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