American Bandstand

Season 27

Dick Clark hosts a daily to weekly dance show that features the latest hit music for the attending teens to dance to. In addition, the show has performances by popular musicians and audience members rate songs.

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43 Episodes

  • Michael Sembello
    E1
    Michael Sembello--Michael Sembello - ""Maniac"" & ""Automatic Man""
  • Scott Baio / Amy Holland
    E2
    Scott Baio / Amy Holland--Scott Baio - ""Some Girls"" & ""She's Trouble"" --Amy Holland - ""I Hang on Your Every Word"" & ""Shake Me, Wake Me""
  • Bonnie Tyler / Frank Stallone
    E3
    Bonnie Tyler / Frank Stallone--Frank Stallone - ""Far from Over"" --Bonnie Tyler - ""Total Eclipse of the Heart"" & ""Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"" --Lionel Richie (music video) - ""All Night Long""
  • The Animals / Marshall Crenshaw / Shalamar (video)
    E4
    The Animals / Marshall Crenshaw / Shalamar (video)--The Animals - ""The Night"" --Marshall Crenshaw - ""Our Town"" & ""Whenever You're on My Mind"" --Shalamar (music video) - ""Dead Giveaway""
  • Paul Anka / Loverboy (video)
    E5
    Paul Anka / Loverboy (video)--Paul Anka - ""Hold Me Til the Mornin' Comes"" & ""Gimme the Work"" --Loverboy (music video) - ""Queen of the Broken Hearts""
  • Michael Sembello / Menudo (video)
    E6
    Michael Sembello / Menudo (video)--Michael Sembello - ""Maniac"" & ""Automatic Man"" (TV Guide listed this appearance as Sept. 10, 1983) --Menudo - ""Cannonball"" (music video)
  • Gap Band / Huey Lewis & the News / Billy Joel (video)
    E7
    Gap Band / Huey Lewis & the News / Billy Joel (video)--The Gap Band - ""Party Train"" --Huey Lewis & the News - ""Heart of Rock 'n' Roll"" & ""Heart and Soul"" --Billy Joel (music video) - ""Tell Her About It""
  • Mary Jane Girls / Dave Davies / The Fixx (video)
    E8
    Mary Jane Girls / Dave Davies / The Fixx (video)--Dave Davies - ""Love Gets you"" --Mary Jane Girls - ""All Night Long"" & ""Candy Man"" --The Fixx (music video) - ""One Thing Leads to Another""
  • Midnight Star / Michael Stanley Band
    E9
    Midnight Star / Michael Stanley Band--Midnight Star - ""Wet My Whistle"" --Michael Stanley Band - ""My Town"" & ""Hard Times""
  • Glen Shorrock / James Ingram
    E10
    Glen Shorrock / James Ingram--James Ingram - ""Party Animal"" --Glen Shorrock - ""Little Girls Get Lonely"" & ""Til I Love You""
  • Dec. 10, 1983 - no information available
    E11
    Dec. 10, 1983 - no information available
  • Kim Carnes/ Peter Schilling
    E12
    Kim Carnes/ Peter Schilling--Kim Carnes - ""Invisible Hands"" & ""You Make My Heart Beat Faster (And That's All That Matters)"" --Peter Schilling - ""Major Tom (Coming Home)""
  • The Romantics/ DeBarge
    E13
    The Romantics/ DeBargeGuests (1983 Christmas show): --The Romantics - ""Talking in Your Sleep"" & ""Rock You Up"" --DeBarge - ""Time Will Reveal""
  • ABC/ Oingo Boingo
    E14
    ABC/ Oingo Boingo--ABC - ""That Was Then But This Is Now"" & ""S.O.S."" --Oingo Boingo - ""Wake Up It's 1984""
  • Jan. 7, 1984 - no information available
    E15
    Jan. 7, 1984 - no information available
  • Madonna / Quarterflash
    E16
    Madonna / Quarterflash--Madonna - ""Holiday"" --Quarterflash - ""Take Me to Heart"" & ""Take Another Picture""
  • Tavares / The Eric Martin Band
    E17
    Tavares / The Eric Martin Band--Eric Martin Band - ""Letting It Out"" & ""Sucker for a Pretty Face"" --Tavares - ""Words and Music""
  • Stephanie Mills / Matthew Wilder
    E18
    Stephanie Mills / Matthew Wilder--Stephanie Mills --Matthew Wilder
  • Anita Baker / The Commodores
    E19
    Anita Baker / The Commodores
  • Eddie Money / Deborah Allen
    E20
    Eddie Money / Deborah Allen--Eddie Money - ""The Big Crash"" & ""Club Michelle"" --Deborah Allen - ""Baby I Lied""
  • Night Ranger / Toni Basil
    E21
    Night Ranger / Toni Basil--Night Ranger - ""You Can Still Rock in America"" --Toni Basil - ""Over My Head""
  • Mick Fleetwood's Zoo / Grace Slick / Eurythmics (video)
    E22
    Mick Fleetwood's Zoo / Grace Slick / Eurythmics (video)--Mick Fleetwood's Zoo - ""Angel"" & ""You Might Need Somebody"" --Grace Slick - ""All the Machines"" --Eurythmics (music video) - ""Here Comes the Rain Again""
  • Cyndi Lauper/ John Lennon (video)/ Glen Scarpelli
    E23
    Cyndi Lauper/ John Lennon (video)/ Glen Scarpelli--Cyndi Lauper - ""Time After Time"" & ""Girls Just Want to Have Fun"" --Glen Scarpelli - ""Don't Mess Up This Good One"" --John Lennon (music video) - ""Nobody Told Me""
  • Paul Young/ UB40/ Van Halen (video)
    E24
    Paul Young/ UB40/ Van Halen (video)--Paul Young - ""Love of the Common People"" & ""Come Back and Stay"" --UB40 - ""Red Red Wine"" --Van Halen (music video) - ""Jump""
  • Madness/ Adam Ant (video) / K.C.
    E25
    Madness/ Adam Ant (video) / K.C.--K.C. - ""Give It Up"" --Madness - ""Keep Moving"" & ""The Sun and the Rain"" --Adam Ant (music video) - ""Strip""
  • Dwight Twilley/ Kool & the Gang (video)/ Shalamar
    E26
    Dwight Twilley/ Kool & the Gang (video)/ Shalamar--Shalamar - ""Dancing In The Sheets"" (from the ""Footloose"" soundtrack) --Dwight Twilley - ""Girls"" & ""Don't You Love Her"" --Kool & the Gang (music video) - ""Tonight""
  • The Alarm/ Patti Austin/ Billy Idol (video)
    E27
    The Alarm/ Patti Austin/ Billy Idol (video)--The Alarm - ""68 Guns"" & ""Marching On"" --Patti Austin - ""It's Gonna Be Special"" --Billy Idol (music video) - ""Rebel Wedding""
  • Shannon / Golden Earring
    E28
    Shannon / Golden Earring--Shannon - ""Let the Music Play"" & ""Give Me Tonight"" --Golden Earring - ""Clear Light Moonlight""
  • Bon Jovi / Mr. Mister
    E29
    Bon Jovi / Mr. Mister--Bon Jovi - ""Runaway"" & ""She Don't Know Me"" --Mr. Mister - ""Hunters of the Night"" --Video Showcase: Rick Springfield - ""Love Somebody""
  • Christine McVie/ Wire Train
    E30
    Christine McVie/ Wire Train--Christine McVie - ""Got a Hold on Me"" & ""Love Will Show Us How"" --Wire Train - ""Chambers of Hello"" --Music video: The Cars were in the Video Showcase with ""You Might Think"" (The song was in the Spotlight Dance the previous week).
  • Berlin/ Yarbrough & Peoples
    E31
    Berlin/ Yarbrough & Peoples--Berlin - ""No More Words"" & ""Now It's My Turn"" --Yarbrough & Peoples - ""Don't Waste Your Time""
  • Wang Chung/ Kim Fields
    E32
    Wang Chung/ Kim Fields--Wang Chung - ""Dance Hall Days"" & ""Don't Let Go"" --Kim Fields (from ""Facts of Life"") - ""Dear Michael""
  • The Romantics/ Sergio Mendes
    E33
    The Romantics/ Sergio Mendes--The Romantics - ""One in a Million"" & ""Open Your Door"" --Sergio Mendes - ""Olympia""
  • Van Stephenson/ Paul Young (video)
    E34
    Van Stephenson/ Paul Young (video)--Van Stephenson - ""What the Big Girls Do"" & ""Modern Day Delilah"" --Paul Young (music video) - ""Love of the Common People""
  • Laura Branigan/ Deniece Williams (video)
    E35
    Laura Branigan/ Deniece Williams (video)--Laura Branigan - ""Self Control"" & ""Satisfaction"" --Deniece Williams (music video) - ""Let's Hear It for the Boy""
  • Bananarama/ Duran Duran (video)
    E36
    Bananarama/ Duran Duran (video)--Bananarama - ""Cruel Summer"" & ""Robert DeNiro's Waiting"" --Duran Duran (music video) - ""Reflex""
  • Slade/ R.E.M. (video)
    E37
    Slade/ R.E.M. (video)--Slade - ""Run Runaway"" & ""My Oh My"" --R.E.M. (music video) - ""South Central Rain""
  • Latoya Jackson
    E38
    Latoya Jackson--Latoya Jackson - ""Heart Don't Lie"" & ""Betcha Gonna Need My Lovin'""
  • Howard Jones/ Dennis Edwards
    E39
    Howard Jones/ Dennis Edwards--Howard Jones - ""What Is Love?"" & ""New Song"" --Dennis Edwards - ""Aphrodisiac"" --Greg Kihn (music video) - ""Reunited""
  • Real Life
    E40
    Real Life--Real Life performs ""Send Me An Angel"" Top 10 countdown: --Bruce Springsteen's recording ""Dancing In The Dark"" wins the Top 10
  • Corey Hart / John Waite / Frank Musker (video)
    E41
    Corey Hart / John Waite / Frank Musker (video)--John Waite - ""Missing You"" & ""Tears"" --Cory Hart - ""Sunglasses at Night"" --Frank Musker (music video) - ""Steely Man"" Top 10 countdown: --A Jacksons' record wins the TOP 10
  • Eddy Grant / Deniece Williams
    E42
    Eddy Grant / Deniece Williams--Eddy Grant - ""Romancing the Stone"" --Deniece Williams - ""Let's Hear It for the Boy"" & ""Next Love"" --Roger Taylor (music video) - ""Man On Fire""
  • The Bangles / Icicle Works
    E43
    The Bangles / Icicle Works-- The Bangles - ""Hero Takes a Fall"" -- Icicle Works - ""Whisper to a Scream"" & ""Cauldron of Love"" -- Scandal (music video) - ""The Warrior""

 

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