70s Weekly Countdown with Mark and Pete

When we think of 1977, our brains immediately cue the Star Wars theme. We have so many great memories between those daytime friends and boogie nights. If you don’t have those, I am afraid to say I wouldn’t want to be like you. However, far from being as cold as ice, don’t worry baby, I believe you. Stay on that telephone line, because help is on the way. This week we float on through the Billboard Top 40 from the week of October 1, 1977. Keep it coming love, on and on, because that’s rock and roll. I am not sure if nobody does it better, but I think we like to get you swayin’ to the music.Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1977-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_1st_October_1977Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com Wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books:“Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s) by Pete Battistini.Rejected Episode Titles:Heaven on the 7th Floor of a Brick HouseSwayin' to the DusicStrawberry Letter 23 is Signed Sealed DeliveredCatch Scratch Fever, Keep it Comin’ LoveJungle Love, the Greatest Love of AllSurfin’ USA, Float On and OnDon’t Worry Baby, Help is On the Way Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 93: The Week Ending July 29, 1978 Magnet and Steel, Stuff Like ThatWell if you thought the show was gone, you’d be a fool to think it’s over. We’re not sure if you really missed us, but boy did we miss you, and at least we’d like to ask if we can still be friends. Please stay a little bit longer. It seems like lately I’ve been bluer than blue, but I’ve had enough of that, and I’m not gonna let it bother me tonight. As we listen to the Billboard Top 40 from the week of June 29, 1978, it reminds us of listening to the songs on the FM radio. The songs still sound the same. Life’s been good!Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1978-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_29th_July_1978Data Sources:Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com Wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s) by Pete Battistini.Rejected Episode Titles:Last Shadow DanceLife’s Been Good to King TutTwo Tickets on the Groove Line to the Rivers of BabylonMr. Blue Sky the Macho ManHopelessly Devoted to Booogie Oogie OogieSome links to things we discussed in this episode:Album Art: Joe Walsh “But Seriously Folks”: https://www.discogs.com/master/117293-Joe-Walsh-But-Seriously-Folks/image/SW1hZ2U6Mjc4NDgzMw==?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=823995355&gbraid=0AAAAADmy1_oDzH-eo4wHSKv2FdKfDZsn9&gclid=CjwKCAjw7fzDBhA7EiwAOqJkhyZF-ewYtSiNHkDA2VoxJrcybCkdkIysrclylPfpfGzb5q_VbA9htRoCcs8QAvD_BwEThe Rolling Stones “Some Girls”: https://www.discogs.com/master/54219-The-Rolling-Stones-Some-Girls/image/SW1hZ2U6MTc5MTI2MjI=?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=823995355&gbraid=0AAAAADmy1_rqpGNYC5kF5ouFD7IZvF1QW&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkILEBhDeARIsAL--pjxxsjZuUlU64d69YhS1I_3uxjGxCu8KGpiG-BhYmGBtPgmAlL4MEM8aAocmEALw_wcB  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we kick of a wonderful summer. Whether you catch the next plane to London, or take a cruise on the sea of love, in the summertime, it’s time to string up those party lights. This week Casey Kasem proves he’s got the whole world in his hands as he counts down the Watermark Productions special list of the Top 40 Disappearing Acts of the Rock Era from July 7, 1973. We gave a special guest, that All American Boy Scott Haskin. Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://web.archive.org/web/20150416155940/http:/oldradioshows.com/at40/070773.htmlData Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com Wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s) by Pete Battistini. Some links to things we discussed in this episode:All Things Scott Haskin (his website): https://www.scotthaskin.com/Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime video: https://youtu.be/wvUQcnfwUUM?si=TJMQTHluoD4Ckad7Haskincast Loretta Swit Interview: https://shows.acast.com/64ec548b7e4b9200119ff2a0/episodes/110-loretta-swit-actress-mash-author-painter-animal-activist? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are doing something a little different. We are watching and reviewing Episode 71 of “The Midnight Special” that aired June 7, 1974. This episode had a couple of artists that are favorites of Mark and Pete.Link to the video of the Midnight Special episode: https://youtu.be/yxgut9pmopU?si=gPBU40PEt-xxhZys Some links to things we discussed in this episode:The Midnight Special Channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themidnightspecialtvshowThe Official Scott Haskin Page: https://www.scotthaskin.com/The Haskin Cast: https://www.scotthaskin.com/home-page/podcast/The Haskin Cast Rory Gallagher Part 1 of 3: https://shows.acast.com/64ec548b7e4b9200119ff2a0/67d9c247f48da98092205b77Deep Purple – Smoke On The Podcast: https://www.scotthaskin.com/home-page/deep-purple-smoke-on-the-podcast/The Deep Purple Podcast: https://deeppurplepodcast.com/The Deep Purple Podcast: Episode 318 – Rory Gallagher – Calling Card: https://deeppurplepodcast.com/2025/05/19/episode-318-rory-gallagher-calling-card/Album Art: Blueprint- Rory Gallagher: https://www.discogs.com/release/1359210-Rory-Gallagher-Blueprint/image/SW1hZ2U6MTkxNDc5Mg==?srsltid=AfmBOorzuV7B_Eo-4sBABxSekoTYZ12Fu00cjURlD-gQgC6GtEfSAXCa  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1975; seems like it was only yesterday. During that time of high unemployment, you wondered if you ever would amount to more than a shoeshine boy. It was a bad time. You felt like you were standing on shaky ground, wondering if you would get hijacked, or trampled underfoot. Who would of known that no matter how long it took, eventually you would become a shining star. This week you’ll be listening to the songs in Billboard Top 40 from the week of May 17, 1975 that I’ll play for you. You’re bloody well right I will!Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1975-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_17th_May_1975Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com Wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s) by Pete Battistini.Rejected Episode Titles:He Don’t Love the ImmigrantWalking in Rhythm, I Got Trampled UnderfootMy Chevy Van Got HijackedShoeshine Boy Made My Shoes Look Like a Shining StarRainy Day Wildfire Some links to things we discussed in this episode:Album Art: #31 FOPP https://www.discogs.com/master/91554-Ohio-Players-Honey/image/SW1hZ2U6MjE2Mzk5Mjc=#7 Only Sixteen https://www.discogs.com/master/105114-Dr-Hook-Bankrupt/image/SW1hZ2U6MzQxMjEyNjU= Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whether you were a union man or not in the ‘70s, just about everybody was livin’ for the weekend. As Friday rolled in, you were probably struck with a serious case of boogey fever. That disco lady was waiting to entice you to get up and boogey. That’s right, when you found her at the club, you surrendered to her charms and just said “Let’s spend all of my money honey”. This week we revisit the golden years as we review the Billboard Top 40 from the week of April 17, 1976. I don’t want to do this all by myself, so come on over and show me the way to shout it out loud!Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1976-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_17th_April_1976Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com Wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s) by Pete Battistini.Rejected Episode Titles:Union Man Operating the Love MachineSilly Love MachineI’m All By Myself; So Come On OverDream On Dream WeaverHappy Music Makes Sara SmileSome links to things we discussed in this episode:Album Art: The Ohio Players “Honey”: https://www.discogs.com/master/91554-Ohio-Players-Honey/image/SW1hZ2U6MjE2Mzk5Mjc=  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lately we get the feeling that the show may be rotting like a dead skunk, but neither one of us wants to be the first to say goodbye. That would leave one less set of footsteps, but as the saying goes, maybe you have to break up to make up. This week; do you want dance or maybe just sing along to Billboard Top 40 from the week of March 24, 1973? We promise not to stop until we get to the last song. This episode may be a space oddity, and also sprach zarathustra!Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1973-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_24th_March_1973Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com Wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s) by Pete Battistini.Rejected Episode Titles:Good Morning Little WillieCrocodile Rocky Mountain HighKilling Me Softly with the Rolling StoneDueling Little WilliesTie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Space OddityDueling Dead SkunksCould It Be I’m Falling Off the Love TrainCook with Honey and Stir It UpSome links to things we discussed in this episode:The World is a Ghetto Album Art: https://www.discogs.com/master/116938-War-The-World-Is-A-Ghetto/image/SW1hZ2U6MzYwNjU0Mjg=Masterpiece Album Art: https://www.discogs.com/master/36386-The-Temptations-Masterpiece/image/SW1hZ2U6NDczNzQ2OTU=?srsltid=AfmBOorBvUTXWg58Gwq-IuECKJUVQ9Hfq56sVgRN42jlZ6rtp8TAVLfL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I admit sometimes I just ain’t understanding mellow. I would say its that footstompin’ music that fits more in my world. That being said, it’s one of those nights that I feel so much joy that I’d like to teach the world to sing! Perhaps even trying out a brand new key. Day after day we realize that those occasions are precious and few. This week we’re feeling alright and are brimming with anticipation to review the Billboard Top 40 from the week of February 5, 1972. Stay with me here people, whether you’re a sugar daddy or a cleanup woman, when it comes to our audience, you are everything.Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1972-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_5th_February_1972Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com Wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s) by Pete Battistini.Rejected Episode Titles:I’ve Never Been to Spain, but I’ve Got a Brand New KeyI’d Like to Teach the Black Dog to SingLet’s Stay Together, Without YouBang a Gong Down By the Lazy RiverSugar Daddy, Clean Up WomanFoot Stompin Music Got Me Feelin’ AlrightI’d Like to Teach the World to Bang a GongAnticipation of Hurting EachotherYou Look Like a Black Dog, Clean Up WomanSome links to things we discussed in this episode: Deep Purple Podcast John Sykes: https://deeppurplepodcast.com/2025/01/27/episode-302-remembering-john-sykes/Serbian flight attendant who survived record fall without a parachute: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_Vulovi%C4%87 Chuck Wagon Dog Food Commercials 1970s - 1980s: https://youtu.be/rTmFq_qNJYQ?si=ChrHWBJIubKhBvc9 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1974-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_19th_January_1974Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com Wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s) by Pete Battistini.Rejected Episode Titles:Show and Tell in the Boys RoomWalk Like a Man to the Boys RoomHello It’s Me; the JokerJungle Boogie with Sister Mary ElephantThe Most Beautiful Spiders and Snakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hark; the herald angels sing, “Do you hear what I hear”? I think it’s the most wonderful time of year again. Do you have a favorite that you consider to be the Christmas song? I looked out the window this morning, and it looked like a winter wonderland. I can’t deny that it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. This week we take a sleigh ride through the AT10 from December 24th, 2005, the top 29 Christmas songs based on airplay. We promise to have you rockin’ around the Tannenbaum. Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: http://www.american-top-40.bplaced.net/AT_10,_All-time_Top_60_Christmas_Songs,_2005.pdfData Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com, wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by Pete Battistini.Rejected Episode Titles:Have a Holly Jolly Sleigh RideRockin’ Around the TannenbaumRudolph the Little Drummer BoyThings we talked about in the episode:Christmastime For The Jews – SNL: https://youtu.be/BGzO1ghRKp4?si=BqDdssQKDo4yP106The Narrator That Ruined Christmas – SNL: https://youtu.be/UihZm6T2T5g?si=p17LjvzlI2aRJ6bySNL TV Funhouse Charlie Brown Christmas: https://youtu.be/R_Ejc3N9JKU?si=LIUtLWfUqe1KM8HgDaryl Hall & John Oates - Jingle Bell Rock: https://youtu.be/5vyMuxxLsD0?si=uIex0hhwwLwOXDo1Beavis and Butt-Head - Do 'Hall & Oates - Jingle Bell Rock': https://youtu.be/vPjLNOUH7uw?si=V5jEd6dJj3WU12MeSonny & Cher Christmas Show 1972 Excerpts (William Conrad, and Oh Holy Night): https://youtu.be/GZCkI-hGzPg?si=p3AoMf3-zGVmGROuPaul Shaffer’s Impression of Cher Singing "O Holy Night" Promo | Letterman: https://youtu.be/BGNjJ8WwJCY?si=uwf9buQzPY4XvFL3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ah Thanksgiving, that one fine morning in the midst of the week that you don’t have to go to work. Thanksgiving always falls on the 4th Thursday in November which means it is always under the sign of Sagittarius, never Scorpio. When it comes to getting together on this holiday, a lot of people feel they’ve got to be there, after all, it’s a family affair and everybody’s everything. It’s hard to imagine, but there are people who I am sure are tired of being alone on the holiday. I don’t at all want to throw stones if that is what you choose to do, but if not; I’d love to change the world so that you to could cherish the company of others while continuing to respect yourself. This week we spend a wild night with the Billboard top 40 songs from the week ending November 27, 1971. I’m sure the music is a lot different than it was say in the summer of ’42, so rest assured, we will rock steady. Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1971-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_27th_November_1971Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com, wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by Pete Battistini.Rejected Episode Titles:I’d Love to Change to a Brand New KeyI’ve Found a Yo-Yo of My OwnQuestions 67 and 68, Where Did Our Love Go? Theme from the Summer of ShaftGypsys, Tramps and Thieves, it’s a Family AffairThings we talked about in the episode:Album Art:Respect Yourself: https://www.discogs.com/release/2496675-The-Staple-Singers-Be-Altitude-Respect-Yourself/image/SW1hZ2U6NDI2ODY5MzY= George Plimpton for Mattel Intellivision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYLly625cXELou Rawls PSA on Engineering (repeat) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9LrW5YBeZM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week it’s so good, so right, that we have some guest rankings to go along with ours. Still, there is a potential that there will be a heartache tonight. Will we rise above our individual biases and say “enough is enough”? This week we listen to the pop muzic in the Billboard Top 40 from the week ending November 17, 1979. Will this be ladies night, or something that appeals more to a dirty white boy? Who knows? Damned if I do. This night won’t last forever, so dim all the lights and close your eyes. Perhaps you will dream, just beware of the dream police. Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1979-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_For_The_Week_Ending_17th_November_1979Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com, wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by Pete Battistini.Rejected Episode Titles:Do That to Me One More Time Dirty White BoyYou Decorated My TuskDon’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough Pop MuzicTake the Long Way Home to Escape from the Dream PoliceThings we talked about in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c617Nh0RHgURory Gallagher – Toads Place New Haven 1979: https://youtu.be/c617Nh0RHgU?si=9CMszdDdOe4aNSl5Celebrity Comedy Football Classic TV Special Trailer: https://youtu.be/51A08eUGu6c?si=T3BdpPXevjuiktIFAlbum Art:#37 Confusion: https://www.discogs.com/master/17491-Electric-Light-Orchestra-Discovery/image/SW1hZ2U6NTI1MzMxOA==#33 I Want You Tonight: https://www.discogs.com/master/299747-Pablo-Cruise-Part-Of-The-Game/image/SW1hZ2U6NDY1ODc5Ng==# 17 Take the Long Way Home: https://www.discogs.com/master/25362-Supertramp-Breakfast-In-America/image/SW1hZ2U6MjI0NDc1NTU=#9 Please Don’t Go: https://www.discogs.com/master/180906-KC-And-The-Sunshine-Band-Do-You-Wanna-Go-Party/image/SW1hZ2U6MjA0OTE4NjQ=  (scroll for postcard)  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well it may seem like this podcast is an overnight sensation, but actually it took an everlasting love and devotion for the need to be the best that got us here. Sure you may be saying “What? You haven’t done nothin’!”. Well to that we say, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Our 2 listeners can’t get enough of the show, and they consider us the kings of the party. This week Billboard Top 40 from the week ending October 19, 1974 makes me feel like I got the music in me! So much so that we may just break into our Longfellow serenade, that one is my melody of love. Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1974-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_19th_October_1974Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com, wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by Pete Battistini.Rejected Episode Titles:Clap for the Beach BabyJazzy TinmanI’ve Got the Wolfman In MeAnother Saturday Night Longfellow SerenadeSecond Avenue, That Carefree HighwayStop and Smell the Honey, HoneyThings we talked about in the episode:“Straight Down the Middle” Bing Crosby song /video: https://youtu.be/XDkV_41qEVM?si=O6x9Qh2GZOcpMD6dJames Brown's Celebrity Hot Tub Party - SNL: https://youtu.be/xeSwrFKFNFw?si=YgPjkvg9kHyrDgkp  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The movie Jaws came out in June of 1975, and by September we all had a lot of bad blood about sharks and swimming in the ocean. The movie advertisements said it “may be too intense for younger children”, but I suppose at 17 it was ok. Sometimes it only takes a minute to overcome your fears and what a difference a day makes. I guess that’s just the way of the world. This week we have included celebrity ratings and comments from Nate at the Deep Purple Podcast. It is amazing we can get input from someone with that level of fame. Sure he wouldn’t be classified as a Black Superman, but nevertheless, on his show, he’s the proud one. This week we all provide our feelings for the songs in the Billboard Top 40 from the week ending September 20, 1975. How will Nate’s ratings influence the overall grade of the countdown? Will they be enough to fight the power of Mark and Pete? Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1975-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_20th_September_1975Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com, wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by Pete Battistini.Rejected Episode Titles:Fallin’ in Love with Mr. JawsFame at SeventeenIt Only Takes a Minute to Fight the PowerWhat a Difference a Ballroom Blitz MakesThings we talked about in the episode:The Pointer Sisters “Steppin” Album Art: https://www.discogs.com/release/707004-The-Pointer-Sisters-Steppin/image/SW1hZ2U6OTUzNTEw“Run Joey Run” cover art: https://musicbrainz.org/release/63622864-cae7-41f7-8e04-363bff30a798/cover-artLindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers sings “Feelings” from the Bionic Woman Episode “Bionic Beauty”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zAYCk4j-xERun Joe Run children’s TV show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FM3Z2NEowo  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For those of you that don’t like ‘70s music, don’t go breaking my heart, for I can’t here you no more. So let’s end this masquerade right now! Here’s the lowdown, ‘70s music, you were the one love in my lifetime and you’ll never find another love like mine. In this episode, we’re going to play that funky music in the Billboard Top 40 from the week ending August 28th, 1976. We can’t get away from the fact that summer is coming to an end, but there’s still time to turn the beat around with some great rock and roll music. Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1976-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_28th_August_1976Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com, wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by Pete Battistini.Rejected Episode Titles:Play That Funky Music BeethovenShake Your Teddy BearMoonlight Feels Right Afternoon DelightDon’t Go Breaking My BootyWham Bam Shang-a-lang Who’d She CooBaby I Love Your Rock and Roll MusicGet Closer or Get AwayThings we talked about in the episode:Dean Martin Jerry Lewis: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/09/dean-martin-jerry-lewis-reunion-anniversaryLou Rawls PSA for an Engineering Career: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9LrW5YBeZM Album Art:#34 Moonlight Feels Right: https://www.discogs.com/release/1814448-Starbuck-Moonlight-Feels-Right/image/SW1hZ2U6Mjc1MTc1OQ== #19 With Your Love: https://www.discogs.com/master/108375-Jefferson-Starship-Spitfire/image/SW1hZ2U6NDE5MDA3MzU=#17 Heaven Must be Missing and Angel: https://www.discogs.com/master/76637-Tavares-Sky-High/image/SW1hZ2U6MTk0ODY3NQ==#9 Get Closer: https://www.discogs.com/release/1598352-Seals-Crofts-Get-Closer/image/SW1hZ2U6MTg1MzU2NTM= Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you remember the days of the old school yard? How about getting your first place and having the telephone man put in a new telephone line? You otherwise probably had to be your own handy man back then. In 1977, being able to take a jet airliner down to Margaritaville meant you were livin’ the life. It’s easy for those memories to fade like smoke from a distant fire, but don’t worry baby, we’re gonna give a little bit of a reminder so those memories don’t slide way on down. This week we float on through the Billboard top 40 for the week ending August 6, 1977, and don’t stop early at the very end, the editor may have inserted just a song before I go. Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1977-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_6th_August_1977 Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com, wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by Pete Battistini.Rejected Episode Titles:I Just Want To Be Your BarracudaTelephone LinemanI’m In You BarracudaLooks Like We Made It EasyKnowing Me Knowing Black BettyDo You Remember the Days of the Old Jetliner?Things we talked about in the episode:Album ArtGive a Little Bit: https://www.discogs.com/master/25381-Supertramp-Even-In-The-Quietest-Moments/image/SW1hZ2U6OTUyODM3MQ==Knowing Me, Knowing You: https://www.discogs.com/master/5649-ABBA-Arrival/image/SW1hZ2U6MjU3NDc0NzA=Barracuda: https://www.discogs.com/master/106530-Heart-Little-Queen/image/SW1hZ2U6OTE2NjQ4NA==My Heart Belongs to Me: https://www.discogs.com/release/1489968-Barbra-Streisand-Streisand-Superman/image/SW1hZ2U6MTQ0NzUyODQ=  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sooner or later you knew we would get back to 1971. It is high time we went back before it’s too late! Wild horses couldn’t keep us away because in reality, we never can say goodbye for good. Maybe it wasn’t as obvious as a request in the want ads, but there were certainly signs that our audience wanted it. So join us for some escape-ism into the Billboard top 40 for the week ending July 10th, 1971. We promise to treat her like a lady, even if she is not so sweet and innocent. Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1971-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_10th_July_1971 Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com, wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by Pete Battistini.Rejected Episode Titles:It’s Too Late to Treat Her Like a LadyDouble Barrel Lovin’Sooner or Later You’re Gonna Put It in the Want AdsBring the Boys Home Country RoadsCountry Road SignsHow Can You Mend and Indian Reservation?Things we talked about in the episode:Teaser and the Firecat Album Cover: https://www.discogs.com/master/37157-Cat-Stevens-Teaser-And-The-Firecat/image/SW1hZ2U6ODMwMTMzNTk=Mr. Big Stuff Album Cover: https://www.discogs.com/release/1217386-Jean-Knight-Mr-Big-Stuff/image/SW1hZ2U6NTU4NzE0MzQ=  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 How long has it been since we went back to 1975, it seems like it was back in the podcast old days, but maybe it was only yesterday? For some it was a bad time, when air travel was on shaky ground. The risk of a hijack was all too real and you feared at any moment to hear “get down, get down, get on the floor”! Fortunately for most of us, the only time we heard that was in the disco. This week we do the hustle through the Billboard Top 40 songs from the week ending May 30th, 1975. With a shining star or two, and some magic within, we can say we haven’t said the last farewell to 1975.  Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1975-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_31st_May_1975 Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com, wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by Pete Battistini.Rejected Episode Titles:How Long? Only YesterdayThe Hustle, Now That’s Attitude DancingI’m Not Lisa, I’m the Shoeshine BoyHijack! So Much for my Philadelphia FreedomThe Way We Were, Try to Remember What I Told You to ForgetSome links to things we discussed in this episode: K-tel Records "The Roger Whittaker Album" commercial : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyMuycdnOMkOzempic commercial : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzIBj90D3YA  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The last time we had them on, our fans cried for “more, more, more” of John and Nate from the wonderful Deep Purple Podcast. So in order to calm the widespread le freak of our audience, we invited them back to help us celebrate our 2 year anniversary. When the listeners said of John and Nate “we miss you”, they were serious. So when we ask them to be our guests, we were adamant with the guys that if we can’t have you, we don’t want anybody else. After 2 years, nobody has told us yet that we got to give it up, so knock on wood, we’ll be stayin’ alive for a bit longer. This week we check out all the hot stuff from the Billboard’s Top 40 Hits from the Disco Era (Broadcast the week of July 7, 1979). This countdown is a reminder that you should be dancing. So get up and boogie and shake your body down to the ground! Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode:  https://leemichaelwithers.tripod.com/at40_disco.htmData Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com, wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by Pete Battistini.Rejected Episode Titles: Disco Inferno at the Y.M.C.A.I’m Your Boogie Man, Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?Dance Dance Dance, More More MoreI Love the Nightlife in MacArthur ParkCheck out “The Deep Purple Podcast” with Nathan Beaudry and John Mottola: https://deeppurplepodcast.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Hello stranger. We’re a little late this week, but don’t give up on us just yet. The editing process too awhile because we made sometimes mad mistakes and couldn’t get it right. At some point we just said we got to give it up because every time we thought we were done, the episode kept telling us “Don’t leave me this way!” Maybe I’m amazed at how good the Billboard Top 40 songs from the week ending April 30th, 1974 were. Whether you’re a cheery baby, an old fashioned boy, a dancing queen or a dancing man, sometimes it’s just the right time of the night to hear them.  Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1977-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_30th_April_1977. Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com, wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by Pete Battistini.Rejected Episode Titles:So In To You CinderellaDancing Queen, Dancin’ Man, Lonley BoyRight Time of the Southern NightsCalling Dr. Boogie ManSome links to things we discussed in this episode: Andrew Gold “What’s Wrong with this Picture” Album Cover: https://www.discogs.com/master/198285-Andrew-Gold-Whats-Wrong-With-This-Picture/image/SW1hZ2U6MzAwODQzNg==Leo Sayer “Endless Flight” Album Cover: https://www.discogs.com/release/1242181-Leo-Sayer-Endless-Flight/image/SW1hZ2U6MTc1ODU4Ng==Sanford and Son “The Sandfords Own A Racehorse” :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgGuCFD1ZtsThe Official Website of Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.: https://mccoodavis.com/Old El Paso Cheese Boogie Man 90s Commercial (1996): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PMlH_G1xw4Harold Melvin and Blue Notes version of “Don’t Leave Me this Way”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnIkcB8GOboRoy Clark & Glen Campbell Ghost Riders In the Sky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LIdPGK42Gc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.