Flashback Sunday: American Top 40, April 26, 1980

Counting down the hits from 40 years ago, from “Meh” to “Yeah!”

Jeremy Helligar

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Queen’s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” video (Photo: YouTube)

Forty years ago today, I was nearly three months away from beginning a tradition that would define my formative 1980s. Every Sunday afternoon after church, from 1pm to 4pm, I was glued to my radio, listening to Casey Kasem’s “American Top 40” countdown.

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Jeremy Helligar

Brother Son Husband Friend Loner Minimalist World Traveler. Author of “Is It True What They Say About Black Men?” and “Storms in Africa” https://rb.gy/3mthoj