Post by briguy52748 on Oct 29, 2011 20:05:27 GMT -5
Once upon a time, I came up with a complete list of the extras from the first couple of years of AT40, and now am getting around to posting this handy-dandy list.
So without further ado, here we go. The dates reflect the chart date, not original show date:
July 11, 1970
* "Little Old Man" -- Bill Cosby
* "Hello Dolly" -- Louis Armstrong
* "Spinning Wheel" -- Blood, Sweat and Tears
* "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" -- Rolling Stones
July 18, 1970
* "It's Not Unusual" -- Tom Jones
* "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" -- Herman's Hermits
* "I'm Sorry" -- Brenda Lee
July 25, 1970
* "Travelin' Man" -- Ricky Nelson
* "Big Girls Don't Cry" -- Four Seasons f. Frankie Valli
* "Rock Around the Clock" -- Bill Hailey and His Comets
* "MacArthur Park" -- Richard Harris
Aug. 1, 1970
* "I'm Walkin'" -- Fats Domino
* "Can't Buy Me Love" -- The Beatles
* "Gentle on My Mind" -- Glen Campbell
* "Alley-Oop" -- Hollywood Argyles
Aug. 8, 1970
* "Please Mr. Postman" -- The Marvelettes
* "Itsy-Bitsy Teeny-Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini" -- Brian Hyland
* "Good Vibrations" -- Beach Boys
* "Can't Get to Losing You" -- Andy Williams
* "Calcutta" -- Lawrence Welk
Aug. 15, 1970
* "Eve of Destruction" -- Barry McGuire
* "You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry" -- The Caravelles
* "Don't Just Stand There" -- Patty Duke
* "Do You Want to Know a Secret" -- The Beatles
* "Yakety-Yak" -- The Coasters
Aug. 22, 1970
* "Lies" -- The Knickerbockers
* "California Dreaming" -- Mamas and the Papas
* "Theme from 'The Valley of the Dolls'" -- Dionne Warwick
* "Higher and Higher" -- Jackie Wilson
Aug. 29, 1970
* "Tammy" -- Debbie Reynolds
* "Heartbreaker" -- Gene Pitney
* "You Are My Sunshine" -- Ray Charles
* "Chances Are" -- Johnny Mathis
* "Strangers in the Night" -- Frank Sinatra
* "I Got You Babe" -- Sonny and Cher
Sept. 5, 1970
* "Hey Little Girl" -- Dee Clark
* "Second-Hand Rose" -- Barbra Streisand
* "Mr. Businessman" -- Ray Stevens
* "Dominique" -- The Singing Nun
Sept. 12, 1970
* "It Might as Well Rain Until September" -- Carole King
* "Diana" -- Paul Anka
* "A Taste of Honey" -- Herb Alpert
* "It's Now or Never" -- Elvis Presley
* "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" -- Dionne Warwick
Sept. 19, 1970
* "Little Darlin'" -- The Diamonds
* "The Green Door" -- Jim Lowe
* "Suspicion" -- Terry Stafford
* "Surfer Stomp" -- The Marketts
* "Help" -- The Beatles
* "The Twist" -- Chubby Checker
Sept. 26, 1970
* "I Second That Emotion" -- Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
* "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" -- Connie Francis
* "Lay Lady Lay" -- Bob Dylan
* "Old Rivers -- Walter Brennan
* "Your Precious Love" -- Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrill
Oct. 3, 1970
* "Mr. Custer" -- Larry Byrd
* "Going Out of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" -- The Lettermen
* "Young Love -- Sonny James
* "Easier Said Than Done" -- The Essex
Oct. 10, 1970
* "Sukiyaki" -- Kyu Sakamoto
* "Tel-Star" -- The Tornadoes
* "Love is Blue" -- Paul Mauriat
* "More" -- Kai Winding
... and as an album cut (possibly the first one):
* "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" -- Credence Clearwater Revival (from Cosmo's Factory)
Oct. 17, 1970
* "Walk Don't Run" -- The Ventures
* "Twixt Twelve and Twenty" -- Pat Boone
* "Make the World Go Away -- Eddy Arnold
Oct. 24, 1970
* "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" -- Four Aces
* "I Want to Be Wanted" -- Brenda Lee
* "Yesterday" -- The Beatles
The album cut was "Black Magic Woman" by Santana, and not long thereafter that song became a hit. The album was Abraxas.
Oct. 31, 1970
* "Hang On Sloopy" -- The McCoys
* "Kicks" -- Paul Revere & the Raiders
* "Good Night, Irene" -- The Weavers
Album cut: "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin (and this, too, became a hit). The album was Led Zeppelin III.
Nov. 7, 1970
* "So Rare" -- Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
* "Wonderful, Wonderful" -- Johnny Mathis
Album cut: "Swinging on a Gallows Pole" by Led Zeppelin (two weeks in a row for Led Zeppelin III).
Nov. 14, 1970
* "Pink Shoelaces" -- Dodi Stevens
* "New Orleans" -- Gary U.S. Bonds
Album cut: "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin (repeat for the band from England)
Nov. 21, 1970
* "Wake Up Little Susie" -- Everly Brothers
* "Autumn Leaves" -- Roger Williams
* "In the Year 2525" -- Zager and Evans
Album cut: "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin (third playing for them)
Nov. 28, 1970
* "Are You Lonesome To-night" -- Elvis Presley
Album cut: "Oye Como Va" by Santana (return of Abraxas)
Dec. 5, 1970
* "Take Good Care of My Baby" -- Bobby Vee
* "Light My Fire" -- The Doors
Dec. 12, 1970
* "Sixteen Tons" -- Tennessee Ernie Ford
* "Splish Spash" -- Bobby Darrin
Album cut: "Oye Como Va" by Santana
Dec. 19, 1970
* "White Christmas" -- Bing Crosby
Our first country-only hit played: "Endlessly" by Sonny James. Anybody know why this song was played, and can you tell us how Casey introduced and out-troed the song?"
Album cut: "Hope You're Feeling Better" by Santana
Dec. 26, 1970
* "Higher and Higher" -- Jackie Wilson (first repeat extra)
* "Silent Night" -- Bing Crosby
--TWO WEEK BREAK--
--TWO WEEK BREAK--
Jan. 16, 1971
* "To Each His Own" -- The Platters
* "Hurt So Bad" -- The Lettermen
* "The Tennessee Waltz" -- Patti Page
Jan. 23, 1971
* "The Sounds of Silence" -- Simon & Garfunkel
* "Wonderland by Night" -- Bert Kampfert
Album cut: "Awaiting On You All" by George Harrison (from All Things Must Pass)
Jan. 30, 1971
* "We Can Work it Out" -- The Beatles
Feb. 6, 1971
* "Memories are Made of This" -- Dean Martin
* "Sunshine Superman" -- Donovan
* "I Want to Be Around" -- Tony Bennett
Album cut: "Apple Scruffs" by George Harrison
Feb. 13, 1971
* "A World Without Love" -- Peter & Gordon
* "My Love" -- Petula Clark
* "Like a Rolling Stone" -- Bob Dylan
* "The Weight" -- The Band
Feb. 20, 1971
* "Lightin' Strikes" -- Lou Christie
* "Nel Blu Dipinto Del Blu (Volare)" -- Domenico Modugno
* "Cab Driver" -- The Ames Brothers
Album cut: "Superstar" by Murray Head (from the Jesus Christ Superstar rock opera soundtrack)
Feb. 27, 1971
* "Pony Time" -- Chubby Checker
* "These Boots are Made for Walkin'" -- Nancy Sinatra
Album cut: "Move Over" by Janis Joplin (first album cut played from Pearl)
March 6, 1971
* "Rock and Roll Waltz" -- Kay Starr
* "Suspicious Minds" -- Elvis Presley
Album cut: "Mercedes Benz" by Janis Joplin
March 13, 1971
* "Tequilla" -- The Champs
* "Lisbon, Antigua" -- Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
Album cut: "Buried Alive in the Blues" by Janis Joplin
March 20, 1971
* "Surrender" -- Elvis Presley
* "High School U.S.A." -- Tommy Facenda
Album cut: "Mercedes Benz" by Janis Joplin
March 27, 1971
* "Blue Moon" -- The Marcels
* "The Poor People of Paris" -- Les Baxter & His Orchestra
* "If" -- Perry Como
Album cut: "My Baby" by Janis Joplin
April 3, 1971
* "Baby Love" -- Diana Ross & The Supremes
* "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)" -- Tex Williams
* "Love Me Tender" -- Elvis Presley
Album cut: "Move Over" by Janis Joplin
April 10, 1971
* "My Way" -- Frank Sinatra
* "Just a Dream" -- Jimmy Clanton
* "Honky Tonk" -- Bill Doggett
* "Soul and Inspiration" -- Righteous Brothers
Album cut: "Mercedes Benz" by Janis Joplin
April 17, 1971
* "Sleep Walk" -- Santon & Johnny
* "Heartbreak Hotel" -- Elvis Presley
* "Harper Valley PTA" -- Jeannie C. Riley
Album cut: "Half Moon" by Janis Joplin (probably the Mercedes Benz was parked beneath it)
April 24, 1971
* "Guess Things Happen That Way" -- Johnny Cash
* "Runaway" -- Del Shannon
* "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" -- Harry Belafonte
Album cut (yep, another Janis Joplin-related song, but it's by someone else) ... "Alive in the Blues" by the Full-Tilt Boogie Band
May 1, 1971
* "How High the Moon" -- Les Paul & Mary Ford
* "Look for a Star" -- Gary Miles
* "Good Lovin'" -- The Young Rascals
Album cut: "I Don't Know How to Love Him" by Yvonne Eliman (from the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar)
--ONE-WEEK BREAK FOR AT40 SPECIAL--
--ONE-WEEK BREAK FOR AT40 SPECIAL--
May 8, 1971
... on the first week of chart dates and airdates matching correctly and not being one week apart ...
* "My Blue Heaven" -- Fats Domino
* "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" -- Freddy Cannon
* "There I Said It Again" -- Bobby Vinton
* "Somewhere My Love" -- Ray Coniff
Album cut: "The Hosanna Song" (from Jesus Christ Superstar)
May 15, 1971
* "Mother-in-Law" -- Ernie K. Doe
* "Monday, Monday" -- Mamas and the Papas
Album cut: "Right Between the Eyes" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (from 4 Way Street)
May 22, 1971
* "Travelin' Man" -- Ricky Nelson (a repeat)
* "When a Man Loves a Woman" -- Percy Sledge
* "Money (That's What I Want)" -- Barrett Strong (first bonafide Motown hit)
Album cut: "You Got to Move" by the Rolling Stones (from Sticky Fingers)
May 29, 1971
* "Running Scared" -- Roy Orbison
* "Jamie" -- Eddie Holland
* "Ode to Billie Joe -- Bobbie Gentry
June 6, 1971
* "Paint It, Black" -- The Rolling Stones
* "Call Me" -- Chris Montez
* "Love Theme from 'Romeo and Juliet'" -- Henry Mancini
* "People" -- Barbra Streisand
June 13, 1971
* "Paperback Writer" -- The Beatles
* "Moody River" -- Pat Boone
* "The Wayward Wind' -- Gogi Grant
June 20, 1971
* "Strangers in the Night" -- Frank Sinatra (played earlier in the year)
* "Prisoner of Love" -- Perry Como
* "Quarter to Three" -- Gary U.S. Bonds
June 27, 1971
* "Teen Angel" -- Mark Dinning
* "Too Young" -- Nat King Cole
July 3, 1971
* "Tossing and Turning" -- Bobby Lewis
Album cut: "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King (from Tapestry)
July 10, 1971
* "The Gypsy" -- The Ink Spots (from 1946, the oldest "extra" to this time)
* "Don't Worry" -- Marty Robbins
Album cut: "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King (from Tapestry)
July 17, 1971
* "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" -- Elvis Presley
* "Harbor Lights" -- The Platters
Album cut: "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King (again)
July 24, 1971
* "Misty" -- Johnny Mathis
* "Wild Thing" -- The Troggs
July 31, 1971
no extras listed
Aug. 7, 1971
* "My Prayer" -- The Platters
Aug. 14, 1971
* "Summer in the City" -- The Lovin' Sthingyful
Album cut: "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King (again)
Aug. 21, 1971
* "Piece of My Heart" -- Big Brother and Holding Company
* "Wooden Heart" -- Joe Dowell
Aug. 28, 1971
* "Hound Dog" -- Elvis Presley
Album cut: "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King (just as popular as the A-side)
Sept. 4, 1971
Sept. 11, 1971
No extras listed
Sept. 18, 1971
* "Michael" -- The Highwaymen
Sept. 25, 1971
* "Take Good Care of My Baby" -- Bobby Vee (repeat extra)
Oct. 2, 1971
Album cut: "Reason to Believe" by Rod Stewart (from Every Picture Tells a Story)
Oct. 9, 1971
* "Hit the Road Jack" -- Ray Charles
Album cut: "I Know I'm Losing You" by Rod Stewart
Oct. 16, 1971
* "Don't Be Cruel" -- Elvis Presley
* "Runaround Sue" -- Dion (a repeat extra)
Album cut: The title track from Rod Stewart's album Every Picture Tells a Story)
Oct. 23, 1971
* "Reach Out I'll Be There" -- Four Tops
Album cut: "Reason to Believe" by Rod Stewart (22 years before a new version became a bonafide hit on its own)
Oct. 30, 1971
* "96 Tears" -- ? and the Mysterians
Album cut: "Oh My Love" by John Lennon (from Imagine)
Nov. 6, 1971 (first guest-hosted show; we'll never hear it)
* "Big Bad John" -- Jimmy Dean
Album cut: "Walk from Regio's" by Isaac Hayes (from the soundtrack to Shaft)
Nov. 13, 1971
* "Hello Dolly" -- Louis Armstrong (a repeat from the very first AT40; likely, a posthumous tribute as "Satchmo" had died earlier in the year.)
Album cut: "Everything's Coming Our Way" by Santana (from Santana III)
Nov. 20, 1971
* "Poor Side of Town" -- Johnny Rivers
Nov. 27, 1971
* "You Keep Me Hanging On" -- Diana Ross & the Supremes
* "Love Me Tender" -- Elvis Presley
Dec. 4, 1971
* "Winchester Cathedral" -- New Vaudville Band
Album cut: "Everything's Coming Our Way" by Santana
Dec. 11, 1971
* "Please Mr. Postman" by the Marvelettes (a repeat from August 1970)
Album cut: "Batuka" by Santana
Dec. 18, 1971
* "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys
Album cut: "Spaced Cowboy" by Sly and the Family Stone (from There's a Riot Going On)
Dec. 25, 1971: Christmas show.
Jan. 1, 1972: 1971 year-end countdown
Jan. 8, 1972
Album cut: "Music" by Carole King (the title track to her new album)
Jan. 15, 1972 (the day I was born)
No extras
Jan. 22, 1972
Album cut: "Til Tomorrow" by Don McLean (from American Pie)
Jan. 29, 1972
* "Singing the Blues" -- Guy Mitchell
Album cut: "Babylon" by Don McLean (from American Pie)
Feb. 5, 1972
No extras
Feb. 12, 1972
* "Cry" -- Johnnie Ray & the Four Lads
Feb. 19, 1972
No extras
Feb. 26, 1972
* "I'm a Believer" -- The Monkees
March 4, 1972
No extras
March 11, 1972
* "Ruby Tuesday" -- The Rolling Stones
March 18, 1972
* "Penny Lane" -- The Beatles
March 25, 1972
* "Me and Bobby McGee" -- Janis Joplin
April 1, 1972
* "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" -- Connie Francis
April 8, 1972
* "All Shook Up" -- Elvis Presley
April 15, 1972
* "Something Stupid" -- Frank and Nancy Sinatra
April 22, 1972
* "Wheel of Fortune" -- Kay Starr
No extras from April 29 through May 13, 1972 ... and then
May 20, 1972
* "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" -- Jerry Lee Lewis
May 27, 1972
* "Stranger on the Shore" -- Mr. Acker Bilk
No extras on June 3 and 10, 1972 ... and then
June 17, 1972
Album cut: "Rip This Joint" from the Rolling Stones (from Exile on Main Street)
June 24, 1972
* "Groovin'" -- The Young Rascals
July 1, 1972 was the special Top 40 hits of the rock era.
No extras on July 8 and 15, 1972 ... and then ...
July 22, 1972
Album cut: "Salvation" by Elton John (from Honky Chateau)
Aug. 5, 1972 was the Top 40 albums special; no extras on Aug. 12, 1972, and then ...
Aug. 19, 1972
* "You've Got a Friend" -- James Taylor
Aug. 26, 1972
* "A World Without Love" -- Peter and Gordon. A repeat (from Feb. 13, 1971) ... and the last extra for awhile.
The 1977-1979 era extras, and the scattered ones throughout the rest of the 1970s will be in a new post later on in this thread.
Brian
So without further ado, here we go. The dates reflect the chart date, not original show date:
July 11, 1970
* "Little Old Man" -- Bill Cosby
* "Hello Dolly" -- Louis Armstrong
* "Spinning Wheel" -- Blood, Sweat and Tears
* "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" -- Rolling Stones
July 18, 1970
* "It's Not Unusual" -- Tom Jones
* "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" -- Herman's Hermits
* "I'm Sorry" -- Brenda Lee
July 25, 1970
* "Travelin' Man" -- Ricky Nelson
* "Big Girls Don't Cry" -- Four Seasons f. Frankie Valli
* "Rock Around the Clock" -- Bill Hailey and His Comets
* "MacArthur Park" -- Richard Harris
Aug. 1, 1970
* "I'm Walkin'" -- Fats Domino
* "Can't Buy Me Love" -- The Beatles
* "Gentle on My Mind" -- Glen Campbell
* "Alley-Oop" -- Hollywood Argyles
Aug. 8, 1970
* "Please Mr. Postman" -- The Marvelettes
* "Itsy-Bitsy Teeny-Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini" -- Brian Hyland
* "Good Vibrations" -- Beach Boys
* "Can't Get to Losing You" -- Andy Williams
* "Calcutta" -- Lawrence Welk
Aug. 15, 1970
* "Eve of Destruction" -- Barry McGuire
* "You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry" -- The Caravelles
* "Don't Just Stand There" -- Patty Duke
* "Do You Want to Know a Secret" -- The Beatles
* "Yakety-Yak" -- The Coasters
Aug. 22, 1970
* "Lies" -- The Knickerbockers
* "California Dreaming" -- Mamas and the Papas
* "Theme from 'The Valley of the Dolls'" -- Dionne Warwick
* "Higher and Higher" -- Jackie Wilson
Aug. 29, 1970
* "Tammy" -- Debbie Reynolds
* "Heartbreaker" -- Gene Pitney
* "You Are My Sunshine" -- Ray Charles
* "Chances Are" -- Johnny Mathis
* "Strangers in the Night" -- Frank Sinatra
* "I Got You Babe" -- Sonny and Cher
Sept. 5, 1970
* "Hey Little Girl" -- Dee Clark
* "Second-Hand Rose" -- Barbra Streisand
* "Mr. Businessman" -- Ray Stevens
* "Dominique" -- The Singing Nun
Sept. 12, 1970
* "It Might as Well Rain Until September" -- Carole King
* "Diana" -- Paul Anka
* "A Taste of Honey" -- Herb Alpert
* "It's Now or Never" -- Elvis Presley
* "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" -- Dionne Warwick
Sept. 19, 1970
* "Little Darlin'" -- The Diamonds
* "The Green Door" -- Jim Lowe
* "Suspicion" -- Terry Stafford
* "Surfer Stomp" -- The Marketts
* "Help" -- The Beatles
* "The Twist" -- Chubby Checker
Sept. 26, 1970
* "I Second That Emotion" -- Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
* "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" -- Connie Francis
* "Lay Lady Lay" -- Bob Dylan
* "Old Rivers -- Walter Brennan
* "Your Precious Love" -- Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrill
Oct. 3, 1970
* "Mr. Custer" -- Larry Byrd
* "Going Out of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" -- The Lettermen
* "Young Love -- Sonny James
* "Easier Said Than Done" -- The Essex
Oct. 10, 1970
* "Sukiyaki" -- Kyu Sakamoto
* "Tel-Star" -- The Tornadoes
* "Love is Blue" -- Paul Mauriat
* "More" -- Kai Winding
... and as an album cut (possibly the first one):
* "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" -- Credence Clearwater Revival (from Cosmo's Factory)
Oct. 17, 1970
* "Walk Don't Run" -- The Ventures
* "Twixt Twelve and Twenty" -- Pat Boone
* "Make the World Go Away -- Eddy Arnold
Oct. 24, 1970
* "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" -- Four Aces
* "I Want to Be Wanted" -- Brenda Lee
* "Yesterday" -- The Beatles
The album cut was "Black Magic Woman" by Santana, and not long thereafter that song became a hit. The album was Abraxas.
Oct. 31, 1970
* "Hang On Sloopy" -- The McCoys
* "Kicks" -- Paul Revere & the Raiders
* "Good Night, Irene" -- The Weavers
Album cut: "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin (and this, too, became a hit). The album was Led Zeppelin III.
Nov. 7, 1970
* "So Rare" -- Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
* "Wonderful, Wonderful" -- Johnny Mathis
Album cut: "Swinging on a Gallows Pole" by Led Zeppelin (two weeks in a row for Led Zeppelin III).
Nov. 14, 1970
* "Pink Shoelaces" -- Dodi Stevens
* "New Orleans" -- Gary U.S. Bonds
Album cut: "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin (repeat for the band from England)
Nov. 21, 1970
* "Wake Up Little Susie" -- Everly Brothers
* "Autumn Leaves" -- Roger Williams
* "In the Year 2525" -- Zager and Evans
Album cut: "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin (third playing for them)
Nov. 28, 1970
* "Are You Lonesome To-night" -- Elvis Presley
Album cut: "Oye Como Va" by Santana (return of Abraxas)
Dec. 5, 1970
* "Take Good Care of My Baby" -- Bobby Vee
* "Light My Fire" -- The Doors
Dec. 12, 1970
* "Sixteen Tons" -- Tennessee Ernie Ford
* "Splish Spash" -- Bobby Darrin
Album cut: "Oye Como Va" by Santana
Dec. 19, 1970
* "White Christmas" -- Bing Crosby
Our first country-only hit played: "Endlessly" by Sonny James. Anybody know why this song was played, and can you tell us how Casey introduced and out-troed the song?"
Album cut: "Hope You're Feeling Better" by Santana
Dec. 26, 1970
* "Higher and Higher" -- Jackie Wilson (first repeat extra)
* "Silent Night" -- Bing Crosby
--TWO WEEK BREAK--
--TWO WEEK BREAK--
Jan. 16, 1971
* "To Each His Own" -- The Platters
* "Hurt So Bad" -- The Lettermen
* "The Tennessee Waltz" -- Patti Page
Jan. 23, 1971
* "The Sounds of Silence" -- Simon & Garfunkel
* "Wonderland by Night" -- Bert Kampfert
Album cut: "Awaiting On You All" by George Harrison (from All Things Must Pass)
Jan. 30, 1971
* "We Can Work it Out" -- The Beatles
Feb. 6, 1971
* "Memories are Made of This" -- Dean Martin
* "Sunshine Superman" -- Donovan
* "I Want to Be Around" -- Tony Bennett
Album cut: "Apple Scruffs" by George Harrison
Feb. 13, 1971
* "A World Without Love" -- Peter & Gordon
* "My Love" -- Petula Clark
* "Like a Rolling Stone" -- Bob Dylan
* "The Weight" -- The Band
Feb. 20, 1971
* "Lightin' Strikes" -- Lou Christie
* "Nel Blu Dipinto Del Blu (Volare)" -- Domenico Modugno
* "Cab Driver" -- The Ames Brothers
Album cut: "Superstar" by Murray Head (from the Jesus Christ Superstar rock opera soundtrack)
Feb. 27, 1971
* "Pony Time" -- Chubby Checker
* "These Boots are Made for Walkin'" -- Nancy Sinatra
Album cut: "Move Over" by Janis Joplin (first album cut played from Pearl)
March 6, 1971
* "Rock and Roll Waltz" -- Kay Starr
* "Suspicious Minds" -- Elvis Presley
Album cut: "Mercedes Benz" by Janis Joplin
March 13, 1971
* "Tequilla" -- The Champs
* "Lisbon, Antigua" -- Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
Album cut: "Buried Alive in the Blues" by Janis Joplin
March 20, 1971
* "Surrender" -- Elvis Presley
* "High School U.S.A." -- Tommy Facenda
Album cut: "Mercedes Benz" by Janis Joplin
March 27, 1971
* "Blue Moon" -- The Marcels
* "The Poor People of Paris" -- Les Baxter & His Orchestra
* "If" -- Perry Como
Album cut: "My Baby" by Janis Joplin
April 3, 1971
* "Baby Love" -- Diana Ross & The Supremes
* "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)" -- Tex Williams
* "Love Me Tender" -- Elvis Presley
Album cut: "Move Over" by Janis Joplin
April 10, 1971
* "My Way" -- Frank Sinatra
* "Just a Dream" -- Jimmy Clanton
* "Honky Tonk" -- Bill Doggett
* "Soul and Inspiration" -- Righteous Brothers
Album cut: "Mercedes Benz" by Janis Joplin
April 17, 1971
* "Sleep Walk" -- Santon & Johnny
* "Heartbreak Hotel" -- Elvis Presley
* "Harper Valley PTA" -- Jeannie C. Riley
Album cut: "Half Moon" by Janis Joplin (probably the Mercedes Benz was parked beneath it)
April 24, 1971
* "Guess Things Happen That Way" -- Johnny Cash
* "Runaway" -- Del Shannon
* "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" -- Harry Belafonte
Album cut (yep, another Janis Joplin-related song, but it's by someone else) ... "Alive in the Blues" by the Full-Tilt Boogie Band
May 1, 1971
* "How High the Moon" -- Les Paul & Mary Ford
* "Look for a Star" -- Gary Miles
* "Good Lovin'" -- The Young Rascals
Album cut: "I Don't Know How to Love Him" by Yvonne Eliman (from the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar)
--ONE-WEEK BREAK FOR AT40 SPECIAL--
--ONE-WEEK BREAK FOR AT40 SPECIAL--
May 8, 1971
... on the first week of chart dates and airdates matching correctly and not being one week apart ...
* "My Blue Heaven" -- Fats Domino
* "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" -- Freddy Cannon
* "There I Said It Again" -- Bobby Vinton
* "Somewhere My Love" -- Ray Coniff
Album cut: "The Hosanna Song" (from Jesus Christ Superstar)
May 15, 1971
* "Mother-in-Law" -- Ernie K. Doe
* "Monday, Monday" -- Mamas and the Papas
Album cut: "Right Between the Eyes" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (from 4 Way Street)
May 22, 1971
* "Travelin' Man" -- Ricky Nelson (a repeat)
* "When a Man Loves a Woman" -- Percy Sledge
* "Money (That's What I Want)" -- Barrett Strong (first bonafide Motown hit)
Album cut: "You Got to Move" by the Rolling Stones (from Sticky Fingers)
May 29, 1971
* "Running Scared" -- Roy Orbison
* "Jamie" -- Eddie Holland
* "Ode to Billie Joe -- Bobbie Gentry
June 6, 1971
* "Paint It, Black" -- The Rolling Stones
* "Call Me" -- Chris Montez
* "Love Theme from 'Romeo and Juliet'" -- Henry Mancini
* "People" -- Barbra Streisand
June 13, 1971
* "Paperback Writer" -- The Beatles
* "Moody River" -- Pat Boone
* "The Wayward Wind' -- Gogi Grant
June 20, 1971
* "Strangers in the Night" -- Frank Sinatra (played earlier in the year)
* "Prisoner of Love" -- Perry Como
* "Quarter to Three" -- Gary U.S. Bonds
June 27, 1971
* "Teen Angel" -- Mark Dinning
* "Too Young" -- Nat King Cole
July 3, 1971
* "Tossing and Turning" -- Bobby Lewis
Album cut: "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King (from Tapestry)
July 10, 1971
* "The Gypsy" -- The Ink Spots (from 1946, the oldest "extra" to this time)
* "Don't Worry" -- Marty Robbins
Album cut: "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King (from Tapestry)
July 17, 1971
* "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" -- Elvis Presley
* "Harbor Lights" -- The Platters
Album cut: "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King (again)
July 24, 1971
* "Misty" -- Johnny Mathis
* "Wild Thing" -- The Troggs
July 31, 1971
no extras listed
Aug. 7, 1971
* "My Prayer" -- The Platters
Aug. 14, 1971
* "Summer in the City" -- The Lovin' Sthingyful
Album cut: "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King (again)
Aug. 21, 1971
* "Piece of My Heart" -- Big Brother and Holding Company
* "Wooden Heart" -- Joe Dowell
Aug. 28, 1971
* "Hound Dog" -- Elvis Presley
Album cut: "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King (just as popular as the A-side)
Sept. 4, 1971
Sept. 11, 1971
No extras listed
Sept. 18, 1971
* "Michael" -- The Highwaymen
Sept. 25, 1971
* "Take Good Care of My Baby" -- Bobby Vee (repeat extra)
Oct. 2, 1971
Album cut: "Reason to Believe" by Rod Stewart (from Every Picture Tells a Story)
Oct. 9, 1971
* "Hit the Road Jack" -- Ray Charles
Album cut: "I Know I'm Losing You" by Rod Stewart
Oct. 16, 1971
* "Don't Be Cruel" -- Elvis Presley
* "Runaround Sue" -- Dion (a repeat extra)
Album cut: The title track from Rod Stewart's album Every Picture Tells a Story)
Oct. 23, 1971
* "Reach Out I'll Be There" -- Four Tops
Album cut: "Reason to Believe" by Rod Stewart (22 years before a new version became a bonafide hit on its own)
Oct. 30, 1971
* "96 Tears" -- ? and the Mysterians
Album cut: "Oh My Love" by John Lennon (from Imagine)
Nov. 6, 1971 (first guest-hosted show; we'll never hear it)
* "Big Bad John" -- Jimmy Dean
Album cut: "Walk from Regio's" by Isaac Hayes (from the soundtrack to Shaft)
Nov. 13, 1971
* "Hello Dolly" -- Louis Armstrong (a repeat from the very first AT40; likely, a posthumous tribute as "Satchmo" had died earlier in the year.)
Album cut: "Everything's Coming Our Way" by Santana (from Santana III)
Nov. 20, 1971
* "Poor Side of Town" -- Johnny Rivers
Nov. 27, 1971
* "You Keep Me Hanging On" -- Diana Ross & the Supremes
* "Love Me Tender" -- Elvis Presley
Dec. 4, 1971
* "Winchester Cathedral" -- New Vaudville Band
Album cut: "Everything's Coming Our Way" by Santana
Dec. 11, 1971
* "Please Mr. Postman" by the Marvelettes (a repeat from August 1970)
Album cut: "Batuka" by Santana
Dec. 18, 1971
* "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys
Album cut: "Spaced Cowboy" by Sly and the Family Stone (from There's a Riot Going On)
Dec. 25, 1971: Christmas show.
Jan. 1, 1972: 1971 year-end countdown
Jan. 8, 1972
Album cut: "Music" by Carole King (the title track to her new album)
Jan. 15, 1972 (the day I was born)
No extras
Jan. 22, 1972
Album cut: "Til Tomorrow" by Don McLean (from American Pie)
Jan. 29, 1972
* "Singing the Blues" -- Guy Mitchell
Album cut: "Babylon" by Don McLean (from American Pie)
Feb. 5, 1972
No extras
Feb. 12, 1972
* "Cry" -- Johnnie Ray & the Four Lads
Feb. 19, 1972
No extras
Feb. 26, 1972
* "I'm a Believer" -- The Monkees
March 4, 1972
No extras
March 11, 1972
* "Ruby Tuesday" -- The Rolling Stones
March 18, 1972
* "Penny Lane" -- The Beatles
March 25, 1972
* "Me and Bobby McGee" -- Janis Joplin
April 1, 1972
* "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" -- Connie Francis
April 8, 1972
* "All Shook Up" -- Elvis Presley
April 15, 1972
* "Something Stupid" -- Frank and Nancy Sinatra
April 22, 1972
* "Wheel of Fortune" -- Kay Starr
No extras from April 29 through May 13, 1972 ... and then
May 20, 1972
* "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" -- Jerry Lee Lewis
May 27, 1972
* "Stranger on the Shore" -- Mr. Acker Bilk
No extras on June 3 and 10, 1972 ... and then
June 17, 1972
Album cut: "Rip This Joint" from the Rolling Stones (from Exile on Main Street)
June 24, 1972
* "Groovin'" -- The Young Rascals
July 1, 1972 was the special Top 40 hits of the rock era.
No extras on July 8 and 15, 1972 ... and then ...
July 22, 1972
Album cut: "Salvation" by Elton John (from Honky Chateau)
Aug. 5, 1972 was the Top 40 albums special; no extras on Aug. 12, 1972, and then ...
Aug. 19, 1972
* "You've Got a Friend" -- James Taylor
Aug. 26, 1972
* "A World Without Love" -- Peter and Gordon. A repeat (from Feb. 13, 1971) ... and the last extra for awhile.
The 1977-1979 era extras, and the scattered ones throughout the rest of the 1970s will be in a new post later on in this thread.
Brian