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This Day In Music, September 18th

On this day in 1982: The seven-minute epic by Dire Straits, ‘Private Investigations’ went to #2 on the U.K. singles chart, held out of the #1 spot by ‘Eye Of The Tiger’ by Survivor.

On this day in 1983: Kiss appeared without their ‘make-up’ for the first time during an interview on MTV promoting the release of their newest album, ‘Lick It Up.’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czbsV8Z_1k4

Here’s what the Top 20 on the U.S. singles chart looked like on the day Kiss revealed themselves back in 1983:

1 1 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-16 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 5 TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-8 (2)
3 3 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-13 (3)
4 8 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-10 (4)
5 2 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-19 (1)
6 6 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-16 (1)
7 9 HUMAN NATURE –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-9 (7)
8 4 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-13 (4)
9 15 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-8 (9)
10 11 DON’T CRY –•– Asia (Geffen)-8 (10)

11 7 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY – Donna Summer (Mercury)-17 (3)
12 14 (She’s) SEXY + 17 –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-7 (12)
13 13 LAWYERS IN LOVE –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-11 (13)
14 17 FAR FROM OVER –•– Frank Stallone (RSO)-8 (14)
15 19 PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-10 (15)
16 21 KING OF PAIN –•– The Police (A&M)-4 (16)
17 22 TRUE –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-7 (17)
18 10 I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-12 (9)
19 20 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-12 (19)
20 12 (Keep Feeling) FASCINATION –•– The Human League (A&M)-17 (8)

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