Billboard Hot 100 — August 13, 1983
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 13, 1983. "Every Breath You Take" by The Police held #1 for a 6th straight week, on its way to 8 weeks on top. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Tell Her No" by Juice Newton at #65, which would go on to peak at #27. The biggest climber was "Big Log" by Robert Plant, up 17 places from #86 to #69.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Every Breath You Take" by The Police — 6 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting June 4, 1983.
- New in the top 10: "It's A Mistake" by Men At Work (up from #11 to #8); "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" by The Human League (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Too Shy" by Kajagoogoo, down 19 places from #34 to #53.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, 25 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Let's Dance" by David Bowie after 20 weeks (peak #1); "Always Something There To Remind Me" by Naked Eyes after 22 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 11 | Every Breath You Take The Police |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurythmics |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | She Works Hard For The Money Donna Summer |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | Maniac Michael Sembello |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Is There Something I Should Know Duran Duran |
| 6 | 9 | 6 | 11 | Stand Back Stevie Nicks |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | Flashdance...What A Feeling Irene Cara |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | It's A Mistake Men At Work |
| 9 | 8 | 4 | 18 | Never Gonna Let You Go Sergio Mendes |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | (Keep Feeling) Fascination The Human League |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | 18 | Electric Avenue Eddy Grant |
| 12 | 22 | 12 | 8 | Puttin' On The Ritz Taco |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | Hot Girls In Love Loverboy |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 11 | China Girl David Bowie |
| 15 | 20 | 15 | 7 | I'll Tumble 4 Ya Culture Club |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 10 | Rock Of Ages Def Leppard |
| 17 | 10 | 5 | 12 | Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Michael Jackson |
| 18 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 1999 Prince |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 9 | Take Me To Heart Quarterflash |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 12 | Saved By Zero The Fixx |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 8 | Rock 'n' Roll Is King Electric Light Orchestra |
| 22 | 12 | 7 | 15 | Our House Madness |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 4 | Human Nature Michael Jackson |
| 24 | 32 | 24 | 8 | The Safety Dance Men Without Hats |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 | Lawyers In Love Jackson Browne |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 6 | After The Fall Journey |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 3 | Tell Her About It Billy Joel |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 6 | Human Touch Rick Springfield |
| 29 | 15 | 15 | 10 | Cuts Like A Knife Bryan Adams |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 3 | Don't Cry Asia |
| 31 | 16 | 6 | 15 | Come Dancing The Kinks |
| 32 | 41 | 32 | 5 | Promises, Promises Naked Eyes |
| 33 | 33 | 33 | 9 | The Border America |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 8 | Dead Giveaway Shalamar |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 6 | Fake Friends Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| 36 | 42 | 36 | 7 | How Am I Supposed To Live Without You Laura Branigan |
| 37 | 38 | 37 | 7 | All Time High Rita Coolidge |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 8 | It's Inevitable Charlie |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 3 | Making Love Out Of Nothing At All Air Supply |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 5 | Total Eclipse Of The Heart Bonnie Tyler |
| 41 | 49 | 41 | 3 | Far From Over Frank Stallone |
| 42 | 50 | 42 | 5 | Don't You Get So Mad Jeffrey Osborne |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 2 | (she's) Sexy + 17 Stray Cats |
| 44 | 26 | 14 | 12 | Baby Jane Rod Stewart |
| 45 | 31 | 31 | 8 | Pieces Of Ice Diana Ross |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 9 | Midnight Blue Louise Tucker |
| 47 | 53 | 47 | 6 | Tonight, I Celebrate My Love Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack |
| 48 | 57 | 48 | 4 | You're Driving Me Out Of My Mind Little River Band |
| 49 | 58 | 49 | 4 | Lady Love Me (One More Time) George Benson |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 2 | Kiss The Bride Elton John |
| 51 | 55 | 51 | 9 | Hold Me 'til The Mornin' Comes Paul Anka |
| 52 | 56 | 52 | 7 | Blame It On Love Smokey Robinson & Barbara Mitchell |
| 53 | 34 | 5 | 17 | Too Shy Kajagoogoo |
| 54 | 67 | 54 | 2 | True Spandau Ballet |
| 55 | 59 | 55 | 4 | Tip Of My Tongue The Tubes |
| 56 | 44 | 17 | 17 | All This Love Debarge |
| 57 | 39 | 29 | 11 | Stop In The Name Of Love The Hollies |
| 58 | 45 | 45 | 9 | Juicy Fruit Mtume |
| 59 | 46 | 12 | 15 | I'm Still Standing Elton John |
| 60 | 65 | 60 | 4 | Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top |
| 61 | 62 | 61 | 6 | Who's Behind The Door? Zebra |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 3 | Cold Blooded Rick James |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 3 | Burning Down The House Talking Heads |
| 64 | 68 | 64 | 7 | West Coast Summer Nights Tony Carey |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Tell Her No Juice Newton |
| 66 | 52 | 36 | 13 | The Salt In My Tears Martin Briley |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 3 | Get It Right Aretha Franklin |
| 68 | 71 | 45 | 14 | How Do You Keep The Music Playing James Ingram And Patti Austin |
| 69 | 86 | 69 | 2 | Big Log Robert Plant |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 4 | Words F.R. David |
| 71 | 61 | 39 | 14 | Slipping Away Dave Edmunds |
| 72 | 54 | 45 | 8 | War Games Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 73 | 63 | 2 | 18 | Time (Clock Of The Heart) Culture Club |
| 74 | 76 | 74 | 4 | Shiny Shiny Haysi Fantayzee |
| 75 | 64 | 60 | 7 | Ewok Celebration Meco |
| 76 | 83 | 76 | 3 | Crazy The Manhattans |
| 77 | 66 | 26 | 14 | Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) A Flock Of Seagulls |
| 78 | 80 | 78 | 4 | Radio Free Europe R.E.M. |
| 79 | 69 | 10 | 19 | She's A Beauty The Tubes |
| 80 | 74 | 36 | 13 | White Wedding Billy Idol |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | High Time Styx |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | The Night The Animals |
| 83 | 90 | 83 | 2 | Change Tears For Fears |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | How Can I Refuse Heart |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Miracles Stacy Lattisaw |
| 86 | 92 | 86 | 2 | Holiday Road Lindsey Buckingham |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Rainbow's End Sergio Mendes |
| 88 | 75 | 6 | 16 | Family Man Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 89 | 70 | 6 | 16 | Don't Let It End Styx |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | I Don't Wanna Dance Eddy Grant |
| 91 | 77 | 54 | 9 | Stand By Roman Holliday |
| 92 | 95 | 92 | 2 | Maybe This Day Kissing The Pink |
| 93 | 88 | 23 | 20 | Try Again Champaign |
| 94 | 79 | 79 | 3 | You Belong To Me The Doobie Brothers |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Don't You Know How Much I Love You Ronnie Milsap |
| 96 | 84 | 77 | 5 | Til You And Your Lover Are Lovers Again Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 97 | 85 | 64 | 7 | Do You Compute? Donnie Iris |
| 98 | 82 | 82 | 3 | A Million Miles Away The Plimsouls |
| 99 | 87 | 1 | 25 | Beat It Michael Jackson |
| 100 | 93 | 9 | 18 | Affair Of The Heart Rick Springfield |
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