Friday, January 27, 2012

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 The 70s - January 28th 2010

AT40 the 70s this week from January 28th 1978


The Top 20 Singles

20 - Back in Love Again - LTD
19 - Desiree - Neil Diamond
18 - I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
17 - Emotion - Samantha Sang
16 - Serpentine Fire - Earth, Wind and Fire
15 - Dance, Dance, Dance - Chic
14 - Turn To Stone - ELO
13 - Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton
12 - Hey Deanie - Shaun Cassidy
11 - Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
10 - (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
9  -  Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
8  -  Come Sail Away - Styx
7  -  How Deep is Your Love - The Bee Gees
6  -  We Are the Champions - Queen
5  -  Slip Slidin Away - Paul Simon
4  -  You're In My Heat (The Final Acclaim) - Rod Stewart
3  -  Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees
2  -  Short  People - Randy Newman
1  -  Baby Come Back - Player
(3rd of 3 consecutive weeks at #1)



The #1 Album this week in 1978


Saturday Night Fever - Bee Gees/Soundtrack
(2nd of 24 consecutive weeks at #1)


The Biggest selling album of 1978 and one of the biggest albums in the history of the Billboard album chart. Stayed on the Billboard album chart for a total 120 weeks (until 1980) and also was #1 on the UK album chart for 18 weeks. The soundtrack produced 4 #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and one other single that had reached #1 in 1976 (A Fifth of Beethoven).

The 4 singles to reach #1 on the Hot 100:

How Deep is Your Love, Night Fever and Stayin' Alive by The Bee Gees and If I Can't Have You by Yvonne Eilmann.







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