Top 100 songs for March 5, 1983
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1983 and the 1980s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson. Meanwhile, “Der Kommissar” by After The Fire rises from No. 55 to No. 31. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Der Kommissar — After The Fireup 24 places, No. 55 → No. 31
- Beat It — Michael Jacksonup 13 places, No. 78 → No. 65
- The Fanatic — Felonyup 11 places, No. 71 → No. 60
New to this week’s Top 10
- Back On The Chain Gang — PretendersNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Der Kommissar — After The FireNo. 31
- Jeopardy — Greg Kihn BandNo. 34
- Little Too Late — Pat BenatarNo. 37
- Make Love Stay — Dan FogelbergNo. 39
First-week entries
- Love My Way — Psychedelic FursNo. 73
- Swingin' — John AndersonNo. 75
- Sex (I'm A...) — BerlinNo. 79
- Minimum Love — Mac McAnallyNo. 81
- Escalator Of Life — Robert HazardNo. 83
- Keep It Tight — Single Bullet TheoryNo. 84
- You Are In My System — The SystemNo. 90
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.