FIRST TEN |
Helen Reddy--Delta Dawn |
Cher--Half-Breed |
DeFranco Family--Heartbeat - It's a
Lovebeat |
Marvin Gaye--Let's Get it On |
Osmonds--Let Me In* |
Wings--Live and Let Die |
Paul Simon--Loves Me Like a Rock |
Spirit--Mr. Skin* |
B.W. Stevenson--My Maria* |
Grand Funk--We're an American Band |
SECOND TEN |
Rolling Stones—Angie* |
Cheech & Chong--Basketball Jones |
Doobie Brothers--China Grove |
Edgar Winter Group--Free Ride |
Today’s People—He |
Bob Dylan--Knockin' On Heaven's
Door* |
Allman Brothers Band--Ramblin' Man |
Joe Walsh--Rocky Mountain Way |
Diana Ross--Touch Me in the Morning |
Pointer Sisters--Yes We Can Can |
AND |
Art Garfunkel--All I Know* |
5th Dimension--Ashes to Ashes |
Led Zeppelin—D’yer Mak’er(D) |
John Kay--Easy Evil |
Bette Midler—Friends |
Skylark--I'll Have to Go Away |
Roberta Flack—Jesse(D) |
Chicago--Just You 'n' Me* |
Gladys Knight & the
Pips--Midnight Train to Georgia* |
Eagles--Outlaw Man |
Marie Osmond--Paper Roses* |
10cc--Rubber Bullets |
David Gates—Sail Around the World(D) |
Nino Tempo & the 5th Ave.
Sax--Sister James |
Dr. John--Such a Night |
Bobby Goldsboro--Summer (The First
Time) |
Billy Preston—Space Race(D) |
Isley Brothers--That Lady* |
Charlie Rich-The Most Beautiful
Girl* |
Albert Hammond--The Peacemaker |
Carpenters—Top of the World(D) |
Seals & Crofts--We May Never
Pass This Way (Again)* |
Painter--West Coast Woman |
Danny O'Keefe--Angel Spread Your
Wings |
Ringo Starr—Photograph(D) |
(D) Debuts |
* Super-Hits |
All of this week’s debuts were top 20 Billboard hits except “Sail Around the World” by David Gates, which peaked
at number 50 and will spend six weeks here as an “And.”
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KJR Fabulous 50
Transcribing the weekly record surveys of KJR radio, Seattle's Top 40 AM giant of the 60s and 70s.
Monday, August 12, 2024
September 21, 1973
Sunday, July 2, 2023
September 14, 1973
FIRST TEN |
Stories--Brother Louie |
Helen Reddy--Delta Dawn |
Cher--Half-Breed |
DeFranco Family--Heartbeat - It's a
Lovebeat |
Marvin Gaye--Let's Get it On |
Paul Simon--Loves Me Like a Rock |
Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando--Say,
Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose |
Maureen McGovern--The Morning After |
Diana Ross--Touch Me in the Morning |
Grand Funk--We're an American Band |
SECOND TEN |
Doobie Brothers--China Grove |
Edgar Winter Group--Free Ride |
Today's People--He |
Stevie Wonder--Higher Ground |
Wings--Live and Let Die |
B.W. Stevenson--My Maria |
Allman Brothers Band--Ramblin' Man |
Joe Walsh--Rocky Mountain Way |
Elton John--Saturday Night's Alright
For Fighting |
Pointer Sisters--Yes We Can Can |
AND |
Art Garfunkel--All I Know |
Danny O'Keefe--Angel Spread Your
Wings |
Rolling Stones--Angie |
Jethro Tull--A Passion Play (Edit
#10) |
5th Dimension--Ashes to Ashes |
Cheech & Chong--Basketball Jones |
John Kay--Easy Evil(D) |
Bette Midler--Friends |
Skylark--I'll Have to Go Away |
Chicago--Just You 'n' Me |
Bob Dylan--Knockin' On Heaven's Door |
Osmonds--Let Me In |
Gladys Knight & the
Pips--Midnight Train to Georgia(D) |
Spirit--Mr. Skin |
Eagles--Outlaw Man(D) |
Marie Osmond--Paper Roses(D) |
10cc--Rubber Bullets |
Nino Tempo & the 5th Ave.
Sax--Sister James |
Dr. John--Such a Night(D) |
Bobby Goldsboro--Summer (The First
Time) |
Isley Brothers--That Lady |
Hudson & Landry--The Fate of the
Mightiest Nation |
Charlie Rich-The Most Beautiful Girl |
Albert Hammond--The Peacemaker(D) |
Tower of Power--This Time it's Real |
Seals & Crofts--We May Never
Pass This Way (Again) |
Painter--West Coast Woman |
Conway Twitty--You've Never Been
This Far Before |
(D) Debuts |
No Super-Hits designated this week. |
Four of this week’s debuts did not make the Billboard Top 40 but will spend between three and six weeks each on our survey as “Ands”: “Easy Evil” by Steppenwolf leader John Kay (number 102 in BB), “Outlaw Man” by the Eagles (59), Dr. John’s follow-up to “Right Place Wrong Time,” “Such a Night” (42), and Albert Hammond’s “The Peacemaker” (80).
Friday, November 11, 2022
September 7, 1973
FIRST
TEN |
Stories--Brother
Louie |
Helen
Reddy--Delta Dawn* |
Cher--Half-Breed* |
Marvin
Gaye--Let's Get it On |
Wings--Live
and Let Die |
Paul
Simon--Loves Me Like a Rock |
Dawn
Featuring Tony Orlando--Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose |
Maureen
McGovern--The Morning After |
Diana
Ross--Touch Me in the Morning |
Grand
Funk--We're an American Band* |
SECOND
TEN |
Doobie
Brothers--China Grove* |
Gilbert
O'Sullivan--Get Down |
Today's
People--He |
Stevie
Wonder--Higher Ground |
Looking
Glass--Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne |
B.W.
Stevenson--My Maria* |
America--Muskrat
Love |
Joe
Walsh--Rocky Mountain Way |
Elton
John--Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting |
Sutherland
Brothers & Quiver--(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway |
AND |
Art
Garfunkel--All I Know(D) |
Danny
O'Keefe--Angel Spread Your Wings |
Rolling
Stones--Angie* |
Jethro
Tull--A Passion Play (Edit #10) |
5th
Dimension--Ashes to Ashes |
Cheech
& Chong--Basketball Jones* |
Edgar
Winter Group--Free Ride |
Bette
Midler--Friends(D) |
DeFranco
Family--Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat* |
Skylark--I'll
Have to Go Away |
Chicago--Just
You 'n' Me |
Bob
Dylan--Knockin' On Heaven's Door* |
Osmonds--Let
Me In* |
Spirit--Mr.
Skin* |
Allman
Brothers Band--Ramblin' Man |
10cc--Rubber
Bullets |
Nino
Tempo & the 5th Ave. Sax--Sister James(D) |
Royal
Guardsmen--Snoopy vs. the Red Baron |
Bobby
Goldsboro--Summer (The First Time)* |
Isley
Brothers--That Lady*(D) |
Hudson
& Landry--The Fate of the Mightiest Nation(D) |
Charlie
Rich-The Most Beautiful Girl(D) |
Tower
of Power--This Time it's Real(D) |
Seals
& Crofts--We May Never Pass This Way (Again)(D) |
Painter--West
Coast Woman(D) |
Pointer
Sisters--Yes We Can Can* |
Conway
Twitty--You've Never Been This Far Before |
There’s one debut this week that did not make the Billboard chart at all: “The Fate of the Mightiest Nation” by comedy team Hudson & Landry, a serious spoken-word piece by one of the two, apparently Hudson, talking in vague terms about what seems to be the US under Nixon until you get to the end and (SPOILER ALERT) learn that he’s talking about the Roman Empire. It’ll spend two weeks here in the “And” category.
Also worth mentioning are “Sister James” by Nino Tempo (best
known for his duets with his sister April Stevens) & the 5th
Ave. Sax, a near-instrumental that got to Number 53 nationally and will spend
three weeks as an “And,” and “West Coast Woman” by Calgary rock group Painter,
a Number 79 Billboard hit that will be an “And” for four weeks.
Monday, October 17, 2022
August 31, 1973
FIRST
TEN |
Stories--Brother
Louie |
Helen
Reddy--Delta Dawn* |
Gilbert
O'Sullivan--Get Down |
Marvin
Gaye--Let's Get it On |
Wings--Live
and Let Die |
Paul
Simon--Loves Me Like a Rock |
Dawn
Featuring Tony Orlando--Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose |
Maureen
McGovern--The Morning After |
Diana
Ross--Touch Me in the Morning |
Grand
Funk--We're an American Band* |
SECOND
TEN |
Doobie
Brothers--China Grove* |
Cher--Half-Breed* |
Today's
People--He* |
Lobo--How
Can I Tell Her |
Looking
Glass--Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne |
B.W.
Stevenson--My Maria |
America--Muskrat
Love |
Joe
Walsh--Rocky Mountain Way |
Kris
Kristofferson--Why Me |
Sutherland
Brothers & Quiver--(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway |
AND |
Danny
O'Keefe--Angel Spread Your Wings(D) |
Rolling
Stones--Angie*(D) |
Jethro
Tull--A Passion Play (Edit #10) |
5th
Dimension--Ashes to Ashes(D) |
Cheech
& Chong--Basketball Jones |
Stealers
Wheel--Everyone's Agreed That Everything Will Turn Out Fine |
Edgar
Winter Group--Free Ride |
DeFranco
Family--Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat* |
Stevie
Wonder--Higher Ground |
Skylark--I'll
Have to Go Away(D) |
Cross
Country--In the Midnight Hour |
Roberta
Flack--Jesse |
Chicago--Just
You 'n' Me |
Bob
Dylan--Knockin' On Heaven's Door(D) |
Osmonds--Let
Me In(D) |
Spirit--Mr.
Skin(D) |
Allman
Brothers Band--Ramblin' Man |
10cc--Rubber
Bullets |
Elton
John--Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting |
Royal
Guardsmen--Snoopy vs. the Red Baron |
Bobby
Goldsboro--Summer (The First Time)* |
Kenny
Karen--That's Why You Remember |
Charlie
Rich-The Most Beautiful Girl(D) |
Tower
of Power--This Time it's Real(D) |
Pink
Floyd--Time |
Pointer
Sisters--Yes We Can Can |
Conway
Twitty--You've Never Been This Far Before |
(D)
Debuts *
Super Hits The first ten are the same as last week but in a different order, as they’re now alphabetized by title rather than artist. Seattle’s Danny O’Keefe will spend four weeks in the “And” category with “Angel Spread Your Wings,” a number 110 Billboard hit. Same with “I’ll Have to Go Away,” the follow-up to “Wildflower” by Skylark, which got to number 106 nationally. “Let Me In” by the Osmonds, a number 36 hit at Billboard, will spend one week in the First ten. “This Time it’s Real” by Tower of Power will spend three weeks as an “And;” it made number 65 nationally. And number 92 Billboard hit “Mr. Skin” by Spirit will be on the survey for 11 weeks, three of them in the First ten, and its final week at number eight, as the format changes again. |