While I wait for a reply from ARSA, I’ll share another from Chicago’s Top 40 history, this time from "Big 10," WCFL. Here’s their Top Ten from February 17, 1972.
- “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” Robert John
- “Kiss An Angel Good Mornin’,” Charley Pride
- “Down By The Lazy River,” The Osmonds
- “Black Dog,” Led Zeppelin
- “Stay With Me,” Faces
- “Joy,” Apollo 100
- “Softly Whispering,” English Congregation
- “The Witch Queen Of New Orleans,” Redbone
- “Without You,” Nilsson
- “Hurting Each Other,” Carpenters
And that’s Top Ten Tuesday for February 15, 2022.
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What a great Top 10 and so eclectic. I love The Lion Sleeps Tonight but then we have Led Zeppelin with Apollo’s “Joy”. This was the time when they used classical music but added a beat to it…not my fav. I had a smile on my face when Witch Woman was followed by “Without You”- one of my favourites. To end with the Carpenters seems fitting.
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The Carpenters dominated the Top 40 in the early ’70’s.
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7 and 8 are just odd being that close together…I had to do a double take.
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You might throw 6 in there as well. The distortion is the common thread.
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Yes you are right…I guess that is what made the seventies…the seventies… and why the White Album is my favorite Beatle album…the variety
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight is a great song and brings a smile to my face. I recall it being in so many movies, none of which I could name off the top of my head, but still a great pick!
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It was in “The Lion King” for certain. It’s been in others, too, but that’s the only one that comes immediately to mind.
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Excellent Top Ten! I’ve always liked music from the 70s and 80s.
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’72 was an especially good year musically, and for me personally.
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