Pop and Rock Chart Archive
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Weekly Rock Top 20 for October 1, 1983

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3 1   Everyday I Write The Book 12  
  Elvis Costello
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4 2   Sitting At The Wheel 26  
  The Moody Blues
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2 3   Rainbow In The Dark 2    
  Ronnie James Dio
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1 4   In The Mood 1 28  
  Robert Plant
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10 5   Street Of Dreams 1    
  Rainbow
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9 6   For A Rocker    
  Jackson Browne
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11 7   Love Is A Battlefield 1 1  
  Pat Benatar
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8 8   Big Log 1 23  
  Robert Plant
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7 9   Mama 6    
  Genesis
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14 10   If Anyone Falls 8 7  
  Stevie Nicks
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18 11   Cum On Feel The Noize 3 3  
  Quiet Riot
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6 12   Flick Of The Switch 6    
  AC/DC
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5 13   The Heat Goes On 2    
  Asia
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- 14   True Colors    
  Asia
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16 15   In A Big Country 6 9  
  Big Country
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15 16   Suddenly Last Summer 2 3  
  The Motels
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- 17   My Town 14    
  Michael Stanley Band
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20 18   Major Tom (Coming Home) 6 4  
  Peter Schilling
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- 19   Guns For Hire 12    
  AC/DC
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- 20   Heart And Soul 1 4  
  Huey Lewis And The News
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Everyday I Write The Book by Elvis Costello is the number one song this week. Sitting At The Wheel by The Moody Blues is at number two on the chart. Rainbow In The Dark by Ronnie James Dio comes in at number three.


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