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Pick your five favorites of these number 1 songs from 1983

Down Under - Men at Work
12 (6.7%)
Africa - Toto
25 (14%)
Baby, Come to Me - James Ingram and Patti Austin
1 (0.6%)
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
29 (16.3%)
Come On Eileen -Dexy's Midnight Runners
6 (3.4%)
Beat It - Michael Jackson
23 (12.9%)
Let's Dance - David Bowie
14 (7.9%)
Flashdance...What a Feeling - Irene Cara
2 (1.1%)
Every Breath You Take - The Police
23 (12.9%)
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
15 (8.4%)
Maniac - Michael Sembello
3 (1.7%)
Tell Her About It - Billy Joel
7 (3.9%)
Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
10 (5.6%)
Islands in the Stream - Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
0 (0%)
All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie
4 (2.2%)
Say, Say, Say - Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
4 (2.2%)

Total Members Voted: 38

Voting closed: April 09, 2016, 04:34:46 PM

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Offline KevShmev

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1983 - Your favorites of the number 1 hits (VOTE FOR FIVE SONGS)
« on: April 03, 2016, 04:34:46 PM »
As mentioned in the first thread, pick your five favorite songs from this year. Two will advance to the 80s finals.

The ultimate goal: to see what DTF's favorite number 1 song of the 1980s is.

Here we have the choices for 1983.

YOU CAN VOTE FOR FIVE SONGS.
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Re: 1983 - Your favorites of the number 1 hits (VOTE FOR FIVE SONGS)
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2016, 04:46:31 PM »
This is the hardest one so far, at least 11 pretty good songs there. I guess i will go:

Billie Jean, Beat It, Sweet Dreams, Let's Dance and Every Breath.

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Re: 1983 - Your favorites of the number 1 hits (VOTE FOR FIVE SONGS)
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2016, 04:48:19 PM »
Yep, very strong year for number 1s.
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Re: 1983 - Your favorites of the number 1 hits (VOTE FOR FIVE SONGS)
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2016, 05:43:22 PM »
Every Breath You Take - The Police
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Re: 1983 - Your favorites of the number 1 hits (VOTE FOR FIVE SONGS)
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2016, 05:59:17 PM »
Holy shit, what a year. 

Toto, 2xMJ, Bowie and... Bonnie Tyler, because so emotion.
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Re: 1983 - Your favorites of the number 1 hits (VOTE FOR FIVE SONGS)
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2016, 06:05:24 PM »
Down Under - Men at Work
Africa - Toto
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
Say, Say, Say - Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
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Re: 1983 - Your favorites of the number 1 hits (VOTE FOR FIVE SONGS)
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2016, 09:14:38 PM »
Both MJ, Toto, Bowie, Lionel Richie.
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Re: 1983 - Your favorites of the number 1 hits (VOTE FOR FIVE SONGS)
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2016, 10:44:41 PM »
Very strong year indeed:

Africa, Billie Jean, Every breath you take, Tell her about it and Total eclipse of the heart
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Re: 1983 - Your favorites of the number 1 hits (VOTE FOR FIVE SONGS)
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2016, 11:49:41 PM »
Kev, Billy Joel's Uptown Girl was not a number 1 song in 1983?

EDIT: OK, looked at chart performance. Looks like it was a big hit in the UK, but not really in the US.
« Last Edit: April 03, 2016, 11:55:09 PM by erwinrafael »
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Re: 1983 - Your favorites of the number 1 hits (VOTE FOR FIVE SONGS)
« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2016, 11:51:48 PM »
Down Under
Africa
Let's Dance
Every Breath You Take
Tell Her About It

As I said before, the number one songs often aren't the best songs of the artist or the particular record
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Re: 1983 - Your favorites of the number 1 hits (VOTE FOR FIVE SONGS)
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2016, 03:12:57 AM »
Wow! A real bunch of classics here!

Jackson x2, Toto, Police and Eurythmics, which always reminds me of The Simpsons. ("I travelled the world and the seven seas/I AM WATCHING YOU THROUGH A CAMERA!")
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Re: 1983 - Your favorites of the number 1 hits (VOTE FOR FIVE SONGS)
« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2016, 04:53:15 AM »
This is tricky. Africa is the obvious number one, followed closely by Total Eclipse and Maniac, two absolutely monstrous tunes. The two Billy's, Joel and Jean make up the final two. Sad to leave Bowie out though
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Re: 1983 - Your favorites of the number 1 hits (VOTE FOR FIVE SONGS)
« Reply #12 on: April 04, 2016, 11:48:18 AM »
Down Under
Africa
Come on Eileen
Beat It
Every Breath
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Re: 1983 - Your favorites of the number 1 hits (VOTE FOR FIVE SONGS)
« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2016, 08:50:53 AM »
Billie Jean
Beat It
Let's Dance
Flashdance
Every Breath You Take
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Re: 1983 - Your favorites of the number 1 hits (VOTE FOR FIVE SONGS)
« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2016, 09:01:32 AM »
Beat It
Tell Her About It
Sweet Dreams
Every Breath You Take
Cum on Eileen
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Re: 1983 - Your favorites of the number 1 hits (VOTE FOR FIVE SONGS)
« Reply #15 on: April 09, 2016, 03:39:36 PM »
Advancing to the next round:

Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Africa - Toto
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