Top Billboard Hot 100 Songs of 1983

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–––––[ Billboard Top 100 – 1983 ]–––––

001 – Police – Every Breath You Take
002 – Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
003 – Irene Cara – Flashdance...What A Feeling
004 – Men At Work – Down Under
005 – Michael Jackson – Beat It
006 – Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart
007 – Daryl Hall & John Oates – Maneater
008 – Patti Austin & James Ingram – Baby Come To Me
009 – Michael Sembello – Maniac
010 – Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
011 – Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
012 – Eddie Rabbit & Crystal Gayle – You & I
013 – Dexy's Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
014 – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Shame On The Moon
015 – Donna Summer – She Works Hard For The Money
016 – Sergio Mendes – Never Gonna Let You Go
017 – Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf
018 – David Bowie – Let's Dance
019 – Golden Earring – Twilight Zone
020 – Frida – I Know There's Something Going On
021 – Greg Kihn Band – Jeopardy
022 – Eddie Grant – Electric Avenue
023 – Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science
024 – Toto – Africa
025 – Prince – Little Red Corvette
026 – The Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang
027 – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes – Up Where We Belong
028 – Styx – Mr. Roboto
029 – Lionel Richie – You Are
030 – Der Kommissar – After Fire
031 – Taco – Puttin' On The Ritz
032 – Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing
033 – Human League – Fascination
034 – Culture Club – Time (Clock Of The Heart)
035 – Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
036 – Toni Basil – Mickey
037 – Phil Collins – You Can't Hurry Love
038 – Journey – Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
039 – Hall & Oates – One On One
040 – Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton – We've Got Tonight
041 – Prince – 1999
042 – Stray Cats – Stray Cat Strut
043 – Billy Joel – Allentown
044 – Stevie Nicks – Stand Back
045 – Billy Joel – Tell Her About It
046 – Naked Eyes – Always Something There To Remind Me
047 – Lionel Richie – Truly
048 – Don Henley – Dirty Laundry
049 – Michael Jackson – The Girl Is Mine
050 – Kajagoogoo – Too Shy
051 – Adam Ant – Goody Two Shoes
052 – Clash – Rock The Casbah
053 – Madness – Our House
054 – Men At Work – Overkill
055 – Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know
056 – Laura Branigan – Gloria
057 – Rick Springfield – Affair Of The Heart
058 – Tubes – She's A Beauty
059 – Laura Branigan – Solitaire
060 – Styx – Don't Let It End
061 – Laura Branigan – How Am I Suppose To Live Without You
062 – David Bowie – China Girl
063 – Kinks – Come Dancing
064 – Naked Eyes – Promises Promises
065 – Little River Band – The Other Guy
066 – Air Supply – Making Love Out Of Nothing At All
067 – Hall & Oates – Family Man
068 – Michael Jackson – Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
069 – Toto – I Won't Hold You Back
070 – Christopher Cross – All Right
071 – Bryan Adams – Straight From The Heart
072 – Kenny Loggins – Heart To Heart
073 – Lionel Richie – My Love
074 – Elton John – I'm Still Standing
075 – Loverboy – Hot Girls In Love
076 – Men At Work – It's A Mistake
077 – Culture Club – I'll Tumble 4 Ya
078 – El DeBarge – All This Love
079 – Sammy Hagar – Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy
080 – Dionne Warwick – Heartbreaker
081 – Journey – Faithfully
082 – Joe Jackson – Steppin' Out
083 – Quarterflash – Take Me To Heart
084 – Stray Cats – (She's) Sexy & 17
085 – Champaign – Try Again
086 – Shalamar – Dead Give Away
087 – Jackson Brown – Lawyers In Love
088 – Moving Pictures – What About Me
089 – Michael Jackson – Human Nature
090 – Def Leppard – Photograph
091 – Musical Youth – Pass The Dutchie (On The Left Hand Side)
092 – Spandau Ballet – True
093 – Frank Stallone – Far From Over
094 – Eric Clapton – I've Got A Rock 'N' Roll Heart
095 – Stephen Bishop – It Might Be You (Theme From Tootsie)
096 – Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack – Tonight I Celebrate My Love
097 – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – You Got Lucky
098 – Asia – Don't Cry
099 – Joe Jackson – Breaking Us In Two
100 – Earth Wind & Fire – Fall In Love With Me

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Here are my favorites.

001 – Police – Every Breath You Take
006 – Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart
015 – Donna Summer – She Works Hard For The Money
024 – Toto – Africa
043 – Billy Joel – Allentown
066 – Air Supply – Making Love Out Of Nothing At All
069 – Toto – I Won't Hold You Back
071 – Bryan Adams – Straight From The Heart
085 – Champaign – Try Again
088 – Moving Pictures – What About Me
090 – Def Leppard – Photograph
091 – Musical Youth – Pass The Dutchie (On The Left Hand Side)
092 – Spandau Ballet – True
095 – Stephen Bishop – It Might Be You (Theme From Tootsie)

Didn't care for the many Michael Jackson and Men At Work hits. Lionel Richie and Laura Branigan were pretty prolific too eh? Branigan had pretty dumb album titles tho - "Branigan", "Branigan 2", and "Laura Branigan". Of course, nothing trumps Chicago's album titles.

[FreakyFlyBry]

001 – Police – Every Breath You Take
002 – Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
003 – Irene Cara – Flashdance...What A Feeling
004 – Men At Work – Down Under
005 – Michael Jackson – Beat It
006 – Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart
007 – Daryl Hall & John Oates – Maneater
009 – Michael Sembello – Maniac
010 – Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
013 – Dexy's Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
017 – Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf
018 – David Bowie – Let's Dance
019 – Golden Earring – Twilight Zone
022 – Eddie Grant – Electric Avenue
023 – Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science
024 – Toto – Africa
025 – Prince – Little Red Corvette
026 – The Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang
027 – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes – Up Where We Belong
028 – Styx – Mr. Roboto
031 – Taco – Puttin' On The Ritz
032 – Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing
035 – Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
036 – Toni Basil – Mickey
037 – Phil Collins – You Can't Hurry Love
041 – Prince – 1999
045 – Billy Joel – Tell Her About It
046 – Naked Eyes – Always Something There To Remind Me
047 – Lionel Richie – Truly
048 – Don Henley – Dirty Laundry
049 – Michael Jackson – The Girl Is Mine
050 – Kajagoogoo – Too Shy
051 – Adam Ant – Goody Two Shoes
052 – Clash – Rock The Casbah
053 – Madness – Our House
058 – Tubes – She's A Beauty
071 – Bryan Adams – Straight From The Heart
074 – Elton John – I'm Still Standing
075 – Loverboy – Hot Girls In Love
081 – Journey – Faithfully
084 – Stray Cats – (She's) Sexy & 17
090 – Def Leppard – Photograph
092 – Spandau Ballet – True
097 – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – You Got Lucky

Those are the songs I like from 1983.

[jimmy74747]

1983 has to be one of the best years for pop music. These are the songs I really like. A- and higher scores. If I did B's too, I'd have to include close to three quarters of the songs.

001 – Police – Every Breath You Take
003 – Irene Cara – Flashdance...What A Feeling
006 – Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart
011 – Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
013 – Dexy's Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
016 – Sergio Mendes – Never Gonna Let You Go
017 – Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf
019 – Golden Earring – Twilight Zone
024 – Toto – Africa
025 – Prince – Little Red Corvette
026 – The Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang
027 – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes – Up Where We Belong
028 – Styx – Mr. Roboto
035 – Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
038 – Journey – Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
042 – Stray Cats – Stray Cat Strut
043 – Billy Joel – Allentown
046 – Naked Eyes – Always Something There To Remind Me
054 – Men At Work – Overkill
058 – Tubes – She's A Beauty
060 – Styx – Don't Let It End
061 – Laura Branigan – How Am I Suppose To Live Without You
063 – Kinks – Come Dancing
066 – Air Supply – Making Love Out Of Nothing At All
069 – Toto – I Won't Hold You Back
071 – Bryan Adams – Straight From The Heart
079 – Sammy Hagar – Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy
080 – Dionne Warwick – Heartbreaker
081 – Journey – Faithfully
082 – Joe Jackson – Steppin' Out
085 – Champaign – Try Again
088 – Moving Pictures – What About Me
090 – Def Leppard – Photograph
092 – Spandau Ballet – True

[Keith3000]

I agree 1983 was an excellent year music wise.

And the best people are always born in the best years! ;)

[mst3k]

My favorites (grade A- or better):

003 – Irene Cara – Flashdance...What A Feeling
005 – Michael Jackson – Beat It
006 – Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart
008 – Patti Austin & James Ingram – Baby Come To Me
010 – Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
011 – Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
016 – Sergio Mendes – Never Gonna Let You Go
019 – Golden Earring – Twilight Zone
020 – Frida – I Know There's Something Going On
023 – Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science
024 – Toto – Africa
025 – Prince – Little Red Corvette
026 – The Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang
028 – Styx – Mr. Roboto
029 – Lionel Richie – You Are
030 – Der Kommissar – After Fire
032 – Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing
033 – Human League – Fascination
034 – Culture Club – Time (Clock Of The Heart)
035 – Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
036 – Toni Basil – Mickey
037 – Phil Collins – You Can't Hurry Love
041 – Prince – 1999
043 – Billy Joel – Allentown
044 – Stevie Nicks – Stand Back
045 – Billy Joel – Tell Her About It
046 – Naked Eyes – Always Something There To Remind Me
050 – Kajagoogoo – Too Shy
051 – Adam Ant – Goody Two Shoes
052 – Clash – Rock The Casbah
056 – Laura Branigan – Gloria
057 – Rick Springfield – Affair Of The Heart
058 – Tubes – She's A Beauty
060 – Styx – Don't Let It End
063 – Kinks – Come Dancing
064 – Naked Eyes – Promises Promises
066 – Air Supply – Making Love Out Of Nothing At All
067 – Hall & Oates – Family Man
068 – Michael Jackson – Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
070 – Christopher Cross – All Right
071 – Bryan Adams – Straight From The Heart
072 – Kenny Loggins – Heart To Heart
074 – Elton John – I'm Still Standing
075 – Loverboy – Hot Girls In Love
077 – Culture Club – I'll Tumble 4 Ya
078 – DeBarge – All This Love
079 – Sammy Hagar – Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy
082 – Joe Jackson – Steppin' Out
083 – Quarterflash – Take Me To Heart
085 – Champaign – Try Again
086 – Shalamar – Dead Giveaway
090 – Def Leppard – Photograph
093 – Frank Stallone – Far From Over
094 – Eric Clapton – I've Got A Rock 'N' Roll Heart
097 – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – You Got Lucky
098 – Asia – Don't Cry
099 – Joe Jackson – Breaking Us In Two
100 – Earth Wind & Fire – Fall In Love With Me

(Damn, that's a lot... and I like most of the ones I left off, too.)

[prenatt1166]

My year end chart for 1983 would have looked completely different if point totals for a song's entire chart run were used instead of just the calendar year.

UU-BRU Internet Radio
[blue]1983 Top Ten Singles[/blue]

(Year End Rank, calendar year points, Artist, Title)

01  616  Pretenders- Back On The Chain Gang
02  612  Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
03  602  Prince - Little Red Corvette
04  565  Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know
05  556  Scandal - Goodbye To You
06  553  Stevie Nicks - Stand Back
07  530  Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton - Islands In The Stream
08  523  Michael Jackson - Bille Jean
09  521  Scandal - Love's Got A Line On You
10  518  Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

Using points for the entire chart run, all 10 positions change:

01  676  Scandal - Goodbye To You
02  657  Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang
03  612  Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
04  607  Billy Joel - Allentown
05  602  Prince - Little Red Corvette
06  587  Frida - I Know There's Something Going On
07  565  Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know
08  553  Stevie Nicks - Stand Back
09  530  Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton - Islands In The Stream
10  523  Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

www.keystonehighways.com/uubru1983.html

:)
 

[Hervard]

prenatt1166 said:

My year end chart for 1983 would have looked completely different if point totals for a song's entire chart run were used instead of just the calendar year.

UU-BRU Internet Radio
[blue]1983 Top Ten Singles[/blue]

(Year End Rank, calendar year points, Artist, Title)

01  616  Pretenders- Back On The Chain Gang
02  612  Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
03  602  Prince - Little Red Corvette
04  565  Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know
05  556  Scandal - Goodbye To You
06  553  Stevie Nicks - Stand Back
07  530  Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton - Islands In The Stream
08  523  Michael Jackson - Bille Jean
09  521  Scandal - Love's Got A Line On You
10  518  Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

Great song at number nine! That song just didn't get the exposure it deserved. It was played a lot on WLS-FM back in the summer of 1983 (and as I recall, made their Big 89 of 1983 countdown at the end of that year). Back then, I didn't like it very well, but now I think it's one of their best hits and very representative of the girl group sound of the early 1980s.

As for this list, it's so/so, but I think that AT40's 1983 list is much more accurate, since it takes into consideration the song's entire chart life instead of the portion of the chart run within the time frame, like Billboard seemed to do. And it gave songs that peaked before the time frame was up but were still on the chart projected points to estimate their remaining chart life. Since nobody knew how long "Tonight I Celebrate My Love" would be staying on the chart after 1983, it was ranked lower than it would have been had there been a list made later on after all 1983 songs had fallen off the charts.

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001 – Police – Every Breath You Take: [blue]A+[/blue]
002 – Michael Jackson – Billie Jean: [blue]A-[/blue] [green](But it's kinda overrated)[/green]
003 – Irene Cara – Flashdance...What A Feeling: C+
004 – Men At Work – Down Under: B+
005 – Michael Jackson – Beat It: [blue]A[/blue]
006 – Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart: B-
007 – Daryl Hall & John Oates – Maneater: B
008 – Patti Austin & James Ingram – Baby Come To Me: n/a
009 – Michael Sembello – Maniac: B+
010 – Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams: [blue]A[/blue]
011 – Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me: B+
012 – Eddie Rabbit & Crystal Gayle – You & I: n/a
013 – Dexy's Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen: B-
014 – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Shame On The Moon: n/a
015 – Donna Summer – She Works Hard For The Money: C
016 – Sergio Mendes – Never Gonna Let You Go: n/a
017 – Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf: B+
018 – David Bowie – Let's Dance: [blue]A-[/blue]
019 – Golden Earring – Twilight Zone: [blue]A[/blue]
020 – Frida – I Know There's Something Going On: n/a
021 – Greg Kihn Band – Jeopardy: [blue]A-[/blue]
022 – Eddie Grant – Electric Avenue: [blue]A-[/blue]
023 – Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science: [blue]A[/blue]
024 – Toto – Africa: C+
025 – Prince – Little Red Corvette: [blue]A+[/blue]
026 – The Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang: [blue]A-[/blue]
027 – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes – Up Where We Belong: [red]F[/red] [green](Even Celine Dion never quite made cheese like this)[/green]
028 – Styx – Mr. Roboto: B- [green](They tried to sound like a new wave act and it's the most tolerable song they ever made)[/green]
029 – Lionel Richie – You Are: n/a
030 – After The Fire - Der Kommissar: [blue]A-[/blue] [green](You messed up the order)[/green]
031 – Taco – Puttin' On The Ritz: B-
032 – Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing: [blue]A-[/blue]
033 – Human League – Fascination: B+
034 – Culture Club – Time (Clock Of The Heart): [blue]A-[/blue]
035 – Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance: [blue]A[/blue]
036 – Toni Basil – Mickey: B+
037 – Phil Collins – You Can't Hurry Love: C+
038 – Journey – Separate Ways (Worlds Apart): D
039 – Hall & Oates – One On One: n/a
040 – Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton – We've Got Tonight: n/a
041 – Prince – 1999: [blue]A-[/blue]
042 – Stray Cats – Stray Cat Strut: B+
043 – Billy Joel – Allentown: C+
044 – Stevie Nicks – Stand Back: [blue]A-[/blue] [green](Wow, I haven't heard this in a long time)[/green]
045 – Billy Joel – Tell Her About It: C-
046 – Naked Eyes – Always Something There To Remind Me: B
047 – Lionel Richie – Truly: n/a
048 – Don Henley – Dirty Laundry: [blue]A-[/blue]
049 – Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney – The Girl Is Mine: C+
050 – Kajagoogoo – Too Shy: [blue]A[/blue]
051 – Adam Ant – Goody Two Shoes: B+
052 – Clash – Rock The Casbah: [blue]A+[/blue]
053 – Madness – Our House: [blue]A[/blue]
054 – Men At Work – Overkill: n/a
055 – Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know: B- [green](I'm pretty sure I've heard this)[/green]
056 – Laura Branigan – Gloria: B+
057 – Rick Springfield – Affair Of The Heart: n/a
058 – Tubes – She's A Beauty: [red]F+[/red]
059 – Laura Branigan – Solitaire: n/a
060 – Styx – Don't Let It End: n/a
061 – Laura Branigan – How Am I Suppose To Live Without You: n/a
062 – David Bowie – China Girl: B+
063 – Kinks – Come Dancing: D-
064 – Naked Eyes – Promises Promises: [blue]A-[/blue]
065 – Little River Band – The Other Guy: n/a
066 – Air Supply – Making Love Out Of Nothing At All: n/a
067 – Hall & Oates – Family Man: n/a
068 – Michael Jackson – Wanna Be Startin' Somethin': B+
069 – Toto – I Won't Hold You Back: n/a
070 – Christopher Cross – All Right: n/a
071 – Bryan Adams – Straight From The Heart: C- [green](See #55)[/green]
072 – Kenny Loggins – Heart To Heart: n/a
073 – Lionel Richie – My Love: n/a
074 – Elton John – I'm Still Standing: B
075 – Loverboy – Hot Girls In Love: n/a
076 – Men At Work – It's A Mistake: n/a
077 – Culture Club – I'll Tumble 4 Ya: B+ [green](This group is probably somewhat underrated)[/green]
078 – El DeBarge – All This Love: n/a
079 – Sammy Hagar – Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy: n/a
080 – Dionne Warwick – Heartbreaker: n/a
081 – Journey – Faithfully: C
082 – Joe Jackson – Steppin' Out: n/a
083 – Quarterflash – Take Me To Heart: n/a
084 – Stray Cats – (She's) Sexy & 17: C-
085 – Champaign – Try Again: n/a
086 – Shalamar – Dead Give Away: n/a
087 – Jackson Brown – Lawyers In Love: n/a
088 – Moving Pictures – What About Me: B-
089 – Michael Jackson – Human Nature: n/a
090 – Def Leppard – Photograph: B+
091 – Musical Youth – Pass The Dutchie (On The Left Hand Side): B [green](I always thought this was from '85)[/green]
092 – Spandau Ballet – True: B+
093 – Frank Stallone – Far From Over: n/a
094 – Eric Clapton – I've Got A Rock 'N' Roll Heart: n/a
095 – Stephen Bishop – It Might Be You (Theme From Tootsie): n/a
096 – Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack – Tonight I Celebrate My Love: n/a
097 – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – You Got Lucky: [blue]A-[/blue]
098 – Asia – Don't Cry: n/a
099 – Joe Jackson – Breaking Us In Two: n/a
100 – Earth Wind & Fire – Fall In Love With Me: n/a

[John77]

The year I REALLY got into CHR/Pop music... and what a year it was!!!

I like almost every song on this list... probably a lot easier just to list those I don't like...

08 Patti Austin & James Ingram - Baby, Come To Me... over exposed and overplayed on a certain soap opera my Mom was really into at the time.. drove me crazy...

10 Eurhythmics - Sweet Dreams... the 2nd song I ever got burned out on... just could not get away from it and was just too repetitive for my taste... Honestly, if I hear it more than 1 or 2 times a year, it's too much!

18 David Bowie - Let's Dance... the first song ever I really got burned out on... you literally could not escape this song in the L.A. market... you almost heard this song as much as "Every Breath You Take"... unlike that song (which I never tire of)... this one got really annoying to me after a while... I may listen to it a few times a year today, but that's all... give me "Modern Love" any day of the week!

33 Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing... I just never understood why people liked this song... to me there was nothing special about it... it was one of the few songs out that I would change the station on when it came on...

77 Culture Club - I'll Tumble 4 Ya... never really cared for Boy George, but "Time" and "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" were pop masterpieces. This one just got annoying after awhile...

91 Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie... the first song that I ever liked for a bit, that I really ended up hating a lot... honestly, I don't know why I even liked it in the first place... I can't even tolerate it today, 22 years later!!!

The other 94 songs, I can pretty much listen to even today and enjoy them... that's saying a lot!

[620 Soul Train]

The Ultimate Picks (Aces):

001 – Police – Every Breath You Take
002 – Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
005 – Michael Jackson – Beat It
007 – Daryl Hall & John Oates – Maneater
010 – Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
013 – Dexy's Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
015 – Donna Summer – She Works Hard For The Money
018 – David Bowie – Let's Dance
020 – Frida – I Know There's Something Going On
023 – Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science
030 – Der Kommissar – After Fire
031 – Taco – Puttin' On The Ritz
032 – Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing
033 – Human League – Fascination
034 – Culture Club – Time (Clock Of The Heart)
044 – Stevie Nicks – Stand Back
045 – Billy Joel – Tell Her About It
050 – Kajagoogoo – Too Shy
052 – Clash – Rock The Casbah
053 – Madness – Our House
055 – Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know
064 – Naked Eyes – Promises Promises

067 -  Hall & Oates – Family Man
074 – Elton John – I'm Still Standing
077 – Culture Club – I'll Tumble 4 Ya
083 – Quarterflash – Take Me To Heart
086 – Shalamar – Dead Give Away
090 – Def Leppard – Photograph
091 – Musical Youth – Pass The Dutchie (On The Left Hand Side)
092 – Spandau Ballet – True

[tico]

The songs I do and don't like (* means I don't know it)

001 – Police – Every Breath You Take
002 – Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
003 – Irene Cara – Flashdance...What A Feeling
004 – Men At Work – Down Under
005 – Michael Jackson – Beat It
006 – Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart
007 – Daryl Hall & John Oates – Maneater
008 – Patti Austin & James Ingram – Baby Come To Me
009 – Michael Sembello – Maniac
010 – Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
011 – Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
012 – Eddie Rabbit & Crystal Gayle – You & I*
013 – Dexy's Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
014 – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Shame On The Moon
015 – Donna Summer – She Works Hard For The Money
016 – Sergio Mendes – Never Gonna Let You Go
017 – Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf
018 – David Bowie – Let's Dance
019 – Golden Earring – Twilight Zone
020 – Frida – I Know There's Something Going On
021 – Greg Kihn Band – Jeopardy
022 – Eddie Grant – Electric Avenue
023 – Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science
024 – Toto – Africa
025 – Prince – Little Red Corvette
026 – The Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang
027 – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes – Up Where We Belong
028 – Styx – Mr. Roboto
029 – Lionel Richie – You Are
030 – Der Kommissar – After Fire
031 – Taco – Puttin' On The Ritz
032 – Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing
033 – Human League – Fascination
034 – Culture Club – Time (Clock Of The Heart)
035 – Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
036 – Toni Basil – Mickey
037 – Phil Collins – You Can't Hurry Love
038 – Journey – Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
039 – Hall & Oates – One On One
040 – Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton – We've Got Tonight
041 – Prince – 1999
042 – Stray Cats – Stray Cat Strut
043 – Billy Joel – Allentown
044 – Stevie Nicks – Stand Back
045 – Billy Joel – Tell Her About It
046 – Naked Eyes – Always Something There To Remind Me
047 – Lionel Richie – Truly
048 – Don Henley – Dirty Laundry
049 – Michael Jackson – The Girl Is Mine
050 – Kajagoogoo – Too Shy
051 – Adam Ant – Goody Two Shoes
052 – Clash – Rock The Casbah
053 – Madness – Our House
054 – Men At Work – Overkill
055 – Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know
056 – Laura Branigan – Gloria
057 – Rick Springfield – Affair Of The Heart*
058 – Tubes – She's A Beauty
059 – Laura Branigan – Solitaire*
060 – Styx – Don't Let It End*
061 – Laura Branigan – How Am I Suppose To Live Without You
062 – David Bowie – China Girl
063 – Kinks – Come Dancing
064 – Naked Eyes – Promises Promises
065 – Little River Band – The Other Guy*
066 – Air Supply – Making Love Out Of Nothing At All
067 – Hall & Oates – Family Man
068 – Michael Jackson – Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
069 – Toto – I Won't Hold You Back*
070 – Christopher Cross – All Right*
071 – Bryan Adams – Straight From The Heart
072 – Kenny Loggins – Heart To Heart*
073 – Lionel Richie – My Love
074 – Elton John – I'm Still Standing
075 – Loverboy – Hot Girls In Love*
076 – Men At Work – It's A Mistake
077 – Culture Club – I'll Tumble 4 Ya
078 – El DeBarge – All This Love
079 – Sammy Hagar – Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy*
080 – Dionne Warwick – Heartbreaker
081 – Journey – Faithfully
082 – Joe Jackson – Steppin' Out
083 – Quarterflash – Take Me To Heart*
084 – Stray Cats – (She's) Sexy & 17*
085 – Champaign – Try Again
086 – Shalamar – Dead Give Away
087 – Jackson Brown – Lawyers In Love*
088 – Moving Pictures – What About Me
089 – Michael Jackson – Human Nature
090 – Def Leppard – Photograph
091 – Musical Youth – Pass The Dutchie (On The Left Hand Side)
092 – Spandau Ballet – True
093 – Frank Stallone – Far From Over*
094 – Eric Clapton – I've Got A Rock 'N' Roll Heart*
095 – Stephen Bishop – It Might Be You (Theme From Tootsie)
096 – Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack – Tonight I Celebrate My Love
097 – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – You Got Lucky*
098 – Asia – Don't Cry*
099 – Joe Jackson – Breaking Us In Two*
100 – Earth Wind & Fire – Fall In Love With Me*

[John77]

OK... gotta do it... my top 10 from that amazing year...

1. "Down Under" - Men At Work... the song that got me into CHR/Pop music... first cassette I ever got was their Business As Usual

2. "Every Breath You Take" - Police... the first song that really impressed me by it's pure chart dominance... A top 10 GOLD song at formats even today... the 3rd cassette I ever bought was their "Synchronicity"

3. "Beat It" - Michael Jackson... Mr. Jackson was at the top of his game with "Thriller" as the neat 3x Diamond sales in the U.S. would attest... I liked "Billie Jean", but this track was just killer to me...

4. "I Know There's Something Going On" - Frida... the first song I can ever remember hearing on the charts that my local L.A. pop stations didn't play... the first of 100's... anyways, loved the vocal, Phil Collins' drums, the whole 9 yards... this one I never will tire of...

5. "Mr. Roboto" - Styx... a refreshingly different song... just absolutely loved it when it was out.... Thank you very much Mr. Roboto!!!

6. "Photograph" - Def Leppard... the song which single-handedly opened the door for other hard-rock/metal bands in the 80's... to this day, I still love this one and "Rock Of Ages"... "Pyromania" is definitely one of the all-time best CD's ever made...

7" Jeopardy" - Greg Kihn Band... after the first time I heard this song, I said it was going to be a #1 hit... sure enough about 2 months later, it got to #1 on the R&R CHR/Pop chart... about as perfect a pop song as ever has been made...

8. "Twilight Zone" - Golden Earring... a very hard sounding tune, but it was perfect for pop radio at the time... very memorable tune... I remember it taking forever for me to find the 45 on this, but eventually I finally did... still listen to it a lot today...

9. " Dirty Laundry" - Don Henley... a song about a local news reporter as it turned out... great lyrics and so darned catchy... another of the first cassettes I ever bought...

10. "Straight From The Heart" - Bryan Adams... a song which none of the CHR's played here either... little did we know, this was just the beginning of a slew of huge hits from this Canadian superstar....

Just missed the top 10... but would be 11-20...

11.What About Me - Moving Pictures
12.Gloria - Laura Branigan
13.Affair Of The Heart - Rick Springfield
14.Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
15.Der Kommissar - After The Fire (I like Falco's version better though)
16.Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
17.Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
18.Total Eclipse of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
19.Rock The Casbah - Clash
20.Separate Ways (World's Apart) - Journey

[johnnywest]

My favorite is Frida's "I Know There's Something Going On."

[shocker]

"Puttin' on the Ritz" by Taco is my top song from '83, and my all-time favorite! You can't get any more creative than this great mix of 1930s-era style with '80s techno-pop. It's pretty eclectic-sounding, even for today's standards; but that's what made it so great.

"Africa" by Toto and "Every Breath You Take" by the Police were 2 of my other favorites from that year, but they became too overplayed to the point where I became tired of them.

[areyoureadytojump]

I think my favorite song of 1983 is Spanda Ballet's True.

[Hervard]

Dec 31, 2005 2:22:38 GMT -5 John77 said:

The year I REALLY got into CHR/Pop music... and what a year it was!!!

I like almost every song on this list... probably a lot easier just to list those I don't like...

08 Patti Austin & James Ingram - Baby, Come To Me... over exposed and overplayed on a certain soap opera my Mom was really into at the time.. drove me crazy...

I hated this song at first, but then grew to like it. And it's still great for a listen every now and then.

10 Eurhythmics - Sweet Dreams... the 2nd song I ever got burned out on... just could not get away from it and was just too repetitive for my taste... Honestly, if I hear it more than 1 or 2 times a year, it's too much!

Agreed. This song is probably one of 1983's most overplayed songs. And you still hear it every single day on 80s stations.

18 David Bowie - Let's Dance... the first song ever I really got burned out on... you literally could not escape this song in the L.A. market... you almost heard this song as much as "Every Breath You Take"... unlike that song (which I never tire of)... this one got really annoying to me after a while... I may listen to it a few times a year today, but that's all... give me "Modern Love" any day of the week!

I dislike "Modern Love" quite a lot, but I can hack "Let's Dance". But I'd probably get sick of it too if I heard it every single time I turned on the radio (such was the case in the spring of 1983)

33 Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing... I just never understood why people liked this song... to me there was nothing special about it... it was one of the few songs out that I would change the station on when it came on...

Yeah, I didn't really like this either. In fact, I remember, in fifth grade, one of my classmates asked me what my least favorite song was, and I said this one, since it was so boring. But I have since heard several other songs that I hate so much that I'd rather listen to this.

77 Culture Club - I'll Tumble 4 Ya... never really cared for Boy George, but "Time" and "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" were pop masterpieces. This one just got annoying after awhile...

Agreed there! I liked this at first (and even bought the 45). But now, I find it quite annoying - sounds like a Mexican Hat dance. Thankfully, it's only two and a half minutes long, so if I hear it on the countdowns, I can grit my teeth for that long.

91 Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie... the first song that I ever liked for a bit, that I really ended up hating a lot... honestly, I don't know why I even liked it in the first place... I can't even tolerate it today, 22 years later!!!

That one's not so bad, but I'd get quite annoyed if I heard it every hour. Fortunately, none of my radio stations ever played this in heavy rotation.

The other 94 songs, I can pretty much listen to even today and enjoy them... that's saying a lot!

There are more songs on this list that I dislike (the #1 song would be a perfect example). But there are some that I really like. Maybe later, when I have time, I'll post my comments after each song.

[areyoureadytojump]

The best year for music.

[620 Soul Train]

Here's my list of songs that I find utterly intolerable and cause me to flip stations or even shut the radio off completely:
014 – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Shame On The Moon- I do not really like ANY of his records as a general rule of thumb. I just don't like his singing voice...At the same time I was happy that the guy got a #1 smash after some years with "Shakedown", he worked hard in this business, I guess the man deserves it.

017 – Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf - This record is booooring, man. I usually skip this song when it hits my CD player on their Greatest Hits collection. Yep, this and "Ordinary World" are my least favourite DD records.

028 – Styx – Mr. Roboto - This robotic bologna sounds like garbage. What the heck were they thinking?

051 – Adam Ant – Goody Two Shoes - No flavour whatsoever. This was not up to par with what was happening in 1983. This should have stayed in the UK, it did not belong in the USA. "Room For The Top", which I just got done listening to an hour ago on Classic AT40 is hot. Oh and so is his #42 1984 hit "Strip".

078 – El DeBarge – All This Love - I cannot stand El Debarge next to Mr. Smokey Robinson. Then again, I'll listen to Smokey over El any ole day. His falsetto vocals bug the devil out of me, man, no joke. Ya know, when my mom repeats the line 'My baby /my sugar', it's like fingernails on the chalkboard. Yeah, she loves this song! And then Patti LaBelle had the audacity to remake this horrible song? Just another reminder of pure disaster...

081 – Journey – Faithfully - This way too slow for me, man. I am not moved by this ole record. The guy is the KING of wimpy/sappy/poppy love ballads. Jeez, stand up, start a rockin, man. Foreigner can get away with ballads, but you can't. Cuz, ya sing 'em quite often.

[Hervard]

My question is, how the heck did "All This Love" wind all the way up at #78 in BB's tabulation, yet miss AT40's Top 100 of the year? Must have come real close if it wasn't an oversight.

[johnnywest]

My favorite song released in 1983 was "Major Tom (Coming Home)," but it was so late in the year that it didn't make the year-end survey until 1984.

[areyoureadytojump]

Which Top 100 countdown better represents 1983? AT40 or Billboard?

oldradioshows.com/at100/1983.html

CASEY KASEM’S AMERICAN TOP 40 - Top 100 of 1983

100: FAR FROM OVER - FRANK STALLONE
99: BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE - TALKING HEADS
98: IT'S RAINING AGAIN - SUPERTRAMP
97: HOT GIRLS IN LOVE - LOVERBOY
96: LAWYERS IN LOVE - JACKSON BROWNE
95: CHINA GIRL - DAVID BOWIE
94: YOUR LOVE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY - SAMMY HAGAR
93: HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU - LAURA BRANNIGAN
92: SHE'S A BEAUTY - THE TUBES
91: I'M STILL STANDING - ELTON JOHN
90: FAITHFULLY - JOURNEY
89: DON'T CRY - ASIA
88: I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK - TOTO
87: MUSCLES - DIANA ROSS
86: CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE - QUIET RIOT
85: PROMISES, PROMISES - NAKED EYES
84: I'LL TUMBLE 4 YA - CULTURE CLUB
83: I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON - FRIDA
82: THE LOOK OF LOVE - ABC
81: ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME - NAKED EYES
80: HUMAN NATURE - MICHAEL JACKSON
79: DELIRIOUS - PRINCE
78: ALL RIGHT - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
77: OUR HOUSE - MADNESS
76: COME DANCING - THE KINKS
75: FAMILY MAN - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
74: HEART TO HEART - KENNY LOGGINS
73: MY LOVE - LIONEL RICHIE
72: SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER - THE MOTELS
71: TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE - PEABO BRYSON/ROBERTA FLACK
70: (SHE'S) SEXY + 17 - STRAY CATS
69: AFFAIRS OF THE HEART - RICK SPRINGFIELD
68: IT'S A MISTAKE - MEN AT WORK
67: THE OTHER GUY - THE LITTLE RIVER BAND
66: SOLITAIRE - LAURA BRANNIGAN
65: TOO SHY - KAJAGOOGOO
64: ROCK THIS TOWN - STRAY CATS
63: ALLENTOWN - BILLY JOEL
62: TELEFONE (LONG DISTANCE LOVE AFFAIR) - SHEENA EASTON
61: GOODY TWO SHOES - ADAM ANT
60: HEARTBREAKER - DIONNE WARWICK
59: HEARTLIGHT - NEIL DIAMOND
58: (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION - THE HUMAN LEAGUE
57: TWILIGHT ZONE - GOLDEN EARRING
56: DON'T LET IT END - STYX
55: WANNA' BE STARTIN' SOMETHING - MICHAEL JACKSON
54: KING OF PAIN - THE POLICE
53: IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW - DURAN DURAN
52: YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE - PHIL COLLINS
51: ROCK THE CASBAH - THE CLASH
50: STAND BACK - STEVIE NICKS
49: ONE ON ONE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
48: BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG - THE PRETENDERS
47: ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER - THE FIXX
46: LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE
45: PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ - TACO
44: DER KOMMISAR - AFTER THE FIRE
43: TRUE - SPANDAU BALLET
42: STRAY CAT STRUT - THE STRAY CATS
41: WE'VE GOT TONIGHT - KENNY ROGERS & SHEENA EASTON
40: SEPARATE WAYS (WORLDS APART) - JOURNEY
39: OVERKILL - MEN AT WORK
38: YOU ARE - LIONEL RICHIE
37: SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE - THOMAS DOLBY
36: STEPPIN' OUT - JOE JACKSON
35: TIME - CULTURE CLUB
34: UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL
33: JEOPARDY - GREG KIHN BAND
32: TELL HER ABOUT IT - BILLY JOEL
31: MR ROBOTO - STYX
30: TRULY - LIONEL RICHIE
29: THE SAFETY DANCE - MEN WITHOUT HATS
28: COME ON EILEEN - DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS
27: DIRTY LAUNDRY - DON HENLEY
26: AFRICA - TOTO
25: NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO - SERGIO MENDES
24: THE GIRL IS MINE - MICHAEL JACKSON
23: ELECTRIC AVENUE - EDDY GRANT
22: SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY - DONNA SUMMER
21: HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF - DURAN DURAN
20: SEXUAL HEALING - MARVIN GAYE
19: MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL - AIR SUPPLY
18: YOU AND I - EDDIE RABBIT WITH CRYSTAL GAYLE
17: LET'S DANCE - DAVID BOWIE
16: DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME - CULTURE CLUB
15: MICKY - TONY BASIL
14: MANIAC - MICHAEL SEMBELLO
13: SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) - EURYTHMICS
12: SHAME ON THE MOON - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
11: BABY, COME TO ME - PATTY AUSTIN
10: ISLANDS IN THE STREAN - KENNY ROGERS WITH DOLLY PARTON
9: GLORIA - LAURA BRANNIGAN
8: BEAT IT UP - MICHAEL JACKSON
7: ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - LIONEL RICHIE
6: MANEATER - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
5: TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - BONNIE TYLER
4: DOWN UNDER - MEN AT WORK
3: BILLIE JEAN - MICHAEL JACKSON
2: FLASDHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING - IRENE CARA
1: EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE POLICE