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Sugar Babies - The Burlesque Musical, starring Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney, is presented at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1208 performances.
Broadway show Musical Chairs is playing during a 13-night run at The Rialto Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
Journey are playing during five nights play at Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by The Babys.
On their On Through The Night World tour, Def Leppard play at The Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA.
The Ramones play at Centennial Hall, London, Ontario, Canada, supported by The Demics.
Gary Numan plays at The Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, Oceasnia.
UK tabloid newspaper The Daily Mirror runs a feature headlined "It's Murder! Maggie Gets Rock Mugging", ispired by the fact that the latest Iron Maiden single, Sanctuary, shows the band's horror mascot Eddie crouching over the corpse of a freshly slain Margaret Thatcher, prime Minister of the UK.
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Ahmad Jamal plays a live gig in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
The Human League play at The Top Rank, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
Angel City play at Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom, Los Angeles, California, USA.
On their Tusk tour, Fleetwood Mac play the first of two nights at Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, USA.
On his I'm The Man tour, Joe Jackson plays at The Mayfair Suite, Sunderland, England, UK, Europe.
Iron Maiden play at The Market Hall, Carlisle, England, UK, Europe.
During his third gospel tour, performing mostly religious material, Bob Dylan plays at the Franklin County Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Kiss release their 8th album, Unmasked, in the USA. (N.B. Despite the album's title, the band did not remove their masks until some years later)
On his The Concert tour, Mike Oldfield plays the second of two nights at The Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
The Clash play the second of two nights at The Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
Gang Of Four play the first of two nights at The Starwood, Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Rush play at The Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
UB40 play at the Top Rank, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.
The Top Ten Singles on WABC Music Radio in New York City, USA, for this day are as follows :



1. Sexy Eyes - Dr. Hook (Capitol)

2. Call Me - Blondie (Chrysalis)

3. Funkytown - Lipps, Inc. (Casablanca)

4. Lost in Love - Air Supply (Arista)

5. Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)

6. Stomp! - The Brothers Johnson (A+M)

7. Another Brick In the Wall, Part II - Pink Floyd (Columbia)

8. Don't Fall In Love With a Dreamer - Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes (United Artists)

9. You May Be Right - Billy Joel (Columbia)

10. Hurt So Bad - Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)