Billboard Hot 100 — April 23, 1983
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 23, 1983. "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, which had held it for 7 weeks. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Looking For A Stranger" by Pat Benatar at #71, which would go on to peak at #39. The biggest climber was "I Won't Be Home Tonight" by Tony Carey, up 21 places from #100 to #79.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners — 1 week at the top so far, 14 weeks on the chart since debuting January 22, 1983.
- New in the top 10: "Let's Dance" by David Bowie (up from #15 to #9); "She Blinded Me With Science" by Thomas Dolby (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Goodnight Saigon" by Billy Joel, down 30 places from #56 to #86.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Baby, Come To Me" by Patti Austin A Duet With James Ingram, 32 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Stories that mention this week: One Week on Top: The Hot 100's Shortest Reigns, 1958–1990.
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 | 2 | 1 | 14 | Come On Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | Beat It Michael Jackson |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Mr. Roboto Styx |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | Jeopardy Greg Kihn Band |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | Billie Jean Michael Jackson |
| 6 | 9 | 6 | 11 | Der Kommissar After The Fire |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | One On One Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) Journey |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | Let's Dance David Bowie |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | 18 | Hungry Like The Wolf Duran Duran |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 9 | Little Red Corvette Prince |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 7 | Even Now Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 14 | 10 | 2 | 21 | Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Culture Club |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 3 | Overkill Men At Work |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 7 | I Won't Hold You Back Toto |
| 17 | 12 | 4 | 15 | You Are Lionel Richie |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 6 | Solitaire Laura Branigan |
| 19 | 11 | 6 | 13 | We've Got Tonight Kenny Rogers And Sheena Easton |
| 20 | 14 | 13 | 25 | I Know There's Something Going On Frida |
| 21 | 18 | 5 | 20 | Back On The Chain Gang Pretenders |
| 22 | 21 | 21 | 9 | Change Of Heart Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 23 | 23 | 10 | 22 | Twilight Zone Golden Earring |
| 24 | 24 | 18 | 13 | I've Got A Rock N' Roll Heart Eric Clapton |
| 25 | 25 | 2 | 19 | Shame On The Moon Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 7 | Photograph Def Leppard |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 7 | Welcome To Heartlight Kenny Loggins |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 10 | Whirly Girl Oxo |
| 29 | 29 | 29 | 13 | It Might Be You Stephen Bishop |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 9 | Some Kind Of Friend Barry Manilow |
| 31 | 35 | 31 | 4 | Rio Duran Duran |
| 32 | 37 | 32 | 3 | My Love Lionel Richie |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 4 | Flashdance...What A Feeling Irene Cara |
| 34 | 39 | 34 | 7 | Straight From The Heart Bryan Adams |
| 35 | 31 | 31 | 12 | I Like It Debarge |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 6 | So Wrong Patrick Simmons |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 6 | Mornin' Jarreau |
| 38 | 45 | 38 | 5 | Stranger In My House Ronnie Milsap |
| 39 | 53 | 39 | 2 | Affair Of The Heart Rick Springfield |
| 40 | 50 | 40 | 7 | Always Something There To Remind Me Naked Eyes |
| 41 | 55 | 41 | 2 | Faithfully Journey |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 8 | Minimum Love Mac McAnally |
| 43 | 43 | 43 | 8 | Swingin' John Anderson |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 8 | Love My Way Psychedelic Furs |
| 45 | 52 | 45 | 5 | I Couldn't Say No Robert Ellis Orral With Carlene Carter |
| 46 | 59 | 46 | 2 | Time (Clock Of The Heart) Culture Club |
| 47 | 26 | 25 | 13 | Poison Arrow ABC |
| 48 | 54 | 48 | 5 | Never Give Up Sammy Hagar |
| 49 | 27 | 20 | 12 | Little Too Late Pat Benatar |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 4 | Gimme All Your Lovin ZZ Top |
| 51 | 28 | 17 | 14 | Fall In Love With Me Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 52 | 46 | 41 | 9 | Take The Short Way Home Dionne Warwick |
| 53 | 36 | 12 | 14 | All Right Christopher Cross |
| 54 | 47 | 30 | 14 | Lies Thompson Twins |
| 55 | 48 | 29 | 12 | Make Love Stay Dan Fogelberg |
| 56 | 63 | 56 | 4 | Try Again Champaign |
| 57 | 61 | 57 | 5 | The One Thing INXS |
| 58 | 71 | 58 | 3 | She's A Beauty The Tubes |
| 59 | 62 | 59 | 7 | Smiling Islands Robbie Patton |
| 60 | 60 | 60 | 6 | Mexican Radio Wall Of Voodoo |
| 61 | 68 | 61 | 3 | Sing Me Away Night Ranger |
| 62 | 66 | 62 | 3 | Fool Moon Fire Walter Egan |
| 63 | 49 | 18 | 15 | Breaking Us In Two Joe Jackson |
| 64 | 51 | 51 | 7 | Outstanding The Gap Band |
| 65 | 65 | 65 | 5 | Wind Beneath My Wings Lou Rawls |
| 66 | 58 | 58 | 8 | Escalator Of Life Robert Hazard |
| 67 | 70 | 67 | 4 | Wind Him Up Saga |
| 68 | 64 | 3 | 18 | Stray Cat Strut Stray Cats |
| 69 | 75 | 69 | 4 | Love's Got A Line On You Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth |
| 70 | 77 | 70 | 4 | New Year's Day U2 |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Looking For A Stranger Pat Benatar |
| 72 | 79 | 72 | 3 | Reap The Wild Wind Ultravox |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | You Can't Run From Love Eddie Rabbitt |
| 74 | 80 | 74 | 2 | I Eat Cannibals Total Coelo |
| 75 | 73 | 42 | 11 | The Fanatic Felony |
| 76 | 83 | 76 | 2 | Why Me? Planet P |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Easy For You To Say Linda Ronstadt |
| 78 | 86 | 78 | 2 | Cool Places Sparks & Jane Wiedlin |
| 79 | 100 | 79 | 5 | I Won't Be Home Tonight Tony Carey |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Never Gonna Let You Go Sergio Mendes |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Too Shy Kajagoogoo |
| 82 | 89 | 82 | 2 | Electric Avenue Eddy Grant |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | All This Love Debarge |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Front Page Story Neil Diamond |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Do You Wanna Hold Me? Bow Wow Wow |
| 86 | 56 | 56 | 6 | Goodnight Saigon Billy Joel |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | The Devil Made Me Do It Golden Earring |
| 88 | 88 | 88 | 2 | Love On My Mind Tonight The Temptations |
| 89 | 74 | 1 | 25 | Down Under Men At Work |
| 90 | 76 | 1 | 32 | Baby, Come To Me Patti Austin A Duet With James Ingram |
| 91 | 78 | 78 | 4 | I Melt With You Modern English |
| 92 | 72 | 39 | 11 | I Don't Care Anymore Phil Collins |
| 93 | 69 | 62 | 14 | Every Home Should Have One Patti Austin |
| 94 | 67 | 67 | 5 | If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady The Pointer Sisters |
| 95 | 81 | 7 | 29 | You And I Eddie Rabbitt With Crystal Gayle |
| 96 | 82 | 64 | 8 | You Are In My System The System |
| 97 | 84 | 66 | 7 | Desperate But Not Serious Adam Ant |
| 98 | 87 | 17 | 22 | Allentown Billy Joel |
| 99 | 91 | 45 | 23 | Should I Stay Or Should I Go The Clash |
| 100 | 85 | 85 | 3 | Count On Me Gerard McMahon |
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