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