Episode 53: The Week Ending May 6th 1978

I guess it’s a heart ache to say that this is the last episode of Season 1 and yet in reality, it really feels so good. At this point we’ve been stayin’ alive for 53 episodes, but since we feel like we are running on empty, a short break will do us good. But baby hold on, before we go, we are going to shine a flashlight on the Billboard Top 40 from the Week of May 6th, 1978. There’s no need to get the deacon blues, we won’t be going away like dust in the wind. If you believe in magic, and with a little luck, we’ll be back in a couple of months. You can count on me and my co-host because it takes every kind of people to make a podcast.

Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1978-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_6th_May_1978

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:

Shadow Dancing in the Flashlight

Werewolves of London On Broadway

Movin’ Out Two Doors Down

Too Much, Too Little, Too Late, Two Doors Down

Dust in the Wind Feels So Good

Take a Chance on Deacon Blues

Some points of interest we talked about in this episode:

Harry Belafonte Banana Boat Song Day O: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZABxj718uA

ROCK-N--ROLL SPORTS CLASSIC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlmEwFAxW1o

HOT L BALTIMORE opening credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMuft7yMHD0

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