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American Bandstand

Season 27 1983 - 1984
TV-G

  • 1983-09-10T04:00:00Z on WPVI-TV
  • 1h
  • 1d 19h (43 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Reality
One of the most popular rock-n-roll dance shows of all time introduce its audience to many of the hottest dance moves over the years and became a part of American television history by bringing rock-and-roll music into millions of households. This long-running dance show was hosted by "America's oldest teenager," Dick Clark. Regular features on AB were "Rate-A-Record," "The Spotlight Dance," AB's "Dance Contest" and the AB "TOP TEN."

43 episodes

Season Premiere

1983-09-10T04:00:00Z

27x01 Michael Sembello

Season Premiere

27x01 Michael Sembello

  • 1983-09-10T04:00:00Z1h

--Michael Sembello - ""Maniac"" & ""Automatic Man""

1983-09-17T04:00:00Z

27x02 Scott Baio / Amy Holland

27x02 Scott Baio / Amy Holland

  • 1983-09-17T04:00:00Z1h

--Scott Baio - ""Some Girls"" & ""She's Trouble"" --Amy Holland - ""I Hang on Your Every Word"" & ""Shake Me, Wake Me""

--Frank Stallone - ""Far from Over"" --Bonnie Tyler - ""Total Eclipse of the Heart"" & ""Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"" --Lionel Richie (music video) - ""All Night Long""

--The Animals - ""The Night"" --Marshall Crenshaw - ""Our Town"" & ""Whenever You're on My Mind"" --Shalamar (music video) - ""Dead Giveaway""

--Paul Anka - ""Hold Me Til the Mornin' Comes"" & ""Gimme the Work"" --Loverboy (music video) - ""Queen of the Broken Hearts""

--Michael Sembello - ""Maniac"" & ""Automatic Man"" (TV Guide listed this appearance as Sept. 10, 1983)
--Menudo - ""Cannonball"" (music video)

--The Gap Band - ""Party Train"" --Huey Lewis & the News - ""Heart of Rock 'n' Roll"" & ""Heart and Soul"" --Billy Joel (music video) - ""Tell Her About It""

--Dave Davies - ""Love Gets you"" --Mary Jane Girls - ""All Night Long"" & ""Candy Man"" --The Fixx (music video) - ""One Thing Leads to Another""

--Midnight Star - ""Wet My Whistle"" --Michael Stanley Band - ""My Town"" & ""Hard Times""

--James Ingram - ""Party Animal"" --Glen Shorrock - ""Little Girls Get Lonely"" & ""Til I Love You""

27x12 Kim Carnes/ Peter Schilling

  • 1983-12-17T05:00:00Z1h

--Kim Carnes - ""Invisible Hands"" & ""You Make My Heart Beat Faster (And That's All That Matters)"" --Peter Schilling - ""Major Tom (Coming Home)""

1983-12-24T05:00:00Z

27x13 The Romantics/ DeBarge

27x13 The Romantics/ DeBarge

  • 1983-12-24T05:00:00Z1h

Guests (1983 Christmas show): --The Romantics - ""Talking in Your Sleep"" & ""Rock You Up"" --DeBarge - ""Time Will Reveal""

1983-12-31T05:00:00Z

27x14 ABC/ Oingo Boingo

27x14 ABC/ Oingo Boingo

  • 1983-12-31T05:00:00Z1h

--ABC - ""That Was Then But This Is Now"" & ""S.O.S."" --Oingo Boingo - ""Wake Up It's 1984""

1984-01-14T05:00:00Z

27x16 Madonna / Quarterflash

27x16 Madonna / Quarterflash

  • 1984-01-14T05:00:00Z1h

--Madonna - ""Holiday"" --Quarterflash - ""Take Me to Heart"" & ""Take Another Picture""

--Eric Martin Band - ""Letting It Out"" & ""Sucker for a Pretty Face"" --Tavares - ""Words and Music""

--Stephanie Mills --Matthew Wilder

27x20 Eddie Money / Deborah Allen

  • 1984-02-25T05:00:00Z1h

--Eddie Money - ""The Big Crash"" & ""Club Michelle"" --Deborah Allen - ""Baby I Lied""

27x21 Night Ranger / Toni Basil

  • 1984-03-03T05:00:00Z1h

--Night Ranger - ""You Can Still Rock in America"" --Toni Basil - ""Over My Head""

--Mick Fleetwood's Zoo - ""Angel"" & ""You Might Need Somebody"" --Grace Slick - ""All the Machines"" --Eurythmics (music video) - ""Here Comes the Rain Again""

--Cyndi Lauper - ""Time After Time"" & ""Girls Just Want to Have Fun"" --Glen Scarpelli - ""Don't Mess Up This Good One"" --John Lennon (music video) - ""Nobody Told Me""

--Paul Young - ""Love of the Common People"" & ""Come Back and Stay"" --UB40 - ""Red Red Wine"" --Van Halen (music video) - ""Jump""

--K.C. - ""Give It Up"" --Madness - ""Keep Moving"" & ""The Sun and the Rain"" --Adam Ant (music video) - ""Strip""

--Shalamar - ""Dancing In The Sheets"" (from the ""Footloose"" soundtrack) --Dwight Twilley - ""Girls"" & ""Don't You Love Her"" --Kool & the Gang (music video) - ""Tonight""

--The Alarm - ""68 Guns"" & ""Marching On"" --Patti Austin - ""It's Gonna Be Special"" --Billy Idol (music video) - ""Rebel Wedding""

1984-04-21T05:00:00Z

27x28 Shannon / Golden Earring

27x28 Shannon / Golden Earring

  • 1984-04-21T05:00:00Z1h

--Shannon - ""Let the Music Play"" & ""Give Me Tonight"" --Golden Earring - ""Clear Light Moonlight""

1984-04-28T05:00:00Z

27x29 Bon Jovi / Mr. Mister

27x29 Bon Jovi / Mr. Mister

  • 1984-04-28T05:00:00Z1h

--Bon Jovi - ""Runaway"" & ""She Don't Know Me"" --Mr. Mister - ""Hunters of the Night"" --Video Showcase: Rick Springfield - ""Love Somebody""

27x30 Christine McVie/ Wire Train

  • 1984-05-05T04:00:00Z1h

--Christine McVie - ""Got a Hold on Me"" & ""Love Will Show Us How"" --Wire Train - ""Chambers of Hello""
--Music video: The Cars were in the Video Showcase with ""You Might Think"" (The song was in the Spotlight Dance the previous week).

27x31 Berlin/ Yarbrough & Peoples

  • 1984-05-12T04:00:00Z1h

--Berlin - ""No More Words"" & ""Now It's My Turn"" --Yarbrough & Peoples - ""Don't Waste Your Time""

1984-05-19T04:00:00Z

27x32 Wang Chung/ Kim Fields

27x32 Wang Chung/ Kim Fields

  • 1984-05-19T04:00:00Z1h

--Wang Chung - ""Dance Hall Days"" & ""Don't Let Go"" --Kim Fields (from ""Facts of Life"") - ""Dear Michael""

--The Romantics - ""One in a Million"" & ""Open Your Door"" --Sergio Mendes - ""Olympia""

--Van Stephenson - ""What the Big Girls Do"" & ""Modern Day Delilah"" --Paul Young (music video) - ""Love of the Common People""

--Laura Branigan - ""Self Control"" & ""Satisfaction"" --Deniece Williams (music video) - ""Let's Hear It for the Boy""

--Bananarama - ""Cruel Summer"" & ""Robert DeNiro's Waiting"" --Duran Duran (music video) - ""Reflex""

1984-06-23T04:00:00Z

27x37 Slade/ R.E.M. (video)

27x37 Slade/ R.E.M. (video)

  • 1984-06-23T04:00:00Z1h

--Slade - ""Run Runaway"" & ""My Oh My"" --R.E.M. (music video) - ""South Central Rain""

1984-06-30T04:00:00Z

27x38 Latoya Jackson

27x38 Latoya Jackson

  • 1984-06-30T04:00:00Z1h

--Latoya Jackson - ""Heart Don't Lie"" & ""Betcha Gonna Need My Lovin'""

--Howard Jones - ""What Is Love?"" & ""New Song"" --Dennis Edwards - ""Aphrodisiac"" --Greg Kihn (music video) - ""Reunited""

1984-07-14T04:00:00Z

27x40 Real Life

27x40 Real Life

  • 1984-07-14T04:00:00Z1h

--Real Life performs ""Send Me An Angel""
Top 10 countdown: --Bruce Springsteen's recording ""Dancing In The Dark"" wins the Top 10

--John Waite - ""Missing You"" & ""Tears"" --Cory Hart - ""Sunglasses at Night"" --Frank Musker (music video) - ""Steely Man""
Top 10 countdown: --A Jacksons' record wins the TOP 10

--Eddy Grant - ""Romancing the Stone"" --Deniece Williams - ""Let's Hear It for the Boy"" & ""Next Love"" --Roger Taylor (music video) - ""Man On Fire""

27x43 The Bangles / Icicle Works

  • 1984-08-25T04:00:00Z1h

-- The Bangles - ""Hero Takes a Fall"" -- Icicle Works - ""Whisper to a Scream"" & ""Cauldron of Love"" -- Scandal (music video) - ""The Warrior""

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