chevy@ihuxq.UUCP (Kris Sherwin) (01/10/84)
Here are the results of the 1983 listener's poll conducted by
WXRT-FM ("Chicago's Finest Rock") in Chicago:
Finest Albums of 1983
1. Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues (Sire)
2. The Police - Synchronicity (A&M)
3. David Bowie - Let's Dance (EMI)
4. U2 - War (Island)
5. Genesis - Genesis (Atlantic)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (Epic)
7. Elvis Costello - Punch The Clock (Columbia)
8. Culture Club - Colour By Numbers (Virgin)
9. Big Country - The Crossing (Mercury)
10. Rolling Stones - Undercover (Rolling Stones)
11. Bob Dylan - Infidels (Columbia)
12. Graham Parker - The Real Macaw (Arista)
13. Peter Gabriel - Plays Live (Geffen)
14. Eurthymics - Sweet Dreams (RCA)
15. R.E.M. - Murmur (I.R.S.)
16. Yes - 90125 (Atco)
17. Pink Floyd - The Final Cut (Columbia)
18. Prince - 1999 (Warner Bros.)
19. Jackson Browne - Lawyers In Love (E/A)
20. ZZ Top - Eliminator (Warner Bros.)
21. Kinks - State Of Confusion (Arista)
22. Robert Plant - The Principle Of Moments (Atlantic)
23. Spandau Ballet - True (Chrysalis)
Tears For Fears - The Hurting (Mercury)
25. The Fixx - Reach The Beach (MCA)
26. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood (Epic)
27. Dave Edmunds - Information (Columbia)
Joe Jackson - Mike's Murder Soundtrack (A&M)
29. Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain (Sire)
30. Men At Work - Cargo (Columbia)
Finest Concerts (Chicago)
1. David Bowie
2. Genesis
3. Talking Heads
4. Peter Gabriel
5. Roxy Music
Finest Movies
1. Risky Business
2. The Big Chill
3. Return Of The Jedi
Finest TV Shows
1. Cheers
2. Hill Street Blues
Also, from the December issue of the "Illinois Entertainer":
"Congratulations to WXRT, named "Best Commercial Radio Station" in the
nation at the 1983 New Music Awards, presented by the Progressive
Media's trade journal 'New Music Report'"
All the above reprinted without permission, of course.
--
Kris Sherwin
AT&T Bell Laboratories - IW