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Top 40 music history from 40 years ago, compiled by @donkirkby.

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After a year of posting both here and on Mastodon, I'm switching to Mastodon. Thanks for a fun four years of music videos! I'll leave you with the video that I thought was the most fun from 1983, "White Wedding" by @BillyIdol. Happy New Year!
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40 years ago this week, "Break My Stride" by #MatthewWilder entered the #Top10 at 10. It peaked at 5 on 21 Jan 1984. https://t.co/X1UG8DaCw0 #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

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40 years ago this week, "Just One More Time" by #TheHeadpins entered the #Top100 at 89. It peaked at 70 on 04 Feb 1984. I always thought this was a Heart song. https://t.co/ECCXvRC4vt #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

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40 years ago this week, "The Curly Shuffle" by #JumpNTheSaddle entered the #Top40 at 32. It peaked at 15 on 21 Jan 1984. https://t.co/2y4ZhGVWVp #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

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40 years ago this week, "Twist Of Fate" by #OliviaNewtonJohn entered the #Top10 at 9. It peaked at 5 on 07 Jan 1984. https://t.co/1315bcxjLu #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

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40 years ago this week, "LET's PRETEND WE'rE MARRIED" by #Prince entered the #Top100 at 91. It peaked at 52 on 28 Jan 1984. https://t.co/tRgKh68AvL #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

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40 years ago this week, "Gold" by #SpandauBallet entered the #Top40 at 37. It peaked at 29 on 14 Jan 1984. https://t.co/IQA6naTlx9 #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

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40 years ago this week, "Holiday" by #Madonna entered the #Top40 at 39. It peaked at 16 on 28 Jan 1984. Madonna's first hit, and the Thriller video's release are the peak 80s moment I was waiting for when I started this! https://t.co/8bCSzIZJgC #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

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40 years ago this week, "Union Of The Snake" by #DuranDuran entered the #Top10 at 7. It peaked at 3 on 24 Dec 1983. https://t.co/dw6VSrfqOJ #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

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40 years ago this week, "Say Say Say" by #PaulMcCartney and #MichaelJackson reached the top spot, replacing "All Night Long (All Night)" by #LionelRichie after 4 weeks. https://t.co/JIoO2brpw9 #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

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40 years ago this week, "Church Of The Poison Mind" by #CultureClub entered the #Top10 at 10. It peaked at 10 on 03 Dec 1983. https://t.co/7Fx5XiBHRB #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

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40 years ago this week, "Rappin' Rodney" by #RodneyDangerfield entered the #Top100 at 96. It peaked at 83 on 14 Jan 1984. Yes, this really happened, and yes, that was Pat Benatar. https://t.co/e7fj3aVRgU #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

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40 years ago this week, "I Won't Stand In Your Way" by #StrayCats entered the #Top40 at 39. It peaked at 35 on 17 Dec 1983. https://t.co/WKIC7XGQdp #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

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40 years ago this week, "Heart And Soul" by #HueyLewis&TheNews entered the #Top10 and peaked at 8. https://t.co/dncN6q4ya0 #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

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40 years ago this week, "The Flyer" by #Saga entered the #Top100 at 82. It peaked at 79 on 03 Dec 1983. https://t.co/KzXOSfWkl8 #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

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40 years ago this week, "Crumblin' Down" by #JohnCougarMellencamp entered the #Top10 and peaked at 9. https://t.co/GpUJV8OVZZ #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

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40 years ago this week, "Say It Isn't So" by #HallAndOates entered the #Top10 at 10. It peaked at 2 on 17 Dec 1983. https://t.co/gO6TAsA2u5 #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

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40 years ago this week, "Synchronicity II" by #ThePolice entered the #Top40 at 34. It peaked at 16 on 10 Dec 1983. https://t.co/wAlsxjEzbs #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

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40 years ago this week, "Love Is A Battlefield" by #PatBenatar entered the #Top10 at 7. It peaked at 5 on 10 Dec 1983. https://t.co/ag683zYC8U #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

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40 years ago this week, "All Night Long (All Night)" by #LionelRichie reached the top spot, replacing "Islands In The Stream" by #KennyRogers and #DollyParton after two weeks. The colours look like a Benetton ad. https://t.co/RsHeYR7QS2 #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo