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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z OtherTop 1000

Top Songs of 1983

1982 <-1983-> 1984
    

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1.
05/1983
530

✫1
US
5
AC
26
dance


✫1
rock
✫1
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1984]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #84]
[A&M 2542]
written by Sting
2.
03/1983
422

✫1
US


✫1
dance
14
R&B
8
rock
✫1
UK
featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar
co-produced by Nile Rodgers
[EMI America 8158]
written by David Bowie
3.
11/1983
405

✫1
US


3
dance
69
R&B
✫1
rock
28
UK
4.
03/1983
404

4
US


34
dance


3
rock
✫1
UK
5.
10/1983
400

3
US


33
dance


2
rock
3
UK
6.
10/1983
372

✫1
US
3
AC
2
dance
2
R&B
24
rock
2
UK
as Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
[Epic 04169]
written by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
7.
07/1983
368

3
US
33
AC




✫1
rock
17
UK
[A&M 2569]
written by Sting
8.
12/1983
359

✫1
US
✫1
AC


78
R&B
10
rock
3
UK
[Portrait 04432]
written by Rob Hyman & Cyndi Lauper
9.
02/1983
357

✫1
US
36
AC
2
dance


16
rock
2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #356]
[RCA 13533]
written by Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart]
10.
02/1983
348

✫1
US
7
AC




23
rock
✫1
UK
produced by Jim Steinman
[Columbia 03906]
written by Jim Steinman
11.
01/1983
348

2
US


6
dance
18
R&B
12
rock
2
UK
[Portrait 03793]
written by Eddy Grant
12.
02/1983
344

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
14
rock
3
UK
featuring Eddie Van Halen
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1984]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #337]

[Epic 03759]
written by Michael Jackson
13.
05/1983
342

10
US


51
dance


3
rock
2
UK
co-produced by Nile Rodgers; charted as China Girl / Shake In in US dance charts
[EMI America 8165]
written by David Bowie & Iggy Pop
14.
12/1983
337

2
US


✫1
dance
80
R&B
16
rock
2
UK
[Portrait 04120]
written by Robert Hazard
15.
11/1983
330

3
US
8
AC
✫1
dance


9
rock
4
UK
[Arista 1-9164]
written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway
16.
07/1983
327

✫1
US
✫1
AC
38
dance


17
rock
4
UK
[Columbia 04138]
written by Billy Joel
17.
12/1983
324

2
US
42
AC
22
dance


23
rock
✫1
UK
18.
11/1983
323

6
US
7
AC




2
rock
16
UK
[Atlantic 89724]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford
19.
09/1983
322

5
US


41
dance


✫1
rock
49
UK
[Chrysalis 42732]
written by Mike Chapman & Holly Knight
20.
09/1983
318

3
US
2
AC




22
rock
✫1
UK
[Columbia 04149]
written by Billy Joel
21.
10/1983
316

3
US


✫1
dance


2
rock


[Nemperor 04135]
written by Jimmy Marinos, Wally Palmar, Mike Skill, Coz Canler & Peter Solley (as Pete Solley)
22.
11/1983
314

9
US


9
dance


2
rock
11
UK
23.
09/1983
308

✫1
US
3
AC


67
R&B


✫1
UK
[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1984]
[Virgin/Epic 04221]
written by Boy George, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Phil Pickett
24.
04/1983
308

3
US
6
AC




3
rock
21
UK
[Columbia 03795]
written by Colin Hay
25.
06/1983
300

4
US


14
dance


2
rock
86
UK
26.
08/1983
298

5
US






2
rock
29
UK
produced by Dave Edmunds
[EMI 8168]
written by Brian Setzer
27.
05/1983
295

14
US






6
rock
2
UK
co-produced by Nile Rodgers
[EMI America 8177]
written by David Bowie
28.
04/1983

True by Spandau Ballet

from True   True
295

4
US
✫1
AC


76
R&B
34
rock
✫1
UK
[Chrysalis 42720]
written by Gary Kemp
29.
01/1983
293

2
US


✫1
dance
48
R&B
5
rock
63
UK
[Elektra 69847 (Beserkley)]
written by Greg Kihn & Steve Wright
30.
07/1983

Don't Cry by Asia

from Alpha   Alpha
292

10
US






✫1
rock
33
UK
[Geffen 29571]
written by John Wetton & Geoff Downes
31.
04/1983
287

8
US


✫1
dance
56
R&B
14
rock
2
UK
[A&M/Virgin 2547]
written by Jo Callis & Philip Oakey
32.
02/1983
287

8
US






✫1
rock


[Columbia 03513]
written by Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain & Steve Perry
33.
09/1983
285

8
US






✫1
rock


[Chrysalis 4-42726]
written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn
34.
06/1983
285

5
US


12
dance


2
rock


[Modern 7-99863]
written by Stevie Nicks & Prince
35.
09/1983
285

9
US
18
AC




✫1
rock


[Capitol 5271]
written by Martha Davis
36.
01/1983
284

5
US


25
dance


23
rock
✫1
UK
37.
04/1983
282

10
US






✫1
rock
79
UK
38.
02/1983
278

12
US






✫1
rock
66
UK
39.
04/1983
273

16
US






✫1
rock
41
UK
40.
02/1983
268

3
US






3
rock
90
UK
[A&M 2525]
written by Dennis DeYoung
41.
06/1983
260

3
US


✫1
dance


21
rock
6
UK
[Backstreet 52232]
written by Ivan Doroschuk
42.
02/1983
255

5
US


17
dance


4
rock
47
UK
[Epic 34-03559]
written by Falco & Robert Ponger
43.
01/1983

New Year's Day by U2

from War   War
254

53
US


38
dance


2
rock
10
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #427]
[Island 99915]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.
44.
04/1983
254

4
US
2
AC




22
rock
5
UK
featuring Stevie Wonder
[Geffen 7-29460]
written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Davey Johnstone
45.
11/1983
254

19
US






✫1
rock


46.
10/1983
251

9
US






2
rock


as John Cougar Mellencamp
written by George Green & John Mellencamp
47.
01/1983
245

12
US






2
rock
73
UK
as Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
[Capitol 5213]
written by Bob Seger
48.
07/1983
244

8
US
13
AC




9
rock
7
UK
[A&M 2614]
written by Sting
49.
04/1983
243

10
US






17
rock
2
UK
[Virgin/Epic 34-04144]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Jon Moss
50.
06/1983
240

11
US






2
rock


[Columbia]
written by Paul Dean & Bruce Fairbairn
51.
05/1983
240

17
US


37
dance


3
rock
17
UK
[Polygram 814467 (Mercury)]
written by Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler & Bruce Watson
52.
09/1983

Mama by Genesis

from Genesis   Genesis
238

73
US






5
rock
4
UK
[Atlantic 89770]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford
53.
12/1983
231

19
US


43
dance


2
rock
81
UK
[Warner 29444 (Sire)]
written by Chrissie Hynde
54.
08/1983
228

44
US






✫1
rock


55.
10/1983
227

8
US






3
rock


as John Cougar Mellencamp
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #439]
written by John Mellencamp
56.
10/1983
226

2
US
8
AC
✫1
dance
45
R&B
18
rock
69
UK
[RCA 13654]
written by Daryl Hall
57.
10/1983
218

6
US


✫1
dance


7
rock


written by Chris Hayes & Huey Lewis
58.
07/1983
216









✫1
rock


59.
07/1983
212

20
US






6
rock
11
UK
[Atlantic 7-99844]
written by Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt & Jezz Woodroffe
60.
04/1983
210

37
US






2
rock
61
UK
[Warner 29693]
written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard
61.
03/1983
208

30
US






2
rock


[Atco 99905]
written by Michael Hutchence & Andrew Farriss
62.
08/1983
205

60
US






2
rock
52
UK
63.
09/1983
203

5
US






7
rock


[R]
[Columbia 04005 (Pasha)]
written by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea
64.
09/1983
202

8
US
11
AC






2
UK
[MCA/Stiff 52347]
written by Kirsty MacColl
65.
07/1983
201

13
US
24
AC




4
rock


[Asylum 69826]
written by Jackson Browne
66.
01/1983
200

6
US
16
AC




17
rock
12
UK
[Arista 1054]
written by Ray Davies
67.
11/1983
199

4
US
24
AC
44
dance
3
R&B
42
rock
10
UK

[Epic 04364]
written by Rod Temperton
68.
11/1983
195

33
US






20
rock
2
UK
[Elektra]
written by Howard Jones & William Bryant
69.
05/1983
193

14
US


47
dance




✫1
UK
[Warner 7-29608]
written by Rod Stewart & Jay Davis
70.
06/1983
190

✫1
US
34
AC
6
dance


34
rock


[Casablanca 812516]
written by Dennis Matkosky & Michael Sembello
71.
07/1983
187

9
US






6
rock


72.
09/1983
186

27
US






3
rock
91
UK
[Threshold 604]
written by John Lodge
73.
07/1983
185









2
rock


[RCA 13539]
written by Rik Emmett, Mike Levine (as Michael Levine) & Gil Moore
74.
08/1983
183

34
US






41
rock
✫1
UK
written by Neil Diamond
75.
12/1983
182

20
US






4
rock


[A&M 2615]
written by Gary O' (as Gary O'Connor)
76.
05/1983
181

12
US
28
AC




34
rock
4
UK
[Geffen 7-29639]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
77.
11/1983
179

7
US
6
AC


6
R&B
49
rock
9
UK
[Motown 1710]
written by Lionel Richie & Cynthia Weil
78.
07/1983
177

16
US






9
rock
17
UK
written by Sting
79.
11/1983
173

44
US






4
rock
42
UK
80.
04/1983
173

36
US


10
dance


4
rock


[R]
[Chrysalis]
written by Billy Idol
81.
06/1983
172

14
US
28
AC




6
rock


[Geffen 29603]
written by Marv Ross
82.
11/1983
170

37
US






32
rock
2
UK
written by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea
83.
07/1983
168

39
US






4
rock
81
UK
[Atlantic 7-99820]
written by Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt & Paul Martinez
84.
02/1983
168

15
US






6
rock


[A&M 2553]
written by Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance
85.
09/1983
168

14
US


2
dance


8
rock


[Elektra 69811]
written by Peter Schilling
86.
08/1983
166

58
US






3
rock


[CBS Associated 04057]
written by Dino Elefante & John Elefante
87.
09/1983
162

22
US
40
AC
42
dance


33
rock
4
UK
charted as Love of the Common People / Come Back and Stay in US dance charts
[Columbia 04313]
written by Jack Lee
88.
02/1983
161

6
US


61
dance
15
R&B
17
rock
54
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #108]
[Warner 29746]
written by Prince
89.
09/1983
159

27
US


4
dance


58
rock
3
UK
[Elektra 7-69766]
written by Howard Jones
90.
01/1983
157









3
rock


[RCA 13443]
written by Rik Emmett, Mike Levine (as Michael Levine), Gil Moore & Tim Patrick
91.
12/1983
157









3
rock


92.
01/1983
156









3
rock


written by Greg Ham & Colin Hay
93.
04/1983
155

64
US






4
rock


written by Tony Carey
94.
04/1983
154









8
rock
11
UK
[Capitol 5248]
written by Bruce Dickinson & Adrian Smith
95.
02/1983
153

73
US






22
rock
4
UK
[Polygram 812677 (Mercury)]
written by Roland Orzabal
96.
08/1983

Gold by Spandau Ballet

from True   True
153

29
US
17
AC






2
UK
[Chrysalis 42743]
written by Gary Kemp
97.
11/1983
153

67
US








✫1
UK
[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1985]
[Atco 99805 (Island)]
written by Peter Gill, Holly Johnson & Mark O'Toole
98.
06/1983
152

70
US








✫1
UK
99.
07/1983
150

2
US
2
AC






80
UK
produced by Jim Steinman
[Arista 9056]
written by Jim Steinman
100.
01/1983
149

39
US






5
rock


[Atco 99947]
written by Adrian Vandenberg

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