RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP HOT TRACKS OF 1983*
Pos.-Title-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 KING OF PAIN-THE POLICE-A&M-AUGUST 2 PHOTOGRAPH-DEF LEPPARD-POLYGRAM-March 3 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER-THE FIXX-MCA-July 4 ROCK OF AGES-DEF LEPPARD-Polygram-May 5 SHE'S A BEAUTY-TUBES-Capitol-May 6 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE-POLICE-A&M-June 7 THE ONE THING-INXS-Atco-May 8 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE-Talking Heads-Warner Brothers-July 9 SYNCHRONICITY II-Police-A&M-August 10 GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN'-ZZ Top-Warner Brothers-May 11 Separate Ways(Worlds Apart)-Journey-Columbia-February 12 New Year's Day-U2-Island-April 13 Saved By Zero-Fixx-MCA-July 14 Jeopardy-Greg Kihn Band-Beserkley-March 15 Big Log-Robert Plant-Es Paranza-August 16 Other Arms-Robert Plant-Es Paranza-August 17 World Of Fantasy-Triumph-RCA-March 18 Wrapped Around Your Finger-Police-A&M-August 19 How Can I Refuse-Heart-Epic-September 20 Hot Girls In Love-Loverboy-Columbia-August 21 Stand Back-Stevie Nicks-Modern-June 22 Queen Of The Broken Hearts-Loverboy-Columbia-August 23 Even Now-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band-Capitol-February 24 In A Big Country-Big Country-Mercury-October 25 Modern Love-David Bowie-EMI America-June 26 Cuts Like A Knife-Bryan Adams-AM-April 27 Why Me?-Planet P-Geffen-April 28 Suddenly Last Summer-Motels-Capitol-October 29 Fight Fire With Fire-Kansas-CBS-September 30 Who's Behind The Door-Zebra-Atlantic-June 31 Love Is A Battlefield-Pat Benatar-Chrysalis-October 32 China Girl-David Bowie-EMI America-July 33 Twilight Zone-Golden Earrring-21 Records-January 34 Don't Cry-Asia-Warner Brothers-July 35 For A Rocker-Jackson Browne-Asylum-September 36 Strike Zone-Loverboy-Columbia-July 37 Heart And Soul-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-October 38 Lawyers In Love-Jackson Browne-Asylum-August 39 Cum On Feel The Noize-Quiet Riot-Pash-October 40 Overkill-Men At Work-Columbia-April 41 I Won't Be Home Tonight-Tony Carey-Rocshire-March 42 Street Of Dreams-Rainbow-Polygram-October 43 Screaming In The Night-Krokus-Arista-May 44 Something To Grab For-Ric Ocasek-Geffen-February 45 Hungry Like The Wolf-Duran Duran-Harvest-January 46 In The Mood-Robert Plant-Es Paranza-August 47 The Heat Goes On-Asia-Warner Brothers-August 48 Slippin' Away-Dave Edmunds-Columbia-June 49 (She's) Sexy Plus 17-Stray Cats-EMI America-August 50 Is There Something I Should Know-Duran Duran-Capitol-June 51 Major Tom (Coming Home)-Peter Schilling-Elektra-October 52 My Town-Michael Stanley Band-EMI America-October 53 I Know There's Something Going On-Frida-Atlantic-February 54 Don't Pay The Ferryman-Chris DeBurgh-A&M-April 55 Sitting At The Wheel-Moody Blues-Threshold-September 56 Mama-Genesis-Atlantic-October 57 Too Late For Love-Def Leppard-Polygram-June 58 Back On The Chain Gang-Pretenders-Sire-January 59 It's A Mistake-Men At Work-Columbia-June 60 She Blinded Me With Science-Thomas Dolby-Capitol-April 61 Be Good Johnny-Men At Work-Columbia-January 62 After The Fall-Journey-Columbia-March 63 The Salt In My Tears-Martin Briley-Polygram-May 64 Crumblin' Down-John Cougar Mellencamp-Riva-October 65 Goodbye To You-Scandal-Columbia-February 66 Let's Dance-David Bowie-EMI America-May 67 Take Me To Heart-Quarterflash-Geffen-July 68 My City Was Gone-Pretenders-Sire-February 69 Rio-Duran Duran-Capitol-March 70 Affair Of The Heart-Rick Springfield-RCA-May 71 Human Race-Red Rider-Capitol-March 72 Foolin-Def Leppard-Polygram-June 73 Mr.Roboto-Styx-A&M-February 74 Burning Heart-Vandenberg-Atco-January 75 I Melt With You-Modern English-Sire-March 76 Take Me Back-Bryan Adams-AM-March 77 Say What You Will-Fastaway-Columbia-June 78 Monkey On Your Back-Aldo Nova-Portrait-October 79 Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)-A Flock Of Seagulls-Jive-May 80 Red Skies-Fixx-MCA-March 81 Don't Tell Me You Love Me-Night Ranger-MCA-January 82 The Walls Came Down-Call-Polygram-April 83 If Anyone Falls-Stevie Nicks-Modern/Atco-October * As published in the December 9,1983 issue of Radio And Records Magazine.