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FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 7, 1983

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 04/30 05/14 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	2	11	★★ NO. 1 ★★2 weeks at No. One Beat ItMICHAEL JACKSON Epic 34-03759	1
2	3	4	15	JeopardyGREG KIHN BAND Beserkley 7-69847/Elektra	2
3	6	9	7	Let's DanceDAVID BOWIE EMI-America 8158	3
4	2	1	16	Come On EileenDEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Mercury 76189/PolyGram	1
5	5	6	13	Der KommissarAFTER THE FIRE Epic 34-03559	5
6	9	15	5	OverkillMEN AT WORK Columbia 38-03795	6
7	8	10	12	She Blinded Me With ScienceTHOMAS DOLBY Capitol 5204	7
8	4	3	13	Mr. RobotoSTYX A&M 2525	3
9	10	12	11	Little Red CorvettePRINCE Warner Bros. 7-29746	9
10	11	16	9	I Won't Hold You BackTOTO Columbia 38-03597	10
11	14	18	8	SolitaireLAURA BRANIGAN Atlantic 7-89868	11
12	13	13	9	Even NowBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 5213	12
13	23	33	6	Flashdance . . . What A FeelingIRENE CARA Casablanca 811440-7/PolyGram	13
14	7	5	16	Billie JeanMICHAEL JACKSON Epic 34-03509	1
15	19	26	9	PhotographDEF LEPPARD Mercury 811 215-7/PolyGram	15
16	17	31	6	RioDURAN DURAN Capitol 5215	16
17	22	32	5	My LoveLIONEL RICHIE Motown 1677	17
18	21	34	9	Straight From The HeartBRYAN ADAMS A&M 2536	18
19	30	46	4	Time (Clock Of The Heart)CULTURE CLUB Virgin/Epic 34-03796	19
20	29	39	4	Affair Of The HeartRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 13497	20
21	12	8	14	Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)JOURNEY Columbia 38-03513	8
22	28	37	8	Mornin'JARREAU Warner Bros. 7-29720	22
23	31	41	4	FaithfullyJOURNEY Columbia 38-03840	23
24	24	27	9	Welcome To HeartlightKENNY LOGGINS Columbia 38-03555	24
25	27	29	15	It Might Be YouSTEPHEN BISHOP Warner Bros. 7-29791	25
26	26	30	11	Some Kind Of FriendBARRY MANILOW Arista 1046	26
27	35	—	2	Don't Let It EndSTYX A&M 2543	27
28	33	40	9	Always Something There To Remind MeNAKED EYES EMI-America 8155	28
29	34	38	7	Stranger In My HouseRONNIE MILSAP RCA 13470	29
30	32	36	8	So WrongPATRICK SIMMONS Elektra 7-69839	30
31	15	7	15	One On OneDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 13421	7
32	43	—	2	Family ManDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 13507	32
33	16	11	20	Hungry Like The WolfDURAN DURAN Capitol 5195	3
34	18	14	23	Do You Really Want To Hurt MeCULTURE CLUB Virgin/Epic 34-03368	2
35	42	45	7	I Couldn't Say NoROBERT ELLIS ORRALL with CARLENE CARTER RCA 13431	35
36	25	19	15	We've Got TonightKENNY ROGERS & SHEENA EASTON Liberty 1492	6
37	49	58	5	She's A BeautyTHE TUBES Capitol 5217	37
38	20	17	17	You AreLIONEL RICHIE Motown 1657	4
39	36	28	12	Whirly GirlOXO Geffen 7-29765/Warner Bros.	28
40	45	50	6	Gimme All Your Lovin'ZZ TOP Warner Bros. 7-29693	40
41	38	20	27	I Know There's Something Going OnFRIDA Atlantic 7-89984	13
42	48	56	6	Try AgainCHAMPAIGN Columbia 38-03563	42
43	39	23	24	Twilight ZoneGOLDEN EARRING 21 Records 1-103/PolyGram	10
44	40	35	14	I Like ItDeBARGE Gordy 1645/Motown	31
45	37	21	22	Back On The Chain GangTHE PRETENDERS Sire 7-29840/Warner Bros.	5
46	53	57	7	The One ThingINXS Atco 7-99905	46
47	41	42	10	Minimum LoveMAC McANALLY Geffen 7-29736/Warner Bros.	41
48	60	80	4	Never Gonna Let You GoSERGIO MENDES A&M 2546	48
49	47	43	10	Swingin'JOHN ANDERSON Warner Bros. 7-29788	43
50	70	81	3	Too ShyKAJAGOOGOO EMI-America 8161	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	59	71	3	Looking For A StrangerPAT BENATAR Chrysalis 4-42688/Epic	51
52	55	62	5	Fool Moon FireWALTER EGAN Backstreet 52200/MCA	52
53	56	59	9	Smiling IslandsROBBIE PATTON Atlantic 7-89955	53
54	57	61	5	Sing Me AwayNIGHT RANGER Boardwalk 12-175-7	54
55	46	48	7	Never Give UpSAMMY HAGAR Geffen 7-29718/Warner Bros.	46
56	NEW▶		1	I'm Still StandingELTON JOHN Geffen 7-29639/Warner Bros.	56
57	62	70	6	New Year's DayU2 Island 7-99915/Atco	57
58	63	73	3	You Can't Run From LoveEDDIE RABBITT Warner Bros. 7-29712	58
59	NEW▶		1	No Time For TalkCHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 7-29662	59
60	72	82	4	Electric AvenueEDDY GRANT Portrait/Ice 37-03793/Epic	60
61	73	83	3	All This LoveDeBARGE Gordy 1660/Motown	61
62	64	69	6	Love's Got A Line On YouSCANDAL Columbia 38-03615	62
63	67	78	4	Cool PlacesSPARKS & JANE WIEDLIN Atlantic 7-89866	63
64	65	67	6	Wind Him UpSAGA Portrait 37-03791/Epic	64
65	68	77	3	Easy For You To SayLINDA RONSTADT Asylum 7-69838/Elektra	65
66	66	74	4	I Eat CannibalsTOTAL COELO Chrysalis 4-42669/Epic	66
67	76	—	2	All My LifeKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1495	67
68	69	76	4	Why MePLANET P Geffen 7-29705/Warner Bros.	68
69	78	—	2	Don't Pay The FerrymanCHRIS DE BURGH A&M 2511	69
70	77	—	2	That's LoveJIM CAPALDI Atlantic 7-89849	70
71	74	84	3	Front Page StoryNEIL DIAMOND Columbia 38-03801	71
72	85	—	2	Love On Your SideTHOMPSON TWINS Arista 1056	72
73	44	24	15	I've Got A Rock N' Roll HeartERIC CLAPTON Warner Bros./Duck 7-29780	18
74	NEW▶		1	We TwoLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5231	74
75	54	52	11	Take The Short Way HomeDIONNE WARWICK Arista 1040	41
76	NEW▶		1	Our HouseMADNESS Geffen 7-29668/Warner Bros.	76
77	79	85	3	Do You Wanna Hold Me?BOW WOW WOW RCA 13467	77
78	NEW▶		1	Bang The Drum All DayTODD RUNDGREN Bearsville 7-29686/Warner Bros.	78
79	81	87	3	The Devil Made Me Do ItGOLDEN EARRING 21 Records 1-108/PolyGram	79
80	71	72	5	Reap The Wild WindULTRAVOX Chrysalis 4-42682/Epic	71
81	NEW▶		1	Sign Of The TimesTHE BELLE STARS Warner Bros. 7-29672	81
82	58	60	8	Mexican RadioWALL OF VOODOO I.R.S. 9912/A&M	58
83	90	—	2	Ricky"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC Rock 'N' Roll 4-03849/Scotti Bros./Epic	83
84	87	—	2	TonightTHE WHISPERS Solar 7-69842/Elektra	84
85	89	—	2	Where Everybody Knows Your NameGARY PORTNOY Applause 106	85
86	61	55	14	Make Love StayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 34-03525	29
87	NEW▶		1	The Walls Came DownTHE CALL Mercury 811487-7/PolyGram	87
88	NEW▶		1	Candy GirlNEW EDITION Streetwise 2208	88
89	NEW▶		1	The Closer You GetALABAMA RCA 13524	89
90	NEW▶		1	Come DancingTHE KINKS Arista 1054	90
91	51	25	21	Shame On The MoonBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 5187	2
92	50	22	11	Change Of HeartTOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Backstreet 52181/MCA	21
93	95	91	6	I Melt With YouMODERN ENGLISH Sire 7-29775/Warner Bros.	78
94	52	44	10	Love My WayPSYCHEDELIC FURS Columbia 38-03340	44
95	75	47	15	Poison ArrowABC Mercury 810340-7/PolyGram	25
96	80	53	16	All RightCHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 7-29843	12
97	86	79	7	I Won't Be Home TonightTONY CAREY Rocshire 001	79
98	82	54	16	LiesTHOMPSON TWINS Arista 1024	30
99	84	51	16	Fall In Love With MeEARTH, WIND & FIRE Columbia 38-03375	17
100	83	49	14	Little Too LatePAT BENATAR Chrysalis 4-03536	20

Superstars: products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week. Stars: other products demonstrating significant gains.