Post by doofus67 on Feb 9, 2024 2:22:07 GMT -5
With all the buzz on this forum about singles charts based on a week's worth or a year's worth of activity, just for sh*ts and giggles, I thought I would break things down into monthly rankings. Here are the #1 songs of each calendar month of the original Casey era of AT40. To account for some months having five chart dates, I'm listing average chart scores rather than totals. I calculated the scores using the point scale devised by Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll for the book Ranking the '70s, version 1.0.
* Song was never #1 for a week!
* Song was never #1 for a week!
| 1970 | #1 song | Avg score |
| July | Mama Told Me (Not to Come) | 912 |
| Aug | (They Long to Be) Close to You | 896 |
| Sept | War | 912 |
| Oct | I'll Be There | 834 |
| Nov | I'll Be There | 829 |
| Dec | The Tears of a Clown | 870 |
| 1971 | #1 song | Avg score |
| Jan | My Sweet Lord | 930 |
| Feb | One Bad Apple | 956 |
| Mar | Me and Bobby McGee | 870 |
| April | Just My Imagination | 742 |
| May | Joy to the World | 965 |
| June | Want Ads | 744 |
| July | It's Too Late | 896 |
| Aug | How Can You Mend a Broken Heart | 1000 |
| Sept | Go Away Little Girl | 858 |
| Oct | Maggie May / Reason to Believe | 1000 |
| Nov | (tie) Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves Theme from Shaft | 912 |
| Dec | Family Affair | 956 |
| 1972 | #1 song | Avg score |
| Jan | American Pie | 930 |
| Feb | Let's Stay Tah-gether | 794 |
| Mar | Heart of Gold | 784 |
| April | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | 775 |
| May | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | 914 |
| June | The Candy Man | 882 |
| July | Lean on Me | 775 |
| Aug | Alone Again (Naturally) | 956 |
| Sept | Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me | 740 |
| Oct | My Ding-a-Ling | 639 |
| Nov | I Can See Clearly Now | 1000 |
| Dec | I Am Woman | 756 |
| 1973 | #1 song | Avg score |
| Jan | You're So Vain | 956 |
| Feb | Crocodile Rock | 914 |
| Mar | Killing Me Softly with His Song | 965 |
| April | The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia | 838 |
| May | Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree | 838 |
| June | My Love | 965 |
| July | Will It Go Round in Circles | 814 |
| Aug | The Morning After | 741 |
| Sept | Let's Get It On | 894 |
| Oct | Half-Breed | 870 |
| Nov | Keep On Truckin' | 870 |
| Dec | Top of the World | 820 |
| 1974 | #1 song | Avg score |
| Jan | The Joker | 770 |
| Feb | The Way We Were | 956 |
| Mar | Seasons in the Sun | 896 |
| April | Bennie and the Jets | 868 |
| May | The Streak | 792 |
| June | The Streak | 764 |
| July | Rock Your Baby | 764 |
| Aug | (You're) Having My Baby | 732 |
| Sept | Rock Me Gently | 753 |
| Oct | Then Came You | 785 |
| Nov | * Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) | 665 |
| Dec | Kung Fu Fighting | 838 |
| 1975 | #1 song | Avg score |
| Jan | Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds | 656 |
| Feb | Pick Up the Pieces | 697 |
| Mar | Lady Marmalade | 658 |
| April | Philadelphia Freedom | 912 |
| May | Before the Next Teardrop Falls | 826 |
| June | Love Will Keep Us Tah-gether | 752 |
| July | The Hustle | 868 |
| Aug | One of These Nights | 741 |
| Sept | Rhinestone Cowboy | 870 |
| Oct | Bad Blood | 836 |
| Nov | Island Girl | 837 |
| Dec | That's the Way (I Like It) | 753 |
| 1976 | #1 song | Avg score |
| Jan | I Write the Songs | 859 |
| Feb | 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover | 956 |
| Mar | December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) | 914 |
| April | Disco Lady | 1000 |
| May | Silly Love Songs | 620 |
| June | Silly Love Songs | 956 |
| July | Afternoon Delight | 835 |
| Aug | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | 1000 |
| Sept | Play That Funky Music | 751 |
| Oct | Disco Duck | 741 |
| Nov | Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) | 819 |
| Dec | Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) | 1000 |
| 1977 | #1 song | Avg score |
| Jan | You Make Me Feel Like Dancing | 708 |
| Feb | New Kid in Town | 794 |
| Mar | Love Theme from "A Star Is Born" | 956 |
| April | Don't Leave Me This Way | 734 |
| May | When I Need You | 868 |
| June | Got to Give It Up | 753 |
| July | Looks Like We Made It | 715 |
| Aug | I Just Want to Be Your Everything | 912 |
| Sept | Best of My Love | 914 |
| Oct | You Light Up My Life | 765 |
| Nov | You Light Up My Life | 1000 |
| Dec | You Light Up My Life | 930 |
| 1978 | #1 song | Avg score |
| Jan | Baby Come Back | 956 |
| Feb | Stayin' Alive | 1000 |
| Mar | Night Fever | 814 |
| April | Night Fever | 1000 |
| May | With a Little Luck | 773 |
| June | Shadow Dancing | 871 |
| July | Shadow Dancing | 1000 |
| Aug | Three Times a Lady | 912 |
| Sept | Boogie Oogie Oogie | 896 |
| Oct | Kiss You All Over | 836 |
| Nov | MacArthur Park | 956 |
| Dec | Le Freak | 871 |
| 1979 | #1 song | Avg score |
| Jan | (tie) Le Freak Too Much Heaven | 912 |
| Feb | Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? | 914 |
| Mar | I Will Survive | 861 |
| April | I Will Survive | 770 |
| May | Reunited | 1000 |
| June | Hot Stuff | 930 |
| July | Bad Girls | 956 |
| Aug | Good Times | 868 |
| Sept | My Sharona | 1000 |
| Oct | Rise | 870 |
| Nov | Still | 688 |
| Dec | Babe | 828 |
| 1980 | #1 song | Avg score |
| Jan | Rock with You | 870 |
| Feb | Do That to Me One More Time | 868 |
| Mar | Crazy Little Thing Called Love | 863 |
| April | Another Brick in the Wall | 870 |
| May | Call Me | 965 |
| June | Funkytown | 956 |
| July | It's Still Rock and Roll to Me | 838 |
| Aug | Magic | 932 |
| Sept | Upside Down | 1000 |
| Oct | Another One Bites the Dust | 956 |
| Nov | Woman in Love | 894 |
| Dec | Lady | 882 |
| 1981 | #1 song | Avg score |
| Jan | (Just Like) Starting Over | 965 |
| Feb | Celebration | 797 |
| Mar | * Woman | 741 |
| April | Kiss on My List | 882 |
| May | Bette Davis Eyes | 749 |
| June | Bette Davis Eyes | 956 |
| July | Bette Davis Eyes | 956 |
| Aug | Endless Love | 799 |
| Sept | Endless Love | 1000 |
| Oct | Arthur's Theme | 930 |
| Nov | Private Eyes | 870 |
| Dec | Physical | 1000 |
| 1982 | #1 song | Avg score |
| Jan | Physical | 906 |
| Feb | Centerfold | 1000 |
| Mar | I Love Rock 'n Roll | 829 |
| April | I Love Rock 'n Roll | 1000 |
| May | Ebony and Ivory | 896 |
| June | Ebony and Ivory | 1000 |
| July | * Rosanna | 824 |
| Aug | Eye of the Tiger | 1000 |
| Sept | Abracadabra | 870 |
| Oct | Jack & Diane | 965 |
| Nov | Up Where We Belong | 882 |
| Dec | Mickey | 826 |
| 1983 | #1 song | Avg score |
| Jan | Down Under | 761 |
| Feb | Baby, Come to Me | 838 |
| Mar | Billie Jean | 1000 |
| April | Billie Jean | 749 |
| May | Beat It | 870 |
| June | Flashdance...What a Feeling | 1000 |
| July | Every Breath You Take | 932 |
| Aug | Every Breath You Take | 1000 |
| Sept | Maniac | 838 |
| Oct | Total Eclipse of the Heart | 965 |
| Nov | All Night Long (All Night) | 956 |
| Dec | Say Say Say | 965 |
| 1984 | #1 song | Avg score |
| Jan | Owner of a Lonely Heart | 838 |
| Feb | Karma Chameleon | 956 |
| Mar | Jump | 932 |
| April | (tie) Footloose Against All Odds | 870 |
| May | Hello | 912 |
| June | Time After Time | 792 |
| July | When Doves Cry | 1000 |
| Aug | Ghostbusters | 956 |
| Sept | Missing You | 859 |
| Oct | I Just Called to Say I Love You | 956 |
| Nov | Caribbean Queen | 751 |
| Dec | Out of Touch | 828 |
| 1985 | #1 song | Avg score |
| Jan | Like a Virgin | 1000 |
| Feb | Careless Whisper | 829 |
| Mar | Can't Fight This Feeling | 896 |
| April | We Are the World | 956 |
| May | Don't You (Forget About Me) | 753 |
| June | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | 758 |
| July | A View to a Kill | 738 |
| Aug | Shout | 834 |
| Sept | Money for Nothing | 751 |
| Oct | Take On Me | 711 |
| Nov | We Built This City | 714 |
| Dec | Broken Wings | 784 |
| 1986 | #1 song | Avg score |
| Jan | Say You, Say Me | 912 |
| Feb | That's What Friends Are For | 663 |
| Mar | Sara | 717 |
| April | Kiss | 870 |
| May | Greatest Love of All | 794 |
| June | On My Own | 956 |
| July | Invisible Touch | 706 |
| Aug | Papa Don't Preach | 802 |
| Sept | Stuck with You | 753 |
| Oct | When I Think of You | 829 |
| Nov | Amanda | 733 |
| Dec | Walk Like an Egyptian | 814 |
| 1987 | #1 song | Avg score |
| Jan | Shake You Down | 624 |
| Feb | Livin' on a Prayer | 914 |
| Mar | Lean on Me | 654 |
| April | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now | 794 |
| May | With or Without You | 801 |
| June | Head to Toe | 785 |
| July | Alone | 956 |
| Aug | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | 672 |
| Sept | La Bamba | 734 |
| Oct | Lost in Emotion | 637 |
| Nov | Mony Mony | 785 |
| Dec | Faith | 914 |
| 1988 | #1 song | Avg score |
| Jan | Got My Mind Set on You | 638 |
| Feb | Could've Been | 712 |
| Mar | Never Gonna Give You Up | 870 |
| April | Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car | 670 |
| May | Anything for You | 870 |
| June | One More Try | 784 |
| July | The Flame | 820 |