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The Top 100 Pop Singles of 1983 - * Song went #1

*1... EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE, The Police (A&M) (#1, July)
*2... BILLIE JEAN, Michael Jackson (Epic) (#1, March)
*3... FLASHDANCE...WHAT A FEELING, Irene Cara (Casablanca) (#1, May)
*4... DOWN UNDER, Men At Work (Columbia) (#1, Jan)
*5... BEAT IT, Michael Jackson (Epic) (#1, April)
*6... TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART, Bonnie Tyler (Colimbia) (#1, Oct)
*7... MANEATER, Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#1, Dec 1982)
*8... BABY COME TO ME, Patti Austin and James Ingram (Qwest) (#1, Feb)
*9... MANIAC, Michael Sembello (Casablanca) (#1, Sept)
*10.. SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This), The Eurythmics (RCA) (#1, Sept)
11.. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME, Culture Club (Virgin) (#2, March)
12.. YOU AND I, Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra) (#7, Feb)
*13.. COME ON EILEEN, Dexy's Midnight Runner's (Mercury) (#1, April)
14.. SHAME ON THE MOON, Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band (Capitol) (#2, Feb)
15.. SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY, Donna Summer (Mercury) (#3, Aug)
16.. NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO, Sergio Mendes (A&M) (#4, July)
17.. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF, Duran Duran (Capitol) (#3, March)
*18.. LET'S DANCE, David Bowie (EMI-America) (#1, May)
19.. TWILIGHT ZONE, Golden Earring (21 Records) (#10, March)
20.. I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON, .... Frida (Atlantic) (#13, March)
21.. JEOPARDY, The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley) (#2, May)
22.. ELECTRIC AVENUE, Eddy Grant (Portrait/Ice) (#2, July)
23.. SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE, Thomas Dolby (Capitol) (#5, May)
*24.. AFRICA, Toto (Columbia) (#1, Feb)
25.. LITTLE RED CORVETTE, Prince (Warner Brothers) (#6, May)
26.. BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG, The Pretenders (Sire) (#5, March)
*27.. UP WHERE WE BELONG, Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes (Island) (#1, Nov 1982)
28.. MR. ROBOTO, Styx (A&M) (#3, April)
29.. YOU ARE, Lionel Richie (Motown) (#4, March)
30.. DER KOMMISAR, After The Fire (Epic) (#5, April)
31.. PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ, Taco (RCA) (#4, Sept)
32.. SEXUAL HEALING, Marvin Gaye (Columbia) (#3, Jan)
33.. (Keep Feelin') FASCINATION, The Human League (A&M) (#8, Aug)
34.. TIME, Culture Club (Virgin) (#2, June)
35.. THE SAFETY DANCE, Men Without Hats (Backstreet) (#3, Sept)
*36.. MICKEY, Toni Basil (Chysalis) (#1, Dec 1982)
37.. YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE, Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#10, Feb)
38.. SEPERATE WAYS (Worlds Apart), Journey (Columbia) (#8, March)
39.. ONE ON ONE, Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#7, April)
40.. WE'VE GOT TONIGHT, Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton (Liberty) (#6, March)
41.. 1999, Prince (Warner Brothers) (#12, July)
42.. STRAY CAT STRUT, The Stray Cats (EMI-America) (#3, Feb)
43.. ALLENTOWN, Billy Joel (Columbia) (#17, Feb)
44.. STAND BACK, Stevie Nicks (Modern) (#5, Aug)
*45.. TELL HER ABOUT IT, Billy Joel (Columbia) (#1, Sept)
46.. ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME, Naked Eyes (EMI-America) (#8, June)
*47.. TRULY, Lionel Richie (Motown) (#1, Nov 1982)
48.. DIRTY LAUNDRY, Don Henley (Asylum) (#3, Jan)
49.. THE GIRL IS MINE, Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney (Epic) (#2, Jan)
50.. TOO SHY, Kajagoogoo (EMI-America) (#5, July)
51.. GOODY TWO SHOES, Adam Ant (Epic) (#12, Feb)
52.. ROCK THE CASBAH, The Clash (Epic) (#8, Jan)
53.. OUR HOUSE, Madness (Geffen) (#7, July)
54.. OVERKILL, Men At Work (Columbia) (#3, June)
55.. IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW, Duran Duran (Capitol) (#4, Aug)
56.. GLORIA, Laura Branigan (Atlantic) (#2, Dec 1982)
57.. AFFAIR OF THE HEART, Rick Springfield (RCA) (#9, June)
58.. SHE'S A BEAUTY, The Tubes (Capitol) (#10, July)
59.. SOLITAIRE, Laura Branigan (Atlantic) (#7, May)
60.. DON'T LET IT END, Styx (A&M) (#6, July)
61.. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU, Laura Branigan (Atlantic) (#12, Oct)
62.. CHINA GIRL, David Bowie (EMI-America) (#10, Aug)
63.. COME DANCING, The Kinks (Arista) (#6, July)
64.. PROMISES, PROMISES, Naked Eyes (EMI-America) (#11, Oct)
65.. THE OTHER GUY, The Little River Band (Capitol) (#11, Feb)
66.. MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL, Air Supply (Arista) (#2, Oct)
67.. FAMILY MAN, Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#6, June)
68.. WANNA BE STARTING SOMETHING, Michael Jackson (Epic) (#5, July)
69.. I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK, Toto (Columbia) (#10, May)
70.. ALL RIGHT, Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers) (#12, March)
71.. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART, Bryan Adams (A&M) (#10, May)
72.. HEART TO HEART, Kenny Loggins (Columbia) (#15, Jan)
73.. MY LOVE, Lionel Richie (Motown) (#5, June)
74.. I'M STILL STANDING, Elton John (Geffen) (#12, July)
75.. HOT GIRLS IN LOVE, Loverboy (Columbia) (#11, Aug)
76.. IT'S A MISTAKE, Men At Work (Columbia) (#6, Aug)
77.. I'LL TUMBLE 4 YA, Culture Club (Virgin) (#9, Aug)
78.. ALL THIS LOVE, DeBarge (Gordy(#17, July)
79.. YOUR LOVE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY, Sammy Hagar (Geffen) (#13, Feb)
80.. HEARTBREAKER, Dionne Warwick (Arista) (#10, Jan)
81.. FAITHFULLY, Journey (Columbia) (#12, June)
82.. STEPPIN' OUT, Joe Jackson (A&M) (#6, Dec 1982)
83.. TAKE ME TO HEART, Quarterflash (Geffen) (#14, Aug)
84.. SHE'S SEXY + 17, The Stray Cats (EMI-America) (#5, Oct)
85.. TRY AGAIN, Champaign (Columbia) (#23, June)
86.. DEAD GIVEAWAY, Shalamar (Solar) (#22, Sept)
87.. LAWYERS IN LOVE, Jackson Browne (Asylum) (#13, Sept)
88.. WHAT ABOUT ME, Moving Pictures (Network) (#29, Feb)
89.. HUMAN NATURE, Michael Jackson (Epic) (#7, Sept)
90.. PHOTOGRAPH, Def Leppard (Mercury) (#12, May)
91.. PASS THE DUTCHIE, Musical Youth (MCA) (#10, Feb)
92.. TRUE, Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis) (#4, Oct)
93.. FAR FROM OVER, Frank Stallone (RSO) (#10, Oct)
94.. I'VE GOT A ROCK 'N' ROLL HEART, Eric Clapton (Duck) (#18, March)
95.. IT MIGHT BE YOU, Stephen Bishop (Warner Brothers) (#25, May)
96.. TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE, Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack (Atlantic) (#16, Nov)
97.. YOU GOT LUCKY, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Backstreet) (#20, Jan)
98.. DON'T CRY, Asia (Geffen) (#10, Sept)
99.. BREAKING US IN TWO, Joe Jackson (A&M) (#18, March)
100 FALL IN LOVE WITH ME, Earth, Wind, and Fire (Columbia) (#17, March)


 

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