Jessica 6 in 1983

Jessica 6 in 1983

4 September 2012

Telegraph – OMD

Released as a single in January 1983

#42 UK singles chart, #32 US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock chart

Featured on their fourth album, Dazzle Ships released in March 1983

#5 UK album chart, #162 US Billboard 200

Telegraph (Virgin)

She’s In Parties – Bauhaus

Released as a single in April 1983

#26 UK singles chart

Featured on their fourth album, Burning From The Inside, released in July 1983

#13 UK album chart

Beggars Banquet

Less Than Human – The Chameleons

Released on their In Shreds EP in March 1982 (Epic)

Featured on their debut album, Script Of The Bridge, released in August 1983

Statik Records

Propaganda – Play Dead

Released as a single in January 1983

Featured on their debut album, The First Flower, released in April 1983

Jungle Records

Is There Something I Should Know? – Duran Duran

Released as their eighth single in March 1983 (UK) and June 1983 (US)

#1 UK singles chart, #4 US Billboard Hot 100

EMI Records

Let’s Dance – David Bowie

Released as a single in March 1983

#1 UK singles chart, #1 US Billboard Hot 100

Featured on his fifteenth studio album, Let’s Dance released in April 1983

#1 UK album chart, #4 US Billboard 200
EMI Records

Nobody’s Diary – Yazoo

Released as a single in May 1983

#3 UK singles chart

Featured on their second (final) album, You And Me Both released in July 1983

#1 UK album chart

Mute Records (UK) Sire Records (US)

Institutionalised – Suicidal Tendencies

Released as a single

Featured on their debut album, Suicidal Tendencies, released in July 1983

Frontier Records

Blister In The Sun – Violent Femmes

Featured on their debut album, Violent Femmes released in April 1983
Slash Records

Ultraviolence – New Order

Featured on their second album, Power, Corruption & Lies released in May 1983

#4 UK album chart, #1 UK independent album chart

Factory Records

This Is The Day – The The

Released as a single in September 1983

#71 UK singles chart

Featured on their debut album, Soul Mining released in October 1983

#27 UK album chart
Some Bizarre Records/Epic Records

Catapult – REM

Featured on their debut album, Murmur released in April 1983

#36 US Billboard 200

IRS Records

Legs – ZZ Top

Released as a single in May 1984

#16 UK singles chart (February 1985), #8 US Billboard Hot 100 (July 1984)

If This Is It – Huey Lewis & The News

Released as a single in July 1984

#39 UK singles chart (October 1984), #6 US Billboard Hot 100 (September 1984)

Featured on their third album, Sports released in September 1983

#23 UK album chart (September 1985), #1 US Billboard 200 (1984)

Chrysalis Records