Sunday, December 18, 2011

1983

The Top 150 Hits of… 1983

It’s at this point, going backwards through the years, that my list and Billboard’s start to look more dissimilar. I’ll go more into why I think that is when I post the list for ’82. One factor that clearly means more to Billboard than it does to me is the number of weeks spent at #1. I give bonus points, but they must have done so even more. I could understand “Every Breath You Take” being ranked higher than “Flashdance”. The former spent 2 more weeks at #1 than the latter and their point totals on this scale are pretty close. But “Billie Jean”?

However, you may notice that even though “Total Eclipse of the Heart” has one point more than “Billie Jean” I gave the latter the higher position. Even for me, when it’s that close, 7 weeks at #1 trumps 4.

  1. Flashdance… What a Feeling – Irene Cara 411
  2. Every Breath You Take – The Police 403.5
  3. All Night Long (All Night) – Lionel Richie 365.5
  4. Billie Jean – Michael Jackson 353.5
  5. Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler 354.5
  6. Maneater – Daryl Hall and John Oates 342
  7. Down Under – Men at Work 338
  8. Islands in the Stream – Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton 334.5
  9. Beat It – Michael Jackson 331.5
  10. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Eurythmics 309
  11. Mickey – Toni Basil 307.5
  12. Baby Come to Me – Patti Austin and James Ingram 306.5
  13. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me – Culture Club 294
  14. Maniac – Michael Sembello 291
  15. Shame on the Moon – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 290.5
  16. Uptown Girl – Billy Joel 285.5
  17. Let’s Dance – David Bowie 281.5
  18. Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye 276.5
  19. Hungry Like the Wolf – Duran Duran 275.5
  20. Electric Avenue – Eddie Grant 275.5
  21. Making Love Out of Nothing at All – Air Supply 274.5
  22. You and I – Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle 265.5
  23. She Works Hard for the Money – Donna Summer 265
  24. Dirty Laundry – Don Henley 263.5
  25. Never Gonna Let You Go – Sergio Mendes 259
  26. The Girl Is Mine – Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney 258
  27. The Safety Dance – Men Without Hats 255.5
  28. Come On Eileen – Dexey’s Midnight Runners 251.5
  29. Jeopardy – The Greg Kihn Band 248
  30. Truly – Lionel Richie 246.5
  31. Steppin’ Out – Joe Jackson 245
  32. Africa – Toto 243.5
  33. Time (Clock of the Heart) – Culture Club 240
  34. Mr. Roboto – Styx 239
  35. She Blinded Me with Science – Thomas Dolby 237.5
  36. Love Is a Battlefield – Pat Benatar 230.5
  37. Tell Her About It – Billy Joel 229.5
  38. Overkill – Men at Work 222.5
  39. Back on the Chain Gang – The Pretenders 217.5
  40. Puttin’ on the Ritz – Taco 214.5
  41. Stray Cat Strut – Stray Cats 214
  42. True – Spandau Ballet 214
  43. Little Red Corvette – Prince 212
  44. We’ve Got Tonight – Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton 210.5
  45. You Are – Lionel Richie 210
  46. Cum On Feel the Noize – Quiet Riot 209.5
  47. Der Kommisar – After the Fire 208.5
  48. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) – Journey 208
  49. Rock the Casbah – The Clash 205.5
  50. One Thing Leads to Another – The Fixx 205
  51. Stand Back – Stevie Nicks 204.5
  52. One on One – Daryl Hall and John Oates 199
  53. Is There Something I Should Know – Duran Duran 193.5
  54. Twilight Zone – Golden Earring 190.5
  55. Rock This Town – Stray Cats 189.5
  56. King of Pain – The Police 188.5
  57. You Can’t Hurry Love – Phil Collins 186.5
  58. (Keep Feeling) Fascination – The Human League 182
  59. Telefone – Sheena Easton 179.5
  60. Wanna Be Startin’ Something – Michael Jackson 178
  61. Don’t Let It End – Styx 176
  62. I Know There’s Something Going On – Frieda 174.5
  63. Heartbreaker – Dionne Warwick 174
  64. Too Shy – Kajagoogoo 173.5
  65. Tonight, I Celebrate My Love – Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson 173
  66. Our House – Madness 167.5
  67. Solitaire – Laura Branigan 166.5
  68. My Love – Lionel Richie 165.5
  69. Suddenly Last Summer – The Motels 165.5
  70. Always Something There to Remind Me – Naked Eyes 165
  71. Affair of the Heart – Rick Springfield 165
  72. (She’s) Sexy & 17 – Stray Cats 164
  73. It’s a Mistake – Men at Work 162.5
  74. Goody Two Shoes – Adam Ant 162
  75. Come Dancing – The Kinks 161
  76. The Other Guy – Little River Band 158.5
  77. Heart and Soul – Huey Lewis and the News 158.5
  78. Delirious – Prince 156
  79. Family Man – Daryl Hall and John Oates 155
  80. Allentown – Billy Joel 153.5
  81. 1999 – Prince 153
  82. The Look of Love – ABC 152.5
  83. I’ll Tumble 4 Ya – Culture Club 148.5
  84. Human Nature – Michael Jackson 148
  85. Promises Promises – Naked Eyes 146.5
  86. I Won’t Hold You Back – Toto 141.5
  87. China Girl – David Bowie 140
  88. All Right – Christopher Cross 139.5
  89. Heart to Heart – Kenny Loggins 139.5
  90. Crumblin’ Down – John (Cougar) Mellencamp 139.5
  91. Burning Down the House – Talking Heads 138.5
  92. She’s a Beauty – The Tubes 137.5
  93. How Am I Supposed to Live Without You – Laura Branigan 136.5
  94. What About Me – Moving Pictures 136.5
  95. Don’t Cry – Asia 135
  96. Faithfully – Journey 134.5
  97. Straight from the Heart – Bryan Adams 133.5
  98. Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy – Sammy Hagar 133
  99. Pass the Dutchie – Musical Youth 133
  100. I’m Still Standing – Elton John 132
  101. Hot Girls in Love – Loverboy 132
  102. Far From Over – Frank Stallone 131.5
  103. It’s Raining Again – Supertramp 129
  104. Lawyers in Love – Jackson Browne 126.5
  105. Shadows of the Night – Pat Benatar 120.5
  106. Take Me to Heart – Quarterflash 117.5
  107. P.Y.T. – Michael Jackson 117
  108. Photograph – Def Leppard 116
  109. You Got Lucky – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 114.5
  110. All This Love – DeBarge 113.5
  111. Hand to Hold On To – John (Cougar) Mellencamp 112.5
  112. I’ve Got a Rock ‘n’ Roll Heart – Eric Clapton 107.5
  113. Try Again – Champagne 105.5
  114. Dead Giveaway – Shalamar 106.5
  115. Fall in Love with Me – Earth, Wind and Fire 104.5
  116. Breaking Us in Two – Joe Jackson 104
  117. Even Now – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 104
  118. Baby Jane – Rod Stewart 101.5
  119. Human Touch – Rick Springfield 101.5
  120. It Might Be You – Stephen Bishop 99
  121. Rock of Ages – Def Leppard 98
  122. If Anyone Falls – Stevie Nicks 97.5
  123. Ain’t Nobody – Rufus feat. Chaka Khan 97.5
  124. Saved by Zero – The Fixx 97
  125. Shock the Monkey – Peter Gabriel 97
  126. Missing You – Dan Fogelberg 96.5
  127. Big Log – Robert Plant 94.5
  128. Modern Love – David Bowie 92.5
  129. Heart of the Night – Juice Newton 92.5
  130. Rock ‘n’ Roll Is King – Electric Light Orchestra 91
  131. Cuts Like a Knife – Bryan Adams 89.5
  132. Rio – Duran Duran 88.5
  133. Stranger in My House – Ronnie Milsap 88.5
  134. On the Loose – Saga 88.5
  135. Poison Arrow – ABC 84.5
  136. I Like It – DeBarge 83.5
  137. Space Age Love Song – A Flock of Seagulls 82.5
  138. Little Too Late – Pat Benatar 81.5
  139. Tender Is the Night – Jackson Browne 81.5
  140. Souls – Rick Springfield 79.5
  141. Love in Store – Fleetwood Mac 78.5
  142. Send Her My Love – Journey 78
  143. I Do – J. Geils Band 78
  144. Mornin’ – Al Jarreau 77.5
  145. Some Kind of Friend – Barry Manilow 77.5
  146. Wishing – A Flock of Seagulls 76
  147. Kiss the Bride – Elton John 74.5
  148. After the Fall – Journey 73.5
  149. Don’t You Get So Mad – Jeffrey Osborne 73
  150. Welcome to Heartlight – Kenny Loggins 73

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