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