CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40 – 8/5/78


40:    LOVE IS IN THE AIR – JOHN PAUL YOUNG
39:    GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE – EARTH, WIND & FIRE
38:    YOU’RE A PART OF ME – GENE COTTON WITH KIM CARNES
CHART TRIVIA:    LONGEST LEAP INTO THE #1 POSITION        
37:    MACHO MAN – THE VILLAGE PEOPLE     
36:    MR. BLUE SKY – ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA     
35:    RIVERS OF BABYLON – BONEY M    
34:    HOT CHILD IN THE CITY – NICK GILDER
33:    YOU AND I – RICK JAMES
32:    TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE – EDDIE MONEY
31:    DANCE WITH ME – PETER BROWN
30:    YOU – RITA COOLIDGE
29:    CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS - TODD RUNDGREN    
28:    STUFF LIKE THAT – QUINCY JONES
27:    KISS YOU ALL OVER - EXILE
26:    FOOL (IF YOU THINK IT’S OVER) – CHRIS REA
25:    I’VE HAD ENOUGH - WINGS
24:    TAKE A CHANCE ON ME - ABBA
23:    SHAME – EVELYN “CHAMPAGNE” KING
22:    RUNAWAY – JEFFERSON STARSHIP
21:    STAY – JACKSON BROWNE
20:    THE GROOVE LINE - HEATWAVE
19:    KING TUT – STEVE MARTIN
18:    HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
17:    BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE – A TASTE OF HONEY
16:    AN EVERLASTING LOVE – ANDY GIBB
15:    I’M NOT GONNA LET IT BOTHER ME TONIGHT – ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION
CHART TRIVIA:    KING OF THE NOVELTY RECORDS
14:    MY ANGEL BABY – TOBY BEAU
13:    LIFE’S BEEN GOOD – JOE WALSH
12:    COPACABANA – BARRY MANILOW
11:    MAGNET AND STEEL – WALTER EGAN
10:    STILL THE SAME – BOB SEGER
  9:    LOVE WILL FIND A WAY – PABLO CRUISE
  8:    HOT BLOODED - FOREIGNER
  7:    USE TA BE MY GIRL – THE O’JAY’S
  6:    BAKER STREET – GERRY RAFFERTY
CHART TRIVIA:    BIGGEST LIVE RECORDING HIT
  5:    SHADOW DANCING – ANDY GIBB
  4:    LAST DANCE – DONNA SUMMER
  3:    GREASE – FRANKIE VALLI
  2:    THREE TIMES A LADY – THE COMMODORES
  1:    MISS YOU – THE ROLLING STONES