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The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:

May 21, 1983





  wks peak  
40 29 26 Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)

from the LP
Frontiers
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 21 - 18 - 14 - 9 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 5 - 8 - 14 - 20 - 26 - 29 - 40 -
Journey 16 5 Journey - "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
39 --- --- No Time For Talk

from the LP
Another Page
ARC chart run: 39 -
Christopher Cross 1 39 Christopher Cross - "No Time For Talk" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
38 --- --- Looking For A Stranger

from the LP
Get Nervous
ARC chart run: 38 -
Pat Benatar 1 38 Pat Benatar - "Looking For A Stranger" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
37 --- --- The Woman In You

from the
Stayin' Alive soundtrack
ARC chart run: 37 -
Bee Gees 1 37 Bee Gees - "The Woman In You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
36 28 10 Even Now

from the LP
The Distance
ARC chart run: 34 - 26 - 21 - 13 - 11 - 11 - 10 - 28 - 36 -
Bob Seger & The
Silver Bullet Band
9 10 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - "Even Now" (Single)
35 25 21 Mr. Roboto

from the LP
Kilroy Was Here
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 26 - 21 - 14 - 11 - 9 - 9 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 9 - 21 - 25 - 35 -
STYX 15 3 STYX - "Mr. Roboto" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
34 37 --- You Can't Run From Love

from the LP
Radio Romance
ARC chart run: 37 - 34 -
Eddie Rabbitt 2 34 Eddie Rabbitt - "You Can't Run From Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
33 40 --- The One Thing

from the LP
Shaboo Shoobah
ARC chart run: 40 - 33 -
INXS 2 33 INXS - "The One Thing" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
32 --- --- Electric Avenue

from the LP
Killer On The Rampage
ARC chart run: 32 -
Eddy Grant 1 32 Eddy Grant - "Electric Avenue" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
31 34 39 Gimme All Your Lovin'

from the LP
Eliminator
ARC chart run: 39 - 34 - 31 -
ZZ Top 3 31 ZZ Top -  "Gimme All Your Lovin'" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
30 39 --- Too Shy

from the LP
The White Feathers
ARC chart run: 39 - 30 -
Kajagoogoo 2 30 Kajagoogoo - "Too Shy" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
29 33 --- I'm Still Standing

from the LP
Too Low For Zero
ARC chart run: 33 - 29 -
Elton John 2 29 Elton John - "I'm Still Standing" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
28 30 33 I Couldn't Say No

from the LP
Special Pain
ARC chart run: 40 - 33 - 30 - 28 -
Robert Ellis Orrall
with Carlene Carter
4 28 Robert Ellis Orrall with Carlene Carter - "I Couldn't Say No" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
27 32 --- Try Again

from the LP
Modern Heart
ARC chart run: 32 - 27 -
Champaign 2 27 Champaign - "Try Again" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
26 14 7 Come On Eileen

from the LP
Too-Rye-Ay
ARC chart run: 32 - 26 - 20 - 16 - 11 - 11 - 6 - 4 - 1 - 3 - 7 - 14 - 26 -
Dexy's Midnight Runners 13 1(1) Dexy's Midnight Runners - "Come On Eileen" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
25 31 40 Never Gonna Let You Go

from the LP
Sergio Mendes
ARC chart run: 40 - 31 - 25 -
Sergio Mendes 3 25 Sergio Mendes - "Never Gonna Let You Go" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
24 21 13 Billie Jean

from the LP
Thriller
ARC chart run: 37 - 28 - 22 - 6 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 7 - 13 - 21 - 24 -
Michael Jackson 17 1(7) Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
23 24 27 Stranger In My House

from the LP
Keyed Up
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 32 - 27 - 24 - 23 -
Ronnie Milsap 6 23 Ronnie Milsap - "Stranger In My House" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
22 27 36 She's A Beauty

from the LP
Outside Inside
ARC chart run: 36 - 27 - 22 -
The Tubes 3 22 The Tubes - "She's A Beauty" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
21 8 9 I Won't Hold You Back

from the LP
Toto IV
ARC chart run: 35 - 27 - 22 - 19 - 15 - 12 - 9 - 8 - 21 -
Toto 9 8 Toto - "I Won't Hold You Back" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
20 23 29 Don't Let It End

from the LP
Kilroy Was Here
ARC chart run: 37 - 29 - 23 - 20 -
STYX 4 20 STYX - "Don't Let It End" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
19 22 30 Family Man

from the LP
H20
ARC chart run: 30 - 22 - 19 -
Daryl Hall &
John Oates
3 19 Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Family Man" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
18 20 23 Mornin'

from the LP
Jarreau
ARC chart run: 37 - 28 - 23 - 20 - 18 -
Al Jarreau 5 18 Al Jarreau - "Mornin'" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
17 19 25 Faithfully

from the LP
Frontiers
ARC chart run: 33 - 25 - 19 - 17 -
Journey 4 17 Journey - "Faithfully" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
16 18 24 Affair Of The Heart

from the LP
Living In Oz
ARC chart run: 40 - 29 - 24 - 18 - 16 -
Rick Springfield 5 16 Rick Springfield - "Affair Of The Heart" (Singe)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
15 17 22 Always Something There To Remind Me

from the LP
Naked Eyes
ARC chart run: 35 - 27 - 22 - 17 - 15 -
Naked Eyes 5 15 Naked Eyes - "Always Something There To Remind Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
14 10 3 Der Kommissar

from the LP
Der Kommissar
ARC chart run: 33 - 26 - 20 - 16 - 15 - 10 - 7 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 10 - 14 -
After The Fire 12 3 After The Fire - "Der Kommissar" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
13 15 18 Straight From The Heart

from the LP
Cuts Like A Knife
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 23 - 18 - 15 - 13 -
Bryan Adams 6 13 Bryan Adams - "Straight From The Heart" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
12 4 2 Jeopardy

from the LP
Kihnspiracy
ARC chart run: 37 - 27 - 18 - 14 - 14 - 9 - 6 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 12 -
Greg Kihn Band 12 2 Greg Kihn Band - "Jeopardy" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
11 13 15 Photograph

from the LP
Pyromania
ARC chart run: 33 - 26 - 19 - 15 - 13 - 11 -
Def Leppard 6 11 Def Leppard - "Photograph" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
10 11 14 Rio

from the LP
Rio
ARC chart run: 40 - 35 - 30 - 24 - 16 - 14 - 11 - 10 -
Duran Duran 8 10 Duran Duran - "Rio" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
9 16 20 Time (Clock Of The Heart)

from the LP
Kissing To Be Clever
ARC chart run: 30 - 20 - 16 - 9 -
Culture Club 4 9 Culture Club - "Time (Clock Of The Heart)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
8 12 16 My Love

from the LP
Lionel Richie
ARC chart run: 36 - 28 - 22 - 16 - 12 - 8 -
Lionel Richie 6 8 Lionel Richie - "My Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
7 9 11 Solitaire

from the LP
Branigan 2
ARC chart run: 34 - 25 - 20 - 16 - 14 - 11 - 9 - 7 -
Laura Branigan 8 7 Laura Branigan - "Solitaire" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
6 7 8 Little Red Corvette

from the LP
1999
ARC chart run: 39 - 29 - 24 - 19 - 17 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 6 -
Prince 10 6 Prince - "Little Red Corvette" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
5 5 6 She Blinded Me With Science

from the LP
The Golden Age Of Wireless
ARC chart run: 35 - 31 - 25 - 18 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 5 -
Thomas Dolby 10 5 Thomas Dolby - "She Blinded Me With Science" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
4 6 12 Flashdance...What A Feeling

from the
Flashdance soundtrack
ARC chart run: 40 - 32 - 25 - 17 - 12 - 6 - 4 -
Irene Cara 7 4 Irene Cara - "Flashdance... What A Feeling" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
3 1 1 Beat It

from the LP
Thriller
ARC chart run: 36 - 22 - 13 - 13 - 8 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 -
Michael Jackson 11 1(3) Michael Jackson - "Beat It" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
2 3 5 Overkill

from the LP
Cargo
ARC chart run: 26 - 14 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 2 -
Men At Work 7 2 Men At Work - "Overkill" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
1 2 4 Let's Dance

from the LP
Let's Dance
ARC chart run: 28 - 16 - 9 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 1 -
David Bowie 7 1(1) David Bowie - "Let's Dance" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3




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