Billboard Top Hits: 1983

1. Down Under - Men at Work

2. Africa - Toto

3. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats

4. Maniac - Michael Sembello

5. Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant

6. True - Spandau Ballet

7. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler

8. Jeopardy - Greg Kihn Band

9. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me - Culture Club

10. Making Love Out of Nothing at All - Air Supply

Billboard Top Hits: 1983,Various Artists,Rhino / Wea,80's,Adult Contemporary,Album Rock,New Wave,Pop,Pop/Rock,Rock,Soft Rock

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Average customer rating: Great CD 1983: Rock, new wave and pop ballads. Some of the great Top Hits Excellent!! 80's music rocks

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Tracks:

1. Down Under - Men At Work
2. Africa - Toto
3. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
4. Maniac - Michael Sembello
5. Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
6. True - Spandau Ballet
7. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
8. Jeopardy - Greg Kihn Band
9. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club
10. Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply

Customer Reviews:

Great CD.......2004-05-09

I think this is a great CD to listen to while in the car. You'll be singing along with 1983's top hits whether at an ice cream place or at a store. Let's go through it track by track. (...) I absolutely love 80's music.

1.Down Under-A gteat summer theme song. Love the flute. I think this is a great awesome song. 4 out of 5.

2.Africa-One of my top favorite songs. I even know the chorus. ''It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you, there's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do, I bless the rains down in Africa, it's gonna take some time to do the things we never haaaaad.'' 5 out of 5.

3.Stray Cat Strut-Uhhhhh! Too rockabilly for me. I am not a big fan of 50's music. Sorry! 3 out of 5.

4.Maniac - I saw the Blockbuster commercial with hamsters dancing to this song we all know from Flashdance. The ultimate 80's theme. 4 out of 5.

5.Electric Avenue-Another summer song. Though it gets repetitive, I still like the song. 4 out of 5.

6.True-This is a song that is by a band that is similar to Culture Club. I know part of the words to this song. ''I bought a ticket to the world, but now I've come back again, why do you find it hard to write the next line, I want the truth to be said. Huh-huh-huh, huh-huh, I know that's my chance, true.'' A great wedding song. 5 out of 5.

7.Total Eclipse of the Heart-This is a very dark and drippy ballad, kind of like Culture Club's ''Victims.'' I know the words to this song also. It hit #1 and one of the most breakup songs of all time. I prefer the long version better. ''I really need you tonight, forever's gonna start tonight, forever's gonna start tonight, once upon a time I was falling in love, now I'm only falling apart, nothing I can say, a total eclipse of the heart.'' 5 out of 5.

8.Jeopardy-My mom had the 45 to this song, and also had the LP. ''I'm lost in jeopardy, baby, oooooh.'' My mom would dance to this song. 5 out of 5.

9.Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?-OMG!!!! My favorite 80's band of all time, Culture Club!!!!!!!!! Boy George!!!!!!!! I know all the words to this song and I listen to Culture Club's CD's in the car and I listen to it every day while in Muskegon at the race track!!!!!!!!!! Awesome song!!!!! Goooooooooo Boy George!!!!!!!!!!! Euan Morton sang it so good at the Royal Albert hall with his hat, makeup and BG costumes!!!!!!!! 1,0000 out of 5.

10.Making Love Out of Nothing at All-Awesome Air Supply tune. I know part of the words to this song. ''I don't want to live without you, I'll never let you fall, I'm never gonna make it like you do, making love out of nothing at all, making love, out of nothing at all.'' 5 out of 5.

1983: Rock, new wave and pop ballads........2002-08-09

NOTES: Rhino's Billboard Top Hits series features ten popular songs from a given year. They may not be the exact biggest hits of the year (due to licensing restrictions from some major artists, etc.) but, more or less, provide an accurate snapshot of the year in pop music.

THIS REVIEW IS FOR 1983:

1983 was a great year when MTV truly came into its own. New Wave was in its peak. AOR radio was big, as were superstars Michael Jackson and The Police. 70's styled pop ballads were also still a fairly big draw on both Top 40 and adult contemporary stations (though even they would begin to decline in popularity).

1. "Down Under" Men at Work -- The collection kicks off with the Aussie band's second huge hit. The dancable and humorous flute-tinged new wave rock might be the only song in pop history to mention a vegemite sandwich.

2. "Africa" Toto -- Interestingly, this is the second song in a row which was a later hit from their previous year's album(s). You can't go wrong with this unique, slightly balladic lite arena rock hit with its catchy bridge.

3. "Stray Cat Strut" Stray Cats -- This retro pop/rocker manages to mix a 50's rockabilliy sound with '80s pop and succeeds. Sung in first person as a humorous story seen through the eyes of an alley cat.

4. "Maniac" Michael Sembello -- If there's a song here that screams "80's!" this frantic, rock based classic dance tune would be it. It was a big hit from FLASHDANCE, and oddly enough, was written about a serial killer on the loose (though its happy sound helps offset that).

5. "Electric Avenue" Eddy Grant -- Another one hit wonder is presented here with this tropical sounding, catchy 80's pop/rock influnced reggae.

6. "True" Spandau Ballet -- The second side is more ballad heavy, as influeced by this great, emotional and catchy synth pop hit, which has since become both an 80's and a soft rock classic.

7. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" Bonnie Tyler -- This is a thatrical and pretty, dramatic love song and pop ballad. It's probably my least favorite song here. It's still good, but I have to be in a certain mood for it.

8. "Jeopardy" Greg Kihn Band -- The pace picks back up with this slightly New Wave tinged AOR rocker (later parodied by Weird Al Yankovic). An interesting note of trivia: Kihn is now a morning DJ on a classic rock station here in the SF Bay Area.

9. "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" Culture Club -- Though it was a bit overplayed, it's still a great mid tempo synthesized pop/soul ballad slightly recalling the 60's in sound.

10. "Making Love out of Nothing At All" Air Supply -- Though their music is usually too bland and sappy for me, this is a rare winner for them. Produced by Jim Steinman, it becomes a theatrical, sweet synth rock styled power ballad akin to something Journey or Styx could do.

If there's any flaws, it's only that it's a teeny bit heavy on ballads. I would've replaced "Total Eclipse" with another song listed below (especially since "Making Love" is very similar in style).

As I mentioned earlier, the two biggest acts of the year (Michael Jackson and the Police) are absent, but that's understandable, due to licensing reasons. The same is true for Lionel Richie, with hits like "All Night Long" or "Hello," as well as "She's a Beauty" from the Tubes, or even the other FLASHDANCE hit, "What a Feeling."

Some of the great Top Hits.......2000-05-16

Billboard Top Hits 1983 has some great songs on it and it is well balanced. The first half of it is good rock 'n roll hits and it has one of my favorites of all time: "Africa" by Toto. The second half of the album are all love songs and most of them are pretty good. "True" and "Total Eclipse of The Heart" are two songs that definitely belong on this album and make it shine.

The only drawback I saw to it was one that might just be me. I wasn't crazy about the songs, "Stray Cat Strut" or "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me." But you might like those songs, that's just my opinion. The other 8 songs are great and this album is worth buying any day of the year. It's one of the best of the Billboard's Top Hits series from the 80's.

Excellent!!.......1999-07-13

I graduated high school in 1983 and this CD really brings back the memories! All original songs, and high quality recordings. I had all 10 of these songs on 45s and it's great to hear them like new again! You will love it, and if you are in your 30's, I guarantee it'll bring back all the great memories of the 80's! Buy it!

80's music rocks.......1999-07-12

I love Down Under, Africa, Maniac, Making Love Out of Nothing At All, but I didn't like Culture Club or True.

Average customer rating: Great Collection

Billboard Top Album Rock Hits 1983 Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Arena Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000033XG Release Date: 1997-05-27

Tracks:

1. Back On The Chain Gang - Pretenders
2. Twilight Zone - Golden Earring
3. One Thing Leads To Another - Fixx
4. The One Thing - INXS
5. Don't Cry - Asia
6. Hot Girls In Love - Loverboy
7. She's A Beauty - Tubes
8. If I'd Been The One - 38 Special
9. Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
10. All The Way - Triumph

Customer Reviews:

Great Collection.......2000-07-11

This is a superb collection of music. "Back On The Chain Gang" was the Pretenders first song after the deaths of two its memebers and it is a beautiful song. "Twilight Zone" by Golden Earring is an 80's radio classic as is "One Thing Leads To Another" by the Fixx. "The One Thing" is the song that brought the Aussie group Inxs attention in America and it remains one of their best. "She's A Beauty" was the only top ten hit for the Tubes. They made some of the most interesting music in the early 80's and they deserved more than one hit. .38 Special leave their southern-style rock for the more mainstream "If I'd Been The One". Supergroup Asia's "Don't Cry" laid the musical formula that Yes would follow for their comeback hit "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" by adding a commercial polish to progressive rock. The weak links are "Love Is A Battlefield" by Pat Benatar, "Hot Girls In Love" by Loverboy & "All The Way" by Triumph. All three released better music in '83 that could have been used here ("World Of Fantasy" by Triumph is an example), but these songs are still decent and the other music more than makes up for them. If you remember the glory days of MTV when they actually played videos, you'll remember all these songs and you'll want to add this cd to your collection.

Average customer rating: An assortment of 12" versions and radio edits...

Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1983 Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Disco | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Disco | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1980 Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1982 Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1977 Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1985 '80s Dance Gold ASIN: B000006OJ2 Release Date: 1998-06-16

Tracks:

1. Let The Music Play - Shannon
2. The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
3. Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life - Indeep
4. She Works Hard For The Money - Donna Summer
5. Lies - Thompson Twins
6. Pilot Error - Stephanie Mills
7. (Keep Feeling) Fascination - The Human League
8. Do It Again-Medley - Slingshot
9. Angel Man (G.A.) (Downtown Version) - Rhetta Hughes
10. Let Me Go - Heaven 17

Customer Reviews:

An assortment of 12" versions and radio edits..........2005-08-05

Once again, Billboard doesn't do a full 12" collection. The club mixes here are: Let The Music Play (5:49), The Safety Dance (4:36), Lies (5:24)(this is actually an edit of the 12" version!), Pilot Error (6:25), Do it Again/Billie Jean (7:24), Angel Man (7:05). The other mixes are all singles versions. I sure wish they had put the 12" version of Fascination by the Human League, considering it's only 4 minutes long and has never been on CD.

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