Hello,
What were the biggest songs 40 years ago this week. I like looking at lists like this, it reminds me of a lot of songs that I hadn't heard in years. This list comes from https://top40weekly.com/1983-all-charts/
The Top 40:
1) Men at Work "Down Under":
2) Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney "The Girl Is Mine":
3) Don Henley "Dirty Laundry":
I haven't heard or thought of this song in so many years. 4) Hall and Oates "Maneater":
"Let's Get It On", only not as good and a bit skanky. 5) Marvin Gaye "Sexual Healing":
6) Toni Basil "Mickey":
I think this song will always have a place in pop culture of the world. 7) Toto "Africa":
8) James Ingram and Patti Austin 'Baby, Come To Me":
9) The Clash "Rock The Casbah":
The exquisite and wildly underappreciated Dionne Warwick. 10) Dionne Warwick "Heartbreaker":
11) Laura Branigan "Gloria":
12) Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle "You and I":
13) Joe Jackson "Steppin' Out":
14) Little River Band "The Other Guy":
15) Phil Collins "You Can't Hurry Love":
16) Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band "Shame On The Moon";
17) Kenny Loggins "Heart To Heart":
18) ABC "The Look of Love (Part 1)":
19) Adam Ant "Goody Two Shoes":
20) John Cougar "Hand To Hold On To":
21) Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers "You Got Lucky":
22) Fleetwood Mac "Love In Store":
23) Billy Joel "Allentown":
24) The J. Geils Band "I Do":
25) The Stray Cats "Stray Cat Strut":
26) The Stray Cats "Stray Cat Strut":
27) Sammy Hagar "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy":
28) Lionel Richie :Truly":
29) Juice Newton "Heart of The Night":
30) Kool & The Gang "Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La, La, La)":
31) Musical Youth "Pass The Dutchie":
This is a truly great song, but I'm surprised that it made the Top 40. 32) Peter Gabriel "Shock The Monkey":
I thought this was a song that I had never heard, but I was wrong. 33) Tavares "A Penny For Your Thoughts":
34) Moving Pictures "What About Me":
It's Culture Club and Boy George's first introduction to America. 35) Culture Club "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me":
This song came out one year after her biggest hit "Bette Davis Eyes". 36) Kim Carnes "Does It Make You Remember":
37) A Flock of Seagulls "Space Age Love Song":
38) Air Supply "Two Less Lonely People In The World":
Oh it's that "Memory". This song was near the end of Barry Manilow being relevant in the pop culture seen. Well Barry we'll always have "Mandy" and "Copacabana". Thank you for those. 39) Barry Manilow "Memory":
He had three Top Ten hits as part of Raydio. Then he had a Top Ten hit on his own with "The Other Woman". Now this is a song that I have never heard before, but it's a pretty good song. Two years after this Parker would reach his peak with the funk masterpiece "Ghostbusters". 40) Ray Parker Jr. "Bad Boy":
POWER PLAYS
41 47 ALL THOSE LIES –•– Glenn Frey (Asylum)-6 (41)
42 46 PUT IT IN A MAGAZINE –•– Sonny Charles (Highrise)-10 (42)
43 50 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-8 (43)
44 44 I GOTTA TRY –•– Michael McDonald (Warner Brothers)-10 (44)
45 48 RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES –•– America (Capitol)-8 (45)
46 51 I KNEW YOU WHEN –•– Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-6 (46)
47 53 ON THE LOOSE –•– Saga (Portrait)-7 (47)
48 55 THE WOMAN IN ME –•– Donna Summer (Geffen)-5 (48)
49 — YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-1 (49)
50 56 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-6 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
49 — YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-1 (49)
72 — I’M ALIVE –•– Neil Diamond (Columbia)-1 (72)
73 — BREAKING US IN TWO –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-1 (73)
76 — TIED UP –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-1 (76)
80 — DREAMIN’ IS EASY –•– Steel Breeze (RCA)-1 (80)
83 — I CAN’T STAND STILL –•– Don Henley (Asylum)-1 (83)
86 — DON’T TELL ME YOU LOVE ME –•– Night Ranger (Boardwalk)-1 (86)
88 — WINDOWS –•– Missing Persons (Capitol)-1 (88)
90 — BETCHA SHE DON’T LOVE YOU –•– Evelyn King (RCA)-1 (90)
91 — ALWAYS –•– Firefall (Atlantic)-1 (91)
