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Casey Kasems AT40 The 80s (November 26th 2016)

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The 80s

Week Ending November 21st 1987

40 - Casanova - Levert
39 - U Got The Look - Prince
38 - Need You Tonight - Inxs
37 - Don't Make Me Wait For Love - Kenny G
36 - Animal - Def Leppard
35 - Boys Night Out - Timothy B. Schmit
34 - Cherry Bomb - John Cougar Mellencamp
33 - Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne
32 - Let Me Be The One - Expose
31 - Love Will Find A Way - Yes
30 - That's What Love Is All About - Michael Bolton
29 - I Do You - The Jets
28 - Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
27 - Dude (Looks Like a Lady) - Aerosmith
26 - Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison
25 - Come On, Let's Go - Los Lobos
24 - Bad - Michael Jackson
23 - Valerie - Steve Winwood
22 - Skeletons - Stevie Wonder
21 - Catch Me (I'm Falling) - Pretty Poison
20 - Causing a Commotion - Madonna
19 - So Emotional - Whitney Houston
18 - Hourglass - Squeeze
17 - Don't You Want Me - Jody Watley
16 - Is This Love ? - Whitesnake
15 - It's A Sin - Pet Shop Boys
14 - Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson
13 - I Won't Forget You - Poison
12 - The One I Love - R.E.M
11 - We'll Be Together - Sting
10 - Faith - George Michael
9  -  I've Been In Love Before - Cutting Crew
8  -  Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac
7  -  Should've Known Better - Richard Marx
6  -  Breakout - Swing Out Sister
5  -  Brilliant Disguise - Bruce Springsteen
4  -  I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
3  -  Heaven is a Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle
2  -  (I've Had) The Time of My Life - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
1  -  Mony Mony - Billy Idol
(1 week at #1)

The Year in Billboard #1 Songs - 1987

Mony Mony - Billy Idol

(1 week at #1)

November 21st 1987

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 The 80s - November 19th 2011

AT40 the 80s this week November 21st 1987


The Top 20 Singles

20 - Causing a Commotion - Madonna
19 - So Emotional - Whitney Houston
18 - Hourglass - Squeeze
17 - Don't You Want Me - Jody Watley
16 - Is This Love? - Whitesnake
15 - It's A Sin - Pet Shop Boys
14 - Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson
13 - I Won't Forget You - Poison
12 - The One I Love - R.E.M.
11 - We'll Be Together - Sting
10 - Faith - George Michael
9  -  I've Been in Love Before - Cutting Crew
8  -  Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac
7  -  Should've Known Better - Richard Marx
6  -  Breakout - Swing Out Sister
5  -  Brilliant Disguise - Bruce Springsteen
4  -  I Think Were Alone Now - Tiffany
3  -  Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle
2  -  (I've Had) The Time of My Life - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
1  -  Mony Mony (Live) - Billy Idol
(1 Week at #1)


The Top 5 Albums

5 - Momentary Lapse of Reason - Pink Floyd
4 - Whitesnake - Whitesnake
3 - Bad - Michael Jackson
2 - Tunnel of Love - Bruce Springsteen
1 - "Dirty Dancing" - Soundtrack
(2nd of 18 non consecutive weeks at #1)

Original vs Remake #17

Our song this week is the #3 Hot 100 hit and a #1 hit in the UK in 1968,  "Mony Mony".  
The original hit the charts for Tommy James and the Shondells in the summer of '68 and topped the UK chart for 3 non consecutive weeks in August.

The most successful of the remakes came from an unlikely source in punk rocker Billy Idol.
His live version shot to the top in the fall and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in November of 1987.