Saturday, April 9, 2011

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s - April 10th 2011

AT40 the 70s this week April 10th 1976

The Top Ten Singles

10 - Golden Years - David Bowie
9  -  Sweet Love - The Commodores
8  -  Only Sixteen - Dr. Hook
7  -  Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
6  -  Dream On - Aerosmith
5  -  Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightengale
4  -  Let Your Love Flow - The Bellamy Brothers
3  -  Lonely Night - The Captain and Tennille
2  -  Dream Weaver - Gary Wright
1  -  Disco Lady - Johnny Taylor
(2nd of 4 consecutive weeks at #1)



The Top Ten Albums

10 - The Outlaws - Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson & Jessi Colter
9  -  Station To Station - David Bowie
8  -  Eargasm - Johnny Taylor
7  -  The Dream Weaver - Gary Wright
6  -  A Night at the Opera - Queen
5  -  Run With the Pack - Bad Company
4  -  Desire - Bob Dylan
3  -  Thoroughbred - Carole King
2  -  Greatest Hits Vol 1 - The Eagles
1  -  Frampton Comes Alive - Peter Frampton
(1st of 10 non consecutive weeks at #1)
Frampton Comes Alive! is one of the biggest selling albums in US history and was the best selling album of 1976.  This weeks album top ten contains 2 of the biggest LPs ever released in the United States, first Frampton and at #2 is The Eagles Greatest Hits Vol 1(in January 2010 was the #1 selling album of all time).
Frampton was also the #14 album of 1977.  The album produced 3 top 15 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 with :





Baby I Love Your Way (#12)


Do You Feel Like We Do (#10)


Show Me the Way (#6)

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