Saturday, August 14, 2010

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 80s - August 14th 2010

AT40 The 80s this week August 24th 1985
10 -
What About Love? - Heart

9 - Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young
8
- If You Love Somebody Set Them Free - Sting

7
- Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams

6
- We Don't Need Another Hero - Tina Turner

5
- Freeway of Love - Aretha Franklin

4
- St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) - John Parr

3
- Never Surrender - Corey Hart

2
- Shout - Tears for Fears

1 - Power of Love - Huey Lewis and The News

(1st of 2 weeks at #1)



The #1 Album this week in 1985

Songs From the Big Chair - Tears For Fears

(5th of 5 non consecutive weeks at #1)



The second album for the British pop group reached number #1 in the US and Canada and #2 in the UK.
The title comes from the1976 tv movie Sybil, when Sybil says she only feels safe in her analyst "big chair".
The group had 3 Top Ten singles from this album and 2 of those hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
"Shout" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" and the #3 single "Head Over Heels".



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