1983 in music

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(November 2009) List of years in music (Table) … 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 – 1983 – 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 … Related time period or subjects … 1980 • 1981 • 1982 – 1983 – 1984 • 1985 • 1986 … … 1950s • 1960s • 1970s – 1980s – 1990s • 2000s • 2010s … … 19th century – 20th century – 21st century … Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Science more Contents 1 Events 2 Bands formed 3 Bands disbanded 4 Bands reformed 5 Albums released 6 Biggest hit singles 7 Top hits on record 8 Published popular music 9 Classical music 10 Opera 11 Musical theater 12 Musical films 13 Musical television 14 Births 15 Deaths 16 Awards 16.1 Grammy Awards 16.2 Country Music Association Awards 16.3 Eurovision Song Contest 17 Charts 17.1 List of No. 1 Hits // Events Publication of A Generative Theory of Tonal Music by Fred Lerdahl and Ray Jackendoff. February 6 - Madonna releases her first ever album after signing to Warner Bros.. February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York. July 21 - Diana Ross performs in Central Park in pouring rain; eventually the storm forces her to postpone the rest of the concert till next day. August 19 - Radio Caroline broadcasts from MV Ross Revenge with a new mast. Highest point of the 1981–1985 Menuditis and Menudomania all over Latin America. ZTT Records founded The UK singles chart starts to use electronic terminals in selected stores to gather sales information. The old "sales diary" method will be gradually phased out over the next few years. Steve, Bob and Rich (soon to become The Rainmakers) release demos for Mercury Records "1983... (A Merman I Should Turn To Be)" The members of Kiss show their faces without their makeup for the first time on MTV, simultaneous with the release of their album Lick It Up. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich becomes the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Bands formed See Musical groups established in 1983 Bands disbanded Au Pairs Bauhaus (reform in 1998 and 2005) The Beat (reform in 2003) The Birthday Party Blondie Bow Wow Wow Budgie The Carpenters Earth, Wind and Fire (hiatus until 1988) Minor Threat The Miracles The Misfits (reform in 1995) Mission of Burma Pylon (reform in 1989) Roxy Music Southern Death Cult The Teardrop Explodes The Undertones (reform in 1999) Wall of Voodoo (reform in 1985) The Who (reunions throughout the late 1980s and 1990s) Bands reformed The Animals The Everly Brothers Albums released A Volar - Menudo A Call to Us All - Teri Desario Ageless Medley EP - Amy Grant Ain't It Good to Be Free - Bo Diddley Album - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Alive, She Cried - The Doors All for One - Raven All the Best - Stiff Little Fingers American Made - The Oak Ridge Boys Amore - The Hooters Another Perfect Day - Motörhead Ark - The Animals At War With Satan - Venom Baby Snakes – Frank Zappa Back to Back - Status Quo Back to Mystery City - Hanoi Rocks Bad Influence - Robert Cray Balls to the Wall - Accept Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne Before Hollywood - The Go-Betweens Behind the Scenes - Reba McEntire Believer - Chic The Belle Stars - The Belle Stars (debut) Bent Out of Shape - Rainbow The Blasting Concept - Various Artists Body Wishes - Rod Stewart Born Again - Black Sabbath Branigan 2 - Laura Branigan Break Out - The Pointer Sisters Breaking the Chains - Dokken Built to Destroy - Michael Schenker Group Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat - Minutemen Canterbury - Diamond Head Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie Cargo - Men at Work A Christmas Album - Amy Grant Colour by Numbers - Culture Club Confrontation - Bob Marley & The Wailers Confusion Is Sex - Sonic Youth Construction Time Again - Depeche Mode The Crossing - Big Country Cuts Like a Knife - Bryan Adams DaDa - Alice Cooper Dagger and Guitar - Sort Sol Dazzle Ships - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Dancing for Mental Health - Will Powers (actually Lynn Goldsmith) Deep Sea Skiving - Bananarama Deliver - Oak Ridge Boys Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain - Kevin Ayers Drastic Measures - Kansas Dreamgirls - Original Broadway Cast Album Electric Universe - Earth, Wind & Fire The Eleventh Hour - Magnum Eliminator - ZZ Top Europe - Europe The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect - Todd Rundgren Everything Went Black - Black Flag Everywhere at Once - The Plimsouls Even the Strong Get Lonely - Tammy Wynette Eyes That See in the Dark - Kenny Rogers Fall In a Hole - The Fall Fantastic - Wham! (US) Farewell Tour - The Doobie Brothers (live) Fastway - Fastway Faster Than the Speed of Night - Bonnie Tyler Fearless - Nina Hagen Feast - The Creatures Feel My Soul - Jennifer Holliday Feline - The Stranglers The Final Cut - Pink Floyd 1st - Streets The First Flower - Play Dead The First Four Years - Black Flag First Offense - Corey Hart Flashdance (soundtrack) - Various Artists Flick of the Switch - AC/DC Forged in Fire - Anvil Fortune 410 - Donnie Iris Frontiers - Journey Genesis - Genesis G Force - Kenny G Golden Shower of Hits - Circle Jerks Good Love & Heartbreak - Tammy Wynette Greatest Hits Vol. II - Barry Manilow Have You Ever Been in Love - Leo Sayer Hand of Kindness - Richard Thompson Head First - Uriah Heep Head over Heels - Cocteau Twins Headhunter - Krokus Heart to Heart - Merle Haggard Hearts and Bones - Paul Simon Hello Big Man - Carly Simon Hello, I Must Be Going! - Phil Collins High Land, Hard Rain - Aztec Camera Hootenanny - The Replacements Holy Diver - Dio The Hurting - Tears for Fears (debut) I Put Away My Idols - Dion DiMucci Ich halt zu Dir - Die Flippers Imagination - Helen Reddy In Heat - The Romantics Inarticulate Speech of the Heart - Van Morrison Infidels - Bob Dylan An Innocent Man - Billy Joel Into Glory Ride - Manowar Into the Unknown - Bad Religion Introducing The Style Council - The Style Council Japanese Whispers - The Cure Johnny 99 - Johnny Cash Kill 'Em All - Metallica (Debut) Kilroy Was Here - Styx Klass - Bad Manners The Kitchen Tapes - The Raincoats Labour of Love - UB40 Legendary Hearts - Lou Reed Lesson Well Learned EP - Armored Saint Let's Dance - David Bowie Let's Start a War - The Exploited Lick It Up - Kiss Life - Thin Lizzy Live from Earth - Pat Benatar London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1 – Frank Zappa The Look - Shalamar Lost in the Feeling - Conway Twitty Love Is the Law - Toyah The Luxury Gap - Heaven 17 Madness - Madness (US only compilation) Madonna - Madonna Mama Africa - Peter Tosh The Man from Utopia – Frank Zappa Mean Streak - Y&T Merry Twistmas - Conway Twitty Metal Circus - Hüsker Dü Metal Health - Quiet Riot (American debut) Metal Magic - Pantera (Debut) Michael Bolton - Michael Bolton Midnight at the Lost and Found - Meat Loaf Mike's Murder - Joe Jackson (OST) Mommy's Little Monster - Social Distortion Money and Cigarettes - Eric Clapton Murmur - R.E.M. (full length debut) Neruda - Red Rider Never Let You Go - Rita Coolidge Never Surrender - Triumph Next Position Please - Cheap Trick 90125 - Yes Nocturne - Siouxsie and the Banshees No Frills - Bette Midler No Parlez - Paul Young No Parole from Rock & Roll - Alcatrazz No Rest For The Wicked - Helix Now That's What I Call Music - Various Artists Offramp - The Pat Metheny Group Oriental Towers - The Modern Art Out For Blood - Lita Ford (solo debut) Outside Inside - The Tubes Out of Step - Minor Threat Old Wave - Ringo Starr Pancho & Lefty - Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson Peace Thru Vandalism - The Vandals Perverted by Language - The Fall Pictures - Atlanta Piece of Mind - Iron Maiden Pipes of Peace - Paul McCartney Platinum Blonde - Platinum Blonde (debut EP) Play Dirty - Girlschool The Politics of Dancing - Re-Flex Power, Corruption & Lies - New Order Powerlight(album) - Earth, Wind & Fire The Principle of Moments - Robert Plant Privilege - Ivor Cutler Prodigal Sons - The Dubliners Punch the Clock - Elvis Costello & the Attractions Pyromania - Def Leppard Q-Feel - Q-Feel Queensrÿche - Queensrÿche (debut) Quick Step and Side Kick - Thompson Twins Ratt EP - Ratt The Revölution by Night - Blue Öyster Cult Riding with the King - John Hiatt Right or Wrong - George Strait Rock for Light - Bad Brains Rock 'n Soul Part 1 - Hall & Oates Samurai - Grand Prix Script for a Jester's Tear - Marillion Seal in Red - Rufus Secret Messages - Electric Light Orchestra Self Destruction Blues Hanoi Rocks Seven and the Ragged Tiger - Duran Duran She's So Unusual - Cyndi Lauper She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer Shine On - George Jones Shout at the Devil - Mötley Crüe Show No Mercy - Slayer (debut) Sirens - Savatage (debut) Sleep in Safety - 45 Grave Song and Legend - Sex Gang Children Sound Elixir - Nazareth Southern Death Cult EP - Southern Death Cult (first release by the band to eventually be known as The Cult) Speaking in Tongues - Talking Heads Sports - Huey Lewis and the News Standing in the Light - Level 42 Star People - Miles Davis Steeler - Steeler (Yngwie Malmsteen & Ron Keel's 1st band, This band's only release) Stompin' at the Savoy – Live - Rufus (live) Strive to Survive Causing the Least Suffering Possible - Flux of Pink Indians Subterranean Jungle - The Ramones Subject: Aldo Nova - Aldo Nova Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies (debut) Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics Swordfishtrombones - Tom Waits Synchronicity - The Police Take It to the Limit - Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan That's the Way Love Goes - Merle Haggard Thunder and Lightning - Thin Lizzy Too Low for Zero - Elton John Touch - Eurythmics Tougher Than Leather - Willie Nelson Travels - The Pat Metheny Group Treeless Plain - The Triffids Trouble in Paradise - Randy Newman True - Spandau Ballet 21 Years On - The Dubliners (live) Uh-Huh - John Mellencamp Urban Dance Floor Guerillas - P-Funk All Stars Under A Blood Red Sky - U2 Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (debut) Walk into Light - Ian Anderson War - U2 Warriors - Gary Numan The Waterboys - The Waterboys (debut) Water Sign - Chris Rea Waylon & Company - Waylon Jennings We Are One - Maze featuring Frankie Beverly We've Got Tonight - Kenny Rogers Weeds & Water - Riders in the Sky "Weird Al" Yankovic - "Weird Al" Yankovic (debut) What Makes a Man Start Fires? - Minutemen What's Funk? - Grand Funk Windows in the Jungle - 10cc With Sympathy - Ministry (Debut) The Wild Heart - Stevie Nicks Words and Music - Tavares Works - Pink Floyd Works - Status Quo Yes Sir, I Will - Crass Yentl (soundtrack) - Barbra Streisand Yokan (Hunch) - Miyuki Nakajima You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive You and Me Both - Yazoo You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll - Twisted Sister You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish - George Clinton Zebra - Zebra Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T. (Drawings of Patient O. T.) - Einstürzende Neubauten Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture - David Bowie Zones - Hawkwind Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1983.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries 1 Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" 1983 UK 1 - January 1983, US BB 1 - January 1983, Canada 1 - February 1983, Switzerland 1 - March 1983, Éire 1 - March 1983, Australia 1 for 5 weeks February 1984, Holland 2 - January 1983, Sweden (alt) 2 - March 1983, France 2 - January 1983, US CashBox 3 of 1983, Austria 3 - April 1983, Poland 3 - February 1983, Germany 3 - March 1983, Australia 4 of 1983, RYM 4 of 1983, POP 4 of 1983, Norway 6 - April 1983, Italy 8 of 1983, South Africa 15 of 1983, 15 in 2FM list, Scrobulate 16 of pop, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1983, Acclaimed 33, Europe 40 of the 1980s, Party 53 of 2007, Rolling Stone 58, Germany 139 of the 1980s, OzNet 249, WXPN 620 2 Culture Club "Karma Chameleon" 1983 UK 1 - September 1983, US BB 1 - December 1983, Canada 1 - December 1983, Holland 1 - September 1983, Sweden (alt) 1 - October 1983, Switzerland 1 - October 1983, Norway 1 - October 1983, Éire 1 - September 1983, New Zealand 1 for 6 weeks October 1983, Australia 1 for 5 weeks July 1984, Austria 3 - November 1983, Germany 3 - January 1984, South Africa 7 of 1984, Poland 8 - September 1983, Australia 8 of 1983, US CashBox 14 of 1984, POP 15 of 1984, Italy 16 of 1983, KROQ 25 of 1983, US BB 29 of 1984, RYM 49 of 1983, Scrobulate 71 of 80s, Germany 159 of the 1980s, OzNet 979 3 Irene Cara "Flashdance... What a Feeling" 1983 US BB 1 - April 1983, US CashBox 1 of 1983, Canada 1 - May 1983, Sweden (alt) 1 - May 1983, France 1 - July 1983, Switzerland 1 - June 1983, Norway 1 - June 1983, Italy 1 of 1983, New Zealand 1 for 6 weeks July 1983, Australia 1 for 5 weeks May 1984, Oscar in 1983, UK 2 - June 1983, Australia 2 of 1983, POP 3 of 1983, Austria 4 - August 1983, Germany 4 - June 1983, US BB 6 of 1983, Japan 7 of all time (international songs), South Africa 9 of 1983, Holland 13 - April 1983, Poland 21 - July 1983, Scrobulate 31 of gay, AFI 55, Germany 57 of the 1980s, RYM 121 of 1983, OzNet 243, RIAA 256 4 David Bowie "Let's Dance" 1983 UK 1 - March 1983, US BB 1 - April 1983, Canada 1 - March 1983, Holland 1 - March 1983, Sweden (alt) 1 - April 1983, France 1 - March 1983, Switzerland 1 - April 1983, Norway 1 - March 1983, Éire 1 - April 1983, New Zealand 1 for 6 weeks April 1983, Austria 2 - May 1983, Germany 2 - April 1983, US CashBox 4 of 1983, Poland 5 - April 1983, KROQ 6 of 1983, US BB 15 of 1983, Italy 19 of 1983, Australia 24 of 1983, RYM 32 of 1983, Scrobulate 40 of 80s, POP 47 of 1983, Germany 172 of the 1980s, Belgium 258 of all time, Acclaimed 1445 5 The Police "Every Breath You Take" 1983 UK 1 - May 1983, US BB 1 - June 1983, US BB 1 of 1983, Canada 1 - May 1983, Éire 1 - June 1983, US CashBox 2 of 1983, Sweden (alt) 2 - June 1983, Norway 2 - June 1983, KROQ 3 of 1983, Poland 5 - June 1983, South Africa 5 of 1983, Holland 6 - May 1983, Switzerland 6 - July 1983, Austria 8 - August 1983, Germany 8 - June 1983, France 10 - May 1983, Australia 10 of 1983, Italy 10 of 1983, Virgin 12, Scrobulate 13 of 80s, US BB 16 of 1983, RYM 16 of 1983, Europe 33 of the 1980s, Acclaimed 38, OzNet 38, RIAA 44, POP 49 of 1983, Poland 68 of all time, TheQ 76, Rolling Stone 84, 90 in 2FM list, Belgium 110 of all time, WXPN 216 Top hits on record "1999" - Prince "A Girl Called Johnny" - The Waterboys "Add It Up" - Violent Femmes "Africa" - Toto "All Night Long (All Night)" - Lionel Richie "All Time High" - Rita Coolidge "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" - Naked Eyes "Another State of Mind" - Social Distortion "Australiana" - Austen Tayshus #1 (a) "Authority Song - John Mellencamp "Baby, Come to Me" - Patti Austin with James Ingram (released in 1982) "Baby Jane" - Rod Stewart "Bad Boys" - Wham! "Bad Day" - Carmel "Balls to the Wall" - Accept "Bark at the Moon" - Ozzy Osbourne "Beat It" - Michael Jackson "Big Log" - Robert Plant "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson "Blind Vision" - Blancmange "Blister In The Sun" - Violent Femmes "Bloodstone" - Judas Priest "Blue Monday" - New Order "Blue World" - The Moody Blues "Bop Girl - Pat Wilson #1 (a) "Borderline" - Madonna "Boxerbeat" - JoBoxers "Breakaway - Tracey Ullman "Breaking Us In Two" - Joe Jackson "Buffalo Soldier" - Bob Marley & The Wailers "Buried Treasure" - Kenny Rogers "Burning Down the House" - Talking Heads "Burning Up" - Madonna "Calling Your Name" - Marilyn "Candy Girl" - New Edition "Can't Get Used To Losing You" - The Beat "Cattle And Cane" - The Go-Betweens "Chance" - Big Country "Change" - Tears for Fears "Change In Mood" - Kids in the Kitchen "China Girl" - David Bowie "Chinese Cafe" - Joni Mitchell "Church of the Poison Mind" - Culture Club "Club Tropicana" - Wham! "Come Back And Stay" - Paul Young "Computer One" - Dear Enemy "Countdown/New World Man" - Rush "Crumblin' Down" - John Mellencamp "Cry Me A River" - Mari Wilson "Cum on Feel the Noize" - Quiet Riot "Cuts Like a Knife" - Bryan Adams "Dark Is The Night" - Shakatak "Der Kommissar" - After the Fire "Dead Giveaway" - Shalamar "Dear Prudence" - Siouxsie and the Banshees "Delirious" - Prince "Did You Have To Love Me Like You Do?" - The Coconuts "Dirty Laundry" - Don Henley "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" - Culture Club "Don't Cry" - Asia "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" - Phil Collins "Don't Talk To Me About Love" - Altered Images "Don't You Want Me" - The Human League (Released 1981) "Double Dutch" - Malcolm McLaren "Down Under" - Men at Work "Drop The Pilot" - Joan Armatrading "Electric Avenue" - Eddy Grant "Every Breath You Take" - The Police "Everyday I Write The Book" - Elvis Costello and the Attractions "Everything Counts" - Depeche Mode "Far From Over" - Frank Stallone "Family Man" - Hall & Oates "Faithfully" - Journey "Femme" - Dalida "Fields Of Fire (400 Miles)" - Big Country "Flashdance... What a Feeling" - Irene Cara "Foolin'" - Def Leppard "Freak-A-Zoid" - Midnight Star "Garden Party" - Marillion "Garden Party" - Mezzoforte "Gimme All Your Lovin'" - ZZ Top "Gloria" - Laura Branigan "Gold" - Spandau Ballet "He Knows You Know" - Marillion "Heart & Soul" - Huey Lewis and the News "Heartache Avenue" - The Maisonettes (released in 1982) "Holiday" - Madonna "Holy Diver" - Dio "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" - Laura Branigan "How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye" - Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross "Human Nature" - Michael Jackson "Hungry Like The Wolf" - Duran Duran "I Am (I'm Me)" - Twisted Sister "I Am Love" - Jennifer Holliday "I Cannot Believe It's True" - Phil Collins "I Don't Care Anymore" - Phil Collins "I Don't Remember (Live)" - Peter Gabriel "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" - Elton John (feat. Stevie Wonder) "I Like It" - DeBarge "I Love Rocky Road" - "Weird Al" Yankovic" "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" - Culture Club "I'm Still Standing" - Elton John "In A Big Country" - Big Country "In The Neighborhood" - Tom Waits "I.O.U." - Freeez "Irresistible Bitch" - Prince "Is There Something I Should Know?" - Duran Duran "Islands in the Stream" - Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton "It Don't Matter To Me" - Phil Collins "Johnny B. Goode" - Peter Tosh "Karma Chameleon" - Culture Club "Keep Feeling (Fascination)" - The Human League "Kiss The Bride" - Elton John "Lawyers in Love" - Jackson Browne "Let The Music Play" - Shannon "Let's Dance" - David Bowie "Lick It Up" - Kiss "Listen To The Radio:Atmospherics" - Tom Robinson "Little Red Corvette" - Prince "Long Hot Summer" - The Style Council "Looks That Kill" - Mötley Crüe "Love Blonde" - Kim Wilde "Love Is a Battlefield" - Pat Benatar "Love is a Stranger" - Eurythmics "Love is for All Time" - The Animals "Love of the Common People" - Paul Young "Love on Your Side" - Thompson Twins "Love Town" - Booker Newberry III "Voice of the Heart" - The Carpenters "Major Tom" - Peter Schilling "Make Believe It's Your First Time" (single) - The Carpenters "Mama" - Genesis "Maniac" - Michael Sembello "Many Rivers To Cross" - UB40 "Marguerita Time" - Status Quo "Market Square Heroes" - Marillion "Maxine" - Sharon O'Neil "Modern Love" - David Bowie "Moonlight Shadow" - Mike Oldfield "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" - Bananarama "Nasty Girl" - Vanity 6 "Never Stop" - Echo & the Bunnymen "Never Gonna Let You Go" - Sergio Mendes "New Frontier" - Donald Fagen "New Song" - Howard Jones "New Year's Day" - U2 "Nobody's Diary" - Yazoo "Oblivious" - Aztec Camera "One on One" - Hall & Oates "One Thing Leads to Another" - The Fixx "Only For Love" - Limahl "Only You" - Rita Coolidge "Only You" - The Flying Pickets "Orchard Road" - Leo Sayer "Ooh To Be Ah" - Kajagoogoo "Our House" - Madness "Over and Over" - Shalamar "Our Lips Are Sealed" - Fun Boy Three "Owner of a Lonely Heart" - Yes "Pale Shelter" - Tears for Fears "Photograph" - Def Leppard "Pink Houses" - John Mellencamp "Pills and Soap" - The Imposter "Pipes Of Peace" - Paul McCartney "Pressure Sway" - Machinations "Pride and Joy" - Stevie Ray Vaughan "Promises, Promises" - Naked Eyes "Puttin' on the Ritz" - Taco "Radio Free Europe" - R.E.M. "Rainbow in the Dark - Dio "Reckless" - Australian Crawl #1 "Ricky" - "Weird Al" Yankovic "Rio" - Duran Duran "Rip It Up" - Orange Juice "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" - Electric Light Orchestra "Rock of Ages" - Def Leppard "Rock the Casbah" - The Clash (released in 1982) "Rockit" - Herbie Hancock "Run Runaway - Slade "Saved by Zero" - The Fixx "Say Say Say" - Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney "Screaming for Vengeance" - Judas Priest "Send Her My Love" - Journey "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" - Journey "Sex (Im a...)" - Berlin "Shame on the Moon - Bob Seger "Sharp Dressed Man" - ZZ Top "She Blinded Me with Science" - Thomas Dolby (released in 1982) "She Works Hard For The Money" - Donna Summer "She's A Beauty" - The Tubes "Shiny Shiny" - Haysi Fantazee "Shipbuilding" - Robert Wyatt "Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash "Shout at the Devil" - Mötley Crüe "Sign of the Times" - The Belle Stars "Solitaire" - Laura Branigan "Song To The Siren" - This Mortal Coil "Soul Inside" - Soft Cell "Space Age Love Song" - A Flock of Seagulls "Speak Like A Child" - The Style Council "Stand Back" - Stevie Nicks "Steppin' Out" - Joe Jackson "Straight from the Heart" - Bryan Adams "Straight to Hell - The Clash "Street of Dreams" - Rainbow "Suddenly last Summer" - The Motels "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" - Eurythmics "Synchronicity 2" - The Police "Take Me To Heart" - Quarterflash "Talking In Your Sleep" - The Romantics "Tell Her About It" - Billy Joel "Temptation" - Heaven 17 "Tender Is the Night" - Jackson Browne "That's All" - Genesis "The Big Apple" - Kajagoogoo "The Border" - America "The Celtic Soul Brothers" - Dexys Midnight Runners "The Chinese Way" - Level 42 "The Cutter" - Echo & the Bunnymen "The First Picture Of You" - The Lotus Eaters "The Love Cats" - The Cure "The Night" - The Animals "The Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats "The Shape You're In" - Eric Clapton "The Story Of The Blues" - Wah! (released in 1982) "The Sun and the Rain" - Madness "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" - Level 42 "The Walk" - The Cure "The Way He Makes Me Feel" - Barbra Streisand "They Don't Know" - Tracey Ullman "This Charming Man" - The Smiths "This Is The Day" - The The "This Time" - Bryan Adams "Thriller" - Michael Jackson "Thunder And Lightning" - Thin Lizzy "Tomorrow's Just Another Day" - Madness "Tonight I Celebrate My Love" - Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack "Too Low For Zero" - Elton John (in US & Australia; not released in the rest of UK and Europe until 1985/86) "Too Shy" - Kajagoogoo "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - Bonnie Tyler "Tour de France" - Kraftwerk "True" - Spandau Ballet "True Love Ways" - Cliff Richard "2000 Miles" - The Pretenders "Tunnel of Love" - Fun Boy Three "Twilight Zone" - Golden Earring (released in 1982) " Twist of fate" - Olivia Newton John "Twisting by the Pool" - Dire Straits "Under Attack" - ABBA "Thank You For The Music" - ABBA (released in 1977) "Undercover of the Night" - The Rolling Stones "Union of the Snake" - Duran Duran "Up Where We Belong" - Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes "Uptown Girl" - Billy Joel "Vintage '77 (EP)" - The Heartbreakers "Vision In Blue" - Ultravox "A Volar" - Menudo "Walk Out To Winter" - Aztec Camera "Walkin' The Line" - Brass Construction "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Michael Jackson "Watching You Watching Me" - David Grant "Waterfront" - Simple Minds "We Are Detective" - Thompson Twins "We've Got Tonight" Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton "What Is Love?" - Howard Jones "What Kinda Boy You're Lookin' For (Girl)" - Hot Chocolate "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" - Paul Young "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" - Grandmaster and Melle Mel "Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning?" - Phil Collins "Wings Of A Dove" - Madness "Wishing On A Star" - Rose Royce "You Are" - Lionel Richie "You Can't Hurry Love" - Phil Collins (released in 1982) See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1983 Published popular music " I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" w. Bernie Taupin m. Elton John "An Innocent Man" w.m. Billy Joel "Karma Chameleon" w.m. George O'Dowd, John Moss, Roy Hay, Mickey Craig & Phil Rickett "Uptown Girl" w.m. Billy Joel "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - Jim Steinman Classical music John Cage - Thirty Pieces for String Quartet Friedrich Cerha - Requiem für Hollensteiner George Crumb - Processional for piano Jean Daetwyler - Concerto for Alphorn, Flute, Saxophone and Strings No. 2 Mario Davidovsky - Romancero, for soprano, flute (piccolo, alto flute), clarinet (bass clarinet), violin and violoncello Lorenzo Ferrero Ellipse for flute Onde for guitar My Rock for piano Jacques Hétu - Clarinet Concerto Witold Lutosławski - Symphony No. 3 (1972-83) Krzysztof Penderecki - Viola Concerto John Pickard - Nocturne in Black and Gold Peter Sculthorpe - Piano concerto Iannis Xenakis - Shaar Opera Robert Ashley - Perfect Lives (An opera for television) Leonard Bernstein - A Quiet Place Oliver Knussen - Where the Wild Things Are (children's) Olivier Messiaen - Saint François d'Assise Per Nørgård - Det guddommelige Tivoli (The Divine Circus) Musical theater Baby Broadway production La Cage aux Folles Broadway production Doonesbury Broadway production Mame (Jerry Herman) - Broadway revival Merlin Broadway production Oliver! (Lionel Bart) - London revival On Your Toes Broadway revival My One and Only Broadway production Singin' in the Rain London production The Tap Dance Kid Broadway production Zorba Broadway revival Musical films Flashdance The Pirates of Penzance Staying Alive Yentl Musical television Salad Days Births January 19 - Hikaru Utada, singer and songwriter March 3 - Katie White, singer (The Ting Tings) March 10 - Carrie Underwood, singer March 14 - Jordan Taylor Hanson, Hanson March 19 - Ana Rezende (Cansei de Ser Sexy) March 29 - Luiza Sá (Cansei de Ser Sexy) May 11 - Holly Valance, singer and actress Cheryl Tweedy, member of Girls Aloud Patrick Wolf,singer/songwriter July 1 - Leeteuk, singer July 10-Heechul, singer July 2 - Michelle Branch (The Wreckers July 11 - Marie Serneholt (A*Teens) August 18 - Mika, British singer September 14 - Amy Winehouse, English singer September 17 - Jennifer Peña, singer and actress October 29 - Amit Paul (A-Teens) Deaths January 28 - Billy Fury, singer (b. 1940) (heart attack) February 4 - Karen Carpenter, singer (b. 1950) (cardiac arrest due to anorexia nervosa) February 12 - Eubie Blake, pianist (b. 1887) February 22 - Sir Adrian Boult, conductor (b. 1889) February 28 - Winifred Atwell, pianist (b. 1914) March 6 - Cathy Berberian, singer and composer (b. 1925) March 7 Igor Markevitch, Ukrainian composer and conductor (b. 1912) William Walton, British composer (b. 1902) April 4 - Danny Rapp (Danny and the Juniors) (b. 1941) (suicide by gunshot) April 5 - Cliff Carlisle, country and blues singer (b. 1903) April 14 - Pete Farndon (The Pretenders) (b. 1952) (drug overdose) April 30 Muddy Waters (b. 1913) heart attack George Balanchine, choreographer (b. 1904) May 23 - George Bruns, film composer (b. 1914) June 2 - Stan Rogers, musician (b. 1949) June 25 - Alberto Ginastera, Argentine composer (b. 1916) July 5 - Harry James, bandleader (b. 1916) July 23 - Georges Auric, composer, member of Les Six (b. 1899) August 14 - Omer Létourneau, pianist, organist, composer and conductor (b. 1891) August 17 - Ira Gershwin, lyricist (b. 1896) September 5 - John Gilpin, dancer (b. 1930) (heart attack) October 16 - George Liberace, violinist and arranger (b. 1911) November 3 - Alfredo Antonini, conductor (b. 1901) November 7 - Germaine Tailleferre, composer, only female member of Les Six (b. 1892) November 19 - Tommy Evans, bassist of the rock group Badfinger (b. 1947) (suicide) December 6 - Lucienne Boyer, singer (b. 1903) December 28 - Dennis Wilson, member of the Beach Boys (b. 1944) (drowned) date unknown Arkady Filippenko, composer (b. 1912) Pat Smythe, jazz pianist (b. 1923) Awards Grammy Awards Grammy Awards of 1983 Country Music Association Awards Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 1983 Charts List of No. 1 Hits Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1983

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