1983

The top grossing movies were: Return of the Jedi, Flashdance, Trading Places, War Games and Mr. Mom(?!?).

The A-Team premiered. As did Webster.

The USFL held its innaugural season.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 1100 for the first time.

M*A*S*H airs its final episode, which sets the record for the most-viewed show.

And in music, Michael Jackson's Thriller reaches #1 on February 26, where it would stay for 37 weeks. The album spawned 7 singles. Three of which were in the top 50 for the year.

Which brings us to our playlist. We have gone through the music library and examined the Billboard charts to come up with the top 50 hits for the year. Why 50? Because it's 10 more than 40 and 40 would probably get us sued by Billboard. The playlist contains 50 songs and will play in a random order. It gives you a better sense of what it would be like to listen to the radio back in those days (minus the DJ chatter and the commercials). The music is free for you to stream.

Thanks to our friends at finetune for streaming the music for us.

More playlists coming soon. Keep checking back.

What's on, worth listening to, surf-worthy?