Let’s face it, nobody want you when you’re down an out. During those times, you just want some sunshine on your shoulders, you’re looking for love, someone to look at you with bright eyes and say “He’s the one”. I remember walking in the green grass with my sweet tattooed lady, unlike anyone else, you really got me. I would have never guessed you’d leave me for the railroad man. The good news is we’ve got some good rocking tonight. The music from Episode 60 of The Midnight Special, will rock the...
Mar 19, 2026•2 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 99
My sweet lord we found it impossible not to love the music from the Billboard Top 40 from the week of February 20, 1971. Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1971-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_20th_February_1971 The Boneless Podcasting Network: https://goboneless.lovable.app/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNK9G9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFCOFFUdWQ2Q3c1WDk5SGZnAR6CXGGEhN4i3JS0ICCT2NZw4_cc2wCO8o4wooPiBGlZhUGIR1y8bG1fQHt7tQ_aem_jFAp4YBBW1S0DD-s1iLXLw Data Sources: ...
Feb 18, 2026•2 hr 30 min•Season 4Ep. 98
Baby I’m burnin’, my head is on fire, and only heaven knows if I will survive the flu this year. It seems like love don’t live here anymore, because you don’t bring me flowers when I’m sick. I could really use a little more love in my life. Now I know what you’re saying, don’t cry out loud. You took the words right out of my mouth. At least we’re warm and dry as we listen to the music from the Billboard Top 40 from the week of January 20, 1979. You’ll hear us sharing the night together with a sp...
Jan 18, 2026•2 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 97
This week we turn back time to Christmas 1975 and take a look at the “Dark Lady’s” Christmas special of The Cher Show” that aired December 21, 1975. Cher is joined by here special guests The Hudson Brothers, The Lennon Sisters, Redd Foxx, and Chastity. I’m not sure we believe in life after love, but we sure did love this show! Link to the YouTube video of the Cher Special: https://youtu.be/uZBWNQBRM1M?si=34E8-0J5rtTKj5DF The Boneless Podcasting Network: https://goboneless.lovable.app/?fbclid=IwY...
Dec 22, 2025•1 hr 58 min•Season 4Ep. 96
In 1972 were you one of all the young dudes that acted like crazy horses? Looking around, it seems like it’s starting all over again. If the youth of today wish to use me as an example, all I can say is don’t do it. If you don’t know me now, there used to be a light of thunder and lightning behind this funny face. Alas, as we listen to the music from the Billboard Top 40 from the week of November 11, 1972, I can see clearly now that I believe in music. Link to a listing of the songs in this week...
Nov 17, 2025•2 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 95
When we think of 1977, our brains immediately cue the Star Wars theme. We have so many great memories between those daytime friends and boogie nights. If you don’t have those, I am afraid to say I wouldn’t want to be like you. However, far from being as cold as ice, don’t worry baby, I believe you. Stay on that telephone line, because help is on the way. This week we float on through the Billboard Top 40 from the week of October 1, 1977. Keep it coming love, on and on, because that’s rock and ro...
Sep 27, 2025•2 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 94
Episode 93: The Week Ending July 29, 1978 Magnet and Steel, Stuff Like That Well if you thought the show was gone, you’d be a fool to think it’s over. We’re not sure if you really missed us, but boy did we miss you, and at least we’d like to ask if we can still be friends. Please stay a little bit longer. It seems like lately I’ve been bluer than blue, but I’ve had enough of that, and I’m not gonna let it bother me tonight. As we listen to the Billboard Top 40 from the week of June 29, 1978, it ...
Aug 05, 2025•2 hr 39 min•Season 4Ep. 93
This week we kick of a wonderful summer. Whether you catch the next plane to London, or take a cruise on the sea of love, in the summertime, it’s time to string up those party lights. This week Casey Kasem proves he’s got the whole world in his hands as he counts down the Watermark Productions special list of the Top 40 Disappearing Acts of the Rock Era from July 7, 1973. We gave a special guest, that All American Boy Scott Haskin. Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://w...
Jul 01, 2025•2 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 92
This week we are doing something a little different. We are watching and reviewing Episode 71 of “The Midnight Special” that aired June 7, 1974. This episode had a couple of artists that are favorites of Mark and Pete. Link to the video of the Midnight Special episode: https://youtu.be/yxgut9pmopU?si=gPBU40PEt-xxhZys Some links to things we discussed in this episode: The Midnight Special Channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themidnightspecialtvshow The Official Scott Haskin Page: https:/...
May 30, 2025•2 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 91
1975; seems like it was only yesterday. During that time of high unemployment, you wondered if you ever would amount to more than a shoeshine boy. It was a bad time. You felt like you were standing on shaky ground, wondering if you would get hijacked, or trampled underfoot. Who would of known that no matter how long it took, eventually you would become a shining star. This week you’ll be listening to the songs in Billboard Top 40 from the week of May 17, 1975 that I’ll play for you. You’re blood...
May 15, 2025•2 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 90
Whether you were a union man or not in the ‘70s, just about everybody was livin’ for the weekend. As Friday rolled in, you were probably struck with a serious case of boogey fever. That disco lady was waiting to entice you to get up and boogey. That’s right, when you found her at the club, you surrendered to her charms and just said “Let’s spend all of my money honey”. This week we revisit the golden years as we review the Billboard Top 40 from the week of April 17, 1976. I don’t want to do this...
Apr 15, 2025•2 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 89
Lately we get the feeling that the show may be rotting like a dead skunk, but neither one of us wants to be the first to say goodbye. That would leave one less set of footsteps, but as the saying goes, maybe you have to break up to make up. This week; do you want dance or maybe just sing along to Billboard Top 40 from the week of March 24, 1973? We promise not to stop until we get to the last song. This episode may be a space oddity, and also sprach zarathustra! Link to a listing of the songs in...
Mar 22, 2025•2 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 88
I admit sometimes I just ain’t understanding mellow. I would say its that footstompin’ music that fits more in my world. That being said, it’s one of those nights that I feel so much joy that I’d like to teach the world to sing! Perhaps even trying out a brand new key. Day after day we realize that those occasions are precious and few. This week we’re feeling alright and are brimming with anticipation to review the Billboard Top 40 from the week of February 5, 1972. Stay with me here people, whe...
Feb 14, 2025•2 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 87
Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1974-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_19th_January_1974 Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based. Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com Wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy) Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll “American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s) by Pete Battistini. Rejected Episode Titles: Show and Tell in the Boys Room Wa...
Jan 17, 2025•2 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 86
Hark; the herald angels sing, “Do you hear what I hear”? I think it’s the most wonderful time of year again. Do you have a favorite that you consider to be the Christmas song? I looked out the window this morning, and it looked like a winter wonderland. I can’t deny that it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. This week we take a sleigh ride through the AT10 from December 24th, 2005, the top 29 Christmas songs based on airplay. We promise to have you rockin’ around the Tannenbaum. Link to a...
Dec 21, 2024•1 hr 55 min•Season 3Ep. 85
Ah Thanksgiving, that one fine morning in the midst of the week that you don’t have to go to work. Thanksgiving always falls on the 4th Thursday in November which means it is always under the sign of Sagittarius, never Scorpio. When it comes to getting together on this holiday, a lot of people feel they’ve got to be there, after all, it’s a family affair and everybody’s everything. It’s hard to imagine, but there are people who I am sure are tired of being alone on the holiday. I don’t at all wa...
Nov 22, 2024•2 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 84
This week it’s so good, so right, that we have some guest rankings to go along with ours. Still, there is a potential that there will be a heartache tonight. Will we rise above our individual biases and say “enough is enough”? This week we listen to the pop muzic in the Billboard Top 40 from the week ending November 17, 1979. Will this be ladies night, or something that appeals more to a dirty white boy? Who knows? Damned if I do. This night won’t last forever, so dim all the lights and close yo...
Nov 16, 2024•2 hr 36 min•Season 3Ep. 83
Well it may seem like this podcast is an overnight sensation, but actually it took an everlasting love and devotion for the need to be the best that got us here. Sure you may be saying “What? You haven’t done nothin’!”. Well to that we say, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Our 2 listeners can’t get enough of the show, and they consider us the kings of the party. This week Billboard Top 40 from the week ending October 19, 1974 makes me feel like I got the music in me! So much so that we may just break...
Oct 17, 2024•2 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 82
The movie Jaws came out in June of 1975, and by September we all had a lot of bad blood about sharks and swimming in the ocean. The movie advertisements said it “may be too intense for younger children”, but I suppose at 17 it was ok. Sometimes it only takes a minute to overcome your fears and what a difference a day makes. I guess that’s just the way of the world. This week we have included celebrity ratings and comments from Nate at the Deep Purple Podcast. It is amazing we can get input from ...
Sep 19, 2024•2 hr 38 min•Season 3Ep. 81
For those of you that don’t like ‘70s music, don’t go breaking my heart, for I can’t here you no more. So let’s end this masquerade right now! Here’s the lowdown, ‘70s music, you were the one love in my lifetime and you’ll never find another love like mine. In this episode, we’re going to play that funky music in the Billboard Top 40 from the week ending August 28th, 1976. We can’t get away from the fact that summer is coming to an end, but there’s still time to turn the beat around with some gr...
Aug 26, 2024•2 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 80
Do you remember the days of the old school yard? How about getting your first place and having the telephone man put in a new telephone line? You otherwise probably had to be your own handy man back then. In 1977, being able to take a jet airliner down to Margaritaville meant you were livin’ the life. It’s easy for those memories to fade like smoke from a distant fire, but don’t worry baby, we’re gonna give a little bit of a reminder so those memories don’t slide way on down. This week we float ...
Aug 05, 2024•2 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 79
Sooner or later you knew we would get back to 1971. It is high time we went back before it’s too late! Wild horses couldn’t keep us away because in reality, we never can say goodbye for good. Maybe it wasn’t as obvious as a request in the want ads, but there were certainly signs that our audience wanted it. So join us for some escape-ism into the Billboard top 40 for the week ending July 10th, 1971. We promise to treat her like a lady, even if she is not so sweet and innocent. Link to a listing ...
Jul 07, 2024•1 hr 59 min•Season 3Ep. 78
How long has it been since we went back to 1975, it seems like it was back in the podcast old days, but maybe it was only yesterday? For some it was a bad time, when air travel was on shaky ground. The risk of a hijack was all too real and you feared at any moment to hear “get down, get down, get on the floor”! Fortunately for most of us, the only time we heard that was in the disco. This week we do the hustle through the Billboard Top 40 songs from the week ending May 30th, 1975. With a shining...
Jun 02, 2024•2 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 77
The last time we had them on, our fans cried for “more, more, more” of John and Nate from the wonderful Deep Purple Podcast. So in order to calm the widespread le freak of our audience, we invited them back to help us celebrate our 2 year anniversary. When the listeners said of John and Nate “we miss you”, they were serious. So when we ask them to be our guests, we were adamant with the guys that if we can’t have you, we don’t want anybody else. After 2 years, nobody has told us yet that we got ...
May 23, 2024•2 hr 53 min•Season 2Ep. 76
Hello stranger. We’re a little late this week, but don’t give up on us just yet. The editing process too awhile because we made sometimes mad mistakes and couldn’t get it right. At some point we just said we got to give it up because every time we thought we were done, the episode kept telling us “Don’t leave me this way!” Maybe I’m amazed at how good the Billboard Top 40 songs from the week ending April 30th, 1974 were. Whether you’re a cheery baby, an old fashioned boy, a dancing queen or a da...
May 10, 2024•2 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 75
Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1973-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_14th_April_1973 Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based. Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com, wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy) Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll “American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by Pete Battistini. Rejected Episode Titles: Reeling in the Funky Worm The Nig...
Apr 14, 2024•2 hr 45 min•Season 2Ep. 74
This week we talk about how back in the 70’s, I grew up on a farm down by the lazy river where I had a horse with no name. The horse was sickly, but it had a heart of gold. Then there was the day that I found myself in the court of king heroin. I realized I was runnin’ away and slipping into darkness with no one to depend on. Then came the day I lost everything I own. This week we take a look around at the Billboard Top 40 for the Week of April 1, 1972, and if you believe any of what has been sa...
Mar 30, 2024•2 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 73
Don’t cry out loud, we know it’s St. Patrick’s Day. Maybe I’m a fool, or just falling for what a fool believes, but I once saw a leprechaun and gave chase. I don’t know if it’s right, but I swear it’s got to be real, he was the greatest dancer that I’ve ever seen! This week we go stublin’ in to the Billboard Top 40 from the Week of March 17, 1979. Heaven knows I miss the 70’s so please take me home. Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1979-all-charts/#U...
Mar 16, 2024•2 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 72
We’re back in ‘75 again and somehow it feels like I’ve been this way before. It seems like it is high time we hop in our Chevy Van, get movin’ on, and roll on down the highway in the express lane. This week it is part of the plan to review the Billboard Top 40 from the Week of March 1st, 1975. What kind of emotion will this episode bring? If you have a strong opinion, don’t call us, we’ll call you! Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1975-all-charts/#US...
Feb 26, 2024•2 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 71
As you look back on the times of your life, what was Valentine’s Day like? Back in the 70s, were you a love machine who used your charms to land a money honey? Did you break the heart of a sweet thing? Perhaps the tables turned at some point and you rode a love rollercoaster with an evil woman. I am sure you found out that love hurts and oh how breaking up is hard to do. Well, one thing I am sure of is that I love music. So wake up everybody, because this week we are going to take a slow ride th...
Feb 12, 2024•2 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 70
