Billboard Hot 100

Week of April 30, 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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Beat It

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

Billboard Hot 100

Week of April 30, 1983

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Beat It
  Michael Jackson
- 2
- 1
- 10
- - 2
  - 1
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

M.J.Jackson

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

2
- Come On Eileen
  Dexys Midnight Runners
- 1
- 1
- 15
- - 1
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

3
- Jeopardy
  Greg Kihn Band
- 4
- 3
- 14
- - 4
  - 3
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beserkley

4
- Mr. Roboto
  Styx
- 3
- 3
- 12
- - 3
  - 3
  - 12

Producer(s):

Styx, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

5
- Der Kommissar
  After The Fire
- 6
- 5
- 12
- - 6
  - 5
  - 12

Producer(s):

J.Eden, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

6
- Let's Dance
  David Bowie
- 9
- 6
- 6
- - 9
  - 6
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

David Bowie

Producer(s):

David Bowie, N.G.Rodgers, Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

7
- Billie Jean
  Michael Jackson
- 5
- 1
- 15
- - 5
  - 1
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

M.J.Jackson

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

8
- She Blinded Me With Science
  Thomas Dolby
- 10
- 8
- 11
- - 10
  - 8
  - 11

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

9
- Overkill
  Men At Work
- 15
- 9
- 4
- - 15
  - 9
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

10
- Little Red Corvette
  Prince
- 12
- 10
- 10
- - 12
  - 10
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

Prince

Producer(s):

Prince

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NPG/Warner Bros./Rhino

11
- I Won't Hold You Back
  Toto
- 16
- 11
- 8
- - 16
  - 11
  - 8

Producer(s):

Toto, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

12
- Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
  Journey
- 8
- 8
- 13
- - 8
  - 8
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

S.R.Perry, Jonathan Cain

Producer(s):

M.Stone, K.Elson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

13
- Even Now
  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
- 13
- 13
- 8
- - 13
  - 13
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

14
- Solitaire
  Laura Branigan
- 18
- 14
- 7
- - 18
  - 14
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

M.Clémenceau, D.E.Warren

Producer(s):

J.White

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

15
- One On One
  Daryl Hall John Oates
- 7
- 7
- 14
- - 7
  - 7
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

16
- Hungry Like The Wolf
  Duran Duran
- 11
- 3
- 19
- - 11
  - 3
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Harvest

17
- Rio
  Duran Duran
- 31
- 17
- 5
- - 31
  - 17
  - 5

Producer(s):

C.Thurston I, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

18
- Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
  Culture Club
- 14
- 2
- 22
- - 14
  - 2
  - 22

Producer(s):

S.Levine, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin/Epic/Unknown

19
- Photograph
  Def Leppard
- 26
- 19
- 8
- - 26
  - 19
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

R.J.Lange, P.A.Willis, S.Clark, R.Savage, J.Elliott

Producer(s):

R.J.Lange

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

20
- You Are
  Lionel Richie
- 17
- 4
- 16
- - 17
  - 4
  - 16

Producer(s):

L.Richie, J.Carmichael, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

21
- Straight From The Heart
  Bryan Adams
- 34
- 21
- 8
- - 34
  - 21
  - 8

Producer(s):

B.Adams, B.Clearmountain, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

22
- My Love
  Lionel Richie
- 32
- 22
- 4
- - 32
  - 22
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

23
- Flashdance...What A Feeling
  Irene Cara
- 33
- 23
- 5
- - 33
  - 23
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca

24
- Welcome To Heartlight
  Kenny Loggins
- 27
- 24
- 8
- - 27
  - 24
  - 8

Producer(s):

B.Botnick, K.Loggins, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

25
- We've Got Tonight
  Kenny Rogers And Sheena Easton
- 19
- 6
- 14
- - 19
  - 6
  - 14

Producer(s):

D.Foster, K.Rogers, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty/Unknown

26
- Some Kind Of Friend
  Barry Manilow
- 30
- 26
- 10
- - 30
  - 26
  - 10

Producer(s):

B.Manilow, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

27
- It Might Be You
  Stephen Bishop
- 29
- 27
- 14
- - 29
  - 27
  - 14

Producer(s):

D.Grusin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

28
- Mornin'
  Jarreau
- 37
- 28
- 7
- - 37
  - 28
  - 7

Producer(s):

Ripple, K.Johnston, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

29
- Affair Of The Heart
  Rick Springfield
- 39
- 29
- 3
- - 39
  - 29
  - 3

Producer(s):

R.Springfield, B.Drescher, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

30
- Time (Clock Of The Heart)
  Culture Club
- 46
- 30
- 3
- - 46
  - 30
  - 3

Producer(s):

S.Levine, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin/Epic/Unknown

31
- Faithfully
  Journey
- 41
- 31
- 3
- - 41
  - 31
  - 3

Producer(s):

M.Stone, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

32
- So Wrong
  Patrick Simmons
- 36
- 32
- 7
- - 36
  - 32
  - 7

Producer(s):

J.Ryan, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

33
- Always Something There To Remind Me
  Naked Eyes
- 40
- 33
- 8
- - 40
  - 33
  - 8

Producer(s):

T.Mansfield, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

34
- Stranger In My House
  Ronnie Milsap
- 38
- 34
- 6
- - 38
  - 34
  - 6

Producer(s):

R.Milsap, T.Collins, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

35 NEW
NEW
- Don't Let It End
  Styx
- -
- 35
- 1
- - -
  - 35
  - 1

Producer(s):

Styx, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

36
- Whirly Girl
  Oxo
- 28
- 28
- 11
- - 28
  - 28
  - 11

Producer(s):

I.Angel, K.Mansfield, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

37
- Back On The Chain Gang
  Pretenders
- 21
- 5
- 21
- - 21
  - 5
  - 21

Billboard Hot 100

Week of April 30, 1983

Billboard Hot 100

Beat It

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Billboard Hot 100

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Beat It

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Come On Eileen

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Jeopardy

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Mr. Roboto

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Der Kommissar

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Let's Dance

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Billie Jean

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She Blinded Me With Science

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Overkill

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Little Red Corvette

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I Won't Hold You Back

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Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)

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Even Now

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Solitaire

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One On One

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Hungry Like The Wolf

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Rio

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Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

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Photograph

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You Are

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Straight From The Heart

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My Love

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Flashdance...What A Feeling

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Welcome To Heartlight