AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK’S (BARRY KOWAL)TOP SINGLES OF 1983
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1-ISLANDS IN THE STREAM-KENNY ROGERS & DOLLY PARTON-DECEMBER 1042
2-AUSTRALIANA-AUSTEN TAYSHUS-September 990
3-FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING-IRENE CARA-August 958
4-GLORIA-Laura Branigan-February 866
5-KARMA CHAMELEON-CULTURE CLUB-November 826
6-RECKLESS (DON’T BE S))(12″ EP)-AUSTRALIAN CRAWL-November 798
7-UP WHERE WE BELONG-JOE COCKER & JENNIFER WARNES-March 792
8-TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART-Bonnie Tyler-June 776
9-BILLIE JEAN-Michael Jackson-April 776
10-DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME-Culture Club-January 716
11-Save Your Love-Renee & Renato-May 620
12-Uptown Girl-Billy Joel-December 618
13-Say,Say,Say-Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson-December 602
14-Twisting By The Pool (EP)-Dire Straits-March 598
15-Heartbreaker-Dionne Warwick-January 594
16-Red Red Wine-UB40-December 584
17-Every Breath You Take-The Police-August 580
18-Bop Girl-Pat Wilson-October 558
19-I Was Only 19-Redgum-May 548
20-Beat It-Michael Jackson-June 542
21-Give It Up-KC & The Sunshine Band-November 534
22-1999-Prince-May 490
23-Rain-Dragon-September 488
24-Union Of The Snake-Duran Duran-November 478
25-Let’s Dance-David Bowie-April 458
26-You Can’t Hurry Love-Phil Collins-March 456
27-Electric Avenue-Eddy Grant-August 454
28-I’m Still Standing-Elton John-June 448
29-Drop The Pilot-Joan Armatrading-May 444
30-I Eat Cannibals-Toto Coelo-January 442
31-Send Me An Angel-Real Life-July 440
32-Africa-Toto-February 422
33-Young Guns(Go For It)-Wham!-February 422
34-Sexual Healing-Marvin Gaye-March 420
35-Maneater-Daryl Hall & John Oates-January 404
36-Dr.Heckyll & Mr.Jive-Men At Work-January 404
37-Church Of The Poison Mind-Culture Club-July 398
38-Truly-Lionel Richie-February 396
39-Sweet Dreams(Are Made Of This)-Eurythmics-July 390
40-I.O.U.-Freez-September 384
41-Modern Love-David Bowie-November 382
42-Is There Something I Should Know?-Duran Duran-May 382
43-The Clapping Song-The Belle Stars-February 382
44-I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues-Elton John-September 376
45-Back On The Chain Gang-Pretenders-January 376
46-Tonight, I Celebrate My Love-Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson-November 372
47-Maniac-Michael Sembello-August 362
48-Puttin’ On The Ritz-Taco-October 360
49-Safety Dance-Men Without Hats-October 332
50-Shiny Shiny-Haysifantayzee-August 326
51-She Works Hard For The Money-Donna Summer-August 324
52-Living On The Ceiling-Blancmange-March 324
53-Der Kommissar (The Commissioner)-Falco-June 310
54-Fraction Too Much Friction-Tim Finn-July 300
55-Always Something There To Remind Me-Naked Eyes-June 300
56-Moonlight Shadow-Mike Oldfield-September 294
57-True-Spandau Ballet-September 288
58-Tell Her About It-Billy Joel-September 284
59-I Could Be So Good For You(Theme From “Minder”)-Dennis Waterman-February 276
60-Mirror Man-The Human League-February 270
61-Don’t Pay The Ferryman-Chris De Burgh-April 264
62-Solitaire-Laura Branigan-June 260
63-(Keep Feeling)Fascination-Human League-August 246
64-Overkill-Men At Work-May 234
65-White Wedding-Billy Idol-April 234
66-Gold-Spandau Ballet-November 230
67-Too Shy-Kajagoogoo-April 216
68-Little Red Corvette-Prince-July 212
69-Wham Rap(Enjoy What You Do)-Wham!-May 200
70-Zoom-Fat Larry’s Band-March 200
71-Down Under-Men At Work-October 158
72-Wherever I Lay My Hat(That’s My Home)-Paul Young-September 158
73-Bad Boys-Wham!-August 158
74-Candy Girl-New Edition-August 156
75-Baby Jane-Rod Stewart-July 154
76-Jeopardy-Greg Kihn Band-June 152
77-We’ve Got Tonight-Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton-March 150
78-Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop-Monte Video & The Cassettes-May 144
79-Words-F.R.David-October 142
80-Rock ‘N’ Roll Is King-Electric Light Orchestra-August 142
81-Power And The Passion-Midnight Oil-April 126
82-I’m So Excited-The Pointer Sisters-January 120
83-Ain’t No Pleasing You-Chas & Dave-March 114
84-Let The Franklin Flow-Gordon Franklin & The Wilderness Ensemble-June 110
85-Blue Monday-New Order-August 104
86-We’re Coming To Get You-Glenn Shorrock-October 90
87-When You Were Sweet Sixteen-The Fureys-February 86
88-Time(Clock Of The Heart)-Culture Club-March 74
89-Baby,I Need Your Loving-Carl Carlton-April 72
90-Mad World-Tears For Fear-April 72
91-Science Fiction-Divinyls-February 70
92-Hold Me Tight/No Sense-Cold Chisel-December 68
93-McRawhide-The Chaps-November 68
94-Double Dutch-Malcolm McLaren-September 34