American Top 40 1981 February 21st

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:

A listener wants to know what the record is for the most "remake-songs" in the top 40 in a single week. Casey says beginning July 26th of 1981 there were seven remakes each week for three weeks. He says that record was set just a few months ago but in his February 20th, 1988 broadcast he says there were 8 remakes on the November 7th, 1970!

As a temporary duo, Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb have two hits in this countdown, "Guilty" and "What Kind Of Fool" (at numbers 35 and 26).

Casey pays tribute to the man who popularized rock 'n' roll, Bill Haley (July 6, 1925 to February 9, 1981) who had five top 20 hits before his big smash; "Rock Around The Clock" ever hit the chart.

Casey answers this question: "Since Elvis was more successful on the soul chart than any other white act, what was the most successful group or duo on the soul chart?" Casey says it is a six-man band from Scotland.

The band Blondie moves their hit "Rapture" from number 32 last week to number 19 this week, Delbert McClinton (who taught John Lennon to play harmonica), is in the countdown with his first chart single, "Giving It Up For Your Love" (at number 8), and REO Speedwagon has their first chart hit, "Keep On Loving You" (at number 6).

LW#1: Celebration - Kool & The Gang
40: Killin' Time - Fred Knoblok and Susan Anton
39: Don't Stand So Close To Me - The Police
38: Precious To Me - Phil Seymour
37: Back In Black - AC/DC
36: Riders In The Sky - The Outlaws
35: Guilty - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
34: Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond
33: Fade Away - Bruce Springsteen
LDD: Baby I'm A Want You - Bread
32: Seven Bridges Road - The Eagles
ARCHIVES: Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups
31: Ah! Leah! - Donnie Iris
30: Living In A Fantasy - Leo Sayer
29: It's My Turn - Diana Ross
28: Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall & John Oates
27: Hearts On Fire - Randy Meisner
26: What Kind Of Fool - Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
25: Smokey Mountain Rain - Ronnie Milsap
24: Games People Play - The Alan Parsons Project
23: Treat Me Right - Pat Benetar
22: Heartbreak Hotel - The Jacksons
21: A Little In Love - Cliff Richard
EXTRA: Shake Rattle & Roll - Bill Haley & His Comets
20: Miss Sun - Boz Scaggs
19: Rapture - Blondie
18: Together - Tierra
17: Hello Again - Neil Diamond
16: Every Woman In The World - Air Supply
15: Crying - Don McLean
14: I Ain't Gonna Stand For It - Stevie Wonder
13: Starting Over - John Lennon
12: The Winner Takes It All - ABBA
11: Passion - Rod Stewart
ARCHIVES: A World Without Love - Peter & Gordon
10: Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan
9: Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg
8: Giving It Up For Your Love - Delbert McClinton
7: The Best Of Times - Styx
6: Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
LDD: Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand
5: The Tide Is High - Blondie
4: Woman - John Lennon
3: Celebration - Kool & The Gang
2: I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt
1: 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton