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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of March 5, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: March 5th After seven weeks on the charts, Michael Jackson finally takes the number one spot with “Billie Jean”. It’s the first number one single from his juggernaut “Thriller” album. It’s

Pop Culture

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of February 26, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: February 26th Patti Austin and James Ingram are holding strong at #1 with “Baby, Come To Me”. Toto and “Africa” fall fourteen spots to #19, Phil Collins drops twelve spots to

Pop Culture

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of February 19, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: February 19th We have a new #1 song this week. Patti Austin and James Ingram move into the top spot with “Baby, Come To Me”. The top 20 remains largely unchanged

Pop Culture

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of February 12, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: February 5th After slipping one spot to #2 last week, Men At Work reclaim the top spot with “Down Under”. This week’s biggest drop is by Don Henley and the song

Pop Culture

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of February 5, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: February 5th After three weeks in the top spot, Men At Work finally slip one notch making way for Toto and their only #1 hit “Africa”. The song was written by

Pop Culture

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of January 29, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: January 29th Men At Work are still holding down the top spot. After being in the top ten since November of 1982, “Mickey” by Toni Basil starts it’s quick descent back

Pop Culture

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of January 22, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: January 22nd Men At Work are still holding strong this week at #1 with “Down Under”. In fact, all the songs in the top ten are the same, just shuffled a

Pop Culture

Way Back Wednesday: January 8, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: January 8th Our first number one song of the year belongs to Daryl Hall & John Oates. The prototype for the song was a piece that John Oates had been banging

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80s Halloween Music Videos

The 80’s Halloween Video Countdown

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