American Top 40 1978 November 25th

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:

A listener asks, "Which family has produced the most Top 40 recording acts?" Casey tells which family right before "On The Shelf" (at number 38) by Donny & Marie Osmond.


Price Gouging: When a special edition re-release of the 11 year-old Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album went on sale, one New York department store owner posted a sign that read, "List price: $15.98; Our price: $24.95 (while they last)" Casey says he sold out just like that."

The special edition was because of the movie by the same name starring the Bee Gees, Peter Frampton, George Burns, and Steve Martin, and featuring the musical talents of George Martin, Jeff Beck, Alice Cooper, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Billy Preston. I am seeding a copy (to a ratio of 30) of it found at the following link, or just use the self-addressed, stamped, enclosed torrent.

http://kickasstorrent.link/sgt-pepper-s-lonely-hearts-club-band-1978-t7473912.html

When Casey mentions the 1978 Year-End Countdown, don't forget the first long-distance dedication and the first 4 hour AT40 happened in 1978, plus some really awesome music. All of those previously mentioned shows are available now, here are their titles:

American_Top_40_1978_August_26th_First_Long_Distance_Dedication
American_Top_40_1978_October_7th_First_4_Hour_Show
American_Top_40_1978_Top_100

The song at number six is the biggest mover inside the Top 40 this week. In the Rock Era, only 2 songs have made bigger leaps inside the 40 within a single week: "Witch Doctor" (in 1958) moved 32 notches, and "Are You Lonesome Tonight" (in 1962) moved 33 notches. Moving from #37 to #6 this week is "Le Freak" by Chic.

At times, a #1 single will spur album sales that drive its album to #1. Other times, an album that reaches #1 will lead a record company to release a single that then goes to #1. But when an artist has a single and an album that hit #1 at the same time, you know it is the work of a superstar. Donna Summer is only the 4th woman in chart history to hit #1 on both the Album and Singles charts simultaneously, and the single that did it for her is "Mac Arthur Park," at #1 this week.

40: Promises - Eric Clapton
39: Run For Home - Lindisfarne
38: On The Shelf - Donny & Marie Osmond
37: We've Got Tonight - Bob Seger
36: This Is Love - Paul Anka
EXTRA: Satisfaction - The Rolliong Stones
35: Whenever I Call You "Friend" - Kenny Loggins
34: I'm Every Woman - Chaka Kahn
33: Kiss You All Over - Exile
32: Everybody Needs Love - Stephen Bishop
31: Too Much Heaven - The Bee Gees
ARCHIVES: Knock Three Times - Tony Orlando & Dawn
30: Part Time Love - Elton John
29: Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt
28: One Nation Under A Groove - Funkadelic
EXTRA: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
27: Power Of Gold - Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg
26: How You Gonna See Me Now - Alice Cooper
25: Change Of Heart - Eric Carmen
LDD: You Can't Hurry Love - Diana Ross & The Supremes
24: Don't Want To Live Without It - Pablo Cruise
23: Hold The Line - Toto
22: Sweet Life - Paul Davis
21: Blue Collar Man - Styx
ARCHIVES: One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
20: Straight On - Heart
19: Dance, Disco Heat - Sylvester
18: Hot Child In The City - Nick Guilder
17: Y.M.C.A. - The Village People
16: My Life - Billy Joel
15: Alive Again - Chicago
14: Strange Way - Firefall
EXTRA: Oh Happy Day - The Edwin Hawkins Singers
13: Our Love, Don't Throw It Away - Andy Gibb
12: Sharing The Night Together - Dr. Hook
11: Ready To Take A Chance Again - Barry Manilow
ARCHIVES: Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
10: You Never Done It Like That - The Captain & Tennille
9: Time Passages - Al Stewart
8: I Love The Night Life - Alicia Bridges
LDD: Goodbye Girl - David Gates
7: I Just Wanna Stop - Gino Vanelli
6: Le Freak - Chic
5: You Needed Me - Anne Murray
EXTRA: Handy Man - James Taylor
4: You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
3: How Much I Feel - Ambrosia
2: Double Vision - Foreigner
1: Mac Arthur Park - Donna Summer