
1 1 WITHOUT YOU –•– Nilsson (RCA)-12 (3 weeks at #1) (1) A+
2 2 HURTING EACH OTHER –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-8 (2) A-
3 3 PRECIOUS AND FEW –•– Climax (Carousel / Rocky Road)-10 (3) C
4 5 DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-7 (4) D
5 8 EVERYTHING I OWN –•– Bread (Elektra)-6 (5) B+
6 7 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT (Wimoweh) –•– Robert John (Atlantic)-10 (6)B
7 13 HEART OF GOLD –•– Neil Young (Reprise)-5 (7)A
8 4 LET’S STAY TOGETHER –•– Al Green (Hi)-14 (1)A
9 10 SWEET SEASONS –•– Carole King (Ode)-6 (9) A
10 14 BANG A GONG (Get It On) –•– T. Rex (Reprise)-10 (10) A
11 12 THE WAY OF LOVE –•– Cher (Kapp)-6 (11) B
12 9 AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-15 (1)A+
13 6 JOY –•– Apollo 100 (Mega)-10 (6)B
14 27 MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION –•– Paul Simon (Columbia)-5 (14)A+
15 15 DON’T SAY YOU DON’T REMEMBER –•– Beverly Bremers (Scepter)-12 (15)C
16 16 MY WORLD –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-6 (16)B
17 18 FLOY JOY –•– The Supremes (Motown)-9 (17) C
18 11 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-11 (5)B
19 22 JUNGLE FEVER –•– The Chakachas (Polydor)-8 (19) C
20 47 A HORSE WITH NO NAME –•– America (Warner Brothers)-3 (20) A
21 31 I GOTCHA –•– Joe Tex (Dial)-7 (21)B
22 23 I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) –•– Donnie Elbert (Avco)-6 (22) C
23 32 ROCK AND ROLL LULLABY –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-4 (23) C
24 19 ANTICIPATION –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-13 (13) A
25 25 AIN’T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW –•– Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury)-13 (25) B
26 17 DAY AFTER DAY –•– Badfinger (Apple)-14 (4) A+
27 35 RUNNIN’ AWAY –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-5 (27) B+
28 21 BLACK DOG –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-11 (15)A+
29 30 SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU –•– The English Congregation (Atco)-7 (29)C
30 38 TALKING LOUD AND SAYING NOTHING (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-4 (30) B+
31 33 WE’VE GOT TO GET IT ON AGAIN –•– The Addrisi Brothers (Columbia)-7 (31) C
32 28 FIRE AND WATER –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-11 (24)B+
33 34 RING THE LIVING BELL –•– Melanie (Neighborhood)-6 (33) C
34 20 STAY WITH ME –•– The Faces (Warner Brothers)-10 (17) A+
35 29 FOOTSTOMPIN’ MUSIC –•– Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)-9 (29) D
36 36 THE NICKEL SONG –•– Melanie (Buddah)-7 (36) C+
37 39 YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT –•– The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-9 (37) B+
38 60 PUPPY LOVE –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-2 (38) F
39 48 ROUNDABOUT –•– Yes (Atlantic)-4 (39) B
40 64 IN THE RAIN –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-2 (40) A-
I distinctly remember this, as I regularly listened to the American Top 40 countdown. So many classic songs on this list (along with several clunkers).
Black Dog at #28 and Down by the Lazy River #4? ::smh:: The rest of the top 10 are good and some real winners in the rest of the countdown also.
Casey told the story about how Andy Williams ‘discovered’ the Osmonds on the countdown…. If I had known this I had forgotten it…
Things that make you go Hmmm!
Pretty solid chart. With Neil Young, Al Green, Don McClean, Badfinger, Led Zeppelin and The Faces, there are some real classics on here.