American Top 40 1984 March 17th

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 if any record has ever hit #1 on all three singles charts: Pop, Soul, and Country. Casey says 4 hits have done that in the Rock Era, and 3 of them were by the same artist, and all in the span of a year.

Casey tells how the group UB40 chose its name was related to the fact that all eight of its members were unemployed. UB40 debuts at #37 with "Red, Red Wine," a Neil Diamond remake from 1968.

Weird Al Yankovic also debuts his first Top 40 hit, "Eat It" at #36.

Casey tells how Howard Jones got his recording contract because of a fake fan magazine published by a fan club that didn't exist. Mr. Jones is at #29 with "New Song" (and The Thompson Twins are at #19 with "Hold Me Now" which has the lyric, "I'll sing you a new song").

Casey says one song in the countdown is by one of the most electrifying performers of the Rock Era: the woman who taught Mick Jagger to dance.

A listener asks, "For the Rock Era, what has been the biggest hit song by a married duo?" Casey says the songs in 1st and 2nd place belong to the same couple, Antoinette and Daryl.

A listener wants to know how many songs in a foreign language have hit #1 in the US. Casey reports that in the 44 years of Rock history, only three songs sung entirely in a foreign language have done that. Casey plays samples of each.

LW#2: Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
LW#1: Jump - Van Halen
40: Tonight - Kool & The Gang
39: Love Somebody - Rick Springfield
38: Don't Let Go - Wang Chung
37: Red, Red Wine - UB40
36: Eat It - Weird Al Yankovic
35: Joanna - Kool & The Gang
34: They Don't Know - Tracy Ullman
33: An Innocent Man - Billy Joel
LDD: Every Breath You Take - The Police
32: Girls - Dwight Twilley
31: Living On Desperate Times - Olivia Newton-John
30: Come Back And Stay Young - Paul Young
29: New Song - Howard Jones
28: Radio Ga Ga - Queen
27: Let's Stay Together - Tina Turner
26: Hello - Lionel Richie
25: Almost Over You - Sheena Easton
24: The Politics Of Dancing - Re-Flex
23: Runner - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
22: Back Where You Belong - .38 Special
21: Miss Me Blind - Culture Club
20: Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) - Phil Collins
19: Hold Me Now - The Thompson Twins
18: Give It Up - K.C.
17: Let The Music Play - Shannon
16: Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
15: Wrapped Around Your Finger - The Police
14: The Language Of Love - Dan Fogelberg
13: Adult Education - Daryl Hall & John Oates
12: Automatic - The Pointer Sisters
11: Got A Hold On Me - Christine McVie
10: New Moon On Monday - Duran Duran
9: Nobody Told Me - John Lennon
8: Here Comes The Rain Again - The Eurythmics
LDD: Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) - The Pretenders
7: I Want A New Drug - Huey Lewis & The News
6: Thriller - Michael Jackson
5: Footloose - Kenny Loggins
4: 99 Luftballoons - Nina
3: Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
2: Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
1: Jump - Van Halen