1983
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Years: | 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 |
Contents |
[edit] Events
- February 28 - The TV Show, M*A*S*H ends with 125 million people watching the last show.
- June 18 - Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.
- Compact discs are introduced; vinyl records begin a dramatic decline in sales.
- "Crack" cocaine is first delveloped.
- Phish forms
- Billie Jean King retires from tennis
[edit] Deaths
- March 4 - Hergé, Belgian creator of Tintin.
- Karen Carpenter
- Tennessee Williams
- Joan Miró
- Buckminster Fuller
- Jack Dempsey
[edit] Films released
- National Lampoon's Vacation
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
- Tootsie
- Trading Places
- WarGames
- Superman III
- Flashdance
- Staying Alive
- Octopussy
- Mr. Mom, starring Michael Keaton and Teri Garr
- 48 Hrs.
- Risky Business, starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca DeMornay
- The Verdict
- Jaws 3-D
- Never Say Never Again
- The Outsiders
[edit] Hit songs
- "99 Luftballons" (99 Red Balloons) - Nena
- "1999" - Prince
- "2000 Miles" - The Pretenders
- "Add It Up" - Violent Femmes
- "Africa" - Toto
- "All Night Long (All Night)" - Lionel Richie
- "All Time High" - Rita Coolidge
- "Always Something There to Remind Me" - Naked Eyes
- "Another State Of Mind" - Social Distortion
- "Australiana" - Austen Tayshus #1 (a)
- "Baby, Come to Me" - Patti Austin with James Ingram
- "Baby Jane" - Rod Stewart
- "Bad Boys" - Wham!
- "Bad Day" - Carmel
- "Beat It" - Michael Jackson
- "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson
- "Blind Vision" - Blancmange
- "Blister In The Sun" - Violent Femmes
- "Bloodstone" - Judas Priest
- "Blue Monday" - New Order
- "Blue World" - The Moody Blues
- "Bop Girl - Pat Wilson #1 (a)
- "Boxerbeat" - JoBoxers
- "Breaking Us In Two" - Joe Jackson
- "Buffalo Soldier" - Bob Marley and the Wailers
- "Buried Treasure" -Kenny Rogers
- "Burning Down The House" - Talking Heads
- "Calling Your Name" - Marilyn
- "Candy Girl" - New Edition
- "Can't Get Used To Losing You" - The Beat
- "Chance" - Big Country
- "Change" - Tears For Fears
- "China Girl" - David Bowie
- "Chinese Cafe" - Joni Mitchell
- "Church of the Poison Mind" - Culture Club
- "Club Tropicana" - Wham!
- "Come Back And Stay" - Paul Young
- "Cruel Summer" - Bananarama
- "Cry Me A River" - Mari Wilson
- "Dark Is The Night" - Shakatak
- "Dear Prudence" - Siouxsie and the Banshees
- "Did You Have To Love Me Like You Do?" - The Coconuts
- "Dirty Laundry" - Don Henley
- "Don't Cry" - Asia
- "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" - Phil Collins
- "Don't Talk To Me About Love" - Altered Images
- "Double Dutch" - Malcolm McLaren
- "Down Under" - Men at Work
- "Drop The Pilot" - Joan Armatrading
- "Electric Avenue" - Eddy Grant
- "Every Breath You Take" - The Police
- "Everyday I Write The Book" - Elvis Costello and the Attractions
- "Everything Counts" - Depeche Mode
- "Family Man" - Hall & Oates
- "Femme" - Dalida
- "Fields Of Fire(400 Miles)" - Big Country
- "Flashdance... What a Feeling" - Irene Cara
- "Garden Party" - Marillion
- "Gimme All Your Lovin'" - ZZ Top
- "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper
- "Give It Up" - KC and the Sunshine Band
- "Gloria" - Laura Branigan
- "Gold" - Spandau Ballet
- "He Knows You Know" - Marillion
- "Heartache Avenue" - The Maisonettes
- "Hold Me Now" - The Thompson Twins
- "Hungry Like The Wolf" - Duran Duran
- "I Cannot Believe It's True" - Phil Collins
- "I Don't Care Anymore" - Phil Collins
- "I Don't Remember(Live)" - Peter Gabriel
- "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" - Elton John
- "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" - Culture Club
- "I'm Still Standing" - Elton John
- "In A Big Country" - Big Country
- In The Neighborhood - Tom Waits
- "I.O.U." - Freeez
- "Is There Something I Should Know?" - Duran Duran
- "Islands In The Stream" - Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
- "It Don't Matter To Me" - Phil Collins
- "It's Raining Men" - The Weather Girls
- "Johnny B.Goode" - Peter Tosh
- "Jump (For My Love)" - Pointer Sisters
- "Karma Chameleon" - Culture Club
- "Keep Feeling (Fascination)" - The Human League
- "Kiss The Bride" - Elton John
- "Le restaurant italien" - Dalida
- "Les p'tits mots" - Dalida
- "Let's Dance" - David Bowie
- "Let's Stay Together" - Tina Turner
- "Little Red Corvette" - Prince
- "Long Hot Summer" - The Style Council
- "Love Blonde" - Kim Wilde
- "Love is a Battlefield" - Pat Benatar
- "Love Is A Stranger" - The Eurythmics
- "Love On Your Side" - The Thompson Twins
- "Love Town" - Booker Newberry III
- "Mama" - Genesis
- "Many Rivers To Cross" - UB40
- "Marguerita Time" - Status Quo
- "Market Square Heroes" - Marillion
- "Modern Love" - David Bowie
- "Moonlight Shadow" - Mike Oldfield
- "Mourir sur scène" - Dalida
- "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" - Bananarama
- "New Frontier" - Donald Fagen
- "New Song" - Howard Jones
- "New Year's Day" - U2
- "Nobody's Diary" - Yazoo
- "Oblivious" - Aztec Camera
- "One On One" - Hall & Oates
- "Only For Love" - Limahl
- "Only You" - The Flying Pickets
- "Ooh To Be Ah" - Kajagoogoo
- "Our Lips Are Sealed" - Fun Boy Three
- "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" - Yes
- "Photograph" - Def Leppard
- Pills And Soap - The Imposter
- "Radio Free Europe" - REM
- "Reckless" - Australian Crawl #1
- "Red Red Wine" - UB40
- Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
- "Right By Your Side" - The Eurythmics
- "Rio" - Duran Duran
- "Rip It Up" - Orange Juice
- "Rock And Roll Is King" - Electric Light Orchestra
- "Rockit" - Herbie Hancock
- "Rosanna" - Toto
- "Save A Prayer" - Duran Duran
- "Say, Say, Say" - Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
- "Screaming for Vengeance" - Judas Priest
- "Send Me An Angel" - Real Life
- "Sharp Dressed Man" - ZZ Top
- "She Works Hard For The Money" - Donna Summer
- "Shiny Shiny" - Haysi Fantazee
- "Shipbuilding" - Robert Wyatt
- "Sign Of The Times" - The Belle Stars
- "Soul Inside" - Soft Cell
- "Speak Like A Child" - The Style Council
- "Steppin' Out" - Joe Jackson
- "Sweet Dreams Are Made of This" - Eurythmics
- "Synchronicity 2" - The Police
- "Tell Her About It" - Billy Joel
- "Talking In Your Sleep" - The Romantics
- "Temptation" - Heaven 17
- "Tender Is The Night" - Jackson Browne
- "That's All" - Genesis
- "The Big Apple" - Kajagoogoo
- "The Celtic Soul Brothers" - Dexy's Midnight Runners
- "The Chinese Way" - Level 42
- "The Cutter" - Echo and the Bunnymen
- "The First Picture Of You" - The Lotus Eaters
- "The Love Cats" - The Cure
- "The Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats
- "The Shape You're In" - Eric Clapton
- "The Story Of The Blues" - Wah!
- "The Sun Goes Down(Living It Up)" - Level 42
- "The Walk" - The Cure
- "They Don't Know" - Tracey Ullman
- "This Is The Day" - The The
- "Thriller" - Michael Jackson
- "Tonight I Celebrate My Love" - Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack
- "Too Shy" - Kajagoogoo
- "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - Bonnie Tyler
- "True" - Spandau Ballet
- "True Love Ways" - Cliff Richard
- "Tunnel Of Love" - Fun Boy Three
- "Twisting By The Pool" - Dire Straits
- "Under Attack" - ABBA
- "Undercover Of The Night" - The Rolling Stones
- "Union Of The Snake" - Duran Duran
- "Up Where We Belong" - Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
- "Uptown Girl" - Billy Joel
- "Vintage'77(EP)" - The Heartbreakers
- "Vision In Blue" - Ultravox
- "A Volar"- Menudo
- "Walk Out To Winter" - Aztec Camera
- "Walkin' The Line" - Brass Construction
- "Watching You Watching Me" - David Grant
- "We Are Detective" - The Thompson Twins
- "We've Got Tonight" Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton
- "What Is Love?" - Howard Jones
- "What Kinda Boy You're Lookin' For(Girl)" - Hot Chocolate
- "Wherever I Lay My Hat(That's My Home)" - Paul Young
- "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" - Grandmaster and Melle Mel
- "Who's That Girl?" - The Eurythmics
- "Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning?" - Phil Collins
- "Wings Of A Dove" - Madness
- "Wrapped Around Your Finger" - The Police
- "You Can't Hurry Love" - Phil Collins
[edit] New Books
- The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers
- Changes - Danielle Steel
- Christine - Stephen King
- Cold Heaven - Anita Brian Moore
- The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
- The Dark Green Tunnel - Allan W. Eckert
- Hollywood Wives - Jackie Collins
- Icebreaker - John Gardner
- Ironweed - William Kennedy
- The Last Warrior Queen - Mary Mackey
- Life and Times of Michael K - J. M. Coetzee
- The Little Drummer Girl - John le Carré
- The Lonesome Gods - Louis L'Amour
- The Loser - Thomas Bernhard
- The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Odyssey: A Daring Transatlantic Journey - Susan Oliver
- On Wings of Eagles - Ken Follett
- Pet Sematary - Stephen King
- Phantoms - Dean R. Koontz
- The Piano Teacher - Elfriede Jelinek
- Poland - James A. Michener
- Resistance and Persecution in Passau from 1933 to 1939 - Anna Rosmus
- The Robots of Dawn - Isaac Asimov
- Scandal - A. N. Wilson
- Shame - Salman Rushdie
- A Time for Judas - Morley Callaghan
- White Gold Wielder: Book Three of the Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant - Stephen R. Donaldson
- Winter's Tale - Mark Helprin
- Worstward Ho - Samuel Beckett