Chart 1983 Jan-June
1980’s Top 20 charts
January 1983
| UK | (US) | Song title | Artist |
| 1 | You can’t hurry love | Phil Collins | |
| 2 | A winter’s tale | David Essex | |
| 3 | Save your love | Renee and Renato | |
| 4 | Orville’s song | Keith Harris & Orville | |
| 5 | Down under | Men At Work | |
| 6 | Best years of our lives | Modern Romance | |
| 7 | Our house | Madness | |
| 8 | The story of the blues | Wah! | |
| 9 | Time (clock of the heart) | Culture Club | |
| 10 | Buffalo gals | Malcom McLaren & the World’s famous Supreme Team |
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| 11 | Hymn | Ultravox | |
| 12 | Electric avenue | Eddy Grant | |
| 13 | Heartache avenue | Maisonettes | |
| 14 | The Shakin’ Stevens E.P. | Shakin’ Stevens | |
| 15 | All the love in the world | Dionne Warwick | |
| 16 | Peace on earth / Little drummer boy | David Bowie & Bing Crosby | |
| 17 | Steppin’ out | Joe Jackson | |
| 18 | Cacharpaya (Andes Pumpsa Daesi) | Incantation | |
| 19 | European female | Stranglers | |
| 20 | If you can’t stand the heat | Bucks Fizz |
February 1983
| UK | (US) | Song title | Artist |
| 1 | Too shy | Kajagoogoo | |
| 2 | Down under | Men At Work | |
| 3 | Sign of the times | Belle Stars | |
| 4 | Change | Tears For Fears | |
| 5 | Up where we belong | Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes | |
| 6 | Electric avenue | Eddy Grant | |
| 7 | Wham rap | Wham! | |
| 8 | Gloria | Laura Branigan | |
| 9 | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | |
| 10 | Oh Diane | Fleetwood mac | |
| 11 | You can’t hurry love | Phil Collins | |
| 12 | Africa | Toto | |
| 13 | The cutter | Echo & the Bunnymen | |
| 14 | The story of the blues | Wah! | |
| 15 | Last night a D.J. saved my life | Indeep | |
| 16 | New year’s day | U2 | |
| 17 | Never gonna give you up | Musical Youth | |
| 18 | Christian | China Crisis | |
| 19 | Steppin’ out | Joe Jackson | |
| 20 | The tunnel of love | Fun Boy Three |
March 1983
| UK | (US) | Song title | Artist |
| 1 | Total eclipse of the heart | Bonnie Tyler | |
| 2 | Sweet dreams (are made of this) | Eurythmics | |
| 3 | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | |
| 4 | Rock the boat | Forrest | |
| 5 | Africa | Toto | |
| 6 | Na na hey hey kiss him goodbye | Bananarama | |
| 7 | Too shy | Kajagoogoo | |
| 8 | Love on your side | Thompson Twins | |
| 9 | Speak like a child | Style Counsil | |
| 10 | Tommorow’s (just another day) / Madness (is all in the mind) |
Madness | |
| 11 | Never gonna give you up | Musical Youth | |
| 12 | High life | Modern Romance | |
| 13 | She means nothing to me | Phil Everly & Cliff Richard | |
| 14 | Baby come to me | Patti Austin with James Ingram | |
| 15 | Communication | Spandau Ballet | |
| 16 | Rip it up | Orange Juice | |
| 17 | The tunnel of love | Fun Boy Three | |
| 18 | Is there something I should know | Duran Duran | |
| 19 | Change | Tears For Fears | |
| 20 | Let’s dance | David Bowie |
April 1983
| UK | (US) | Song title | Artist |
| 1 | Let’s dance | David Bowie | |
| 2 | Is there something I should know | Duran Duran | |
| 3 | Church of the poison mind | Culture Club | |
| 4 | Boxer beat | Joboxers | |
| 5 | Breakaway | Tracey Ulman | |
| 6 | Beat it | Michael Jackson | |
| 7 | Words | F.R. David | |
| 8 | Ooh to be ah | Kajagoogoo | |
| 9 | Speak like a child | Style Counsil | |
| 10 | Sweet dreams (are made of this) | Eurythmics | |
| 11 | Total eclipse of the heart | Bonnie Tyler | |
| 12 | Blue Monday | New Order | |
| 13 | Fields of fire (400 miles) | Big Country | |
| 14 | True | Spandau Ballet | |
| 15 | Snot rap | Kenny Everett | |
| 16 | Love is a stranger | Eurythmics | |
| 17 | Don’t talk to me about love | Altered Images | |
| 18 | This house that Jack built | Tracie | |
| 19 | Rip it up | Orange Juice | |
| 20 | Whistle down the wind | Nick Heyward |
May 1983
| UK | (US) | Song title | Artist |
| 1 | True | Spandau Ballet | |
| 2 | Temptation | Heaven 17 | |
| 3 | Dancing tight | Galaxy feat. Phil Fearon | |
| 4 | (Keep feeling) Fascination | Human League | |
| 5 | Candy girl | New Edition | |
| 6 | Words | F.R. David | |
| 7 | Pale shelter | Tears For Fears | |
| 8 | Can’t get used to losing you | Beat | |
| 9 | Our lips are sealed | Fun Boy Three | |
| 10 | We are detective | Thompson Twins | |
| 11 | Beat it | Michael Jackson | |
| 12 | Blind vision | Blancmange | |
| 13 | Bad boys | Wham! | |
| 14 | Let’s dance | David Bowie | |
| 15 | What kina boy you looking for (girl) | Hot Chocolate | |
| 16 | True love ways | Cliff Richard | |
| 17 | Friday night (live version) | Kids from “Fame” | |
| 18 | Church of the poison mind | Culture Club | |
| 19 | Every breath you take | Police | |
| 20 | Nobody’s diary | Yazoo |
June 1983
| UK | (US) | Song title | Artist |
| 1 | Every breath you take | Police | |
| 2 | Bad boys | Wham! | |
| 3 | Nobody’s diary | Yazoo | |
| 4 | Buffalo soldier | Bob Marley & the Wailers | |
| 5 | China girl | David Bowie | |
| 6 | Love town | Booker Newberry III | |
| 7 | Flashdancec what a feeling | Irene Cara | |
| 8 | Candy girl | New Edition | |
| 9 | Just got lucky | Joboxers | |
| 10 | Baby Jane | Rod Stewart | |
| 11 | Ladu love me (one more time) | George Benson | |
| 12 | Waiting for a train | Flash And the Pan | |
| 13 | I guess that’s why they call it the blues | Elton John | |
| 14 | Can’t get used to losing you | Beat | |
| 15 | Wanna be startin’ something | Michael Jackson | |
| 16 | Temptation | Heaven 17 | |
| 17 | Money go round (Pt.1) | Style Counsil | |
| 18 | Hang on now | Kajagoogoo | |
| 19 | True | Spandau Ballet | |
| 20 | Dark is the night | Shakatak |
© BPI/ Gallup
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