Articles by 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

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

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

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”.

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

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

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

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),

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

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of October 21, 1983 It’s Bonnie Tyler’s last week in the top spot. Meanwhile, Quiet Riot, Pat Benatar and Jackson & McCartney make big moves up the chart.

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of October 14, 1983 Big debuts on the chart this week. “Everyday People” from Joan Jett, “Everyday I Write The Book” by Elvis Costello, Pat Benatar’s “Love Is

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of October 7, 1983 Bonnie Tyler still holds down the top spot this week. She’ll be there for the entire month, in fact. We have three notable debuts