American_Top_40_1977_April_9th torrent

"Three hours once a week with American Top 40 and you know where your favorite songs are on the national music scene."


American Top 40 with Casey Kasem aired on radio from July 4, 1970 until August 6, 1988. This recording is a rebroadcast from internet radio.

In this countdown:

The act with the shortest name ever to debut a song in the countdown is at number 39.

Casey tells about the act that received 11 gold records in a single calendar year, more than any other act including The Beatles, Elvis, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, or The Beach Boys.

A listener wants to know if there has ever been a time when a former member of a group pushed another former member of a group out of the number one position. Casey says in the history of the charts it has happened only once and tells the story (and both songs were about love).

Casey tells how Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille of The Captain & Tennille got married on Valentine's Day in a Nevada saloon with a couple of bombed-out boozers as witnesses.

Casey answers the question, "What artist in the rock era has spent the most weeks in the top ten?" Casey says the superstar who earned that honor did it by keeping a hit in the top ten every week for 52 consecutive weeks (and says it would have been 72 weeks except he dropped out of the top ten for one week).

Another listener asks this question: "What was the biggest hit by a successful artist who used a different name on that hit?" Casey says the song in question is now a Christmas classic.

40: Spring Rain - Silvetti
39: Magical Mystery Tour - Ambrosia
38: Dancing Man - Q
37: Sometimes - Facts Of Life
36: Love In 'C' Minor Part 1 - Cerrone
35: Angel In Your Arms - Hot
34: Night Moves - Bob Seger
33: Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
32: N.Y. You Got Me Dancing - Andrea True Connection
31: Calling Dr. Love - Kiss
30: At Midnight - Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan
29: Do Ya - Electric Light Orchestra
28: Your Love - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
27: Couldn't Get It Right - The Climax Blues Band
26: Free - Denice Williams
25: I'm Your Boogie Man - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
24: Disco Lucy - Wilton Place Street Band
23: Can't Stop Dancin' - The Captain & Tennille
22: The First Cut Is The Deepest - Rod Stewart
21: Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs
20: Sam - Olivia Newton-John
19: I Like Dreamin' - Kenny Nolan
18: I Wanna Get Next To You - Rose Royce
17: When I Need You - Leo Sayer
16: Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow - Tom Jones
15: Right Time Of The Night - Jennifer Warnes
14: Trying To Love Two - William Bell
13: Fly Like An Eagle - The Steve Miller Band
12: Maybe I'm Amazed - Wings
11: Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
10: So Into You - The Atlanta Rhythm Section
9: Love Theme From "A Star Is Born" - Barbra Streisand
8: I've Got Love On My Mind - Natalie Cole
7: Hotel California - The Eagles
6: The Things We Do For Love - 10 CC
5: Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
4: Rich Girl - Hall & Oates
3: Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
2: Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul
1: Dancing Queen - ABBA