Our journey through HERC's Favorite Decade Of Music 1974-1983 - the Summer Singles - concludes today as he presents the Top 45 Singles from Billboard's Hot 100 for the Summer of 1983. All told, 108 singles made the weekly Top 45 from May 28th through September 3rd. Only one song (#6, below) stuck it out for all 15 weeks and only three songs sat in the top spot as the Summer played out. How many of these do you remember from that Summer thirty-one years ago?
Did you miss any of HERC's Summer Singles Countdowns?
| 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 |
| 45 | Cuts Like A Knife - Bryan Adams | ||
| 44 | All This Love - DeBarge | ||
| 43 | Baby Jane - Rod Stewart | ||
| 42 | Take Me To Heart - Quarterflash | ||
| 41 | Lawyers In Love - Jackson Browne | ||
| 40 | Don't Cry - Asia | ||
| 39 | The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats | ||
| 38 | 1999 - Prince | ||
| 37 | Hot Girls In Love - Loverboy | ||
| 36 | China Girl - David Bowie | ||
| 35 | Tell Her About It - Billy Joel | ||
| 34 | Human Nature - Michael Jackson | ||
| 33 | Straight From The Heart - Bryan Adams | ||
| 32 | Solitaire - Laura Branigan | ||
| 31 | I'm Still Standing - Elton John | ||
| 30 | (Keep Feeling) Fascination - Human League | ||
| 29 | She's A Beauty - The Tubes | ||
| 28 | Faithfully - Journey | ||
| 27 | Puttin' On The Ritz - Taco | ||
| 26 | Little Red Corvette - Prince | ||
| 25 | Our House - Madness | ||
| 24 | I'll Tumble 4 Ya - Culture Club | ||
| 23 | Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes | ||
| 22 | Come Dancing - The Kinks* | ||
| 21 | It's A Mistake - Men At Work | ||
| 20 | Too Shy - Kajagoogoo | ||
| 19 | Family Man - Hall & Oates | ||
| 18 | Affair Of The Heart - Rick Springfield | ||
| 17 | She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby | ||
| 16 | Beat It - Michael Jackson | ||
| 15 | Is There Something I Should Know - Duran Duran | ||
| 14 | My Love - Lionel Richie | ||
| 13 | Wanna Be Startin' Something - Michael Jackson | ||
| 12 | She Works Hard For The Money - Donna Summer | ||
| 11 | Let's Dance - David Bowie | ||
| 10 | Stand Back - Stevie Nicks | ||
| 9 | Maniac - Michael Sembello | ||
| 8 | Don't Let It End - Styx | ||
| 7 | Overkill - Men At Work | ||
| 6 | Never Gonna Let You Go - Sergio Mendes | ||
| 5 | Time - Culture Club | ||
| 4 | Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics | ||
| 3 | Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant | ||
| 2 | Flashdance...What A Feeling - Irene Cara | ||
| 1 | Every Breath You Take - The Police |
*only song missing from playlist below
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