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.
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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