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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1983.
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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1983.
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 1982 | |||||
| December 11 | "You and I" | Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle | 2 | January 15 | 11 |
| December 18 | "Africa" | Toto | 5 | January 22 | 9 |
| December 25 | "Baby, Come to Me" | Patti Austin & James Ingram | 1 | January 22 | 10 |
| "Two Less Lonely People in the World" | Air Supply | 4 | January 15 | 6 | |
| Singles from 1983 | |||||
| January 15 | "The Other Guy" | Little River Band | 6 | January 22 | 4 |
| "Heart to Heart" | Kenny Loggins | 3 | January 29 | 7 | |
| "Memory" | Barry Manilow | 8 | January 22 | 3 | |
| January 22 | "Heart of the Night" | Juice Newton | 4 | February 5 | 7 |
| "You Can't Hurry Love" | Phil Collins | 9 | January 29 | 3 | |
| January 29 | "Shame on the Moon" | Bob Seger | 1 | February 12 | 6 |
| February 5 | "You Are" | Lionel Richie | 1 | February 26 | 12 |
| "I'm Alive" | Neil Diamond | 4 | February 26 | 7 | |
| February 12 | "We've Got Tonight" | Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton | 2 | February 26 | 9 |
| "All Right" | Christopher Cross | 3 | February 26 | 8 | |
| February 19 | "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" | Culture Club | 8 | February 26 | 4 |
| February 26 | "One on One" | Hall & Oates | 4 | April 9 | 10 |
| March 5 | "Make Love Stay" | Dan Fogelberg | 1 | April 9 | 10 |
| "It Might Be You" | Stephen Bishop | 1 | April 16 | 11 | |
| March 12 | "Shoot for the Moon" | Poco | 10 | March 12 | 2 |
| March 19 | "I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart" | Eric Clapton | 6 | March 26 | 6 |
| March 26 | "Take the Short Way Home" | Dionne Warwick | 5 | April 16 | 6 |
| April 2 | "Some Kind of Friend" | Barry Manilow | 4 | April 30 | 7 |
| April 9 | "I Won't Hold You Back" | Toto | 1 | April 30 | 7 |
| April 16 | "Mornin'" | Al Jarreau | 2 | May 7 | 9 |
| April 23 | "Minimum Love" | Mac McAnally | 7 | April 30 | 4 |
| April 30 | "You Can't Run from Love" | Eddie Rabbitt | 2 | May 28 | 8 |
| "My Love" | Lionel Richie | 1 | May 21 | 8 | |
| May 7 | "Easy for You to Say" | Linda Ronstadt | 7 | May 21 | 4 |
| "Wind Beneath My Wings" | Lou Rawls | 10 | May 7 | 2 | |
| May 14 | "Overkill" | Men at Work | 6 | May 21 | 4 |
| May 21 | "Never Gonna Let You Go" | Sergio Mendes | 1 | June 18 | 13 |
| "All My Life" | Kenny Rogers | 2 | June 18 | 8 | |
| "Front Page Story" | Neil Diamond | 5 | June 11 | 7 | |
| May 28 | "Time (Clock of the Heart)" | Culture Club | 6 | June 11 | 6 |
| June 4 | "Flashdance...What a Feeling" | Irene Cara | 4 | June 25 | 9 |
| "That's Love" | Jim Capaldi | 3 | June 25 | 7 | |
| June 11 | "How Do You Keep the Music Playing" | James Ingram & Patti Austin | 5 | July 9 | 7 |
| June 25 | "All This Love" | DeBarge | 1 | July 16 | 9 |
| "l.O.U." | Lee Greenwood | 4 | July 23 | 7 | |
| July 2 | "The Closer You Get" | Alabama | 9 | July 9 | 3 |
| July 9 | "Try Again" | Champaign | 6 | July 23 | 5 |
| "Hold Me 'Til the Mornin' Comes" | Paul Anka | 2 | July 30 | 10 | |
| July 16 | "Every Breath You Take" | The Police | 5 | July 23 | 8 |
| July 23 | "All Time High" | Rita Coolidge | 1 | August 6 | 8 |
| July 30 | "The Border" | America | 4 | August 13 | 5 |
| August 6 | "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" | Laura Branigan | 1 | September 3 | 10 |
| August 13 | "Human Nature" | Michael Jackson | 2 | September 3 | 8 |
| "Blame It on Love" | Smokey Robinson & Barbara Mitchell | 5 | August 27 | 5 | |
| August 20 | "Tell Her About It" | Billy Joel | 1 | September 24 | 9 |
| August 27 | "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" | Air Supply | 2 | October 1 | 10 |
| September 10 | "Lady Love Me (One More Time)" | George Benson | 4 | October 1 | 7 |
| September 17 | "True" | Spandau Ballet | 1 | October 8 | 9 |
| "Rainbow's End" | Sergio Mendes | 6 | October 1 | 4 | |
| "Islands in the Stream" | Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton | 1 | October 15 | 13 | |
| September 24 | "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" | Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack | 4 | October 22 | 10 |
| October 8 | "All Night Long (All Night)" | Lionel Richie | 1 | November 12 | 11 |
| "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Bonnie Tyler | 7 | October 15 | 4 | |
| October 15 | "Spice of Life" | The Manhattan Transfer | 5 | October 29 | 6 |
| October 22 | "Uptown Girl" | Billy Joel | 2 | November 19 | 11 |
| November 5 | "How Many Times Can I Say Goodbye" | Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross | 4 | November 19 | 4 |
| "Say Say Say" | Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson | 3 | December 17 | 11 | |
| "The Way He Makes Me Feel" | Barbra Streisand | 1 | December 10 | 12 | |
| November 12 | "Trouble in Paradise" | Al Jarreau | 10 | November 12 | 1 |
| November 19 | "Only You" | Commodores | 8 | November 26 | 3 |
| "Break My Stride" | Matthew Wilder | 4 | December 17 | 11 | |
| November 26 | "What's New" | Linda Ronstadt | 5 | December 3 | 8 |
| December 3 | "Read 'Em and Weep" | Barry Manilow | 1 | December 24 | 10 |
| "Say It Isn't So" | Hall & Oates | 8 | December 17 | 6 | |
| December 10 | "Baby I Lied" | Deborah Allen | 10 | December 10 | 2 |
| December 24 | "Make Believe It's Your First Time" | The Carpenters | 7 | December 24 | 3 |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 30 | "Heartbreaker" | Dionne Warwick | 1 | December 18 | 12 |
| November 6 | "Truly" | Lionel Richie | 1 | November 20 | 10 |
| November 20 | "The Girl Is Mine" | Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney | 1 | December 25 | 10 |
| "Steppin' Out" | Joe Jackson | 4 | December 11 | 8 | |
| December 4 | "It's Raining Again" | Supertramp | 5 | December 11 | 7 |
| December 11 | "I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)" | Donald Fagen | 8 | December 11 | 5 |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 17 | "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" | Elton John | 2 | January 14 | 10 |
| December 24 | "Take a Chance" | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | 3 | January 21 | 7 |
The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by Billboard magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to Billboard by stations that are members of the Adult Contemporary radio panel. The chart debuted in Billboard magazine on July 17, 1961. Over the years, the chart has gone under a series of name changes, being called Easy Listening(1961–1962; 1965–1979), Middle-Road Singles(1962–1964), Pop-Standard Singles(1964–1965), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks(1979–1982) and Adult Contemporary(1983–present).
"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" is a song written in 1982 by Doug James and Michael Bolton. The ballad has been recorded by many artists around the world, in several languages, becoming something of a modern pop standard. Instrumental versions of the song have been recorded featuring variously the piano, guitar, saxophone, pan flute, steel drum, and music box.
"Heartbreaker" is a single by American pop and soul singer Dionne Warwick from her album Heartbreaker (1982). The song was written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees, with Barry Gibb's backing vocal being heard on the chorus.
"Baby, Come to Me", a love ballad from Patti Austin's 1981 album Every Home Should Have One, was her duet with James Ingram. It was written by Rod Temperton. The song was released as a single in April 1982, peaking at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100. Several months later, American soap opera General Hospital began to feature the song heavily as the love theme for character Luke Spencer. It was re-released in October and reached No. 1 on the chart in February 1983.
"Shame on the Moon" is a song written by Rodney Crowell and first recorded for his eponymous 1981 album. It was subsequently covered by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, as the lead single from their 1982 album The Distance.
"Truly" is the title of the debut solo single by singer-songwriter Lionel Richie. Resuming where he left off with D-flat major tunes "Sail On" and particularly "Still" when he was lead for the Commodores, Richie wrote the song and co-produced it with James Anthony Carmichael.
"I Won't Hold You Back" is a song by American rock band Toto, written and sung by Steve Lukather for their fourth album, Toto IV, released in 1983. The song features the Eagles' bass player Timothy B. Schmit on backing vocals during the choruses.
"Inside" is a song written by Mike Reid, and recorded by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. It was released in November 1982 as the third single and title track from the album Inside. The song extended his early 1980s success as both a country and crossover artist when it reached its peak popularity in early 1983.
"It Might Be You" is a song with music written by Dave Grusin, and lyrics written by Alan & Marilyn Bergman. It was performed by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop in the 1982 film Tootsie starring Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1983.
"What About Me?" is a song first recorded in 1984 as a trio by singers Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes, and James Ingram. The song was written by Rogers, noted producer David Foster, and singer-songwriter Richard Marx, who would later achieve superstar status as a musician. It was the lead single from Rogers's Platinum-plus 1984 album of the same name.
"You Are" is the title of a popular song from 1983 by the singer-songwriter Lionel Richie. "You Are" was written by Richie and his then-wife, Brenda Harvey Richie. It appears on his self-titled debut solo album, which came out in 1982. It resumes where he left off with D-flat major tunes with Commodores' "Sail On" and "Still", and his solo effort "Truly".
"The Way He Makes Me Feel" is a popular song from 1983 performed by Barbra Streisand. The song is featured in the film adaptation of the play Yentl, in which Streisand starred and sang most of the music. The lyrics were written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, with music by Michel Legrand.
"Make Love Stay" is the title of a popular song from 1983 written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. It was one of two new songs included on his 1982 greatest hits album, along with the song "Missing You".
"Never Gonna Let You Go" is a popular song from 1983 credited to Brazilian musician and bandleader Sérgio Mendes and sung by Joe Pizzulo and Leeza Miller. Songwriters Cynthia Weil (lyrics) and Barry Mann (music) composed the song, which appears on Mendes' 1983 self-titled album.
"An Innocent Man" is a 1983 song performed by Billy Joel and the third single from his album An Innocent Man.
"My Love" is the title of a 1983 hit song by the American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie. It was the third single released off Richie's self-titled debut solo album. The song features harmony backing vocals by country music singer Kenny Rogers. It reached the Top 10 on three notable Billboard magazine charts in the spring of 1983: on the pop chart, the song peaked at # 5; on the adult contemporary chart, the song spent four weeks at # 1; and on the R&B chart, the song topped out at # 6. "My Love" was not among Richie's more successful singles in the United Kingdom, where it only managed # 70 on the UK Singles Chart. In Canada in peaked on the RPM Singles chart at #28.