This week on AT40 The 70s, September 13th 1975The Top Ten Singles
10 - Wasted Days and Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender
9 - Run Joey Run - David Geddes
8 - I'm Sorry - John Denver
7 - Could It Be Magic - Barry Manilow
6 - Fight The Power Part 1 - The Isley Brothers
5 - Fame - David Bowie
4 - Get Down Tonight - KC & The Sunshine Band
3 - At Seventeen - Janis Ian
2 - Fallin' In Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
1 - Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
(2nd of 2 weeks at #1)
The Top Ten Albums
10 - Fandango - ZZ Top
9 - That's the Way of the World - Earth, Wind and Fire
8 - Greatest Hits - Cat Stevens
7 - The Basement Tapes - The Bob Dylan Band
6 - Honey - Ohio Players
5 - One of These Nights - The Eagles
4 - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John
3 - Between The Lines - Janis Ian
2 - Red Octopus - Jefferson Starship
1 - The Heat is On - The Isley Brothers
(1 week at #1)
The first #1 album on the Billboard 200 for this legendary soul/RB group from Ohio.
They had success in the early sixties with hits like "This Old Heart of Mine", "Twist and Shout" and then the #2 smash in 1969 "Its Your Thing".
The 70s saw their biggest R&B success and then they hit the top of the album chart for the first time with "The Heat is On" and this weeks #6 song "Fight the Power, Part I" which peaked at #4.
This would be their last #1 Pop album until 2003 when they topped the 200 with Body Kiss for one week.
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