Mainstream Rock Airplay

Week of July 9, 1983

Mainstream Rock Airplay

This week’s most popular mainstream rock songs, ranked by radio airplay detections on mainstream rock-formatted stations, as measured by Nielsen Music.

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EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE

The Police

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

Songs of the Summer: The '80s Playlist

Mainstream Rock Airplay

Week of July 9, 1983

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
  The Police
- 1
- 1
- 6
- - 1
  - 1
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

2
- HOT GIRLS IN LOVE
  Loverboy
- 3
- 2
- 5
- - 3
  - 2
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

3
- Stand Back
  Stevie Nicks
- 2
- 2
- 6
- - 2
  - 2
  - 6

Producer(s):

J.Iovine, Not Listed

4
- CHINA GIRL
  David Bowie
- 7
- 4
- 7
- - 7
  - 4
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

David Bowie, Iggy Pop

Producer(s):

David Bowie, N.G.Rodgers, Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

5
- ROCK OF AGES
  Def Leppard
- 4
- 1
- 12
- - 4
  - 1
  - 12

Producer(s):

R.J.Lange, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

6
- Is There Something I Should Know
  Duran Duran
- 5
- 3
- 9
- - 5
  - 3
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

7
- One Thing Leads To Another
  The Fixx
- 6
- 6
- 6
- - 6
  - 6
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Curnin, Woods, West-Oram, Green All, Agies

Producer(s):

R.Hines

8 NEW
NEW
- Sharp Dressed Man
  ZZ Top
- -
- 8
- 1
- - -
  - 8
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

B.Gibbons, J.M.Hill, F.Beard

Producer(s):

B.Ham

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

9
- Too Late For Love
  Def Leppard
- 9
- 9
- 8
- - 9
  - 9
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

10
- Who's Behind The Door?
  Zebra
- 12
- 10
- 7
- - 12
  - 10
  - 7

11
- Flight Of Icarus
  Iron Maiden
- 11
- 11
- 4
- - 11
  - 11
  - 4

Producer(s):

Not Listed

12
- SLIPPING AWAY
  Dave Edmunds
- 8
- 8
- 7
- - 8
  - 8
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

13
- WAR GAMES
  Crosby, Stills & Nash
- 34
- 13
- 3
- - 34
  - 13
  - 3

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

14 NEW
NEW
- KING OF PAIN
  The Police
- -
- 14
- 1
- - -
  - 14
  - 1

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

15
- THE SALT IN MY TEARS
  Martin Briley
- 22
- 15
- 11
- - 22
  - 15
  - 11

Producer(s):

P.Coleman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

16
- SAVED BY ZERO
  The Fixx
- 30
- 16
- 7
- - 30
  - 16
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

17
- Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)
  A Flock Of Seagulls
- 23
- 3
- 9
- - 23
  - 3
  - 9

18
- SAY WHAT YOU WILL
  Fastway
- 26
- 14
- 5
- - 26
  - 14
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

19
- TWO HEARTS BEAT AS ONE
  U2
- 16
- 16
- 5
- - 16
  - 16
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Unknown

20
- CUTS LIKE A KNIFE
  Bryan Adams
- 24
- 6
- 22
- - 24
  - 6
  - 22

Producer(s):

B.Adams, B.Clearmountain, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

21
- SCREAMING IN THE NIGHT
  Krokus
- 45
- 21
- 6
- - 45
  - 21
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

22
- COME DANCING
  The Kinks
- 19
- 19
- 11
- - 19
  - 19
  - 11

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

23
- WHENEVER YOU'rE ON MY MIND
  Marshall Crenshaw
- 32
- 23
- 5
- - 32
  - 23
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

24
- MODERN LOVE
  David Bowie
- 15
- 6
- 10
- - 15
  - 6
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

David Bowie

Producer(s):

David Bowie, N.G.Rodgers, Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

25
- OUR HOUSE
  Madness
- 13
- 9
- 9
- - 13
  - 9
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Unknown

26 NEW
NEW
- STATE OF CONFUSION
  The Kinks
- -
- 26
- 1
- - -
  - 26
  - 1

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

27
- NOT NOW JOHN
  Pink Floyd
- 14
- 7
- 15
- - 14
  - 7
  - 15

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

28
- Gimme All Your Lovin'
  ZZ Top
- 21
- 2
- 13
- - 21
  - 2
  - 13

Producer(s):

B.Ham, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

29
- Got Me Under Pressure
  ZZ Top
- 36
- 18
- 13
- - 36
  - 18
  - 13

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

30 NEW
NEW
- Do You Compute?
  Donnie Iris
- -
- 30
- 1
- - -
  - 30
  - 1

31 NEW
NEW
- FAKE FRIENDS
  Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
- -
- 31
- 1
- - -
  - 31
  - 1

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blackheart/Unknown

32 NEW
NEW
- LAWYERS IN LOVE
  Jackson Browne
- -
- 32
- 1
- - -
  - 32
  - 1

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

33 NEW
NEW
- ROCK 'N' ROLL IS KING
  Electric Light Orchestra
- -
- 33
- 1
- - -
  - 33
  - 1

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jet/Unknown

34 NEW
NEW
- TAKE ME TO HEART
  Quarterflash
- -
- 34
- 1
- - -
  - 34
  - 1

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Unknown

35 NEW
NEW
- Foolin'
  Def Leppard
- -
- 35
- 1
- - -
  - 35
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

S.Clark, L.Lange, Elliott

Producer(s):

R.J.Lange

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

36 NEW
NEW
- SPACE AGE WHIZ KIDS
  Joe Walsh
- -
- 36
- 1
- - -
  - 36
  - 1

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Full Moon/Unknown

37 NEW
NEW
- WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER
  The Police
- -
- 37
- 1
- - -
  - 37
  - 1

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

38
- Electric Avenue
  Eddy Grant
- 18
- 12
- 11
- - 18
  - 12
  - 11

Producer(s):

E.Grant, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Portrait/Unknown

39
- Don't Change
  INXS
- 17
- 17
- 5
- - 17
  - 17
  - 5

Producer(s):

M.Opitz, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco/Atlantic

40
- THE ONE THING
  INXS
- 39
- 2
- 17
- - 39
  - 2
  - 17

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco/Unknown

41
- SHE's A BEAUTY
  The Tubes
- 10
- 1
- 14
- - 10
  - 1
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

42
- Sunday, Bloody Sunday
  U2
- 35
- 7
- 13
- - 35
  - 7
  - 13

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Unknown

43
- CHANGE
  Tears For Fears
- 41
- 22
- 10
- - 41
  - 22
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

44
- HIGH WIRE
  Men At Work
- 44
- 23
- 7
- - 44
  - 23
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

45
- SOLID ROCK
  Goanna
- 31
- 31
- 5
- - 31
  - 31
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco/Unknown

46
- Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
  Eurythmics
- 38
- 38
- 5
- - 38
  - 38
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

Lennox, Stewart

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

47
- DROP THE PILOT
  Joan Armatrading
- 47
- 33
- 8
- - 47
  - 33
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

48
- STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART
  Bryan Adams
- 57
- 32
- 6
- - 57
  - 32
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

49
- Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive
  Men At Work
- 25
- 12
- 11
- - 25
  - 12
  - 11

Mainstream Rock Airplay

Week of July 9, 1983

Mainstream Rock Airplay

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE

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Songs of the Summer: The '80s Playlist

Mainstream Rock Airplay

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE

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HOT GIRLS IN LOVE

Producer(s):

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Stand Back

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CHINA GIRL

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ROCK OF AGES

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Is There Something I Should Know

Producer(s):

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One Thing Leads To Another

Songwriter(s):

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Sharp Dressed Man

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Too Late For Love

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Who's Behind The Door?

Flight Of Icarus

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SLIPPING AWAY

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WAR GAMES

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KING OF PAIN

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THE SALT IN MY TEARS

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SAVED BY ZERO

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Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)

SAY WHAT YOU WILL

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TWO HEARTS BEAT AS ONE

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CUTS LIKE A KNIFE

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SCREAMING IN THE NIGHT

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COME DANCING

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WHENEVER YOU'rE ON MY MIND

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MODERN LOVE

Songwriter(s):

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

OUR HOUSE