My Top 20 Lists that I compiled as a kid 1973-1990

[Catfish]

September 1983 List-
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1. Neil Young- (No change)
2. Jackson Browne (+8)
3. Styx (-1)
4. Journey (-1)
5. Dire Straits (-1)
6. Loverboy (+3)
7. Bog Seger (-2)
8. Kansas ((-2)
9. Foreigner (-1)
10. Christopher Cross (-3)
11. Pat Benetar (No change)
12. Police (+1)
13. Rush (-1)
14. Led Zeppelin (+3)
15. Fleetwood Mac (+5)
16. Tom Petty (+3)
17. Duran Duran (-3)
18. Boston (No change)
19. Romantics (-3)
20. Def Leppard (-5)

 

[Catfish]

October 1983 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Jackson Browne (No change)
3. Styx (No change)
4. Journey (No change)
5. Dire Straits (No charge)
6. Loverboy (No change)
7. Pat Benetar (+4)
8. Bob Seger- (+4)
9. Kansas (-1)
10. Rush (+3)
11. Foreigner (-2)
12. Police (No charge)
13. Christopher Cross (-3)
14. Led Zeppelin (No change)
15. Fleetwood Mac (No change)
16. ZZ Top (New)
17. Tom Petty (-1)
18. Boston (No change)
19. Toto (New)
20. Duran Duran (-3)

Haven't given much air time to the old stuff. Here is one that I loved as a kid. Several versions of it exist on YT, but I thought this was the most interesting and entertaining, with their comic banter with the Smothers Brothers. Song perfectly encapsulates the sound of the pop/rock aspects of the '60's. Lip Sync and all.

 

[Catfish]

November 1983 List-
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Jackson Browne (No change)
3. Styx (No change)
4. Journey (No change)
5. Loverboy (+1)
6. Dire Straits (-1)
7. Pat Benetar (No change)
8. Bob Seger (No change)
9. Kansas (No change)
10. ZZ Top (+6)
11. Rush (-1)
12. Foreigner (-1)
13. Led Zeppelin (+1)
14. Police (-2)
15. Christopher Cross (-2)
16. Fleetwood Mac (-1)
17. Tom Petty (No change)
18. Toto (+1)
19. Boston (-1)
20. Romantics (New)

Concert: The Romantics November 1, 1983- Price on Stub- $4.00. Another concert at my favorite local bar. Oddly enough, there were probably 5X the amount of people at this one, as was at the Ramones visit, at this same venue a year earlier. Place was packed. Don't seem to remember them being that good live. I do know they played their 2 hits, and plenty of filler. Nothing special.

 

[Catfish]

December 1983 List-
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Styx (+1)
3. Jackson Browne (-1)
4. Journey (No change)
5. Loverboy (No change)
6. Dire Straits (No change)
7. Pat Benetar (No change)
8. ZZ Top (+2)
9. Bob Seger (-1)
10. Kansas (-1)
11. Led Zeppelin (+2)
12. Rush (-1)
13. Foreigner (-1)
14. Police (No change)
15. Bruce Springsteen (New)
16. Christopher Cross (-1)
17. Fleetwood Mac ((-1)
18. Boston (+1)
19. Tom Petty (-2)
20. Toto (-2)

Keeping with today's "oldie theme".... Here is one that I remember even earlier that I really liked, my parent's music of course. I mean in my terms... way way back..... And in the trivia department, This was the first time and song that a UK act had a U.S No. 1 hit. (1962) I for sure would have guessed The Beatles. Song sure sounded a head of its time, even as an instrumental.

 

[Magic]

January 1983 List
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Loverboy- . Another good band from Canada, and it seems like the early '80's were the Canuck hay day. April Wine, among others. Hard rock with great hooks and best played loud. According to wiki, they charted 12 singles in the U.S. in the Top 40 in 6 years and 4 albums. Not too shabby if you ask me.

Lots to choose from, I'll pick this one

I liked Loverboy back then. Turn Me Loose, Working For The Weekend, Lovin Every Minute of It…..all got tons of radio play. I only bought one album, though, Lovin’ Every Minute of It. Then they dropped off my radar.

March 1983 List


The 16 level jump for Christopher Cross is unexplainable. Listening to the likes of fluff like Cross and Little River Band must have been a counter to the coninual depressing stuff I was listening to with Neil Young.

The Christopher Cross debut wasn’t all bad, IMO. Ride Like the Wind & Sailing were decent chill tunes, that got a crap ton of radio time.

 

[Magic]

July 1983 List
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Def Leopard- . Fantastic group, straight forward hard rock, with a tinge of pop-Sweet, T-Rexish touch. This group was kind of strange in my thoughts, in that there were finally rock stars who were younger than I was. I recommend the 2nd though 5th album for a sample of when the band was in it's prime. Yeah, they got quite a boost off the video age, but this was a really good band. I like this one for it's nostalgic bend on the late '60's early 70's UK Glam Rock era, and it's good too.



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Def Leppard…..I started with Pyromania & Hysteria then they kinda went into oblivion until Songs From the Sparkle Lounge. Great comeback album, IMO. I honestly liked what they did with Tim McGraw, shows they have a sense of humor……...I know, shocker!

Nine Lives

I also liked their collaboration with Taylor Swift, too.

Def Leppard & Tay Tay’s Crossroads Playlist

 

[TACdtf]

Def Leppard…..I started with Pyromania & Hysteria

Def Leppard....I ended with Pyromania & Hysteria. lol