Billboard Hot 100 — June 4, 1983
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 4, 1983. "Flashdance...What A Feeling" by Irene Cara held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Every Breath You Take" by The Police at #36, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" by Michael Jackson, up 19 places from #41 to #22.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Flashdance...What A Feeling" by Irene Cara — 2 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting April 2, 1983.
- Highest debut: "Every Breath You Take" by The Police at #36; it would spend 22 weeks on the chart and peak at #1, with 8 weeks at #1.
- Biggest fall: "I Couldn't Say No" by Robert Ellis Orral With Carlene Carter, down 28 places from #43 to #71.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners, 20 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Hungry Like The Wolf" by Duran Duran after 23 weeks (peak #3); "We've Got Tonight" by Kenny Rogers And Sheena Easton after 18 weeks (peak #6); "One On One" by Daryl Hall John Oates after 18 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 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Flashdance...What A Feeling Irene Cara |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Let's Dance David Bowie |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | Overkill Men At Work |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | Time (Clock Of The Heart) Culture Club |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | Beat It Michael Jackson |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | My Love Lionel Richie |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 15 | Little Red Corvette Prince |
| 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | Solitaire Laura Branigan |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | Straight From The Heart Bryan Adams |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | Affair Of The Heart Rick Springfield |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | Always Something There To Remind Me Naked Eyes |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | Faithfully Journey |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | Don't Let It End Styx |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 6 | Family Man Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 16 | 25 | 16 | 8 | Electric Avenue Eddy Grant |
| 17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | Photograph Def Leppard |
| 18 | 24 | 18 | 8 | Never Gonna Let You Go Sergio Mendes |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 9 | She's A Beauty The Tubes |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 7 | Too Shy Kajagoogoo |
| 21 | 28 | 21 | 5 | I'm Still Standing Elton John |
| 22 | 41 | 22 | 2 | Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Michael Jackson |
| 23 | 19 | 10 | 13 | I Won't Hold You Back Toto |
| 24 | 15 | 2 | 19 | Jeopardy Greg Kihn Band |
| 25 | 18 | 5 | 17 | Der Kommissar After The Fire |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 10 | Try Again Champaign |
| 27 | 32 | 27 | 5 | We Two Little River Band |
| 28 | 37 | 28 | 5 | Come Dancing The Kinks |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 3 | The Woman In You Bee Gees |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 11 | The One Thing INXS |
| 31 | 23 | 23 | 11 | Stranger In My House Ronnie Milsap |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 6 | That's Love Jim Capaldi |
| 33 | 40 | 33 | 5 | Our House Madness |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 7 | All This Love Debarge |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 5 | No Time For Talk Christopher Cross |
| 36 | NEW | 36 | 1 | Every Breath You Take The Police |
| 37 | 38 | 37 | 6 | All My Life Kenny Rogers |
| 38 | 21 | 14 | 10 | Rio Duran Duran |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 7 | Looking For A Stranger Pat Benatar |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 5 | The Closer You Get Alabama |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 6 | Don't Pay The Ferryman Chris de Burgh |
| 42 | 53 | 42 | 2 | Baby Jane Rod Stewart |
| 43 | 49 | 43 | 4 | Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) A Flock Of Seagulls |
| 44 | 55 | 44 | 2 | Roll Me Away Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 6 | Love On Your Side Thompson Twins |
| 46 | 29 | 21 | 12 | Mornin' Jarreau |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 4 | Inside Love (so Personal) George Benson |
| 48 | 22 | 1 | 20 | Come On Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners |
| 49 | 31 | 3 | 17 | Mr. Roboto Styx |
| 50 | 52 | 50 | 8 | Cool Places Sparks & Jane Wiedlin |
| 51 | 60 | 51 | 3 | White Wedding Billy Idol |
| 52 | 57 | 52 | 4 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurythmics |
| 53 | 58 | 53 | 4 | How Do You Keep The Music Playing James Ingram And Patti Austin |
| 54 | 56 | 54 | 5 | Candy Girl New Edition |
| 55 | 67 | 55 | 2 | She Works Hard For The Money Donna Summer |
| 56 | 54 | 54 | 7 | Easy For You To Say Linda Ronstadt |
| 57 | NEW | 57 | 1 | Is There Something I Should Know Duran Duran |
| 58 | 42 | 1 | 20 | Billie Jean Michael Jackson |
| 59 | 59 | 59 | 10 | Love's Got A Line On You Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 1 | Stand Back Stevie Nicks |
| 61 | 64 | 61 | 3 | Theme From Doctor Detroit Devo |
| 62 | 65 | 62 | 4 | When I'm With You Sheriff |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 6 | Ricky "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| 64 | 72 | 64 | 2 | (Keep Feeling) Fascination The Human League |
| 65 | 70 | 65 | 4 | Slipping Away Dave Edmunds |
| 66 | 74 | 66 | 3 | The Salt In My Tears Martin Briley |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 2 | I.o.u. Lee Greenwood |
| 68 | 47 | 37 | 10 | Gimme All Your Lovin ZZ Top |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 2 | Saved By Zero The Fixx |
| 70 | NEW | 44 | 13 | 1999 Prince |
| 71 | 43 | 32 | 11 | I Couldn't Say No Robert Ellis Orral With Carlene Carter |
| 72 | 75 | 72 | 4 | What You Do To Me Carl Wilson |
| 73 | 50 | 46 | 9 | Fool Moon Fire Walter Egan |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | China Girl David Bowie |
| 75 | 61 | 26 | 15 | Some Kind Of Friend Barry Manilow |
| 76 | 62 | 53 | 10 | New Year's Day U2 |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Love Never Fails Greg Kihn Band |
| 78 | 66 | 25 | 19 | It Might Be You Stephen Bishop |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Stop In The Name Of Love The Hollies |
| 80 | 88 | 80 | 2 | The Metro Berlin |
| 81 | 84 | 81 | 3 | Save The Overtime (For Me) Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 82 | 86 | 82 | 3 | He's A Pretender High Inergy |
| 83 | 71 | 55 | 7 | You Can't Run From Love Eddie Rabbitt |
| 84 | 81 | 64 | 8 | Why Me? Planet P |
| 85 | 91 | 85 | 2 | Dancing In The Shadows After The Fire |
| 86 | 73 | 30 | 12 | So Wrong Patrick Simmons |
| 87 | 95 | 87 | 2 | Drop The Pilot Joan Armatrading |
| 88 | 90 | 88 | 2 | The Celtic Soul Brothers Dexys Midnight Runners |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Maniac Michael Sembello |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Love Is The Key Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly |
| 91 | 68 | 65 | 7 | Front Page Story Neil Diamond |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | China Red Rockers |
| 93 | 78 | 24 | 13 | Welcome To Heartlight Kenny Loggins |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Fade Away Loz Netto |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Keep It Confidential Nona Hendryx |
| 96 | 87 | 76 | 4 | Side By Side Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 97 | 76 | 63 | 5 | Bang The Drum All Day Todd Rundgren |
| 98 | 85 | 74 | 5 | The Walls Came Down The Call |
| 99 | 79 | 79 | 4 | I Cannot Believe It's True Phil Collins |
| 100 | 83 | 54 | 9 | Sing Me Away Night Ranger |
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