American Top 40 1973 June 23rd

American Top 40 with Casey Kasem aired on radio from July 4, 1970 until August 6, 1988. This recording is one I found on the internet.

In this countdown:

A listener noticed that in 4 weeks, there were four different number one hits. She wants to know if there was ever a longer span of time with new number 1's each week. Casey says in 1963 there were six weeks each with its own new number one.

There is a song by a group that sounds different on their record than they do live because their lead singer (Gerry Rafferty) quit the band before the record became a hit.

There is a song by the star who once averaged a top 30 hit every three weeks for an entire year (in 1949 when only the top 30 were listed).

Bette Midler is at number 21 with her hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." Casey mentions the 1941 performance of this song by the Andrews Sisters in the Bud Abbout & Lou Costello film "Buck Privates." It had some great original comedy bits and the Andrews Sisters sing harmonies every bit as tight as ABBA ever would. I am seeding someone else's copy of it for at least a month AND to a ratio of 30 (whichever comes last), so you can download and run with a clear conscience. Get your copy at the link provided in the notepad text.

A listener asks, "Has there ever been an instance where a foreign language song was represented on the chart by more than one version at the same time?" Casey says this only happened once in 1959 when there were three versions of an Italian song on the chart.

Three Dog Night is at number 11 with their song "Shambala." Casey plays part of another song they recorded with the lead vocal being sung from the men's room for acoustic affect.

40: Doin' It To Death - Fred Wesley & The J.B.'S
39: Satin Sheets - Jeanne Pruett
38: Give You Baby A Standing Ovation - The Dells
37: Little Willy - The Sweet
36: Let's Pretend - The Raspberries
35: Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
34: No More Mr. Nice Guy - Alice Cooper
33: Money - Pink Floyd
32: You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
31: And I Love You So - Perry Como
30: Give It To Me - J. Geils Band
29: Diamond Girl - Seals & Crofts
28: Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich
27: So Very Hard To Go - Tower Of Power
26: Leaving Me - The Independents
25: Wildflower - Skylark
24: Daddy Could Swear I Declare - Gladys Knight & The Pips
23: You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) - The Stylistics
22: Drift Away - Dobie Gray
21: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Bette Midler
20: Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
19: Hocus Pocus - Focus
18: Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
17: I'm Doing Fine Now - New York City
16: Yesterday Once More - The Carpenters
15: Natural High - Bloodstone
14: Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
13: Frankenstein - The Edgar Winter Group
12: One Of A Kind (Love Affair) - The Spinners
11: Shambala - Three Dog Night
10: Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. Hook
9: Long Train Running - The Doobie Brothers
8: Daniel - Elton John
7: Kodachrome - Paul Simon
6: Pillow Talk - Sylvia
5: Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
4: Will It Go Round In Circles - Bily Preston
3: I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby - Barry White
2: Playground In My Mind - Clint Holmes
1: My Love - Paul McCartney & Wings