American Top 40 1986 January 18th

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 one artist holds the Rock Era record for longest span of time between first and last number one songs (22 years). Casey gives the details right before playing "Go Home" by Stevie Wonder (at number 14).

Casey tells us whatever happened to the youngest female solo singer ever to hit the Top 40, 12 year-old Dodie Stevens who had the 1959 hit "Pink Shoelaces."

A listener asks, "In the Rock Era, what act has hit the Top 40 with the most movie songs?" The Rock Era champ had 26 movie songs after starring in 26 films, and three of those were #1's: "Love Me Tender," "Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear," and "Jailhouse Rock."

Sting sings "Love Is The Seventh Wave" (at number 30) but Casey reports the opinions of 2 dissenting listeners.

After Whitney Houston (at number 23 with "How Will I Know"), Casey gives a special report on the tour buses of the stars (some of their tour buses even have their OWN tour buses).

From the AT40 Book of Records: Casey tells the story of the first recording to sell 1,000,000 copies and plays a bit of it. The singer was also the mother of Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., and the grandmother of Stephanie Zimbalist, star of Remington Steele.

40: Silent Running – Mike & The Mechanics
39: Sara - Starship
38: Tarzan Boy - Baltimora
37: Sleeping Bag – ZZ Top
36: The Sun Always Shines On T.V. – A-Ha
35: Election Day - Arcadia
34: Everything In My Heart – Corey Hart
33: Life In A Northern Town - The Dream Academy
32: Living In America – James Brown
31: A Love Bizarre – Sheila E.
30: Love Is The Seventh Wave - Sting
29: Kyrie – Mr. Mister
28: Sex As A Weapon – Pat Benatar
27: The Sweetest Taboo - Sade
26: Face The Face – Pete Townsend
25: Perfect Way – Scritti Politti
LDD: Through The Years - Kenny Rogers
24: Everybody Dance – Ta Mara & The Seen
23: How Will I Know – Whitney Houston
22: Sidewalk Talk - Jellybean
21: Broken Wings – Mr. Mister
20: Goodbye – Night Ranger
19: Separate Lives (Theme from White Nights) – Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
18: You’re A Friend Of Mine – Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne
17: Conga – Miami Sound Machine
16: When The Going Gets Tough (Jewel Of The Nights Theme) – Billy Ocean
15: It’s Only Love – Bryan Adams and Tina Turner
14: Go Home – Stevie Wonder
13: Spies Like Us – Paul McCartney
12: I’m Your Man – Wham!
11: My Hometown – Bruce Springsteen
10: Tonight She Comes – The Cars
9: Walk Of Life – Dire Straits
8: Burning Heart - Survivor
7: Talk To Me – Stevie Nicks
LDD: I’m Alive – E.L.O.
6: Small Town – John Cougar Mellencamp
5: I Miss You - Klymaxx
4: Alive And Kicking – Simple Minds
3: Party All The Time – Eddie Murphy
2: Say You, Say Me (Theme From White Nights) – Lionel Richie
1: That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne & Friends