Top of the Pops (UK Edition)

This week our Top of the Pops jumps across the ocean to the UK and this week on the UK Top 40 in 1970.

5 - All I Have To Do is Dream - Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell


4 - Come and Get it - Badfinger


3 - Reflections of My Life - Marmalade


2 - Two Little Boys - Rolf Harris
(last weeks #1 single)


1 - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse
(jumping from #12 all the way to the top)

#1 Song of the Week

This week its the legendary Beatles and "Get Back". Spending 5 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May and June of 1969 and also reaching #1 in the UK.

This is the only Beatles single to list another artist on the record label, it was Billy Preston on the organ/keyboard.

Original vs Remake #5

That's What Friends Are For - Rod Stewart

This was first introduced by Rod Stewart on the soundtrack for "Night Shift" in 1982.




That's What Friends Are For - Dionne and Friends

The far better known cover was the version that topped the charts in January 1986.

This version by Dionne Warwick and Friends (Elton John,Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder) spent 4 weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100.

Today in Music

1963 - The Rooftop Singers started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Walk Right In', a No.10 hit in the UK.



1965 - 'Downtown' by Petula Clark was at No. 1 on the US singles chart. A young Jimmy Page had played as a session guitarist on the track, giving him his first US No.1 hit, (and a No. 2 hit in the UK).



1971 - Dawn topps the Hot 100 with 'Knock Three Times", the first of 3 consecutive weeks.

1973 - Sweet were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Blockbuster'. The glam rockers only UK No.1 of 15 Top 40 hits.



1974 - Mud were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman song 'Tiger Feet', the group's first of three UK No.1's.



1974 - Ringo Starr went to No.1 on the US singles chart with his version of the Johnny Burnette 1960 hit 'Your Sixteen', a No.3 hit in the UK.



1985 - Foreigner started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Agent Provocateur'.

1987 - Billy Vera & the Beaters are #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of 2 weeks with "At This Moment"

1991 - Queen had their second UK No.1 with 'Innuendo'. It was the third longest No.1 song of all time behind The Beatles 'Hey Jude' and Simple Minds 'Belfast Child'. The flamenco guitar solo on the track was performed by Yes guitarist Steve Howe.

1982 American Music Awards

Today in 1982 the 9th annual American Music Awards were handed out in Los Angeles California.

The Nominees for Favorite Pop/Rock Single were:

Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes


Keep On Loving You by REO Speedwagon


Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield


The winner of Favorite Pop/Rock Song for 1981

Endless Love by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross

Your Country Classic Video of the Week

Here is George Straits first #1 country song from 1982 "Fool Hearted Memory"

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s - January 22nd 2011

AT40 the 70s this week January 22nd 1977


The Top Ten Singles

10 - Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
9 - Blinded By the Light - Mandfred Mann's Earth Band
8 - After The Lovin' - Englebert Humperdink
7 - New Kid in Town - The Eagles
6 - Hotline - The Sylvers
5 - You Don't Have to Be Star - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr
4 - Dazz - Brick
3 - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
2 - Car Wash - Rose Royce
1 - I Wish - Stevie Wonder
(1 week at #1)



The Top Ten Albums

10 - A Night on the Town - Rod Stewart
9 - Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller Band
8 - Frampton Comes Alive - Peter Frampton
7 - Greatest Hits - Linda Rondstadt
6 - A Star is Born - Barbara Streisand
5 - Best of the Doobies - The Doobie Brothers
4 - Boston - Boston
3 - S0ngs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
2 - Hotel California - The Eagles
1 - Wings Over America - Wings
(1 week at #1)

The only live album for Paul McCartney and Wings and was a triple LP set.