Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

25 Good:
37. Raydio - You Can't Change That
32. Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
29. Journey - Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'
27. Dr. Hook - When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman (↓10)*
26. M - Pop Muzik (↑5)*
24. Nick Lowe - Cruel to Be Kind
23. Patrick Hernandez - Born to Be Alive
21. Donna Summer - Bad Girls
19. Robert Palmer - Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor Doctor)
17. Bonnie Pointer - Heaven Must Have Sent You
16. Herb Alpert - Rise
15. Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger
13. Eddie Rabbitt - Suspicions
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
 
27 good/ok from 1979:
(50) 39. SPOOKY - ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION
(39) 38. HOLD ON - TRIUMPH
(34) 37. YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT - RAYDIO
(41) 36. GET IT RIGHT NEXT TIME - GERRY RAFFERTY
(35) 32. DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH - MICHAEL JACKSON
(33) 29. LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' - JOURNEY
(17) 27. WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN - DR. HOOK
(31) 26. POP MUZIK - M *
(27) 24. CRUEL TO BE KIND - NICK LOWE
(25) 23. BORN TO BE ALIVE - PATRICK HERNANDEZ
(11) 21. BAD GIRLS - DONNA SUMMER **
(22) 20. DRIVER'S SEAT - SNIFF 'N' THE TEARS
(21) 19. BAD CASE OF LOVIN' YOU (DOCTOR, DOCTOR) - ROBERT PALMER
(18) 18. HOT SUMMER NIGHTS - NIGHT
(19) 16. RISE - HERB ALPERT *
(16) 15. GOODBYE STRANGER - SUPERTRAMP
(15) 14. LET'S GO - THE CARS
(14) 12. SAIL ON - THE COMMODORES
( 9) 11. MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE - ELTON JOHN
(12) 10. LONESOME LOSER - THE LITTLE RIVER BAND
( 8) 7. SAD EYES - ROBERT JOHN *
( 7) 6. LEAD ME ON - MAXINE NIGHTINGALE
( 6) 5. THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA - CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
( 5) 4. DON'T BRING ME DOWN - THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
( 4) 3. AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
( 2) 2. GOOD TIMES - CHIC **
( 1) 1. MY SHARONA - THE KNACK *
 
Guest Host: Gordon Elliot from Australia

The Bottom 60: debuts and/or future or former #1 songs:
(71) 100. HOT STUFF - DONNA SUMMER **
(--) 90. GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY - BOB DYLAN
(--) 89. FOR LOVE - POUSETTE-DART BAND
(--) 87. IN THEE - BLUE OYSTER CULT
(--) 86. YOU'RE ONLY LONELY - J.D. SOUTHER
(--) 85. STILLSANE - CAROLYNE MAS
(--) 84. KILLER CUT - CHARLIE
(--) 82. FINS - JIMMY BUFFET
(--) 81. REASON TO BE - KANSAS
(--) 72. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE - SUZI QUATRO
(--) 70. YOU DECORATED MY LIFE - KENNY ROGERS
(76) 66. PLEASE DON'T GO - KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND *
(--) 65. DIRTY WHITE BOY - FOREIGNER

This week's drops:
(37) 57. GIRL OF MY DREAMS - BRAM TCHAIKOVSKY
(40) 54. YOUNG BLOOD - RICKIE LEE JONES
(29) 41. RING MY BELL - ANITA WARD **
 
Good 10
32. Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
26. M - Pop Muzik (?5)*
24. Nick Lowe - Cruel to Be Kind
20. Sniff N The Tears - Driver's Seat
19. Robert Palmer - Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor Doctor)
14. Cars - Let's Go
5. Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia
4. Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down
2. Chic - Good Times
1. Knack - My Sharona

Okay 2
15. Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger
11. Elton John - Mama Can't Buy You Love

Bad 4 when i was nine, i thought all of these songs were ok. not no more tho.
37. Raydio - You Can't Change That
27. Dr. Hook - When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman (?10)*
10. Little River Band - Lonesome Loser
7. Robert John - Sad Eyes

? 24
 
Fourteen.

38. Triumph - Hold On
29. Journey - Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'
26. M - Pop Muzik (↑5)*
24. Nick Lowe - Cruel to Be Kind
21. Donna Summer - Bad Girls
20. Sniff N The Tears - Driver's Seat
19. Robert Palmer - Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor Doctor)
16. Herb Alpert - Rise
15. Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger
14. Cars - Let's Go
10. Little River Band - Lonesome Loser
4. Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down
2. Chic - Good Times
1. Knack - My Sharona
 
Lots of good or nostalgia. 22.

39. Atlanta Rhythm Section - Spooky (NEW!)
38. Triumph - Hold On
36. Gerry Rafferty - Get It Right Next Time (NEW!)
33. Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance
32. Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
29. Journey - Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'
27. Dr. Hook - When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman (↓10)*
26. M - Pop Muzik (↑5)*
24. Nick Lowe - Cruel to Be Kind
21. Donna Summer - Bad Girls
20. Sniff N The Tears - Driver's Seat
19. Robert Palmer - Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor Doctor)
16. Herb Alpert - Rise
15. Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger
14. Cars - Let's Go
12. Commodores - Sail On
10. Little River Band - Lonesome Loser
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
 
The original version of The Devil Went Down To Georgia, from the Charlie Daniels Band's Million Mile Reflections album. includes the line "I done told you once, you son of a bitch, I'm the best that's ever been." Daniels re-recorded the line as "you son of a gun" for the song's release as a single.

The Devil Went Down To Georgia has been recorded by more than 60 artists including Jerry Reed, Tommy Cash, Lynn Anderson, Jim Davidson, Michelle Lambert, Jennifer Weatherly, Point Blank, Emerson Drive and the Adrenaline Mob. Blues Traveler often performs the song live. They included The Devil Went Down To Georgia on their 2006 ¡Bastardos En Vivo! EP, recorded at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Here is a live performance from 2022:

 
Adam Ezra Group recorded a parody of it "The Devil Came Up To Boston". Someone forced a takedown of the song. The band fought and got it put back up. Pretty sure I've already posted this but oh what the heck

 
July 16, 1977:
40. Elvis Presley - Way Down (NEW!)
39. Sanford-Townsend Band - Smoke from a Distant Fire (NEW!)
38. KC & the Sunshine Band - I'm Your Boogie Man
37. Dean Friedman - Ariel (re-entry)
36. C.J. & Company - Devil's Gun
35. Kenny Rogers - Lucille
34. James Taylor - Handy Man
33. Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line
32. Rod Stewart - The Killing of Georgie
31. Supertramp - Give a Little Bit
30. Meri Wilson - Telephone Man
29. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Just a Song Before I Go
28. Kenny Nolan - Love's Grown Deep
27. Foreigner - Feels Like the First Time
26. Heart - Barracuda
25. Waylon Jennings - Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
24. Eagles - Life in the Fast Lane
23. England Dan & John Ford Coley - It's Sad to Belong
22. Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
21. Commodores - Easy (↑7)*
20. Helen Reddy - You're My World
19. Marvin Gaye - Got to Give It Up (↓13)*
18. Bay City Rollers - You Made Me Believe in Magic
17. Sylvers - High School Dance
16. ABBA - Knowing Me Knowing You
15. Alice Cooper - You and Me
14. Pablo Cruise - Whatcha Gonna Do
13. Rita Coolidge - (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher
12. Emotions - Best of My Love
11. Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now
10. Peter McCann - Do You Wanna Make Love
9. Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville
8. Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner
7. Barbra Streisand - My Heart Belongs to Me
6. Hot - Angel in Your Arms
5. Peter Frampton - I'm in You
4. Andy Gibb - I Just Want to Be Your Everything
3. Alan O'Day - Undercover Angel
2. Barry Manilow - Looks Like We Made It
1. Shaun Cassidy - Da Doo Ron Ron

Yellow = Summer Hits
 
28 Good:
39. Sanford-Townsend Band - Smoke from a Distant Fire (NEW!)
38. KC & the Sunshine Band - I'm Your Boogie Man
35. Kenny Rogers - Lucille
34. James Taylor - Handy Man
33. Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line
29. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Just a Song Before I Go
27. Foreigner - Feels Like the First Time
26. Heart - Barracuda
22. Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
21. Commodores - Easy (↑7)*
20. Helen Reddy - You're My World
19. Marvin Gaye - Got to Give It Up (↓13)*
18. Bay City Rollers - You Made Me Believe in Magic
15. Alice Cooper - You and Me
14. Pablo Cruise - Whatcha Gonna Do
13. Rita Coolidge - (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher
12. Emotions - Best of My Love
11. Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now
10. Peter McCann - Do You Wanna Make Love
9. Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville
8. Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner
7. Barbra Streisand - My Heart Belongs to Me
6. Hot - Angel in Your Arms
5. Peter Frampton - I'm in You
4. Andy Gibb - I Just Want to Be Your Everything
3. Alan O'Day - Undercover Angel
2. Barry Manilow - Looks Like We Made It
1. Shaun Cassidy - Da Doo Ron Ron
 
19 good/ok for 1977:
38. KC & the Sunshine Band - I'm Your Boogie Man
35. Kenny Rogers - Lucille
33. Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line
31. Supertramp - Give a Little Bit
29. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Just a Song Before I Go
27. Foreigner - Feels Like the First Time
26. Heart - Barracuda
24. Eagles - Life in the Fast Lane
22. Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
21. Commodores - Easy (↑7)*
16. ABBA - Knowing Me Knowing You
13. Rita Coolidge - (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher
12. Emotions - Best of My Love
11. Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now
9. Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville
8. Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner
4. Andy Gibb - I Just Want to Be Your Everything
3. Alan O'Day - Undercover Angel
1. Shaun Cassidy - Da Doo Ron Ron
 
The uncredited background singers on Shaun Cassidy's Da Doo Ron Ron are Tom Bahle, Michelle Gruska, Jimmy Haas, Ron Hicklin, Jon Joyce, Michael Lloyd and Gene Morford. The song was written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector and was originally a #3 hit for the Crytals in June 1963. Barry and Greenwich, who were husband and wife from 1962 to 1965, released an album and seven singles as the Raindrops. The album cover showed Jeff, Ellie and Ellie's younger sister Laura – but Laura was not a member of the Raindrops, nor did she sing on any of their songs. Here is their version of Da Doo Ron Ron.

 
"His name was Bill" and "My heart stood still" made a nice rhyme. The lyric was a tribute to Bill Walsh (no, not the 49ers coach), a friend of Phil Spector's who was in Spector's New York office while Phil, Jeff and Ellie were writing the song. The Chiffons, best known for He's So Fine, One Fine Day and Sweet-Talkin' Guy, recorded Da Doo Ron Ron for their 1963 One Fine Day album:

 
12, but not a strong list.

33. Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line
31. Supertramp - Give a Little Bit
27. Foreigner - Feels Like the First Time
26. Heart - Barracuda
24. Eagles - Life in the Fast Lane
22. Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
21. Commodores - Easy (↑7)*
19. Marvin Gaye - Got to Give It Up (↓13)*
16. ABBA - Knowing Me Knowing You
9. Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville
8. Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner
 
Good 7
39. Sanford-Townsend Band - Smoke from a Distant Fire (NEW!)
30. Meri Wilson - Telephone Man
27. Foreigner - Feels Like the First Time
24. Eagles - Life in the Fast Lane
22. Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
8. Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner
3. Alan O'Day - Undercover Angel

Okay 7
38. KC & the Sunshine Band - I'm Your Boogie Man
31. Supertramp - Give a Little Bit
21. Commodores - Easy (?7)*
15. Alice Cooper - You and Me
12. Emotions - Best of My Love
11. Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now
9. Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville

Bad 6
35. Kenny Rogers - Lucille
34. James Taylor - Handy Man
26. Heart - Barracuda
23. England Dan & John Ford Coley - It's Sad to Belong
13. Rita Coolidge - (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher
4. Andy Gibb - I Just Want to Be Your Everything

? 20
 
18

38. KC & the Sunshine Band - I'm Your Boogie Man
34. James Taylor - Handy Man
33. Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line
31. Supertramp - Give a Little Bit
29. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Just a Song Before I Go - At 2:14, one of the top filler songs for radio stations
27. Foreigner - Feels Like the First Time
26. Heart - Barracuda
24. Eagles - Life in the Fast Lane
22. Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
16. ABBA - Knowing Me Knowing You
15. Alice Cooper - You and Me
14. Pablo Cruise - Whatcha Gonna Do - Dow dow dow da dahhh
11. Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now
10. Peter McCann - Do You Wanna Make Love
9. Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville
8. Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner
5. Peter Frampton - I'm in You
3. Alan O'Day - Undercover Angel - Yet another song about jerking-off
 
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