THE FILE PREVIOUSLY TORRENTED AS "American_Top_40_July_4th_1970" IS NO LONGER BEING SEEDED IN FAVOR OF THIS ONE.


American Top 40 with Casey Kasem aired on radio from July 4, 1970 until August 6, 1988. This recording combines two internet radio rebroadcasts. The first was from 2013 in which Premier Radio cut two of the "Oldies" Casey originally played:

"Little Ole Man" by Bill Cosby (between chart positions 23 and 22) and,

"Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones (between chart positions 2 and 1).

In the second (from 2014) Premier restored the two "Oldies" all songs from the original but made other minor edits (my assistant Amy insisted on including an example). So Mrs. RocketMan's favorite son went through both versions and put Humpty Dumpty back together again.

Enjoy!

In this very first broadcast (which uses the data for the week ending July 11th, 1970):

Wilson Pickett re-does an Archies song.

There is a vocal group that has had 32 hits in the last 9 years.

One song in the countdown has been a hit four different times in 19 years.

Casey remembers the 200th birthday of a man who has a piece of music in this countdown.

Casey also celebrates the 70th birthday of the man who stopped the Beatles.

With artists like the Moody Blues, Mountain, Rare Earth, Blood Sweat & Tears, the Carpenters, Bread, Three Dog Night, Blues Image, and the Beatles (who are still together), its a great countdown.

40: End of Our Road - Marvin Gaye
39: Silver Bird - Mark Lindsey
38: Spill the Wine - Eric Burden & War
37: Go Back - Crabby Appleton
36: I Just Can't Help Believing - B.J. Thomas
35: Spirit in The Dark - Aretha Franklin
34: Mississippi - John Phillips
33: Westbound #9 - Flaming Ember
32: It's All In the Game - Four Tops
31: Save the Country - Fifth Dimension
30: Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
29: Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
28: Check Out Your Mind - Impressions
27: Question - Moody Blues
26: Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
25: Sugar, Sugar - Wilson Pickett
24: Teach Your Children - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
23: Which Way You Goin' Billy - The Poppy Family
OLDIE: Little Ole Man - Bill Cosby
22: Love On A Two-Way Street - Moments
21: Mississippi Queen - Mountain
20: Make It With You - Bread
19: Are You Ready - Pacific Gas & Electric
18: Love Land - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
17: Tighter & Tighter - Alive And Kicking
16: My Baby Loves Lovin' - White Plains
15: A Song Of Joy - Miguel Rios
OLDIE: Hello Dolly - Louis Armstrong
14: United We Stand - Brotherhood Of Man
13: Get Ready - Rare Earth
12: Ooh Child - Stairsteps
11: Gimme Dat Ding - The Pipkins
10: Hitchin' a Ride - Vanity Fair
OLDIE: Spinning Wheel - Blood Sweat & Tears
9: The Wonder Of You - Elvis Presley
8: The Long And Winding Road - Beatles
7: Close To You - Carpenters
6: Lay Down (Candles In The Wind) - Melanie
5: Band of Gold - Freda Payne
4: Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image
3: Ball of Confusion - Temptations
2: The Love You Save - Jackson Five
OLDIE: Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
1: Mama Told Me Not To Come - Three Dog Night