Casey Kasem's American Top 40—July 26, 1986

Movie soundtracks rules airwaves, with Top Gun riding up in the cockpit. Former and current members of Genesis gobble up three spots on this week’s countdown.

Jul 26, 2024

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The countdown also contains the blueprint for New Jack Swing, David Lee Roth objectifying the Statue of Liberty, and quite possibly, the single greatest video in MTV history.

It’s mid-summer of 1986, and this week’s Top 40 Countdown proves the old adage—“We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off To Have Fun.”

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