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SEPTEMBER 17, 1983

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Number
1

Maniac
Michael Sembello
From the album: Flashdance (Soundtrack)
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
2

Electric Avenue
Eddy Grant
From the album: Killer on the Rampage
Peak
2
Weeks
14
Number
3 Up by 2

Our House
Madness
From the album: The Rise & Fall
Peak
3
Weeks
12
Number
4 Up by 4

Take Me to Heart
Quarterflash
From the album: Take Another Picture
Peak
4
Weeks
7
Number
5 Down by 2

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
From the album: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
6

Come Dancing
The Kinks
From the album: State of Confusion
Peak
6
Weeks
10
Number
7 Down by 3

Every Breath You Take
The Police
From the album: Synchronicity
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
8 Up by 3

Baby Jane
Rod Stewart
From the album: Body Wishes
Peak
8
Weeks
11
Number
9 Up by 6

Human Nature
Michael Jackson
From the album: Thriller
Peak
9
Weeks
6
Number
10 Up by 3

Cuts Like a Knife
Bryan Adams
From the album: Cuts Like a Knife
Peak
10
Weeks
10
Number
11 Down by 2

I'm Still Standing
Elton John
From the album: 2 ↓ 4 0
Peak
2
Weeks
15
Number
12 Down by 5

Is There Something I Should Know?
Duran Duran
From the album: Duran Duran
Peak
7
Weeks
14
Number
13 Up by 1

(Keep Feeling) Fascination
The Human League
From the album: Fascination!
Peak
13
Weeks
8
Number
14 Up by 2

The Safety Dance
Men Without Hats
From the album: Rhythm of Youth
Peak
14
Weeks
9
Number
15 Up by 2

Tell Her About It
Billy Joel
From the album: An Innocent Man
Peak
15
Weeks
7
Number
16 Up by 3

She Works Hard For The Money
Donna Summer
From the album: She Works Hard For The Money
Peak
16
Weeks
9
Number
17 Up by 4

I'll Tumble 4 Ya
Culture Club
From the album: Kissing to Be Clever
Peak
17
Weeks
5
Number
18 Up by 4

Stand Back
Stevie Nicks
From the album: The Wild Heart
Peak
18
Weeks
9
Number
19 Down by 9

All Time High
Rita Coolidge
From the album: Octopussy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
10
Weeks
10
Number
20 Up by 4

China Girl
David Bowie
From the album: Let's Dance
Peak
20
Weeks
6
Number
21 Down by 9

We Two
Little River Band
From the album: Greatest Hits
Peak
3
Weeks
15
Number
22 Down by 2

Always Something There to Remind Me
Naked Eyes
From the album: Naked Eyes
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
23 Up by 5

Puttin' On the Ritz
Taco
From the album: After Eight
Peak
23
Weeks
5
Number
24 Up by 1

It's a Mistake
Men at Work
From the album: Cargo
Peak
24
Weeks
8
Number
25 Up by 2

Words
F. R. David
From the album: Words
Peak
25
Weeks
5
Number
26 Down by 8

Don't Let It End
Styx
From the album: Kilroy Was Here
Peak
3
Weeks
19
Number
27 Up by 5

Lawyers In Love
Jackson Browne
From the album: Lawyers in Love
Peak
27
Weeks
3
Number
28 Up by 1

How Am I Supposed to Live Without You?
Laura Branigan
From the album: Branigan 2
Peak
28
Weeks
5
Number
29 Up by 1

Kiss the Bride
Elton John
From the album: 2 ↓ 4 0
Peak
29
Weeks
5
Number
30 Down by 7

Straight From the Heart
Bryan Adams
From the album: Cuts Like a Knife
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
31 Up by 3

This Time
Bryan Adams
From the album: Cuts Like a Knife
Peak
31
Weeks
3
Number
32 Up by 3

You And I
Kenny Rogers
From the album: Eyes That See in the Dark
Peak
32
Weeks
3
Number
33 Up by 6

Islands in the Stream
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
From the album: Eyes That See in the Dark
Peak
33
Weeks
2
Number
34 Down by 3

Flashdance... What a Feeling
Irene Cara
From the album: Flashdance (Soundtrack), What a Feelin'
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
35 Down by 9

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Michael Jackson
From the album: Thriller
Peak
4
Weeks
15
Number
36

Don't Cry
Asia
From the album: Alpha
Peak
36
Weeks
3
Number
37 Up by 1

Making Love Out of Nothing at All
Air Supply
From the album: Greatest Hits
Peak
37
Weeks
2
Number
38 Debut

(She's) Sexy + 17
Stray Cats
From the album: Rant 'n' Rave With the Stray Cats
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Debut

Can't Shake Loose
Agnetha Fältskog
From the album: Wrap Your Arms Around Me
Peak
39
Weeks
1
Number
40 Debut

Saved By Zero
The Fixx
From the album: Reach the Beach
Peak
40
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
33 Dropout

Big Log
Robert Plant
From the album: The Principle of Moments
Peak
33
Weeks
3
Number
37 Dropout

Too Shy
Kajagoogoo
From the album: White Feathers
Peak
7
Weeks
15
Number
40 Dropout

She's a Beauty
The Tubes
From the album: Outside Inside
Peak
4
Weeks
17

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Date

September 17, 1983

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1 1 Michael Sembello – “Maniac” 1(×2) 13

2 2 Eddy Grant – “Electric Avenue” 2 14

5 3 Madness – “Our House” 3 12

8 4 Quarterflash – “Take Me to Heart” 4 7

3 5 Eurythmics – “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” 1(×1) 15

6 6 The Kinks – “Come Dancing” 6 10

4 7 The Police – “Every Breath You Take” 1(×3) 17

11 8 Rod Stewart – “Baby Jane” 8 11

15 9 Michael Jackson – “Human Nature” 9 6

13 10 Bryan Adams – “Cuts Like a Knife” 10 10

9 11 Elton John – “I'm Still Standing” 2 15

7 12 Duran Duran – “Is There Something I Should Know?” 7 14

14 13 The Human League – “(Keep Feeling) Fascination” 13 8

16 14 Men Without Hats – “The Safety Dance” 14 9

17 15 Billy Joel – “Tell Her About It” 15 7

19 16 Donna Summer – “She Works Hard For The Money” 16 9

21 17 Culture Club – “I'll Tumble 4 Ya” 17 5

22 18 Stevie Nicks – “Stand Back” 18 9

10 19 Rita Coolidge – “All Time High” 10 10

24 20 David Bowie – “China Girl” 20 6

12 21 Little River Band – “We Two” 3 15

20 22 Naked Eyes – “Always Something There to Remind Me” 1(×1) 21

28 23 Taco – “Puttin' On the Ritz” 23 5

25 24 Men at Work – “It's a Mistake” 24 8

27 25 F. R. David – “Words” 25 5

18 26 Styx – “Don't Let It End” 3 19

32 27 Jackson Browne – “Lawyers In Love” 27 3

29 28 Laura Branigan – “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You?” 28 5

30 29 Elton John – “Kiss the Bride” 29 5

23 30 Bryan Adams – “Straight From the Heart” 1(×1) 21

34 31 Bryan Adams – “This Time” 31 3

35 32 Kenny Rogers – “You And I” 32 3

39 33 Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton – “Islands in the Stream” 33 2

31 34 Irene Cara – “Flashdance... What a Feeling” 1(×6) 23

26 35 Michael Jackson – “Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'” 4 15

36 36 Asia – “Don't Cry” 36 3

38 37 Air Supply – “Making Love Out of Nothing at All” 37 2

NE 38 Stray Cats – “(She's) Sexy + 17” 38 1

NE 39 Agnetha Fältskog – “Can't Shake Loose” 39 1

NE 40 The Fixx – “Saved By Zero” 40 1

DROPOUTS:

33 -- Robert Plant – “Big Log” 33 3

37 -- Kajagoogoo – “Too Shy” 7 15

40 -- The Tubes – “She's a Beauty” 4 17

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