Casey Kasem's American Top 40

CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40 'The 80's' | Saturday from 4pm till 8pm

Before web downloads, before streaming and before the internet itself, if you wanted the coolest music you checked it out with Casey Kasem and the American Top 40.  Starting in 1970 and still on the air today, The American Top 40 started the trend of hit music and the great stories of the artists.

Every Satuday from 4pm till 8pm we remember the 80's with Casey, as we replay countdowns from a weekend of the 80's.

Don't miss Casey Kasem and The American Top 40 - The 80's.

In a new time slot every Saturday from 4pm - 8pm.

March 1 1980

This week on the countdown March 1 1980 .

Featuring The Captain and Tennille, Queen, Michael Jackson and Christopher Cross plus loads more.

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1983

This week  Casey counts down 1983

Some of the tunes this week Maneater – Daryl Hall & John Oates,Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye and our very own The Little River Band with The Other Guy.

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Casy Kasem’s American Top 40 Countdown Saturday from 4pm

1982

“Casey Kasem at the beginning of the inaugural AT40 broadcast.
“Here we go with the Top 40 hits of the nation this week on American Top 40, the best-selling and most-played songs from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Canada to Mexico.

This is Casey Kasem in Hollywood, and in the next three hours, we'll count down the 40 most popular hits in the United States this week, hot off the record charts of Billboard magazine for the week ending July 11, 1970.

In this hour at #32 in the countdown, a song that's been a hit 4 different times in 19 years! And we're just one tune away from the singer with the $10,000 gold hubcaps on his car! Now, on with the countdown!”

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Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 Countdown

every Saturday from 4pm on 2ST.

1984

Casey goes  back to 1984, Medicare comes into effect in Australia.British comedian Tommy Cooper suffers a massive heart attack and dies while live on TV.

Advance Australia Fair is proclaimed as Australia's national anthem, and green and gold as the national colours.

Some of the hits Casey will count down include

Out of Touch – Daryl Hall & John Oates
Carribean Queen Billy Ocean
Lover boy – Billy Ocean
The Belle of St Mark – Sheila E.
Pride In The Name of Love – U2

This Saturday from 4pm

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