06 June 2010

The Top 40 Singles of 1974




The Top 40 Singles of 1974:
  1. "The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand (First chart appearance: 12/22/73; Highest position: #1)
  2. "Come And Get Your Love" - Redbone (2/9/74; #5)
  3. "Seasons In The Sun" - Terry Jacks (2/9/74; #1)
  4. "Show And Tell" - Al Wilson (11/24/73; #1)
  5. "Love's Theme" - The Love Unlimited Orchestra (12/22/73; #1)
  6. "The Loco-motion" - Grand Funk (3/30/74; #1)
  7. "Bennie And The Jets" - Elton John (3/2/74; #1)
  8. "You Make Me Feel Brand New" - The Stylistics (4/13/74; #2)
  9. "Sunshine On My Shoulders" - John Denver (2/16/74; #1)
  10. "T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia)" - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees (3/16/74; #1)
  11. "Rock On" - David Essex (1/12/74; #5)
  12. "The Most Beautiful Girl" - Charlie Rich (10/27/73; #1)
  13. "Spiders And Snakes" - Jim Stafford (12/29/73; #3)
  14. "Rock Me Gently" - Andy Kim (7/20/74; #1)
  15. "The Streak" - Ray Stevens (4/27/74; #1)
  16. "Dancing Machine" - The Jackson 5 (3/30/74; #2)
  17. "Band On The Run" - Paul McCartney and Wings (5/4/74; #1)
  18. "You're Sixteen" - Ringo Starr (12/29/73; #1)
  19. "Let Me Be There" - Olivia Newton-John (12/15/73; #6)
  20. "The Joker" - Steve Miller Band (11/17/73; #1)
  21. "You're Having My Baby" - Paul Anka (7/27/74; #1)
  22. "Annie's Song" - John Denver (6/15/74; #1)
  23. "One Hell Of A Woman" - Mac Davis (5/25/74; #11)
  24. "Billy Don't Be A Hero"- Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods (5/11/74; #1)
  25. "Until You Come Back To Me" - Aretha Franklin (12/15/73; #3)
  26. "You Haven't Done Nothin'" - Stevie Wonder (8/17/74; #1)
  27. "Nothing From Nothing" - Billy Preston (8/3/74; #1)
  28. "Bungle In The Jungle" - Jethro Tull (11/30/74; #12)
  29. "Midnight At The Oasis" - Maria Muldaur (4/13/74; #6)
  30. "Hooked On A Feeling" - Blue Swede (3/2/74; #1)
  31. "Dark Lady" - Cher (2/2/74; #1)
  32. "Top Of The World" - Carpenters (10/20/73; #1)
  33. "Time In A Bottle" - Jim Croce (12/1/73; #1)
  34. "Sundown" - Gordon Lightfoot (5/11/74; #1)
  35. "Sideshow" - Blue Magic (6/8/74; #8)
  36. "The Night Chicago Died" - Paper Lace (7/13/74; #1)
  37. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"- Elton John (11/3/73; #2)
  38. "Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" - Gladys Knight & the Pips (3/9/74; #3)
  39. "If You Love Me Let Me Know" - Olivia Newton-John (5/11/74; #5)
  40. "Hello It's Me" - Todd Rundgren (11/10/73; #5)

18 November 2009

The Top 40 Singles of 1973




The Top 40 Singles of 1973:
  1. "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (First chart appearance: 3/17/73; Highest position.: #1)
  2. "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - Jim Croce (6/2/73; #1)
  3. "Crocodile Rock" - Elton John (12/23/72; #1)
  4. "My Love" - Paul McCartney & Wings (4/28/73; #1)
  5. "Let's Get It On" - Marvin Gaye (7/28/73; #1)
  6. "Touch Me In The Morning" - Diana Ross (7/7/73; #1)
  7. "Delta Dawn" - Helen Reddy (7/28/73; #1)
  8. "Playground In My Mind" - Clint Holmes (5/5/73; #2)
  9. "Killing Me Softly With His Song" - Roberta Flack (2/3/73; #1)
  10. "Me And Mrs. Jones" - Billy Paul (11/18/72; #1)
  11. "Will It Go Round In Circles" - Billy Preston (5/19/73; #1)
  12. "Brother Louie" - Stories (7/14/73; #1)
  13. "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" - Vicki Lawrence (3/17/73; #1)
  14. "Drift Away" - Dobie Gray (3/31/73; #5)
  15. "Half-Breed" - Cher (9/1/73; #1)
  16. "You're So Vain" - Carly Simon (12/16/72; #1)
  17. "Shambala" - Three Dog Night (6/2/73; #3)
  18. "Love Train" - The O'Jays (1/27/73; #1)
  19. "That Lady (Part 1)" - The Isley Brothers (8/18/73; #6)
  20. "Why Me" - Kris Kristofferson (7/7/73; #16)
  21. "Loves Me Like A Rock" - Paul Simon (8/18/73; #2)
  22. "Pillow Talk" - Sylvia (4/21/73; #3)
  23. "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose" - Dawn (7/28/73; #3)
  24. "Superstition" - Stevie Wonder (12/9/72; #1)
  25. "Clair" - Gilbert O'Sullivan (7/1/72; #1)
  26. "Rocky Mountain High" - John Denver (1/6/73; #9)
  27. "Last Song" - Edward Bear (1/27/73; #3)
  28. "Midnight Train To Georgia" - Gladys Knight and the Pips (9/15/73; #1)
  29. "Frankenstein" - The Edgar Winter Group (4/21/73; #1)
  30. "Stuck In The Middle With You" - Stealers Wheel (3/31/73; #1)
  31. "Little Willy" - Sweet (3/17/73; #3)
  32. "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" - Stevie Wonder (3/31/73; #1)
  33. "Danny's Song" - Anne Murray (2/10/73; #7)
  34. "We're An American Band" - Grand Funk (8/18/73; #1)
  35. "Right Place Wrong Time" - Dr. John (5/12/73; #9)
  36. "Wildflower" - Skylark (3/31/73; #9)
  37. "The Morning After" - Maureen McGovern (7/14/73; #1)
  38. "Rockin' Pneumonia -- Boogie Woogie Flu" - Johnny Rivers (11/11/72; #6)
  39. "Oh, Babe, What Would You Say" - Hurricane Smith (12/23/72; #3)
  40. "Natural High" - Bloodstone (6/9/73; #10)

17 May 2009

The Top 40 Singles of 1972




The Top 40 Singles of 1972:
  1. "American Pie - Parts I & II" - Don McLean (First chart appearance: 12/4/71; Highest position: #1)
  2. "Alone Again (Naturally)" - Gilbert O'Sullivan (7/1/72; #1)
  3. "Without You" - Nilsson (1/15/72; #1)
  4. "Brand New Key" - Melanie (11/27/71; #1)
  5. "I Gotcha" - Joe Tex (2/26/72; #2)
  6. "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" - Wayne Newton (6/10/72; #4)
  7. "Let's Stay Together" - Al Green (12/11/71; #1)
  8. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack (3/25/72; #1)
  9. "Brandy" - Looking Glass (7/1/72; #1)
  10. "Lean On Me" - Bill Withers (5/27/72; #1)
  11. "If Loving You Is Wrong" - Luther Ingram (6/24/72; #3)
  12. "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me" - Mac Davis (8/5/72; #1)
  13. "Heart Of Gold" - Neil Young (2/12/72; #1)
  14. "The Candy Man" - Sammy Davis, Jr. (4/15/72; #1)
  15. "Nice To Be With You" - Gallery (4/29/72; #4)
  16. "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" - Robert John (1/29/72; #3)
  17. "Slippin' Into Darkness" - War (4/1/72; #16)
  18. "I'll Take You There" - The Staple Singers (4/15/72; #1)
  19. "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" - The Hollies (7/8/72; #2)
  20. "A Horse With No Name" - America (3/4/72; #1)
  21. "Outa Space" - Billy Preston (5/13/72; #2)
  22. "Oh Girl" - Chi-Lites (4/15/72; #1)
  23. "Song Sung Blue" - Neil Diamond (5/13/72; #1)
  24. "Family Affair" - Sly and the Family Stone (11/13/71; #1)
  25. "Rockin' Robin" - Michael Jackson (3/18/72; #2)
  26. "My Ding-A-Ling" - Chuck Berry (9/9/72; #1)
  27. "Back Stabbers" - The O'Jays (8/12/72; #3)
  28. "Everybody Plays The Fool" - The Main Ingredient (9/2/72; #3)
  29. "Last Night (I Didn't Get To Sleep At All)" - The 5th Dimension (4/22/72; #8)
  30. "Betcha By Golly, Wow" - The Stylistics (3/11/72; #3)
  31. "Precious And Few" - Climax (1/22/72; #3)
  32. "Ben" - Michael Jackson (9/9/72; #1)
  33. "Cherish" - David Cassidy (11/13/71; #9)
  34. "How Do You Do?" - Mouth & MacNeal (6/17/72)
  35. "I'm Still In Love With You" - Al Green (7/15/72; #3)
  36. "Down By The Lazy River" - The Osmonds (1/29/72; #4)
  37. "Scorpio" - Dennis Coffey (11/13/71; #6)
  38. "Popcorn" - Hot Butter (8/19/72; #9)
  39. "Go All The Way" - Raspberries (8/19/72; #5)
  40. "Too Late To Turn Back Now" - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (6/17/72; #2)

19 April 2009

The Best Hits of 1971 !!!



Singles Icon The Top 40 Singles of 1971:

  1. "Joy To The World" - Three Dog Night (First chart appearance: 3/27/71; Highest position: #1)
  2. "It's Too Late" - Carole King (5/22/71; #1)
  3. "How Do You Mend A Broken Heart" - Bee Gees (7/3/71; #1)
  4. "Indian Reservation" - The Raiders (5/29/71; #1)
  5. "One Bad Apple" - The Osmonds (1/23/71; #1)
  6. "Go Away Little Girl" - Donny Osmond (8/21/71; #1)
  7. "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" - The Temptations (2/20/71; #1)
  8. "Take Me Home, Country Roads" - John Denver with Fat City (6/26/71; #2)
  9. "Maggie May" - Rod Stewart (8/28/71; #1)
  10. "Knock Three Times" - Dawn (12/5/70; #1)
  11. "Want Ads" - The Honey Cone (5/1/71; #1)
  12. "Treat Her Like A Lady" - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (5/15/71; #3)
  13. "She's A Lady" - Tom Jones (2/20/71; #2)
  14. "Smiling Faces Sometimes" - The Undisputed Truth (7/31/71; #3)
  15. "Me And Bobby McGee" - Janis Joplin (2/20/71; #1)
  16. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" - Joan Baez (8/28/71; #3)
  17. "Signs" - Five Man Electrical Band (7/10/71; #3)
  18. "What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye (3/6/71; #2)
  19. "You've Got A Friend" - James Taylor (6/19/71; #1)
  20. "Tired Of Being Alone" - Al Green (8/21/71; #11)
  21. "Ain't No Sunshine" - Bill Withers (8/14/71; #3)
  22. "Rose Garden" - Lynn Anderson (12/19/70; #3)
  23. "Never Can Say Goodbye" - The Jackson 5 (4/10/71; #2)
  24. "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" - Paul & Linda McCartney (8/21/71; #1)
  25. "Draggin' The Line" - Tommy James (6/26/71; #4)
  26. "Put Your Hand In The Hand" - Ocean (3/27/71; #2)
  27. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Aretha Franklin (4/24/71; #6)
  28. "Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted" - The Partridge Family (2/20/71; #6)
  29. "Temptation Eyes" - The Grass Roots (2/13/71; #15)
  30. "Don't Pull Your Love" - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (6/12/71; #4)
  31. "Mr. Big Stuff" - Jean Knight (6/19/71; #2)
  32. "Do You Know What I Mean?" - Lee Michaels (9/4/71; #6)
  33. "It Don't Come Easy" - Ringo Starr (5/8/71; #4)
  34. "Superstar" - Carpenters (9/11/71; #2)
  35. "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" - Marvin Gaye (7/17/71; #4)
  36. "I've Found Someone Of My Own" - The Free Movement (9/18/71; #5)
  37. "Superstar" - Murray Head (5/8/71; #14)
  38. "Amos Moses" - Jerry Reed (1/9/71; #8)
  39. "For All We Know" - Carpenters (2/13/71; #3)
  40. "Rainy Days And Mondays" - Carpenters (5/22/71; #2)

1971 Singles - Month By Month


LP Icon Top Albums of 1971: