Top Songs of 1983

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Discover the unparalleled musical landscape of 1983, delving into the chart-topping hits that defined an era. From iconic anthems to timeless classics, the top songs of that year captivated audiences worldwide, leaving an indelible mark on music history.

With their infectious melodies and evocative lyrics, these songs continue to resonate with listeners, showcasing the enduring power of 1983’s musical offerings.

These are all the Top Songs of 1983.

*Note: Based on the Nolan Method, these are the year-end songs that represented the best songs of 1983. The Nolan Method ranking system was formulated by lead Top40Weekly contributor Jarrett Nolan and is based on a point system for an artist’s chart performance on Billboard charts. Be sure to check out our Year in Music snapshot of what was happening in the world of Top 40 music in this decade.

Written by radio and music industry veteran Ed Osborne, each overview highlights the important trends and some of the representative songs and artists that shaped the music landscape and occupied the Top 40 charts during this decade of music.

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Top Songs 1983

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US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 8th January, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)

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1 1 MANEATER –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-13 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 THE GIRL IS MINE –•– Michael Jackson / Paul McCartney (Epic)-10 (2)
3 4 DIRTY LAUNDRY –•– Don Henley (Asylum)-11 (3)
4 8 DOWN UNDER –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-10 (4)
5 7 SEXUAL HEALING –•– Marvin Gaye (Columbia)-11 (5)
6 2 MICKEY –•– Toni Basil (Chrysalis)-19 (1)
7 5 GLORIA –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-27 (2)
8 6 STEPPIN’ OUT –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-21 (6)
9 9 ROCK THIS TOWN –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-17 (9)
10 10 TRULY –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-14 (1)

11 12 HEARTBREAKER –•– Dionne Warwick (Arista)-14 (11)
12 14 AFRICA –•– Toto (Columbia)-11 (12)
13 17 BABY, COME TO ME –•– Patti Austin with James Ingram (Qwest)-17 (13)
14 15 ROCK THE CASBAH –•– The Clash (Epic)-15 (14)
15 16 YOU AND I –•– Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra)-14 (15)
16 18 THE OTHER GUY –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-8 (16)
17 20 YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-10 (17)
18 19 THE LOOK OF LOVE (Part 1) –•– ABC (Mercury)-18 (18)
19 11 IT’S RAINING AGAIN –•– Supertramp (A&M)-11 (11)
20 22 HEART TO HEART –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-7 (20)

21 30 SHAME ON THE MOON –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-4 (21)
22 25 GOODY TWO SHOES –•– Adam Ant (Epic)-9 (22)
23 24 HAND TO HOLD ON TO –•– John Cougar (Riva)-10 (23)
24 26 I DO –•– The J. Geils Band (EMI-America)-8 (24)
25 27 LOVE IN STORE –•– Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-7 (25)
26 28 YOU GOT LUCKY –•– Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-9 (26)
27 13 SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-13 (13)
28 21 UP WHERE WE BELONG –•– Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes (Island)-21 (1)
29 37 ALLENTOWN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-7 (29)
30 31 LET’S GO DANCIN’ (Ooh La, La, La) –•– Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)-11 (30)

31 43 STRAY CAT STRUT –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-3 (31)
32 36 HEART OF THE NIGHT –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-7 (32)
33 33 A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS –•– Tavares (RCA)-17 (33)
34 34 WHAT ABOUT ME –•– Moving Pictures (Network)-17 (34)
35 35 SHOCK THE MONKEY –•– Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-12 (35)
36 38 DOES IT MAKE YOU REMEMBER –•– Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-10 (36)
37 39 YOUR LOVE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY –•– Sammy Hagar (Geffen)-5 (37)
38 40 TWO LESS LONELY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD –•– Air Supply (Arista)-9 (38)
39 23 MISSING YOU –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon / Epic)-14 (23)
40 42 SPACE AGE LOVE SONG –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-9 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

43 29 ON THE WINGS OF LOVE –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-16 (29)
58 32 EVERYBODY WANTS YOU –•– Billy Squier (Capitol)-15 (32)

POWER PLAYS

41 41 MUSCLES – Diana Ross (RCA)-15 (10)
42 45 MEMORY –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-8 (42)
44 44 I GOTTA TRY –•– Michael McDonald (Warner Brothers)-9 (44)
45 47 BAD BOY –•– Ray Parker, Jr. (Arista)-6 (45)
46 50 PUT IT IN A MAGAZINE –•– Sonny Charles (Highrise)-9 (46)
47 49 ALL THOSE LIES –•– Glenn Frey (Asylum)-5 (47)
48 48 RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES –•– America (Capitol)-7 (48)
49 51 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-6 (49)
50 52 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-7 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

82 — GOT TO BE THERE –•– Chaka Khan (Warner Brothers)-1 (82)
83 — BURNING HEART –•– Vandenberg (Atco)-1 (83)
86 — INDUSTRIAL DISEASE –•– Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-1 (86)
88 — STILL TAKING CHANCES –•– Michael Martin Murphey (Liberty)-1 (88)
90 — FEET DON’T FAIL ME NOW –•– Utopia (Network)-1 (90)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 15th January, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 4 DOWN UNDER –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-11 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 2 THE GIRL IS MINE –•– Michael Jackson / Paul McCartney (Epic)-11 (2)
3 3 DIRTY LAUNDRY –•– Don Henley (Asylum)-12 (3)
4 1 MANEATER –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-14 (1)
5 5 SEXUAL HEALING –•– Marvin Gaye (Columbia)-12 (5)
6 6 MICKEY –•– Toni Basil (Chrysalis)-20 (1)
7 12 AFRICA –•– Toto (Columbia)-12 (7)
8 13 BABY, COME TO ME –•– Patti Austin with James Ingram (Qwest)-18 (8)
9 14 ROCK THE CASBAH –•– The Clash (Epic)-16 (9)
10 11 HEARTBREAKER –•– Dionne Warwick (Arista)-15 (10)

11 7 GLORIA –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-28 (2)
12 15 YOU AND I –•– Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra)-15 (12)
13 8 STEPPIN’ OUT –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-22 (6)
14 16 THE OTHER GUY –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-9 (14)
15 17 YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-11 (15)
16 21 SHAME ON THE MOON –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-5 (16)
17 20 HEART TO HEART –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-8 (17)
18 18 THE LOOK OF LOVE (Part 1) –•– ABC (Mercury)-19 (18)
19 22 GOODY TWO SHOES –•– Adam Ant (Epic)-10 (19)
20 23 HAND TO HOLD ON TO –•– John Cougar (Riva)-11 (20)

21 26 YOU GOT LUCKY –•– Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-10 (21)
22 25 LOVE IN STORE –•– Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-8 (22)
23 29 ALLENTOWN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-8 (23)
24 24 I DO –•– The J. Geils Band (EMI-America)-9 (24)
25 31 STRAY CAT STRUT –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-4 (25)
26 9 ROCK THIS TOWN –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-18 (9)
27 37 YOUR LOVE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY –•– Sammy Hagar (Geffen)-6 (27)
28 10 TRULY –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-15 (1)
29 32 HEART OF THE NIGHT –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-8 (29)
30 30 LET’S GO DANCIN’ (Ooh La, La, La) –•– Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)-12 (30)

31 52 PASS THE DUTCHIE –•– Musical Youth (MCA)-6 (31)
32 35 SHOCK THE MONKEY –•– Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-13 (32)
33 33 A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS –•– Tavares (RCA)-18 (33)
34 34 WHAT ABOUT ME –•– Moving Pictures (Network)-18 (34)
35 49 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-7 (35)
36 36 DOES IT MAKE YOU REMEMBER –•– Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-11 (36)
37 40 SPACE AGE LOVE SONG –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-10 (37)
38 38 TWO LESS LONELY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD –•– Air Supply (Arista)-10 (38)
39 42 MEMORY –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-9 (39)
40 45 BAD BOY –•– Ray Parker, Jr. (Arista)-7 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

52 19 IT’S RAINING AGAIN –•– Supertramp (A&M)-12 (11)
54 27 SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-14 (13)
58 28 UP WHERE WE BELONG –•– Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes (Island)-22 (1)
61 39 MISSING YOU –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon / Epic)-15 (23)

POWER PLAYS

41 47 ALL THOSE LIES –•– Glenn Frey (Asylum)-6 (41)
42 46 PUT IT IN A MAGAZINE –•– Sonny Charles (Highrise)-10 (42)
43 50 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-8 (43)
44 44 I GOTTA TRY –•– Michael McDonald (Warner Brothers)-10 (44)
45 48 RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES –•– America (Capitol)-8 (45)
46 51 I KNEW YOU WHEN –•– Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-6 (46)
47 53 ON THE LOOSE –•– Saga (Portrait)-7 (47)
48 55 THE WOMAN IN ME –•– Donna Summer (Geffen)-5 (48)
49 — YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-1 (49)
50 56 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-6 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

49 — YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-1 (49)
72 — I’M ALIVE –•– Neil Diamond (Columbia)-1 (72)
73 — BREAKING US IN TWO –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-1 (73)
76 — TIED UP –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-1 (76)
80 — DREAMIN’ IS EASY –•– Steel Breeze (RCA)-1 (80)
83 — I CAN’T STAND STILL –•– Don Henley (Asylum)-1 (83)
86 — DON’T TELL ME YOU LOVE ME –•– Night Ranger (Boardwalk)-1 (86)
88 — WINDOWS –•– Missing Persons (Capitol)-1 (88)
90 — BETCHA SHE DON’T LOVE YOU –•– Evelyn King (RCA)-1 (90)
91 — ALWAYS –•– Firefall (Atlantic)-1 (91)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 22nd January, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 DOWN UNDER –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-12 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 THE GIRL IS MINE –•– Michael Jackson / Paul McCartney (Epic)-12 (2)
3 3 DIRTY LAUNDRY –•– Don Henley (Asylum)-13 (3)
4 5 SEXUAL HEALING –•– Marvin Gaye (Columbia)-13 (4)
5 7 AFRICA –•– Toto (Columbia)-13 (5)
6 4 MANEATER –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-15 (1)
7 8 BABY, COME TO ME –•– Patti Austin with James Ingram (Qwest)-19 (7)
8 9 ROCK THE CASBAH –•– The Clash (Epic)-17 (8)
9 6 MICKEY –•– Toni Basil (Chrysalis)-21 (1)
10 10 HEARTBREAKER –•– Dionne Warwick (Arista)-16 (10)

11 12 YOU AND I –•– Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra)-16 (11)
12 16 SHAME ON THE MOON –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-6 (12)
13 15 YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-12 (13)
14 14 THE OTHER GUY –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-10 (14)
15 11 GLORIA –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-29 (2)
16 17 HEART TO HEART –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-9 (16)
17 19 GOODY TWO SHOES –•– Adam Ant (Epic)-11 (17)
18 18 THE LOOK OF LOVE (Part 1) –•– ABC (Mercury)-20 (18)
19 20 HAND TO HOLD ON TO –•– John Cougar (Riva)-12 (19)
20 23 ALLENTOWN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-9 (20)

21 21 YOU GOT LUCKY –•– Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-11 (21)
22 22 LOVE IN STORE –•– Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-9 (22)
23 25 STRAY CAT STRUT –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-5 (23)
24 24 I DO –•– The J. Geils Band (EMI-America)-10 (24)
25 27 YOUR LOVE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY –•– Sammy Hagar (Geffen)-7 (25)
26 29 HEART OF THE NIGHT –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-9 (26)
27 31 PASS THE DUTCHIE –•– Musical Youth (MCA)-7 (27)
28 13 STEPPIN’ OUT –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-23 (6)
29 — ALL RIGHT –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-1 (29)
30 32 SHOCK THE MONKEY –•– Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-14 (30)

31 35 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-8 (31)
32 34 WHAT ABOUT ME –•– Moving Pictures (Network)-19 (32)
33 37 SPACE AGE LOVE SONG –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-11 (33)
34 53 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF –•– Duran Duran (Harvest)-5 (34)
35 49 YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-2 (35)
36 43 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-9 (36)
37 40 BAD BOY –•– Ray Parker, Jr. (Arista)-8 (37)
38 38 TWO LESS LONELY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD –•– Air Supply (Arista)-11 (38)
39 39 MEMORY –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-10 (39)
40 42 PUT IT IN A MAGAZINE –•– Sonny Charles (Highrise)-11 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

49 26 ROCK THIS TOWN –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-19 (9)
51 28 TRULY –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-16 (1)
52 30 LET’S GO DANCIN’ (Ooh La, La, La) –•– Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)-13 (30)
54 33 A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS –•– Tavares (RCA)-19 (33)
62 36 DOES IT MAKE YOU REMEMBER –•– Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-12 (36)

POWER PLAYS

41 41 ALL THOSE LIES –•– Glenn Frey (Asylum)-7 (41)
42 46 I KNEW YOU WHEN –•– Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-7 (42)
43 47 ON THE LOOSE –•– Saga (Portrait)-8 (43)
44 48 THE WOMAN IN ME –•– Donna Summer (Geffen)-6 (44)
45 45 RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES –•– America (Capitol)-9 (45)
46 50 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-7 (46)
47 — BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-1 (47)
48 51 I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON –•– Frida (Atlantic)-12 (48)
50 56 AFTER I CRY TONIGHT –•– Lanier & Co. (Larc)-8 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

29 — ALL RIGHT –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-1 (29)
47 — BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-1 (47)
73 — THE BLUES –•– Randy Newman & Paul Simon (Warner Brothers)-1 (73)
78 — FALL IN LOVE WITH ME –•– Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)-1 (78)
79 — COME ON EILEEN –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-1 (79)
80 — LIES –•– Thompson Twins (Arista)-1 (80)
86 — LOVE ME AGAIN –•– The John Hall Band (EMI-America)-1 (86)
88 — IT’S RAINING MEN –•– The Weather Girls (Columbia)-1 (88)
90 — THE ONE THAT REALLY MATTERS –•– Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-1 (90)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 29th January, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 DOWN UNDER –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-13 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 5 AFRICA –•– Toto (Columbia)-14 (2)
3 4 SEXUAL HEALING –•– Marvin Gaye (Columbia)-14 (3)
4 3 DIRTY LAUNDRY –•– Don Henley (Asylum)-14 (3)
5 2 THE GIRL IS MINE –•– Michael Jackson / Paul McCartney (Epic)-13 (2)
6 6 MANEATER –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-16 (1)
7 7 BABY, COME TO ME –•– Patti Austin with James Ingram (Qwest)-20 (7)
8 8 ROCK THE CASBAH –•– The Clash (Epic)-18 (8)
9 12 SHAME ON THE MOON –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-7 (9)
10 11 YOU AND I –•– Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra)-17 (10)

11 13 YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-13 (11)
12 14 THE OTHER GUY –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-11 (12)
13 9 MICKEY –•– Toni Basil (Chrysalis)-22 (1)
14 17 GOODY TWO SHOES –•– Adam Ant (Epic)-12 (14)
15 16 HEART TO HEART –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-10 (15)
16 23 STRAY CAT STRUT –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-6 (16)
17 27 PASS THE DUTCHIE –•– Musical Youth (MCA)-8 (17)
18 20 ALLENTOWN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-10 (18)
19 19 HAND TO HOLD ON TO –•– John Cougar (Riva)-13 (19)
20 21 YOU GOT LUCKY –•– Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-12 (20)

21 25 YOUR LOVE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY –•– Sammy Hagar (Geffen)-8 (21)
22 22 LOVE IN STORE –•– Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-10 (22)
23 29 ALL RIGHT –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-2 (23)
24 31 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-9 (24)
25 26 HEART OF THE NIGHT –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-10 (25)
26 10 HEARTBREAKER –•– Dionne Warwick (Arista)-17 (10)
27 34 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF –•– Duran Duran (Harvest)-6 (27)
28 35 YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-3 (28)
29 30 SHOCK THE MONKEY –•– Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-15 (29)
30 32 WHAT ABOUT ME –•– Moving Pictures (Network)-20 (30)

31 33 SPACE AGE LOVE SONG –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-12 (31)
32 46 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-8 (32)
33 36 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-10 (33)
34 15 GLORIA –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-30 (2)
35 37 BAD BOY –•– Ray Parker, Jr. (Arista)-9 (35)
36 — WE’VE GOT TONIGHT –•– Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty)-1 (36)
37 47 BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-2 (37)
38 42 I KNEW YOU WHEN –•– Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-8 (38)
39 43 ON THE LOOSE –•– Saga (Portrait)-9 (39)
40 40 PUT IT IN A MAGAZINE –•– Sonny Charles (Highrise)-12 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

43 18 THE LOOK OF LOVE (Part 1) –•– ABC (Mercury)-21 (18)
44 24 I DO –•– The J. Geils Band (EMI-America)-11 (24)
50 28 STEPPIN’ OUT –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-24 (6)
55 38 TWO LESS LONELY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD –•– Air Supply (Arista)-12 (38)
60 39 MEMORY –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-11 (39)

POWER PLAYS

41 41 ALL THOSE LIES –•– Glenn Frey (Asylum)-8 (41)
42 44 THE WOMAN IN ME –•– Donna Summer (Geffen)-7 (42)
45 53 BREAKING US IN TWO –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-3 (45)
46 48 I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON –•– Frida (Atlantic)-13 (46)
47 56 THE CLAPPING SONG –•– Pia Zadora (Elektra)-8 (47)
48 50 AFTER I CRY TONIGHT –•– Lanier & Co. (Larc)-9 (48)
49 59 I’M ALIVE –•– Neil Diamond (Columbia)-3 (49)

NEW THIS WEEK

36 — WE’VE GOT TONIGHT –•– Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty)-1 (36)
51 — ONE ON ONE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-1 (51)
56 — MY KIND OF LADY –•– Supertramp (A&M)-1 (56)
61 — I’VE GOT A ROCK N’ ROLL HEART –•– Eric Clapton (Duck)-1 (61)
70 — WINDS OF CHANGE –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-1 (70)
72 — POISON ARROW –•– ABC (Mercury)-1 (72)
77 — JEOPARDY –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-1 (77)
81 — WHAT YOU’RE MISSING –•– Chicago (Full Moon)-1 (81)
84 — LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE –•– Neil Young (Geffen)-1 (84)
86 — NEW FRONTIER –•– Donald Fagen (Warner Brothers)-1 (86)
89 — TOO MUCH LOVE TO HIDE –•– Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic)-1 (89)
90 — IT MIGHT BE YOU –•– Stephen Bishop (Warner Brothers)-1 (90)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 5th February, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 2 AFRICA –•– Toto (Columbia)-15 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 DOWN UNDER –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-14 (1)
3 3 SEXUAL HEALING –•– Marvin Gaye (Columbia)-15 (3)
4 7 BABY, COME TO ME –•– Patti Austin with James Ingram (Qwest)-21 (4)
5 9 SHAME ON THE MOON –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-8 (5)
6 6 MANEATER –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-17 (1)
7 4 DIRTY LAUNDRY –•– Don Henley (Asylum)-15 (3)
8 8 ROCK THE CASBAH –•– The Clash (Epic)-19 (8)
9 10 YOU AND I –•– Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra)-18 (9)
10 11 YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-14 (10)

11 12 THE OTHER GUY –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-12 (11)
12 16 STRAY CAT STRUT –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-7 (12)
13 14 GOODY TWO SHOES –•– Adam Ant (Epic)-13 (13)
14 17 PASS THE DUTCHIE –•– Musical Youth (MCA)-9 (14)
15 15 HEART TO HEART –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-11 (15)
16 5 THE GIRL IS MINE –•– Michael Jackson / Paul McCartney (Epic)-14 (2)
17 18 ALLENTOWN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-11 (17)
18 21 YOUR LOVE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY –•– Sammy Hagar (Geffen)-9 (18)
19 23 ALL RIGHT –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-3 (19)
20 20 YOU GOT LUCKY –•– Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-13 (20)

21 24 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-10 (21)
22 27 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF –•– Duran Duran (Harvest)-7 (22)
23 13 MICKEY –•– Toni Basil (Chrysalis)-23 (1)
24 28 YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-4 (24)
25 25 HEART OF THE NIGHT –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-11 (25)
26 32 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-9 (26)
27 37 BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-3 (27)
28 36 WE’VE GOT TONIGHT –•– Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty)-2 (28)
29 29 SHOCK THE MONKEY –•– Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-16 (29)
30 30 WHAT ABOUT ME –•– Moving Pictures (Network)-21 (30)

31 31 SPACE AGE LOVE SONG –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-13 (31)
32 19 HAND TO HOLD ON TO –•– John Cougar (Riva)-14 (19)
33 33 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-11 (33)
34 39 ON THE LOOSE –•– Saga (Portrait)-10 (34)
35 35 BAD BOY –•– Ray Parker, Jr. (Arista)-10 (35)
36 — SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) –•– Journey (Columbia)-1 (36)
37 51 ONE ON ONE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-2 (37)
38 38 I KNEW YOU WHEN –•– Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-9 (38)
39 45 BREAKING US IN TWO –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-4 (39)
40 42 THE WOMAN IN ME –•– Donna Summer (Geffen)-8 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

44 26 HEARTBREAKER –•– Dionne Warwick (Arista)-18 (10)
49 22 LOVE IN STORE –•– Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-11 (22)
57 34 GLORIA –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-31 (2)
60 40 PUT IT IN A MAGAZINE –•– Sonny Charles (Highrise)-13 (40)

POWER PLAYS

41 46 I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON –•– Frida (Atlantic)-14 (41)
42 54 FALL IN LOVE WITH ME –•– Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)-3 (42)
43 47 THE CLAPPING SONG –•– Pia Zadora (Elektra)-9 (43)
45 52 TIED UP –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-4 (45)
46 49 I’M ALIVE –•– Neil Diamond (Columbia)-4 (46)
47 53 DREAMIN’ IS EASY –•– Steel Breeze (RCA)-4 (47)
48 48 AFTER I CRY TONIGHT –•– Lanier & Co. (Larc)-10 (48)
50 56 MY KIND OF LADY –•– Supertramp (A&M)-2 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

36 — SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) –•– Journey (Columbia)-1 (36)
65 — SO CLOSE –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-1 (65)
69 — NICE GIRLS –•– Melissa Manchester (Arista)-1 (69)
70 — I LIKE IT –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-1 (70)
73 — LITTLE TOO LATE –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-1 (73)
80 — MAKE LOVE STAY –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon / Epic)-1 (80)
84 — VOO DOO –•– Rachel Sweet (Columbia)-1 (84)
88 — SHE’S A RUNNER –•– Billy Squier (Capitol)-1 (88)
89 — COME GIVE YOUR LOVE TO ME –•– Janet Jackson (A&M)-1 (89)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 12th February, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 2 DOWN UNDER –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-15 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 BABY, COME TO ME –•– Patti Austin with James Ingram (Qwest)-22 (2)
3 3 SEXUAL HEALING –•– Marvin Gaye (Columbia)-16 (3)
4 5 SHAME ON THE MOON –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-9 (4)
5 1 AFRICA –•– Toto (Columbia)-16 (1)
6 6 MANEATER –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-18 (1)
7 9 YOU AND I –•– Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra)-19 (7)
8 8 ROCK THE CASBAH –•– The Clash (Epic)-20 (8)
9 12 STRAY CAT STRUT –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-8 (9)
10 10 YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-15 (10)

11 11 THE OTHER GUY –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-13 (11)
12 13 GOODY TWO SHOES –•– Adam Ant (Epic)-14 (12)
13 14 PASS THE DUTCHIE –•– Musical Youth (MCA)-10 (13)
14 18 YOUR LOVE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY –•– Sammy Hagar (Geffen)-10 (14)
15 15 HEART TO HEART –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-12 (15)
16 19 ALL RIGHT –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-4 (16)
17 17 ALLENTOWN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-12 (17)
18 21 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-11 (18)
19 22 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF –•– Duran Duran (Harvest)-8 (19)
20 20 YOU GOT LUCKY –•– Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-14 (20)

21 24 YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-5 (21)
22 26 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-10 (22)
23 27 BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-4 (23)
24 28 WE’VE GOT TONIGHT –•– Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty)-3 (24)
25 25 HEART OF THE NIGHT –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-12 (25)
26 33 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-12 (26)
27 36 SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) –•– Journey (Columbia)-2 (27)
28 37 ONE ON ONE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-3 (28)
29 30 WHAT ABOUT ME –•– Moving Pictures (Network)-22 (29)
30 31 SPACE AGE LOVE SONG –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-14 (30)

31 34 ON THE LOOSE –•– Saga (Portrait)-11 (31)
32 7 DIRTY LAUNDRY –•– Don Henley (Asylum)-16 (3)
33 39 BREAKING US IN TWO –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-5 (33)
34 16 THE GIRL IS MINE –•– Michael Jackson / Paul McCartney (Epic)-15 (2)
35 42 FALL IN LOVE WITH ME –•– Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)-4 (35)
36 41 I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON –•– Frida (Atlantic)-15 (36)
37 38 I KNEW YOU WHEN –•– Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-10 (37)
38 43 THE CLAPPING SONG –•– Pia Zadora (Elektra)-10 (38)
39 40 THE WOMAN IN ME –•– Donna Summer (Geffen)-9 (39)
40 — MR. ROBOTO –•– Styx (A&M)-1 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

48 23 MICKEY –•– Toni Basil (Chrysalis)-24 (1)
65 29 SHOCK THE MONKEY –•– Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-17 (29)
67 32 HAND TO HOLD ON TO –•– John Cougar (Riva)-15 (19)
73 35 BAD BOY –•– Ray Parker, Jr. (Arista)-11 (35)

POWER PLAYS

41 45 TIED UP –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-5 (41)
42 46 I’M ALIVE –•– Neil Diamond (Columbia)-5 (42)
43 47 DREAMIN’ IS EASY –•– Steel Breeze (RCA)-5 (43)
44 50 MY KIND OF LADY –•– Supertramp (A&M)-3 (44)
45 51 I’VE GOT A ROCK N’ ROLL HEART –•– Eric Clapton (Duck)-3 (45)
46 52 DON’T TELL ME YOU LOVE ME –•– Night Ranger (Boardwalk)-5 (46)
47 58 COME ON EILEEN –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-4 (47)
49 61 POISON ARROW –•– ABC (Mercury)-3 (49)
50 54 BURNING HEART –•– Vandenberg (Atco)-6 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

40 — MR. ROBOTO –•– Styx (A&M)-1 (40)
75 — DER KOMMISSAR –•– After The Fire (Epic)-1 (75)
76 — SOMETHING TO GRAB FOR –•– Ric Ocasek (Geffen)-1 (76)
79 — BREAD AND BUTTER –•– Robert John (Motown)-1 (79)
86 — I DON’T CARE ANYMORE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-1 (86)
87 — THE FANATIC –•– Felony (Rock ‘N’ Roll)-1 (87)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 19th February, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 2 BABY, COME TO ME –•– Patti Austin with James Ingram (Qwest)-23 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 DOWN UNDER –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-16 (1)
3 4 SHAME ON THE MOON –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-10 (3)
4 9 STRAY CAT STRUT –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-9 (4)
5 5 AFRICA –•– Toto (Columbia)-17 (1)
6 23 BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-5 (6)
7 7 YOU AND I –•– Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra)-20 (7)
8 18 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-12 (8)
9 19 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF –•– Duran Duran (Harvest)-9 (9)
10 10 YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-16 (10)

11 11 THE OTHER GUY –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-14 (11)
12 12 GOODY TWO SHOES –•– Adam Ant (Epic)-15 (12)
13 13 PASS THE DUTCHIE –•– Musical Youth (MCA)-11 (13)
14 14 YOUR LOVE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY –•– Sammy Hagar (Geffen)-11 (14)
15 15 HEART TO HEART –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-13 (15)
16 16 ALL RIGHT –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-5 (16)
17 17 ALLENTOWN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-13 (17)
18 21 YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-6 (18)
19 22 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-11 (19)
20 26 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-13 (20)

21 24 WE’VE GOT TONIGHT –•– Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty)-4 (21)
22 27 SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) –•– Journey (Columbia)-3 (22)
23 3 SEXUAL HEALING –•– Marvin Gaye (Columbia)-17 (3)
24 28 ONE ON ONE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-4 (24)
25 6 MANEATER –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-19 (1)
26 25 HEART OF THE NIGHT –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-13 (25)
27 33 BREAKING US IN TWO –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-6 (27)
28 31 ON THE LOOSE –•– Saga (Portrait)-12 (28)
29 29 WHAT ABOUT ME –•– Moving Pictures (Network)-23 (29)
30 30 SPACE AGE LOVE SONG –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-15 (30)

31 8 ROCK THE CASBAH –•– The Clash (Epic)-21 (8)
32 36 I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON –•– Frida (Atlantic)-16 (32)
33 35 FALL IN LOVE WITH ME –•– Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)-5 (33)
34 40 MR. ROBOTO –•– Styx (A&M)-2 (34)
35 42 I’M ALIVE –•– Neil Diamond (Columbia)-6 (35)
36 38 THE CLAPPING SONG –•– Pia Zadora (Elektra)-11 (36)
37 39 THE WOMAN IN ME –•– Donna Summer (Geffen)-10 (37)
38 41 TIED UP –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-6 (38)
39 43 DREAMIN’ IS EASY –•– Steel Breeze (RCA)-6 (39)
40 45 I’VE GOT A ROCK N’ ROLL HEART –•– Eric Clapton (Duck)-4 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

44 20 YOU GOT LUCKY –•– Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-15 (20)
60 32 DIRTY LAUNDRY –•– Don Henley (Asylum)-17 (3)
82 34 THE GIRL IS MINE –•– Michael Jackson / Paul McCartney (Epic)-16 (2)
83 37 I KNEW YOU WHEN –•– Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-11 (37)

POWER PLAYS

41 44 MY KIND OF LADY –•– Supertramp (A&M)-4 (41)
42 47 COME ON EILEEN –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-5 (42)
43 46 DON’T TELL ME YOU LOVE ME –•– Night Ranger (Boardwalk)-6 (43)
45 49 POISON ARROW –•– ABC (Mercury)-4 (45)
46 56 JEOPARDY –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-4 (46)
47 50 BURNING HEART –•– Vandenberg (Atco)-7 (47)
48 52 WINDS OF CHANGE –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-4 (48)
49 60 SO CLOSE –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-3 (49)
50 53 SHOOT FOR THE MOON –•– Poco (Atlantic)-10 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

73 — WHIRLY GIRL –•– Oxo (Geffen)-1 (73)
77 — SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE –•– Thomas Dolby (Capitol / Harvest)-1 (77)
78 — WHAT LOVE IS –•– Marty Balin (EMI-America)-1 (78)
79 — SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO –•– The Clash (Epic)-14 (45)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 26th February, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 BABY, COME TO ME –•– Patti Austin with James Ingram (Qwest)-24 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 SHAME ON THE MOON –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-11 (2)
3 4 STRAY CAT STRUT –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-10 (3)
4 6 BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-6 (4)
5 8 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-13 (5)
6 9 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF –•– Duran Duran (Harvest)-10 (6)
7 7 YOU AND I –•– Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra)-21 (7)
8 2 DOWN UNDER –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-17 (1)
9 21 WE’VE GOT TONIGHT –•– Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty)-5 (9)
10 13 PASS THE DUTCHIE –•– Musical Youth (MCA)-12 (10)

11 19 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-12 (11)
12 12 GOODY TWO SHOES –•– Adam Ant (Epic)-16 (12)
13 14 YOUR LOVE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY –•– Sammy Hagar (Geffen)-12 (13)
14 18 YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-7 (14)
15 15 HEART TO HEART –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-14 (15)
16 16 ALL RIGHT –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-6 (16)
17 17 ALLENTOWN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-14 (17)
18 20 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-14 (18)
19 5 AFRICA –•– Toto (Columbia)-18 (1)
20 22 SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) –•– Journey (Columbia)-4 (20)

21 24 ONE ON ONE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-5 (21)
22 10 YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-17 (10)
23 27 BREAKING US IN TWO –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-7 (23)
24 34 MR. ROBOTO –•– Styx (A&M)-3 (24)
25 32 I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON –•– Frida (Atlantic)-17 (25)
26 28 ON THE LOOSE –•– Saga (Portrait)-13 (26)
27 33 FALL IN LOVE WITH ME –•– Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)-6 (27)
28 11 THE OTHER GUY –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-15 (11)
29 23 SEXUAL HEALING –•– Marvin Gaye (Columbia)-18 (3)
30 25 MANEATER –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-20 (1)

31 42 COME ON EILEEN –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-6 (31)
32 40 I’VE GOT A ROCK N’ ROLL HEART –•– Eric Clapton (Duck)-5 (32)
33 37 THE WOMAN IN ME –•– Donna Summer (Geffen)-11 (33)
34 39 DREAMIN’ IS EASY –•– Steel Breeze (RCA)-7 (34)
35 35 I’M ALIVE –•– Neil Diamond (Columbia)-7 (35)
36 36 THE CLAPPING SONG –•– Pia Zadora (Elektra)-12 (36)
37 41 MY KIND OF LADY –•– Supertramp (A&M)-5 (37)
38 38 TIED UP –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-7 (38)
39 45 POISON ARROW –•– ABC (Mercury)-5 (39)
40 43 DON’T TELL ME YOU LOVE ME –•– Night Ranger (Boardwalk)-7 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

70 26 HEART OF THE NIGHT –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-14 (25)
73 29 WHAT ABOUT ME –•– Moving Pictures (Network)-24 (29)
74 30 SPACE AGE LOVE SONG –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-16 (30)
76 31 ROCK THE CASBAH –•– The Clash (Epic)-22 (8)

POWER PLAYS

41 46 JEOPARDY –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-5 (41)
42 59 MAKE LOVE STAY –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon / Epic)-4 (42)
43 47 BURNING HEART –•– Vandenberg (Atco)-8 (43)
44 48 WINDS OF CHANGE –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-5 (44)
45 49 SO CLOSE –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-4 (45)
46 52 LIES –•– Thompson Twins (Arista)-6 (46)
47 57 LITTLE TOO LATE –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-4 (47)
48 54 I CAN’T STAND STILL –•– Don Henley (Asylum)-7 (48)
49 53 BETCHA SHE DON’T LOVE YOU –•– Evelyn King (RCA)-7 (49)
50 55 IT’S RAINING MEN –•– The Weather Girls (Columbia)-6 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

54 — CHANGE OF HEART –•– Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-1 (54)
65 — TAKE THE SHORT WAY HOME –•– Dionne Warwick (Arista)-1 (65)
66 — LITTLE RED CORVETTE –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-1 (66)
77 — LAND OF A THOUSAND DANCES –•– The J. Geils Band (EMI-America)-1 (77)
78 — BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-1 (78)
79 — SOME KIND OF FRIEND –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-1 (79)
83 — SHOPPIN’ FROM A TO Z –•– Toni Basil (Chrysalis)-1 (83)
89 — PLEASE MR. POSTMAN –•– Gentle Persuasion (Capitol)-1 (89)
90 — ONLY YOU –•– Yaz (Sire)-1 (90)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 5th March, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 4 BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-7 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 2 SHAME ON THE MOON –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-12 (2)
3 3 STRAY CAT STRUT –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-11 (3)
4 5 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-14 (4)
5 6 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF –•– Duran Duran (Harvest)-11 (5)
6 1 BABY, COME TO ME –•– Patti Austin with James Ingram (Qwest)-25 (1)
7 7 YOU AND I –•– Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra)-22 (7)
8 9 WE’VE GOT TONIGHT –•– Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty)-6 (8)
9 11 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-13 (9)
10 10 PASS THE DUTCHIE –•– Musical Youth (MCA)-13 (10)

11 14 YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-8 (11)
12 16 ALL RIGHT –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-7 (12)
13 13 YOUR LOVE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY –•– Sammy Hagar (Geffen)-13 (13)
14 8 DOWN UNDER –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-18 (1)
15 20 SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) –•– Journey (Columbia)-5 (15)
16 18 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-15 (16)
17 17 ALLENTOWN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-15 (17)
18 21 ONE ON ONE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-6 (18)
19 23 BREAKING US IN TWO –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-8 (19)
20 24 MR. ROBOTO –•– Styx (A&M)-4 (20)

21 27 FALL IN LOVE WITH ME –•– Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)-7 (21)
22 25 I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON –•– Frida (Atlantic)-18 (22)
23 12 GOODY TWO SHOES –•– Adam Ant (Epic)-17 (12)
24 15 HEART TO HEART –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-15 (15)
25 31 COME ON EILEEN –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-7 (25)
26 26 ON THE LOOSE –•– Saga (Portrait)-14 (26)
27 19 AFRICA –•– Toto (Columbia)-19 (1)
28 32 I’VE GOT A ROCK N’ ROLL HEART –•– Eric Clapton (Duck)-6 (28)
29 22 YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-18 (10)
30 34 DREAMIN’ IS EASY –•– Steel Breeze (RCA)-8 (30)

31 55 DER KOMMISSAR –•– After The Fire (Epic)-4 (31)
32 37 MY KIND OF LADY –•– Supertramp (A&M)-6 (32)
33 33 THE WOMAN IN ME –•– Donna Summer (Geffen)-12 (33)
34 41 JEOPARDY –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-6 (34)
35 35 I’M ALIVE –•– Neil Diamond (Columbia)-8 (35)
36 39 POISON ARROW –•– ABC (Mercury)-6 (36)
37 47 LITTLE TOO LATE –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-5 (37)
38 38 TIED UP –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-8 (38)
39 42 MAKE LOVE STAY –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon / Epic)-5 (39)
40 40 DON’T TELL ME YOU LOVE ME –•– Night Ranger (Boardwalk)-8 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

55 36 THE CLAPPING SONG –•– Pia Zadora (Elektra)-13 (36)
66 28 THE OTHER GUY –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-16 (11)
70 29 SEXUAL HEALING –•– Marvin Gaye (Columbia)-19 (3)
71 30 MANEATER –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-21 (1)

POWER PLAYS

41 44 WINDS OF CHANGE –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-6 (41)
42 45 SO CLOSE –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-5 (42)
43 43 BURNING HEART –•– Vandenberg (Atco)-9 (43)
44 46 LIES –•– Thompson Twins (Arista)-7 (44)
45 54 CHANGE OF HEART –•– Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-2 (45)
46 50 IT’S RAINING MEN –•– The Weather Girls (Columbia)-7 (46)
47 52 I LIKE IT –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-5 (47)
48 48 I CAN’T STAND STILL –•– Don Henley (Asylum)-8 (48)
49 49 BETCHA SHE DON’T LOVE YOU –•– Evelyn King (RCA)-8 (49)
50 53 NICE GIRLS –•– Melissa Manchester (Arista)-5 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

73 — LOVE MY WAY –•– Psychedelic Furs (Columbia)-1 (73)
75 — SWINGIN’ –•– John Anderson (Warner Brothers)-1 (75)
79 — SEX (I’m a…) –•– Berlin (Geffen)-1 (79)
81 — MINIMUM LOVE –•– Mac McAnally (Geffen)-1 (81)
83 — ESCALATOR OF LIFE –•– Robert Hazard (RCA)-1 (83)
84 — KEEP IT TIGHT –•– Single Bullet Theory (Nemperor)-1 (84)
90 — YOU ARE IN MY SYSTEM –•– The System (Mirage)-1 (90)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 12th March, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-8 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 SHAME ON THE MOON –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-13 (2)
3 3 STRAY CAT STRUT –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-12 (3)
4 4 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-15 (4)
5 5 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF –•– Duran Duran (Harvest)-12 (5)
6 9 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-14 (6)
7 11 YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-9 (7)
8 8 WE’VE GOT TONIGHT –•– Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty)-7 (8)
9 6 BABY, COME TO ME –•– Patti Austin with James Ingram (Qwest)-26 (1)
10 15 SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) –•– Journey (Columbia)-6 (10)

11 18 ONE ON ONE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-7 (11)
12 12 ALL RIGHT –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-8 (12)
13 20 MR. ROBOTO –•– Styx (A&M)-5 (13)
14 16 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-16 (14)
15 14 DOWN UNDER –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-19 (1)
16 22 I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON –•– Frida (Atlantic)-19 (16)
17 17 ALLENTOWN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-16 (17)
18 21 FALL IN LOVE WITH ME –•– Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)-8 (18)
19 19 BREAKING US IN TWO –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-9 (19)
20 25 COME ON EILEEN –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-8 (20)

21 28 I’VE GOT A ROCK N’ ROLL HEART –•– Eric Clapton (Duck)-7 (21)
22 7 YOU AND I –•– Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra)-23 (7)
23 10 PASS THE DUTCHIE –•– Musical Youth (MCA)-14 (10)
24 13 YOUR LOVE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY –•– Sammy Hagar (Geffen)-14 (13)
25 31 DER KOMMISSAR –•– After The Fire (Epic)-5 (25)
26 26 ON THE LOOSE –•– Saga (Portrait)-15 (26)
27 34 JEOPARDY –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-7 (27)
28 23 GOODY TWO SHOES –•– Adam Ant (Epic)-18 (12)
29 37 LITTLE TOO LATE –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-6 (29)
30 30 DREAMIN’ IS EASY –•– Steel Breeze (RCA)-9 (30)

31 36 POISON ARROW –•– ABC (Mercury)-7 (31)
32 32 MY KIND OF LADY –•– Supertramp (A&M)-7 (32)
33 33 THE WOMAN IN ME –•– Donna Summer (Geffen)-13 (33)
34 39 MAKE LOVE STAY –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon / Epic)-6 (34)
35 35 I’M ALIVE –•– Neil Diamond (Columbia)-9 (35)
36 44 LIES –•– Thompson Twins (Arista)-8 (36)
37 29 YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-19 (10)
38 45 CHANGE OF HEART –•– Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-3 (38)
39 43 BURNING HEART –•– Vandenberg (Atco)-10 (39)
40 40 DON’T TELL ME YOU LOVE ME –•– Night Ranger (Boardwalk)-9 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

60 38 TIED UP –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-9 (38)
68 24 HEART TO HEART –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-16 (15)
69 27 AFRICA –•– Toto (Columbia)-20 (1)

POWER PLAYS

41 41 WINDS OF CHANGE –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-7 (41)
42 42 SO CLOSE –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-6 (42)
43 47 I LIKE IT –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-6 (43)
44 65 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-3 (44)
45 50 NICE GIRLS –•– Melissa Manchester (Arista)-6 (45)
46 46 IT’S RAINING MEN –•– The Weather Girls (Columbia)-8 (46)
47 53 I DON’T CARE ANYMORE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-5 (47)
48 52 IT MIGHT BE YOU –•– Stephen Bishop (Warner Brothers)-7 (48)
49 49 BETCHA SHE DON’T LOVE YOU –•– Evelyn King (RCA)-9 (49)
50 51 SOMETHING TO GRAB FOR –•– Ric Ocasek (Geffen)-5 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

65 — WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-1 (65)
67 — I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK –•– Toto (Columbia)-1 (67)
74 — EVEN NOW –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-1 (74)
79 — OUTSTANDING –•– The Gap Band (Total Experience)-1 (79)
80 — LET ME GO –•– Heaven 17 (Arista)-1 (80)
81 — STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-1 (81)
83 — WALKING IN L.A. –•– Missing Persons (Capitol)-1 (83)
85 — ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-1 (85)
86 — DESPERATE BUT NOT SERIOUS –•– Adam Ant (Epic)-1 (86)
87 — PHOTOGRAPH –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-1 (87)
90 — SMILING ISLANDS –•– Robbie Patton (Atlantic)-1 (90)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 19th March, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-9 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 SHAME ON THE MOON –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-14 (2)
3 4 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-16 (3)
4 5 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF –•– Duran Duran (Harvest)-13 (4)
5 6 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-15 (5)
6 7 YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-10 (6)
7 8 WE’VE GOT TONIGHT –•– Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty)-8 (7)
8 10 SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) –•– Journey (Columbia)-7 (8)
9 11 ONE ON ONE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-8 (9)
10 13 MR. ROBOTO –•– Styx (A&M)-6 (10)

11 3 STRAY CAT STRUT –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-13 (3)
12 12 ALL RIGHT –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-9 (12)
13 14 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-17 (13)
14 20 COME ON EILEEN –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-9 (14)
15 16 I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON –•– Frida (Atlantic)-20 (15)
16 27 JEOPARDY –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-8 (16)
17 18 FALL IN LOVE WITH ME –•– Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)-9 (17)
18 19 BREAKING US IN TWO –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-10 (18)
19 21 I’VE GOT A ROCK N’ ROLL HEART –•– Eric Clapton (Duck)-8 (19)
20 25 DER KOMMISSAR –•– After The Fire (Epic)-6 (20)

21 9 BABY, COME TO ME –•– Patti Austin with James Ingram (Qwest)-27 (1)
22 15 DOWN UNDER –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-20 (1)
23 17 ALLENTOWN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-17 (17)
24 44 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-4 (24)
25 29 LITTLE TOO LATE –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-7 (25)
26 22 YOU AND I –•– Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra)-24 (7)
27 31 POISON ARROW –•– ABC (Mercury)-8 (27)
28 38 CHANGE OF HEART –•– Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-4 (28)
29 34 MAKE LOVE STAY –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon / Epic)-7 (29)
30 30 DREAMIN’ IS EASY –•– Steel Breeze (RCA)-10 (30)

31 32 MY KIND OF LADY –•– Supertramp (A&M)-8 (31)
32 36 LIES –•– Thompson Twins (Arista)-9 (32)
33 23 PASS THE DUTCHIE –•– Musical Youth (MCA)-15 (10)
34 24 YOUR LOVE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY –•– Sammy Hagar (Geffen)-15 (13)
35 26 ON THE LOOSE –•– Saga (Portrait)-16 (26)
36 52 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE –•– Thomas Dolby (Capitol / Harvest)-5 (36)
37 54 LITTLE RED CORVETTE –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-4 (37)
38 41 WINDS OF CHANGE –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-8 (38)
39 39 BURNING HEART –•– Vandenberg (Atco)-11 (39)
40 42 SO CLOSE –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-7 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

55 28 GOODY TWO SHOES –•– Adam Ant (Epic)-19 (12)
62 33 THE WOMAN IN ME –•– Donna Summer (Geffen)-14 (33)
63 35 I’M ALIVE –•– Neil Diamond (Columbia)-10 (35)
64 37 YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-20 (10)
86 40 DON’T TELL ME YOU LOVE ME –•– Night Ranger (Boardwalk)-10 (40)

POWER PLAYS

41 43 I LIKE IT –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-7 (41)
42 45 NICE GIRLS –•– Melissa Manchester (Arista)-7 (42)
43 47 I DON’T CARE ANYMORE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-6 (43)
44 51 WHIRLY GIRL –•– Oxo (Geffen)-5 (44)
45 48 IT MIGHT BE YOU –•– Stephen Bishop (Warner Brothers)-8 (45)
46 46 IT’S RAINING MEN –•– The Weather Girls (Columbia)-9 (46)
47 50 SOMETHING TO GRAB FOR –•– Ric Ocasek (Geffen)-6 (47)
48 56 TAKE THE SHORT WAY HOME –•– Dionne Warwick (Arista)-4 (48)
49 55 THE FANATIC –•– Felony (Rock ‘N’ Roll)-6 (49)
50 74 EVEN NOW –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-2 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

65 — SOLITAIRE –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-1 (65)
71 — GOODNIGHT SAIGON –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-1 (71)
72 — SO WRONG –•– Patrick Simmons (Elektra)-1 (72)
80 — MORNIN’ –•– Jarreau (Warner Brothers)-1 (80)
81 — CARRIE’S GONE –•– Le Roux (RCA)-1 (81)
82 — AMERICAN MADE –•– The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA)-1 (82)
83 — EENIE MEENIE –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-1 (83)
85 — EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE –•– Patti Austin (Qwest)-9 (62)
90 — MEXICAN RADIO –•– Wall Of Voodoo (I.R.S.)-1 (90)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 26th March, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-10 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-17 (2)
3 4 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF –•– Duran Duran (Harvest)-14 (3)
4 6 YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-11 (4)
5 5 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-16 (5)
6 7 WE’VE GOT TONIGHT –•– Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty)-9 (6)
7 10 MR. ROBOTO –•– Styx (A&M)-7 (7)
8 8 SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) –•– Journey (Columbia)-8 (8)
9 9 ONE ON ONE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-9 (9)
10 13 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-18 (10)

11 14 COME ON EILEEN –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-10 (11)
12 2 SHAME ON THE MOON –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-15 (2)
13 15 I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON –•– Frida (Atlantic)-21 (13)
14 16 JEOPARDY –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-9 (14)
15 24 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-5 (15)
16 20 DER KOMMISSAR –•– After The Fire (Epic)-7 (16)
17 17 FALL IN LOVE WITH ME –•– Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)-10 (17)
18 19 I’VE GOT A ROCK N’ ROLL HEART –•– Eric Clapton (Duck)-9 (18)
19 12 ALL RIGHT –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-10 (12)
20 25 LITTLE TOO LATE –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-8 (20)

21 11 STRAY CAT STRUT –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-14 (3)
22 18 BREAKING US IN TWO –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-11 (18)
23 21 BABY, COME TO ME –•– Patti Austin with James Ingram (Qwest)-28 (1)
24 22 DOWN UNDER –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-21 (1)
25 27 POISON ARROW –•– ABC (Mercury)-9 (25)
26 23 ALLENTOWN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-18 (17)
27 37 LITTLE RED CORVETTE –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-5 (27)
28 28 CHANGE OF HEART –•– Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-5 (28)
29 29 MAKE LOVE STAY –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon / Epic)-8 (29)
30 32 LIES –•– Thompson Twins (Arista)-10 (30)

31 36 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE –•– Thomas Dolby (Capitol / Harvest)-6 (31)
32 26 YOU AND I –•– Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra)-25 (7)
33 30 DREAMIN’ IS EASY –•– Steel Breeze (RCA)-11 (30)
34 50 EVEN NOW –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-3 (34)
35 51 I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK –•– Toto (Columbia)-3 (35)
36 31 MY KIND OF LADY –•– Supertramp (A&M)-9 (31)
37 41 I LIKE IT –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-8 (37)
38 38 WINDS OF CHANGE –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-9 (38)
39 43 I DON’T CARE ANYMORE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-7 (39)
40 40 SO CLOSE –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-8 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

51 33 PASS THE DUTCHIE –•– Musical Youth (MCA)-16 (10)
58 34 YOUR LOVE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY –•– Sammy Hagar (Geffen)-16 (13)
83 35 ON THE LOOSE –•– Saga (Portrait)-17 (26)
85 39 BURNING HEART –•– Vandenberg (Atco)-12 (39)

POWER PLAYS

41 44 WHIRLY GIRL –•– Oxo (Geffen)-6 (41)
42 42 NICE GIRLS –•– Melissa Manchester (Arista)-8 (42)
43 45 IT MIGHT BE YOU –•– Stephen Bishop (Warner Brothers)-9 (43)
44 48 TAKE THE SHORT WAY HOME –•– Dionne Warwick (Arista)-5 (44)
45 49 THE FANATIC –•– Felony (Rock ‘N’ Roll)-7 (45)
46 53 WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-3 (46)
47 47 SOMETHING TO GRAB FOR –•– Ric Ocasek (Geffen)-7 (47)
48 65 SOLITAIRE –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-2 (48)
49 54 SOME KIND OF FRIEND –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-5 (49)
50 52 SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO –•– The Clash (Epic)-19 (45)

NEW THIS WEEK

54 — LET’S DANCE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-1 (54)
71 — STRANGER IN MY HOUSE –•– Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-1 (71)
72 — IF YOU WANNA GET BACK YOUR LADY –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-1 (72)
75 — I COULDN’T SAY NO –•– Robert Ellis Orrall with Carlene Carter (RCA)-1 (75)
79 — NEVER GIVE UP –•– Sammy Hagar (Geffen)-1 (79)
82 — WIND BENEATH MY WINGS –•– Lou Rawls (Epic)-1 (82)
89 — I WON’T BE HOME TONIGHT –•– Tony Carey (Rocshire)-1 (89)
90 — THE ONE THING –•– INXS (Atco)-1 (90)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 2nd April, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-11 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-18 (2)
3 3 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF –•– Duran Duran (Harvest)-15 (3)
4 4 YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-12 (4)
5 5 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-17 (5)
6 6 WE’VE GOT TONIGHT –•– Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty)-10 (6)
7 7 MR. ROBOTO –•– Styx (A&M)-8 (7)
8 8 SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) –•– Journey (Columbia)-9 (8)
9 9 ONE ON ONE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-10 (9)
10 10 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-19 (10)

11 11 COME ON EILEEN –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-11 (11)
12 14 JEOPARDY –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-10 (12)
13 13 I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON –•– Frida (Atlantic)-22 (13)
14 15 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-6 (14)
15 16 DER KOMMISSAR –•– After The Fire (Epic)-8 (15)
16 12 SHAME ON THE MOON –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-16 (2)
17 17 FALL IN LOVE WITH ME –•– Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)-11 (17)
18 18 I’VE GOT A ROCK N’ ROLL HEART –•– Eric Clapton (Duck)-10 (18)
19 19 ALL RIGHT –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-11 (12)
20 20 LITTLE TOO LATE –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-9 (20)

21 28 CHANGE OF HEART –•– Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-6 (21)
22 21 STRAY CAT STRUT –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-15 (3)
23 22 BREAKING US IN TWO –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-12 (18)
24 27 LITTLE RED CORVETTE –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-6 (24)
25 25 POISON ARROW –•– ABC (Mercury)-10 (25)
26 31 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE –•– Thomas Dolby (Capitol / Harvest)-7 (26)
27 34 EVEN NOW –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-4 (27)
28 35 I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK –•– Toto (Columbia)-4 (28)
29 29 MAKE LOVE STAY –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon / Epic)-9 (29)
30 30 LIES –•– Thompson Twins (Arista)-11 (30)

31 23 BABY, COME TO ME –•– Patti Austin with James Ingram (Qwest)-29 (1)
32 24 DOWN UNDER –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-22 (1)
33 48 SOLITAIRE –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-3 (33)
34 37 I LIKE IT –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-9 (34)
35 26 ALLENTOWN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-19 (17)
36 41 WHIRLY GIRL –•– Oxo (Geffen)-7 (36)
37 32 YOU AND I –•– Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra)-26 (7)
38 43 IT MIGHT BE YOU –•– Stephen Bishop (Warner Brothers)-10 (38)
39 39 I DON’T CARE ANYMORE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-8 (39)
40 46 WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-4 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

45 33 DREAMIN’ IS EASY –•– Steel Breeze (RCA)-12 (30)
46 36 MY KIND OF LADY –•– Supertramp (A&M)-10 (31)
57 40 SO CLOSE –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-9 (40)
84 38 WINDS OF CHANGE –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-10 (38)

POWER PLAYS

41 44 TAKE THE SHORT WAY HOME –•– Dionne Warwick (Arista)-6 (41)
42 45 THE FANATIC –•– Felony (Rock ‘N’ Roll)-8 (42)
43 54 LET’S DANCE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-2 (43)
44 49 SOME KIND OF FRIEND –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-6 (44)
47 52 MINIMUM LOVE –•– Mac McAnally (Geffen)-5 (47)
48 56 STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-4 (48)
49 53 LOVE MY WAY –•– Psychedelic Furs (Columbia)-5 (49)
50 50 SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO –•– The Clash (Epic)-20 (45)

NEW THIS WEEK

58 — RIO –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-1 (58)
77 — FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-1 (77)
79 — GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN’ –•– ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-1 (79)
83 — TRY AGAIN –•– Champaign (Columbia)-1 (83)
85 — I MELT WITH YOU –•– Modern English (Sire)-1 (85)
87 — LOVE’S GOT A LINE ON YOU –•– Scandal (Columbia)-1 (87)
89 — WIND HIM UP –•– Saga (Portrait)-1 (89)
90 — NEW YEAR’S DAY –•– U2 (Island)-1 (90)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 9th April, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-12 (6 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-19 (2)
3 3 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF –•– Duran Duran (Harvest)-16 (3)
4 11 COME ON EILEEN –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-12 (4)
5 7 MR. ROBOTO –•– Styx (A&M)-9 (5)
6 6 WE’VE GOT TONIGHT –•– Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty)-11 (6)
7 9 ONE ON ONE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-11 (7)
8 8 SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) –•– Journey (Columbia)-10 (8)
9 12 JEOPARDY –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-11 (9)
10 14 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-7 (10)

11 4 YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-13 (4)
12 15 DER KOMMISSAR –•– After The Fire (Epic)-9 (12)
13 13 I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON –•– Frida (Atlantic)-23 (13)
14 5 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-18 (5)
15 10 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-20 (10)
16 26 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE –•– Thomas Dolby (Capitol / Harvest)-8 (16)
17 16 SHAME ON THE MOON –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-17 (2)
18 18 I’VE GOT A ROCK N’ ROLL HEART –•– Eric Clapton (Duck)-11 (18)
19 24 LITTLE RED CORVETTE –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-7 (19)
20 20 LITTLE TOO LATE –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-10 (20)

21 21 CHANGE OF HEART –•– Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-7 (21)
22 27 EVEN NOW –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-5 (22)
23 28 I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK –•– Toto (Columbia)-5 (23)
24 17 FALL IN LOVE WITH ME –•– Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)-12 (17)
25 25 POISON ARROW –•– ABC (Mercury)-11 (25)
26 33 SOLITAIRE –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-4 (26)
27 19 ALL RIGHT –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-12 (12)
28 — OVERKILL –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-1 (28)
29 43 LET’S DANCE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-3 (29)
30 30 LIES –•– Thompson Twins (Arista)-12 (30)

31 34 I LIKE IT –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-10 (31)
32 38 IT MIGHT BE YOU –•– Stephen Bishop (Warner Brothers)-11 (32)
33 40 WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-5 (33)
34 36 WHIRLY GIRL –•– Oxo (Geffen)-8 (34)
35 23 BREAKING US IN TWO –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-13 (18)
36 29 MAKE LOVE STAY –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon / Epic)-10 (29)
37 22 STRAY CAT STRUT –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-16 (3)
38 44 SOME KIND OF FRIEND –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-7 (38)
39 39 I DON’T CARE ANYMORE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-9 (39)
40 58 RIO –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-2 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

53 31 BABY, COME TO ME –•– Patti Austin with James Ingram (Qwest)-30 (1)
54 32 DOWN UNDER –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-23 (1)
61 35 ALLENTOWN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-20 (17)
62 37 YOU AND I –•– Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra)-27 (7)

POWER PLAYS

41 41 TAKE THE SHORT WAY HOME –•– Dionne Warwick (Arista)-7 (41)
42 42 THE FANATIC –•– Felony (Rock ‘N’ Roll)-9 (42)
43 48 STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-5 (43)
44 47 MINIMUM LOVE –•– Mac McAnally (Geffen)-6 (44)
45 52 SWINGIN’ –•– John Anderson (Warner Brothers)-6 (45)
46 49 LOVE MY WAY –•– Psychedelic Furs (Columbia)-6 (46)
47 54 PHOTOGRAPH –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-5 (47)
48 53 SO WRONG –•– Patrick Simmons (Elektra)-4 (48)
49 55 MORNIN’ –•– Jarreau (Warner Brothers)-4 (49)
50 59 STRANGER IN MY HOUSE –•– Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-3 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

28 — OVERKILL –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-1 (28)
55 — MY LOVE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-1 (55)
75 — SING ME AWAY –•– Night Ranger (Boardwalk)-1 (75)
77 — FULL MOON FIRE –•– Walter Egan (Backstreet)-1 (77)
82 — SHE’S A BEAUTY –•– The Tubes (Capitol)-1 (82)
85 — REAP THE WILD WIND –•– Ultravox (Chrysalis)-1 (85)
87 — COUNT ON ME –•– Gerard McMahon (Full Moon)-1 (87)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 16th April, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-13 (7 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 COME ON EILEEN –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-13 (2)
3 5 MR. ROBOTO –•– Styx (A&M)-10 (3)
4 9 JEOPARDY –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-12 (4)
5 10 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-8 (5)
6 3 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF –•– Duran Duran (Harvest)-17 (3)
7 7 ONE ON ONE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-12 (7)
8 8 SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) –•– Journey (Columbia)-11 (8)
9 12 DER KOMMISSAR –•– After The Fire (Epic)-10 (9)
10 2 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-20 (2)

11 6 WE’VE GOT TONIGHT –•– Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty)-12 (6)
12 11 YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-14 (4)
13 16 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE –•– Thomas Dolby (Capitol / Harvest)-9 (13)
14 13 I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON –•– Frida (Atlantic)-24 (13)
15 29 LET’S DANCE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-4 (15)
16 22 EVEN NOW –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-6 (16)
17 19 LITTLE RED CORVETTE –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-8 (17)
18 14 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-19 (5)
19 28 OVERKILL –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-2 (19)
20 23 I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK –•– Toto (Columbia)-6 (20)

21 21 CHANGE OF HEART –•– Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-8 (21)
22 26 SOLITAIRE –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-5 (22)
23 15 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-21 (10)
24 18 I’VE GOT A ROCK N’ ROLL HEART –•– Eric Clapton (Duck)-12 (18)
25 17 SHAME ON THE MOON –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-18 (2)
26 25 POISON ARROW –•– ABC (Mercury)-12 (25)
27 20 LITTLE TOO LATE –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-11 (20)
28 24 FALL IN LOVE WITH ME –•– Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)-13 (17)
29 32 IT MIGHT BE YOU –•– Stephen Bishop (Warner Brothers)-12 (29)
30 34 WHIRLY GIRL –•– Oxo (Geffen)-9 (30)

31 31 I LIKE IT –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-11 (31)
32 47 PHOTOGRAPH –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-6 (32)
33 33 WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-6 (33)
34 38 SOME KIND OF FRIEND –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-8 (34)
35 40 RIO –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-3 (35)
36 27 ALL RIGHT –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-13 (12)
37 55 MY LOVE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-2 (37)
38 52 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-3 (38)
39 43 STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-6 (39)
40 48 SO WRONG –•– Patrick Simmons (Elektra)-5 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

47 30 LIES –•– Thompson Twins (Arista)-13 (30)
48 36 MAKE LOVE STAY –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon / Epic)-11 (29)
49 35 BREAKING US IN TWO –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-14 (18)
64 37 STRAY CAT STRUT –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-17 (3)
72 39 I DON’T CARE ANYMORE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-10 (39)

POWER PLAYS

41 49 MORNIN’ –•– Jarreau (Warner Brothers)-5 (41)
42 44 MINIMUM LOVE –•– Mac McAnally (Geffen)-7 (42)
43 45 SWINGIN’ –•– John Anderson (Warner Brothers)-7 (43)
44 46 LOVE MY WAY –•– Psychedelic Furs (Columbia)-7 (44)
45 50 STRANGER IN MY HOUSE –•– Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-4 (45)
46 41 TAKE THE SHORT WAY HOME –•– Dionne Warwick (Arista)-8 (41)
50 57 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-6 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

53 — AFFAIR OF THE HEART –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-1 (53)
55 — FAITHFULLY –•– Journey (Columbia)-1 (55)
59 — TIME (Clock Of the Heart) –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-1 (59)
80 — I EAT CANNIBALS –•– Total Coelo (Chrysalis)-1 (80)
83 — WHY ME? –•– Planet P (Geffen)-1 (83)
86 — COOL PLACES –•– Sparks & Jane Wiedlin (Atlantic)-1 (86)
88 — LOVE ON MY MIND TONIGHT –•– The Temptation (Gordy)-1 (88)
89 — ELECTRIC AVENUE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-1 (89)
90 — NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-1 (90)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 23rd April, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 2 COME ON EILEEN –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-14 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 5 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-9 (2)
3 3 MR. ROBOTO –•– Styx (A&M)-11 (3)
4 4 JEOPARDY –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-13 (4)
5 1 BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-14 (1)
6 9 DER KOMMISSAR –•– After The Fire (Epic)-11 (6)
7 7 ONE ON ONE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-13 (7)
8 8 SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) –•– Journey (Columbia)-12 (8)
9 15 LET’S DANCE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-5 (9)
10 13 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE –•– Thomas Dolby (Capitol / Harvest)-10 (10)

11 6 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF –•– Duran Duran (Harvest)-18 (3)
12 17 LITTLE RED CORVETTE –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-9 (12)
13 16 EVEN NOW –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-7 (13)
14 10 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-21 (2)
15 19 OVERKILL –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-3 (15)
16 20 I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK –•– Toto (Columbia)-7 (16)
17 12 YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-15 (4)
18 22 SOLITAIRE –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-6 (18)
19 11 WE’VE GOT TONIGHT –•– Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty)-13 (6)
20 14 I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON –•– Frida (Atlantic)-25 (13)

21 18 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-20 (5)
22 21 CHANGE OF HEART –•– Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-9 (21)
23 23 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-22 (10)
24 24 I’VE GOT A ROCK N’ ROLL HEART –•– Eric Clapton (Duck)-13 (18)
25 25 SHAME ON THE MOON –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-19 (2)
26 32 PHOTOGRAPH –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-7 (26)
27 33 WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-7 (27)
28 30 WHIRLY GIRL –•– Oxo (Geffen)-10 (28)
29 29 IT MIGHT BE YOU –•– Stephen Bishop (Warner Brothers)-13 (29)
30 34 SOME KIND OF FRIEND –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-9 (30)

31 35 RIO –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-4 (31)
32 37 MY LOVE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-3 (32)
33 38 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-4 (33)
34 39 STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-7 (34)
35 31 I LIKE IT –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-12 (31)
36 40 SO WRONG –•– Patrick Simmons (Elektra)-6 (36)
37 41 MORNIN’ –•– Jarreau (Warner Brothers)-6 (37)
38 45 STRANGER IN MY HOUSE –•– Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-5 (38)
39 53 AFFAIR OF THE HEART –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-2 (39)
40 50 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-7 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

47 26 POISON ARROW –•– ABC (Mercury)-13 (25)
49 27 LITTLE TOO LATE –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-12 (20)
51 28 FALL IN LOVE WITH ME –•– Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)-14 (17)
53 36 ALL RIGHT –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-14 (12)

POWER PLAYS

41 55 FAITHFULLY –•– Journey (Columbia)-2 (41)
42 42 MINIMUM LOVE –•– Mac McAnally (Geffen)-8 (42)
43 43 SWINGIN’ –•– John Anderson (Warner Brothers)-8 (43)
44 44 LOVE MY WAY –•– Psychedelic Furs (Columbia)-8 (44)
45 52 I COULDN’T SAY NO –•– Robert Ellis Orrall with Carlene Carter (RCA)-5 (45)
46 59 TIME (Clock Of the Heart) –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-2 (46)
48 54 NEVER GIVE UP –•– Sammy Hagar (Geffen)-5 (48)
50 57 GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN’ –•– ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

71 — LOOKING FOR A STRANGER –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-1 (71)
73 — YOU CAN’T RUN FROM LOVE –•– Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Brothers)-1 (73)
77 — EASY FOR YOU TO SAY –•– Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-1 (77)
81 — TOO SHY –•– Kajagoogoo (EMI-America)-1 (81)
83 — ALL THIS LOVE –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-1 (83)
84 — FRONT PAGE STORY –•– Neil Diamond (Columbia)-1 (84)
85 — DO YOU WANNA HOLD ME –•– Bow Wow Wow (RCA)-1 (85)
87 — THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-1 (87)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 30th April, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 2 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-10 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 COME ON EILEEN –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-15 (1)
3 4 JEOPARDY –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-14 (3)
4 3 MR. ROBOTO –•– Styx (A&M)-12 (3)
5 6 DER KOMMISSAR –•– After The Fire (Epic)-12 (5)
6 9 LET’S DANCE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-6 (6)
7 5 BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-15 (1)
8 10 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE –•– Thomas Dolby (Capitol / Harvest)-11 (8)
9 15 OVERKILL –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-4 (9)
10 12 LITTLE RED CORVETTE –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-10 (10)

11 16 I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK –•– Toto (Columbia)-8 (11)
12 8 SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) –•– Journey (Columbia)-13 (8)
13 13 EVEN NOW –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-8 (13)
14 18 SOLITAIRE –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-7 (14)
15 7 ONE ON ONE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-14 (7)
16 11 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF –•– Duran Duran (Harvest)-19 (3)
17 31 RIO –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-5 (17)
18 14 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-22 (2)
19 26 PHOTOGRAPH –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-8 (19)
20 17 YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-16 (4)

21 34 STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-8 (21)
22 32 MY LOVE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-4 (22)
23 33 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-5 (23)
24 27 WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-8 (24)
25 19 WE’VE GOT TONIGHT –•– Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty)-14 (6)
26 30 SOME KIND OF FRIEND –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-10 (26)
27 29 IT MIGHT BE YOU –•– Stephen Bishop (Warner Brothers)-14 (27)
28 37 MORNIN’ –•– Jarreau (Warner Brothers)-7 (28)
29 39 AFFAIR OF THE HEART –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-3 (29)
30 46 TIME (Clock Of the Heart) –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-3 (30)

31 41 FAITHFULLY –•– Journey (Columbia)-3 (31)
32 36 SO WRONG –•– Patrick Simmons (Elektra)-7 (32)
33 40 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-8 (33)
34 38 STRANGER IN MY HOUSE –•– Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-6 (34)
35 — DON’T LET IT END –•– Styx (A&M)-1 (35)
36 28 WHIRLY GIRL –•– Oxo (Geffen)-11 (28)
37 21 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-21 (5)
38 20 I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON –•– Frida (Atlantic)-26 (13)
39 23 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-23 (10)
40 35 I LIKE IT –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-13 (31)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

44 24 I’VE GOT A ROCK N’ ROLL HEART –•– Eric Clapton (Duck)-14 (18)
50 22 CHANGE OF HEART –•– Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-10 (21)
51 25 SHAME ON THE MOON –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-20 (2)

POWER PLAYS

41 42 MINIMUM LOVE –•– Mac McAnally (Geffen)-9 (41)
42 45 I COULDN’T SAY NO –•– Robert Ellis Orrall with Carlene Carter (RCA)-6 (42)
43 — FAMILY MAN –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-1 (43)
45 50 GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN’ –•– ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-5 (45)
46 48 NEVER GIVE UP –•– Sammy Hagar (Geffen)-6 (46)
47 43 SWINGIN’ –•– John Anderson (Warner Brothers)-9 (43)
48 56 TRY AGAIN –•– Champaign (Columbia)-5 (48)
49 58 SHE’S A BEAUTY –•– The Tubes (Capitol)-4 (49)

NEW THIS WEEK

35 — DON’T LET IT END –•– Styx (A&M)-1 (35)
43 — FAMILY MAN –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-1 (43)
76 — ALL MY LIFE –•– Kenny Rogers (Liberty)-1 (76)
77 — THAT’S LOVE –•– Jim Capaldi (Atlantic)-1 (77)
78 — DON’T PAY THE FERRYMAN –•– Chris DeBurgh (A&M)-1 (78)
85 — LOVE ON YOUR SIDE –•– Thompson Twins (Arista)-1 (85)
87 — TONIGHT –•– The Whispers (Solar)-1 (87)
89 — WHERE EVERYBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME –•– Gary Portnoy (Applause)-1 (89)
90 — RICKY –•– “Weird Al” Yankovic (Rock ‘N’ Roll)-1 (90)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 7th May, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-11 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 JEOPARDY –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-15 (2)
3 6 LET’S DANCE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-7 (3)
4 2 COME ON EILEEN –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-16 (1)
5 5 DER KOMMISSAR –•– After The Fire (Epic)-13 (5)
6 9 OVERKILL –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-5 (6)
7 8 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE –•– Thomas Dolby (Capitol / Harvest)-12 (7)
8 4 MR. ROBOTO –•– Styx (A&M)-13 (3)
9 10 LITTLE RED CORVETTE –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-11 (9)
10 11 I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK –•– Toto (Columbia)-9 (10)

11 14 SOLITAIRE –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-8 (11)
12 13 EVEN NOW –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-9 (12)
13 23 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-6 (13)
14 7 BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-16 (1)
15 19 PHOTOGRAPH –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-9 (15)
16 17 RIO –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-6 (16)
17 22 MY LOVE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-5 (17)
18 21 STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-9 (18)
19 30 TIME (Clock Of the Heart) –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-4 (19)
20 29 AFFAIR OF THE HEART –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-4 (20)

21 12 SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) –•– Journey (Columbia)-14 (8)
22 28 MORNIN’ –•– Jarreau (Warner Brothers)-8 (22)
23 31 FAITHFULLY –•– Journey (Columbia)-4 (23)
24 24 WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-9 (24)
25 27 IT MIGHT BE YOU –•– Stephen Bishop (Warner Brothers)-15 (25)
26 26 SOME KIND OF FRIEND –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-11 (26)
27 35 DON’T LET IT END –•– Styx (A&M)-2 (27)
28 33 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-9 (28)
29 34 STRANGER IN MY HOUSE –•– Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-7 (29)
30 32 SO WRONG –•– Patrick Simmons (Elektra)-8 (30)

31 15 ONE ON ONE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-15 (7)
32 43 FAMILY MAN –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-2 (32)
33 16 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF –•– Duran Duran (Harvest)-20 (3)
34 18 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-23 (2)
35 42 I COULDN’T SAY NO –•– Robert Ellis Orrall with Carlene Carter (RCA)-7 (35)
36 25 WE’VE GOT TONIGHT –•– Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty)-15 (6)
37 49 SHE’S A BEAUTY –•– The Tubes (Capitol)-5 (37)
38 20 YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-17 (4)
39 36 WHIRLY GIRL –•– Oxo (Geffen)-12 (28)
40 45 GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN’ –•– ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-6 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

41 38 I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON –•– Frida (Atlantic)-27 (13)
43 39 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-24 (10)
44 40 I LIKE IT –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-14 (31)
45 37 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-22 (5)

POWER PLAYS

42 48 TRY AGAIN –•– Champaign (Columbia)-6 (42)
46 53 THE ONE THING –•– INXS (Atco)-7 (46)
47 41 MINIMUM LOVE –•– Mac McAnally (Geffen)-10 (41)
48 60 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-4 (48)
49 47 SWINGIN’ –•– John Anderson (Warner Brothers)-10 (43)
50 70 TOO SHY –•– Kajagoogoo (EMI-America)-3 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

56 — I’M STILL STANDING –•– Elton John (Geffen)-1 (56)
59 — NO TIME FOR TALK –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-1 (59)
74 — WE TWO –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-1 (74)
76 — OUR HOUSE –•– Madness (Geffen)-1 (76)
78 — BANG THE DRUM ALL DAY –•– Todd Rundgren (Bearsville)-1 (78)
81 — SIGN OF THE TIMES –•– The Belle Stars (Warner Brothers)-1 (81)
87 — THE WALLS CAME DOWN –•– The Call (Mercury)-1 (87)
88 — CANDY GIRL –•– New Edition (Streetwise)-1 (88)
89 — THE CLOSER YOU GET –•– Alabama (RCA)-1 (89)
90 — COME DANCING –•– The Kinks (Arista)-1 (90)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 14th May, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-12 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 LET’S DANCE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-8 (2)
3 2 JEOPARDY –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-16 (2)
4 6 OVERKILL –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-6 (4)
5 7 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE –•– Thomas Dolby (Capitol / Harvest)-13 (5)
6 4 COME ON EILEEN –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-17 (1)
7 13 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-7 (7)
8 9 LITTLE RED CORVETTE –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-12 (8)
9 11 SOLITAIRE –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-9 (9)
10 5 DER KOMMISSAR –•– After The Fire (Epic)-14 (5)

11 10 I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK –•– Toto (Columbia)-10 (10)
12 17 MY LOVE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-6 (12)
13 15 PHOTOGRAPH –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-10 (13)
14 16 RIO –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-7 (14)
15 18 STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-10 (15)
16 8 MR. ROBOTO –•– Styx (A&M)-14 (3)
17 19 TIME (Clock Of the Heart) –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-5 (17)
18 12 EVEN NOW –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-10 (12)
19 20 AFFAIR OF THE HEART –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-5 (19)
20 23 FAITHFULLY –•– Journey (Columbia)-5 (20)

21 22 MORNIN’ –•– Jarreau (Warner Brothers)-9 (21)
22 28 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-10 (22)
23 27 DON’T LET IT END –•– Styx (A&M)-3 (23)
24 14 BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-17 (1)
25 29 STRANGER IN MY HOUSE –•– Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-8 (25)
26 32 FAMILY MAN –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-3 (26)
27 37 SHE’S A BEAUTY –•– The Tubes (Capitol)-6 (27)
28 25 IT MIGHT BE YOU –•– Stephen Bishop (Warner Brothers)-16 (25)
29 21 SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) –•– Journey (Columbia)-15 (8)
30 42 TRY AGAIN –•– Champaign (Columbia)-7 (30)

31 24 WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-10 (24)
32 26 SOME KIND OF FRIEND –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-12 (26)
33 35 I COULDN’T SAY NO –•– Robert Ellis Orrall with Carlene Carter (RCA)-8 (33)
34 30 SO WRONG –•– Patrick Simmons (Elektra)-9 (30)
35 48 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-5 (35)
36 31 ONE ON ONE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-16 (7)
37 34 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-24 (2)
38 40 GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN’ –•– ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-7 (38)
39 56 I’M STILL STANDING –•– Elton John (Geffen)-2 (39)
40 46 THE ONE THING –•– INXS (Atco)-8 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

42 33 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF –•– Duran Duran (Harvest)-21 (3)
43 36 WE’VE GOT TONIGHT –•– Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty)-16 (6)
50 38 YOU ARE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-18 (4)
67 39 WHIRLY GIRL –•– Oxo (Geffen)-13 (28)

POWER PLAYS

41 50 TOO SHY –•– Kajagoogoo (EMI-America)-4 (41)
44 51 LOOKING FOR A STRANGER –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-4 (44)
45 60 ELECTRIC AVENUE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-5 (45)
46 59 NO TIME FOR TALK –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-2 (46)
47 43 TWILIGHT ZONE –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-25 (10)
48 52 FULL MOON FIRE –•– Walter Egan (Backstreet)-6 (48)
49 44 I LIKE IT –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-15 (31)

NEW THIS WEEK

76 — INSIDE LOVE (So Personal) –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers)-1 (76)
80 — HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING –•– James Ingram & Patti Austin (Qwest)-1 (80)
82 — SIDE BY SIDE –•– Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)-1 (82)
83 — WISHING (If I Had a Photograph Of You) –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-1 (83)
86 — WHEN I’M WITH YOU –•– Sheriff (Capitol)-1 (86)
87 — I CANNOT BELIEVE IT’S TRUE –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-1 (87)
89 — WHAT YOU DO TO ME –•– Carl Wilson (Caribou)-1 (89)
90 — SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-1 (90)
93 — SLIPPING AWAY –•– Dave Edmunds (Columbia)-1 (93)
95 — FOOL’S GAME –•– Michael Bolton (Columbia)-1 (95)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 21st May, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 2 LET’S DANCE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-9 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-13 (1)
3 7 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-8 (3)
4 4 OVERKILL –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-7 (4)
5 5 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE –•– Thomas Dolby (Capitol / Harvest)-14 (5)
6 8 LITTLE RED CORVETTE –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-13 (6)
7 9 SOLITAIRE –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-10 (7)
8 3 JEOPARDY –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-17 (2)
9 12 MY LOVE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-7 (9)
10 17 TIME (Clock Of the Heart) –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-6 (10)

11 10 DER KOMMISSAR –•– After The Fire (Epic)-15 (5)
12 13 PHOTOGRAPH –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-11 (12)
13 15 STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-11 (13)
14 14 RIO –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-8 (14)
15 11 I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK –•– Toto (Columbia)-11 (10)
16 19 AFFAIR OF THE HEART –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-6 (16)
17 6 COME ON EILEEN –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-18 (1)
18 22 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-11 (18)
19 20 FAITHFULLY –•– Journey (Columbia)-6 (19)
20 23 DON’T LET IT END –•– Styx (A&M)-4 (20)

21 21 MORNIN’ –•– Jarreau (Warner Brothers)-10 (21)
22 26 FAMILY MAN –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-4 (22)
23 16 MR. ROBOTO –•– Styx (A&M)-15 (3)
24 25 STRANGER IN MY HOUSE –•– Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-9 (24)
25 27 SHE’S A BEAUTY –•– The Tubes (Capitol)-7 (25)
26 18 EVEN NOW –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-11 (12)
27 35 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-6 (27)
28 30 TRY AGAIN –•– Champaign (Columbia)-8 (28)
29 24 BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-18 (1)
30 41 TOO SHY –•– Kajagoogoo (EMI-America)-5 (30)

31 45 ELECTRIC AVENUE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-6 (31)
32 33 I COULDN’T SAY NO –•– Robert Ellis Orrall with Carlene Carter (RCA)-9 (32)
33 39 I’M STILL STANDING –•– Elton John (Geffen)-3 (33)
34 40 THE ONE THING –•– INXS (Atco)-9 (34)
35 28 IT MIGHT BE YOU –•– Stephen Bishop (Warner Brothers)-17 (25)
36 32 SOME KIND OF FRIEND –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-13 (26)
37 38 GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN’ –•– ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-8 (37)
38 29 SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) –•– Journey (Columbia)-16 (8)
39 46 NO TIME FOR TALK –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-3 (39)
40 44 LOOKING FOR A STRANGER –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-5 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

42 34 SO WRONG –•– Patrick Simmons (Elektra)-10 (30)
43 31 WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-11 (24)
47 36 ONE ON ONE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-17 (7)
73 37 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-25 (2)

POWER PLAYS

41 51 ALL MY LIFE –•– Kenny Rogers (Liberty)-4 (41)
44 55 ALL THIS LOVE –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-5 (44)
45 57 WE TWO –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-3 (45)
46 48 FULL MOON FIRE –•– Walter Egan (Backstreet)-7 (46)
48 59 THAT’S LOVE –•– Jim Capaldi (Atlantic)-4 (48)
49 — THE WOMAN IN YOU –•– The Bee Gees (RSO)-1 (49)
50 72 COME DANCING –•– The Kinks (Arista)-3 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

49 — THE WOMAN IN YOU –•– The Bee Gees (RSO)-1 (49)
71 — WHITE WEDDING –•– Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-1 (71)
77 — THEME FROM “DOCTOR DETROIT” –•– Devo (Backstreet)-1 (77)
86 — THE SALT IN MY TEARS –•– Martin Briley (Mercury)-1 (86)
90 — SAVE THE OVERTIME (For Me) –•– Gladys Knight & The Pips (Columbia)-1 (90)
93 — WHATEVER HAPPENED TO OLD FASHIONED LOVE –•– B.J. Thomas (Cleveland International)-1 (93)
95 — HE’S A PRETENDER –•– High Inergy (Gordy)-1 (95)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 28th May, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 3 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-9 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 LET’S DANCE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-10 (1)
3 2 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-14 (1)
4 4 OVERKILL –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-8 (4)
5 5 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE –•– Thomas Dolby (Capitol / Harvest)-15 (5)
6 6 LITTLE RED CORVETTE –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-14 (6)
7 7 SOLITAIRE –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-11 (7)
8 10 TIME (Clock Of the Heart) –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-7 (8)
9 9 MY LOVE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-8 (9)
10 13 STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-12 (10)

11 16 AFFAIR OF THE HEART –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-7 (11)
12 18 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-12 (12)
13 19 FAITHFULLY –•– Journey (Columbia)-7 (13)
14 20 DON’T LET IT END –•– Styx (A&M)-5 (14)
15 8 JEOPARDY –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-18 (2)
16 12 PHOTOGRAPH –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-12 (12)
17 22 FAMILY MAN –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-5 (17)
18 11 DER KOMMISSAR –•– After The Fire (Epic)-16 (5)
19 15 I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK –•– Toto (Columbia)-12 (10)
20 25 SHE’S A BEAUTY –•– The Tubes (Capitol)-8 (20)

21 14 RIO –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-9 (14)
22 17 COME ON EILEEN –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-19 (1)
23 24 STRANGER IN MY HOUSE –•– Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-10 (23)
24 27 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-7 (24)
25 31 ELECTRIC AVENUE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-7 (25)
26 30 TOO SHY –•– Kajagoogoo (EMI-America)-6 (26)
27 28 TRY AGAIN –•– Champaign (Columbia)-9 (27)
28 33 I’M STILL STANDING –•– Elton John (Geffen)-4 (28)
29 21 MORNIN’ –•– Jarreau (Warner Brothers)-11 (21)
30 34 THE ONE THING –•– INXS (Atco)-10 (30)

31 23 MR. ROBOTO –•– Styx (A&M)-16 (3)
32 45 WE TWO –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-4 (32)
33 49 THE WOMAN IN YOU –•– The Bee Gees (RSO)-2 (33)
34 48 THAT’S LOVE –•– Jim Capaldi (Atlantic)-5 (34)
35 44 ALL THIS LOVE –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-6 (35)
36 39 NO TIME FOR TALK –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-4 (36)
37 50 COME DANCING –•– The Kinks (Arista)-4 (37)
38 41 ALL MY LIFE –•– Kenny Rogers (Liberty)-5 (38)
39 40 LOOKING FOR A STRANGER –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-6 (39)
40 52 OUR HOUSE –•– Madness (Geffen)-4 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

42 29 BILLIE JEAN –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-19 (1)
43 32 I COULDN’T SAY NO –•– Robert Ellis Orrall with Carlene Carter (RCA)-10 (32)
47 37 GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN’ –•– ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-9 (37)
48 26 EVEN NOW –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-12 (12)
61 36 SOME KIND OF FRIEND –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-14 (26)
66 35 IT MIGHT BE YOU –•– Stephen Bishop (Warner Brothers)-18 (25)
69 38 SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) –•– Journey (Columbia)-17 (8)

POWER PLAYS

41 — WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’ –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-1 (41)
44 58 THE CLOSER YOU GET –•– Alabama (RCA)-4 (44)
45 54 DON’T PAY THE FERRYMAN –•– Chris DeBurgh (A&M)-5 (45)
46 51 LOVE ON YOUR SIDE –•– Thompson Twins (Arista)-5 (46)
49 69 WISHING (If I Had a Photograph Of You) –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-3 (49)
50 46 FULL MOON FIRE –•– Walter Egan (Backstreet)-8 (46)

NEW THIS WEEK

41 — WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’ –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-1 (41)
53 — BABY JANE –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-1 (53)
55 — ROLL ME AWAY –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-1 (55)
67 — SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-1 (67)
72 — (Keep Feeling) FASCINATION –•– The Human League (A&M)-1 (72)
77 — I.O.U. –•– Lee Greenwood (MCA)-1 (77)
80 — SAVED BY ZERO –•– The Fixx (MCA)-1 (80)
88 — THE METRO –•– Berlin (Geffen)-1 (88)
90 — THE CELTIC SOUL BROTHERS –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-1 (90)
91 — DANCING IN THE SHADOWS –•– After The Fire (Epic)-1 (91)
95 — DROP THE PILOT –•– Joan Armatrading (A&M)-1 (95)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 4th June, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-10 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 LET’S DANCE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-11 (1)
3 4 OVERKILL –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-9 (3)
4 8 TIME (Clock Of the Heart) –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-8 (4)
5 5 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE –•– Thomas Dolby (Capitol / Harvest)-16 (5)
6 3 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-15 (1)
7 9 MY LOVE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-9 (7)
8 6 LITTLE RED CORVETTE –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-15 (6)
9 7 SOLITAIRE –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-12 (7)
10 10 STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-13 (10)

11 11 AFFAIR OF THE HEART –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-8 (11)
12 12 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-13 (12)
13 13 FAITHFULLY –•– Journey (Columbia)-8 (13)
14 14 DON’T LET IT END –•– Styx (A&M)-6 (14)
15 17 FAMILY MAN –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-6 (15)
16 25 ELECTRIC AVENUE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-8 (16)
17 16 PHOTOGRAPH –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-13 (12)
18 24 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-8 (18)
19 20 SHE’S A BEAUTY –•– The Tubes (Capitol)-9 (19)
20 26 TOO SHY –•– Kajagoogoo (EMI-America)-7 (20)

21 28 I’M STILL STANDING –•– Elton John (Geffen)-5 (21)
22 41 WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’ –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-2 (22)
23 19 I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK –•– Toto (Columbia)-13 (10)
24 15 JEOPARDY –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-19 (2)
25 18 DER KOMMISSAR –•– After The Fire (Epic)-17 (5)
26 27 TRY AGAIN –•– Champaign (Columbia)-10 (26)
27 32 WE TWO –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-5 (27)
28 37 COME DANCING –•– The Kinks (Arista)-5 (28)
29 33 THE WOMAN IN YOU –•– The Bee Gees (RSO)-3 (29)
30 30 THE ONE THING –•– INXS (Atco)-11 (30)

31 23 STRANGER IN MY HOUSE –•– Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-11 (23)
32 34 THAT’S LOVE –•– Jim Capaldi (Atlantic)-6 (32)
33 40 OUR HOUSE –•– Madness (Geffen)-5 (33)
34 35 ALL THIS LOVE –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-7 (34)
35 36 NO TIME FOR TALK –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-5 (35)
36 — EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-1 (36)
37 38 ALL MY LIFE –•– Kenny Rogers (Liberty)-6 (37)
38 21 RIO –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-10 (14)
39 39 LOOKING FOR A STRANGER –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-7 (39)
40 44 THE CLOSER YOU GET –•– Alabama (RCA)-5 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

46 29 MORNIN’ –•– Jarreau (Warner Brothers)-12 (21)
48 22 COME ON EILEEN –•– Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury)-20 (1)
49 31 MR. ROBOTO –•– Styx (A&M)-17 (3)

POWER PLAYS

41 45 DON’T PAY THE FERRYMAN –•– Chris DeBurgh (A&M)-6 (41)
42 53 BABY JANE –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-2 (42)
43 49 WISHING (If I Had a Photograph Of You) –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-4 (43)
44 55 ROLL ME AWAY –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-2 (44)
45 46 LOVE ON YOUR SIDE –•– Thompson Twins (Arista)-6 (45)
47 51 INSIDE LOVE (So Personal) –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers)-4 (47)
50 52 COOL PLACES –•– Sparks & Jane Wiedlin (Atlantic)-8 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

36 — EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-1 (36)
57 — IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-1 (57)
60 — STAND BACK –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-1 (60)
70 — **1999** –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-13 (44)
74 — CHINA GIRL –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-1 (74)
77 — LOVE NEVER FAILS –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-1 (77)
79 — STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE –•– The Hollies (Atlantic)-1 (79)
89 — MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-1 (89)
90 — LOVE IS THE KEY –•– Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol)-1 (90)
92 — CHINA –•– The Red Rockers (Columbia)-1 (92)
94 — FADE AWAY –•– Loz Netto (21 Records)-1 (94)
95 — KEEP IT CONFIDENTIAL –•– Nona Hendryx (RCA)-1 (95)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 11th June, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-11 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 LET’S DANCE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-12 (1)
3 4 TIME (Clock Of the Heart) –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-9 (3)
4 3 OVERKILL –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-10 (3)
5 7 MY LOVE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-10 (5)
6 6 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-16 (1)
7 5 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE –•– Thomas Dolby (Capitol / Harvest)-17 (5)
8 12 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-14 (8)
9 14 DON’T LET IT END –•– Styx (A&M)-7 (9)
10 11 AFFAIR OF THE HEART –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-9 (10)

11 16 ELECTRIC AVENUE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-9 (11)
12 13 FAITHFULLY –•– Journey (Columbia)-9 (12)
13 15 FAMILY MAN –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-7 (13)
14 8 LITTLE RED CORVETTE –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-16 (6)
15 18 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-9 (15)
16 19 SHE’S A BEAUTY –•– The Tubes (Capitol)-10 (16)
17 20 TOO SHY –•– Kajagoogoo (EMI-America)-8 (17)
18 21 I’M STILL STANDING –•– Elton John (Geffen)-6 (18)
19 22 WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’ –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-3 (19)
20 9 SOLITAIRE –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-13 (7)

21 10 STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-14 (10)
22 28 COME DANCING –•– The Kinks (Arista)-6 (22)
23 26 TRY AGAIN –•– Champaign (Columbia)-11 (23)
24 27 WE TWO –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-6 (24)
25 36 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-2 (25)
26 33 OUR HOUSE –•– Madness (Geffen)-6 (26)
27 29 THE WOMAN IN YOU –•– The Bee Gees (RSO)-4 (27)
28 34 ALL THIS LOVE –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-8 (28)
29 17 PHOTOGRAPH –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-14 (12)
30 32 THAT’S LOVE –•– Jim Capaldi (Atlantic)-7 (30)

31 23 I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK –•– Toto (Columbia)-14 (10)
32 42 BABY JANE –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-3 (32)
33 35 NO TIME FOR TALK –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-6 (33)
34 30 THE ONE THING –•– INXS (Atco)-12 (30)
35 44 ROLL ME AWAY –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-3 (35)
36 31 STRANGER IN MY HOUSE –•– Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-12 (23)
37 37 ALL MY LIFE –•– Kenny Rogers (Liberty)-7 (37)
38 40 THE CLOSER YOU GET –•– Alabama (RCA)-6 (38)
39 41 DON’T PAY THE FERRYMAN –•– Chris DeBurgh (A&M)-7 (39)
40 43 WISHING (If I Had a Photograph Of You) –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-5 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

41 25 DER KOMMISSAR –•– After The Fire (Epic)-18 (5)
43 24 JEOPARDY –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-20 (2)
57 39 LOOKING FOR A STRANGER –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-8 (39)
63 38 RIO –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-11 (14)

POWER PLAYS

42 55 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-3 (42)
44 57 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-2 (44)
45 47 INSIDE LOVE (So Personal) –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers)-5 (45)
46 52 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-5 (46)
47 60 STAND BACK –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-2 (47)
48 51 WHITE WEDDING –•– Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-4 (48)
49 50 COOL PLACES –•– Sparks & Jane Wiedlin (Atlantic)-9 (49)
50 53 HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING –•– James Ingram & Patti Austin (Qwest)-5 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

60 — HOT GIRLS IN LOVE –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-1 (60)
69 — CUTS LIKE A KNIFE –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-1 (69)
75 — ROCK OF AGES –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-1 (75)
87 — SOLID ROCK –•– Goanna (Atco)-1 (87)
89 — SPACE AGE WHIZ KIDS –•– Joe Walsh (Full Moon)-1 (89)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 18th June, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-12 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 TIME (Clock Of the Heart) –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-10 (2)
3 2 LET’S DANCE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-13 (1)
4 11 ELECTRIC AVENUE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-10 (4)
5 4 OVERKILL –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-11 (3)
6 5 MY LOVE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-11 (5)
7 9 DON’T LET IT END –•– Styx (A&M)-8 (7)
8 8 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-15 (8)
9 10 AFFAIR OF THE HEART –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-10 (9)
10 13 FAMILY MAN –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-8 (10)

11 6 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-17 (1)
12 12 FAITHFULLY –•– Journey (Columbia)-10 (12)
13 15 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-10 (13)
14 25 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-3 (14)
15 17 TOO SHY –•– Kajagoogoo (EMI-America)-9 (15)
16 16 SHE’S A BEAUTY –•– The Tubes (Capitol)-11 (16)
17 19 WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’ –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-4 (17)
18 18 I’M STILL STANDING –•– Elton John (Geffen)-7 (18)
19 22 COME DANCING –•– The Kinks (Arista)-7 (19)
20 7 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE –•– Thomas Dolby (Capitol / Harvest)-18 (5)

21 26 OUR HOUSE –•– Madness (Geffen)-7 (21)
22 24 WE TWO –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-7 (22)
23 23 TRY AGAIN –•– Champaign (Columbia)-12 (23)
24 27 THE WOMAN IN YOU –•– The Bee Gees (RSO)-5 (24)
25 28 ALL THIS LOVE –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-9 (25)
26 14 LITTLE RED CORVETTE –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-17 (6)
27 32 BABY JANE –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-4 (27)
28 30 THAT’S LOVE –•– Jim Capaldi (Atlantic)-8 (28)
29 21 STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-15 (10)
30 40 WISHING (If I Had a Photograph Of You) –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-6 (30)

31 20 SOLITAIRE –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-14 (7)
32 44 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-3 (32)
33 35 ROLL ME AWAY –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-4 (33)
34 42 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-4 (34)
35 39 DON’T PAY THE FERRYMAN –•– Chris DeBurgh (A&M)-8 (35)
36 47 STAND BACK –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-3 (36)
37 46 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-6 (37)
38 38 THE CLOSER YOU GET –•– Alabama (RCA)-7 (38)
39 52 **1999** –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-15 (39)
40 33 NO TIME FOR TALK –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-7 (33)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

41 29 PHOTOGRAPH –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-15 (12)
44 36 STRANGER IN MY HOUSE –•– Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-13 (23)
57 31 I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK –•– Toto (Columbia)-15 (10)
60 37 ALL MY LIFE –•– Kenny Rogers (Liberty)-8 (37)
62 34 THE ONE THING –•– INXS (Atco)-13 (30)

POWER PLAYS

42 48 WHITE WEDDING –•– Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-5 (42)
43 45 INSIDE LOVE (So Personal) –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers)-6 (43)
45 54 (Keep Feeling) FASCINATION –•– The Human League (A&M)-4 (45)
46 53 SAVED BY ZERO –•– The Fixx (MCA)-4 (46)
47 50 HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING –•– James Ingram & Patti Austin (Qwest)-6 (47)
48 51 CANDY GIRL –•– New Edition (Streetwise)-7 (48)
49 49 COOL PLACES –•– Sparks & Jane Wiedlin (Atlantic)-10 (49)
50 60 HOT GIRLS IN LOVE –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-2 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

59 — TAKE ME TO HEART –•– Quarterflash (Geffen)-1 (59)
78 — MIDNIGHT BLUE –•– Louise Tucker (Arista)-1 (78)
81 — EUROPA AND THE PIRATE TWINS –•– Thomas Dolby (Capitol)-1 (81)
82 — THE BORDER –•– America (Capitol)-1 (82)
84 — DON’T MAKE ME DO IT –•– Patrick Simmons (Elektra)-1 (84)
86 — BOOGIE DOWN –•– Jarreau (Warner Brothers)-1 (86)
88 — YOU ARE IN MY SYSTEM –•– Robert Palmer (Island)-1 (88)
89 — NEVER TELL AN ANGEL (When Your Heart’s On Fire) –•– The Stompers (Boardwalk)-1 (89)
90 — HOLD ME ‘TIL THE MORNIN’ COMES –•– Paul Anka (Columbia)-1 (90)
92 — JUICY FRUIT –•– Mtume (Epic)-1 (92)
95 — STAND BY –•– Roman Holliday (Jive)-1 (95)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending June 25, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-13 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 TIME (Clock Of the Heart) –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-11 (2)
3 4 ELECTRIC AVENUE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-11 (3)
4 14 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-4 (4)
5 3 LET’S DANCE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-14 (1)
6 10 FAMILY MAN –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-9 (6)
7 7 DON’T LET IT END –•– Styx (A&M)-9 (7)
8 13 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-11 (8)
9 9 AFFAIR OF THE HEART –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-11 (9)
10 15 TOO SHY –•– Kajagoogoo (EMI-America)-10 (10)

11 11 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-18 (1)
12 12 FAITHFULLY –•– Journey (Columbia)-11 (12)
13 8 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-16 (8)
14 16 SHE’S A BEAUTY –•– The Tubes (Capitol)-12 (14)
15 17 WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’ –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-5 (15)
16 18 I’M STILL STANDING –•– Elton John (Geffen)-8 (16)
17 19 COME DANCING –•– The Kinks (Arista)-8 (17)
18 5 OVERKILL –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-12 (3)
19 21 OUR HOUSE –•– Madness (Geffen)-8 (19)
20 6 MY LOVE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-12 (5)

21 25 ALL THIS LOVE –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-10 (21)
22 22 WE TWO –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-8 (22)
23 23 TRY AGAIN –•– Champaign (Columbia)-13 (23)
24 24 THE WOMAN IN YOU –•– The Bee Gees (RSO)-6 (24)
25 32 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-4 (25)
26 27 BABY JANE –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-5 (26)
27 36 STAND BACK –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-4 (27)
28 28 THAT’S LOVE –•– Jim Capaldi (Atlantic)-9 (28)
29 30 WISHING (If I Had a Photograph Of You) –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-7 (29)
30 34 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-5 (30)

31 33 ROLL ME AWAY –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-5 (31)
32 37 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-7 (32)
33 39 **1999** –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-16 (33)
34 20 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE –•– Thomas Dolby (Capitol / Harvest)-19 (5)
35 35 DON’T PAY THE FERRYMAN –•– Chris DeBurgh (A&M)-9 (35)
36 26 LITTLE RED CORVETTE –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-18 (6)
37 29 STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-16 (10)
38 42 WHITE WEDDING –•– Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-6 (38)
39 31 SOLITAIRE –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-15 (7)
40 52 CUTS LIKE A KNIFE –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-3 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

55 38 THE CLOSER YOU GET –•– Alabama (RCA)-8 (38)
60 40 NO TIME FOR TALK –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-8 (33)

POWER PLAYS

41 45 (Keep Feeling) FASCINATION –•– The Human League (A&M)-5 (41)
42 46 SAVED BY ZERO –•– The Fixx (MCA)-5 (42)
43 59 TAKE ME TO HEART –•– Quarterflash (Geffen)-2 (43)
44 51 STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE –•– The Hollies (Atlantic)-4 (44)
45 50 HOT GIRLS IN LOVE –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-3 (45)
46 48 CANDY GIRL –•– New Edition (Streetwise)-8 (46)
47 47 HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING –•– James Ingram & Patti Austin (Qwest)-7 (47)
48 58 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-4 (48)
49 43 INSIDE LOVE (So Personal) –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers)-7 (43)
50 53 SLIPPING AWAY –•– Dave Edmunds (Columbia)-7 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

57 — ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IS KING –•– ELO (Jet)-1 (57)
70 — WAR GAMES –•– Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic)-1 (70)
72 — PIECES OF ICE –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-1 (72)
75 — PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-1 (75)
76 — IT’S INEVITABLE –•– Charlie (Mirage)-1 (76)
90 — THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-1 (90)
93 — DEAD GIVEAWAY –•– Shalamar (Solar)-1 (93)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 2nd July, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-14 (6 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 ELECTRIC AVENUE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-12 (2)
3 4 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-5 (3)
4 2 TIME (Clock Of the Heart) –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-12 (2)
5 8 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-12 (5)
6 7 DON’T LET IT END –•– Styx (A&M)-10 (6)
7 10 TOO SHY –•– Kajagoogoo (EMI-America)-11 (7)
8 6 FAMILY MAN –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-10 (6)
9 15 WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’ –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-6 (9)
10 14 SHE’S A BEAUTY –•– The Tubes (Capitol)-13 (10)

11 17 COME DANCING –•– The Kinks (Arista)-9 (11)
12 9 AFFAIR OF THE HEART –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-12 (9)
13 19 OUR HOUSE –•– Madness (Geffen)-9 (13)
14 16 I’M STILL STANDING –•– Elton John (Geffen)-9 (14)
15 5 LET’S DANCE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-15 (1)
16 11 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-19 (1)
17 25 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-5 (17)
18 21 ALL THIS LOVE –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-11 (18)
19 27 STAND BACK –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-5 (19)
20 13 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-17 (8)

21 26 BABY JANE –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-6 (21)
22 12 FAITHFULLY –•– Journey (Columbia)-12 (12)
23 33 **1999** –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-17 (23)
24 24 THE WOMAN IN YOU –•– The Bee Gees (RSO)-7 (24)
25 30 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-6 (25)
26 32 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-8 (26)
27 31 ROLL ME AWAY –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-6 (27)
28 29 WISHING (If I Had a Photograph Of You) –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-8 (28)
29 22 WE TWO –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-9 (22)
30 23 TRY AGAIN –•– Champaign (Columbia)-14 (23)

31 18 OVERKILL –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-13 (3)
32 41 (Keep Feeling) FASCINATION –•– The Human League (A&M)-6 (32)
33 40 CUTS LIKE A KNIFE –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-4 (33)
34 35 DON’T PAY THE FERRYMAN –•– Chris DeBurgh (A&M)-10 (34)
35 45 HOT GIRLS IN LOVE –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-4 (35)
36 38 WHITE WEDDING –•– Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-7 (36)
37 20 MY LOVE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-13 (5)
38 43 TAKE ME TO HEART –•– Quarterflash (Geffen)-3 (38)
39 48 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-5 (39)
40 44 STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE –•– The Hollies (Atlantic)-5 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

47 28 THAT’S LOVE –•– Jim Capaldi (Atlantic)-10 (28)
50 34 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE –•– Thomas Dolby (Capitol / Harvest)-20 (5)
51 36 LITTLE RED CORVETTE –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-19 (6)
65 37 STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-17 (10)
74 39 SOLITAIRE –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-16 (7)

POWER PLAYS

41 42 SAVED BY ZERO –•– The Fixx (MCA)-6 (41)
42 — IT’S A MISTAKE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-1 (42)
43 54 ROCK OF AGES –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-4 (43)
44 57 ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IS KING –•– ELO (Jet)-2 (44)
45 51 CHINA GIRL –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-5 (45)
46 47 HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING –•– James Ingram & Patti Austin (Qwest)-8 (46)
48 50 SLIPPING AWAY –•– Dave Edmunds (Columbia)-8 (48)
49 52 THE SALT IN MY TEARS –•– Martin Briley (Mercury)-7 (49)

NEW THIS WEEK

42 — IT’S A MISTAKE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-1 (42)
64 — I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-1 (64)
69 — ALL TIME HIGH –•– Rita Coolidge (A&M)-1 (69)
79 — BLAME IT ON LOVE –•– Smokey Robinson & Barbara Mitchell / High Inergy (Tamla)-1 (79)
85 — EWOK CELEBRATION –•– Meco (Arista)-1 (85)
87 — HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-1 (87)
88 — DO YOU COMPUTE –•– Donnie Iris (MCA)-1 (88)
89 — SHY BOY (Don’t It Make You Feel Good) –•– Bananarama (London)-1 (89)
90 — WAITING FOR YOUR LOVE –•– Toto (Columbia)-1 (90)
91 — WEST COAST SUMMER NIGHTS –•– Tony Carey (Rocshire)-1 (91)
95 — NIGHT PULSE –•– Double Image (CBS Associated / Curb)-1 (95)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 9th July, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 3 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-6 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 2 ELECTRIC AVENUE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-13 (2)
3 1 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-15 (1)
4 5 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-13 (4)
5 7 TOO SHY –•– Kajagoogoo (EMI-America)-12 (5)
6 9 WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’ –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-7 (6)
7 4 TIME (Clock Of the Heart) –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-13 (2)
8 11 COME DANCING –•– The Kinks (Arista)-10 (8)
9 6 DON’T LET IT END –•– Styx (A&M)-11 (6)
10 13 OUR HOUSE –•– Madness (Geffen)-10 (10)

11 8 FAMILY MAN –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-11 (6)
12 14 I’M STILL STANDING –•– Elton John (Geffen)-10 (12)
13 17 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-6 (13)
14 19 STAND BACK –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-6 (14)
15 23 **1999** –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-18 (15)
16 10 SHE’S A BEAUTY –•– The Tubes (Capitol)-14 (10)
17 18 ALL THIS LOVE –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-12 (17)
18 25 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-7 (18)
19 21 BABY JANE –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-7 (19)
20 26 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-9 (20)

21 12 AFFAIR OF THE HEART –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-13 (9)
22 33 CUTS LIKE A KNIFE –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-5 (22)
23 35 HOT GIRLS IN LOVE –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-5 (23)
24 16 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-20 (1)
25 39 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-6 (25)
26 28 WISHING (If I Had a Photograph Of You) –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-9 (26)
27 27 ROLL ME AWAY –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-7 (27)
28 32 (Keep Feeling) FASCINATION –•– The Human League (A&M)-7 (28)
29 38 TAKE ME TO HEART –•– Quarterflash (Geffen)-4 (29)
30 41 SAVED BY ZERO –•– The Fixx (MCA)-7 (30)

31 15 LET’S DANCE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-16 (1)
32 42 IT’S A MISTAKE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-2 (32)
33 20 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-18 (8)
34 43 ROCK OF AGES –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-5 (34)
35 40 STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE –•– The Hollies (Atlantic)-6 (35)
36 36 WHITE WEDDING –•– Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-8 (36)
37 22 FAITHFULLY –•– Journey (Columbia)-13 (12)
38 45 CHINA GIRL –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-6 (38)
39 44 ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IS KING –•– ELO (Jet)-3 (39)
40 30 TRY AGAIN –•– Champaign (Columbia)-15 (23)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

41 24 THE WOMAN IN YOU –•– The Bee Gees (RSO)-8 (24)
42 34 DON’T PAY THE FERRYMAN –•– Chris DeBurgh (A&M)-11 (34)
47 29 WE TWO –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-10 (22)
49 31 OVERKILL –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-14 (3)
63 37 MY LOVE –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-14 (5)

POWER PLAYS

43 49 THE SALT IN MY TEARS –•– Martin Briley (Mercury)-8 (43)
44 54 THE BORDER –•– America (Capitol)-4 (44)
45 46 HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING –•– James Ingram & Patti Austin (Qwest)-9 (45)
46 48 SLIPPING AWAY –•– Dave Edmunds (Columbia)-9 (46)
48 64 I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-2 (48)
50 58 PIECES OF ICE –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-3 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

59 — LAWYERS IN LOVE –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-1 (59)
62 — AFTER THE FALL –•– Journey (Columbia)-1 (62)
68 — FAKE FRIENDS –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Blackheart)-1 (68)
70 — HUMAN TOUCH –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-1 (70)
87 — WHO’S BEHIND THE DOOR –•– Zebra (Atlantic)-1 (87)
89 — TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-1 (89)
95 — JOHNNY B. GOODE –•– Peter Tosh (EMI-America)-1 (95)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 16th July, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-7 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 ELECTRIC AVENUE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-14 (2)
3 3 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-16 (1)
4 4 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-14 (4)
5 6 WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’ –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-8 (5)
6 8 COME DANCING –•– The Kinks (Arista)-11 (6)
7 5 TOO SHY –•– Kajagoogoo (EMI-America)-13 (5)
8 10 OUR HOUSE –•– Madness (Geffen)-11 (8)
9 13 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-7 (9)
10 7 TIME (Clock Of the Heart) –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-14 (2)

11 14 STAND BACK –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-7 (11)
12 12 I’M STILL STANDING –•– Elton John (Geffen)-11 (12)
13 15 **1999** –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-19 (13)
14 18 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-8 (14)
15 20 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-10 (15)
16 19 BABY JANE –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-8 (16)
17 17 ALL THIS LOVE –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-13 (17)
18 9 DON’T LET IT END –•– Styx (A&M)-12 (6)
19 25 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-7 (19)
20 22 CUTS LIKE A KNIFE –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-6 (20)

21 23 HOT GIRLS IN LOVE –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-6 (21)
22 11 FAMILY MAN –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-12 (6)
23 16 SHE’S A BEAUTY –•– The Tubes (Capitol)-15 (10)
24 28 (Keep Feeling) FASCINATION –•– The Human League (A&M)-8 (24)
25 32 IT’S A MISTAKE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-3 (25)
26 26 WISHING (If I Had a Photograph Of You) –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-10 (26)
27 29 TAKE ME TO HEART –•– Quarterflash (Geffen)-5 (27)
28 30 SAVED BY ZERO –•– The Fixx (MCA)-8 (28)
29 34 ROCK OF AGES –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-6 (29)
30 39 ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IS KING –•– ELO (Jet)-4 (30)

31 38 CHINA GIRL –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-7 (31)
32 35 STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE –•– The Hollies (Atlantic)-7 (32)
33 24 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-21 (1)
34 21 AFFAIR OF THE HEART –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-14 (9)
35 48 I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-3 (35)
36 27 ROLL ME AWAY –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-8 (27)
37 33 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-19 (8)
38 44 THE BORDER –•– America (Capitol)-5 (38)
39 43 THE SALT IN MY TEARS –•– Martin Briley (Mercury)-9 (39)
40 59 LAWYERS IN LOVE –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-2 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

41 36 WHITE WEDDING –•– Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-9 (36)
45 31 LET’S DANCE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-17 (1)
47 40 TRY AGAIN –•– Champaign (Columbia)-16 (23)
59 37 FAITHFULLY –•– Journey (Columbia)-14 (12)

POWER PLAYS

42 51 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-4 (42)
43 50 PIECES OF ICE –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-4 (43)
44 46 SLIPPING AWAY –•– Dave Edmunds (Columbia)-10 (44)
46 62 AFTER THE FALL –•– Journey (Columbia)-2 (46)
48 52 WAR GAMES –•– Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic)-4 (48)
49 45 HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING –•– James Ingram & Patti Austin (Qwest)-10 (45)
50 55 IT’S INEVITABLE –•– Charlie (Mirage)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

71 — PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-1 (71)
75 — TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-1 (75)
87 — TIL YOU AND YOUR LOVER ARE LOVERS AGAIN –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic)-1 (87)
88 — LEGAL TENDER –•– The B-52’s (Warner Brothers)-1 (88)
89 — DON’T YOU GET SO MAD –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-1 (89)
90 — DON’T CHANGE –•– INXS (Atco)-1 (90)
95 — WHEN YOU WERE MINE –•– Mitch Ryder (Riva)-1 (95)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 23rd July, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-8 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 ELECTRIC AVENUE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-15 (2)
3 3 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-17 (1)
4 4 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-15 (4)
5 5 WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’ –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-9 (5)
6 6 COME DANCING –•– The Kinks (Arista)-12 (6)
7 8 OUR HOUSE –•– Madness (Geffen)-12 (7)
8 9 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-8 (8)
9 11 STAND BACK –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-8 (9)
10 14 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-9 (10)

11 15 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-11 (11)
12 13 **1999** –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-20 (12)
13 7 TOO SHY –•– Kajagoogoo (EMI-America)-14 (5)
14 19 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-8 (14)
15 16 BABY JANE –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-9 (15)
16 20 CUTS LIKE A KNIFE –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-7 (16)
17 17 ALL THIS LOVE –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-14 (17)
18 24 (Keep Feeling) FASCINATION –•– The Human League (A&M)-9 (18)
19 21 HOT GIRLS IN LOVE –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-7 (19)
20 25 IT’S A MISTAKE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-4 (20)

21 12 I’M STILL STANDING –•– Elton John (Geffen)-12 (12)
22 29 ROCK OF AGES –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-7 (22)
23 10 TIME (Clock Of the Heart) –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-15 (2)
24 28 SAVED BY ZERO –•– The Fixx (MCA)-9 (24)
25 27 TAKE ME TO HEART –•– Quarterflash (Geffen)-6 (25)
26 30 ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IS KING –•– ELO (Jet)-5 (26)
27 31 CHINA GIRL –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-8 (27)
28 18 DON’T LET IT END –•– Styx (A&M)-13 (6)
29 35 I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-4 (29)
30 32 STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE –•– The Hollies (Atlantic)-8 (30)

31 22 FAMILY MAN –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-13 (6)
32 26 WISHING (If I Had a Photograph Of You) –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-11 (26)
33 42 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-5 (33)
34 40 LAWYERS IN LOVE –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-3 (34)
35 43 PIECES OF ICE –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-5 (35)
36 38 THE BORDER –•– America (Capitol)-6 (36)
37 39 THE SALT IN MY TEARS –•– Martin Briley (Mercury)-10 (37)
38 23 SHE’S A BEAUTY –•– The Tubes (Capitol)-16 (10)
39 46 AFTER THE FALL –•– Journey (Columbia)-3 (39)
40 55 HUMAN TOUCH –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-3 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

53 33 BEAT IT –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-22 (1)
57 37 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-20 (8)
59 34 AFFAIR OF THE HEART –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-15 (9)
68 36 ROLL ME AWAY –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-9 (27)

POWER PLAYS

41 44 SLIPPING AWAY –•– Dave Edmunds (Columbia)-11 (41)
42 62 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-5 (42)
43 57 FAKE FRIENDS –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Blackheart)-3 (43)
44 60 DEAD GIVEAWAY –•– Shalamar (Solar)-5 (44)
45 56 ALL TIME HIGH –•– Rita Coolidge (A&M)-4 (45)
46 48 WAR GAMES –•– Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic)-5 (46)
47 50 IT’S INEVITABLE –•– Charlie (Mirage)-5 (47)
48 — HUMAN NATURE –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-1 (48)
49 51 MIDNIGHT BLUE –•– Louise Tucker (Arista)-6 (49)
50 63 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

48 — HUMAN NATURE –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-1 (48)
72 — TIP OF MY TONGUE –•– The Tubes (Capitol)-1 (72)
80 — SHARP DRESSED MAN –•– ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-1 (80)
81 — YOU’RE DRIVING ME OUT OF MY MIND –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-1 (81)
87 — LADY LOVE ME (One More Time) –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers)-1 (87)
88 — SHINY SHINY –•– Haysi Fantayzee (RCA)-1 (88)
90 — RADIO FREE EUROPE –•– R.E.M. (I.R.S.)-1 (90)
94 — WORDS –•– F.R. David (Carrere)-1 (94)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 30th July, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-9 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 ELECTRIC AVENUE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-16 (2)
3 3 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-18 (1)
4 4 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-16 (4)
5 8 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-9 (5)
6 11 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-12 (6)
7 5 WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’ –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-10 (5)
8 10 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-10 (8)
9 9 STAND BACK –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-9 (9)
10 7 OUR HOUSE –•– Madness (Geffen)-13 (7)

11 14 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-9 (11)
12 12 **1999** –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-21 (12)
13 6 COME DANCING –•– The Kinks (Arista)-13 (6)
14 15 BABY JANE –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-10 (14)
15 20 IT’S A MISTAKE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-5 (15)
16 16 CUTS LIKE A KNIFE –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-8 (16)
17 18 (Keep Feeling) FASCINATION –•– The Human League (A&M)-10 (17)
18 19 HOT GIRLS IN LOVE –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-8 (18)
19 22 ROCK OF AGES –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-8 (19)
20 27 CHINA GIRL –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-9 (20)

21 13 TOO SHY –•– Kajagoogoo (EMI-America)-15 (5)
22 24 SAVED BY ZERO –•– The Fixx (MCA)-10 (22)
23 25 TAKE ME TO HEART –•– Quarterflash (Geffen)-7 (23)
24 26 ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IS KING –•– ELO (Jet)-6 (24)
25 29 I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-5 (25)
26 33 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-6 (26)
27 17 ALL THIS LOVE –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-15 (17)
28 34 LAWYERS IN LOVE –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-4 (28)
29 30 STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE –•– The Hollies (Atlantic)-9 (29)
30 21 I’M STILL STANDING –•– Elton John (Geffen)-13 (12)

31 39 AFTER THE FALL –•– Journey (Columbia)-4 (31)
32 40 HUMAN TOUCH –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-4 (32)
33 35 PIECES OF ICE –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-6 (33)
34 36 THE BORDER –•– America (Capitol)-7 (34)
35 48 HUMAN NATURE –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-2 (35)
36 37 THE SALT IN MY TEARS –•– Martin Briley (Mercury)-11 (36)
37 42 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-6 (37)
38 — TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-1 (38)
39 41 SLIPPING AWAY –•– Dave Edmunds (Columbia)-12 (39)
40 43 FAKE FRIENDS –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Blackheart)-4 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

44 23 TIME (Clock Of the Heart) –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-16 (2)
51 32 WISHING (If I Had a Photograph Of You) –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-12 (26)
52 28 DON’T LET IT END –•– Styx (A&M)-14 (6)
53 31 FAMILY MAN –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-14 (6)
59 38 SHE’S A BEAUTY –•– The Tubes (Capitol)-17 (10)

POWER PLAYS

41 45 ALL TIME HIGH –•– Rita Coolidge (A&M)-5 (41)
42 44 DEAD GIVEAWAY –•– Shalamar (Solar)-6 (42)
43 47 IT’S INEVITABLE –•– Charlie (Mirage)-6 (43)
45 46 WAR GAMES –•– Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic)-6 (45)
46 52 PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-3 (46)
47 50 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-5 (47)
48 51 JUICY FRUIT –•– Mtume (Epic)-7 (48)
49 49 MIDNIGHT BLUE –•– Louise Tucker (Arista)-7 (49)
50 — DON’T CRY –•– Asia (Geffen)-1 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

38 — TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-1 (38)
50 — DON’T CRY –•– Asia (Geffen)-1 (50)
62 — MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-1 (62)
69 — FAR FROM OVER –•– Frank Stallone (RSO)-1 (69)
82 — YOU BELONG TO ME –•– The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-1 (82)
84 — BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE –•– The Talking Heads (Sire)-1 (84)
86 — COLD BLOODED –•– Rick James (Gordy)-1 (86)
88 — A MILLION MILES AWAY –•– The Plimsouls (Geffen)-1 (88)
89 — GET IT RIGHT –•– Aretha Franklin (Arista)-1 (89)
90 — CRAZY –•– The Manhattans (Columbia)-1 (90)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 6th August, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-10 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 6 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-13 (2)
3 8 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-11 (3)
4 5 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-10 (4)
5 3 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-19 (1)
6 2 ELECTRIC AVENUE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-17 (2)
7 11 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-10 (7)
8 4 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-17 (4)
9 9 STAND BACK –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-10 (9)
10 7 WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’ –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-11 (5)

11 15 IT’S A MISTAKE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-6 (11)
12 10 OUR HOUSE –•– Madness (Geffen)-14 (7)
13 17 (Keep Feeling) FASCINATION –•– The Human League (A&M)-11 (13)
14 18 HOT GIRLS IN LOVE –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-9 (14)
15 16 CUTS LIKE A KNIFE –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-9 (15)
16 13 COME DANCING –•– The Kinks (Arista)-14 (6)
17 12 **1999** –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-22 (12)
18 20 CHINA GIRL –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-10 (18)
19 19 ROCK OF AGES –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-9 (19)
20 25 I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-6 (20)

21 22 SAVED BY ZERO –•– The Fixx (MCA)-11 (21)
22 26 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-7 (22)
23 23 TAKE ME TO HEART –•– Quarterflash (Geffen)-8 (23)
24 24 ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IS KING –•– ELO (Jet)-7 (24)
25 28 LAWYERS IN LOVE –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-5 (25)
26 14 BABY JANE –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-11 (14)
27 35 HUMAN NATURE –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-3 (27)
28 31 AFTER THE FALL –•– Journey (Columbia)-5 (28)
29 38 TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-2 (29)
30 32 HUMAN TOUCH –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-5 (30)

31 33 PIECES OF ICE –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-7 (31)
32 37 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-7 (32)
33 34 THE BORDER –•– America (Capitol)-8 (33)
34 21 TOO SHY –•– Kajagoogoo (EMI-America)-16 (5)
35 50 DON’T CRY –•– Asia (Geffen)-2 (35)
36 40 FAKE FRIENDS –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Blackheart)-5 (36)
37 42 DEAD GIVEAWAY –•– Shalamar (Solar)-7 (37)
38 41 ALL TIME HIGH –•– Rita Coolidge (A&M)-6 (38)
39 29 STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE –•– The Hollies (Atlantic)-10 (29)
40 43 IT’S INEVITABLE –•– Charlie (Mirage)-7 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

44 27 ALL THIS LOVE –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-16 (17)
46 30 I’M STILL STANDING –•– Elton John (Geffen)-14 (12)
52 36 THE SALT IN MY TEARS –•– Martin Briley (Mercury)-12 (36)
61 39 SLIPPING AWAY –•– Dave Edmunds (Columbia)-13 (39)

POWER PLAYS

41 46 PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-4 (41)
42 47 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-6 (42)
43 62 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-2 (43)
45 48 JUICY FRUIT –•– Mtume (Epic)-8 (45)
47 58 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-4 (47)
48 49 MIDNIGHT BLUE –•– Louise Tucker (Arista)-8 (48)
49 69 FAR FROM OVER –•– Frank Stallone (RSO)-2 (49)
50 55 DON’T YOU GET SO MAD –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

51 — (She’s) SEXY + 17 –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-1 (51)
60 — KISS THE BRIDE –•– Elton John (Geffen)-1 (60)
67 — TRUE –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-1 (67)
86 — BIG LOG –•– Robert Plant (Es Paranza)-1 (86)
90 — CHANGE –•– Tears For Fears (Mercury)-1 (90)
92 — HOLIDAY ROAD –•– Lindsey Buckingham (Warner Brothers)-1 (92)
95 — MAYBE THIS DAY –•– Kissing The Pink (Atlantic)-1 (95)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 13th August, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-11 (6 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-14 (2)
3 3 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-12 (3)
4 7 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-11 (4)
5 4 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-11 (4)
6 9 STAND BACK –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-11 (6)
7 5 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-20 (1)
8 11 IT’S A MISTAKE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-7 (8)
9 8 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-18 (4)
10 13 (Keep Feeling) FASCINATION –•– The Human League (A&M)-12 (10)

11 6 ELECTRIC AVENUE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-18 (2)
12 22 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-8 (12)
13 14 HOT GIRLS IN LOVE –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-10 (13)
14 18 CHINA GIRL –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-11 (14)
15 20 I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-7 (15)
16 19 ROCK OF AGES –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-10 (16)
17 10 WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’ –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-12 (5)
18 17 **1999** –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-23 (12)
19 23 TAKE ME TO HEART –•– Quarterflash (Geffen)-9 (19)
20 21 SAVED BY ZERO –•– The Fixx (MCA)-12 (20)

21 24 ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IS KING –•– ELO (Jet)-8 (21)
22 12 OUR HOUSE –•– Madness (Geffen)-15 (7)
23 27 HUMAN NATURE –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-4 (23)
24 32 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-8 (24)
25 25 LAWYERS IN LOVE –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-6 (25)
26 28 AFTER THE FALL –•– Journey (Columbia)-6 (26)
27 29 TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-3 (27)
28 30 HUMAN TOUCH –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-6 (28)
29 15 CUTS LIKE A KNIFE –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-10 (15)
30 35 DON’T CRY –•– Asia (Geffen)-3 (30)

31 16 COME DANCING –•– The Kinks (Arista)-15 (6)
32 41 PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-5 (32)
33 33 THE BORDER –•– America (Capitol)-9 (33)
34 37 DEAD GIVEAWAY –•– Shalamar (Solar)-8 (34)
35 36 FAKE FRIENDS –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Blackheart)-6 (35)
36 42 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-7 (36)
37 38 ALL TIME HIGH –•– Rita Coolidge (A&M)-7 (37)
38 40 IT’S INEVITABLE –•– Charlie (Mirage)-8 (38)
39 43 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-3 (39)
40 47 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-5 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

44 26 BABY JANE –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-12 (14)
45 31 PIECES OF ICE –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-8 (31)
53 34 TOO SHY –•– Kajagoogoo (EMI-America)-17 (5)
57 39 STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE –•– The Hollies (Atlantic)-11 (29)

POWER PLAYS

41 49 FAR FROM OVER –•– Frank Stallone (RSO)-3 (41)
42 50 DON’T YOU GET SO MAD –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-5 (42)
43 51 (She’s) SEXY + 17 –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-2 (43)
46 48 MIDNIGHT BLUE –•– Louise Tucker (Arista)-9 (46)
47 53 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-6 (47)
48 57 YOU’RE DRIVING ME OUT OF MY MIND –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-4 (48)
49 58 LADY LOVE ME (One More Time) –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers)-4 (49)
50 60 KISS THE BRIDE –•– Elton John (Geffen)-2 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

65 — TELL HER NO –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-1 (65)
81 — HIGH TIME –•– Styx (A&M)-1 (81)
82 — THE NIGHT –•– The Animals (I.R.S.)-1 (82)
84 — HOW CAN I REFUSE –•– Heart (Epic)-1 (84)
85 — MIRACLES –•– Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion)-1 (85)
87 — RAINBOW’S END –•– Sergio Mendes (A&M)-1 (87)
90 — I DON’T WANNA DANCE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-1 (90)
95 — DON’T YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU –•– Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-1 (95)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 20th August, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-12 (7 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-15 (2)
3 3 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-13 (3)
4 4 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-12 (4)
5 6 STAND BACK –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-12 (5)
6 8 IT’S A MISTAKE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-8 (6)
7 5 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-12 (4)
8 10 (Keep Feeling) FASCINATION –•– The Human League (A&M)-13 (8)
9 12 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-9 (9)
10 15 I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-8 (10)

11 13 HOT GIRLS IN LOVE –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-11 (11)
12 14 CHINA GIRL –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-12 (12)
13 7 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-21 (1)
14 19 TAKE ME TO HEART –•– Quarterflash (Geffen)-10 (14)
15 23 HUMAN NATURE –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-5 (15)
16 9 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-19 (4)
17 25 LAWYERS IN LOVE –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-7 (17)
18 24 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-9 (18)
19 21 ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IS KING –•– ELO (Jet)-9 (19)
20 11 ELECTRIC AVENUE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-19 (2)

21 16 ROCK OF AGES –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-11 (16)
22 27 TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-4 (22)
23 30 DON’T CRY –•– Asia (Geffen)-4 (23)
24 26 AFTER THE FALL –•– Journey (Columbia)-7 (24)
25 20 SAVED BY ZERO –•– The Fixx (MCA)-13 (20)
26 28 HUMAN TOUCH –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-7 (26)
27 18 **1999** –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-24 (12)
28 36 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-8 (28)
29 32 PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-6 (29)
30 40 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-6 (30)

31 34 DEAD GIVEAWAY –•– Shalamar (Solar)-9 (31)
32 39 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-4 (32)
33 33 THE BORDER –•– America (Capitol)-10 (33)
34 43 (She’s) SEXY + 17 –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-3 (34)
35 35 FAKE FRIENDS –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Blackheart)-7 (35)
36 41 FAR FROM OVER –•– Frank Stallone (RSO)-4 (36)
37 37 ALL TIME HIGH –•– Rita Coolidge (A&M)-8 (37)
38 42 DON’T YOU GET SO MAD –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-6 (38)
39 22 OUR HOUSE –•– Madness (Geffen)-16 (7)
40 50 KISS THE BRIDE –•– Elton John (Geffen)-3 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

41 29 CUTS LIKE A KNIFE –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-11 (15)
46 17 WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’ –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-13 (5)
47 31 COME DANCING –•– The Kinks (Arista)-16 (6)
53 38 IT’S INEVITABLE –•– Charlie (Mirage)-9 (38)

POWER PLAYS

42 54 TRUE –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-3 (42)
43 48 YOU’RE DRIVING ME OUT OF MY MIND –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-5 (43)
44 49 LADY LOVE ME (One More Time) –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers)-5 (44)
45 47 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-7 (45)
48 51 HOLD ME ‘TIL THE MORNIN’ COMES –•– Paul Anka (Columbia)-10 (48)
49 52 BLAME IT ON LOVE –•– Smokey Robinson & Barbara Mitchell / High Inergy (Tamla)-8 (49)
50 65 TELL HER NO –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-2 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

67 — TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-1 (67)
68 — SOMEONE BELONGING TO SOMEONE –•– The Bee Gees (RSO)-1 (68)
71 — DON’T FORGET TO DANCE –•– The Kinks (Arista)-1 (71)
80 — SHIP TO SHORE –•– Chris DeBurgh (A&M)-1 (80)
82 — EVERYDAY I WRITE THE BOOK –•– Elvis Costello & The Attractions (Columbia)-1 (82)
85 — IT MUST BE LOVE –•– Madness (Geffen)-1 (85)
88 — GARDEN PARTY –•– Herb Alpert (A&M)-1 (88)
89 — DO IT AGAIN / BILLIE JEAN (Medley) –•– Club House (Atlantic)-1 (89)
90 — BAD BOYS –•– Wham U.K. (Columbia)-1 (90)
93 — BAD, BAD BILLY –•– Snuff (Warner Brothers / Curb)-1 (93)
94 — SCARLET FEVER –•– Kenny Rogers (Liberty)-1 (94)
95 — FREAK-A-ZOID –•– Midnight Star (Solar)-1 (95)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 27th August, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-13 (8 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-16 (2)
3 4 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-13 (3)
4 3 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-14 (3)
5 9 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-10 (5)
6 6 IT’S A MISTAKE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-9 (6)
7 5 STAND BACK –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-13 (5)
8 8 (Keep Feeling) FASCINATION –•– The Human League (A&M)-14 (8)
9 10 I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-9 (9)
10 12 CHINA GIRL –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-13 (10)

11 18 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-10 (11)
12 22 TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-5 (12)
13 15 HUMAN NATURE –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-6 (13)
14 17 LAWYERS IN LOVE –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-8 (14)
15 7 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-13 (4)
16 23 DON’T CRY –•– Asia (Geffen)-5 (16)
17 11 HOT GIRLS IN LOVE –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-12 (11)
18 14 TAKE ME TO HEART –•– Quarterflash (Geffen)-11 (14)
19 19 ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IS KING –•– ELO (Jet)-10 (19)
20 30 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-7 (20)

21 26 HUMAN TOUCH –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-8 (21)
22 13 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-22 (1)
23 24 AFTER THE FALL –•– Journey (Columbia)-8 (23)
24 29 PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-7 (24)
25 21 ROCK OF AGES –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-12 (16)
26 32 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-5 (26)
27 28 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-9 (27)
28 34 (She’s) SEXY + 17 –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-4 (28)
29 31 DEAD GIVEAWAY –•– Shalamar (Solar)-10 (29)
30 36 FAR FROM OVER –•– Frank Stallone (RSO)-5 (30)

31 20 ELECTRIC AVENUE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-20 (2)
32 42 TRUE –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-4 (32)
33 16 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-20 (4)
34 38 DON’T YOU GET SO MAD –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-7 (34)
35 40 KISS THE BRIDE –•– Elton John (Geffen)-4 (35)
36 37 ALL TIME HIGH –•– Rita Coolidge (A&M)-9 (36)
37 — KING OF PAIN –•– The Police (A&M)-1 (37)
38 44 LADY LOVE ME (One More Time) –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers)-6 (38)
39 43 YOU’RE DRIVING ME OUT OF MY MIND –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-6 (39)
40 25 SAVED BY ZERO –•– The Fixx (MCA)-14 (20)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

42 27 **1999** –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-25 (12)
45 35 FAKE FRIENDS –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Blackheart)-8 (35)
49 33 THE BORDER –•– America (Capitol)-11 (33)
51 39 OUR HOUSE –•– Madness (Geffen)-17 (7)

POWER PLAYS

41 45 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-8 (41)
43 50 TELL HER NO –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-3 (43)
44 55 BIG LOG –•– Robert Plant (Es Paranza)-4 (44)
46 48 HOLD ME ‘TIL THE MORNIN’ COMES –•– Paul Anka (Columbia)-11 (46)
47 54 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE –•– The Talking Heads (Sire)-5 (47)
48 49 BLAME IT ON LOVE –•– Smokey Robinson & Barbara Mitchell / High Inergy (Tamla)-9 (48)
50 56 COLD BLOODED –•– Rick James (Gordy)-5 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

37 — KING OF PAIN –•– The Police (A&M)-1 (37)
58 — ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-1 (58)
65 — ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER –•– The Fixx (MCA)-1 (65)
69 — WHAT AM I GONNA DO (I’m So In Love With You) –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-1 (69)
78 — CAN’T SHAKE LOOSE –•– Agnetha Faltskog (Polydor)-1 (78)
85 — HANG ON NOW –•– Kajagoogoo (EMI-America)-1 (85)
89 — LIVING ON THE EDGE –•– Jim Capaldi (Atlantic)-1 (89)
90 — JUST BE GOOD TO ME –•– The S.O.S. Band (Tabu)-1 (90)
92 — SOLSBURY HILL (Live Version) –•– Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-1 (92)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 3rd September, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 2 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-17 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-14 (2)
3 1 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-14 (1)
4 5 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-11 (4)
5 4 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-15 (3)
6 11 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-11 (6)
7 12 TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-6 (7)
8 6 IT’S A MISTAKE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-10 (6)
9 9 I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-10 (9)
10 13 HUMAN NATURE –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-7 (10)

11 8 (Keep Feeling) FASCINATION –•– The Human League (A&M)-15 (8)
12 10 CHINA GIRL –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-14 (10)
13 16 DON’T CRY –•– Asia (Geffen)-6 (13)
14 14 LAWYERS IN LOVE –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-9 (14)
15 20 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-8 (15)
16 7 STAND BACK –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-14 (5)
17 28 (She’s) SEXY + 17 –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-5 (17)
18 26 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-6 (18)
19 18 TAKE ME TO HEART –•– Quarterflash (Geffen)-12 (14)
20 21 HUMAN TOUCH –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-9 (20)

21 24 PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-8 (21)
22 30 FAR FROM OVER –•– Frank Stallone (RSO)-6 (22)
23 27 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-10 (23)
24 32 TRUE –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-5 (24)
25 37 KING OF PAIN –•– The Police (A&M)-2 (25)
26 29 DEAD GIVEAWAY –•– Shalamar (Solar)-11 (26)
27 17 HOT GIRLS IN LOVE –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-13 (11)
28 23 AFTER THE FALL –•– Journey (Columbia)-9 (23)
29 15 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-14 (4)
30 34 DON’T YOU GET SO MAD –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-8 (30)

31 19 ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IS KING –•– ELO (Jet)-11 (19)
32 35 KISS THE BRIDE –•– Elton John (Geffen)-5 (32)
33 38 LADY LOVE ME (One More Time) –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers)-7 (33)
34 44 BIG LOG –•– Robert Plant (Es Paranza)-5 (34)
35 43 TELL HER NO –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-4 (35)
36 39 YOU’RE DRIVING ME OUT OF MY MIND –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-7 (36)
37 25 ROCK OF AGES –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-13 (16)
38 41 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-9 (38)
39 47 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE –•– The Talking Heads (Sire)-6 (39)
40 46 HOLD ME ‘TIL THE MORNIN’ COMES –•– Paul Anka (Columbia)-12 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

42 33 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO –•– Sergio Mendes (with Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller) (A&M)-21 (4)
44 36 ALL TIME HIGH –•– Rita Coolidge (A&M)-10 (36)
51 22 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING –•– Irene Cara (Casablanca)-23 (1)
59 31 ELECTRIC AVENUE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-21 (2)
63 40 SAVED BY ZERO –•– The Fixx (MCA)-15 (20)

POWER PLAYS

41 52 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-3 (41)
43 58 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-2 (43)
45 65 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER –•– The Fixx (MCA)-2 (45)
46 50 COLD BLOODED –•– Rick James (Gordy)-6 (46)
47 57 DON’T FORGET TO DANCE –•– The Kinks (Arista)-3 (47)
48 70 IT MUST BE LOVE –•– Madness (Geffen)-3 (48)
49 53 HOW CAN I REFUSE –•– Heart (Epic)-4 (49)
50 54 HIGH TIME –•– Styx (A&M)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

56 — SITTING AT THE WHEEL –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-1 (56)
60 — SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER –•– The Motels (Capitol)-1 (60)
74 — DELIRIOUS –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-1 (74)
82 — UNCONDITIONAL LOVE –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-1 (82)
83 — THIS TIME –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-1 (83)
85 — FOOLIN’ –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-1 (85)
87 — FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE –•– Kansas (CBS Associated)-1 (87)
88 — ALL I NEED TO KNOW –•– Bette Midler (Atlantic)-1 (88)
90 — WHAT’S SHE GOT –•– Liquid Gold (Critique)-1 (90)
95 — TAKE AWAY –•– Big Ric (Scotti Brothers)-1 (95)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 10th September, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 2 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-15 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-18 (1)
3 6 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-12 (3)
4 4 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-12 (4)
5 7 TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-7 (5)
6 3 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-15 (1)
7 5 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-16 (3)
8 15 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-9 (8)
9 10 HUMAN NATURE –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-8 (9)
10 9 I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-11 (9)

11 13 DON’T CRY –•– Asia (Geffen)-7 (11)
12 11 (Keep Feeling) FASCINATION –•– The Human League (A&M)-16 (8)
13 14 LAWYERS IN LOVE –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-10 (13)
14 17 (She’s) SEXY + 17 –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-6 (14)
15 18 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-7 (15)
16 8 IT’S A MISTAKE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-11 (6)
17 22 FAR FROM OVER –•– Frank Stallone (RSO)-7 (17)
18 20 HUMAN TOUCH –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-10 (18)
19 21 PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-9 (19)
20 23 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-11 (20)

21 25 KING OF PAIN –•– The Police (A&M)-3 (21)
22 24 TRUE –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-6 (22)
23 12 CHINA GIRL –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-15 (10)
24 16 STAND BACK –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-15 (5)
25 26 DEAD GIVEAWAY –•– Shalamar (Solar)-12 (25)
26 19 TAKE ME TO HEART –•– Quarterflash (Geffen)-13 (14)
27 30 DON’T YOU GET SO MAD –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-9 (27)
28 32 KISS THE BRIDE –•– Elton John (Geffen)-6 (28)
29 27 HOT GIRLS IN LOVE –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-14 (11)
30 33 LADY LOVE ME (One More Time) –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers)-8 (30)

31 35 TELL HER NO –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-5 (31)
32 34 BIG LOG –•– Robert Plant (Es Paranza)-6 (32)
33 39 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE –•– The Talking Heads (Sire)-7 (33)
34 43 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-3 (34)
35 36 YOU’RE DRIVING ME OUT OF MY MIND –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-8 (35)
36 38 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-10 (36)
37 41 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-4 (37)
38 45 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER –•– The Fixx (MCA)-3 (38)
39 28 AFTER THE FALL –•– Journey (Columbia)-10 (23)
40 40 HOLD ME ‘TIL THE MORNIN’ COMES –•– Paul Anka (Columbia)-13 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

45 29 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-15 (4)
57 31 ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IS KING –•– ELO (Jet)-12 (19)
63 37 ROCK OF AGES –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-14 (16)

POWER PLAYS

41 48 IT MUST BE LOVE –•– Madness (Geffen)-4 (41)
42 47 DON’T FORGET TO DANCE –•– The Kinks (Arista)-4 (42)
43 46 COLD BLOODED –•– Rick James (Gordy)-7 (43)
44 60 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER –•– The Motels (Capitol)-2 (44)
46 56 SITTING AT THE WHEEL –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-2 (46)
47 49 HOW CAN I REFUSE –•– Heart (Epic)-5 (47)
48 50 HIGH TIME –•– Styx (A&M)-5 (48)
49 54 WHAT AM I GONNA DO (I’m So In Love With You) –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-3 (49)
50 52 SOMEONE BELONGING TO SOMEONE –•– The Bee Gees (RSO)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

61 — IF ANYONE FALLS –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-1 (61)
73 — EVERYDAY PEOPLE –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Blackheart)-1 (73)
83 — HEART AND SOUL –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-1 (83)
85 — SPICE OF LIFE –•– The Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic)-1 (85)
86 — ROCKIT –•– Herbie Hancock (Columbia)-1 (86)
88 — BABY, WHAT ABOUT YOU –•– Crystal Gayle (Warner Brothers)-1 (88)
89 — TROUBLE IN PARADISE –•– Jarreau (Warner Brothers)-1 (89)
90 — YOU PUT THE BEAT IN MY HEART –•– Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Brothers)-1 (90)
93 — JUST GOT LUCKY –•– JoBoxers (RCA)-1 (93)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 17th September, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-16 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 5 TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-8 (2)
3 3 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-13 (3)
4 8 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-10 (4)
5 2 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-19 (1)
6 6 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-16 (1)
7 9 HUMAN NATURE –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-9 (7)
8 4 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-13 (4)
9 15 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-8 (9)
10 11 DON’T CRY –•– Asia (Geffen)-8 (10)

11 7 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-17 (3)
12 14 (She’s) SEXY + 17 –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-7 (12)
13 13 LAWYERS IN LOVE –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-11 (13)
14 17 FAR FROM OVER –•– Frank Stallone (RSO)-8 (14)
15 19 PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-10 (15)
16 21 KING OF PAIN –•– The Police (A&M)-4 (16)
17 22 TRUE –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-7 (17)
18 10 I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-12 (9)
19 20 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-12 (19)
20 12 (Keep Feeling) FASCINATION –•– The Human League (A&M)-17 (8)

21 18 HUMAN TOUCH –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-11 (18)
22 16 IT’S A MISTAKE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-12 (6)
23 25 DEAD GIVEAWAY –•– Shalamar (Solar)-13 (23)
24 23 CHINA GIRL –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-16 (10)
25 27 DON’T YOU GET SO MAD –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-10 (25)
26 34 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-4 (26)
27 28 KISS THE BRIDE –•– Elton John (Geffen)-7 (27)
28 33 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE –•– The Talking Heads (Sire)-8 (28)
29 38 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER –•– The Fixx (MCA)-4 (29)
30 37 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-5 (30)

31 31 TELL HER NO –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-6 (31)
32 32 BIG LOG –•– Robert Plant (Es Paranza)-7 (32)
33 30 LADY LOVE ME (One More Time) –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers)-9 (30)
34 36 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-11 (34)
35 24 STAND BACK –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-16 (5)
36 42 DON’T FORGET TO DANCE –•– The Kinks (Arista)-5 (36)
37 55 DELIRIOUS –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-3 (37)
38 41 IT MUST BE LOVE –•– Madness (Geffen)-5 (38)
39 46 SITTING AT THE WHEEL –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-3 (39)
40 44 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER –•– The Motels (Capitol)-3 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

42 35 YOU’RE DRIVING ME OUT OF MY MIND –•– Little River Band (Capitol)-9 (35)
45 26 TAKE ME TO HEART –•– Quarterflash (Geffen)-14 (14)
54 40 HOLD ME ‘TIL THE MORNIN’ COMES –•– Paul Anka (Columbia)-14 (40)
56 29 HOT GIRLS IN LOVE –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-15 (11)
58 39 AFTER THE FALL –•– Journey (Columbia)-11 (23)

POWER PLAYS

41 43 COLD BLOODED –•– Rick James (Gordy)-8 (41)
43 49 WHAT AM I GONNA DO (I’m So In Love With You) –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-4 (43)
44 47 HOW CAN I REFUSE –•– Heart (Epic)-6 (44)
46 59 THIS TIME –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-3 (46)
47 61 IF ANYONE FALLS –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-2 (47)
48 53 EVERYDAY I WRITE THE BOOK –•– Elvis Costello & The Attractions (Columbia)-5 (48)
49 50 SOMEONE BELONGING TO SOMEONE –•– The Bee Gees (RSO)-5 (49)
50 56 CAN’T SHAKE LOOSE –•– Agnetha Faltskog (Polydor)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

62 — ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-1 (62)
67 — DR. HECKYLL AND MR. JIVE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-1 (67)
72 — MODERN LOVE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-1 (72)
81 — LOVE IS A STRANGER –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-1 (81)
82 — QUEEN OF THE BROKEN HEARTS –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-1 (82)
89 — OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-12 (28)
90 — ONLY YOU –•– The Commodores (Motown)-1 (90)
92 — CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE –•– Quiet Riot (Pasha)-1 (92)
94 — BREAK MY STRIDE –•– Matthew Wilder (Private I)-1 (94)
95 — A LITTLE GOOD NEWS –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-1 (95)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 24th September, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 2 TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-9 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 4 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-11 (2)
3 3 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-14 (3)
4 1 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-17 (1)
5 9 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-9 (5)
6 5 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-20 (1)
7 7 HUMAN NATURE –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-10 (7)
8 8 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-14 (4)
9 12 (She’s) SEXY + 17 –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-8 (9)
10 10 DON’T CRY –•– Asia (Geffen)-9 (10)

11 16 KING OF PAIN –•– The Police (A&M)-5 (11)
12 14 FAR FROM OVER –•– Frank Stallone (RSO)-9 (12)
13 17 TRUE –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-8 (13)
14 15 PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-11 (14)
15 6 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-17 (1)
16 19 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-13 (16)
17 26 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-5 (17)
18 11 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-18 (3)
19 13 LAWYERS IN LOVE –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-12 (13)
20 18 I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-13 (9)

21 29 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER –•– The Fixx (MCA)-5 (21)
22 23 DEAD GIVEAWAY –•– Shalamar (Solar)-14 (22)
23 28 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE –•– The Talking Heads (Sire)-9 (23)
24 21 HUMAN TOUCH –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-12 (18)
25 30 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-6 (25)
26 27 KISS THE BRIDE –•– Elton John (Geffen)-8 (26)
27 20 (Keep Feeling) FASCINATION –•– The Human League (A&M)-18 (8)
28 31 TELL HER NO –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-7 (28)
29 32 BIG LOG –•– Robert Plant (Es Paranza)-8 (29)
30 37 DELIRIOUS –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-4 (30)

31 34 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-12 (31)
32 25 DON’T YOU GET SO MAD –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-11 (25)
33 33 LADY LOVE ME (One More Time) –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers)-10 (30)
34 36 DON’T FORGET TO DANCE –•– The Kinks (Arista)-6 (34)
35 40 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER –•– The Motels (Capitol)-4 (35)
36 39 SITTING AT THE WHEEL –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-4 (36)
37 38 IT MUST BE LOVE –•– Madness (Geffen)-6 (37)
38 22 IT’S A MISTAKE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-13 (6)
39 47 IF ANYONE FALLS –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-3 (39)
40 41 COLD BLOODED –•– Rick James (Gordy)-9 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

45 24 CHINA GIRL –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-17 (10)
54 35 STAND BACK –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-17 (5)

POWER PLAYS

41 43 WHAT AM I GONNA DO (I’m So In Love With You) –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-5 (41)
42 46 THIS TIME –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-4 (42)
43 62 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-2 (43)
44 44 HOW CAN I REFUSE –•– Heart (Epic)-7 (44)
46 48 EVERYDAY I WRITE THE BOOK –•– Elvis Costello & The Attractions (Columbia)-6 (46)
47 50 CAN’T SHAKE LOOSE –•– Agnetha Faltskog (Polydor)-5 (47)
48 51 THE NIGHT –•– The Animals (I.R.S.)-7 (48)
49 55 MIRACLES –•– Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion)-7 (49)
50 59 FOOLIN’ –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

70 — UPTOWN GIRL –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-1 (70)
73 — AUTOMATIC MAN –•– Michael Sembello (Warner Brothers)-1 (73)
78 — LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-1 (78)
79 — TENDER IS THE NIGHT –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-1 (79)
87 — SEND HER MY LOVE –•– Journey (Columbia)-1 (87)
88 — MASQUERADE –•– Berlin (Geffen)-1 (88)
89 — MAJOR TOM (Coming Home) –•– Peter Schilling (Elektra)-1 (89)
90 — YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO –•– Carly Simon (Warner Brothers)-1 (90)
93 — SHOULD I LOVE YOU –•– Cee Farrow (Rocshire)-1 (93)
94 — DON’T GIRLS GET LONELY –•– Glenn Shorrock (Capitol)-1 (94)
95 — CANVAS OF LIFE –•– Minor Detail (Polydor)-1 (95)
96 — LIFE GETS BETTER –•– Graham Parker (Arista)-1 (96)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 1st October, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 2 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-12 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-10 (1)
3 3 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-15 (3)
4 5 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-10 (4)
5 9 (She’s) SEXY + 17 –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-9 (5)
6 11 KING OF PAIN –•– The Police (A&M)-6 (6)
7 13 TRUE –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-9 (7)
8 4 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-18 (1)
9 17 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-6 (9)
10 12 FAR FROM OVER –•– Frank Stallone (RSO)-10 (10)

11 10 DON’T CRY –•– Asia (Geffen)-10 (10)
12 14 PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-12 (12)
13 16 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-14 (13)
14 8 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-15 (4)
15 7 HUMAN NATURE –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-11 (7)
16 6 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-21 (1)
17 21 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER –•– The Fixx (MCA)-6 (17)
18 23 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE –•– The Talking Heads (Sire)-10 (18)
19 25 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-7 (19)
20 15 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-18 (1)

21 30 DELIRIOUS –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-5 (21)
22 22 DEAD GIVEAWAY –•– Shalamar (Solar)-15 (22)
23 31 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-13 (23)
24 18 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-19 (3)
25 26 KISS THE BRIDE –•– Elton John (Geffen)-9 (25)
26 29 BIG LOG –•– Robert Plant (Es Paranza)-9 (26)
27 28 TELL HER NO –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-8 (27)
28 43 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-3 (28)
29 19 LAWYERS IN LOVE –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-13 (13)
30 35 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER –•– The Motels (Capitol)-5 (30)

31 36 SITTING AT THE WHEEL –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-5 (31)
32 34 DON’T FORGET TO DANCE –•– The Kinks (Arista)-7 (32)
33 39 IF ANYONE FALLS –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-4 (33)
34 37 IT MUST BE LOVE –•– Madness (Geffen)-7 (34)
35 24 HUMAN TOUCH –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-13 (18)
36 33 LADY LOVE ME (One More Time) –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers)-11 (30)
37 42 THIS TIME –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-5 (37)
38 41 WHAT AM I GONNA DO (I’m So In Love With You) –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-6 (38)
39 20 I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-14 (9)
40 51 MODERN LOVE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-3 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

41 32 DON’T YOU GET SO MAD –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-12 (25)
53 27 (Keep Feeling) FASCINATION –•– The Human League (A&M)-19 (8)
57 40 COLD BLOODED –•– Rick James (Gordy)-10 (40)
59 38 IT’S A MISTAKE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-14 (6)

POWER PLAYS

42 56 DR. HECKYLL AND MR. JIVE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-3 (42)
43 47 CAN’T SHAKE LOOSE –•– Agnetha Faltskog (Polydor)-6 (43)
44 46 EVERYDAY I WRITE THE BOOK –•– Elvis Costello & The Attractions (Columbia)-7 (44)
45 50 FOOLIN’ –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-5 (45)
46 49 MIRACLES –•– Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion)-8 (46)
47 52 UNCONDITIONAL LOVE –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-5 (47)
48 48 THE NIGHT –•– The Animals (I.R.S.)-8 (48)
49 55 HEART AND SOUL –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-4 (49)
50 53 EVERYDAY PEOPLE –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Blackheart)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

72 — MY TOWN –•– The Michael Stanley Band (EMI-America)-1 (72)
76 — TAKE ANOTHER PICTURE –•– Quarterflash (Geffen)-1 (76)
79 — MIRROR MAN –•– The Human League (A&M)-1 (79)
80 — THE MONKEY TIME –•– The Tubes (Capitol)-1 (80)
85 — WHEREVER I LAY MY HAT (That’s My Home) –•– Paul Young (Columbia)-1 (85)
89 — FOUR LITTLE DIAMONDS –•– ELO (Jet)-1 (89)
90 — DON’T TRY TO STOP IT –•– Roman Holliday (Jive)-1 (90)
91 — AIN’T NOBODY –•– Rufus & Chaka Khan (Warner Brothers)-1 (91)
93 — MAMA –•– Genesis (Atlantic)-1 (93)
95 — GUNS FOR HIRE –•– AC / DC (Atlantic)-1 (95)
96 — SOMEBODY’S GONNA LOVE YOU –•– Lee Greenwood (MCA)-1 (96)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 8th October, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-13 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-11 (2)
3 6 KING OF PAIN –•– The Police (A&M)-7 (3)
4 7 TRUE –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-10 (4)
5 5 (She’s) SEXY + 17 –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-10 (5)
6 9 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-7 (6)
7 2 TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-11 (1)
8 3 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-16 (3)
9 17 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER –•– The Fixx (MCA)-7 (9)
10 10 FAR FROM OVER –•– Frank Stallone (RSO)-11 (10)

11 12 PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-13 (11)
12 13 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-15 (12)
13 8 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-19 (1)
14 28 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-4 (14)
15 18 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE –•– The Talking Heads (Sire)-11 (15)
16 19 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-8 (16)
17 21 DELIRIOUS –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-6 (17)
18 14 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-16 (4)
19 11 DON’T CRY –•– Asia (Geffen)-11 (10)
20 23 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-14 (20)

21 26 BIG LOG –•– Robert Plant (Es Paranza)-10 (21)
22 16 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-22 (1)
23 30 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER –•– The Motels (Capitol)-6 (23)
24 15 HUMAN NATURE –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-12 (7)
25 33 IF ANYONE FALLS –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-5 (25)
26 20 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-19 (1)
27 22 DEAD GIVEAWAY –•– Shalamar (Solar)-16 (22)
28 31 SITTING AT THE WHEEL –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-6 (28)
29 32 DON’T FORGET TO DANCE –•– The Kinks (Arista)-8 (29)
30 25 KISS THE BRIDE –•– Elton John (Geffen)-10 (25)

31 37 THIS TIME –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-6 (31)
32 51 UPTOWN GIRL –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-3 (32)
33 34 IT MUST BE LOVE –•– Madness (Geffen)-8 (33)
34 24 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-20 (3)
35 38 WHAT AM I GONNA DO (I’m So In Love With You) –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-7 (35)
36 40 MODERN LOVE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-4 (36)
37 42 DR. HECKYLL AND MR. JIVE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-4 (37)
38 49 HEART AND SOUL –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-5 (38)
39 43 CAN’T SHAKE LOOSE –•– Agnetha Faltskog (Polydor)-7 (39)
40 45 FOOLIN’ –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-6 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

46 27 TELL HER NO –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-9 (27)
49 29 LAWYERS IN LOVE –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-14 (13)
59 36 LADY LOVE ME (One More Time) –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers)-12 (30)
64 35 HUMAN TOUCH –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-14 (18)
66 39 I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-15 (9)

POWER PLAYS

41 44 EVERYDAY I WRITE THE BOOK –•– Elvis Costello & The Attractions (Columbia)-8 (41)
42 52 LOVE IS A STRANGER –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-4 (42)
43 47 UNCONDITIONAL LOVE –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-6 (43)
44 46 MIRACLES –•– Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion)-9 (44)
45 50 EVERYDAY PEOPLE –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Blackheart)-5 (45)
47 54 QUEEN OF THE BROKEN HEARTS –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-4 (47)
48 62 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-3 (48)
50 60 AUTOMATIC MAN –•– Michael Sembello (Warner Brothers)-3 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

75 — P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-1 (75)
79 — HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE –•– Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross (Arista)-1 (79)
84 — STOP DOGGIN’ ME AROUND –•– Klique (MCA)-1 (84)
90 — TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP –•– The Romantics (Nemperor)-1 (90)
91 — I NEED YOU –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-1 (91)
94 — ON THE DARK SIDE –•– Eddie & The Cruisers / John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band (Scotti Brothers)-1 (94) *
95 — NEVER SAY DIE (Give a Little Bit More) –•– Cliff Richard (EMI-America)-1 (95)

Note: * This record recharted on 8-18-84, see detailed notes on that chart.

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 15th October, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-14 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-12 (2)
3 3 KING OF PAIN –•– The Police (A&M)-8 (3)
4 4 TRUE –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-11 (4)
5 6 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-8 (5)
6 9 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER –•– The Fixx (MCA)-8 (6)
7 14 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-5 (7)
8 8 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-17 (3)
9 7 TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-12 (1)
10 5 (She’s) SEXY + 17 –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-11 (5)

11 16 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-9 (11)
12 15 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE –•– The Talking Heads (Sire)-12 (12)
13 17 DELIRIOUS –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-7 (13)
14 10 FAR FROM OVER –•– Frank Stallone (RSO)-12 (10)
15 11 PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-14 (11)
16 12 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-16 (12)
17 23 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER –•– The Motels (Capitol)-7 (17)
18 25 IF ANYONE FALLS –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-6 (18)
19 20 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-15 (19)
20 21 BIG LOG –•– Robert Plant (Es Paranza)-11 (20)

21 18 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-17 (4)
22 36 MODERN LOVE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-5 (22)
23 13 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-20 (1)
24 32 UPTOWN GIRL –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-4 (24)
25 31 THIS TIME –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-7 (25)
26 — SAY SAY SAY –•– Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (Columbia)-1 (26)
27 28 SITTING AT THE WHEEL –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-7 (27)
28 19 DON’T CRY –•– Asia (Geffen)-12 (10)
29 37 DR. HECKYLL AND MR. JIVE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-5 (29)
30 38 HEART AND SOUL –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-6 (30)

31 53 CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE –•– Quiet Riot (Pasha)-5 (31)
32 42 LOVE IS A STRANGER –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-5 (32)
33 33 IT MUST BE LOVE –•– Madness (Geffen)-9 (33)
34 26 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-20 (1)
35 48 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-4 (35)
36 40 FOOLIN’ –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-7 (36)
37 39 CAN’T SHAKE LOOSE –•– Agnetha Faltskog (Polydor)-8 (37)
38 41 EVERYDAY I WRITE THE BOOK –•– Elvis Costello & The Attractions (Columbia)-9 (38)
39 35 WHAT AM I GONNA DO (I’m So In Love With You) –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-8 (35)
40 45 EVERYDAY PEOPLE –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Blackheart)-6 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

48 22 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-23 (1)
53 27 DEAD GIVEAWAY –•– Shalamar (Solar)-17 (22)
54 30 KISS THE BRIDE –•– Elton John (Geffen)-11 (25)
61 24 HUMAN NATURE –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-13 (7)
62 29 DON’T FORGET TO DANCE –•– The Kinks (Arista)-9 (29)
73 34 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-21 (3)

POWER PLAYS

41 44 MIRACLES –•– Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion)-10 (41)
42 — CRUMBLIN’ DOWN –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-1 (42)
43 43 UNCONDITIONAL LOVE –•– Donna Summer (Mercury)-7 (43)
44 47 QUEEN OF THE BROKEN HEARTS –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-5 (44)
45 50 AUTOMATIC MAN –•– Michael Sembello (Warner Brothers)-4 (45)
46 52 SEND HER MY LOVE –•– Journey (Columbia)-4 (46)
47 51 SPICE OF LIFE –•– The Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic)-6 (47)
49 58 TENDER IS THE NIGHT –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-4 (49)
50 54 OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-16 (28)

NEW THIS WEEK

26 — SAY SAY SAY –•– Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (Columbia)-1 (26)
42 — CRUMBLIN’ DOWN –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-1 (42)
65 — THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES –•– Asia (Geffen)-1 (65)
70 — SOULS –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-1 (70)
78 — INVISIBLE HANDS –•– Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-1 (78)
80 — TIME WILL REVEAL –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-1 (80)
81 — BABY I LIED –•– Deborah Allen (RCA)-1 (81)
89 — STAY WITH ME TONIGHT –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-1 (89)
90 — IS THIS THE END –•– New Edition (Streetwise)-1 (90)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 22nd October, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-15 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-13 (2)
3 5 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-9 (3)
4 4 TRUE –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-12 (4)
5 7 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-6 (5)
6 6 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER –•– The Fixx (MCA)-9 (6)
7 3 KING OF PAIN –•– The Police (A&M)-9 (3)
8 13 DELIRIOUS –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-8 (8)
9 12 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE –•– The Talking Heads (Sire)-13 (9)
10 11 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-10 (10)

11 8 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-18 (3)
12 17 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER –•– The Motels (Capitol)-8 (12)
13 9 TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-13 (1)
14 10 (She’s) SEXY + 17 –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-12 (5)
15 24 UPTOWN GIRL –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-5 (15)
16 18 IF ANYONE FALLS –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-7 (16)
17 19 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-16 (17)
18 22 MODERN LOVE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-6 (18)
19 26 SAY SAY SAY –•– Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (Columbia)-2 (19)
20 20 BIG LOG –•– Robert Plant (Es Paranza)-12 (20)

21 31 CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE –•– Quiet Riot (Pasha)-6 (21)
22 15 PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-15 (11)
23 30 HEART AND SOUL –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-7 (23)
24 14 FAR FROM OVER –•– Frank Stallone (RSO)-13 (10)
25 25 THIS TIME –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-8 (25)
26 35 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-5 (26)
27 16 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-17 (12)
28 29 DR. HECKYLL AND MR. JIVE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-6 (28)
29 32 LOVE IS A STRANGER –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-6 (29)
30 27 SITTING AT THE WHEEL –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-8 (27)

31 36 FOOLIN’ –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-8 (31)
32 55 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-3 (32)
33 37 CAN’T SHAKE LOOSE –•– Agnetha Faltskog (Polydor)-9 (33)
34 42 CRUMBLIN’ DOWN –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-2 (34)
35 21 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-18 (4)
36 38 EVERYDAY I WRITE THE BOOK –•– Elvis Costello & The Attractions (Columbia)-10 (36)
37 40 EVERYDAY PEOPLE –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Blackheart)-7 (37)
38 46 SEND HER MY LOVE –•– Journey (Columbia)-5 (38)
39 49 TENDER IS THE NIGHT –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-5 (39)
40 41 MIRACLES –•– Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion)-11 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

43 33 IT MUST BE LOVE –•– Madness (Geffen)-10 (33)
53 39 WHAT AM I GONNA DO (I’m So In Love With You) –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-9 (35)
55 34 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE –•– The Police (A&M)-21 (1)
63 23 MANIAC –•– Michael Sembello (Casablanca)-21 (1)
64 28 DON’T CRY –•– Asia (Geffen)-13 (10)

POWER PLAYS

41 44 QUEEN OF THE BROKEN HEARTS –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-6 (41)
42 45 AUTOMATIC MAN –•– Michael Sembello (Warner Brothers)-5 (42)
44 47 SPICE OF LIFE –•– The Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic)-7 (44)
45 59 HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE –•– Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross (Arista)-3 (45)
46 52 MY TOWN –•– The Michael Stanley Band (EMI-America)-4 (46)
47 56 MIRROR MAN –•– The Human League (A&M)-4 (47)
48 50 OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-17 (28)
49 51 JUST GOT LUCKY –•– JoBoxers (RCA)-7 (49)
50 65 THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES –•– Asia (Geffen)-2 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

54 — CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-1 (54)
56 — WHY ME? –•– Irene Cara (Geffen)-1 (56)
73 — IN A BIG COUNTRY –•– Big Country (Mercury)-1 (73)
80 — THE WAY HE MAKES ME FEEL –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-1 (80)
85 — WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-1 (85)
89 — I AM LOVE –•– Jennifer Holliday (Geffen)-1 (89)
90 — FAVORITE WASTE OF TIME –•– Bette Midler (Atlantic)-1 (90)
91 — LADY, LADY, LADY –•– Joe “Bean” Esposito (Casablanca)-1 (91)
93 — I JUST CAN’T WALK AWAY –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-1 (93)
95 — CAUGHT IN THE GAME –•– Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-1 (95)
98 — I THINK YOU’LL REMEMBER TONIGHT –•– Axe (Atco)-1 (98)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 29th October, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 3 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-10 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-16 (1)
3 5 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-7 (3)
4 4 TRUE –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-13 (4)
5 6 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER –•– The Fixx (MCA)-10 (5)
6 2 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-14 (2)
7 7 KING OF PAIN –•– The Police (A&M)-10 (3)
8 8 DELIRIOUS –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-9 (8)
9 10 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-11 (9)
10 15 UPTOWN GIRL –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-6 (10)

11 19 SAY SAY SAY –•– Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (Columbia)-3 (11)
12 12 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER –•– The Motels (Capitol)-9 (12)
13 9 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE –•– The Talking Heads (Sire)-14 (9)
14 21 CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE –•– Quiet Riot (Pasha)-7 (14)
15 16 IF ANYONE FALLS –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-8 (15)
16 18 MODERN LOVE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-7 (16)
17 17 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-17 (17)
18 11 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-19 (3)
19 23 HEART AND SOUL –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-8 (19)
20 26 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-6 (20)

21 13 TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-14 (1)
22 14 (She’s) SEXY + 17 –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-13 (5)
23 32 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-4 (23)
24 25 THIS TIME –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-9 (24)
25 29 LOVE IS A STRANGER –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-7 (25)
26 20 BIG LOG –•– Robert Plant (Es Paranza)-13 (20)
27 34 CRUMBLIN’ DOWN –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-3 (27)
28 28 DR. HECKYLL AND MR. JIVE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-7 (28)
29 31 FOOLIN’ –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-9 (29)
30 — SAY IT ISN’T SO –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-1 (30)

31 33 CAN’T SHAKE LOOSE –•– Agnetha Faltskog (Polydor)-10 (31)
32 22 PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-16 (11)
33 38 SEND HER MY LOVE –•– Journey (Columbia)-6 (33)
34 39 TENDER IS THE NIGHT –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-6 (34)
35 41 QUEEN OF THE BROKEN HEARTS –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-7 (35)
36 42 AUTOMATIC MAN –•– Michael Sembello (Warner Brothers)-6 (36)
37 27 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-18 (12)
38 45 HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE –•– Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross (Arista)-4 (38)
39 47 MIRROR MAN –•– The Human League (A&M)-5 (39)
40 54 CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-2 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

45 36 EVERYDAY I WRITE THE BOOK –•– Elvis Costello & The Attractions (Columbia)-11 (36)
53 40 MIRACLES –•– Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion)-12 (40)
55 35 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ –•– Taco (RCA)-19 (4)
57 24 FAR FROM OVER –•– Frank Stallone (RSO)-14 (10)
60 30 SITTING AT THE WHEEL –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-9 (27)
62 37 EVERYDAY PEOPLE –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Blackheart)-8 (37)

POWER PLAYS

41 49 JUST GOT LUCKY –•– JoBoxers (RCA)-8 (41)
42 44 SPICE OF LIFE –•– The Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic)-8 (42)
43 46 MY TOWN –•– The Michael Stanley Band (EMI-America)-5 (43)
44 50 THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES –•– Asia (Geffen)-3 (44)
46 56 WHY ME? –•– Irene Cara (Geffen)-2 (46)
47 59 SOULS –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-3 (47)
48 52 MAJOR TOM (Coming Home) –•– Peter Schilling (Elektra)-6 (48)
49 51 BREAK MY STRIDE –•– Matthew Wilder (Private I)-7 (49)
50 60 INVISIBLE HANDS –•– Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-3 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

30 — SAY IT ISN’T SO –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-1 (30)
65 — I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES –•– Elton John (Geffen)-1 (65)
72 — I WON’T STAND IN YOUR WAY –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-1 (72)
84 — WHAT’S NEW –•– Linda Ronstadt & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra (Asylum)-1 (84)
87 — LADY DOWN ON LOVE –•– Alabama (RCA)-1 (87)
88 — HOLIDAY –•– Madonna (Sire)-1 (88)
90 — LUCKY –•– Eye To Eye (Warner Brothers)-1 (90)
91 — NO ONE CAN LOVE YOU MORE THAN ME –•– Melissa Manchester (Arista)-1 (91)
93 — ALLIES –•– Heart (Epic)-1 (93)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 5th November, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-11 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-8 (2)
3 2 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-17 (1)
4 5 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER –•– The Fixx (MCA)-11 (4)
5 10 UPTOWN GIRL –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-7 (5)
6 11 SAY SAY SAY –•– Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (Columbia)-4 (6)
7 6 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-15 (2)
8 8 DELIRIOUS –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-10 (8)
9 9 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-12 (9)
10 4 TRUE –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-14 (4)

11 12 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER –•– The Motels (Capitol)-10 (11)
12 14 CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE –•– Quiet Riot (Pasha)-8 (12)
13 7 KING OF PAIN –•– The Police (A&M)-11 (3)
14 15 IF ANYONE FALLS –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-9 (14)
15 16 MODERN LOVE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-8 (15)
16 17 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-18 (16)
17 20 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-7 (17)
18 19 HEART AND SOUL –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-9 (18)
19 30 SAY IT ISN’T SO –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-2 (19)
20 23 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-5 (20)

21 27 CRUMBLIN’ DOWN –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-4 (21)
22 13 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE –•– The Talking Heads (Sire)-15 (9)
23 18 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-20 (3)
24 25 LOVE IS A STRANGER –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-8 (24)
25 24 THIS TIME –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-10 (24)
26 40 CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-3 (26)
27 21 TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-15 (1)
28 29 FOOLIN’ –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-10 (28)
29 31 CAN’T SHAKE LOOSE –•– Agnetha Faltskog (Polydor)-11 (29)
30 33 SEND HER MY LOVE –•– Journey (Columbia)-7 (30)

31 34 TENDER IS THE NIGHT –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-7 (31)
32 38 HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE –•– Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross (Arista)-5 (32)
33 28 DR. HECKYLL AND MR. JIVE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-8 (28)
34 36 AUTOMATIC MAN –•– Michael Sembello (Warner Brothers)-7 (34)
35 35 QUEEN OF THE BROKEN HEARTS –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-8 (35)
36 39 MIRROR MAN –•– The Human League (A&M)-6 (36)
37 46 WHY ME? –•– Irene Cara (Geffen)-3 (37)
38 22 (She’s) SEXY + 17 –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-14 (5)
39 41 JUST GOT LUCKY –•– JoBoxers (RCA)-9 (39)
40 42 SPICE OF LIFE –•– The Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic)-9 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

50 26 BIG LOG –•– Robert Plant (Es Paranza)-14 (20)
51 32 PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-17 (11)
69 37 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-19 (12)

POWER PLAYS

41 44 THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES –•– Asia (Geffen)-4 (41)
42 43 MY TOWN –•– The Michael Stanley Band (EMI-America)-6 (42)
43 52 AIN’T NOBODY –•– Rufus & Chaka Khan (Warner Brothers)-6 (43)
44 51 IN A BIG COUNTRY –•– Big Country (Mercury)-3 (44)
45 47 SOULS –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-4 (45)
46 48 MAJOR TOM (Coming Home) –•– Peter Schilling (Elektra)-7 (46)
47 50 INVISIBLE HANDS –•– Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-4 (47)
48 49 BREAK MY STRIDE –•– Matthew Wilder (Private I)-8 (48)
49 — TWIST OF FATE –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-1 (49)

NEW THIS WEEK

49 — TWIST OF FATE –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-1 (49)
54 — SYNCHRONICITY II –•– The Police (A&M)-1 (54)
59 — UNION OF THE SNAKE –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-1 (59)
62 — OWNER OF A LONELY HEART –•– Yes (Atco)-1 (62)
68 — ALLERGIES –•– Paul Simon (Warner Brothers)-1 (68)
90 — JOANNA –•– Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)-1 (90)
93 — STREET OF DREAMS –•– Rainbow (Mercury)-1 (93)
95 — DIRTY LOOKS –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-1 (95)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 12th November, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 2 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-9 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-12 (1)
3 5 UPTOWN GIRL –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-8 (3)
4 6 SAY SAY SAY –•– Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (Columbia)-5 (4)
5 3 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-18 (1)
6 4 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER –•– The Fixx (MCA)-11 (4)
7 12 CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE –•– Quiet Riot (Pasha)-9 (7)
8 8 DELIRIOUS –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-11 (8)
9 7 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-16 (2)
10 11 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER –•– The Motels (Capitol)-11 (10)

11 9 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-13 (9)
12 10 TRUE –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-15 (4)
13 17 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-8 (13)
14 15 MODERN LOVE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-9 (14)
15 18 HEART AND SOUL –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-10 (15)
16 16 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-19 (16)
17 19 SAY IT ISN’T SO –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-3 (17)
18 20 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-6 (18)
19 21 CRUMBLIN’ DOWN –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-5 (19)
20 13 KING OF PAIN –•– The Police (A&M)-12 (3)

21 14 IF ANYONE FALLS –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-10 (14)
22 26 CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-4 (22)
23 24 LOVE IS A STRANGER –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-9 (23)
24 22 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE –•– The Talking Heads (Sire)-16 (9)
25 30 SEND HER MY LOVE –•– Journey (Columbia)-8 (25)
26 31 TENDER IS THE NIGHT –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-8 (26)
27 32 HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE –•– Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross (Arista)-6 (27)
28 37 WHY ME? –•– Irene Cara (Geffen)-4 (28)
29 43 AIN’T NOBODY –•– Rufus & Chaka Khan (Warner Brothers)-7 (29)
30 44 IN A BIG COUNTRY –•– Big Country (Mercury)-4 (30)

31 36 MIRROR MAN –•– The Human League (A&M)-7 (31)
32 46 MAJOR TOM (Coming Home) –•– Peter Schilling (Elektra)-8 (32)
33 23 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-21 (3)
34 35 QUEEN OF THE BROKEN HEARTS –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-9 (34)
35 41 THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES –•– Asia (Geffen)-5 (35)
36 45 SOULS –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-5 (36)
37 39 JUST GOT LUCKY –•– JoBoxers (RCA)-10 (37)
38 49 TWIST OF FATE –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-2 (38)
39 42 MY TOWN –•– The Michael Stanley Band (EMI-America)-7 (39)
40 40 SPICE OF LIFE –•– The Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic)-10 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

44 34 AUTOMATIC MAN –•– Michael Sembello (Warner Brothers)-8 (34)
49 28 FOOLIN’ –•– Def Leppard (Mercury)-11 (28)
52 29 CAN’T SHAKE LOOSE –•– Agnetha Faltskog (Polydor)-12 (29)
57 25 THIS TIME –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-11 (24)
64 27 TELL HER ABOUT IT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-16 (1)
65 33 DR. HECKYLL AND MR. JIVE –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-9 (28)
71 38 (She’s) SEXY + 17 –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-15 (5)

POWER PLAYS

41 54 SYNCHRONICITY II –•– The Police (A&M)-2 (41)
42 59 UNION OF THE SNAKE –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-2 (42)
43 47 INVISIBLE HANDS –•– Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-5 (43)
45 62 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART –•– Yes (Atco)-2 (45)
46 53 I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES –•– Elton John (Geffen)-3 (46)
47 48 BREAK MY STRIDE –•– Matthew Wilder (Private I)-9 (47)
48 — UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-1 (48)
50 52 STOP DOGGIN’ ME AROUND –•– Klique (MCA)-6 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

48 — UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-1 (48)
62 — IF I’D BEEN THE ONE –•– 38 Special (A&M)-1 (62)
81 — I STILL CAN’T GET OVER LOVING YOU –•– Ray Parker, Jr. (Arista)-1 (81)
85 — MAGNETIC –•– Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)-1 (85)
87 — LICK IT UP –•– Kiss (Mercury)-1 (87)
88 — BLUE WORLD –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-1 (88)
91 — LET THE MUSIC PLAY –•– Shannon (Mirage)-1 (91)
93 — I LIKE –•– Men Without Hats (MCA)-1 (93)
94 — ALL THE RIGHT MOVES –•– Jennifer Warnes / Chris Thompson (Casablanca)-1 (94)
95 — SEND ME AN ANGEL –•– Real Life (MCA / Curb)-1 (95)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 19th November, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-10 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 SAY SAY SAY –•– Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (Columbia)-6 (2)
3 3 UPTOWN GIRL –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-9 (3)
4 2 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-13 (1)
5 7 CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE –•– Quiet Riot (Pasha)-10 (5)
6 5 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-19 (1)
7 13 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-9 (7)
8 6 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER –•– The Fixx (MCA)-12 (4)
9 10 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER –•– The Motels (Capitol)-12 (9)
10 17 SAY IT ISN’T SO –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-4 (10)

11 8 DELIRIOUS –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-12 (8)
12 15 HEART AND SOUL –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-11 (12)
13 18 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-7 (13)
14 19 CRUMBLIN’ DOWN –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-6 (14)
15 11 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-14 (9)
16 9 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-17 (2)
17 22 CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-5 (17)
18 16 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-20 (16)
19 14 MODERN LOVE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-10 (14)
20 28 WHY ME? –•– Irene Cara (Geffen)-5 (20)

21 12 TRUE –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-16 (4)
22 21 IF ANYONE FALLS –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-11 (14)
23 25 SEND HER MY LOVE –•– Journey (Columbia)-9 (23)
24 42 UNION OF THE SNAKE –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-3 (24)
25 26 TENDER IS THE NIGHT –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-9 (25)
26 30 IN A BIG COUNTRY –•– Big Country (Mercury)-5 (26)
27 27 HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE –•– Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross (Arista)-7 (27)
28 32 MAJOR TOM (Coming Home) –•– Peter Schilling (Elektra)-9 (28)
29 29 AIN’T NOBODY –•– Rufus & Chaka Khan (Warner Brothers)-8 (29)
30 31 MIRROR MAN –•– The Human League (A&M)-8 (30)

31 23 LOVE IS A STRANGER –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-10 (23)
32 38 TWIST OF FATE –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-3 (32)
33 36 SOULS –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-6 (33)
34 41 SYNCHRONICITY II –•– The Police (A&M)-3 (34)
35 35 THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES –•– Asia (Geffen)-6 (35)
36 37 JUST GOT LUCKY –•– JoBoxers (RCA)-11 (36)
37 45 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART –•– Yes (Atco)-3 (37)
38 46 I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES –•– Elton John (Geffen)-4 (38)
39 48 UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-2 (39)
40 20 KING OF PAIN –•– The Police (A&M)-13 (3)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

44 24 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE –•– The Talking Heads (Sire)-17 (9)
46 39 MY TOWN –•– The Michael Stanley Band (EMI-America)-8 (39)
58 34 QUEEN OF THE BROKEN HEARTS –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-10 (34)
61 33 THE SAFETY DANCE –•– Men Without Hats (Backstreet)-22 (3)
69 40 SPICE OF LIFE –•– The Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic)-11 (40)

POWER PLAYS

41 43 INVISIBLE HANDS –•– Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-6 (41)
42 47 BREAK MY STRIDE –•– Matthew Wilder (Private I)-10 (42)
43 51 TIME WILL REVEAL –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-6 (43)
45 53 THE WAY HE MAKES ME FEEL –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-5 (45)
47 62 IF I’D BEEN THE ONE –•– 38 Special (A&M)-2 (47)
48 55 I WON’T STAND IN YOUR WAY –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-4 (48)
49 59 ALLERGIES –•– Paul Simon (Warner Brothers)-3 (49)
50 54 I NEED YOU –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-7 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

53 — READ ‘EM AND WEEP –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-1 (53)
68 — GOLD –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-1 (68)
77 — YOU DON’T BELIEVE –•– The Alan Parsons Project (Arista)-1 (77)
88 — IN THE MOOD –•– Robert Plant (Es Paranza)-1 (88)
92 — STATE OF THE NATION –•– Industry (Capitol)-1 (92)
94 — TELL ME IF YOU STILL CARE –•– The S.O.S. Band (Tabu)-1 (94)
96 — THE BIG CRASH –•– Eddie Money (Columbia)-1 (96)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 26th November, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-11 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 SAY SAY SAY –•– Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (Columbia)-7 (2)
3 3 UPTOWN GIRL –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-10 (3)
4 4 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-14 (1)
5 5 CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE –•– Quiet Riot (Pasha)-11 (5)
6 7 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-10 (6)
7 10 SAY IT ISN’T SO –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-5 (7)
8 12 HEART AND SOUL –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-12 (8)
9 14 CRUMBLIN’ DOWN –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-7 (9)
10 13 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-8 (10)

11 17 CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-6 (11)
12 6 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-20 (1)
13 9 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER –•– The Motels (Capitol)-13 (9)
14 24 UNION OF THE SNAKE –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-4 (14)
15 8 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER –•– The Fixx (MCA)-13 (4)
16 20 WHY ME? –•– Irene Cara (Geffen)-6 (16)
17 15 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-15 (9)
18 11 DELIRIOUS –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-13 (8)
19 18 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-21 (16)
20 16 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-18 (2)

21 32 TWIST OF FATE –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-4 (21)
22 34 SYNCHRONICITY II –•– The Police (A&M)-4 (22)
23 23 SEND HER MY LOVE –•– Journey (Columbia)-10 (23)
24 26 IN A BIG COUNTRY –•– Big Country (Mercury)-6 (24)
25 28 MAJOR TOM (Coming Home) –•– Peter Schilling (Elektra)-10 (25)
26 29 AIN’T NOBODY –•– Rufus & Chaka Khan (Warner Brothers)-9 (26)
27 37 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART –•– Yes (Atco)-4 (27)
28 25 TENDER IS THE NIGHT –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-10 (25)
29 33 SOULS –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-7 (29)
30 19 MODERN LOVE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-11 (14)

31 27 HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE –•– Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross (Arista)-8 (27)
32 30 MIRROR MAN –•– The Human League (A&M)-9 (30)
33 39 UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-3 (33)
34 35 THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES –•– Asia (Geffen)-7 (34)
35 38 I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES –•– Elton John (Geffen)-5 (35)
36 36 JUST GOT LUCKY –•– JoBoxers (RCA)-12 (36)
37 42 BREAK MY STRIDE –•– Matthew Wilder (Private I)-11 (37)
38 53 READ ‘EM AND WEEP –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-2 (38)
39 43 TIME WILL REVEAL –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-7 (39)
40 41 INVISIBLE HANDS –•– Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-7 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

41 21 TRUE –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-17 (4)
51 22 IF ANYONE FALLS –•– Stevie Nicks (Modern)-12 (14)
56 31 LOVE IS A STRANGER –•– The Eurythmics (RCA)-11 (23)
60 40 KING OF PAIN –•– The Police (A&M)-14 (3)

POWER PLAYS

42 47 IF I’D BEEN THE ONE –•– 38 Special (A&M)-3 (42)
43 45 THE WAY HE MAKES ME FEEL –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-6 (43)
44 57 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP –•– The Romantics (Nemperor)-8 (44)
45 48 I WON’T STAND IN YOUR WAY –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-5 (45)
46 49 ALLERGIES –•– Paul Simon (Warner Brothers)-4 (46)
47 52 WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-6 (47)
48 50 I NEED YOU –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-8 (48)
49 51 I AM LOVE –•– Jennifer Holliday (Geffen)-6 (49)
50 55 STAY WITH ME TONIGHT –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-7 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

57 — RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-1 (57)
63 — THAT’S ALL –•– Genesis (Atlantic)-1 (63)
75 — THE SIGN OF FIRE –•– The Fixx (MCA)-1 (75)
82 — THE FLYER –•– Saga (Portrait)-1 (82)
85 — THIS MUST BE THE PLACE (Naive Melody) –•– The Talking Heads (Sire)-1 (85)
89 — THE POLITICS OF DANCING –•– Re-Flex (Capitol)-1 (89)
90 — WET MY WHISTLE –•– Midnight Star (Solar)-1 (90)
94 — MEMPHIS –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-1 (94)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 3rd December, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-12 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 SAY SAY SAY –•– Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (Columbia)-8 (2)
3 3 UPTOWN GIRL –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-11 (3)
4 4 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-15 (1)
5 7 SAY IT ISN’T SO –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-6 (5)
6 6 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-11 (6)
7 5 CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE –•– Quiet Riot (Pasha)-12 (5)
8 8 HEART AND SOUL –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-13 (8)
9 9 CRUMBLIN’ DOWN –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-8 (9)
10 11 CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-7 (10)

11 14 UNION OF THE SNAKE –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-5 (11)
12 10 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-9 (10)
13 16 WHY ME? –•– Irene Cara (Geffen)-7 (13)
14 27 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART –•– Yes (Atco)-5 (14)
15 33 UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-4 (15)
16 21 TWIST OF FATE –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-5 (16)
17 24 IN A BIG COUNTRY –•– Big Country (Mercury)-7 (17)
18 13 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER –•– The Motels (Capitol)-14 (9)
19 22 SYNCHRONICITY II –•– The Police (A&M)-5 (19)
20 25 MAJOR TOM (Coming Home) –•– Peter Schilling (Elektra)-11 (20)

21 12 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-21 (1)
22 26 AIN’T NOBODY –•– Rufus & Chaka Khan (Warner Brothers)-10 (22)
23 29 SOULS –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-8 (23)
24 19 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-22 (16)
25 35 I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES –•– Elton John (Geffen)-6 (25)
26 15 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER –•– The Fixx (MCA)-14 (4)
27 37 BREAK MY STRIDE –•– Matthew Wilder (Private I)-12 (27)
28 23 SEND HER MY LOVE –•– Journey (Columbia)-11 (23)
29 44 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP –•– The Romantics (Nemperor)-9 (29)
30 38 READ ‘EM AND WEEP –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-3 (30)

31 17 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-16 (9)
32 28 TENDER IS THE NIGHT –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-11 (25)
33 39 TIME WILL REVEAL –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-8 (33)
34 34 THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES –•– Asia (Geffen)-8 (34)
35 57 RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-2 (35)
36 42 IF I’D BEEN THE ONE –•– 38 Special (A&M)-4 (36)
37 20 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-19 (2)
38 52 JOANNA –•– Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)-5 (38)
39 45 I WON’T STAND IN YOUR WAY –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-6 (39)
40 40 INVISIBLE HANDS –•– Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-8 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

51 32 MIRROR MAN –•– The Human League (A&M)-10 (30)
54 18 DELIRIOUS –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-14 (8)
55 36 JUST GOT LUCKY –•– JoBoxers (RCA)-13 (36)
58 30 MODERN LOVE –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-12 (14)
65 31 HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE –•– Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross (Arista)-9 (27)

POWER PLAYS

41 43 THE WAY HE MAKES ME FEEL –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-7 (41)
42 53 I STILL CAN’T GET OVER LOVING YOU –•– Ray Parker, Jr. (Arista)-4 (42)
43 63 THAT’S ALL –•– Genesis (Atlantic)-2 (43)
44 46 ALLERGIES –•– Paul Simon (Warner Brothers)-5 (44)
45 55 HOLIDAY –•– Madonna (Sire)-6 (45)
46 47 WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-7 (46)
47 50 STAY WITH ME TONIGHT –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-8 (47)
48 48 I NEED YOU –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-9 (48)
49 49 I AM LOVE –•– Jennifer Holliday (Geffen)-7 (49)
50 58 GOLD –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-3 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

52 — KARMA CHAMELEON –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-1 (52)
67 — REMEMBER THE NIGHTS –•– The Motels (Capitol)-1 (67)
75 — TAKE ME BACK –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-1 (75)
83 — (You Can Still) ROCK IN AMERICA –•– Night Ranger (MCA / Camel)-1 (83)
84 — THE CURLY SHUFFLE –•– Jump ‘N the Saddle (Atlantic)-1 (84)
86 — GLORIA –•– The Doors (Elektra)-1 (86)
88 — A LITTLE GOOD NEWS –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-1 (88)
90 — IF LOVE SHOULD GO –•– Streets (Atlantic)-1 (90)
96 — RAPPIN’ RODNEY –•– Rodney Dangerfield (RCA)-1 (96)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 10th December, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 2 SAY SAY SAY –•– Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (Columbia)-9 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-13 (1)
3 3 UPTOWN GIRL –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-12 (3)
4 5 SAY IT ISN’T SO –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-7 (4)
5 6 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-12 (5)
6 4 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-16 (1)
7 11 UNION OF THE SNAKE –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-6 (7)
8 7 CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE –•– Quiet Riot (Pasha)-13 (5)
9 9 CRUMBLIN’ DOWN –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-9 (9)
10 10 CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-8 (10)

11 14 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART –•– Yes (Atco)-6 (11)
12 16 TWIST OF FATE –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-6 (12)
13 13 WHY ME? –•– Irene Cara (Geffen)-8 (13)
14 15 UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-5 (14)
15 8 HEART AND SOUL –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-14 (8)
16 19 SYNCHRONICITY II –•– The Police (A&M)-6 (16)
17 17 IN A BIG COUNTRY –•– Big Country (Mercury)-8 (17)
18 20 MAJOR TOM (Coming Home) –•– Peter Schilling (Elektra)-12 (18)
19 27 BREAK MY STRIDE –•– Matthew Wilder (Private I)-13 (19)
20 12 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-10 (10)

21 25 I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES –•– Elton John (Geffen)-7 (21)
22 22 AIN’T NOBODY –•– Rufus & Chaka Khan (Warner Brothers)-11 (22)
23 23 SOULS –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-9 (23)
24 29 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP –•– The Romantics (Nemperor)-10 (24)
25 21 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-22 (1)
26 33 TIME WILL REVEAL –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-9 (26)
27 30 READ ‘EM AND WEEP –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-4 (27)
28 18 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER –•– The Motels (Capitol)-15 (9)
29 36 IF I’D BEEN THE ONE –•– 38 Special (A&M)-5 (29)
30 35 RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-3 (30)

31 38 JOANNA –•– Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)-6 (31)
32 42 I STILL CAN’T GET OVER LOVING YOU –•– Ray Parker, Jr. (Arista)-5 (32)
33 24 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-23 (16)
34 43 THAT’S ALL –•– Genesis (Atlantic)-3 (34)
35 52 KARMA CHAMELEON –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-2 (35)
36 39 I WON’T STAND IN YOUR WAY –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-7 (36)
37 34 THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES –•– Asia (Geffen)-9 (34)
38 31 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-17 (9)
39 45 HOLIDAY –•– Madonna (Sire)-7 (39)
40 41 THE WAY HE MAKES ME FEEL –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-8 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

42 26 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER –•– The Fixx (MCA)-15 (4)
49 28 SEND HER MY LOVE –•– Journey (Columbia)-12 (23)
50 32 TENDER IS THE NIGHT –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-12 (25)
51 40 INVISIBLE HANDS –•– Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-9 (40)
53 37 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL –•– Air Supply (Arista)-20 (2)

POWER PLAYS

41 46 WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-8 (41)
43 47 STAY WITH ME TONIGHT –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-9 (43)
44 50 GOLD –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-4 (44)
45 — PINK HOUSES –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-1 (45)
46 60 THE SIGN OF FIRE –•– The Fixx (MCA)-3 (46)
47 53 BABY I LIED –•– Deborah Allen (RCA)-9 (47)
48 56 IN THE MOOD –•– Robert Plant (Es Paranza)-4 (48)

NEW THIS WEEK

45 — PINK HOUSES –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-1 (45)
67 — THINK OF LAURA –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-1 (67)
74 — 99 LUFTBALLONS –•– Nena (Epic)-1 (74)
76 — EBONY EYES –•– Rick James Featuring Smokey Robinson (Gordy)-1 (76)
78 — SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME –•– Dolly Parton (with the Jordanaires) (RCA)-1 (78)
79 — THE DREAM (Hold On To Your Dream) –•– Irene Cara (Geffen)-1 (79)
83 — RED HOT –•– Herb Alpert (A&M)-1 (83)
84 — ALMOST OVER YOU –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-1 (84)
86 — YAH MO B THERE –•– James Ingram (with Michael McDonald) (Qwest)-1 (86)
90 — THE SOUND OF GOODBYE –•– Crystal Gayle (Warner Brothers)-1 (90)
93 — TOUCH A FOUR LEAF CLOVER –•– Atlantic Starr (A&M)-1 (93)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 17th December, 1983

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 SAY SAY SAY –•– Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (Columbia)-10 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 SAY IT ISN’T SO –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-8 (2)
3 2 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-14 (1)
4 3 UPTOWN GIRL –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-13 (3)
5 7 UNION OF THE SNAKE –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-7 (5)
6 5 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-13 (5)
7 11 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART –•– Yes (Atco)-7 (7)
8 6 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-17 (1)
9 12 TWIST OF FATE –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-7 (9)
10 10 CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-9 (10)

11 14 UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-6 (11)
12 8 CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE –•– Quiet Riot (Pasha)-14 (5)
13 13 WHY ME? –•– Irene Cara (Geffen)-9 (13)
14 9 CRUMBLIN’ DOWN –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-10 (9)
15 18 MAJOR TOM (Coming Home) –•– Peter Schilling (Elektra)-13 (15)
16 16 SYNCHRONICITY II –•– The Police (A&M)-7 (16)
17 17 IN A BIG COUNTRY –•– Big Country (Mercury)-9 (17)
18 19 BREAK MY STRIDE –•– Matthew Wilder (Private I)-14 (18)
19 21 I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES –•– Elton John (Geffen)-8 (19)
20 24 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP –•– The Romantics (Nemperor)-11 (20)

21 15 HEART AND SOUL –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-15 (8)
22 22 AIN’T NOBODY –•– Rufus & Chaka Khan (Warner Brothers)-12 (22)
23 23 SOULS –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-10 (23)
24 27 READ ‘EM AND WEEP –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-5 (24)
25 30 RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-4 (25)
26 26 TIME WILL REVEAL –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-10 (26)
27 35 KARMA CHAMELEON –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-3 (27)
28 29 IF I’D BEEN THE ONE –•– 38 Special (A&M)-6 (28)
29 31 JOANNA –•– Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)-7 (29)
30 34 THAT’S ALL –•– Genesis (Atlantic)-4 (30)

31 32 I STILL CAN’T GET OVER LOVING YOU –•– Ray Parker, Jr. (Arista)-6 (31)
32 45 PINK HOUSES –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-2 (32)
33 39 HOLIDAY –•– Madonna (Sire)-8 (33)
34 43 STAY WITH ME TONIGHT –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-10 (34)
35 36 I WON’T STAND IN YOUR WAY –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-8 (35)
36 20 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-11 (10)
37 44 GOLD –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-5 (37)
38 46 THE SIGN OF FIRE –•– The Fixx (MCA)-4 (38)
39 41 WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-9 (39)
40 40 THE WAY HE MAKES ME FEEL –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-9 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

42 25 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-23 (1)
46 33 TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-24 (16)
52 28 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER –•– The Motels (Capitol)-16 (9)
55 38 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-18 (9)
58 37 THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES –•– Asia (Geffen)-10 (34)

POWER PLAYS

41 47 BABY I LIED –•– Deborah Allen (RCA)-10 (41)
43 48 IN THE MOOD –•– Robert Plant (Es Paranza)-5 (43)
44 63 THE CURLY SHUFFLE –•– Jump ‘N the Saddle (Atlantic)-3 (44)
45 52 LET THE MUSIC PLAY –•– Shannon (Mirage)-6 (45)
47 67 THINK OF LAURA –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-2 (47)
48 55 REMEMBER THE NIGHTS –•– The Motels (Capitol)-3 (48)
49 54 SEND ME AN ANGEL –•– Real Life (MCA / Curb)-6 (49)
50 — MIDDLE OF THE ROAD –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-1 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

50 — MIDDLE OF THE ROAD –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-1 (50)
51 — AN INNOCENT MAN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-1 (51)
63 — NIGHTBIRD –•– Stevie Nicks (with Sandy Stewart) (Modern)-1 (63)
80 — GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN –•– Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-1 (80)
85 — LET’S GO UP –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-1 (85)
90 — SWEETHEART LIKE YOU –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-1 (90)
91 — LET’S PRETEND WE’RE MARRIED / IRRESISTIBLE BITCH –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-1 (91)
95 — ELECTRIC KINGDOM –•– Twilight 22 (Vanguard)-1 (95)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 24th December, 1983

Note – the chart was “frozen” next week (For 31st December, 1983). The next new chart was dated 7th January, 1984

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 

1 1 SAY SAY SAY –•– Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (Columbia)-11 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 SAY IT ISN’T SO –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-9 (2)
3 5 UNION OF THE SNAKE –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-8 (3)
4 7 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART –•– Yes (Atco)-8 (4)
5 3 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-15 (1)
6 4 UPTOWN GIRL –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-14 (3)
7 6 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-14 (5)
8 9 TWIST OF FATE –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-8 (8)
9 11 UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-7 (9)
10 18 BREAK MY STRIDE –•– Matthew Wilder (Private I)-15 (10)

11 19 I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES –•– Elton John (Geffen)-9 (11)
12 20 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP –•– The Romantics (Nemperor)-12 (12)
13 10 CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-10 (10)
14 15 MAJOR TOM (Coming Home) –•– Peter Schilling (Elektra)-14 (14)
15 12 CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE –•– Quiet Riot (Pasha)-15 (5)
16 16 SYNCHRONICITY II –•– The Police (A&M)-8 (16)
17 27 KARMA CHAMELEON –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-4 (17)
18 8 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM –•– Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA)-18 (1)
19 13 WHY ME? –•– Irene Cara (Geffen)-10 (13)
20 17 IN A BIG COUNTRY –•– Big Country (Mercury)-10 (17)

21 25 RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-5 (21)
22 29 JOANNA –•– Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)-8 (22)
23 24 READ ‘EM AND WEEP –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-6 (23)
24 14 CRUMBLIN’ DOWN –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-11 (9)
25 28 IF I’D BEEN THE ONE –•– 38 Special (A&M)-7 (25)
26 26 TIME WILL REVEAL –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-11 (26)
27 30 THAT’S ALL –•– Genesis (Atlantic)-5 (27)
28 31 I STILL CAN’T GET OVER LOVING YOU –•– Ray Parker, Jr. (Arista)-7 (28)
29 32 PINK HOUSES –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-3 (29)
30 22 AIN’T NOBODY –•– Rufus & Chaka Khan (Warner Brothers)-13 (22)

31 33 HOLIDAY –•– Madonna (Sire)-9 (31)
32 44 THE CURLY SHUFFLE –•– Jump ‘N the Saddle (Atlantic)-4 (32)
33 34 STAY WITH ME TONIGHT –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-11 (33)
34 37 GOLD –•– Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis)-6 (34)
35 38 THE SIGN OF FIRE –•– The Fixx (MCA)-5 (35)
36 21 HEART AND SOUL –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-16 (8)
37 39 WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-10 (37)
38 47 THINK OF LAURA –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-3 (38)
39 41 BABY I LIED –•– Deborah Allen (RCA)-11 (39)
40 43 IN THE MOOD –•– Robert Plant (Es Paranza)-6 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

41 23 SOULS –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-11 (23)
47 36 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-12 (10)
56 35 I WON’T STAND IN YOUR WAY –•– The Stray Cats (EMI-America)-9 (35)
57 40 THE WAY HE MAKES ME FEEL –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-10 (40)

POWER PLAYS

42 45 LET THE MUSIC PLAY –•– Shannon (Mirage)-7 (42)
43 50 MIDDLE OF THE ROAD –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-2 (43)
44 51 AN INNOCENT MAN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-2 (44)
45 48 REMEMBER THE NIGHTS –•– The Motels (Capitol)-4 (45)
46 49 SEND ME AN ANGEL –•– Real Life (MCA / Curb)-7 (46)
48 63 NIGHTBIRD –•– Stevie Nicks (with Sandy Stewart) (Modern)-2 (48)
49 — SO BAD –•– Paul McCartney (Columbia)-1 (49)
50 73 YAH MO B THERE –•– James Ingram (with Michael McDonald) (Qwest)-3 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

49 — SO BAD –•– Paul McCartney (Columbia)-1 (49)
67 — GIVE IT UP –•– K.C. (Meca)-1 (67)
74 — YOU’RE LOOKING LIKE LOVE TO ME –•– Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack (Capitol)-1 (74)
81 — SOMEONE LIKE YOU –•– The Michael Stanley Band (EMI-America)-1 (81)
89 — JUST ONE MORE TIME –•– Headpins (SGR)-1 (89)

What was the most popular song in 1983?

In 1983, the most popular song was “Every Breath You Take” by The Police. It dominated the charts for weeks, topping the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming an iconic hit of the year. This track’s catchy melody and memorable lyrics made it a favorite among listeners, securing its place as the number one song in 1983.

What songs were popular in 1983?

Numerous songs gained popularity in 1983, making it a vibrant year for music. Among the top hits were “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson, “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” by Eurythmics, and “Flashdance… What a Feeling” by Irene Cara. These tracks consistently ranked high on charts like the Billboard Top 40, showcasing the diverse musical landscape of the time.

 

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