#1 Album Spotlight - 1981

Mistaken Identity - Kim Carnes

4 consecutive weeks at #1

June 27th - July 24th 1981

The 6th studio album by Kim Carnes became a platinum bestseller and gave us the #1 single for all of 1981 in "Bette Davis Eyes" which spent 9 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.  The album was nominated for the Album of the Year Grammy Award, but lost to John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy.

Track listing

1. "Bette Davis Eyes" (Donna Weiss, Jackie DeShannon) – 3:47
2. "Hit and Run" (Donna Weiss, Jackie DeShannon) – 3:17
3. "Mistaken Identity" (Kim Carnes) – 4:49
4. "When I'm Away from You" (Frankie Miller) – 3:36
5. "Draw of the Cards" (Dave Ellingson, Bill Cuomo, Val Garay) – 4:54
6. "Break the Rules Tonite (Out of School)" (Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson, Wendy Waldman) – 3:17
7. "Still Hold On" (Kim Carnes, Eric Kaz, Dave Ellingson, Wendy Waldman) – 4:39
8. "Don't Call It Love" (Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford) – 3:09
9. "Miss You Tonight" (Kim Carnes) – 5:09
10. "My Old Pals" (Richard Stekol) – 3:19

Casey Kasem's AT40 The 70s (08/31/2013)

Casey Kasem's AT40

The 70s

Week Ending August 31st 1974

40 - Can't Get Enough - Bad Company
39 - Earache My Eye ft Alice Bowie - Cheech and Chong
38 - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John
37 - Sugar Baby Love - Rubettes
36 - I Love My Friend - Charlie Rich
35 - Sure as I'm Sitting Here - Three Dog Night
34 - Call On Me - Chicago
33 - Taking Care of Business - BTO
32 - Time For Livin' - Sly and The Family Stone
31 - Don't Change Horses - Tower of Power
30 - Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell
29 - Who Do You Think You Are - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
28 - Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
27 - Another Saturday Night - Cat Stevens
26 - I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
25 - Beach Baby - First Class
24 - Waterloo - Abba
23 - Let's Put It All Together - Stylistics
22 - Keep On Smilin' - Wet Willie
21 - It's Only Rock and Roll - Rolling Stones
20 - Shinin' On - Grand Funk
19 - You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
18 - Please Come To Boston - Dave Loggins
17 - Clap For The Wolfman - Guess Who
16 - Rub It In - Billy "Crash" Craddock
15 - Wild Thing - Fancy
14 - Hang On In There Baby - Johnny Bristol
13 - Sideshow - Blue Magic
12 - Nothing From Nothing - Billy Preston
11 - Then Came You - Dionne Warwicke and The Spinners
10 - You and Me Against the World - Helen Reddy
9  -  Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
8  -  Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
7  -  Wildwood Weed - Jim Stafford
6  -  I'm Leaving It All up To You - Donny and Marie Osmond
5  -  Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
4  -  The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
3  -  Tell Me Something Good - Rufus
2  -  I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
1  -  (You're Having) My Baby - Paul Anka
(2nd of 3 consecutive weeks at #1)

The #1 Album This Week in 1974

461 Ocean Boulevard - Eric Clapton
(3rd of 4 consecutive weeks at #1)

Track listing

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Side one

1. "Motherless Children" (Traditional; arr. by Eric Clapton, Carl Radle) – 4:55
2. "Give Me Strength" (Clapton) – 2:51
3. "Willie and the Hand Jive" (Johnny Otis) – 3:31
4. "Get Ready" (Clapton, Yvonne Elliman) – 3:50
5. "I Shot the Sheriff" (Bob Marley) – 4:30

Side two

1. "I Can't Hold Out" (Elmore James) – 4:10
2. "Please Be With Me" (Charles Scott Boyer) – 3:25
3. "Let It Grow" (Clapton) – 4:57
4. "Steady Rollin' Man" (Robert Johnson) – 3:14
5. "Mainline Florida" (George Terry) – 4:05

Casey Kasem's AT40 The 80s (08/31/2013)

Casey Kasem's AT40

The 80s

Week Ending August 30th 1986

40 - Money's Too Tight To Mention - Simply Red
39 - Twist and Shout - The Beatles
38 - Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins
37 - All Cried Out - Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
36 - Love Walks In - Van Halen
35 - Velcro Fly - ZZ Top
34 - Missionary Man - Eurythmics
33 - Heaven in Your Eyes - Loverboy
32 - Taken In - Mike and The Mechanics
31 - Oh, People - Patti Labelle
30 - Love Touch - Rod Stewart
29 - Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
28 - Press - Paul McCartney
27 - Throwing It All Away - Genesis
26 - When I Think of You - Janet Jackson
25 - Two of Hearts - Stacy Q
24 - The Captain of Her Heart - Double
23 - Dreamtime - Daryl Hall
22 - Love Zone - Billy Ocean
21 - You Should Be Mine - Jeffrey Osborne
20 - That Was Then, This is Now - The Monkees
19 - Man Size Love - Klymaxx
18 - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) - Glass Tiger
17 - The Edge of Heaven - Wham!
16 - Yankee Rose - David Lee Roth
15 - Walk This Way - Run DMC
14 - Baby Love - Regina
13 - Words Get In The Way - Miami Sound Machine
12 - Glory of Love - Peter Cetera
11 - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart
10 - Mad About You - Belinda Carlisle
9  -  Stuck With You - Huey Lewis and The News
8  -  Rumors - Social Timex Club
7  -  Sweet Freedom - Michael McDonald
6  -  Friends and Lovers - Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson
5  -  Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie
4  -  Take My Breath Away - Berlin
3  -  Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
2  -  Venus - Bananarama
1  -  Higher Love - Steve Winwood
(1 week at #1)

The #1 Album This Week in 1986

True Blue - Madonna
(3rd of 5 consecutive weeks at #1)

Track listings

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Papa Don't Preach"	Brian Elliot   Madonna	Madonna   Stephen Bray	4:29
2.	"Open Your Heart"	Madonna   Gardner Cole   Peter Rafelson	Madonna   Patrick Leonard	4:13
3.	"White Heat"	Madonna   Leonard	Madonna   Leonard	4:40
4.	"Live to Tell"	Madonna   Leonard	Madonna   Leonard	5:51
5.	"Where's the Party"	Madonna   Bray   Leonard	Madonna   Leonard   Bray	4:21
6.	"True Blue"	Madonna   Bray	Madonna   Bray	4:18
7.	"La Isla Bonita"	Madonna   Leonard   Bruce Gaitsch	Madonna   Leonard	4:02
8.	"Jimmy Jimmy"	Madonna   Bray	Madonna   Bray	3:55
9.	"Love Makes the World Go Round"	Madonna   Leonard	Madonna   Leonard	4:31
Total length:				40:18

UK #1 Single 1985

Topping the UK Top 40 August 31st 1985 for 1 week

I Got You Babe - UB40 and Chrissie Hynde

Billboard Hot 100 - Top Ten Singles ( August 31st 2013)

Billboard Hot 100

Top Ten Singles

Week Ending August 31st 2013

Original vs Remake (Viva Las Vegas)

Viva Las Vegas - Elvis Presley

released April 1964

# 29 on the Billboard Hot 100

# 12 on the UK Top 40

Viva Las Vegas - ZZ Top

released April 1992

#16 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Singles Chart

America's Top Ten 08/28/1983

America's Top Ten

August 28th 1983

For the week ending August 27th 1983

10 - China Girl - David Bowie

9  -  I'll Tumble 4 Ya - Culture Club

8  -  (Keep Feeling) Fascination - The Human League

7  -  Stand Back - Stevie Nicks

6  -  It's A Mistake - Men At Work

5  -  Puttin' On The Ritz - Taco

4  -  She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer

3  -  Maniac - Michael Sembello

2  -  Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics

1  -  Every Breath You Take - The Police

(8th of 8 consecutive weeks at #1)