Overview: "Candy Girl" is a song by New Edition, released on November 14, 1982. It was the first single from their debut album of the same name. It was number one in the UK Singles Chart in March 1983, becoming ...

Overview: "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a song written by and first recorded in 1979 by American musician Robert Hazard. However, it is much better known as a single by American singer Cyndi Lauper, whose version ...

Overview: "Had a Dream (For the Heart)" is a song written by Dennis Linde. It was originally recorded by Elvis Presley as "For the Heart" on his 1976 album From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee. Presley's ...

Overview: "Street Talk" is a song written by Lee Domann and Ralph Whiteway, and recorded by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in September 1983 as debut single and the first from her s ...

Overview: "Blister in the Sun" is a song by the American alternative rock band Violent Femmes, originally released on their 1983 self-titled debut album.

Overview: "It's Like That" is the debut single by American hip hop group Run-DMC, released in 1983 by Profile Records. The song was remixed by house DJ Jason Nevins in 1997. His version was originally released in ...

Overview: "The Best of Me" is a song originally by David Foster and the title-track of his debut solo album in 1983. The song was composed by David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock and Richard Marx. It has since been recorded ...

Overview: "Beat Box" is a song by the British group Art of Noise. Originally appearing as the second track on the 12" EP Into Battle with the Art of Noise, it was released as the group's first single in December ...

Overview: "Calling Your Name" is the debut single by British singer Marilyn. The song was an international hit, peaking at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1983 and No. 3 in Australia in April 1984.

Overview: "Only You" is a ballad written by musician Vince Clarke. He wrote it while with Depeche Mode, but recorded it in 1982 after forming the duo Yazoo with Alison Moyet. It was released as Yazoo's first single ...

Overview: "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" is a hard rock song by Night Ranger written by Jack Blades from their 1982 album, Dawn Patrol. It was released as a single in January 1983 and peaked at number 40 on the Bi ...

Overview: "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is a song by English singer Nik Kershaw, first released on his hit debut album Human Racing.

Overview: "Holy Diver" is a song recorded by heavy metal band Dio. It was released in August 1983 as the lead single from the band's debut album of the same name. Although it only reached number 40 on the Mainstream ...

Overview: "Gone Daddy Gone" is a song written by Gordon Gano and originally recorded by his group Violent Femmes for their 1983 eponymous debut album.

Overview: "Runaway" is a Bon Jovi song, written in 1980 and originally recorded in 1981 for the so-called "Power Station Demos". The recordings were primarily done by an ensemble simply known as Jon Bongiovi & ...

Overview: "Falling in Love" is the first single by the American post-disco/R&B trio, Surface, released in the United Kingdom and the United States in 1983 by Salsoul Records.

Overview: Freak is the debut single by the English rock singer-songwriter and bass guitarist Bruce Foxton, which became a hit and one of his most recognizable songs. It was originally released in 1983, as the lead ...

Overview: "The Face of Dorian Gray" is a song written by Robert Marlow. It was released on Reset Records in 1983, and produced by Vince Clarke and Eric Radcliffe. The album The Peter Pan Effect was then released ...

Overview: " I Know" is a song by American singer-songwriter Philip Bailey released as a single in 1983 by Columbia Records. The song reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.