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The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:

April 30, 1983





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40 --- --- I Couldn't Say No

from the LP
Special Pain
ARC chart run: 40 -
Robert Ellis Orrall
with Carlene Carter
1 40 Robert Ellis Orrall with Carlene Carter - "I Couldn't Say No" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
39 27 29 Whirly Girl

from the LP
Oxo
ARC chart run: 37 - 34 - 29 - 27 - 39 -
Oxo 5 27 Oxo - "Whirly Girl" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
38 30 23 Back On The Chain Gang

from the LP
Learning To Crawl
ARC chart run: 32 - 25 - 21 - 17 - 11 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 14 - 23 - 30 - 38 -
The Pretenders 14 3 The Pretenders - "Back On The Chain Gang" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
37 --- --- Don't Let It End

from the LP
Kilroy Was Here
ARC chart run: 37 -
STYX 1 37 STYX - "Don't Let It End" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
36 39 --- Minimum Love

from the LP
Nothing But The Truth
ARC chart run: 39 - 36 -
Mac McAnally 2 36 Mac McAnally - "Minimum Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
35 18 9 I Know There's Something Going On

from the LP
Something's Going On
ARC chart run: 37 - 29 - 23 - 20 - 17 - 13 - 12 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 18 - 35 -
Frida 12 9 Frida - "I Know There's Something Going On" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
34 23 22 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

from the LP
Kissing To Be Clever
ARC chart run: 37 - 30 - 24 - 18 - 16 - 8 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 6 - 13 - 22 - 23 - 34 -
Culture Club 16 2 Culture Club - "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
33 --- --- Faithfully

from the LP
Frontiers
ARC chart run: 33 -
Journey 1 33 Journey - "Faithfully" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
32 34 40 Stranger In My House

from the LP
Keyed Up
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 32 -
Ronnie Milsap 3 32 Ronnie Milsap - "Stranger In My House" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
31 33 39 So Wrong

from the LP
Arcade
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 31 -
Patrick Simmons 3 31 Patrick Simmons - "So Wrong" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
30 --- --- Time (Clock Of The Heart)

from the LP
Kissing To Be Clever
ARC chart run: 30 -
Culture Club 1 30 Culture Club - "Time (Clock Of The Heart)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
29 40 --- Affair Of The Heart

from the LP
Living In Oz
ARC chart run: 40 - 29 -
Rick Springfield 2 29 Rick Springfield - "Affair Of The Heart" (Singe)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
28 37 --- Mornin'

from the LP
Jarreau
ARC chart run: 37 - 28 -
Al Jarreau 2 28 Al Jarreau - "Mornin'" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
27 35 --- Always Something There To Remind Me

from the LP
Naked Eyes
ARC chart run: 35 - 27 -
Naked Eyes 2 27 Naked Eyes - "Always Something There To Remind Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
26 19 11 We've Got Tonight

from the LP
We've Got Tonight
ARC chart run: 36 - 27 - 24 - 19 - 8 - 7 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 11 - 19 - 26 -
Kenny Rogers &
Sheena Easton
14 4 Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton - "We've Got Tonight" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
25 21 21 You Are

from the LP
Lionel Richie
ARC chart run: 33 - 28 - 23 - 20 - 18 - 13 - 10 - 8 - 5 - 5 - 4 - 12 - 21 - 21 - 25 -
Lionel Richie 15 4 Lionel Richie - "You Are" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
24 17 10 Hungry Like The Wolf

from the LP
Rio
ARC chart run: 40 - 29 - 21 - 18 - 10 - 6 - 5 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 7 - 10 - 17 - 24 -
Duran Duran 15 2 Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
23 32 38 Straight From The Heart

from the LP
Cuts Like A Knife
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 23 -
Bryan Adams 3 23 Bryan Adams - "Straight From The Heart" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
22 28 36 My Love

from the LP
Lionel Richie
ARC chart run: 36 - 28 - 22 -
Lionel Richie 3 22 Lionel Richie - "My Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
21 22 27 Welcome To Heartlight

from the LP
High Adventure
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 27 - 22 - 21 -
Kenny Loggins 5 21 Kenny Loggins - "Welcome To Heartlight" (Single)
20 14 8 Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)

from the LP
Frontiers
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 21 - 18 - 14 - 9 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 5 - 8 - 14 - 20 -
Journey 13 5 Journey - "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
19 26 33 Photograph

from the LP
Pyromania
ARC chart run: 33 - 26 - 19 -
Def Leppard 3 19 Def Leppard - "Photograph" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
18 20 25 Some Kind Of Friend

from the LP
Oh! Julie
ARC chart run: 40 - 33 - 32 - 30 - 27 - 25 - 20 - 18 -
Barry Manilow 8 18 Barry Manilow - "Some Kind Of Friend" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
17 25 32 Flashdance...What A Feeling

from the
Flashdance soundtrack
ARC chart run: 40 - 32 - 25 - 17 -
Irene Cara 4 17 Irene Cara - "Flashdance... What A Feeling" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
16 24 30 Rio

from the LP
Rio
ARC chart run: 40 - 35 - 30 - 24 - 16 -
Duran Duran 5 16 Duran Duran - "Rio" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
15 7 2 One On One

from the LP
H20
ARC chart run: 38 - 28 - 24 - 19 - 17 - 10 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 2 - 2 - 7 - 15 -
Daryl Hall &
John Oates
13 2 Daryl Hall & John Oates - "One On One" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
14 16 20 Solitaire

from the LP
Branigan 2
ARC chart run: 34 - 25 - 20 - 16 - 14 -
Laura Branigan 5 14 Laura Branigan - "Solitaire" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
13 13 15 It Might Be You

from the
Tootsie soundtrack
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 30 - 25 - 23 - 20 - 17 - 15 - 13 - 13 -
Stephen Bishop 10 13 Stephen Bishop - "It Might Be You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
12 15 19 I Won't Hold You Back

from the LP
Toto IV
ARC chart run: 35 - 27 - 22 - 19 - 15 - 12 -
Toto 6 12 Toto - "I Won't Hold You Back" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
11 11 13 Even Now

from the LP
The Distance
ARC chart run: 34 - 26 - 21 - 13 - 11 - 11 -
Bob Seger & The
Silver Bullet Band
6 11 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - "Even Now" (Single)
10 12 17 Little Red Corvette

from the LP
1999
ARC chart run: 39 - 29 - 24 - 19 - 17 - 12 - 10 -
Prince 7 10 Prince - "Little Red Corvette" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
9 3 3 Mr. Roboto

from the LP
Kilroy Was Here
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 26 - 21 - 14 - 11 - 9 - 9 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 9 -
STYX 12 3 STYX - "Mr. Roboto" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
8 10 12 She Blinded Me With Science

from the LP
The Golden Age Of Wireless
ARC chart run: 35 - 31 - 25 - 18 - 12 - 10 - 8 -
Thomas Dolby 7 8 Thomas Dolby - "She Blinded Me With Science" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
7 5 1 Billie Jean

from the LP
Thriller
ARC chart run: 37 - 28 - 22 - 6 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 7 -
Michael Jackson 14 1(7) Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
6 8 14 Overkill

from the LP
Cargo
ARC chart run: 26 - 14 - 8 - 6 -
Men At Work 4 6 Men At Work - "Overkill" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
5 9 16 Let's Dance

from the LP
Let's Dance
ARC chart run: 28 - 16 - 9 - 5 -
David Bowie 4 5 David Bowie - "Let's Dance" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
4 6 7 Der Kommissar

from the LP
Der Kommissar
ARC chart run: 33 - 26 - 20 - 16 - 15 - 10 - 7 - 6 - 4 -
After The Fire 9 4 After The Fire - "Der Kommissar" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
3 1 4 Come On Eileen

from the LP
Too-Rye-Ay
ARC chart run: 32 - 26 - 20 - 16 - 11 - 11 - 6 - 4 - 1 - 3 -
Dexy's Midnight Runners 10 1(1) Dexy's Midnight Runners - "Come On Eileen" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
2 4 6 Jeopardy

from the LP
Kihnspiracy
ARC chart run: 37 - 27 - 18 - 14 - 14 - 9 - 6 - 4 - 2 -
Greg Kihn Band 9 2 Greg Kihn Band - "Jeopardy" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
1 2 5 Beat It

from the LP
Thriller
ARC chart run: 36 - 22 - 13 - 13 - 8 - 5 - 2 - 1 -
Michael Jackson 8 1(1) Michael Jackson - "Beat It" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3




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