Billboard 100 week ending 7th May 1983

You all know what to do

 

Michael Jackson - Beat It
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Prince - Little Red Corvette
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

 

Let's Dance
Little Red Corvette
Come on Eileen
Billie Jean
Beat It
I Won't Hold You Back

 

amazing selection. there are more good songs there in a week than have been on the top ten in the last ten years.

 

Very solid list

 

Michael Jackson - Beat It
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Duran Duran - Rio
Rick Springfield - Affair of the Heart

Darryl

 

Jeopardy
She Blinded Me With Science
Little Red Corvette

 

Beat It
Let's Dance
Come On Eileen
Little Red Corvette
Billie Jean

 

Such a rock solid list, I couldn't keep it to my typical 5 so here's my top 10:

1. Beat It - Michael Jackson
2. Faithfully - Journey
3. Little Red Corvette - Prince
4. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
5. Rio - Duran Duran
6. Separate Ways - Journey
7. Der Komissar - After The Fire
8. Let's Dance - David Bowie
9. Photograph - Def Leppard
10. Jeopardy - Greg Kihn Band

Hard to imagine that in the same year, we were experiencing the early days of Michael Jackson's, Journey's and Prince's "imperial phases" where they could pretty much do no wrong. (Faithfully may or may not have been my first middle-school formal slow dance, hello Anne-Marie, wherever you are!) I also added in killer singles from Bowie, Duran Duran and a pre-accident Def Leppard, along with the classic Jeopardy and the better-than-the-original-IMHO After The Fire English-language cover of Falco's classic. Awesome stuff!!

 

Nice chart. I voted for my top 10 (in approximate order):

1 Billie Jean
2 Rio
3 Let's Dance
4 Beat It
5 She Blinded Me With Science
6 Little Red Corvette
7 Der Kommissar
8 It Might Be You
9 Time (Clock Of The Heart)
10 Mornin'

I also love "Come On Eileen" and "My Love".

 

Could only find three songs I find worthy of listening to... 'nuff said about the 80's in general (IMHO).

 

I have in my collection #1, 3, 7 (the original Harvest 45), 14, and a promo for #16 (on Harvest). Now, let's see . . .
- #4 - initially thought it was an ELO number. I've heard similar vocal arrangements emanating from Jeff Lynne and company.
- #11 obviously wasn't the same as the Neil Sedaka composition. I'm sure ditto for #12 viz Barry Manilow . . .
- #15, though clearly different, doesn't hold it for me the way the Ringo "Photograph" does.
- What is it with Lionel Richie and recycled song titles? #17 doesn't even come close to the Paul McCartney/Wings number. Let alone Petula Clark's.

 

Beat It
Jeopardy
Let's Dance
Come On Eileen
Der Kommisar
She Blinded Me
Little Red Corvette
Billie Jean

The only one that tempted me after "Billie Jean" is Culture Club, but not enough to pick it.

 

Both Michael Jackson.
Bowie
Dexys
Irene Cara
Duran Duran
Lionel Richie
Culture Club
Bryan Adams
Stephen Bishop

 

Whoa, now that was a strong week! I picked about 7! Naysayers be mute...we have a winner here for the 80s!