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YEAR: 1983

albums are in italics, songs in quotes

1) "Cruel Summer" by Bananarama

2) "In A Big Country" by Big Country

3) Rebel Yell by Billy Idol

4) "Numbers with Wings" by Bongos, The

5) Cuts Like A Knife by Bryan Adams

6) "The Walls Came Down" by Call, The

7) "Sunglasses at Night" by Corey Hart

8) "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club

9) "The Lovecats" by Cure, The

10) She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

11) Let's Dance by David Bowie

12) Pyromania by Def Leppard

13) Seven and the Ragged Tiger by Duran Duran

14) "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" by Elton John

15) "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics

16) "One Thing Leads to Another" by Fixx, The

17) "That's All" by Genesis

18) "Jeopardy" by Greg Kihn Band

19) Sports by Huey Lewis and the News

20) "Tender is the Night" by Jackson Browne

21) Eddie and The Cruisers by John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band

22) Uh-Huh by John Mellencamp

23) Frontiers by Journey

24) "Walking On Sunshine" by Katrina and The Waves

25) "Come Dancing" by Kinks, The

26) "The Salt in My Tears" by Martin Briley

27) Cargo by Men at Work

28) "Suddenly Last Summer" by Motels, The

29) "Always Something There to Remind Me" by Naked Eyes

30) "99 Luftballoons" by Nena

31) "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger

32) "Come Back and Stay" by Paul Young

33) "Major Tom (Coming Home)" by Peter Schilling

34) "Why Me" by Planet P Project

35) Everywhere at Once by Plimsouls, The

36) Synchronicity by Police, The

37) "Cum on Feel The Noize" by Quiet Riot

38) "Talking in Your Sleep" by Romantics, The

39) "Beauty and Sadness" by Smithereens, The

40) "True" by Spandau Ballet

41) ""(She's) Sexy + 17"" by Stray Cats

42) "Burning Down The House" by Talking Heads

43) "She Blinded Me With Science" by Thomas Dolby

44) "Love On Your Side" by Thompson Twins

45) "She's A Beauty" by Tubes, The

46) War by U2

47) Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

48) "Dance Hall Days" by Wang Chung

49) The Waterboys by Waterboys, The

50) "It Can Happen" by Yes

51) "Gimme All Your Lovin'" by ZZ Top

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