American Top 40 With Casey Kasem - 50th Birthday - 07/05/20 09:38 PM
July 4th marked the 50th anniversary of the first "American Top 40 Show", long hosted by Casey Kasem. Here's the first countdown:
"American Top 40," July 4, 1970
No. 40, "The End of Our Road," Marvin Gaye
No. 39, "Silver Bird," Mark Lindsay
No. 38, "Spill the Wine," Eric Burdon and War
No. 37, "Go Back," Crabby Appleton
No. 36, "I Just Can't Help Believing," B.J. Thomas
No. 35, "Spirit in the Dark," Aretha Franklin and the Dixie Flyers
No. 34, "Mississippi," John Phillips
No. 33, "Westbound #9," the Flaming Ember
No. 32, "It's All in the Game," Four Tops
No. 31, "Save the Country," the 5th Dimension
No. 30, "Ohio," Crosby, Stills Nash & Young
No. 29, "Everything Is Beautiful," Ray Stevens
No. 28, "Check Out Your Mind," the Impressions
No. 27, "Question," the Moody Blues
No. 26, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours," Stevie Wonder
No. 25, "Sugar, Sugar," Wilson Pickett
No. 24, "Teach Your Children," Crosby, Stills Nash & Young
No. 23, "Which Way You Goin' Billy?," the Poppy Family
No. 22, "Love on a Two-Way Street," the Moments
No. 21, "Mississippi Queen," Mountain
No. 20, "Make It With You," Bread
No. 19, "Are You Ready?," Pacific Gas and Electric
No. 18, "Love Land," Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
No. 17, "Tighter, Tighter," Alive & Kicking
No. 16, "My Baby Loves Lovin'," White Plains
No. 15, "A Song of Joy (Himno A La Alegria)," Miguel Rios
No. 14, "United We Stand," the Brotherhood of Man
No. 13, "Get Ready," Rare Earth
No. 12, "O-o-h Child," the 5 Stairsteps
No. 11, "Gimme Dat Ding," the Pipkins
No. 10, "Hitchin' a Ride," Vanity Fare
No. 9, "The Wonder of You," Elvis Presley
No. 8, "The Long and Winding Road," the Beatles
No. 7, "(They Long to Be) Close to You," Carpenters
No. 6, "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)," Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers
No. 5, "Band of Gold," Freda Payne
No. 4, "Ride Captain Ride," Blues Image
No. 3, "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)," the Temptations
No. 2, "The Love You Save," Jackson 5
No. 1, "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)," Three Dog Night
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/957503/american-top-40-flashback-july-4-1970
"American Top 40," July 4, 1970
No. 40, "The End of Our Road," Marvin Gaye
No. 39, "Silver Bird," Mark Lindsay
No. 38, "Spill the Wine," Eric Burdon and War
No. 37, "Go Back," Crabby Appleton
No. 36, "I Just Can't Help Believing," B.J. Thomas
No. 35, "Spirit in the Dark," Aretha Franklin and the Dixie Flyers
No. 34, "Mississippi," John Phillips
No. 33, "Westbound #9," the Flaming Ember
No. 32, "It's All in the Game," Four Tops
No. 31, "Save the Country," the 5th Dimension
No. 30, "Ohio," Crosby, Stills Nash & Young
No. 29, "Everything Is Beautiful," Ray Stevens
No. 28, "Check Out Your Mind," the Impressions
No. 27, "Question," the Moody Blues
No. 26, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours," Stevie Wonder
No. 25, "Sugar, Sugar," Wilson Pickett
No. 24, "Teach Your Children," Crosby, Stills Nash & Young
No. 23, "Which Way You Goin' Billy?," the Poppy Family
No. 22, "Love on a Two-Way Street," the Moments
No. 21, "Mississippi Queen," Mountain
No. 20, "Make It With You," Bread
No. 19, "Are You Ready?," Pacific Gas and Electric
No. 18, "Love Land," Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
No. 17, "Tighter, Tighter," Alive & Kicking
No. 16, "My Baby Loves Lovin'," White Plains
No. 15, "A Song of Joy (Himno A La Alegria)," Miguel Rios
No. 14, "United We Stand," the Brotherhood of Man
No. 13, "Get Ready," Rare Earth
No. 12, "O-o-h Child," the 5 Stairsteps
No. 11, "Gimme Dat Ding," the Pipkins
No. 10, "Hitchin' a Ride," Vanity Fare
No. 9, "The Wonder of You," Elvis Presley
No. 8, "The Long and Winding Road," the Beatles
No. 7, "(They Long to Be) Close to You," Carpenters
No. 6, "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)," Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers
No. 5, "Band of Gold," Freda Payne
No. 4, "Ride Captain Ride," Blues Image
No. 3, "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)," the Temptations
No. 2, "The Love You Save," Jackson 5
No. 1, "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)," Three Dog Night
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/957503/american-top-40-flashback-july-4-1970