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Music Charts Archive

Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them

R&R CHR / Top 40 · September 16, 1983

40 positions ← 09/09 09/23 →
3W 2W LW TW Weeks Title Artist Peak
5 1 1 1 9 Tell Her About It BILLY JOEL 1
11 4 2 2 7 Total Eclipse Of The Heart BONNIE TYLER 2
10 5 4 3 8 The Safety Dance MEN WITHOUT HATS 3
8 7 5 4 9 Don't Cry ASIA 4
3 2 3 5 9 Human Nature MICHAEL JACKSON 2
31 21 12 6 5 King Of Pain THE POLICE 6
25 16 11 7 6 True SPANDAU BALLET 7
22 14 10 8 7 Making Love Out Of Nothing At All AIR SUPPLY 8
19 11 9 9 8 Far From Over FRANK STALLONE 9
16 9 8 10 9 Promises, Promises NAKED EYES 8
23 20 14 11 7 (She's) Sexy + 17 STRAY CATS 11
21 17 15 12 8 How Am I Supposed To Live Without You LAURA BRANIGAN 12
1 3 6 13 14 Maniac MICHAEL SEMBELLO 1
6 6 7 14 11 Lawyers In Love JACKSON BROWNE 6
28 24 18 15 7 Kiss The Bride ELTON JOHN 15
24 22 17 16 7 Dead Giveaway SHALAMAR 16
15 12 13 17 10 Human Touch RICK SPRINGFIELD 12
- 35 28 18 3 One Thing Leads To Another THE FIXX 18
40 33 27 19 4 Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) SHEENA EASTON 19
27 25 21 20 6 Don't You Get So Mad JEFFREY OSBORNE 20
34 29 24 21 5 Lady Love Me (One More Time) GEORGE BENSON 21
35 31 26 22 5 Big Log ROBERT PLANT 22
- 37 29 23 3 Islands In The Stream KENNY ROGERS with DOLLY PARTON 23
2 8 16 24 16 Every Breath You Take THE POLICE 1
- 36 32 25 3 Burning Down The House TALKING HEADS 25
36 34 31 26 5 Tell Her No JUICE NEWTON 26
- - 36 27 2 Delirious PRINCE 27
- 39 34 28 3 It Must Be Love MADNESS 28
- 38 33 29 3 Don't Forget To Dance THE KINKS 29
7 15 20 30 16 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) EURYTHMICS 3
4 10 19 31 12 It's A Mistake MEN AT WORK 3
- 40 35 32 3 Sitting At The Wheel THE MOODY BLUES 32
- - 37 33 2 What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So In Love With You) ROD STEWART 33
- - 38 34 2 Suddenly Last Summer THE MOTELS 34
12 18 23 35 15 She Works Hard For The Money DONNA SUMMER 5
- - 39 36 2 This Time BRYAN ADAMS 36
- - 40 37 2 If Anyone Falls STEVIE NICKS 37
DEBUT 38 1 All Night Long (All Night) LIONEL RICHIE 38
DEBUT 39 1 Modern Love DAVID BOWIE 39
DEBUT 40 1 Heart And Soul HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS 40