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Articles by Eric Vardeman

About Eric Vardeman
Curator of 80's playlists (https://sptfy.com/MySpotifyProfile). Tulsa Curling Club founder. Known to play guitar and sing at times. Boomer Sooner. Los Lakers. Dallas Cowboys. Star Wars nerd. Olympic enthusiast. Christmas nut.
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80's

Way Back Wednesday: The Year End Wrap Up

Eric Vardeman

1983: The Year End Wrap Up Well, kids…here we are. The final post in our year long look at the music of 1983. Several times this year, I’ve been asked why I consider 1983 as CONTINUE READING…

80's

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of December 23, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of December 23, 1983 Well, folks…here we are. The last charting week of 1983. Big jumps this week by Matthew Wilder (who climbs nine spots to land at CONTINUE READING…

80's

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of December 16, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of December 16, 1983 Not a ton of movement on the chart this week. The biggest drop of the week belongs to Michael Jackson as “P.Y.T” drops 16 CONTINUE READING…

80's

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of December 9, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of December 9, 1983 Lionel Richie finally gives up the top spot making way for Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson’s second collaboration of the year, “Say Say Say”. CONTINUE READING…

80's

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of December 2, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of December 2, 1983 We’re in the home stretch people! Only three chart weeks left in this year-long exercise. This is Lionel Richie’s last week in the top CONTINUE READING…

80's

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of November 25, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of November 25, 1983 Lionel Richie and “All Night Long” still holds strong at the top again this week as our top five song remain unchanged. As a CONTINUE READING…

80's

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of November 18, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of November 18, 1983 Lionel Richie and “All Night Long” still holds on to the top spot this week. Quiet Riot reaches their peak of #5. Even though CONTINUE READING…

80's

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of November 11, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of November 11, 1983 Kenny and Dolly give way to Lionel Richie as he moves into the #1 spot this week with “All Night Long (All Night)”. He’ll CONTINUE READING…

80's

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of November 4, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of November 4, 1983 Kenny and Dolly still sit atop the charts. Big movers this week include Culture Club (up fourteen spots), John Cougar Mellencamp (up six spots), CONTINUE READING…

80's

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of October 28, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of October 28, 1983 Bonnie Tyler finally drops from the top spot as Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton take over with “Islands In The Stream”. It’s a song CONTINUE READING…

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Rental Return – Rewind: Season 1

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It’s time to Rewind Season 1 of Rental Return! Adam (@Hojukoolander), Chad (@HorrorMovieBBQ), and Jason (@RD80s) bookend the first season of video store tales by reflecting on what they learned through the experiences shared by CONTINUE READING...

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