American Top 40 1977 March 26th

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:

Casey plays a piece of the song to spend the most weeks at number 1 in the rock era, "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" by Perez Prado.

The largest span of time between the debut of a television show and the debut of its theme song in the top 40 is only 22 years thanks to a song in this countdown.

A listener wants to know if any British acts hit number 1 before the Beatles. Casey says two acts did, both with instrumentals.

There is a band in the countdown whose members were hand-picked to play for Linda Ronstadt, but decided to play on their own and ended up making rock history.

The theme at the end of the show is called Shuckatoom. It was written by James R. Kirk who composed the very first AT40 theme in 1970. The tune was never made available separate from the show itself. It was first heard at the close of the "Top 40 Rock & Roll Acts of the 1950s" special on October 4, 1975, which I'll try to get out in October, but for now you can listen to that broadcast here:

http://www.top40usa.net/Media/Default.aspx

40: New York You Got Me Down - Andrea True Connection
39: Love In C Minor - Cerone
38: Something About You - Latimore
37: Couldn't Get It Right - Climax Blues Band
36: I Wanna Get Next To You - Rose Royce
35: When I Need You - Leo Sayer
34: All Strung Out On You - John Travolta
33: At Midnight - Rufus
32: Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs
31: Year Of The Cat - Al Stewart
30: Disco Lucy - Wilton Place Street Band
29: Blinded By The Night - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
28: Free - Deniece Williams
27: The First Cut Is The Deepest - Rod Stewart
26: Gloria - Enchantment
25: Do Ya - ELO
24: Trying To Love Two - William Bell
23: Here Comes Those Tears Again - Jackson Browne
22: Sam - Olivia Newton-John
21: Right Time Of The Night - Jennifer Warnes
20: Boogie Child - Bee Gees
19: Crackerbox Palace - George Harrison
18: Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
17: Hotel California - Eagles
16: Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
15: Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow - Tom Jones
14: So Into You - Atlanta Rhythm Section
13: Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
12: I've Got Love On My Mind - Natalie Cole
11: Maybe I'm Amazed - Wings
10: Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary Macgregor
9: I Like Dreamin' - Kenny Nolan
8: The Things We Do For Love - 10cc
7: Night Moves - Bob Seger
6: Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller Band
5: Don't Leave This Way - Thelma Houston
4: Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul
3: Dancing Queen - ABBA
2: Evergreen - Barbra Streisand
1: Rich Girl - Daryl Hall & John Oates