...and we have arrived at my top 100 based on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for calendar year 1983. Did "Every Breath You Take" reach number one on this chart, or something else? Let's find out, shall we?
100. 1999 by Prince--248 points
99. Straight From The Heart by Bryan Adams--251 points
98. How Am I Supposed To Live Without You by Laura Branigan--255 points
97. Heart To Heart by Kenny Loggins--256 points
96. Lawyers In Love by Jackson Browne--260 points
95. Burning Down The House by Talking Heads--262 points
94. Hot Girls In Love by Loverboy--264 points (peaked at #11)
93. Church Of The Poison Mind by Culture Club--264 points (peaked at #10)
92. Mickey by Toni Basil--265 points
91. Pass The Dutchie by Musical Youth--269 points
90. China Girl by David Bowie--270 points
89. I'm Still Standing by Elton John--271 points (peaked at #12)
88. Far From Over by Frank Stallone--271 points (peaked at #10)
87. The Other Guy by Little River Band--274 points (peaked at#11)
86. She's A Beauty by The Tubes--274 points (peaked at #10)
85. I Know There's Something Going On by Frida--280 points
84. Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant--281 points
83. Faithfully by Journey--289 points
82. Promises Promises by Naked Eyes--293 points
81. Crumblin' Down by John Mellencamp--296 points
80. Tonight I Celebrate My Love by Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack--299 points
79. Allentown by Billy Joel--305 points (peaked at #17)
78. Don't Cry by Asia--305 points (peaked at #10)
77. I Won't Hold You Back by Toto--306 points (peaked at #10)
76. Union Of The Snake by Duran Duran--306 points (peaked at #3)
75. You Can't Hurry Love by Phil Collins--322 points (peaked at #10)
74. Rock The Casbah by The Clash--322 points (peaked at #8)
73. Heart And Soul by Huey Lewis & The News--323 points
72. All Right by Christopher Cross--330 points (peaked at #12)
71. I'll Tumble 4 Ya by Culture Club--330 points (peaked at #9)
70. Always Something There To Remind Me by Naked Eyes--330 points (peaked at #8)
69. Suddenly Last Summer by The Motels--351 points
68. Twilight Zone by Golden Earring--361 points
67. Human Nature by Michael Jackson--364 points
66. Our House by Madness--371 points
65. Family Man by Hall & Oates--374 points
64. Delirious by Prince--377 points
63. Affair Of The Heart by Rick Springfield--386 points
62. Come Dancing by The Kinks--387 points
61. Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) by Sheena Easton--388 points
60. (Keep Feeling) Fascination by Human League--400 points
59. Solitaire by Laura Branigan--401 points
58. My Love by Lionel Richie--406 points
57. It's A Mistake by Men At Work--412 points (peaked at #6)
56. Too Shy by Kajagoogoo--412 points (peaked at #5)
55. (she's) Sexy + 17 by The Stray Cats--419 points
54. Don't Let It End by Styx--456 points
53. The Girl Is Mine by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson--457 points
52. Dirty Laundry by Don Henley--469 points
51. Cum On Feel The Noize by Quiet Riot--490 points
50. Love Is A Battlefield by Pat Benatar--497 points
49. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' by Michael Jackson--504 points
48. One On One by Hall & Oates--515 points
47. Little Red Corvette by Prince--533 points
46. Say It Isn't So by Hall & Oates--534 points
45. Stand Back by Stevie Nicks--535 points (peaked at #5)
44. Is There Something I Should Know by Duran Duran--535 points (peaked #4)
43. You And I by Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle--540 points (peaked at #7)
42. Back On The Chain Gang by The Pretenders--540 points (peaked at #5)
41.King Of Pain by The Police--547 points
40. Der Kommisar by After The Fire--553 points
39. Maneater by Hall & Oates--567 points
38. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) by Journey--577 points
37. We've Got Tonight by Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton--578 points (peaked at #6)
36. One Thing Leads To Another by The Fixx--578 points (peaked at #4)
35. Puttin' On The Ritz by Taco--581 points
34. Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye--585 points
33. You Are by Lionel Richie--593 points
32. True by Spandau Ballet--616 points
31. Africa by Toto--622 points
30. Stray Cat Strut by The Stray Cats--624 points
29. She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby--671 points
28. Mr. Roboto by Styx--745 points
27. Overkill by Men At Work--748 points
26. Jeopardy by Greg Kihn Band--754 points
25. Tell Her About It by Billy Joel--761 points
24. Never Gonna Let You Go by Sergio Mendes--769 points
23. Time (Clock Of The Heart) by Culture Club--777 points
22. The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats--782 points
21. Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners--803 points
20. Uptown Girl by Billy Joel--813 points
19. She Works Hard For The Money by Donna Summer--832 points
18. Baby, Come To Me by James Ingram w/Patti Austin--874 points
17. Making Love Out Of Nothing At All by Air Supply--878 points
16. Say, Say, Say by Pau; McCartney & Michael Jackson--941 points
15. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me by Culture Club--953 points
14. Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant--970 points
13. Hungry Like The Wolf by Duran Duran--978 points
12. Shame On The Moon by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band--985 points
11. Maniac by Michael Sembello--1031 points
10. Let's Dance by David Bowie--1045 points
9. Down Under by Men At Work--1048 points
8. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics--1064 points
7. Islands In The Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton--1148 points
6. All Night Long (All Night) by Lionel Richie--1205 points
5. Beat It by Michael Jackson--1206 points
4. Total Eclipse Of The Heart by Bonnie Tyler--1305 points
3. Billie Jean by Michael Jackson--1351 points
2. Every Breath You Take by The Police--1671 points
...and the number 1 song of 1983 from Billboard's data was...
1. Flashdance (What A Feeling) by Irene Cara--1753 points
A little bit different from the data of Radio & Records but not too much. In fact, seven songs made the top Ten in both instances. Overall, 1983 was a pretty fun year music wise as MTV began to explode on the pop culture scene.
Next up, the combined list.
Oh, and by the way, go Navy, beat Army!
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