Casey Kasem's American Top 40 The 80s - June 4th 2011

AT40 the 80s this week June 2nd 1984


The Top Ten Singles

10 - To All The Girls I've Loved Before - Willie Nelson & Julio Iglesias
9  -  Breakdance - Irene Cara
8  -  Heart of Rock N Roll - Huey Lewis and the News
7  -  Against All Odds - Phil Collins
6  -  Sister Christian - Night Ranger
5  -  The Reflex - Duran Duran
4  -  Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry
3  -  Hello - Lionel Richie
2  -  Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
1  -  Lets Hear it for the Boy - Denise Williams
(2nd of 2 weeks at #1)


The Top Ten Albums

10 - Grace Under Pressure - Rush
9  -  Love at First Sting - Scorpions
8  -  Colour By Numbers - Culture Club
7  -  1984 - Van Halen
6  -  Thriller - Michael Jackson
5  -  Heartbeat City - The Cars
4  -  Shes So Unusual - Cyndi Lauper
3  -  Sports - Huey Lewis and The News
2  -  Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie
1  -  Footloose -Original Soundtrack
(7th of 10 Consecutive weeks at #1)

#1 Album Spotlight

This week's spotlight falls to this month in 1984. The Los Angeles Summer Olympics were just a few weeks away so everyone was feeling good and ready for summer. To prove how easy going things were the #1 Album in the country was the soundtrack to the movie"Footloose" starring Kevin Bacon.

The album had reached the top spot April 21st, knocking the now legendary "Thiller" album by Michael Jackson out of #1, where it had been since the beginning of the year.

Four of the albums singles were hits and 2 of which reached the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins and "Lets Hear it for the Boy" by Denice Williams.
The other hits were a #7 song "Almost Paradise" by Mike Reno & Ann Wilson, and a song by Bonnie Tyler called "Holding Out for a Hero" which was #2 smash in the UK.
The album spent 10 weeks at #1 before giving way to Huey Lewis and the News "Sports"