American Top 40 1986 April 26th

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:

Casey plays a 1974 recording of John Lennon singing and Julian Lennon playing drums. Julian Lennon is at number 37 with his song "Stick Around."

A listener wants to know what act in the rock era has spent the most weeks at number one in a calendar year. Beating the Bee Gees in 1978, Michael Jackson in 1983, and The Beatles in 1964, This fellow holds the record for 1957 AND 1956.

Casey remembers the achievements of rock pioneer Frankie Lymon.

Casey answers the question, "Who in the 80's is the most successful female act on the singles chart?" By this point in the 80's, female act had hit the top 40 twelve times.

For the longest time, Donnie and Marie Osmond were the only brother and sister act to appear in the top 40 with separate solo hits. In this countdown is the artist who has repeated that feat with TWO different sisters.

Casey also gives an update on The Osmonds.

A man writes in to say he met an Australian man who claimed to have had a top 40 hit over 20 years prior with a song about a kangaroo. The listener wants to know if the story was true. Casey says that man was the first Australian ever to hit the top 40 and gives the details.

LW#1: Kiss - Prince & The Revolution
40: Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight - Starship
39: For American - Jackson Browne
38: Feel It Again - Honeymoon Suite
37: Stick Around - Julian Lennon
36: These Dreams - Heart
35: Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder
34: Be Good To Yourself - Journey
33: Move Away - Culture Club
32: Never As Good As The First Time - Sade
31: Rough Boy - ZZ Top
30: Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr
29: I Can't Wait - Stevie Nicks
28: Is It Love - Mr. Mister
27: R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. - John Cougar Mellancamp
26: Saturday Love - Cherelle with Alexander O’Neal
25: All I Need Is A Miracle - Mike & The Mechanics
24: Live To Tell - Madonna
23: I Do What I Do - John Taylor
22: I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz
21: On My Own - Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald
LDD: Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
20: Something About You - Level 42
19: So Far Away - Dire Straits
18: If You Leave - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
17: Tender Love - Force Md's
16: I Think It's Love - Jermaine Jackson
15: Let's Go All The Way - Sly Fox
14: American Storm - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
13: Bad Boy - Miami Sound Machine
12: Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston
11: What You Need - INXS
10: Take Me Home - Phil Collins
9: Your Love - The Outfield
8: What Have You Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson
7: Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
6: The Harlem Shuffle - The Rolling Stones
LDD: You've Got A Friend - James Taylor
5: Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen
4: Manic Monday - The Bangles
3: West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
2: Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
1: Kiss - Prince & The Revolution