Old broadcasts of Casey Kasem’s “American Top 40” can be listened to via satellite radio, online radio stations and YouTube. Some old broadcasts of American Top 40 with Casey Kasem can be downloaded from American-top-40.bplaced.net.
To listen to old broadcasts of the radio show “American Top 40” hosted by Casey Kasem on satellite radio, visit SiriusXM.com and search for “Casey Kasem” in the search bar. This brings up a list of channels featuring “American Top 40”; click on a channel to view the weekly schedule for specific times when Casey Kasem’s Top 40 is schedule to air.
“American Top 40” with Casey Kasem can also be listened to via online radio websites, such as tunein.com and iHeart.com. Search for “Casey Kasem” or “American Top 40” to find stations that play classic episodes of the radio show.
Old episodes of “American Top 40” may also be listened to on YouTube.com. Full episodes are available and may be searched for by decade, year or a specific date.
Old episodes of “American Top 40” with Casey Kasem can also be downloaded from American-top-40.bplaced.net. This website offers free MP3 downloads of classic broadcasts of the radio show from the 1970s and 1980s. Accompanying playlists for each episode are available for download as PDF files.
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Our DVR burnt out and my Dad had a bunch recorded from Sirius via Dish, but I dont think they play them anymore. I know there is an Iheartradio station for AT40 so I think that is at least a start. I guess he can record from that if he wants to keep them.
Anyway, thanks for any help.
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This is my audio mp3/wma-collection [list updated on 3/7/2022]. Almost all AT40 shows have a bitrate of 192 kBit/s. [I have reduced the bitrates on my main page to enable easier downloads.] CT40 shows are in various bitrates. AT20/AT10 shows are in 192 or 256 kBit/s.
# 1] all "American Top 40" [AT40] shows with Casey Kasem [and guest hosts] from 7/4/1970 to 8/6/1988, including all specials and year-end-shows:
* Top 80 of 1970, 40 Top Artists of the Rock'n'Roll Era [1955-1971] [5/1/1971], Top 40 Christmas Songs 1940-1971* [12/25/1971], #80-#41 of 1971 [reconstructed, details see below!], Top 40 of 1971, Top 40 of the Rock Era [1955-1972] [7/1/1972], National Album Countdown [8/5/1972], 40 Top Artists of the past 5 years [9/1/1967 - 9/1/1972] [9/30/1972], Top 80 of 1972, Most Popular Records of the past 5 years [3/1/1968 - 3/1/1973] [4/7/1973], 40 Greatest Disappearing Acts of the Rock'n'Roll Era [1955-1973] [7/7/1973], 40 Top Artists of the Rock'n'Roll Era [1955-1973] [10/6/1973], Top 40 Christmas Songs 1940-1973 [12/22/1973], #80-#41 of 1973 [reconstructed, details see below!], Top 40 of 1973, 40 Most Extraordinary British Hits of the Rock Era [1955-1974] [4/6/1974], 40 Top Artists of the 1970s [1970-1974] [7/6/1974], 10 Top Producers of the 1970s [1970-1974] [10/5/1974], Top 100 of 1974, 40 Greatest Disappearing Acts of the Rock'n'Roll Era [1955-1975] [4/5/1975], 40 Top Rock'n'Roll Acts of the 1950s [10/4/1975], Top 100 of 1975, 40 years of July 4th #1 Songs [1937-1976] [7/3/1976], 40 Top Hits of the Beatle years [1964-1970] [10/2/1976], Top 100 of 1976, 40 Most Popular Girls of the Rock'n'Roll Era [7/2/1977], Top 100 of 1977, 40 Top Movie Songs [1960-1978] [4/1/1978], Dutch Top 100 version of the regular show from 5/27/1978, 40 Top Recording Acts of the 1970s [1970-1978] [7/1/1978], Top 100 of 1978, 40 Top Hits of the Disco Era [1974–1979] [7/7/1979], a fake[!] regular show from 7/7/1979 with Townsand Coleman, #100-#51 of 1979 [reconstructed, details see below!], Top 50 of 1979, Top 50 of the 1970s, Book of Records [7/5/1980], Top 100 of 1980, 40 Biggest Hits of the Beatles [together and apart, 1964-1981]** [7/4/1981], Top 100 of 1981, Top 100 of 1982, 40 Top Acts of the 1980s [1980-1983] [7/2/1983], Top 100 of 1983, Top 100 of 1984, Top 100 of 1985, Giants of Rock'n'Roll [7/5/1986], Top 100 of 1986, 40 Top Hits of the 1980s [1980-1987] [7/4/1987], Top 100 of 1987, 40 Top Newcomers of the 1980s [1980-1988] [5/28/1988], Triathlon of Rock'n'Roll [1960s, 1970s, 1980s] [7/2/1988]
* including Casey’s very first countdown show from 7/4/1970 [already on my website] and its 5th anniversary rerun on 7/5/1975
* plus an extended version of the Top 40 Christmas Songs 1940-1971 from 12/25/1971, created by myself [already on my website]
** plus Wings live
* In addition to the original recordings my collection also includes almost all AT40 shows with Casey Kasem from 1970 to 1988 in "remastered" versions. [Only guest-hosted shows were not remastered.] Those recordings have better sound quality and include additional "extras", songs later inserted by the Premiere Radio Networks, presented by Larry Morgan. The 1970s reruns have three extras each, the 1980s four. All shows are without commercials. Birates vary, but a lot have 320 kBit/s.
* Those remastered shows also include five curiosities: the #1 Hits of the 1970s in 6 parts [4 hours each, i. e. 24 hours overall], the #1 Hits of the 1980s in 5 parts [4 hours each, i. e. 20 hours overall], #80-#41 of 1971, #80-#41 of 1973 and #100-#51 of 1979. Those shows were reconstructed[!], using old voice segments from Casey Kasem, by Ken Martin, and were broadcast in 2014 [1970s], 2018[?][1980s], on 12/26/2020 [1971], 1/1/2017 [1973] and 1/1/2022 [1979]. The #1 songs from 1970 through 1979 and 1980 through 1988 [not 1989!] respectively are played chronologically [plus extra songs].
# 2] all "American Top 40" [AT40] shows with Shadoe Stevens [and guest hosts] from 8/13/1988 to 1/28/1995, including all specials and year-end-shows:
* Top 100 of 1988, World Tour [Top 40 Americans outside the USA in 1980s] [5/27/1989], Book of Records, 1980s edition [1980-1989] [9/2/1989], Top 100 of 1989, 1st Walt Disney World Special [regular show, 5/12/1990], 20th anniversary special [7/7/1990], Top 100 of 1990, Star Trek the next generation special [1/26/1991], 2nd Walt Disney World Special [regular show, 5/11/1991], 40 Top American Acts of the past 10 years [1981-1991] [7/6/1991], Top 100 of 1991, 3rd Walt Disney World Special [regular show, 5/9/1992], Top 100 of 1992, Top 100 of 1993, Top 50 of 1994
# 3] all "Casey's Top 40" [CT40] shows with Casey Kasem [and guest hosts] from 1/21/1989 to 3/21/1998, including all 6 specials [all from 1989 and 1990] and all year-end-shows:
* Top 40 Acts of the 1980s [11/25/1989], Top 40 #1s of the 1980s, Top 40 of 1989, Top 40 Movie Hits of the 1980s [3/17/1990], Top 40 Dance Hits of the 1980s [5/26/1990], Top 40 Summer Hits of the 1980s [7/7/1990], Top 40 British Hits of the 1980s [9/1/1990], Top 40 Million Sellers of the 1980s [11/24/1990], Top 100 of 1990, Top 100 of 1991, Top 100 of 1992, Top 100 of 1993, Top 100 of 1994, Top 100 of 1995, Top 100 of 1996, Top 100 of 1997
* including the two last shows named "Top 40 Countdown"
You should know that "Casey's Top 40" is not the same as "American Top 40" [AT40]! From 1989 to 1995 AT40 [with Shadoe Stevens] and CT40 [with Casey Kasem] ran parallel each week. From 1995 to 1998 there was only CT40. And in 1998 Casey re-started AT40 [and abandoned CT40]. You can read all the details on Wikpedia, just enter "Casey's Top 40".
# 4] all "American Top 40" [AT40] shows with Casey Kasem [and guest hosts] of the modern AT40 era from 3/28/1998 to 1/3/2004, including the only special and all year-end-shows:
* Top 100 of 1998 [also available „remastered“], Top 40 of 1999, Top 40 of the 1990s [also available „remastered“], Y2k Countdown, 40 days that changed music [1/1/2000][also available „remastered“], Top 100 of 2000, Top 100 of 2001, Top 100 of 2002, Top 100 of 2003
# 5] all "American Top 40" [AT40] shows with Ryan Seacrest [and guest hosts] from 1/10/2004 to 12/25/2021, including all year-end-shows [there were no specials anymore]:
* Top 100 of 2004, Top 100 of 2005, Top 100 of 2006, Top 100 of 2007, Top 100 of 2008, Top 100 of 2009,Top 40 of the 2000s [2000-2009], Top 40 of 2010, Top 40 of 2011, Top 40 of 2012, Top 40 of 2013, Top 40 of 2014, Top 40 of 2015, Top 40 of 2016, Top 40 of 2017, Top 40 of 2018, Top 40 of 2019, Top 40 of the 2010s [2010-2019], Top 40 of 2020, Top 40 of 2021
* including the 40-years-anniversary show from 7/3/2010 [regular show]
* including the regular show from 6/21/2014 with an obituary to Casey Kasem
* including the 50-years-anniversary show from 7/4/2020 [regular show]
* This AT40 is based on the so-called CHR [Contemporary Hit Radio] format which equals the „pop charts“.
# 6] 7 "American Top 40" [AT40] - Hot AC [HAC] shows with Ryan Seacrest:
* 1/25/2014, 2/1/2014, 2/8/2014, 2/15/2014, 2/22/2014, 3/1/2014, Top 40 of 2021
* This AT40 is a "hot adult contemporary" [HAC] spin-off of "American Top 40" which ran parallel to it.
# 7] all "American Top 20" [AT20] - Hot AC [HAC] shows with Casey Kasem [and guest hosts] from 1/3/2004 to 7/4/2009, including all year-end-shows [also all before 2004], plus the first 52 regular shows:
* 3/28/1998 [very first show] to 4/3/1999; including 7/11/1998 and 9/12/1998 [guest host David Perry resp.]; including 10/10/1998, 12/5/1998 and 3/6/1999 [guest host Ed McMann resp.]; including 11/7/1998 and 2/6/1999 [guest host Steve Striet resp.]; Top 60 of 1998, Top 30 of 1999, Top 30 of the 1990s, Top 60 of 2000, Top 60 of 2001, Top 60 of 2002, Top 60 of 2003, Top 60 of 2004, Top 60 of 2005, Top 60 of 2006 [normal version and CFN [Canadian Forces Network] Europe version], Top 60 of 2007, Top 60 of 2008
* including Casey’s very last countdown show from 7/4/2009 [Top 10 already on my website]
* This AT20 is a "hot adult contemporary" [HAC] spin-off of "American Top 40" which ran parallel to it.
# 8] all "American Top 20" [AT20] - AC year-end-shows, 2 specials and 85 regular shows, all with Casey Kasem, namely
* 1998: 10/17, Top 60 of 1998
* 1999: 4/10 to 12/18, including 7/10, 9/4, 10/2, 10/30 and 11/27 [guest host Ed McMann resp.], including 8/7 [guest host Joe Cipriano]; Top 30 of 1999, Top 30 of the 1990s
* 2000: 1/8 to 11/11, including 1/8, 2/12, 3/11, 7/15, 8/12, 9/16, 10/14 and 11/11 [guest host Ed McMann resp.]; Top 60 of 2000
* 2001: 9/15, 12/1 [guest host Ed McMann], All-time Top 30 Christmas Songs [12/8], Top 60 of 2001
* 2002: Top 30 of 2002
* 2003: All-time Top 30 Christmas Songs [12/20, based on the 2001 version], Top 30 of 2003
* This AT20 is an "adult contemporary" [AC] spin-off of "American Top 40" which ran parallel to it.
# 9] all "American Top 10" [AT10] year-end-shows, 2 specials and 6 regular shows, all with Casey Kasem, namely
* Christmas around the World [12/25/2004], Top 30 of 2004, All-time Top 60 Christmas Songs [12/17&24/2005], Top 30 of 2005, 4/8/2006, 7/8/2006, 8/5/2006, 10/21/2006, 11/11/2006, Top 30 of 2006, 2/17/2007, Top 30 of 2007, Top 30 of 2008
* AT10 is an "adult contemporary" [AC] spin-off of "American Top 40" which ran parallel to it. It is the shortened successor to AT20 - AC!
# 10] almost all "Casey's Countdown" [CC] year-end-shows and 5 regular shows, all with Casey Kasem, namely the
* Top 70 of 1992, Top 70 of 1993, 8/20/1994, 9/3/1994, 9/10/1994, Top 35 of 1994, 10/28/1995, Top 35 of 1995, Top 60 of 1996, 8/16/1997, Top 60 of 1997 [only part 2, #30 - #1]
* CC is an "adult contemporary" [AC] spin-off of "Casey's Top 40" which ran parallel to it.
* CC was a Top 20 show.
# 11] all "Casey's Hot 20" [CH20] year-end-shows and 4 regular shows, all with Casey Kasem, namely the
* Top 35 of 1994, 1/7/1995, 1/14/1995 [guest host David Perry], 5/20/1995, 8/19/1995, Top 35 #1s of the 1990s [1990-1995] [12/23/1995], Top 35 of 1995, Top 60 of 1996, Top 60 of 1997
* CH20 is a "hot adult contemporary" [HAC] spin-off of "Casey's Top 40" which ran parallel to it.
# 12] a few Casey Kasem extras:
* bloopers, outtakes [incl. the "Dead Dog Tape"] and persiflages
* Not the American Top 40 with Kasee Deecee [9/3/1984] from The American Comedy Network Inc. [ca. 1 hour]
* Casey on KRLA, Pasadena, CA [5/27/1965] [ca. 1 hour, mono - already on my website]
* an interview with Casey Kasem from 2004, after his last AT40-show [ca. 6 min - already on my website]
* "American Top 40": a promotional tape from 1981 [ca. 13 min]
* "American Top 40": start theme song [1970], end theme song [1984]
* "Casey’s Top 40" number jingles - 40 slow, 40 fast
# 13] a few Shadoe Stevens extras:
* a promo new host CD from 8/13/1988: all year-end #1s from 1970 to 1987
* a commemorative CD from 7/7/1990: Top Artists of the AT40 era 1970-1990
* a CD with all jingles, including number jingles
# 14] A tribute to the King of the Countdown: Casey Kasem, a special 1 h 45 min program [320 kBit/s] which was broadcast shortly after Casey’s death at the week ending 6/21-22/2014. The show is hosted by two of his children, Mike Kasem and Kerri Kasem, and contains tributes by Shadoe Stevens, Ryan Seacrest [both his successors as AT40 hosts], Rick Dees [a "rival" Top 40 presenter], Don Bustany [Casey's long-term partner and co-founder of AT40] and Michael Bublé. You will also hear a selection of original sequences from Casey's radio career, e. g. the very first Long Distance Dedication from 1978 and its "predecessor"[!] on KRLA from 1964. Mike and Kerri talk about all significant aspects of their father's life, including [voice] acting, TV presenting, baseball and his philanthropic character.
# 15] Letters to Casey – The Longest Distance Dedication, a special 4 h 20 min program [320 kBit/s] which was broadcast a few months after Casey’s death on Labor Day weekend on 9/1/2014. The show is hosted by Jay Ashward, Tom Daniels and Jeff Michaels, and contains post-mortem letters to Casey from listeners from around the world plus a dedicated song respectively.
# 16] The Billboard Top 30 of 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1955. No shows, just the songs [each as a separate file].
# 17] all but one "National Music Survey" [NMS] shows with Dick Clark [1929-2012] from 5/30/1981 to 10/26/1985, including all specials and year-end-shows:
* Top 30 of 1981, Top 30 of 1982, Top 30 of 1983, Midsummer Spectacular [Top 30 of the 1980s [1980-1984]] [8/18/1984], Top 10 Recording Acts of 1984 [12/1/1984], Top 30 of 1984, Top 30 Movie Hits of the Past Decade [1975-1985] [3/23/1985], Top 30 of the last 10 Summers [8/31/1985]
* The only show missing is from 8/3/1985.
* including Dick’s very first NMS countdown show from 5/30/1981, and his last from 10/26/1985
* plus 6 NMS shows hosted by Dick Clark’s successor Bill St. James: Top 30 of 1975-1985 [co-host Mike Love, 11/2/1985], 11/9/1985, 11/23/1985, 12/7/1985, 2/15/1986 and 5/24/1986
* plus 3 NMS shows hosted by the next successor Charlie Tuna: 11/8/1986, 6/20/1987 and the 30 Hottest Summertime Hits of the 1980s [1980-1988] [7/2/1988]
* plus 2 NMS shows hosted by the next successors Bill Maier and Sylvia Aimerito: 10/15/1988 and 9/16/1989
* During the whole Dick Clark era NMS was a Top 30 show based on the so-called CHR [Contemporary Hit Radio] format which equals the „pop charts“. During the Bill St. James era NMS fluctuated between Top 20 and Top 25. And under Charlie Tuna and Bill Maier/Sylvia Aimerito it was a Top 25 show. It ran from 5/30/1981 until mid-1996 and was launched in direct competition to AT40. Before that Dick Clark served as an AT40 guest host for Casey Kasem once on 3/25/1972.
* The following 19 shows are also available in their "adult contemporary" [AC] Top 25 or Top 20 [since July 1985] spin-off:
* 1984: 7/21, 9/8, 10/20, 10/27
* 1985: 1/12, 3/2, 3/16, 4/13, 6/15, 6/22, 7/13, 7/27, 8/10, 9/7 to 10/12
# 18] 44 "Countdown America" [CA] shows with John Leader, including 2 year-end-shows:
* 1983: 1/15 [second show], 2/5, 3/12, 3/26, 5/7, 5/14, 6/4, 6/11, 7/2, 7/16, 7/23, 8/27, 9/3, Top 83 of 1983
* 1984: 3/24, 4/28, 6/2, 11/3, Top 84 of 1984
* 1985: 2/16, 2/23, 3/30 to 4/27, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/8, 6/22 to 8/10, 8/31, 9/14, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19
* CA started as a Top 30 show. In 1984 it became a Top 40 countdown.
# 19] 57 "Countdown America" [CA] shows with Dick Clark, including 6 year-end-shows:
* 1985: 11/16 [probably third show with Dick Clark], 11/23, 11/30, Top 40 of 1985
* 1986: 2/22, 3/8 to 4/5, 6/14, 7/12, 9/28, 11/1, 11/15
* 1987: 1/3, 1/17, 1/24, 5/23, 7/4, 9/26, Top 40 of 1987
* 1988: 10/22, 12/3, 12/24, Top 40 of 1988
* 1989: 3/4, 7/22, Top 40 of 1989, Top 40 of the 1980s
* 1990: 3/24, 12/8
* 1991: 8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 9/7, 9/21, 9/28, 10/19, 10/26, 11/9, 12/14
* 1992: 2/15, 3/28, 6/12, 10/31, 11/21
* 1993: 1/23 to 3/6, 12/25, Top 60 of 1993
* 1994: 10/14
* 1995: none
* CA remained a Top 40 show until 6/28/1986. On 7/5/1986 it re-introduced the original Top 30 format and changed from CHR ["pop charts"] to AC [adult contemporary]. in 1991 CA was further reduced to just a Top 20 show. It ran until 1995 when there was a name change to "US Music Survey". This new show continued with Dick Clark until 2004, and until its very last edition on 12/25/2005.
# 20] 16 "Weekly Top 30" [WT30] shows with Mark Elliot [1939-2021], including 1 special and all year-end-shows:
* 1979: 6/30 [very first show] to 7/28, 9/15, Top 30 of 1979
* 1980: 2/2 [guest host John Leader], All-time Top 30 [7/5], 8/30, 9/20, Top 30 of 1980
* 1981: 6/6 [guest host Rick Dees], 8/1, 9/5, Top 60 of 1981
* WT30 ran from 6/30/1979 until 1/2/1982 and was launched as the very first direct competition to AT40. Before that Mark Elliot served 5 times as an AT40 guest host for Casey Kasem on 10/8/1977, 12/3/1977, 5/13/1978, 7/8/1978 and 1/6/1979. After WT30 had finished he resumed guest-hosting for Casey while on 1/9/1982 the "Weekly Music Magazine" with Charlie Van Dyke became the short-lived successor [I also have this very first show plus a further one from 6/5/1982], ending on 12/25/1982.
# 21] hundreds of "Weekly Top 40" [WT40] shows with Rick Dees, including 33 specials and 23 year-end-shows:
* 1983: Top 83 of 1983 [only Top 20, very poor quality]
* 1984: most shows [except 1/7, 2/25, 3/10, 3/17, 3/31, 6/16, 6/30 and 8/11], including: 7/14 [guest host Big Ron O'Brien], 40 Hottest Summer Hits of the 1980s [1980-1984] [7/21], 12/1 [guest host Big Ron O'Brien], Top 84 of 1984
* 1985: all but one shows [except 6/15], including: 4/20 [guest host Bruce Vidal], 40 Hottest Summer Hits of 1985 [7/13], Top 40 of 1985, #1s of 1985 [1/4/1986]
* 1986: all but one shows [except 4/19], including: Spring Fling Special [4/12], School's Out Summer Special [Top 40 of the School Year 1985/1986] [6/14], 7/19 and 7/26 [guest host Bruce Vidal resp.], Top 40 #1s of the 1980s [1980-1986] [10/25], Top 86 of 1986
* 1987: almost all shows [except 1/17 and 6/6], including: 2/7 [guest host Bruce Vidal], All Request Weekend Special [4/11], Father's Day 1980s One-Shot Special [6/20], 40 Hottest Summer Hits of 1987 [8/1], 9/5 and 11/21 [guest host Bruce Vidal resp.], Top 40 of 1987
* 1988: all shows, including: 4/9 [guest host Bruce Vidal], Top 40 #2s of the 1980s [1980-1988] [5/7], Walt Disney World Special [regular show, 6/25], 7/16 and 7/30 [guest host Bruce Vidal resp.], 40 Hottest Summer Hits of the 1980s [1980-1988] [8/6], Top 40 Remakes of the 1980s [1980-1988] [11/26], Top 40 of 1988
* 1989: all shows, including: Clone Countdown [co-host Richard Halpern, regular show in comedy format, 1/21], 2/25 [guest host Bruce Vidal], 4/8 [co-host Paula Abdul], 4/15 [co-host Richard Marx], 4/29 [guest host Bruce Vidal], Platinum Plus Special [singles sold over 2 million copies] [5/27], 6/17 [co-host Michael Damian], Breakin' Up Special [artists gone solo from groups] [7/1], 40 Hottest Summer Hits of 1989 [9/16], 10/21 [co-host Martika], 12/2 [co-host Exposé], Top 80 of the 1980s
* 1990: 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/24, 5/19 to 6/9, 7/14, 8/4, 8/11, 9/1, 9/8, 9/15, 10/20, 12/1, 12/8, Top 90 of 1990
* 1991: 1/19, 1/26, 2/16, 3/2, 3/16, 3/23, 4/6, 4/20, 5/11, 6/1, 6/8, 6/29 [guest host Bruce Vidal], 7/13, 7/20, 8/3, 40 Hottest Summer Hits of 1991 [8/10], 9/14, 11/2, 11/16, 12/14, Top 40 of 1991
* 1992: 1/11, 2/15, 3/7, 3/28, 4/11, 4/18, 5/9, 5/23, 6/27, 7/4, 7/11, 7/25, 8/22, 8/29, 9/12, 10/3, 10/17, 11/21, 11/28, 12/19, Top 92 of 1992
* 1993: 1/9, 1/16, 1/30, 2/27, 3/20, 4/3, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/15, 5/29, 6/19, 6/26, 7/3, 7/24, 40 Hottest Summer Hits of 1993 [8/7], 8/21, 9/11, 9/25 to 10/16, 10/30, 11/27, Top 93 of 1993
* 1994: 1/15, 1/22, 2/5, 3/5, 4/9, 5/28, Top 40 Remakes of the 1990s [1990-1994] [6/11], 6/25, 7/16, 7/23, 40 Hottest Summer Hits of 1994 [8/27], 9/3, 9/17, 10/22, 11/5, 12/10, 12/17, [year-end-show missing]
* 1995: 1/21, 1/28, 2/11 to 3/11, 3/25 [co-hosts Melissa Etheridge and Jamie Walters], 4/1, 4/15 to 5/13, 5/27, 6/3, 6/24, 7/1, 7/15 to 8/5, 8/19, 8/26, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23 [co-host Paula Abdul], 9/30 to 10/21, 11/4 to 11/25, All Request Special [12/2], 12/9, Top 95 of 1995
* 1996: 1/6 [co-host Meat Loaf], 1/20, 2/3, 2/10, 4/13, 4/27, 6/8, 7/6, 7/13 [co-host Ellen K.], 8/17, 8/31, 9/7, 9/28, 10/5, 10/19, 11/9, 11/16, [year-end-show missing]
* 1997: 1/4, 2/1, 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/29, 4/19, 5/24, 6/7, 7/5, 7/12 [co-hosts Todd Newton and Mike Myers], 7/19, 8/2, 8/16, 8/23, Top 40 #1s of the 1990s [1990-1997] [8/30], 9/13, 10/25, 11/15, 12/6, 12/13, Top 97 of 1997
* 1998: 1/24, 3/21, 5/16, 10/10, 12/5, Christmas 1998 Special [12/12], Top 98 of 1998
* 1999: 1/9, 1/16, 2/13, 3/20 [co-host "Austin Powers" = Mike Myers], 4/3, 4/17 to 5/8, 5/22, 6/12, 6/19, All Request Special [7/10], 8/21, 8/28, 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/16, 10/30, 11/20, 11/27, Top 80 of the 1990s
* 2000: 1/8, 6/10, 8/12, 9/16, 11/11, 11/25, [year-end-show missing]
* 2001: 2/3, 4/21, 6/2, 9/8, 10/20, Christmas 2001 Special [12/24], [year-end-show missing]
* 2002: 1/5, 5/18, 6/29, 8/3, Christmas 2002 Special [12/25], [year-end-show missing]
* 2003: 5/3, 7/19, 7/26, 11/23, [year-end-show missing]
* 2004: 1/17, 4/10, 7/3, 8/21, 10/2, [year-end-show missing]
* 2005: 1/1, 4/23, 6/4, 8/6, 8/20, 9/10, 10/8, 10/29, 12/10, [year-end-show missing]
* 2006: 4/29, 5/6, 5/27, 6/17, #1 Hits of the last 4 years [7/1], 7/8 [guest host Phil Keoghan], 7/15 [guest host Marco Andretti], 8/26, 9/16, 10/21, 11/4, [year-end-show missing]
* 2007: 1/27, 5/12, 7/14, 9/29, [year-end-show missing]
* 2008: 7/26, 10/11, 12/6, Top 100 of 2008
* 2009: 24 shows continuously from Top 40 #1s of the 2000s [2000-2009] [7/11] to Top 40 of 2009 [except 11/28 and 12/26], plus the Biggest #1s of the past 4 years [2006-2009] [co-host Kris Allen, 1/2/2010]
* 2010: 25 shows continuously from 1/9 to 7/17 [except 6/26 and 7/3], including: 6/19 [co-host Tim Allen]; 9/18, Top 40 of the Decade [2000-2010, AC-CHR-HAC version] [1/1/2011]
* 2011: all shows, including: Top 40 #1s of the Decade [2000-2010, CHR-HAC version] [7/9], All Requests Special Radio [7/16], Top 40 Christmas Songs of all time [12/24], Top 40 of 2011
* 2012: all shows, including: All Request Special [1/7], Donna Summer Special [obituary] [5/19], 40 Hottest Summer Hits of 2012 [co-host Kathy Griffin, 6/2], 2000th show [regular show, co-host Kevin Dees, 10/6], Christmas 2012 Special [12/22], Top 40 of 2012
* 2013: all shows, including: Top 40 #1 Hits [recent] [8/31], Top 40 of 2013
* 2014: all shows, including: Top 40 of 2014 [rem.: no new specials in 2014]
* 2015: all shows, including: Your #1 Hits Special [recent] [1/3], Top 40 of 2015
* 2016: all shows, including: Top 40 of 2016 [rem.: no new specials in 2016]
* 2017: none
* 2018: 8/11, 8/18, [year-end-show missing]
* since 2019: none
* WT40 has been running from 9/10/1983 until now!
* My WT40 shows are all based on the so-called CHR [Contemporary Hit Radio] format which equals the „pop charts“. They used the same Radio&Records basis as "Casey’s Top 40". [WT40 also has a "hot adult contemporary" [HAC] spin-off, but I am not collecting those shows.]
# 22] 2 "Teen Top 20" [TT20] shows with Kevin Dees [son of Rick Dees], namely
* 11/10/2010 and 5/7/2011
# 23] 1 „Soundtrack of the 60s“ show with Gary Owens [1934-2015], namely the
* Top 60 of the 1960s [first broadcast on 10/9/1982]
# 24] 74 "American Country Countdown" [ACC] shows with Don Bowman [1937-2013] [and guest hosts], including 8 specials and all year-end-shows:
* 1973: 10/6 [very first show], 10/20, Top 100 of 1973
* 1974: 3/16, 3/23, 40 Top Country Artists of the Billboard Charts [1949-1974] [4/6], 4/13, 4/27, 5/18, 6/1, Top 40 of the 1970s [1970-1974] [7/6], 8/31, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/23, 12/7, 12/14, Top 100 of 1974
* 1975: 4/26, 5/24, 6/7, 6/14, Top 40 Girl Singers [1949-1974] [7/5], 7/26, 8/2, 8/23, Great B-Sides of Hit Country Records [10/4], 10/11, 12/20, Top 100 of 1975
* 1976: 1/31, 2/21, 2/28, 3/13, 3/27, 4/10, God’s Country Easter Special [Inspirational & Gospel] [4/17], 4/24, Songs of the American West [guest host Rex Allen, 7/3], 7/24, 9/4, 9/11, Top 40 Male Singers [1949-1975] [10/2], 12/18, Top 100 of 1976
* 1977: 1/22, 2/5, 2/19, 5/28, 7/23, 8/20, 9/3, Ride this Train [guest host Johnny Cash, 10/29], 11/5, 12/3, Top 100 of 1977
* 1978: all shows until 4/29 [last show with Don Bowman]
* ACC was also created by Casey Kasem but he never hosted the show.
* ACC was a Top 40 show.
# 25] ca. 965 "American Country Countdown" [ACC] shows with Bob Kingsley [1939-2019] [and guest hosts], including 18 specials and all but one year-end-shows:
* 1978: all but one shows [except 11/18], including: 5/6 [first show with Bob Kingsley as regular host], Top 100 of 1978
* 1979: all shows, including: Top 50 of 1979, Top 50 of the 1970s
* 1980: all shows, including: 8/2 [guest host Gene Weed], Top 100 of 1980
* 1981: most shows [except 8/22, 8/29, 9/5, 9/19, 10/3, 10/10, 10/24, 11/14, 12/5 and 12/19], including: Top 100 of 1981
* 1982: 1/9, 2/20, 3/20, 4/10 to 5/1, 5/15, 6/19, 7/17, 8/28, 9/18, 9/25, 10/9, Top 100 of 1982
* 1983: 1st Book of Records [7/4], 8/20, 9/24, Top 100 of 1983
* 1984: 1/28, 4/21, 6/30, 8/25, 10/13, 11/17, Top 100 of 1984
* 1985: 2/2, 4/13, 4/20, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 6/1 to 7/6, 8/17, 8/31 to 11/30, 12/14, 12/21, 12/28, Top 100 of 1985
* 1986: 1/11 [first four-hour-show] to 2/15, 3/15, 3/29, 5/17, 5/31, 6/7, 6/28, 7/12, 9/27, 10/11, 10/25, 11/1, 11/15, 12/27, Top 100 of 1986
* 1987: 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 2/14, 2/21, 3/7, 3/21, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2, 5/9, 6/20, 7/4, 8/1, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/17, 10/24, 11/28, Top 100 of 1987
* 1988: 4/30, Ladies of the 80s [40 Top Female Artists of 1980-1988] [5/28], 8/13, 2nd Book of Records [10/23], 11/26, Top 100 of 1988
* 1989: 1/21, 4/15, 5/27, 6/3, 6/17, 6/24, Men of the 80s [50 Top Male Artists of 1980-1989] [7/1], 7/8, 7/15, 8/5, Elvis Country [Top 40 Country Hits of Elvis Presley] [8/12], 8/12 [regular show], 9/30, 10/28, 11/11 to 12/23, Top 100 of 1989, Top 40 of the 1980s
* 1990: 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/10, 2/17 to 4/28, 6/9, 6/23, 7/28, 8/4, 8/18 to 9/22, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27 [guest host Terry Dorsey], 11/3 [guest host Ichabod Caine], 11/10 to 12/15, Top 100 of 1990
* 1991: almost all shows [except 1/12, 2/2, 6/1 and 7/13], including: 10/19 [guest host Erin Kelly], 10/26 [guest host Dave McLane], Top 100 of 1991
* 1992: most shows [except 5/9, 7/18, 7/25, 8/15, 9/19 and 12/5], including: Hottest Country in the Country, part 2 [of 4, 9/5], 11/7 [guest host Tom Rivers], 11/14 [guest host Tony Thomas], Top 100 of 1992
* 1993: most shows [except 3/13, 4/17, 4/24, 10/30, 11/27, 12/4 and 12/25], including: 30 Biggest Hits of the 1990s [1990-1993] [5/29], 5/29 [regular show], 7/17 [guest host Tim Roberts], 7/24 [guest host Mr. Moby], Hottest Country in the Country, part 3 [of 4, 9/4], 9/4 [regular show], 10/23 [guest host Lee Rogers], Top 100 of 1993
* 1994: most shows [except 1/8, 1/15, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 4/9 to 5/21, 7/2, 7/16, 7/23, 10/22 and 11/26], including: Music Makers Special 94 [5/28], 5/28 [regular show], Hot Country 94 [Hottest Country in the Country, part 4] [of 4, 9/3], 9/3 [regular show], 9/24 [guest hosts John Gorabo and John Murphy], 11/12 [guest host Terry Dorsey], 11/19 [guest host Charlie Morgan], Top 100 of 1994
* 1995: almost all shows [except 6/17, 6/24, 7/22 and 11/18], including: Music Makers Special 95 [8/26], 8/26 [regular show], 11/11 [guest host Terry Dorsey], [year-end-show missing]
* 1996: almost all shows [except 1/6, 3/2, 3/23 and 10/12], including: Top 100 of 1996
* 1997: most shows [except 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 7/19, 11/15 and 12/6], including: 8/2 [guest host Linda O´Brian], Top 100 of 1997
* 1998: all but one shows [except 7/11], including: 12/19 [guest host Bill Kinder], Top 100 of 1998
* 1999: all shows, including: 1/30 and 10/9 [guest host Bill Kinder resp.], 10/16 [guest host Tom Hanrahan], 12/18 [guest host Dale Carter], Christmas in America 1999 [12/25], Top 50 of 1999, 40 Biggest Country Acts in Chart History [1/1/2000 - together with the Top 50 of 1999!]
* 2000: almost all shows [except 5/13 and 6/3], including: 8/26 [guest host Jonathan Wilde], 10/28 [guest host Grover Collins], 11/4 [guest host Johnboy Crenshaw], Christmas in America 2000 [12/25], Top 50 of 2000, 40 Years of the Biggest Hits [Top 10 of 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s] [12/30 - together with the Top 50 of 2000!]
* 2001: 4/7, 4/21, 5/12, 5/19, 6/2, 6/16, 6/23, 6/30, 7/14, 8/11, 8/25, 9/29, 10/6 [guest host Linda O´Brian], 11/3, 11/10, 11/24, 12/15, 12/22 [guest host Bill Whyte], Christmas in America 2001 [12/25], Top 50 of 2001
* 2002: 1/5 to 3/2, 4/6, 5/4, 6/1, 7/6, 8/3, 8/24 [guest host Bill Whyte], 9/7, 10/5, 11/2, 12/7, Top 50 of 2002
* 2003: almost all shows [except 1/4, 2/22, 4/5 and 5/24], including: 6/21 and 8/23 [guest host Bob Picket resp.], Top 50 of 2003
* 2004: most shows [except 1/31, 2/21, 3/20, 5/1, 6/19 to 9/4, 9/18, 11/6 to 12/18], including: 1/24 [guest host Jim Weaver], 10/30 [guest host Bill Whyte], Christmas in America 2004 [12/25], Top 50 of 2004
* 2005: 1/8, 1/15, 2/12, 3/19, 4/2, 5/14, 5/21, 6/18, 7/2, 7/16 to 8/13, 9/17, 10/1, 10/8, 10/29, 11/12, 11/26, 12/10 [guest host Bob Picket], 12/17, 12/24 [last regular show with Bob Kingsley], Christmas in America 2005 [last show with Bob Kingsley, 12/25], Top 40 of 2005 [guest host Michael Jaye]
# 26] 2 "American Country Countdown" [ACC] year-end-shows with Kix Brooks, namely the
* Top 40 of 2006, Top 30 of 2013
# 27] 5 "Country Top 40" [CT40] shows with Bob Kingsley, including 1 year-end-show:
* 12/23/2006, 12/9/2012, 12/16/2012, 12/23/2012, Top 50 of 2012
# 28] The History of Rock and Roll is a lengthy radio documentary hosted by Bill Drake [1937-2008] in its 52-hour[!]-long 1978 version - which I have completely [in segments], spanning 6.12 GB! The original was on 38 LPs! Details: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_Rock_and_Roll
# 29] 47 "Silver Platter Service from Hollywood" shows with Jack Wagner [1925-1995]. Each of the weekly syndicated shows is about 24 minutes long and contains [mostly new] music, interviews and comments.
* 1962: "#1" [March]; "#2", "#3", "#4" [all from June]; "#5" [December] [Rem.: These are not the first five shows!]
* 1963: #83, #84 [both from December]
* 1964: #85, #86 [both from January]; #91, #92 [both from February]; #107, #108 [both from June]
* 1965: #163, #164 [both from August]; #169 [September]; #170, #171, #172, #173 [all from October]; #174, #175, #176 [all from November]
* 1966: #185, #186 [both from January]; #189, #190 [both from February]; #191, #192, #193 [all from March]; #194, #195 [both from April]; #196, #197, #198, #199 [all from May]; #200, #201, #202 [all from June]; #205, #206 [both from July]
* 1967: #239, #240 [both from March]; #243, #244 [both from April]; #247, #248 [both from May]
# 30] 100 British BBC Countdowns:
# 1 "Pick of the Pops" from 3/22/1964 with Alan Freeman [1927-2006]
# 17 "UK Top 20" with Tom Browne [and Simon Bates]
* 1974: 2/24, 5/12
* 1975: 3/9, 4/27, 12/14
* 1976: 3/21, 5/9 [guest host Simon Bates], 5/16
* 1977: 1/30, 4/10, 12/4
* 1978: 1/29, 2/5, 2/19, 3/12 || 4/2, 12/24 [last two Simon Bates as regular host]
# 82 "UK Top 40" with various hosts
* 1978: 11/19 [Simon Bates]
* 1979: 3/25, 7/29 [both Simon Bates] || 12/9 [Tony Blackburn]
* 1980: 5/4, 9/7, 12/14 [all Tony Blackburn]
* 1981: 3/29, 6/7 [both Tony Blackburn]
* 1982: 2/7, 5/2, 5/16, 10/10, 11/7 [all Tommy Vance [1940-2005]]
* 1983: 2/27, 8/7, 8/21, 10/16 [all Tommy Vance]
* 1984: 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 3/4, 4/29, 5/13, 6/3, 7/15, 9/9, 9/23 [all Simon Bates]
* 1985: 1/12, 2/24 [both Richard Skinner]
* 1986: 2/9 [Richard Skinner] || 3/30, 6/15, 10/12, 12/14, 12/28 [all Bruno Brookes]
* 1987: 1/18 [guest host Tommy Vance] || 3/8, 5/31, 6/21, 11/1 [all Bruno Brookes]
* 1988: 4/10, 4/24, 5/22 [all Bruno Brookes] || 6/19 [guest host Mark Goodier] || 8/21, 9/11, 10/9, 10/30, 11/13, 12/18 [all Bruno Brookes]
* 1989: 5/14, 7/23 [both Bruno Brookes], Top 80 of the 1980s [Alan Freeman and Mark Goodier]
* 1990: 2/11, 3/25, 4/29, 6/3, 7/29 [all Bruno Brookes] || 12/23 [Mark Goodier]
* 1991: 2/3 [Tommy Vance] || 3/3, 3/24, 4/21, 11/3 [all Mark Goodier]
* 1992: 4/26, 5/31, 8/9 [all Bruno Brookes] || 10/25 [guest host Simon Bates]
* 1993: 2/21 [Bruno Brookes] || 4/18 [guest host Mark Goodier] || 5/16, 12/19 [both Bruno Brookes]
* 1995: 11/26 [Mark Goodier]
* 1996: 7/14 [Mark Goodier]
* 1997: 10/26, 12/7 [both Mark Goodier]
* 1998: 2/22, 3/29, 4/26, 10/11 [all Mark Goodier]
* 1999: 11/28 [Mark Goodier]
# 1 "Official Chart" from 3/16/2018 with Scott Mills
# 31] 4 Austrian ["Hit wähl mit"] year-end-shows [„Ö3-Jahreshitparade“] and 1 regular show, hosted in German [but with US and UK music as well], namely the
* regular show [Top 15 plus 7 new songs out-of-competition] from 8/16/1981 with Thomas Klock [guest host for Hans Leitinger], Top 30 of 1982 with Thomas Klock [guest host for Udo Huber], Top 30 of 1983, Top 25 of 1984 and Top 30 of 1985, respectively with Udo Huber
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