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