American Top 40 1973 May 12th

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:

There an artist who found success doing remakes of old hits by other artists. He finally made it to number one with a song he wrote, but his current song is another remake.

Buchanan and Goodman had a hit in 1956, with a "flying-saucer" type record. One member of that team is back with another 45 that samples other hit songs.

There is the latest hit for a duo that have never missed the top 20, except for the time they remade a former Beatles number one and didn't even make the top 40.

There is a hit by an artist whose former band broke up three years ago and still has two top five albums on the LP chart.

A listener wants to know what number one song had the shortest title and which had the longest. Casey says the longest title had 41 letters, while the shortest only had 2.

40: Let's Pretend - Raspberries
39: No More Mr. Nice Guy - Alice Cooper
38: Blue Suede Shoes - Johnny Rivers
37: Teddy Bear Song - Barbara Fairchild
36: I Can Understand It - The New Birth
35: Super Fly Meets Shaft - John & Ernest
34: Right Place Wrong Time - Dr. John
33: Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) - Four Tops
32: Armed And Extremely Dangerous - First Choice
31: "Cherry Cherry" From Hot August Night - Neil Diamond
30: Leaving Me - The Independents
29: It Sure Took A Long, Long Time - Lobo
28: I'm Doing Fine Now - New York City
27: Playground In My Mind - Clint Holmes
26: Steamroller Blues - Elvis Presley
25: Masterpiece - The Temptations
24: I'm Gonna Love You Just A Bit More Baby - Barry White
23: Peaceful - Helen Reddy
22: Thinking Of You - Loggins & Messina
21: The Right Thing To Do - Carly Simon
20: Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
19: Funky Worm - Ohio Players
18: Out Of The Question - Gilbert O' Sullivan
17: Hocus Pocus - Focus
16: Sing - Carpenters
15: Daisy A Day - Jud Strunk
14: Pillow Talk - Sylvia
13: My Love - Paul McCartney & Wings
12: Wildflower - Skylark
11: Reeling In The Years - Steely Dan
10: The Twelfth Of Never - Donny Osmond
9: Daniel - Elton John
8: The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
7: Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
6: Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
5: Drift Away - Dobie Gray
4: The Cisco Kid - War
3: Little Willie - The Sweet
2: You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
1: Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando