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