Billboard Hot 100 — June 25, 1983
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 25, 1983. "Flashdance...What A Feeling" by Irene Cara held #1 for a 5th straight week, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" by Electric Light Orchestra at #57, which would go on to peak at #19. The biggest climber was "Take Me To Heart" by Quarterflash, up 16 places from #59 to #43.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Flashdance...What A Feeling" by Irene Cara — 5 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting April 2, 1983.
- New in the top 10: "Every Breath You Take" by The Police (up from #14 to #4); "Never Gonna Let You Go" by Sergio Mendes (up from #13 to #8); "Too Shy" by Kajagoogoo (up from #15 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Looking For A Stranger" by Pat Benatar, down 29 places from #67 to #96.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, 23 weeks and counting (peak #1).
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 | 13 | Flashdance...What A Feeling Irene Cara |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Time (Clock Of The Heart) Culture Club |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | Electric Avenue Eddy Grant |
| 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | Every Breath You Take The Police |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | Let's Dance David Bowie |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | Family Man Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Don't Let It End Styx |
| 8 | 13 | 8 | 11 | Never Gonna Let You Go Sergio Mendes |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | Affair Of The Heart Rick Springfield |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | Too Shy Kajagoogoo |
| 11 | 11 | 1 | 18 | Beat It Michael Jackson |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | Faithfully Journey |
| 13 | 8 | 8 | 16 | Always Something There To Remind Me Naked Eyes |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | She's A Beauty The Tubes |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 5 | Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Michael Jackson |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 8 | I'm Still Standing Elton John |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 8 | Come Dancing The Kinks |
| 18 | 5 | 3 | 12 | Overkill Men At Work |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 8 | Our House Madness |
| 20 | 6 | 5 | 12 | My Love Lionel Richie |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 10 | All This Love Debarge |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 8 | We Two Little River Band |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 13 | Try Again Champaign |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 6 | The Woman In You Bee Gees |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 4 | Is There Something I Should Know Duran Duran |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 5 | Baby Jane Rod Stewart |
| 27 | 36 | 27 | 4 | Stand Back Stevie Nicks |
| 28 | 28 | 28 | 9 | That's Love Jim Capaldi |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | 7 | Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) A Flock Of Seagulls |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 5 | She Works Hard For The Money Donna Summer |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 5 | Roll Me Away Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 32 | 37 | 32 | 7 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurythmics |
| 33 | 39 | 33 | 16 | 1999 Prince |
| 34 | 20 | 5 | 19 | She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 9 | Don't Pay The Ferryman Chris de Burgh |
| 36 | 26 | 6 | 18 | Little Red Corvette Prince |
| 37 | 29 | 10 | 16 | Straight From The Heart Bryan Adams |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 6 | White Wedding Billy Idol |
| 39 | 31 | 7 | 15 | Solitaire Laura Branigan |
| 40 | 52 | 40 | 3 | Cuts Like A Knife Bryan Adams |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 5 | (Keep Feeling) Fascination The Human League |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 5 | Saved By Zero The Fixx |
| 43 | 59 | 43 | 2 | Take Me To Heart Quarterflash |
| 44 | 51 | 44 | 4 | Stop In The Name Of Love The Hollies |
| 45 | 50 | 45 | 3 | Hot Girls In Love Loverboy |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 8 | Candy Girl New Edition |
| 47 | 47 | 47 | 7 | How Do You Keep The Music Playing James Ingram And Patti Austin |
| 48 | 58 | 48 | 4 | Maniac Michael Sembello |
| 49 | 43 | 43 | 7 | Inside Love (so Personal) George Benson |
| 50 | 53 | 50 | 7 | Slipping Away Dave Edmunds |
| 51 | 56 | 51 | 4 | China Girl David Bowie |
| 52 | 54 | 52 | 6 | The Salt In My Tears Martin Briley |
| 53 | 55 | 53 | 5 | I.o.u. Lee Greenwood |
| 54 | 61 | 54 | 3 | Rock Of Ages Def Leppard |
| 55 | 38 | 38 | 8 | The Closer You Get Alabama |
| 56 | 41 | 12 | 16 | Photograph Def Leppard |
| 57 | NEW | 57 | 1 | Rock 'n' Roll Is King Electric Light Orchestra |
| 58 | 44 | 23 | 14 | Stranger In My House Ronnie Milsap |
| 59 | 64 | 59 | 4 | Love Never Fails Greg Kihn Band |
| 60 | 40 | 33 | 8 | No Time For Talk Christopher Cross |
| 61 | 66 | 61 | 4 | China Red Rockers |
| 62 | 57 | 10 | 16 | I Won't Hold You Back Toto |
| 63 | 75 | 63 | 3 | Space Age Whiz Kids Joe Walsh |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 5 | The Metro Berlin |
| 65 | 49 | 49 | 11 | Cool Places Sparks & Jane Wiedlin |
| 66 | 82 | 66 | 2 | The Border America |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 2 | Midnight Blue Louise Tucker |
| 68 | 60 | 37 | 9 | All My Life Kenny Rogers |
| 69 | 76 | 69 | 6 | Save The Overtime (For Me) Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | War Games Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | Europa And The Pirate Twins Thomas Dolby |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Pieces Of Ice Diana Ross |
| 73 | 70 | 1 | 23 | Billie Jean Michael Jackson |
| 74 | 83 | 74 | 3 | Solid Rock Goanna |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Puttin' On The Ritz Taco |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | It's Inevitable Charlie |
| 77 | 84 | 77 | 2 | Don't Make Me Do It Patrick Simmons |
| 78 | 79 | 78 | 5 | Drop The Pilot Joan Armatrading |
| 79 | 95 | 79 | 2 | Stand By Roman Holliday |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 4 | Love Is The Key Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly |
| 81 | 92 | 81 | 2 | Juicy Fruit Mtume |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 4 | Fade Away Loz Netto |
| 83 | 88 | 83 | 2 | You Are In My System Robert Palmer |
| 84 | 86 | 84 | 2 | Boogie Down Jarreau |
| 85 | 90 | 85 | 2 | Hold Me 'til The Mornin' Comes Paul Anka |
| 86 | 63 | 5 | 20 | Der Kommissar After The Fire |
| 87 | 65 | 2 | 22 | Jeopardy Greg Kihn Band |
| 88 | 89 | 88 | 2 | Never Tell An Angel (When Your Heart's On Fire) The Stompers |
| 89 | 62 | 30 | 14 | The One Thing INXS |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | The Safety Dance Men Without Hats |
| 91 | 71 | 21 | 15 | Mornin' Jarreau |
| 92 | 77 | 59 | 6 | Theme From Doctor Detroit Devo |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Dead Giveaway Shalamar |
| 94 | 68 | 45 | 9 | Love On Your Side Thompson Twins |
| 95 | 73 | 59 | 13 | Love's Got A Line On You Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth |
| 96 | 67 | 39 | 10 | Looking For A Stranger Pat Benatar |
| 97 | 87 | 1 | 23 | Come On Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners |
| 98 | 72 | 14 | 13 | Rio Duran Duran |
| 99 | 74 | 61 | 7 | When I'm With You Sheriff |
| 100 | 91 | 54 | 10 | Easy For You To Say Linda Ronstadt |
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