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