News 16 July 2019

This Week In... 1983

Check out who topped the ARIA Charts 36 years ago!

This Week In... 1983

Check out who topped the ARIA Charts 36 years ago!

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Irene Cara - Flashdance... What A Feeling

American artist Irene Cara’s theme tune to the film Flashdance became the second #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart when it hit the top spot in the chart’s second week. Debuting on the Australia chart at #44 in June 1983, the track hit #1 for the first time in its fifth week in the Top 50. ‘Flashdance… What A Feeling’ went on to spend seven weeks at #1 during July and September 1983. In total, the track was in the Top Ten for 15 weeks and the Top 50 for 24 weeks.

‘Flashdance… What A Feeling’ spent six weeks at #1 in the US.

The Flashdance soundtrack spent three weeks at #1 in August and September of the same year.

Irene Cara next hit the Top Ten with ‘Why Me?’ (#5 Feb. ’84). Her last Singles Chart appearance was with ‘Breakdance’ (#19 Jul. ’84).