26 May 2016: it's... 1981

[CapnJack]

5/26:

On today’s edition of Soundwaves 10@10, we’ll hear the song that rocketed to #1
following the death of it’s legendary singer, the big hit for the husband-and-wife
team who also were a part of the Talking Heads, and the song that Iggy Pop
recorded three years before it would become a major hit for the former members
of Led Zeppelin.

[RGMike]

the song that Iggy Pop recorded three years before it would become a major hit for the former members of Led Zeppelin.

Well... TWO of the former members.

[CapnJack]

 1. Pat Benatar, Promises In The Dark
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 2. Tom Tom Club – Genius Of Love
 3. Clash, The – The Magnificent Dance
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 4. Dolly Parton, 9 to 5
-Arthur Dudley Moore
 5. Prince – Controversy
 6. John Lennon, (Just Like) Starting Over
 7. The Specials, Ghost Town
 8. Juice Newton, Queen Of Hearts
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 9. Sheena Easton, For Your Eyes Only
10. Iggy Pop, Sea of Love