Top Country Songs of 1983 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1982 <-1983-> 1984
Top songs: #1: Islands in the Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - #2: We've Got Tonight by Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton - #3: Stranger in My House by Ronnie Milsap - #4: Almost Over You by Sheena Easton - #5: Baby I Lied by Deborah Allen
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#1
08/1983

Islands in the Stream
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

from Eyes That See in the Dark   Eyes That See in the Dark
340 pts
1
US
1
AC
1
ctry


7
UK
[RCA PB-13615]
written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb
We've Got Tonight
#2
01/1983

We've Got Tonight
Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton

from We've Got Tonight   We've Got Tonight
186 pts
6
US
2
AC
1
ctry


28
UK
[Liberty 1492]
written by Bob Seger
Stranger in My House
#3
03/1983

Stranger in My House
Ronnie Milsap

from Keyed Up   
67 pts
23
US
8
AC
5
ctry




[RCA 13470]
written by Mike Reid
Almost Over You
#4
10/1983

Almost Over You
Sheena Easton

from Best Kept Secret   Best Kept Secret
63 pts
25
US
4
AC
86
ctry


89
UK
[EMI America 8186]
written by Jennifer Kimball & Cindy Richardson
Baby I Lied
#5
08/1983

Baby I Lied
Deborah Allen

from Cheat the Night   Cheat the Night
61 pts
26
US
10
AC
4
ctry




[RCA 13600]
written by Deborah Allen, Rory Bourke & Rafe Van Hoy
#6
04/1983

You Can't Run from Love
Eddie Rabbitt

from Radio Romance   
57 pts
55
US
2
AC
1
ctry




[Warner Bros. 29712]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens
#7
05/1983

The Closer You Get
Alabama

from The Closer You Get   The Closer You Get
53 pts
38
US
9
AC
1
ctry




[RCA 13524]
written by J.P. Pennington & Mark Gray [country singer]
All My Life
#8
04/1983

All My Life
Kenny Rogers

from We've Got Tonight   We've Got Tonight
52 pts
37
US
2
AC
13
ctry




co-produced by David Foster
[Liberty 1495]
written by Dave Robbins, Jeff Silbar & Van Stephenson
I.O.U.
#9
04/1983

I.O.U.
Lee Greenwood

from Somebody's Gonna Love You   
44 pts
53
US
4
AC
6
ctry




[MCA 52199]
written by Kerry Chater & Austin Roberts
#10
07/1983

Don't You Know How Much I Love You
Ronnie Milsap

from Keyed Up   
43 pts
58
US
12
AC
1
ctry




[RCA 13564]
written by Michael Stewart & Dan Williams
Save the Last Dance for Me
#11
12/1983

Save the Last Dance for Me
Dolly Parton

from The Great Pretender   
41 pts
45
US
12
AC
3
ctry




[RCA 13703]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
Eyes That See in the Dark
#12
09/1983

Eyes That See in the Dark
Kenny Rogers

from Eyes That See in the Dark   
40 pts
79
US
4
AC
30
ctry


61
UK
[RCA 13774]
written by Barry Gibb & Maurice Gibb
A Little Good News
#13
09/1983

A Little Good News
Anne Murray

from A Little Good News   A Little Good News
40 pts
74
US
11
AC
1
ctry




[Capitol 5264]
written by Tommy Rocco, Charlie Black & Rory Michael Bourke
#14
07/1983

Baby, What About You
Crystal Gayle

from True Love   
39 pts
83
US
9
AC
1
ctry




[Warner 29582]
written by Josh Leo & Wendy Waldman
#15
01/1983

Swingin'
John Anderson

from Wild & Blue   Wild & Blue
38 pts
43
US


1
ctry




[Warner 29788]
written by John Anderson & Lionel Delmore
#16
10/1983

The Sound of Goodbye
Crystal Gayle

from Cage the Songbird   
38 pts
84
US
10
AC
1
ctry




[Warner 29452]
written by Hugh Prestwood
#17
08/1983

Lady Down on Love
Alabama

from The Closer You Get   The Closer You Get
36 pts
76
US
18
AC
1
ctry




[RCA 13590]
written by Randy Owen
Whatever Happened to Old Fashioned Love
#18
02/1983

Whatever Happened to Old Fashioned Love
B.J. Thomas

from New Looks   
35 pts
93
US
13
AC
1
ctry




[Cleveland International 03492]
written by Lewis Anderson
#19
08/1983

Somebody's Gonna Love You
Lee Greenwood

from Somebody's Gonna Love You   
34 pts
96
US
15
AC
1
ctry




[MCA 52257]
written by Rafe VanHoy & Don Cook
Cool Places
#20
04/1983

Cool Places
Sparks & Jane Wiedlin

from In Outer Space   
31 pts
49
US


13
ctry
13
dance


[Atlantic]
written by Ron Mael & Russell Mael
#21
11/1983

Show Her
Ronnie Milsap

from Keyed Up   
31 pts
103
US
17
AC
1
ctry




[RCA 13658]
written by Mike Reid
#22
02/1983

American Made
The Oak Ridge Boys

from American Made   
30 pts
72
US


1
ctry




[MCA 52179]
written by Bob DiPiero & Pat McManus
#23
04/1983

Pancho and Lefty
Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard

from Pancho and Lefty   
27 pts


21
AC
1
ctry




[Epic 03842]
written by Townes Van Zandt
#24
04/1983

Our Love Is on the Fault Line
Crystal Gayle

from True Love   
26 pts


23
AC
1
ctry




[Warner 29719]
written by Reece Kirk
You Put the Beat in My Heart
#25
09/1983

You Put the Beat in My Heart
Eddie Rabbitt

from Greatest Hits Vol. 2   
24 pts
81
US
15
AC
10
ctry




[Warner Bros. 29512]
written by Rick Giles & Don Pfrimmer
#26
1983

Paradise Tonight
Mickey Gilley

from It Takes Believers   
21 pts




1
ctry




written by Bill Kenner & Mark Wright
#27
10/1983

You Look So Good in Love
George Strait

from Right or Wrong   Right or Wrong
21 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 52279]
written by Glen Ballard, Rory Michael Bourke & Kerry Chater
#28
10/1983

In My Eyes
John Conlee

from In My Eyes   In My Eyes
21 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 52282]
written by Barbara Wyrick
#29
09/1983

Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)
Larry Gatlin

from Houston to Denver   
21 pts




1
ctry




as Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band
[Columbia 04105]
written by Larry Gatlin
#30
02/1983

You're the First Time I've Thought About Leaving
Reba McEntire

from Unlimited   Unlimited
21 pts




1
ctry




[Mercury 810338]
written by Kerry Chater & Dickey Lee
#31
11/1983

That's the Way Love Goes
Merle Haggard

from That's the Way Love Goes   
21 pts




1
ctry




[Epic 04226]
written by Lefty Frizzell & Sanger D. Shafer
#32
10/1983

Slow Burn
T. G. Sheppard

from Slow Burn   
21 pts




1
ctry




[Warner/Curb 29469]
written by Charlie Black & Tommy Rocco
#33
08/1983

One of a Kind Pair of Fools
Barbara Mandrell

from Spun Gold   
21 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 52258]
written by R.C. Bannon & John Bettis
#34
09/1983

Holding Her and Loving You
Earl Thomas Conley

from Don't Make It Easy For Me   
21 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 13596]
written by Walt Aldridge & Tom Brasfield
#35
09/1983

Black Sheep
John Anderson

from All the People Are Talkin'   All the People Are Talkin'
21 pts




1
ctry




[Warner 29497]
written by Robert Altman & Daniel Darst
#36
05/1983

Your Love's on the Line
Earl Thomas Conley

from Don't Make It Easy For Me   
21 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 13525]
written by Earl Thomas Conley & Randy Scruggs
#37
03/1983

You Take Me for Granted
Merle Haggard

from Going Where the Lonely Go   
21 pts




1
ctry




[Epic 03723]
written by Leona Williams
Tell Me a Lie
#38
09/1983

Tell Me a Lie
Janie Fricke

from It Ain't Easy   
21 pts




1
ctry




[Columbia 04091]
written by Mickey Buckins & Barbara Wyrick
#39
07/1983

Paradise Tonight
Charly McClain & Mickey Gilley

from Paradise   
21 pts




1
ctry




[Epic 04007]
written by Bill Kenner & Mark Wright
#40
06/1983

Night Games
Charley Pride

from Night Games   Night Games
21 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 13542]
written by Blake Mevis & Norro Wilson
#41
07/1983

New Looks from an Old Lover
B.J. Thomas

from New Looks   
21 pts




1
ctry




[Columbia 03985]
written by Red Lane, Gloria Thomas & Lathan Hudson
#42
02/1983

José Cuervo
Shelly West

from West By West   
21 pts




1
ctry




[Warner 29778]
written by Cindy Jordan
#43
05/1983

I Always Get Lucky with You
George Jones

from Shine On   
21 pts




1
ctry




[Epic 03883]
written by Merle Haggard, Freddy Powers, Gary Church & Tex Whitson
#44
05/1983

He's a Heartache (Looking for a Place to Happen)
Janie Fricke

from It Ain't Easy   
21 pts




1
ctry




[Columbia 03899]
written by Jeff Silbar & Larry Henley
#45
12/1983

Elizabeth
The Statler Brothers

from Today   
21 pts




1
ctry




[Mercury 814881]
written by Jimmy Fortune
Dixieland Delight
#46
02/1983

Dixieland Delight
Alabama

from The Closer You Get   The Closer You Get
21 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 13446]
written by Ronnie Rogers
#47
03/1983

Common Man
John Conlee

from Busted   Busted
21 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 52178]
written by Sammy Johns
#48
06/1983

A Fire I Can't Put Out
George Strait

from Strait from the Heart   Strait from the Heart
21 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 52225]
written by Darryl Staedtler
#49
06/1983

You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation
Ronnie McDowell

from Personally   
21 pts




1
ctry




[Epic 03946]
written by Jeff Crossan
#50
12/1983

Woke Up in Love
Exile

from Exile [1983 album]   
21 pts




1
ctry




[Epic 04247]
written by J.P. Pennington
#51
01/1983

When I'm Away from You
The Bellamy Brothers

from Strong Weakness   
21 pts




1
ctry




[Elektra/Curb 69850]
written by Frankie Miller [Scottish singer]
#52
12/1983

Stay Young
Don Williams

from Yellow Moon   Yellow Moon
21 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 52310]
written by Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle
Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)
#53
03/1983

Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)
Waylon Jennings

from It's Only Rock and Roll   
21 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 13465]
written by Albert Collins & Little Richard
#54
06/1983

Love Song
The Oak Ridge Boys

from American Made   
21 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 52224]
written by Steven Runkle
#55
04/1983

Love Is on a Roll
Don Williams

from Yellow Moon   Yellow Moon
21 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 52205]
written by Roger Cook & John Prine
#56
06/1983

I'm Only in It for the Love
John Conlee

from In My Eyes   In My Eyes
21 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 52231]
written by Kix Brooks, Deborah Allen & Rafe VanHoy
#57
04/1983

Highway 40 Blues
Ricky Skaggs

from Highways and Heartaches   Highways and Heartaches
21 pts




1
ctry




[Epic 03812]
written by Larry Cordle
#58
12/1983

Going, Going, Gone
Lee Greenwood

from Somebody's Gonna Love You   
21 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 52322]
written by Jan Crutchfield
#59
04/1983

Fool for Your Love
Mickey Gilley

from Fool for Your Love   
21 pts




1
ctry




[Epic 03783]
written by Don Singleton
#60
12/1983

Don't Cheat in Our Hometown
Ricky Skaggs

from Don't Cheat in Our Hometown   
21 pts




1
ctry




[Sugar Hill/Epic 04245]
written by Ray Pennington & Roy Marcum
Don't Count the Rainy Days
#61
09/1983

Don't Count the Rainy Days
Michael Martin Murphey

from The Heart Never Lies   The Heart Never Lies
20 pts
106
US
16
AC
9
ctry




[Liberty 1505]
written by Victor Careaga & Wayland Holyfield
Scarlet Fever
#62
07/1983

Scarlet Fever
Kenny Rogers

from We've Got Tonight   We've Got Tonight
18 pts
94
US


5
ctry




[Liberty 1503]
written by Mike Dekle
#63
05/1983

Lost in the Feeling
Conway Twitty

from Lost in the Feeling   Lost in the Feeling
18 pts




2
ctry




[Warner 29636]
written by Lewis Anderson
Ev'ry Heart Should Have One
#64
10/1983

Ev'ry Heart Should Have One
Charley Pride

from Night Games   Night Games
18 pts




2
ctry




[RCA 13648]
written by Norro Wilson
#65
08/1983

You've Got a Lover
Ricky Skaggs

from Highways and Heartaches   Highways and Heartaches
18 pts




2
ctry




[Epic 04044]
written by Shake Russell
#66
09/1983

Tennessee Whiskey
George Jones

from Shine On   
18 pts




2
ctry




[Epic 04082]
written by Dean Dillon & Linda Hargrove
#67
07/1983

Nobody but You
Don Williams

from Yellow Moon   Yellow Moon
18 pts




2
ctry




[MCA 52245]
written by John Jarrard & J.D. Martin
#68
01/1983

I Have Loved You, Girl (But Not Like This Before)
Earl Thomas Conley

from Somewhere Between Right and Wrong   Somewhere Between Right and Wrong
18 pts




2
ctry




R
[RCA 13414]
written by Earl Thomas Conley
#69
06/1983

Hey Bartender
Johnny Lee

from Hey Bartender   
18 pts




2
ctry




[Full Moon 29605]
written by Floyd Dixon
#70
03/1983

You're Out Doing What I'm Here Doing Without
Gene Watson

from Sometimes I Get Lucky   
18 pts




2
ctry




[MCA 52191]
written by Allen Frizzell & Bo Roberts
(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely
#71
04/1983

(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely
The Statler Brothers

from Today   
18 pts




2
ctry




[Mercury 811488]
written by Pat Ballard
#72
05/1983

Til You and Your Lover Are Lovers Again
Engelbert Humperdinck

from You and Your Lover   
17 pts
77
US
17
AC
39
ctry




[Epic]
written by Jan Buckingham & Mark Gray [country singer]
#73
11/1983

Two Car Garage
B.J. Thomas

from The Great American Dream   
17 pts


44
AC
3
ctry




[Cleveland International 04237]
written by J. D. Martin & Gary Harrison
Take It to the Limit
#74
10/1983

Take It to the Limit
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson

from Take It to the Limit   
17 pts
102
US
31
AC
8
ctry




as Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings
[Columbia 04131]
written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey & Randy Meisner
#75
10/1983

You Made a Wanted Man of Me
Ronnie McDowell

from Personally   
15 pts




3
ctry




[Epic 04167]
written by Jeff Crossan
#76
11/1983

Sentimental Ol' You
Charly McClain

from The Woman in Me   
15 pts




3
ctry




[Epic 04172]
written by Bob DiPiero & Pat McManus
#77
06/1983

Why Do I Have to Choose
Willie Nelson

from Take It to the Limit   Take It to the Limit
15 pts




3
ctry




[Columbia 03965]
written by Willie Nelson
#78
07/1983

What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)
Merle Haggard

from That's the Way Love Goes   
15 pts




3
ctry




[Epic 04006]
written by Merle Haggard
#79
01/1983

Shine On (Shine All Your Sweet Love on Me)
George Jones

from Shine On   
15 pts




3
ctry




[Epic 03489]
written by Bob Morrison & Johnny MacRae
#80
12/1983

I Never Quite Got Back (From Loving You)
Sylvia [Sylvia Kirby aka Sylvia Hutton]

from Snapshot   
15 pts




3
ctry




[RCA 13689]
written by Mike Reid
#81
03/1983

The Ride
David Allan Coe

from Castles in the Sand   
14 pts




4
ctry




[Columbia 03778]
written by John B. Detterline Jr. & Gary Gentry
#82
02/1983

Foolin'
Johnny Rodriguez

from For Every Rose   
14 pts




4
ctry




[Epic 03598]
written by Ralph Mooney
#83
11/1983

After All
Ed Bruce

from You're Not Leaving Here Tonight   You're Not Leaving Here Tonight
14 pts




4
ctry




[MCA 52295]
written by Ed Bruce & Patsy Bruce
#84
01/1983

You Don't Know Love
Janie Fricke

from It Ain't Easy   
14 pts




4
ctry




[Columbia 03498]
written by Don King & Beckie Foster
#85
11/1983

Why Lady Why
Gary Morris

from Why Lady Why   Why Lady Why
14 pts




4
ctry




[Warner 29450]
written by Gary Morris & Eddie Setser
#86
08/1983

The Wind Beneath My Wings
Gary Morris

from Why Lady Why   Why Lady Why
14 pts




4
ctry




[Warner 29532]
written by Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar
Lonely Women Make Good Lovers
#87
12/1983

Lonely Women Make Good Lovers
Steve Wariner

from Midnight Fire   Midnight Fire
14 pts




4
ctry




[RCA 13691]
written by Freddy Weller & Lindon Oldham
#88
04/1983

In Times Like These
Barbara Mandrell

from Spun Gold   
14 pts




4
ctry




[MCA 52206]
written by Rhonda Fleming & Dennis Morgan
#89
01/1983

Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight
Hank Williams Jr.

from Strong Stuff   
14 pts




4
ctry




[Elektra/Curb 69846]
written by Hank Williams Jr.
#90
02/1983

Amarillo by Morning
George Strait

from Strait from the Heart   Strait from the Heart
14 pts




4
ctry




[MCA 52162]
written by Paul Fraser & Terry Stafford
#91
02/1983

Touch Me (I'll Be Your Fool Once More)
Tom Jones

from Country   
14 pts




4
ctry




[Mercury 810445]
written by Al Downing
#92
05/1983

I Love Her Mind
The Bellamy Brothers

from Strong Weakness   
14 pts




4
ctry




[Warner/Curb 29645]
written by David Bellamy
#93
07/1983

Flight 309 to Tennessee
Shelly West

from West By West   
14 pts




4
ctry




[Viva 29597]
written by Ronnie J. Scott
Potential New Boyfriend
#94
04/1983

Potential New Boyfriend
Dolly Parton

from Burlap & Satin   
13 pts




20
ctry
14
dance


[RCA 13514]
written by Steve Kipner & John Lewis Parker
#95
04/1983

The Love She Found in Me
Gary Morris

from Why Lady Why   Why Lady Why
13 pts




5
ctry




[Warner 29683]
written by Dennis Linde & Bob Morrison
#96
10/1983

Ozark Mountain Jubilee
The Oak Ridge Boys

from Deliver   
13 pts




5
ctry




[MCA 52288]
written by Scott Anders & Roger Murrah
#97
05/1983

Snapshot
Sylvia [Sylvia Kirby aka Sylvia Hutton]

from Snapshot   
13 pts




5
ctry




[RCA 13501]
written by Kye Fleming & Dennis Morgan
#98
10/1983

Queen of My Heart
Hank Williams Jr.

from Man of Steel   Man of Steel
13 pts




5
ctry




[Warner/Curb 29500]
written by Hank Williams Jr.
#99
06/1983

Way Down Deep
Vern Gosdin

from If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)   If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)
13 pts




5
ctry




[Compleat 108]
written by Max D. Barnes & Max T. Barnes
#100
02/1983

If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)
Vern Gosdin

from If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)   If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)
13 pts




5
ctry




[Compleat 102]
written by Vern Gosdin & Max D. Barnes

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