It's time for another Casey Kasem American Top 40 flashback #AT40. This week, we travel back to January 8, 1972. Who will be #1?
Listen to Casey on SiriusXM 70s, and follow this 🧵 to find out.
Listen to Casey on SiriusXM 70s, and follow this 🧵 to find out.
January 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Lightning #classiccountdown because I heard some of one from Sept 6 1975 a MERE 50 gd years ago. Might as well open a TIME CAPSULE or watch a JIMMY STEWART film or whatever UGH no we join your program already in progress
September 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Lightning #classiccountdown because I heard some of one from Sept 6 1975 a MERE 50 gd years ago. Might as well open a TIME CAPSULE or watch a JIMMY STEWART film or whatever UGH no we join your program already in progress
LDD to @sbarolo.bsky.social about doing the #ClassicCountdown “I Started a Joke”
September 24, 2023 at 10:43 PM
LDD to @sbarolo.bsky.social about doing the #ClassicCountdown “I Started a Joke”
I love how each episode sums-up the music of a single year! I'm so glad you liked it! 😁 🎶 #ClassicCountdown
February 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I love how each episode sums-up the music of a single year! I'm so glad you liked it! 😁 🎶 #ClassicCountdown
No. No. No!!! #TheGoGos #OurLipsAreSealed is not over 40 years old!!!
#ClassicCountdown #Countdown1982
#Countdown
#ClassicCountdown #Countdown1982
#Countdown
The Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed (1982 Countdown)
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November 17, 2024 at 7:20 AM
No. No. No!!! #TheGoGos #OurLipsAreSealed is not over 40 years old!!!
#ClassicCountdown #Countdown1982
#Countdown
#ClassicCountdown #Countdown1982
#Countdown
#IGotYou it’s only the 11th best #NewZealand song of all time? Surely it has to be number one! #SplitEnz
#ClassicCountdown #Countdown #Countdown1980
#ClassicCountdown #Countdown #Countdown1980
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November 17, 2024 at 6:20 AM
#IGotYou it’s only the 11th best #NewZealand song of all time? Surely it has to be number one! #SplitEnz
#ClassicCountdown #Countdown #Countdown1980
#ClassicCountdown #Countdown #Countdown1980
What a talented brother and sister duo. Up to the 1980 episode of #ClassicCountdown & #MollyMeldrum is interviewing Jimmy Barnes and one of the other blokes from #ColdChisel. I looked up to see who wrote #KheSahn; it was the magnificent #DonWalker who is the brother of the fabulous #BrendaWalker.
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November 17, 2024 at 6:10 AM
What a talented brother and sister duo. Up to the 1980 episode of #ClassicCountdown & #MollyMeldrum is interviewing Jimmy Barnes and one of the other blokes from #ColdChisel. I looked up to see who wrote #KheSahn; it was the magnificent #DonWalker who is the brother of the fabulous #BrendaWalker.
Distracting myself from the pain of my #RheumatoidArthritis, which is flared up since I went cold turkey on the steroids on Thursday. Distracting myself with #ClassicCountdown and #Countdown50YearsOn.
November 17, 2024 at 4:02 AM
Distracting myself from the pain of my #RheumatoidArthritis, which is flared up since I went cold turkey on the steroids on Thursday. Distracting myself with #ClassicCountdown and #Countdown50YearsOn.
Thank you, my fellow hard quizzer! Distracting myself with #ClassicCountdown. And outbursts of screaming.
November 17, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Thank you, my fellow hard quizzer! Distracting myself with #ClassicCountdown. And outbursts of screaming.
And now the #classiccountdown #1 song on the American Top 40, from 40 years ago this week:
THE REFLEX –•– Duran Duran
Highly agreeable nonsense. Get in loser, me & the boys are going to Jupiter to get more stupider. A fun way to conclude a wild week in music history.
Thanks for your fun replies! 💕
THE REFLEX –•– Duran Duran
Highly agreeable nonsense. Get in loser, me & the boys are going to Jupiter to get more stupider. A fun way to conclude a wild week in music history.
Thanks for your fun replies! 💕
Duran Duran - The Reflex (Official Music Video)
The official Duran Duran video for "The Reflex" by Duran Duran from 1983's SEVEN & THE RAGGED TIGER. Directed by Russell MulcahyStream Duran Duran's greatest...
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June 23, 2024 at 8:42 PM
And now the #classiccountdown #1 song on the American Top 40, from 40 years ago this week:
THE REFLEX –•– Duran Duran
Highly agreeable nonsense. Get in loser, me & the boys are going to Jupiter to get more stupider. A fun way to conclude a wild week in music history.
Thanks for your fun replies! 💕
THE REFLEX –•– Duran Duran
Highly agreeable nonsense. Get in loser, me & the boys are going to Jupiter to get more stupider. A fun way to conclude a wild week in music history.
Thanks for your fun replies! 💕
Top 10 tracks of the #classiccountdown from June 23, 1984!
#10 EYES WITHOUT A FACE –•– Billy Idol
Extra points for singing with that asymmetrical lip sneer.
I recently heard a 15-minute remix of this song in my favorite BBQ joint. I never got bored and it made the brisket taste incredible
#10 EYES WITHOUT A FACE –•– Billy Idol
Extra points for singing with that asymmetrical lip sneer.
I recently heard a 15-minute remix of this song in my favorite BBQ joint. I never got bored and it made the brisket taste incredible
Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face
Official music video for "Eyes Without A Face" performed by Billy Idol. Remastered in HD!Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of ‘Rebel Yell’ with an expanded edit...
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June 23, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Top 10 tracks of the #classiccountdown from June 23, 1984!
#10 EYES WITHOUT A FACE –•– Billy Idol
Extra points for singing with that asymmetrical lip sneer.
I recently heard a 15-minute remix of this song in my favorite BBQ joint. I never got bored and it made the brisket taste incredible
#10 EYES WITHOUT A FACE –•– Billy Idol
Extra points for singing with that asymmetrical lip sneer.
I recently heard a 15-minute remix of this song in my favorite BBQ joint. I never got bored and it made the brisket taste incredible
#classiccountdown track #20 through #11 will be posted in this thread:
#classiccountdown continues: 🇺🇸 Top 40, July 23, 1984
#20 MAGIC –•– The Cars
The production on Cars singles is amazing. Perfectly of its time but also immortal. People 1000 years from now will be bopping their heads and relating to Ric Ocasek's obsession with sad weird fashionable women
#20 MAGIC –•– The Cars
The production on Cars singles is amazing. Perfectly of its time but also immortal. People 1000 years from now will be bopping their heads and relating to Ric Ocasek's obsession with sad weird fashionable women
The Cars - Magic (Official Music Video)
You're watching the official music video for The Cars - "Magic" from the album 'Heartbeat City' (1984)Subscribe to the Rhino Channel! https://Rhino.lnk.to/Yo...
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June 23, 2024 at 2:11 PM
#classiccountdown track #20 through #11 will be posted in this thread:
#classiccountdown continues: 🇺🇸 Top 40, July 23, 1984
#20 MAGIC –•– The Cars
The production on Cars singles is amazing. Perfectly of its time but also immortal. People 1000 years from now will be bopping their heads and relating to Ric Ocasek's obsession with sad weird fashionable women
#20 MAGIC –•– The Cars
The production on Cars singles is amazing. Perfectly of its time but also immortal. People 1000 years from now will be bopping their heads and relating to Ric Ocasek's obsession with sad weird fashionable women
The Cars - Magic (Official Music Video)
You're watching the official music video for The Cars - "Magic" from the album 'Heartbeat City' (1984)Subscribe to the Rhino Channel! https://Rhino.lnk.to/Yo...
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June 23, 2024 at 2:06 PM
#classiccountdown continues: 🇺🇸 Top 40, July 23, 1984
#20 MAGIC –•– The Cars
The production on Cars singles is amazing. Perfectly of its time but also immortal. People 1000 years from now will be bopping their heads and relating to Ric Ocasek's obsession with sad weird fashionable women
#20 MAGIC –•– The Cars
The production on Cars singles is amazing. Perfectly of its time but also immortal. People 1000 years from now will be bopping their heads and relating to Ric Ocasek's obsession with sad weird fashionable women
#classiccountdown hits #30 through #21 will be posted in the following thread:
#classiccountdown continues: 🇺🇸 Top 40, July 23, 1984
This thread includes #30 thru #21
#30 BREAKIN’…There's No Stopping Us –•– Ollie & Jerry
The video is a clip from the movie Breakin', which seems to be about convincing a panel of bank presidents to enjoy breakdancing (they freaking LOVE it)
This thread includes #30 thru #21
#30 BREAKIN’…There's No Stopping Us –•– Ollie & Jerry
The video is a clip from the movie Breakin', which seems to be about convincing a panel of bank presidents to enjoy breakdancing (they freaking LOVE it)
Ollie & Jerry - Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us (Official Video Clip)
# HD # 1984 #
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June 22, 2024 at 9:37 PM
#classiccountdown hits #30 through #21 will be posted in the following thread:
#classiccountdown continues: 🇺🇸 Top 40, July 23, 1984
This thread includes #30 thru #21
#30 BREAKIN’…There's No Stopping Us –•– Ollie & Jerry
The video is a clip from the movie Breakin', which seems to be about convincing a panel of bank presidents to enjoy breakdancing (they freaking LOVE it)
This thread includes #30 thru #21
#30 BREAKIN’…There's No Stopping Us –•– Ollie & Jerry
The video is a clip from the movie Breakin', which seems to be about convincing a panel of bank presidents to enjoy breakdancing (they freaking LOVE it)
Ollie & Jerry - Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us (Official Video Clip)
# HD # 1984 #
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June 22, 2024 at 9:36 PM
#classiccountdown continues: 🇺🇸 Top 40, July 23, 1984
This thread includes #30 thru #21
#30 BREAKIN’…There's No Stopping Us –•– Ollie & Jerry
The video is a clip from the movie Breakin', which seems to be about convincing a panel of bank presidents to enjoy breakdancing (they freaking LOVE it)
This thread includes #30 thru #21
#30 BREAKIN’…There's No Stopping Us –•– Ollie & Jerry
The video is a clip from the movie Breakin', which seems to be about convincing a panel of bank presidents to enjoy breakdancing (they freaking LOVE it)
#classiccountdown from June 23, 1984
As the numbers get smaller, the hits get bigger!
#33 WHAT IS LOVE –•– Howard Jones
Howard had no way of knowing this in 1984, but there is only one correct answer to "What Is Love?", and that is "Baby don't hurt me"
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As the numbers get smaller, the hits get bigger!
#33 WHAT IS LOVE –•– Howard Jones
Howard had no way of knowing this in 1984, but there is only one correct answer to "What Is Love?", and that is "Baby don't hurt me"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqxu...
What Is Love ? [Official music video] - Howard Jones (HD/HQ)
What is love?, by Howard Jones, official music video (1984). Full video restored (4k), HQ audio.℗ Cherry Red Records.Lyrics:I love you whether or not you lov...
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June 22, 2024 at 8:17 PM
#classiccountdown from June 23, 1984
As the numbers get smaller, the hits get bigger!
#33 WHAT IS LOVE –•– Howard Jones
Howard had no way of knowing this in 1984, but there is only one correct answer to "What Is Love?", and that is "Baby don't hurt me"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqxu...
As the numbers get smaller, the hits get bigger!
#33 WHAT IS LOVE –•– Howard Jones
Howard had no way of knowing this in 1984, but there is only one correct answer to "What Is Love?", and that is "Baby don't hurt me"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqxu...
#classiccountdown for June 23rd, 1984
#38 PRIME TIME –•– Alan Parsons Project
The countdown WILL get good, and soon, but not quite yet.
Interesting video, in which a mannequin is turned into a real live woman and she's immediately like noooooo this sucks turn me back
#38 PRIME TIME –•– Alan Parsons Project
The countdown WILL get good, and soon, but not quite yet.
Interesting video, in which a mannequin is turned into a real live woman and she's immediately like noooooo this sucks turn me back
The Alan Parsons Project - Prime Time (Official HD Video)
Official HD Video for "Prime Time" by The Alan Parsons Project`Prime Time' was the second single from `Ammonia Avenue' - a 1984 studio album by The Alan Pars...
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June 22, 2024 at 5:01 PM
#classiccountdown for June 23rd, 1984
#38 PRIME TIME –•– Alan Parsons Project
The countdown WILL get good, and soon, but not quite yet.
Interesting video, in which a mannequin is turned into a real live woman and she's immediately like noooooo this sucks turn me back
#38 PRIME TIME –•– Alan Parsons Project
The countdown WILL get good, and soon, but not quite yet.
Interesting video, in which a mannequin is turned into a real live woman and she's immediately like noooooo this sucks turn me back
Starting a new thread—let's get into the actual Top 40 #classiccountdown for June 23, 1984:
FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVE –•– Michael Jackson
Having finally exhausted the Thriller album for hit singles, they reanimated this 1972 vault track from baby Michael. The public was not satisfied.
Playlist ⬇️
FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVE –•– Michael Jackson
Having finally exhausted the Thriller album for hit singles, they reanimated this 1972 vault track from baby Michael. The public was not satisfied.
Playlist ⬇️
American Top 40 - June 23, 1984
American Top 40 - June 23, 1984 · Playlist · 46 songs
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June 22, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Starting a new thread—let's get into the actual Top 40 #classiccountdown for June 23, 1984:
FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVE –•– Michael Jackson
Having finally exhausted the Thriller album for hit singles, they reanimated this 1972 vault track from baby Michael. The public was not satisfied.
Playlist ⬇️
FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVE –•– Michael Jackson
Having finally exhausted the Thriller album for hit singles, they reanimated this 1972 vault track from baby Michael. The public was not satisfied.
Playlist ⬇️
I'll skeet the American Top 40 singles from 40 years ago, June 23rd 1984, in this thread. I will take it slow, reaching #1 sometime tomorrow.
#classiccountdown format invented by @triggerloop.bsky.social 👑
If you want spoilers here's a Spotify playlist of this pretty amazing week in pop music:
#classiccountdown format invented by @triggerloop.bsky.social 👑
If you want spoilers here's a Spotify playlist of this pretty amazing week in pop music:
June 22, 2024 at 3:16 PM
I'll skeet the American Top 40 singles from 40 years ago, June 23rd 1984, in this thread. I will take it slow, reaching #1 sometime tomorrow.
#classiccountdown format invented by @triggerloop.bsky.social 👑
If you want spoilers here's a Spotify playlist of this pretty amazing week in pop music:
#classiccountdown format invented by @triggerloop.bsky.social 👑
If you want spoilers here's a Spotify playlist of this pretty amazing week in pop music:
Might mess around later and skeet a #classiccountdown of the Top 40 US singles from 40 years ago this week - June 23, 1984 🎵
June 22, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Might mess around later and skeet a #classiccountdown of the Top 40 US singles from 40 years ago this week - June 23, 1984 🎵
And that's the American Top 40 #ClassicCountdown from exactly 40 years ago. I hope you had fun & maybe learned something about yourself. 🫶
Maybe @triggerloop.bsky.social or @shrewshrew.bsky.social or @clutchscience.bsky.social will do a countdown sometime. But never @lauramcknight.bsky.social.
Maybe @triggerloop.bsky.social or @shrewshrew.bsky.social or @clutchscience.bsky.social will do a countdown sometime. But never @lauramcknight.bsky.social.
American Top 40 • September 24, 1983
American Top 40 • September 24, 1983 · Playlist · 66 songs · 4 likes
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September 25, 2023 at 1:38 AM
And that's the American Top 40 #ClassicCountdown from exactly 40 years ago. I hope you had fun & maybe learned something about yourself. 🫶
Maybe @triggerloop.bsky.social or @shrewshrew.bsky.social or @clutchscience.bsky.social will do a countdown sometime. But never @lauramcknight.bsky.social.
Maybe @triggerloop.bsky.social or @shrewshrew.bsky.social or @clutchscience.bsky.social will do a countdown sometime. But never @lauramcknight.bsky.social.
#ClassicCountdown 24Sept1983
We made it to number 1!
#1 ~ Billy Joel ~ TELL HER ABOUT IT
I'm sorry but An Innocent Man was Good, not because nostalgia is good per se but bc it energized the Beej to write some peppy songs. Admit it, he was never this much fun again. Also, communication is important
We made it to number 1!
#1 ~ Billy Joel ~ TELL HER ABOUT IT
I'm sorry but An Innocent Man was Good, not because nostalgia is good per se but bc it energized the Beej to write some peppy songs. Admit it, he was never this much fun again. Also, communication is important
Billy Joel - Tell Her About It (Official Video)
In 1983, Billy Joel released his album An Innocent Man, an album that traces Joel's musical history through his teenage years in the late '50s and early '60s...
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September 25, 2023 at 1:31 AM
#ClassicCountdown 24Sept1983
We made it to number 1!
#1 ~ Billy Joel ~ TELL HER ABOUT IT
I'm sorry but An Innocent Man was Good, not because nostalgia is good per se but bc it energized the Beej to write some peppy songs. Admit it, he was never this much fun again. Also, communication is important
We made it to number 1!
#1 ~ Billy Joel ~ TELL HER ABOUT IT
I'm sorry but An Innocent Man was Good, not because nostalgia is good per se but bc it energized the Beej to write some peppy songs. Admit it, he was never this much fun again. Also, communication is important
#ClassicCountdown 24Sept1983
#2 ~ Bonnie Tyler ~ TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART
I was gonna make a joke that this song kinda of sounds like Meatloaf if he took the music business seriously. But turns out it's by Jim Steinman who wrote Bat Out Of Hell!
Creepy kid alert. Do not turn around, bright eyes
#2 ~ Bonnie Tyler ~ TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART
I was gonna make a joke that this song kinda of sounds like Meatloaf if he took the music business seriously. But turns out it's by Jim Steinman who wrote Bat Out Of Hell!
Creepy kid alert. Do not turn around, bright eyes
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart (Turn Around) (Official Video)
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart (Turn Around) (Official Video)Stream Bonnie Tyler here: https://bonnietyler.lnk.to/Streaming Subscribe to the Bonni...
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September 25, 2023 at 1:16 AM
#ClassicCountdown 24Sept1983
#2 ~ Bonnie Tyler ~ TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART
I was gonna make a joke that this song kinda of sounds like Meatloaf if he took the music business seriously. But turns out it's by Jim Steinman who wrote Bat Out Of Hell!
Creepy kid alert. Do not turn around, bright eyes
#2 ~ Bonnie Tyler ~ TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART
I was gonna make a joke that this song kinda of sounds like Meatloaf if he took the music business seriously. But turns out it's by Jim Steinman who wrote Bat Out Of Hell!
Creepy kid alert. Do not turn around, bright eyes
Getting close now. C'mon scoot
#ClassicCountdown 24Sept1983
#3 ~ Men Without Hats ~ THE SAFETY DANCE
Never once in my childhood did anyone ever discuss that this song was odd. By that point we were so punch-drunk from 80's pop culture, it seemed normal I guess
Still a freaking JAM if you want to
#ClassicCountdown 24Sept1983
#3 ~ Men Without Hats ~ THE SAFETY DANCE
Never once in my childhood did anyone ever discuss that this song was odd. By that point we were so punch-drunk from 80's pop culture, it seemed normal I guess
Still a freaking JAM if you want to
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
Music video by Men Without Hats performing The Safety Dance. (C) 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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September 25, 2023 at 1:05 AM
Getting close now. C'mon scoot
#ClassicCountdown 24Sept1983
#3 ~ Men Without Hats ~ THE SAFETY DANCE
Never once in my childhood did anyone ever discuss that this song was odd. By that point we were so punch-drunk from 80's pop culture, it seemed normal I guess
Still a freaking JAM if you want to
#ClassicCountdown 24Sept1983
#3 ~ Men Without Hats ~ THE SAFETY DANCE
Never once in my childhood did anyone ever discuss that this song was odd. By that point we were so punch-drunk from 80's pop culture, it seemed normal I guess
Still a freaking JAM if you want to
#ClassicCountdown 24Sept1983
#4 ~ Michael Sembello ~ MANIAC
I grew in Pittsburgh and I can tell you, this is *exactly* what it was like. I too was rejected from ballerina school for appropriating hip-hop. Good song
Warning: this video contains flashing lights, clownface and promotional film clips
#4 ~ Michael Sembello ~ MANIAC
I grew in Pittsburgh and I can tell you, this is *exactly* what it was like. I too was rejected from ballerina school for appropriating hip-hop. Good song
Warning: this video contains flashing lights, clownface and promotional film clips
Michael Sembello - Maniac (1983) (Official Video)
#MichaelSembello #Maniac #Flashdance
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September 25, 2023 at 12:57 AM
#ClassicCountdown 24Sept1983
#4 ~ Michael Sembello ~ MANIAC
I grew in Pittsburgh and I can tell you, this is *exactly* what it was like. I too was rejected from ballerina school for appropriating hip-hop. Good song
Warning: this video contains flashing lights, clownface and promotional film clips
#4 ~ Michael Sembello ~ MANIAC
I grew in Pittsburgh and I can tell you, this is *exactly* what it was like. I too was rejected from ballerina school for appropriating hip-hop. Good song
Warning: this video contains flashing lights, clownface and promotional film clips