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FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 21, 1983

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 05/14 05/28 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	3	9	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One Let's DanceDAVID BOWIE EMI-America 8158	1
2	1	1	13	Beat ItMICHAEL JACKSON Epic 34-03759	1
3	7	13	8	Flashdance . . . What A FeelingIRENE CARA Casablanca 811440-7/PolyGram	3
4	4	6	7	OverkillMEN AT WORK Columbia 38-03795	4
5	5	7	14	She Blinded Me With ScienceTHOMAS DOLBY Capitol 5204	5
6	8	9	13	Little Red CorvettePRINCE Warner Bros. 7-29746	6
7	9	11	10	SolitaireLAURA BRANIGAN Atlantic 7-89868	7
8	3	2	17	JeopardyGREG KIHN BAND Beserkley 7-69847/Elektra	2
9	12	17	7	My LoveLIONEL RICHIE Motown 1677	9
10	17	19	6	Time (Clock Of The Heart)CULTURE CLUB Virgin/Epic 34-03796	10
11	10	5	15	Der KommissarAFTER THE FIRE Epic 34-03559	5
12	13	15	11	PhotographDEF LEPPARD Mercury 811 215-7/PolyGram	12
13	15	18	11	Straight From The HeartBRYAN ADAMS A&M 2536	13
14	14	16	8	RioDURAN DURAN Capitol 5215	14
15	11	10	11	I Won't Hold You BackTOTO Columbia 38-03597	10
16	19	20	6	Affair Of The HeartRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 13497	16
17	6	4	18	Come On EileenDEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Mercury 76189/Polygram	1
18	22	28	11	Always Something There To Remind MeNAKED EYES EMI-America 8155	18
19	20	23	6	FaithfullyJOURNEY Columbia 38-03840	19
20	23	27	4	Don't Let It EndSTYX A&M 2543	20
21	21	22	10	Mornin'JARREAU Warner Bros. 7-29720	21
22	26	32	4	Family ManDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 13507	22
23	16	8	15	Mr. RobotoSTYX A&M 2525	3
24	25	29	9	Stranger In My HouseRONNIE MILSAP RCA 13470	24
25	27	37	7	She's A BeautyTHE TUBES Capitol 5217	25
26	18	12	11	Even NowBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 5213	12
27	35	48	6	Never Gonna Let You GoSERGIO MENDES A&M 2540	27
28	30	42	8	Try AgainCHAMPAIGN Columbia 38-03563	28
29	24	14	18	Billie JeanMICHAEL JACKSON Epic 34-03509	1
30	41	50	5	Too ShyKAJAGOOGOO EMI-America 8161	30
31	45	60	6	Electric AvenueEDDY GRANT Portrait/Ice 37-03793/Epic	31
32	33	35	9	I Couldn't Say NoROBERT ELLIS ORRALL with CARLENE CARTER RCA 13431	32
33	39	56	3	I'm Still StandingELTON JOHN Geffen 7-29639/Warner Bros.	33
34	40	46	9	The One ThingINXS Atco 7-99905	34
35	28	25	17	It Might Be YouSTEPHEN BISHOP Warner Bros. 7-29791	25
36	32	26	13	Some Kind Of FriendBARRY MANILOW Arista 1046	26
37	38	40	8	Gimme All Your Lovin'ZZ TOP Warner Bros. 7-29693	37
38	29	21	16	Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)JOURNEY Columbia 38-03513	8
39	46	59	3	No Time For TalkCHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 7-29662	39
40	44	51	5	Looking For A StrangerPAT BENATAR Chrysalis 4-42688/Epic	40
41	51	67	4	All My LifeKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1495	41
42	34	30	10	So WrongPATRICK SIMMONS Elektra 7-69839	30
43	31	24	11	Welcome To HeartlightKENNY LOGGINS Columbia 38-03555	24
44	55	61	5	All This LoveDeBARGE Gordy 1660/Motown	44
45	57	74	3	We TwoLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5231	45
46	48	52	7	Fool Moon FireWALTER EGAN Backstreet 52200/MCA	46
47	36	31	17	One On OneDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 13421	7
48	59	70	4	That's LoveJIM CAPALDI Atlantic 7-89849	48
49	NEW▶		1	The Woman In YouBEE GEES RSO 813173-7/PolyGram	49
50	72	90	3	Come DancingTHE KINKS Arista 1054	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	63	72	4	Love On Your SideTHOMPSON TWINS Arista 1056	51
52	64	76	3	Our HouseMADNESS Geffen 7-29668/Warner Bros.	52
53	53	57	8	New Year's DayU2 Island 7-99915/Atco	53
54	61	69	4	Don't Pay The FerrymanCHRIS DE BURGH A&M 2511	54
55	56	58	5	You Can't Run From LoveEDDIE RABBITT Warner Bros. 7-29712	55
56	58	63	6	Cool PlacesSPARKS & JANE WIEDLIN Atlantic 7-89866	56
57	60	65	5	Easy For You To SayLINDA RONSTADT Asylum 7-69838/Elektra	57
58	71	89	3	The Closer You GetALABAMA RCA 13524	58
59	54	54	7	Sing Me AwayNIGHT RANGER Boardwalk 12175-7	54
60	62	62	8	Love's Got A Line On YouSCANDAL Columbia 38-03615	60
61	76	—	2	Inside LoveGEORGE BENSON Warner Bros. 7-29649	61
62	73	88	3	Candy GirlNEW EDITION Streetwise 2208	62
63	70	78	3	Bang The Drum All DayTODD RUNDGREN Bearsville 7-29686/Warner Bros.	63
64	65	68	6	Why MePLANET P Geffen 7-29705/Warner Bros.	64
65	66	71	5	Front Page StoryNEIL DIAMOND Columbia 38-03801	65
66	42	33	22	Hungry Like The WolfDURAN DURAN Capitol 5195	3
67	49	44	16	I Like ItDeBARGE Gordy 1645/Motown	31
68	74	83	4	Ricky"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC Rock 'N' Roll 4-03849/Scotti Bros./Epic	68
69	83	—	2	Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS Jive/Arista 2006	69
70	80	—	2	How Do You Keep The Music PlayingJAMES INGRAM with PATTI AUSTIN Qwest 7-29618/Warner Bros.	70
71	NEW▶		1	White WeddingBILLY IDOL Chrysalis 4-42697	71
72	86	—	2	When I'm With YouSHERIFF Capitol 5199	72
73	37	34	25	Do You Really Want To Hurt MeCULTURE CLUB Virgin/Epic 34-03368	2
74	81	87	3	The Walls Came DownTHE CALL Mercury 811487-7/PolyGram	74
75	75	81	3	Sign Of The TimesTHE BELLE STARS Warner Bros. 7-29672	75
76	82	—	2	Side By SideEARTH, WIND & FIRE Columbia 38-03814	76
77	NEW▶		1	Theme From Doctor DetroitDEVO Backstreet 52215/MCA	77
78	90	—	2	Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)EURYTHMICS RCA 13533	78
79	93	—	2	Slipping AwayDAVE EDMUNDS Columbia 38-03877	79
80	89	—	2	What You Do To MeCARL WILSON Caribou 4-03590/Epic	80
81	87	—	2	I Cannot Believe It's TruePHIL COLLINS Atlantic 7-89864	81
82	95	—	2	Fool's GameMICHAEL BOLTON Columbia 38-03800	82
83	84	85	4	Where Everybody Knows Your NameGARY PORTNOY Applause 106	83
84	43	36	17	We've Got TonightKENNY ROGERS & SHEENA EASTON Liberty 1492	6
85	47	43	26	Twilight ZoneGOLDEN EARRING 21 Records 1 103/Polygram	10
86	NEW▶		1	The Salt In My TearsMARTIN BRILEY Mercury 812165-7/PolyGram	86
87	67	39	14	Whirly GirlOXO Geffen 7-29765/Warner Bros.	28
88	52	53	11	Smiling IslandsROBBIE PATTON Atlantic 7-89955	52
89	68	49	12	Swingin'JOHN ANDERSON Warner Bros. 7-29788	43
90	NEW▶		1	Save The Overtime For MeGLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS Columbia 38-03761	90
91	79	45	24	Back On The Chain GangTHE PRETENDERS Sire 7-29840/Warner Bros.	5
92	69	66	6	I Eat CannibalsTOTAL COELO Chrysalis 4-42649/Epic	66
93	NEW▶		1	Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned LoveB.J. THOMAS Cleveland International 38-03492/CBS	93
94	77	41	29	I Know There's Something Going OnFRIDA Atlantic 7-89984	13
95	NEW▶		1	He's A PretenderHIGH INERGY Gordy 1662/Motown	95
96	78	64	8	Wind Him UpSAGA Portrait 37-03791/Epic	64
97	88	84	4	TonightTHE WHISPERS Solar 7-69842/Elektra	84
98	96	75	13	Take The Short Way HomeDIONNE WARWICK Arista 1040	41
99	85	47	12	Minimum LoveMAC McANALLY Geffen 7-29736/Warner Bros.	41
100	97	86	16	Make Love StayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 34-03525	29

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