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