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

Show

American Top 40 — October 16, 1971

Host: Casey Kasem Songs on show: 43 Non-chart: 3

The October 16, 1971 American Top 40, hosted by Casey Kasem, included 43 songs. #1 was Maggie May by Rod Stewart. 5 songs debuted this week. 4 songs were in their final week on the chart. Also on the show: 3 extras (Runaround Sue, Don't Be Cruel, Every Picture Tells A Story) .

On this show

  1. 40
    Long Ago And Far Away James Taylor
    Week 1 of 5 · Peaks #31
  2. 39
    Natural Man Lou Rawls
    Week 1 of 2 · Peaks #34
  3. 38
    MacArthur Park Four Tops
    Week 3 of 3 · Peaks #38
  4. 37
    Women's Love Rights Laura Lee
    Week 1 of 4 · Peaks #36
  5. 36
    You've Got To Crawl (Before You Walk) 8th Day
    Week 1 of 2 · Peaks #36
  6. 35
    Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) Marvin Gaye
    Week 1 of 5 · Peaks #9
  7. 34
    Only You Know And I Know Delaney & Bonnie
    Week 2 of 5 · Peaks #20
  8. 33
    The Story In Your Eyes Moody Blues
    Week 7 of 7 · Peak #23
  9. 32
    One Fine Morning Lighthouse
    Week 2 of 8 · Peaks #24
  10. 31
    Easy Loving Freddie Hart
    Week 4 of 12 · Peaks #17
  11. 30
    The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind) Dells
    Week 5 of 6 · Peaks #30
  12. 29
    Make It Funky, Part 1 James Brown
    Week 6 of 6 · Peak #22
  13. 28
    Birds Of A Feather Raiders
    Week 3 of 6 · Peaks #23
  14. 27
    Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) Kris Kristofferson
    Week 2 of 5 · Peaks #26
  15. 26
    Never My Love Fifth Dimension
    Week 3 of 9 · Peaks #12
  16. 25
    Stagger Lee Tommy Roe
    Week 4 of 7 · Peaks #25
  17. 24
    Wedding Song (There Is Love) Paul Stookey
    Week 7 of 9 · Peaks #24
  18. 23
    Rain Dance Guess Who
    Week 7 of 8 · Peak #19
  19. 22
    Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep Mac & Katie Kissoon
    Week 7 of 9 · Peak #20
  20. 21
    Spanish Harlem Aretha Franklin
    Week 11 of 11 · Peak #2
  21. 20
    Peace Train Cat Stevens
    Week 2 of 10 · Peaks #7
  22. 19
    Stick-Up Honey Cone
    Week 9 of 10 · Peak #11
  23. 18
    Thin Line Between Love And Hate Persuaders
    Week 5 of 9 · Peaks #15
  24. Extra
    Runaround Sue Dion
  25. 17
    I Woke Up In Love This Morning Partridge Family
    Week 9 of 10 · Peak #13
  26. 16
    Trapped By A Thing Called Love Denise LaSalle
    Week 4 of 9 · Peaks #13
  27. Extra
    Don't Be Cruel Elvis Presley
  28. 15
    I've Found Someone Of My Own Free Movement
    Week 5 of 11 · Peaks #5
  29. Extra
    Every Picture Tells A Story Rod Stewart
  30. 14
    So Far Away Carole King
    Week 6 of 8 · Peaks #14
  31. 13
    Tired Of Being Alone Al Green
    Week 9 of 15 · Peaks #11
  32. 12
    Smiling Faces Sometimes Undisputed Truth
    Week 12 of 13 · Peak #3
  33. 11
    Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves Cher
    Week 3 of 12 · Peaks #1
  34. 10
    Sweet City Woman Stampeders
    Week 6 of 10 · Peaks #8
  35. 9
    Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers
    Week 10 of 12 · Peak #3
  36. 8
    If You Really Love Me Stevie Wonder
    Week 7 of 11 · Peaks #8
  37. 7
    Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey Paul & Linda McCartney
    Week 9 of 12 · Peak #1
  38. 6
    Do You Know What I Mean Lee Michaels
    Week 7 of 12 · Peaks #6
  39. 5
    Go Away Little Girl Donny Osmond
    Week 9 of 13 · Peak #1
  40. 4
    The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Joan Baez
    Week 8 of 13 · Peak #3
  41. 3
    Yo-Yo Osmonds
    Week 5 of 11 · Peaks #3
  42. 2
    Superstar Carpenters
    Week 6 of 12 · Peaks #2
  43. 1
    Maggie May Rod Stewart
    Week 8 of 15 · Peaks #1

Debuts

Final week on chart

Chart history