Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

19 for 1970

37 DE RARE EARTH - (I KNOW) I’M LOSING YOU
35 37 IKE & TINA TURNER & THE IKETTES - I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER
27 27 THE WHO - SUMMERTIME BLUES
26 29 THE GUESS WHO - HAND ME DOWN WORLD
24 21 CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG - OHIO
22 25 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS - HI-DE-HO
21 15 JAMES BROWN - GET UP I Feel Like Being Like A SEX MACHINE (Part 1)
20 23 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR
18 19 THE ASSEMBLED MULTITUDE - OVERTURE FROM TOMMY (A Rock Opera)
17 26 DIANA ROSS - AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH
15 08 THREE DOG NIGHT - MAMA TOLD ME (Not To Come)
14 10 THE TEMPTATIONS - BALL OF CONFUSION
13 18 CHICAGO - 25 OR 6 TO 4
10 09 ALIVE AND KICKING - TIGHTER, TIGHTER
06 03 STEVIE WONDER - SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS
05 05 MUNGO JERRY - IN THE SUMMERTIME
04 06 EDWIN STARR - WAR
03 04 ERIC BURDON and WAR - SPILL THE WINE
01 02 BREAD - MAKE IT WITH YOU


sadchild said:
I was barely outta the womb when this countdown happened

Great/good/ok 12
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OK

IdRatherBeSkiing said:
6 good/ok from 1970:
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Sad.
 
1979/08/25

Repeat countdown:
  • 2015/08/29
The Bottom 60:
(98) 100. LOVE YOU INSIDE OUT - BEE GEES **
(--) 88. STREET LIFE - THE CRUSADERS
(--) 87. IF YOU REMEMBER ME - CHRIS THOMPSON & NIGHT
(--) 86. PLEASE DON'T GO - KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND *
(--) 84. WHERE WILL YOUR HEART TAKE YOU - BUCKEYE
(--) 83. ARROW THROUGH ME - WINGS
(--) 81. GET A MOVE ON - EDDIE MONEY
(--) 74. THE TOPICAL SONG - THE BARRON KNIGHTS
(--) 73. MIDNIGHT WIND - JOHN STEWART
(--) 70. DIM ALL THE LIGHTS - DONNA SUMMER
(64) 54. DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH - MICHAEL JACKSON *

This week's drops:
(38) --. YOU GONNA MAKE ME LOVE SOMEBODY ELSE - THE JONES GIRLS [38] quite the drop
(31) 61. I WANT YOU TO WANT ME - CHEAP TRICK [7]
(27) 44. ONE WAY OR ANOTHER - BLONDIE [24]
(19) 43. HOT STUFF - DONNA SUMMER **

The Top 40:
(43) 40. HOLD ON - TRIUMPH
(51) 39. POP MUZIK - M *
(39) 38. GIRL OF MY DREAMS - BRAM TCHAIKOVSKY
(42) 37. LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' - JOURNEY
(40) 36. THE BOSS - DIANA ROSS
(18) 35. GOLD - JOHN STEWART [5]
(47) 34. RISE HERB ALPERT *
(35) 33. OH WELL - ROCKETS
(36) 32. DIFFERENT WORLDS - MAUREEN MCGOVERN
(15) 31. MAKIN' IT - DAVID NAUGHTON [5]
(33) 30. CRUEL TO BE KIND - NICK LOWE
(34) 29. DRIVER'S SEAT - SNIFF 'N' THE TEARS
(32) 28. BORN TO BE ALIVE - PATRICK HERNANDEZ
(29) 27. HIGHWAY SONG - BLACKFOOT
(30) 26. BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU (DOCTOR, DOCTOR) - ROBERT PALMER
(28) 25. I DO LOVE YOU - GQ
(26) 24. MORNING DANCE - SPYRO GYRA
(37) 23. SAIL ON - COMMODORES
(25) 22. HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU - BONNIE POINTER
(21) 21. IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM? - JOE JACKSON
(24) 20. HOT SUMMER NIGHTS - NIGHT
(22) 19. LONESOME LOSER - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(20) 18. GOODBYE STRANGER - SUPERTRAMP
(23) 17. LET'S GO - THE CARS
(11) 16. I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU - KISS [11]
(17) 15. SUSPICIONS - EDDIE RABBITT
(16) 14. I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN - DIONNE WARWICK
( 9) 13. YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT - RAYDIO [9]
( 7) 12. RING MY BELL - ANITA WARD **
( 6) 11. WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN - DR. HOOK [6]
(12) 10. SAD EYES - ROBERT JOHN *
(10) 9. MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE - ELTON JOHN
(13) 8. LEAD ME ON - MAXINE NIGHTINGALE
( 8) 7. THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA - CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
(14) 6. DON'T BRING ME DOWN - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
( 4) 5. BAD GIRLS - DONNA SUMMER **
( 5) 4. AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
( 3) 3. THE MAIN EVENT/FIGHT - BARBRA STREISAND
( 1) 2. GOOD TIMES - CHIC **
( 2) 1. MY SHARONA - THE KNACK *
 
29 good/ok from 1979:

(43) 40. HOLD ON - TRIUMPH
(51) 39. POP MUZIK - M *
(42) 37. LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' - JOURNEY
(18) 35. GOLD - JOHN STEWART [5]
(47) 34. RISE HERB ALPERT *
(33) 30. CRUEL TO BE KIND - NICK LOWE
(34) 29. DRIVER'S SEAT - SNIFF 'N' THE TEARS
(32) 28. BORN TO BE ALIVE - PATRICK HERNANDEZ
(30) 26. BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU (DOCTOR, DOCTOR) - ROBERT PALMER
(37) 23. SAIL ON - COMMODORES
(21) 21. IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM? - JOE JACKSON
(24) 20. HOT SUMMER NIGHTS - NIGHT
(22) 19. LONESOME LOSER - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(20) 18. GOODBYE STRANGER - SUPERTRAMP
(23) 17. LET'S GO - THE CARS
(11) 16. I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU - KISS [11]
( 9) 13. YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT - RAYDIO [9]
( 7) 12. RING MY BELL - ANITA WARD **
( 6) 11. WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN - DR. HOOK [6]
(12) 10. SAD EYES - ROBERT JOHN *
(10) 9. MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE - ELTON JOHN
(13) 8. LEAD ME ON - MAXINE NIGHTINGALE
( 8) 7. THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA - CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
(14) 6. DON'T BRING ME DOWN - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
( 4) 5. BAD GIRLS - DONNA SUMMER **
( 5) 4. AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
( 3) 3. THE MAIN EVENT/FIGHT - BARBRA STREISAND
( 1) 2. GOOD TIMES - CHIC **
( 2) 1. MY SHARONA - THE KNACK *
 
Great/good/ok 14

*****
(51) 39. POP MUZIK - M *
(33) 30. CRUEL TO BE KIND - NICK LOWE working on a cover of this!
(34) 29. DRIVER'S SEAT - SNIFF 'N' THE TEARS
(30) 26. BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU (DOCTOR, DOCTOR) - ROBERT PALMER
(23) 17. LET'S GO - THE CARS
( 8) 7. THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA - CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
( 1) 2. GOOD TIMES - CHIC **
( 2) 1. MY SHARONA - THE KNACK *

****
(21) 21. IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM? - JOE JACKSON
( 7) 12. RING MY BELL - ANITA WARD **
(14) 6. DON'T BRING ME DOWN - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA

***
(15) 31. MAKIN' IT - DAVID NAUGHTON [5]
(11) 16. I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU - KISS [11]
(10) 9. MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE - ELTON JOHN

**
(42) 37. LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' - JOURNEY
(22) 19. LONESOME LOSER - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(20) 18. GOODBYE STRANGER - SUPERTRAMP
( 9) 13. YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT - RAYDIO [9]
( 6) 11. WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN - DR. HOOK [6]
(12) 10. SAD EYES - ROBERT JOHN *

? 20
 
Cruel To Be Kind takes its title from a line spoken by Hamlet to his (Hamlet's) mother in act 3, scene 4 of Shakespeare's Hamlet: "I must be cruel, only to be kind. Thus bad begins and worse remains behind." The song is credited to Nick Lowe but it is actually by Rockpile, which was together from 1976 to 1981. Nick Lowe sings lead, guitarist Dave Edmunds (who sang lead on a majority of Rockpile's recordings) and bassist Billy Bremner sing background vocals and Terry Williams plays drums.

 
25 for 79

(43) 40. HOLD ON - TRIUMPH
(51) 39. POP MUZIK - M *
(42) 37. LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' - JOURNEY
(18) 35. GOLD - JOHN STEWART [5]
(47) 34. RISE HERB ALPERT *
(33) 30. CRUEL TO BE KIND - NICK LOWE
(34) 29. DRIVER'S SEAT - SNIFF 'N' THE TEARS
(30) 26. BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU (DOCTOR, DOCTOR) - ROBERT PALMER
(26) 24. MORNING DANCE - SPYRO GYRA
(37) 23. SAIL ON - COMMODORES
(21) 21. IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM? - JOE JACKSON
(22) 19. LONESOME LOSER - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(20) 18. GOODBYE STRANGER - SUPERTRAMP
(23) 17. LET'S GO - THE CARS
(11) 16. I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU - KISS [11]
( 7) 12. RING MY BELL - ANITA WARD **
( 6) 11. WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN - DR. HOOK [6]
(12) 10. SAD EYES - ROBERT JOHN *
(10) 9. MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE - ELTON JOHN
( 8) 7. THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA - CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
(14) 6. DON'T BRING ME DOWN - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
( 4) 5. BAD GIRLS - DONNA SUMMER **
( 5) 4. AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
( 1) 2. GOOD TIMES - CHIC **
( 2) 1. MY SHARONA - THE KNACK *

Notes:

(21) 21. IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM? - JOE JACKSON

This gives me an idea for a thread.
 
Casey mentioned that "My Sharona" was the 3rd song with a stutter in the song to reach #1. Curious if there are any additional songs post-1979?

ETA: #1 qualification.
 
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IdRatherBeSkiing said:
Casey mentioned that "My Sharona" was the 3rd song with a stutter in the song. Curious if there are any additional songs post-1979?
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Several songs by The Clash. Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood. Maybe Welcome to the Jungle by Guns 'N Roses.

But I don't know how that's the 3rd. You have My Generation by The Who, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet by BTO, and Benny and The Jets by Elton John. Probably a lot more. Like Cherry Bomb by Joan Jett & The Runaways. Some people think Movin' Out by Billy Joel has it.
 
scotchandcigar said:
Several songs by The Clash. Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood. Maybe Welcome to the Jungle by Guns 'N Roses.

But I don't know how that's the 3rd. You have My Generation by The Who, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet by BTO, and Benny and The Jets by Elton John. Probably a lot more. Like Cherry Bomb by Joan Jett & The Runaways. Some people think Movin' Out by Billy Joel has it.
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I forgot 1 part of the trivia. 3rd song to reach #1 with a stutter. I will amend. Elton John and BTO were the other 2.
 
I've never heard it (and I'm not planning to now) but maybe this one?

"Stutter" is a song by American R&B singer Joe, from his third studio album My Name Is Joe (2000). A remix by Allen "Allstar" Gordon Jr (marketed as the Double Take Remix due to its appearance in the 2001 film Double Take) features rapper Mystikal and was a number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in 2001.
 
Seventeen

(43) 40. HOLD ON - TRIUMPH
(51) 39. POP MUZIK - M *
(42) 37. LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' - JOURNEY
(47) 34. RISE HERB ALPERT *
(33) 30. CRUEL TO BE KIND - NICK LOWE
(34) 29. DRIVER'S SEAT - SNIFF 'N' THE TEARS
(30) 26. BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU (DOCTOR, DOCTOR) - ROBERT PALMER
(21) 21. IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM? - JOE JACKSON
(22) 19. LONESOME LOSER - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(20) 18. GOODBYE STRANGER - SUPERTRAMP
(23) 17. LET'S GO - THE CARS
(11) 16. I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU - KISS [11]
( 7) 12. RING MY BELL - ANITA WARD **
(14) 6. DON'T BRING ME DOWN - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
( 4) 5. BAD GIRLS - DONNA SUMMER **
( 1) 2. GOOD TIMES - CHIC **
( 2) 1. MY SHARONA - THE KNACK *
 
Number-one songs with stuttering? Not My Generation. That one reached #2 in the UK and #74 in the United States. But I-I-I will add Britney Spears' W-W-Womanizer, number one on the October 25 2008 Hot 100:



Wh-wh-why-yi-yi-yi, we can also include Duran Duran's The Reflex, number one for two weeks in June 1984:

 
1977/11/19

Repeat Countdown:
  • 2023/11/18
The Bottom 60:
(62) 97. I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING - ANDY GIBB **
(--) 96. MOONDANCE - VAN MORRISON
(--) 94. MORE THAN A WOMAN - TAVARES
(--) 92. WAS DOG A DOUGHNUT - CAT STEVENS
(--) 90. IF YOU'RE NOT BACK IN LOVE BY MONDAY - MILLIE JACKSON
(--) 89. (YOU'RE MY) SOUL AND INSPIRATION - DONNY & MARIE OSMOND
(--) 87. PEG - STEELY DAN
(--) 86. EMOTION - SAMANTHA SANG
(--) 84. MIND BENDER - STILLWATER
(--) 83. GIRLS' SCHOOL - WINGS
(--) 81. TURN TO STONE - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
(78) 67. (LOVE IS) THICKER THAN WATER - ANDY GIBB *

This week's drops:
(39) 51. SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (I'M YOURS) - PETER FRAMPTON [18]
(33) 49. THE KING IS GONE - RONNIE MCDOWELL [13]
(38) 47. THUNDER IN MY HEART - LEO SAYER [38]
(28) 45. SHE DID IT - ERIC CARMEN [23]
(27) 44. KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE - KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND [2]

The Top 40:
(46) 40. THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT - BAY CITY ROLLERS
(21) 39. COLD AS ICE - FOREIGNER [6]
(42) 38. BABY COME BACK - PLAYER *
(41) 37. SHE'S NOT THERE - SANTANA
(40) 36. SWINGTOWN - STEVE MILLER BAND
(15) 35. STAR WARS THEME / CANTINA BAND - MECO **
(44) 34. YOU CAN'T TURN ME OFF - HIGH INERGY
(36) 33. CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT - CARPENTERS
(45) 32. SENTIMENTAL LADY - BOB WELCH
(34) 31. GONE TOO FAR - ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY
(37) 30. HERE YOU COME AGAIN - DOLLY PARTON
(31) 29. I GO CRAZY - PAUL DAVIS
(29) 28. MY FAIR SHARE - SEALS & CROFTS
(32) 27. YOUR SMILING FACE - JAMES TAYLOR
(30) 26. SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY - PAUL SIMON
(26) 25. COME SAIL AWAY - STYX
(35) 24. (EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN - LTD
(24) 23. DAYBREAK - BARRY MANILOW
(25) 22. ISN'T IT TIME - THE BABYS
(23) 21. SEND IN THE CLOWNS - JUDY COLLINS
(14) 20. BRICK HOUSE - COMMODORES [5]
(19) 19. DUSIC - BRICK
(18) 18. DO YA WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME - PETER BROWN
(20) 17. WE JUST DISAGREE - DAVE MASON
(22) 16. IT'S SO EASY - LINDA RONSTADT
(17) 15. YOU MAKE LOVIN' FUN - FLEETWOOD MAC
(16) 14. HELP IS ON ITS WAY - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(13) 13. THAT'S ROCK 'N' ROLL - SHAUN CASSIDY
( 6) 12. I FEEL LOVE - DONNA SUMMER [6]
(12) 11. JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU - FIREFALL
( 3) 10. NOBODY DOES IT BETTER - CARLY SIMON [2]
(11) 9. BLUE BAYOU - LINDA RONSTADT
(10) 8. WE'RE ALL ALONE - RITA COOLIDGE
( 8) 7. HEAVEN ON THE SEVENTH FLOOR - PAUL NICHOLAS
( 9) 6. HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE - BEE GEES *
( 7) 5. BABY WHAT A BIG SURPRISE - CHICAGO
( 4) 4. IT'S ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME - BARRY WHITE
( 5) 3. DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE - CRYSTAL GAYLE
( 2) 2. BOOGIE NIGHTS - HEATWAVE
( 1) 1. YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE - DEBBY BOONE *
 
20 good/ok from 1977:
(21) 39. COLD AS ICE - FOREIGNER [6]
(42) 38. BABY COME BACK - PLAYER *
(40) 36. SWINGTOWN - STEVE MILLER BAND
(15) 35. STAR WARS THEME / CANTINA BAND - MECO **
(36) 33. CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT - CARPENTERS
(45) 32. SENTIMENTAL LADY - BOB WELCH
(37) 30. HERE YOU COME AGAIN - DOLLY PARTON
(32) 27. YOUR SMILING FACE - JAMES TAYLOR
(30) 26. SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY - PAUL SIMON
(26) 25. COME SAIL AWAY - STYX
(14) 20. BRICK HOUSE - COMMODORES [5]
(22) 16. IT'S SO EASY - LINDA RONSTADT
(17) 15. YOU MAKE LOVIN' FUN - FLEETWOOD MAC
(16) 14. HELP IS ON ITS WAY - LITTLE RIVER BAND
( 6) 12. I FEEL LOVE - DONNA SUMMER [6]
(12) 11. JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU - FIREFALL
( 3) 10. NOBODY DOES IT BETTER - CARLY SIMON [2]
(11) 9. BLUE BAYOU - LINDA RONSTADT
( 9) 6. HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE - BEE GEES *
( 5) 3. DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE - CRYSTAL GAYLE

1 channel changers from 1977:
( 1) 1. YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE - DEBBY BOONE *
 
Slip Slidin' Away, which features background vocals by the Oak Ridge Boys, peaked at #6 on the January 7 1978 Cash Box Top 100 and #5 on the January 28 1978 Billboard Hot 100. Slip Slidin' Away was one of 20 songs Simon & Garfunkel performed on September 19 1981 at a free benefit concert on the Great Lawn in Central Park. The concert, which, through merchandise sales and television/video rights, raised more than $51,000 for the redevelopment and maintenance of Central Park, was attended by an estimated 500,000 people and was recorded for an HBO television special and a live album cleverly titled The Concert In Central Park.

 
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