American_Top_40_1986_February_15th torrent

American Top 40 with Casey Kasem aired on radio from July 4, 1970 until August 6, 1988. This is a recording of a rebroadcast from internet radio.

In this broadcast:

This is the first time in chart history that someone ever got bounced out of the number one spot by a cousin!

Someone writes in with this question; "For the rock era, what man and what woman have had the most number one hits in any 12 month period?"

So far in the 80's, only two teen-age solo acts have hit the top 40. One of them is in this countdown.

Casey pays tribute to Janis Joplin.

He also gives a special report about a man who hit the chart as a solo act, as a duo, and as a trio, but he was the only performer each time!

One singer in the top ten grew up in a shack that his family rented for just seven dollars a month.

40: Let's Go All The Way - Sly Fox
39: (How To Be A) Millionaire - ABC
38: Another Night - Aretha Franklin
37: R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. - John Cougar Mellancamp
36: What You Need - INXS
35: This Could Be The Night - Loverboy
34: Beats So Lonely - Charlie Sexton
33: Sanctify Yourself - Simple Minds
32: Stages - ZZ Top
31: I Miss You - Climax
EXTRA: Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
30: Nikita - Elton John
29: Sidewalk Talk - Jellybean
28: Day By Day - The Hooters
27: He'll Never Love You (Like I Do) - Freddie Jackson
26/LDD: Russians - Sting
25: Walk Of Life - Dire Straits
24: My Hometown - Bruce Springsteen
23: Digital Display - Ready For The World
22: King For A Day - Thompson Twins
21: The Sun Always Shines On TV - A-Ha
20: Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie
19: These Dreams - Heart
18: Talk To Me - Stevie Nicks
17: Tarzan Boy - Baltimora
16: Go Home - Stevie Wonder
15: Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr
14: Spies Like Us - Paul McCartney
13: A Love Bazaar - Sheila E.
12: Silent Running - Mike & The Mechanics
11: Life In A Northern Town - Dream Academy
10: Conga - Miami Sound Machine
9: Sara - Starship
8: The Sweetest Taboo - Sade
7: Living In America - James Brown
6: I'm Your Man - Wham
5: That's What Friends Are For - Dionne and Friends
4: Kyrie - Mr. Mister
LDD: For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton
3: Burning Heart - Survivor
2: When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going - Billy Ocean
1: How Will I Know - Whitney Houston