70s Weekly Countdown with Mark and Pete

A show where two friends review a randomly chosen episode of American Top 40 from the 1970s, the most interesting decade in pop music. In each episode we will rate, provide critical analysis, and provide educational facts on the background of each song in the chosen week's countdown. We will also discuss the prominent news and pop culture events at the time of the countdown along with some insight into what was going on in our lives at the time as kids growing up in the '70s.

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Episodes

Episode 9: The Week Ending June 29, 1974

You know we don’t have a mean streak and far be it from us to rock the boat, but could this week’s episode be our Waterloo? Maybe we are already gone. Perhaps we need to be thankful for what we’ve got and realize all we really need is the air that we breathe. Come Monday we may just decide we haven’t got time for the pain, and if we wanna to get to rock and roll heaven, we gotta keep on smiling and finally get ourselves together by sundown. Working at the carwash may not need to give us the blue...

Jul 02, 2022•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 9

Episode 8: The Week Ending June 24, 1978

Did you ever get to the end of the work week and feel like you were turning bluer than blue due to lack of oxygen? Like you barely had enough energy to do a last dance with your own shadow? Yet as darkness started to fall because the night was closing in, you had that sudden realization that it was the weekend and you felt your brain scream “thank god it’s Friday”! It was a heartache as you longed for your significant other and thought “god how I miss you”. The thought of seeing them tonight wou...

Jun 25, 2022•2 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Episode 7, AT40 from the week of June21, 1975

Ah the way we were in the old days. Even though we may have had a run of bad luck, we still looked for a shining star to guide us forward. As a society we asked if love will keep us together? As individuals we asked when will I be loved? The smart ones refused to listen to what the man said and looked for their own dynamite idea for a hustle that could work magic. Those in trouble, or going through a real bad time, begged please mister please cut the cake. The more pragmatic people realized that...

Jun 18, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Episode 6, AT40 from the week of June 11, 1977

Whatcha gonna do when there are rumors of the boogie man? Did you just hop on a jet airliner and head to California, or Margaritaville, or perhaps Texas, or somewhere else to enjoy those southern nights? Whatever you did, it was clear you had better fly now and head higher and higher until it looked like you made it to safety. This week we take a bird’s eye view of the Billboard Top 40 from the week ending June 11, 1977 when the inflation rate was as high as the music. Here is a link to the list...

Jun 11, 2022•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Episode 5, AT40 from the week of June 5, 1971

Let’s face it; things didn’t come easy in the 70’s. People spent a lot of time searching the want ads and it was hard to not get down on a Monday when you couldn’t find anything in there. Relationships were strained when he loved her madly, but she didn’t know how to love him, and yet both realized they never can say goodbye. The drumbeat of bad news made a lot of people turn toward the heavens and say “For God’s sake if there were only some way to bring more power to the people”. Some people ig...

Jun 05, 2022•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Episode 4, AT40 from the week of May 29, 1976

Were you feeling ok back in the 70’s? Did you feel feverish? Were you perpetually hungover because of too much partying? Perhaps the pain and anguish of losing a beloved pet made you feel like you were about to go crazy, as if your whole world was in a blue mist. Maybe you felt like you were a fool to cry and still feel that way after all these years. Did you seek out cures in strange magic, or ask some mystic to “show me the way”? Well, have no fear, because happy days are here again! That’s ri...

May 27, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 3, AT40 from the week of May 27, 1972

Hello and welcome to The 70’s Weekly Countdown with Mark and Pete, a show where two friends review a randomly chosen American Top 40 Episode from the 1970’s, the most interesting decade in pop music. Hosted by Mark Roback and Peter Gardow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 21, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 2, AT40 from the week of May 26, 1979

May 14, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 1 AT40 from the week of May 19, 1973

Welcome to The 70’s Weekly Countdown with Mark and Pete, a show where two friends review a randomly chosen American Top 40 Episode from the 1970’s, the most interesting decade in pop music. Hosted by Mark Roback and Peter Gardow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 07, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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