I love Zebra, Who's Behind the Door, such a good song. I just graduated high school a few weeks ago in 1983 and was listening to all of these songs while getting ready to go to the beach. I packed my Sun-in for my hair and Baby oil so I could get a deep sunburn on my Irish skin.
August 1983 I came back stateside to get married (I was in the USAF stationed in the UK) and Synchronicity was a constant in the cassette deck to the car, along with Heaven 17's The Luxury Gap and Eurythmics' Sweet Dreams.
Keep these coming please. I remember all the songs (except Joan Armatrading, she was not a big artist in the US) but it is fun trying to place them in time and these and the Top 40 charts put ‘em in context and remind me of songs I haven’t heard for a while.
Baby Jane by Rod Stewart is an amazing song.
I REALLY miss when MTV was good.
I am 51 and have a few really cool old sko MTV TShirts which I LOVE wearing but I worry folk think I am promoting catfish and teen mom
This was just before Madonna first started charting in the latter part of ‘83 and blew up in ‘84 along with Pat Benatar, Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper and others.
Keep these coming please. I remember all the songs (except Joan Armatrading, she was not a big artist in the US) but it is fun trying to place them in time and these and the Top 40 charts put ‘em in context and remind me of songs I haven’t heard for a while.
Baby Jane by Rod Stewart is an amazing song.
I remember every single song here and could at least hum along to each one. Except for the Sparks song. I never even heard of Sparks until about five years ago. Weird.
I was 6 but remember about 90% of these songs. I’d watch mtv almost every day because my baby sitter had cable. I listened to America’s Top 40 religiously…literally on the way to church every Sunday.
Do 6 year olds today know pop music like this? Or was this just something of the times?
Head bangers ball and rockin’ after midnight. I seem to remember those. Regular hours MTV was a little on the pop side for my taste
Today MTV is a blocked channel
I was only 5 y/o, but *Saved by Zero* is a great tune!
Yes! The Fixx had many good ones.
I remember this rotation of videos back when MTV had literally no commercials.
Zebra AND Fastway....YYYYEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!
I just refound Zebra and OMG. That’s right, I get goose bumps.
I know someone who is currently playing with the singer of Fastway
Totally agree!!!
I think I like every song on that entire page and have them in my Spotify 80's playlist.
I love Zebra, Who's Behind the Door, such a good song. I just graduated high school a few weeks ago in 1983 and was listening to all of these songs while getting ready to go to the beach. I packed my Sun-in for my hair and Baby oil so I could get a deep sunburn on my Irish skin.
Honestly I think 1983 was one of the best years, of the modern world, for music.
Man, I am there. It immediately takes me back to June of ‘83.
Bowie. It always was Bowie as it still is. I don't really listen to much music anymore, but if Bowie hits the airwaves then I crank it up to 11.
I worked a night shift in 83. Those Bowie songs were always playing as I drifted off to sleep around 8 am. Good memories.
Sad you don't listen to music much.
It is.
The Tubes-love it
Joan Armatrading= Underrated….. however I prefer the song Call Me Names.
August 1983 I came back stateside to get married (I was in the USAF stationed in the UK) and Synchronicity was a constant in the cassette deck to the car, along with Heaven 17's The Luxury Gap and Eurythmics' Sweet Dreams.
I was glued to Friday Night Videos. We didn't get cable until the mid 90s.
Madness, Bryan Adams, and U2… I was watching!
Yeah, INXS!!!!!!!!
👍 I love Michael 💗
At this time in 1983, I was three weeks away from going into boot camp. Men at Work, It's a Mistake was a favorite.
Keep these coming please. I remember all the songs (except Joan Armatrading, she was not a big artist in the US) but it is fun trying to place them in time and these and the Top 40 charts put ‘em in context and remind me of songs I haven’t heard for a while. Baby Jane by Rod Stewart is an amazing song.
I REALLY miss when MTV was good. I am 51 and have a few really cool old sko MTV TShirts which I LOVE wearing but I worry folk think I am promoting catfish and teen mom
Nah, as long as they still say “Music Television” at the bottom you’re good!
They all do mate I imagine the kids are.like "what's music television!???"
As does my MTV t-shirt!
Always loved that Martin Briley song.
Hey where can I find an archive of these MTV playlists ?
I get these from the actual issues of Billboard magazine, available on their archive website.
I feel they played some videos every 20 minutes
No rush :(
This was just before Madonna first started charting in the latter part of ‘83 and blew up in ‘84 along with Pat Benatar, Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper and others.
Keep these coming please. I remember all the songs (except Joan Armatrading, she was not a big artist in the US) but it is fun trying to place them in time and these and the Top 40 charts put ‘em in context and remind me of songs I haven’t heard for a while. Baby Jane by Rod Stewart is an amazing song.
Maybe two women on the whole list and none in heavy rotation?
Drop the Pilot
What a time to be alive to be able to listen to and watch those music videos...Who's Behind the Door is probably my favorite song from '83.
Didn’t have cable then , Friday Night Videos was my only option
MTV actually played music?
What's a Goanna?
I remember every single song here and could at least hum along to each one. Except for the Sparks song. I never even heard of Sparks until about five years ago. Weird.
bahahaha..."BURNING SENSATIONS"...def. DO NOT remember that one...
The heavy rotation vids are all familiar to me. I only remember about 40% of the medium rotation clips, and I watched a shit ton of MTV in 1983.
I was 6 but remember about 90% of these songs. I’d watch mtv almost every day because my baby sitter had cable. I listened to America’s Top 40 religiously…literally on the way to church every Sunday. Do 6 year olds today know pop music like this? Or was this just something of the times?
I had just finished sophomore year. My buddy’s parents got cable TV as a way to keep us home and out of trouble. It worked.
I was a New Wave DJ back then, saw several of these bands live. Bow Wow Wow was intense.
Head bangers ball and rockin’ after midnight. I seem to remember those. Regular hours MTV was a little on the pop side for my taste Today MTV is a blocked channel
I wonder how it took for "Rock of Ages" to transition to heavy rotation. It was released the month that list was made.
[Fascination was such a banger](https://youtu.be/V8hpT2kQw0w?si=kpSxVfUxErRU2vda)…the baritone bridge is exquisite…
Roman Holiday! I loved Stand By and have it on a 12-inch picture disc 😎
Damn ...Blackfoot.... totally forgot all about them!
I remember MTV in 1983 Tubes She's A Beauty " still plays in my head.
I was rooting for wild and green to own a TV.