This is a series of articles about the number one songs of the 1980s. For each year the number one songs are listed in chronological order with information about the song and/or artist and how many weeks it spent at number one.
1983 was the year of Michael Jackson. He had 3 number one songs and spent 15 weeks at the top of the charts. Here are the number one songs from 1983:
01/15/83 "Down Under" - Men At Work (4 weeks)
The second and final number one for the Australian band.
02/05/83 "Africa" - Toto (1 week)
The band's only number one, although they did hit number 2 with 1982's "Rosanna."
02/19/83 "Baby Come To Me" - Patti Austin with James Ingram (2 weeks)
The only song that ever hit the Top 40 for Austin. Ingram would make it to number one again in 1990 with "I Don’t Have The Heart."
03/05/83 "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson (7 weeks)
The first of two number one's from his Thriller album, the best-selling album of all time.
04/23/83 "Come On Eileen" - Dexy's Midnight Runners (1 week)
A true one-hit wonder. The British group never even cracked the Top 80 again.
04/30/83 "Beat It" - Michael Jackson (3 weeks)
The guitar solo on this song was played by Eddie Van Halen.
05/21/83 "Let's Dance" - David Bowie (1 week)
His second and final number one song (The other was 1975's "Fame").
05/28/83 "Flashdance..What A Feeling" - Irene Cara (6 weeks)
Her only number one song, although she had two other top 10s. One was "Fame" from 1980. The other is the mostly forgotten "Breakdance" from 1984.
07/09/83 "Every Breath You Take" - The Police (8 weeks)
The biggest hit of 1984 and the first of three top 10 singles from their final studio album, Synchronicity. It was also their only number one single.
09/03/83 "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" - Eurythmics (1 week)
The duet of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart topped the charts with their debut single. They had two other top five songs, but no more number ones.
09/10/83 "Maniac" - Michael Sembello (2 weeks)
Another one hit wonder, although Sembello had a very successful career as a session musician and producer.
09/24/83 "Tell Her About It" - Billy Joel (1 week)
1983 was the year of Michael Jackson. He had 3 number one songs and spent 15 weeks at the top of the charts. Here are the number one songs from 1983:
01/15/83 "Down Under" - Men At Work (4 weeks)
The second and final number one for the Australian band.
02/05/83 "Africa" - Toto (1 week)
The band's only number one, although they did hit number 2 with 1982's "Rosanna."
02/19/83 "Baby Come To Me" - Patti Austin with James Ingram (2 weeks)
The only song that ever hit the Top 40 for Austin. Ingram would make it to number one again in 1990 with "I Don’t Have The Heart."
03/05/83 "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson (7 weeks)
The first of two number one's from his Thriller album, the best-selling album of all time.
04/23/83 "Come On Eileen" - Dexy's Midnight Runners (1 week)
A true one-hit wonder. The British group never even cracked the Top 80 again.
04/30/83 "Beat It" - Michael Jackson (3 weeks)
The guitar solo on this song was played by Eddie Van Halen.
05/21/83 "Let's Dance" - David Bowie (1 week)
His second and final number one song (The other was 1975's "Fame").
05/28/83 "Flashdance..What A Feeling" - Irene Cara (6 weeks)
Her only number one song, although she had two other top 10s. One was "Fame" from 1980. The other is the mostly forgotten "Breakdance" from 1984.
07/09/83 "Every Breath You Take" - The Police (8 weeks)
The biggest hit of 1984 and the first of three top 10 singles from their final studio album, Synchronicity. It was also their only number one single.
09/03/83 "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" - Eurythmics (1 week)
The duet of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart topped the charts with their debut single. They had two other top five songs, but no more number ones.
09/10/83 "Maniac" - Michael Sembello (2 weeks)
Another one hit wonder, although Sembello had a very successful career as a session musician and producer.
09/24/83 "Tell Her About It" - Billy Joel (1 week)
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