American Top 40 replay on the 70’s on 7 this weekend is from the week of March 31, 1093- a pretty good week. Looking it over I have nearly half -18 of the 40 hits in the A range. Of course there was one bad apple-named Donny.
1 2 KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG –•– Roberta Flack (Atlantic)-10 (5 weeks at #1) (1) A
2 3 ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA (2001) –•– Deodato (CTI)-9 (2) C
3 4 NEITHER ONE OF US (Wants To Be the First To Say Goodbye) –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-10 (3) A
4 1 LOVE TRAIN –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International)-11 (1) A
5 10 AIN’T NO WOMAN (Like the One I Got) –•– The Four Tops (Dunhill)-9 (5) A
6 9 BREAK UP TO MAKE UP –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-8 (6) A
7 5 LAST SONG –•– Edward Bear (Capitol)-16 (3) C
8 8 DANNY’S SONG –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-13 (8) B
9 11 SING –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-6 (9) B+
10 16 THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA –•– Vicki Lawrence (Bell)-8 (10) B
11 13 CALL ME (Come Back Home) –•– Al Green (Hi)-7 (11) A+
12 7 DUELING BANJOS –•– Deliverance (Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell) (Warner Brothers)-12 (2) A+
13 19 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE –•– Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-7 (13) B-
14 6 THE COVER OF “ROLLING STONE” –•– Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (Columbia)-18 (6) B
15 15 AUBREY –•– Bread (Elektra)-9 (15) B
16 17 DEAD SKUNK –•– Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia)-10 (16) B
17 20 SPACE ODDITY –•– David Bowie (RCA)-10 (17) A+
18 22 MASTERPIECE –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-6 (18) B
19 24 STIR IT UP –•– Johnny Nash (Epic)-8 (19) A
20 21 HUMMINGBIRD –•– Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-11 (20 C+
21 26 THE CISCO KID –•– War (United Artists)-5 (21) A
22 12 I’M JUST A SINGER (In a Rock and Roll Band) –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-9 (12) B
23 29 THE TWELFTH OF NEVER –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-5 (23) F
24 14 COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE –•– The Spinners (Atlantic)-14 (4) A
25 32 LITTLE WILLY –•– The Sweet (Bell)-11 (25) A
26 30 PEACEFUL –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-9 (26) C
27 23 BIG CITY MISS RUTH ANN –•– Gallery (Sussex)-14 (23) C
28 18 DADDY’S HOME –•– Jermaine Jackson (Motown)-17 (9) C
29 56 YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-3 (29)A
30 25 DO YOU WANT TO DANCE –•– Bette Midler (Atlantic)-15 (17) C+
31 41 WALK ON THE WILD SIDE –•– Lou Reed (RCA)-7 (31)A+
32 36 COOK WITH HONEY –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-8 (32) B-
33 34 MASTER OF EYES (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-8 (33)A-
34 48 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU –•– Stealers Wheel (A&M)-5 (34)A+
35 31 KISSING MY LOVE –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-9 (31) B-
36 50 DRIFT AWAY –•– Dobie Gray (Decca)-6 (36) A+
37 38 ONE LESS SET OF FOOTSTEPS –•– Jim Croce (ABC)-9 (37) B+
38 39 A LETTER TO MYSELF –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-8 (38) A
39 45 WILDFLOWER –•– Skylark (Capitol)-7 (39)B
40 40 DAISY A DAY –•– Jud Strunk (MGM)-7 (40) C
slicethelife 
Its kind of odd not to have an ex Beatle, Who, or Stones record in the charts around this time.
Pretty good top 40
I didn’t think about that but very true… of course there is always Donny Osmond and Tony Orlando and Dawn.
Just like the sun rising or old faithful…always there to bring the party down.
I have tried to figure it out many times I can’t get The Osmonds appeal. It had to be payola!!
LOL… it was dreamy teenage girls in love with Donny. Yea I don’t get it either.
The best version of Twelfth of Never– Stephen Bishop on the steps in Animal House- when Bluto comes along and smashes his guitar.
Yes! I love that! That song deserves it. I never knew the name of it.
Easily one of THE top 100 singles ever
So many stellar tunes on this list, especially by Black artists.
Cook With Honey and Daisy A Day…not a clue. The rest, some good stuff. I miss music like this on the radio.
I had never heard those two before today either– or at least didn’t remember them… a very good Top 40!
I see a lot of good songs on there but not many great ones. Space Oddity and maybe Dueling Banjos…
odd that this top 40 had both Bill Withers and Eric Weissberg in it–we lost both this past week.