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