American Top 40 1973 March 10th

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.

There is a hit in this countdown by the former Motown group whose lead singer has turned down offers to record solo for 19 years.

The man who tried for eight years to make it in rock and roll but had to switch to country to get a hit has that former number one in this countdown.

There is an in-show extra by the man who had to complete US Army basic training twice, the second time for saluting a high ranking officer with a shovel.

Carly Simon is at number 11 with her hit, "You're So Vain." It has been in the top 40 for 13 weeks, longer than any other song on the chart.

A listener wants to know what song had the longest time span between different versions of it hitting the top 40. Casey says the earliest version of this song was on the very first Billboard chart ever published and then again 21 years later.

In 1968 there was a record on the chart that was a country instrumental duet. It featured a banjo and was from the soundtrack to a motion picture that was nominated for several academy awards. Here, five years later, there is another record with all those same traits.

40. Peaceful - Helen Reddy
39. Master Of Eyes - Aretha Franklin
38. Hello, Hurray - Alice Cooper
37. Soul Song - Joe Stamply
36. Good Morning Heartache - Diana Ross
35. Kissin' My Love - Bill Withers
34. Masterpiece - Temptations
33. Oh Babe, What Would You Say - Hurricane Smith
32. Give Me Your Love - Barbara Mason
31. Sing - The Carpenters
30. Stir It Up - Johnny Nash
29. Dradle - Don McLean
28. Space Oddity - David Bowie
27. Dead Skunk - Loudon Wainwright III
26. Hummingbird - Seals & Crofts
25. Big City Miss Ruth Anne - Gallery
24. Do It Again - Steely Dan
23. Call Me - Al Green
22. Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles
21. Aubrey - Bread
20. Ain't No Woman - Four Tops
19. Jambalaya - Blue Ridge Rangers
18. Break Up To Make Up - Stylistics
17. Do You Wanna Dance - Bette Midler
16. Neither One Of Us - Gladys Knight & The Pips
15. Danny's Song - Anne Murray
14. Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest
13. I'm Just A Singer - Moody Blues
12. Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend - Lobo
11. You're So Vain - Carly Simon
10. Daddy's Home - Jermaine Jackson
9. Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
8. The Cover Of Rolling Stone - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
7. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
6. Also Sproch Zarathustra - Deodato
5. Love Train - The O'Jays
4. Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - The Spinners
3. Last Song - Edward Bear
2. Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell
1. Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack