Casey Kasem's American Top 40 The 70s March 31st 2012

AT40 the 70s this week from April 3rd 1976


The  Top 40

40 - Hit the Road Jack - Stampeders
39 - Sara Smile - Hall and Oates
38 - We Can't Hide It Anymore - Larry Santos
37 - Popp - Ohio Players
36 - He's a Friend - Eddie Kendricks
35 - Lorelei - Styx
34 - Shannon - Henry Gross
33 - You'll Lose a Good Thing - Freddy Fender
32 - Love Hurts - Nazareth
31 - Livin for the Weekend - O'Jays
30 - Love Fire - Jigsaw
29 - Looking for Space - John Denver
28 - Only Love is Real - Carole King
27 - Fooled Around and Fell in Love - Elvin Bishop
26 - I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do - Abba
25 - Good Hearted Woman - Waylon and Willie
24 - Junk Food Junkie - Larry Groce
23 - Fanny - Bee Gees
22 - Love Machine - Miracles
21 - Action - Sweet
20 - Take It To The Limit - Eagles
19 - All By Myself - Eric Carmen
18 - Tangerine - Salsoul Orchestra
17 - There's Kind of a Hush - Carpenters
16 - Boogie Fever - Sylvers
15 - Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
14 - Deep Purple - Donny and Marie Osmond
13 - Show Me the Way - Peter Frampton
12 - Sweet Love - Commodores
11 - Only Sixteen - Dr. Hook
10 - Golden Years - David Bowie
9  -  Money Honey - Bay City Rollers
8  -  December 196 (Oh What a Night) - Four Seasons
7  -  Dream On - Aerosmith
6  -  Right Back Where We Started - Maxine Nightengale
5  -  Sweet Thing - Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
4  -  Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
3  -  Lonely Night - Captain and Tennille
2  -  Dream Weaver - Gary Wright
1  -  Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
(1st of 4 consecutive weeks at #1)





The #1 Album 

Their Greatest Hits (1971-75) -  Eagles
(4th of 5 nonconsecutive weeks at #1)

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s - April 10th 2011

AT40 the 70s this week April 10th 1976

The Top Ten Singles

10 - Golden Years - David Bowie

9  -  Sweet Love - The Commodores

8  -  Only Sixteen - Dr. Hook

7  -  Boogie Fever - The Sylvers

6  -  Dream On - Aerosmith

5  -  Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightengale

4  -  Let Your Love Flow - The Bellamy Brothers

3  -  Lonely Night - The Captain and Tennille

2  -  Dream Weaver - Gary Wright

1  -  Disco Lady - Johnny Taylor

(2nd of 4 consecutive weeks at #1)

The Top Ten Albums

10 - The Outlaws - Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson & Jessi Colter

9  -  Station To Station - David Bowie

8  -  Eargasm - Johnny Taylor

7  -  The Dream Weaver - Gary Wright

6  -  A Night at the Opera - Queen

5  -  Run With the Pack - Bad Company

4  -  Desire - Bob Dylan

3  -  Thoroughbred - Carole King

2  -  Greatest Hits Vol 1 - The Eagles

1  -  Frampton Comes Alive - Peter Frampton

(1st of 10 non consecutive weeks at #1)

Frampton Comes Alive! is one of the biggest selling albums in US history and was the best selling album of 1976.  This weeks album top ten contains 2 of the biggest LPs ever released in the United States, first Frampton and at #2 is The Eagles Greatest Hits Vol 1(in January 2010 was the #1 selling album of all time).

Frampton was also the #14 album of 1977.  The album produced 3 top 15 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 with :





Baby I Love Your Way (#12)


Do You Feel Like We Do (#10)


Show Me the Way (#6)

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s -April 24th 2010

AT40 the 70s is from this week April 24th 1976.

10 - Fooled Around and Fell in Love - Elvin Bishop
9- Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
8- Show Me the Way - Peter Frampton
7- Welcome Back - John Sebastian
6- Only Sixteen - Dr. Hook
5- Sweet Love - Commodores
4- Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
3- Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightengale
2- Let Your Love Flow - The Bellamy Brothers
1- Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
(4th of 4 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100)