"Three hours once a week with AT40 and you know where your favorite songs are on the national music scene. My name is Casey Kasem and the countdown doesn't stop until we get to number one."


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

In this countdown:

We hear how Al Wilson (at number 37 with "I've Got A Feeling") got his first chart single as a result of believing in a con-artist.

Casey tells about the first song ever to be a hit 3 times under 3 different titles by 3 artists, and plays a bit of each one.

Fleetwood Mac is at number 22 with their song "Rhiannon." Casey tells the story of this mythical woman who was accused of killing her own son.

A listener writes in to ask, "What group that has hit the top 40 during the rock era has the most members?" Casey says this group has been on the radio for the past 47 years.

Another listener wants to know what hit song from a motion picture stayed on the chart the longest. Casey says it was the title song for a movie that featured over a hundred big name movie stars.

40:    Anytime (I'll Be There) - Paul Anka
39:    Can't Hide Love - Earth, Wind & Fire
38:    Hurt - Elvis Presley        
37:    I've Got A Feeling - Al Wilson     
36:    More, More, More - Andrea True Connection     
35:    Love Really Hurts Without You - Billy Ocean    
34:    Love In The Shadows - Neil Sedaka
33:    Union Man - The Cate Brothers
32:    Young Blood - Bad Company
31:    Shout It Out Loud - Kiss
30:    Happy Music - Blackbyrds
29:    Come On Over - Olivia Newton-John    
28:    Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - Glen Campbell
27:    Sweet Thing - Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
26:    Happy Days - Pratt & McClain
25:    There's A Kind Of Hush - The Carpenters
24:    Dream Weaver - Gary Wright
23:    Lonely Night - The Captain & Tennille
22:    Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
21:    Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore
20:    Livin' For The Weekend - The O'Jays
19:    Strange Magic - Electric Light Orchestra    
18:    Sara Smile - Daryl Hall & John Oates
17:    Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again - Barry Manilow
16:    December 1963 - The Four Seasons
15:    I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do - Abba
14:    Shannon - Henry Gross
13:    Get Up & Boogie - Silver Convention
12:    Silly Love Songs - Wings
11:    Only Sixteen - Dr. Hook
10:    Love Hangover - Diana Ross
9:    Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
8:    Fooled Around And Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop
7:    Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton
6:    Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
5:    Sweet Love - The Commodores
4:    Welcome Back - John Sebastian
3:    Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
EXTRA: Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino
2:    Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightengale
1:    Let Your Love Flow - The Bellamy Brothers