CFMI B.C. 500-1983 EDITION
FRIDAY SEPT. 2, 6 PM-MONDAY SEPT. 5 9 PM.
THIS IS THE YEAR THAT IT BECAME A LABOUR DAY WEEKEND ANNUAL EVENT.
1. LIGHT MY FIRE
DOORS/67
2. Hey Jude
Beatles/68
3. Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel/70
4. Honky Tonk Women
Rolling Stones/69
5. Starting Over
John Lennon/80
6. Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin/72
7. Just the Way You Are
Billy Joel/77
8. Don't Be Cruel
Elvis
Presley/56
9. Billie Jean
Michael Jackson/83
10. Dreams
Fleetwood Mac/77
11. Like a Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan/65
12. Nights in White Satin
Moody Blues/72
13. House of the Rising Sun
Animals/64
14. Crocodile Rock
Elton John/72
15. Hotel California
Eagles/77
16. Layla
Derek & the
Dominoes/72
17. Yesterday
Beatles/65
18. Tonight's the Night
Rod Stewart/76
19. Down Under
Men at
Work/82
20. American Pie
Don
McLean/72
21. Bette Davis Eyes
Kim Carnes/81
22. Good Vibrations
Beach Boys/66
23. Satisfaction
Rolling Stones/65
24. The Logical Song
Supertramp/79
25. It's Too Late
Carole King/71
26. I Can't Go For That
Hall & Oates/82
27. Lowdown
Boz Scaggs/76
28. Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison/64
29. Another Brick in the Wall
Pink Floyd/80
30. Rock Around the Clock
Bill
Haley & the Comets/55
31. Hurts So Good
John Cougar/82
32. I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Beatles/64
33. I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Marvin Gaye/68
34. Tainted Love
Soft Cell/82
35. Peggy Sue
Buddy Holly/57
36. Stop in the Name of Love
Supremes/66
37. It's Still Rock & Roll to Me
Billy Joe/80
38. Memphis
Johnny Rivers/64
39. Let it Be
Beatles/70
40. Maggie May
Rod Stewart/71
3 oldest songs from 41-500:
90. Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis Presley/56
146. Be Bop A Lula
Gene Vincent/56
173. Hound Dog
Elvis Presley/56
Top 3 artists:
The Beatles: 22 songs
Rolling Stones: 14 songs
Elton John: 8 songs
Highest ranked Canadian song:
74. American Woman
Guess Who/70
The song that kicked off the countdown:
500. Paperback Writer
Beatles/66