Saturday, October 30, 2010

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 80s - October 30th 2010

AT40 the 80s this week October 31st 1981

The Top Ten Singles

10 - Step by Step - Eddie Rabbit
9 - I've Done Everything for You - Rick Springfield
8 - The Night Owls - The Little River Band
7 - Hard To Say - Dan Fogleberg
6 - Trying To Live My Life Without You - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
5 - Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Ross
4 - For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton
3 - Private Eyes - Hall and Oates
2 - Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
1 - Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross
(3rd of 3 weeks at #1)



The Top 10 Albums

10 - Private Eyes - Hall and Oates
9 - Precious Time - Pat Benatar
8 - Songs in the Attic - Billy Joel
7 - Ghost in the Machine - The Police
6 - The Innocent Age - Dan Fogleberg
5 - Bella Donna - Stevie Nicks
4 - 4 - Foreigner
3 - Nine Tonight - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
2 - Escape - Journey
1 - Tattoo You - The Rolling Stones
(7th of 9 weeks at #1)


The 18th American studio album by the legendary group was also their last to reach the top spot on the Billboard Album chart.
3 singles released from the album reached the top twenty on the Billboard Hot 100. The first release was the smash "Start Me Up" which is this weeks #2 single and reached #7 in the UK, followed by "Waiting on a Friend" #13 and "Hang Fire" #20.
The sales of this album were very strong and they reached #2 on the UK album charts and have been certified Platinum 4 times in the US alone.
The album cover was designed by Peter Corriston who won a Grammy award for Best Album Package.




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