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Top Dance Songs of 1983

1982 <-1983-> 1984

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Flashdance ... What a Feeling!    [article]1.04/1983
Flashdance ... What a Feeling! by Irene Cara 

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from Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture   COVER

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381
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
Say, Say, Say    [article]2.10/1983
Say, Say, Say by Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney 

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from Pipes of Peace   COVER

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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
All Night Long (All Night)    [article]3.09/1983
All Night Long (All Night) by Lionel Richie 

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from Can't Slow Down   COVER

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352
US ✫1
UK 2
US AC ✫1
US dance 5
US R&B ✫1
[Motown 1698]
written by Lionel Richie
Let's Dance    [article]4.03/1983
Let's Dance by David Bowie 

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from Let's Dance   COVER

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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
written by David Bowie
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)    [article]5.02/1983
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics 

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from Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)   COVER

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312
US ✫1
UK 2
US dance 2
US rock 16
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #356]
[RCA 13533]
written by Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart
99 Luftballons / 99 Red Balloons    [article]6.12/1983
99 Luftballons / 99 Red Balloons by Nena 

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from 99 Luftballons   COVER

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307
US 2
UK ✫1
US dance 22
US rock 23
written by Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Carlo Karges & Kevin McAlea
Electric Avenue    [article]7.01/1983
Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant 

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from Killer on the Rampage   COVER

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295
US 2
UK 2
US dance 6
US R&B 18
US rock 12
written by Eddy Grant
Tell Her About It    [article]8.07/1983
Tell Her About It by Billy Joel 

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from An Innocent Man   COVER

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289
US ✫1
UK 4
US AC ✫1
US dance 38
US rock 17
written by Billy Joel
Girls Just Want to Have Fun    [article]9.12/1983
Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper 

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from She's So Unusual   COVER

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289
US 2
UK 2
US dance ✫1
US rock 16
[Portrait 37-04120]
written by Robert Hazard
10.03/1983
Is There Something I Should Know? by Duran Duran 

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from Duran Duran [US reissue]   COVER

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287
US 4
UK ✫1
US dance 34
US rock 3
written by Duran Duran
Union of the Snake    [article]11.10/1983
Union of the Snake by Duran Duran 

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from Seven and the Ragged Tiger   COVER

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258
US 3
UK 3
US dance 33
US rock 2
Hold Me Now    [article]12.11/1983
Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins 

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from Into the Gap   COVER

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257
US 3
UK 4
US dance ✫1
US rock 9
[Arista 1-9164]
written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway
Too Shy    [article]13.01/1983
Too Shy by Kajagoogoo 

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from White Feathers   COVER

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256
US 5
UK ✫1
US dance 25
US rock 23
[EMI America 8161]
(Keep Feeling) Fascination    [article]14.04/1983
(Keep Feeling) Fascination by The Human League 

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from Fascination!   COVER

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246
US 8
UK 2
US dance ✫1
US rock 14
written by Jo Callis & Philip Oakey
Break My Stride    [article]15.09/1983
Break My Stride by Matthew Wilder 

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from I Don't Speak the Language   COVER

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243
US 5
UK 4
US AC 4
US dance 17
US R&B 76
The Safety Dance    [article]16.06/1983
The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats 

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from Rhythm of Youth   COVER

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240
US 3
UK 6
US dance ✫1
US rock 21
[Backstreet 52232]
written by Ivan Doroschuk
Owner of a Lonely Heart    [article]17.11/1983
Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes 

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from 90125   COVER

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235
US ✫1
UK 28
US dance 3
US R&B 69
US rock ✫1
written by Trevor Rabin, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire & Trevor Horn
China Girl    [article]18.05/1983
China Girl by David Bowie 

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from Let's Dance   COVER

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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
written by David Bowie & Iggy Pop
She Works Hard for the Money    [article]19.05/1983
She Works Hard for the Money by Donna Summer 

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from She Works Hard for the Money   COVER

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204
US 3
UK 25
US dance 3
US R&B ✫1
Baby Jane    [article]20.05/1983
Baby Jane by Rod Stewart 

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from Body Wishes   COVER

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203
US 14
UK ✫1
US dance 47
written by Rod Stewart & Jay Davis
Give It Up    [article]21.07/1983
Give It Up by KC & the Sunshine Band 

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from All in a Night's Work   COVER

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199
US 18
UK ✫1
US dance 24
as KC
written by Harry Wayne Casey
Say It Isn't So    [article]22.10/1983
Say It Isn't So by Hall & Oates 

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from Rock 'n' Soul: Part 1   COVER

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193
US 2
UK 69
US AC 8
US dance ✫1
US R&B 45
US rock 18
written by Daryl Hall
Jeopardy    [article]23.01/1983
Jeopardy by Greg Kihn Band 

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from Kihnspiracy   COVER

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191
US 2
UK 63
US dance ✫1
US rock 5
Thriller    [article]24.11/1983
Thriller by Michael Jackson 

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from Thriller   COVER

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190
US 4
UK 10
US AC 24
US dance 44
US R&B 3
US rock 42

[Epic 34-04363]
written by Rod Temperton
Maniac    [article]25.06/1983
Maniac by Michael Sembello 

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from Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture   COVER

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187
US ✫1
US dance 6
US rock 34
written by Dennis Matkosky & Michael Sembello
Let the Music Play    [article]26.10/1983
Let the Music Play by Shannon [Brenda Shannon Greene] 

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from Let the Music Play   COVER

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185
US 8
UK 14
US dance ✫1
US R&B 2
written by Chris Barbosa & Ed Chisolm
Lucky Star    [article]27.09/1983
Lucky Star by Madonna 

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from Madonna   COVER

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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
[Sire 7-29177]
written by Madonna
Undercover of the Night    [article]28.11/1983
Undercover of the Night by The Rolling Stones 

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from Undercover   COVER

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178
US 9
UK 11
US dance 9
US rock 2
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Talking in Your Sleep    [article]29.10/1983
Talking in Your Sleep by The Romantics 

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from In Heat   COVER

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177
US 3
US dance ✫1
US rock 2
written by Jimmy Marinos, Wally Palmar, Mike Skill, Coz Canler & Pete Solley
Candy Girl    [article]30.04/1983
Candy Girl by New Edition 

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from Candy Girl   COVER

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175
US 46
UK ✫1
US dance 17
US R&B ✫1
written by Maurice Starr
Cruel Summer    [article]31.07/1983
Cruel Summer by Bananarama 

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from Bananarama   COVER

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168
US 9
UK 8
US dance 11
written by Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, Steve Jolley & Tony Swain
32.06/1983
One Thing Leads to Another by The Fixx 

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from Reach the Beach   COVER

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160
US 4
UK 86
US dance 14
US rock 2
written by Cy Curnin, Adam Woods, Jamie West-Oram, Rupert Greenall & Alfie Agius
Love Is a Battlefield    [article]33.09/1983
Love Is a Battlefield by Pat Benatar 

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from Live from Earth   COVER

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159
US 5
UK 49
US dance 41
US rock ✫1
written by Mike Chapman & Holly Knight
Holiday    [article]34.09/1983
Holiday by Madonna 

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from Madonna   COVER

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159
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
New Song    [article]35.09/1983
New Song by Howard Jones 

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from Human's Lib/The 12" Album   COVER

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154
US 27
UK 3
US dance 4
US rock 58
[Elektra 7-69766]
written by Howard Jones
Let's Stay Together    [article]36.11/1983
Let's Stay Together by Tina Turner 

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from Private Dancer   COVER

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152
US 26
UK 6
US dance ✫1
US R&B 3
[Capitol 5322]
written by Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr.
I Want a New Drug    [article]37.10/1983
I Want a New Drug by Huey Lewis & the News 

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from Sports   COVER

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149
US 6
US dance ✫1
US rock 7
written by Chris Hayes & Huey Lewis
I.O.U.    [article]38.06/1983
I.O.U. by Freeez 

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from Gonna Get You   COVER

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147
US 104
UK 2
US dance ✫1
US R&B 13
written by Arthur Baker
Der Kommissar    [article]39.02/1983
Der Kommissar by After the Fire 

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from Der Kommissar   COVER

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143
US 5
UK 47
US dance 17
US rock 4
[Epic 34-03559]
written by Robert Ponger & Falco
40.09/1983
Come Back and Stay by Paul Young 

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from No Parlez   COVER

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142
US 22
UK 4
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

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