American Top 40 1971 December 11th

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.

The first and last extras (segments 4 and 12) are from the original show.

Two listeners ask the same question, "What was the Beatles biggest hit?" Casey gives two answers: the song that stayed #1 the longest, and which record sold the most copies.

Casey tells how John Lennon was once offered the role of Jesus, but the offer was later withdrawn when producers decided he was too famous to play the part. Lennon is at number 13 with "Imagine."

Get a double share of Cher! She's at number 8 with Sony singing "All I Ever Need Is You" and at number 7 with "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves."

Casey answers a listener question: "Of all the number one records in chart history, which one had the weakest chart performance?" Get the answer right after Casey plays "An Old Fashioned Love Song" (at number 5) by Three Dog Night.

Casey promotes his upcoming Christmas Special, the December 25th broadcast. It would be the first of several Christmas countdowns in Casey's future, now available as American_Top_40_Casey_Kasem_Christmas_Package only here on Kickass Torrents.

40: Your Move - Yes
39: Hallelujah - Sweathog
38: Let's Stay Together - Al Green
37: Drowning In The Sea Of Love - Joe Simon
36: Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
35: I'm A Greedy Man Part 1 - James Brown
34: An American Tragedy - Mickey Newbury
33: Wild Night - Van Morrison
32: Clean Up Woman - Betty Wright
31: I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) - The Hillside Singers
30: One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Honey Cone
29: Easy Loving - Freddie Hart
28: (I Know) I'm Losing You - Rod Stewart
27: Sunshine - Jonathan Edwards
SPECIAL: Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
26: Peace Train - Cat Stevens
25: American Pie - Don Mclean
24: Two Divided By Love - Grass Roots
23: Everybody's Everything - Santana
22: Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) - The Temptations
21: Theme from "Summer Of '42" - Peter Nero
20: Where Did Our Love Go - Donnie Elbert
19: Hey Girl - Donny Osmond
18: You Are Everything - The Stylistics
17: A Natural Man - Lou Rawls
16: Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
15: Stones - Neil Diamond
14: Scorpio - Dennis Coffey & The Detriot Guitar Band
13: Imagine - John Lennon
12: Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
11: Cherish - David Cassidy
10: The Desiderata - Les Crane
9: Brand New Key - Melanie
8: All I Ever Need Is You - Sonny & Cher
7: Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
6: Baby I'm-A Want You - Bread
5: An Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night
4: Got To Be There - Michael Jackson
SPECIAL: Batuka - Santana
3: Have You Seen Her - The Chi-Lites
2: Theme from "Shaft" - Isaac Hayes
1: Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone