CASH BOX TOP SINGLES – 1983
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The 1983 Charts!
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1983 #1 Top Debut
January 1 Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates
(Frozen chart; no issue published this week)
(No debuts)
January 8 Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates
(No new chart this week; published chart was a reprint from the Dec. 25 issue)
(No debuts)
January 15 Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates 54. You Are - Lionel Richie
January 22 Down Under - Men At Work 44. All Right - Christopher Cross
January 29 Down Under - Men At Work 38. We’ve Got Tonight - Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton
February 5 Down Under - Men At Work 58. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey
February 12 Down Under - Men At Work 49. Mr. Roboto - Styx
February 19 Down Under - Men At Work 85. Whirly Girl - Oxo
February 26 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club 68. Change Of Heart - Tom Petty & Heartbreakers
March 5 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club 78. Swingin’ - John Anderson
March 12 Billie Jean - Michael Jackson 64. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto
March 19 Billie Jean - Michael Jackson 71. Solitaire - Laura Branigan
March 26 Billie Jean - Michael Jackson 59. Let’s Dance - David Bowie
April 2 Billie Jean - Michael Jackson 76. Flashdance...What A Feeling - Irene Cara
April 9 Billie Jean - Michael Jackson 38. Overkill - Men At Work
April 16 Billie Jean - Michael Jackson 47. Affair Of The Heart - Rick Springfield
April 23 Come On Eileen - Dexy’s Midnight Runners 78. Looking For A Stranger - Pat Benatar
April 30 Mr. Roboto - Styx 42. Don’t Let It End - Styx
May 7 Beat It - Michael Jackson 57. I’m Still Standing - Elton John
May 14 Beat It - Michael Jackson 80. Inside Love (So Personal) - George Benson
May 21 Let’s Dance - David Bowie 52. The Woman In You - Bee Gees
May 28 Flashdance...What A Feeling - Irene Cara 44. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ - Michael Jackson
June 4 Flashdance...What A Feeling - Irene Cara 32. Every Breath You Take - Police
June 11 Flashdance...What A Feeling - Irene Cara 78. Hot Girls In Love - Loverboy
June 18 Flashdance...What A Feeling - Irene Cara 63. Take Me To Heart - Quarterflash
June 25 Flashdance...What A Feeling - Irene Cara 64. Rock ’n’ Roll Is King - ELO
July 2 Flashdance...What A Feeling - Irene Cara 52. It’s A Mistake - Men At Work
July 9 Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant 64. Lawyers In Love - Jackson Browne
July 16 Every Breath You Take - Police 71. Promises, Promises - Naked Eyes
July 23 Every Breath You Take - Police 63. Human Nature - Michael Jackson
July 30 Every Breath You Take - Police 47. Tell Her About It - Billy Joel
August 6 Every Breath You Take - Police 64. (She’s) Sexy + 17 - Stray Cats
August 13 Every Breath You Take - Police 74. Tell Her No - Juice Newton
August 20 Every Breath You Take - Police 74. Someone Belonging To Someone - Bee Gees
August 27 Every Breath You Take - Police 40. King Of Pain - Police
September 3 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics 66. Sitting At The Wheel - Moody Blues
September 10 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics 77. If Anyone Falls - Stevie Nicks
September 17 Puttin’ On The Ritz - Taco 50. All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie
September 24 Puttin’ On The Ritz - Taco 79. Love Is A Stranger - Eurythmics
October 1 The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats 67. Automatic Man - Michael Sembello
October 8 Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler 73. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson
October 15 Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler 35. Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
October 22 Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler 59. Why Me? - Irene Cara
October 29 Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler 38. Say It Isn’t So - Daryl Hall & John Oates
November 5 Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton 47. Twist Of Fate - Olivia Newton-John
November 12 Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton 43. Undercover Of The Night - Rolling Stones
November 19 All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie 67. Read ’Em And Weep - Barry Manilow
November 26 All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie 55. Running With The Night - Lionel Richie
December 3 All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie 41. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
December 10 Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson 58. Pink Houses - John Cougar Mellencamp
December 17 Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson 69. An Innocent Man - Billy Joel
December 24 Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson 62. So Bad - Paul McCartney
December 31 Union Of The Snake - Duran Duran 85. She’s Trouble - Musical Youth

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