1983 - The Golden Age of Soundtracks?

In a word, no.  Of the 17 songs to reach the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1983, only 2 songs came directly from a movie soundtrack.

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		"Flashdance...What a Feeling" Irene Cara #1 for six weeks, May 28 - July 2  from the movie Flashdance
"Maniac" Michael Sembello #1 for two weeks, Sept 10 - 17 from the movie Flashdance

Click on the year to check out similar soundtrack lists for the following years: 1985 & 1984

Year	No. of soundtrack #1's	Total no. of weeks at #1
1983	2 of 17	8
1984	7 of 20	21
1985	9 of 27	14

Despite my appreciation for Giorgio Moroder's music, I never cared much for the song Flashdance.  I always liked Maniac, though.

Other soundtrack hits from 1983 that didn't make the top spot include:

• "Far from Over" by Frank Stallone from Staying Alive  (peaked at #10)
• "It Might Be You" by Stephen Bishop from Tootsie (#25)
• "The Way He Makes Me Feel" by Barbra Streisand from Yentl (#40)

The winner of the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 56th Academy Awards was "Flashdance...What a Feeling."

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