"Every week at this time we count down the 40 hottest tunes in the country."


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:

There is a song by the only woman in chart history (other than Roberta Flack) to have number one hits in three consecutive years.

Fanny was the first ever all-girl band (according to Casey) and they are at number 30 with "Butter Boy."

Casey tells how the band Earth, Wind & Fire (at number 25 with "Shining Star") got its name.

A listener wants to know what recording act has had number 1 songs on more different labels than anyone else. Casey reports the most phenomenal group in the history of music has had number 1's on four different labels (the first 3 in just three months).

There is a song that only one week earlier became the slowest moving record of the rock era. It finally hit number 1 after three-and-a-half months climbing the hot 100.

40: Killer Queen - Queen
39: Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan
38: Best Of My Love - Eagles
37: To The Door Of The Sun - Al Martino
36: Can't Get It Out Of My Head - Electric Light Orchestra
35: Emotion - Helen Reddy
34: It's A Miracle - Barry Manilow
33: He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando & Dawn
32: Jackie Blue - Ozark Mountain Daredevils
31: The Bertha Butt Boogie - Jimmy Castor Bunch
30: Butter Boy - Fanny
29: The South's Gonna Do It Again - Charlie Daniels Band
28: Long Tall Glasses - Leo Sayer
27: What Am I Gonna Do With You - Barry White
26: Satin Soul - Love Unlimited Orchestra
25: Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
24: L-O-V-E (Love) - Al Green
23: Lady - Styx
22: Walking In Rhythm - Blackbyrds
21: Before The Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
20: Supernatural Thing - Ben E. King
19: Emma - Hot Chocolate
18: Black Water - Doobie Brothers
17: Harry Truman - Chicago
16: Chevy Van - Sammy Johns
15: I Am Love - Jackson 5
EXTRA: Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
14: Sad Sweet Dreamer - Sweet Sensation
13: Once You Get Started - Rufus
12: Shame Shame Shame - Shirley & Company
11: Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B.J. Thomas
10: Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
9: Don't Call Us, We'll Call You - Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta
8: My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
7: Poetry Man - Phoebe Snow
6: No No Song/Snookeroo - Ringo Starr
5: You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
4: Express - B.T. Express
3: Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
2: Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
1: Lady Marmalade - Labelle