RE-LIVE THIS WEEK IN TOP 40 HISTORY 

This is a limited edition of the top 40 countdown show as heard on The Oldies Collection Internet radio station on Sunday's.  The show is hosted, produced and recorded here in the studio of The Oldies Collection by myself in Stratford, CT.  The show is burned on 3 printed compact discs (pictured) with sleeves and cue sheets as listed below.         

The Oldies Collection Top 40 Countdown
Show #510 – Chart Date: January 22, 1972
Hour 1 - CD 1 -- Broadcast Date: January 22, 2023
 
Segment 1:  24:27
        LW#1 – American Pie (Part 1) – Don McLean
        #40 – White Lies, Blue Eyes – Bullet
        #39 – Looking For a Love – The J. Giles Band
        #38 – Hurting Each Other – The Carpenters
        B/40 – Floy Joy – The Supremes (#48)
        #37 – Don’t Say You Don’t Remember – Beverly Bremers
 
        PSA – GUN SAFETY – NORMAL DAY 65 PEOPLE (60)
 
Segment 2:  22:00
        #36 – An Old Fashioned Love Song – Three Dog Night
        This week in events:
        #35 – Joy – Apollo 100
        #34 – Precious and Few – Climax
        #33 – All I Ever Need Is You – Sonny and Cher
        BSSR – My Boy – Richard Harris (#41)
        #32 – Fire And Water – Wilson Pickett
        1972 TV Ad – Green Giant Corn (60)
 
Segment 3:  22:47
        #31 – Have You Seen Her – The Chi-Lites
        #30 – Make Me the Woman That You Go Home To – Gladys Knight
And The Pips
        #29 – That’s The Way I Feel about Cha – Bobby Womack and Peace
        TOP COUNTRY SONG – Carolyn – Merle Haggard
        #28 – Levon – Elton John
 
TOTAL OF HOUR 1:  1:09:14


Hour 2 - CD 2
 
Segment 1:  25:00
        #27 – Immigrant Song – Led Zeppelin
        #26 – Stay With Me – Faces
        #25 – The Witch Queen Of New Orleans – Redbone
        #24 – Cherish – David Cassidy
        B/40 – Bang-a-Gong (Get it on) – T-Rex (#50)
        #23 – Once You Understand – Think
 
        PSA – CHILD CAR SAFETY – ONE UPMANSHIP (30)
 
Segment 2:  19:43
        #22 – Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’ – Charley Pride
        #21 – Without You – Nilsson
        #20 – It’s one Of Those Nights (Yes Love) – The Partridge Family
        #1 LP – Crossroads – Don McLean (American Pie)
        This week in events:
        #19 – Hey Big Brother – Rare Earth
        1972 TV Ad – Pillsbury Poppin’ Fresh Dough (30)
 
Segment 3:  25:36
        #18 – Anticipation – Carly Simon
        #17 – One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show – The Honey Cone
        #16 – Hey Girl – Donny Osmond
        B/40 – Down by the Lazy River – The Osmond’s (#68)
        #15 – Got To Be There – Michael Jackson
        #14 – Family Affair – Sly And The Family Stone
        Recap of the songs that fell off the top 40:
 
TOTAL OF HOUR 2:  1:10:19


Hour 3 - CD 3 
 
Segment 1:  21:41
        #13 – I’d like to teach the World to Sing – The Hillside Singers
        #12 – Drowning In the Sea Of Love – Joe Simon
        #11 – Never Been To Spain – Three Dog Night
        #10 – Sugar Daddy – The Jackson 5
        #9 – You Are Everything – The Stylistics
        FF – Country Living – The Stylistics
 
        PSA – ALZHEIMER’S AWARENESS – CYNTHIA (60)
 
Segment 2:  23:51
        #8 – Clean Up Woman – Betty Wright
        #7 - I’d like to teach the World to Sing– the New Seekers
        This week in events:
        #6 – Scorpio – Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band
        #5 – Day After Day – Badfinger
        B/40 – The Lion Sleeps Tonight – Robert John
        #4 – Sunshine – Jonathan Edwards
        1972 TV Theme – The Electric Company (2:45)
 
Segment 3:  20:55
        #3 – Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
        #2 – Brand New Key – Melanie
        B/40 – I Gotcha – Joe Tex (#90)
        #1 – American Pie (LP Version)
 
TOTAL OF HOUR 3:  1:06:32
 
TOTAL DURATION OF SHOW:  3:26:05