List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 1983

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Lionel Richie (pictured in 2011) had three number ones in 1983. Lionel Richie Rochford Yarra Valley 2 Apr 2011.jpg
Lionel Richie (pictured in 2011) had three number ones in 1983.

Adult Contemporary is a chart published by Billboard ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music (AC) market. In 1983, 18 songs topped the chart, based on playlists submitted by radio stations. [1]

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In the year's first issue of Billboard the number one song was "The Girl Is Mine" by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney, which retained its position from the last chart of 1982. [2] It held the top spot for three weeks in 1983 before being displaced by "Baby, Come to Me" by Patti Austin and James Ingram. The duet had originally been released the previous year and achieved little success. It was re-released, however, after it was featured on the soap opera General Hospital , sparking renewed interest in the song which sent it to the top of both the AC chart and Billboard's all-genre listing, the Hot 100. [3] [4] Three other songs topped both listings in 1983, including Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's "Islands in the Stream", which was a triple chart-topper, also reaching number one on the Hot Country Singles chart. [5] [6] In 2005 the song topped a poll run by country music television channel CMT of the best country duets of all time. [7]

The most successful act on the AC chart in 1983 was Lionel Richie, who had three number ones and spent a total of fourteen weeks in the top spot. He was the only act to have more than one chart-topper in 1983 and also claimed the longest-running number one of the year, spending six consecutive weeks atop the chart with "You Are". No other act spent more than four weeks at number one in total during the year. Richie, lead singer of the Commodores, had launched his solo career the previous year and quickly reached superstar status. [8] His song "All Night Long (All Night)" was another triple chart-topper, as it also reached number one on the Hot 100 and the Hot Black Singles listing. [9] The year's final AC number one was Barry Manilow's version of "Read 'Em and Weep", a song originally recorded by hard rock singer Meat Loaf. [10]

Chart history

Toto (founder member Steve Lukather pictured) reached number one with "I Won't Hold You Back". Steve Lukather with guitar, singing.jpg
Toto (founder member Steve Lukather pictured) reached number one with "I Won't Hold You Back".
Patti Austin and James Ingram topped the chart with their duet "Baby, Come to Me". PattiAustinJamesIngram.jpg
Patti Austin and James Ingram topped the chart with their duet "Baby, Come to Me".
"Shame on the Moon" was a chart-topper for Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band. Bob Seger 2013.jpg
"Shame on the Moon" was a chart-topper for Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.
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†Indicates best-performing AC song of 1983 [11]


Issue dateTitleArtist(s)Ref.
January 1" The Girl Is Mine " Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney [2]
January 8 [12]
January 15 [13]
January 22"Baby, Come to Me" Patti Austin and James Ingram [14]
January 29 [15]
February 5 [16]
February 12"Shame on the Moon" Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band [17]
February 19 [18]
February 26"You Are" † Lionel Richie [19]
March 5 [20]
March 12 [21]
March 19 [22]
March 26 [23]
April 2 [24]
April 9"Make Love Stay" Dan Fogelberg [25]
April 16"It Might Be You" Stephen Bishop [26]
April 23 [27]
April 30"I Won't Hold You Back" Toto [28]
May 7 [29]
May 14 [30]
May 21"My Love" Lionel Richie [31]
May 28 [32]
June 4 [33]
June 11 [34]
June 18"Never Gonna Let You Go" Sérgio Mendes [35]
June 25 [36]
July 2 [37]
July 9 [38]
July 16"All This Love" DeBarge [39]
July 23 [40]
July 30 [41]
August 6"All Time High" Rita Coolidge [42]
August 13 [43]
August 20 [44]
August 27 [45]
September 3"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" Laura Branigan [46]
September 10 [47]
September 17 [48]
September 24"Tell Her About It" Billy Joel [49]
October 1 [50]
October 8"True" Spandau Ballet [51]
October 15"Islands in the Stream" Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton [52]
October 22 [53]
October 29 [54]
November 5 [55]
November 12"All Night Long (All Night)" Lionel Richie [56]
November 19 [57]
November 26 [58]
December 3 [59]
December 10" The Way He Makes Me Feel " Barbra Streisand [60]
December 17 [61]
December 24"Read 'Em and Weep" Barry Manilow [62]
December 31 [63]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hello (Lionel Richie song)</span> 1984 song by Lionel Richie

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