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