| Cover | | Date   | Title • Artist
Album | Points
| Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
![Flashdance ... What a Feeling! [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_20107.jpg "Flashdance ... What a Feeling! [article]") | 1. | 04/1983 | | 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 |
![Billie Jean [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_28775.jpg "Billie Jean [article]") | 2. | 01/1983 | | 370
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC 9
US R&B ✫1 |  [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #58]
[Epic 03509]
written by Michael Jackson |
![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 | | 353
| 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, Phil Pickett & Roy Hay |
![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 | [Motown 1698]
written by Lionel Richie |
![Let's Dance [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_10748.jpg "Let's Dance [article]") | 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
written by David Bowie |
![Beat It [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_28776.jpg "Beat It [article]") | 7. | 02/1983 | | 315
| US ✫1
UK 3
US R&B ✫1
US rock 14 | featuring Eddie Van Halen
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #337]
[Epic 03759]
written by Michael Jackson |
| 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 |
![Electric Avenue [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_13700.jpg "Electric Avenue [article]") | 9. | 01/1983 | | 295
| US 2
UK 2
US dance 6
US R&B 18
US rock 12 | written by Eddy Grant |
![Break My Stride [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_28185.jpg "Break My Stride [article]") | 10. | 09/1983 | | 243
| US 5
UK 4
US AC 4
US dance 17
US R&B 76 | |
![Owner of a Lonely Heart [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_49220.jpg "Owner of a Lonely Heart [article]") | 11. | 11/1983 | | 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 |
| 12. | 07/1983 | | 209
| US 16
UK 2
US AC 4
US R&B 5 | |
![She Works Hard for the Money [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_12753.jpg "She Works Hard for the Money [article]") | 13. | 05/1983 | | 204
| US 3
UK 25
US dance 3
US R&B ✫1 | |
| 14. | 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 |
![Say It Isn't So [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_18642.jpg "Say It Isn't So [article]") | 15. | 10/1983 | | 193
| US 2
UK 69
US AC 8
US dance ✫1
US R&B 45
US rock 18 | written by Daryl Hall |
![Thriller [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_28781.jpg "Thriller [article]") | 16. | 11/1983 | | 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 |
![Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_28777.jpg "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' [article]") | 17. | 05/1983 | | 186
| US 5
UK 8
US R&B 5 | [Epic 34-03914]
written by Michael Jackson |
![Let the Music Play [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_37388.jpg "Let the Music Play [article]") | 18. | 10/1983 | | 185
| US 8
UK 14
US dance ✫1
US R&B 2 | written by Chris Barbosa & Ed Chisolm |
| 19. | 01/1983 | | 178
| US 4
UK 43
US AC ✫1
US R&B 2 | [Motown 1657]
written by Brenda Harvey Richie & Lionel Richie |
![Candy Girl [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_30468.jpg "Candy Girl [article]") | 20. | 04/1983 | | 175
| US 46
UK ✫1
US dance 17
US R&B ✫1 | written by Maurice Starr |
![Family Man [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_18641.jpg "Family Man [article]") | 21. | 04/1983 | | 163
| 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 |
| 22. | 04/1983 | | 159
| US 5
UK 70
US AC ✫1
US R&B 6 | [Motown 1677]
written by Lionel Richie |
![Holiday [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_27069.jpg "Holiday [article]") | 23. | 09/1983 | | 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 |
| 24. | 04/1983 | | 153
| US 4
US AC ✫1
US R&B 28 | (with Joe Pizzulo and Leza Miller)
[A&M 2540] |
![Let's Stay Together [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_46231.jpg "Let's Stay Together [article]") | 25. | 11/1983 | | 152
| US 26
UK 6
US dance ✫1
US R&B 3 | [Capitol 5322]
written by Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr. |
![I.O.U. [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_16660.jpg "I.O.U. [article]") | 26. | 06/1983 | | 147
| US 104
UK 2
US dance ✫1
US R&B 13 | written by Arthur Baker |
![One on One [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_18640.jpg "One on One [article]") | 27. | 01/1983 | | 140
| US 7
UK 63
US AC 4
US R&B 8 | |
![Little Red Corvette [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_33463.jpg "Little Red Corvette [article]") | 28. | 02/1983 | | 140
| US 6
UK 54
US dance 61
US R&B 15
US rock 17 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #108]
written by Prince |
![Ain't Nobody [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_36073.jpg "Ain't Nobody [article]") | 29. | 10/1983 | | 137
| US 22
UK 8
US dance 6
US R&B ✫1 | as Rufus & Chaka Khan
written by Hawk Wolinski |
![P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_28780.jpg "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) [article]") | 30. | 10/1983 | | 126
| US 10
UK 11
US AC 37
US R&B 46 | [Epic 34-04165]
written by James Ingram & Quincy Jones |
| 31. | 06/1983 | | 121
| US 22
UK 8
US dance 18
US R&B 10
US rock 41 | |
![Human Nature [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_28778.jpg "Human Nature [article]") | 32. | 07/1983 | | 111
| US 7
US AC 2
US R&B 27 | [Epic]
written by Steve Porcaro & John Bettis |
| 33. | 09/1983 | | 107
| US 8
US R&B 18 | written by Prince |
| 34. | 07/1983 | | 104
| US 71
UK 8
US dance ✫1
US R&B 6 | written by Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell & Michael Beinhorn |
| 35. | 08/1983 | | 94
| US 55
UK 13
US dance 3
US R&B 2 | written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis |
| 36. | 05/1983 | | 91
| US 30
UK 11
US R&B 21 | |
| 37. | 10/1983 | | 89
| US 30
UK 18
US dance 31
US R&B 4 | [A&M 2591]
written by R.Jones |
![All This Love [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_11168.jpg "All This Love [article]") | 38. | 04/1983 | | 84
| US 17
US AC ✫1
US R&B 5 | [Gordy 1660]
written by El DeBarge |
![Time Will Reveal [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_11170.jpg "Time Will Reveal [article]") | 39. | 10/1983 | | 81
| US 18
US AC 12
US R&B ✫1 | [Gordy 1705]
written by El DeBarge & Bunny DeBarge |
| 40. | 12/1983 | | 80
| US 19
UK 44
US AC 10
US R&B 5 | written by James Ingram, Michael McDonald, Rod Temperton & Quincy Jones |
