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
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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