ththth Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 ––– July 4 , 1970

The very first show!

40 (new) : End Of Our Road - Marvin Gaye 39 (new) : Silverbird - Mark Lindsay 38 (new) : Spill The Wine - Eric Burdon & War 37 : Go Back - Crabby Appleton 36 (new) : I Just Can't Help Believing - B. J. Thomas 35 : Spirit In The Dark - Aretha Franklin 34 : Mississippi - John Phillips 33 : Westbound #9 - The Flaming Ember 32 : It's All In The Game - Four Tops 31 : Save The Country - Fifth Dimension 30 (new) : Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 29 : Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens 28 : Check Out Your Mind - Impressions 27 : Question - Moody Blues 26 : Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours - Stevie Wonder 25 : Sugar, Sugar - Wilson Pickett 24 : Teach Your Children - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 23 : Which Way You Goin' Billy - The Poppy Family oldie : Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright) - Bill Cosby (No. 4 from 1967) 22 : Love On A Two-Way Street - The Moments 21 : Mississippi Queen - Mountain 20 (new) : Make It With You - Bread 19: Are You Ready - Pacific Gas & Electric 18 : Love Land - Charles Wright & The Watts 103 rd Street Rhythm Band 17 : Tighter and Tighter - Alive and Kicking 16 : My Baby Loves Lovin' - White Plains 15 : A Song Of Joy - Miguel Rios oldie : Hello Dolly - Louis Armstrong (No. 1 from 1964) 14 : United We Stand - Brotherhood Of Man 13 : Get Ready - Rare Earth 12 : Ooh Child - The Stairsteps 11 : Gimme Dat Ding - The Pipkins 10 : Hitchin' A Ride - Vanity Fair oldie : Spinning Wheel - Blood, Sweat & Tears (No. 2 from 1969) 9: The Wonder Of You - Elvis Presley 8: The Long And Winding Road - The Beatles 7: (They Long To Be) Close To You - Carpenters 6: Lay Down (Candles In The Wind) - Melanie & Edwin Hawkins Singers 5: Band Of Gold - Freda Payne 4: Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image 3: Ball Of Confusion - The Temptations 2: The Love You Save - The Jackson Five oldie : (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones (No. 1 from 1965) 1: Mama Told Me Not To Come - Three Dog Night