1983 in Music - Top Hits On Record

Top Hits On Record

• "1999" – Prince
• "Add It Up" – Violent Femmes
• "Africa" – Rose Laurens
• "Africa" – Toto
• "All Night Long (All Night)" – Lionel Richie
• "All Time High" – Rita Coolidge
• "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" – Naked Eyes
• "Another State of Mind" – Social Distortion
• "Australiana" – Austen Tayshus #1 (a)
• "Baby, Come to Me" – Patti Austin with James Ingram (released in 1982)
• "Baby Jane" – Rod Stewart
• "Baby You're Dynamite"/"Ocean Deep" – Cliff Richard
• "Bad Boys" – Wham!
• "Bad Day" – Carmel
• "Balls to the Wall" – Accept
• "Bark at the Moon" – Ozzy Osbourne
• "Beat It" – Michael Jackson
• "The Big Apple" – Kajagoogoo
• "Big Log" – Robert Plant
• "Billie Jean" – Michael Jackson
• "Blind Vision" – Blancmange
• "Blister In The Sun" – Violent Femmes
• "Bloodstone" – Judas Priest
• "Blue Monday" – New Order
• "Blue World" – The Moody Blues
• "Bop Girl" – Pat Wilson #1 (a)
• "The Border" – America
• "Borderline" – Madonna
• "Boxerbeat" – JoBoxers
• "Breakaway – Tracey Ullman
• "Breaking Us In Two" – Joe Jackson
• "Buffalo Soldier" – Bob Marley & The Wailers
• "Buried Treasure" – Kenny Rogers
• "Burning Down the House" – Talking Heads
• "Burning Up" – Madonna
• "Calling Your Name" – Marilyn
• "Candy Girl" – New Edition
• "Can't Get Used to Losing You" – The Beat
• "Cattle And Cane" – The Go-Betweens
• "The Celtic Soul Brothers" – Dexys Midnight Runners
• "Chance" – Big Country
• "Change" – Tears for Fears
• "Change In Mood" – Kids in the Kitchen
• "China Girl" – David Bowie
• "Chinese Cafe" – Joni Mitchell
• "The Chinese Way" – Level 42
• "Church of the Poison Mind" – Culture Club
• "Club Tropicana" – Wham!
• "Come Back And Stay" – Paul Young
• "Computer One" – Dear Enemy
• "Countdown/New World Man" – Rush
• "Crumblin' Down" – John Mellencamp
• "Cry Me A River" – Mari Wilson
• "Cum on Feel the Noize" – Quiet Riot
• "Cuts Like a Knife" – Bryan Adams
• "The Cutter" – Echo & the Bunnymen
• "Dancing in the Dark" – Kim Wilde
• "Dark Is The Night" – Shakatak
• "Der Kommissar" – After the Fire
• "Dead Giveaway" – Shalamar
• "Dear Prudence" – Siouxsie and the Banshees
• "Delirious" – Prince
• "Diamonds" – The Shadows
• "Did You Have To Love Me Like You Do?" – The Coconuts
• "Dirty Laundry" – Don Henley
• "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" – Culture Club
• "Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive" – Men At Work
• "Don't Cry" – Asia
• "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" – Phil Collins
• "Don't Talk To Me About Love" – Altered Images
• "Don't You Want Me" – The Human League (Released 1981)
• "Double Dutch" – Malcolm McLaren
• "Down Under" – Men at Work
• "Drifting" – Cliff Richard and Shelia Walsh
• "Drop the Pilot" – Joan Armatrading
• "Electric Avenue" – Eddy Grant
• "Every Breath You Take" – The Police
• "Everyday I Write the Book" – Elvis Costello and the Attractions
• "Everything Counts" – Depeche Mode
• "Far From Over" – Frank Stallone
• "Family Man" – Hall & Oates
• "Faithfully" – Journey
• "Femme" – Dalida
• "Fields Of Fire (400 Miles)" – Big Country
• "The First Picture Of You" – The Lotus Eaters
• "Flashdance... What a Feeling" – Irene Cara
• "Foolin'" – Def Leppard
• "Freak-A-Zoid" – Midnight Star
• "Garden Party" – Marillion
• "Garden Party" – Mezzoforte
• "Gimme All Your Lovin'" – ZZ Top
• "A Girl Called Johnny" – The Waterboys
• "Gloria" – Laura Branigan
• "Goin' Home (Theme from 'Local Hero')" – Mark Knopfler
• "Goin' Home (Theme from 'Local Hero')" – The Shadows
• "Gold" – Spandau Ballet
• "The Hawk and the Dove" – Hank Marvin
• "He Knows You Know" – Marillion
• "Heart & Soul" – Huey Lewis and the News
• "Heartache Avenue" – The Maisonettes (released in 1982)
• "Holiday" – Madonna
• "Holy Diver" – Dio
• "Home by the Sea" – Genesis
• "Hot Girls in Love" – Loverboy
• "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" – Laura Branigan
• "How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye" – Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross
• "Human Nature" – Michael Jackson
• "Hungry Like the Wolf" – Duran Duran
• "I Am (I'm Me)" – Twisted Sister
• "I Am Love" – Jennifer Holliday
• "I Cannot Believe It's True" – Phil Collins
• "I Don't Care Anymore" – Phil Collins
• "I Don't Remember (Live)" – Peter Gabriel
• "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" – Elton John (feat. Stevie Wonder)
• "I Like It" – DeBarge
• "I Love Rocky Road" – "Weird Al" Yankovic
• "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" – Culture Club
• "In the Mood" – Robert Plant
• "I'm Still Standing" – Elton John
• "In a Big Country" – Big Country
• "In The Neighborhood" – Tom Waits
• "Invisible Man" – Hank Marvin
• "I.O.U." – Freeez
• "Irresistible Bitch" – Prince
• "Is There Something I Should Know?" – Duran Duran
• "Islands in the Stream" – Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
• "It Don't Matter to Me" – Phil Collins
• "It's a Mistake" – Men At Work
• "Jeopardy" – The Greg Kihn Band
• "Johnny B. Goode" – Peter Tosh
• "Karma Chameleon" – Culture Club
• "Keep Feeling (Fascination)" – The Human League
• "Kiss the Bride" – Elton John
• "Lawyers in Love" – Jackson Browne
• "Let The Music Play" – Shannon
• "Let's Dance" – David Bowie
• "Lick It Up" – Kiss
• "Listen To The Radio:Atmospherics" – Tom Robinson
• "Little Red Corvette" – Prince
• "Long Hot Summer" – The Style Council
• "Looks That Kill" – Mötley Crüe
• "Love Blonde" – Kim Wilde
• "The Love Cats" – The Cure
• "Love Is a Battlefield" – Pat Benatar
• "Love Is a Stranger" – Eurythmics
• "Love is for All Time" – The Animals
• "Love of the Common People" – Paul Young
• "Love On Your Side" – Thompson Twins
• "Love Town" – Booker Newberry III
• "Major Tom (Coming Home)" – Peter Schilling
• "Make Believe It's Your First Time" (single) – The Carpenters
• "Mama" – Genesis
• "Maniac" – Michael Sembello
• "Many Rivers to Cross" – UB40
• "Marguerita Time" – Status Quo
• "Market Square Heroes" – Marillion
• "Maxine" – Sharon O'Neil
• "Modern Love" – David Bowie
• "Moonlight Shadow" – Mike Oldfield
• "My Oh My" – Slade
• "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" – Bananarama
• "Nasty Girl" – Vanity 6
• "Never Stop" – Echo & the Bunnymen
• "Never Gonna Let You Go" – Sergio Mendes
• "New Frontier" – Donald Fagen
• "New Song" – Howard Jones
• "New Year's Day" – U2
• "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" – Cliff Richard
• "The Night" – The Animals
• "Nobody's Diary" – Yazoo
• "Oblivious" – Aztec Camera
• "One on One" – Hall & Oates
• "One Thing Leads to Another" – The Fixx
• "Only for Love" – Limahl
• "Only You" – Rita Coolidge
• "Only You" – The Flying Pickets
• "Orchard Road" – Leo Sayer
• "Ooh To Be Ah" – Kajagoogoo
• "Our House" – Madness
• "Our Lips Are Sealed" – Fun Boy Three
• "Over and Over" – Shalamar
• "Overkill" – Men at Work
• "Owner of a Lonely Heart" – Yes
• "Pale Shelter" – Tears for Fears
• "Photograph" – Def Leppard
• "Pink Houses" – John Mellencamp
• "Pills and Soap" – The Imposter
• "Pipes Of Peace" – Paul McCartney
• "Please Don't Fall in Love" – Cliff Richard
• "Pressure Sway" – Machinations
• "Pride and Joy" – Stevie Ray Vaughan
• "Promises, Promises" – Naked Eyes
• "Puttin' on the Ritz" – Taco
• "Queen of the Broken Hearts" – Loverboy
• "Radio Free Europe" – R.E.M.
• "Rainbow in the Dark" – Dio
• "Reckless" – Australian Crawl #1
• "Ricky" – "Weird Al" Yankovic
• "Rio" – Duran Duran
• "Rip It Up" – Orange Juice
• "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" – Electric Light Orchestra
• "Rock of Ages" – Def Leppard
• "Rock the Casbah" – The Clash (released in 1982)
• "Rockit" – Herbie Hancock
• "Run Runaway" – Slade
• "The Safety Dance" – Men Without Hats
• "Saved by Zero" – The Fixx
• "Say Say Say" – Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
• "Screaming for Vengeance" – Judas Priest
• "Send Her My Love" – Journey
• "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" – Journey
• "Sex (I'm a...)" – Berlin
• "Shame on the Moon" – Bob Seger
• "The Shape You're In" – Eric Clapton
• "Sharp Dressed Man" – ZZ Top
• "She Blinded Me with Science" – Thomas Dolby (released in 1982)
• "She Means Nothing to Me" – Phil Everly and Cliff Richard
• "She Works Hard For The Money" – Donna Summer
• "She's a Beauty" – The Tubes
• "Shiny Shiny" – Haysi Fantazee
• "Shipbuilding" – Robert Wyatt
• "Should I Stay or Should I Go" – The Clash
• "Shout at the Devil" – Mötley Crüe
• "Sign of the Times" – The Belle Stars
• "Solitaire" – Laura Branigan
• "Song To The Siren" – This Mortal Coil
• "Soul Inside" – Soft Cell
• "Space Age Love Song" – A Flock of Seagulls
• "Speak Like a Child" – The Style Council
• "Stand Back" – Stevie Nicks
• "Steppin' Out" – Joe Jackson
• "The Story Of The Blues" – Wah! (released in 1982)
• "Straight from the Heart" – Bryan Adams
• "Straight to Hell" – The Clash
• "Street of Dreams" – Rainbow
• "Suddenly Last Summer" – The Motels
• "The Sun and the Rain" – Madness
• "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" – Level 42
• "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" – Eurythmics
• "Synchronicity II" – The Police
• "Take Me To Heart" – Quarterflash
• "Talking In Your Sleep" – The Romantics
• "Tell Her About It" – Billy Joel
• "Tell Her No" – Juice Newton
• "Temptation" – Heaven 17
• "Tender Is the Night" – Jackson Browne
• "Thank You For The Music" – ABBA (released in 1977)
• "That's All" – Genesis
• "That's Love" – Jim Capaldi
• "They Don't Know" – Tracey Ullman
• "This Charming Man" – The Smiths
• "This Is The Day" – The The
• "This Time" – Bryan Adams
• "Thriller" – Michael Jackson
• "Thunder And Lightning" – Thin Lizzy
• "Tomorrow's Just Another Day" – Madness
• "Tonight I Celebrate My Love" – Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack
• "Too Low For Zero" – Elton John (in US & Australia; not released in the rest of UK and Europe until 1985/86)
• "Too Shy" – Kajagoogoo
• "Total Eclipse of the Heart" – Bonnie Tyler
• "Tour de France" – Kraftwerk
• "True" – Spandau Ballet
• "True Love Ways" – Cliff Richard and The London Philharmonic Orchestra (Live)
• "2000 Miles" – The Pretenders
• "Tunnel of Love" – Fun Boy Three
• "Twilight Zone" – Golden Earring (released in 1982)
• "Twist of fate" – Olivia Newton-John
• "Twisting by the Pool" – Dire Straits
• "Under Attack" – ABBA
• "Undercover of the Night" – The Rolling Stones
• "Union of the Snake" – Duran Duran
• "Up Where We Belong" – Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
• "Uptown Girl" – Billy Joel
• "Vintage '77 (EP)" – The Heartbreakers
• "Vamos A La Playa" - Righeira
• "Visions in Blue" – Ultravox
• "Voice of the Heart" – The Carpenters
• "A Volar" – Menudo
• "The Walk" – The Cure
• "Walk Out To Winter" – Aztec Camera
• "Walkin' The Line" – Brass Construction
• "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" – Michael Jackson
• "Watching You Watching Me" – David Grant
• "Waterfront" – Simple Minds
• "The Way He Makes Me Feel" – Barbra Streisand
• "We Are Detective" – Thompson Twins
• "We've Got Tonight" Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton
• "What Is Love?" – Howard Jones
• "What Kinda Boy You're Lookin' For (Girl)" – Hot Chocolate
• "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" – Paul Young
• "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" – Grandmaster and Melle Mel
• "Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning?" – Phil Collins
• "Wings of a Dove" – Madness
• "Wishing on a Star" – Rose Royce
• "Wrapped Around Your Finger" – The Police
• "You Are" – Lionel Richie
• "You Can't Hurry Love" – Phil Collins (released in 1982)