Top 100 songs for October 1, 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 “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” by Bonnie Tyler. Meanwhile, “Send Her My Love” by Journey rises from No. 87 to No. 67. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Send Her My Love — Journeyup 20 places, No. 87 → No. 67
- Uptown Girl — Billy Joelup 19 places, No. 70 → No. 51
- Love Is A Battlefield — Pat Benatarup 16 places, No. 78 → No. 62
New to this week’s Top 10
- King Of Pain — The PoliceNo. 6
- True — Spandau BalletNo. 7
- Islands In The Stream — Kenny Rogers Duet With Dolly PartonNo. 9
- Far From Over — Frank StalloneNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- All Night Long (All Night) — Lionel RichieNo. 28
- This Time — Bryan AdamsNo. 37
- What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So In Love With You) — Rod StewartNo. 38
- Modern Love — David BowieNo. 40
First-week entries
- My Town — Michael Stanley BandNo. 72
- Take Another Picture — QuarterflashNo. 76
- Mirror Man — The Human LeagueNo. 79
- The Monkey Time — The TubesNo. 80
- Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) — Paul YoungNo. 85
- Four Little Diamonds — Electric Light OrchestraNo. 89
- Don't Try To Stop It — Roman HollidayNo. 90
- Ain't Nobody — Chaka KhanNo. 91
- Mama — GenesisNo. 93
- Guns For Hire — AC/DCNo. 95
- Somebody's Gonna Love You — Lee GreenwoodNo. 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.