AMERICAN TOP 40- THE 1980’S- WEEK OF OCTOBER 8, 1983

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1 1 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-13 (2 weeks at #1) (1)A
2 4 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-11 (2)D
3 6 KING OF PAIN –•– The Police (A&M)-7 (3)A+
4 7 TRUE –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-10 (4)A+
5 5 (She’s) SEXY + 17 –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-10 (5)B
6 9 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-7 (6)B
7 2 TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-11 (1)B
8 3 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-16 (3)D
9 17 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER –•– The Fixx (MCA)-7 (9)A
10 10 FAR FROM OVER –•– Frank Stallone (RSO)-11 (10)D

11 12 PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-13 (11)A
12 13 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-15 (12)C
13 8 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-19 (1)D
14 28 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-4 (14)B
15 18 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE –•– The Talking Heads (Sire)-11 (15)A+
16 19 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-8 (16)B
17 21 DELIRIOUS –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-6 (17)A
18 14 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-16 (4)A
19 11 DON’T CRY –•– Asia (Geffen)-11 (10)C
20 23 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-14 (20)C

21 26 BIG LOG –•– Robert Plant (Es Paranza)-10 (21)B
22 16 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-22 (1)A+
23 30 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER –•– The Motels (Capitol)-6 (23)A
24 15 HUMAN NATURE –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-12 (7)A
25 33 IF ANYONE FALLS –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-5 (25)C
26 20 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-19 (1)A+
27 22 DEAD GIVEAWAY –•– Shalamar (Solar)-16 (22) C
28 31 SITTING AT THE WHEEL –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-6 (28)B
29 32 DON’T FORGET TO DANCE –•– The Kinks (Arista)-8 (29)A
30 25 KISS THE BRIDE –•– Elton John (Geffen)-10 (25)B+

31 37 THIS TIME –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-6 (31) B-
32 51 UPTOWN GIRL –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-3 (32)B
33 34 IT MUST BE LOVE –•– Madness (Geffen)-8 (33)B
34 24 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-20 (3)B
35 38 WHAT AM I GONNA DO (I’m So In Love With You) –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-7 (35)B
36 40 MODERN LOVE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-4 (36)A+
37 42 DR. HECKYLL AND MR. JIVE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-4 (37)B
38 49 HEART AND SOUL –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-5 (38)B-
39 43 CAN’T SHAKE LOOSE –•– Agnetha Faltskog (Polydor)-7 (39)B
40 45 FOOLIN’ –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-6 (40)B-

2 responses to “AMERICAN TOP 40- THE 1980’S- WEEK OF OCTOBER 8, 1983”

  2. “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Making Love Out of Nothing At All” were both written by the same person, Jim Steinman, and actually sound somewhat similar in their over-the-top arrangements. So it’s your own bias that caused you to give Bonnie Tyler’s song an A, but Air Supply’s a D. I’d give them both a B-minus.

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