Billboard Hot 100™

Week of March 5, 1983

Billboard Hot 100™

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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Billie Jean

Michael Jackson

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

M.J.Jackson

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Legacy

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of March 5, 1983

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Billie Jean
  Michael Jackson
- 4
- 1
- 7
- - 4
  - 1
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

M.J.Jackson

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

2
- Shame On The Moon
  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
- 2
- 2
- 12
- - 2
  - 2
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

3
- Stray Cat Strut
  Stray Cats
- 3
- 3
- 11
- - 3
  - 3
  - 11

Producer(s):

D.Edmunds, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

4
- Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
  Culture Club
- 5
- 4
- 14
- - 5
  - 4
  - 14

Producer(s):

S.Levine, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin/Epic/Unknown

5
- Hungry Like The Wolf
  Duran Duran
- 6
- 5
- 11
- - 6
  - 5
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Harvest

6
- Baby, Come To Me
  Patti Austin A Duet With James Ingram
- 1
- 1
- 25
- - 1
  - 1
  - 25

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Qwest

7
- You And I
  Eddie Rabbitt With Crystal Gayle
- 7
- 7
- 22
- - 7
  - 7
  - 22

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

8
- We've Got Tonight
  Kenny Rogers And Sheena Easton
- 9
- 8
- 6
- - 9
  - 8
  - 6

Producer(s):

D.Foster, K.Rogers, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty/Unknown

9
- Back On The Chain Gang
  Pretenders
- 11
- 9
- 13
- - 11
  - 9
  - 13

Producer(s):

C.Thomas, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Unknown

10
- Pass The Dutchie
  Musical Youth
- 10
- 10
- 13
- - 10
  - 10
  - 13

Producer(s):

P.Collins, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

11
- You Are
  Lionel Richie
- 14
- 11
- 8
- - 14
  - 11
  - 8

Producer(s):

L.Richie, J.Carmichael, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

12
- All Right
  Christopher Cross
- 16
- 12
- 7
- - 16
  - 12
  - 7

Producer(s):

M.Omartian, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

13
- Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy
  Sammy Hagar
- 13
- 13
- 13
- - 13
  - 13
  - 13

Producer(s):

K.Olsen, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Unknown

14
- Down Under
  Men At Work
- 8
- 1
- 18
- - 8
  - 1
  - 18

Producer(s):

P.Mcian, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum

15
- Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
  Journey
- 20
- 15
- 5
- - 20
  - 15
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

S.R.Perry, Jonathan Cain

Producer(s):

M.Stone, K.Elson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

16
- Twilight Zone
  Golden Earring
- 18
- 16
- 15
- - 18
  - 16
  - 15

Producer(s):

L.pearl, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

21/Unknown

17
- Allentown
  Billy Joel
- 17
- 17
- 15
- - 17
  - 17
  - 15

Producer(s):

P.Ramone, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Gold

18
- One On One
  Daryl Hall John Oates
- 21
- 18
- 6
- - 21
  - 18
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

19
- Breaking Us In Two
  Joe Jackson
- 23
- 19
- 8
- - 23
  - 19
  - 8

Producer(s):

D.Kirshenbaum, J.Jackson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

20
- Mr. Roboto
  Styx
- 24
- 20
- 4
- - 24
  - 20
  - 4

Producer(s):

Styx, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

21
- Fall In Love With Me
  Earth, Wind & Fire
- 27
- 21
- 7
- - 27
  - 21
  - 7

Producer(s):

M.White, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

22
- I Know There's Something Going On
  Frida
- 25
- 22
- 18
- - 25
  - 22
  - 18

Producer(s):

P.Collins, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

23
- Goody Two Shoes
  Adam Ant
- 12
- 12
- 17
- - 12
  - 12
  - 17

Producer(s):

Adam Ant, M.Pirroni, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

24
- Heart To Heart
  Kenny Loggins
- 15
- 15
- 15
- - 15
  - 15
  - 15

Producer(s):

B.Botnick, K.Loggins, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

25
- Come On Eileen
  Dexys Midnight Runners
- 31
- 25
- 7
- - 31
  - 25
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

26
- On The Loose
  Saga
- 26
- 26
- 14
- - 26
  - 26
  - 14

Producer(s):

R.Hines, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Portrait/Unknown

27
- Africa
  Toto
- 19
- 1
- 19
- - 19
  - 1
  - 19

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

28
- I've Got A Rock N' Roll Heart
  Eric Clapton
- 32
- 28
- 6
- - 32
  - 28
  - 6

Producer(s):

T.Dowd, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Duck/Unknown

29
- You Can't Hurry Love
  Phil Collins
- 22
- 10
- 18
- - 22
  - 10
  - 18

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

30
- Dreamin' Is Easy
  Steel Breeze
- 34
- 30
- 8
- - 34
  - 30
  - 8

Producer(s):

K.Fowley, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

31
- Der Kommissar
  After The Fire
- 55
- 31
- 4
- - 55
  - 31
  - 4

Producer(s):

J.Eden, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

32
- My Kind Of Lady
  Supertramp Featuring Rick Davies
- 37
- 32
- 6
- - 37
  - 32
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

33
- The Woman In Me
  Donna Summer
- 33
- 33
- 12
- - 33
  - 33
  - 12

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Unknown

34
- Jeopardy
  Greg Kihn Band
- 41
- 34
- 6
- - 41
  - 34
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beserkley

35
- I'm Alive
  Neil Diamond
- 35
- 35
- 8
- - 35
  - 35
  - 8

Producer(s):

B.Bacharach, C.B.Sager, N.Diamond

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

36
- Poison Arrow
  ABC
- 39
- 36
- 6
- - 39
  - 36
  - 6

Producer(s):

T.Horn, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

37
- Little Too Late
  Pat Benatar
- 47
- 37
- 5
- - 47
  - 37
  - 5

Producer(s):

N.Geraldo, P.Coleman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/Unknown

38
- Tied Up
  Olivia Newton-John
- 38
- 38
- 8
- - 38
  - 38
  - 8

Producer(s):

J.Farrar, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

39
- Make Love Stay
  Dan Fogelberg
- 42
- 39
- 5
- - 42
  - 39
  - 5

Producer(s):

D.Fogelberg, M.Lewis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Full Moon/Epic/Unknown

40
- Don't Tell Me You Love Me
  Night Ranger
- 40
- 40
- 8
- - 40
  - 40
  - 8

Producer(s):

P.Glasser, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Boardwalk/Unknown

41
- Winds Of Change
  Jefferson Starship
- 44
- 41
- 6
- - 44
  - 41
  - 6

Producer(s):

K.Beamish, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Grunt/Unknown

42
- So Close
  Diana Ross
- 45
- 42
- 5
- - 45
  - 42
  - 5

Producer(s):

D.Ross, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

43
- Burning Heart
  Vandenberg
- 43
- 43
- 9
- - 43
  - 43
  - 9

Producer(s):

Vandenberg, S.Epps, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

44
- Lies
  Thompson Twins
- 46
- 44
- 7
- - 46
  - 44
  - 7

Producer(s):

A.Sadkin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

45
- Change Of Heart
  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- 54
- 45
- 2
- - 54
  - 45
  - 2

Producer(s):

T.Petty, J.Iovine, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Backstreet/Unknown

46
- It's Raining Men
  The Weather Girls
- 50
- 46
- 7
- - 50
  - 46
  - 7

Producer(s):

P.Jabara, B.Esty, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

47
- I Like It
  Debarge
- 52
- 47
- 5
- - 52
  - 47
  - 5

Producer(s):

I.gordy, E.Debarge, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

48
- I Can't Stand Still
  Don Henley
- 48
- 48
- 8
- - 48
  - 48
  - 8

Producer(s):

D.Henley, D.Kortchmar, G.Ladanyi

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

49
- Betcha She Don't Love You
  Evelyn King
- 49
- 49
- 8
- - 49
  - 49
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

50
- Nice Girls
  Melissa Manchester
- 53
- 50
- 5
- - 53
  - 50
  - 5

Producer(s):

A.Mardin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

51
- Something To Grab For
  Ric Ocasek
- 56
- 51
- 4
- - 56
  - 51
  - 4

Producer(s):

J.weaver, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Unknown

52
- It Might Be You
  Stephen Bishop
- 57
- 52
- 6
- - 57
  - 52
  - 6

Producer(s):

D.Grusin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

53
- I Don't Care Anymore
  Phil Collins
- 58
- 53
- 4
- - 58
  - 53
  - 4

Producer(s):

P.Collins, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

54
- Whirly Girl
  Oxo
- 61
- 54
- 3
- - 61
  - 54
  - 3

Producer(s):

I.Angel, K.Mansfield, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

55
- The Clapping Song
  Pia Zadora
- 36
- 36
- 13
- - 36
  - 36
  - 13

Producer(s):

C.Calello, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

56
- She Blinded Me With Science
  Thomas Dolby
- 62
- 56
- 3
- - 62
  - 56
  - 3

Producer(s):

T.Friese-Greene, T.Dolby, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

57
- Should I Stay Or Should I Go
  The Clash
- 63
- 45
- 16
- - 63
  - 45
  - 16

Producer(s):

The Clash, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

58
- Come Give Your Love To Me
  Janet Jackson
- 60
- 58
- 5
- - 60
  - 58
  - 5

Producer(s):

J.Eden, J.weaver, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

59
- Always
  Firefall
- 59
- 59
- 8
- - 59
  - 59
  - 8

Producer(s):

H.Alpert, R.Albert, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

60
- The Fanatic
  Felony
- 71
- 60
- 4
- - 71
  - 60
  - 4

Producer(s):

P.Drake, K.Laxton, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rock'N'Roll/Unknown

61
- Take The Short Way Home
  Dionne Warwick
- 65
- 61
- 2
- - 65
  - 61
  - 2

Producer(s):

B.Gibb, A.Galuten, K.Richardson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

62
- Little Red Corvette
  Prince
- 66
- 62
- 2
- - 66
  - 62
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

Prince

Producer(s):

Prince

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NPG/Warner Bros./Rhino

63
- What Love Is
  Marty Balin
- 67
- 63
- 3
- - 67
  - 63
  - 3

Producer(s):

V.Garay, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

64
- Love Me Again
  The John Hall Band
- 64
- 64
- 7
- - 64
  - 64
  - 7

Producer(s):

J.hall, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

65
- Beat It
  Michael Jackson
- 78
- 65
- 2
- - 78
  - 65
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

M.J.Jackson

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

66
- The Other Guy
  Little River Band
- 28
- 11
- 16
- - 28
  - 11
  - 16

Producer(s):

E.Rose, Little River Band, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

67
- Land Of A Thousand Dances
  The J. Geils Band
- 77
- 67
- 2
- - 77
  - 67
  - 2

Producer(s):

S.Justman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

68
- Bread And Butter
  Robert John
- 68
- 68
- 4
- - 68
  - 68
  - 4

Producer(s):

G.Tobin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

69
- Some Kind Of Friend
  Barry Manilow
- 79
- 69
- 2
- - 79
  - 69
  - 2

Producer(s):

B.Manilow, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

70
- Sexual Healing
  Marvin Gaye
- 29
- 3
- 19
- - 29
  - 3
  - 19

Producer(s):

M.Gaye, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Gold

71
- Maneater
  Daryl Hall John Oates
- 30
- 1
- 21
- - 30
  - 1
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

72
- The Blues
  Randy Newman & Paul Simon
- 51
- 51
- 7
- - 51
  - 51
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

73 NEW
NEW
- Love My Way
  Psychedelic Furs
- -
- 73
- 1
- - -
  - 73
  - 1

Producer(s):

T.Rundgren, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

74
- Too Much Love To Hide
  Crosby, Stills & Nash
- 69
- 69
- 6
- - 69
  - 69
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

75 NEW
NEW
- Swingin'
  John Anderson
- -
- 75
- 1
- - -
  - 75
  - 1

Producer(s):

F.Jones, J.Anderson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

76
- Rock The Casbah
  The Clash
- 76
- 8
- 23
- - 76
  - 8
  - 23

Producer(s):

The Clash, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

77
- Shoppin' From A To Z
  Toni Basil
- 83
- 77
- 2
- - 83
  - 77
  - 2

Producer(s):

G.Mathieson, T.Veitch, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/Unknown

78
- Heart Of The Night
  Juice Newton
- 70
- 25
- 15
- - 70
  - 25
  - 15

Producer(s):

R.Landis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

79 NEW
NEW
- Sex (I'm A...)
  Berlin
- -
- 79
- 1
- - -
  - 79
  - 1

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Unknown

80
- Only You
  Yazoo
- 90
- 80
- 2
- - 90
  - 80
  - 2

Producer(s):

E.c.radcliffe, Yaz, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Unknown

81 NEW
NEW
- Minimum Love
  Mac McAnally
- -
- 81
- 1
- - -
  - 81
  - 1

Producer(s):

T.woodford, C.Ivey, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Unknown

82
- Please Mr. Postman
  Gentle Persuasion
- 89
- 82
- 2
- - 89
  - 82
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

83 NEW
NEW
- Escalator Of Life
  Robert Hazard
- -
- 83
- 1
- - -
  - 83
  - 1

Producer(s):

R.Hazard, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

84 NEW
NEW
- Keep It Tight
  Single Bullet Theory
- -
- 84
- 1
- - -
  - 84
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nemperor

85
- What About Me
  Moving Pictures
- 73
- 29
- 25
- - 73
  - 29
  - 25

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Network

86
- Space Age Love Song
  A Flock Of Seagulls
- 74
- 30
- 17
- - 74
  - 30
  - 17

Producer(s):

M.Howlett, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/Unknown

87
- She's A Runner
  Billy Squier
- 75
- 75
- 5
- - 75
  - 75
  - 5

Producer(s):

Mack, B.Squier, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

88
- You Got Lucky
  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- 80
- 20
- 17
- - 80
  - 20
  - 17

Producer(s):

J.Iovine, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Backstreet/Unknown

89
- Shoot For The Moon
  Poco
- 81
- 50
- 12
- - 81
  - 50
  - 12

Producer(s):

Poco, J.Mills, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

90 NEW
NEW
- You Are In My System
  The System
- -
- 90
- 1
- - -
  - 90
  - 1

Producer(s):

M.Murphy, D.Frank, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mirage/Unknown

91
- Dirty Laundry
  Don Henley
- 82
- 3
- 19
- - 82
  - 3
  - 19

Producer(s):

D.Henley, D.Kortchmar, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

92
- Windows
  Missing Persons
- 84
- 63
- 8
- - 84
  - 63
  - 8

Producer(s):

K.Scott, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

93
- Hand To Hold On To
  John Cougar
- 85
- 19
- 18
- - 85
  - 19
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Riva

94
- New Frontier
  Donald Fagen
- 86
- 70
- 6
- - 86
  - 70
  - 6

Producer(s):

G.Katz, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

95
- Little Thing Called Love
  Neil Young
- 87
- 71
- 6
- - 87
  - 71
  - 6

Producer(s):

Neil Young, D.Briggs, T.Mulligan

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Unknown

96
- Mickey
  Toni Basil
- 88
- 1
- 27
- - 88
  - 1
  - 27

Songwriter(s):

N.Chinn, M.Chapman

Producer(s):

G.Mathieson, N.Chinn, T.Veitch

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis

97
- The Girl Is Mine
  Michael Jackson And Paul McCartney
- 91
- 2
- 18
- - 91
  - 2
  - 18

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum

98
- Gloria
  Laura Branigan
- 92
- 2
- 35
- - 92
  - 2
  - 35

Producer(s):

J.White, G.Mathieson, T.Veitch

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum

99
- Voo Doo
  Rachel Sweet
- 72
- 72
- 5
- - 72
  - 72
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

100
- Heartbreaker
  Dionne Warwick
- 93
- 10
- 22
- - 93
  - 10
  - 22

Producer(s):

B.Gibb, K.Richardson, A.Galuten

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of March 5, 1983

Billboard Hot 100™

Billie Jean

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Billboard Hot 100™

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Billie Jean

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shame On The Moon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stray Cat Strut

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hungry Like The Wolf

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Baby, Come To Me

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You And I

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

We've Got Tonight

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Back On The Chain Gang

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pass The Dutchie

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