Thats the one I'm curious about, the Y2K special. Anyone have a list of that top40 countdown?
Here's what I hear, in order (this wasn't an actual countdown). Some of the songs listed weren't played in full. I've notated the ones that are extra short (most of these were used as music beds for Casey's narration).
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (not the hit version)
Chuck Berry - Maybellene (not the hit version)
Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
American Bandstand theme (portion)
Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue (portion); That'll Be The Day
Temptations - My Girl
Beach Boys - Surfin' U.S.A.
Teddy Bears - To Know Him Is To Love Him (portion)
Ronettes - Be My Baby
Bob Dylan - Blowin' In The Wind (portion)
Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street
James Brown - Please Please Please (portion); Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (portion); Say It Loud, I'm Black And Proud
Monkees - I'm A Believer
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man (portion); Respect
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
Joni Mitchell - Woodstock (portion)
Jimi Hendrix - The Star Spangled Banner (portion)
Beatles - Hello Goodbye (portion); Let It Be
Elton John - Your Song
Carole King - You've Got A Friend (portion); It's Too Late
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (portion)
David Bowie - Changes
Trammps - Disco Inferno (portion)
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way
Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The U.K. (portion)
Police - Roxanne
John Lennon - Imagine (portion); (Just Like) Starting Over
Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star (portion)
Michael Jackson - Thriller (portion); Billie Jean
Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A.
Madonna - Like A Virgin
Prince - Purple Rain (portion); When Doves Cry
Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? (portion)
USA For Africa - We Are The World
Rick James - Super Freak (portion)
M.C. Hammer - U Can't Touch This
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (portion); Come As You Are (unplugged)
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
Blues Traveler - Runaround (portion)
Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember You (live)
Backstreet Boys - We've Got It Goin' On (portion); Quit Playing Games With My Heart
Ricky Martin - La Copa De La Vida (portion); Livin' La Vida Loca