Sorted now. Thanks Jim

Full list of hits covered today, those not on Spotify are marked with * (w/e of Top 40 new entries in bold):

26/02/1983

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Blancmange - Waves

Forrest - Rock The Boat

Bananarama - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

05/03/1983

Modern Romance - High Life

David Joseph - You Can't Hide (Your Love From Me)

Orange Juice - Rip It Up

Malcolm McLaren - Soweto

Kenny Rogers And Sheena Easton - We've Got Tonight

The Stranglers - Midnight Summer Dream

Joan Armatrading - Drop The Pilot

Soft Cell - Numbers/Barriers

12/03/1983

Bucks Fizz - Run For Your Life

Big Country - Fields Of Fire (400 Miles)

Band AKA - Joy*

Foster And Allen - Maggie

Mezzoforte - Garden Party

19/03/1983

The Style Council - Speak Like A Child

Ultravox - Visions In Blue

JoBoxers - Boxerbeat

Leo Sayer - Orchard Road

Altered Images - Don't Talk To Me About Love

New Order - Blue Monday

Japan - All Tomorrow's Parties

26/03/1983

Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know?

David Bowie - Let's Dance

Nick Heyward - Whistle Down The Wind

Mari Wilson - Cry Me A River

Tracey Ullman - Breakaway

Wah! - Hope (I Wish You'd Believe Me)

02/04/1983

Kajagoogoo - Ooh To Be Ah

U2 - Two Hearts Beat As One

Kenny Everett - Snot Rap*

Twisted Sister - I Am (I'm Me)

Kevin Rowland And Dexys Midnight Runners - The Celtic Soul Brothers

Tracie - The House That Jack Built

F.R. David - Words

Sunfire - Young Free And Single

09/04/1983

Culture Club - Church Of The Poison Mind

Michael Jackson - Beat It

Kissing The Pink - Last Film

Votes welcome for up to five of your favourites, with the song with the most votes played at the start of the next session!

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My votes:

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Altered Images - Don't Talk To Me About Love

New Order - Blue Monday

Tracey Ullman - Breakaway

Kissing The Pink - Last Film

Kenny Everett - Snot Rap*

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Blancmange - Waves

New Order - Blue Monday

Michael Jackson - Beat It

Kissing The Pink - Last Film

Last Film was a really good discovery, Words and Let's Dance just missed out (forgive me old man etc.)

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Blancmange - Waves

New Order - Blue Monday

David Bowie - Let's Dance

F.R. David - Words

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Orange Juice - Rip It Up

Altered Images - Don't Talk To Me About Love

New Order - Blue Monday

David Bowie - Let's Dance

Blancmange - Waves

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Kissing The Pink - Last Film

Michael Jackson - Beat It

New Order - Blue Monday

An exact snap with Chez 🤩 even down to 'Let's Dance' being a near miss.

Caught up on everything I missed today and 'Last Film' remains the best discovery of the day, what a closer.

Blancmange - Waves

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Kissing The Pink - Last Film

Ultravox - Visions In Blue

New Order - Blue Monday

Let's Dance in 6th place for me as well.

Blancmange - Waves

Kissing The Pink - The Last Film

Michael Jackson - Beat It

New Order - Blue Monday

Ultravox - Visions In Blue

2 great discoveries there from Kissing The Pink and Ultravox, the Blancmange song was introduced to me by Jade a few years back, and ofc the other two are all time classics. Next best songs I already knew were David Bowie and JoBoxers and other good discoveries included Big Country and Malcolm McLaren. Not the best week overall but a strong top 5 as ever x

(4/5 matching with both Chez/Jade and Rollo! Sorry to be the first to not vote for Bonnie Tyler but I have never had particularly strong feelings about that song)

doh! been away so missed the vote! Not that it would have changed the result:

Wah!

Eurythmics

Michael Jackson

Men At Work

Prince

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Bonnie Tyler

Style Council

Culture Club

David Bowie

Altered Images

Blancmange - Waves

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Kissing The Pink - Last Film

Ultravox - Visions In Blue

New Order - Blue Monday

Copying Rollo but I’d have “Beat It” in 6th

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart

New Order - Blue Monday

David Bowie - Let's Dance

F.R. David - Words

Michael Jackson - Beat It

Best

Blancmange - Waves

Orange Juice - Rip It Up

New Order - Blue Monday

David Bowie - Let's Dance

Kissing The Pink - Last Film

Worst

Leo Sayer - Orchard Road

Kenny Everett - Snot Rap

Sunfire - Young Free And Single

New Order - Blue Monday

Big Country - Fields Of Fire (400 Miles)

Joan Armatrading - Drop The Pilot

Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know?

Tracey Ullman - Breakaway

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Ultravox - Visions In Blue

Kissing The Pink - The Last Film

In general the 1983 charts have less songs I really love than 1981-1982 I think! Probably because new wave goes more poppy and/or less electronic/dancey. With the exception of Blue Monday of course.

I have to go with the most ahead of its time track first even if it is a bit overrated in media.

I think The Darkness were influenced by the style of guitar in Big Country! Also in Fields of Fire some guitars that sound like bagpipes - unique. The Joan Armatrading track Drop The Pilot is her best and has a nostalgic jangle pop sound to it. Duran good song but they have better. Tracey Ullman - Breakaway is a fun if a bit cheap 60s cover. I am guessing the popularity of the good and lively Northern Soul sound helped it make the chart. The video has a TikTok style dance to it!

Edited April 28Apr 28 by TheSnake

The 5 best:

Malcolm McLaren - Soweto

The Stranglers - Midnight Summer Dream

Mezzoforte - Garden Party

New Order - Blue Monday

Kissing The Pink - Last Film

Worst:

Tracie - The House That Jack Built

Coming up at 4pm, over 40 new songs from another 6 or 7 weeks of 1983!

https://sync-tube.de/room/2gHBerpI

May be there a few minutes late today x

Best of Week 23 poll results

12 New Order - Blue Monday

9 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart

8 Kissing The Pink - Last Film

7 Blancmange - Waves

5 David Bowie - Let's Dance

4 Michael Jackson - Beat It

3 Altered Images - Don't Talk To Me About Love

3 Ultravox - Visions In Blue

2 F.R. David - Words

2 Orange Juice - Rip It Up

2 Tracey Ullman - Breakaway

1 Big Country - Fields Of Fire (400 Miles)

1 Culture Club - Church Of The Poison Mind

1 Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know?

1 Joan Armatrading - Drop The Pilot

1 Malcolm McLaren - Soweto

1 Mezzoforte - Garden Party

1 The Stranglers - Midnight Summer Dream

1 The Style Council - Speak Like A Child

Wall of fame

Week 1: John Foxx - Underpass

Week 2: Blondie - Atomic

Week 3: The Cure - A Forest

Week 4: Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

Week 5: David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes

Week 6: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay

Week 7: Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry

Week 8: Visage - Fade To Grey

Week 9: The Teardrop Explodes - Reward

Week 10: Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

Week 11: The Specials - Ghost Town

Week 12: Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Week 13: Laurie Anderson - O Superman

Week 14: Ultravox - The Voice

Week 15: The Stranglers - Golden Brown

Week 16: Associates - Party Fears Two

Week 17: Yazoo - Only You

Week 18: Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra

Week 19: Duran Duran - Save A Prayer

Week 20: Tears For Fears - Mad World

Week 21: A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)

Week 22: Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Week 23: New Order - Blue Monday

First time we've had 13 people giving all 5 votes in these polls, and the first time a song has had as many as 12 voters!

An unsurprising but worthy winner there. Kissing the Pink making the podium is seriously impressive!

Full list of hits covered today, those not on Spotify are marked with * (w/e of Top 40 new entries in bold):

16/04/1983

Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger

Men At Work - Overkill

Bauhaus - She's In Parties

Toto - Rosanna

Cliff Richard And The London Philharmonic Orchestra - True Love Ways

The Kids From 'Fame' - Friday Night (Live Version)*

Chill Fac-Torr - Twist (Round 'N' Round)

Thompson Twins - We Are Detective

23/04/1983

Spandau Ballet - True

The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination

Iron Maiden - Flight Of Icarus

Heaven 17 - Temptation

Sweet Dreams - I'm Never Giving Up*

Galaxy Featuring Phil Fearon - Dancing Tight

30/04/1983

Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter

Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed

Julio Iglesias - Hey!

The Creatures - Miss The Girl

Saxon - Power And The Glory

07/05/1983

Blancmange - Blind Vision

The Beat - Can't Get Used To Losing You

New Edition - Candy Girl

Pink Floyd - Not Now John

Daryl Hall And John Oates - Family Man

Kiss - Creatures Of The Night

Thin Lizzy - Thunder And Lightning

The Belle Stars - Sweet Memory

14/05/1983

Modern Romance - Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm

D Train - Music (Part 1)

Bob Marley And The Wailers - Buffalo Soldier

Hot Chocolate - What Kinda Boy You're Looking For (Girl)

David Grant - Stop And Go

Wham! - Bad Boys

21/05/1983

Yazoo - Nobody's Diary

Forrest - Feel The Need In Me

Al Jarreau - Mornin'

Manchester United FC - Glory, Glory, Man United

Rush - Countdown / New World Man

Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding

JoBoxers - Just Got Lucky

28/05/1983

The Police - Every Breath You Take

The Style Council - Money Go Round (Part One)

Booker Newberry III - Love Town

George Benson - Lady Love Me (One More Time)

Flash And The Pan - Waiting For A Train

Big Country - In A Big Country

Mtume - Juicy Fruit

Votes welcome for up to five of your favourites, with the song with the most votes played at the start of the next session!

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My votes:

Heaven 17 - Temptation

Bob Marley And The Wailers - Buffalo Soldier

Yazoo - Nobody's Diary

Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding

The Police - Every Breath You Take

Bauhaus - She's In Parties

Heaven 17 - Temptation

The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination

The Police - Every Breath You Take

Yazoo - Nobody's Diary

Tears For Fears just missing out