American Top 40 1980 May 10th

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:

Casey tells how Mick Fleetwood, and John & Christine McVie happened to add Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham to their group Fleetwood Mac. Their song "Think About Me" is at number 37.

Actress Bernadette Peters debuts her song "Gee Whiz" at number 35.

Two listeners ask if any songs sung entirely in a foreign language have ever hit the top 40. Casey lists three that climbed all the way to number one: one in French, one in Italian, and one in Japanese.

Paul McCartney is at number 27 with "Coming Up." Casey plays the album version (the A-side), instead of the live version (the B-side).

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band debut at number 26 with their song "Against The Wind" putting two songs in the countdown. The other is "Fire Lake" at number 6.

Casey says the staff at AT40 recently noticed a trend in disco hits versus ballads. So they asked the opinion of song writer/producer Freddie Perren (responsible for hits by the Sylvers, Peaches & Herb, and Gloria Gaynor). Casey reports his view of why disco is out and slow songs are back.

LW#3: Lost In Love - Air Supply
LW#2: Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross
LW#1: Call Me - Blondie
40: Should've Never Let You Go - Neil Sedaka & Dara Sedaka
39: Headed For A Fall - Firefall
38: Little Jeannie - Elton John
37: Think About Me - Fleetwood Mac
36: Starting Over Again - Dolly Parton
35: Gee Whiz - Bernadette Peters
34: Wondering Where The Lions Are - Bruce Cockburn
33: Let Me Be The Clock - Smokey Robinson
ARCHIVE: What A Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
32: Let's Get Serious - Jermaine Jackson
31: The Seduction - The James Last Band
30: She's Out Of My Life - Michael Jackson
29: Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl - The Spinners
28: Train In Vain - The Clash
27: Coming Up - Paul McCartney
LDD: Wildflower - Skylark
26: Against The Wind - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
25: Heart Hotels - Dan Fogelberg
24: Do Right - Paul Davis
23: Steal Away - Robbie Dupree
ARCHIVE: Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart
22: The Rose - Bette Midler
21: Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown
20: Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders
19: Funky Town - Lipps, Inc.
18: Stomp - The Brothers Johnson
17: Breakdown Dead Ahead - Boz Scaggs
16: I Can't Tell You Why - The Eagles
15: Cars - Gary Numan
14: I Can't Help It - Andy Gibb & Olivia Newton-John
13: Pilot Of The Airwaves - Charlie Dore
12: Hurt So Bad - Linda Ronstadt
ARCHIVE: Heart Of Glass - Blondie
11: Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia
10: Hold On To My Love - Jimmy Ruffin
9: Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer - Kenny Rogers w/ Kim Carnes
8: Sexy Eyes - Dr. Hook
LDD: I Do Love You - G.Q.
7: You May Be Right - Billy Joel
6: Fire Lake - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
5: Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd
4: With You I'm Born Again - Billy Preston & Syreeta
3: Lost In Love - Air Supply
2: Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross
1: Call Me - Blondie