Nonetheless, people loved it, as it peaked at No. 1 for four weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983. Furthermore, Billboard ...

There was a lot of wonderful music released Down Under in the ‘80s, and it’s hard to say why some of it didn’t break through.

We've had Top Tens of Sixties soul (largely classic) and Seventies soul (mostly great). Now it's Eighties soul and some might feel it's a Top Ten too far. The likes of Luther Vandross and ...