NEW ZEALAND’S (R.I.A.N.Z-BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES FOR 1983

NEW ZEALAND’S (R.I.A.N.Z-BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES FOR 1983

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month

  2 KARMA CHAMELEON-CULTURE CLUB-October 790
  3 LET'S DANCE-DAVID BOWIE-April 758
  4 I DON'T WANNA DANCE-EDDY GRANT-March 684
  5 MANUEL GOODBYE-AUDREY LANDERS-October 672
  6 FLASHDANCE..WHAT A FEELING-IRENE CARA-July 658
  7 BEAT IT-MICHAEL JACKSON-May 646
  8 BILLIE JEAN-Michael Jackson-March 608
  9 SEXUAL HEALING-Marvin Gaye-January 606
 10 RED RED WINE-UB40-October 606
 11 Safety Dance-Men Without Hats-November 602
 12 Too Shy-Kajagoogoo-May 596
 13 Send Me An Angel-Real Life-October 574
 14 Union Of The Snake-Duran Duran-November 574
 15 Outlook For Thursday-D.D. Smash-June 572
 16 Under The Boardwalk-Tom Tom Club-March 542
 17 Total Eclipse Of The Heart-Bonnie Tyler-July 540
 18 Twisting By The Pool-Dire Straits-March 534
 19 Der Kommissar-Falco-May 524
 20 Life Begins At 40-Dave And The Dynamos-September 512

 22 You Are-Lionel Richie-April 482
 23 Puttin' On The Ritz-Taco-October 480
 24 Rock The Casbah-The Clash-March 468
 25 The Other Guy-Little River Band-March 466
 26 Buffalo Gals-Malcolm Mclaren-June 466
 27 Zoom-Fat Larry's Band-January 446
 28 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)-Eurythmics-August 438
 29 Heartbreaker-Dionne Warwick-January 436

 31 Young Guns (Go For It)-Wham!-April 428
 32 White Wedding-Billy Idol-July 426
 33 Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma-Monte Video-February 422
 34 Fraction Too Much Friction-Tim Finn-August 422
 35 The Message-Grandmaster Flash-January 418
 36 Nobody-Sylvia-March 414
 37 Always Something There To Remind Me-Naked Eyes-July 408
 38 Buffalo Soldier-Bob Marley And The Wailers-July 398
 39 (Keep Feeling) Fascination-The Human League-August 388
 40 I.O.U.-Freeez-October 382
 41 1999-Prince-September 380
 42 Modern Love-David Bowie-October 376
 43 Is There Something I Should Know-Duran Duran-May 372
 44 China Girl-David Bowie-July 370
 45 Gloria-Laura Branigan-February 368
 46 True-Spandau Ballet-September 368
 47 Candy Girl-New Edition-September 364
 48 Words-F.r. David-April 336
 49 Don't Talk To Me About Love-Altered Images-October 334
 50 Maneater-Daryl Hall & John Oates-February 332
 51 Wherever I Lay My Hat-Paul Young-October 324
 52 Hot In The City-Billy Idol-October 322
 53 Say Say Say-Michael Jackson And Paul Mccartney-December 320
 54 Time-Culture Club-May 318
 55 Every Breath You Take-The Police-July 310
 56 Drop The Pilot-Joan Armatrading-June 310

 58 Undercover Of The Night-Rolling Stones-November 296
 59 She Blinded Me With Science-Thomas Dolby-July 290
 60 Sierra Leone-Coconut Rough-September 268
 61 Nipple To The Bottle-Grace Jones-January 264
 62 Dirty Laundry-Don Henley-February 252
 63 You Can't Hurry Love-Phil Collins-March 240
 64 Hey Little Girl-Icehouse-February 240
 65 Communication-Spandau Ballet-July 228
 66 Bad Boys-Wham!-September 226
 67 Walk On By-Jo Jo Zep-June 224
 68 Maniac-Michael Sembello-October 220
 69 Church Of The Poisoned Mind-Culture Club-August 210
 70 Airway Spies-Dance Exponents-January 200
 71 Big Log-Robert Plant-October 198
 72 Rock The Boat-Forrest-July 168
 73 Confusion-New Order-November 164
 74 Baby Come To Me-Patti Austin-March 160
 75 Little Red Corvette-Prince-July 144
 76 Long Hot Summer-Style Council-November 142
 77 Gold-Spandau Ballet-November 128
 78 Today-Talk Talk-April 120
 79 Love On Your Side-Thompson Twins-June 114
 80 Solitaire-Laura Branigan-May 110
 81 No Turning Back-The Narcs-June 106
 82 Love Come Down-Evelyn King-February 106
 83 It's Raining Men-Weather Girls-May 106
 84 Lies-Thompson Twins-May 84
 85 I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues-Elton John-July 76
 86 Tell Her About It-Billy Joel-November 74
 87 Annie I'm Not Your Daddy-Kid Creole & The Coconuts-April 72
 88 We've Got Tonight-Kenny Rogers And Sheena Easton-March 70
 89 Wot-Captain Sensible-February 50
 90 Double Dutch-Malcolm Mclaren-October 42
 91 Netherworld Dancing Toys-Netherworld Dancing Toys-June 42

 93 Der Kommissar-After The Fire-May 36
 94 Pulsing-The Body Electric-April 36
 95 Who's That Girl-Eurythmics-October 36
 96 Radio We Are Not Kidding-E.c.f.-October 34
 97 Nobodys Diary-Yazoo-October 34
 98 Back On The Chain Gang-Pretenders-April 34
 99 Baby Jane-Rod Stewart-August 34