These are the top 100 songs of 1983. Within the top 100 there are a total of 77 different bands or artists.
Michael Jackson achieved the most entries (including a duet with Paul McCartney) with five of the top songs of 1983.
The song title is at the top in gray with the artist below in red.
You can find links to more 80’s content at the bottom of the page.
Top Songs of 1983
1 | Every Breath You Take The Police |
2 | Billie Jean Michael Jackson |
3 | Flashdance… What a Feeling Irene Cara |
4 | Down Under Men at Work |
5 | Beat It Michael Jackson |
6 | Total Eclipse of the Heart Bonnie Tyler |
7 | Maneater Hall & Oates |
8 | Baby, Come to Me Patti Austin and James Ingram |
9 | Maniac Michael Sembello |
10 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics |
11 | Do You Really Want to Hurt Me Culture Club |
12 | You and I Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle |
13 | Come On Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners |
14 | Shame on the Moon Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
15 | She Works Hard for the Money Donna Summer |
16 | Never Gonna Let You Go Sérgio Mendes |
17 | Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran |
18 | Let’s Dance David Bowie |
19 | Twilight Zone Golden Earring |
20 | I Know There’s Something Going On Frida |
21 | Jeopardy The Greg Kihn Band |
22 | Electric Avenue Eddy Grant |
23 | She Blinded Me with Science Thomas Dolby |
24 | Africa Toto |
25 | Little Red Corvette Prince |
26 | Back on the Chain Gang The Pretenders |
27 | Up Where We Belong Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes |
28 | Mr. Roboto Styx |
29 | You Are Lionel Richie |
30 | Der Kommissar After the Fire |
31 | Puttin’ on the Ritz Taco |
32 | Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye |
33 | (Keep Feeling) Fascination The Human League |
34 | Time (Clock of the Heart) Culture Club |
35 | The Safety Dance Men Without Hats |
36 | Mickey Toni Basil |
37 | You Can’t Hurry Love Phil Collins |
38 | Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) Journey |
39 | One on One Hall & Oates |
40 | We’ve Got Tonight Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton |
41 | 1999 Prince |
42 | Stray Cat Strut Stray Cats |
43 | Allentown Billy Joel |
44 | Stand Back Stevie Nicks |
45 | Tell Her About It Billy Joel |
46 | Always Something There to Remind Me Naked Eyes |
47 | Truly Lionel Richie |
48 | Dirty Laundry Don Henley |
49 | The Girl Is Mine Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney |
50 | Too Shy Kajagoogoo |
51 | Goody Two-Shoes Adam Ant |
52 | Rock the Casbah The Clash |
53 | Our House Madness |
54 | Overkill Men at Work |
55 | Is There Something I Should Know? Duran Duran |
56 | Gloria Laura Branigan |
57 | Affair of the Heart Rick Springfield |
58 | She’s a Beauty The Tubes |
59 | Solitaire Laura Branigan |
60 | Don’t Let It End Styx |
61 | How Am I Supposed to Live Without You Laura Branigan |
62 | China Girl David Bowie |
63 | Come Dancing The Kinks |
64 | Promises, Promises Naked Eyes |
65 | The Other Guy Little River Band |
66 | Making Love Out of Nothing at All Air Supply |
67 | Family Man Hall & Oates |
68 | Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ Michael Jackson |
69 | I Won’t Hold You Back Toto |
70 | All Right Christopher Cross |
71 | Straight from the Heart Bryan Adams |
72 | Heart to Heart Kenny Loggins |
73 | My Love Lionel Richie |
74 | I’m Still Standing Elton John |
75 | Hot Girls in Love Loverboy |
76 | It’s a Mistake Men at Work |
77 | I’ll Tumble 4 Ya Culture Club |
78 | All This Love DeBarge |
79 | Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy Sammy Hagar |
80 | Heartbreaker Dionne Warwick |
81 | Faithfully Journey |
82 | Steppin’ Out Joe Jackson |
83 | Take Me to Heart Quarterflash |
84 | (She’s) Sexy + 17 Stray Cats |
85 | Try Again Champaign |
86 | Dead Giveaway Shalamar |
87 | Lawyers in Love Jackson Browne |
88 | What About Me Moving Pictures |
89 | Human Nature Michael Jackson |
90 | Photograph Def Leppard |
91 | Pass the Dutchie Musical Youth |
92 | TRUE Spandau Ballet |
93 | Far from Over Frank Stallone |
94 | I’ve Got a Rock ‘n’ Roll Heart Eric Clapton |
95 | It Might Be You Stephen Bishop |
96 | Tonight, I Celebrate My Love Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack |
97 | You Got Lucky Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
98 | Don’t Cry Asia |
99 | Breaking Us in Two Joe Jackson |
100 | Fall in Love with Me Earth, Wind & Fire |