Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

SXM did actually do the second part of the same year. Here are the top 50 although a lot of you already looked.

1 "Shadow Dancing" Andy Gibb
2 "Night Fever" Bee Gees
3 "You Light Up My Life" Debby Boone
4 "Stayin' Alive" Bee Gees
5 "Kiss You All Over" Exile
6 "How Deep Is Your Love" Bee Gees
7 "Baby Come Back" Player
8 "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" Andy Gibb
9 "Boogie Oogie Oogie" A Taste of Honey
10 "Three Times a Lady" Commodores
11 "Grease" Frankie Valli
12 "I Go Crazy" Paul Davis
13 "You're the One That I Want" John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
14 "Emotion" Samantha Sang
15 "Lay Down Sally" Eric Clapton
16 "Miss You" The Rolling Stones
17 "Just the Way You Are" Billy Joel
18 "With a Little Luck" Wings
19 "If I Can't Have You" Yvonne Elliman
20 "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" Chic
21 "Feels So Good" Chuck Mangione
22 "Hot Child in the City" Nick Gilder
23 "Love Is Like Oxygen" Sweet
24 "It's a Heartache" Bonnie Tyler
25 "We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions" Queen
26 "Baker Street" Gerry Rafferty
27 "Can't Smile Without You" Barry Manilow
28 "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
29 "Dance With Me" Peter Brown
30 "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" Meat Loaf
31 "Jack And Jill" Raydio
32 "Take a Chance on Me" ABBA
33 "Sometimes When We Touch" Dan Hill
34 "Last Dance" Donna Summer
35 "Hopelessly Devoted to You" Olivia Newton-John
36 "Hot Blooded" Foreigner
37 "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" Rod Stewart
38 "The Closer I Get to You" Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
39 "Dust in the Wind" Kansas
40 "Magnet and Steel" Walter Egan
41 "Short People" Randy Newman
42 "Use ta Be My Girl" The O'Jays
43 "Our Love" Natalie Cole
44 "Love Will Find a Way" Pablo Cruise
45 "An Everlasting Love" Andy Gibb
46 "Love Is in the Air" John Paul Young
47 "Goodbye Girl" David Gates
48 "Slip Slidin' Away" Paul Simon
49 "The Groove Line" Heatwave
50 "Thunder Island" Jay Ferguson
 
Eleven with a lot of nostalgia picks.

5 "Kiss You All Over" Exile - Yacht nostalgia.
7 "Baby Come Back" Player - Yacht nostalgia.
22 "Hot Child in the City" Nick Gilder
23 "Love Is Like Oxygen" Sweet
25 "We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions" Queen
26 "Baker Street" Gerry Rafferty
36 "Hot Blooded" Foreigner
39 "Dust in the Wind" Kansas - You're my boy Blue!!!!
41 "Short People" Randy Newman - Yacht nostalgia. - Novelty nostalgia.
44 "Love Will Find a Way" Pablo Cruise - Yacht nostalgia.
48 "Slip Slidin' Away" Paul Simon
 
February 21, 1976:
40: Trammps - Hold Back the Night (NEW!)
39: Michael Murphey - Renegade (NEW!)
38: Tony Orlando & Dawn - Cupid (NEW!)
37: Roxy Music - Love is the Drug (NEW!)
36: Commodores - Sweet Love
35: Salsoul Orchestra - Tangerine
34: Dr. Hook - Only Sixteen
33: Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster (↓26)*
32: Bay City Rollers - Money Honey
31: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Extra: The Byrds - Mr. Tamborine Man
30: Aerosmith - Dream On
29: C.W. McCall - Convoy
28: Donny Osmond & Marie Osmond - Deep Purple
27: Foghat - Slow Ride
26: Linda Ronstadt - The Tracks of My Tears
25: Rufus & Chaka Khan - Sweet Thing
24: Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band - The White Knight
23: Larry Groce - Junk Food Junkie
22: Earth Wind & Fire - Sing a Song
21: David Bowie - Golden Years
20: Bee Gees - Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)
19: Helen Reddy - Somewhere in the Night
18: Gary Wright - Dream Weaver (↑9)*
17: Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps - Baby Face
16: The Who - Squeeze Box
15: Elton John - Grow Some Funk of Your Own
14: Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody
13: Captain & Tennille - Lonely Night (Angel Face)
12: Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
11: Nazareth - Love Hurts
10: Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman
9: Eagles - Take It to the Limit
8: Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up is Hard to Do
7: Eric Carmen - All By Myself
6: Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs
5: The Miracles - Love Machine
4: Donna Summer - Love to Love You Baby
Extra: Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours
3: Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
2: Rhythm Heritage - Theme from S.W.A.T.
1: Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
 
18 good/ok from 1976 (excluding extras):

34: Dr. Hook - Only Sixteen
31: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
30: Aerosmith - Dream On
29: C.W. McCall - Convoy
27: Foghat - Slow Ride
23: Larry Groce - Junk Food Junkie
21: David Bowie - Golden Years
18: Gary Wright - Dream Weaver (↑9)*
16: The Who - Squeeze Box
12: Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
11: Nazareth - Love Hurts
10: Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman
9: Eagles - Take It to the Limit
8: Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up is Hard to Do
7: Eric Carmen - All By Myself
6: Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs
3: Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
1: Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
 
Only Sixteen was originally a #28 hit for Sam Cooke in July 1959. It, and his two previous hits, Love You Most Of All and Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha, were credited to songwriter Barbara Campbell. She was Cooke's wife – and she did not write the songs. Cooke did. One of the background singers on Only Sixteen is Lou Rawls.

 
Great/good/ok 12

*****
31: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
30: Aerosmith - Dream On
23: Larry Groce - Junk Food Junkie just listened to this a couple days ago
18: Gary Wright - Dream Weaver (?9)*
12: Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
1: Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

****
3: Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing

***
37: Roxy Music - Love is the Drug (NEW!)
29: C.W. McCall - Convoy
27: Foghat - Slow Ride
16: The Who - Squeeze Box
10: Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman

**
33: Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster (?26)*
26: Linda Ronstadt - The Tracks of My Tears
21: David Bowie - Golden Years
11: Nazareth - Love Hurts
9: Eagles - Take It to the Limit
7: Eric Carmen - All By Myself
6: Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs

? 21

1: Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

Shared this a few years ago. But I still sing my geeky parody lines every time I hear this song

Just send her a NACK, Jack
Drop her off the LAN, Stan
Authentication employ, Roy
Just listen to me
Drop her off the bus, Gus
Don't need to discuss much
Change the pre-shared key, Lee
And set yourself free
 
16 for 1976:

37: Roxy Music - Love is the Drug (NEW!)
33: Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster (↓26)*
31: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
30: Aerosmith - Dream On
27: Foghat - Slow Ride
22: Earth Wind & Fire - Sing a Song
21: David Bowie - Golden Years
18: Gary Wright - Dream Weaver (↑9)*
12: Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
10: Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman
9: Eagles - Take It to the Limit
8: Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up is Hard to Do
7: Eric Carmen - All By Myself
6: Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs
5: The Miracles - Love Machine
1: Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

Two of my surprise channel changers:
16: The Who - Squeeze Box - I love, love, love The Who. But I can't listen to this song.
11: Nazareth - Love Hurts - His voice is like nails on a chalkboard.
 
sadchild said:
Yes I am surprised! Not that I'd assume you love them, but wouldn't have guessed 'channel changers'.
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Come to think of it, there are a number of songs from artists I love that are instant channel changers for me. That cover of the "Oh where oh where can my baby be" song by Pearl Jam (I can usually recognize it by the 2nd drum hit of the intro) and "Brick" by Ben Folds Five. I believe we have a thread for these. :D
 
The Pearl Jam song is a remake of J. Frank Wilson's Last Kiss, which peaked at #2 on the Hot 100 in the first week of November 1964. (The Supremes' Baby Love was number one.) The Everly Brothers' original version of Love Hurts, written by Boudleaux Bryant and included on the 1960 album A Date With The Everly Brothers, is much more listenable than Nazareth's remake:

 
About 14.

37: Roxy Music - Love is the Drug (NEW!)
33: Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster (↓26)*
31: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
30: Aerosmith - Dream On - So tired
29: C.W. McCall - Convoy - Novelty / nostalgia
21: David Bowie - Golden Years
18: Gary Wright - Dream Weaver (↑9)*
16: The Who - Squeeze Box - Meh. Barely made the list.
12: Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
10: Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman
9: Eagles - Take It to the Limit - Meh
3: Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
2: Rhythm Heritage - Theme from S.W.A.T. - Nostalgia
1: Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
 
January 19th, 1974:

40 DE ANNE MURRAY - LOVE SONG
39 DE SMOKEY ROBINSON - BABY COME CLOSE
38 DE TOM T. HALL - I LOVE
37 35 PAUL SIMON - AMERICAN TUNE
36 DE GREGG ALLMAN - MIDNIGHT RIDER
35 26 CHICAGO - JUST YOU ’N’ ME
34 29 JOHN LENNON - MIND GAMES
33 36 ISAAC HAYES - JOY (PT. I)
32 40 DAVID ESSEX - ROCK ON
31 27 THE STYLISTICS - ROCKIN’ ROLL BABY
30 38 THE TEMPTATIONS - LET YOUR HAIR DOWN
29 39 THE O’JAYS - PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER
28 32 MERLE HAGGARD - IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER
27 24 THE STAPLE SINGERS - IF YOU’RE READY (COME GO WITH ME)
26 20 TODD RUNDGREN - HELLO IT’S ME
25 19 CARPENTERS - TOP OF THE WORLD
24 25 CHEECH & CHONG - SISTER MARY ELEPHANT
23 18 ELTON JOHN - GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
22 28 KOOL AND THE GANG - JUNGLE BOOGIE
21 14 HELEN REDDY - LEAVE ME ALONE (RUBY RED DRESS)
20 23 GRAND FUNK - WALK LIKE A MAN
19 21 AL GREEN - LIVIN’ FOR YOU
18 22 JIM STAFFORD - SPIDERS & SNAKES
17 33 BYRON MacGREGOR - AMERICANS
16 12 CHARLIE RICH - THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL
15 16 WAR - ME AND BABY BROTHER
14 15 DONNY OSMOND - WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
13 17 ARETHA FRANKLIN - UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME
12 10 PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - HELEN WHEELS
11 07 BARRY WHITE - NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP
10 13 LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA - LOVE’S THEME
09 09 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - LET ME BE THERE
08 08 STEVIE WONDER - LIVING FOR THE CITY
07 11 BARBRA STREISAND - THE WAY WE WERE
06 02 JIM CROCE - TIME IN A BOTTLE
05 06 RINGO STARR - YOU’RE SIXTEEN
04 05 GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS - I’VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION
03 04 BROWNSVILLE STATION - SMOKIN’ IN THE BOY’S ROOM
02 01 STEVE MILLER BAND - THE JOKER
01 03 AL WILSON - SHOW AND TELL
 
Great/good/ok 9

*****
06 02 JIM CROCE - TIME IN A BOTTLE

****
24 25 CHEECH & CHONG - SISTER MARY ELEPHANT Class.... class....
23 18 ELTON JOHN - GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
02 01 STEVE MILLER BAND - THE JOKER

***
35 26 CHICAGO - JUST YOU ’N’ ME
32 40 DAVID ESSEX - ROCK ON
18 22 JIM STAFFORD - SPIDERS & SNAKES
11 07 BARRY WHITE - NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP
08 08 STEVIE WONDER - LIVING FOR THE CITY

**
26 20 TODD RUNDGREN - HELLO IT’S ME
22 28 KOOL AND THE GANG - JUNGLE BOOGIE
07 11 BARBRA STREISAND - THE WAY WE WERE
05 06 RINGO STARR - YOU’RE SIXTEEN
03 04 BROWNSVILLE STATION - SMOKIN’ IN THE BOY’S ROOM

? 26
 
6 good/ok from 1974:

25 19 CARPENTERS - TOP OF THE WORLD
23 18 ELTON JOHN - GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
18 22 JIM STAFFORD - SPIDERS & SNAKES
06 02 JIM CROCE - TIME IN A BOTTLE
03 04 BROWNSVILLE STATION - SMOKIN’ IN THE BOY’S ROOM
02 01 STEVE MILLER BAND - THE JOKER

1 channel changers for 1974:
07 11 BARBRA STREISAND - THE WAY WE WERE

Songs are familiar. I think they did a December 1973 countdown recently.
 
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