| Cover | | Date   | Title • Artist
Album | Points
| Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 04/1983 | | 379
 | US ✫1
UK 2
US AC 4
US dance ✫1
US R&B 2 |  [Academy Award for Best Original Song 1983]
 [Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1983]
[Casablanca 811440-7]
written by Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey & Irene Cara |
 | 2. | 01/1983 | | 367
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC 9
US R&B ✫1 |  [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #58]
[Epic 03509]
written by Michael Jackson |
| 3. | 10/1983 | | 367
| US ✫1
UK 2
US AC 3
US dance 2
US R&B 2
US rock 24 | as Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
[Epic 04169]
written by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson |
| 4. | 09/1983 | | 353
| US ✫1
UK 2
US AC ✫1
US dance 5
US R&B ✫1 | [Motown 1698]
written by Lionel Richie |
 | 5. | 09/1983 | | 350
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC 3
US R&B 67 | [BRIT Awards Best British Single 1984]
[Virgin/Epic 34-04221]
written by Boy George, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Phil Pickett |
 | 6. | 03/1983 | | 347
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US dance ✫1
US R&B 14
US rock 8 | featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar}
co-produced by Nile Rodgers
[EMI America 8158]
written by David Bowie |
| 7. | 02/1983 | | 341
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC 7
US rock 23 | produced by Jim Steinman
[Columbia 03906]
written by Jim Steinman |
 | 8. | 09/1983 | | 314
| US 3
UK ✫1
US AC 2
US rock 22 | [Columbia 04149]
written by Billy Joel |
 | 9. | 02/1983 | | 313
| US ✫1
UK 3
US R&B ✫1
US rock 14 | featuring Eddie Van Halen
 [Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1984]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #337]
[Epic 03759]
written by Michael Jackson |
| 10. | 02/1983 | | 312
| US ✫1
UK 2
US AC 36
US dance 2
US rock 16 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #356]
[RCA 13533]
written by Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart] |
|
| 11. | 12/1983 | | 309
| US 2
UK ✫1
US AC 42
US dance 22
US rock 23 | [Epic 04108]
written by Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Carlo Karges & Kevin McAlea |
| 12. | 11/1983 | | 305
| US 2
UK 2
US AC 2
US R&B ✫1 | Joanna / Tonight was released as a double a-side in the UK
[De-lite 829]
written by Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang |
 | 13. | 04/1983 | | 304
| US 4
UK ✫1
US AC ✫1
US R&B 76
US rock 34 | [Chrysalis 42720]
written by Gary Kemp |
| 14. | 12/1983 | | 300
| US ✫1
UK 3
US AC ✫1
US R&B 78
US rock 10 | [Portrait 04432]
written by Rob Hyman & Cyndi Lauper |
| 15. | 01/1983 | | 295
| US 2
UK 2
US dance 6
US R&B 18
US rock 12 | [Columbia 03793 (Portrait)]
written by Eddy Grant |
 | 16. | 12/1983 | | 288
| US 2
UK 2
US dance ✫1
US R&B 80
US rock 16 | [Portrait 37-04120]
written by Robert Hazard |
| 17. | 03/1983 | | 287
| US 4
UK ✫1
US dance 34
US rock 3 | written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor & Andy Taylor |
 | 18. | 08/1983 | | 285
| US ✫1
UK 7
US AC ✫1
US country ✫1 | [RCA 13615]
written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb |
 | 19. | 07/1983 | | 280
| US ✫1
UK 4
US AC ✫1
US dance 38
US rock 17 | [Columbia 04138]
written by Billy Joel |
 | 20. | 11/1983 | | 265
| US 3
UK 4
US AC 8
US dance ✫1
US rock 9 | [Arista 1-9164]
written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway |
 | 21. | 10/1983 | | 258
| US 3
UK 3
US dance 33
US rock 2 | [Capitol 5290]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor & Andy Taylor |
 | 22. | 01/1983 | | 254
| US 5
UK ✫1
US dance 25
US rock 23 | [EMI America 8161]
written by Limahl, Nick Beggs, Steve Askew, Stuart Croxford Neale & Jez Strode |
 | 23. | 04/1983 | | 248
| US 8
UK 2
US dance ✫1
US R&B 56
US rock 14 | written by Jo Callis & Philip Oakey |
 | 24. | 09/1983 | | 243
| US 5
UK 4
US AC 4
US dance 17
US R&B 76 | [Private I 04113]
written by Matthew Wilder & Greg Prestopino |
 | 25. | 06/1983 | | 238
| US 3
UK 6
US dance ✫1
US rock 21 | [Backstreet 52232]
written by Ivan Doroschuk |
 | 26. | 11/1983 | | 236
| US ✫1
UK 28
US dance 3
US R&B 69
US rock ✫1 | [Atco 99817]
written by Trevor Rabin, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire & Trevor Horn |
| 27. | 04/1983 | | 229
| US 4
UK 5
US AC 2
US rock 22 | featuring Stevie Wonder
[Geffen 7-29460]
written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Davey Johnstone |
| 28. | 05/1983 | | 228
| US 10
UK 2
US dance 51
US rock 3 | co-produced by Nile Rodgers; charted as China Girl / Shake In in US dance charts
[EMI America 8165]
written by David Bowie & Iggy Pop |
 | 29. | 09/1983 | | 227
| US 8
UK 2
US AC 11 | [MCA/Stiff 52347]
written by Kirsty MacColl |
| 30. | 07/1983 | | 208
| US 16
UK 2
US AC 4
US R&B 5 | [Capitol 5242]
written by Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser |
 | 31. | 07/1983 | | 208
| US 3
UK 17
US AC 33
US rock ✫1 | [A&M 2569]
written by Sting |
 | 32. | 05/1983 | | 205
| US 3
UK 25
US dance 3
US R&B ✫1 | [Mercury 812370]
written by Donna Summer & Michael Omartian |
 | 33. | 05/1983 | | 203
| US 14
UK ✫1
US dance 47 | [Warner 7-29608]
written by Rod Stewart & Jay Davis |
 | 34. | 04/1983 | | 200
| US 10
UK 2
US rock 17 | [Virgin/Epic 34-04144]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Jon Moss |
| 35. | 11/1983 | | 198
| US 7
UK 9
US AC 6
US R&B 6
US rock 49 | [Motown 1710]
written by Lionel Richie & Cynthia Weil |
 | 36. | 07/1983 | | 198
| US 18
UK ✫1
US dance 24 | as KC
written by Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) |
 | 37. | 04/1983 | | 194
| US 3
UK 21
US AC 6
US rock 3 | [Columbia 03795]
written by Colin Hay |
 | 38. | 07/1983 | | 194
| US 8
UK 7
US AC 13
US rock 9 | [A&M 2614]
written by Sting |
 | 39. | 10/1983 | | 194
| US 2
UK 69
US AC 8
US dance ✫1
US R&B 45
US rock 18 | [RCA 13654]
written by Daryl Hall |
 | 40. | 01/1983 | | 193
| US 2
UK 63
US dance ✫1
US R&B 48
US rock 5 | [Elektra 69847 (Beserkley)]
written by Greg Kihn & Steve Wright |
 | 41. | 06/1983 | | 191
| US ✫1
US AC 34
US dance 6
US rock 34 | [Casablanca 812516]
written by Dennis Matkosky & Michael Sembello |
| 42. | 11/1983 | | 189
| US 4
UK 10
US AC 24
US dance 44
US R&B 3
US rock 42 |
[Epic 04363]
written by Rod Temperton |
 | 43. | 11/1983 | | 188
| US 6
UK 16
US AC 7
US rock 2 | [Atlantic 89724]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford |
 | 44. | 05/1983 | | 187
| US 14
UK 2
US rock 6 | co-produced by Nile Rodgers
[EMI America 8177]
written by David Bowie |
 | 45. | 10/1983 | | 185
| US 8
UK 14
US dance ✫1
US R&B 2 | written by Chris Barbosa & Ed Chisolm |
| 46. | 05/1983 | | 185
| US 5
UK 8
US R&B 5 | [Epic 03914]
written by Michael Jackson |
 | 47. | 09/1983 | | 184
| US 4
UK 14
US AC 19
US dance ✫1
US R&B 42 | main release; charted as Holiday / Lucky Star in US dance charts ; Lucky Star also bubbled under the UK Top 75 singles chart at #171 in September 1983
[Sire 7-29177]
written by Madonna |
 | 48. | 01/1983 | | 179
| US 6
UK 28
US AC 2
US country ✫1 | [Liberty 1492]
written by Bob Seger |
 | 49. | 11/1983 | | 179
| US 9
UK 11
US dance 9
US rock 2 | written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards |
| 50. | 01/1983 | | 179
| US 4
UK 43
US AC ✫1
US R&B 2 | [Motown 1657]
written by Brenda Harvey Richie & Lionel Richie |
 | 51. | 04/1983 | | 174
| US 46
UK ✫1
US dance 17
US R&B ✫1 | [Streetwise]
written by Maurice Starr |
| 52. | 08/1983 | | 171
| US 34
UK ✫1
US rock 41 | written by Neil Diamond |
| 53. | 07/1983 | | 170
| US 9
UK 8
US AC 44
US dance 11 | written by Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, Steve Jolley & Tony Swain |
| 54. | 10/1983 | | 168
| US 3
US dance ✫1
US rock 2 | [Nemperor 04135]
written by Jimmy Marinos, Wally Palmar, Mike Skill, Coz Canler & Pete Solley |
| 55. | 07/1983 | | 167
| US 2
UK 80
US AC 2 | produced by Jim Steinman
written by Jim Steinman |
 | 56. | 05/1983 | | 166
| US 12
UK 4
US AC 28
US rock 34 | [Geffen 7-29639]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin |
 | 57. | 11/1983 | | 164
| US 67
UK ✫1 | [BRIT Awards Best British Single 1985]
[Atco 99805 (Island)]
written by Peter Gill, Holly Johnson & Mark O'Toole |
| 58. | 04/1983 | | 163
| US 6
UK 15
US AC 36
US R&B 81 | [RCA 13508]
written by Mike Oldfield, Tim Cross, Rick Fenn, Mike Frye, Morris Pert & Maggie Reilly |
 | 59. | 06/1983 | | 160
| US 4
UK 86
US dance 14
US rock 2 | written by Alfie Agius, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram & Adam Woods |
 | 60. | 01/1983 | | 160
| US 6
UK 12
US AC 16
US rock 17 | [Arista 1054]
written by Ray Davies |
| 61. | 04/1983 | | 160
| US 5
UK 70
US AC ✫1
US R&B 6 | [Motown 1677]
written by Lionel Richie |
 | 62. | 09/1983 | | 159
| US 5
UK 49
US dance 41
US rock ✫1 | [Chrysalis 42732]
written by Mike Chapman & Holly Knight |
| 63. | 09/1983 | | 158
| US 16
UK 6
US dance ✫1
US R&B 25 | charted as Holiday / Lucky Star in US dance charts.
[London-Sire 7-29478]
written by Curtis Hudson & Lisa Stevens |
| 64. | 11/1983 | | 156
| UK ✫1 | written by Vince Clarke |
 | 65. | 09/1983 | | 153
| US 27
UK 3
US dance 4
US rock 58 | [Elektra 7-69766]
written by Howard Jones |
 | 66. | 02/1983 | | 153
| US 3
UK 90
US rock 3 | [A&M 2525]
written by Dennis DeYoung |
| 67. | 06/1983 | | 153
| US 70
UK ✫1 | written by Marvin Gaye, Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield |
| 68. | 04/1983 | | 152
| US 4
US AC ✫1
US R&B 28 | with Joe Pizzulo and Leza Miller
[A&M 2540]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil |
| 69. | 08/1983 | | 152
| US 29
UK 2
US AC 17 | [Chrysalis 42743]
written by Gary Kemp |
 | 70. | 11/1983 | | 151
| US 26
UK 6
US dance ✫1
US R&B 3 | [Capitol 5322]
written by Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr. |
 | 71. | 12/1983 | | 150
| US 10
UK 8
US AC ✫1 | [Columbia 04259]
written by Billy Joel |
 | 72. | 10/1983 | | 150
| US 6
US dance ✫1
US rock 7 | written by Chris Hayes & Huey Lewis |
 | 73. | 11/1983 | | 149
| US 33
UK 2
US rock 20 | [Elektra]
written by Howard Jones & William Bryant |
| 74. | 06/1983 | | 147
| US 6
UK 33
US AC 10
US rock 27 | [Columbia 03959]
written by Colin Hay |
 | 75. | 06/1983 | | 146
| US 104
UK 2
US dance ✫1
US R&B 13 | [Streetwise 1110]
written by Arthur Baker |
| 76. | 08/1983 | | 146
| US 5
UK 29
US rock 2 | produced by Dave Edmunds
[EMI 8168]
written by Brian Setzer |
| 77. | 07/1983 | | 145
| US 21
UK 3 | [RCA 13800]
written by Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart] |
| 78. | 09/1983 | | 143
| US 22
UK 4
US AC 40
US dance 42
US rock 33 | charted as Love of the Common People / Come Back and Stay in US dance charts
written by Jack Lee |
 | 79. | 02/1983 | | 142
| US 5
UK 47
US dance 17
US rock 4 | [Epic 34-03559]
written by Falco & Robert Ponger |
 | 80. | 06/1983 | | 142
| US 4
US AC 12
US dance 37 | #1 hit for Harry Richman in 1930
[RCA 13574]
written by Irving Berlin |
 | 81. | 01/1983 | | 141
| US 7
UK 63
US AC 4
US R&B 8 | [RCA 13421]
written by Daryl Hall |
 | 82. | 11/1983 | | 141
| US 37
UK 2
US rock 32 | written by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea |
 | 83. | 02/1983 | | 140
| US 6
UK 54
US dance 61
US R&B 15
US rock 17 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #108]
[Warner 29746]
written by Prince |
 | 84. | 12/1983 | | 140
| UK ✫1 | released in the US as the B-Side to So Bad
written by Paul McCartney |
 | 85. | 06/1983 | | 139
| US 5
US dance 12
US rock 2 | [Modern 7-99863]
written by Stevie Nicks & Prince |
 | 86. | 04/1983 | | 139
| US 5
US rock 7 | [Columbia 04005 (Pasha)]
written by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea |
 | 87. | 10/1983 | | 137
| US 22
UK 8
US dance 6
US R&B ✫1 | as Rufus & Chaka Khan
[Warner 7-29555]
written by David Wolinski (as Hawk Wolinski) |
 | 88. | 03/1983 | | 133
| US 62
UK 2
US AC 13 | [Carrere 101]
written by F.R. David, Marty Kupersmith & Louis S. Yaguda |
 | 89. | 11/1983 | | 133
| US 5
UK 57
US dance 51 | produced by David Foster
[MCA 52284]
written by John Farrar |
 | 90. | 11/1983 | | 132
| US 45
UK 2
US dance 42 | charted as Love of the Common People / Come Back and Stay in US dance charts
written by John Hurley & Ronnie Wilkins |
 | 91. | 05/1983 | | 130
| US 60
UK 2
US dance 28 | [Columbia 03932]
written by George Michael |
| 92. | 01/1983 | | 130
| US 46
UK 2 | [R]
written by Paul Jabara & Paul Shaffer |
 | 93. | 07/1983 | | 129
| US 10
UK 33
US rock ✫1 | [Geffen 29571]
written by John Wetton & Geoff Downes |
 | 94. | 04/1983 | | 128
| US 23
UK 6
US dance 7 | [R]
[RCA 13618]
written by Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart] |
| 95. | 03/1983 | | 128
| US 10
UK 37
US AC ✫1 | [Columbia 03597]
written by Steve Lukather |
| 96. | 08/1983 | | 126
| US 35
UK 3 | [Warner 7-29564]
written by Rod Stewart, Jay Davis & Tony Brock |
| 97. | 10/1983 | | 125
| US 10
UK 11
US AC 37
US R&B 46 | [Epic 04165]
written by James Ingram & Quincy Jones |
| 98. | 02/1983 | | 124
| US 8
US rock ✫1 | [Columbia 03513]
written by Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain & Steve Perry |
 | 99. | 09/1983 | | 124
| US 8
US rock ✫1 | [Chrysalis 4-42726]
written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn |
| 100. | 03/1983 | | 123
| US 8
UK 59
US AC 31
US dance 37
US rock 20 | [EMI America 8155]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David |
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