1983 - Hits from Coventina's collection

[Coventina]

Last edited Fri May 9, 2014, 10:00 AM - Edit history (1)

In the order in which they appear on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart for 1983

1. Down Under - Men At Work
2. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
3. Do You Really Want To Hurt me? - Culture Club
4. Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran
5. Let's Dance - David Bowie
6. Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
7. She Blinded Me with Science - Thomas Dolby
8. Little Red Corvette - Prince
9. Der Kommissar - After the Fire
10. Puttin' On the Ritz - Taco
11. (Keep Feeling) Fascination - Human League
12. Mickey - Toni Basil
13. 1999 - Prince
14. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
15. Always Something There to Remind Me - Naked Eyes
16. Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
17. Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
18. Rock the Casbah - The Clash
19. Our House - Madness
20. China Girl - David Bowie
21. I'll Tumble For Ya - Culture Club

on edit: just realized I forgot to put in Kajagoogoo's name!

[progressoid]

1. That's a good lookin' list.

If "Mr. Roboto" had been on that list I would have to put you on ignore...

[Coventina]

2. Hahaha!

I was never a fan.

These lists are limited to what I own.

[progressoid]

4. I have 13 of those.

A few on vinyl even!

[Coventina]

5. Yes, I have a healthy collection of vinyl.

I'll never part with them, they're like old friends.....

[Systematic Chaos]

7. DAFUQ is wrong with Styx???

Kilroy was an awesome album even if it went full-bore pop instead of progressive. Hell -- Yes, Genesis and Supertramp were all guilty of the same thing back then, among others, and their 80s albums were all good.

I guess I'm just different or something.

[Coventina]

8. Sorry, just never been a fan of prog rock.

I will say, though, that prog bands are capable songwriters - I'm just not a fan of the genre on the whole.

Just not my thing.

I don't think that means you're unusual, prog has always had a healthy following, and judging by my circle of friends, still does.

[progressoid]

10. Yeah,

My brother & I had vinyl of their early stuff. But by the early 80's I was transitioning to punk/new wave/international sounds. I guess Kilroy Was Here kind of 'jumped the shark' for me (YMMV).

I still listen to Yes and Supertramp. In fact I like their pop stuff more than the prog stuff.

[Systematic Chaos]

6. I think 1983 may be THE best year for Top-40.

That, out of a string of years starting in the mid 70s which were all amazing.

It all went to shit for me in 1988. Paula Abdul, New Kids on the Block, Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer were just too much slop, and it all just went downhill from there.

[Coventina]

9. I agree with you about the early 80s. I think it was a great time for pop.

The list above is very diverse musically, and full of stuff that is way more daring than anything that would be attempted now.

Can you imagine Annie Lennox just now coming on to the music scene? She would be shuttled immediately into the "alternative" category, and would never have a remote chance of having a big hit.