Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

[HecticArt]

Twelve

(41) 38. COME TOGETHER - AEROSMITH - I still like the Beatles version better.
(38) 36. RIGHT DOWN THE LINE - GERRY RAFFERTY
(34) 33. A ROCK'N'ROLL FANTASY - KINKS
(32) 32. JUST WHAT I NEEDED - THE CARS - My band plays this one.
(27) 26. HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
(24) 23. TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE - EDDIE MONEY - My band plays this one.
(23) 22. REMINISCING - LITTLE RIVER BAND - Yacht nostalgia
(36) 19. DON'T LOOK BACK - BOSTON
(16) 13. HOT CHILD IN THE CITY - NICK GILDER *
(13) 11. GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
(11) 7. KISS YOU ALL OVER - EXILE * - Yacht nostalgia
( 5) 4. HOT BLOODED - FOREIGNER

 

[Channel98]

Mister Hectic, see if you like Soundgarden's version of Come Together from their 1990 EP Hands All Over.

 

[sadchild]

Great/good/ok 9

*****
(24) 23. TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE - EDDIE MONEY
(36) 19. DON'T LOOK BACK - BOSTON
( 5) 4. HOT BLOODED - FOREIGNER

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(32) 32. JUST WHAT I NEEDED - THE CARS
(27) 26. HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
(16) 13. HOT CHILD IN THE CITY - NICK GILDER *
( 3) 6. MISS YOU - ROLLING STONES **

***
(38) 36. RIGHT DOWN THE LINE - GERRY RAFFERTY
(14) 24. COPACABANA (AT THE COPA) - BARRY MANILOW [8]

**
(31) 29. WHENEVER I CALL YOU "FRIEND - KENNY LOGGINS"
(26) 25. MACHO MAN - VILLAGE PEOPLE
(23) 22. REMINISCING - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(10) 20. LAST DANCE - DONNA SUMMER [3]
(19) 16. LOVE IS IN THE AIR - JOHN PAUL YOUNG
(15) 14. FOOL IF YOU THINK IT'S OVER - CHRIS REA

*
(41) 38. COME TOGETHER - AEROSMITH i don't like ANY version i've ever heard of this
(28) 27. YOU NEEDED ME - ANNE MURRAY *
(21) 15. SUMMER NIGHTS - JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
( 7) 5. HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
( 2) 2. THREE TIMES A LADY - THE COMMODORES **

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[HecticArt]

Cool and brooding version.
The Beatles version was still better.

 

[sadchild]

May 20, 1972

40: SOMEDAY NEVER COMES - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
39: OLD MAN - NEIL YOUNG
38: LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" (SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE) - ANDY WILLIAMS
37: A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE - SONNY & CHER
36: ISN'T LIFE STRANGE - MOODY BLUES
35: ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT - MILLIE JACKSON
34: OUTA-SPACE - BILLY PRESTON
33: RUN RUN RUN - JO JO GUNNE
32: YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY - APRIL WINE
31: BABY BLUE - BADFINGER
30: SUAVECITO - MALO
29: IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME - THE CARPENTERS
28: WALKING IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE - LOVE UNLIMITED
27: SONG SUNG BLUE - NEIL DIAMOND
26: TAXI - HARRY CHAPIN
25: THE DIARY - BREAD
24: ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD - PAUL SIMON
23: THE FAMILY OF MAN - THREE DOG NIGHT
22: I SAW THE LIGHT - TODD RUNDGREN
21: NICE TO BE WITH YOU - GALLERY
20: A HORSE WITH NO NAME - AMERICA
19: (LAST NIGHT) I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL - 5TH DIMENSION
18: DOCTOR MY EYES - JACKSON BROWNE
17: SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS - WAR
16: VINCENT - DON McLEAN
15: LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE - JACKSON FIVE
14: SYLVIA'S MOTHER - DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW
13: CANDY MAN - SAMMY DAVIS, JR.
12: HOT ROD LINCOLN - COMMANDER CODY & HIS LOST PLANET AIRMEN
11: DAY DREAMING - ARETHA FRANKLIN
10: MORNING HAS BROKEN - CAT STEVENS
9: BACK OFF BOOGALOO - RINGO STARR
8: TUMBLING DICE - ROLLING STONES
7: BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW - STYLISTICS
6: ROCKIN' ROBIN - MICHAEL JACKSON
5: LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME - AL GREEN
4: I GOT'CHA - JOE TEX
3: I'LL TAKE YOU THERE - THE STAPLE SINGERS
2: OH GIRL - CHI-LITES
1: THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE - ROBERTA FLACK

 

[sadchild]

3 minute Casey

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

10 good/ok from 1972:

39: OLD MAN - NEIL YOUNG
32: YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY - APRIL WINE
27: SONG SUNG BLUE - NEIL DIAMOND
26: TAXI - HARRY CHAPIN
24: ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD - PAUL SIMON
14: SYLVIA'S MOTHER - DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW
13: CANDY MAN - SAMMY DAVIS, JR.
12: HOT ROD LINCOLN - COMMANDER CODY & HIS LOST PLANET AIRMEN
10: MORNING HAS BROKEN - CAT STEVENS
8: TUMBLING DICE - ROLLING STONES


1 channel changers from 1972:

20: A HORSE WITH NO NAME - AMERICA

 

[sadchild]

Good/ok 6

****
24: ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD - PAUL SIMON
18: DOCTOR MY EYES - JACKSON BROWNE
10: MORNING HAS BROKEN - CAT STEVENS

***
39: OLD MAN - NEIL YOUNG
20: A HORSE WITH NO NAME - AMERICA
3: I'LL TAKE YOU THERE - THE STAPLE SINGERS

**
27: SONG SUNG BLUE - NEIL DIAMOND
6: ROCKIN' ROBIN - MICHAEL JACKSON
2: OH GIRL - CHI-LITES

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[HecticArt]

Seven

39: OLD MAN - NEIL YOUNG
24: ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD - PAUL SIMON
20: A HORSE WITH NO NAME - AMERICA
18: DOCTOR MY EYES - JACKSON BROWNE
9: BACK OFF BOOGALOO - RINGO STARR
3: I'LL TAKE YOU THERE - THE STAPLE SINGERS
2: OH GIRL - CHI-LITES

 

[scotchandcigar]

16 for 72

39: OLD MAN - NEIL YOUNG
36: ISN'T LIFE STRANGE - MOODY BLUES
34: OUTA-SPACE - BILLY PRESTON
31: BABY BLUE - BADFINGER
27: SONG SUNG BLUE - NEIL DIAMOND
26: TAXI - HARRY CHAPIN
24: ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD - PAUL SIMON
22: I SAW THE LIGHT - TODD RUNDGREN
18: DOCTOR MY EYES - JACKSON BROWNE
16: VINCENT - DON McLEAN
13: CANDY MAN - SAMMY DAVIS, JR.
10: MORNING HAS BROKEN - CAT STEVENS
9: BACK OFF BOOGALOO - RINGO STARR
8: TUMBLING DICE - ROLLING STONES
6: ROCKIN' ROBIN - MICHAEL JACKSON
3: I'LL TAKE YOU THERE - THE STAPLE SINGERS

 

[hwkn]

Tonight’s wheel is 10/30/76.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Todays countdown: 1971/05/29

 

[Channel98]

Number one on the May 29 1971 Cash Box Top 100 was Never Can Say Goodbye by the Jackson 5. The song was #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 that week, after spending three weeks at #2. It never went to number one on the Hot 100. What was number one on the May 29 1971 Hot 100? Sorry. I am not going to be a spoiler.

 

[sadchild]

May 29th, 1971:

40 DE CHICAGO - LOWDOWN
39 DE THE OSMONDS - DOUBLE LOVIN’
38 DE RAIDERS - INDIAN RESERVATION
37 31 JOHN LENNON/PLASTIC ONO BAND - POWER TO THE PEOPLE
36 18 MARVIN GAYE - WHAT’S GOING ON
35 37 YVONNE ELLIMAN - I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM
34 35 NILSSON - ME AND MY ARROW
33 33 PAUL HUMPHREY & HIS COOL AID CHEMISTS - COOL AID
32 DE JERRY REED - WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT
31 34 BOBBY SHERMAN - THE DRUM
30 19 THE BUOYS - TIMOTHY
29 30 DIANA ROSS - REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE
28 21 THE FUZZ - I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS
27 40 THE SUPREMES - NATHAN JONES
26 28 THE CHI-LITES - GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE
25 22 SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES - I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL
24 26 BRENDA & THE TABULATIONS - RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE
23 23 MATTHEWS’ SOUTHERN COMFORT - WOODSTOCK
22 29 WILSON PICKETT - DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (PT. I)
21 38 CAROLE KING - IT’S TOO LATE
20 25 TIN TIN - TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA
19 24 CORNELIUS BROTHERS & SISTER ROSE - TREAT HER LIKE A LADY
18 27 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY - I’LL MEET YOU HALFWAY
17 12 THE BELLS - STAY AWHILE
16 16 RICHIE HAVENS - HERE COMES THE SUN
15 17 HELEN REDDY - I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM
14 15 MURRAY HEAD With The Trinidad Singers - SUPERSTAR
13 09 BREAD - IF
12 11 THE DOORS - LOVE HER MADLY
11 20 CARPENTERS - RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS
10 10 DADDY DEWDROP - CHICK-A-BOOM (DON’T YA JES’ LOVE IT)
09 05 LOBO - ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO
08 13 DONNY OSMOND of The Osmonds - SWEET AND INNOCENT
07 07 ARETHA FRANKLIN - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
06 04 OCEAN - PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND
05 08 RINGO STARR - IT DON’T COME EASY
04 06 THE HONEY CONE - WANT ADS
03 02 THE JACKSON 5 - NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
02 01 THREE DOG NIGHT - JOY TO THE WORLD
01 03 THE ROLLING STONES - BROWN SUGAR

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

What a co-incidence. I just listed "Brown Sugar" in the unmadness:

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The Rolling Stones: "Brown Sugar"

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8 good/ok from 1971:

32 DE JERRY REED - WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT
14 15 MURRAY HEAD With The Trinidad Singers - SUPERSTAR
12 11 THE DOORS - LOVE HER MADLY
09 05 LOBO - ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO
06 04 OCEAN - PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND
05 08 RINGO STARR - IT DON’T COME EASY
02 01 THREE DOG NIGHT - JOY TO THE WORLD
01 03 THE ROLLING STONES - BROWN SUGAR

 

[Channel98]

Jerry Reed recorded When You're Hot You're Hot on December 23 1970 at RCA in Nashville with Chet Atkins producing and sisters Ginger and Mary Holladay singing background. (They also sang on Elvis Presley's Suspicious Minds, Kentucky Rain and In The Ghetto.) When Jerry Reed says "I'd take you out in back of this courthouse and try a little bit of Your Honor on," what exactly is he threatening? Maybe I don't really want to know. Here is a live version from the 1971 CMA Awards. Son!

 

[HecticArt]

Six

36 18 MARVIN GAYE - WHAT’S GOING ON
16 16 RICHIE HAVENS - HERE COMES THE SUN
12 11 THE DOORS - LOVE HER MADLY
05 08 RINGO STARR - IT DON’T COME EASY
02 01 THREE DOG NIGHT - JOY TO THE WORLD
01 03 THE ROLLING STONES - BROWN SUGAR

 

[Channel98]

Some fun (and useless) trivia: The intro of the Beatles' Here Comes The Sun lasts 15 seconds before George Harrison starts singing. The intro of Richie Havens' version is one minute and 30 seconds. Here is a live acoustic version from 2005:

 

[scotchandcigar]

Wow, not a lot of love for 71 from anyone else? I get 16

40 DE CHICAGO - LOWDOWN
37 31 JOHN LENNON/PLASTIC ONO BAND - POWER TO THE PEOPLE
36 18 MARVIN GAYE - WHAT’S GOING ON
35 37 YVONNE ELLIMAN - I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM
32 DE JERRY REED - WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT
21 38 CAROLE KING - IT’S TOO LATE
16 16 RICHIE HAVENS - HERE COMES THE SUN
14 15 MURRAY HEAD With The Trinidad Singers - SUPERSTAR
13 09 BREAD - IF
12 11 THE DOORS - LOVE HER MADLY
07 07 ARETHA FRANKLIN - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
06 04 OCEAN - PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND
05 08 RINGO STARR - IT DON’T COME EASY
03 02 THE JACKSON 5 - NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
02 01 THREE DOG NIGHT - JOY TO THE WORLD
01 03 THE ROLLING STONES - BROWN SUGAR

 

[sadchild]

I was in diapers at the time

Good/ok 4

****
21 38 CAROLE KING - IT’S TOO LATE
01 03 THE ROLLING STONES - BROWN SUGAR

***
19 24 CORNELIUS BROTHERS & SISTER ROSE - TREAT HER LIKE A LADY
02 01 THREE DOG NIGHT - JOY TO THE WORLD

**
36 18 MARVIN GAYE - WHAT’S GOING ON
05 08 RINGO STARR - IT DON’T COME EASY

*
12 11 THE DOORS - LOVE HER MADLY

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