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Year-end countdown · KISW · November 27, 2021

KISW Top 25 Rock Songs from 1983

The year-end countdown (November 27, 2021) from KISW in Seattle-Tacoma, WA ranks 25 songs, with “Middle of the Road” by The Pretenders at number one. The list features 21 different artists.

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Aired in 2021 as part of KISW's 50th-anniversary '25 from 50' weekend countdowns (counted down from 25 to 1). Retrospective list of songs from 1983.

# Song ListsBest
25 Middle of the Road The Pretenders 53 #25
24 Pride and Joy Stevie Ray Vaughan 78 #24
23 Love Is A Battlefield Pat Benatar 47 #23
22 Rainbow in the Dark Dio 61 #22
21 Sister Christian Night Ranger 58 #21
20 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 204 #2
19 Shout at the Devil Motley Crue 37 #9
18 Lick It Up Kiss 30 #18
17 Big Log Robert Plant 27 #17
16 Mr. Roboto Styx 5 #16
15 Gimme All Your Lovin' ZZ Top 92 #15
14 Foolin Def Leppard 86 #14
13 Every Breath You Take The Police 124 #3
12 Seek and Destroy Metallica 29 #12
11 Pink Houses John Mellencamp 72 #11
10 Holy Diver Dio 48 #10
9 Let's Dance David Bowie 98 #6
8 Bark at the Moon Ozzy Osbourne 56 #8
7 Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes 92 #7
6 Cum on Feel the Noize Quiet Riot 72 #6
5 New Year's Day U2 182 #4
4 Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) Journey 79 #4
3 Rebel Yell Billy Idol 143 #3
2 Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top 99 #2
1 Photograph Def Leppard 95 #1

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About this countdown

KISW Top 25 Rock Songs from 1983 was broadcast by KISW (Seattle-Tacoma, WA) in November 27, 2021. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Hard Rock & Metal rankings.

Source: KISW 99.9 (Audacy), "The Top 25 Rock Songs from 1983".

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