American Top 40- The 1970’s- Week of July 23, 1977. This is for the most part a very very good week- I have a number of A+ grades but there are also 4 that I gave F’s too which is probably a record. Elvis had a debut single ‘Way On Down’- it was his last hit during his life- he would be dead within a month. The one song on here that I never hear on the radio that is a real gem is the Rod Stewart song ‘The Killing Of Georgie’- one of his best ever songs. I can’t pick a favorite from this group too many to chose from.

1 2 LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-12 (1 week at #1) (1) B
2 4 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING –•– Andy Gibb (RSO)-14 (2) A-
3 1 DA DOO RON RON –•– Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-11 (1) F
4 5 I’M IN YOU –•– Peter Frampton (A&M)-9 (4) F
5 7 MY HEART BELONGS TO ME –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-10 (5) B-
6 6 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS –•– Hot (Big Tree)-23 (6) C
7 3 UNDERCOVER ANGEL –•– Alan O’Day (Pacific)-17 (1) C
8 9 MARGARITAVILLE –•– Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-17 (8) A+
9 10 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE –•– Peter McCann (20th Century)-14 (9) D
10 12 BEST OF MY LOVE –•– The Emotions (Columbia)-7 (10) B

11 13 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER –•– Rita Coolidge (A&M)-12 (11) A
12 14 WHATCHA GONNA DO? –•– Pablo Cruise (A&M)-15 (12) B
13 15 YOU AND ME –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-13 (13) B
14 16 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU –•– Abba (Atlantic)-11 (14) A+
15 8 JET AIRLINER –•– The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-13 (8) A-
16 18 YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC –•– The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-8 (16) C
17 21 EASY –•– The Commodores (Motown)-8 (17) A+
18 20 YOU’RE MY WORLD –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-13 (18) B-
19 11 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From “Rocky”) –•– Bill Conti (United Artists)-14 (1) A
20 19 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-15 (1) A

21 23 IT’S SAD TO BELONG –•– England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-12 (21) C
22 17 HIGH SCHOOL DANCE –•– The Sylvers (Capitol)-14 (17) D
23 26 BARRACUDA –•– Heart (Portrait)-9 (23) A
24 29 JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO –•– Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-9 (24) A
25 25 LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (Back To the Basics Of love) –•– Waylon Jennings (RCA)-12 (25) A+
26 34 HANDY MAN –•– James Taylor (Columbia)-6 (26) A
27 31 GIVE A LITTLE BIT –•– Supertramp (A&M)-8 (27) A
28 30 TELEPHONE MAN –•– Meri Wilson (GRT)-8 (28) F
29 33 TELEPHONE LINE –•– Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-7 (29) A+
30 32 THE KILLING OF GEORGIE (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-8 (30) A+

31 60 DON’T STOP –•– Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-3 (31) A+
32 22 DREAMS –•– Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-15 (1) A+
33 37 ARIEL –•– Dean Friedman (Lifesong)-15 (26) F
34 55 HOW MUCH LOVE –•– Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-3 (34) B
35 39 SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE –•– The Sanford / Townsend Band (Warner Brothers)-6 (35) A-
36 40 WAY DOWN –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-5 (36) C+
37 43 ON AND ON –•– Stephen Bishop (ABC)-11 (37) A+
38 42 BLACK BETTY –•– Ram Jam (Epic)-7 (38) A
39 44 SLIDE –•– Slave (Cotillion)-6 (39) C
40 45 (Remember the Days Of the) OLD SCHOOLYARD –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-5 (40) B