Top 10's per album

This week Casey noted the then historic accomplishment of Fleetwood Mac having four hits that made the top 10, all originating from one album, Rumours.  He claimed it was the first album of the 70's to do such, implying an act like the Beatles might've had more.  The "originating" word would leave out compilation/Greatest Hits albums or live versions on a concert album.

Michael Jackson would be the first to match that accomplishment with four top 10 hits in 1979-80 with "Off the Wall," and he then crushed the record in 1982-1984 with 7 top 10 hits from "Thriller" which broke open the floodgates for hit albums suddenly having 5 or more singles released, with 4 top 10's being done by rather ordinary artists like Richard Marx or Expose....and the standard became 4 or 5 number one singles from an album (Michael Jackson again, George Michael, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul).

The arrival of the "Soundscan" era of actually counting singles and sales in 1991 brought an end for awhile to such huge numbers of even top 10's, making even 2 #1's from an album a serious accomplishment and the top 10's per album were likewise limited as the charts slowed way down.

That all flipped around again when then whole idea of a single was challenged with streaming music and digital downloads of tracks from albums.  Now, for a big name artist like Drake (the master of this!) or Taylor Swift, or even SZA, your opening week for an album might carry many of the tracks into the Hot 100...with Taylor Swift in late 2022 pulling off the ultimate -- she claimed the entire top 10, with only one of those being a traditional radio-pushed single "Anti-Hero."

Ten does seem the natural limit -- to get to 11, you'd have to do the Taylor trick of covering the top 10 your first week then push one of the rest of the tracks later to radio eventually get to top 10 status, knowing that on initial release, it was not a fan favorite.

Given that Thriller only had 9 tracks to begin with, it demonstrates how fundamentally music purchasing and marketing has changed. 

Long Runs at #1

In two recent 70's countdowns, Casey's mentioned that Elvis was the first artist to have three #1's in a row on the charts...."Don't Be Cruel," "Hound Dog," and "Love Me Tender" were on top for 16 straight weeks.  At the time of the countdown, the number of back-to-back #1s had only been tied by the Beatles and the number of weeks in a row at the top had only been matched Les Brown and the Band of Renown.

In the decades to follow, having three #1's in a row by the same artist is still the record, but the weeks in a row at #1 had been smashed:

In 2009 the Black Eyed Peas hit #1 first with the 12-week champ "Boom Boom Pow" and then immediately another 14 with "I Gotta Feeling."

For three in a row, two artists got super close -- Usher replaced "Yeah!" at #1 with "Burn" which was interrupted at #1 by Fantasia (hot off an American Idol win) for 1 week, before "Burn" hit #1 again, to be replaced by his "Confessions (Part 2)" -- 22 out of 23 weeks.

Drake had a similar phenomenon in 2009 as "In My Feelings" replaced "Nice for What" which replaced "God's Plan" for a total of 29 weeks at #1... but "Nice for What" was interrupted a then-record three times by four different songs!

Next closest was Mariah Carey, who had 24 out of 25 weeks with "Fantasy" and "One Sweet Day", interrupted only by Whitney Houston's "Exhale" for a single week between the two.  Her partners on "One Sweet Day," Boyz II Men did earlier have back-to-back songs at #1 for 16 weeks, but the 2nd "On Bended Knee" was also interrupted, giving them 20 out of 22 weeks, starting with 14 weeks with "I'll Make Love to You."

But back to Elvis, he gets an * for three in a row anyway... the first two were flip sides of the same 45 rpm record, and it was before the Hot 100 began.  The Beatles three in a row were all independent records in the Hot 100 era of combining sales and airplay.

November 1974 -- more Candid Casey

Casey's only 4 years into AT40, and I can clearly tell the difference between now and when I listened in the 80's.  A major difference is the commentary on potential further movement or not on the chart.  

He started with a very positive story about how Three Dog Night had had 18 top 20 hits in a row.  Quite an achievement for any artist.  But he then followed with the unfortunate fact that their current single was only up 1 to #33 and how it would need new momentum.  In fact, #33 was its peak, and not only did this song miss the top 20, they never hit the top 30 again -- quite a steep fall from grace from a group that had had such a long steady streak.

The next candid comment was in introducing Jim Weatherly as a very successful songwriter for Gladys Knight, and also a "pretty good singer" -- listening to the record, that was as nice a thing as could be said!

He then predicted all sorts of songs to hit #1 -- Neil Diamond, Billy Swan, Bobby Vinton, and BT Express.... and given the way songs were plummeting from #1 in this period, that's no surprise.  Only Billy Swan made it, and Casey made no particular comment on Kung Fu Fighting (who was #1 in a mere 3 weeks), Angie Baby, Cats in the Cradle, or Laughter in the Rain though all did.

He ended with a big lead up to the first #1 for the last Beatle to make it to the top, John Lennon.  All 4 Beatles ended up with multiple number ones -- Starr (2), Lennon (2), Harrison (3), and McCartney (9).  Together, that's still fewer than their 20 as a group!  For Lennon, this was the only week at #1 for him before he died in 1980.  His 2nd #1 was heading up the chart when he was murdered, but it's hard to say whether "(Just Like) Starting Over" would've made it otherwise.

Favorites: Laughter in the Rain, When Will I See You Again, 

1 3 WHATEVER GETS YOU THRU THE NIGHT –•– John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band (Apple)-8 (1 week at #1) (1)

2 7 DO IT (‘Til You’re Satisfied) –•– B.T. Express (Scepter)-8 (2)
3 6 MY MELODY OF LOVE –•– Bobby Vinton (ABC)-9 (3)
4 4 TIN MAN –•– America (Warner Brothers)-13 (4)
5 5 BACK HOME AGAIN –•– John Denver (RCA)-9 (5)
6 15 I CAN HELP –•– Billy Swan (Monument)-8 (6)
7 13 LONGFELLOW SERENADE –•– Neil Diamond (Columbia)-7 (7)
8 9 LIFE IS A ROCK (But the Radio Rolled Me) –•– Reunion (RCA)-11 (8)
9 11 EVERLASTING LOVE –•– Carl Carlton (Back Beat)-9 (9)
10 10 CAREFREE HIGHWAY –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-11 (10)
11 2 JAZZMAN –•– Carole King (Ode)-12 (2)
12 1 YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET / FREE WHEELIN’ –•– Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury)-9 (1)
13 14 THE NEED TO BE –•– Jim Weatherly (Buddah)-10 (13)
14 8 THE BITCH IS BACK –•– Elton John (MCA)-11 (4)
15 17 LOVE DON’T LOVE NOBODY (Part 1) –•– The Spinners (Atlantic)-9 (15)
16 20 WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN –•– The Three Degrees (Philadelphia International)-8 (16)
17 19 I’VE GOT THE MUSIC IN ME –•– The Kiki Dee Band (Rocket)-10 (17)
18 22 ROCKIN’ SOUL –•– The Hues Corporation (RCA)-6 (18)
19 25 WISHING YOU WERE HERE –•– Chicago (Columbia)-5 (19)
20 26 ANGIE BABY –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-5 (20)
21 27 SHA-LA-LA (Make Me Happy) –•– Al Green (Hi)-8 (21)
22 29 CAT’S IN THE CRADLE –•– Harry Chapin (Elektra)-7 (22)
23 23 SO YOU ARE A STAR –•– The Hudson Brothers (Casablanca)-9 (23)
24 24 PEOPLE GOTTA MOVE –•– Gino Vannelli (A&M)-9 (24)
25 30 AFTER THE GOLDRUSH –•– Prelude (Island)-7 (25)
26 32 YOU GOT THE LOVE –•– Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC)-6 (26)
27 33 KUNG FU FIGHTING –•– Carl Douglas (20th Century)-6 (27)
28 12 YOU HAVEN’T DONE NOTHIN’ –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-16 (1)
29 37 PROMISED LAND –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-4 (29)
30 38 LA LA PEACE SONG –•– Al Wilson (Rocky Road)-7 (30)
31 42 TOUCH ME –•– Fancy (Big Tree)-6 (31)
32 40 FAIRYTALE –•– The Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb)-7 (32)
33 34 PLAY SOMETHING SWEET (Brickyard Blues) –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-8 (33)
34 36 YOU CAN HAVE HER –•– Sam Neely (A&M)-9 (34)
35 35 DORAVILLE –•– The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-7 (35)
36 46 YOU’RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING –•– Barry White (20th Century)-3 (36)
37 47 I FEEL A SONG (In My Heart) / DON’T BURN DOWN THE BRIDGE –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Buddah)-6 (37)
38 18 OVERNIGHT SENSATION (Hit Record) –•– The Raspberries (Capitol)-10 (18)
39 50 LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN –•– Neil Sedaka (Rocket)-5 (39)
40 64 AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-2 (40)

October 1981 -- Logjam at the Top

Clogging at the top of the chart today with the top 7 being non-movers.  Hall and Oates will break through to hit #1 in a couple weeks.

First hit:  Stevie Nicks (solo), James Ingram, Al Jarreau, Go-Go's (inauspiciously creeping up only one place into the top 40)

Last hit: Marty Balin, Lulu (also a comeback)

Favorites (5-star) -- Endless Love, The Voice, Just Once, Super Freak

1 1 ARTHUR’S THEME (Best That You Can Do) –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-11 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 ENDLESS LOVE –•– Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (Motown)-16 (1)
3 3 START ME UP –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-10 (3)
4 4 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY –•– Sheena Easton (Liberty)-14 (4)
5 5 STEP BY STEP –•– Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra)-14 (5)
6 6 PRIVATE EYES –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-9 (6)
7 7 STOP DRAGGIN’ MY HEART AROUND –•– Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) (Modern)-14 (3)
8 9 HARD TO SAY –•– Dan Fogelberg (Epic / Full Moon)-9 (8)
9 10 THE NIGHT OWLS –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-10 (9)
10 12 I’VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-10 (10)

11 14 TRYIN’ TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU –•– Bob Seger (Capitol)-7 (11)
12 8 WHO’S CRYING NOW –•– Journey (Columbia)-15 (4)
13 16 WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL –•– The Four Tops (Casablanca)-11 (13)
14 15 SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME –•– Kenny Rogers (Liberty)-8 (14)
15 23 HERE I AM (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) –•– Air Supply (Arista)-5 (15)
16 17 SUPER FREAK (Part 1) –•– Rick James (Gordy)-12 (16)
17 22 THE THEME FROM “HILL STREET BLUES” –•– Mike Post (Featuring Larry Carlton) (Elektra)-10 (17)
18 19 WE’RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER –•– Al Jarreau (Warner Brothers)-13 (18)
19 20 SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-7 (19)
20 21 JUST ONCE –•– Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram (A&M)-11 (20)

21 25 WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU –•– Foreigner (Atlantic)-3 (21)
22 24 SHE’S A BAD MAMA JAMA (She’s Built, She’s Stacked) –•– Carl Carlton (20th Century)-10 (22)
23 27 OH NO –•– The Commodores (Motown)-5 (23)
24 28 EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC –•– The Police (A&M)-5 (24)
25 11 URGENT –•– Foreigner (Atlantic)-17 (4)
26 31 PHYSICAL –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-4 (26)
27 29 ATLANTA LADY (Something About Your Love) –•– Marty Balin (EMI-America)-6 (27)
28 13 HOLD ON TIGHT –•– ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) (Jet)-14 (10)
29 33 ALIEN –•– The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Columbia)-9 (29)
30 32 HE’S A LIAR –•– The Bee Gees (RSO)-5 (30)

31 38 THE OLD SONGS –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-3 (31)
32 18 I COULD NEVER MISS YOU (More Than I Do) –•– Lulu (Alfa)-13 (18)
33 37 SAUSALITO SUMMERNIGHT –•– Diesel (Regency)-7 (33)
34 26 QUEEN OF HEARTS –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-22 (2)
35 39 IN THE DARK –•– Billy Squier (Capitol)-7 (35)
36 30 THE VOICE –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-12 (15)
37 42 YOU SAVED MY SOUL –•– Burton Cummings (Alfa)-7 (37)
38 56 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-2 (38)
39 34 THE BEACH BOYS MEDLEY –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-14 (12)
40 41 OUR LIPS ARE SEALED –•– The Go-Go’s (I.R.S.)-9 (40)

All Year in the Top 40

Casey took a question this week back in 1977, asking if any artist had ever spent a whole year in the top 40.  Since at that point, the longevity record for the Hot 100 was only 36 weeks, clearly no one had.  But, his staff looked across all the major charts and found a country record that had in fact been on the Country and Western top 40 chart for 53 weeks!  Casey clearly thought that that record was unassailable.

Flash forward to 2022, with the record charts being admittedly quite different, but still reflecting broadly sales and airplay (but now including streaming)...and now a record has not only spent a year in the top 40, but in the top 10!  "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd was the #1 song of 2020, and it nearly repeated, ending up as the #3 song of 2021, after 53 weeks in the top 10, 86 in the top 40, and 90 on the Hot 100, all records...

...until this week.  Glass Animals' "Heat Wave" has now spent 91 weeks on the Hot 100!  It won't break the record for the top 10, but the top 40 longevity record is still in play as it's still at #19 after nearly 2 years!

January 1972 -- Michael Jackson gets rolling

This week's AT40 was from January 1972, when Michael Jackson was enjoying his first solo top 40 hit "Got to Be There."  Casey highlighted how he already had 4 #1 hits to his credit (with his brothers, who were also on the countdown with "Sugar Daddy") and he wasn't even a teenager!

What Casey didn't know was that in the next 50 years anyway, the Jackson 5 would never hit #1 again, but Michael would hit #1 by year's end with "Ben," have a little gap, then begin a huge streak in 1979 through 1995, ending with 13 solo #1's (including two duets) plus the work with his brothers.

He was also the first artist to debut* at #1 with "You are Not Alone" (* before chart rules changed to allow radio-only songs to chart)

At the time, it was quite unknown if Jackson or Donny Osmond would end up the bigger hitmaker, but let's just say it wasn't close...

1 2 AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-8 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 BRAND NEW KEY –•– Melanie (Neighborhood)-12 (1)
3 4 LET’S STAY TOGETHER –•– Al Green (Hi)-7 (3)
4 7 SUNSHINE –•– Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn)-10 (4)
5 3 FAMILY AFFAIR –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-11 (1)
6 6 SCORPIO –•– Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-12 (6)
7 8 I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) –•– The New Seekers (Elektra)-7 (7)
8 5 GOT TO BE THERE –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-12 (4)
9 10 HEY GIRL / I KNEW YOU WHEN –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-8 (9)
10 13 CLEAN UP WOMAN –•– Betty Wright (Alston)-8 (10)
11 11 YOU ARE EVERYTHING –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-11 (11)
12 12 SUGAR DADDY –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-6 (12)
13 14 I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) –•– The Hillside Singers (Metromedia)-8 (13)
14 16 DAY AFTER DAY –•– Badfinger (Apple)-7 (14)
15 15 ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW (Part 1) –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-9 (15)
16 17 DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-8 (16)
17 9 CHERISH –•– David Cassidy (Bell)-11 (9)
18 24 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-4 (18)
19 18 AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-10 (4)
20 22 HEY BIG BROTHER –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-8 (20)
21 25 IT’S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (Yes Love) –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-5 (21)
22 23 ANTICIPATION –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-6 (22)
23 26 ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND –•– Think (Featuring Lou Stallman) (Laurie)-7 (23)
24 20 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-14 (7)
25 27 KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN’ –•– Charley Pride (RCA)-9 (25)
26 19 HAVE YOU SEEN HER –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-13 (3)
27 29 THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS –•– Redbone (Epic)-9 (27)
28 30 WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES –•– Bullet (Big Tree)-11 (28)
29 21 RESPECT YOURSELF –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-14 (12)
30 35 LEVON –•– Elton John (Uni)-5 (30)
31 37 THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT ‘CHA –•– Bobby Womack and Peace (United Artists)-6 (31)
32 38 MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-5 (32)
33 42 BLACK DOG –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-4 (33)
34 28 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (Dixie / Battle Hymn Of the Republic / All My Trials) (Medley) –•– Mickey Newbury (Elektra)-11 (26)
35 46 STAY WITH ME –•– The Faces (Warner Brothers)-3 (35)
36 54 WITHOUT YOU –•– Nilsson (RCA)-5 (36)
37 51 FIRE AND WATER –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-4 (37)
38 33 GEORGE JACKSON –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-7 (33)
39 48 LOOKING FOR A LOVE –•– The J. Geils Band (Atlantic)-7 (39)
40 43 ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury)-8 (40)

Artist Collaborations featuring "Featuring"

Following on the Elvis and Drake discussion and "featuring" songs, on a recent retro 1970s American Top 40 show, Casey mentioned how Odia Coates had moved up over the years from appearing uncredited Paul Anka on "(You're) Having My Baby" to appearing "with" him eventually to being Paul Anka "&" her on later hits.  He mentioned that that reflected more status for Coates and more royalties.

For such equal status duets, using the "&" makes such multi-artist collaborations seem more like regular recording duos, ala Hall & Oates or Simon & Garfunkel.  In addition to status, seeing an "&" usually means a roughly balanced duet, while a "with" artist may simply sing only a single verse.  The late 70's began a major stretch of equal status duets.

In such collaborations, the first artist listed generally sings first and is the bigger star, but almost always reflects that the recording first appears on their album (though if the secondary artist later achieves a Greatest Hits album, the song is often there).

As late as the 80s, the distant 3rd choice for collaborations was "featuring" which originally meant a group trying to highlight their lead singer (Dawn featuring Tony Orlando), a one-off vocalist for an instrumental group (Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones), or the very rare producer big enough to get top billing (Quincy Jones often "featured" or "introduced" vocalists).

But with the advent of rap, "featuring" became the go-to word for either singers on a rap record or a rapper on an otherwise sung record.  If a singer features a rapper, the rapper’s part is usually not integral to the song, allowing record companies to market both with and without.  These have been ubiquitous for the last 25 years...the first #1 of this type I found was "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio featuring L.V. from 1995.

In the UK, many more producers are famous in their own right, including some who've crossed over to the U.S. like Calvin Harris.  Their vocal records may have an uncredited singer, but if credited are usually "featured," with "&" generally implying a traditional duet if the producer also sings.

A more recent 4th choice for collaborations is “vs," (or equivalently "x") usually with two collaborating DJs or a DJ doing a radical remix but still prominently featuring the main artist.  JXL (a producer/DJ) vs. Elvis was the first I remember with "A Little Less Conversation," bringing us full circle.  I think Drake definitely needs to work with the Presley estate... :-)

Most charted Songs (Elvis vs Drake)

By the time AT40 started in July 1970, Elvis' biggest charting days were behind him, but he'd already wracked up over 100 Hot 100 hits, clearly leading the pack of all artists.  Casey acknowledged this in his intro for "The Wonder of You" this week in 1970 (the 3rd episode of AT40), and as Elvis kept charting through the 70's, Casey normally acknowledged how Elvis kept breaking his own record, up to this week in 1977 when Elvis had his "134th chart record."

What Casey said less often, but did this week in 1970, was guessing no one would _ever_ break the record.  At the time, Ray Charles and James Brown were his nearest competition, and they were also past their peak.

As late as 2010 (the year of my latest Top Pop Singles book), Madonna, Mariah Carey, and Jay-Z had the most of active artists, each with about 50 hits.  Joel Whitburn, the author of Top Pop Singles, did not count any song an artist was "featured" on (which in the industry is a step below being the lead, or "with" or "&" another artists, but became commonplace in the 2000s.)  Even including the "featuring"s, would've only taken Jay-Z to 76.  In all cases, double-sided hits count as two.

But then around 2010, with the breakout of digital releases, the chart records were all re-written.  The Glee Cast alone charted over 200 songs, as an entire episode's worth of songs would all drop on one day.  The next week another batch would drop, driving the previous ones off the chart.  None hit #1, and none charted more than a few weeks, but each was legitimately among the top 100 in sales/airplay for that week....without the trouble of having to actually physically make, ship, and market a 45-rpm record around the country.

Another repercussion with the digital revolution was that artists could drop an album's worth of material with no designation of which were "singles"...then the buying public could download (and later stream) the songs they liked the best, and for the biggest artists, 10 or more songs on an album might make enough of an impact to be on the top 100 for a week or two during the initial surge.  The top performers would give record executives great data about what songs to release to radio.  Taylor Swift, Adele, and Mumford and Sons have all charted dozens of songs this way.

But the King of these developments is clearly Drake.  From his own albums as lead artist, he's beaten Elvis with 195 songs, but I feel safe characterizing over 100 of them as fundamentally album tracks, not singles.  But, throw in the "featurings" (of which Elvis had none, nor even a duet!), he picks up another 86 songs, which are indeed overwhelmingly actual singles.

My bottom line -- Casey was obviously wrong in his predictions in the strict sense of counting Hot 100 entries, but even counting songs intended as singles, Drake's got Elvis beat.  Casey himself, I expect, would've counted all duets and "featuring"s.

Someday, I'll do the analysis to include group participation to see where Paul McCartney falls.

July 1970 -- part 2 -- Casey looking for his groove

SiriusXM 70's on 7 traditionally plays the inaugural broadcast of American Top 40 on July 4th weekend, which is nice, but it means that the next 7 or 8 shows from 1970 never get played since they try to spread out the weekly countdown replays by year.  This year, they changed, playing the inaugural show as a "extra" show on the Thursday before, leaving them free this week to play the overall 3rd episode of AT 40.

In this countdown, it was more clear that Casey hadn't found his groove in a few ways.  First obvious one was that when he previewed that an artist was coming up who clearly loved songs about states.  But when John Phillips' "Mississippi" came up, he mentioned that he'd hit #1 previously with "California Dreamin'" when he was with the Mamas and the Papas, but he did not explicitly repeat the state reference.  In later years, his previews always explicitly connected.

Then, before playing "Mississippi Queen" he informed the audience that besides singers and musicians, he'd occasionally talk about a record's producers as well (which he certainly did in years to come).  Unfortunately, and uncharacteristically, he came across as apologetic, including a couple of stammering "um"s which I'd never heard before!

I also smiled when he made reference to the personal life of Mark Lindsey, particularly his valuable hub caps.  By as early at 1972, that would've been very odd.  If a record was expensive, maybe... but not the wealth, children, or marriages of artists...unless that child or spouse was also a recording artist.

As for songs, the Delfonics debuted and peaked this week with their only hit of the AT40 era.  It was also the last weeks for John Phillips, White Plains, and Crabby Appleton tying all four as the first artists to disappear from AT40.  The Beatles also depart next week with their last regular release, but they appeared later in re-releases, medleys, and solo Beatle songs having the other members add their parts....and countless special countdowns, long-distance dedications, and retrospectives of #1s.

June 1976 -- Icons return & more TV themes

Great countdown today, and Casey was very excited today as of the 5 debuts, one was by the Beach Boys and another by the Beatles!   Despite being 10 years old, "Got to Get You Into My Life" doesn't sound dated at all -- another sign of genius of the Beatles.  Both will eventually make the top 10.

Meanwhile, joining the Happy Days theme, the theme from the spin-off show "Laverne and Shirley" --- "Making Our Dreams Come True" is at #32.  John Travolta (then a TV star) and his show "Welcome Back, Kotter"'s theme song both charted as well, along with Baretta's great theme.

Another disco classic "Turn the Beat Around" entered, as did one of the few outdated songs, a Tony Orlando throwback "Save your Kisses for Me."

Bolting up the chart were two other 70's classics "Moonlight Feels Right" and "Afternoon Delight," two I clearly remember from the radio that summer.

At the top, Wings in is third non-consecutive week at #1 -- meaning the same person (Paul McCartney) is singing lead for two different groups on the same countdown.  I've heard of a solo artist co-charting with their main band (Lionel Richie, Phil Collins), but never two bands.

Wings was interrupted at #1 by Diana Ross.  Casey mentioned how she'd hit the top 10 four times as a solo artist, each of them hitting #1...and she'd go 5 for 5 in 1980 with "Upside Down."  "Love Hangover" was also the song that broke the tie with Cher, Helen Ready, Roberta Flack, and Connie Francis for most solo #1's by a female...a trivia question he'd answered in 1972 when only Francis even had 3.  I doubt Casey would've guessed that Mariah Carey would one day have 19!

19 first-timers on the chart today, including Hall & Oates

No 5-star songs today, but 4-stars from Nightingale, Carmen, the Beatles, Robinson, Seals and Crofts, and the Starland Vocal Band.

1 1 SILLY LOVE SONGS –•– Wings (Capitol)-11 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 GET UP AND BOOGIE (That’s Right) –•– Silver Convention (Midland International)-15 (2)
3 3 MISTY BLUE –•– Dorothy Moore (Malaco)-14 (3)
4 4 LOVE HANGOVER –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-12 (1)
5 7 SARA SMILE –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-21 (5)
6 6 SHANNON –•– Henry Gross (Lifesong)-17 (6)
7 8 SHOP AROUND –•– The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-8 (7)
8 9 MORE, MORE, MORE (Part 1) –•– The Andrea True Connection (Buddah)-15 (8)
9 25 AFTERNOON DELIGHT –•– The Starland Vocal Band (Windsong)-7 (9)

10 13 I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU –•– The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-8 (10)

11 5 HAPPY DAYS –•– Pratt and McClain (Reprise)-12 (5)
12 21 KISS AND SAY GOODBYE –•– The Manhattans (Columbia)-10 (12)
13 15 LOVE IS ALIVE –•– Gary Wright (Warner Brothers)-10 (13)
14 16 TAKIN’ IT TO THE STREETS –•– The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-10 (14)
15 17 MOVIN’ –•– Brass Construction (United Artists)-12 (15)
16 18 I WANT YOU –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-9 (16)
17 19 NEVER GONNA FALL IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Eric Carmen (Arista)-8 (17)
18 24 MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT –•– Starbuck (Private Stock)-10 (18)
19 23 TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN –•– The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-7 (19)
20 20 BARETTA’S THEME (“Keep Your Eye On the Sparrow”) –•– Rhythm Heritage (ABC)-11 (20)

21 10 FOOL TO CRY / HOT STUFF –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-9 (10)
22 26 THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN –•– Thin Lizzy (Mercury)-6 (22)
23 11 RHIANNON (Will You Ever Win) –•– Fleetwood Mac (Reprise)-16 (11)
24 12 WELCOME BACK –•– John Sebastian (Reprise)-13 (1)
25 14 BOOGIE FEVER –•– The Sylvers (Capitol)-19 (1)
26 30 GET CLOSER –•– Seals and Crofts (Featuring Carolyn Willis) (Warner Brothers)-10 (26)
27 32 YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND –•– Queen (Elektra)-5 (27)
28 34 THAT’S WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO –•– The Trammps (Atlantic)-11 (28)
29 54 GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-2 (29)

31 36 LET HER IN –•– John Travolta (Midland International)-8 (31)
32 38 MAKING OUR DREAMS COME TRUE –•– Cyndi Grecco (Private Stock)-7 (32)
33 37 TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER (Give Up the Funk) –•– Parliament (Casablanca)-6 (33)
34 22 FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE –•– Elvin Bishop (Capricorn)-16 (3)
35 42 SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME –•– The Brotherhood Of Man (Pye)-7 (35)
36 41 TURN THE BEAT AROUND –•– Vicki Sue Robinson (RCA)-11 (36)
37 40 I’M EASY –•– Keith Carradine (ABC)-7 (37)
38 27 RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM –•– Maxine Nightingale (United Artists)-19 (2)
39 43 MAMMA MIA –•– Abba (Atlantic)-5 (39)
40 58 ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC –•– The Beach Boys (Brother)-3 (40)

April 1977 -- ABBA on top!

Today's American Top 40 from 1977 was ordinary in many ways -- not many big debuts or movers.  But up at the top was one of the great intros that made Casey such a radio icon.  He starts with the story of how ABBA, despite being one of the biggest pop acts in the world had yet to tour America.  They were quoted as saying they were waiting for their first #1 hit, like they'd had in other countries.

"Well, Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn, and Anni-Fred...you can start packing! [timpani roll] You've got the #1 song in America...Dancing Queen!"

What Casey of course didn't know was that not only would that be their first week at #1, but also their last.  Fell the next week to #4, and they never got higher than #3 again.

And yes, they did come to America in 1979, and other articles about this one and only U.S. concert tour emphasized they wanted to be the featured artist, not an opening act.

Casey also mentioned how slowly the top 10 was moving, and thus he expected "Hotel California" to hit #1 quickly.  Well, it took awhile... as songs #2, #3, and #5 each spent a lone week at #1.  Since #4 and #9 already had, this is a remarkably hit-packed top 10, with a classic each in adult contemporary, classic rock, and disco (x2, arguably)

1 2 DANCING QUEEN –•– Abba (Atlantic)-18 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 DON’T GIVE UP ON US –•– David Soul (Private Stock)-11 (2)
3 4 DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY –•– Thelma Houston (Tamla)-17 (3)
4 1 RICH GIRL –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-12 (1)
5 6 SOUTHERN NIGHTS –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-9 (5)
6 7 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE –•– 10cc (Mercury)-14 (6)
7 8 HOTEL CALIFORNIA –•– Eagles (Asylum)-7 (7)
8 9 I’VE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND –•– Natalie Cole (Capitol)-11 (8)
9 5 LOVE THEME FROM “A STAR IS BORN” (Evergreen) –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-18 (1)

Rick Springfield's forgetfulness

SiriusXM in the last year has invited Rick Springfield to host a 30-minute program, Working Class DJ, where he plays a number of songs that fit a theme, conveniently including one of his own songs.  The idea is that he'll also shares stories about his days in the business...but the real draw is that he's a complete goof on the air, clearly not preparing much in advance, sometimes reading from his script, but otherwise ad-libbing.  I listen mostly to hear unusual tracks which often veer very far from the normal 80's on 8 playlist (which is also why I like the top 40 re-creations they do from a week in the 80's -- they play everything, regardless of chart performance or genre).

This week the category was Country Crossover, which Rick clearly assumed meant artists (like himself) who recorded a country-flavored album, despite being from another genre (and spent much of the show ranting about how his record was not accepted by Country people!).  Such albums were very limited in the 80's, but many artists did individual country-leaning tracks in the early 80's (see Pointer Sisters below)

Instead, his producers gave him a set of country artists who'd crossed over to pop -- Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, and the like -- the heyday for which was 1981-3, exactly the same time as Rick's own peak in popularity.  He was sharing the airwaves, countdown shows, slots on Solid Gold, and such with these folks, yet he acted like they were all brand new records for him.  

Here's the week he was #1 on the Hot 100:

1 1 JESSIE’S GIRL –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-20 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 14 ENDLESS LOVE –•– Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (Motown)-5 (2)
3 3 THEME FROM “GREATEST AMERICAN HERO” (Believe It Or Not) –•– Joey Scarbury (Elektra)-14 (3)
4 4 I DON’T NEED YOU –•– Kenny Rogers (Liberty)-9 (4)
5 5 ELVIRA –•– The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA)-13 (5)
6 6 SLOW HAND –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-11 (6)
7 8 BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY –•– The Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic)-12 (7)
8 9 HEARTS –•– Marty Balin (EMI-America)-12 (8)
9 10 QUEEN OF HEARTS –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-11 (9)
10 2 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE –•– Air Supply (Arista)-13 (1)
11 13 (There’s) NO GETTIN’ OVER ME –•– Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-7 (11)

Kenny Rogers, Oak Ridge Boys, Ronnie Milsap, Juice Newton all right there with him.  Granted, none are staples of 80's on 8 today, or were played on MTV, but this was the scene in 1981.

Funniest was when he went on a serious rant about Eddie Rabbitt's name, claiming absolutely no knowledge of him or his #1 hit "I Love a Rainy Night"... yet here they are in October 1981:

9 10 I’VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-11 (9)
10 5 STEP BY STEP –•– Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra)-15 (5)

He and Rick were both in the top 10 of 1981 with their #1s and further down with these last two.

February 1973 -- an Oddity or two

Fun countdown today as Casey made a couple comments that 50 years later really resonated.  First up was David Bowie (which he pronounced Boo'-ee), who debuted with his first top 40 hit, "Space Oddity," in its 3rd release in 5 years.  While it made a respectable #15, what Casey didn't know is that he would go on to 2 #1s and become a rock icon.  He also didn't connect that the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey was also charting, and I think the movie helped Bowie's song.

He also made a big deal out of the 5th Dimension going on an eastern Europe goodwill tour...but he didn't know that that was his last opportunity to talk about it.  They never spent another week in the top 40.  By contrast, the Eagles, Doobie Brothers, newcomer Bette Midler would have hit songs through 1990, despite not exactly hot starts.

He made a big deal about the Barbara Mason record being a most unusual third hit from the same soundtrack.  Little did know that Saturday Night Fever, Urban Cowboy, and Footloose were coming down the pike....with 6 each.

Funny connections to the parallel 80's-on-8 broadcast from 1980, where they mentioned Barbara Mason and Deodato!

1 5 KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG –•– Roberta Flack (Atlantic)-5 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 4 DUELING BANJOS –•– Deliverance (Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell) (Warner Brothers)-7 (2)
3 1 CROCODILE ROCK –•– Elton John (MCA)-12 (1)
4 2 YOU’RE SO VAIN –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-13 (1)
5 7 COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE –•– The Spinners (Atlantic)-9 (5)
6 6 DO IT AGAIN –•– Steely Dan (ABC)-15 (6)
7 13 LAST SONG –•– Edward Bear (Capitol)-11 (7)
8 8 DON’T EXPECT ME TO BE YOUR FRIEND –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-9 (8)
9 15 LOVE TRAIN –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International)-6 (9)
10 10 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH –•– John Denver (RCA)-14 (10)
11 3 OH, BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY –•– Hurricane Smith (Capitol)-13 (3)
12 16 DADDY’S HOME –•– Jermaine Jackson (Motown)-12 (12)
13 14 DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT –•– King Harvest (Perception)-18 (13)
14 9 WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER –•– Timmy Thomas (Glades)-14 (3)
15 19 THE COVER OF “ROLLING STONE” –•– Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (Columbia)-13 (15)
16 18 JAMBALAYA (On the Bayou) –•– The Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy)-13 (16)
17 12 SUPERSTITION –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-15 (1)
18 25 ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA (2001) –•– Deodato (CTI)-4 (18)
19 22 DO YOU WANT TO DANCE –•– Bette Midler (Atlantic)-10 (19)
20 11 THE WORLD IS A GHETTO –•– War (United Artists)-15 (7)
21 23 DREIDEL –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-10 (21)
22 28 I’M JUST A SINGER (In a Rock and Roll Band) –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-4 (22)
23 20 LOVE JONES –•– Brighter Side Of Darkness (20th Century)-12 (16)
24 29 PEACEFUL EASY FEELING –•– Eagles (Asylum)-9 (24)
25 17 TROUBLE MAN –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-11 (7)
26 35 DANNY’S SONG –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-8 (26)
27 36 AUBREY –•– Bread (Elektra)-4 (27)
28 30 I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS (And I Want To Dance) (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-6 (28)
29 34 BIG CITY MISS RUTH ANN –•– Gallery (Sussex)-9 (29)
30 21 YOUR MAMA DON’T DANCE –•– Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina (Columbia)-16 (4)
31 40 NEITHER ONE OF US (Wants To Be the First To Say Goodbye) –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-5 (31)
32 32 LIVING TOGETHER, GROWING TOGETHER –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-8 (32)
33 38 HUMMINGBIRD –•– Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-6 (33)
34 41 GIVE ME YOUR LOVE –•– Barbara Mason (Buddah)-7 (34)
35 37 JESUS IS JUST ALRIGHT –•– The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-11 (35)
36 42 SPACE ODDITY –•– David Bowie (RCA)-5 (36)
37 43 DON’T CROSS THE RIVER –•– America (Warner Brothers)-5 (37)
38 24 HI, HI, HI –•– Wings (Apple)-11 (10)
39 46 AIN’T NO WOMAN (Like the One I Got) –•– The Four Tops (Dunhill)-4 (39)
40 47 DEAD SKUNK –•– Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia)-5 (40)

July 1973 -- Why Me, indeed

Another great week for countdown oddities, including some Casey would've been unaware of.

He was aware that Pink Floyd's album "Dark Side of the Moon" had hit #1, spawning #17 below, but would he have ever guessed it would nearly 1,000 weeks on the album chart, 741 consecutive, ranking among the top 200 of the year as late as 2015!  Now that catalog albums aren't artificially kept off the album chart, Queen, Journey, or Bob Marley will likely ultimately pass them with their Greatest Hits albums, but that's still years away.

Down at #35, Kris Kristopherson moved up a modest two notches, but what Casey didn't know is that it would have one of the craziest chart performances ever, pre-streaming.  It fell off the top 40 that next week, returned 4 weeks later, and bopped up and down until finally dropping off in December, unheard of longevity then, especially for a song that only peaked at #16.  I'm sure Casey was as surprised as anyone when its longevity made it rank as the #2 song of the entire year!  Not every number one for a year was necessarily #1 for any given week (e.g. "Levitating" by Dua Lipa in 2021), but if not for "Tie a Yellow Ribbon," it would've been still far-and-away the lowest weekly charting for such a song. 

He also outro'd Foster Sylvers as being related to but not a member of the family act, the Sylvers...who'd never hit the top 40.  Little did he know, they'd hit #1 3 years later, including Foster, with "Boogie Fever."  Foster sounded just like a young Michael Jackson.

He intro'd Maureen McGovern's song as a recipient of publicity from winning an Academy Award.  Just a couple years ago, that launched "Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper to #1 the week after the Oscars.  Took a little bit longer back in 1973 -- the vinyl record had to be re-pressed, sent to stations and stores, picked up for airplay... but it too eventually went to #1 as well.

Finally, he made much of Bobby Pickett's most unusual return to the top 40 with "Monster Mash" -- an 11-year-old #1 hit!  It would go on to make the weekly top 10 (oddly, nowhere near Halloween) and make the year-end top 100 for a 2nd time.

All in all, an eclectic top 40!

1 1 WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES –•– Billy Preston (A&M)-16 (2 weeks at #1) (1)

2 2 KODACHROME –•– Paul Simon (Columbia)-9 (2)

3 5 BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN –•– Jim Croce (ABC)-13 (3)
4 7 SHAMBALA –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-9 (4)
5 4 GIVE ME LOVE (Give Me Peace On Earth) –•– George Harrison (Apple)-9 (1)
6 8 YESTERDAY ONCE MORE –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-7 (6)
7 6 PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND –•– Clint Holmes (Epic)-17 (2)
8 11 SMOKE ON THE WATER –•– Deep Purple (Warner Brothers)-8 (8)
9 3 MY LOVE –•– Paul McCartney and Wings (Apple)-14 (1)
10 9 RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME –•– Dr. John (Atco)-14 (9)

11 12 LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’ –•– The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-13 (8)
12 13 NATURAL HIGH –•– Bloodstone (London)-13 (12)
13 17 DIAMOND GIRL –•– Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-10 (13)
14 14 BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY –•– Bette Midler (Atlantic)-10 (14)
15 10 I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY –•– Barry White (20th Century)-14 (3)
16 18 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS –•– Charlie Rich (Epic)-12 (16)
17 20 MONEY –•– Pink Floyd (Harvest)-9 (17)
18 16 PILLOW TALK –•– Sylvia (Vibration)-17 (3)
19 22 SO VERY HARD TO GO –•– The Tower Of Power (Warner Brothers)-11 (19)
20 26 MONSTER MASH –•– Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers (Parrot)-28 (1)

21 29 TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-7 (21)
22 24 DOING IT TO DEATH –•– Fred Wesley and the JB’s (People)-7 (22)
23 15 ONE OF A KIND (Love Affair) –•– The Spinners (Atlantic)-12 (11)
24 19 DADDY COULD SWEAR, I DECLARE –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-12 (19)
25 30 MISDEMEANOR –•– Foster Sylvers (Pride / MGM)-7 (25)
26 32 FEELIN’ STRONGER EVERY DAY –•– Chicago (Columbia)-4 (26)
27 21 FRANKENSTEIN –•– The Edgar Winter Group (Epic)-19 (1)
28 35 SATIN SHEETS –•– Jeanne Pruett (MCA)-10 (28)
29 42 THE MORNING AFTER –•– Maureen McGovern (20th Century)-4 (29)
30 23 I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW –•– New York City (Chelsea)-20 (17)

31 48 GET DOWN –•– Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM)-4 (31)
32 41 I BELIEVE IN YOU (You Believe In Me) –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-4 (32)
33 34 WHERE PEACEFUL WATERS FLOW –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Buddah)-5 (33)
34 45 IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-3 (34)
35 37 WHY ME –•– Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-15 (35)
36 39 GOIN’ HOME –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-5 (36)
37 61 BROTHER LOUIE –•– The Stories (Kama Sutra)-4 (37)
38 38 I’LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA (Part 1) –•– The Intruders (Gamble)-7 (38)
39 44 SWAMP WITCH –•– Jim Stafford (MGM)-10 (39)
40 40 THE PLASTIC MAN –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-6 (40)

February 1971 -- The Jackson 5 vs the Osmond 5

When I last blogged about this month, it was about all the family acts and that the Jackson 5 would be joining the next week.  Well, I heard that subsequent countdown today, and not only did they debut, but big...way up at #25.  Casey made a point he'd make often in the years to come that they started with 4 straight #1's, but what he didn't know was that this song would break the streak....and they'd never have another #1!

Sure, Michael Jackson did, and the other brothers did just fine by any standard, but one might've expected after 4 #1's to begin their career that they'd have a few others along the way.  Nope!  Worst yet, "Mama's Pearl" reached #2 behind "One Bad Apple" which was basically a rip-off of their sound by the Osmonds.

Speaking of rip-offs, among the few oldies he played was Dean Martin's #1 "Memories are Made of This," which sounded like Martin imitating Elvis.

Also debuting was a lush orchestral instrumental, one of the last of its kind.  Henry Mancini never had a top 40 hit again, but this week he already sounded a bit out of place (along with Perry Como) on the charts with Dave Edmunds and James Brown :-)

Up at #8 sat Elton John's first hit, and if Casey would've been surprised to know Elton would have at least one top 40 hit through 1999... how much more startled he'd be this very week in 2022, when Elton's again in the top 10 with "Cold Heart." It's a mash up of pieces of three of his hits, "Sacrifice," "Kiss the Bride," and "Rocket Man" re-recorded with Dua Lipa.  None of the titles or choruses are used...just lyric lines with a modern production.  It has been a long time since another artist who started in the 70's hit the top 40 (outside of Christmas).

1 1 KNOCK THREE TIMES –•– Dawn (Bell)-12 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 9 ONE BAD APPLE –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-6 (2)
3 2 MY SWEET LORD / ISN’T IT A PITY –•– George Harrison (Apple)-11 (1)
4 3 LONELY DAYS –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-10 (3)
5 5 ROSE GARDEN –•– Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-11 (5)
6 7 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING –•– Dave Edmunds (MAM)-7 (6)
7 6 GROOVE ME –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-16 (6)
8 8 YOUR SONG –•– Elton John (Uni)-11 (8)
9 4 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-16 (2)
10 11 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-11 (10)
11 10 STONEY END –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-15 (6)
12 25 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-7 (12)
13 13 IT’S IMPOSSIBLE –•– Perry Como (RCA)-13 (10)
14 14 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-9 (14)
15 18 MR. BOJANGLES –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-12 (15)
16 19 REMEMBER ME –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-7 (16)
17 17 BORN TO WANDER –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-9 (17)
18 28 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-7 (18)
19 26 AMAZING GRACE –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-9 (19)
20 20 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN –•– Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-13 (20)
21 22 I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-7 (21)
22 15 I THINK I LOVE YOU –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-18 (1)
23 16 IMMIGRANT SONG –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-12 (16)
24 12 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN –•– Santana (Columbia)-13 (4)
25 47 MAMA’S PEARL –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-2 (25)
26 21 STONED LOVE –•– The Supremes (Motown)-14 (7)
27 31 AMOS MOSES –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-15 (27)
28 23 FOR THE GOOD TIMES –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-24 (11)
29 33 LET YOUR LOVE GO –•– Bread (Elektra)-6 (29)
30 49 (Theme From) “LOVE STORY” –•– Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-4 (30)
31 36 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-8 (31)
32 56 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-2 (32)
33 40 SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU –•– Little Sister (Stone Flower)-9 (33)
34 35 GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-6 (34)
35 37 1900 YESTERDAY –•– Liz Damon’s Orient Express (White Whale)-7 (35)
36 39 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS –•– Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-10 (36)
37 27 PAY TO THE PIPER –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-13 (13)
38 34 GAMES –•– Redeye (Pentagram)-14 (27)
39 55 DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-4 (39)
40 41 YOUR TIME TO CRY –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-8 (40)