1980's Top 20 charts

January 1983

UK	(US)	Song title	Artist
1		You can't hurry love	Phil Collins
2		A winter's tale	David Essex
3		Save your love	Renee and Renato
4		Orville's song	Keith Harris & Orville
5		Down under	Men At Work
6		Best years of our lives	Modern Romance
7		Our house	Madness
8		The story of the blues	Wah!
9		Time (clock of the heart)	Culture Club
10		Buffalo gals	Malcom McLaren & the World's famous Supreme Team
11		Hymn	Ultravox
12		Electric avenue	Eddy Grant
13		Heartache avenue	Maisonettes
14		The Shakin' Stevens E.P.	Shakin' Stevens
15		All the love in the world	Dionne Warwick
16		Peace on earth / Little drummer boy	David Bowie & Bing Crosby
17		Steppin' out	Joe Jackson
18		Cacharpaya (Andes Pumpsa Daesi)	Incantation
19		European female	Stranglers
20		If you can't stand the heat	Bucks Fizz

 

February 1983

UK	(US)	Song title	Artist
1		Too shy	Kajagoogoo
2		Down under	Men At Work
3		Sign of the times	Belle Stars
4		Change	Tears For Fears
5		Up where we belong	Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
6		Electric avenue	Eddy Grant
7		Wham rap	Wham!
8		Gloria	Laura Branigan
9		Billie Jean	Michael Jackson
10		Oh Diane	Fleetwood mac
11		You can't hurry love	Phil Collins
12		Africa	Toto
13		The cutter	Echo & the Bunnymen
14		The story of the blues	Wah!
15		Last night a D.J. saved my life	Indeep
16		New year's day	U2
17		Never gonna give you up	Musical Youth
18		Christian	China Crisis
19		Steppin' out	Joe Jackson
20		The tunnel of love	Fun Boy Three

 

March 1983

UK	(US)	Song title	Artist
1		Total eclipse of the heart	Bonnie Tyler
2		Sweet dreams (are made of this)	Eurythmics
3		Billie Jean	Michael Jackson
4		Rock the boat	Forrest
5		Africa	Toto
6		Na na hey hey kiss him goodbye	Bananarama
7		Too shy	Kajagoogoo
8		Love on your side	Thompson Twins
9		Speak like a child	Style Counsil
10		Tommorow's (just another day) / Madness (is all in the mind)	Madness
11		Never gonna give you up	Musical Youth
12		High life	Modern Romance
13		She means nothing to me	Phil Everly & Cliff Richard
14		Baby come to me	Patti Austin with James Ingram
15		Communication	Spandau Ballet
16		Rip it up	Orange Juice
17		The tunnel of love	Fun Boy Three
18		Is there something I should know	Duran Duran
19		Change	Tears For Fears
20		Let's dance	David Bowie

 

April 1983

UK	(US)	Song title	Artist
1		Let's dance	David Bowie
2		Is there something I should know	Duran Duran
3		Church of the poison mind	Culture Club
4		Boxer beat	Joboxers
5		Breakaway	Tracey Ulman
6		Beat it	Michael Jackson
7		Words	F.R. David
8		Ooh to be ah	Kajagoogoo
9		Speak like a child	Style Counsil
10		Sweet dreams (are made of this)	Eurythmics
11		Total eclipse of the heart	Bonnie Tyler
12		Blue Monday	New Order
13		Fields of fire (400 miles)	Big Country
14		True	Spandau Ballet
15		Snot rap	Kenny Everett
16		Love is a stranger	Eurythmics
17		Don't talk to me about love	Altered Images
18		This house that Jack built	Tracie
19		Rip it up	Orange Juice
20		Whistle down the wind	Nick Heyward

 

May 1983

UK	(US)	Song title	Artist
1		True	Spandau Ballet
2		Temptation	Heaven 17
3		Dancing tight	Galaxy feat. Phil Fearon
4		(Keep feeling) Fascination	Human League
5		Candy girl	New Edition
6		Words	F.R. David
7		Pale shelter	Tears For Fears
8		Can't get used to losing you	Beat
9		Our lips are sealed	Fun Boy Three
10		We are detective	Thompson Twins
11		Beat it	Michael Jackson
12		Blind vision	Blancmange
13		Bad boys	Wham!
14		Let's dance	David Bowie
15		What kina boy you looking for (girl)	Hot Chocolate
16		True love ways	Cliff Richard
17		Friday night (live version)	Kids from "Fame"
18		Church of the poison mind	Culture Club
19		Every breath you take	Police
20		Nobody's diary	Yazoo

 

June 1983

UK	(US)	Song title	Artist
1		Every breath you take	Police
2		Bad boys	Wham!
3		Nobody's diary	Yazoo
4		Buffalo soldier	Bob Marley & the Wailers
5		China girl	David Bowie
6		Love town	Booker Newberry III
7		Flashdancec what a feeling	Irene Cara
8		Candy girl	New Edition
9		Just got lucky	Joboxers
10		Baby Jane	Rod Stewart
11		Ladu love me (one more time)	George Benson
12		Waiting for a train	Flash And the Pan
13		I guess that's why they call it the blues	Elton John
14		Can't get used to losing you	Beat
15		Wanna be startin' something	Michael Jackson
16		Temptation	Heaven 17
17		Money go round (Pt.1)	Style Counsil
18		Hang on now	Kajagoogoo
19		True	Spandau Ballet
20		Dark is the night	Shakatak

 

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