Billboard Hot 100 — July 23, 1983
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 23, 1983. "Every Breath You Take" by The Police held #1 for a 3rd straight week, on its way to 8 weeks on top. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Human Nature" by Michael Jackson at #48, which would go on to peak at #7. The biggest climber was "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats, up 20 places from #62 to #42.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Every Breath You Take" by The Police — 3 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting June 4, 1983.
- New in the top 10: "Stand Back" by Stevie Nicks (up from #11 to #9); "She Works Hard For The Money" by Donna Summer (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Roll Me Away" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, down 32 places from #36 to #68.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, 22 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "She Blinded Me With Science" by Thomas Dolby after 22 weeks (peak #5); "Straight From The Heart" by Bryan Adams after 19 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 8 | Every Breath You Take The Police |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | Electric Avenue Eddy Grant |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | Flashdance...What A Feeling Irene Cara |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | Never Gonna Let You Go Sergio Mendes |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Michael Jackson |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | Come Dancing The Kinks |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | Our House Madness |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | Is There Something I Should Know Duran Duran |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | Stand Back Stevie Nicks |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | She Works Hard For The Money Donna Summer |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurythmics |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 1999 Prince |
| 13 | 7 | 5 | 14 | Too Shy Kajagoogoo |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | 8 | Maniac Michael Sembello |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 9 | Baby Jane Rod Stewart |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 7 | Cuts Like A Knife Bryan Adams |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | All This Love Debarge |
| 18 | 24 | 18 | 9 | (Keep Feeling) Fascination The Human League |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 7 | Hot Girls In Love Loverboy |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 4 | It's A Mistake Men At Work |
| 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | I'm Still Standing Elton John |
| 22 | 29 | 22 | 7 | Rock Of Ages Def Leppard |
| 23 | 10 | 2 | 15 | Time (Clock Of The Heart) Culture Club |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 9 | Saved By Zero The Fixx |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 6 | Take Me To Heart Quarterflash |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 5 | Rock 'n' Roll Is King Electric Light Orchestra |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 8 | China Girl David Bowie |
| 28 | 18 | 6 | 13 | Don't Let It End Styx |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 4 | I'll Tumble 4 Ya Culture Club |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 8 | Stop In The Name Of Love The Hollies |
| 31 | 22 | 6 | 13 | Family Man Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 32 | 26 | 26 | 11 | Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) A Flock Of Seagulls |
| 33 | 42 | 33 | 5 | Puttin' On The Ritz Taco |
| 34 | 40 | 34 | 3 | Lawyers In Love Jackson Browne |
| 35 | 43 | 35 | 5 | Pieces Of Ice Diana Ross |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 6 | The Border America |
| 37 | 39 | 37 | 10 | The Salt In My Tears Martin Briley |
| 38 | 23 | 10 | 16 | She's A Beauty The Tubes |
| 39 | 46 | 39 | 3 | After The Fall Journey |
| 40 | 55 | 40 | 3 | Human Touch Rick Springfield |
| 41 | 44 | 41 | 11 | Slipping Away Dave Edmunds |
| 42 | 62 | 42 | 5 | The Safety Dance Men Without Hats |
| 43 | 57 | 43 | 3 | Fake Friends Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| 44 | 60 | 44 | 5 | Dead Giveaway Shalamar |
| 45 | 56 | 45 | 4 | All Time High Rita Coolidge |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 5 | War Games Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 47 | 50 | 47 | 5 | It's Inevitable Charlie |
| 48 | NEW | 48 | 1 | Human Nature Michael Jackson |
| 49 | 51 | 49 | 6 | Midnight Blue Louise Tucker |
| 50 | 63 | 50 | 4 | How Am I Supposed To Live Without You Laura Branigan |
| 51 | 54 | 51 | 6 | Juicy Fruit Mtume |
| 52 | 71 | 52 | 2 | Promises, Promises Naked Eyes |
| 53 | 33 | 1 | 22 | Beat It Michael Jackson |
| 54 | 49 | 45 | 11 | How Do You Keep The Music Playing James Ingram And Patti Austin |
| 55 | 41 | 36 | 10 | White Wedding Billy Idol |
| 56 | 61 | 56 | 6 | Stand By Roman Holliday |
| 57 | 37 | 8 | 20 | Always Something There To Remind Me Naked Eyes |
| 58 | 47 | 23 | 17 | Try Again Champaign |
| 59 | 34 | 9 | 15 | Affair Of The Heart Rick Springfield |
| 60 | 52 | 52 | 7 | Space Age Whiz Kids Joe Walsh |
| 61 | 68 | 61 | 6 | Hold Me 'til The Mornin' Comes Paul Anka |
| 62 | 53 | 53 | 8 | China Red Rockers |
| 63 | 66 | 63 | 4 | Ewok Celebration Meco |
| 64 | 70 | 64 | 4 | Blame It On Love Smokey Robinson & Barbara Mitchell |
| 65 | 69 | 65 | 4 | Do You Compute? Donnie Iris |
| 66 | 75 | 66 | 2 | Total Eclipse Of The Heart Bonnie Tyler |
| 67 | 45 | 1 | 18 | Let's Dance David Bowie |
| 68 | 36 | 27 | 9 | Roll Me Away Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 69 | 89 | 69 | 2 | Don't You Get So Mad Jeffrey Osborne |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 3 | Tonight, I Celebrate My Love Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack |
| 71 | 58 | 58 | 9 | The Metro Berlin |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Tip Of My Tongue The Tubes |
| 73 | 59 | 12 | 15 | Faithfully Journey |
| 74 | 78 | 74 | 4 | West Coast Summer Nights Tony Carey |
| 75 | 82 | 75 | 4 | Waiting For Your Love Toto |
| 76 | 81 | 76 | 3 | Who's Behind The Door? Zebra |
| 77 | 67 | 34 | 13 | Don't Pay The Ferryman Chris de Burgh |
| 78 | 64 | 24 | 10 | The Woman In You Bee Gees |
| 79 | 76 | 53 | 9 | I.o.u. Lee Greenwood |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | You're Driving Me Out Of My Mind Little River Band |
| 82 | 87 | 82 | 2 | Til You And Your Lover Are Lovers Again Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 83 | 88 | 83 | 2 | Legal Tender The B-52s |
| 84 | 85 | 84 | 3 | Johnny B. Goode Peter Tosh |
| 85 | 90 | 85 | 2 | Don't Change INXS |
| 86 | 73 | 6 | 22 | Little Red Corvette Prince |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Lady Love Me (One More Time) George Benson |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Shiny Shiny Haysi Fantayzee |
| 89 | 95 | 89 | 2 | When You Were Mine Mitch Ryder |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Radio Free Europe R.E.M. |
| 91 | 65 | 22 | 12 | We Two Little River Band |
| 92 | 83 | 83 | 4 | Shy Boy (Don't It Make You Feel Good) Bananarama |
| 93 | 72 | 3 | 16 | Overkill Men At Work |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Words F.R. David |
| 95 | 86 | 78 | 6 | You Are In My System Robert Palmer |
| 96 | 74 | 5 | 16 | My Love Lionel Richie |
| 97 | 84 | 28 | 13 | That's Love Jim Capaldi |
| 98 | 93 | 66 | 10 | Save The Overtime (For Me) Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 99 | 77 | 77 | 6 | Boogie Down Jarreau |
| 100 | 79 | 71 | 7 | Solid Rock Goanna |
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