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 Cinderella

Dancing Queen, Dancin’ Man, Lonley Boy

Right Time of the Southern Nights

Calling Dr. Boogie Man

Some 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=SgGuCFD1Zts

The 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_G1xw4

Harold Melvin and Blue Notes version of “Don’t Leave Me this Way”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnIkcB8GObo

Roy Clark & Glen Campbell Ghost Riders In the Sky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LIdPGK42Gc

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