The Southern Ontario/WNY Radio-TV Forum / What Songs Were On American Top 40's First Ever Top 40?

**Posted by RadioActive** July 4, 2025 2:52 pm

The show debuted on July 4, 1970. Did you ever wonder what the songs were on the very first of Casey's countdowns? The full list is on the story below.

American Top 40 Countdown! Casey Kasem’s First Show July 4, 1970

**Posted by mace** July 4, 2025 3:19 pm

WHTT runs AT40 Sunday mornings from 7-10.

**Posted by Easily Amused** July 4, 2025 3:39 pm

Some good, some clunkers.

Good thing he had American Top 40 to fall back on, and voicing various cartoon characters. His acting in 'Doomsday Machine' (a misbegotten Frankenstein of a movie that was only saved by being riffed by the Cinematic Titanic gang) left audiences wanting (their money back). Google it.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0061592/

**Posted by Shorty Wave** July 5, 2025 10:15 am

RadioActive wrote:
The show debuted on July 4, 1970. Did you ever wonder what the songs were on the very first of Casey's countdowns? The full list is on the story below.

American Top 40 Countdown! Casey Kasem’s First Show July 4, 1970

Talk about a mixed bag, from country to borderline bubblegum. There was only one song here that I haven’t heard, that being “Silver Bird” by Mark Lindsay, will check it out, maybe…..!