Top 20 Most Important Moments in Music History

Flashback - 1979 Billboard Hot 100 "Year-End" Top 100 Singles

Flashback - 1978 Billboard Hot 100 "Year-End" Top 100 Singles

Billboard Hot 100

Top 100 Songs of 1978

America's Top 10 Casey Kasem Top Acts Of The Rock Era 1/8/1983

America's Top Ten

Top Rock Acts of The Rock Era

January 8th 1983

Casey Kasem's AT40 The 70s (02/14/2015)

Casey Kasem's AT 40

The 70s

Week Ending February 18th 1978

40 - Breakdown - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
39 - Galaxy - War
38 - Dust in the Wind - Kansas
37 - Goodbye Girl - David Gates
36 - Jack and Jill - Raydio
35 - Our Love - Natalie Cole
34 - Can't  Smile Without You - Barry Manilow
33 - Always and Forever - Heatwave
32 - Falling - Leblanc and Carr
31 - Serpentine Fire - Earth,Wind and Fire
30 - Street Corner Serenade - We Willie
29 - Wonderful World - Art Garfunkel with James Taylor and Paul Simon
28 - The Way You Do the Things You Do - Rita Coolidge
27 - Desiree - Neil Diamond
26 - Happy Anniversary - Little River Band
25 - Theme from "Close Encounters" - Meco
24 - Too Hot Ta Trot - Commodores
23 - FFun - Con Funk Shun
22 - Name of the Game - ABBA
21 - Native New Yorker - Odyssey
20 - Long, Long Way from Home - Foreigner
19 - Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson
18 - What's Your Name - Lynyrd Skynyrd
17 - Night Fever - Bee Gees
16 - You're In My Heart - Rod Stewart
15 - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Emerelda
14 - Theme From "Close Encounters" - John Williams
13 - Peg - Steely Dan
12 - I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
11 - Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
10 - How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
9  -  Baby Come Back - Player
8  -  Short People - Randy Newman
7  -  Dance, Dance, Dance - Chic
6  -  Emotion - Samantha Sang -
5  -  Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
4 -  We Are Champions - Queen
3  -  Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
2  -  Love is Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
1  -  Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
(3rd of 4 consecutive weeks at #1)

Casey Kasem's AT40 The 70s (01/17/2015)

Casey Kasem's AT40

The 70s

Week Ending January 15th 1977

40 - Love So Right - Bee Gees
39 - Nights Are Forever Without You - England Dan and John Ford Coley
38 - Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
37 - Nadia's Theme - Barry Devorzon and Perry Botkin Jr.
36 - Night Moves - Bob Seger
35 - Love Theme from "A Star is Born" - Barbra Striesand
34 - Drivin' Wheel - Foghat
33 - Hard Luck Woman - Kiss
32 - Muskrat Love - Captain and Tennille
31 - Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing - Donny and Marie Osmond
30 - Whispering/Cherchez La Femme/Se Si Bon - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
29 - More Than a Feeling - Boston
28 - Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band
27 - I Never Cry - Alice Cooper
26 - Weekend In New England - Barry Manilow
25 - This Song - George Harrison
24 - Saturday Night - Earth, Wind and Fire
23 - Shake Your Rump to the Funk - The Bar Kays
22 - Jeans On - David Dundas
21 - I Like Dreamin' - Kenny Nolan
20 - Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
19 - Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
18 - Love Me - Yvonne Elliman
17 - Enjoy Yourself - The Jacksons
16 - Lost With Your Love - Break
15 - Somebody To Love - Queen
14 - Walk This Way - Aerosmith
13 - Livin' Thing - ELO
12 - New Kid In Town - The Eagles
11 - The Rubberband Man - Spinners
10 - Stand Tall - Burton Cummings
9  -  After The Lovin' - Englebert Humperdinck
8  -  Hot Line - The Sylvers
7  -  Sorry Seems To Be the Hardest Word - Elton John
6  -  Tonight' s The Night - Rod Stewart
5  -  Dazz - Brick
4  -  You Don't Have To Be A Star - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.
3  -  Car Wash - Rose Royce
2  -  I Wish - Stevie Wonder
1  -  You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
(1 week at #1)

Top 10 Disco Songs

Casey Kasem's AT40 The 70s (08/16/2014)

Casey Kasem's AT40

The 70s

Week Ending August 16th 1975

40 - Solitaire - The Carpenters
39 - Look At Me - The Moments
38 - Love Being Your Fool - Travis Wammack
37 - Two Fine People - Cat Stevens
36 - Daisy Jane - America
35 - I Believe There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love - Paul Anka and Odia Coates
34 - The Hustle - Van McCoy
33 - Black Superman/Muhammad Ali - Johnny Wakelin and The Kinshasa  Band
32 - 'Til The World Ends - Three Dog Night
31 - Tush - ZZ Top
30 - Fame - David Bowie
29 - Dynomite - Tony Camillo's Bazuka
28 - Rendezvous - Hudson Brothers
27 - That's When The Music Takes Me - Neil Sedaka
26 - Help Me Rhonda - Johnny Rivers
25 - Third Rate Romance - Amazing Rhythm Aces
24 - Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
23 - Just A Little Bit Of You - Michael Jackson
22 - That's the Way of the World - Earth, Wind and Fire
21 - Feel Like Makin' Love - Bad Company
20 - Wasted Days and Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender
19 - Could It Be Magic - Barry Manilow
18 - Holdin' Onto Yesterday - Ambrosia
17 - Listen To What the Man Said - Wings
16 - At Seventeen - Janis Ian
15 - Fight The Power - Isley Brothers
14 - Mornin' Beautiful - Tony Orlando and Dawn
13 - Love Will Keep Us Together - The Captain and Tennille
12 - Get Down Tonight - KC and The Sunshine Band
11 - I'm Not In Love - 10cc
10 - Rockford Files - Mike Post
9  -  Midnight Blue - Melissa Manchester
8  -  How Sweet It Is - Jame Taylor
7  -  Why Can't We Be Friends - War
6  -  Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
5  -  Fallin' In Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
4  -  Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John
3  -  Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John
2  -  One Of These Nights - Eagles
1  -  Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
(2nd of 2 consecutive weeks at #1)

Flashback - Billboard Album Chart (March 26th 1977)

Billboard Album Chart

Top 50

Week Ending March 26th 1977

Flashback - Billboard Top 100 Songs of 1978

Billboard Hot 100

Top 100 of 1978

Top 10 Decade Defining Songs: 1970s

Casey Kasem's AT40 The 70s

Casey Kasem's AT40

The 70s

Week Ending January 30th 1971

40 - Somebody's Watching - Little Sister
39 - Precious Precious - Jackie Moore
38 - Tears Of A Clown - Smoke Robinson and The Miracles
37 - 1900 Yesterday - Liz Damon's Orient Express
36 - Push and Pull (Part 1) - Rufus Thomas
35 - Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved - James Brown
34 - Games - Redeye
33 - Let Your Love Go - Bread
32 - Domino - Van Morrison
31 - Amos Moses - Jerry Reed
30 - One Man Band - Three Dog Night
29 - River Deep, Mountain High - Supremes and Four Tops
28 - If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot
27 - Pay To The Piper - Chairmen of the Board
26 - Amazing Grace - Judy Collins
25 - Watching Scotty Grow - Bobby Goldsboro
24 - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? - Chicago
23 - For the Good Times - Ray Price
22 - I Really Don't Want To Know/There Goes My Everything - Elvis Presley
21 - Stone Love - Supremes
20 - We Gotta Get You A Woman - Runt
19 - Remember Me - Diana Ross
18 - Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
17 - Born To Wander - Rare Earth
16 - Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin
15 - I Think I Love You - Partridge Family
14 - Love The One You're With - Stephen Stills
13 - It's Impossible - Perry Como
12 - Black Magic Woman - Santana
11 - If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight and The Pips
10 - Stoney End - Barbra Streisand
9  -  One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
8  -  Your Song - Elton John
7  -  I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds
6  -  Groove Me -King Floyd
5  -  Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
4  -  One Less Bell To Answer - Fifth Dimension
3  -  Lonely Days - Bee Gees
2  -  My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
1  -  Knock Three Times - Dawn
(2nd of 3 consecutive weeks at #1)

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This Day in Music - August 7th

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1979 American Music Awards

The 1979 American Music Awards were held January 12th 1979 on ABC TV.   Pictured above are the Bee Gees who won for Favorite Pop/Rock Group and Favorite Soul Album with "Saturday Night Fever".  Barry Manilow won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist.

Bee Gees 1979 NBC TV Special

(from Wikipedia)
The Bee Gees Special was a 90-minute television special broadcast by NBC on November 15, 1979. The program featured footage from the Bee Gees' July 10, 1979 concert in Oakland, California captured by a film crew that accompanied them during their 1979 Spirits Having Flown Tour. It also included footage from an appearance with Willie Nelson and Glen Campbell, interviews by David Frost with the Bee Gees and their parents, and a behind-the-scenes look at recording and tour planning with Robert Stigwood and the band's crew.

Casey Kasem's AT40 The 70s April 27th 2013

Casey Kasem's AT40

The 70s

Week Ending April 29th 1978

40 - Two Out of Three Ain't Bad - Meatloaf
39 - Thank You for Being a Friend - Andrew Gold
38 - Let's All Change - Michael Zager Band
37 - Ego - Elton John
36 - Do You Believe in Magic - Shaun Cassidy
35 - Ebony Eyes - Bob Welch
34 - Emotion - Samantha Sang
33 - More Than a Woman - Tavares
32 - Fantasy - Earth, Wind and Fire
31 - It's a Heartache - Bonnie Tyler
30 - Baby Hold On - Eddie Money
29 - Movin' Out - Billy Joel
28 - Love Is Like Oxygen - Sweet
27 - Love is Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
26 - Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
25 - On Broadway - George Benson
24 - We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye - England Dan and John Ford Coley
23 - Two Doors Down - Dolly Parton
22 - Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
21 - Goodbye Girl - David Gates
20 - This Time I'm In It For Love - Player
19 - Disco Inferno - Trammps
18 - Our Love - Natalie Cole
17 - Sweet Talkin' Woman - ELO
16 - Flashlight -Parliament
15 - Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
14 - Imaginary Lover - Atlanta Rhythm Section
13 - Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
12 - Count on Me - Jefferson Starship
11 - Running On Empty - Jackson Browne
10 - Too Much, Too Little , Too Late - Johnny Mathis
9  -  You're The One That I Want - Olivia Newton-John
8  -  Jack and Jill - Raydio
7  -  Dust in the Wind - Kansas
6  -  Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
5  -  With a Little Luck - Wings
4  -  The Closer I Get To You - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
3  -  Can't Smile Without You - Barry Manilow
2  -  If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
1  -  Night Fever - Bee Gees
(7th of 8 consecutive weeks at #1)

Casey Kasem's AT40 the 70s March 9th 2013

Casey Kasem's AT40

The 70s

Week Ending March 11th 1978

40 - It's You That I Need - Enchantment
39 - We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye - England Dan and John Ford Coley
38 - You Really Got Me - Van Halen
37 - Running On Empty - Jackson Browne
36 - Thank You For Being a Friend - Andrew Gold
35 - Hot Legs - Rod Stewart
34 - Lady Love - Lou Ralws
33 - Before My Heart Finds Out - Gene Cotton
32 - Sweet Talkin' Woman - ELO
31 - Poor Poor Pitiful Me - Linda Rondstadt
30 - Flashlight - Parliament
29 - Which Way Is Up - Stargard
28 - Goodbye Girl - David Gates
27 - Close Encounters - John Williams
26 - We Are the Champions - Queen
25 - Dust in the Wind - Kansas
24 - Ebony Eyes - Bob Welch
23 - Always and Forever - Heatwave
22 - Jack and Jill - Raydio
21 - If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
20 - The Way You Do the Things You Do - Rita Coolidge
19 - Our Love - Natalie Cole
18 - Wonderful World - Simon and Garfunkel w/James Taylor
17 - Falling - LeBlanc and Carr
16 - Happy Anniversary - Little River Band
15 - How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
14 - Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson
13 - What's Your Name - Lynryd Skynryd
12 - Name Of The Game - ABBA
11 - Peg - Steely Dan
10 - Can't Smile Without Your - Barry Manilow
9  -  Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
8  -  I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
7  -  Dance, Dance, Dance - Chic
6  -  Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
5  -  Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
4  -  Emotion - Samantha Sang
3  -  Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
2  -  Night Fever - Bee Gees
1  -  Love is Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
(2nd of 2 weeks at #1)

Casey Kasem's AT40 The 70s February 2nd 2013

AT40 the 70s

February 4th 1978

40 - Always and Forever - Heatwave
39 - Falling - LeBlanc and Carr
38 - The Way You Do the Things You Do - Rita Coolidge
37 - I Love You - Donna Summer
36 - Easy To Love - Leo Sayer
35 - Name of the Game - Abba
34 - Street Corner Serenade - Wet Willie
33 - Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson
32 - You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
31 - Happy Anniversary - Little River Band
30 - Lovely Day - Bill Withers
29 - Theme From "Close Encounters" - Meco
28 - Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
27 - FFun - ConFunkShun
26 - Too Hot Ta Trot - Commodores
25 - Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton
24 - Native New Yorker - Odyssey
23 - Long, Long Way From Home - Foreigner
22 - Theme From "Close Encounters" - John Williams
21 - What's Your Name - Lynyrd Skynyrd
20 - Peg - Steely Dan
19 - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
18 - Come Sail Away - Styx
17 - Desiree - Neil Diamond
16 - I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
15 - Slip Slidin' Away - Paul Simon
14 - Serpentine Fire - Earth, Wind and Fire
13 - Turn To Stone - ELO
12 - Hey Deanie - Shaun Cassidy
11 - Dance, Dance, Dance - Chic
10 - Emotion - Samantha Sang
9  -  You're In My Heart - Rod Stewart
8  -  Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
7  -  How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
6  -  Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
5  -  Love Is Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
4  -  We Are the Champions - Queen
3  -  Baby Come Back - Player
2  -  Short People - Randy Newman
1  -  Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
(1st of 4 consecutive weeks at #1)

Casey Kasem's AT40 the 70s January 5th 2013

American Top 40

The 70s

The Top 100 of 1978 (Part 2)

50 - Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson
49 - The Groove Line - Heatwave
48 - Slip Slidin' Away - Paul Simon
47 - Goodbye Girl - David Gates
46 - Love in in the Air - John Paul Young
45 - An Everlasting Love - Andy Gibb
44 - Love Will Find A Way - Pablo Cruise
43 - Our Love - Natalie Cole
42 - Use Ta Be My Girl - O'Jays
41 - Short People - Randy Newman
40 - Magnet and Steel - Walter Egan
39 - Dust In The Wind - Kansas
38 - The Close I Get To You - Roberta Flack w/Donny Hathaway
37 - You're In My Heart - Rod Stewart
36 - Hot Blooded - Foreigner
35 - Hopelessly Devoted To You - Olivia Newton-John
34 - Last Dance -  Donna Summer
33 - Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
32 - Take A Chance On Me - ABBA
31 - Jack and Jill - Raydio
30 - Two Out of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf
29 - Dance With Me - Peter Brown
28 - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deneice Williams
27 - Can't Smile Without You - Barry Manilow
26 - Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
25 - We Are the Champions - Queen
24 - It's A Heartache - Bonnie Tyler
23 - Love Is Like Oxygen - Sweet
22 - Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
21 - Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
20 - Dance, Dance, Dance - Chic
19 - If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
18 - With a Little Luck - Wings
17 - Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
16 - Miss You - Rolling Stones
15 - Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
14 - Emotion - Samantha Sang
13 - You're The One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
12 - I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
11 - Grease - Frankie Valli
10 - Three Times A Lady - Commodores
9  -  Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste Of Honey
8  -  (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
7  -  Baby Come Back - Player
6  -  How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
5  -  Kiss You All Over - Exile
4  -  Stayin Alive - Bee Gees
3  -  You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
2  -  Night Fever - Bee  Gees
1  -  Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb

Flashback - Billboard Top 10 Singles - 12/23/1978