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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Songs of 1983

1982 <-

1983

-> 1984

Cover

Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

1983

01/1983

Burning Heart by Vandenberg

from Vandenberg

117

39
US

5
rock

[Atco 99947]
written by Adrian Vandenberg

01/1983

Come Dancing by The Kinks

from State of Confusion

161

6
US

16
AC

17
rock

12
UK

[Arista 1054]
written by Ray Davies

01/1983

Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant

from Killer on the Rampage

268

2
US

6
dance

18
R&B

12
rock

2
UK

[Columbia 03793 (Portrait)]
written by Eddy Grant

01/1983

Even Now by Bob Seger

from The Distance

174

12
US

2
rock

73
UK

as Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
[Capitol 5213]
written by Bob Seger

01/1983

New Year's Day by U2

from War

163

53
US

38
dance

2
rock

10
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #427]
[Island 99915]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

01/1983

Too Shy by Kajagoogoo

from White Feathers

213

5
US

25
dance

23
rock

✫1
UK

[EMI America 8161]
written by Limahl, Nick Beggs, Steve Askew, Stuart Croxford Neale & Jez Strode

01/1983

A World of Fantasy by Triumph

from Never Surrender

111

3
rock

[RCA 13443]
written by Rik Emmett, Mike Levine (as Michael Levine), Gil Moore & Tim Patrick

01/1983

Jeopardy by Greg Kihn Band

from Kihnspiracy

228

2
US

✫1
dance

48
R&B

5
rock

63
UK

[Elektra 69847 (Beserkley)]
written by Greg Kihn & Steve Wright

02/1983

Change by Tears for Fears

from The Hurting

116

73
US

22
rock

4
UK

[Polygram 812677 (Mercury)]
written by Roland Orzabal

10.

02/1983

Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) by Journey

from Frontiers

252

8
US

✫1
rock

[Columbia 03513]
written by Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain & Steve Perry

11.

02/1983

Cuts Like a Knife by Bryan Adams

from Cuts Like a Knife

136

15
US

6
rock

[A&M 2553]
written by Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance

12.

02/1983

Der Kommissar by After the Fire

from Der Kommissar

188

5
US

17
dance

4
rock

47
UK

[Epic 34-03559]
written by Falco & Robert Ponger

13.

02/1983

Mr. Roboto by Styx

from Kilroy Was Here

206

3
US

3
rock

90
UK

[A&M 2525]
written by Dennis DeYoung

14.

02/1983

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics

from Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

278

✫1
US

36
AC

2
dance

16
rock

2
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #356]
[RCA 13533]
written by Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart]

15.

02/1983

Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler

from Faster Than the Speed of Night

290

✫1
US

7
AC

23
rock

✫1
UK

produced by Jim Steinman
[Columbia 03906]
written by Jim Steinman

16.

02/1983

Beat It by Michael Jackson

from Thriller

269

✫1
US

✫1
R&B

14
rock

3
UK

featuring Eddie Van Halen

[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1984]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #337]

[Epic 03759]
written by Michael Jackson

17.

02/1983

Little Red Corvette by Prince

from 1999

139

6
US

61
dance

15
R&B

17
rock

54
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #108]
[Warner 29746]
written by Prince

18.

03/1983

Always Something There to Remind Me by Naked Eyes

from Burning Bridges

129

8
US

31
AC

37
dance

20
rock

59
UK

[EMI America 8155]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David

19.

03/1983

The One Thing by INXS

from Shabooh Shoobah

151

30
US

2
rock

[Atco 99905]
written by Michael Hutchence & Andrew Farriss

20.

03/1983

Is There Something I Should Know? by Duran Duran

from Duran Duran [US reissue]

304

4
US

34
dance

3
rock

✫1
UK

written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Andy Taylor

21.

03/1983

Let's Dance by David Bowie

from Let's Dance

327

✫1
US

✫1
dance

14
R&B

8
rock

✫1
UK

featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar
co-produced by Nile Rodgers
[EMI America 8158]
written by David Bowie

22.

04/1983

Gimme All Your Lovin' by ZZ Top

from Eliminator

142

37
US

2
rock

61
UK

[Warner 29693]
written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard

23.

04/1983

White Wedding by Billy Idol

from Billy Idol

123

36
US

10
dance

4
rock

[R]
[Chrysalis]
written by Billy Idol

24.

04/1983

Why Me? by Planet P

from Planet P

109

64
US

4
rock

written by Tony Carey

25.

04/1983

Church of the Poison Mind by Culture Club

from Colour By Numbers

196

10
US

17
rock

2
UK

[Virgin/Epic 34-04144]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Jon Moss

26.

04/1983

Overkill by Men at Work

from Cargo

225

3
US

6
AC

3
rock

21
UK

[Columbia 03795]
written by Colin Hay

27.

04/1983

Affair of the Heart by Rick Springfield

from Living in Oz

111

9
US

23
rock

[RCA 13509]
written by Rick Springfield, Blaise Tosti & Danny Tate

28.

04/1983

(Keep Feeling) Fascination by The Human League

from Fascination!

221

8
US

✫1
dance

56
R&B

14
rock

2
UK

written by Jo Callis & Philip Oakey

29.

04/1983

Cum On Feel the Noize by Quiet Riot

from Metal Health

189

5
US

7
rock

[Columbia 04005 (Pasha)]
written by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea

30.

04/1983

True by Spandau Ballet

from True

241

4
US

✫1
AC

76
R&B

34
rock

✫1
UK

[Chrysalis 42720]
written by Gary Kemp

31.

04/1983

Family Man by Hall & Oates

from H2O

118

6
US

36
AC

81
R&B

15
UK

[RCA 13508]
written by Mike Oldfield, Tim Cross, Rick Fenn, Mike Frye, Morris Pert & Maggie Reilly

32.

04/1983

I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues by Elton John

from Too Low for Zero

187

4
US

2
AC

22
rock

5
UK

featuring Stevie Wonder
[Geffen 7-29460]
written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Davey Johnstone

33.

05/1983

I'm Still Standing by Elton John

from Too Low for Zero

135

12
US

28
AC

34
rock

4
UK

[Geffen 7-29639]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin

34.

05/1983

Modern Love by David Bowie

from Let's Dance

230

14
US

6
rock

2
UK

co-produced by Nile Rodgers
[EMI America 8177]
written by David Bowie

35.

05/1983

Baby Jane by Rod Stewart

from Body Wishes

148

14
US

47
dance

✫1
UK

[Warner 7-29608]
written by Rod Stewart & Jay Davis

36.

05/1983

China Girl by David Bowie

from Let's Dance

262

10
US

51
dance

3
rock

2
UK

co-produced by Nile Rodgers; charted as China Girl / Shake In in US dance charts
[EMI America 8165]
written by David Bowie & Iggy Pop

37.

05/1983

Every Breath You Take by The Police

from Synchronicity

489

✫1
US

5
AC

26
dance

✫1
rock

✫1
UK

[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1984]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #84]
[A&M 2542]
written by Sting

38.

05/1983

In a Big Country by Big Country

from The Crossing

181

17
US

37
dance

3
rock

17
UK

[Polygram 814467 (Mercury)]
written by Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler & Bruce Watson

39.

06/1983

Maniac by Michael Sembello

from Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture

169

✫1
US

34
AC

6
dance

34
rock

[Casablanca 812516]
written by Dennis Matkosky & Michael Sembello

40.

06/1983

One Thing Leads to Another by The Fixx

from Reach the Beach

240

4
US

14
dance

2
rock

86
UK

written by Alfie Agius, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram & Adam Woods

41.

06/1983

Stand Back by Stevie Nicks

from The Wild Heart

214

5
US

12
dance

2
rock

[Modern 7-99863]
written by Stevie Nicks & Prince

42.

06/1983

Hot Girls in Love by Loverboy

from Keep It Up

167

11
US

2
rock

[Columbia]
written by Paul Dean & Bruce Fairbairn

43.

06/1983

It's a Mistake by Men at Work

from Cargo

123

6
US

10
AC

27
rock

33
UK

[Columbia 03959]
written by Colin Hay

44.

06/1983

Wherever I Lay My Hat by Paul Young

from No Parlez

113

70
US

✫1
UK

written by Marvin Gaye, Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield

45.

06/1983

Rock 'n' Roll Is King by Electric Light Orchestra

from Secret Messages

109

19
US

36
AC

19
rock

13
UK

[Columbia 03964 (Jet)]
written by Jeff Lynne

46.

06/1983

Take Me to Heart by Quarterflash

from Take Another Picture

127

14
US

28
AC

6
rock

[Geffen 29603]
written by Marv Ross

47.

06/1983

The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats

from Rhythm of Youth

201

3
US

✫1
dance

21
rock

6
UK

[Backstreet 52232]
written by Ivan Doroschuk

48.

07/1983

Cruel Summer by Bananarama

from Bananarama

122

9
US

44
AC

11
dance

8
UK

written by Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, Steve Jolley & Tony Swain

49.

07/1983

King of Pain by The Police

from Synchronicity

324

3
US

33
AC

✫1
rock

17
UK

[A&M 2569]
written by Sting

50.

07/1983

Lawyers in Love by Jackson Browne

from Lawyers in Love

149

13
US

24
AC

4
rock

[Elektra 69826 (Asylum)]
written by Jackson Browne

51.

07/1983

Wrapped Around Your Finger by The Police

from Synchronicity

216

8
US

13
AC

9
rock

7
UK

[A&M 2614]
written by Sting

52.

07/1983

Big Log by Robert Plant

from The Principle of Moments

168

20
US

6
rock

11
UK

[Atlantic 7-99844]
written by Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt & Jezz Woodroffe

53.

07/1983

Synchronicity II by The Police

from Synchronicity

157

16
US

9
rock

17
UK

written by Sting

54.

07/1983

Burning Down the House by Talking Heads

from Speaking in Tongues

168

9
US

6
rock

[Sire 29565]
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth

55.

07/1983

Other Arms by Robert Plant

from The Principle of Moments

153

✫1
rock

written by Robert Plant & Robbie Blunt

56.

07/1983

All the Way by Triumph

from Never Surrender

115

2
rock

[RCA 13539]
written by Rik Emmett, Mike Levine (as Michael Levine) & Gil Moore

57.

07/1983

Don't Cry by Asia

from Alpha

225

10
US

✫1
rock

33
UK

[Geffen 29571]
written by John Wetton & Geoff Downes

58.

07/1983

In the Mood by Robert Plant

from The Principle of Moments

131

39
US

4
rock

81
UK

[Atlantic 7-99820]
written by Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt & Paul Martinez

59.

07/1983

Making Love (Out of Nothing at All) by Air Supply

from Greatest Hits

127

2
US

2
AC

80
UK

produced by Jim Steinman
[Arista 9056]
written by Jim Steinman

60.

07/1983

Tell Her About It by Billy Joel

from An Innocent Man

247

✫1
US

✫1
AC

38
dance

17
rock

4
UK

[Columbia 04138]
written by Billy Joel

61.

08/1983

(She's) Sexy + 17 by Stray Cats

from Rant N' Rave with the Stray Cats

213

5
US

2
rock

29
UK

produced by Dave Edmunds
[EMI 8168]
written by Brian Setzer

62.

08/1983

Fight Fire with Fire by Kansas

from Drastic Measures

111

58
US

3
rock

[CBS Associated 04057]
written by Dino Elefante & John Elefante

63.

08/1983

How Can I Refuse? by Heart

from Passionworks

158

44
US

✫1
rock

[Epic]
written by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson [rock musician], Sue Ennis, Howard Leese, Mark Andes & Denny Carmassi

64.

08/1983

Red Red Wine by UB40

from Labour of Love

140

34
US

41
rock

✫1
UK

written by Neil Diamond

65.

08/1983

Street of Dreams by Rainbow [British rock band]

from Bent Out of Shape

141

60
US

2
rock

52
UK

written by Ritchie Blackmore & Joe Lynn Turner

66.

09/1983

Mama by Genesis

from Genesis

160

73
US

5
rock

4
UK

[Atlantic 89770]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford

67.

09/1983

New Song by Howard Jones

from Human's Lib

112

27
US

4
dance

58
rock

3
UK

[Elektra 7-69766]
written by Howard Jones

68.

09/1983

Sitting at the Wheel by The Moody Blues

from The Present

130

27
US

3
rock

91
UK

[Threshold 604]
written by John Lodge

69.

09/1983

Suddenly Last Summer by The Motels

from Little Robbers

218

9
US

18
AC

✫1
rock

[Capitol 5271]
written by Martha Davis

70.

09/1983

Come Back and Stay by Paul Young

from No Parlez

120

22
US

40
AC

42
dance

33
rock

4
UK

charted as Love of the Common People / Come Back and Stay in US dance charts
written by Jack Lee

71.

09/1983

Heart and Soul by Huey Lewis & the News

from Sports

227

8
US

✫1
rock

[Chrysalis 4-42726]
written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn

72.

09/1983

If Anyone Falls by Stevie Nicks

from The Wild Heart

109

14
US

8
rock

[Modern 7-99832]
written by Stevie Nicks & Sandy Stewart [musician]

73.

09/1983

Karma Chameleon by Culture Club

from Colour By Numbers

264

✫1
US

3
AC

67
R&B

✫1
UK

[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1984]
[Virgin/Epic 04221]
written by Boy George, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Phil Pickett

74.

09/1983

Love Is a Battlefield by Pat Benatar

from Live from Earth

269

5
US

41
dance

✫1
rock

49
UK

[Chrysalis 42732]
written by Mike Chapman & Holly Knight

75.

09/1983

Major Tom (Coming Home) by Peter Schilling

from Error in the System

135

14
US

2
dance

8
rock

[Elektra 69811]
written by Peter Schilling

76.

09/1983

They Don't Know by Tracey Ullman

from You Broke My Heart in 17 Places

164

8
US

11
AC

2
UK

[MCA/Stiff 52347]
written by Kirsty MacColl

77.

09/1983

Uptown Girl by Billy Joel

from An Innocent Man

262

3
US

2
AC

22
rock

✫1
UK

[Columbia 04149]
written by Billy Joel

78.

10/1983

Talking in Your Sleep by The Romantics

from In Heat

234

3
US

✫1
dance

2
rock

[Nemperor 04135]
written by Jimmy Marinos, Wally Palmar, Mike Skill, Coz Canler & Pete Solley

79.

10/1983

Crumblin' Down by John Mellencamp

from Uh-Huh

202

9
US

2
rock

as John Cougar Mellencamp
written by George Green & John Mellencamp

80.

10/1983

Say, Say, Say by Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney

from Pipes of Peace

305

✫1
US

3
AC

2
dance

2
R&B

24
rock

2
UK

as Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
[Epic 04169]
written by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

81.

10/1983

I Want a New Drug by Huey Lewis & the News

from Sports

192

6
US

✫1
dance

7
rock

written by Chris Hayes & Huey Lewis

82.

10/1983

Pink Houses by John Mellencamp

from Uh-Huh

189

8
US

3
rock

as John Cougar Mellencamp

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #439]
written by John Mellencamp

83.

10/1983

Say It Isn't So by Hall & Oates

from Rock 'n' Soul: Part 1

185

2
US

8
AC

✫1
dance

45
R&B

18
rock

69
UK

[RCA 13654]
written by Daryl Hall

84.

10/1983

Union of the Snake by Duran Duran

from Seven and the Ragged Tiger

290

3
US

33
dance

2
rock

3
UK

[Capitol 5290]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Andy Taylor

85.

11/1983

Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes

from 90125

333

✫1
US

3
dance

69
R&B

✫1
rock

28
UK

[Atco 99817]
written by Trevor Rabin, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire & Trevor Horn

86.

11/1983

That's All by Genesis

from Genesis

248

6
US

7
AC

2
rock

16
UK

[Atlantic 89724]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford

87.

11/1983

If I'd Been the One by 38 Special

from Tour de Force

199

19
US

✫1
rock

[A&M 2584]
written by Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Larry Steele & Donnie Van Zant

88.

11/1983

Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood

from Welcome to the Pleasuredome

123

67
US

✫1
UK

[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1985]
[Atco 99805 (Island)]
written by Peter Gill, Holly Johnson & Mark O'Toole

89.

11/1983

Undercover of the Night by The Rolling Stones

from Undercover

237

9
US

9
dance

2
rock

11
UK

written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

90.

11/1983

Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins

from Into the Gap

241

3
US

8
AC

✫1
dance

9
rock

4
UK

[Arista 1-9164]
written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway

91.

11/1983

My Oh My by Slade

from The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome

125

37
US

32
rock

2
UK

written by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea

92.

11/1983

She Was Hot by The Rolling Stones

from Undercover

124

44
US

4
rock

42
UK

written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

93.

11/1983

Thriller by Michael Jackson

from Thriller

142

4
US

24
AC

44
dance

3
R&B

42
rock

10
UK

[Epic 04363]
written by Rod Temperton

94.

11/1983

Running with the Night by Lionel Richie

from Can't Slow Down

137

7
US

6
AC

6
R&B

49
rock

9
UK

[Motown 1710]
written by Lionel Richie & Cynthia Weil

95.

11/1983

What Is Love? by Howard Jones

from Human's Lib

147

33
US

20
rock

2
UK

[Elektra]
written by Howard Jones & William Bryant

96.

12/1983

99 Luftballons by Nena

from 99 Luftballons

263

2
US

42
AC

22
dance

23
rock

✫1
UK

[Epic 04108]
written by Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Carlo Karges & Kevin McAlea

97.

12/1983

Back Where You Belong by 38 Special

from Tour de Force

135

20
US

4
rock

[A&M 2615]
written by Gary O' (as Gary O'Connor)

98.

12/1983

Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper

from She's So Unusual

251

2
US

✫1
dance

80
R&B

16
rock

2
UK

[Portrait 37-04120]
written by Robert Hazard

99.

12/1983

Middle of the Road by The Pretenders

from Learning to Crawl

160

19
US

43
dance

2
rock

81
UK

[Warner 29444 (Sire)]
written by Chrissie Hynde

100.

12/1983

Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper

from She's So Unusual

281

✫1
US

✫1
AC

78
R&B

10
rock

3
UK

[Portrait 04432]
written by Rob Hyman & Cyndi Lauper

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