Episode 63: The Week Ending November 13, 1976

Hello old friend! You’re probably back because your love of 70s music is a living thing, and you’re not about to give it up or turn it loose. That’ll be the day, but tonight’s the night we get the lowdown on the Billboard Top 40 from the Week of November 13, 1976. Will it be like visiting the best disco in town? Will they play that funky music, a dose of rock and roll or maybe even a fifth of Beethoven?

Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1976-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_13th_November_1976

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:

Duck Play That Funky Music Rubberband Man

The Wreck of the Disco

Nadia’s Theme? Shake Your Booty

Do You Feel Like a Dose of Rock ‘N’ Roll

A Fifth of Beethoven, the Magic Man

Some points of interest we discussed in this episode:

Generation Jones: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Jones

The Charismatic Voice: ANALYSIS of Gordon Lightfoot's "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJJIF2PC82E

Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing (Official Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvBOZCrJsAI

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