Every month--50 Years Ago--a cool vintage radio survey, or music chart (depending on how you know them), Top 40, Top 30, Top whatever, is featured here to coincide with BFYP's "50 Years Ago this Month" nostalgic blog. All surveys are from the Blast from Your Past Collection unless noted as radio surveys from other great sites.
* Artist names and song titles listed as printed on original survey.
Featured Survey / OCTOBER 1974 ♪:
WCFL/Chicago, Illinois is a little early for Halloween with its October 5, 1974 "CFL Survey" but the Guess Who's "Clap for the Wolfman" is right on target at #25 and climbing. Who remembers the "Dick and Doug Show"? The morning guys drove with you to work or school to give you a boost for your day. Though ultimately fired from WCFL in 1976, of course they landed at WLS. Always a Win-Win for Chicago fans. ♪ Rock On ... 50 Years Ago this Month ... and Enjoy the Moment Again!
*Top Ten songs are posted here just as they appear on surveys, misspellings and all (tho I don't use all caps) ...
Top Ten tunes of 40 ~ October 5, 1974
1. I Honestly Love You
Olivia Newton-John
2. Nothing from Nothing
Billy Preston
Billy Preston
3. Beach Baby
First Class
First Class
4. I Shot the Sheriff
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
5. Then Came You
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
6. Earache My Eye
Cheech & Chong
Cheech & Chong
7. Sweet Home Alabama
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd
8. (You're) Having My Baby
Paul Anka
Paul Anka
9. Can't Get Enough
Bad Company
Bad Company
10. Let's Put It All Together
The Stylistics
The Stylistics
*Monthly Song of Note ♪
~ #25 ~ Clap for the Wolfman
Guess Who
Guess Who
Dick (Sainte) and Doug (Dahlgren)were your morning drive-guys at WCFL this month and look pretty happy at it! Dick eventually petered out on radio and past away in 2005 at the age of 67.
However, Doug is still going strong on-air and you can enjoy his blogcasts, past and present.