Top 100 songs for August 20, 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 “Every Breath You Take” by The Police. Meanwhile, “How Can I Refuse” by Heart rises from No. 84 to No. 62. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- How Can I Refuse — Heartup 22 places, No. 84 → No. 62
- Don't You Know How Much I Love You — Ronnie Milsapup 22 places, No. 95 → No. 73
- I Don't Wanna Dance — Eddy Grantup 21 places, No. 90 → No. 69
New to this week’s Top 10
- Puttin' On The Ritz — TacoNo. 9
- I'll Tumble 4 Ya — Culture ClubNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- (she's) Sexy + 17 — Stray CatsNo. 34
- Far From Over — Frank StalloneNo. 36
- Don't You Get So Mad — Jeffrey OsborneNo. 38
- Kiss The Bride — Elton JohnNo. 40
First-week entries
- Telefone (long Distance Love Affair) — Sheena EastonNo. 67
- Someone Belonging To Someone — Bee GeesNo. 68
- Don't Forget To Dance — The KinksNo. 71
- Ship To Shore — Chris de BurghNo. 80
- Everyday I Write The Book — Elvis Costello And The AttractionsNo. 82
- It Must Be Love — MadnessNo. 85
- Garden Party — Herb AlpertNo. 88
- Do It Again/Billie Jean — Club HouseNo. 89
- Bad Boys — Wham! U.K.No. 90
- Bad, Bad Billy — SnuffNo. 93
- Scarlet Fever — Kenny RogersNo. 94
- Freak-A-Zoid — Midnight StarNo. 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.