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The Year in Music

1983

The songs, the screens, the headlines

Every Breath You Take by The Police — cover art

1983 in music: “Every Breath You Take” by The Police topped the year-end chart; Michael Jackson owned the airwaves.

The sound of 1983

Every Breath You Take by The Police — cover art
Every Breath You Take
The Police
1983
Billie Jean by Michael Jackson — cover art
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
1983
Flashdance...What a Feeling by Irene Cara — cover art
Flashdance...What a Feeling
Irene Cara
1983
Down Under by Men At Work — cover art
Down Under
Men At Work
1983
Beat It by Michael Jackson — cover art
Beat It
Michael Jackson
1983
Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler — cover art
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Bonnie Tyler
1983
Baby, Come to Me by Patti Austin & James Ingram — cover art
Baby, Come to Me
Patti Austin & James Ingram
1983
Maniac by Michael Sembello — cover art
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics — cover art
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Eurythmics
1983
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me by Culture Club — cover art
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
Culture Club
1983
You and I (feat. Crystal Gayle) by Eddie Rabbitt — cover art
You and I (feat. Crystal Gayle)
Eddie Rabbitt
1983

At the movies

  • Return of the Jedi
  • Scarface
  • A Christmas Story

On TV

  • The A-Team
  • M*A*S*H finale
  • Webster

Headlines

  • Sally Ride becomes first US woman in space
  • Nintendo's Famicom launches in Japan
  • Motorola tests the first cell phone

🛍️ Bring the 80s home

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