RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP HOT TRACKS OF 1983
Pos.-Title-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 KING OF PAIN-THE POLICE-A&M-AUGUST 888 2 SHE'S A BEAUTY-TUBES-CAPITOL-May 838 3 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER-THE FIXX-MCA-July 768 4 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART-YES-Atco-December 762 5 PHOTOGRAPH-DEF LEPPARD-Polygram-March 744 6 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE-POLICE-A&M-June 716 7 SEPARATE WAYS(WORLDS APART)-JOURNEY-Columbia-February 666 8 HOT GIRLS IN LOVE-Loverboy-Columbia-August 608 9 GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN'-ZZ Top-Warner Brothers-May 598 10 IF I'D BEEN THE ONE-.38 Special-A&M-December 590 11 Rock Of Ages-Def Leppard-Polygram-May 590 12 The One Thing-Inxs-Atco-May 588 13 Stand Back-Stevie Nicks-Modern-June 538 14 New Year's Day-U2-Island-April 534 15 Undercover Of The Night-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stone-November 528 16 Love Is A Battlefield-Pat Benatar-Chrysalis-October 522 17 How Can I Refuse-Heart-Epic-September 522 18 Even Now-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band-Capitol-February 508 19 World Of Fantasy-Triumph-RCA-March 496 20 Overkill-Men At Work-Columbia-April 482 21 Rebel Yell-Billy Idol-Chrysalis-December 474 22 Jeopardy-Greg Kihn Band-Beserkley-March 474 23 Hungry Like The Wolf-Duran Duran-Harvest-January 458 24 Crumblin' Down-John Cougar Mellencamp-Riva-October 456 25 Other Arms-Robert Plant-Es Paranza-August 456 26 Big Log-Robert Plant-Es Paranza-August 450 27 Saved By Zero-Fixx-MCA-July 446 28 Don't Cry-Asia-Warner Brothers-July 444 29 Twilight Zone-Golden Earrring-21 Records-January 442 30 Fight Fire With Fire-Kansas-CBS-September 438 31 In A Big Country-Big Country-Mercury-October 432 32 Talking In Your Sleep-Romantics-Nemperor-December 430 33 Why Me?-Planet P-Geffen-April 430 34 Heart And Soul-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-October 420 35 Suddenly Last Summer-Motels-Capitol-October 418 36 Cuts Like A Knife-Bryan Adams-AM-April 416 37 Union Of The Snake-Duran Duran-Capitol-November 410 38 The Heat Goes On-Asia-Warner Brothers-August 400 39 Something To Grab For-Ric Ocasek-Geffen-February 392 40 Lawyers In Love-Jackson Browne-Asylum-August 388 41 Street Of Dreams-Rainbow-Polygram-October 386 42 Just A Job To Do-Genesis-Atlantic-November 378 43 Burning Down The House-Talking Heads-Warner Brothers-July 376 44 Sitting At The Wheel-Moody Blues-Threshold-September 366 45 Is There Something I Should Know-Duran Duran-Capitol-June 358 46 For A Rocker-Jackson Browne-Asylum-September 356 47 (She's) Sexy Plus 17-Stray Cats-EMI America-August 354 48 Back On The Chain Gang-Pretenders-Sire-January 352 49 China Girl-David Bowie-EMI America-July 326 50 Modern Love-David Bowie-EMI America-June 322 51 Mama-Genesis-Atlantic-October 316 52 Affair Of The Heart-Rick Springfield-RCA-May 316 53 Be Good Johnny-Men At Work-Columbia-January 306 54 Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy-Sammy Hagar-Geffen-January 292 55 Mr.Roboto-Styx-A&M-February 290 56 Who's Behind The Door-Zebra-Atlantic-June 254 57 Don't Tell Me You Love Me-Night Ranger-MCA-January 242 58 Slippin' Away-Dave Edmunds-Columbia-June 240 59 I Won't Be Home Tonight-Tony Carey-Rocshire-March 238 60 Strike Zone-Loverboy-Columbia-July 216 61 Monkey On Your Back-Aldo Nova-Portrait-October 212 62 Flyer-Saga-Portrait-October 210 63 My Town-Michael Stanley Band-EMI America-October 196 64 I Melt With You-Modern English-Sire-March 196 65 I Know There's Something Going On-Frida-Atlantic-February 196 66 Looking For A Stranger-Pat Benatar-Chrysalis-January 192 67 Not Now John-Pink Floyd-Columbia-May 188 68 War Games-Crosby,Stills & Nash-Atlantic-June 184 69 Human Race-Red Rider-Capitol-March 184 70 I Don't Care Anymore-Phil Collins-Atlantic-January 180 71 China-Red Rockers-Columbia-May 174 72 Bark At The Moon-Ozzy Osbourne-CBS Associated-December 170 73 Don't Pay The Ferryman-Chris DeBurgh-A&M-April 168 74 Remember The Heroes-Sammy Hagar-Geffen-January 164 75 Electric Avenue-Eddy Grant-Portrait-May 160 76 Our House-Madness-Warner Brothers-May 158 77 Queen Of The Broken Hearts-Loverboy-Columbia-August 154 78 White Wedding-Billy Idol-Chrysalis-April 150 79 Major Tom (Coming Home)-Peter Schilling-Elektra-October 148 80 Screaming In The Night-Krokus-Arista-May 148 81 She Blinded Me With Science-Thomas Dolby-Capitol-April 146 82 Goodbye To You-Scandal-Columbia-February 144 83 You Can Still Rock in America-Night Ranger-Camel-November 142 84 If Anyone Falls-Stevie Nicks-Modern/Atco-October 142 85 Flight Of Icarus-Iron Maiden-Capitol-June 142 86 My City Was Gone-Pretenders-Sire-February 138 87 You Got Lucky-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers-Backstreet-January 138 88 Wrapped Around Your Finger-Police-A&M-August 136 89 Take Me Back-Bryan Adams-AM-March 128 90 Stand Or Fall-Fixx-MCA-January 122 91 Let's Dance-David Bowie-EMI America-May 114 92 After The Fall-Journey-Columbia-March 112 93 The Walls Came Down-Call-Polygram-April 108 94 The Salt In My Tears-Martin Briley-Polygram-May 104 95 Your Possible Pasts-Pink Floyd-Columbia-April 86 96 Come On Eileen-Dexys Midnight Runners-Polygram-March 80 97 Caught In The Game-Survivor-Scotti Brothers-October 78 98 It's Inevitable-Charlie-Mirage-August 74 99 Darlene-Led Zeppelin-Swan Song-January 74 100 Lick It Up-Kiss-Polygram-October 70 101 Der Kommissar-After The Fire-Epic-March 70 102 Take Me To Heart-Quarterflash-Geffen-July 68 103 Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)-A Flock Of Seagulls-Jive-May 68 104 Red Skies-Fixx-MCA-March 40 105 Crazy-Supertramp-A&M-January 38 106 Burning Heart-Vandenberg-Atco-January 36 107 You Don't Believe-Alan Parsons Project-Arista-November 34 108 Rio-Duran Duran-Capitol-March 34 109 A One Story Town-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers-Backstreet-January 34