Angelo State University - Rambouillet Yearbook (San Angelo, TX)

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tak Olivia Newton John gave new meaning to the word ' physical with her Number One hit song Physical. lSirlld Gold Photol years music - , .Q:, A ,, s .. , .. .. A new brand of synthesized rock took over the charts during 1982 and early 1983 while the veterans of pop, soul and country music kept in step coming up with the big- gest hits ot the year. POP ln popular music, Billboard Magazine placed 12 songs atop the charts during 1982 with the biggest hits coming from veterans like Olivia Newton-John, whose exercise an- them Physical became the M1 song of 1982, Other veterans like Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder combined for seven weeks atop the charts with their Ebony and Ivory duet. Newcomers to the pop charts were still in the thick of it during 1982 as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts scored with their 1 Love Rock and Roll and a new group named Sur' vivor came up with a monster hit entitled Eye of the Tiger, which came from the film Rocky III. Other artists who were successful during 1982 included the J, Geils Band, the Go Go's, John Cougar, Steve Miller, Foreigner, Air Supply, Loverboy, Toto, Hall 8: Oates and Journey. During the early part of 1983 Hall 8: Oates' Man Eater, Patti Austin and James Ingram's Baby Come To Me, Dexy's Midnight Runner's Come On Eileen and Michael Jackson's Bille Jean and Beat lt were atop the charts with Jackson holding on to the top spot for over eight weeks with his two songs. Toto was the big winner at the Grammy Awards coming away with nine grammys in- cluding Top Record ofthe Year for Rosan- na, and Album of the Year for Toto IV.

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COUNTRY The country charts were busy during 1982 and the early part of 1983 with over 45 country acts capturing el hits. Veteran acts like Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, Charlie Pride, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, George Jones and Dolly Parton all captured 41 hits during the year, Out of over 46 41 country hits Billboard's country charts showed Nelson's Always On My Mine to be the top selling country song of 1982. ln the early months of 1983 songs like Can't Even Get The Blues, Why Baby Why, We've Got Tonight and Dix- ieland had hit 41 with plenty promising to follow as the country charts continued to live up to their tradition of fast pased action on the charts. These are the top ten hits of 1982 as recorded by Billboard Magazine Physical by Olivia Newton John Eye ofthe Tiger by Survivor Centerfold by The J Geils Band l Love Rock 81 Roll by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts Ebony Sz Ivory by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder . Hurt So Good by John Cougar . Abracadabra by Steve Miller . Donlt You Want Me Baby by The Human League 9. Waiting For A Girl Like You by Foreigner 10. Jack 8a Diane by John Cougar SOUL The masters of soul music were joined by some new blood during1982 coming up with a total of 13 K1 songs during the year. Three masters of soul, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye combined for over 20 weeks atop the soul charts dur, ing 1982 and the first months of 1983 with Wonder's That Girl becoming the top soul song of the year with 10 weeks at ffl. Other acts like Earth, Wind gc Fire, Zapp, Bobby Womack, The Gapp Band, Lionel Richie and The Dazz Band all put hits on top during the year. During the early part of 1983 the soul charts belonged to one man-Michael Jackson, whose hit Billie Jean was put on top of the charts for over eight weeks,-FLORES Year's Music The Oak Ridge Boys John Cougar The Australian group Air Supply year's music