List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1983
These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1983. The longest running number-one single of 1983 is "Every Breath You Take" by The Police at eight weeks.
| The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1983 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | "Maneater" | Daryl Hall and John Oates | |
| January 8 | |||
| January 15 | "Down Under" | Men at Work | |
| January 22 | |||
| January 29 | |||
| February 5 | "Africa" | Toto | |
| February 12 | "Down Under" | Men at Work | |
| February 19 | "Baby, Come to Me" | Patti Austin and James Ingram | |
| February 26 | |||
| March 5 | "Billie Jean" | Michael Jackson | |
| March 12 | |||
| March 19 | |||
| March 26 | |||
| April 2 | |||
| April 9 | |||
| April 16 | |||
| April 23 | "Come On Eileen" | Dexys Midnight Runners | |
| April 30 | "Beat It" | Michael Jackson | |
| May 7 | |||
| May 14 | |||
| May 21 | "Let's Dance" | David Bowie | |
| May 28 | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | Irene Cara | |
| June 4 | |||
| June 11 | |||
| June 18 | |||
| June 25 | |||
| July 2 | |||
| July 9 | "Every Breath You Take" | The Police | |
| July 16 | |||
| July 23 | |||
| July 30 | |||
| August 6 | |||
| August 13 | |||
| August 20 | |||
| August 27 | |||
| September 3 | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | Eurythmics | |
| September 10 | "Maniac" | Michael Sembello | |
| September 17 | |||
| September 24 | "Tell Her About It" | Billy Joel | |
| October 1 | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Bonnie Tyler | |
| October 8 | |||
| October 15 | |||
| October 22 | |||
| October 29 | "Islands in the Stream" | Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton | |
| November 5 | |||
| November 12 | "All Night Long (All Night)" | Lionel Richie | |
| November 19 | |||
| November 26 | |||
| December 3 | |||
| December 10 | "Say Say Say" | Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson | |
| December 17 | |||
| December 24 | |||
| December 31 |
Sources
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties (ISBN 0-89820-079-2)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
