| 1983 The Hot Ones | |
|---|---|
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| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | May 1983 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Label | Festival Records |
1983 The Hot Ones was a various artists "hits" compilation album released in Australia in 1983 by Festival Records. The album spent four weeks at the top of the Australian album charts in 1983.
| No. | Title | Performing Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "White Wedding" | Billy Idol | |
| 2. | "Don't Pay the Ferryman" | Chris de Burgh | |
| 3. | "I Eat Cannibals" | Toto Coelo | |
| 4. | "Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang" | Monte Video and the Cassettes | |
| 5. | "The Clapping Song" | The Belle Stars | |
| 6. | "Our House" | Madness | |
| 7. | "She Blinded Me with Science" | Thomas Dolby | |
| 8. | "The Message" | Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five | |
| 9. | "Science Fiction" | Divinyls | |
| 10. | "Hooked on Hooks" | Skyhooks |
| No. | Title | Performing Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Too Shy" | Kajagoogoo | |
| 2. | "Heartbreaker" | Dionne Warwick | |
| 3. | "Up Where We Belong" | Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes | |
| 4. | "I Could Be So Good for You" | Dennis Waterman | |
| 5. | "The Other Guy" | Little River Band | |
| 6. | "Steppin' Out" | Joe Jackson | |
| 7. | "It's Raining Again" | Supertramp | |
| 8. | "Ain't No Pleasing You" | Chas & Dave | |
| 9. | "Wot?" | Captain Sensible | |
| 10. | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | Boys Town Gang |
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [1] | 1 |
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