1983
🔙 Backtrack — 1983
The world around the music — what was on screen, and what was on the shelf.
🎬 Set the scene
A channel-3 afternoon, 1983: the TV was playing G.I. Joe, a can of Hawaiian Punch was in the kitchen, and later you'd wander the mall food court with nowhere to be.
📼 Saturday cartoons
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe👕 tee →
- G.I. Joe👕 tee →
- The Smurfs👕 tee →
- Inspector Gadget
- Alvin and the Chipmunks
Billboard Year-End Hot 100
📊 Full chart →- 1
Every Breath You TakeThe Police - 2
Billie JeanMichael Jackson - 3
Flashdance... What a FeelingIrene Cara - 4
Down UnderMen At Work - 5Beat ItMichael Jackson
- 6
Total Eclipse of the HeartBonnie Tyler - 7
ManeaterDaryl Hall & John Oates - 8
Baby, Come to MePatti Austin & James Ingram - 9
ManiacMichael Sembello - 10
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)Eurythmics - 11
Do You Really Want to Hurt MeCulture Club - 12
You and I (feat. Crystal Gayle)Eddie Rabbitt - 13
Come On EileenDexys Midnight Runners - 14
Shame On the MoonBob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 15
She Works Hard For the MoneyDonna Summer - 16
Never Gonna Let You GoSergio Mendes - 17
Hungry Like the WolfDuran Duran - 18
Let's DanceDavid Bowie - 19
Twilight ZoneGolden Earring - 20
I Know There's Something Going OnFrida - 21
JeopardyGreg Kihn Band - 22
Electric AvenueEddy Grant - 23
She Blinded Me With ScienceThomas Dolby - 24
AfricaToto - 25
Little Red CorvettePrince
More from 1983
🎤 Big in 1983
🎚️ 1983 genres
🎬 Movies of 1983
All soundtracks →The soundtracks that scored 1983 — every song and where it played.
▶Flashdance
1983 · 2 tracks
♪ Flashdance... What a Feeling
▶The Big Chill
1983 · 6 tracks
♪ I Heard It Through the Grapevine
▶Risky Business
1983 · 2 tracks
♪ Old Time Rock and Roll
▶Valley Girl
1983 · 1 track
♪ I Melt with You
▶National Lampoon's Vacation
1983 · 1 track
♪ Holiday Road
Eddie and the Cruisers
1983 · 1 track
♪ On The Dark Side
🎚️ Related vibes
All themes →Themed rooms that lean on the sound of 1983.
What does 1983 remind you of?
The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of 1983.
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🎵 1983 albums on vinyl
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