Top 100 songs for April 16, 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, “My Love” by Lionel Richie rises from No. 55 to No. 37. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- My Love — Lionel Richieup 18 places, No. 55 → No. 37
- Photograph — Def Leppardup 15 places, No. 47 → No. 32
- Let's Dance — David Bowieup 14 places, No. 29 → No. 15
New to this week’s Top 10
- Der Kommissar — After The FireNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Photograph — Def LeppardNo. 32
- My Love — Lionel RichieNo. 37
- Flashdance...What A Feeling — Irene CaraNo. 38
- Straight From The Heart — Bryan AdamsNo. 39
- So Wrong — Patrick SimmonsNo. 40
First-week entries
- Affair Of The Heart — Rick SpringfieldNo. 53
- Faithfully — JourneyNo. 55
- Time (Clock Of The Heart) — Culture ClubNo. 59
- I Eat Cannibals — Total CoeloNo. 80
- Why Me? — Planet PNo. 83
- Cool Places — Sparks & Jane WiedlinNo. 86
- Love On My Mind Tonight — The TemptationsNo. 88
- Electric Avenue — Eddy GrantNo. 89
- Never Gonna Let You Go — Sergio MendesNo. 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.