Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s - September 25th 2010

This week on AT40 the 70s, September 25th 1971

The Top Ten Singles

10 - Celebrate - Rare Earth
9 - Whatcha See is Whatcha Get - The Dramatics
8 - Superstar - Carpenters
7 - Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth
6 - Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul McCartney
5 - Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin
4 - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Joan Baez
3 - Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
2 - Maggie May/Reason To Believe - Rod Stewart
1 - Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
(3rd of 3 consecutive weeks at #1)


The Top Ten Albums

10 - Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon - James Taylor
9 - The Partridge Family Sound Magazine - The Partridge Family
8 - Master of Reality - Black Sabbath
7 - Carpenters - Carpenters
6 - Shady Grove - Jerry Garcia & David Grisham
5 - Who's Next - The Who
4 - Ram - Paul McCartney
3 - Every Good Boy Deserves a Favour - The Moody Blues
2 - Every Picture Tells a Story - Rod Stewart
1 - Tapestry - Carole King
(15th of 15 consecutive weeks at #1)

One of the biggest selling and most successful albums in the history of the Billboard album chart. Spending 15 weeks at #1 makes it the most weeks at the top for a solo female artist and ranks second all time for a solo artist.
In July 1995 the album was awarded by the RIAA the Diamond award for sales of 10 million in the US and has sold over 25 million copies worldwide.
Carole King would win 4 Grammy awards for her work on Tapestry, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for "Its Too Late" and Song of the Year for "You've Got a Friend".