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1983- THE 200 GREATEST SONGS (#200-11). Concludes on Sunday with the Top 10.

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1983

THE GREATEST SONGS

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1983 was the year of the first mobile phones, Microsoft Word, the Mario Bros video game, Swatch watches and cabbage patch dolls.

We mourned the loss of Tennessee Williams, singer Karen Carpenter and the TV series “M*A*S*H”. Margaret Thatcher won a landslide victory as British PM. Benigno S. Aquino, a political rival in the Philippines was assassinated. The Soviet Union shot down a “stray” South Korean Boeing 747. The US invaded Grenada. Australians died in the Ash Wednesday bushfires.

Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe won Wimbledon. Cinemas packed audiences to see the films ‘The Return of the Jedi’, ‘The Big Chill’, ‘Terms Of Endearment’ and ‘Octopussy’. “Cats” was awarded Best Musical at the Tony Awards. The video for Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” was unleashed to the public.

Here are 200 songs representing the best music released during that year. 

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11 AUTOMATIC Pointer Sisters

12 I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES

Elton John

13 ROMEO Donna Summer

14 HOLD ME NOW Thompson Twins

15 TRUE Spandau Ballet

16 LET’S STAY TOGETHER Tina Turner

17 TELL HER ABOUT IT Billy Joel

18 WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME Agnetha Fältskog   

19 ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) Lionel Richie

20 YOU OWE ME ONE ABBA

 

21 I AM WHAT I AM Gloria Gaynor   

22 HE’S A REBEL Donna Summer

23 A PIECE OF SKY Barbra Streisand

24 YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO Carly Simon

25 LET’S DANCE David Bowie

26 WHERE IS IT WRITTEN? Barbra Streisand

27 AN INNOCENT MAN Billy Joel

28 SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) Eurythmics

29 SHEBOP Cyndi Lauper   

30 THIS NIGHT Billy Joel

 

31 SO MANY MEN SO LITTLE TIME Miquel Brown

32 COLD AS CHRISTMAS

(IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR) Elton John

33 IT‘S RAINING MEN The Weather Girls   

34 CLUB TROPICANA Wham!

35 THEY DON’T KNOW Tracey Ullman

36 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART Bonnie Tyler

37 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

38 PAPA, CAN YOU HEAR ME? Barbra Streisand

39 JUST BE GOOD TO ME S.O.S. Band

40 BLUE MONDAY New Order

 

41 THE LONGEST TIME Billy Joel

42 ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT Cyndi Lauper

43 SEND ME AN ANGEL Real Life

44 NOBODY’S DIARY Yazoo

45 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME

Naked Eyes

46 KISS THE BRIDE Elton John

47 NEW YEAR’S DAY U2

48 MODERN LOVE David Bowie     

49 MESSAGE TO MY GIRL Split Enz

50 WHITE LINES (DON’T DO IT)

Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel

 

51 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY Donna Summer

52 WHITE WEDDING Billy Idol

53 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER The Motels   

54 BREAK MY STRIDE Matthew Wilder

55 CHINA GIRL David Bowie

56 TIME AFTER TIME Cyndi Lauper

57 VICTIMS Culture Club   

58 WHY ME? Irene Cara

59 MONTEGO BAY The Allniters

    60 MORNIN’ Al Jarreau

 

61 CATCH ME I’M FALLING Real Life   

    62 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper

63 I HEAR MOTION Models

64 THE LOVE CATS The Cure

65 TWISTING BY THE POOL Dire Straits

66 LONG HOT SUMMER The Style Council

    67 MOONLIGHT SHADOW Mike Oldfield ftg. Maggie Reilly   

68 JUST GOT LUCKY JoBoxers

69 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ Taco

70 BUFFALO SOLDIER Bob Marley & The Wailers

 

71 IN A MINOR KEY Tim Finn

72 SPEAK LIKE A CHILD The Style Council

73 BABY COME AND GET IT Pointer Sisters

74 DROP THE PILOT Joan Armatrading

   75 GIVE IT UP KC & The Sunshine Band

     76 LEAVE A TENDER MOMENT ALONE Billy Joel

    77 MANIAC Michael Sembello 

78 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART Yes

79 US FORCES Midnight Oil

80 HELLO Lionel Richie

 

81 BIG LOG Robert Plant

     82 RECKLESS Australian Crawl

83 WHEREVER I LAY MY HAT (THAT’S MY HOME)

Paul Young

84 THIS IS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS Barbra Streisand

   85 (I LOVE IT WHEN YOU) CALL ME NAMES

Joan Armatrading

86 NO SENSE Cold Chisel

87 SAY IT ISN’T SO Hall & Oates

88 (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION Human League

89 SAY SAY SAY

Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney

90 SHINY SHINY Haysi Fantayzee

 

91 JEOPARDY Greg Kihn Band

92 WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER The Police

93 STRAY CAT STRUT Stray Cats

94 COME DANCING The Kinks

95 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG The Pretenders

 96 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL Air Supply

97 SYNCHRONICITY II The Police

98 EVERYDAY I WRITE THE BOOK Elvis Costello

99 COME SAID THE BOY Mondo Rock

100 ROCKIT Herbie Hancock

 

 

101 COME BACK AND STAY Paul Young

102 CRYSTAL Elton John

103 I KNEW YOU WHEN Linda Ronstadt

104 WHAM RAP! (ENJOY WHAT YOU DO) Wham!

105 KING OF PAIN The Police

106 TWO HEARTS BEAT AS ONE U2

107 POWER AND THE PASSION Midnight Oil

108 LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE Paul Young

109 RAIN Dragon

110 STAND BACK Stevie Nicks

 

111 SYNCHRONICITY 1 The Police

112 MAXINE Sharon O’Neill

113 TOO LOW FOR ZERO Elton John

114 LISTENING Pseudo Echo

115 LOVE ISN’T LOVE Carola

116 FAVORITE WASTE OF TIME Bette Midler

117 RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT Lionel Richie

118 WORDS F.R. David

119 BLISTER IN THE SUN Violent Femmes

120 THE CUTTER Echo & The Bunnymen

 

121 ALL TIME HIGH Rita Coolidge

122 BAD BOYS Wham!

123 ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD Dionne Warwick

124 CHANGE IN MOOD Kids In The Kitchen

125 CRUEL SUMMER Bananarama

126 RED RED WINE UB40

127 RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood

128 IN A BIG COUNTRY Big Country

129 L’ITALIANO (LASCIATEMI CANTARE) Toto Cutugno

130 THE SAFETY DANCE Men Without Hats

 

131 ONE ON ONE Hall & Oates

132 UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT Rolling Stones

133 ROCK AND ROLL IS KING Electric Light Orchestra

134 LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE Indeep

135 ELECTRIC AVENUE Eddy Grant

136 DON’T PAY THE FERRYMAN Chris DeBurgh

137 SOLITAIRE Laura Branigan

138 WHO’S THAT GIRL? Eurythmics

139 BABY COME TO ME Patti Austin & James Ingram

140 YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE Phil Collins     

 

141 STUCK ON YOU Lionel Richie

142 ONE MORE ARROW Elton John

143 TOO SHY Kajagoogoo

144 CALLING YOUR NAME Marilyn

145 DOUBLE DUTCH Malcolm McLaren

146 MADE MY DAY Tim Finn

147 LOVE BLONDE Kim Wilde

148 THRU THESE WALLS Phil Collins     

149 BABY JANE Rod Stewart

150 TWIST OF FATE Olivia Newton-John

 

151 ORCHARD ROAD Leo Sayer

152 LAWYERS IN LOVE Jackson Browne   

153 JULIE Daniel   

154 SCATTERINGS OF AFRICA Johnny Clegg & Juluka   

155 FAMILY MAN Hall & Oates

156 DRACULA’S TANGO Toto Coelo

157 RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE Eurythmics

158 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU

Laura Branigan

159 HI Ofra Haza

    160 EVERYWHERE I GO QED

 

161 LADY LOVE ME (ONE MORE TIME) George Benson   

    162 RELIGION Elton John

163 BURNING UP Madonna   

164 SING ME A SONG Bernadette   

165 ONLY YOU Flying Pickets

166 PENNY LOVER Lionel Richie

    167 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW

Duran Duran   

168 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE Talking Heads

169 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE

Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson

170 HOLIDAY Madonna

 

171 GOLD Spandau Ballet

172 I.O.U. Freeez

173 THE WALK The Cure

174 CARELESS TALK Billy Joel

175 READ ABOUT IT Midnight Oil

   176 MAMA Genesis

     177 OVERKILL Men At Work

    178 SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME Rockwell

179 MAGIC Dragon

180 MR. ROBOTO Styx

 

181 DIRTY LAUNDRY Don Henley

     182 HERE I GO AGAIN Whitesnake   

183 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE Thomas Dolby

184 FAR FROM OVER Frank Stallone

   185 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER The Fixx

186 OH DIANE Fleetwood Mac

187 KEEPING THE FAITH Billy Joel

188 FALL IN LOVE WITH ME Earth, Wind & Fire   

189 KARMA CHAMELEON Culture Club

190 SAINT Elton John

 

191 FRACTION TOO MUCH FRICTION Tim Finn

192 CAN’T GET USED TO LOSING YOU The English Beat

193 MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME) Peter Schilling

194 FAITHFULLY Journey

195 CUTS LIKE A KNIFE Bryan Adams

196 SEX (I’M A…) Berlin

 197 EVERYTHING COUNTS Depeche Mode

198 PIECES OF ICE Diana Ross

199 I WAS ONLY 19 Redgum

200 FORBIDDEN COLOURS

David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto

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The 1983 Greatest Songs Playlist is available on Spotify.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2o2T2w00wC06nX4XpGd4fR?si=34504fb480ad4765&pt=6c9f12e3fa4fd8fd1a5517764bc0feed

 

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