Top 100 songs for September 24, 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 “Tell Her About It” by Billy Joel. Meanwhile, “Modern Love” by David Bowie rises from No. 72 to No. 51. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Modern Love — David Bowieup 21 places, No. 72 → No. 51
- All Night Long (All Night) — Lionel Richieup 19 places, No. 62 → No. 43
- Just Got Lucky — Joboxersup 19 places, No. 88 → No. 69
New to this week’s Top 10
- (she's) Sexy + 17 — Stray CatsNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- If Anyone Falls — Stevie NicksNo. 39
- Cold Blooded — Rick JamesNo. 40
First-week entries
- Uptown Girl — Billy JoelNo. 70
- Automatic Man — Michael SembelloNo. 73
- Love Is A Battlefield — Pat BenatarNo. 78
- Tender Is The Night — Jackson BrowneNo. 79
- Send Her My Love — JourneyNo. 87
- Masquerade — BerlinNo. 88
- Major Tom (Coming Home) — Peter SchillingNo. 89
- You Know What To Do — Carly SimonNo. 90
- Should I Love You — Cee FarrowNo. 93
- Don't Girls Get Lonely — Glenn ShorrockNo. 94
- Canvas Of Life — Minor DetailNo. 95
- Life Gets Better — Graham ParkerNo. 96
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.