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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of June 3rd, 1983
This Week In 1983: The Top Music of June 3rd, 1983 It’s week number 2 for Irene Cara in the #1 position. In fact, all the songs in the Top Ten stay in the top CONTINUE READING…
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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of May 27th, 1983
This Week In 1983: The Top Music of May 27th, 1983 After only one week in the top spot, David Bowie gives way to Irene Cara and “Flashdance…What A Feeling”. She’ll occupy the top spot CONTINUE READING…
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The Empire Strikes Back: 40th Anniversary Top Ten
The Empire Strikes Back premiered forty years ago, this week. FORTY years ago. I was ten years old and could not wait to see it and though I remember having to wait a couple of CONTINUE READING…
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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of May 20th, 1983
This Week In 1983: The Top Music of May 20th, 1983 Last weeks highlight song, “Let’s Dance” by David Bowie, knocks “Beat It” out of the top spot after a three week run. “She Blinded CONTINUE READING…
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Music Television: Too Much Is Never Enough! (Book Reviews)
August 1, 1981. 12:01 AM. That’s when the world changed. “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll.” MTV debuts on cable TV (which at the time had only about 25 channels) with little to no fanfare. CONTINUE READING…
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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of May 13th, 1983
This Week In 1983: May 13th It’s the third and final week at #1 for “Beat It” and, while there are still four more singles to be released from the album Thriller (all of which CONTINUE READING…
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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of May 6th, 1983
This Week In 1983: May 6th There’s really no need to talk about who’s sitting at #1, right? Michael Jackson and “Beat It” hold steady in the top spot for yet another week. Hall & CONTINUE READING…
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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of April 29th, 1983
This Week In 1983: April 29th Only out of the top spot for a week, Michael Jackson retakes the #1 position with “Beat It”. In the bottom half of the Top Twenty, Duran Duran meets CONTINUE READING…
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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of April 23rd, 1983
This Week In 1983: April 23rd After seven weeks in the top spot, “Billie Jean” is dethroned by Dexys Midnight Runner and their song, “Come On Eileen”. DMR is a true One Hit Wonder here CONTINUE READING…
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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of April 15th, 1983
This Week In 1983: April 15th It’s the last week in the #1 spot for Michael Jackson and “Billy Jean”. This week’s top ten songs looks like it could be a greatest hits of the CONTINUE READING…
