1983 in British music

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This is a summary of 1983 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

Contents

Events

Charts

Number one singles

[1]

Chart date
(week ending)
SongArtist(s)Weeks
1 January"Save Your Love" Renée and Renato 2
8 January
15 January"You Can't Hurry Love" Phil Collins 2
22 January
29 January"Down Under" Men at Work 3
5 February
12 February
19 February"Too Shy" Kajagoogoo 2
26 February
5 March"Billie Jean" Michael Jackson 1
12 March"Total Eclipse of the Heart" Bonnie Tyler 2
19 March
26 March"Is There Something I Should Know?" Duran Duran 2
2 April
9 April"Let's Dance" David Bowie 3
16 April
23 April
30 April"True" Spandau Ballet 4
7 May
14 May
21 May
28 May"Candy Girl" New Edition 1
4 June"Every Breath You Take" The Police 4
11 June
18 June
25 June
2 July"Baby Jane" Rod Stewart 3
9 July
16 July
23 July"Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" Paul Young 3
30 July
6 August
13 August"Give It Up" KC and the Sunshine Band 3
20 August
27 August
3 September"Red Red Wine" UB40 3
10 September
17 September
24 September"Karma Chameleon" Culture Club 6
1 October
8 October
15 October
22 October
29 October
5 November"Uptown Girl" Billy Joel 5
12 November
19 November
26 November
3 December
10 December"Only You" The Flying Pickets 4
17 December
24 December
31 December

Number one albums

[2]

Chart date
(week ending)
AlbumArtist(s)Weeks
1 January The John Lennon Collection John Lennon 2
8 January
15 JanuaryRaiders of the Pop ChartsVarious Artists2
22 January
29 January Business as Usual Men at Work 5
5 February
12 February
19 February
26 February
5 March Thriller Michael Jackson 1
12 March War U2 1
19 MarchThrillerMichael Jackson1
26 March The Hurting Tears for Fears 1
2 April The Final Cut Pink Floyd 2
9 April
16 April Faster Than the Speed of Night Bonnie Tyler 1
23 April Let's Dance David Bowie 3
30 April
7 May
14 May True Spandau Ballet 1
21 MayThrillerMichael Jackson5
28 May
4 June
11 June
18 June
25 June Synchronicity The Police 2
2 July
9 July Fantastic Wham! 2
16 July
23 July You and Me Both Yazoo 2
30 July
6 AugustThe Very Best of the Beach Boys The Beach Boys 2
13 August
20 August18 Greatest HitsMichael Jackson and the Jackson 5 3
27 August
3 September
10 SeptemberThe Very Best of the Beach BoysThe Beach Boys1
17 September No Parlez Paul Young 1
24 September Labour of Love UB40 1
1 OctoberNo ParlezPaul Young2
8 October
15 October Genesis Genesis 1
22 October Colour by Numbers Culture Club 3
29 October
5 November
12 November Can't Slow Down Lionel Richie 1
19 NovemberColour by NumbersCulture Club2
26 November
3 December Seven and the Ragged Tiger Duran Duran 1
10 DecemberNo ParlezPaul Young1
17 December Now 1 Various Artists3
24 December
31 December

Year-end charts

Note: The year-end charts published in Music Week on 7 January 1984 only covered the period 4 January to 17 December 1983 – the BPI Year Book 1984 included the complete charts to the end of 1983.

Best-selling singles

[3]

No.TitleArtistPeak
position
1"Karma Chameleon" Culture Club 1
2"Uptown Girl" Billy Joel 1
3"Red Red Wine" UB40 1
4"Let's Dance" David Bowie 1
5"Total Eclipse of the Heart" Bonnie Tyler 1
6"True" Spandau Ballet 1
7"Down Under" Men at Work 1
8"Billie Jean" Michael Jackson 1
9"Only You" The Flying Pickets 1
10"All Night Long (All Night)" Lionel Richie 2
11"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Eurythmics 2
12"You Can't Hurry Love" Phil Collins 1
13"Too Shy" Kajagoogoo 1
14"Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" Paul Young 1
15"Love of the Common People" Paul Young 2
16"Every Breath You Take" The Police 1
17"Is There Something I Should Know?" Duran Duran 1
18"Blue Monday" New Order 9
19"Give It Up" KC and the Sunshine Band 1
20"I.O.U." Freeez 2
21"Baby Jane" Rod Stewart 1
22"Say Say Say" Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson2
23"They Don't Know" Tracey Ullman 2
24"Tonight I Celebrate My Love" Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack 2
25"Words" F.R. David 2
26"Bad Boys" Wham! 2
27"Flashdance... What a Feeling" Irene Cara 2
28"New Song" Howard Jones 3
29"Moonlight Shadow" Mike Oldfield 4
30"My Oh My" Slade 2
31"Sign of the Times" The Belle Stars 3
32"Hold Me Now" Thompson Twins 4
33"Candy Girl" New Edition 1
34"Temptation" Heaven 17 2
35"Cry Just a Little Bit" Shakin' Stevens 3
36"Church of the Poison Mind"Culture Club2
37"Electric Avenue" Eddy Grant 2
38"Mama" Genesis 4
39"Beat It" Michael Jackson 3
40"Double Dutch" Malcolm McLaren 3
41"Africa" Toto 3
42"Club Tropicana"Wham!4
43"(Keep Feeling) Fascination" The Human League 2
44"Gold"Spandau Ballet2
45"Modern Love" David Bowie 2
46"Let's Stay Together" Tina Turner 6
47"Come Back and Stay" Paul Young 4
48"Victims"Culture Club3
49"I'm Still Standing" Elton John 4
50"(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew" The Rock Steady Crew 6

Best-selling albums

[4]

No.TitleArtistPeak
position
1 Thriller Michael Jackson 1
2 No Parlez Paul Young 1
3 Colour by Numbers Culture Club 1
4 Let's Dance David Bowie 1
5 Fantastic Wham! 1
6 True Spandau Ballet 1
7 Now That's What I Call Music Various Artists1
8 Stages Elaine Paige 2
9 Genesis Genesis 1
10 Can't Slow Down Lionel Richie 1
11 Synchronicity The Police 1
12 Labour of Love UB40 1
13 Business as Usual Men at Work 1
14 18 Greatest Hits Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 1
15 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics 3
16 Too Low for Zero Elton John 7
17 The Luxury Gap Heaven 17 4
18 Snap! The Jam 2
19 The Hurting Tears for Fears 1
20 Rio Duran Duran 3 [a]
21The Very Best of the Beach Boys The Beach Boys 1
22 In Your Eyes George Benson 3
23 The Crossing Big Country 3
24 Seven and the Ragged Tiger Duran Duran1
25 An Innocent Man Billy Joel 4 [b]
26 War U2 1
27Introducing Richard Clayderman Richard Clayderman 2
28Chas 'n' Dave's Knees Up: Jamboree Bag No. 2 Chas & Dave 7
29 Hello, I Must Be Going! Phil Collins 3 [c]
30 The John Lennon Collection John Lennon 1
31 Faster Than the Speed of Night Bonnie Tyler 1
32 Quick Step and Side Kick Thompson Twins 2
33 Pipes of Peace Paul McCartney 4
34 Under a Blood Red Sky U2 2
35 The Final Cut Pink Floyd 1
36 Touch Eurythmics 8 [d]
37 You and Me Both Yazoo 1
38 Voice of the Heart Carpenters 6
39 Toto IV Toto 4
40 Crises Mike Oldfield 6
41Raiders of the Pop ChartsVarious Artists1
42Formula 30Various Artists6
43 Body Wishes Rod Stewart 5
44Chart Hits '83Various Artists6
45Twice as Kool: The Hits of Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang 4
46 Heartbreaker Dionne Warwick 4 [e]
47The Essential Jean Michel Jarre Jean Michel Jarre 14
48 Lionel Richie Lionel Richie 9
49The Two of UsVarious Artists3
50 Kissing to Be Clever Culture Club10 [f]

Notes:

  1. Reached number 2 in 1982
  2. Reached number 2 in 1984
  3. Reached number 2 in 1982
  4. Reached number 1 in 1984
  5. Reached number 3 in 1982
  6. Reached number 5 in 1982

Classical music

New works

Opera

Musical films

Births

Deaths

Music awards

Brit Awards

The 1983 Brit Awards winners were:

See also

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References

  1. "1983 The Number One Singles". The Official Charts Company.
  2. "1983 The Number One Albums". The Official Charts Company.
  3. Scaping, Peter, ed. (1984). "Top 100 singles: 1983". BPI Year Book 1984. British Phonographic Industry. pp. 42–43. ISBN   0-906154-04-9.
  4. Scaping (1984). "Top 100 LPs: 1983". pp. 44–45