“The End Of Our Road” (Marvin Gaye) #40 7/11/1970

A few days ago we featured Three Dog Night and the first #1 record on the new “American Top 40” radio show hosted by Casey Kasem. This Marvin Gaye remake of a 1968 Top 20 single from Gladys Knight and the Pips was actually the very first song played on the program, as it peaked at #40 this week in 1970. Casey made a career out of counting backwards, you know. Marvin’s next single changed his career.