Casey Kasem's American Top 40—May 28, 1983

New Wave comes ashore, MTV defines popular culture, and Mr. Roboto does the jobs that nobody wants to do.

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer ‘83 with a combination of period icons like Prince, Bowie and Michael Jackson, and future classic one-hit wonders like Naked Eyes, Dexy’s Midnight Runners, and Kajagoogoo. Add in a touch of “Mr. Roboto” by Styx and this may be the most perfectly 80s of all 80s countdowns.

But first, a little historical context…