American Top 40 1982 August 28th Complete

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, the top twelve songs all hold the same position (not with each other, I meant the same position as last week). However, this did not break the record set on August 19th, 1978, when there were no movers in the top fourteen!

Casey says one band in the countdown, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, will become the first major American rock band ever to play East Germany. This week they are at number 37 with, "Do You Wanna Touch Me." (Should I have put a question mark there?)

Michael Martin Murphy, who hasn't been on the chart since 1976, debuts at number 35 with his song, "What's Forever For." (What is with all the inquisitive song titles?)

The oldest song in this countdown is a former number one hit, and two members of the band that recorded it only had to pass a "one note" audition.

For those who like their bands named after continents, Asia is at number 24 with, "Only Time Will Tell" bordered by America (at number 23 with "You Can Do Magic").

Paul McCartney's 76th top 40 hit, "Take It Away," is at number ten, some new band called Men At Work ask, "Who Can It Be Now" (at number 18), and as if that wasn't enough, Casey plays the only top 40 hit (out of 36) by the Rolling Stones that wasn't sung by Mick Jagger.

LW#3: Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band
LW#2: Hurts So Good - John Cougar
LW#1: Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
40: Love Or Let Me Be Lonely - Paul Davis
39: Never Been In Love - Randy Meisner
38: Let Me Go - Ray Parker Jr.
37: Do You Wanna Touch Me - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
36: Someday, Somewhere - Marshall Crenshaw
35: What's Forever For - Michael Martin Murphy
34: Hold On - Santana
33: I Keep Forgettin' - Michael McDonald
32: Don't You Want Me - The Human League
31: Tainted Love - Soft Cell
30: Let Me Tickle Your Fancy - Jermaine Jackson
29: Somebody's Baby - Jackson Browne
28: Hot In the City - Billy Idol
27: Let It Whip - Dazz Band
26: Blue Eyes - Elton John
LDD: Lost In Love - Air Supply
25: Kids In America - Kim Wilde
24: Only Time Will Tell - Asia
23: You Can Do Magic - America
22: And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going - Jennifer Holliday
21: Out of Work - Gary U.S. Bonds
20: Rosanna - Toto
19: Only the Lonely - The Motels
18: Who Can It Be Now - Men At Work
17: Think I'm In Love - Eddie Money
16: American Music - The Pointer Sisters
15: Eye In The Sky - The Alan Parsons Project
14: Jack and Diane - John Cougar
13: Love Will Turn You Around - Kenny Rogers
12: Love Is In Control - Donna Summer
EXTRA: Happy - The Rolling Stones
11: You Should Hear How She Talks About You - Melissa Manchester
10: Take It Away - Paul McCartney
9: Wasted On The Way - Crosby, Stills, and Nash
8: Vacation - The Go-Go's
LDD: Believe It Or Not - Joey Scarbury
7: Keep The Fire Burnin' - REO Speedwagon
EXTRA: Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
6: Even The Nights Are Better - Air Supply
5: Hard To Say I'm Sorry - Chicago
4: Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac
3: Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band
2: Hurts So Good - John Cougar
1: Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor