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Music Charts Archive

Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them

R&R CHR / Top 40 · August 19, 1983

40 positions ← 08/12 08/26 →
3W 2W LW TW Weeks Title Artist Peak
1 1 1 1 12 Every Breath You Take THE POLICE 1
4 2 2 2 10 Maniac MICHAEL SEMBELLO 2
5 5 4 3 8 It's A Mistake MEN AT WORK 3
3 3 3 4 12 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) EURYTHMICS 3
7 6 5 5 11 She Works Hard For The Money DONNA SUMMER 5
8 7 6 6 10 Take Me To Heart QUARTERFLASH 6
26 17 13 7 5 Human Nature MICHAEL JACKSON 7
10 9 8 8 10 (Keep Feeling) Fascination THE HUMAN LEAGUE 8
17 12 9 9 7 I'll Tumble 4 Ya CULTURE CLUB 9
15 13 10 10 8 China Girl DAVID BOWIE 10
21 15 12 11 7 Lawyers In Love JACKSON BROWNE 11
33 23 16 12 5 Tell Her About It BILLY JOEL 12
37 25 19 13 5 Don't Cry ASIA 13
32 26 21 14 4 The Safety Dance MEN WITHOUT HATS 14
23 18 15 15 6 After The Fall JOURNEY 15
25 22 18 16 6 Human Touch RICK SPRINGFIELD 16
24 19 17 17 5 Puttin' On The Ritz TACO 17
2 4 7 18 11 Stand Back STEVIE NICKS 2
13 11 11 19 9 Rock 'N' Roll Is King ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 11
- 37 25 20 3 Total Eclipse Of The Heart BONNIE TYLER 20
34 30 23 21 5 Promises, Promises NAKED EYES 21
38 32 24 22 4 How Am I Supposed To Live Without You LAURA BRANIGAN 22
39 36 28 23 4 Far From Over FRANK STALLONE 23
12 10 14 24 10 Hot Girls In Love LOVERBOY 10
- 33 29 25 3 Dead Giveaway SHALAMAR 25
- 38 31 26 3 Making Love Out Of Nothing At All AIR SUPPLY 26
- 39 35 27 3 (She's) Sexy + 17 STRAY CATS 27
18 16 22 28 11 Saved By Zero THE FIXX 16
6 8 20 29 11 Is There Something I Should Know? DURAN DURAN 4
- - 36 30 2 All Time High RITA COOLIDGE 30
- - 38 31 2 Don't You Get So Mad JEFFREY OSBORNE 31
- - 40 32 2 True SPANDAU BALLET 32
20 20 26 33 8 Rock Of Ages DEF LEPPARD 20
- 40 37 34 3 Kiss The Bride ELTON JOHN 34
- - 39 35 2 You're Driving Me Out Of My Mind LITTLE RIVER BAND 35
36 34 33 36 5 Fake Friends JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS 33
DEBUT 37 1 Lady Love Me (One More Time) GEORGE BENSON 37
DEBUT 38 1 Big Log ROBERT PLANT 38
DEBUT 39 1 Tell Her No JUICE NEWTON 39
DEBUT 40 1 King Of Pain THE POLICE 40