“Mama Told Me (Not To Come)” #1 7/11/1970

The first #1 single featured on Casey Kasem’s “American Top 40” radio show (which had just debuted) came from Three Dog Night. Their remake of Randy Newman’s tune about strange things at a party was first done in 1967 by Eric Burdon and the Animals. Newman later thanked TDN for putting his kids through college with the royalties. Cory Wells took the lead vocals on this one.