American Top 40 1988 February 20th

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 says it was Dee Snyder of Twisted Sister who came to name Taylor Dane whose song "Tell It To My Heart" is at number 39.

A listener wants to know what number one song has had the longest title. Casey says it was a long song title about a small bathing suit.

Casey tells about groups of people changing their phone number from "835-5937" (Squeeze's hit at number 33) because of all the calls they started getting. Then he tells about a business that also has that number so couldn't change it but got creative instead.

"Stand By Me" (by Ben E. King) previously held a record for most remakes into a single, having been remade six times (Casey plays a piece of each). Another song in this countdown just tied that record.

There is a song whose origins began when the writer was in kindergarten.

Casey answers the question, "When were there the most remakes in the top 40?" Casey says in November of 1970 there were eight remakes in his countdown.

40: Live My Life (From The Film "Hiding Out") - Boy George
39: Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne
38: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - Prince
37: The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
36: Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison
35: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
34: Twilight World - Swing Out Sister
33: 835-5937 - Squeeze
32: Rocket 2 U - The Jets
31: (Sittin') On The Dock Of The Bay - Michael Bolton
30: Pop Goes The World - Men Without Hats
29: Because Of You - The Cover Girls
28: Hysteria - Def Leppard
27: The Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
26: I Want Her - Keith Sweat
EXTRA: Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham
25: Be Still My Beating Heart - Sting
24: Out Of The Blue - Debbie Gibson
23: I Live For Your Love - Natalie Cole
22: Love Overboard - Gladys Knight & The Pips
21: Tunnel Of Love - Bruce Springsteen
20: Endless Summer Nights - Richard Marx
19: Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
18: Just Like Paradise - David Lee Roth
17: Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
16: I Found Someone - Cher
15: Hazy Shade Of Winter - Bangles
14: Need You Tonight – INXS
13: Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S
12: I Get Weak - Belinda Carlisle
11: Can't Stay Away From You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
10: I Don't Want To Be Your Man - Roger
9: Don't Shed A Tear - Paul Carrack
8: Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
7: She's Like The Wind - Patrick Swayze (Featuring Wendy Fraser)
LDD: You’re The Inspiration - Chicago
6: Say You Will - Foreigner
5: Hungry Eyes (From "Dirty Dancing") - Eric Carmen
4: Father Figure - George Michael
3: Could've Been - Tiffany
2: What Have I Done To Deserve This? - Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
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