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Music Charts Archive

Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them

R&R CHR / Top 40 · August 5, 1983

40 positions ← 07/29 08/12 →
3W 2W LW TW Weeks Title Artist Peak
1 1 1 1 10 Every Breath You Take THE POLICE 1
9 5 4 2 8 Maniac MICHAEL SEMBELLO 2
7 3 3 3 10 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) EURYTHMICS 3
3 2 2 4 9 Stand Back STEVIE NICKS 2
17 8 5 5 6 It's A Mistake MEN AT WORK 5
13 9 7 6 9 She Works Hard For The Money DONNA SUMMER 6
16 11 8 7 8 Take Me To Heart QUARTERFLASH 7
6 4 6 8 9 Is There Something I Should Know? DURAN DURAN 4
20 15 10 9 8 (Keep Feeling) Fascination THE HUMAN LEAGUE 9
18 16 12 10 8 Hot Girls In Love LOVERBOY 10
24 18 13 11 7 Rock 'N' Roll Is King ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 11
29 23 17 12 5 I'll Tumble 4 Ya CULTURE CLUB 12
26 20 15 13 6 China Girl DAVID BOWIE 13
15 12 11 14 8 Cuts Like A Knife BRYAN ADAMS 11
33 24 21 15 5 Lawyers In Love JACKSON BROWNE 15
22 19 18 16 9 Saved By Zero THE FIXX 16
- 30 26 17 3 Human Nature MICHAEL JACKSON 17
37 28 23 18 4 After The Fall JOURNEY 18
- 32 24 19 3 Puttin' On The Ritz TACO 19
25 22 20 20 6 Rock Of Ages DEF LEPPARD 20
2 6 9 21 11 Wanna Be Startin' Something MICHAEL JACKSON 2
39 29 25 22 4 Human Touch RICK SPRINGFIELD 22
- 39 33 23 3 Tell Her About It BILLY JOEL 23
10 10 14 24 10 Baby Jane ROD STEWART 10
- 40 37 25 3 Don't Cry ASIA 25
- - 32 26 2 The Safety Dance MEN WITHOUT HATS 26
36 33 30 27 5 The Border AMERICA 27
5 7 16 28 12 Our House MADNESS 5
12 14 19 29 9 1999 PRINCE 12
- 36 34 30 3 Promises, Promises NAKED EYES 30
38 35 31 31 4 Pieces Of Ice DIANA ROSS 31
- - 38 32 2 How Am I Supposed To Live Without You LAURA BRANIGAN 32
DEBUT 33 1 Dead Giveaway SHALAMAR 33
- 38 36 34 3 Fake Friends JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS 34
40 37 35 35 4 It's Inevitable CHARLIE 35
- - 39 36 2 Far From Over FRANK STALLONE 36
DEBUT 37 1 Total Eclipse Of The Heart BONNIE TYLER 37
DEBUT 38 1 Making Love Out Of Nothing At All AIR SUPPLY 38
DEBUT 39 1 (She's) Sexy + 17 STRAY CATS 39
DEBUT 40 1 Kiss The Bride ELTON JOHN 40