American Top 40 1982 October 16th

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.

This countdown provides yet another piece of the October 1982 puzzle. Two years ago, I recorded October 30th, and then October 23rd last year. There were 5 shows in October of '82 and every year we get another. Within two years you might begin to see me share these AT40 shows in month-long blocks instead of individual broadcasts. Wouldn't that be nice?

In this week's episode, Premier plays a song by Linda Ronstadt as the first Extra (Segment 4). They announce it as "Get Closer" but I think they might have been hitting the sauce because I've included Ronstadt's video for "Get Closer" and that's not it!

"Hurt So Good" by John Cougar spent 16 weeks in the Top Ten, four weeks at number 2, but never made number one! After 22 weeks in the Top 40, it is this week's biggest dropper, falling 14 notches from 15 to 39.

A listener wants to know if any hits have ever named real people in their titles. Casey says it has happened dozens of times, and lists the twelve that made it all the way to number one.

Another listener wants to know who was the first professional athlete to hit the Pop Chart? Casey says after considering the sports of baseball, football, basketball, hockey, boxing, golf, tennis, and bowling, the answer is no one. No athlete’s foot has ever stepped into the Top 40. Casey does play a bit of "I Love Mickey" by Teresa Brewer (singing with Mickey Mantle in a song that made number 87), but the only way M&M ever had a real hit was with a bat.

Luther Vandross once told a magazine writer he'd wrestle Bruno Sammartino (Wrestling Champion of the World) to fulfill his dream of producing Aretha Franklin in the studio. "Jump To It" (at number 24) by Aretha Franklin is that dream come true, and I've included a video of Bruno Sammartino (who never did have to wrestle Vandross).

The only member of royalty ever to hit the chart did it singing a duet with Bing Crosby. Grace Kelly would later become Princess Grace, Casey plays a bit of her duet, "True Love," and I've included the clip from the accompanying motion picture "High Society" (YouTube up-loader John1948TwoA1).

LW#2: Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band
LW#1: Jack And Diane - John Cougar
40: Muscles - Diana Ross
39: Hurt So Good - John Cougar
38: Mickey - Toni Basil
37: Pressure - Billy Joel
36: I Get Excited - Rick Springfield
35: Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson
34: American Heartbeat - Survivor
33: Athena - The Who
32: Southern Cross - Crosby, Stills And Nash
31: You Dropped A Bomb On Me - The Gap Band
30: Love Come Down - Evelyn King
LDD: Together - Tierra
29: Voyeur - Kim Carnes
28: Sweet Time - REO Speedwagon
27: New World Man - Rush
26: You Don't Want Me Anymore - Steel Breeze
25: Nobody - Sylvia
24: Jump To It - Aretha Franklin
23: You Should Hear How She Talks About You - Melissa Manchester
22: The One You Love - Glenn Frey
21: Big Fun - Kool & The Gang
20: Don't Fight It - Kenny Loggins & Steve Perry
19: What's Forever For - Michael Murphy
18: Heartlight - Neil Diamond
17: Gloria - Laura Branigan
16: Hold On - Santana
15: Gypsy - Fleetwood Mac
14: Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
13: Break It To Me Gently - Juice Newton
12: Blue Eyes - Elton John
11: Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
10: I Ran - A Flock Of Seagulls
9: Heart Attack - Olivia Newton-John
LDD: Make It With You - Bread
8: You Can Do Magic - America
7: Somebody's Baby - Jackson Browne
6: I Keep Forgettin' - Michael McDonald
5: Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band
4: Hard To Say I'm Sorry - Chicago
3: Eye In The Sky - The Alan Parsons Project
2: Who Can It Be Now - Men At Work
1: Jack And Diane - John Cougar