The Top 40 @ 40

I've tried three times now to make this post. For George's 40th I made him 2 discs of all the top 40 songs from each year of his life. See, he's a big music fan, and even tracked the top 40 religiously when he was in middle school (still has the notebooks of lists to prove it). His brother Bill stole my idea and ended up with better mixes, because rather than be limited by a small thing like what the actual #1 song was for that week, or even limit yourself to songs that made the charts- he only limited himself by having the songs be from albums released in that year- opening up all sorts of cool, more listenable music, while my collection, while historically accurate, will likely end up on a shelf. Why- you may ask? Well, George's birthday is February 22nd- the week after Valentine's day- which means that all the songs that got airplay and requests for the big love fest, got that extra boost to make them #1. There are some truly sappy ones and some that seem cheesy- we did escape without an Air Supply tune- but see for yourself:
Top 40 at 40
#1 single week of February 22nd:

68-Love is Blue- Paul Mauriat
69- Everyday People- Sly and the Family Stone
70- Thank you (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)- Sly and the Family Stone
71-One Bad Apple- The Osmonds
72-Without You- Nilsson
73-Crocodile Rock- Elton John
74-The Way We Were- Barbra Streisand
75-Pick up the Pieces- AWB
76-50 Ways to Leave Your Lover- Paul Simon
77-Blinded by the Light- Manfred Mann's Light Band
78-Stayin Alive- The BeeGees
79-Do Ya Think I'm Sexy- Rod Stewart
80-Crazy Little Thing Called Love-Queen
81-9 to 5- Dolly Parton
82-Centerfold- J. Geils Band
83- Baby Come to Me- Patti Austin & James Ingram
84-Karma Chameleon- The Culture Club
85-Careless Whisper- Wham
86-How Will I Know- Whitney Houston
87-Livin' on a Prayer-Bon Jovi
88-Season's Change-Expose
89-Straight Up- Paula Abdul
90-Opposites Attract-Paula Abdul
91-Everbody Dance Now- C&C Music Factory
92-I'm Too Sexy-Right Said Fred
93-I Will Always Love You- Whitney Houston
94-The Power of Love- Celine Dion
95-Creep- TLC
96-One of Us- Joan Osborne
97-Don't Speak- No Doubt
98-My Heart Will Go On- Celine Dion
99-Believe- Cher
00-Learn to Fly- Foo Fighters
01-Don't Tell Me-Madonna
02-Can't Get You Out of My Head- Kylie Minogue
03-Beautiful- Christina Aguilera
04-The Way you Move- Outkast
05-Since you Been Gone- Kelly Clarkson
06-Stickwitu- Pussycat Dolls
07-Say it Right-Nelly Furtado

I mean- what are the chances of 2 Paula Abdul songs back to back years! Or two Celine Dions- a Whitney Houston? Cher? Wham? Oh well. I made the more accurate and purest mix I knew how to make- hopefully that counts for something? Happy Birthday George!