Interesting early-70's chart this week.
You'll see some very familiar Motown artists, with Smokey Robinson logging their biggest hit ever, Diana Ross and her former bandmates account for 3 songs, including one with the four tops. The Jackson Five return to the chart next week.
No spoken word or comedy records this week, but there's Judy Collins with Amazing grace representing the explicitly religious records that dotted early 70's charts.
Elvis charted, and didn't sound too out of place.
Perry Como sounded stranger -- this 50's style easy listening record was his last top 10. Hard to imagine any station playing it very close to the Led Zeppelin record 3 spots down!
One major family act was falling -- Partridge Family with their huge debut hit...and the Osmonds were following -- they'll be #1 in 2 weeks. Both were on Casey's top 40 songs of the 70's that he played a few weeks ago.
At this point, Barbra Striesand had not hit #1, but what a decade she had to come. Ditto for the Bee Gees (whom Casey noted sounded like the Beatles...and he was right!). Elton John as well -- this was his first of a record string of years with a top 40 hit, stretching into the late 90's. Chicago would hit #1 as late as 1989. I expect Casey would've been most shocked to learn that Santana would hit #1 last of everyone on this chart in 2000!
And at #1, the rather silly Dawn song, first of many for them. Casey was clearly in a sober mood this week as he gave a serious introduction to even this song!
Favorite: "Your Song" closely followed by "If You Could Read My Mind"
1 1 KNOCK THREE TIMES –•– Dawn (Bell)-11 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 MY SWEET LORD / ISN’T IT A PITY –•– George Harrison (Apple)-10 (1)
3 4 LONELY DAYS –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-9 (3)
4 3 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-15 (2)
5 9 ROSE GARDEN –•– Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-10 (5)
6 7 GROOVE ME –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-15 (6)
7 16 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING –•– Dave Edmunds (MAM)-6 (7)
8 8 YOUR SONG –•– Elton John (Uni)-10 (8)
9 34 ONE BAD APPLE –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-5 (9)
10 6 STONEY END –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-14 (6)
2 2 MY SWEET LORD / ISN’T IT A PITY –•– George Harrison (Apple)-10 (1)
3 4 LONELY DAYS –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-9 (3)
4 3 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-15 (2)
5 9 ROSE GARDEN –•– Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-10 (5)
6 7 GROOVE ME –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-15 (6)
7 16 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING –•– Dave Edmunds (MAM)-6 (7)
8 8 YOUR SONG –•– Elton John (Uni)-10 (8)
9 34 ONE BAD APPLE –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-5 (9)
10 6 STONEY END –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-14 (6)
11 13 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-10 (11)
12 5 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN –•– Santana (Columbia)-12 (4)
13 10 IT’S IMPOSSIBLE –•– Perry Como (RCA)-12 (10)
14 15 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-8 (14)
15 11 I THINK I LOVE YOU –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-17 (1)
16 18 IMMIGRANT SONG –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-11 (16)
17 23 BORN TO WANDER –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-8 (17)
18 31 MR. BOJANGLES –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-11 (18)
19 21 REMEMBER ME –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-6 (19)
20 22 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN –•– Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-12 (20)
12 5 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN –•– Santana (Columbia)-12 (4)
13 10 IT’S IMPOSSIBLE –•– Perry Como (RCA)-12 (10)
14 15 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-8 (14)
15 11 I THINK I LOVE YOU –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-17 (1)
16 18 IMMIGRANT SONG –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-11 (16)
17 23 BORN TO WANDER –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-8 (17)
18 31 MR. BOJANGLES –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-11 (18)
19 21 REMEMBER ME –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-6 (19)
20 22 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN –•– Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-12 (20)
21 12 STONED LOVE –•– The Supremes (Motown)-13 (7)
22 24 I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-6 (22)
23 20 FOR THE GOOD TIMES –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-23 (11)
24 19 DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS –•– Chicago (Columbia)-13 (7)
25 32 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-6 (25)
26 30 AMAZING GRACE –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-8 (26)
27 25 PAY TO THE PIPER –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-12 (13)
28 36 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-6 (28)
29 14 RIVER DEEP-MOUNTAIN HIGH –•– The Supremes and the Four Tops (Motown)-10 (14)
30 28 ONE MAN BAND –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-11 (19)
22 24 I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-6 (22)
23 20 FOR THE GOOD TIMES –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-23 (11)
24 19 DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS –•– Chicago (Columbia)-13 (7)
25 32 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-6 (25)
26 30 AMAZING GRACE –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-8 (26)
27 25 PAY TO THE PIPER –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-12 (13)
28 36 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-6 (28)
29 14 RIVER DEEP-MOUNTAIN HIGH –•– The Supremes and the Four Tops (Motown)-10 (14)
30 28 ONE MAN BAND –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-11 (19)
31 33 AMOS MOSES –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-14 (31)
32 29 DOMINO –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-12 (9)
33 44 LET YOUR LOVE GO –•– Bread (Elektra)-5 (33)
34 27 GAMES –•– Redeye (Pentagram)-13 (27)
35 35 GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-5 (35)
36 40 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-7 (36)
37 45 1900 YESTERDAY –•– Liz Damon’s Orient Express (White Whale)-6 (37)
38 17 THE TEARS OF A CLOWN –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-15 (1)
39 39 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS –•– Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-9 (39)
40 41 SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU –•– Little Sister (Stone Flower)-8 (40)
32 29 DOMINO –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-12 (9)
33 44 LET YOUR LOVE GO –•– Bread (Elektra)-5 (33)
34 27 GAMES –•– Redeye (Pentagram)-13 (27)
35 35 GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-5 (35)
36 40 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-7 (36)
37 45 1900 YESTERDAY –•– Liz Damon’s Orient Express (White Whale)-6 (37)
38 17 THE TEARS OF A CLOWN –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-15 (1)
39 39 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS –•– Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-9 (39)
40 41 SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU –•– Little Sister (Stone Flower)-8 (40)
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