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The replay of American Top 40 on the 70’s on 7 this weekend is from the week of October 20, 1973- what a great Top 8- the top 10 being ruined by #10 Marie Osmond and #9 the DeFranco Family. An
1 5 ANGIE –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-7 (1 week at #1) (1) A
2 1 HALF-BREED –•– Cher (MCA)-12 (1) A-
3 2 RAMBLIN’ MAN –•– The Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn)-9 (2) A+
4 3 LET’S GET IT ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-15 (1) A+
5 8 MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Buddah)-8 (5) A+
6 6 THAT LADY (Part 1) –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-15 (6) A
7 9 KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (Part 1) –•– Eddie Kendricks (Tamla)-9 (7)
8 4 HIGHER GROUND –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10 (4) A+
9 12 HEARTBEAT-IT’S A LOVEBEAT –•– The DeFranco Family Featuring Tony DeFranco (20th Century)-7 (9) F
10 13 PAPER ROSES –•– Marie Osmond (MGM)-6 (10) C
11 11 YES WE CAN CAN –•– The Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb)-10 (11) B+
12 10 WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND –•– Grand Funk (Capitol)-13 (1) A
13 19 ALL I KNOW –•– Garfunkel (Columbia)-6 (13) B+
14 7 LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK –•– Paul Simon (with the Dixie Hummingbirds) (Columbia)-12 (2) A+
15 17 BASKETBALL JONES FEATURING TYRONE SHOELACES –•– Cheech and Chong (Ode)-7 (15) A-
16 20 KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-8 (16) A+
17 14 FREE RIDE –•– The Edgar Winter Group (Epic)-11 (14) A
18 15 CHINA GROVE –•– The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-10 (15) B
19 16 MY MARIA –•– B.W. Stevenson (RCA)-13 (9) B+
20 26 SPACE RACE –•– Billy Preston (A&M)-5 (20) A
21 23 WHY ME –•– Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-29 (21) A+
22 40 I GOT A NAME –•– Jim Croce (ABC)-3 (22) A+
23 24 ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY –•– Joe Walsh (Dunhill)-11 (23) A+
24 18 DELTA DAWN –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-18 (1) B
25 29 HURTS SO GOOD –•– Millie Jackson (Spring)-7 (25) A-
26 35 YOU’RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME –•– Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye (Motown)-3 (26) B
27 33 SUMMER (The First Time) –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-9 (27) C
28 43 JUST YOU ‘N’ ME –•– Chicago (Columbia)-4 (28) B
29 60 PHOTOGRAPH –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-3 (29) A+
30 31 WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY (Again) –•– Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-5 (30) B
31 56 TOP OF THE WORLD –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-3 (31) A-
32 32 FUNKY STUFF –•– Kool and the Gang (De-Lite)-7 (32) B-
33 38 JESSE –•– Roberta Flack (Atlantic)-5 (33) B-
34 28 GET IT TOGETHER –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-8 (28) B
35 21 SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE –•– Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-15 (3) B
36 36 LET ME IN –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-7 (36) D
37 50 THE LOVE I LOST (Part 1) –•– Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (Philadelphia International)-4 (37) A+
38 22 BROTHER LOUIE –•– The Stories (Kama Sutra)-18 (1) A+
39 27 YOU’VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE –•– Conway Twitty (MCA)-11 (22) C
40 25 TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-21 (1) B+
Some great songs in this chart…enough to run a classic radio station for a while. Very good chart.
I hear an announcer in my head saying… “Today ladies and gentlemen, filling in for the Osmonds in the top ten….we have The DeFranco Family!”
LOL. Did anyone ever see the DeFranco’s and The Osmonds together at the same time>?
Ahhh! You may have uncovered the secret! Makes a lot of sense!
Back when the Top 40 could swing from The Rolling Stones to The Carpenters. My how things have changed…
Yes there was such great variety- something for everyone- even the teenybopper crowd with The Osmonds and The DeFranco’s…
Now, everything sounds the same.
Yep no variety allowed.
Some of these I didn’t recognize, but so many were so good!
Great list! Some of my favorites are on it. Let’s Get It On? Yes, please.