1983-04-30 AT40

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Playlist
LW#1: COME ON EILEEN – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
#40: I LIKE IT – DeBarge
#39: TWILIGHT ZONE – Golden Earring
#38: I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON – Frida
#37: BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG – Pretenders
#36: WHIRLY GIRL – Oxo
#35: DON’T LET IT END – Styx
#34: STRANGER IN MY HOUSE – Ronnie Milsap
#33: ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME – Naked Eyes
#32: SO WRONG – Patrick Simmons
#31: FAITHFULLY – Journey
#30 -TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART) – Culture Club
#29: AFFAIR OF THE HEART – Rick Springfield
#28: MORNIN’ – Al Jarreau
#27: IT MIGHT BE YOU – Stephen Bishop
#26: SOME KIND OF FRIEND – Barry Manilow
#25: WE’VE GOT TONIGHT – Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton
#24: WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT – Kenny Loggins
LDD: BE MY LADY – Jefferson Starship
#23: FLASHBACK…WHAT A FEELING – Irene Cara
#22: MY LOVE – Lionel Richie
QL: MOST NUMBER ONE ALBUMS IN A ROW
#21: STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART – Bryan Adams
#20: YOU ARE – Lionel Richie
#19: PHOTOGRAPH – Def Leppard
#18: DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME – Culture Club
#17: RIO – Duran Duran
#16: HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF – Duran Duran
#15: ONE ON ONE – Daryl Hall & John Oates
#14: SOLITAIRE – Laura Branigan
SR: CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS OF ROCK
#13: EVEN NOW – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
#12: SEAPRATE WAYS (WORLD’S APART) – Journey
#11: I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK – Toto
#10: LITTLE RED CORVETTE – Prince
#9: OVERKILL – Men At Work
LDD: HEARTS – Marty Balin
#8: SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE – Thomas Dolby
#7: BILLIE JEAN – Michael Jackson
#6: LET’S DANCE – David Bowie
#5: DER KOMMISSAR – After The Fire
#4: MR. ROBOTO – Styx
#3: JEOPARDY – Greg Kihn Band
#2: COME ON EILEEN – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
#1: BEAT IT – Michael Jackson

THIS WEEK’S DROPS
#44: I’VE GOT A ROCK N’ ROLL HEART – Eric Clapton (From #24)
#50: CHANGE OF HEART – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (From #22)
#51: SHAME ON THE MOON – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (From #25)

KEY:  EXTRA’S/QUESTIONS/LETTERS  TOP 40 DEBUT  NUMBER ONE SONG

Summary

Title:
American Top 40
Number One Song:
Beat It – Michael Jackson
Week #:
83-17
Questions Letters:
QL: Most Number One Albums In A Row
From Date Monday To Date Sunday:
April 25, 1983 To May 1, 1983
What Happened To:
None
Chart Date:
1983-04-30
Almanac:
None
Disk Show:
672
Book Of Records:
None
Distribution Source:
ABC/Watermark LP’s
Extra’s:
None
Source Medium Mastered:
AT40 Master
Oldies:
None
Commercials:
Yes
Special Requests:
None
Promos:
No
Reports:
SR: Corporate Sponsorships Of Rock
Segmented Original:
Yes
Premiere Optional Extras:
Mexican Radio – Wall Of Voodoo
New Year’s Day – U2
Too Shy – Kajagoogoo
Family Man – Daryl Hall & John Oates
Bitrate Original:
320k
AT40 Archives:
None
Size Original:
502.3 MB
Long Distance Dedication:
LDD: Be My Lady – Jefferson Starship
LDD: Hearts – Marty Balin
Files (Num) Original:
45
Last Weeks Top 3:
LW#1: Come On Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Type:
mp3
Comment:
None
Mastered:
In Process
Host:
Casey Kasem
Bitrate Mastered:
In Process
Cue Sheet:
ABC/Watermark Customer Sheet
Size MB Mastered:
In Process
CHR HAC Top 40:
Top 40
Files Mastered:
In Process
Chart Used:
Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100 #1 Song:
Beat It – Michael Jackson
Billboard Hot 100 #2 Song:
Come On Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Cashbox #1 Song:
Mr. Roboto – Styx
Cashbox #2 Song:
Come On Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Radio & Records #1 Song:
Beat It – Michael Jackson
Radio & Records #2 Song:
Overkill – Men At Work
Mediabase #1 Song:
Service Starts 1985 Charts Published 2006
Mediabase #2 Song:
Service Starts 1985 Charts Published 2006
American Top 40 The 70’s:
Aired
Show Date:
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Saturday, April 28, 2018
AT40 Flashback:
No
Show Date:
None

Hot 100 Chart

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