Top 100 songs for April 9, 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, “Flashdance...What A Feeling” by Irene Cara rises from No. 77 to No. 52. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Flashdance...What A Feeling — Irene Caraup 25 places, No. 77 → No. 52
- Rio — Duran Duranup 18 places, No. 58 → No. 40
- Let's Dance — David Bowieup 14 places, No. 43 → No. 29
New to this week’s Top 10
- Come On Eileen — Dexys Midnight RunnersNo. 4
- Jeopardy — Greg Kihn BandNo. 9
- Beat It — Michael JacksonNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Overkill — Men At WorkNo. 28
- Let's Dance — David BowieNo. 29
- Some Kind Of Friend — Barry ManilowNo. 38
- Rio — Duran DuranNo. 40
First-week entries
- Overkill — Men At WorkNo. 28
- My Love — Lionel RichieNo. 55
- Sing Me Away — Night RangerNo. 75
- Fool Moon Fire — Walter EganNo. 77
- She's A Beauty — The TubesNo. 82
- Reap The Wild Wind — UltravoxNo. 85
- Count On Me — Gerard McMahonNo. 87
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.