"You're hearing the hits as we count down to a brand new number one this week. This is part three of AT40, I'm Casey and the countdown rolls on."


American Top 40 with Casey Kasem aired on radio from July 4, 1970 until August 6, 1988. This is a recording of a rebroadcast from internet radio.

In this broadcast:

Casey tells us about the town of Nutbush, a town so small that it isn't on the map and doesn't have a mayor (but it has a song about it at number 38 by Ike & Tina Turner).

He also tells the story of how once, when tickets for a show by Sonny and Cher went on sale, 80,000 fans tied up the phone lines from to Lake Tahoe, from the Pacific Ocean to the Missouri River trying to get seats.

Jim Croce has the highest debuting song of the week ("Time In A Bottle" at number 18). This is the first time an artist posthumously ever had two records in the top 20 at the same time.

A listener writes in to inform Casey that AT40 was in an Al Pachino movie! The AT40 staff knew all about it, and Casey tells the story.


40:    Sweet Understanding Love - The Four Tops
39:    Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers Band
38:    Nutbush City Limits - Ike & Tina Turner        
37:    We May Never Pass This Way (Again) - Seals & Crofts     
36:    D'yer Mak'er - Led Zeppelin     
35:    Half-Breed - Cher    
34:    Be - Neil Diamond
33:    Show And Tell - Al Wilson
32:    Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally - Tony Orlando And Dawn
31:    Why Me - Kris Kristofferson
30:    Mind Games - John Lennon
29:    Living For The City - Stevie Wonder    
28:    Ooh Baby - Gilbert O' Sullivan
27:    Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
26:    My Music - Loggins & Messina
25:    Come Get To This - Marvin Gaye
24:    Rockin' Roll Baby - The Stylistics
23:    All I Know - Garfunkel
22:    The Joker - The Steve Miller Band
21:    You're A Special Part Of Me - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
20:    Never, Never Gonna Give You Up - Barry White
19:    Angie - The Rolling Stones
18:    Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce
17:    Let Me Serenade You - Three Dog Night
16:    I Got A Name - Jim Croce
15:    Cheaper To Keep Her - Johnnie Taylor
14:    If You're Ready Come Go With Me - The Staple Singers
13:    Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) - Helen Reddy
12:    Paper Roses - Marie Osmond
11:    Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren
10:    The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
9:    Heartbeat-It's A Love Beat - The DiFranco Family
8:    The Love I Lost (Part 1) - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
7:    Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips
6:    Just You 'N' Me - Chicago
5:    Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
4:    Space Race - Billy Preston
3:    Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
2:    Photograph - Ringo Starr
1:    Top Of The World - The Carpenters