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WKXY Hits Lists 1970-1979, Sarasota, Florida

WKXY 930am Sarasota, Florida, Top 40 Radio. This part of my website is dedicated to my fellow baby-boomers who grew up on am radio in the 70s(That's 1970s not 1870s). With the advent of internet radio I heard many of those songs in stereo for the first time. In the future I will be posting the official WKXY hit lists from the middle of 1970 to 1979.

As I review the Billboard Top 40 for the 1970s, I realize that many of the popular songs in Sarasota did not do well on the national charts. The lists include many follow-up songs to chart busting songs. (i.e.: What was the follow-up song to Edison Lighthouse's "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)"? Answer: "She Works In A Woman's Way" followed by "It's Up To You Petula" and then "What's Happening?") Also there are a great many records that did well in the UK that were never hits in the US or were covered by other artist. One such example from 1975 is the pop hit "Love Hurts" by Jim Capaldi that reached number 4 in the UK and number 97 in the US but the group Nazareth reached number 8 in the US but did not chart in the UK. If you ever get a chance to hear the UK hit it is very different.

1970

May 30, 1970      June 27, 1970      July 18, 1970      August 8, 1970      September 19, 1970      November 11, 1970      December 5, 1970      December 26, 1970

1971

January 16, 1971      February 6, 1971      February 27, 1971      March 6, 1971      March 20, 1971      April 10, 1971      May 5, 1971      May 22, 1971      June 12, 1971

1972

January 8, 1972      February 26, 1972      March 18, 1972      September 1, 1972      September 22, 1972      October 6, 1972      October 27, 1972      November 10, 1972      December 1, 1972      December 12, 1972

1973

January 12, 1973      February 2, 1973      February 23, 1973      March 16, 1973      April 6, 1973      April 19, 1973      May 18, 1973      June 8, 1973      July 6, 1973      July 20, 1973      August 10, 1973      August 31, 1973      September 21, 1973      October 12, 1973      November 2, 1973      November 23, 1973      December 14, 1973

 1974

January 11, 1974      February 1, 1974      February 22, 1974      March 15, 1974      April 5, 1974      April 26, 1974      May 17, 1974      June 7, 1974      July 19, 1974      August 9, 1974      August 23, 1974      September 13, 1974      September 27, 1974      October 11, 1974      November 1, 1974      November 22, 1974      December 13, 1974

1975

January 3, 1975      January 24, 1975      February 14, 1975      March 7, 1975      March 28, 1975      April 18, 1975      May 9, 1975     May 30, 1975     June 20, 1975      July 18, 1975      August 8, 1975      September 5, 1975      September 19, 1975      October 10, 1975      October 31, 1975     

1976

January 2, 1976      January 23, 1976      February 13, 1976      March 5, 1976      April 2, 1976      April 23, 1976      May 14, 1976      June 25, 1976      July 16, 1976      August 13, 1976      September 3, 1976      September 24, 1976      October 15, 1976      November 5, 1976      December 3, 1976      December 31, 1976

1977

January , 1977      January , 1977      February , 1977      March , 1977      February , 1977      March , 1977      March , 1977      May , 1977      June, 1977      June , 1977      July , 1977      August , 1977      August , 1977      September , 1977

1978

January 6, 1978      January 27, 1978      February 17, 1978      March 10, 1978      March 31, 1978      May 12, 1978      June 2, 1978      June 23, 1978      July 14, 1978      August 4, 1978      August 25, 1978      September 15, 1978      October 6, 1978      October 27, 1978      November 17, 1978