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