Thursday, October 26, 2017

American Top 40 - Bicentennial Special "4th of July's Greatest Hits"



For the American Top 40 episode of July 4, 1976, Casey counted down the #1 songs from each July 4 of the previous 40 years.


Year
Song
Artist
1937It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom LaneGuy Lombardo
1938Says My HeartOzzie Nelson
1939Wishing Will Make It SoGlenn Miller
1940I'll Never Smile AgainTommy Dorsey
1941DaddySammy Kaye
1942Sleepy LagoonHarry James
1943Comin' in a Wing and a PrayerSong Spinners
1944I'll Be Seeing YouBing Crosby
1945Sentimental JourneyLes Brown
1946The GypsyThe Ink Spots

1947Chi-Baba Chi-BabaPerry Como
1948Woody WoodpeckerKay Kyser
1949Riders in the SkyVaughn Monroe
1950The Third Man ThemeAnton Karas
1951Too YoungNat King Cole
1952Auf Wiederseh'n SweetheartVera Lynn
1953Song from Moulin RougePercy Faith
1954Little Things Mean a LotKitty Kallen
1955Rock Around the ClockBilly Haley and His Comets
1956The Wayward WindGogi Grant



1957Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear/Loving YouElvis Presley
1958The Purple People EaterSheb Wooley*
1959The Battle of New OrleansJohnny Horton
1960Everybody's Somebody's FoolConnie Francis
1961Quarter to ThreeGary U.S. Bonds
1962I Can't Stop Loving YouRay Charles
1963Easier Said Than DoneThe Essex
1964I Get AroundThe Beach Boys
1965I Can't Help MyselfThe Four Tops**
1966Strangers in the NightFrank Sinatra***

1967WindyThe Association
1968This Guy's in Love with YouHerb Alpert
1969Love Theme from Romeo and JulietHenry Mancini
1970The Love You SaveThe Jackson 5
1971It's Too Late/I Feel the Earth MoveCarole King
1972Lean on MeBill Withers
1973Will It Go 'Round in CirclesBilly Preston
1974Rock the BoatHues Corporation
1975Love Will Keep Us TogetherCaptain & Tennille
1976Silly Love SongsWings

*Casey also played Yakety Yak by The Coasters as it placed at #1 the next week in 1958. He pointed out that both songs were novelty tunes.
**Casey also played (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones as it placed at #1 the next week and I think they just couldn't imagine airing a 40-year retrospective without including the Stones.
***Casey also played Paperback Writer by The Beatles as it placed at #1 the next week and, like the Rolling Stones, they just had to include The Beatles. And for that, I thank AT40 as I'm constantly amazed how rarely I hear The Beatles on classic rock stations. It's the freakin' Beatles ferchrissakes!

Just for fun, I did the next 40 years:


Year
Song
Artist
1977Gonna Fly NowBill Conti
1978Shadow DancingAndy Gibb
1979Ring My BellAnita Ward
1980Coming UpPaul McCartney
1981Bette Davis EyesKim Carnes
1982Don't You Want MeThe Human League
1983Flashdance...What a FeelingIrene Cara
1984The ReflexDuran Duran
1985HeavenBryan Adams
1986There'll Be Sad SongsBilly Ocean

1987I Wanna Dance With SomebodyWhitney Houston
1988Dirty DianaMichael Jackson
1989Baby Don't Forget My NumberMilli Vanilli
1990Step by StepNew Kids on the Block
1991Rush RushPaula Abdul
1992Baby Got BackSir Mix-A-Lot
1993That's the Way Love GoesJanet Jackson
1994I SwearAll-4-One
1995Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?Bryan Adams
1996Tha CrossroadsBone Thugs-N-Harmony



1997I'll Be Missing YouPuff Daddy & Faith Evans (feat. 112)
1998The Boy is MineBrandy & Monica
1999If You Had My LoveJennifer Lopez
2000Be With YouEnrique Iglesias
2001Lady MarmaladeChristina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink
2002Hot in HerreNelly
2003This is the NightClay Aiken
2004BurnUsher
2005Inside Your HeavenCarrie Underwood
2006Do I Make You ProudTaylor Hicks

2007UmbrellaRihanna feat. Jay-Z
2008Viva la VidaColdplay
2009Boom Boom PowThe Black Eyed Peas
2010California GurlsKaty Perry feat. Snoop Dogg
2011Rolling in the DeepAdele
2012Call Me MaybeCarly Rae Jepsen
2013Blurred LinesRobin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell
2014FancyIggy Azalea feat Charli XCX
2015See You AgainWiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
2016One DanceDrake feat. Wizkid and Kyla

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