Top 100 songs for March 12, 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, “Beat It” by Michael Jackson rises from No. 65 to No. 44. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Beat It — Michael Jacksonup 21 places, No. 65 → No. 44
- Love My Way — Psychedelic Fursup 9 places, No. 73 → No. 64
- Swingin' — John Andersonup 9 places, No. 75 → No. 66
New to this week’s Top 10
- You Are — Lionel RichieNo. 7
- Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) — JourneyNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Lies — Thompson TwinsNo. 36
- Change Of Heart — Tom Petty And The HeartbreakersNo. 38
- Burning Heart — VandenbergNo. 39
First-week entries
- Welcome To Heartlight — Kenny LogginsNo. 65
- I Won't Hold You Back — TotoNo. 67
- Even Now — Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandNo. 74
- Outstanding — The Gap BandNo. 79
- Let Me Go — Heaven 17No. 80
- Straight From The Heart — Bryan AdamsNo. 81
- Walking In L.a. — Missing PersonsNo. 83
- Always Something There To Remind Me — Naked EyesNo. 85
- Desperate But Not Serious — Adam AntNo. 86
- Photograph — Def LeppardNo. 87
- Smiling Islands — Robbie PattonNo. 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.