AT10 Shows

AMERICA'S TOP TEN

America's Top 10 was hosted by Kasey Kasem and aired through syndication 1980-1990.

Key words:

w/o/c-with original commercials

o/c-original commercials

Good, Fair-quality ratings.

I-Interview

S-Spotlight

U-Update

_______________________________________________________________________

7/13/80 MUSIC IN MOVIES w/some o/c Fair Quality.

7/20/80 Fair Quality.

One in a Million You-Larry Graham

Rough Boys-Pete Townsend

It's Still Rock N Roll To Me-Billy Joel

7/27/80 w/o/c Good Quality.

Waterfalls-Paul McCartney

Shining Star-Manhattans

You and Me-Rocki Robbins

8/3/80 w/some o/c Fair Quality.

The Game-Queen

Old Fashioned Love-Commodores

Tennessee River-Alabama

8/10/80 TOP 10 WOMEN IN ROCK Good Quality.

Deeper-Olivia Newton John (partial)

Respect-Aretha Franklin (partial)

Ain't No Mountain High Enough-Diana Ross (partial)

8/17/80 Good Quality.

Driving My Life Away-Eddie Rabbitt

Emotional Rescue-Rolling Stones

You May Be Right-Billy Joel

8/31/80 w/o/c Good Quality

More Love-Kim Carnes

Looking For Love-Johnny Lee

Xmas Song-Alvin & The Chimpmunks

I've Just Begun To Love You-Dynasty

9/14/80 Good

You May Be Right-Billy Joel

Driving My Life Away-Eddie Rabbitt

Shake Your Pants-Cameo

9/21/80 Good w/ some ads

You Better Run-Pat Benatar

Looking For Love-Johnny Lee (w/ movie clips inserted)

Joy To The World-Three Dog Night-U

Lovin' Up A Storm-Razzie Bailey

9/28/80 Good

All Out Of Love-Air Supply

Where Did We Go Wrong-LTD

Touch & Go-Cars

10/5/80 Good

She Loves You-Beatles

10/12/80 Good w/o/c

Late In The Evening-Paul Simon

She's So Cold-Rolling Stones

On The Road Again-Willie Nelson

10/19/80 Good w/o/c

Another One Bites The Dust-Queen

Let Me Talk-Earth, Wind & Fire

10/26/80 Fair w/ some ads

I Never Knew Love Like This Before-Stephanie Mills

You Shook Me All Night Long-AC/DC

11/2/80 Good

Master Blaster-Stevie Wonder

Hard Times-Lacy J. Dalton

11/16/80 Good

More Than I Can Say-Leo Sayer

11/23/80 Favorite Artist Contest Good

Jumping Jack Flash-Rolling Stones

Help-Beatles

11/30/80 Good

Dreamin'-Cliff Richard

Celebration-Kool & The Gang

12/14/80 Good

I'm Gonna Follow You-Pat Benatar

You Almost Slipped My Mind-Charley Pride

Master Blaster-Stevie Wonder

I-Susan Anton, including studio clips of Killing Time w/ Fred Knobloch

12/21/80 Good w/o/c

More Than I Can Say-Leo Sayer

Take Me To Your Loving Place-Larry Gatlin

Uptown-Prince

12/28/80 Good w/o/c

Tide is High-Blondie

I Love a Rainy Night-Eddie Rabbitt

Fantastic Voyage-Lakeside

1/3/81 Top 10 International Acts Good w/o/c

Hey-Julio Iglesias

I Got You-Split Enz

Top 10 British Acts 1/9/81 Good

10-Rod Stewart (Tonight's the Night)

9-Dave Clark Five (Bits & Pieces)

8-Andy Gibb

7-Herman's Hermits (There's A Kind Of Hush)

6-Olivia Newton John

5-Paul McCartney (Goodnight Tonight)

4-Elton John (Your Song)

3-Bee Gee's (Too Much Heaven)

2-Rolling Stones (Honkytonk Woman)

1-Beatles (Twist & Shout)

1/17/81 Good

Tell It Like It Is-Heart

I Keep Coming Back-Razzy Bailey

1/25/81 Good w/o/c

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da-The Police

You Better Run-Pat Benatar

Down to My Last Broken Heart-Janie Frickie

2/8/81 Top 10 Recording Acts of the 70s Good

Joy To The World-Three Dog Night

Deeper-Olivia Newton John (partial)

If You Leave Me Now-Chicago (partial)

For Once In My Life-Stevie Wonder (partial)

Rocketman-Elton John (partial)

Stayin' Alive-Bee Gee's (partial)

2/15/81 Good

Passion-Rod Stewart

Rapture-Blondie

Silent Treatment-Earl Thomas Conley

2/22/81 Good w/o/c

Keep On Loving You-REO Speedwagon

Bill Haley's Death

Who's Cheatin' Who-Charley McClain

Love On The Rocks-Neil Diamond

3/1/81 Good

Don’t Stop The Music-Yarbrough & Peoples

I Love A Rainy Night-Eddie Rabbitt

Giving It Up For Your Love-Delbert McClinton

Killing Time-Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton

I-Paul Anka

3/8/81 Good w/o/c

Winner Takes It All-ABBA

Back in Black-AC/DC (partial)

Do You Love As Good As You Look-Bellamy Brothers

3/15/81 Good w/o/c

In Your Letter-REO Speedwagon

Cryin'-Don McLean

Wandering Eyes-Ronnie McDowell

S-Petula Clark

3/22/81 Good w/o/c

Rapture-Blondie

Sukiyaki-Taste of Honey

Dixie Highway-Journey

U-Dion

3/29/81 Good

Kiss On My List-Hall & Oates

Burn The Rubber-Gap Band

Limelight-Rush

U-Little Anthony & The Imperials

I-Hall & Oates

6 minutes of network coverage of Reagan assassination attempt included

4/19/81 Good

You Better, You Better, You Bet-Who

Being With You-Smokey Robinson

I-Carl Wilson

Don’t Stand So Close To Me-The Police

5/3/81 Good

Angel of The Morning-Juice Netwon

Too Much Time On My Hands-Styx

7 Year Ache-Rosanne Cash

I-Smokey Robinson

5/10/81 Good Hosted by Bob Eubanks

Bette Davis Eyes-Kim Carnes

How Bout' Us-Champaign

Her Town Too-James Taylor w/ JD Souther

Hollywood Walk of Fame honors Kasey Kasem (w/ Dick Clark)

5/17/81 Good

Don’t Let Him Go-REO Speedwagon

A Woman Needs Love-Ray Parker, Jr. w/ Raydio

Living Inside Myself-Gino Vanelli

I-Kris Kristofferson

5/24/81 Top 10 Men of The Rock Era Good

I'm Walkin'-Rick Nelson

Little Jeannie-Elton John (partial)

Rock With You-Michael Jackson (partial)

Twist & Shout-Beatles (partial)

Coming Up-Paul McCartney (partial)

Always on My Mind-Elvis Presley (Partial)

5/31/81 Good

Two Hearts-Stephanie Mills & Teddy Pendegrass

I Missed Again-Phil Collins

Being With You-Smokey Robinson

U-Bobby Sherman

6/7/81 Good

Sweetheart-Frankie & The Knockouts

Friends-Razzy Bailey

The Waiting-Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

S-Michael Ochs

6/14/81 Good

Bette Davis Eyes-Kim Carnes

Sweet Baby-George Duke & Stanley Clarke

Winning-Santana

U-Jimmy Dean

6/21/81 Good

Give It To Me Baby-Rick James

The One That You Love-Air Supply

Tom Sawyer-Rush

I-Rick Nelson

6/28/81 (jip-20m) Good

Double Dutch Bus-Frankie Smith

I-Little Richard

Fire & Smoke-Earl Thomas Conley

7/5/81 Good w/o/c

Letting You Go-Tom Petty

Jessie's Girl-Rick Springfield

I-Doug Kershaw

The Matador-Sylvia

7/12/81 Top 10 Acts of the 1950s Good

Lil Darlin'-The Diamonds (partial)

Venus-Frankie Avalon (partial)

Diana-Paul Anka (partial)

Rock Around the Clock-Bill Haley (partial)

All I Have to Do is Dream-Everly Bros.

Travelin' Man-Rick Nelson

Blue Monday-Fats Domino (partial)

Love Letters in the Sand-Pat Boone

All Shook Up-Elvis Presley

7/26/81 Good

Slow Hand-Pointer Sisters

Feels So Right-Alabama

I-Gladys Knight

Over & Over-Santana

Harry Chapin Death

8/2/81 Good

Hearts-Marty Balin

Woman in Love-Tom Petty

I-Aretha Franklin

Too Many Lovers-Crystal Gayle

8/9/81 Good

Queen of the Hearts-Juice Newton

Just Be My Lady-Larry Graham

I-Brenda Lee

Prisoner of Hope-Johnny Lee

8/16/81 Good

Lady You Bring Me Up-Commodores

I-Rick Springfield

Elvira-Oak Ridge Boys

8/23/81 Top 10 Men of the Rock Era (jip-10m)

8/30/81 Good

Fire & Ice-Pat Benatar

Slow Hand-Pointer Sisters

There's No Getting' Over Me-Ronnie Milsap

I-Carpenters

9/6/81 Good

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around-Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty

In The Dark-Billy Squier

I-Herb Albert

9/13/81 Good

Step by Step-Eddie Rabbitt

I've Done Everything for You-Rick Springfield

Older Woman-Ronnie McDowell (partial)

9/20/81 Good

Start Me Up-Rolling Stones

Queen of Hearts-Juice Newton

You Don't Know Me-Mickey Gilley

9/27/81 Good

Lady You Bring Me Up-Commodores

Midnight Hauler-Razzy Bailey

U-Trini Lopez (If I Had A Hammer-partial)

My Kind of Lover-Billy Squier

10/4/81 Good

Promises in the Dark-Pat Benatar

Hold on Tight-ELO

U-Tommy Roe

She's a Bad Mama Jama-Carl Carlton

10/11/81 Good w/o/c

Private Eyes-Hall & Oates

Were in this Love Together-Al Jarreau

I'll Need Someone to Hold Me When I Cry-Janie Frickie

12th of Never-Johnny Mathis (partial)

10/18/81 Good (jip-last 12m only)

Step by Step-Eddie Rabbitt

U-Jan & Dean

10/25/81 Good

Night Owls-LRB

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around-Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty

U-Turtles

Sleepin' with the Radio On-Charley McClain

11/1/81 Good

I've Done Everything For You-Rick Springfield

Never Too Much-Luther Vandross

Memphis-Fred Knobloch

U-Buffalo Springfield (For What its Worth-partial)

1/3/82 Top 10 Hits of 1981 Fair

Kiss On My List-Hall & Oates

I Love A Rainy Night-Eddie Rabbitt

Celebration-Kool & The Gang

Jessie's Girl-Rick Springfield

Bette Davis Eyes-Kim Carnes

1/10/82 Top 10 Albums of 1981 Fair

Doo Da Da-Police

You Make My Dreams-Hall & Oates

Precious Time-Pat Benatar

Sailing-Christopher Cross (live-partial)

Coward of the County-Kenny Rogers (live-partial)

Don’t Let Him Go-REO Speedwagon

1/17/82 Good

Waiting on a Friend-Rolling Stones

Harden My Heart-Quarterflash

Hit & Run-Bar-Kays

Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight-Eddie Rabbitt

1/24/82 Good

Centerfold-J. Giels Band

Hooked on Classics-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Sweetest Thing-Juice Newton

I-Lionel Richie

1/31/82 Good

I Can't Go For That-Hall & Oates

Cool-The Time

U-5th Dimension (Go Where You Want To Go-partial)

Watchin' Girls Go By-Ronnie McDowell

2/7/82 Good

Centerfold-J. Giels Band

Mirror Mirror-Diana Ross

U-Byrds

Invisible Sun-The Police

2/14/82 Fair

Top 10 Albums of 1981

2/21/82 Fair

Shake It Up-Cars

If You Think You're Lonely-Bobby Womack

Blue Moon with Heartache-Rosanne Cash

Let's Get It Up-AC/DC

Lovers Concerto-The Toys (partial)

2/28/82 Fair

Harden My Heart-Quarterflash

Our Lips Are Sealed-Go Go's

U-Sylvers (Come Back Lover-partial)

Do Me With Love-Janie Fricke

3/7/82 Fair

Take It Easy On Me-LRB

Big City-Merle Haggard

U-Chubby Checker (Running-partial)

Genius of Love-Tom Tom Club

3/14/82 Fair

Mirror Mirror-Diana Ross

Freeze Frame-J. Giels Band

U-Shirelles

I Want To Hold Your Hand-Lakeside

3/21/82 Fair

We Got The Beat-Go Go's

Make A Move On Me-ONJ

U-Freddie Cannon (Abagail Preacher)

Call Me-Skyy

3/28/82 Fair

Academy Award Nominee's for Best Movie Songs

I Love Rock N Roll-Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

Chariots of Fire-Vangelis

In the Raw-The Whispers

4/4/82 Fair

Tell me Tomorrow-Smokey Robinson

Working for the Weekend-Loverboy

U-Sonny Bono (For Once In My Life-partial)

Freeze Frame-J. Giels Band

4/11/82 Good w/ some ads

Do You Believe in Love-Huey Lewis & The News

Heat of the Moment-Asia

Get Down on It-Kool & The Gang

Crying My Heart Out Over You-Ricky Skaggs

4/18/82 Top 10 Rock Acts of the 1950's from 7/12/81 was a rerun

4/25/82 Fair

867-5309/Jenny-Tommy Tutone

U-Barry McGuire (Eve of Destruction)

Wake Up Little Susie-Simon & Garfunkel

The Gigolo-O'Bryan

5/2/82 Good

Ebony & Ivory-Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney

It's Gonna Take A Miracle-Deniece Williams

U-Sam & Dave (Soul Man)

Mountain Music-Alabama

5/9/82 Two Year Anniversary Show (5/10/80) Fair

Chariots of Fire-Vangelis

U-Air Supply-Lost in Love (partial)

U-Pink Floyd-Another Brick in the Wall (partial)

U-Monkees

U-Brother's Johnson-Stomp

When It's Over-Loverboy

5/16/82 Fair (no opening credits)

I Love Rock N Roll-Joan Jett

Only Time Will Tell-Asia

I-Dionne Warwick (I Say a Little Prayer-partial)

Standing on the Top-Temptations w/ Rick James

5/23/82 Fair

Did It In A Minute-Hall & Oates

Pretty Woman-Van Halen

A Night To Remember-Shalamar (w/ Jody Whatley)

Finally-TG Sheppard

5/30/82 Fair Top 10 Soul Acts

10-Come See About Me-Supremes

9-Jacksons

8-Friendship Train-Gladys Knight & The Pips

7-When my Dreamboat Comes Here-Fats Domino

6-What I Say-Ray Charles

5-Aint That Peculiar-Marvin Gaye

4-Fingertips-Little Stevie Wonder

3-Aint Too Proud To Beg-Temptations

2-Chain of Fools-Aretha Franklin

1-James Brown

6/6/82 Fair

Don't Talk To Strangers-Rick Springfield

I-Righteous Brothers (Soul & Inspiration)

Street Corner-Ashford & Simpson

Fantasy-Aldo Nova

6/13/82 Fair

The Other Woman-Ray Parker Jr.

Don’t You Want Me-Human League

I-Charlene (Never Been to Me)

I Don't Know Where to Start-Eddie Rabbitt

6/20/82 Good

Crimson & Clover-Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

Forget Me Nots-Patrice Rushen

Everytime You Cross My Mind (You Break My Heart)-Razzie Bailey

I-Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull (Aqualung)

6/27/82 don’t have

7/4/82 don’t have

7/11/82 (jip) Fair

Eye of the Tiger-Survivor

Lucky Ones-Loverboy

Too Late-Junior

Don't Worry About Me Baby-Janie Fricke

7/18/82 ?

7/25/82 Fair

Only the Lonley-Motels

Heat of the Moment-Asia

Do I Do-Stevie Wonder

Take Me Down-Alabama

8/1/82 Fair

Rosanna-Toto

Going to a Go Go-Rolling Stones

Are the Good Times Really Over-Merle Haggard

I-Cliff Richard (Daddy's Home)

8/8/82 Fair Hosted by Bob Eubanks

Hold Me-Fleetwood Mac

Flirt-Cameo

Hand to Hold On-John Cougar

I-38 Special (Jeff Carlisi & Donnie Van Zandt)

Caught Up in You-38 Special

8/15/82 Fair

Abracadbra-Steve Miller Band

Let Me Go-Ray Parker

U-Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs (Rang Dang Doo)

Children of the Night-Survivor

8/22/82 Top 10 Soul Acts

11/7/82 (jip) Poor

Hand to Hold On-John Cougar

U-Zombies (Tell Her No)

Heartbroke-Ricky Skaggs

11/14/82 (jip) Poor

I-Gap Band (You Dropped A Bomb On Me)

Up Where We Belong-Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes (w/ movie clips)

Love's Gonna Fall Here Tonight-Razzy Bailey

12/12/82 Fair w/o/c

Steppin' Out-Joe Jackson

1999-Prince (partial)

Shadows of the Night-Pat Benatar

I-Melba Moore (Love's Coming at Ya)

1/23/83 Good

Heartbreaker-Dionne Warwick

You Got Lucky-Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Talk to Me-Mickey Gilley

I-Adam Ant (Goody Two Shoes)

Pop Music in the News-Keith Richards

1/30/83 Good

You & I-Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle

You Can't Hurry Love-Phil Collins

Truly-Lionel Richie

I-TG Sheppard

Pop Music in the News-Paul McCartney

2/6/83 Good

Baby Come to Me-James Ingram & Patti Austin

Should I Stay Or Should I Go?-The Clash

Tribute to Don Casta, Producer

Thank God for Kids-Oak Ridge Boys

Pop Music in the News-Julian Lennon

2/13/83 Good

Stray Cat Strut-The Stray Cats

Sexual Healing-Marvin Gaye

Be Good Johnny-Men at Work

U-Grand Funk

Pop Music in the News-The Beatles

2/20/83 Good

Billie Jean-Michael Jackson

Rosanna-Toto

Karen Carpenter Tribute

Heartbeats-Yarbrough & Peoples

Pop Music in the News-1983 Grammys w/ Gram Parsons & Emylou Harris

2/27/83 10 Biggest Albums of 1982

3/6/83 Good

Hungry Like The Wolf-Duran Duran

I-Michael Jackson (Billie Jean)

You Are-Lionel Richie

Pop Music in the News-Merle Haggard

3/13/83 Good

Back on the Chain Gang-The Pretenders

Photograph-Def Leppard

When I'm Away From You-Bellamy Brothers

Pop Music in the News-Supertramp

3/27/83 Good

Separate Ways-Journey

Mr. Roboto-Styx

I-Ricky Skaggs (Heartbroke)

Pop Music in the News-Men at Work

4/3/83 Good

We've Got Tonight-Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton

Atomic Dog-George Clinton

Dixieland Delight-Alabama

Pop Music in the News-Pat Simmons of the Doobie Brothers

4/10/83 Good

Come on Eileen-Dexy's Midnight Runner's

Billie Jean-Michael Jackson

4/24/83 Good w/o/c

Jeopardy-Greg Kihn Band

Try Again-Champaign

Sounds Like Love-Johnny Lee

Danny Rapp of Danny & The Juniors "At the Hop"-RIP

5/1/83 Good w/o/c

Der Kommisser-After the Fire

Rio-Duran Duran

You Are-Lionel Richie

Pop Music In the News-Neil Diamond

5/8/83 Good

Let's Dance-David Bowie

Not Now Johnny-Pink Floyd

Dreams-Fleetwood Mac

Pop Music in the News-Who

5/15/83 Good

Chain Reaction-Journey

Overkill-Men at Work

Candy Girl-New Edition

5/22/83 Good w/o/c

6/17/84 Good

Reflex-Duran Duran

Panama-Van Halen

Music Movies of Summer 1984

Streets of Fire/Beatstreet/This is Spinal Tap

Freak Show on the Dance Floor-Bar-Kays

Pop Music in the News-Michael Jackson

7/1/84 Good

Jump (for my love)-Pointer Sisters

Eyes Without A Face-Billy Idol

I-Huey Lewis (Do You Believe In Love/I Want A New Drug/The Heart of Rock 'N' Roll)

Pop Music in the News-Beatles music used in ballet performance

9/9/84 Good w/o/c

Missing You-John Waite

I-Juice Newton (Queen of Hearts/Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me/Can't Wait All Night)

Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)-Billy Ocean

Pop Music in the News-Mr. T

9/16/84 Good Top 10 Ladies of the 80's

10-Stand Back-Stevie Nicks (partial)

9-She Works Hard For the Money-Donna Summer (partial)

8-Why Me-Irene Cara (partial)

7-Love Is A Battlefield-Pat Benatar (partial)

6-Rapture-Blondie (partial)

5-Bette Davis Eyes-Kim Carnes (partial)

4-Telephone-Sheena Easton (Partial)

3-Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me-Juice Newton (partial)

2-Muscles-Diana Ross (partial)

1-Twist of Fate-ONJ

7/7/85 Good

(12m-incomplete)

Raspberry Beret-Prince

Would I Lie To You?-Eurythmics

Top 10 Albums of 1984

(no closing credits)

10-Duran Duran-The Reflex

9-Deniece Williams (Footloose)-Let's Hear It For The Boy

8-The Police-Wrapped Around Your Finger

7-ZZ Top-Legs

6-Van Halen-Panama

5-Culture Club-Miss Me Blind

4-Billy Joel-Uptown Girl

3-Lionel Richie-Running With The Night

2-Huey Lewis & The News-The Heart of Rock 'N' Roll

1-Michael Jackson-Billie Jean

6/22/86 Good w/o/c

10-Heart (Nothing at All)

9-El DeBarge (Who's Johnny)

8-Simply Red (Holding Back the Years)

7-George Michael (A Different Corner)

6-Howard Jones (No One Is To Blame)

5-Nu Shooz (I Can't Wait)

4-Madonna (Live To Tell)

3-Jets (I've Got A Crush On You)

2-Billy Ocean (There'll Be Sad Songs)

1-On My Own (Patty LaBelle & Michael McDonald)

3 Top Movers of Billboard 100

Hanging on a Heart Attack-Device

Higher Love-Steve Winwood w/ Chaka Khan

Voice of America-John Cafferty & The Beaverbrown Band