Flashback Top 40 Cashbox Singles April 7, 1984

Casey Kasem's AT40 the 80s May 19th 2012

AT40 the 80s this week from May 19th 1984


The Top 40

40 - Almost Paradise - Mike Reno and Ann Wilson
39 - Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol
38 - Who's That Girl - Eurythmics
37 - Modern Day Delilah - Van Stephenson
36 - Love Will  Show Us How - Christine McVie
35 - Stay The Night - Chicago
34 - My Ever Changing Moods - The Style Council
33 - A Fine Fine Day - Tony Carey
32 - Run Runaway - Slade
31 - It's My Life - Talk Talk
30 - It's A Miracle - Culture Club
29 - You Can't Get What You Want - Joe Jackson
28 - Jump (For My Love) - The Pointer Sisters
27 - Rock You Like a Hurricane - The Scorpions
26 - White Horse - Laid Back
25 - Miss Me Blind - Culture Club
24 - Self Control - Laura Branigan
23 - No More Words - Berlin
22 - Borderline - Madonna
21 - The Heart of Rock N Roll - Huey Lewis and the News
20 - Tonight - Kool and the Gang
19 - I'll Wait - Van Halen
18 - Dancing in the Sheets - Shalamar
17 - They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman
16 - Sister Christian - Night Ranger
15 - The Authority Song - John Cougar Mellencamp
14 - The Longest Time - Billy Joel
13 - Breakdance - Irene Cara
12 - The Reflex - Duran Duran
11 - Head Over Heels - The Go-Gos
10 - Footloose - Kenny Loggins
9  -  You Might Think - The Cars
8  -  Oh  Sherrie - Steve Perry
7  -  Love Somebody - Rick Springfield
6  -  Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
5  -  To All the Girls I've Loved Before - Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson
4  -  Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
3  -  Against All Odds - Phil Collins
2  -  Let's Heart it for the Boy - Deniece Williams
1  -  Hello - Lionel Richie
( 2nd of 2 consecutive weeks at #1)



The #1 Album this week in 1984


Footloose - Soundtrack
(5th of 10 consecutive weeks at #1)

Track Listing
1984 Edition 
1. "Footloose" Kenny Loggins/Dean Pitchford Kenny Loggins 3:47 2. "Let's Hear It for the Boy" Tom Snow/Dean Pitchford Deniece Williams 4:22
3. "Almost Paradise" (Love Theme from Footloose) Eric Carmen/Dean Pitchford Mike Reno and Ann Wilson 3:49
4. "Holding Out for a Hero" Jim Steinman/Dean Pitchford Bonnie Tyler 5:50
5. "Dancing In the Sheets" Bill Wolfer/Dean Pitchford Shalamar 4:05 6. "I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)" Kenny Loggins/Dean Pitchford Kenny Loggins 3:46
7. "Somebody's Eyes" Tom Snow/Dean Pitchford Karla Bonoff 3:29
8. "The Girl Gets Around" Sammy Hagar/Dean Pitchford Sammy Hagar 3:23
9. "Never" Michael Gore/Dean Pitchford Moving Pictures 3:47

Casey Kasem's AT40 the 80s April 7 2012

AT40 the 80s this week from April 7th 1984


The Top 40 Singles

40 - The Longest Time - Billy Joel
39 - No More Words - Berlin
38 - Show Me - The Pretenders
37 - One in a Million - The Romantics
36 - Back Where You Belong - .38 Special
35 - Holding Out for a Hero - Bonnie Tyler
34 - Red, Red, Wine - UB40
33 - The Kid's American - Matthew Wildeer
32 - A Fine Fine Day - Tony Carey
31 - To All the Girls I've Love Before - Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson
30 - Runner - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
29 - The Authority Song - John Cougar Mellencamp
28 - Leave It - Yes
27 - Head Over Heels - The Go-Go's
26 - Give It Up - KC and the Sunshine Band
25 - Don't Answer Me - The Alan Parsons Project
24 - Tonight - Kool and The Gang
23 - Thriller - Michael Jackson
22 - Come Back and Stay - Paul Young
21 - The Language of Love - Dan Fogleberg
20 - Love Somebody - Rick Springfield
19 - You Might Think - The Cars
18 - Got a Hold On Me - Christine McVie
17 - Girls - Dwight Twilley
16 - Radio Ga-Ga - Queen
15 - The Don't Know - Tracey Ullman
14 - 99 Luftballoons - Nena
13 - Eat It - "Weird" Al Yankovic
12 - I Want a New Drug - Huey Lewis and the News
11 - Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
10 - Hello - Lionel Richie
9  -  Girls Just Want To Have Fun -  Cyndi Lauper
8  -  Adult Education - Hall and Oates
7  -  Miss Me Blind - Culture Club
6  -  Automatic - The Pointer Sisters
5  -  Jump - Van Halen
4  -  Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythmics
3  -  Against All Odds - Phil Collins
2  -  Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
1  -  Footloose - Kenny Loggins
(2nd of 3 consecutive weeks at #1)


The #1 Album This Week in 1984

Thriller - Michael Jackson
(36 of 37 nonconsecutive weeks at #1)

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)

Today in Music History

1937 - Born on this Day - Herb Alpert, trumpet, vocals, (1968 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'This Guy's In Love With You'). Formed A&M Records with Jerry Moss, at first operating from his garage at home.

1958 - Chuck Berry's rock 'n' roll classic 'Johnny B. Goode' single was released. It entered the Hot 100 six weeks later and peaked at #8. The song's original lyrics referred to Johnny as a "colored boy", but Berry later acknowledged that he changed it to "country boy" to ensure radio play.

1976 - The Brotherhood Of Man were at #1 on the UK singles chart with the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, 'Save Your Kisses For Me.' The group's first of three UK No.1's.

1984 - Kenny Loggins started a three week run at #1 on the Hot 100 with 'Footloose', the theme from the film with the same name, a #6 hit in the UK.

2007 - A new world record for the longest non-stop concert was set by hundreds of musicians in Japan. The performance began on the evening of 23 March in the city of Omi, with musicians aged between six and 96 taking turns with over 2,000 tunes being performed over 182 hours. Organisers praised the musicians, one of whom carried on despite a major earthquake during her piano piece. The previous world record was set in Canada in 2001 with 181 hours.

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 80s - June 12th 2010

This week AT40 the 80s is from June 16th 1984.

10- Borderline - Madonna
9- Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
8- Jump (For My Love) - The Pointer Sisters
7- Self Control - Laura Branigan
6- The Heart of Rock N Roll - Huey Lewis & The News
5- Sister Christian - Night Ranger
4- Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry
3- Let's Hear it for the Boy - Deniece Williams
2- The Reflex - Duran Duran
1- Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
(2nd of 2 weeks at #1)


The #1 album this week in 1984:
Footloose - Soundtrack

on the soundtrack was the #1 song from 2 weeks ago and this week's #3 hit:


also moving up the charts this week from the Footloose soundtrack was the #14 song this week:
Almost Paradise - Mike Reno and Ann Wilson

#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"

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 80s - April 10th 2010

AT40 The 80s, this week April 14 1984.

10- Jump - Van Halen
9- Adult Education - Hall & Oates
8- Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
7- Here Comes the Rain Again - The Eurythmics
6- Miss Me Blind - Culture Club
5- Automatic - The Pointer Sisters
4- Hello - Lionel Richie
3- Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
2- Against All Odds - Phil Collins
1- Footloose - Kenny Loggins
(3rd of 3 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100)