American Top 40 1988 May 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 song in the rock era debuted the highest on the hot 100 and didn't make number one. Casey says this song debuted at number 7, went to number 3, but never got any higher.

Casey tells about the most famous album to have people appear nude on the cover. It caused some who sold it to be arrested for selling pornography.

Terence Trent D'arby is at number 12 with "Wishing Well." Casey tells how he got the confidence to be a singer from his experience boxing.

Two listeners ask, "How many recording acts named for a city have hit number one?" Casey says there were nine, including the band that has this week's number one.

40: Promise Me - The Cover Girls
39: Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
38: Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
37: Nothin' But A Good Time - Poison
36: Nightime - Pretty Poison
35: Da' Butt (From the "School Daze" Soundtrack) - E.U.
34: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
33: The Flame - Cheap Trick
32: Nite And Day - Al B. Sure!
31: I'm Still Searching - Glass Tiger
30: Kiss Me Deadly - Lita Ford
29: Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson
28: One Good Reason - Paul Carrack
27: Alphabet St. – Prince
26: Prove Your Love - Taylor Dayne
25: The Valley Road - Bruce Hornsby & The Range
LDD: I Just Called To Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder
24: I Still Believe - Brenda K. Starr
23: We All Sleep Alone - Cher
22: Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
21: Strange But True - Times Two
20: My Girl - Suave
19: Where Do Broken Hearts Go - Whitney Houston
18: Circle In The Sand - Belinda Carlisle
17: Make It Real - The Jets
16: Dreaming - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
15: Angel - Aerosmith
14: Together Forever - Rick Astley
13: Pink Cadillac - Natalie Cole
12: Wishing Well - Terence Trent D'arby
11: Piano In The Dark - Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito
10: Two Occasions - The Deele
9: Everything Your Heart Desires - Daryl Hall & John Oates
8: Wait - White Lion
7: Electric Blue - Icehouse
6: I Don't Want To Live Without You – Foreigner
LDD: Heaven In Your Eyes - Loverboy
5: Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) - Samantha Fox
4: Always On My Mind - The Pet Shop Boys
3: Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz
2: One More Try - George Michael
1: Anything For You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine