Post by doomsdaymachine on Jan 13, 2013 21:18:04 GMT -5
1983 might very well be my favorite year for '80s music. (I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that I lost my virginity that year! ;D) These are my 40 favorite songs of 1983, ranked in order of preference:
1. LITTLE RED CORVETTE, Prince
2. BILLIE JEAN, Michael Jackson
3. LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT BEAT, Afrika Bambaataa
4. GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN, Cyndi Lauper (Peaked in early '84)
5. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE, The Police
6. BEAT IT, Michael Jackson
7. CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND, Culture Club
8. WHITE LINES (DON'T DO IT), Grandmaster & Melle Mel
9. KING OF PAIN, The Police
10. WALKING IN L.A., Missing Persons
11. SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS), The Eurythmics
12. BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE, Talking Heads
13. SAVE IT FOR LATER, The English Beat
14. ATOMIC DOG, George Clinton
15. ROCKIT, Herbie Hancock
16. I DIDN'T KNOW I LOVED YOU ('TIL I SAW YOU ROCK & ROLL), Planet Patrol
17. DELIRIOUS, Prince
18. DO YOU WANNA HOLD ME, Bow Wow Wow
19. WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN', Michael Jackson
20. LET THE MUSIC PLAY, Shannon (Peaked in early '84)
21. HOLIDAY, Madonna
22. MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, The Pretenders (Peaked in early '84)
23. DANCING IN HEAVEN (ORBITAL BE-BOP), Q-Feel
24. MY TOWN, The Michael Stanley Band
25. LET'S DANCE, David Bowie
26. I MELT WITH YOU, Modern English
27. (SHE'S) SEXY + 17, The Stray Cats
28. ROLL ME AWAY, Bob Seger
29. SAVED BY ZERO, The Fixx
30. IN A BIG COUNTRY, Big Country
31. THE METRO, Berlin
32. ELECTRIC AVENUE, Eddy Grant
33. REAP THE WILD WIND, Ultravox
34. LAWYERS IN LOVE, Jackson Browne
35. FALL IN LOVE WITH ME, Earth, Wind & Fire
36. THE EARTHQUAKE SONG, Little Girls
37. ROMANTICIDE, Combo Audio
38. THE SAFETY DANCE, Men Without Hats
39. KARMA CHAMELEON, Culture Club (Peaked in early '84)
40. ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME, Naked Eyes
1. LITTLE RED CORVETTE, Prince
2. BILLIE JEAN, Michael Jackson
3. LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT BEAT, Afrika Bambaataa
4. GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN, Cyndi Lauper (Peaked in early '84)
5. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE, The Police
6. BEAT IT, Michael Jackson
7. CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND, Culture Club
8. WHITE LINES (DON'T DO IT), Grandmaster & Melle Mel
9. KING OF PAIN, The Police
10. WALKING IN L.A., Missing Persons
11. SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS), The Eurythmics
12. BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE, Talking Heads
13. SAVE IT FOR LATER, The English Beat
14. ATOMIC DOG, George Clinton
15. ROCKIT, Herbie Hancock
16. I DIDN'T KNOW I LOVED YOU ('TIL I SAW YOU ROCK & ROLL), Planet Patrol
17. DELIRIOUS, Prince
18. DO YOU WANNA HOLD ME, Bow Wow Wow
19. WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN', Michael Jackson
20. LET THE MUSIC PLAY, Shannon (Peaked in early '84)
21. HOLIDAY, Madonna
22. MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, The Pretenders (Peaked in early '84)
23. DANCING IN HEAVEN (ORBITAL BE-BOP), Q-Feel
24. MY TOWN, The Michael Stanley Band
25. LET'S DANCE, David Bowie
26. I MELT WITH YOU, Modern English
27. (SHE'S) SEXY + 17, The Stray Cats
28. ROLL ME AWAY, Bob Seger
29. SAVED BY ZERO, The Fixx
30. IN A BIG COUNTRY, Big Country
31. THE METRO, Berlin
32. ELECTRIC AVENUE, Eddy Grant
33. REAP THE WILD WIND, Ultravox
34. LAWYERS IN LOVE, Jackson Browne
35. FALL IN LOVE WITH ME, Earth, Wind & Fire
36. THE EARTHQUAKE SONG, Little Girls
37. ROMANTICIDE, Combo Audio
38. THE SAFETY DANCE, Men Without Hats
39. KARMA CHAMELEON, Culture Club (Peaked in early '84)
40. ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME, Naked Eyes