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Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1983
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August 09, 2025
Ranking of recorded music
"
Every Breath You Take
" by
The Police
(singer
Sting
pictured) was the number one song of 1983.
Michael Jackson
(pictured) had five songs on the Year-End Hot 100, the most of any artist in 1983.
This is a list of
Billboard
magazine's Top
Hot 100
songs of
1983
.
[
1
]
[
2
]
No.
Title
Artist(s)
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
"
Daryl Hall & John 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
"
Daryl Hall & John 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
"
Daryl Hall & John 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
See also
1983 in music
List of
Billboard
Hot 100 number-one singles of 1983
List of
Billboard
Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1983
References
↑
"Talent Almanac 1984: Top Pop Singles".
Billboard
. Vol.
95, no.
52. December 24, 1983. p.
TA-18.
↑
"Billboard Top 100 – 1983"
. Retrieved
9 June
2016
.
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