGHT MOVES - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
(15) 29. MORE THAN A FEELING - BOSTON
(35) 28. FLY LIKE AN EAGLE - THE STEVE MILLER BAND
(28) 19. BLINDED BY THE LIGHT - MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND *
(19) 17. ENJOY YOURSELF - THE JACKSONS
(17) 15. SOMEBODY TO LOVE - QUEEN
(16) 14. WALK THIS WAY - AEROSMITH
(13) 13. LIVIN' THING - THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
( 8) 11. THE RUBBERBAND MAN - THE SPINNERS
( 3) 6. TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT) - ROD STEWART **
( 5) 3. CAR WASH - ROSE ROYCE *
( 4) 2. I WISH - STEVIE WONDER *

Big channel changers:
(27) 20. TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS - MARY MacGREGOR *
( 9) 9. AFTER THE LOVIN' - ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK
 
Kenny Rogers? You meant Kenny Nolan. He wrote all four his chart singles and also wrote LaBelle's Lady Marmalade, Frankie Valli's My Eyes Adored You, Tavares' A Penny For Your Thoughts, Atlantic Starr's Masterpiece and Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes' Get Dancin'. If you hate Kenny Nolan's I Like Dreamin', you will probably hate this version even more. It's by the Shindig Society, a Texas-based studio group. This is from their 2013 CD Another Passing Fancy.

 
Channel98 said:
Kenny Rogers? You meant Kenny Nolan. He wrote all four his chart singles and also wrote LaBelle's Lady Marmalade, Frankie Valli's My Eyes Adored You, Tavares' A Penny For Your Thoughts, Atlantic Starr's Masterpiece and Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes' Get Dancin'. If you hate Kenny Nolan's I Like Dreamin', you will probably hate this version even more. It's by the Shindig Society, a Texas-based studio group. This is from their 2013 CD Another Passing Fancy.

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He means Kenny Rogers from the 1978 Thursday countdown:

38. Kenny Rogers - Love or Something Like It (NEW!)
 
So he was not commenting on the most recent countdown. That was not clear. Here is a version of Love Or Something Like It by Norwegian country singer Bjøro Håland. This is from his 1979 album To My Friends – and yes, it's in English.

 
To me, "39 for 78" is vague. For all I know, "78" could have meant 78-rpm records or Intersate 78 or the atomic number of platinum.

The most popular song in July 1878 was the minstrel song Carry Me Back To Old Virginny. Here is a version by Ray Charles & The Raelettes from Ray's 1960 alnum The Genius Hits The Road:

 
con·text
/ˈkäntekst/

noun
noun: context; plural noun: contexts
  1. the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
    "the decision was taken within the context of planned cuts in spending"
  • the parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning.
    "word processing is affected by the context in which words appear"
 
September 8, 1979:
40. Lobo - Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love (NEW!)
39. Atlanta Rhythm Section - Spooky (NEW!)
38. Triumph - Hold On
37. Raydio - You Can't Change That
36. Gerry Rafferty - Get It Right Next Time (NEW!)
LDD: Commodores - Three Times a Lady
35. Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - Saturday Night
Archive: Elton John Band - Philadelphia Freedom
34. Blackfoot - Highway Song
33. Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance
32. Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
31. Stephanie Mills - What Cha' Gonna Do with My Lovin' (↑5)*
30. The Rockets - Oh Well
29. Journey - Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'
28. Diana Ross - The Boss
27. Dr. Hook - When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman (↓10)*
26. M - Pop Muzik (↑5)*
25. Maureen McGovern - Different Worlds
24. Nick Lowe - Cruel to Be Kind
23. Patrick Hernandez - Born to Be Alive
Archive: B.J. Thomas - (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
22. GQ - I Do Love You
21. Donna Summer - Bad Girls
20. Sniff N The Tears - Driver's Seat
19. Robert Palmer - Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor Doctor)
18. Night - Hot Summer Nights
17. Bonnie Pointer - Heaven Must Have Sent You
16. Herb Alpert - Rise
LDD: Dr. Hook - Sharing the Night Together
15. Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger
14. Cars - Let's Go
13. Eddie Rabbitt - Suspicions
Archive: Tony Orlando & Dawn - He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)
12. Commodores - Sail On
11. Elton John - Mama Can't Buy You Love
10. Little River Band - Lonesome Loser
9. Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Love This Way Again
8. Barbra Streisand - The Main Event/Fight
7. Robert John - Sad Eyes
6. Maxine Nightingale - Lead Me On
5. Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia
4. Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down
3. Earth Wind & Fire - After the Love Has Gone
2. Chic - Good Times
1. Knack - My Sharona
 
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