1983 in music

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Top hits on record

• "1999" - Prince
• "A Girl Called Johnny" - The Waterboys
• "Add It Up" - Violent Femmes
• "Africa" - Toto
• "All Night Long (All Night)" - Lionel Richie
• "All Time High" - Rita Coolidge
• "Always Something There to Remind Me" - Naked Eyes
• "Another State Of Mind" - Social Distortion
• "Australiana" - Austen Tayshus #1 (a)
• "Baby, Come to Me" - Patti Austin with James Ingram
• "Baby Jane" - Rod Stewart
• "Bad Boys" - Wham!
• "Bad Day" - Carmel
• "Bark At The Moon" - Ozzy Osbourne
• "Beat It" - Michael Jackson
• "Big Log" - Robert Plant
• "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson
• "Blind Vision" - Blancmange
• "Blister In The Sun" - Violent Femmes
• "Bloodstone" - Judas Priest
• "Blue Monday" - New Order
• "Blue World" - The Moody Blues
• "Bop Girl - Pat Wilson #1 (a)
• "Boxerbeat" - JoBoxers
• "Breaking Us In Two" - Joe Jackson
• "Buffalo Soldier" - Bob Marley and the Wailers
• "Buried Treasure" -Kenny Rogers
• "Burning Down The House" - Talking Heads
• "Calling Your Name" - Marilyn
• "Candy Girl" - New Edition
• "Can't Get Used To Losing You" - The Beat
• "Cattle And Cane" - The Go-Betweens
• "Chance" - Big Country
• "Change" - Tears For Fears
• "China Girl" - David Bowie
• "Chinese Cafe" - Joni Mitchell
• "Church of the Poison Mind" - Culture Club
• "Club Tropicana" - Wham!
• "Come Back And Stay" - Paul Young
• "Countdown/New World Man" - Rush
• "Cruel Summer" - Bananarama
• "Cry Me A River" - Mari Wilson
• "Dark Is The Night" - Shakatak
• "Dear Prudence" - Siouxsie and the Banshees
• "Delirious" - Prince
• "Did You Have To Love Me Like You Do?" - The Coconuts
• "Dirty Laundry" - Don Henley
• "Don't Cry" - Asia
• "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" - Phil Collins
• "Don't Talk To Me About Love" - Altered Images
• "Double Dutch" - Malcolm McLaren
• "Down Under" - Men at Work
• "Drop The Pilot" - Joan Armatrading
• "Electric Avenue" - Eddy Grant
• "Every Breath You Take" - The Police
• "Everyday I Write The Book" - Elvis Costello and the Attractions
• "Everything Counts" - Depeche Mode
• "Family Man" - Hall & Oates
• "Femme" - Dalida
• "Fields Of Fire(400 Miles)" - Big Country
• "Flashdance... What a Feeling" - Irene Cara
• "Garden Party" - Marillion
• "Gimme All Your Lovin'" - ZZ Top
• "Give It Up" - KC and the Sunshine Band
• "Gloria" - Laura Branigan
• "Gold" - Spandau Ballet
• "He Knows You Know" - Marillion
• "Heartache Avenue" - The Maisonettes
• "Hold Me Now" - The Thompson Twins
• "Hungry Like The Wolf" - Duran Duran
• "I Am (I'm Me)" - Twisted Sister
• "I Cannot Believe It's True" - Phil Collins
• "I Don't Care Anymore" - Phil Collins
• "I Don't Remember(Live)" - Peter Gabriel
• "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" - Elton John
• "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" - Culture Club
• "I'm Still Standing" - Elton John
• "In A Big Country" - Big Country
• In The Neighborhood - Tom Waits
• "I.O.U." - Freeez
• "Is There Something I Should Know?" - Duran Duran
• "Islands In The Stream" - Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
• "It Don't Matter To Me" - Phil Collins
• "It's Raining Men" - The Weather Girls
• "Johnny B.Goode" - Peter Tosh
• "Jump (For My Love)" - Pointer Sisters
• "Karma Chameleon" - Culture Club
• "Keep Feeling (Fascination)" - The Human League
• "Kiss The Bride" - Elton John
• "Le restaurant italien" - Dalida
• "Les p'tits mots" - Dalida
• "Let The Music Play" - Shannon
• "Let's Dance" - David Bowie
• "Let's Stay Together" - Tina Turner
• "Lick It Up" - Kiss
• "Listen To The Radio:Atmospherics" - Tom Robinson
• "Little Red Corvette" - Prince
• "Long Hot Summer" - The Style Council
• "Love Blonde" - Kim Wilde
• "Love is a Battlefield" - Pat Benatar
• "Love Is A Stranger" - The Eurythmics
• "Love Of The Common People" - Paul Young
• "Love On Your Side" - The Thompson Twins
• "Love Town" - Booker Newberry III
• "Mama" - Genesis
• "Many Rivers To Cross" - UB40
• "Marguerita Time" - Status Quo
• "Market Square Heroes" - Marillion
• "Maxine" - Sharon O'Neil
• "Modern Love" - David Bowie
• "Moonlight Shadow" - Mike Oldfield
• "Mourir sur scène" - Dalida
• "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" - Bananarama
• "New Frontier" - Donald Fagen
• "New Song" - Howard Jones
• "New Year's Day" - U2
• "Nobody's Diary" - Yazoo
• "Oblivious" - Aztec Camera
• "One On One" - Hall & Oates
• "Only For Love" - Limahl
• "Only You" - The Flying Pickets
• "Ooh To Be Ah" - Kajagoogoo
• "Our Lips Are Sealed" - Fun Boy Three
• "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" - Yes
• "Photograph" - Def Leppard
• Pills And Soap - The Imposter
• "Pipes Of Peace" - Paul McCartney
• "Radio Free Europe" - R.E.M.
• "Reckless" - Australian Crawl #1
• "Red Red Wine" - UB40
• Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
• "Right By Your Side" - The Eurythmics
• "Rio" - Duran Duran
• "Rip It Up" - Orange Juice
• "Rock And Roll Is King" - Electric Light Orchestra
• "Rockit" - Herbie Hancock
• "Rosanna" - Toto
• "Save A Prayer" - Duran Duran
• "Say Say Say" - Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
• "Screaming for Vengeance" - Judas Priest
• "Send Me An Angel" - Real Life
• "Separate Ways(Worlds Apart)" - Journey
• "Sharp Dressed Man" - ZZ Top
• "She Works Hard For The Money" - Donna Summer
• "Shiny Shiny" - Haysi Fantazee
• "Shipbuilding" - Robert Wyatt
• "Sign Of The Times" - The Belle Stars
• "Soul Inside" - Soft Cell
• "Speak Like A Child" - The Style Council
• "Stand Back" - Stevie Nicks
• "Steppin' Out" - Joe Jackson
• "Street Of Dreams" - Rainbow
• "Sweet Dreams Are Made of This" - Eurythmics
• "Synchronicity 2" - The Police
• "Tell Her About It" - Billy Joel
• "Talking In Your Sleep" - The Romantics
• "Temptation" - Heaven 17
• "Tender Is The Night" - Jackson Browne
• "That's All" - Genesis
• "The Big Apple" - Kajagoogoo
• "The Border" - America
• "The Celtic Soul Brothers" - Dexy's Midnight Runners
• "The Chinese Way" - Level 42
• "The Cutter" - Echo and the Bunnymen
• "The First Picture Of You" - The Lotus Eaters
• "The Love Cats" - The Cure
• "The Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats
• "The Shape You're In" - Eric Clapton
• "The Story Of The Blues" - Wah!
• "The Sun Goes Down(Living It Up)" - Level 42
• "The Walk" - The Cure
• "They Don't Know" - Tracey Ullman
• "This Charming Man" - The Smiths
• "This Is The Day" - The The
• "Thriller" - Michael Jackson
• "Thunder And Lightning" - Thin Lizzy
• "Tomorrow's Just Another Day" - Madness
• "Tonight I Celebrate My Love" - Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack
• "Too Shy" - Kajagoogoo
• "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - Bonnie Tyler
• "True" - Spandau Ballet
• "True Love Ways" - Cliff Richard
• "2000 Miles" - The Pretenders
• "Tunnel Of Love" - Fun Boy Three
• "Twilight Zone" - Golden Earring
• "Twisting By The Pool" - Dire Straits
• "Under Attack" - ABBA
• "Undercover Of The Night" - The Rolling Stones
• "Union Of The Snake" - Duran Duran
• "Up Where We Belong" - Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
• "Uptown Girl" - Billy Joel
• "Vintage'77(EP)" - The Heartbreakers
• "Vision In Blue" - Ultravox
• "A Volar"- Menudo
• "Walk Out To Winter" - Aztec Camera
• "Walkin' The Line" - Brass Construction
• "Watching You Watching Me" - David Grant
• "Waterfront" - Simple Minds
• "We Are Detective" - The Thompson Twins
• "We've Got Tonight" Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton
• "What Is Love?" - Howard Jones
• "What Kinda Boy You're Lookin' For(Girl)" - Hot Chocolate
• "Wherever I Lay My Hat(That's My Home)" - Paul Young
• "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" - Grandmaster and Melle Mel
• "Who's That Girl?" - The Eurythmics
• "Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning?" - Phil Collins
• "Wings Of A Dove" - Madness
• "Wrapped Around Your Finger" - The Police
• "You Can't Hurry Love" - Phil Collins

See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1983

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