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American Bandstand Season 26 Episodes

45 Episodes 1982 - 1983

Episode 1

Episode #26.1

Sat, Sep 11, 198260 mins

The Dazz Band perform "Let It Whip." The Stray Cats perform "Rock This Town."

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Episode 2

Episode #26.2

Sat, Sep 18, 198260 mins

The Beat (appearing as The English Beat) perform "Save It for Later" and "Sugar and Stress." Men at Work perform "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Down Under."

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Episode 3

Tribute to Hall & Oates

Sat, Oct 16, 198260 mins

A one-hour tribute to Darryl Hall and John Oates. Hall and Oates perform "Maneater," "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)," "Italian Girls" and "Family Man."

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Episode 4

Episode #26.4

Sat, Oct 23, 198260 mins

ABC perform "The Look of Love" and "Poison Arrow." Lionel Richie sings "Truly" and "You Are."

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Episode 5

Episode #26.5

Sat, Oct 30, 198260 mins

Laura Branigan sings "Gloria." Janet Jackson sings "Young Love" and "Come Give Your Love To Me."

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Episode 6

Episode #26.6

Sat, Nov 13, 198260 mins

Toni Basil sings "Mickey" and "Nobody." Chilliwack perform "Whatcha Gonna Do?"

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Episode 7

Episode #26.7

Sat, Nov 20, 198260 mins

Sylvia (vocalist Sylvia Kirby-Hutton) sings "Nobody." Steel Breeze performs "You Don't Want Me Anymore."

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Episode 8

Episode #26.8

Sat, Dec 4, 198260 mins

America perform "Right Before Your Eyes" and "You Can Do Magic." Scandal featuring Patty Smyth perform "Goodbye to You."

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Episode 9

Episode #26.9

Sat, Dec 11, 198260 mins

The Gap Band performs "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" and "Outstanding." Billy Idol sings "Hot in the City" and "White Wedding."

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Episode 10

Episode #26.10

Sat, Dec 18, 198260 mins

The Little River Band perform "The Night Owls" and "The Other Guy." Kim Carnes sings "Voyeur" and "Does It Make You Remember?"

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Episode 11

Episode #26.11

Sat, Jan 1, 198360 mins

Adam Ant performs "Desperate but Not Serious" and "Goody Two Shoes."

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Episode 12

Episode #26.12

Sat, Jan 8, 198360 mins

Bobby Nunn sings "She's Just a Groupie" and "Never Seen Anything Like You." Lee Ritenour performs "Cross My Heart" and "Keep It Alive."

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Episode 13

Episode #26.13

Sat, Jan 15, 1983

Ray Parker Jr. performs "Bad Boy" and "The People Next Door." The Bus Boys perform "The Boys Are Back in Town" and "American Worker."

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Episode 14

Episode #26.14

Sat, Jan 22, 198360 mins

Juice Newton performs "Heart of the Night" and "Queen of Hearts." Wall of Voodoo perform "Mexican Radio" and "Tomorrow."

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Episode 15

Episode #26.15

Sat, Jan 29, 198360 mins

Con Funk Shun perform "MS. Got-The-Body" and "Take It To The Max." Yarbrough and Peoples sing "Heartbeats" and "Feels So Good."

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Episode 16

Episode #26.16

Sat, Feb 5, 198360 mins

The Time perform "The Walk" and "777-9311." Charlene sings "I've Never Been to Me" and "I Want to Go Back There Again."

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Episode 17

Episode #26.17

Sat, Feb 12, 198360 mins

The Greg Kihn Band perform "Jeopardy" and "I Fall to Pieces." Night Ranger perform "Don't Tell Me You Love Me."

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Episode 18

Episode #26.18

Sat, Feb 19, 198360 mins

Phil Everly (of The Everly Brothers) performs "Who's Gonna Keep Me Warm?" Jeffrey Osborne sings "On the Wings of Love" and "Eenie Meenie."

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Episode 19

Episode #26.19

Sat, Feb 26, 198360 mins

Kelly Groucutt (formerly of ELO) performs "Am I A Dreamer?" and "You Don't Need to Hold Me Tight." Chaz Jankel sings "Glad to Know You" and "I Can Get Over It (If You Can Get Over Here)."

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Episode 20

Episode #26.20

Sat, Mar 5, 198360 mins

Tyrone Davis sings "Are You Serious?" and "A Little Bit Of Loving (Goes A Long Way)." Wham perform "Young Guns (Go For It!)" and "Wham Rap (Enjoy What You Do)."

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Episode 21

Episode #26.21

Sat, Mar 12, 198360 mins

The group DeBarge perform "All this Love" and "I Like It." Sonny Charles sings "Put It in a Magazine" and "Always on My Mind."

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Episode 22

Episode #26.22

Sat, Mar 19, 198360 mins

Jefferson Starship perform "Winds of Change" and "Jane." Lanier and Company sing "After I Cry Tonight" and "I Just Gotta Have You."

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Episode 23

Episode #26.23

Sat, Mar 26, 198360 mins

The Bangles perform "The Real World" and "Want You." Sparks and Jane Wiedlin perform "Cool Places" Sparks perform "Popularity."

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Episode 24

Episode #26.24

Sat, Apr 2, 198360 mins

Bananarama sing "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" and "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye." Marty Balin (formerly of Jefferson Starship) performs "What Love Is" and "Born to Be a Winner."

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Episode 25

Episode #26.25

Sat, Apr 9, 198360 mins

Stephen Bishop performs "It Might Be You." The band Oxo perform "Whirly Girl" and "My Ride."

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Episode 26

Episode #26.26

Sat, Apr 16, 198360 mins

Bryan Adams performs "Straight From The Heart" and "Cuts Like A Knife." Laura Branigan sings "Solitaire" and "Deep In the Dark."

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Episode 27

Episode #26.27

Sat, Apr 23, 198360 mins

The English Beat (aka The Beat) perform "I Confess" and "Save It for Later." Red Rider perform "Human Race" and "Winner Take All."

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Episode 28

Episode #26.28

Sat, Apr 30, 198360 mins

Irene Cara sings "Flashdance - What a Feeling." Felony perform "The Fanatic" and "What a Way to Go."

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Episode 29

Episode #26.29

Sat, May 7, 198360 mins

Bow Wow Wow perform "Do You Wanna Hold Me?" and "Aphrodisiac." The Thompson Twins perform "Lies" and "Love On Your Side."

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Episode 30

Episode #26.30

Sat, May 14, 198360 mins

Jose Feliciano performs "Lonely Teardrops" and "One Night." Nick Lowe (with Paul Carrack, Bobby Irwin, James Eller and Martin Belmont as his backing band) performs "Wish You Were Here" and "Ragin' Eyes."

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Episode 31

Episode #26.31

Sat, May 21, 198360 mins

Def Leppard perform "Photograph" and "Rock of Ages." Patrick Simmons (formerly of the Doobie Brothers) performs "So Wrong" and "Don't Make Me Do It."

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Episode 32

Episode #26.32

Sat, May 28, 198360 mins

Naked Eyes perform "Always Something There to Remind Me" and "Fortune and Fame." Simple Minds perform "Promised You a Miracle" and "Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)."

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Episode 33

Episode #26.33

Sat, Jun 4, 198360 mins

Robert Hazard performs "Escalator of Life" and "Change Reaction." The Hollies perform "Stop in the Name of Love" and "Casualty."

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Episode 34

Episode #26.34

Sat, Jun 11, 198360 mins

Walter Egan performs "Fool Moon Fire" and "Star of My Heart." The Temptations perform "Love on My Mind Tonight" and "Surface Thrills."

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Episode 35

Episode #26.35

Sat, Jun 18, 198360 mins

Heaven 17 perform "We Live So Fast" and "Temptation." The 1983 edition of the dance contest begins.

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Episode 36

Episode #26.36

Sat, Jun 25, 198360 mins

Dave Edmunds performs "Slipping Away" and "Information."

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Episode 37

Episode #26.37

Sat, Jul 2, 198360 mins

Mitch Ryder performs "When You Were Mine" and "The Thrill Of It All."

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Episode 38

Episode #26.38

Sat, Jul 9, 198360 mins

The band Champaign perform "Try Again" and "Let Your Body Rock."

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Episode 39

Episode #26.39

Sat, Jul 23, 198360 mins

Rockabilly group The Rockats perform "Make That Move" and "Burning."

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Episode 40

Episode #26.40

Sat, Jul 30, 198360 mins

James Brown sings "Bring It On...Bring It On" and "Try Me."

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Episode 41

Episode #26.41

Sat, Aug 6, 198360 mins

The Blasters perform "Red Rose" and "Long White Cadillac."

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Episode 42

Episode #26.42

Sat, Aug 13, 198360 mins

Sheena Easton sings "Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)" and "I Like the Fright."

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Episode 43

Episode #26.43

Sat, Aug 20, 198360 mins

The Stray Cats perform "(She's) Sexy And 17" and "Something's Wrong with My Radio."

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Episode 44

Episode #26.44

Sat, Aug 27, 198360 mins

Jeffrey Osborne sings "Don't You Get So Mad" and "Stay with Me Tonight." Dick Clark announces the winning couple in this year's dance contest.

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Episode 45

Episode #26.45

Sat, Sep 3, 198360 mins

The band X perform "The New World" and "True Love." The Flirts sing "Jukebox (Don't Put Another Dime)" and "Telephone (Pick Up The)."

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