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Casey Kasem's AT40

The 70s

Week Ending December 15th 1973

40 - Some Guys Have All The Luck - The Persuaders
39 - When I Fall In Love - Donny Osmond
38 - Why Me? - Kris Kristofferson
37 - Corazon - Carole King
36 - You're A Special Part of Me - Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye
35 - Until You Come Back To Me - Aretha Franklin
34 - Cheaper To Keep Her - Johnnie Taylor
33 - Me and Baby Brother - War
32 - Angie - Rolling Stones
31 - Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton-John
30 - Paper Roses - Marie Osmond
29 - Let Me Serenade You - Three Dog Night
28 - D'yer Mak'er - Led Zeppelin
27 - Who's in the Strawberry Patch with Sally - Dawn
26 - I've Got To Use My Imagination - Gladys Knight and The Pips
25 - I Got a Name - Jim Croce
24 - Helen Wheels - Paul McCartney and Wings
23 - Heartbeat, It's A Lovebeat - DeFranco Family
22 - Smokin' In The Boys Room - Brownsville Station
21 - Come Get To This - Marvin Gaye
20 - Mind Games - John Lennon
19 - Living For the City - Stevie Wonder
18 - My Music - Loggins and Messina
17 - Rockin' Roll Baby - Stylistics
16 - Show and Tell - Al Wilson
15 - Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight and The Pips
14 - Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up - Barry White
13 - Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
12 - The Love I Lost - Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes
11 - Space Race - Billy Preston
10 - If You're Ready To Come Go With Me - Staple Singers
9  -  The Joker - Steve Miller
8  -  Photograph - Ringo Starr
7  -  Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) - Helen Reddy
6  -  Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren
5  -  Time In a Bottle - Jim Croce
4  -  Just You and Me - Chicago
3  -  Top of the World - The Carpenters
2  -  Goodbye Yellow Brick - Elton John
1  -  The Most Beautiful Girl In World - Charlie Rich
(1st of 2 consecutive weeks at #1)

Golden Globe Winner 1974

Winner of the Golden Globe for
 "Best Original Song in a Motion Picture"

1974

I Feel Love (Benji's Theme) - Charlie Rich

#1 Album (1973 and 1974)

Billboard's #1 Country Album of 1973 and 1974

Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich

22 non consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Country album chart

1973 ACM and CMA "Song of the Year", "Single of the Year" for the title track and Album of the Year.

Charlie won Male Vocalist of the Year for both 

the ACM and CMA

1974 CMA Entertainer of the Year

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The Top 40 Singles

40 - Sweet  Maxine - Doobie Brothers
39 - Games People Play - Spinners
38 - Rocky - Austin Roberts
37 - Glass House - Temptations
36 - Dream Merchant - New Birth
35 - It Only Takes a Minute - Tavares
34 - Ain't No Way To Treat a Lady - Helen Reddy
33 - Two Fine People - Cat Stevens
32 - How Long - The Pointer Sisters
31 - Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John
30 - The Proud One - The Osmonds
29 - Feelings - Morris Albert
28 - Dance With Me - Orleans
27 - Daisy Jane - America
26 - Solitare - Carpenters
25 - I Believe There's  Something Noting Stronger Than Our Love - Paul Anka/Odia Coates
24 - Black Superman/Muhammad Ali - Johnny Wakelin and Band
23 - Run Joey Run - David Geddes
22 - Help Me Rhonda - Johnny Rivers
21 - Tush - ZZ Top
20 - I'm Sorry - John Denver
19 - Love Will Keep Us Together - The Captain and Tennille
18 - Third Rate Romance - Amazing Rhythm Aces
17 - Holdin' On To Yesterday - Ambrosia
16 - Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
15 - That's the Way of the World - Earth, Wind and Fire
14 - Feel Like Makin' Love - Bad Company
13 - Wasted Days and Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender
12 - Could It Be Magic - Barry Manilow
11 - Fame - David Bowie
10 - Fight the Power - Isley Brothers
9  -  Why Can't We Be Friends - War
8  -  Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John
7  -  At Seventeen - Janis Ian
6  -  Jive  Talkin' - Bee Gees
5  -  How Sweet It Is - James Taylor
4  -  One of  These Nights - Eagles
3  -  Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
2  -  Fallin' In Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
1  -  Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
(1 week at #1)



The Other Chart Toppers for this week in 1975

#1 Album US
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John

#1 US Country Single
Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell


#1 US Country Album
Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High) - Charlie Rich

#1 UK Single
Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) - The Stylistics


#1 UK Album
Atlantic Crossing - Rod Stewart

#1 US Adult Contemporary Single
Fallin' In Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds

Chart Toppers 01/12/1974

Here are the other Billboard Chart Toppers for the week ending January 12th 1974


#1 UK Single
Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
(5th of 5 consecutive weeks at #1)


#1 UK Album
Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes
(2 consecutive weeks at #1)

#1 Adult Contemporary
The Way We Were - Barbara Streisand
(1st of 2 consecutive weeks at #1)


#1 Country Single
If We Make it Through December - Merle Haggard
(4th of 4 consecutive weeks at #1)



#1 Country Album
Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich
(10th of 22 non consecutive weeks at #1)

#1 R & B Single
Until You Come Back To Me - Aretha Franklin
(1 week at #1)


#1 R & B Album
Imagination - Gladys Knight and the Pips
(5th of 7 consecutive weeks at #1)

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The Top 40 Singles of 1973

40 - I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Baby - Barry White
39 - Love Train - The O'Jays
38 - Angie - The Rolling Stones
37 - Shambala - Three Dog Night
36 - Stuck in the Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
35 - Clair - Gilbert O'Sullivan
34 - Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
33 - The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
32 - Loves Me Like a Rock - Paul Simon
31 - Dancing in the Moonlight - King Harvest
30 - Wildflower - Skylark
29 - Superstition - Stevie Wonder
28 - Funny Face - Donna Fargo
27 - Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flue - Johnny Rivers
26 - Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr John
25 - We're An American Band - Grand Funk
24 - Pillow Talk - Sylvia
23 - You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
22 - Little Willie - The Sweet
21 - Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips
20 - Drift Away - Dobie Gray
19 - Frankenstein - The Edgar Winter Group
18 - That Lady - The Isley Brothers
17 - Keep on Truckin - Eddie Kendricks
16 - Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
15 - Brother Louie - Stories
14 - Playground in My Mind - Clint Holmes
13 - Half-Breed - Cher
12 - The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
11 - Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
10 - Touch Me in The Morning - Diana Ross
9  -  You're So Vain - Carly Simon
8  -  Will it Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
7  -  Crocodile  Rock - Elton John
6  -  My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
5  -  Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
4  -  Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
3  -  Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
2  -  Why Me - Kris Kristofferson


1  -  Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree - Dawn
(Spent 4 consecutive weeks at #1 in April/May of 1973)




The #1 album of 1973

The World is a Ghetto - War
(spent 2 weeks at #1 in February 1973)

The #1 Country Single of 1973


You've Never Been This Far Before - Conway Twitty
(Three weeks at #1 in September of 1973)


The #1 Country Album of 1973


Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich

Your Classic Country Video of the Week

From April/May of 1973, Behind Closed Doors by Charlie Rich.
2 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Chart and #15 on the Hot 100 Pop Singles chart.