Billboard Hot 100 — January 15, 1983
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 15, 1983. "Down Under" by Men At Work climbed from #4 to take over the #1 spot from "Maneater" by Daryl Hall John Oates, which had held it for 4 weeks, on its way to 3 weeks on top (it would total 4 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs). 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "You Are" by Lionel Richie at #49, which would go on to peak at #4. The biggest climber was "Pass The Dutchie" by Musical Youth, up 21 places from #52 to #31.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Down Under" by Men At Work — 1 week at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting November 6, 1982.
- New in the top 10: "Africa" by Toto (up from #12 to #7); "Baby, Come To Me" by Patti Austin A Duet With James Ingram (up from #13 to #8); "Rock The Casbah" by The Clash (up from #14 to #9); "Heartbreaker" by Dionne Warwick (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "It's Raining Again" by Supertramp Featuring Roger Hodgson, down 33 places from #19 to #52.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Gloria" by Laura Branigan, 28 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Who Can It Be Now?" by Men At Work after 27 weeks (peak #1).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | Down Under Men At Work |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | The Girl Is Mine Michael Jackson And Paul McCartney |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Dirty Laundry Don Henley |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | Maneater Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 20 | Mickey Toni Basil |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | Africa Toto |
| 8 | 13 | 8 | 18 | Baby, Come To Me Patti Austin A Duet With James Ingram |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 16 | Rock The Casbah The Clash |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | Heartbreaker Dionne Warwick |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | 28 | Gloria Laura Branigan |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | You And I Eddie Rabbitt With Crystal Gayle |
| 13 | 8 | 6 | 22 | Steppin' Out Joe Jackson |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | The Other Guy Little River Band |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 5 | Shame On The Moon Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 8 | Heart To Heart Kenny Loggins |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | The Look Of Love (Part One) ABC |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 10 | Goody Two Shoes Adam Ant |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | 11 | Hand To Hold On To John Cougar |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 10 | You Got Lucky Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 8 | Love In Store Fleetwood Mac |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 8 | Allentown Billy Joel |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 9 | I Do The J. Geils Band |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 4 | Stray Cat Strut Stray Cats |
| 26 | 9 | 9 | 18 | Rock This Town Stray Cats |
| 27 | 37 | 27 | 6 | Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy Sammy Hagar |
| 28 | 10 | 1 | 15 | Truly Lionel Richie |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 8 | Heart Of The Night Juice Newton |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | Let's Go Dancin' (ooh La, La, La) Kool & The Gang |
| 31 | 52 | 31 | 6 | Pass The Dutchie Musical Youth |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 13 | Shock The Monkey Peter Gabriel |
| 33 | 33 | 33 | 18 | A Penny For Your Thoughts Tavares |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 18 | What About Me Moving Pictures |
| 35 | 49 | 35 | 7 | Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Culture Club |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 11 | Does It Make You Remember Kim Carnes |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 10 | Space Age Love Song A Flock Of Seagulls |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 10 | Two Less Lonely People In The World Air Supply |
| 39 | 42 | 39 | 9 | Memory Barry Manilow |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 7 | Bad Boy Ray Parker Jr. |
| 41 | 47 | 41 | 6 | All Those Lies Glenn Frey |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 10 | Put It In A Magazine Sonny Charles |
| 43 | 50 | 43 | 8 | Twilight Zone Golden Earring |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 10 | I Gotta Try Michael McDonald |
| 45 | 48 | 45 | 8 | Right Before Your Eyes America |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 6 | I Knew You When Linda Ronstadt |
| 47 | 53 | 47 | 7 | On The Loose Saga |
| 48 | 55 | 48 | 5 | The Woman In Me Donna Summer |
| 49 | NEW | 49 | 1 | You Are Lionel Richie |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 6 | Back On The Chain Gang Pretenders |
| 51 | 54 | 51 | 11 | I Know There's Something Going On Frida |
| 52 | 19 | 11 | 12 | It's Raining Again Supertramp Featuring Roger Hodgson |
| 53 | 65 | 53 | 4 | Hungry Like The Wolf Duran Duran |
| 54 | 27 | 13 | 14 | Shadows Of The Night Pat Benatar |
| 55 | 61 | 55 | 6 | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone Wolf |
| 56 | 60 | 56 | 7 | After I Cry Tonight Lanier & Co. |
| 57 | 57 | 57 | 8 | Psychobabble The Alan Parsons Project |
| 58 | 28 | 1 | 22 | Up Where We Belong Joe Cocker And Jennifer Warnes |
| 59 | 41 | 10 | 16 | Muscles Diana Ross |
| 60 | 63 | 60 | 6 | Give It Up The Steve Miller Band |
| 61 | 39 | 23 | 15 | Missing You Dan Fogelberg |
| 62 | 68 | 62 | 6 | The Clapping Song Pia Zadora |
| 63 | 71 | 63 | 5 | All Touch Rough Trade |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 5 | Young Love Janet Jackson |
| 65 | 72 | 65 | 5 | Are You Getting Enough Happiness Hot Chocolate |
| 66 | 73 | 66 | 5 | Shoot For The Moon Poco |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 4 | Are You Serious Tyrone Davis |
| 68 | 74 | 68 | 4 | Eminence Front The Who |
| 69 | 69 | 69 | 6 | Funny How Time Slips Away The Spinners |
| 70 | 75 | 70 | 4 | Forever Little Steven |
| 71 | 43 | 29 | 17 | On The Wings Of Love Jeffrey Osborne |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | I'm Alive Neil Diamond |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Breaking Us In Two Joe Jackson |
| 74 | 82 | 74 | 2 | Got To Be There Chaka Khan |
| 75 | 83 | 75 | 2 | Burning Heart Vandenberg |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Tied Up Olivia Newton-John |
| 77 | 86 | 77 | 2 | Industrial Disease Dire Straits |
| 78 | 84 | 78 | 4 | What If (I Said I Love You) Unipop |
| 79 | 80 | 79 | 5 | Beg, Borrow Or Steal Hughes/Thrall |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Dreamin' Is Easy Steel Breeze |
| 81 | 81 | 81 | 4 | Take The Time Michael Stanley Band |
| 82 | 88 | 82 | 2 | Still Taking Chances Michael Murphey |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | I Can't Stand Still Don Henley |
| 84 | 90 | 84 | 2 | Feet Don't Fail Me Now Utopia |
| 85 | 85 | 65 | 10 | Goodbye To You Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Don't Tell Me You Love Me Night Ranger |
| 87 | 58 | 32 | 16 | Everybody Wants You Billy Squier |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Windows Missing Persons |
| 89 | 59 | 3 | 20 | Heart Attack Olivia Newton-John |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Betcha She Don't Love You Evelyn King |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Always Firefall |
| 92 | 62 | 41 | 13 | Whatcha Gonna Do Chilliwack |
| 93 | 93 | 20 | 17 | Pressure Billy Joel |
| 94 | 66 | 55 | 12 | Bad Boy/Having A Party Luther Vandross |
| 95 | 67 | 28 | 15 | Be My Lady Jefferson Starship |
| 96 | 76 | 47 | 9 | (you're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care Joni Mitchell |
| 97 | 77 | 44 | 12 | 1999 Prince |
| 98 | 79 | 66 | 8 | Nowhere To Run Santana |
| 99 | 87 | 5 | 19 | Heartlight Neil Diamond |
| 100 | 89 | 69 | 7 | Cross My Heart Lee Ritenour |
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