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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of July 22nd, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of July 22nd, 1983 Another week at the top for The Police and “Every Breath You Take”. In fact, the top six songs remain the same this week CONTINUE READING…

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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of July 15th, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of July 15th, 1983 Our top four songs remain the same this week. Lots of little moves being made all across the chart. The biggest move is the CONTINUE READING…

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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of July 8th, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of July 8th, 1983 We have a new #1 song this week. The Police and “Every Breath You Take” dethrone Irene Cara to take over the top spot. CONTINUE READING…

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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of July 1st, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of July 1st, 1983 Big drops this week by Journey (ten spots), Men At Work (thirteen spots) and Lionel Richie (seventeen spots). Michael Jackson moves his fourth single, CONTINUE READING…

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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of June 24th, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of June 24th, 1983 Irene Cara still sits atop the chart in the #1 position. The biggest jump of the week belongs to The Police and the song CONTINUE READING…

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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of June 17th, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of June 17th, 1983 Irene Cara still holding strong in the #1 position. She’s got two more weeks to go. The biggest jump of the week belongs to CONTINUE READING…

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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of June 3rd, 1983

Eric Vardeman

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

Eric Vardeman

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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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of May 20th, 1983

Eric Vardeman

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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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of May 13th, 1983

Eric Vardeman

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

Eric Vardeman

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

Eric Vardeman

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

Eric Vardeman

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

Eric Vardeman

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…

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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of April 8th, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: April 8th Michael Jackson bookends the top top with “Beat It” moving into the #10 spot while “Billy Jean” still has a stranglehold on #1. Duran Duran also occupies spots on CONTINUE READING…

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