#1 Song of the Week

Our chart topper spotlight this week is on the Temptations and "Just My Imagination".   They spent 2 week at #1 in April 1971 and this was the final Temptations song to feature founding members Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams.

April 3rd 1971
"Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)"
(2 weeks at #1)

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 The 80s - October 29th 2011

AT40 the 80s this week October 25th 1986


The Top 20 Singles

20 - Heaven in Your Eyes - Loverboy
19 - Girl Can't Help It - Journey
18 - The Rain - Oran "Juice" Jones
17 - Word Up - Cameo
16 - You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
15 - Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money
14 - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) - Glass Tiger
13 - True Blue - Madonna
12 - A Matter of Trust - Billy Joel
11 - Two of Hearts - Stacey Q
10 - Sweet Love - Anita Baker
9  -  Human - The Human League
8  -  All Cried Out - Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam w/Full Force
7  -  Throwing it All Away - Genesis
6  -  Amanda - Boston
5  -  Heartbeat - Don Johnson
4  -  I Didn't Mean To Turn You On - Robert Palmer
3  -  When I Think of You- Janet Jackson
2  -  Typical Male - Tina Turner
1  -  True Colors - Cyndi Lauper
(2 consecutive weeks at #1)



The Top Ten Albums


10 - The Bridge - Billy Joel
9  -  True Blue - Madonna
8  -  Raising Hell - Run DMC
7  -  Back in the Highlife - Steve Winwood
6  -  Break Every Rule - Tina Turner
5  -  Dancing on the Ceiling - Lionel Richie
4  -  Top Gun - Soundtrack
3  -  Third Stage - Boston
2  -  Fore! - Huey Lewis and the News
1  -  Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi
(8 non consecutive weeks at #1)

This is, to date, Bon Jovi's biggest selling album with over 12 million copies sold in the US alone and over 28 million worldwide.   This was the bestselling album of 1987 and yielded 2 #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 in "You Give Love a Bad Name" (1 week) and "Livin' On a Prayer" (4weeks).  A third single "Wanted Dead or Alive" peaked at #7.  This is also the band's best selling album in the UK but only made it to #6 on the the UK album chart.
The album did court some controversy with the original album cover (below) that was rejected by the label but used as the album sleeve inside the now famous rain cover.

Billboard #1 Album Spotlight - 1969

March 8th 1969

Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
(5 non consecutive weeks at #1)
Spending 1 week at the top of Billboard 200 album chart at the end of 1968 it spent 4 more weeks at #1 in 1969.  Also the #1 country album of 1969 (20 weeks at #1) with at the time Glen Campbell's single, the title track "Wichita Lineman".  That single reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped Hot Country Chart for one week in December of 1969.

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 The 70s - October 29th 2011

AT40 the 70s this week from October 31st 1970

The Top 20 Singles

20 - Super Bad - James Brown

19 - Cry Me a River - Joe Cocker

18 - El Condor Pasa - Simon and Garfunkel

17 - I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family

16 - Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross

15 - It Don't Matter To Me - Bread

14 - Look What They've Done to My Song Ma - The New Seekers

13 - Somebody's Been Sleeping - 100 Proof Aged in Soul

12 - Express Yourself - Charles Wright and The Watts 103rd St Band

11 - Still Water (Love) - The Four Tops

10 - It's Only Make Believe - Glen Campbell

9  -  Lola - The Kinks

8  -  Candida - Dawn

7  -  Indiana Wants Me - R. Dean Taylor

6  -  All Right Now - Free

5  -  Green-Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf

4  -  Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond

3  -  Fire and Rain - James Taylor

2  -  We've Only Just Begun - The Carpenters

1  -  I'll Be There - The Jackson 5

(3rd of 5 consecutive weeks at #1)

The Top Ten Albums


10 - After the Gold Rush - Neil Young

9  -  Woodstock - Soundtrack

8  -  Mad Dogs and Englishmen - Joe Cocker

7  -  Close To You - The Carpenters

6  -  Get Yer Ya-Yas Out! - The Rolling Stones

5  -  Sweet Baby James - James Taylor

4  -  Third Album -  The Jackson 5

3  -  Cosmo's Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival

2  -  Abraxas - Santana

1  -  Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin

(1st of 4 consecutive weeks at #1)

The third album by the heavy rockers from the UK was a departure from the previous 2 #1 albums they released.   This was more acoustic and folk sounding and wasn't nearly as popular but still managed to top the Billboard album chart for 4 weeks and the UK album chart for 3 weeks in December of 1970. 

Only one song managed to hit the Billboard Hot 100, "The Immigrant Song" climbed all the way to #16.

America's Top 10 October 25, 1981 Casey Kasem

Today in Music History - Chart Toppers

Here are the songs topping the Billboard Hot 100.....

50 Years Ago
1961 - Runaround Sue - Dion
(2 weeks at #1)


45 Years Ago
1966 - Reach Out, I'll Be There - The Four Tops
(2 weeks at #1)


40 Years Ago
1971 - Maggie May - Rod Stewart
(5 weeks at #1)


35 Years Ago
1976 - If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
(2 weeks at #1)


30  Years Ago
1981 - Arthur's Theme (The Best You Can Do) - Christopher Cross
(3 weeks at #1)



25 Years Ago
1986 - True Colors - Cyndi Lauper
(2 weeks at #1)


20 Years Ago
1991 - Emotions - Mariah Carey
(3 weeks at #1)


15 Years Ago
1996 - Macarena - Los Del Rio
(14 weeks at #1)


10 Years Ago
2001 - I'm Real - Jennifer Lopez
(6 weeks at #1)



5 Years Ago
2006 - Moneymaker - Ludacris
(2 weeks at #1)


2011
Someone Like You - Adele
(4 weeks at #1...and counting)

The Year in #1 UK Hits - 1980

September 27th 1980


Don't Stand So Close To Me - The Police
(4 consecutive weeks at #1)
The #1 single in the UK for 1980

The Year in Billboard #1 Hits - 1974

July 27th 1974


Annie's Song - John Denver
(2 weeks at #1)

Your Country Classic Video of the Week

From 1983 "Swingin" by John Anderson.

Topped the Billboard Hot Country chart for 1 week

Billboard Hot 100 10/15/2011

The current Singles and Album charts from the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending Oct 15th 2011

The Top 10 Singles

10 - You Make Me Feel - Cobra Starship w/Sabi
9  -  We Found Love - Rihanna w/Calvin Harris
8  -  Without You - David Guetta w/Usher
7  -  Strange Clouds - B.o.B w/Lil Wayne
6  -  Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO
5  -  Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO
4  -  Stereo Hearts - Gym Class Heroes w/Adam Levine
3  -  Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People
2  -  Move Like Jagger - Maroon 5 w/ Christina Aguilera
1  -  Someone Like You - Adele
(2nd non consecutive week at #1)


The Top Ten Albums

10 - The Hunter - Mastodon
9  -  Chicken Foot III - Chickenfoot
8  -  Vice Verses - Switchfoot
7  -  Tha Carter IV - Lil Wayne
6  -  Own The Night - Lady Antebellum
5  -  The Whole Love - Wilco
4  -  Duets II - Tony Bennett
3  -  21 - Adele
2  -  Neighborhoods - Blink 182
1  -  Cole World: The Sideline Story - J Cole
(Debut)

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 The 70s - October 15th 2011

AT40 the 70s this week October 20th 1979


The Top 20 Singles

20 - Hold On - Ian Gomm
19 - Good Girls Don't - The Knack
18 - Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' - Journey
17 - Spooky - The Atlanta Rhythm Section
16 - Pleased Don't Go - KC and the Sunshine Band
15 - Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
14 - Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
13 - Lonesome Loser - The Little River Band
12 - You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers
11 - Heaven Must Have Sent You - Bonnie Pointer
10 - Still - Commodores
9  -  Heartache Tonight - The Eagles
8  -  My Sharona - The Knack
7  -  Sad Eyes - Robert John
6  -  Dim All  the Lights - Donna Summer
5  -  I'll Never Love This Way Again - Dionne Warwick
4  -  Sail On - The Commodores
3  -  Pop Muzik - M
2  -  Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
1  -  Rise - Herb Alpert
(1st of 2 consecutive weeks at #1)


The Top Ten Albums

10 - Cornerstone - Styx
9  -  Breakfast in America - Supertramp
8  -  Slow Train Coming - Bob Dylan
7  -  Dream Police - Cheap Trick
6  -  Head Games - Foreigner
5  -  Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
4  -  Midnight Magic - The Commodores
3  -  Get the Knack - The Knack
2  -  The Long Run - The Eagles
1  -  In Through the Out Door - Led Zeppelin
(6th of 7 consecutive weeks at #1)

This was the 8th studio album for Led Zeppelin and the last album released before he death of drummer John Bonham.   Only one song from the LP to reach the top 40, Fool in the Rain, which peaked at #21.  Another song on the album to become a classic rock radio staple was "All My Love".  This was written by lead singer Robert Plant as a tribute to his son Karac who had recently died from a stomach infection.
This album also hit #1 in the UK, Canada and New Zealand.

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 The 80s - October 15th 2011

AT40 the 80s from this week from October 12th  1985

The Top 20 Singles

20 - The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl - Hall and Oates w/Ruffin and Kendricks
19 - Four in the Morning - Night Ranger
18 - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down - Paul Young
17 - Cry - Godly and Creme
16 - Don't Lose My Number - Phil Collins
15 - Lovin' Every Minute of it - Loverboy
14 - Freedom - Wham!
13 - Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears
12 - I'm Goin' Down - Bruce Springsteen
11 - Fortress Around Your Heart - Sting
10 - Dress You Up - Madonna
9  -  Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer
8  -  Cherish - Kool and the Gang
7  -  Dancing in the Street - Mick Jagger and David Bowie
6  -  Lonely Ol' Night - John Cougar Mellencamp
5  -  Part-Time Lover - Stevie Wonder
4  -  Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston
3  -  Take on Me - A-Ha
2  -  Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
1  -  Oh Sheila - Ready for the World
(1 week at #1)


The Top Ten Albums

10 - No Jacket Required - Phil Collins
9  -  Greatest Hits Vol 1 and 2 - Billy Joel
8  -  Heart - Heart
7  -  Reckless - Bryan Adams
6  -  Scarecrow - John Cougar Mellencamp
5  -  Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
4  -  Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
3  -  Songs from the Big Chair - Tears for Fears
2  -  The Dream of the Blue Turtles - Sting
1  -  Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
(7th of 9 consecutive weeks at #1)

The Year in #1 UK Hits - 1980

September 13th 1980


Feels Like I'm in Love - Kelly Marie
(2 consecutive weeks at #1)

The Year in Billboard #1 Hits - 1974

July 13th 1974


Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
(2 consecutive weeks at #1)

#1 Song of the Week

This week our #1 is "Babe" by Styx.

From December of 1979 and it spent 2 weeks at #1.  Originally not part of the album "Cornerstone" ,the other band members convinced Dennis Deyoung to add it to the demo of the album.   Tommy Shaw then added the guitar solo and this went on to be Styx first and to date only #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.  It also helped send the album to #2 on the Billboard album chart.

Your Country Classic Video of the Week

Kenny Rogers with his #1 country hit from this week in 1977.

Spent one week at #1

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 The 70s - October 1st 2011

AT40 the 70s this week is from October 1st 1977


The Top 20 Singles

20 - It Was Almost Like a Song - Ronnie Milsap
19 - Float On - The Floaters
18 - Way Down - Elvis Presley
17 - Don't Worry Baby - B.J. Thomas
16 - Brick House - The Commodores
15 - You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
14 - I Feel Love - Donna Summer
13 - Swayin' To the Music - Johnny Rivers
12 - On and On - Stephen Bishop
11 - Boogie Nights - Heatwave
10 - I Just Want To Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
9  -  Cold as Ice - Foreigner
8  -  That's Rock N Roll - Shaun Cassidy
7  -  Telephone Line - ELO
6  -  Nobody Does it Better - Carly Simon
5  -  Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson
4  -  Best of My Love - The Emotions
3  -  Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac
2  -  Keep It Comin' Love - KC and the Sunshine Band
1  -  Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
(1st of 2 consecutive weeks at #1)


The Top Ten Albums

10 - Floaters - Floaters
9  -  Anytime...Anywhere - Rita Coolidge
8  -  Going for the One - Yes
7  -  Foreigner - Foreigner
6  -  JT - James Taylor
5  -  Star Wars - Soundtrack
4  -  Shaun Cassidy - Shaun Cassidy
3  -  Moody Blue - Elvis Presley
2  -  Simple Dreams - Linda Ronstadt
1  -  Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
(21 of 31 non consecutive weeks at #1)

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 The 80s - October 1st 2011

AT40 the 80s this week October 6th 1984


The Top 20 Singles

20 - The Lucky One - Laura Branigan
19 - Are We Ourselves - The Fixx
18 - When You Close Your Eyes - Night Ranger
17 - Torture - The Jackson
16 - On the Dark Side - John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band
15 - I'm So Excited - The Pointer Sisters
14 - If This is It - Huey Lewis and the News
13 - What's Love Got To Do With It? - Tina Turner
12 - Cruel Summer - Bananarama
11 - Caribbean Queen - Billy Ocean
10 - Cover Me - Bruce Springsteen
9  -  The Warrior - Scandal featuring Patty Smyth
8  -  Lucky Star - Madonna
7  -  The Glamorous Life - Sheila E.
6  -  Hard Habit To Break - Chicago
5  -  She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
4  -  Missing You - John Waite
3  -  Drive - The Cars
2  -  I Just Called To Say I Love You- Stevie Wonder
1  -  Let's Go Crazy - Prince and the Revolution
(2nd of 2 consecutive weeks at #1)


The Top Ten Albums

10 - Madonna - Madonna
9  -  Eddie and the Cruisers/Soundtrack - John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
8  -  Break Out - The Pointer Sisters
7  -  Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie
6  -  1100 Bel Air Place - Julio Iglesias
5  -  Heartbeat City - The Cars
4  -  Private Dancer - Tina Turner
3  -  Sports - Huey Lewis and The News
2  -  Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
1  -  Purple Rain - Prince and The Revolution
(10th of 24 consecutive weeks at #1)