3/6/1971-3/13/1971
Another Day - Paul McCartney
What Is Life - George Harrison
Burning Bridges - Mike Curb Congregation
Amazing Grace - Judy Collins
One Toke Over the Line - Brewer & Shipley
Temptation Eyes - Grass Roots
Have You Ever Seen the Rain/Hey Tonight - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - Temptations
Oye, Como Ya? - Santana
I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds
Amos Moses - Jerry Reed
Wild World - Cat Stevens
If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot
She's a Lady - Tom Jones
Watching Scotty Grow - Bobby Goldsboro
No Love at All - B.J. Thomas
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
Love Story (Where Do I Begin) - Andy Williams
Theme from Love Story - Francis Lai with his orchestra
Theme from Love Story - Henry Mancini, Orch & Chorus
Knock Three Times - Dawn
For All We Know - Carpenters
Proud Mary - Ike and Tina Turner
Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
Help Me Make It Through the Night - Sammi Smith
3/13/1976
Take It to the Limit - Eagles
Take It Like a Man - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
All by Myself - Eric Carmen
Golden Years - David Bowie
Dream Weaver - Gary Wright
Show Me the Way Peter Frampton
Junk Food Junkie - Larry Groce
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Dream On - Aerosmith
You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
December 1963 - Four Seasons
Slow Ride - Foghat
Love Hurts - Nazareth
Love Machine - Miracles
Theme from "S.W.A.T." - Rhythm Heritage
Money Honey - Bay City Rollers
Only Sixteen - Dr. Hook
Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
Lonely Night - Captain & Tennille
There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World) - Carpenters
Cupid - Tony Orlando & Dawn
Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightengale
Love to Love You Baby - Donna Summer
3/15/1980
Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles
Working My Way Back to You - Spinners
Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross
September Morn' - Neil Diamond
Rock with You - Michael Jackson
Off the Wall - Michael Jackson
Give It All You Got - Chuck Mangione
Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert
Longer - Dan Fogelberg
Him - Rupert Holmes
Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar
How Do I Make You - Linda Ronstadt
On the Radio - Donna Summer
Daydream Believer - Anne Murray
Even It Up - Heart
Call Me - Blondie
Do That To Me One More Time - The Captain & Tennille
Yes, I'm Ready - Teri Desario & KC
Too Hot - Kool & The Gang
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Lost in Love - Air Supply
99 - Toto
I Thank You - ZZ Top
Sexy Eyes - Dr. Hook
An American Dream - The Dirt Band
3/15/1986
"Now on AT40 we're up to the group that holds the all-time record as the group whose hit The Top 40 the most times without hitting #1, the record holder, is an English orchestra, an orchestra with only 3 members, let's countdown the Top 3 groups in this category, in 3rd place is the English band who had 16 Top 40 Hits without ever hitting #1, songs like, I Can See for Miles and Pinball Wizard, the band called, The Who, in 2nd place is an American group, a soul group of the 60's who had 17 Top 40 Hits without ever hitting #1, songs like, Gypsy Woman and People Get Ready, they, were The Impressions, and that brings us up to the group in 1st place, though they may not wanna be there, among groups they've had the most Top 40 Hits without a #1, they're the British band from Birmingham, and they've hit with songs like, Telephone Line, Rock 'n' Roll Is King, and their highest peaking song which got to #4, Don't Bring Me Down, a total of 20 Top 40 Hits, without hitting #1 for, Electric Light Orchestra, their 20th Top 40 is currently climbing the countdown, up 3 notches to 33, here's ELO and, Calling America" - Casey Kasem's American Top 40 from March 15th, 1986
The Electric Light Orchestra on American Top 40, they use to be a 7-man band, now, they're a 3-man band with their 20th Top 40 Hit at #33, Calling America, they move up 3 notches, as the countdown continues.
PS-As of 1996 Journey is now #2 on the list with 18 Top 40 hits without ever hitting #1, then Aerosmith almost broke this record back in 1998 before they hit #1 with I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing from Armageddon.
Electric Light Orchestra did reach #1 on the Radio & Records chart with Shine a Little Love in June 1979.
Also from 3/15/86, Heart Beat 86, broadcast on MTV, Electric Light Orchestra were introduced by Jasper Carrott, features a rare live version of "Hold On Tight"
Nikita - Elton John
Silent Running - Mike & the Mechanics
Stages - ZZ Top
Manic Monday - Bangles
Sara - Starship
These Dreams - Heart
Life in a Northern Town - The Dream Academy
When the Going Get Tough - Billy Ocean
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. - John Cougar Mellencamp
Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer
Living in America - James Brown
Tarzan Boy - Baltimora
What You Need - INXS
Sanctify Yourself - Simple Minds
Kyrie - Mr. Mister
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
That's What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends
I Can't Wait - Stevie Nicks
How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
The Sweetest Taboo - Sade