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