KTKT's Top 99 of 1978

KTKT, 990 on the AM dial, was the top-rated station in Tucson for twenty years, from the time Frank Kalil launched the Color Radio Top 40 format in 1957 until FM radio rose to prominence in 1977. In researching the 1978 Hideaway 100, I came across the best example of a radio station tribute site, I've yet o encounter - the great KTKT tribute site, KTKT99.COM (WARNING! A vintage station ID sound clip will greet you at maximum volume), which is the source of all the scans in today's post. 

In 1978, KTKT was the Tucson affiliate of American Top 40, broadcasting it on Sunday nights though on the back of the survey (right) from April 4, 1978, Casey Kasem's name was misspelled. By October 1978, the American Top 40 three-hour weekly countdown show was expanded to four hours and Kasem's name was still not corrected on the station's weekly survey (below left), though it was a different misspelling from the previous one.

Among the concerts KTKT featured on the back of their weekly surveys were WAR; Hall & Oates with opening act City Boy of Mutt Lange-produced "5.7.0.5" fame; Yvonne Elliman and Santa Esmeralda; The Beach Boys; Yes with opening acts Johnny Winter and Ace; and Heart with special guest Firefall. KTKT alternatley billed itself as The Concert Connection and THE Station With The Concerts.

It's a beautiful day here in the Old Pueblo so me and the dudes are going to count down KTKT's Top 99 of 1978 from the KTKT Super Van in the El Con Mall west parking lot, by Levy's. I mean Wal-Mart.

	#		TITLE	ARTIST
	99		Fool (If You Think It's Over)	Chris Rea
	98		We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again	England Dan & John Ford Coley
	97		Sweet Life	Paul Davis
	96		Alive Again	Chicago
	95		My Angel Baby	Toby Beau
	94		Who Are You	The Who
	93		Imaginary Lover	Atlanta Rhythm Section
	92		Turn To Stone	Electric Light Orchestra
	91		You Needed Me	Anne Murray
	90		Love Is In The Air	John Paul Young
	89		Runaway	Jefferson Starship
	88		The Way You Do The Things You Do	Rita Coolidge
	87		On Broadway	George Benson
	86		Macho Man	Village People
	85		Got To Get You Into My Life	Earth, Wind & Fire
	84		Hollywood Nights	Bob Seger
	83		Dance With Me	Peter Brown
	82		(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away	Andy Gibb
	81		Time Passages	Al Stewart
	80		Copacabana	Barry Manilow
	79		Hopelessly Devoted To You	Olivia Newton-John
	78		Magnet And Steel	Walter Egan
	77		Sweet Talkin' Woman	Electric Light Orchestra
	76		Dance, Dance, Dance	Chic
	75		Beast Of Burden	Rolling Stones
	74		Ready To Take A Chance Again	Barry Manilow
	73		Sometimes When We Touch	Dan Hill
	72		Short People	Randy Newman
	71		Come Sail Away	Styx
	70		Disco Inferno	The Trammps
	69		Our Love	Natalie Cole
	68		An Everlasting Love	Andy Gibb
	67		Hold The Line	Toto
	66		Running On Empty	Jackson Browne
	65		Sentimental Lady	Bob Welch
	64		Love Is Like Oxygen	Sweet
	63		Come Together	Aerosmith
	62		Count On Me	Jefferson Starship
	61		King Tut	Steve Martin
	60		Get Off	Foxy
	59		The Groove Line	Heatwave
	58		Ebony Eyes	Bob Welch
	57		Goodbye Girl	David Gates
	56		Last Dance	Donna Summer
	55		Peg	Steely Dan
	54		Take A Chance On Me	Abba
	53		Right Down The Line	Gerry Rafferty
	52		Don't Look Back	Boston
	51		Le Freak	Chic
	50		MacArthur Park	Donna Summer
	49		Don't Want To Live Without It	Pablo Cruise
	48		I Just Wanna Stop	Gino Vannelli
	47		My Life	Billy Joel
	46		You Don't Bring Me Flowers	Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
	45		Shame	Evelyn "Champagne" King
	44		How Much I Feel	Ambrosia
	43		It's A Heartache	Bonnie Tyler
	42		Baby Hold On	Eddie Money
	41		Bluer Than Blue	Michael Johnson
	40		Strange Way	Firefall
	39		Double Vision	Foreigner
	38		Still The Same	Bob Seger
	37		She's Always A Woman	Billy Joel
	36		You Belong To Me	Carly Simon
	35		Back In The U.S.A./White Rhythm & Blues	Linda Ronstadt
	34		I Go Crazy	Paul Davis
	33		Life's Been Good	Joe Walsh
	32		Feels So Good	Chuck Mangione
	31		Use Ta Be My Girl	O'Jays
	30		Lay Down Sally	Eric Clapton
	29		The Closer I Get To You	Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
	28		Baby Come Back	Player
	27		Too Much, Too Little, Too Late	Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
	26		You're In My Heart	Rod Stewart
	25		You're The One That I Want	Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta
	24		(Love Is) Thicker Than Water	Andy Gibb
	23		Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad	Meat Loaf
	22		Summer Nights	Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta
	21		Love Will Find A Way	Pablo Cruise
	20		Boogie Oogie Oogie	A Taste Of Honey
	19		Grease	Frankie Valli
	18		Hot Blooded	Foreigner
	17		We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions	Queen
	16		Reminiscing	Little River Band
	15		If I Can't Have You	Yvonne Elliman
	14		Can't Smile Without You	Barry Manilow
	13		With A Little Luck	Wings
	12		Whenever I Call You "Friend"	Kenny Loggins
	11		Dust In The Wind	Kansas
	10		Miss You	Rolling Stones
	9		Emotion	Samantha Sang
	8		Hot Child In The City	Nick Gilder
	7		Baker Street	Gerry Rafferty
	6		Just The Way You Are	Billy Joel
	5		Kiss You All Over	Exile
	4		Shadow Dancing	Andy Gibb
	3		Three Times A Lady	Commodores
	2		Stayin' Alive	Bee Gees
	1		Night Fever	Bee Gees

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Thanks to C.J. Brown

for sharing scans

from his extensive collection online.