Top 100 songs for May 21, 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 “Let's Dance” by David Bowie. Meanwhile, “Come Dancing” by The Kinks rises from No. 72 to No. 50. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Come Dancing — The Kinksup 22 places, No. 72 → No. 50
- Inside Love (so Personal) — George Bensonup 15 places, No. 76 → No. 61
- Electric Avenue — Eddy Grantup 14 places, No. 45 → No. 31
New to this week’s Top 10
- My Love — Lionel RichieNo. 9
- Time (Clock Of The Heart) — Culture ClubNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Too Shy — KajagoogooNo. 30
- Electric Avenue — Eddy GrantNo. 31
- No Time For Talk — Christopher CrossNo. 39
- Looking For A Stranger — Pat BenatarNo. 40
First-week entries
- The Woman In You — Bee GeesNo. 49
- White Wedding — Billy IdolNo. 71
- Theme From Doctor Detroit — DevoNo. 77
- The Salt In My Tears — Martin BrileyNo. 86
- Save The Overtime (For Me) — Gladys Knight And The PipsNo. 90
- Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned Love — B.J. ThomasNo. 93
- He's A Pretender — High InergyNo. 95
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.