CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Green square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending AUGUST 20, 1983
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
    Police (A&M 2542)
  1  1  112
  2SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This)
    Eurythmics (RCA 13533)
  4  71014
  3SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY
    Donna Summer (Mercury 812 370)
  3  6  713
  4MANIAC
    Michael Sembello (Casablanca 812 516)
  5  91212
  5FLASHDANCE...WHAT A FEELING
    Irene Cara (Casablanca 811 440)
  6  4  421
  6ELECTRIC AVENUE
    Eddy Grant (Portrait 03793)
  2  2  218
  7IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW
    Duran Duran (Capitol 5233)
  7  8  912
  8PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ
    Taco (RCA 13574)
162431  9
  9(Keep Feeling) FASCINATION
    Human League (A&M/Virgin 2547)
12141714
10STAND BACK
    Stevie Nicks (Modern 99863)
11111312
11CHINA GIRL
    David Bowie (EMI America 8165)
13161912
12NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO
    Sergio Mendes (A&M 2540)
  8  3  319
13IT’S A MISTAKE
    Men At Work (Columbia 03959)
151720  8
141999
    Prince (Warner Bros. 29896)
14151628
15I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA
    Culture Club (Epic/Virgin 03912)
192326  8
16TAKE ME TO HEART
    Quarterflash (Geffen 29603)
17192210
17HOT GIRLS IN LOVE
    Loverboy (Columbia 03941)
18202311
18THE SAFETY DANCE
    Men Without Hats (Backstreet 52232)
233444  9
19SAVED BY ZERO
    Fixx (MCA 52213)
20222513
20ROCK OF AGES
    Def Leppard (Mercury 812 604)
21212411
21HUMAN NATURE
    Michael Jackson (Epic 04026)
252945  5
22TELL HER ABOUT IT
    Billy Joel (Columbia 04012)
273247  4
23ROCK ’N’ ROLL IS KING
    ELO (Jet 03964)
242628  9
24LAWYERS IN LOVE
    Jackson Browne (Asylum 69826)
263035  7
25DON’T CRY
    Asia (Geffen 29571)
324152  4
26AFTER THE FALL
    Journey (Columbia 04004)
293340  7
27DEAD GIVEAWAY
    Shalamar (Solar 69819)
313741  8
28OUR HOUSE
    Madness (Geffen 29668)
  9  5  517
29HUMAN TOUCH
    Rick Springfield (RCA 13576)
333843  7
30PROMISES, PROMISES
    Naked Eyes (EMI America 8170)
354046  6
31WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’
    Michael Jackson (Epic 03914)
1010  613
32COME DANCING
    Kinks (Arista 1054)
28131116
33FAR FROM OVER
    Frank Stallone (RSO 815 023)
404972  4
34HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
    Laura Branigan (Atlantic 89805)
394451  8
35ALL TIME HIGH
    Rita Coolidge (A&M 2551)
384348  8
36FAKE FRIENDS
    Joan Jett & Blackhearts (Blackheart/MCA 52240)
363942  7
37MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL
    Air Supply (Arista 9056)
455471  4
38(She’s) SEXY + 17
    Stray Cats (EMI America 8168)
4764  3
39TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART
    Bonnie Tyler (Columbia 03906)
485867  6
40TOO SHY
    Kajagoogoo (EMI America 8161)
2212  818
41BABY JANE
    Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 29608)
37181813
42TRUE
    Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis 42720)
667890  4
43PIECES OF ICE
    Diana Ross (RCA 13549)
303134  9
44DON’T YOU GET SO MAD
    Jeffrey Osborne (A&M 2561)
495770  5
45HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING
    James Ingram & Patti Austin (Qwest 29618)
46485016
46TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE
    Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack (Capitol 5242)
515666  7
47CUTS LIKE A KNIFE
    Bryan Adams (A&M 2553)
41272711
48MIDNIGHT BLUE
    Louise Tucker (Arista 9022)
50525410
49KISS THE BRIDE
    Elton John (Geffen 29568)
6079  3
50BLAME IT ON LOVE
    Smokey Robinson & Barbara Mitchell (Tamla 1684)
525560  8
51LADY LOVE ME (One More Time)
    George Benson (Warner Bros. 29563)
586778  4
52HOLD ME ’TIL THE MORNIN’ COMES
    Paul Anka (Columbia 03897)
576269  8
53YOU’RE DRIVING ME OUT OF MY MIND
    Little River Band (Capitol 5256)
596882  4
54JUICY FRUIT
    Mtume (Epic 03578)
44353611
55TELL HER NO
    Juice Newton (Capitol 5265)
74  2
56THE BORDER
    America (Capitol 5236)
343639  9
57IT’S INEVITABLE
    Charlie (Mirage 99862)
434549  9
58COLD BLOODED
    Rick James (Gordy 1687)
657279  5
59THE SALT IN MY TEARS
    Martin Briley (Mercury 812 165)
53463812
60TIP OF MY TONGUE
    Tubes (Capitol 5258)
636977  5
61ALL THIS LOVE
    DeBarge (Gordy 1660)
42251419
62SLIPPING AWAY
    Dave Edmunds (Columbia 03877)
55473214
63TIME (Clock Of The Heart)
    Culture Club (Epic/Virgin 03796)
54281519
64STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE
    Hollies (Atlantic 89819)
56422912
65BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE
    Talking Heads (Sire 29565)
7585  3
66STAND BY
    Roman Holliday (Jive 9036)
64615710
67BIG LOG
    Robert Plant (Es Paranza 99844)
83  2
68WAR GAMES
    Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic 89812)
615353  9
69GET IT RIGHT
    Aretha Franklin (Arista 9034)
7684  3
70WORDS
    F.R. David (Carrere 101)
7988  3
71EWOK CELEBRATION
    Meco (Arista 9045)
686561  8
72I DON’T WANNA DANCE
    Eddy Grant (Portait 04039)
84  2
73BAD BOYS
    Wham! U.K. (Columbia 03932)
8189  3
74SOMEONE BELONGING TO SOMEONE
    Bee Gees (RSO 815 235)
  1
75SHE’S A BEAUTY
    Tubes (Capitol 5217)
62502120
76CRAZY
    Manhattans (Columbia 03939)
8090  3
77HOW CAN I REFUSE
    Heart (Epic 04047)
  1
78FREAK-A-ZOID
    Midnight Star (Solar 69828)
85  2
79TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair)
    Sheena Easton (EMI America 8172)
  1
80CHANGE
    Tears For Fears (Mercury 812 677)
90  2
81MIRACLES
    Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 99855)
89  2
82RAINBOW’S END
    Sergio Mendes (A&M 2563)
  1
83HIGH TIME
    Styx (A&M 2568)
  1
84DON’T FORGET TO DANCE
    Kinks (Arista 9075)
  1
85DON’T YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU
    Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13564)
  1
86DO IT AGAIN/BILLIE JEAN
    Club House (Atlantic 89795)
9698  3
87THE NIGHT
    Animals (I.R.S. 9920)
  1
88WHO’S BEHIND THE DOOR?
    Zebra (Atlantic 89821)
707380  5
89IT MUST BE LOVE
    Madness (Geffen 29562)
  1
90SHIP TO SHORE
    Chris DeBurgh (A&M 2565)
  1
91WEST COAST SUMMER NIGHTS
    Tony Carey (Rocshire 95037)
677173  6
92I LOVE ROCKY ROAD
    “Weird Al” Yankovic (Rock ’n’ Roll 03998)
788088  4
93LET’S DANCE
    David Bowie (EMI America 8158)
71593722
94FAMILY MAN
    Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 13507)
69513317
95THE WOMAN IN YOU
    Bee Gees (RSO 813 173)
73665914
96BEAT IT
    Michael Jackson (Epic 03759)
77706226
97WISHING (If I Had A Photograph Of You)
    Flock Of Seagulls (Jive 2006)
72635515
98TRY AGAIN
    Champaign (Columbia 03563)
86817421
99I’M STILL STANDING
    Elton John (Geffen 29639)
82603016
100 DON’T LET IT END
    Styx (A&M 2543)
92756317
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