Saturday, August 13, 2011

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 The 80s - August 13th 2011

AT40 the 80s this week August 14th 1982


The Top 20 Singles

20 - American Music - The Pointer Sisters
19 - Personally - Karla Bronoff
18 - Love Will Turn You Around - Kenny Rogers
17 - Tainted Love - Soft Cell
16 - Let it Whip - The Dazz Band
15 - Don't You Want Me - The Human League
14 - Love is in Control - Donna Summer
13 - You Should Hear How She Talks About You - Melissa Manchester
12 - Take It Way - Paul McCartney
11 - Only The Lonely - The Motels
10 - Wasted on the Way - Crosby, Stills and Nash
9  -  Vacation - The Go-Gos
8  -  Rosanna - Toto
7  -  Keep The Fire Burnin' - REO Speedwagon
6  -  Even the Nights Are Better - Air Supply
5  -  Hard To Say I'm Sorry - Chicago
4  -  Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac
3  -  Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band
2  -  Hurts So Good - John Cougar
1  -  Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
(4th of 6 consecutive weeks at #1)



The Top Ten Albums

10 -  Always on My Mind - Willie Nelson
9  -  Toto IV - Toto
8  -  Daylight Again - Crosby, Still and Nash
7  -  Good Trouble - REO Speedwagon
6  -  Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band
5  -  Pictures at Eleven - Robert Plant
4  -  American Fool - John Cougar
3  -  Asia - Asia
2  -  Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
1  -  Mirage - Fleetwood Mac
(2nd of 5 consecutive weeks at #1)

The follow up to their "Tusk" album and recorded after a year off after the Tusk world tour, this album produced 2 big singles for the group.  The first "Hold Me" reached #4 on the Hot 100 and stayed in the top ten for seven weeks. The followup was the Stevie Nicks written "Gypsy" which hit #12 on the Hot 100 but topped the Canadian Hot 100, and also had one of the most expensive videos for a song to that point.





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