Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

Eleven

(41) 37. FOLLOW YOU, FOLLOW ME - GENESIS
(47) 30. STILL THE SAME – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
(27) 25. BECAUSE THE NIGHT – PATTI SMITH GROUP
(25) 23. EVERY KINDA PEOPLE – ROBERT PALMER
(23) 21. DEACON BLUES – STEELY DAN
(17) 17. MOVIN’ OUT (ANTHONY'S SONG) – BILLY JOEL
(18) 14. BAKER STREET – GERRY RAFFERTY
(15) 13. LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN - SWEET
(14) 12. BABY HOLD ON – EDDIE MONEY
(10) 8. ON BROADWAY – GEORGE BENSON
( 6) 5. FEELS SO GOOD – CHUCK MANGIONE
 
Yep

Great/good/ok 6

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16 24 JOE COCKER - YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL

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31 38 SAMMY JOHNS - CHEVY VAN
30 05 GRAND FUNK - SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
26 18 LINDA RONSTADT - YOU’RE NO GOOD
09 07 AWB - PICK UP THE PIECES
04 08 LABELLE - LADY MARMALADE

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27 36 B.J. THOMAS - ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG
25 31 RINGO STARR - NO NO SONG
07 01 THE EAGLES - BEST OF MY LOVE
06 10 STYX - LADY
02 03 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS - BLACK WATER

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08 22 MINNIE RIPERTON - LOVIN’ YOU

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Aw crud, here...

40 DE FREDDY FENDER - BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS
39 28 OHIO PLAYERS - FIRE
38 DE BEN E. KING - SUPERNATURAL THING (PART I)
37 37 GEORGE McCRAE - I GET LIFTED
36 DE HOT CHOCOLATE - EMMA
35 40 DAN FOGELBERG - PART OF THE PLAN
34 34 NEIL DIAMOND - I’VE BEEN THIS WAY BEFORE
33 DE CHICAGO - HARRY TRUMAN
32 39 HELEN REDDY - EMOTION
31 38 SAMMY JOHNS - CHEVY VAN
30 05 GRAND FUNK - SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
29 30 DAVID GATES - NEVER LET HER GO
28 DE RUFUS featuring Chaka Khan - ONCE YOU GET STARTED
27 36 B.J. THOMAS - ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG
26 18 LINDA RONSTADT - YOU’RE NO GOOD
25 31 RINGO STARR - NO NO SONG
24 09 CAROLE KING - NIGHTINGALE
23 27 SHIRLEY (AND COMPANY) - SHAME, SHAME, SHAME
22 26 THE JACKSON 5 - I AM LOVE (PT. II)
21 25 SWEET SENSATION - SAD SWEET DREAMER
20 23 ELVIS PRESLEY - MY BOY
19 19 BAD COMPANY - MOVIN’ ON
18 21 AL MARTINO - TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN (Alle Porte Del Sole)
17 20 POLLY BROWN - UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE
16 24 JOE COCKER - YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL
15 17 PHOEBE SNOW - POETRY MAN
14 14 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE - ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY
13 16 B. T. EXPRESS - EXPRESS
12 12 MARIA MULDAUR - I’M A WOMAN
11 15 SUGARLOAF/JERRY COBETTA - DON’T CALL US, WE’LL CALL YOU
10 11 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - CAN’T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD
09 07 AWB - PICK UP THE PIECES
08 22 MINNIE RIPERTON - LOVIN’ YOU
07 01 THE EAGLES - BEST OF MY LOVE
06 10 STYX - LADY
05 06 AMERICA - LONELY PEOPLE
04 08 LABELLE - LADY MARMALADE
03 04 FRANKIE VALLI - MY EYES ADORED YOU
02 03 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS - BLACK WATER
01 02 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW
 
8 good/ok from 1975:

27 36 B.J. THOMAS - ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG
26 18 LINDA RONSTADT - YOU’RE NO GOOD
25 31 RINGO STARR - NO NO SONG
14 14 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE - ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY
11 15 SUGARLOAF/JERRY COBETTA - DON’T CALL US, WE’LL CALL YOU
07 01 THE EAGLES - BEST OF MY LOVE
06 10 STYX - LADY
02 03 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS - BLACK WATER

1 despised/channel changers for 1975:
04 08 LABELLE - LADY MARMALADE

Notes:
This song:
09 07 AWB - PICK UP THE PIECES
is on my neutral list but it is on my sons despised/channel changer list.
 
Fourteen

39 28 OHIO PLAYERS - FIRE
38 DE BEN E. KING - SUPERNATURAL THING (PART I)
31 38 SAMMY JOHNS - CHEVY VAN - Nostalgia
30 05 GRAND FUNK - SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
28 DE RUFUS featuring Chaka Khan - ONCE YOU GET STARTED
26 18 LINDA RONSTADT - YOU’RE NO GOOD
16 24 JOE COCKER - YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL
14 14 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE - ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY
11 15 SUGARLOAF/JERRY COBETTA - DON’T CALL US, WE’LL CALL YOU - Nostalgia/Novelty
10 11 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - CAN’T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD
09 07 AWB - PICK UP THE PIECES
06 10 STYX - LADY
04 08 LABELLE - LADY MARMALADE
02 03 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS - BLACK WATER
 
Don't Call Us, We'll Call You includes a voice saying "Stereo 92." Custom-made versions of the song featured call letters of different radio stations. The voice sounds like Wolfman Jack but it was actually Ken Griffin (real name: Joseph Mulhall Jr.), a DJ who worked at WDRC and WPOP in Hartford, WHYN in Springfield and several other stations. In 2002 he published his autobiography, A Great Face For Radio: The Memoirs Of A Broadcasting Buffoon.

 
17 for 75. I kind of split the nostalgia songs

39 28 OHIO PLAYERS - FIRE
35 40 DAN FOGELBERG - PART OF THE PLAN
33 DE CHICAGO - HARRY TRUMAN
30 05 GRAND FUNK - SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
27 36 B.J. THOMAS - ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG
26 18 LINDA RONSTADT - YOU’RE NO GOOD
25 31 RINGO STARR - NO NO SONG
19 19 BAD COMPANY - MOVIN’ ON
15 17 PHOEBE SNOW - POETRY MAN
14 14 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE - ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY
10 11 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - CAN’T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD
09 07 AWB - PICK UP THE PIECES
08 22 MINNIE RIPERTON - LOVIN’ YOU
06 10 STYX - LADY
05 06 AMERICA - LONELY PEOPLE
04 08 LABELLE - LADY MARMALADE
02 03 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS - BLACK WATER
 
Here are the number ones for that week. Mercy sakes, good buddy, C.W. McCall dominated! KDAY was R&B and KLAC was country. The other stations were top-40.

Billboard Hot 100: Convoy – C.W. McCall/Mannheim Steamroller
Cash Box Top 100: Theme From Mahogany – Diana Ross
Billboard R&B chart: Sing A Song – Earth Wind & Fire
Billboard country chart: Convoy– C.W. McCall/Mannheim Steamroller
Billboard adult contemporary chart: Fly Away – John Denver/Olivia Newton-John
Billboard album chart: Chicago IX, Chicago's Greatest Hits
CKLW Windsor/Detroit: Convoy – C.W. McCall/Mannheim Steamroller
KDAY Los Angeles: Walk Away From Love – David Ruffin
KFRC San Francisco: Convoy – C.W. McCall/Mannheim Steamroller
KHJ Los Angeles: Convoy – C.W. McCall/Mannheim Steamroller
KLAC Los Angeles: Convoy – C.W. McCall/Mannheim Steamroller
WABC New York: I Write The Songs – Barry Manilow
WCFL Chicago: Convoy – C.W. McCall/Mannheim Steamroller
WLAC Nashville: Convoy – C.W. McCall/Mannheim Steamroller
WLS Chicago: Convoy – C.W. McCall/Mannheim Steamroller
WMAK Nashville: Saturday Night – Bay City Rollers
WNBC New York: Saturday Night – Bay City Rollers
WSM Nashville: Times Of Your Life – Paul Anka
 
March 11th, 1972:

40 DE ELVIS PRESLEY - UNTIL IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO GO
39 DE DENNIS COFFEY AND THE DETROIT GUITAR BAND - TAURUS
38 DE J. J. CALE - CRAZY MAMA
37 DE SANTANA - NO ONE TO DEPEND ON
36 37 DETROIT EMERALDS - YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT
35 36 MELANIE - THE NICKEL SONG
34 DE THE STYLISTICS featuring RUSSELL THOMPKINS, JR. - BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW
33 DE SONNY & CHÉR - A COWBOY’S WORK IS NEVER DONE
32 39 YES - ROUNDABOUT
31 33 MELANIE - RING THE LIVING BELL
30 30 JAMES BROWN - TALKIN’ LOUD AND SAYING NOTHIN’ Pt. 1
29 29 THE ENGLISH CONGREGATION - SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU
28 31 THE ADDRISI BROTHERS - WE’VE GOT TO GET IT ON AGAIN
27 40 DRAMATICS - IN THE RAIN
26 18 THREE DOG NIGHT - NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN
25 27 SLY & THE FAMILY STONE - RUNNIN’ AWAY
24 25 JERRY BUTLER and BRENDA LEE EAGER - AIN’T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW
23 16 THE BEE GEES - MY WORLD
22 22 DONNIE ELBERT - I CAN’T HELP MYSELF
21 23 B. J. THOMAS - ROCK AND ROLL LULLABY
20 08 AL GREEN - LET’S STAY TOGETHER
19 12 DON McLEAN - AMERICAN PIE
18 21 JOE TEX - I GOTCHA
17 15 BEVERLY BREMERS - DON’T SAY YOU DON’T REMEMBER
16 17 THE SUPREMES - FLOY JOY
15 19 THE CHAKACHAS - JUNGLE FEVER
14 13 APOLLO 100 featuring Tom Parker - JOY
13 09 CAROLE KING - SWEET SEASONS
12 14 PAUL SIMON - MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION
11 38 DONNY OSMOND - PUPPY LOVE
10 10 T. REX - BANG A GONG (Get It On)
09 11 CHÉR - THE WAY OF LOVE
08 02 CARPENTERS - HURTING EACH OTHER
07 20 AMERICA - A HORSE WITH NO NAME
06 03 CLIMAX - PRECIOUS & FEW
05 05 BREAD - EVERYTHING I OWN
04 04 THE OSMONDS - DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER
03 06 ROBERT JOHN - THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT (Wimoweh)
02 07 NEIL YOUNG - HEART OF GOLD
01 01 NILSSON - WITHOUT YOU
 
V

32 39 YES - ROUNDABOUT
30 30 JAMES BROWN - TALKIN’ LOUD AND SAYING NOTHIN’ Pt. 1
20 08 AL GREEN - LET’S STAY TOGETHER
19 12 DON McLEAN - AMERICAN PIE
10 10 T. REX - BANG A GONG (Get It On)
 
Elvis Presley's Until It's Time For You To Go peaked at #40 on the March 11 1972 Billboard Hot 100 and #31 on the Cash Box Top 100 that same week. It got to #9 on Billboard's adult contemporary chart and #16 on the KHJ Thirty. The song was written by Buffy Sainte-Marie. Her original version was included on her January 1965 abum Many A Mile and was released as a single in March 1965 but failed to chart.

 
5 good/ok from 1972:

19 12 DON McLEAN - AMERICAN PIE
12 14 PAUL SIMON - MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION
10 10 T. REX - BANG A GONG (Get It On)
03 06 ROBERT JOHN - THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT (Wimoweh)
02 07 NEIL YOUNG - HEART OF GOLD

1 channel changers from 1972 (not unexpected):
07 20 AMERICA - A HORSE WITH NO NAME
 
Christopher Hamill calls himself Limahl, an anagram of his last name. He was the lead singer of Kajagoogoo (Too Shy) from 1982 to 1984 and had a few solo hits including Only For Love, Too Much Trouble and The Never Ending Story. On March 25 2025, he released a version of A Horse With No Name as a single. It never charted but the video is creative. Fire! Robots! And is that Thing from The Addams Family?

 
13 for 1972:

37 DE SANTANA - NO ONE TO DEPEND ON
32 39 YES - ROUNDABOUT
26 18 THREE DOG NIGHT - NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN
20 08 AL GREEN - LET’S STAY TOGETHER
19 12 DON McLEAN - AMERICAN PIE
14 13 APOLLO 100 featuring Tom Parker - JOY
13 09 CAROLE KING - SWEET SEASONS
12 14 PAUL SIMON - MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION
10 10 T. REX - BANG A GONG (Get It On)
05 05 BREAD - EVERYTHING I OWN
03 06 ROBERT JOHN - THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT (Wimoweh)
02 07 NEIL YOUNG - HEART OF GOLD
01 01 NILSSON - WITHOUT YOU
 
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