1983
Billy Joel: Tell Her About It
Billy Joel goes Motown with 1983’s Tell Her About It. From Joel’s An Innocent Man album, the song topped the charts for one week …
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Men at Work: Overkill
Overkill was a bit different than Australian 80’s favorites Men at Work’s other reggae infused hits but it still was a popular song in 1983. …
Donna Summer: She Works Hard For The Money
Donna Summer’s smash 1983 hit She Works Hard for the Money. The 70’s disco diva turned her style a bit more to rock/pop for …
Billy Joel: Uptown Girl
Uptown Girl was Billy Joel’s 1983 doo-wop homage to his lady at the time Christie Brinkley. The song charted at number 3. Joel …
Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney: The Girl Is Mine
Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney’s second hit duet (after Say Say Say from Paul’s album) The Girl is Mine appeared on MJ’s Thriller album. …
David Bowie: Let’s Dance
David Bowie’s 1983 hit Let’s Dance. The video was shot in Australia. Stevie Ray Vaughan contributed the guitar solo to the track (and …
Hall and Oates: Say It Isn’t So
Say It Isn’t So was one of two bonus tracks on Hall and Oates’ Greatest Hits collection released in 1983. The song spent four …
James Ingram & Patti Austin: Baby, Come To Me
Baby, Come To Me is a duet by James Ingram & Patti Austin. The song was produced by Quincy Jones. Originally released in 1981, it …
Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers: Islands In The Stream
Islands in the Stream was written by the Bee Gees but Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton made it their own, country style in 1983 and …
Lionel Richie: All Night Long
The party anthem All Night Long from Lionel Richie. The calypso influenced song was from Lionel’s Can’t Slow Down. Former Monkee Michael Nesmith …
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson: Say Say Say
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson spent six weeks atop the charts in 1983-4 with Say Say Say. The fantastic video features both Linda McCartney …
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