POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 17, 1983
1

Maniac

Michael Sembello

—

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 1

2

Tell Her About It

Billy Joel

↑ 3

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 5

3

The Safety Dance

Men Without Hats

—

Peak: 3 • 24 wks • Prev: 3

4

Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Bonnie Tyler

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 29 wks • Prev: 8

5

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

↓ 3

Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 2

6

Every Breath You Take

The Police

—

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 6

7

Human Nature

Michael Jackson

↑ 2

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 9

8

Puttin' On The Ritz

Taco

↓ 4

Peak: 4 • 21 wks • Prev: 4

9

Making Love Out Of Nothing At All

Air Supply

↑ 6

Peak: 2 • 25 wks • Prev: 15

10

Don't Cry

Asia

↑ 1

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 11

11

She Works Hard For The Money

Donna Summer

↓ 4

Peak: 3 • 21 wks • Prev: 7

12

(she's) Sexy + 17

Stray Cats

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 14

13

Lawyers In Love

Jackson Browne

—

Peak: 13 • 15 wks • Prev: 13

14

Far From Over

Frank Stallone

↑ 3

Peak: 10 • 16 wks • Prev: 17

15

Promises, Promises

Naked Eyes

↑ 4

Peak: 11 • 20 wks • Prev: 19

16

King Of Pain

The Police

↑ 5

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 21

17

True

Spandau Ballet

↑ 5

Peak: 4 • 18 wks • Prev: 22

18

I'll Tumble 4 Ya

Culture Club

↓ 8

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 10

19

How Am I Supposed To Live Without You

Laura Branigan

↑ 1

Peak: 12 • 20 wks • Prev: 20

20

(Keep Feeling) Fascination

The Human League

↓ 8

Peak: 8 • 20 wks • Prev: 12

21

Human Touch

Rick Springfield

↓ 3

Peak: 18 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

22

It's A Mistake

Men At Work

↓ 6

Peak: 6 • 15 wks • Prev: 16

23

Dead Giveaway

Shalamar

↑ 2

Peak: 22 • 20 wks • Prev: 25

24

China Girl

David Bowie

↓ 1

Peak: 10 • 18 wks • Prev: 23

25

Don't You Get So Mad

Jeffrey Osborne

↑ 2

Peak: 25 • 14 wks • Prev: 27

26

Islands In The Stream

Kenny Rogers Duet With Dolly Parton

↑ 8

Peak: 1 • 25 wks • Prev: 34

27

Kiss The Bride

Elton John

↑ 1

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 28

28

Burning Down The House

Talking Heads

↑ 5

Peak: 9 • 20 wks • Prev: 33

29

One Thing Leads To Another

The Fixx

↑ 9

Peak: 4 • 19 wks • Prev: 38

30

Telefone (long Distance Love Affair)

Sheena Easton

↑ 7

Peak: 9 • 22 wks • Prev: 37

31

Tell Her No

Juice Newton

—

Peak: 27 • 11 wks • Prev: 31

32

Big Log

Robert Plant

—

Peak: 20 • 16 wks • Prev: 32

33

Lady Love Me (One More Time)

George Benson

↓ 3

Peak: 30 • 13 wks • Prev: 30

34

Tonight, I Celebrate My Love

Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack

↑ 2

Peak: 16 • 29 wks • Prev: 36

35

Stand Back

Stevie Nicks

↓ 11

Peak: 5 • 19 wks • Prev: 24

36

Don't Forget To Dance

The Kinks

↑ 6

Peak: 29 • 10 wks • Prev: 42

37

Delirious

Prince

↑ 18

Peak: 8 • 18 wks • Prev: 55

38

It Must Be Love

Madness

↑ 3

Peak: 33 • 12 wks • Prev: 41

39

Sitting At The Wheel

The Moody Blues

↑ 7

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 46

40

Suddenly Last Summer

The Motels

↑ 4

Peak: 9 • 20 wks • Prev: 44

41

Cold Blooded

Rick James

↑ 2

Peak: 40 • 12 wks • Prev: 43

42

You're Driving Me Out Of My Mind

Little River Band

↓ 7

Peak: 35 • 11 wks • Prev: 35

43

What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So In Love With You)

Rod Stewart

↑ 6

Peak: 35 • 12 wks • Prev: 49

44

How Can I Refuse

Heart

↑ 3

Peak: 44 • 11 wks • Prev: 47

45

Take Me To Heart

Quarterflash

↓ 19

Peak: 14 • 16 wks • Prev: 26

46

This Time

Bryan Adams

↑ 13

Peak: 24 • 12 wks • Prev: 59

47

If Anyone Falls

Stevie Nicks

↑ 14

Peak: 14 • 14 wks • Prev: 61

48

Everyday I Write The Book

Elvis Costello And The Attractions

↑ 5

Peak: 36 • 14 wks • Prev: 53

49

Someone Belonging To Someone

Bee Gees

↑ 1

Peak: 49 • 6 wks • Prev: 50

50

Can't Shake Loose

Agnetha Faltskog

↑ 6

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 56

51

The Night

The Animals

—

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 51

52

Rainbow's End

Sergio Mendes

—

Peak: 52 • 8 wks • Prev: 52

53

I Don't Wanna Dance

Eddy Grant

↑ 1

Peak: 53 • 7 wks • Prev: 54

54

Hold Me 'til The Mornin' Comes

Paul Anka

↓ 14

Peak: 40 • 16 wks • Prev: 40

55

Miracles

Stacy Lattisaw

↑ 5

Peak: 40 • 16 wks • Prev: 60

56

Hot Girls In Love

Loverboy

↓ 27

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 29

57

High Time

Styx

↓ 9

Peak: 48 • 7 wks • Prev: 48

58

After The Fall

Journey

↓ 19

Peak: 23 • 12 wks • Prev: 39

59

Foolin'

Def Leppard

↑ 8

Peak: 28 • 14 wks • Prev: 67

60

Bad Boys

Wham! U.K.

↑ 2

Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 62

61

Unconditional Love

Donna Summer

↑ 8

Peak: 43 • 8 wks • Prev: 69

62

All Night Long (All Night)

Lionel Richie

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 24 wks

63

Everyday People

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

↑ 10

Peak: 37 • 9 wks • Prev: 73

64

Don't You Know How Much I Love You

Ronnie Milsap

↓ 6

Peak: 58 • 7 wks • Prev: 58

65

Just Be Good To Me

The S.O.S. Band

↑ 7

Peak: 55 • 14 wks • Prev: 72

66

Is There Something I Should Know

Duran Duran

↓ 21

Peak: 4 • 17 wks • Prev: 45

67

Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive

Men At Work

★ NEW

Peak: 28 • 11 wks

68

Freak-A-Zoid

Midnight Star

↑ 2

Peak: 66 • 8 wks • Prev: 70

69

Heart And Soul

Huey Lewis & The News

↑ 14

Peak: 8 • 21 wks • Prev: 83

70

Rock Of Ages

Def Leppard

↓ 7

Peak: 16 • 15 wks • Prev: 63

71

Fight Fire With Fire

Kansas

↑ 8

Peak: 58 • 7 wks • Prev: 79

72

Modern Love

David Bowie

★ NEW

Peak: 14 • 13 wks

73

Spice Of Life

The Manhattan Transfer

↑ 12

Peak: 40 • 13 wks • Prev: 85

74

Flashdance...What A Feeling

Irene Cara

↓ 10

Peak: 1 • 25 wks • Prev: 64

75

Living On The Edge

Jim Capaldi

↑ 5

Peak: 75 • 5 wks • Prev: 80

76

All Time High

Rita Coolidge

↓ 11

Peak: 36 • 13 wks • Prev: 65

77

All I Need To Know

Bette Midler

↑ 4

Peak: 77 • 4 wks • Prev: 81

78

Rock 'n' Roll Is King

Electric Light Orchestra

↓ 21

Peak: 19 • 13 wks • Prev: 57

79

Never Gonna Let You Go

Sergio Mendes

↓ 13

Peak: 4 • 23 wks • Prev: 66

80

Rockit

Herbie Hancock

↑ 6

Peak: 71 • 9 wks • Prev: 86

81

Love Is A Stranger

Eurythmics

★ NEW

Peak: 23 • 13 wks

82

Queen Of The Broken Hearts

Loverboy

★ NEW

Peak: 34 • 12 wks

83

Trouble In Paradise

Jarreau

↑ 6

Peak: 63 • 7 wks • Prev: 89

84

Words

F.R. David

↓ 16

Peak: 62 • 9 wks • Prev: 68

85

Baby, What About You

Crystal Gayle

↑ 3

Peak: 83 • 5 wks • Prev: 88

86

What's She Got

Liquid Gold

↑ 1

Peak: 86 • 4 wks • Prev: 87

87

You Put The Beat In My Heart

Eddie Rabbitt

↑ 3

Peak: 81 • 5 wks • Prev: 90

88

Just Got Lucky

Joboxers

↑ 5

Peak: 36 • 15 wks • Prev: 93

89

Old Time Rock & Roll

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

★ NEW

Peak: 28 • 22 wks

90

Only You

Commodores

★ NEW

Peak: 54 • 13 wks

91

Take Away

Big Ric

—

Peak: 91 • 3 wks • Prev: 91

92

Cum On Feel The Noize

Quiet Riot

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 21 wks

93

Get It Right

Aretha Franklin

↓ 16

Peak: 61 • 8 wks • Prev: 77

94

Break My Stride

Matthew Wilder

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 29 wks

95

A Little Good News

Anne Murray

★ NEW

Peak: 74 • 9 wks

96

Sharp Dressed Man

ZZ Top

↓ 22

Peak: 56 • 9 wks • Prev: 74

97

Do It Again/Billie Jean

Club House

↓ 22

Peak: 75 • 5 wks • Prev: 75

98

Ship To Shore

Chris de Burgh

↓ 27

Peak: 71 • 5 wks • Prev: 71

99

Hang On Now

Kajagoogoo

↓ 21

Peak: 78 • 4 wks • Prev: 78

100

Blame It On Love

Smokey Robinson & Barbara Mitchell

↓ 18

Peak: 48 • 12 wks • Prev: 82

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