List of number-one hits of 1983 (Italy)

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This is a list of number-one songs in 1983 on the Italian charts compiled weekly by the Italian Hit Parade Singles Chart compiled weekly by the FIMI.

Contents

Chart history

Songs

Issue DateSongArtist(s)Ref.
January 1"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" Chicago [1]
January 8"Words" F. R. David
January 15"Carletto" Corrado
January 22
January 29
February 5
February 12
February 19
February 26
March 5
March 12"Vacanze Romane" Matia Bazar
March 19"L'Italiano" Toto Cutugno
March 26"Vacanze Romane"Matia Bazar
April 2
April 9
April 16
April 23"Chi Chi Chi Co Co Co" Pippo Franco
April 30"Vacanze Romane"Matia Bazar
May 7
May 14"Chi Chi Chi Co Co Co"Pippo Franco
May 21"Billie Jean" Michael Jackson
May 28
June 4
June 11
June 18
June 25
July 2
July 9"Spiagge" Renato Zero
July 16
July 23
July 30
August 6
August 13
August 20"Vamos a la playa" Righeira
August 27
September 3
September 10
September 17
September 24
October 1
October 8"Moonlight Shadow" Mike Oldfield
October 15
October 22
October 29
November 5"Flashdance" Irene Cara
November 12
November 19
November 26
December 3
December 10
December 17
December 24
December 31

Number-one artists

Songs

PositionArtistWeeks #1
1 Irene Cara 9
2 Corrado 8
3 Matia Bazar 7
3 Michael Jackson 7
3 Righeira 7
4 Renato Zero 6
5 Mike Oldfield 4
6 Pippo Franco 2
7 Chicago 1
7 F. R. David 1
7 Toto Cutugno 1

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