Top 100 songs for May 7, 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 “Beat It” by Michael Jackson. Meanwhile, “Too Shy” by Kajagoogoo rises from No. 70 to No. 50. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Too Shy — Kajagoogooup 20 places, No. 70 → No. 50
- Love On Your Side — Thompson Twinsup 13 places, No. 85 → No. 72
- She's A Beauty — The Tubesup 12 places, No. 49 → No. 37
New to this week’s Top 10
- I Won't Hold You Back — TotoNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Family Man — Daryl Hall John OatesNo. 32
- I Couldn't Say No — Robert Ellis Orral With Carlene CarterNo. 35
- She's A Beauty — The TubesNo. 37
- Gimme All Your Lovin — ZZ TopNo. 40
First-week entries
- I'm Still Standing — Elton JohnNo. 56
- No Time For Talk — Christopher CrossNo. 59
- We Two — Little River BandNo. 74
- Our House — MadnessNo. 76
- Bang The Drum All Day — Todd RundgrenNo. 78
- Sign Of The Times — The Belle StarsNo. 81
- The Walls Came Down — The CallNo. 87
- Candy Girl — New EditionNo. 88
- The Closer You Get — AlabamaNo. 89
- Come Dancing — The KinksNo. 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.