Billboard Hot 100 — April 9, 1983
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 9, 1983. "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson held #1 for a 6th straight week, on its way to 7 weeks on top. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Overkill" by Men At Work at #28, which would go on to peak at #3. The biggest climber was "Flashdance...What A Feeling" by Irene Cara, up 25 places from #77 to #52.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson — 6 weeks at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting January 22, 1983.
- New in the top 10: "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners (up from #11 to #4); "Jeopardy" by Greg Kihn Band (up from #12 to #9); "Beat It" by Michael Jackson (up from #14 to #10).
- Highest debut: "Overkill" by Men At Work at #28; it would spend 16 weeks on the chart and peak at #3.
- Biggest fall: "My Kind Of Lady" by Supertramp Featuring Rick Davies, down 38 places from #46 to #84.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Baby, Come To Me" by Patti Austin A Duet With James Ingram, 30 weeks and counting (peak #1).
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 | 12 | Billie Jean Michael Jackson |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Culture Club |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | Hungry Like The Wolf Duran Duran |
| 4 | 11 | 4 | 12 | Come On Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | Mr. Roboto Styx |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | We've Got Tonight Kenny Rogers And Sheena Easton |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | One On One Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) Journey |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | Jeopardy Greg Kihn Band |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | Beat It Michael Jackson |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 13 | You Are Lionel Richie |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | Der Kommissar After The Fire |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 23 | I Know There's Something Going On Frida |
| 14 | 5 | 5 | 18 | Back On The Chain Gang Pretenders |
| 15 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Twilight Zone Golden Earring |
| 16 | 26 | 16 | 8 | She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby |
| 17 | 16 | 2 | 17 | Shame On The Moon Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | I've Got A Rock N' Roll Heart Eric Clapton |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 7 | Little Red Corvette Prince |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | Little Too Late Pat Benatar |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 7 | Change Of Heart Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 5 | Even Now Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 5 | I Won't Hold You Back Toto |
| 24 | 17 | 17 | 12 | Fall In Love With Me Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 11 | Poison Arrow ABC |
| 26 | 33 | 26 | 4 | Solitaire Laura Branigan |
| 27 | 19 | 12 | 12 | All Right Christopher Cross |
| 28 | NEW | 28 | 1 | Overkill Men At Work |
| 29 | 43 | 29 | 3 | Let's Dance David Bowie |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | Lies Thompson Twins |
| 31 | 34 | 31 | 10 | I Like It Debarge |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 11 | It Might Be You Stephen Bishop |
| 33 | 40 | 33 | 5 | Welcome To Heartlight Kenny Loggins |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 8 | Whirly Girl Oxo |
| 35 | 23 | 18 | 13 | Breaking Us In Two Joe Jackson |
| 36 | 29 | 29 | 10 | Make Love Stay Dan Fogelberg |
| 37 | 22 | 3 | 16 | Stray Cat Strut Stray Cats |
| 38 | 44 | 38 | 7 | Some Kind Of Friend Barry Manilow |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 9 | I Don't Care Anymore Phil Collins |
| 40 | 58 | 40 | 2 | Rio Duran Duran |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 7 | Take The Short Way Home Dionne Warwick |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 9 | The Fanatic Felony |
| 43 | 48 | 43 | 5 | Straight From The Heart Bryan Adams |
| 44 | 47 | 44 | 6 | Minimum Love Mac McAnally |
| 45 | 52 | 45 | 6 | Swingin' John Anderson |
| 46 | 49 | 46 | 6 | Love My Way Psychedelic Furs |
| 47 | 54 | 47 | 5 | Photograph Def Leppard |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 4 | So Wrong Patrick Simmons |
| 49 | 55 | 49 | 4 | Mornin' Jarreau |
| 50 | 59 | 50 | 3 | Stranger In My House Ronnie Milsap |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 5 | Outstanding The Gap Band |
| 52 | 77 | 52 | 2 | Flashdance...What A Feeling Irene Cara |
| 53 | 31 | 1 | 30 | Baby, Come To Me Patti Austin A Duet With James Ingram |
| 54 | 32 | 1 | 23 | Down Under Men At Work |
| 55 | NEW | 55 | 1 | My Love Lionel Richie |
| 56 | 56 | 56 | 4 | Goodnight Saigon Billy Joel |
| 57 | 63 | 57 | 5 | Always Something There To Remind Me Naked Eyes |
| 58 | 61 | 58 | 6 | Escalator Of Life Robert Hazard |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 3 | I Couldn't Say No Robert Ellis Orral With Carlene Carter |
| 60 | 65 | 60 | 3 | Never Give Up Sammy Hagar |
| 61 | 35 | 17 | 20 | Allentown Billy Joel |
| 62 | 37 | 7 | 27 | You And I Eddie Rabbitt With Crystal Gayle |
| 63 | 71 | 63 | 4 | Mexican Radio Wall Of Voodoo |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 6 | You Are In My System The System |
| 65 | 79 | 65 | 2 | Gimme All Your Lovin ZZ Top |
| 66 | 66 | 66 | 5 | Desperate But Not Serious Adam Ant |
| 67 | 73 | 67 | 5 | Smiling Islands Robbie Patton |
| 68 | 68 | 68 | 3 | If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady The Pointer Sisters |
| 69 | 78 | 69 | 3 | The One Thing INXS |
| 70 | 74 | 62 | 12 | Every Home Should Have One Patti Austin |
| 71 | 75 | 71 | 3 | Wind Beneath My Wings Lou Rawls |
| 72 | 72 | 72 | 4 | American Made The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | Try Again Champaign |
| 74 | 45 | 30 | 13 | Dreamin' Is Easy Steel Breeze |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Sing Me Away Night Ranger |
| 76 | 76 | 76 | 4 | Eenie Meenie Jeffrey Osborne |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Fool Moon Fire Walter Egan |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 2 | Wind Him Up Saga |
| 79 | 80 | 79 | 3 | I Won't Be Home Tonight Tony Carey |
| 80 | 85 | 80 | 2 | I Melt With You Modern English |
| 81 | 87 | 81 | 2 | Love's Got A Line On You Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | She's A Beauty The Tubes |
| 83 | 90 | 83 | 2 | New Year's Day U2 |
| 84 | 46 | 31 | 11 | My Kind Of Lady Supertramp Featuring Rick Davies |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Reap The Wild Wind Ultravox |
| 86 | 50 | 45 | 21 | Should I Stay Or Should I Go The Clash |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Count On Me Gerard McMahon |
| 88 | 57 | 40 | 10 | So Close Diana Ross |
| 89 | 60 | 42 | 10 | Nice Girls Melissa Manchester |
| 90 | 62 | 62 | 6 | Sex (I'm A...) Berlin |
| 91 | 67 | 67 | 7 | Only You Yaz |
| 92 | 70 | 70 | 5 | Walking In L.a. Missing Persons |
| 93 | 81 | 13 | 18 | Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy Sammy Hagar |
| 94 | 82 | 59 | 13 | Always Firefall |
| 95 | 84 | 38 | 11 | Winds Of Change Jefferson Starship |
| 96 | 86 | 47 | 9 | Something To Grab For Ric Ocasek |
| 97 | 88 | 74 | 5 | Let Me Go Heaven 17 |
| 98 | 91 | 81 | 4 | Carrie's Gone LeRoux |
| 99 | 92 | 10 | 18 | Pass The Dutchie Musical Youth |
| 100 | 93 | 39 | 14 | Burning Heart Vandenberg |
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