American_Top_40_1987_March_21st torrent

American Top 40 with Casey Kasem aired on radio from July 4, 1970 until August 6, 1988. This rebroadcast is one of many I have recorded from internet radio. A few are incomplete but most are not and I hope you enjoy these as much as I do.

In this broadcast:

We hear about the first song ever to hit number one using rap, and the rapper was a woman.

Casey answers the question, "How many songs have predicted how high they will go in their titles?" (Such as "One Of These Nights" by the Eagles hit number one, and "#9 Dream" by John Lennon hit number 9.) Casey lists twelve.

Casey tells about the woman who holds the record between first chart appearance, and finally reaching number one (24 years). She's in the countdown.

Bruce Willis (Moonlighting/Die Hard) has a song in the countdown.

Casey plays a piece of the first hit song to ever come from a motion picture, from 1927!

One woman in the countdown set a new record on the soul chart by having her fourth number one hit from the same album.

LW#1: Jacob’s Ladder – Huey Lewis & The News
40: I Will Be There – Glass Tiger
39: What’s Going On – Cyndi Lauper
38: Light Of Day – The Barbusters (Joan Jett & The Blackhearts)
37: (I Just) Died In Your Arms – Cutting Crew
36: Smoking Gun – The Robert Cray Band
35: Looking For A New Love – Jody Whatley
34: Come As You Are – Peter Wolf
33: Dominoes – Robbie Nevil
32: Stone Love – Kool & The Gang
LDD: Things Can Only Get Better – Howard Jones
31: The Honeythief - Hipsway
30: I’ll Be Alright Without You - Journey
29: Will You Still Love Me – Chicago
28: Keep Your Hands To Yourself – Georgia Satellites
27: Walking Down Your Street – The Bangles
26: The Finer Things – Steve Winwood
EXTRA: Rapture - Blondie
25: As We Lay – Shirley Murdock
24: Sign ‘O’ The Times - Prince
23: That Ain’t Love – Reo Speedwagon
22: What You Get Is What You See – Tina Turner
21: Candy - Cameo
20: I Wanna Go Back – Eddie Money
19: Midnight Blue – Lou Gramm
18: Brand New Lover – Dead Or Alive
17: I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) – Aretha Franklin & George Michael
16: Let’s Go! – Wang Chung
15: (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) – Beastie Boys
14: Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House
13: You Got It All – The Jets
12/LDD: Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
11: The Final Countdown - Europe
10: Big Time – Peter Gabriel
9: Come Go With Me - Expose
8: Respect Yourself – Bruce Willis
7: Jacob’s Ladder – Huey Lewis & The News
6: Tonight, Tonight, Tonight – Genesis
5/LDD: Somewhere Out There (From “An American Tail”) – Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram
4: Mandolin Rain – Bruce Hornsby & The Range
3: Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
2: Let’s Wait Awhile – Janet Jackson
1: Lean On Me – Club Nouveau