Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s - July 17th 2010

AT40 the 70s this week July 17th 1971

10- That's the Way I've Always Heard it Should Be - Carly Simon
9- How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? - The Bee Gees
8- Draggin' The Line - Tommy James
7- Rainy Days & Mondays - The Carpenters
6- Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
5- Treat Her Like a Lady - Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
4- Don't Pull Your Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
3- You've Got a Friend - James Taylor
2- Indian Reservation - The Raiders
1- It's Too Late - Carole King
(5th of 5 consecutive weeks at #1)


The top 5 albums this week in 1971
5- Ram - Paul McCartney
4- Carpenters - The Carpenters
3- Jesus Christ Superstar - Various Artist
2- Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones
1- Tapestry - Carole King (5th of 15 weeks at #1)

Casey Kasem's AT40 The 80s - July 10th 2010

AT 40 The 80s, This week July 7th 1984

10- Legs - ZZ Top
9- The Heart of Rock N Roll -Huey Lewis & News
8- Almost Paradise - Mike Reno and Ann Wilson
7- Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
6- Eye Without a Face - Billy Idol
5- The Reflex - Duran Duran
4- Self Control - Laura Branigan
3- Jump (For My Love) - The Pointer Sisters
2- Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
1- When Doves Cry - Prince
(1st of 5 Weeks at #1)



Top 5 Albums This week in 1984:

5- Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie
4- Heartbeat City - The Cars

3- Footloose - The Soundtrack

2- Sports - Huey Lewis and The News

1- Born in The USA - Bruce Springsteen

(1st of 7 non consecutive weeks at #1)

While released in 1984, Born in the USA became the biggest selling album of 1985 and produced a record tying 7 top 10 Singles from one album. Of those singles "Dancing in Dark" was the highest, reaching #2 this week.

The other singles were "Cover Me" #7, "Born in the USA" #9, "I'm on Fire" #6,"Glory Days"#5,

"I'm Goin Down" #9 and "My Hometown" #6.

Bruce Springsteen won the Grammy in 1984 for Best Rock Vocal Performance -Male for "Dancing in the Dark" and was also nominated for Album of the Year.

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s - July 10th 2010

AT40 the 70s, this week July 10th 1976

10- Got To Get You Into My Life - The Beatles
9- Sara Smile - Hall and Oates
8- Love is Alive - Gary Wright
7- Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore
6- Silly Love Songs- Wings
5- More, More, More (Part 1) - Andrea True Connection
4- Shop Around - The Captain and Tennille
3- I'll Be Good To You - The Brothers Johnson
2- Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
1- Afternoon Delight - The Starland Vocal Band
(1st of 2 weeks at #1)


The Top 5 Albums this week in 1976:

5- Frampton Comes Alive! - Peter Frampton
4- Breezin - George Benson
3- Rocks - Aerosmith
2- Rock N Roll Music - The Beatles
1- Wings At The Speed of Sound - Wings
(6 of 7 non consecutive weeks at #1)


2 top ten singles with the #1 smash "Silly Love Songs" and the #3 hit "Let'em In"

Your Classic Country Video of the Week

October of 1988 the 15th #1 country single for the Oak Ridge Boys,
Gonna Take a Lot of River

#2 Song of the Week

This week we look at another #2 song that should have hit the top but had the misfortune of being blocked by 2 super singles. In this case it "Open Arms" by Journey and it was February 1982 and the J Geils Band was atop the Billboard Hot 100 with "Centerfold", Journey hit #2 the week ending Feb 27th.
Now instead of just going away they outlasted J Geils as they fell out of the top spot after a 6 week run, but jumping over Steve Perry and the boys was the smash "I Love Rock N Roll" by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, which stayed at #1 for 7 weeks.
After spending a total of 6 weeks at #2 "Open Arms" finally ran out of steam and dropped to #7. Even today when that familiar piano opening comes on the radio most of us turn it up and sing our hearts out.

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s - July 4th 2010

This weekend marks the 40th Anniversary of the very first American Top 40 Countdown with Casey Kasem. July 4th 1970 was the official beginning to a new era in music and how people found out what the top songs and artist were, by listening every Sunday.
To celebrate this week AT40 the 70s is airing the very first American Top 40 countdown show.

10 - Hitchin' A Ride - Vanity Fare
9- The Wonder of You - Elvis Presley
8- The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
7- (They Long to be) Close To You - The Carpenters
6- Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) - Melanie
5- Band of Gold - Freda Payne
4- Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image
3- Ball of Confusion - The Temptations
2- The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
1- Mama Told Me (Not To Come) - Three Dog Night
(first of 2 weeks at #1)


The #1 Album this week in 1970:
Let It Be - The Beatles 4th of 4 consecutive weeks at #1


What do you say about one of the best albums ever by the biggest group to every record music?
It was 1970 and the Beatles were just in name only, everyone was moving on, Paul McCartney had just been moved out of the top spot of the album chart by, of all groups, The Beatles.
Paul McCartney's album McCartney had been the top album in the US for 3 weeks in May until his other group came along and pushed him out.
Let It Be was already considered a classic with a movie about the making of the album and they had just had 2 #1 singles from the album with "Let it Be" and just 2 weeks earlier with "The Long and Winding Road" . This album was a Phil Spector produced release because of the dissolution of the group and the original album title Get Back was scrapped for Let It Be.
In 2003 Paul McCartney along with BMI and Apple records remastered and remixed the original master tapes of Let It Be and released Let It Be...Naked as a way of putting their version of the album out to the public.

#1 Song of the Week

Being the first of July and a great month lets give our spotlight to a song that held the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for the entire month of July of 1967. Oddly enough that was the month and year I was born...so lets celebrate with The Association and their last #1 single "Windy"