Post by Hervard on Apr 19, 2014 20:04:34 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - April 19, 2014
This week's presentation - April 15, 1978
Droppers:
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - BILLY JOEL (39) - Great song! Shame that it fell off, but at least he debuted on the survey with a song that was just as good.
BOOGIE SHOES - KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND (35) - Meh, mediocre at best. Definitely not one of their best.
THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES) - GORDON LIGHTFOOT (33) - Great song! Shame that it fell off, as it was one of his best!
FALLING - LEBLANC & CARR (31) - Great song!
40: ROCKET RIDE - KISS (debut) - It's okies, but definitely not their best.
39: MORE THAN A WOMAN - TAVARES (debut) - Wow, over a sixth of the chart consisted of Saturday Night Fever singles! This was the seventh release from that monster soundtrack, and it wasn't bad, but I preferred the Bee Gees' version, which got quite a lot of radio airplay and, thus, is the one I've heard most often (as I recall, this one was more of a sales hit).
38: LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN - SWEET (debut) - This one wasn't bad, but I preferred "Fox On The Run" (I do like this better than the annoying "Ballroom Blitz", though).
37: MOVIN' OUT - BILLY JOEL (debut) - Great song! The Stranger was indeed one of his best singles albums ever; I liked all four of the songs released from that album!
36: BABY HOLD ON - EDDIE MONEY (40) - Great song! One of my favorites from him!
35: I GO CRAZY - PAUL DAVIS (28) - Ah yes, the slowest rising Top Ten hit of the rock era (well, up to that point, anyway; I have no idea whether or not it's been beaten).
34: FANTASY - EARTH, WIND & FIRE (38) - Good song, though I preferred a few others (such as "That's The Way Of The World" and "September").
33: WHICH WAY IS UP - STARGARD (21) - Sort of an ironic title, given its chart movement this week. Anyway, this song wasn't bad, but nothing I'd go out of my way to listen to either. Didn't Casey fade this one out early?
32: THIS TIME I'M IN IT FOR LOVE - PLAYER (37) - This wasn't bad, but I preferred "Baby Come Back".
31: TWO DOORS DOWN - DOLLY PARTON (36) - OK song, but nowhere near as good as "Here You Come Again".
30: FOOLING YOURSELF (THE ANGRY YOUNG MAN) - STYX (34) - Great song! Did they ever play the full intro on AT40?
29: I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING - RUBICON (32) - Great song! I've heard this one plenty of times on my Barry Scott's Lost 45s CD (although I haven't listened to that one for quite some time; I gotta pop it into the player and give it a listen sometime).
28: ALWAYS & FOREVER - HEATWAVE (18) - Great song! Superior to the 1990 remake by Whistle.
27: THUNDER ISLAND - JAY FERGUSON (9) - Great song! My favorite of his two Top 40 hits!
OPTIONAL EXTRA: SHADOW DANCING - ANDY GIBB - This was OK, but one of my least favorites from him.
26: DISCO INFERNO - THE TRAMMPS (29) - Ah, the second of six SNF songs in the countdown! It's okies, but nothing special.
25: THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND - ANDREW GOLD (26) - Great song! Not exceptionally successful on the charts, but became a very popular friendship-themed LDD for several years afterward.
24: LADY LOVE - LOU RAWLS (24) - Great song, and interesting story about his experience in the army!
23: BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT - GENE COTTON (23) - Great song! Definitely an underrated song!
22: IMAGINARY LOVER - ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION (27) - Great song! One of their best, right up there with "So In To You".
21: FEELS SO GOOD - CHUCK MANGIONE (25) - Great song! A true guilty pleasure (since a few people I know can't stand this one).
20: SWEET TALKING WOMAN - THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (22) - Great song! One of their best. Too bad they cut out the second verse.
19: YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT - JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (30) - Great song!
18: FLASHLIGHT - PARLIAMENT (20) - This song was OK, but nothing exceptional. On the show from the week before, this was the only song in the Top 20 that I didn't particularly care for. Such is the case this week, as the two new entries in the Top 20 are both great ones.
17: LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER - ANDY GIBB (8) - Good song. My favorite of his two songs on the chart (although they sound similar).
16: COUNT ON ME - JEFFERSON STARSHIP (19) - Great song! Possibly my favorite of their songs with Marty Balin on lead.
15: GOODBYE GIRL - DAVID GATES (16) - Great song! One of my favorites from him, with or without Bread.
14: EBONY EYES - BOB WELCH (14) - Great song! One of the only songs I've heard that mentions the title only in the bridge.
13: RUNNIN' ON EMPTY - JACKSON BROWNE (15) - Great song! One of my favorites from him!
OPTIONAL EXTRA: IT'S A HEARTACHE - BONNIE TYLER - Great song, though I preferred her #1 from five years later.
12: WITH A LITTLE LUCK - WINGS (17) - Great song! One of my favorites from them - glad this one got to #1!
11: EMOTION - SAMANTHA SANG (6) - Great song! I preferred this over the Destiny's Child cover from 14 years later.
10: OUR LOVE - NATALIE COLE (11) - Great song! One of her best 70s hits!
9: WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN - ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY (12) - Great song! I don't understand why it came and went so fast.
8: JACK & JILL - RAYDIO (10) - Great song! One of their best!
7: THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU - ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY (13) - Great song! My favorite of their duets!
6: DUST IN THE WIND - KANSAS (7) - Great song! One of my favorites from them!
5: IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU - YVONNE ELLIMAN (5) - Great song! My favorite single from Saturday Night Fever.
4: CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU - BARRY MANILOW (4) - That's what my grandmother said when I hid her dentures. No, seriously, this is a great song, like most of Manilow's hits.
3: LAY DOWN SALLY - ERIC CLAPTON (3) - Though I'm not generally a big fan of his, I actually liked this song.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: BECAUSE THE NIGHT - PATTI SMITH GROUP - This was OK, but nothing exceptional.
2: STAYIN' ALIVE - THE BEE GEES (2) - Great song! My second favorite of their Saturday Night Fever singles (my favorite had dropped out a few weeks prior).
1: NIGHT FEVER - THE BEE GEES (1) - And, of course, this would be my least favorite, but a good song nevertheless.
This week's presentation - April 15, 1978
Droppers:
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - BILLY JOEL (39) - Great song! Shame that it fell off, but at least he debuted on the survey with a song that was just as good.
BOOGIE SHOES - KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND (35) - Meh, mediocre at best. Definitely not one of their best.
THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES) - GORDON LIGHTFOOT (33) - Great song! Shame that it fell off, as it was one of his best!
FALLING - LEBLANC & CARR (31) - Great song!
40: ROCKET RIDE - KISS (debut) - It's okies, but definitely not their best.
39: MORE THAN A WOMAN - TAVARES (debut) - Wow, over a sixth of the chart consisted of Saturday Night Fever singles! This was the seventh release from that monster soundtrack, and it wasn't bad, but I preferred the Bee Gees' version, which got quite a lot of radio airplay and, thus, is the one I've heard most often (as I recall, this one was more of a sales hit).
38: LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN - SWEET (debut) - This one wasn't bad, but I preferred "Fox On The Run" (I do like this better than the annoying "Ballroom Blitz", though).
37: MOVIN' OUT - BILLY JOEL (debut) - Great song! The Stranger was indeed one of his best singles albums ever; I liked all four of the songs released from that album!
36: BABY HOLD ON - EDDIE MONEY (40) - Great song! One of my favorites from him!
35: I GO CRAZY - PAUL DAVIS (28) - Ah yes, the slowest rising Top Ten hit of the rock era (well, up to that point, anyway; I have no idea whether or not it's been beaten).
34: FANTASY - EARTH, WIND & FIRE (38) - Good song, though I preferred a few others (such as "That's The Way Of The World" and "September").
33: WHICH WAY IS UP - STARGARD (21) - Sort of an ironic title, given its chart movement this week. Anyway, this song wasn't bad, but nothing I'd go out of my way to listen to either. Didn't Casey fade this one out early?
32: THIS TIME I'M IN IT FOR LOVE - PLAYER (37) - This wasn't bad, but I preferred "Baby Come Back".
31: TWO DOORS DOWN - DOLLY PARTON (36) - OK song, but nowhere near as good as "Here You Come Again".
30: FOOLING YOURSELF (THE ANGRY YOUNG MAN) - STYX (34) - Great song! Did they ever play the full intro on AT40?
29: I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING - RUBICON (32) - Great song! I've heard this one plenty of times on my Barry Scott's Lost 45s CD (although I haven't listened to that one for quite some time; I gotta pop it into the player and give it a listen sometime).
28: ALWAYS & FOREVER - HEATWAVE (18) - Great song! Superior to the 1990 remake by Whistle.
27: THUNDER ISLAND - JAY FERGUSON (9) - Great song! My favorite of his two Top 40 hits!
OPTIONAL EXTRA: SHADOW DANCING - ANDY GIBB - This was OK, but one of my least favorites from him.
26: DISCO INFERNO - THE TRAMMPS (29) - Ah, the second of six SNF songs in the countdown! It's okies, but nothing special.
25: THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND - ANDREW GOLD (26) - Great song! Not exceptionally successful on the charts, but became a very popular friendship-themed LDD for several years afterward.
24: LADY LOVE - LOU RAWLS (24) - Great song, and interesting story about his experience in the army!
23: BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT - GENE COTTON (23) - Great song! Definitely an underrated song!
22: IMAGINARY LOVER - ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION (27) - Great song! One of their best, right up there with "So In To You".
21: FEELS SO GOOD - CHUCK MANGIONE (25) - Great song! A true guilty pleasure (since a few people I know can't stand this one).
20: SWEET TALKING WOMAN - THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (22) - Great song! One of their best. Too bad they cut out the second verse.
19: YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT - JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (30) - Great song!
18: FLASHLIGHT - PARLIAMENT (20) - This song was OK, but nothing exceptional. On the show from the week before, this was the only song in the Top 20 that I didn't particularly care for. Such is the case this week, as the two new entries in the Top 20 are both great ones.
17: LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER - ANDY GIBB (8) - Good song. My favorite of his two songs on the chart (although they sound similar).
16: COUNT ON ME - JEFFERSON STARSHIP (19) - Great song! Possibly my favorite of their songs with Marty Balin on lead.
15: GOODBYE GIRL - DAVID GATES (16) - Great song! One of my favorites from him, with or without Bread.
14: EBONY EYES - BOB WELCH (14) - Great song! One of the only songs I've heard that mentions the title only in the bridge.
13: RUNNIN' ON EMPTY - JACKSON BROWNE (15) - Great song! One of my favorites from him!
OPTIONAL EXTRA: IT'S A HEARTACHE - BONNIE TYLER - Great song, though I preferred her #1 from five years later.
12: WITH A LITTLE LUCK - WINGS (17) - Great song! One of my favorites from them - glad this one got to #1!
11: EMOTION - SAMANTHA SANG (6) - Great song! I preferred this over the Destiny's Child cover from 14 years later.
10: OUR LOVE - NATALIE COLE (11) - Great song! One of her best 70s hits!
9: WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN - ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY (12) - Great song! I don't understand why it came and went so fast.
8: JACK & JILL - RAYDIO (10) - Great song! One of their best!
7: THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU - ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY (13) - Great song! My favorite of their duets!
6: DUST IN THE WIND - KANSAS (7) - Great song! One of my favorites from them!
5: IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU - YVONNE ELLIMAN (5) - Great song! My favorite single from Saturday Night Fever.
4: CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU - BARRY MANILOW (4) - That's what my grandmother said when I hid her dentures. No, seriously, this is a great song, like most of Manilow's hits.
3: LAY DOWN SALLY - ERIC CLAPTON (3) - Though I'm not generally a big fan of his, I actually liked this song.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: BECAUSE THE NIGHT - PATTI SMITH GROUP - This was OK, but nothing exceptional.
2: STAYIN' ALIVE - THE BEE GEES (2) - Great song! My second favorite of their Saturday Night Fever singles (my favorite had dropped out a few weeks prior).
1: NIGHT FEVER - THE BEE GEES (1) - And, of course, this would be my least favorite, but a good song nevertheless.