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Every song, artist & show from Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 and Casey’s Top 40.

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American Top 40 — April 23, 1988

Host: Casey Kasem Songs on show: 42 Non-chart: 2

The April 23, 1988 American Top 40, hosted by Casey Kasem, included 42 songs. #1 was Where Do Broken Hearts Go by Whitney Houston. 5 songs debuted this week. 4 songs were in their final week on the chart. Also on the show: 2 Long Distance Dedications (I Won't Forget You, Born In The U.S.A.) .

On this show

  1. 40
    One Good Reason Paul Carrack
    Week 1 of 5 · Peaks #28
  2. 39
    Strange But True Times Two
    Week 1 of 8 · Peaks #21
  3. 38
    Everything Your Heart Desires Daryl Hall & John Oates
    Week 1 of 11 · Peaks #3
  4. 37
    Going Back To Cali L.L. Cool J
    Week 5 of 5 · Peak #31
  5. 36
    My Girl Suave
    Week 1 of 7 · Peaks #20
  6. 35
    Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley
    Week 14 of 14 · Peak #1
  7. 34
    Say It Again Jermaine Stewart
    Week 2 of 5 · Peaks #27
  8. 33
    Kiss And Tell Bryan Ferry
    Week 2 of 3 · Peaks #31
  9. 32
    Dreaming Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
    Week 2 of 9 · Peaks #16
  10. 31
    One More Try George Michael
    Week 2 of 14 · Peaks #1
  11. 30
    I Want Her Keith Sweat
    Week 12 of 13 · Peak #5
  12. 29
    Piano In The Dark Brenda Russell featuring Joe Esposito
    Week 4 of 13 · Peaks #6
  13. 28
    Check It Out John Cougar Mellencamp
    Week 9 of 9 · Peak #14
  14. 27
    Pamela Toto
    Week 5 of 8 · Peaks #22
  15. 26
    You Don't Know Scarlett & Black
    Week 7 of 8 · Peak #20
  16. 25
    I Wish I Had A Girl Henry Lee Summer
    Week 4 of 7 · Peaks #20
  17. 24
    Endless Summer Nights Richard Marx
    Week 13 of 15 · Peak #2
  18. 23
    Fishnet Morris Day
    Week 5 of 6 · Peaks #23
  19. 22
    Two Occasions Deele
    Week 4 of 12 · Peaks #10
  20. 21
    Wait White Lion
    Week 3 of 11 · Peaks #8
  21. LDD
    I Won't Forget You Poison
  22. 20
    I Don't Want To Live Without You Foreigner
    Week 3 of 11 · Peaks #5
  23. 19
    Out Of The Blue Debbie Gibson
    Week 12 of 13 · Peak #3
  24. 18
    Shattered Dreams Johnny Hates Jazz
    Week 4 of 13 · Peaks #2
  25. 17
    Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) Samantha Fox
    Week 4 of 14 · Peaks #3
  26. 16
    Always On My Mind Pet Shop Boys
    Week 3 of 10 · Peaks #4
  27. 15
    Rocket 2 U The Jets
    Week 11 of 13 · Peak #6
  28. 14
    Electric Blue Icehouse
    Week 6 of 13 · Peaks #7
  29. 13
    One Step Up Bruce Springsteen
    Week 6 of 8 · Peaks #13
  30. 12
    Some Kind Of Lover Jody Watley
    Week 9 of 10 · Peak #10
  31. 11
    Man In The Mirror Michael Jackson
    Week 11 of 13 · Peak #1
  32. 10
    Prove Your Love Taylor Dayne
    Week 7 of 11 · Peaks #7
  33. 9
    Pink Cadillac Aretha Franklin
    Week 1 of 1 · Peaks #9
  34. 8
    Anything For You Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
    Week 5 of 14 · Peaks #1
  35. LDD
    Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen
  36. 7
    I Saw Him Standing There Tiffany
    Week 7 of 9 · Peaks #7
  37. 6
    Angel Aerosmith
    Week 9 of 15 · Peaks #3
  38. 5
    Girlfriend Pebbles
    Week 9 of 12 · Peaks #5
  39. 4
    Wishing Well Terence Trent D'Arby
    Week 9 of 15 · Peaks #1
  40. 3
    Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car Billy Ocean
    Week 10 of 14 · Peak #1
  41. 2
    Devil Inside INXS
    Week 9 of 12 · Peaks #2
  42. 1
    Where Do Broken Hearts Go Whitney Houston
    Week 8 of 13 · Peaks #1

Debuts

Final week on chart

Chart history