Saturday, October 2, 2010

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 80s - October 2nd 2010

AT40 The 80s, this week October 4th 1980

The Top 10 Singles

10 - Xanadu - Olivia Newton-John
9 - Lookin For Love - Johnny Lee
8 - I'm Allright - Kenny Loggins
7 - Woman in Love - Barbara Striesand
6 - Late in the Evening - Paul Simon
5 - Drivin' My Life Away - Eddie Rabbit
4 - Give Me the Night - George Benson
3 - Upside Down - Diana Ross
2 - All Out of Love - Air Supply
1 - Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
(1st of 3 consecutive weeks at #1)


The Top Ten Albums

10 - Back in Black - AC/DC
9 - Hold Out - Jackson Browne
8 - Crimes of Passion - Pat Benatar
7 - Urban Cowboy - Soundtrack
6 - Emotional Rescue - The Rolling Stones
5 - Panorama - The Cars
4 - Xanadu - Olivia Newton-John/ELO
3 - Give Me The Night - George Benson
2 - Diana - Diana Ross
1 - The Game - Queen
(3rd of 5 consecutive weeks at #1)


The 8th studio album by the british band and their first #1 album in the US and also reached the top of the UK Album chart. This album is the groups biggest seller, with over 4 million copies sold, surpassing their previous bestseller "News of The World" from 1977.
Featuring 2 singles that reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, including this weeks chart topper "Another One Bites The Dust" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" which was #1 for 4 consecutive weeks earlier in 1980.

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