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).
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)
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