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Every song, artist & show from Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 and Casey’s Top 40.

Show

American Top 40 — April 17, 1971

Host: Casey Kasem Songs on show: 45 Non-chart: 5

The April 17, 1971 American Top 40, hosted by Casey Kasem, included 45 songs. #1 was Joy To The World by Three Dog Night. 5 songs debuted this week. 6 songs were in their final week on the chart. Also on the show: 5 extras (Half Moon, Mule Train, Sleep Walk, Heartbreak Hotel, and 1 more) .

On this show

  1. 40
    Where Did They Go Lord Elvis Presley
    Week 4 of 4 · Peak #33
  2. 39
    I Love You For All Seasons Fuzz
    Week 1 of 8 · Peaks #21
  3. 38
    Don't Change On Me Ray Charles
    Week 1 of 4 · Peaks #36
  4. 37
    I Don't Blame You At All Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
    Week 1 of 8 · Peaks #18
  5. Extra
    Half Moon Janis Joplin
  6. 36
    Friends Elton John
    Week 2 of 4 · Peaks #34
  7. 35
    Soul Power James Brown
    Week 6 of 6 · Peak #29
  8. 34
    You're All I Need To Get By Aretha Franklin
    Week 7 of 7 · Peak #19
  9. 33
    Let Me Kiss You King Floyd
    Week 1 of 1 · Peaks #33
  10. 32
    Timothy Buoys
    Week 1 of 8 · Peaks #17
  11. 31
    Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) Glen Campbell
    Week 4 of 4 · Peaks #31
  12. 30
    Blue Money Van Morrison
    Week 7 of 8 · Peak #23
  13. 29
    Oye Como Va Santana
    Week 7 of 8 · Peak #13
  14. Extra
    Mule Train Frankie Laine
  15. 28
    Power To The People John Lennon
    Week 2 of 7 · Peaks #11
  16. 27
    Heavy Makes You Happy Staple Singers
    Week 5 of 5 · Peaks #27
  17. 26
    I Play And Sing Dawn
    Week 2 of 5 · Peaks #25
  18. 25
    Chick-A-Boom Daddy Dewdrop
    Week 2 of 11 · Peaks #9
  19. 24
    Temptation Eyes Guess Who
    Week 9 of 10 · Peak #15
  20. Extra
    Sleep Walk Santo & Johnny
  21. 23
    We Can Work It Out Stevie Wonder
    Week 4 of 9 · Peaks #13
  22. 22
    Eighteen Alice Cooper
    Week 5 of 8 · Peaks #21
  23. 21
    Stay Awhile Bells
    Week 4 of 11 · Peaks #7
  24. 20
    If Bread
    Week 3 of 11 · Peaks #4
  25. 19
    Love's Lines, Angles & Rhymes Fifth Dimension
    Week 6 of 8 · Peaks #19
  26. 18
    What Is Life George Harrison
    Week 7 of 8 · Peak #10
  27. 17
    (Where Do I Begin) Love Story Andy Williams
    Week 8 of 10 · Peak #9
  28. Extra
    Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley
  29. 16
    No Love At All B.J. Thomas
    Week 6 of 9 · Peaks #16
  30. 15
    Help Me Make It Through The Night Sammi Smith
    Week 9 of 11 · Peak #8
  31. 14
    Never Can Say Goodbye Jackson Five
    Week 2 of 11 · Peaks #2
  32. 13
    Wild World Cat Stevens
    Week 7 of 10 · Peak #11
  33. 12
    I Am, I Said Neil Diamond
    Week 3 of 8 · Peaks #4
  34. 11
    Proud Mary Ike & Tina Turner
    Week 10 of 11 · Peak #4
  35. 10
    One Toke Over The Line Brewer & Shipley
    Week 5 of 9 · Peaks #10
  36. 9
    For All We Know Carpenters
    Week 10 of 12 · Peak #3
  37. 8
    Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted Partridge Family
    Week 9 of 11 · Peak #6
  38. 7
    Me And Bobby McGee Janis Joplin
    Week 9 of 12 · Peak #1
  39. 6
    Put Your Hand In The Hand Ocean
    Week 4 of 12 · Peaks #2
  40. 5
    Another Day Paul McCartney
    Week 6 of 11 · Peaks #5
  41. 4
    She's A Lady Tom Jones
    Week 9 of 12 · Peak #2
  42. 3
    Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) Temptations
    Week 9 of 13 · Peak #1
  43. Extra
    Harper Valley P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley
  44. 2
    What's Going On Marvin Gaye
    Week 7 of 13 · Peaks #2
  45. 1
    Joy To The World Three Dog Night
    Week 4 of 15 · Peaks #1

Debuts

Final week on chart

Chart history