Download or read book American Top 40 written by Rob Durkee and published by Schirmer Trade Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Durkee provides a complete history of the highly successful radio countdown program, from its beginnings in the 1960s through the years of success and decline, its disappearance, and its rebirth. 40 illustrations.