| Cover | | Date   | Title • Artist
Album | Points
| Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
![Billie Jean [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_28775.jpg "Billie Jean [article]") | 1. | 01/1983 | | 369
 | US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC 9
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #58]
written by Michael Jackson
[Epic 03509] |
![Flashdance ... What a Feeling! [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_20107.jpg "Flashdance ... What a Feeling! [article]") | 2. | 04/1983 | | 369
| 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]
written by Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey, Irene Cara |
![Say, Say, Say [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_32073.jpg "Say, Say, Say [article]") | 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
written by Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson |
![Karma Chameleon [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_10033.jpg "Karma Chameleon [article]") | 4. | 09/1983 | | 352
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC 3
US R&B 67 | [BRIT Awards Best British Single 1984]
written by Boy George, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, Phil Pickett, Roy Hay
[Virgin/Epic 34-04221] |
![All Night Long (All Night) [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_25889.jpg "All Night Long (All Night) [article]") | 5. | 09/1983 | | 352
| US ✫1
UK 2
US AC ✫1
US dance 5
US R&B ✫1 | written by Lionel Richie
[Motown 1698] |
![Total Eclipse of the Heart [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_6456.jpg "Total Eclipse of the Heart [article]") | 6. | 02/1983 | | 340
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC 7
US rock 23 | produced by Jim Steinman
written by Jim Steinman |
![Uptown Girl [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_4994.jpg "Uptown Girl [article]") | 7. | 09/1983 | | 317
| US 3
UK ✫1
US AC 2
US rock 22 | written by Billy Joel |
| 8. | 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 |
![True [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_38668.jpg "True [article]") | 9. | 04/1983 | | 302
| US 4
UK ✫1
US AC ✫1
US rock 34 | |
![Time After Time [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_10099.jpg "Time After Time [article]") | 10. | 12/1983 | | 301
| US ✫1
UK 3
US AC ✫1
US rock 10 | written by Rob Hyman, Cyndi Lauper
[Portrait 04432] |
![Tell Her About It [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_4995.jpg "Tell Her About It [article]") | 11. | 07/1983 | | 289
| US ✫1
UK 4
US AC ✫1
US dance 38
US rock 17 | |
![Islands in the Stream [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_24381.jpg "Islands in the Stream [article]") | 12. | 08/1983 | | 285
| US ✫1
UK 7
US AC ✫1
US country ✫1 | written by Bee Gees |
![Break My Stride [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_28185.jpg "Break My Stride [article]") | 13. | 09/1983 | | 243
| US 5
UK 4
US AC 4
US dance 17
US R&B 76 | |
![I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_14095.jpg "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues [article]") | 14. | 04/1983 | | 231
| US 4
UK 5
US AC 2
US rock 22 | featuring Stevie Wonder
written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin, D.Johnstone
[Geffen 7-29460] |
| 15. | 07/1983 | | 209
| US 16
UK 2
US AC 4
US R&B 5 | |
| 16. | 11/1983 | | 198
| US 7
UK 9
US AC 6
US R&B 6
US rock 49 | written by Lionel Richie, Cynthia Weil
[Motown 1710] |
![Say It Isn't So [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_18642.jpg "Say It Isn't So [article]") | 17. | 10/1983 | | 193
| US 2
UK 69
US AC 8
US dance ✫1
US R&B 45
US rock 18 | |
![Thriller [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_28781.jpg "Thriller [article]") | 18. | 11/1983 | | 190
| US 4
UK 10
US AC 24
US dance 44
US R&B 3
US rock 42 |
written by Rod Temperton
[Epic 34-04363] |
![That's All [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_17298.jpg "That's All [article]") | 19. | 11/1983 | | 187
| US 6
UK 16
US AC 7
US rock 2 | written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford |
![Lucky Star [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_27071.jpg "Lucky Star [article]") | 20. | 09/1983 | | 184
| US 4
UK 14
US AC 19
US dance ✫1 | 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
written by Madonna
[Sire 7-29177] |
![Come Dancing [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_43557.jpg "Come Dancing [article]") | 21. | 01/1983 | | 180
| US 6
UK 12
US AC 16
US rock 17 | written by Ray Davies |
![We've Got Tonight [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_24385.jpg "We've Got Tonight [article]") | 22. | 01/1983 | | 178
| US 6
UK 28
US AC 2
US country ✫1 | written by Bob Seger |
| 23. | 01/1983 | | 178
| US 4
UK 43
US AC ✫1
US R&B 2 | written by Brenda Harvey Richie, Lionel Richie
[Motown 1657] |
![An Innocent Man [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_4996.jpg "An Innocent Man [article]") | 24. | 12/1983 | | 175
| US 10
UK 8
US AC ✫1 | |
![I'm Still Standing [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_14096.jpg "I'm Still Standing [article]") | 25. | 05/1983 | | 167
| US 12
UK 4
US AC 28
US rock 34 | written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin
[Geffen 7-29639] |
![Family Man [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_18641.jpg "Family Man [article]") | 26. | 04/1983 | | 162
| US 6
UK 15
US AC 36
US R&B 81 | written by Mike Oldfield, Tim Cross, Rick Fenn, Mike Frye, Morris Pert, Maggie Reilly |
| 27. | 04/1983 | | 159
| US 5
UK 70
US AC ✫1
US R&B 6 | written by Lionel Richie
[Motown 1677] |
| 28. | 07/1983 | | 155
| US 2
UK 80
US AC 17 | produced by Jim Steinman
written by Jim Steinman |
| 29. | 04/1983 | | 153
| US 4
US AC ✫1
US R&B 28 | |
![Gold [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_38669.jpg "Gold [article]") | 30. | 08/1983 | | 152
| US 29
UK 2
US AC 17 | |
![Puttin' on the Ritz [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_40290.jpg "Puttin' on the Ritz [article]") | 31. | 06/1983 | | 140
| US 4
US AC 12
US dance 37 | #1 hit for Harry Richman in 1930
written by Irving Berlin |
![One on One [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_18640.jpg "One on One [article]") | 32. | 01/1983 | | 140
| US 7
UK 63
US AC 4
US R&B 8 | |
![Words [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_15127.jpg "Words [article]") | 33. | 03/1983 | | 134
| US 62
UK 2
US AC 13 | written by F.R. David, Marty Kupersmith, Louis S. Yaguda
[Carrere 101] |
| 34. | 03/1983 | | 126
| US 10
UK 37
US AC ✫1 | written by Steve Lukather |
![P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_28780.jpg "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) [article]") | 35. | 10/1983 | | 126
| US 10
UK 11
US AC 37
US R&B 46 | written by James Ingram, Quincy Jones
[Epic 34-04165] |
| 36. | 09/1983 | | 125
| US 9
US AC 18
US rock ✫1 | |
![Always Something There to Remind Me [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_29925.jpg "Always Something There to Remind Me [article]") | 37. | 03/1983 | | 122
| US 8
UK 59
US AC 31
US dance 37
US rock 20 | written by Burt Bacharach, Hal David |
| 38. | 11/1983 | | 120
| US 67
UK 3
US AC 13 | |
![Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_37479.jpg "Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) [article]") | 39. | 08/1983 | | 118
| US 9
UK 84
US AC 27
US dance 9 | |
| 40. | 04/1983 | | 118
| US 6
UK 56
US AC 13 | [A&M 2543] |
