Billboard Hot 100 — January 29, 1983
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 29, 1983. "Down Under" by Men At Work held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run (it would total 4 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs). 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "We've Got Tonight" by Kenny Rogers And Sheena Easton at #36, which would go on to peak at #6. The biggest climber was "Fall In Love With Me" by Earth, Wind & Fire, up 24 places from #78 to #54.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Down Under" by Men At Work — 3 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting November 6, 1982.
- New in the top 10: "Shame On The Moon" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (up from #12 to #9); "You And I" by Eddie Rabbitt With Crystal Gayle (up from #11 to #10).
- Highest debut: "We've Got Tonight" by Kenny Rogers And Sheena Easton at #36; it would spend 18 weeks on the chart and peak at #6.
- Biggest fall: "A Penny For Your Thoughts" by Tavares, down 37 places from #54 to #91.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Gloria" by Laura Branigan, 30 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Up Where We Belong" by Joe Cocker And Jennifer Warnes after 23 weeks (peak #1); "Heart Attack" by Olivia Newton-John after 21 weeks (peak #3); "Muscles" by Diana Ross after 17 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Down Under Men At Work |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | Africa Toto |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | Dirty Laundry Don Henley |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | The Girl Is Mine Michael Jackson And Paul McCartney |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 16 | Maneater Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | Baby, Come To Me Patti Austin A Duet With James Ingram |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | Rock The Casbah The Clash |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | Shame On The Moon Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 17 | You And I Eddie Rabbitt With Crystal Gayle |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | The Other Guy Little River Band |
| 13 | 9 | 1 | 22 | Mickey Toni Basil |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | Goody Two Shoes Adam Ant |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 10 | Heart To Heart Kenny Loggins |
| 16 | 23 | 16 | 6 | Stray Cat Strut Stray Cats |
| 17 | 27 | 17 | 8 | Pass The Dutchie Musical Youth |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 10 | Allentown Billy Joel |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | Hand To Hold On To John Cougar |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 12 | You Got Lucky Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 8 | Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy Sammy Hagar |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | Love In Store Fleetwood Mac |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 2 | All Right Christopher Cross |
| 24 | 31 | 24 | 9 | Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Culture Club |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 10 | Heart Of The Night Juice Newton |
| 26 | 10 | 10 | 17 | Heartbreaker Dionne Warwick |
| 27 | 34 | 27 | 6 | Hungry Like The Wolf Duran Duran |
| 28 | 35 | 28 | 3 | You Are Lionel Richie |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | 15 | Shock The Monkey Peter Gabriel |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 20 | What About Me Moving Pictures |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 12 | Space Age Love Song A Flock Of Seagulls |
| 32 | 46 | 32 | 8 | Back On The Chain Gang Pretenders |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 10 | Twilight Zone Golden Earring |
| 34 | 15 | 2 | 30 | Gloria Laura Branigan |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 9 | Bad Boy Ray Parker Jr. |
| 36 | NEW | 36 | 1 | We've Got Tonight Kenny Rogers And Sheena Easton |
| 37 | 47 | 37 | 2 | Billie Jean Michael Jackson |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 8 | I Knew You When Linda Ronstadt |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 9 | On The Loose Saga |
| 40 | 40 | 40 | 12 | Put It In A Magazine Sonny Charles |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 8 | All Those Lies Glenn Frey |
| 42 | 44 | 42 | 7 | The Woman In Me Donna Summer |
| 43 | 18 | 18 | 21 | The Look Of Love (Part One) ABC |
| 44 | 24 | 24 | 11 | I Do The J. Geils Band |
| 45 | 53 | 45 | 3 | Breaking Us In Two Joe Jackson |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 13 | I Know There's Something Going On Frida |
| 47 | 56 | 47 | 8 | The Clapping Song Pia Zadora |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 9 | After I Cry Tonight Lanier & Co. |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 3 | I'm Alive Neil Diamond |
| 50 | 28 | 6 | 24 | Steppin' Out Joe Jackson |
| 51 | NEW | 51 | 1 | One On One Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 52 | 64 | 52 | 3 | Tied Up Olivia Newton-John |
| 53 | 66 | 53 | 3 | Dreamin' Is Easy Steel Breeze |
| 54 | 78 | 54 | 2 | Fall In Love With Me Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 55 | 38 | 38 | 12 | Two Less Lonely People In The World Air Supply |
| 56 | NEW | 56 | 1 | My Kind Of Lady Supertramp Featuring Rick Davies |
| 57 | 57 | 57 | 6 | Are You Serious Tyrone Davis |
| 58 | 58 | 58 | 7 | All Touch Rough Trade |
| 59 | 61 | 59 | 7 | Shoot For The Moon Poco |
| 60 | 39 | 39 | 11 | Memory Barry Manilow |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | I've Got A Rock N' Roll Heart Eric Clapton |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 3 | Don't Tell Me You Love Me Night Ranger |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 6 | Forever Little Steven |
| 64 | 70 | 64 | 4 | Burning Heart Vandenberg |
| 65 | 73 | 65 | 2 | The Blues Randy Newman & Paul Simon |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 3 | I Can't Stand Still Don Henley |
| 67 | 69 | 67 | 4 | Got To Be There Chaka Khan |
| 68 | 45 | 45 | 10 | Right Before Your Eyes America |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 2 | Come On Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Winds Of Change Jefferson Starship |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 6 | What If (I Said I Love You) Unipop |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Poison Arrow ABC |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 3 | Betcha She Don't Love You Evelyn King |
| 74 | 80 | 74 | 2 | Lies Thompson Twins |
| 75 | 81 | 75 | 3 | Windows Missing Persons |
| 76 | 76 | 76 | 4 | Still Taking Chances Michael Murphey |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Jeopardy Greg Kihn Band |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | It's Raining Men The Weather Girls |
| 79 | 86 | 79 | 2 | Love Me Again The John Hall Band |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | The One That Really Matters Survivor |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | What You're Missing Chicago |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 4 | Feet Don't Fail Me Now Utopia |
| 83 | 89 | 83 | 3 | Always Firefall |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Little Thing Called Love Neil Young |
| 85 | 49 | 9 | 20 | Rock This Town Stray Cats |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | New Frontier Donald Fagen |
| 87 | 51 | 1 | 17 | Truly Lionel Richie |
| 88 | 52 | 30 | 14 | Let's Go Dancin' (ooh La, La, La) Kool & The Gang |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Too Much Love To Hide Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | It Might Be You Stephen Bishop |
| 91 | 54 | 33 | 20 | A Penny For Your Thoughts Tavares |
| 92 | 55 | 55 | 8 | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone Wolf |
| 93 | 60 | 60 | 8 | Give It Up The Steve Miller Band |
| 94 | 62 | 36 | 13 | Does It Make You Remember Kim Carnes |
| 95 | 65 | 65 | 7 | Are You Getting Enough Happiness Hot Chocolate |
| 96 | 67 | 67 | 8 | Funny How Time Slips Away The Spinners |
| 97 | 68 | 68 | 6 | Eminence Front The Who |
| 98 | 75 | 75 | 4 | Industrial Disease Dire Straits |
| 99 | 85 | 13 | 16 | Shadows Of The Night Pat Benatar |
| 100 | 87 | 57 | 10 | Psychobabble The Alan Parsons Project |
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