Episode 80: The Week Ending August 28, 1976 Heaven Must Be Missing a Devil Woman

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 great rock and roll music.

Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1976-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_28th_August_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:

Play That Funky Music Beethoven

Shake Your Teddy Bear

Moonlight Feels Right Afternoon Delight

Don’t Go Breaking My Booty

Wham Bam Shang-a-lang Who’d She Coo

Baby I Love Your Rock and Roll Music

Get Closer or Get Away

Things we talked about in the episode:

Dean Martin Jerry Lewis: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/09/dean-martin-jerry-lewis-reunion-anniversary

Lou Rawls PSA for an Engineering Career: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9LrW5YBeZM

Album Art

#34 Moonlight Feels Right:  https://www.discogs.com/release/1814448-Starbuck-Moonlight-Feels-Right/image/SW1hZ2U6Mjc1MTc1OQ==

 #19 With Your Love: https://www.discogs.com/master/108375-Jefferson-Starship-Spitfire/image/SW1hZ2U6NDE5MDA3MzU=

#17 Heaven Must be Missing and Angel: https://www.discogs.com/master/76637-Tavares-Sky-High/image/SW1hZ2U6MTk0ODY3NQ==

#9 Get Closer:  https://www.discogs.com/release/1598352-Seals-Crofts-Get-Closer/image/SW1hZ2U6MTg1MzU2NTM=