Billboard Hot 100 — August 27, 1983
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 27, 1983. "Every Breath You Take" by The Police held #1 for a 8th straight week, the last week of its run. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "King Of Pain" by The Police at #37, which would go on to peak at #3. The biggest climber was "Telefone (long Distance Love Affair)" by Sheena Easton, up 15 places from #67 to #52.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Every Breath You Take" by The Police — 8 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting June 4, 1983.
- New in the top 10: "China Girl" by David Bowie (up from #12 to #10).
- Highest debut: "King Of Pain" by The Police at #37; it would spend 16 weeks on the chart and peak at #3.
- Biggest fall: "Baby Jane" by Rod Stewart, down 42 places from #51 to #93.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "1999" by Prince, 25 weeks and counting (peak #12).
- Gone from the chart: "She's A Beauty" by The Tubes after 20 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 | 13 | Every Breath You Take The Police |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurythmics |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | Maniac Michael Sembello |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | She Works Hard For The Money Donna Summer |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 10 | Puttin' On The Ritz Taco |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | It's A Mistake Men At Work |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | Stand Back Stevie Nicks |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | (Keep Feeling) Fascination The Human League |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | I'll Tumble 4 Ya Culture Club |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | China Girl David Bowie |
| 11 | 18 | 11 | 10 | The Safety Dance Men Without Hats |
| 12 | 22 | 12 | 5 | Tell Her About It Billy Joel |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 6 | Human Nature Michael Jackson |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 8 | Lawyers In Love Jackson Browne |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | 13 | Is There Something I Should Know Duran Duran |
| 16 | 23 | 16 | 5 | Don't Cry Asia |
| 17 | 11 | 11 | 12 | Hot Girls In Love Loverboy |
| 18 | 14 | 14 | 11 | Take Me To Heart Quarterflash |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | Rock 'n' Roll Is King Electric Light Orchestra |
| 20 | 30 | 20 | 7 | Total Eclipse Of The Heart Bonnie Tyler |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 8 | Human Touch Rick Springfield |
| 22 | 13 | 1 | 22 | Flashdance...What A Feeling Irene Cara |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 8 | After The Fall Journey |
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 7 | Promises, Promises Naked Eyes |
| 25 | 21 | 16 | 12 | Rock Of Ages Def Leppard |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 5 | Making Love Out Of Nothing At All Air Supply |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 9 | How Am I Supposed To Live Without You Laura Branigan |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 4 | (she's) Sexy + 17 Stray Cats |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 10 | Dead Giveaway Shalamar |
| 30 | 36 | 30 | 5 | Far From Over Frank Stallone |
| 31 | 20 | 2 | 20 | Electric Avenue Eddy Grant |
| 32 | 42 | 32 | 4 | True Spandau Ballet |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | 20 | Never Gonna Let You Go Sergio Mendes |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 7 | Don't You Get So Mad Jeffrey Osborne |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 4 | Kiss The Bride Elton John |
| 36 | 37 | 36 | 9 | All Time High Rita Coolidge |
| 37 | NEW | 37 | 1 | King Of Pain The Police |
| 38 | 44 | 38 | 6 | Lady Love Me (One More Time) George Benson |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 6 | You're Driving Me Out Of My Mind Little River Band |
| 40 | 25 | 20 | 14 | Saved By Zero The Fixx |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 8 | Tonight, I Celebrate My Love Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack |
| 42 | 27 | 12 | 25 | 1999 Prince |
| 43 | 50 | 43 | 3 | Tell Her No Juice Newton |
| 44 | 55 | 44 | 4 | Big Log Robert Plant |
| 45 | 35 | 35 | 8 | Fake Friends Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 11 | Hold Me 'til The Mornin' Comes Paul Anka |
| 47 | 54 | 47 | 5 | Burning Down The House Talking Heads |
| 48 | 49 | 48 | 9 | Blame It On Love Smokey Robinson & Barbara Mitchell |
| 49 | 33 | 33 | 11 | The Border America |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 5 | Cold Blooded Rick James |
| 51 | 39 | 7 | 17 | Our House Madness |
| 52 | 67 | 52 | 2 | Telefone (long Distance Love Affair) Sheena Easton |
| 53 | 62 | 53 | 3 | How Can I Refuse Heart |
| 54 | 63 | 54 | 3 | High Time Styx |
| 55 | 41 | 15 | 12 | Cuts Like A Knife Bryan Adams |
| 56 | 57 | 56 | 6 | Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top |
| 57 | 71 | 57 | 2 | Don't Forget To Dance The Kinks |
| 58 | NEW | 58 | 1 | Islands In The Stream Kenny Rogers Duet With Dolly Parton |
| 59 | 68 | 59 | 2 | Someone Belonging To Someone Bee Gees |
| 60 | 72 | 60 | 3 | The Night The Animals |
| 61 | 64 | 61 | 5 | Get It Right Aretha Franklin |
| 62 | 65 | 62 | 6 | Words F.R. David |
| 63 | 70 | 63 | 3 | Rainbow's End Sergio Mendes |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 3 | I Don't Wanna Dance Eddy Grant |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | One Thing Leads To Another The Fixx |
| 66 | 46 | 5 | 14 | Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Michael Jackson |
| 67 | 73 | 67 | 3 | Don't You Know How Much I Love You Ronnie Milsap |
| 68 | 52 | 52 | 6 | Tip Of My Tongue The Tubes |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So In Love With You) Rod Stewart |
| 70 | 85 | 70 | 2 | It Must Be Love Madness |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 2 | Everyday I Write The Book Elvis Costello And The Attractions |
| 72 | 74 | 72 | 5 | Crazy The Manhattans |
| 73 | 76 | 73 | 4 | Change Tears For Fears |
| 74 | 78 | 74 | 3 | Miracles Stacy Lattisaw |
| 75 | 80 | 75 | 2 | Ship To Shore Chris de Burgh |
| 76 | 47 | 6 | 17 | Come Dancing The Kinks |
| 77 | 61 | 46 | 11 | Midnight Blue Louise Tucker |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Can't Shake Loose Agnetha Faltskog |
| 79 | 60 | 45 | 11 | Juicy Fruit Mtume |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Bad Boys Wham! U.K. |
| 81 | 89 | 81 | 2 | Do It Again/Billie Jean Club House |
| 82 | 84 | 82 | 4 | Holiday Road Lindsey Buckingham |
| 83 | 88 | 83 | 2 | Garden Party Herb Alpert |
| 84 | 95 | 84 | 2 | Freak-A-Zoid Midnight Star |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Hang On Now Kajagoogoo |
| 86 | 53 | 38 | 10 | It's Inevitable Charlie |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 4 | Maybe This Day Kissing The Pink |
| 88 | 93 | 88 | 2 | Bad, Bad Billy Snuff |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Living On The Edge Jim Capaldi |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Just Be Good To Me The S.O.S. Band |
| 91 | 75 | 45 | 16 | How Do You Keep The Music Playing James Ingram And Patti Austin |
| 92 | NEW | 68 | 6 | Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel |
| 93 | 51 | 14 | 14 | Baby Jane Rod Stewart |
| 94 | 77 | 64 | 9 | West Coast Summer Nights Tony Carey |
| 95 | 66 | 61 | 8 | Who's Behind The Door? Zebra |
| 96 | 58 | 31 | 10 | Pieces Of Ice Diana Ross |
| 97 | 81 | 17 | 19 | All This Love Debarge |
| 98 | 59 | 5 | 19 | Too Shy Kajagoogoo |
| 99 | 94 | 94 | 2 | Scarlet Fever Kenny Rogers |
| 100 | 91 | 36 | 15 | The Salt In My Tears Martin Briley |
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