This week in 1983, we had two singles peaking outside the top 100, both from English artists... so I thought it fitting to post the picture of one of them below, decked out in union jack outfits.
Def Leppard: this release fell on ‘def’ ears in Australia.
Beyond the top 100:
Position 6 “Photograph” by Def Leppard
Highest rank: 4th
Peak date: 13 June 1983
Weeks on below list: 2 weeks
English band Def Leppard have previously appeared in one of my 1990 chart recaps.
“Photograph” was the lead single from the band’s third studio album Pyromania (number 70, February 1984). Internationally, the single peaked at number 66 in the UK in February 1983, number 32 in Canada in May 1983, and number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in May 1983. The song also registered on several US Billboard genre-specific charts, reaching number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart for six weeks in March-April 1983, number 4 on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart in February 2018, number 23 on the Hot Rock Songs chart in May 2019, and number 23 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart in May 2019.
Def Leppard would land their first Australian top 100 single with their next release, "Rock of Ages" (number 96, October 1983).
Position 8 “That’s Love” by Jim Capaldi
Highest rank: 6th
Peak date: 13 June 1983
Weeks on below list: 2 weeks
I have previously written about English singer-songwriter Jim Capaldi in a 1989 post.
"That's Love" was the lead single from Jim's ninth studio album Fierce Heart. This track was co-produced by Jim and Steve Winwood. Internationally, the single peaked at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in June 1983.
Next week (13 June): Just one new entry peaking outside the top 100.
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