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Overview of the events of 1983 in British music
This is a summary of 1983 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.
Events
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8 January – The UK singles chart is tabulated from this week forward by The Gallup Organization and the BMRB manual diary method was ended. Electronic dataport machines were used in selected stores and Gallup would automatically dial up the terminals via telephone lines to gather the sales information.
10 February – John McCabe 's Concerto for Orchestra is given its first performance by the London Philharmonic Orchestra , conducted by Sir Georg Solti .
14 May – The Symphony No 2 Summer Music by William Mathias is performed for the first time by the Liverpool Philharmonic Society
30 May – Elton John releases his album Too Low for Zero ,
31 May – Nigel Osborne 's Sinfonia No 2 is performed for the first time by the Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra .
3 June – The opera Raleigh's Dream by Iain Hamilton is performed for the first time in Durham, North Carolina
17 July – The Cello Concerto by Lennox Berkeley , composed in 1939, is performed for the first time in Manchester.
27 July – The Piano Concerto by Dominic Muldowney is performed for the first time in London.
20 August – The Rolling Stones sign a new $28 million contract with CBS Records , the largest recording contract in history up to this time.
1 September – Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon of The Clash issue a press statement announcing that Mick Jones has been fired from the group.
20 September – The first ARMS Charity Concert is held at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
3 October – The first performance of the opera Marching Song by Benjamin Frankel , left in short score at the time of the composer's death ten years earlier, is broadcast by the BBC.
9 November – The Blue Guitar for solo guitar by Michael Tippett is performed for the first time, at the Ambassador Auditorium , Pasadena, California.
28 November – The first Now
15 December – The broadcast premiere of Elisabeth Lutyens’ Music for Orchestra 1V is given by the City of London Sinfonia, conducted by Richard Hickox .
Charts
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Number one singles
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[1]
Number one albums
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[2]
Year-end charts
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Note: The year-end charts published in Music Week BPI Year Book 1984 included the complete charts to the end of 1983.
Best-selling singles
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[3]
Best-selling albums
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[4]
Notes:
^ Reached number 2 in 1982
^ Reached number 2 in 1984
^ Reached number 2 in 1982
^ Reached number 1 in 1984
^ Reached number 3 in 1982
^ Reached number 5 in 1982
Classical music
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Opera
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Musical films
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Births
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18 January – Antony Brant, singer (V
3 March – Katie White , singer (The Ting Tings )
8 May – Matt Willis , singer and musician (Busted )
16 May – Mince Fratelli , musician (The Fratellis )
23 May – Heidi Range , singer (Sugababes )
17 June – Lee Ryan , singer (Blue )
30 June
7 July – Aaron Buckingham, singer (V )
22 July – Jodi Albert , singer (Girl Thing )
18 August – Mika , singer
25 August – James Righton , musician (The Klaxons )
11 September – Matthew Halsall , jazz trumpeter and promoter
13 September – James Bourne , singer and musician (Busted ), (Son of Dork )
14 September – Amy Winehouse , singer-songwriter
25 September – Hayden Powell , jazz trumpeter and composer
24 October – V V Brown , English singer-songwriter, model, and producer
26 October – Ant Scott-Lee, singer (3SL )
8 November – Mark Harle, singer (V )
Deaths
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5 January – Amy Evans , operatic soprano, 98
6 January – Bernard Stevens , composer, 66
7 January – Edith Coates , operatic mezzo-soprano, 74
18 January – Cedric Thorpe Davie , composer, 69
28 January – Billy Fury , singer-songwriter, 42 (heart attack)
22 February – Sir Adrian Boult , conductor, 93
23 February – Herbert Howells , composer, 90
6 March – Howard McFarlane , jazz trumpeter, 89
8 March – Sir William Walton , composer, 80
23 March – David Wynne , composer, 82
14 April
17 April – Thomas L. Thomas , operatic baritone, 72
20 April – Sarah Makem , Northern Irish singer, 82
6 May – Pat Smythe , jazz pianist, 60
5 June – Anthony Lewis , musicologist, conductor and composer, 68
12 June – Ceinwen Rowlands , operatic soprano, 78
2 July – Jacqueline Townshend , violinist and pianist, 71
12 July – Chris Wood , founding member of Traffic , 39 (pneumonia)
16 July – David Ward , operatic bass, 61
31 August – Eve Taylor , music manager, 68
19 September – Peter Mooney , conductor, 68
24 September
19 November – Tom Evans , bassist of the rock group Badfinger , 36 (suicide)
7 December – Norah Blaney , pianist, composer and music hall performer, 90
8 December – Monica Harrison , operatic soprano, 86
Music awards
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Brit Awards
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The 1983 Brit Awards winners were:
See also
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References
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^ Scaping, Peter, ed. (1984). "Top 100 singles: 1983". BPI Year Book 1984 . British Phonographic Industry . pp. 42–43. ISBN 0-906154-04-9
^ Scaping (1984). "Top 100 LPs: 1983". pp. 44–45
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