Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

[HecticArt]

About 13.

36 DE GREGG ALLMAN - MIDNIGHT RIDER - Meh
33 36 ISAAC HAYES - JOY (PT. I)
32 40 DAVID ESSEX - ROCK ON
26 20 TODD RUNDGREN - HELLO IT’S ME - Meh
24 25 CHEECH & CHONG - SISTER MARY ELEPHANT - Novelty / nostalgia
23 18 ELTON JOHN - GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
22 28 KOOL AND THE GANG - JUNGLE BOOGIE
19 21 AL GREEN - LIVIN’ FOR YOU
11 07 BARRY WHITE - NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP
08 08 STEVIE WONDER - LIVING FOR THE CITY
06 02 JIM CROCE - TIME IN A BOTTLE - Very good song, but SUCH a downer!
03 04 BROWNSVILLE STATION - SMOKIN’ IN THE BOY’S ROOM
02 01 STEVE MILLER BAND - THE JOKER

 

[Channel98]

Mister Hectic, if you think Jim Croce's Time In A Bottle is a downer, wait till you hear Eddie Kendricks' horrible cringeworthy version. Or maybe you won't want to hear it. Kendricks was lead singer of the Temptations from 1960 to 1971 and had several 1970s solo hits including Boogie Down, Shoeshine Boy, Keep On Truckin' and Son Of Sagittarius. This is from his 1974 album For You:

 

[scotchandcigar]

17 for 1974:

36 DE GREGG ALLMAN - MIDNIGHT RIDER
35 26 CHICAGO - JUST YOU ’N’ ME
34 29 JOHN LENNON - MIND GAMES
32 40 DAVID ESSEX - ROCK ON
26 20 TODD RUNDGREN - HELLO IT’S ME
24 25 CHEECH & CHONG - SISTER MARY ELEPHANT
23 18 ELTON JOHN - GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
22 28 KOOL AND THE GANG - JUNGLE BOOGIE
18 22 JIM STAFFORD - SPIDERS & SNAKES
12 10 PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - HELEN WHEELS
11 07 BARRY WHITE - NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP
09 09 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - LET ME BE THERE
08 08 STEVIE WONDER - LIVING FOR THE CITY
06 02 JIM CROCE - TIME IN A BOTTLE
05 06 RINGO STARR - YOU’RE SIXTEEN
03 04 BROWNSVILLE STATION - SMOKIN’ IN THE BOY’S ROOM
02 01 STEVE MILLER BAND - THE JOKER

 

[hwkn]

Tonight wheel is 3/11/78.

 

[nysfboy328]

March 11, 1978:
40. Enchantment - It's You That I Need (NEW!)
39. England Dan & John Ford Coley - We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again (NEW!)
38. Van Halen - You Really Got Me (NEW!)
Extra: Chicago - If You Leave Me Now
37. Jackson Browne - Running on Empty
36. Andrew Gold - Thank You for Being a Friend
35. Rod Stewart - Hot Legs (NEW!)
34. Lou Rawls - Lady Love
33. Gene Cotton - Before My Heart Finds Out
32. Electric Light Orchestra - Sweet Talkin' Woman (NEW!)
31. Linda Ronstadt - Poor Poor Pitiful Me
30. Parliament - Flash Light
29. Stargard - Which Way Is Up
28. David Gates - Goodbye Girl
27. John Williams - Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
26. Queen - We Are the Champions (↓15)*
25. Kansas - Dust in the Wind
24. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
23. Heatwave - Always and Forever
22. Raydio - Jack and Jill
21. Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You (↑8)*
20. Rita Coolidge - The Way You Do the Things You Do
19. Natalie Cole - Our Love
18. Art Garfunkel, James Taylor & Paul Simon - Wonderful World
17. LeBlanc & Carr - Falling
16. Little River Band - Happy Anniversary
15. Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love
14. Jay Ferguson - Thunder Island
13. Lynyrd Skynyrd - What's Your Name
12. ABBA - The Name of the Game
11. Steely Dan - Peg
10. Barry Manilow - Can't Smile Without You
9. Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are
8. Paul Davis - I Go Crazy
7. Chic - Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah)
6. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
5. Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally
4. Samantha Sang - Emotion
3. Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch
2. Bee Gees - Night Fever
1. Andy Gibb - (Love Is) Thicker Than Water

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

26 good/ok from 1978 (excluding extras):
37. Jackson Browne - Running on Empty
36. Andrew Gold - Thank You for Being a Friend
35. Rod Stewart - Hot Legs (NEW!)
32. Electric Light Orchestra - Sweet Talkin' Woman (NEW!)
31. Linda Ronstadt - Poor Poor Pitiful Me
28. David Gates - Goodbye Girl
27. John Williams - Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
26. Queen - We Are the Champions (↓15)*
25. Kansas - Dust in the Wind
24. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
22. Raydio - Jack and Jill
21. Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You (↑8)*
16. Little River Band - Happy Anniversary
15. Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love
14. Jay Ferguson - Thunder Island
13. Lynyrd Skynyrd - What's Your Name
12. ABBA - The Name of the Game
11. Steely Dan - Peg
10. Barry Manilow - Can't Smile Without You
9. Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are
6. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
5. Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally
4. Samantha Sang - Emotion
3. Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch
2. Bee Gees - Night Fever
1. Andy Gibb - (Love Is) Thicker Than Water

 

[Channel98]

Paul Davis's I Go Crazy was on the Hot 100 for 40 weeks in 1977-78. At the time, that was a record – no pun intended. The current record-holder – no pun intended – for most weeks on the Hot 100 is Glass Animals' Heat Waves, 91 weeks in 2021-22.

 

[HecticArt]

Noine

38. Van Halen - You Really Got Me (NEW!)
37. Jackson Browne - Running on Empty
35. Rod Stewart - Hot Legs (NEW!)
32. Electric Light Orchestra - Sweet Talkin' Woman (NEW!)
30. Parliament - Flash Light
27. John Williams - Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
26. Queen - We Are the Champions (↓15)*
25. Kansas - Dust in the Wind
11. Steely Dan - Peg

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

So you like the 9 that are not influenced by the Bee Gees?

 

[Channel98]

Van Halen's You Really Got Me is a remake of a 1964 #7 hit by the Kinks. The song was written by Ray Davies. Here is a version by Sly & The Family Stone from their 1982 album Ain't But The One Way. This was their tenth album and, as it turned out, their final album. It was the only one that failed to make the Billboard 200 album chart.

 

[sadchild]

WOW! Six absolute classics!

Great/good/ok 11

*****
38. Van Halen - You Really Got Me (NEW!)
37. Jackson Browne - Running on Empty
26. Queen - We Are the Champions (?15)*
25. Kansas - Dust in the Wind
11. Steely Dan - Peg
6. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive

****
14. Jay Ferguson - Thunder Island

***
35. Rod Stewart - Hot Legs (NEW!)
27. John Williams - Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
13. Lynyrd Skynyrd - What's Your Name
9. Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are

**
21. Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You (?8)*
15. Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love
10. Barry Manilow - Can't Smile Without You
8. Paul Davis - I Go Crazy
5. Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally
2. Bee Gees - Night Fever
1. Andy Gibb - (Love Is) Thicker Than Water

*
3. Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch

? 21

 

[scotchandcigar]

16 for 1978:

38. Van Halen - You Really Got Me (NEW!)
37. Jackson Browne - Running on Empty
35. Rod Stewart - Hot Legs (NEW!)
32. Electric Light Orchestra - Sweet Talkin' Woman (NEW!)
31. Linda Ronstadt - Poor Poor Pitiful Me
30. Parliament - Flash Light
26. Queen - We Are the Champions (↓15)*
25. Kansas - Dust in the Wind
18. Art Garfunkel, James Taylor & Paul Simon - Wonderful World
14. Jay Ferguson - Thunder Island
13. Lynyrd Skynyrd - What's Your Name
12. ABBA - The Name of the Game
11. Steely Dan - Peg
9. Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are
6. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
5. Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally

 

[sadchild]

January 25th, 1975:

40 DE JONI MITCHELL - BIG YELLOW TAXI
39 DE MARIA MULDAUR - I’M A WOMAN
38 20 CARL DOUGLAS - KUNG FU FIGHTING
37 23 PAUL DAVIS - RIDE ‘EM COWBOY
36 22 HELEN REDDY - ANGIE BABY
35 34 BILLY JOEL - THE ENTERTAINER
34 31 LOVE UNLIMITED - I BELONG TO YOU
33 DE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - CAN’T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD
32 40 FRANKIE VALLI - MY EYES ADORED YOU
31 39 STYX - LADY
30 38 JIM STAFFORD - YOUR BULLDOG DRINKS CHAMPAGNE
29 37 AMERICA - LONELY PEOPLE
28 36 CAROLE KING - NIGHTINGALE
27 12 RINGO STARR - ONLY YOU
26 32 CAT STEVENS - READY
25 30 JOHN DENVER - SWEET SURRENDER
24 18 JETHRO TULL - BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE
23 27 TONY ORLANDO and DAWN - LOOK IN MY EYES PRETTY WOMAN
22 26 BILLY PRESTON - STRUTTIN’
21 29 JOHN LENNON - #9 DREAM
20 24 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS - BLACK WATER
19 25 LYNYRD SKYNYRD - FREE BIRD
18 04 BARRY WHITE - YOU’RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING
17 07 PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - JUNIOR’S FARM
16 16 MAC DAVIS - ROCK N’ ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE)
15 19 EAGLES - BEST OF MY LOVE
14 17 DISCO-TEX & THE SEX-O-LETTES - GET DANCIN’
13 13 CAROL DOUGLAS - DOCTOR’S ORDERS
12 15 GRAND FUNK - SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
11 05 ELTON JOHN - LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS
10 14 AWB - PICK UP THE PIECES
09 10 GLORIA GAYNOR - NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
08 09 DONNY AND MARIE OSMOND - MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
07 08 PAUL ANKA with ODIA COATES - ONE MAN WOMAN/ONE WOMAN MAN
06 21 LINDA RONSTADT - YOU’RE NO GOOD
05 06 STEVIE WONDER - BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN
04 11 OHIO PLAYERS - FIRE
03 01 BARRY MANILOW - MANDY
02 03 NEIL SEDAKA - LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN
01 02 CARPENTERS - PLEASE MR. POSTMAN

 

[sadchild]

Good/ok 4

****
38 20 CARL DOUGLAS - KUNG FU FIGHTING

***
19 25 LYNYRD SKYNYRD - FREE BIRD
18 04 BARRY WHITE - YOU’RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING
10 14 AWB - PICK UP THE PIECES

**
40 DE JONI MITCHELL - BIG YELLOW TAXI i prefer the counting crows cover
31 39 STYX - LADY
24 18 JETHRO TULL - BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE
20 24 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS - BLACK WATER
15 19 EAGLES - BEST OF MY LOVE
12 15 GRAND FUNK - SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
06 21 LINDA RONSTADT - YOU’RE NO GOOD don't even like the van halen cover
03 01 BARRY MANILOW - MANDY

? 24

 

[Channel98]

Grand Funk's Some Kind Of Wonderful – not to be confused with the same-titled song that was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and was a hit for the Drifters in 1961 – was written by Willie John Ellison, lead singer of the Soul Brothers Six, an R&B group from Rochester, New York. They released 11 singles, 1966-76, and only two were hits.....barely. They recorded Some Kind Of Wonderful on March 30, 1967. It was released as a single in May and was on the Hot 100 for only one week, at #91. Their follow-up single, What Can You Do When You Ain't Got Nobody, also written by Ellison, stalled at #107 on the Bubbling Under chart.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

14 good/ok from 1975:

40 DE JONI MITCHELL - BIG YELLOW TAXI
38 20 CARL DOUGLAS - KUNG FU FIGHTING
31 39 STYX - LADY
21 29 JOHN LENNON - #9 DREAM
20 24 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS - BLACK WATER
19 25 LYNYRD SKYNYRD - FREE BIRD
17 07 PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - JUNIOR’S FARM
15 19 EAGLES - BEST OF MY LOVE
14 17 DISCO-TEX & THE SEX-O-LETTES - GET DANCIN’
12 15 GRAND FUNK - SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
11 05 ELTON JOHN - LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS
06 21 LINDA RONSTADT - YOU’RE NO GOOD
03 01 BARRY MANILOW - MANDY
02 03 NEIL SEDAKA - LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

40 DE JONI MITCHELL - BIG YELLOW TAXI i prefer the counting crows cover

I find this version ok. Don't like the Counting Crows cover at all.

 

[HecticArt]

Elven

38 20 CARL DOUGLAS - KUNG FU FIGHTING - Nostalgia / novelty
33 DE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - CAN’T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD
31 39 STYX - LADY
24 18 JETHRO TULL - BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE
21 29 JOHN LENNON - #9 DREAM
20 24 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS - BLACK WATER
18 04 BARRY WHITE - YOU’RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING
12 15 GRAND FUNK - SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
10 14 AWB - PICK UP THE PIECES
06 21 LINDA RONSTADT - YOU’RE NO GOOD
04 11 OHIO PLAYERS - FIRE

 

[sadchild]

Don't like the Counting Crows cover at all.

Counting Crow's "Big Yellow Taxi" Cover Voted Decade's Worst

Counting Crows' cover of Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi," which features Vanessa Carlton on backing vocals, has been voted as the worst song of the decade by the Village Voice.

www.rttnews.com

Elven

 

[nysfboy328]

January 29, 1977:
40. 10cc - The Things We Do for Love (NEW!)
39. KC & the Sunshine Band - I Like to Do It (NEW!)
38. Bee Gees - Boogie Child (NEW!)
37. Doobie Brothers - It Keeps You Runnin'
36. Smokie - Living Next Door to Alice
35. Gene Cotton - You've Got Me Runnin'
34. Alice Cooper - I Never Cry
33. Elton John - Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
32. Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
31. Stephen Bishop - Save It for a Rainy Day
30. Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way (NEW!)
29. Burton Cummings - Stand Tall
28. Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing
27. Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band - Cherchez La Femme
26. ABBA - Dancing Queen
25. Bob Seger - Night Moves
24. Al Stewart - Year of the Cat (↑12)*
23. Donny Osmond & Marie Osmond - Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
22. Rod Stewart - Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
21. Earth Wind & Fire - Saturday Nite
20. KISS - Hard Luck Woman
19. Engelbert Humperdinck - After the Lovin'
18. Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. - You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) (↓13)*
17. David Dundas - Jeans On
16. Barry Manilow - Weekend in New England
15. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle
14. Kenny Nolan - I Like Dreamin'
13. Queen - Somebody to Love
12. Bread - Lost Without Your Love
11. Jacksons - Enjoy Yourself
10. Aerosmith - Walk This Way
9. Barbra Streisand - Evergreen (Theme from "A Star is Born")
8. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By the Light
7. Mary MacGregor - Torn Between Two Lovers
6. Eagles - New Kid in Town
5. Sylvers - Hot Line
4. Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
3. Brick - Dazz
2. Stevie Wonder - I Wish
1. Rose Royce - Car Wash