American Top 40 1980 April 19th

American Top 40 with Casey Kasem aired on radio from July 4, 1970 until August 6, 1988. This recording is one I found on the internet.

In this countdown:

A listener wants to know what album has spent the most weeks at number one on the album chart. Casey says that although the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever and Rumors by Fleetwood Mac stayed at number one for 24 and 31 weeks respectively, this LP stayed in the number one spot for 16 months!

One artist in this countdown got her big break by dancing on the television show "Soul Train" but she had to be snuck in by another dancer in the trunk of his car. The sneaker and the sneakee are now members of a group who have a song in this countdown.

Casey tells how Neal Schon (guitarist for Journey) was offered positions in Eric Clapton's band Cream and with the group Santana, both before the age of sixteen.

One artist in the countdown was once in a band so untalented that he had to write simple songs for them so they would have something to play.

Casey tells how, when the group Dr. Hook was on tour in Japan, they got boredand tried wrestling some of Japan's top sumo wrestlers. The account is laugh-out-loud funny.

Air Supply has their first chart hit in this countdown, "Lost In Love" at number 6.

Casey answers the question, "What number one song in the rock era took the longest time to drop off the chart after leaving the number one spot?" Casey says this song, by a man known for his white buck shoes, took 24 weeks to fall off the hot 100.

This is the week that Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" passes Carole King's "Tapestry" album for most weeks on the album chart. It would eventually fall off the Album chart after 741 weeks, or almost 14 years.

LW#3: Working My Way Back To You - The Spinners
LW#2: Call Me - Blondie
LW#1: Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd
40: Heart Hotels - Dan Fogelberg
39: Desire - Andy Gibb
38: Three Times In Love - Tommy James
37: Funky Town - Lipps Inc.
36: Only A Lonely Heart Sees - Felix Cavaliere
35: Do Right - Paul Davis
LDD: An Everlasting Love - The Bee Gees
34: Carrie - Cliff Richard
33: Fire In The Morning - Melissa Manchester
32: I Can't Help It - Andy Gibb & Olivia Newton-John
31: The Second Time Around - Shalamar
30: Breakdown Dead Ahead - Boz Scaggs
EXTRA: Happy Together - The Turtles
29: Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders
28: Stomp - The Brothers Johnson
27: Set Me Free - Utopia
26: Any Way You Want It - Journey
25: Cars - Gary Numan
24: Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia
ARCHIVE: You Needed Me - Anny Murray
23: Hurt So Bad - Linda Ronstadt
22: Think About Me - Fleetwood Mac
21: Him - Rupert Holmes
20: I Pledge My Love - Peaches & Herb
19: And The Beat Goes On - The Whispers
18: How Do I Make You - Linda Ronstadt
17: Pilot Of The Airways - Charlie Dore
LDD: Love Thing From "Romeo & Juliet" - Henry Mancini
16: Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer - Kenny Rogers With Kim Carnes
15: Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
14: Hold Onto My Love - Jimmy Ruffin
13: Sexy Eyes - Dr. Hook
ARCHIVE: Macarthur Park - Donna Summer
12: You May Be Right - Billy Joel
11: Too Hot - Kool & The Gang
10: Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
9: Working My Way Back To You - The Spinners
8: I Can't Tell You Why - The Eagles
7: Fire Lake - Bob Seger
6: Lost In Love - Air Supply
5: Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown
4: With You I'm Born Again - Billy Preston & Syreeta
3: Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross
2: Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd
1: Call Me - Blondie