
American Top 40 replay this weekend- on the 70’s on 7- from the week of November 27, 1976- A pretty good week.
1 1 TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (Gonna Be Alright) –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-9 (3 weeks at #1) (1) A
2 2 THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-14 (2) A+
3 3 LOVE SO RIGHT –•– Bee Gees (RSO)-11 (3) A-
4 4 MUSKRAT LOVE –•– The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-10 (4) F–
5 6 THE RUBBERBAND MAN –•– The Spinners (Atlantic)-12 (5) A
6 5 DISCO DUCK (Part 1) –•– Rick Dees and His Cast Of Idiots (RSO)-16 (1) D
7 8 JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU –•– The Commodores (Motown)-11 (7) A
8 9 BETH / DETROIT ROCK CITY –•– Kiss (Casablanca)-13 (8) B+
9 12 MORE THAN A FEELING –•– Boston (Epic)-11 (9) A
10 11 NADIA’S THEME (The Young and the Restless) –•– Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M)-14 (10) B+
11 7 ROCK’N ME –•– The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-16 (1) B
12 14 YOU ARE THE WOMAN –•– Firefall (Atlantic)-15 (12) B
13 15 NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU –•– England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-8 (13) C
14 18 YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) –•– Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-12 (14) A
15 10 DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO –•– Peter Frampton (A&M)-11 (10) A
16 22 YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING –•– Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-6 (16) B
17 19 THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN (Medley) –•– The Ritchie Family (Marlin)-14 (17) D
18 20 I NEVER CRY –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-16 (18) B+
19 28 SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD –•– Elton John (Rocket)-3 (19) B+
20 25 STAND TALL –•– Burton Cummings (Portrait)-8 (20) B
21 23 LOVE ME –•– Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-9 (21) B-
22 29 AFTER THE LOVIN’ –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic)-6 (22) C
23 13 FERNANDO –•– Abba (Atlantic)-13 (13) A
24 26 LOVE BALLAD –•– L.T.D. (A&M)-9 (24) C
25 16 IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW –•– Chicago (Columbia)-16 (1) A
26 17 (Don’t Fear) THE REAPER –•– Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia)-18 (12) A
27 31 HOT LINE –•– The Sylvers (Capitol)-8 (27) D
28 32 LIVIN’ THING –•– Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-6 (28) A
29 33 HELLO OLD FRIEND –•– Eric Clapton (RSO)-7 (29) B
30 40 DAZZ –•– Brick (Bang)-6 (30) C
31 21 MAGIC MAN –•– Heart (Mushroom)-20 (9) A
32 36 IT’S A LONG WAY THERE –•– Little River Band (Harvest)-11 (32) B-
33 24 I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU –•– The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-13 (12) C
34 27 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC –•– Wild Cherry (Epic)-24 (1) C
35 30 NICE ‘N’ NAASTY –•– The Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul)-11 (30) C-
36 34 A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN –•– Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band (Private Stock)-27 (1) B
37 35 YOU ARE MY STARSHIP –•– Norman Connors Featuring Michael Henderson (Buddah)-14 (27) B
38 42 JEANS ON –•– David Dundas (Chrysalis)-8 (38) C+
39 37 SHE’S GONE –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (Atlantic)-27 (7) A+
40 48 WHENEVER I’M AWAY FROM YOU –•– John Travolta (Midland International)-5 (40) D
This time I didn’t find any that I forgot about. The Clapton song sounds a little like George in parts.
Off Topic: Have you read Solid State yet?
I am about 25 pages into it need to sit down and just read for a couple hours- have you read it? If so what is your opinion?
Yes the audio version. I’m about the same into the Love Me Do book.
I liked it and there were some things I didn’t know. How close they came of doing something else later. I’m an optimistic person though so maybe I read too much into it…Lennon was so erratic… I’d like your view point when you are done.
I liked the tie in with the new control board…because it did change their sound dramatically.
Off topic- Don’t know if you get Turner Classic Movie channel or not but Tuesday at 10:15pm they are playing an interview with Oscar Lavent.
Oh thanks… yes I have it..Appreciate it Hans. I’m going to set the DVR to record it.
I set the DVR to record it right before I messaged you…It didn’t give details as to when it was recorded- but should be an interesting half hour.
I’m still keep an eye out for that book you have when I’m out at old bookstores.
OMG what a line-up! 1976 had an eclectic mix. The only two I don’t recognize is #37 & #38.
That is pretty good- a lot of these you aren’t going to hear anywhere today- It was a good mix- if we only had that in recent decades.
I was 10 and the radio was great to listen to. In the car, at home on my parent’s huge stereo cabinet with Queen Anne legs… Yeah. You just don’t hear music like this anymore, all mixed together.
I loved the radio growing up- even more than I did television.. going to my room and listening to the radio- heaven.
I agree. I also spent time on the floor beside the stereo cabinet.