"These are the most popular songs from Maine to Hawaii, from Alaska to Florida. My name is Casey Kasem and our countdown rolls on."


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:

The band that recorded "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" lost a member and reformed under a new name. They finally have a song in the countdown that isn't annoying.

There is a band in the countdown that is enjoying their sixth million selling album.

There is a song in the countdown by the former rock 'n' roll star whose name inspired the fictional name of Conrad Birdie, the title character in the hit Broadway musical and motion picture, "Bye Bye Birdie."

Maureen McGovern is at number 26 with her first hit song, "The Morning After" from the motion picture, "The Poseidon Adventure."

There's a group in the countdown who just a few weeks prior, played to a crowd of 600,000 people. That's 1/350th of the US population at the time.

There is a woman on the chart who, just a week prior, helped break the record for most female singers hitting number one in a single year. The previous record stood for twenty one years. Casey gives the details.

40:    Get It Together - The Jackson Five
39:    In The Midnight Hour - Cross Country
38:    To Know You Is To Love You - B.B. King        
37:    Angel - Aretha Franklin     
36:    Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh     
35:    Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) - The Temptations    
34:    Ecstasy - The Ohio Players
33:    Feelin' Stronger Every Day - Chicago
32:    I've Got So Much To Give - Barry White
31:    Why Me - Kris Kristofferson
30:    Stoned Out Of My Mind - The Chi-Lites
29:    Ghetto Child - The Spinners    
28:    You've Never Been This Far Before - Conway Twitty
27:    Get Down - Gilbert O' Sullivan
26:    The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
25:    I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) - Johnny Taylor
24:    Free Ride - The Edgar Winter Group
23:    Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips
22:    Angie - The Rolling Stones
21:    China Grove - The Doobie Brothers
20:    Yes We Can Can - The Pointer Sisters
19:    If You Want Me To Stay - Sly & The Family Stone
18:    Theme From "Cleopatra Jones" - Joe Simon Featuring The Main Streeters
17:    Live And Let Die - Wings
16:    Here I Am (Come And Take Me) - Al Green
15:    Ramblin' Man - The Allman Brothers Band
14:    Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
13:    Gypsy Man - War
12:    Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John
11:    My Maria - B.W. Stevenson
10:    That Lady - The Isley Brothers
9:    Touch Me In The Morning - Diana Ross
8:    Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
7:    Half-Breed - Cher
6:    Brother Louie - Stories
5:    Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose - Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando
4:    Loves Me Like A Rock - Paul Simon
3:    Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
2:    We're An American Band - Grand Funk
1:    Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye