Casey Kasem's American Top 40 The 70s - December 18th 2011

AT40 the 70s this week is from December 20th 1975


The Top 20 Singles

20 - Country Boy - Glenn Campbell
19 - The Way I Want To Touch You - Captain and Tennille
18 - The Last Game of the Season - David Geddes
17 - Times of Your Life - Paul Anka
16 - Island Girl - Elton John
15 - I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You - Leon Haywood
14 - Convoy - C.W. McCall
13 - My Little Town - Simon and Garfunkel
12 - I Love Music - O'Jays
11 - Our Day Will Come - Frankie Valli
10 - Nights on Broadway - Bee Gees
9  -  Fox on the Run - Sweet
8  -  I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
7  -  Sky High - Jigsaw
6  -  Theme from "Mahogany" - Diana Ross
5  -  Love Roller Coaster - Ohio Players
4  -  Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
3  -  Fly Robin Fly - Silver Convention
2  -  Let's Do It Again - Staple Singers
1  -  That's The Way I Like It - KC and The Sunshine Band
(2nd of 2 non consecutive weeks at #1)


The #1 Album this week 


Chicago IX - Chicago's Greatest Hits
(5 consecutive weeks at #1)

This album covered the first 8 of Chicago's albums and included all of the group's Top Ten singles but not including the 1975 hit from Chicago VIII "Old Days" which reached #5.  Chicago would not hit #1 on the Hot 100 until July of 1976 with "If You Leave Me Now" from Chicago X

The Track Listing

Side one

1. "25 or 6 to 4" (Robert Lamm) – 4:51 4
2. "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" (Robert Lamm) – 3:20 7
   • This has most of the instrumental intro cut off. On the original LP (and cassette) version of IX, more of the intro was cut off and the spoken part in the last verse was omitted.
3. "Colour My World" (James Pankow) – 2:59 7
4. "Just You 'N' Me" (James Pankow) – 3:42 4
5. "Saturday in the Park" (Robert Lamm) – 3:54 3
6. "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" (Peter Cetera/James Pankow) – 4:14 10

[edit]Side two

1. "Make Me Smile" (James Pankow) – 2:59 9
   • This is the single edit that also includes parts of "Now More Than Ever".
2. "Wishing You Were Here" (Peter Cetera) – 4:34  11
3. "Call on Me" (Lee Loughnane) – 4:02 6
4. "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" (James Pankow) – 4:29  9
5. "Beginnings" (Robert Lamm) – 7:51 7