American Top 40 1970 December 19th

American Top 40 with Casey Kasem aired on radio from July 4, 1970 until August 6, 1988. This recording is a rebroadcast from internet radio.

In this countdown:


Back-to-back songs by Elton John: the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin is at #37 with his composition "Border Song," and the Queen of England debuts at #38 with "Your Song."

We also have a pair of Diamonds: Neil Diamond is at #36 with "Do It." and at #20 with "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother."

The highest debut this week, "If I Were Your Woman" is at number 32 by Gladys Knight & The Pips.

There are no listener questions, but here are some that will get answered during the show:

Which singer is the former leader of the Irish group Them?

Which is the artist who simply gave $6,500 dollars to the charity that asked him to perform, rather than doing the fundraiser?

Which singer offered to pay $8,000 so she could go the opening performance of a Broadway show starring her husband, even though the price of a good seat was only about $5?

40: Rose Garden – Lynn Anderson
39: So Close – Jake Holmes
38: Your Song – Elton John
37: Border Song – Aretha Franklin
36: Do It – Neil Diamond
35. I’m Not My Brother’s Keeper – The Flaming Ember
34: Engine #9 - Wilson Pickett
33: Only Love Can Break Your Heart – Neil Young
Song From #1 Album “Abraxas” Hope You’re Feeling Better – Santana
32: If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight & The Pips
31: The Immigrant Song – Led Zeppelin
30: River Deep – Mountain High – The Supremes & Four Tops
29: It’s Impossible – Perry Como
28: Groove Me – King Floyd
27: Stoney End – Barbra Streisand
26: Can’t Stop Loving You – Tom Jones
25: Pay To The Piper – Chairmen Of The Board
24: You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me - Elvis Presley
AT40 Special: Endlessly – Sonny James
23: One Man Band – Three Dog Night
22: Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom
21: Fire And Rain - James Taylor
20: He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - Neil Diamond
19: For The Good Times - Ray Price
18: After Midnight - Eric Clapton
17: Be My Baby - Andy Kim
16: Heaven Help Us All - Stevie Wonder
15: Domino – Van Morrison
14: I'll Be There - The Jackson Five
13: 11: 5, 10, 15, 20 (25, 30) Years Of Love - The Presidents
12: We've Only Just Begun - The Carpenters
11: Share The Land - The Guess Who
AT40 Special: White Christmas – Bing Crosby
10: No Matter What - Badfinger
9: Gypsy Woman - Brian Hyland
8: Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? – Chicago
7: Stone Love - The Supremes
6. Knock Three Times – Dawn
5: Black Magic Woman – Santana
4: I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
3: One Less Bell To Answer - 5th Dimension
2: Isn’t It A Pity – George Harrison
1: Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles