Top 100 songs for December 17, 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 “Say Say Say” by Paul McCartney And Michael Jackson. Meanwhile, “Think Of Laura” by Christopher Cross rises from No. 67 to No. 47. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Think Of Laura — Christopher Crossup 20 places, No. 67 → No. 47
- The Curly Shuffle — Jump 'n The Saddleup 19 places, No. 63 → No. 44
- Pink Houses — John Mellencampup 13 places, No. 45 → No. 32
New to this week’s Top 10
- Owner Of A Lonely Heart — YesNo. 7
- Twist Of Fate — Olivia Newton-JohnNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Pink Houses — John MellencampNo. 32
- Stay With Me Tonight — Jeffrey OsborneNo. 34
- Gold — Spandau BalletNo. 37
- The Sign Of Fire — The FixxNo. 38
- When The Lights Go Out — Naked EyesNo. 39
First-week entries
- Middle Of The Road — PretendersNo. 50
- An Innocent Man — Billy JoelNo. 51
- Nightbird — Stevie NicksNo. 63
- Girls Just Want To Have Fun — Cyndi LauperNo. 80
- Let's Go Up — Diana RossNo. 85
- Sweetheart Like You — Bob DylanNo. 90
- LET's PRETEND WE'rE MARRIED — PrinceNo. 91
- Electric Kingdom — Twilight 22No. 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.