THE TOP 100 SINGLES FROM 1983

The most successful singles on the Australian Singles Charts that first entered in 1983. All ongoing success from 1984 onwards is included in the list.
1. AUSTRALIANA Austen Tayshus (HP: #1, WEEKS IN THE TOP 100: 40)
2. FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING Irene Cara (HP: #1, WEEKS: 27)
3. ISLANDS IN THE STREAM Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (HP: #1, WEEKS: 37)
4. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) Lionel Richie (HP: #1, WEEKS: 31)
5. BILLIE JEAN Michael Jackson (HP: #1, WEEKS: 35)
6. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART Bonnie Tyler (HP: #1, WEEKS: 21)
7. KARMA CHAMELEON Culture Club (HP: #1, WEEKS: 26)
8. SEMANTICS EP (featuring “Reckless”) Australian Crawl (HP: #1, WEEKS: 24)
9. ORIGINAL SIN INXS (HP: #1, WEEKS: 26)
10. LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD Pat Benatar (HP: #1, WEEKS: 22)
11. BEAT IT Michael Jackson (HP: #2, WEEKS: 31)
12. SAVE YOUR LOVE Renée & Renato (HP: #3, WEEKS: 33)
13. I WAS ONLY 19 (A WALK IN THE GREEN LIGHT) Redgum (HP: #1, WEEKS: 22)
14. BOP GIRL Pat Wilson (HP: #2, WEEKS: 23)
15. TWISTING BY THE POOL Dire Straits (HP: #2, WEEKS: 19)
16. UPTOWN GIRL Billy Joel (HP: #1, WEEKS: 20)
17. COME SAID THE BOY Mondo Rock (HP: #2, WEEKS: 23)
18. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE The Police (HP: #2, WEEKS: 21)
19. BLUE MONDAY New Order (HP: #4, WEEKS: 52) *includes Blue Monday 1988
20. RAIN Dragon (HP: #2, WEEKS: 26)
21. GIVE IT UP KC And The Sunshine Band (HP: #3, WEEKS: 23)
22. RED RED WINE UB40 (HP: #2, WEEKS: 22)
23. 1999 Prince & the Revolution (HP: #2, WEEKS: 38) *includes New Power Generation version
24. LET’S DANCE David Bowie (HP: #2, WEEKS: 22)
25. SAY SAY SAY Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (HP: #4, WEEKS: 22)
26. ELECTRIC AVENUE Eddy Grant (HP: #2, WEEKS: 21)
27. TWIST OF FATE Olivia Newton-John (HP: #4, WEEKS: 20)
28. YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE Phil Collins (HP: #3, WEEKS: 18)
29. LISTENING Pseudo Echo (HP: #4, WEEKS: 20)
30. I’M STILL STANDING Elton John (HP: #3, WEEKS: 21)
31. MANIAC Michael Sembello (HP: #2, WEEKS: 17)
32. YOUNG GUNS (GO FOR IT!) Wham! (HP: #4, WEEKS: 18)
33. CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND Culture Club (HP: #4, WEEKS: 18)
34. SEXUAL HEALING Marvin Gaye (HP: #4, WEEKS: 20)
35. THE SAFETY DANCE Men Without Hats (HP: #5, WEEKS: 23)
36. SEND ME AN ANGEL Real Life (HP: #6, WEEKS: 28) *includes Send Me An Angel ’89
37. I.O.U. Freeez (HP: #3, WEEKS: 23)
38. MODERN LOVE David Bowie (HP: #6, WEEKS: 22)
39. UNION OF THE SNAKE Duran Duran (HP: #4, WEEKS: 16)
40. PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ Taco (HP: #5, WEEKS: 21)
41. I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES Elton John (HP: #4, WEEKS: 18)
42. DROP THE PILOT Joan Armatrading (HP: #6, WEEKS: 21)
43. TRUE Spandau Ballet (HP: #4, WEEKS: 19)
44. SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY Donna Summer (HP: #4, WEEKS: 17)
45. MAGGIE Foster & Allen (HP: #17, WEEKS: 36)
46. TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack (HP: #10, WEEKS: 26)
47. IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW Duran Duran (HP: #4, WEEKS: 15)
48. SHINY SHINY Haysi Fantayzee (HP: #3, WEEKS: 18)
49. WHY ME? Irene Cara (HP: #5, WEEKS: 22)
50. WORDS F.R. David (HP: #12, WEEKS: 41)
51. DON’T PAY THE FERRYMAN Chris De Burgh (HP: #5, WEEKS: 25)
52. CHANGE IN MOOD Kids In The Kitchen (HP: #10, WEEKS: 22)
53. LIVING ON THE CEILING Blancmange (HP: #5, WEEKS: 15)
54. BABY I NEED YOUR LOVIN’ Carl Carlton (HP: #12, WEEKS: 27)
55. ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME Naked Eyes (HP: #7, WEEKS: 23)
56. SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) Eurythmics (HP: #6, WEEKS: 19)
57. CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE Quiet Riot (HP: #9, WEEKS: 20)
58. IN A BIG COUNTRY Big Country (HP: #7, WEEKS: 20)
59. OVERKILL Men At Work (HP: #5, WEEKS: 14)
60. GOLD Spandau Ballet (HP: #9, WEEKS: 19)
61. WHITE WEDDING Billy Idol (HP: #9, WEEKS: 23)
62. COMPUTER ONE Dear Enemy (HP: #15, WEEKS: 25)
63. FRACTION TOO MUCH FRICTION Tim Finn (HP: #8, WEEKS: 20)
64. MOONLIGHT SHADOW Mike Oldfield with Maggie Reilly (HP: #6, WEEKS: 19)
65. TELL HER ABOUT IT Billy Joel (HP: #9, WEEKS: 23)
66. CRYSTAL Elton John (HP: #12, WEEKS: 23)
67. SHOOP SHOOP DIDDY WOP CUMMA CUMMA WANG DANG Monte Video And The Cassettes (HP: #11, WEEKS: 20)
68. DER KOMMISSAR Falco (HP: #7, WEEKS: 17)
69. CATCH ME I’M FALLING Real Life (HP: #8, WEEKS: 27)
70. BURNING UP Madonna (HP: #13, WEEKS: 25)
71. ROCKIT Herbie Hancock (HP: #16, WEEKS: 31)
72. WE’VE GOT TONIGHT Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (HP: #11, WEEKS: 19)
73. SOLITAIRE Laura Branigan (HP: #5, WEEKS: 17)
74. I DON’T WANNA DANCE Eddy Grant (HP: #21, WEEKS: 34)
75. JUST BE GOOD TO ME The S.O.S. Band (HP: #17, WEEKS: 23)
76. LITTLE RED CORVETTE Prince (HP: #8, WEEKS: 16)
77. (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION The Human League (HP: #8, WEEKS: 16)
78. CANDY GIRL New Edition (HP: #10, WEEKS: 19)
79. WHAM RAP Wham! (HP: #9, WEEKS: 18)
80. THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG Public Image Limited (HP: #17, WEEKS: 22)
81. WHEREVER I LAY MY HAT (THAT’S MY HOME) Paul Young (HP: #9, WEEKS: 17)
82. TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART) Culture Club (HP: #12, WEEKS: 18)
83. I HEAR MOTION Models (HP: #16, WEEKS: 21)
84. POWER AND THE PASSION Midnight Oil (HP: #8, WEEKS: 18)
85. MONTEGO BAY The Allniters (HP: #19, WEEKS: 19)
86. EVERYWHERE I GO QED (HP: #19, WEEKS: 26)
87. BABY JANE Rod Stewart (HP: #10, WEEKS: 15)
88. NO SENSE Cold Chisel (HP: #14, WEEKS: 19)
89. JEOPARDY The Greg Kihn Band (HP: #11, WEEKS: 19)
90. TOO SHY Kajagoogoo (HP: #6, WEEKS: 14)
91. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART Yes (HP: #14, WEEKS: 18)
92. THE MESSAGE Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five (HP: #21, WEEKS: 23)
93. RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE Eurythmics (HP: #15, WEEKS: 18)
94. ORCHARD ROAD Leo Sayer (HP: #17, WEEKS: 20)
95. MAD WORLD Tears For Fears (HP: #12, WEEKS: 18)
96. COME BACK AND STAY Paul Young (HP: #18, WEEKS: 21)
97. HERE I GO AGAIN Whitesnake (HP: #24, WEEKS: 29) *includes 1987 version
98. SCIENCE FICTION Divinyls (HP: #13, WEEKS: 17)
99. LET’S GO TO BED The Cure (HP: #15, WEEKS: 17)
100. BAD BOYS Wham! (HP: #9, WEEKS: 13)

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