American Top 40 1977 May 7th

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 tells about the most successful double-sided single in the history of the soul chart. This record by the Coasters it stayed at number one for 13 weeks and Casey plays some of both sides.

This is the first week on the chart for "Margaritaville" by Jimmy Buffett (at number 37) and the only week for the new number one, "Hotel California" by the Eagles.

A listener asks, "What was the rock era's oldest group to make the top 40?" Casey reports the three brothers in this group had their last chart hit in 1958, when they were all in their 50's.

Natalie Cole is at number eight with her hit, "I've Got Love On My Mind." Casey mentions her father, the legendary Nat King Cole, and calls him the fifth biggest recording act in the entire history of the pop chart.

There is no Premire Radio Networks announcer after Casey says, "Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars." This is how it sounded back in 1977 (when I was 12-years-old) recording AT40 from a transistor radio (with my shoebox cassette tape recorder) on Sunday nights. I always tried to get my favorite songs because I didn't have money to buy the 45's. I guess I didn't know what I was getting into! Now I call it the countdown that never stops.

40: Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
39: Love's Grown Deep - Kenny Nolan
38: Back In The Saddle - Aerosmith
37: Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
36: Cinderella - Firefall
35: Show You The Way To Go - The Jacksons
34: My Sweet Lady - John Denver
33: Cherry Baby - Starz
32: Uptown Festival - Shalimar
31: Love Theme From "A Star Is Born" - Barbra Streisand
30: Rich Girl - Daryl Hall & John Oates
29: Gonna Fly Now (Theme From "Rocky") - Bill Conti
28: Whodunit - Tavares
27: Heard It In A Love Song - Marshall Tucker Band
26: Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
25: Dancing Man - Q
24: Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) - Joe Tex
23: Trying To Love Two - William Bell
22: Feels Like The First Time - Foreigner
21: Angel In Your Arms - Hot
20: Lonely Boy - Andrew Gold
19: Hello Stranger - Yvonne Elliman
18: Calling Dr. Love - Kiss
17: Lucille - Kenny Rogers
16: Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul
15: Your Love - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
14: Got To Give It Up Part 1 - Marvin Gaye
13: Can't Stop Dancing - The Captain & Tennille
12: Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs
11: I'm Your Boogie Man - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
10: I Wanna Get Next To You - Rose Royce
9: Couldn't Get It Right - Climax Blues Band
8: I've Got Love On My Mind - Natalie Cole
7: So In To You - Atlanta Rhythm Section
6: Right Time Of The Night - Jennifer Warnes
5: Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
4: Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
3: Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
2: When I Need You - Leo Sayer
1: Hotel California - The Eagles