My Top 100 Singles of 1983
The Spotify playlist:
1. Prince - "Little Red Corvette"
2. Big Country -
"In A Big Country"
3. Modern English -
"I Melt With You"
4. David Bowie -
"Let's Dance"
5. Michael Jackson -
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
6. The Isley Brothers -
"Between The Sheets"
7. The Police -
"Every Breath You Take"
8. Def Leppard -
"Photograph"
9. Pretenders -
"Back On The Chain Gang"
10. Violent Femmes -
"Blister In The Sun"
11. Naked Eyes – “Always
Something There To Remind Me"
12. The Eurythmics -
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)"
13. Yes - "Owner Of
A Lonely Heart"
14. ZZ Top - "Gimme
All Your Lovin'"
15. Rufus & Chaka
Khan - "Ain't Nobody"
16. Talking Heads -
"This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"
17. Michael Jackson -
"Beat It"
18. U2 - "New
Year's Day"
19. Lionel Richie -
"All Night Long (All Night)"
20. Thomas Dolby -
"She Blinded Me With Science"
21. Cyndi Lauper -
"Girls Just Want To Have Fun"
22. Journey - "Separate
Ways (Worlds Apart)"
23. David Bowie -
"Modern Love"
24. Bryan Adams – “Cuts
Like A Knife”
25. Robert Plant -
"In The Mood"
26. Pat Benatar -
"Love Is A Battlefield"
27. R.E.M. - "Radio
Free Europe"
28. The Fixx - "One
Thing Leads To Another"
29. Culture Club -
"Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?"
30. Violent Femmes -
"Gone Daddy Gone"
31. Madonna -
"Holiday"
32. Elton John - "I
Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues"
33. Afrika Bambaataa
& The Soulsonic Force - "Looking For The Perfect Beat"
34. Herbie Hancock -
"Rockit"
35. Wall Of Voodoo -
"Mexican Radio"
36. Michael Jackson -
"Billie Jean"
37. The The - "This
Is The Day"
38. Talking Heads -
"Burning Down The House"
39. Frankie Beverly
& Maze - "We Are One"
40. INXS - "The One
Thing"
41. Dio - "Rainbow
In The Dark"
42. U2 - "Sunday
Bloody Sunday"
43. Genesis -
"That's All"
44. Billy Joel -
"Tell Her About It"
45. Stevie Nicks -
"Stand Back"
46. Con Funk Shun –
“Love’s Train”
47. New Order -
"Blue Monday"
48. Golden Earring -
"Twilight Zone"
49. Run-DMC - "It's
Like That"
50. Michael Jackson -
"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
51. Def Leppard -
"Foolin'"
52. Spandau Ballet -
"True"
53. The Police -
"Synchronicity II"
54. Styx - "Mr.
Roboto"
55. Phil Collins -
"I Don't Care Anymore"
56. The B-52's - "Song
For A Future Generation"
57. Todd Rundgren -
"Bang The Drum All Day"
58. Lionel Richie – “You
Are”
59. Madonna -
"Burning Up"
60. George Clinton -
"Atomic Dog"
61. Paul McCartney and
Michael Jackson - "Say Say Say"
62. New Edition -
"Candy Girl"
63. Grandmaster Flash
& Melle Mel - "White Lines (Don't Do It)"
64. Malcolm McLaren –
“Buffalo Gals”
65. George Jones -
"Tennessee Whiskey"
66. The Police -
"King Of Pain"
67. ZZ Top - "Sharp
Dressed Man"
68. Pretenders -
"My City Was Gone"
69. Mtume – “Juicy
Fruit”
70. Elvis Costello &
The Attractions - "Everyday I Write The Book"
71. The Romantics -
"Talking In Your Sleep"
72. Bob Seger -
"Old Time Rock And Roll"
73. Michael Jackson -
"Human Nature"
74. Daryl Hall & John
Oates - "Say It Isn't So"
75. Journey -
"Faithfully"
76. Prince -
"Delirious"
77. Eddie Grant -
"Electric Avenue"
78. The Rolling Stones -
"Undercover Of The Night"
79. Donna Summer -
"She Works Hard For The Money"
80. Kenny Rogers and
Dolly Parton - "Islands In The Stream"
81. After The Fire -
"Der Kommissar"
82. Stray Cats -
"Stray Cat Strut"
83. Dio - "Holy
Diver"
84. S.O.S. Band -
"Just Be Good To Me"
85. Violent Femmes -
"Kiss Off"
86. David Bowie -
"China Girl"
87. Pretenders -
"2000 Miles"
88. Randy Newman -
"I Love L.A."
89. George Jones -
"I Always Get Lucky With You"
90. The Greg Kihn Band -
"Jeopardy"
91. The Isley Brothers -
"Choosey Lover"
92. Billy Joel -
"Uptown Girl"
93. Def Leppard -
"Rock Of Ages"
94. Lindsey Buckingham -
"Holiday Road"
95. Tears For Fears -
"Change"
96. The Cure - "The
Lovecats"
97. Iron Maiden -
"The Trooper"
98. Matthew Wilder -
"Break My Stride"
99. Elton John -
"I'm Still Standing"
100. Huey Lewis and the
News - "Heart And Soul"
While my '83 albums list is partly defined by the arrival of college radio staples like R.E.M. and Violent Femmes, the singles list shows the holy trinity of '80s pop was taking shape: Madonna's first major hits, Prince's first top 10 single, and the late '82 release of Thriller turning into Michael Jackson's unprecedented domination of '83.
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