Saturday, August 28, 2010

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 80s - August 28th 2010

AT40 The 80s This week August 27th 1983

10 - China Girl - David Bowie
9 - I'll Tumble 4 Ya - Culture Club
8 - Fascination - The Human League
7 - Stand Back - Stevie Nicks
6 - It's A Mistake - Men At Work
5 - Puttin on the Ritz - Taco
4 - She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
3 - Maniac - Michael Sembello
2 - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
1 - Every Breath You Take - The Police
(8th of 8 weeks at #1)



The Top Ten Albums for August 27th 1983

10 - Reach The Beach - The Fixx
9 - She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
8 - Keep It Up - Loverboy
7 - Let's Dance - David Bowie
6 - Staying Alive - The Bee Gees
5 - The Wild Heart - Stevie Nicks
4 - Pyromania - Def Leppard
3 - Flashdance - The Soundtrack
2 - Thriller - Michael Jackson
1 - Synchronicity - The Police
(6th of 17 non consecutive weeks at #1)

The last and biggest album for the group The Police and featured one of the biggest hits of 1983 with the #1 smash "Every Breath You Take". They also produced 2 other top ten hits from the album "Wrapped Around Your Finger" which reached #8 on the Hot 100 and "King of Pain" made it too #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
This album helped The Police take home the
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

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