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.
That year, 9 acts reached number one for the first time: Toto, Patti Austin, James Ingram, Dexys Midnight Runners, Irene Cara, The Police, Eurythmics, Michael Sembello, and Bonnie Tyler. Michael Jackson was the only act to hit number one more than once, with three.
Chart history
+KeyThe yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboards 1983 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. Issue dateSongArtist(s)526January 1"Maneater"Daryl Hall and John OatesJanuary 8527January 15"Down Under"Men at WorkJanuary 22January 29528February 5"Africa"TotoreFebruary 12"Down Under"Men at Work529February 19"Baby, Come to Me"Patti Austin and James IngramFebruary 26530March 5"Billie Jean"Michael JacksonMarch 12March 19March 26April 2April 9April 16531April 23"Come On Eileen"Dexys Midnight Runners532April 30"Beat It"Michael JacksonMay 7May 14533May 21"Let's Dance"David Bowie534May 28"Flashdance... What a Feeling"Irene CaraJune 4June 11June 18June 25July 2535July 9"Every Breath You Take"The PoliceJuly 16July 23July 30August 6August 13August 20August 27536September 3"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"Eurythmics537September 10"Maniac"Michael SembelloSeptember 17538September 24"Tell Her About It"Billy Joel539October 1"Total Eclipse of the Heart"Bonnie TylerOctober 8October 15October 22540October 29"Islands in the Stream"Kenny Rogers and Dolly PartonNovember 5541November 12"All Night Long (All Night)"Lionel RichieNovember 19November 26December 3542December 10"Say Say Say"Paul McCartney and Michael JacksonDecember 17December 24December 31
Notes
Number-one artists + List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 Michael Jackson 14 2 The Police 8 3 Irene Cara 6 4 Men at Work 4 Bonnie Tyler Lionel Richie Paul McCartney 8 Daryl Hall and John Oates 2 Patti Austin James Ingram Michael Sembello Kenny Rogers Dolly Parton 14 Toto 1 Dexys Midnight Runners David Bowie Eurythmics Billy Joel
See also 1983 in music List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1983 List of Billboard number-one singles List of number-one R&B singles of 1983 (U.S.) List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1980s
References
Sources Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition () Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition () Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties () Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboards online archive services and print editions of the magazine.