1980's Top 20 charts

July 1983

UK	(US)	Song title	Artist
1		Baby Jane	Rod Stewart
2		Wherever I lay my hat (That's my house)	Paul Young
3		I.O.U.	Freeez
4		Moonlight shadow	Mike Oldfield
5		Flashdancec what a feeling	Irene Cara
6		Come live with me	Heaven 17
7		War baby	Tom Robinson
8		Who's that girl	Eurythmics
9		Double Dutch	Malcom McLaren
10		It's over	Funk Masters
11		Dead giveaway	Shalamar
12		I guess that's why they call it the blues	Elton John
13		Every breath you take	Police
14		Rock 'n' roll is king	E.L.O.
15		Take that situation	Nick Heyward
16		Cruel summer	Bananarama
17		Wrapped around your finger	Police
18		The trooper	Iron Maiden
19		China girl	David Bowie
20		When we were young	Bucks Fizz

 

August 1983

UK	(US)	Song title	Artist
1		Give it up	KC & the Sunshine Band
2		Club tropicana	Wham!
3		Double Dutch	Malcom McLaren
4		I.O.U.	Freeez
5		Wherever I lay my hat (That's my house)	Paul Young
6		Long hot summer	Style Counsil
7		Gold	Spandau Ballet
8		I'm still standing	Elton John
9		Everything counts	Depeche Mode
10		The crown	Gary Byrd & the GB experience
11		Who's that girl	Eurythmics
12		Rockit	Herbie Hancock
13		Big log	Robert Plant
14		Cruel summer	Bananarama
15		Wings of a dove	Madness
16		Wrapped around your finger	Police
17		It's late	Shakin' Stevens
18		Moonlight shadow	Mike Oldfield
19		Watching you watching me	David Grant
20		Come live with me	Heaven 17

 

September 1983

UK	(US)	Song title	Artist
1		Red red wine	UB40
2		Wings of a dove	Madness
3		Tonight I celebrate my love	Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
4		What am I gonna do	Rod Stewart
5		Mama	Genesis
6		Walking in the rain	Modern Romance
7		Give it up	KC & the Sunshine Band
8		The sun goes down (living it up)	Level 42
9		Karma Chameleon	Culture Club
10		Gold	Spandau Ballet
11		I'm still standing	Elton John
12		Come back and stay	Paul Young
13		Dolce vita	Ryan Paris
14		Club tropicana	Wham!
15		Chance	Big Country
16		Long hot summer	Style Counsil
17		Ol' rag blues	Status Quo
18		Watching you watching me	David Grant
19		Confusion	New Order
20		Modern love	David Bowie

 

October 1983

UK	(US)	Song title	Artist
1		Karma Chameleon	Culture Club
2		Modern love	David Bowie
3		They don't know	Tracey Ulman
4		Dear Prudence	Siouxsie & the Banshees
5		New song	Howard Jones
6		Red red wine	UB40
7		This is not a love song	Public Image Limited
8		Blue Monday	New Order
9		In your eyes	George Benson
10		All night long (all night)	Lionel Richie
11		(Hey you) The rocksteady crew	Rocksteady Crew
12		Come back and stay	Paul Young
13		Tonight I celebrate my love	Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
14		Superman (Gioca Jouer)	Black Lace
15		Tahiti (from Mutiny on the bounty)	David Essex
16		Mama	Genesis
17		Big apple	Kajagoogoo
18		The safety dance	Men Without Hats
19		Dolce vita	Ryan Paris
20		Chance	Big Country

 

November 1983

UK	(US)	Song title	Artist
1		Uptown girl	Billy Joel
2		All night long (all night)	Lionel Richie
3		Say say say	Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
4		Cry just a little bit	Shakin' Stevens
5		Puss 'n boots	Adam Ant
6		The love cats	Cure
7		Karma Chameleon	Culture Club
8		The safety dance	Men Without Hats
9		The sun and the rain	Madness
10		Union of the snake	Duran Duran
11		Never never	Assembly
12		Please don't make me crt	UB40
13		(Hey you) The rocksteady crew	Rocksteady Crew
14		They don't know	Tracey Ulman
15		New song	Howard Jones
16		Love of the common people	Paul Young
17		Solid bond in your heart	Style Counsil
18		Undercover of the night	Rolling Stones
19		Calling your name	Marilyn
20		Unconditional love	Donna Summer

 

December 1983

UK	(US)	Song title	Artist
1		Only you	Flying Pickets
2		Love of the common people	Paul Young
3		Hold me now	Thompson Twins
4		My oh my	Slade
5		Let's stay together	Tina Turner
6		Uptown girl	Billy Joel
7		Victems	Culture Club
8		Please don't fall in love	Cliff Richard
9		Move over darling	Tracey Ulman
10		Islands in the stream	Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
11		Tell her about it	Billy Joel
12		Thriller	Michael Jackson
13		Calling your name	Marilyn
14		Marguerita time	Status Quo
15		Say say say	Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
16		What is love	Howard Jones
17		Never never	Assembly
18		Cry just a little bit	Shakin' Stevens
19		Right by your side	Eurythmics
20		That's all	Genesis

 

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