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Music Charts Archive

Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them

R&R CHR / Top 40 · August 12, 1983

40 positions ← 08/05 08/19 →
3W 2W LW TW Weeks Title Artist Peak
1 1 1 1 11 Every Breath You Take THE POLICE 1
5 4 2 2 9 Maniac MICHAEL SEMBELLO 2
3 3 3 3 11 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) EURYTHMICS 3
8 5 5 4 7 It's A Mistake MEN AT WORK 4
9 7 6 5 10 She Works Hard For The Money DONNA SUMMER 5
11 8 7 6 9 Take Me To Heart QUARTERFLASH 6
2 2 4 7 10 Stand Back STEVIE NICKS 2
15 10 9 8 9 (Keep Feeling) Fascination THE HUMAN LEAGUE 8
23 17 12 9 6 I'll Tumble 4 Ya CULTURE CLUB 9
20 15 13 10 7 China Girl DAVID BOWIE 10
18 13 11 11 8 Rock 'N' Roll Is King ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 11
24 21 15 12 6 Lawyers In Love JACKSON BROWNE 12
30 26 17 13 4 Human Nature MICHAEL JACKSON 13
16 12 10 14 9 Hot Girls In Love LOVERBOY 10
28 23 18 15 5 After The Fall JOURNEY 15
39 33 23 16 4 Tell Her About It BILLY JOEL 16
32 24 19 17 4 Puttin' On The Ritz TACO 17
29 25 22 18 5 Human Touch RICK SPRINGFIELD 18
40 37 25 19 4 Don't Cry ASIA 19
4 6 8 20 10 Is There Something I Should Know? DURAN DURAN 4
- 32 26 21 3 The Safety Dance MEN WITHOUT HATS 21
19 18 16 22 10 Saved By Zero THE FIXX 16
36 34 30 23 4 Promises, Promises NAKED EYES 23
- 38 32 24 3 How Am I Supposed To Live Without You LAURA BRANIGAN 24
- - 37 25 2 Total Eclipse Of The Heart BONNIE TYLER 25
22 20 20 26 7 Rock Of Ages DEF LEPPARD 20
33 30 27 27 6 The Border AMERICA 27
- 39 36 28 3 Far From Over FRANK STALLONE 28
- - 33 29 2 Dead Giveaway SHALAMAR 29
12 11 14 30 9 Cuts Like A Knife BRYAN ADAMS 11
- - 38 31 2 Making Love Out Of Nothing At All AIR SUPPLY 31
6 9 21 32 12 Wanna Be Startin' Something MICHAEL JACKSON 2
38 36 34 33 4 Fake Friends JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS 33
10 14 24 34 11 Baby Jane ROD STEWART 10
- - 39 35 2 (She's) Sexy + 17 STRAY CATS 35
DEBUT 36 1 All Time High RITA COOLIDGE 36
- - 40 37 2 Kiss The Bride ELTON JOHN 37
DEBUT 38 1 Don't You Get So Mad JEFFREY OSBORNE 38
DEBUT 39 1 You're Driving Me Out Of My Mind LITTLE RIVER BAND 39
DEBUT 40 1 True SPANDAU BALLET 40