January 20 -
Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off a live bat thrown at him during a performance. Osbourne is hospitalized with rabies.
February 13 - A 300 pound (136 kg) gravestone from the grave of Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Ronnie Van Zant is stolen from an Orange Park, Florida cemetery. Police found the gravestone 2 weeks later in a dry river bed.
March 5 - Comedian and Blues Brother John Belushi is found dead of an apparent drug overdose in the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles, California
March 29 -
Stevie Wonder and
Paul McCartney release their single "Ebony and Ivory", which will remain at #1 for 7 weeks
1. Mickey - Toni Basil
2. Apache - Sugarhill Gang
3. Through The Years -
Kenny Rogers 4. I Love Rock and Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
5.
Open Arms - Journey 6. 867-5309 (Jenny Jenny) - Tommy Tutone
7. Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
8. You Dropped A Bomb On Me - Gap Band
9. Hard To Say I'm Sorry -
Chicago 10. I'm So Excited - Pointer Sisters
11.
Ribbon In The Sky - Stevie Wonder 12. On The Wings Of Love -
Jeffrey Osborne 13. State of Independence -
Donna Summer 14.
We Got The Beat - GoGos 15. She's Got a Way -
Billy Joel 16. Rock This Town -
Stray Cats
17. Up Where We Belong -
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
18. Tainted Love - Softcell
19. One Hundred Ways - Quincy Jones and James Ingram
20. Who Can It Be Now - Men at Work
21.
Get Down On it - Kool & the Gang
22. Turn Your Love Around - George Benson
23. Let It Whip - Dazz Band
24. Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa
25. Gloria - Laura Branigan
26. Everybody Wants You - Billy Squire
27. Always On My Mind -
Willie Nelson
28.
Don't You Want Me - Human League 29. I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow
30. Waiting On A Friend -
Rolling Stones
31. Genius Of Love - Tom Tom Club
32. Goobye To You - Scandal
33. Situation - Yaz
34. Circles - Atlantic Starr
35. Memory - Barbra Streisand
36. Abacab - Genesis
37. Cool (Part 1) - The Time
38. Juke Box Hero - Foreignor
39. Hot In The City - Billy Idol
40. Shadows Of The Night -
Pat Benatar 41. Murphy's Law - Cheri
42. You've Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest
43. Jack and Diane -
John Cougar (Melloncamp) 44. Leader Of The Band - Dan Fogelberg
45. Workin' For A Livin' -
Huey Lewis and the News 46. Working For The Weekend - Loverboy
47. Truly -
Lionel Richie 48. Mama Used To Say - Junior
49. Paperlate - Genesis
50. I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World -
Ronnie Milsap
51. Under Pressure -
Queen and
David Bowie 52. I Know What Boys Like - The Waitresses
53. Going To A Go-Go -
Rolling Stones
54.
Hurt So Good - John Cougar (Melloncamp) 55. Maneater - Hall and Oates
56. Kids In America - Kim Wilde
57. Love Plus One - Haircut One Hundred
58. Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash
59. I Feel Like A Number -
Bob Seger
60 I Ran (So Far Away) - A Flock Of Seagulls
61. Centerfold -
J. Geils Band 62. Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) -
Elton John
63. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - Hall and Oates
64. Vacation -
GoGo's
65. Early In The Morning - Gap Band
66.
Someday, Someway - Marshall Crenshaw 67. Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band
68. I've Never Been To Me - Charlene
69. Leather and Lace -
Stevie Nicks and
Don Henley 70. Steppin' Out -
Joe Jackson 71. I Will Always Love You -
Dolly Parton
72. Let Me Tickle Your Fancy -
Jermaine Jackson (& Devo)
73. Shakin' - Eddie Money
74. The Message - Grandmaster Flash
75. Talk Talk - Talk Talk
