1983

[Richard1978]

Re: 1983

New Order's Blue Monday was the highest ever selling 12" Single.

[branny]

Re: 1983

A great year for music. Spent a fortune on 12" singles.

[Richard1978]

Re: 1983

CDs were introduced worldwide.

The first Now That's What I Call Music was released.

[Star Attraction]

Re: 1983

Two more songs that year:

Police - "Every Breath You Take"
Billy Joel - "Uptown Girl"

As for 1983 films, Return of the Jedi came out that year

[Techno]

Re: 1983

For personal reasons, the year I wish could be written out of the 1980s. Too many bad personal memories too private to air on any public forum.

It was a bad year for me too interestingly.

Records out this year:
Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat
Hey You the Rocksteady Crew - Rocksteady Crew
Herbie Hancock - Rockit
Irene Cara - Flashdance
David Bowie - Let's Dance

Films:
WarGames
Blue Thunder

[Star Attraction]

For personal reasons, the year I wish could be written out of the 1980s. Too many bad personal memories too private to air on any public forum.

Anyway with things that aired in the media, here goes:
Eurovision Song Contest came from Munich in Germany.
UK entry "I'm Never Giving Up" by Sweet Dreams (6th with 79 points)
Luxembourg won with "Si la vie est cadeau" by Corinne Hermès (142 points)
Two nul pointers: Turkey and Spain

Breakfast TV launched: Breakfast time on BBC1 (Mondays to Fridays only)
TV-am on ITV from 1 February 1983 (7 days a week)

Culture Club - "Karma Chameleon" was number 1 for a few weeks in October