Showing posts with label august 29th. Show all posts
Showing posts with label august 29th. Show all posts

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Casey Kasem's AT40 The 80s (08/29/2015)

Casey Kasem's AT40
The 80s
Week Ending August 29th 1981

40 - Nicole - Point Blank
39 - You Could Take My Heart Away - Silver Condor
38 - The Stroke - Billy Squier
37 - In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins
36 - Draw of the Cards - Kim Carnes
35 - Start Me Up - Rolling Stones
34 - In You Letter - REO Speedwagon
33 - Breaking Away - Balance
32 - Everlasting Love - Rex Smith and Rachel Sweet
31 - Arthur's Theme - Christopher Cross
30 - I Could Never Miss You - Lulu
29 - For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton
28 - Love On a Two Way Street - Stacy Lattisaw
27 - You're My Girl - Frank and The Knockouts
26 - Don't Give It Up - Robbie Patton
25 - The Voice - The Moody Blues
24 - The Beach Boys Medley - The Beach Boys
23 - That Old Song - Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio
22 - Feel So Right - Alabama
21 - Hold On Tight - ELO
20 - It's Now Or Never - John Schneider
19 - Fire and Ice - Pat Benatar
18 - Really Wanna Know You - Gary Wright
17 - The Breakup Song - The Greg Kihn Band
16 - Step By Step - Eddie Rabbitt
15 - Cool Love - Pablo Cruise
14 - Elvira - The Oak Ridge Boys
13 - Hearts - Marty Balin
12 - The Boy From New York City - Manhattan Transfer
11 - I Don't Need You - Kenny Rogers
10 - Who's  Crying Now - Journey
9  -  Lady You Bring Me Up -  Commodores
8  -  Urgent - Foreigner
7  -  No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap
6  -  Queen of Hearts - Juice Newton
5  -  Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
4  -  Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty
3  -  Believe It or Not - Joey Scarbury
2  -  Slow Hand - Pointer Sisters
1  -  Endless Love - Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
(3rd of 9 consecutive weeks at #1)



Today In Music History (August 29th)

Released August 29th 1964

Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison

This would be Roy's 2nd #1 single in the US on the Hot 100, where it spent 3 consecutive weeks in the top spot in September and October.

It was his 3rd #1 single on the UK Top 40 chart where it spent 3 non consecutive weeks at the top in October/November of 1964

The song would sell over 7 million copies and had sold over 500,000 in just a few months after its release.