American Bandstand Season 27
S27 E01
Sep 10, 1983Michael Sembello Sep 10, 1983 --Michael Sembello - ""Maniac"" & ""Automatic Man""
S27 E02
Sep 17, 1983Scott Baio / Amy Holland Sep 17, 1983 --Scott Baio - ""Some Girls"" & ""She's Trouble"" --Amy Holland - ""I Hang on Your Every Word"" & ""Shake Me, Wake Me""
S27 E03
Oct 1, 1983Bonnie Tyler / Frank Stallone Oct 1, 1983 --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""
S27 E04
Oct 8, 1983The Animals / Marshall Crenshaw / Shalamar (video) Oct 8, 1983 --The Animals - ""The Night"" --Marshall Crenshaw - ""Our Town"" & ""Whenever You're on My Mind"" --Shalamar (music video) - ""Dead Giveaway""
S27 E05
Oct 15, 1983Paul Anka / Loverboy (video) Oct 15, 1983 --Paul Anka - ""Hold Me Til the Mornin' Comes"" & ""Gimme the Work"" --Loverboy (music video) - ""Queen of the Broken Hearts""
S27 E06
Oct 22, 1983Michael Sembello / Menudo (video) Oct 22, 1983 --Michael Sembello - ""Maniac"" & ""Automatic Man"" (TV Guide listed this appearance as Sept. 10, 1983) --Menudo - ""Cannonball"" (music video)
S27 E07
Oct 29, 1983Gap Band / Huey Lewis & the News / Billy Joel (video) Oct 29, 1983 --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""
S27 E08
Nov 5, 1983Mary Jane Girls / Dave Davies / The Fixx (video) Nov 5, 1983 --Dave Davies - ""Love Gets you"" --Mary Jane Girls - ""All Night Long"" & ""Candy Man"" --The Fixx (music video) - ""One Thing Leads to Another""
S27 E09
Nov 12, 1983Midnight Star / Michael Stanley Band Nov 12, 1983 --Midnight Star - ""Wet My Whistle"" --Michael Stanley Band - ""My Town"" & ""Hard Times""
S27 E10
Dec 3, 1983Glen Shorrock / James Ingram Dec 3, 1983 --James Ingram - ""Party Animal"" --Glen Shorrock - ""Little Girls Get Lonely"" & ""Til I Love You""
S27 E11
Dec 10, 1983Dec. 10, 1983 - no information available Dec 10, 1983
S27 E12
Dec 17, 1983Kim Carnes/ Peter Schilling Dec 17, 1983 --Kim Carnes - ""Invisible Hands"" & ""You Make My Heart Beat Faster (And That's All That Matters)"" --Peter Schilling - ""Major Tom (Coming Home)""
S27 E13
Dec 24, 1983The Romantics/ DeBarge Dec 24, 1983 Guests (1983 Christmas show): --The Romantics - ""Talking in Your Sleep"" & ""Rock You Up"" --DeBarge - ""Time Will Reveal""
S27 E14
Dec 31, 1983ABC/ Oingo Boingo Dec 31, 1983 --ABC - ""That Was Then But This Is Now"" & ""S.O.S."" --Oingo Boingo - ""Wake Up It's 1984""
S27 E15
Jan 7, 1984Jan. 7, 1984 - no information available Jan 7, 1984
S27 E16
Jan 14, 1984Madonna / Quarterflash Jan 14, 1984 --Madonna - ""Holiday"" --Quarterflash - ""Take Me to Heart"" & ""Take Another Picture""
S27 E17
Jan 21, 1984Tavares / The Eric Martin Band Jan 21, 1984 --Eric Martin Band - ""Letting It Out"" & ""Sucker for a Pretty Face"" --Tavares - ""Words and Music""
S27 E18
Jan 28, 1984Stephanie Mills / Matthew Wilder Jan 28, 1984 --Stephanie Mills --Matthew Wilder
S27 E19
Feb 4, 1984Anita Baker / The Commodores Feb 4, 1984
S27 E20
Feb 25, 1984Eddie Money / Deborah Allen Feb 25, 1984 --Eddie Money - ""The Big Crash"" & ""Club Michelle"" --Deborah Allen - ""Baby I Lied""
S27 E21
Mar 3, 1984Night Ranger / Toni Basil Mar 3, 1984 --Night Ranger - ""You Can Still Rock in America"" --Toni Basil - ""Over My Head""
S27 E22
Mar 10, 1984Mick Fleetwood's Zoo / Grace Slick / Eurythmics (video) Mar 10, 1984 --Mick Fleetwood's Zoo - ""Angel"" & ""You Might Need Somebody"" --Grace Slick - ""All the Machines"" --Eurythmics (music video) - ""Here Comes the Rain Again""
S27 E23
Mar 17, 1984Cyndi Lauper/ John Lennon (video)/ Glen Scarpelli Mar 17, 1984 --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""
S27 E24
Mar 24, 1984Paul Young/ UB40/ Van Halen (video) Mar 24, 1984 --Paul Young - ""Love of the Common People"" & ""Come Back and Stay"" --UB40 - ""Red Red Wine"" --Van Halen (music video) - ""Jump""
S27 E25
Mar 31, 1984Madness/ Adam Ant (video) / K.C. Mar 31, 1984 --K.C. - ""Give It Up"" --Madness - ""Keep Moving"" & ""The Sun and the Rain"" --Adam Ant (music video) - ""Strip""
S27 E26
Apr 7, 1984Dwight Twilley/ Kool & the Gang (video)/ Shalamar Apr 7, 1984 --Shalamar - ""Dancing In The Sheets"" (from the ""Footloose"" soundtrack) --Dwight Twilley - ""Girls"" & ""Don't You Love Her"" --Kool & the Gang (music video) - ""Tonight""
S27 E27
Apr 14, 1984The Alarm/ Patti Austin/ Billy Idol (video) Apr 14, 1984 --The Alarm - ""68 Guns"" & ""Marching On"" --Patti Austin - ""It's Gonna Be Special"" --Billy Idol (music video) - ""Rebel Wedding""
S27 E28
Apr 21, 1984Shannon / Golden Earring Apr 21, 1984 --Shannon - ""Let the Music Play"" & ""Give Me Tonight"" --Golden Earring - ""Clear Light Moonlight""
S27 E29
Apr 28, 1984Bon Jovi / Mr. Mister Apr 28, 1984 --Bon Jovi - ""Runaway"" & ""She Don't Know Me"" --Mr. Mister - ""Hunters of the Night"" --Video Showcase: Rick Springfield - ""Love Somebody""
S27 E30
May 5, 1984Christine McVie/ Wire Train May 5, 1984 --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).
S27 E31
May 12, 1984Berlin/ Yarbrough & Peoples May 12, 1984 --Berlin - ""No More Words"" & ""Now It's My Turn"" --Yarbrough & Peoples - ""Don't Waste Your Time""
S27 E32
May 19, 1984Wang Chung/ Kim Fields May 19, 1984 --Wang Chung - ""Dance Hall Days"" & ""Don't Let Go"" --Kim Fields (from ""Facts of Life"") - ""Dear Michael""
S27 E33
May 26, 1984The Romantics/ Sergio Mendes May 26, 1984 --The Romantics - ""One in a Million"" & ""Open Your Door"" --Sergio Mendes - ""Olympia""
S27 E34
Jun 2, 1984Van Stephenson/ Paul Young (video) Jun 2, 1984 --Van Stephenson - ""What the Big Girls Do"" & ""Modern Day Delilah"" --Paul Young (music video) - ""Love of the Common People""
S27 E35
Jun 9, 1984Laura Branigan/ Deniece Williams (video) Jun 9, 1984 --Laura Branigan - ""Self Control"" & ""Satisfaction"" --Deniece Williams (music video) - ""Let's Hear It for the Boy""
S27 E36
Jun 16, 1984Bananarama/ Duran Duran (video) Jun 16, 1984 --Bananarama - ""Cruel Summer"" & ""Robert DeNiro's Waiting"" --Duran Duran (music video) - ""Reflex""
S27 E37
Jun 23, 1984Slade/ R.E.M. (video) Jun 23, 1984 --Slade - ""Run Runaway"" & ""My Oh My"" --R.E.M. (music video) - ""South Central Rain""
S27 E38
Jun 30, 1984Latoya Jackson Jun 30, 1984 --Latoya Jackson - ""Heart Don't Lie"" & ""Betcha Gonna Need My Lovin'""
S27 E39
Jul 7, 1984Howard Jones/ Dennis Edwards Jul 7, 1984 --Howard Jones - ""What Is Love?"" & ""New Song"" --Dennis Edwards - ""Aphrodisiac"" --Greg Kihn (music video) - ""Reunited""
S27 E40
Jul 14, 1984Real Life Jul 14, 1984 --Real Life performs ""Send Me An Angel"" Top 10 countdown: --Bruce Springsteen's recording ""Dancing In The Dark"" wins the Top 10
S27 E41
Jul 28, 1984Corey Hart / John Waite / Frank Musker (video) Jul 28, 1984 --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
S27 E42
Aug 18, 1984Eddy Grant / Deniece Williams Aug 18, 1984 --Eddy Grant - ""Romancing the Stone"" --Deniece Williams - ""Let's Hear It for the Boy"" & ""Next Love"" --Roger Taylor (music video) - ""Man On Fire""
S27 E43
Aug 25, 1984The Bangles / Icicle Works Aug 25, 1984 -- The Bangles - ""Hero Takes a Fall"" -- Icicle Works - ""Whisper to a Scream"" & ""Cauldron of Love"" -- Scandal (music video) - ""The Warrior""