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