1978-12-16 AT40

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Playlist
#40: DON’T HOLD BACK – Chanson
#39: I WILL BE IN LOVE WITH YOU – Livingston Taylor
#38: CAN YOU FOOL – Glen Campbell
#37: MY BEST FRIEND’S GIRL – Cars
#36: THERE’LL NEVER BE – Switch
#35: I WAS MADE FOR DANCING – Leif Garrett
LDD: STEP INTO CHRISTMAS – Elton John
#34: INSTANT REPLAY – Dan Hartman
#33: RUN FOR HOME – Lindisfarne
#32: FIRE – Pointer Sisters
#31: SEPTEMBER – Earth, Wind & Fire
ARCHIVE: 31ST #1 OF 70’S: YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND – James Taylor
#30: SHAKE IT – Ian Matthews
#29: DOUBLE VISION – Foreigner
#28: EVERYONE’S A WINNER – Hot Chocolate
#27: BICYCLE RACE – Queen
#26: A LITTLE MORE LOVE – Olivia Newton-John
EXTRA: MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING – Carpenters
#25: NEW YORK GROOVE – Ace Frehley
EXTRA: OH HOLY NIGHT – Nat King Cole
#24: THE POWER OF GOLD – Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg
#23: I’M EVERY WOMAN – Chaka Khan
#22: PART-TIME LOVE – Elton John
#21: WE’VE GOT TONIGHT – Bob Seger
ARCHIVE: 32ND #1 OF 70’S: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART – Bee Gees
#20: ALIVE AGAIN – Chicago
#19: PROMISES – Eric Clapton
#18: OOH BABY BABY – Linda Ronstadt
EXTRA: LITTLE SAINT NICK – Beach Boys
#17: SWEET LIFE – Paul Davis
#16: HOW YOU GONNA SEE ME NOW – Alice Cooper
#15: STRAIGHT ON – Heart
QL: INSTRUMENTALIST WITH MOST TOP 40 ALBUMS
#14: HOW MUCH I FEEL – Ambrosia
#13: HOLD THE LINE – Toto
#12: YMCA – Village People
#11: STRANGE WAY – Firefall
ARCHIVE: 33RD #1 OF 70’S: UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY – Paul & Linda McCartney
#10: MACARTHUR PARK – Donna Summer
#9: (OUR LOVE) DON’T THROW IT ALL AWAY – Andy Gibb
#8: SHARING THE NIGHT TOGETHER – Dr. Hook
EXTRA: WHITE CHRISTMAS – Bing Crosby
#7: TIME PASSAGES – Al Stewart
LDD: THIS ONE’S FOR YOU – Barry Manilow
#6: I LOVE THE NIGHT LIFE – Alicia Bridges
EXTRA: THE CHRISTMAS SONG – Nat King Cole
#5: MY LIFE – Billy Joel
#4: I JUST WANNA STOP – Gino Vannelli
#3: TOO MUCH HEAVEN – Bee Gees
#2: LE FREAK – Chic
#1: YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS – Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond

THIS WEEK’S DROPS
#44: CHANGE OF HEART – Eric Carmen (From #19)
#51: DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT IT – Pablo Cruise (From #21)
#56: YOU NEEDED ME – Anne Murray (From #28)
#57: READY TO TAKE A CHANCE AGAIN – Barry Manilow (From #29)
#58: YOU NEVER DONE IT LIKE THAT – Captain and Tennille (From #34)

KEY:  EXTRA’S/QUESTIONS/LETTERS  TOP 40 DEBUT  NUMBER ONE SONG

Summary

Title:
American Top 40
Number One Song:
You Don’t Bring Me Flowers – Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
Week #:
78-50
Questions Letters:
QL: Instrumentalist With Most Top 40 Albums
From Date Monday To Date Sunday:
December 11, 1978 To December 17, 1978
What Happened To:
None
Chart Date:
1978-12-16
Almanac:
None
Disk Show:
443
Book Of Records:
None
Distribution Source:
Watermark LP’s
Extra’s:
Oh Holy Night – Nat King Cole
White Christmas – Bing Crosby
The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole
Little Saint Nick – Beach Boys
Merry Christmas Darling – Carpenters
Source Medium Mastered:
AT40 Master
Oldies:
None
Commercials:
No
Special Requests:
None
Promos:
No
Reports:
None
Segmented Original:
Yes
Premiere Optional Extras:
Got To Be Real – Cheryl Lynn
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
Lotta Love – Nicolette Larson
The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole
Bitrate Original:
320k
AT40 Archives:
31st #1 Of 70’s – You’ve Got A Friend – James Taylor
32nd #1 Of 70’s – How Can You Mend A Broken Heart – Bee Gees
33rd #1 Of 70’s – Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey – Paul & Linda McCartney
Size Original:
458.5 MB
Long Distance Dedication:
LDD: This One’s For You – Barry Manilow
LDD: Step Into Christmas – Elton John
Files (Num) Original:
51
Last Weeks Top 3:
None
Type:
mp3
Comment:
None
Mastered:
In Process
Host:
Casey Kasem
Bitrate Mastered:
In Process
Cue Sheet:
Watermark Customer Sheet
Size MB Mastered:
In Process
CHR HAC Top 40:
Top 40
Files Mastered:
In Process
Chart Used:
Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100 #1 Song:
You Don’t Bring Me Flowers – Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
Billboard Hot 100 #2 Song:
Le Freak – Chic
Cashbox #1 Song:
Le Freak – Chic
Cashbox #2 Song:
I JUST WANNA STOP – Gino Vannelli
Radio & Records #1 Song:
Le Freak – Chic
Radio & Records #2 Song:
MY LIFE – Billy Joel
Mediabase #1 Song:
Service Starts 1985 Charts Published 2006
Mediabase #2 Song:
Service Starts 1985 Charts Published 2006
American Top 40 The 70’s:
Aired
Show Date:
Saturday, December 21, 2013

Hot 100 Chart

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