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Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1983

1982 <-1983-> 1984
    

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1.
05/1983
411

✫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.
10/1983
406

✫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
3.
09/1983
404

✫1
US
✫1
AC


5
dance
✫1
R&B


2
UK
[Motown 1698]
written by Lionel Richie
4.
04/1983
404

✫1
US
4
AC


✫1
dance
2
R&B


2
UK
[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1983]
[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1983]
[Casablanca 811440]
written by Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey & Irene Cara
5.
01/1983
399

✫1
US
9
AC




✫1
R&B


✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #58]

[Epic 03509]
written by Michael Jackson
6.
09/1983
383

✫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
7.
02/1983
382

✫1
US
7
AC






23
rock
✫1
UK
produced by Jim Steinman
[Columbia 03906]
written by Jim Steinman
8.
02/1983
369

✫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]
9.
11/1983
360

2
US
2
AC




✫1
R&B


2
UK
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
10.
12/1983
351

2
US
42
AC


22
dance


23
rock
✫1
UK
11.
12/1983
349

✫1
US
✫1
AC




78
R&B
10
rock
3
UK
[Portrait 04432]
written by Rob Hyman & Cyndi Lauper
12.
09/1983
340

3
US
2
AC






22
rock
✫1
UK
[Columbia 04149]
written by Billy Joel
13.
07/1983
339

✫1
US
✫1
AC


38
dance


17
rock
4
UK
[Columbia 04138]
written by Billy Joel
14.
04/1983

True by Spandau Ballet

from True   True
334

4
US
✫1
AC




76
R&B
34
rock
✫1
UK
[Chrysalis 42720]
written by Gary Kemp
15.
08/1983
321

✫1
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country






7
UK
[RCA Victor PB-13615]
written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb
16.
11/1983
302

3
US
8
AC


✫1
dance


9
rock
4
UK
[Arista 1-9164]
written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway
17.
04/1983
262

4
US
2
AC






22
rock
5
UK
featuring Stevie Wonder
[Geffen 7-29460]
written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Davey Johnstone
18.
09/1983
262

5
US
4
AC


17
dance
76
R&B


4
UK
[Private I 04113]
written by Matthew Wilder & Greg Prestopino
19.
09/1983
249

8
US
11
AC








2
UK
[MCA/Stiff 52347]
written by Kirsty MacColl
20.
07/1983
240

16
US
4
AC




5
R&B


2
UK
[Capitol 5242]
written by Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser
21.
11/1983
222

4
US
24
AC


44
dance
3
R&B
42
rock
10
UK

[Epic 04364]
written by Rod Temperton
22.
09/1983
216

4
US
19
AC


✫1
dance
42
R&B


14
UK
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 29177]
written by Madonna
23.
10/1983
215

2
US
8
AC


✫1
dance
45
R&B
18
rock
69
UK
[RCA 13654]
written by Daryl Hall
24.
07/1983
213

3
US
33
AC






✫1
rock
17
UK
[A&M 2569]
written by Sting
25.
04/1983
207

3
US
6
AC






3
rock
21
UK
[Columbia 03795]
written by Colin Hay
26.
06/1983
207

✫1
US
34
AC


6
dance


34
rock


[Casablanca 812516]
written by Dennis Matkosky & Michael Sembello
27.
11/1983
200

7
US
6
AC




6
R&B
49
rock
9
UK
[Motown 1710]
written by Lionel Richie & Cynthia Weil
28.
07/1983
197

8
US
13
AC






9
rock
7
UK
[A&M 2614]
written by Sting
29.
05/1983
193

12
US
28
AC






34
rock
4
UK
[Geffen 7-29639]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
30.
11/1983
192

6
US
7
AC






2
rock
16
UK
[Atlantic 89724]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford
31.
07/1983
189

2
US
2
AC








80
UK
produced by Jim Steinman
[Arista 9056]
written by Jim Steinman
32.
01/1983
188

4
US
✫1
AC




2
R&B


43
UK
[Motown 1657]
written by Brenda Harvey Richie & Lionel Richie
33.
08/1983

Gold by Spandau Ballet

from True   True
188

29
US
17
AC








2
UK
[Chrysalis 42743]
written by Gary Kemp
34.
01/1983
181

6
US
16
AC






17
rock
12
UK
[Arista 1054]
written by Ray Davies
35.
12/1983
179

10
US
✫1
AC








8
UK
[Columbia 04259]
written by Billy Joel
36.
01/1983
176

6
US
2
AC
✫1
country






28
UK
[Liberty 1492]
written by Bob Seger
37.
07/1983
174

9
US
44
AC


11
dance




8
UK
38.
03/1983

Words by F.R. David

from Words   
171

62
US
13
AC








2
UK
[Carrere 101]
written by F.R. David, Marty Kupersmith & Louis S. Yaguda
39.
09/1983
169

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
40.
04/1983
165

6
US
36
AC




81
R&B


15
UK
41.
04/1983
162

5
US
✫1
AC




6
R&B


70
UK
[Motown 1677]
written by Lionel Richie
42.
04/1983
157

4
US
✫1
AC




28
R&B




with Joe Pizzulo and Leza Miller
[A&M 2540]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
43.
11/1983
146

67
US
13
AC








3
UK
[Epic 04338]
written by Bob Heatlie
44.
10/1983
143

10
US
37
AC




46
R&B


11
UK
[Epic 04165]
written by James Ingram & Quincy Jones
45.
06/1983
141

6
US
10
AC






27
rock
33
UK
[Columbia 03959]
written by Colin Hay
46.
06/1983
140

4
US
12
AC


37
dance






#1 hit for Harry Richman in 1930
[RCA 13574]
written by Irving Berlin
47.
01/1983
135

7
US
4
AC




8
R&B


63
UK
[RCA 13421]
written by Daryl Hall
48.
04/1983
125

6
US
13
AC








56
UK
[A&M 2543]
written by Dennis DeYoung
49.
11/1983
122

18
US
✫1
AC








17
UK
produced by Jim Steinman
[Arista 9101]
written by Jim Steinman
50.
07/1983
120

7
US
2
AC




27
R&B




[Epic 04026]
written by Steve Porcaro & John Bettis
51.
03/1983
119

10
US
✫1
AC








37
UK
[Columbia 03597]
written by Steve Lukather
52.
05/1983
116

30
US
4
AC




21
R&B


11
UK
[Warner 29563]
written by James Newton Howard & David Paich
53.
06/1983
116

19
US
36
AC






19
rock
13
UK
[Columbia 03964 (Jet)]
written by Jeff Lynne
54.
09/1983
112

9
US
18
AC






✫1
rock


[Capitol 5271]
written by Martha Davis
55.
03/1983
111

8
US
31
AC


37
dance


20
rock
59
UK
[EMI America 8155]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
56.
03/1983
108

7
US
16
AC


28
dance






[Atlantic 89868]
written by Martine Clémenceau & Diane Warren
57.
03/1983
107

21
US
2
AC




6
R&B


28
UK
as Jarreau
[Warner 29720]
written by Jay Graydon, Al Jarreau & David Foster
58.
12/1983
106

9
US
✫1
AC










[Warner 29658]
written by Christopher Cross
59.
08/1983
106

9
US
15
AC


9
dance




84
UK
[EMI 8172]
written by Greg Mathieson & Trevor Veitch
60.
11/1983
104

29
US
38
AC


32
dance




10
UK
61.
01/1983
97

12
US
3
AC








51
UK
[Warner 29843]
written by Christopher Cross
62.
09/1983
93



30
AC








7
UK
[Warner 29442]
written by Dan Hill & Michael Masser
63.
07/1983
92

9
US
33
AC


14
dance
70
R&B




[Epic/Virgin 03912]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig), Roy Hay & Jon Moss
64.
04/1983
92

17
US
✫1
AC




5
R&B




[Gordy 1660]
written by El DeBarge
65.
07/1983
91

12
US
✫1
AC










[Atlantic 89805]
written by Michael Bolton & Doug James
66.
12/1983
88

19
US
10
AC




5
R&B


44
UK
67.
10/1983
86

48
US
15
AC


2
dance
13
R&B


25
UK
[Planet 13639]
written by Richard Feldman, John Black & Nan O'Byrne
68.
09/1983
86

40
US
5
AC


29
dance
32
R&B


19
UK
[Atlantic 89786]
written by Rod Temperton & Derek Bramble
69.
07/1983
85

13
US
24
AC






4
rock


[Asylum 69826]
written by Jackson Browne
70.
11/1983
85

12
US
10
AC




12
R&B




[Arista 9116]
written by Ray Parker Jr
71.
07/1983
84

11
US
19
AC


32
dance




95
UK
[EMI America 8170]
written by Pete Byrne & Rob Fisher
72.
10/1983
84

18
US
12
AC




✫1
R&B




[Gordy 1705]
written by El DeBarge & Bunny DeBarge
73.
03/1983
82

10
US
29
AC






32
rock


[A&M 2536]
written by Bryan Adams & Eric Kagna
74.
06/1983
78

14
US
28
AC






6
rock


[Geffen 29603]
written by Marv Ross
75.
02/1983
75

23
US
6
AC




2
R&B




[Columbia 03563]
written by Dana Walden, Rocky Maffit (as Rocky Maffitt) & Michael Day
76.
01/1983
75

18
US
6
AC






24
rock
83
UK
[Warner 29780]
written by Steve Diamond, Troy Seals, Tony Seals & Eddie Setser
77.
01/1983
72

18
US
8
AC








59
UK
[A&M]
written by Joe Jackson
78.
04/1983
71

12
US
24
AC










[Columbia 03840]
written by Jonathan Cain
79.
07/1983
70

25
US
29
AC




3
R&B


54
UK
80.
09/1983
68

73
US
23
AC








15
UK
[EMI America 8180]
written by Terry Britten & Sue Shifrin
81.
10/1983
66

27
US
4
AC




7
R&B


99
UK
[Arista 9073]
written by Steve Goldman
82.
01/1983
65

25
US
✫1
AC








99
UK
[Warner 29791]
written by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman & Dave Grusin
83.
03/1983
65



20
AC








13
UK
[Arista 9072]
written by Nick Heyward
84.
02/1983
65

26
US
4
AC








48
UK
[Arista 1046]
written by Barry Manilow & Adrienne Anderson
85.
03/1983
63

23
US
8
AC
5
country








[RCA 13470]
written by Mike Reid
86.
05/1983
61

43
US
35
AC


7
dance
3
R&B


57
UK
[Warner 29649]
written by Kashif
87.
12/1983
61

15
US
29
AC










[novelty]
[Atlantic 89718]
written by Peter Quinn
88.
10/1983
59

25
US
4
AC
86
country






89
UK
[EMI America 8186]
written by Jennifer Kimball & Cindy Richardson
89.
08/1983
58

26
US
10
AC
4
country








[RCA 13600]
written by Deborah Allen, Rory Michael Bourke (as Rory Bourke) & Rafe VanHoy (as Rafe Van Hoy)
90.
12/1983
57

23
US
3
AC










released in the UK as the B-Side to Pipes of Peace
[Columbia 04296]
written by Paul McCartney
91.
02/1983
54

29
US
✫1
AC










[Full Moon 03525]
written by Dan Fogelberg
92.
06/1983
54

36
US
✫1
AC








75
UK
[A&M 2551]
written by John Barry & Tim Rice
93.
04/1983
54

55
US
2
AC
✫1
country








[Warner 29712]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens
94.
08/1983
52

29
US
23
AC






16
rock
58
UK
[Arista 9075]
written by Ray Davies
95.
05/1983
50

38
US
9
AC
✫1
country








96.
04/1983
49

28
US
3
AC










[Atlantic 89849]
written by Jim Capaldi
97.
04/1983
49

37
US
2
AC
13
country








co-produced by David Foster
[Liberty 1495]
written by Dave Robbins, Jeff Silbar & Van Stephenson
98.
05/1983
48

24
US
31
AC




77
R&B


81
UK
[RSO 813173]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
99.
09/1983
48

25
US
24
AC






18
rock


[Asylum 69791]
written by Jackson Browne, Danny Kootch (as Danny Kortchmar) & Russ Kunkel
100.
05/1983
47

22
US
17
AC










[Capitol 5231]
written by Graeham Goble (as Graham Goble)

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