Whether you were a union man or not in the ‘70s, just about everybody was livin’ for the weekend. As Friday rolled in, you were probably struck with a serious case of boogey fever. That disco lady was waiting to entice you to get up and boogey. That’s right, when you found her at the club, you surrendered to her charms and just said “Let’s spend all of my money honey”. This week we revisit the golden years as we review the Billboard Top 40 from the week of April 17, 1976. I don’t want to do this all by myself, so come on over and show me the way to shout it out loud!
Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1976-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_17th_April_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:
Union Man Operating the Love Machine
Silly Love Machine
I’m All By Myself; So Come On Over
Dream On Dream Weaver
Happy Music Makes Sara Smile
Some links to things we discussed in this episode:
Album Art:
The Ohio Players “Honey”: https://www.discogs.com/master/91554-Ohio-Players-Honey/image/SW1hZ2U6MjE2Mzk5Mjc=
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