1983-12-17 AT40

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#40: THE WAY HE MAKES ME FEEL – Barbra Streisand
#39: WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT – Naked Eyes
#38: THE SIGN OF FIRE – Fixx
#37: GOLD – Spandau Ballet
#36: P.Y.T. (PRETTY YOUNG THING) – Michael Jackson
#35: I WON’T STAND IN YOUR WAY – Stray Cats
#34: STAY WITH ME TONIGHT – Jeffrey Osborne
#33: HOLIDAY – Madonna
QL: MOST WEEKS TO #1 AFTER DEBUTING IN TOP 40
#32: PINK HOUSES – John Cougar Mellencamp
#31: I STILL CAN’T GET OVER LOSING YOU – Ray Parker, Jr.
#30: THAT’S ALL – Genesis
#29: JOANNA – Kool & The Gang
#28: IF I’D BEEN THE ONE – .38 Special
LDD: I WILL SURVIVE – Gloria Gaynor
#27: KARMA CHAMELEON – Culture Club
#26: TIME WILL REVEAL – DeBarge
#25: RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT – Lionel Richie
#24: READ ‘EM AND WEEP – Barry Manilow
#23: SOULS – Rick Springfield
#22: AIN’T NOBODY – Rufus with Chaka Khan
QL: SPOKEN WORD RECORDS AT #1
#21: HEART AND SOUL – Huey Lewis & The News
#20: TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP – Romantics
#19: I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES – Elton John
#18: BREAK MY STRIDE – Matthew Wilder
#17: IN A BIG COUNTRY – Big Country
#16: SYNCHRONICITY II – Police
#15: MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME) – Peter Schilling
#14: CRUMBLIN’ DOWN – John Cougar Mellencamp
#13: WHY ME- – Irene Cara
EXTRA: MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING – Carpenters
#12: CUM ON FEEL THE NOISE – Quiet Riot
#11: UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT – Rolling Stones
#10: CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND – Culture Club
#9: TWIST OF FATE – Olivia Newton-John
#8: ISLANDS IN THE STREAM – Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
#7: OWNER OF A LONELY HEART – Yes
#6: LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD – Pat Benatar
#5: UNION OF THE SNAKE – Duran Duran
LDD: YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL – Joe Cocker
#4: UPTOWN GIRL – Billy Joel
#3: ALL NIGHT LONG – Lionel Richie
#2: SAY IT ISN’T SO – Daryl Hall & John Oates
#1: SAY, SAY, SAY – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
#42: TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART – Bonnie Tyler (From #25)
#46: TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE – Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack (From #33)
#52: SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER – The Motels (From #28)
#55: TELEFONE – Sheena Easton (From #38)
#58: THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES – Asia (From #37)

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

Summary

Title:
American Top 40
Number One Song:
Say Say Say – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
Week #:
83-50
Questions Letters:
QL: Most Weeks To #1 After Debuting In Top 40
QL: Spoken Word Records At #1
From Date Monday To Date Sunday:
December 12, 1983 To December 18, 1983
What Happened To:
None
Chart Date:
1983-12-17
Almanac:
None
Disk Show:
705
Book Of Records:
None
Distribution Source:
ABC/Watermark LP’s
Extra’s:
Merry Christmas Darling – Carpenters
Source Medium Mastered:
AT40 Master
Oldies:
None
Commercials:
Yes
Special Requests:
None
Promos:
No
Reports:
None
Segmented Original:
Yes
Premiere Optional Extras:
Medley – Cyndi Lauper
An Innocent Man – Billy Joel
Middle Of The Road – The Pretenders
99 Luftballons/99 Red Balloons – Nena
Bitrate Original:
320k
AT40 Archives:
None
Size Original:
498.4 MB
Long Distance Dedication:
LDD: I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
LDD: You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker
Files (Num) Original:
45
Last Weeks Top 3:
None
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:
Say Say Say – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
Billboard Hot 100 #2 Song:
SAY IT ISN’T SO – Daryl Hall & John Oates
Cashbox #1 Song:
Say Say Say – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
Cashbox #2 Song:
All Night Long (All Night) – Lionel Richie
Radio & Records #1 Song:
Say Say Say – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
Radio & Records #2 Song:
SAY IT ISN’T SO – Daryl Hall & John Oates
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, December 12, 2015
AT40 Flashback:
No
Show Date:
None

Hot 100 Chart

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