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FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 28, 1983

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 05/21 06/04 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	3	7	9	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One Flashdance . . . What A FeelingIRENE CARA Casablanca 811440-7/PolyGram	1
2	1	2	10	Let's DanceDAVID BOWIE EMI-America 8158	1
3	2	1	14	Beat ItMICHAEL JACKSON Epic 34-03759	1
4	4	4	8	OverkillMEN AT WORK Columbia 38-03795	4
5	5	5	15	She Blinded Me With ScienceTHOMAS DOLBY Capitol 5204	5
6	6	8	14	Little Red CorvettePRINCE Warner Bros. 7-29746	6
7	7	9	11	SolitaireLAURA BRANIGAN Atlantic 7-89868	7
8	10	17	7	Time (Clock Of The Heart)CULTURE CLUB Virgin/Epic 34-03796	8
9	9	12	8	My LoveLIONEL RICHIE Motown 1677	9
10	13	15	12	Straight From The HeartBRYAN ADAMS A&M 2536	10
11	16	19	7	Affair Of The HeartRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 13497	11
12	18	22	12	Always Something There To Remind MeNAKED EYES EMI-America 8155	12
13	19	20	7	FaithfullyJOURNEY Columbia 38-03840	13
14	20	23	5	Don't Let It EndSTYX A&M 2543	14
15	8	3	18	JeopardyGREG KIHN BAND Beserkley 7-69847/Elektra	2
16	12	13	12	PhotographDEF LEPPARD Mercury 811 215-7/PolyGram	12
17	22	26	5	Family ManDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 13507	17
18	11	10	16	Der KommissarAFTER THE FIRE Epic 34-03559	5
19	15	11	12	I Won't Hold You BackTOTO Columbia 38-03597	10
20	25	27	8	She's A BeautyTHE TUBES Capitol 5217	20
21	14	14	9	RioDURAN DURAN Capitol 5215	14
22	17	6	19	Come On EileenDEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Mercury 76189/Polygram	1
23	24	25	10	Stranger In My HouseRONNIE MILSAP RCA 13470	23
24	27	35	7	Never Gonna Let You GoSERGIO MENDES A&M 2540	24
25	31	45	7	Electric AvenueEDDY GRANT Portrait/Ice 37-03793/Epic	25
26	30	41	6	Too ShyKAJAGOOGOO EMI-America 8161	26
27	28	30	9	Try AgainCHAMPAIGN Columbia 38-03563	27
28	33	39	4	I'm Still StandingELTON JOHN Geffen 7-29639/Warner Bros.	28
29	21	21	11	Mornin'JARREAU Warner Bros. 7-29720	21
30	34	40	10	The One ThingINXS Atco 7-99905	30
31	23	16	16	Mr. RobotoSTYX A&M 2525	3
32	45	57	4	We TwoLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5231	32
33	49	—	2	The Woman In YouBEE GEES RSO 813173-7/PolyGram	33
34	48	59	5	That's LoveJIM CAPALDI Atlantic 7-89849	34
35	44	55	6	All This LoveDeBARGE Gordy 1660/Motown	35
36	39	46	4	No Time For TalkCHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 7-29662	36
37	50	72	4	Come DancingTHE KINKS Arista 1054	37
38	41	51	5	All My LifeKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1495	38
39	40	44	6	Looking For A StrangerPAT BENATAR Chrysalis 4-42688/Epic	39
40	52	64	4	Our HouseMADNESS Geffen 7-29668/Warner Bros.	40
41	NEW▶		1	Wanna Be Startin' SomethingMICHAEL JACKSON Epic 34-03914	41
42	29	24	19	Billie JeanMICHAEL JACKSON Epic 34-03509	1
43	32	33	10	I Couldn't Say NoROBERT ELLIS ORRALL with CARLENE CARTER RCA 13431	32
44	58	71	4	The Closer You GetALABAMA RCA 13524	44
45	54	61	5	Don't Pay The FerrymanCHRIS DE BURGH A&M 2511	45
46	51	63	5	Love On Your SideTHOMPSON TWINS Arista 1056	46
47	37	38	9	Gimme All Your Lovin'ZZ TOP Warner Bros. 7-29693	37
48	26	18	12	Even NowBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 5213	12
49	69	83	3	Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS Jive/Arista 2006	49
50	46	48	8	Fool Moon FireWALTER EGAN Backstreet 52200/MCA	46

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	61	76	3	Inside LoveGEORGE BENSON Warner Bros. 7-29649	51
52	56	58	7	Cool PlacesSPARKS & JANE WIEDLIN Atlantic 7-89866	52
53	NEW▶		1	Baby JaneROD STEWART Warner Bros. 7-29608	53
54	57	60	6	Easy For You To SayLINDA RONSTADT Asylum 7-69838/Elektra	54
55	NEW▶		1	Roll Me AwayBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 5235	55
56	62	73	4	Candy GirlNEW EDITION Streetwise 2208	56
57	78	90	3	Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)EURYTHMICS RCA 13533	57
58	70	80	3	How Do You Keep The Music PlayingJAMES INGRAM with PATTI AUSTIN Qwest 7-29618/Warner Bros.	58
59	60	62	9	Love's Got A Line On YouSCANDAL Columbia 38-03615	59
60	71	—	2	White WeddingBILLY IDOL Chrysalis 4-42697	60
61	36	32	14	Some Kind Of FriendBARRY MANILOW Arista 1046	26
62	53	53	9	New Year's DayU2 Island 7-99915/Atco	53
63	68	74	5	Ricky"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC Rock 'N' Roll 4-03849/Scotti Bros./Epic	63
64	77	—	2	Theme From Doctor DetroitDEVO Backstreet 52215/MCA	64
65	72	86	3	When I'm With YouSHERIFF Capitol 5199	65
66	35	28	18	It Might Be YouSTEPHEN BISHOP Warner Bros. 7-29791	25
67	NEW▶		1	She Works Hard For The MoneyDONNA SUMMER Mercury 812370-7/PolyGram	67
68	65	66	6	Front Page StoryNEIL DIAMOND Columbia 38-03801	65
69	38	29	17	Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)JOURNEY Columbia 38-03513	8
70	79	93	3	Slipping AwayDAVE EDMUNDS Columbia 38-03877	70
71	55	56	6	You Can't Run From LoveEDDIE RABBITT Warner Bros. 7-29712	55
72	NEW▶		1	(Keep Feeling) FascinationTHE HUMAN LEAGUE A&M 2547	72
73	42	34	11	So WrongPATRICK SIMMONS Elektra 7-69839	30
74	86	—	2	The Salt In My TearsMARTIN BRILEY Mercury 812165-7/PolyGram	74
75	80	89	3	What You Do To MeCARL WILSON Caribou 4-03590/Epic	75
76	63	70	4	Bang The Drum All DayTODD RUNDGREN Bearsville 7-29686/Warner Bros.	63
77	NEW▶		1	I.O.U.LEE GREENWOOD MCA 51299	77
78	43	31	12	Welcome To HeartlightKENNY LOGGINS Columbia 38-03555	24
79	81	87	3	I Cannot Believe It's TruePHIL COLLINS Atlantic 7-89864	79
80	NEW▶		1	Saved By ZeroTHE FIXX MCA 52213	80
81	64	65	7	Why MePLANET P Geffen 7-29705/Warner Bros.	64
82	82	95	3	Fool's GameMICHAEL BOLTON Columbia 38-03800	82
83	59	54	8	Sing Me AwayNIGHT RANGER Boardwalk 12175-7	54
84	90	—	2	Save The Overtime For MeGLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS Columbia 38-03761	84
85	74	81	4	The Walls Came DownTHE CALL Mercury 811487-7/PolyGram	74
86	95	—	2	He's A PretenderHIGH INERGY Gordy 1662/Motown	86
87	76	82	3	Side By SideEARTH, WIND & FIRE Columbia 38-03814	76
88	NEW▶		1	The MetroBERLIN Geffen 7-29638/Warner Bros.	88
89	47	36	18	One On OneDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 13421	7
90	NEW▶		1	The Celtic Soul BrothersDEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Mercury 811142-7/PolyGram	90
91	NEW▶		1	Dancing In The ShadowsAFTER THE FIRE Epic 34-03908	91
92	84	43	18	We've Got TonightKENNY ROGERS & SHEENA EASTON Liberty 1492	6
93	89	68	13	Swingin'JOHN ANDERSON Warner Bros. 7-29788	43
94	66	42	23	Hungry Like The WolfDURAN DURAN Capitol 5195	3
95	NEW▶		1	Drop The PilotJOAN ARMATRADING A&M 2538	95
96	88	52	12	Smiling IslandsROBBIE PATTON Atlantic 7-89955	52
97	67	49	17	I Like ItDeBARGE Gordy 1645/Motown	31
98	93	—	2	Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned LoveB.J. THOMAS Cleveland International 38-03492/CBS	93
99	85	47	27	Twilight ZoneGOLDEN EARRING 21 Records 1 103/Polygram	10
100	75	75	4	Sign Of The TimesTHE BELLE STARS Warner Bros. 7-29672	75

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