# 3 Top 40 Hits From 1983 That Every 80s Kid Still Knows by Heart Today

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/3-top-40-hits-from-1983-that-every-80s-kid-still-knows-by-heart-today/
- Published: 2026-11-05T01:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T01:19:51+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/3-top-40-hits-from-1983-that-every-80s-kid-still-knows-by-heart-today/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Three memorable 1983 Top 40 hits are revisited.
- Their stories connect pop stars, songwriters and session musicians.
- Tina Turner’s version was her first solo Top 40 hit.

## Summary

Three familiar 1983 Top 40 hits are highlighted for their lasting recognition: Lionel Richie’s “Running With the Night”, Naked Eyes’ “Always Something There to Remind Me” and Tina Turner’s “Let’s Stay Together”. The article traces the songs’ performers and collaborators, showing how established songwriters and session musicians helped shape the records.

Richie co-wrote “Running With the Night” with Cynthia Weil, with backing vocals from Richard Marx and guitar and drums from Toto’s Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro. Naked Eyes’ debut single was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and had earlier versions by Dionne Warwick, Sandie Shaw and the Carpenters. Turner’s recording, written by Al Green, Willie Mitchell and Al Jackson Jr., became her first solo Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100; she reached No. 1 the following year with “What’s Love Got to Do With It”.

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