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The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:

December 31, 1983





  wks peak  
40 --- --- Middle Of The Road

from the LP
Learning To Crawl
ARC chart run: 40 -
The Pretenders 1 40 The Pretenders - "Middle Of The Road" (Single)
iTunes
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39 27 23 Islands In The Stream

from the LP
Eyes That See In The Dark
ARC chart run: 35 - 24 - 16 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 4 - 8 - 17 - 23 - 27 - 39 -
Kenny Rogers &
Dolly Parton
17 1(2) Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - "Islands In The Stream" (Single)
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38 --- --- Let The Music Play

from the LP
Let The Music Play
ARC chart run: 38 -
Shannon 1 38 Shannon - "Let The Music Play" (Single)
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37 --- --- An Innocent Man

from the LP
An Innocent Man
ARC chart run: 37 -
Billy Joel 1 37 Billy Joel - "An Innocent Man" (Single)
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36 26 13 The Way He Makes Me Feel

from the
Yentl soundtrack
ARC chart run: 34 - 28 - 22 - 19 - 15 - 13 - 26 - 36 -
Barbra Streisand 8 13 Barbra Streisand - "The Way He Makes Me Feel" (Singe)
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35 37 40 In The Mood

from the LP
The Principle Of Moments
ARC chart run: 40 - 37 - 35 -
Robert Plant 3 35 Robert Plant - "In The Mood" (Single)
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34 36 39 When The Lights Go Out

from the LP
Naked Eyes
ARC chart run: 39 - 36 - 34 -
Naked Eyes 3 34 Naked Eyes - "When The Lights Go Out" (Single)
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33 35 38 The Sign Of Fire

from the LP
Reach The Beach
ARC chart run: 38 - 35 - 33 -
The Fixx 3 33 The Fixx - "The Sign Of Fire" (Single)
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32 34 36 Baby I Lied

from the LP
Cheat The Night
ARC chart run: 40 - 36 - 34 - 32 -
Deborah Allen 4 32 Deborah Allen - "Baby I Lied" (Single)
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Amazon.mp3
31 23 11 In A Big Country

from the LP
The Crossing
ARC chart run: 31 - 24 - 19 - 15 - 13 - 11 - 23 - 31 -
Big Country 8 11 Big Country - "In A Big Country" (Single)
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30 33 37 Stay With Me Tonight

from the LP
Stay With Me Tonight
ARC chart run: 37 - 33 - 30 -
Jeffrey Osborne 3 30 Jeffrey Osborne - "Stay With Me Tonight" (Single)
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29 32 35 Gold

from the LP
True
ARC chart run: 35 - 32 - 29 -
Spandau Ballet 3 29 Spandau Ballet - "Gold" (Single)
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28 38 --- Think Of Laura

from the LP
Another Page
ARC chart run: 38 - 28 -
Christopher Cross 2 28 Christopher Cross - "Think Of Laura" (Single)
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27 20 14 Why Me?

from the LP
What A Feelin'
ARC chart run: 39 - 34 - 23 - 17 - 13 - 10 - 9 - 14 - 20 - 27 -
Irene Cara 10 9 Irene Cara - "Why Me?" (Single)
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26 31 --- The Curly Shuffle

from the LP
Jump 'N The Saddle
ARC chart run: 31 - 26 -
Jump 'N The Saddle 2 26 Jump 'N The Saddle - "The Curly Shuffle" (Single)
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25 29 34 Pink Houses

from the LP
Uh-Huh
ARC chart run: 34 - 29 - 25 -
John Cougar
Mellencamp
3 25 John Cougar - "Pink Houses" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
24 28 32 Holiday

from the LP
Madonna
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 28 - 24 -
Madonna 4 24 Madonna - "Holiday" (Single)
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23 15 5 Church Of The Poison Mind

from the LP
Colour By Numbers
ARC chart run: 36 - 24 - 20 - 15 - 11 - 9 - 7 - 5 - 15 - 23 -
Culture Club 10 5 Culture Club - "Church Of The Poison Mind" (Single)
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Amazon.mp3
22 24 28 I Still Can't Get Over Loving You

from the LP
Woman Out Of Control
ARC chart run: 33 - 28 - 24 - 22 -
Ray Parker, Jr. 4 22 Ray Parker, Jr. - "I Still Can't Get Over Loving You" (Single)
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21 25 29 That's All

from the LP
Genesis
ARC chart run: 34 - 29 - 25 - 21 -
Genesis 4 21 Genesis - "That's All" (Single)
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20 22 25 If I'd Been The One

from the LP
Tour de Force
ARC chart run: 37 - 29 - 25 - 22 - 20 -
38 Special 5 20 38 Special - "If I'd Been The One" (Single)
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19 21 24 Joanna

from the LP
In The Heart
ARC chart run: 36 - 30 - 24 - 21 - 19 -
Kool & The Gang 5 19 Kool & The Gang - "Joanna" (Single)
iTunes
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18 11 9 Uptown Girl

from the LP
An Innocent Man
ARC chart run: 30 - 20 - 14 - 8 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 9 - 11 - 18 -
Billy Joel 13 1(1) Billy Joel - "Uptown Girl" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
17 19 21 Time Will Reveal

from the LP
In A Special Way
ARC chart run: 38 - 30 - 25 - 21 - 19 - 17 -
DeBarge 6 17 DeBarge - "Time Will Reveal" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
16 18 22 Running With The Night

from the LP
Can't Slow Down
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 22 - 18 - 16 -
Lionel Richie 5 16 Lionel Richie - "Running With The Night" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
15 17 19 Read 'Em And Weep

from the LP
The Manilow Collection
ARC chart run: 36 - 28 - 23 - 19 - 17 - 15 -
Barry Manilow 7 15 Barry Manilow - "Read 'Em And Weep" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
14 10 12 Synchronicity II

from the LP
Synchronicity
ARC chart run: 32 - 25 - 17 - 14 - 12 - 10 - 14 -
The Police 7 10 The Police - "Synchronicity II" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
13 9 8 Love Is A Battlefield

from the LP
Live From Earth
ARC chart run: 34 - 22 - 19 - 17 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 8 - 9 - 13 -
Pat Benatar 12 3 Pat Benatar - "Love Is A Battlefield" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
12 14 15 Major Tom (Coming Home)

from the LP
Error In The System
ARC chart run: 32 - 27 - 24 - 20 - 18 - 15 - 14 - 12 -
Peter Schilling 8 12 Peter Schilling - "Major Tom (Coming Home)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
11 16 26 Karma Chameleon

from the LP
Colour By Numbers
ARC chart run: 32 - 26 - 16 - 11 -
Culture Club 4 11 Culture Club - "Karma Chameleon" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
10 12 17 I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues

from the LP
Too Low For Zero
ARC chart run: 38 - 33 - 24 - 19 - 17 - 12 - 10 -
Elton John 7 10 Elton John - "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
9 13 20 Talking In Your Sleep

from the LP
In Heat
ARC chart run: 39 - 29 - 24 - 20 - 13 - 9 -
The Romantics 6 9 Romantics - "Talking In Your Sleep" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
8 6 4 All Night Long (All Night)

from the LP
Can't Slow Down
ARC chart run: 29 - 13 - 7 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 4 - 6 - 8 -
Lionel Richie 14 1(3) Lionel Richie - "All Night Long (All Night)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
7 8 18 Break My Stride

from the LP
I Don't Speak The Language
ARC chart run: 35 - 26 - 22 - 18 - 8 - 7 -
Matthew Wilder 6 7 Matthew Wilder - "Break My Stride" (Single) from the LP 'I Don't Speak The Language'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
6 7 10 Undercover Of The Night

from the LP
Undercover
ARC chart run: 34 - 26 - 13 - 11 - 10 - 7 - 6 -
Rolling Stones 7 6 Rolling Stones - "Undercover Of The Night" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
5 5 7 Twist Of Fate

from the
Two Of A Kind soundtrack
ARC chart run: 38 - 29 - 23 - 16 - 12 - 7 - 5 - 5 -
Olivia Newton-John 8 5 Olivia Newton-John - "Twist Of Fate" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
4 4 6 Owner Of A Lonely Heart

from the LP
90125
ARC chart run: 35 - 27 - 14 - 10 - 6 - 4 - 4 -
Yes 7 4 Yes - "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
3 3 3 Union Of The Snake

from the LP
Seven And The Ragged Tiger
ARC chart run: 30 - 16 - 11 - 8 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Duran Duran 7 3 Duran Duran - "Union Of The Snake" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
2 1 1 Say Say Say

from the LP
Pipes Of Peace
ARC chart run: 25 - 15 - 10 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 -
Paul McCartney &
Michael Jackson
12 1(3) Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney - "Say Say Say" (Single)
iTunes
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1 2 2 Say It Isn't So

from the LP
Rock 'N Soul, Part 1
ARC chart run: 33 - 18 - 12 - 9 - 7 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 -
Daryl Hall &
John Oates
10 1(1) Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Say It Isn't So" (Single)




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