Top Songs of 1983


Rank All Time Rank Artist Song Genres
1
42
New Order Blue Monday Alternative Dance, Synthpop
2
110
The Smiths This Charming Man Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
3
125
The Police Every Breath You Take New Wave, Pop Rock
4
176
U2 Sunday Bloody Sunday Alternative Rock, Post-Punk
5
256
Frankie Goes to Hollywood Relax Dance-Pop, Synthpop
6
312
R.E.M. Radio Free Europe Jangle Pop, Post-Punk
7
329
Eurythmics Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Synthpop
8
402
Violent Femmes Blister in the Sun Alternative Rock, Folk Punk
9
404
Van Halen Jump Hard Rock, Pop Rock
10
408
Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want to Have Fun Dance-Pop
11
517
Cyndi Lauper Time After Time Synthpop
12
633
David Bowie Let's Dance Dance-Pop, New Wave, Pop Rock
13
656
Melle Mel White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) Conscious Hip Hop, Disco Rap, East Coast Hip Hop
14
685
U2 New Year's Day Post-Punk
15
778
Madonna Borderline Dance-Pop
16
851
Run-D.M.C. It's Like That East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
17
946
Billy Bragg A New England Folk Punk, Folk Rock
18
995
Herbie Hancock Rockit Electro, Turntablism
19
999
Talking Heads Burning Down the House New Wave, Pop Rock
20
1055
Madonna Holiday Freestyle
21
1179
David Bowie Modern Love New Wave, Pop Rock
22
1392
Talking Heads This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) New Wave
23
1400
Def Leppard Photograph Glam Metal
24
1502
Shannon Let the Music Play Electro-Disco, Freestyle
25
1522
This Mortal Coil Song to the Siren Ambient Pop, Dream Pop, Ethereal Wave
26
1591
Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse of the Heart AOR, Pop Rock
27
1602
Elvis Costello and The Attractions Shipbuilding Singer/Songwriter
28
1636
Rufus feat. Chaka Khan Ain't Nobody Contemporary R&B, Freestyle
29
1641
The Go-Betweens Cattle and Cane Jangle Pop
30
1675
Lionel Richie All Night Long (All Night) Pop Soul
31
1795
Nena 99 Luftballons Neue Deutsche Welle, Pop Rock
32
1956
Yes Owner of a Lonely Heart AOR, Pop Rock
33
2007
Depeche Mode Everything Counts Synthpop
34
2102
Culture Club Karma Chameleon New Romantic
35
2172
Run-D.M.C. Sucker MC's East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
36
2286
Pat Benatar Love Is a Battlefield Pop Rock
37
2340
John Cougar Mellencamp Pink Houses Americana, Heartland Rock, Singer/Songwriter
38
2406
Eurythmics Here Comes the Rain Again Synthpop
39
2437
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Pride and Joy Blues Rock
40
2447
The Smiths Hand in Glove Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
41
2479
ZZ Top Gimme All Your Lovin' Boogie Rock, Hard Rock
42
2620
Public Image Ltd. This Is Not a Love Song New Wave, Post-Punk
43
2628
Madonna Lucky Star Dance-Pop, Synth Funk, Synthpop
44
2638
Pretenders Middle of the Road New Wave, Pop Rock
45
2684
Echo and the Bunnymen The Cutter Neo-Psychedelia, Post-Punk
46
2788
Art of Noise Moments in Love Ambient Pop, Art Pop, Downtempo
47
2875
UB40 Red Red Wine Pop Reggae
48
2897
The Imposter [Elvis Costello] Pills & Soap New Wave, Post-Punk
49
2900
Irene Cara Flashdance...What a Feeling Dance-Pop, Film Soundtrack
50
2913
Violent Femmes Gone Daddy Gone Alternative Rock, Post-Punk
51
3063
ZZ Top Sharp Dressed Man Boogie Rock, Hard Rock
52
3149
Metallica Seek and Destroy Thrash Metal
53
3204
Kraftwerk Tour De France Electro, Synthpop
54
3227
Billy Joel Uptown Girl Pop
55
3267
Elton John I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock
56
3339
The Style Council Long Hot Summer Blue Eyed Soul, Sophisti-Pop, Synth Funk
57
3476
K-Rob Vs. Rammelzee Beat Bop East Coast Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop
58
3552
Elvis Costello and The Attractions Everyday I Write the Book Blue Eyed Soul, New Wave, Pop Rock, Sophisti-Pop
59
3617
Donna Summer She Works Hard for the Money Dance-Pop
60
3622
ZZ Top Legs Boogie Rock
61
3698
Liquid Liquid Cavern Dance-Punk
62
3725
Bananarama Cruel Summer Synthpop
63
3756
Iron Maiden The Trooper NWOBHM
64
3801
Liquid Liquid Optimo Dance-Punk
65
4014
Cybotron Clear Electro
66
4060
The Isley Brothers Between the Sheets Contemporary R&B, Smooth Soul
67
4204
Spandau Ballet True Blue Eyed Soul, Sophisti-Pop
68
4221
Ozzy Osbourne Bark at the Moon Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
69
4228
Big Country In a Big Country Celtic Rock, New Wave
70
4269
New Order Age of Consent New Wave, Post-Punk
71
4318
Thompson Twins Hold Me Now New Romantic, Synthpop
72
4370
Genesis Mama Pop Rock, Progressive Pop
73
4377
The Cure The Love Cats New Wave, Pop Rock
74
4455
Los Abuelos de la Nada Mil horas New Wave, Pop Rock
75
4491
The The This Is the Day Art Pop, New Wave
76
4595
David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto Forbidden Colours Art Pop, Film Soundtrack
77
4612
Mtume Juicy Fruit Contemporary R&B, Synth Funk
78
4650
Corey Hart Sunglasses at Night New Wave, Pop Rock, Synthpop
79
4654
Bob Dylan Jokerman Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
80
4886
Tom Waits 16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought-Six Blues Rock, Singer/Songwriter
81
4921
Suicidal Tendencies Institutionalized Crossover Thrash
82
4955
David Bowie China Girl New Wave, Pop Rock, Synthpop
83
5037
Charly García Los Dinosaurios Art Pop, Piano Rock
84
5136
Simple Minds Waterfront New Wave
85
5199
The Lotus Eaters The First Picture of You Jangle Pop, New Romantic, Sophisti-Pop
86
5236
Bauhaus She's in Parties Gothic Rock, Post-Punk
87
5267
The Rolling Stones Undercover of the Night Pop Rock
88
5330
The Police Wrapped Around Your Finger New Wave, Pop Rock
89
5359
Night Ranger Sister Christian AOR, Pop Rock
90
5404
SOS Band Just Be Good to Me Contemporary R&B, Synth Funk
91
5506
Madonna Burning Up Dance-Pop, Hi-NRG
92
5518
Keith LeBlanc/Malcolm X No Sell Out Synth Funk
93
5626
Bob Marley and The Wailers Buffalo Soldier Roots Reggae
94
5689
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Texas Flood Electric Texas Blues
95
5710
Spandau Ballet Gold New Romantic
96
5714
Tom Waits In the Neighborhood Brass Band, Singer/Songwriter
97
5721
Duran Duran The Reflex New Wave, Synthpop
98
5749
Heaven 17 Temptation New Wave, Synthpop
99
6090
Lyres Help You Ann Garage Rock Revival
100
6099
Chaba Fadela N'Sel Fik Raï
101
6120
Genesis That's All Pop Rock
102
6315
Cocteau Twins Sugar Hiccup Dream Pop, Ethereal Wave
103
6325
Billy Idol Rebel Yell New Wave, Pop Rock
104
6408
Aztec Camera Oblivious Jangle Pop, New Wave
105
6440
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton Islands in the Stream Adult Contemporary, Urban Cowboy
106
6593
Charly García Nos siguen pegando abajo "pecado mortal" Art Rock, New Wave
107
6610
INXS Original Sin Pop Rock
108
6633
Journey Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) AOR, Hard Rock
109
6672
Mike Oldfield feat. Maggie Reilly Moonlight Shadow Pop Rock
110
6691
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson Say Say Say Pop
111
6740
Eurythmics Who's That Girl Synthpop
112
6984
New Order Confusion Alternative Dance, Electro, Synthpop
113
7113
Robert Plant Big Log New Wave, Synthpop
114
7130
Pretenders 2000 Miles Christmas Music, Jangle Pop, New Wave
115
7133
Womack and Womack Love Wars Contemporary R&B, Pop Soul
116
7180
Culture Club Church of the Poison Mind Pop
117
7196
Art of Noise Beat Box Electro
118
7285
Billy Idol Eyes Without a Face New Wave, Pop Rock
119
7333
Randy Newman I Love L.A. Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
120
7507
Billy Joel The Longest Time Doo-Wop, Traditional Pop
121
7606
Mötley Crüe Shout at the Devil Glam Metal, Heavy Metal
122
7715
New Edition Candy Girl Boy Band, Synth Funk, Teen Pop
123
7722
The Human League (Keep Feeling) Fascination New Wave, Synthpop
124
7735
Dennis Brown Revolution Reggae
125
7768
Cyndi Lauper All Through the Night Synthpop
126
7793
The Police King of Pain New Wave, Pop Rock
127
8010
Echo and the Bunnymen Never Stop Alternative Rock, Post-Punk
128
8080
The Pointer Sisters Automatic Dance-Pop, Synth Funk
129
8144
Australian Crawl Reckless (Don't You Be So...) Pop Rock
130
8166
Joan Armatrading Drop the Pilot Pop Rock, Synthpop
131
8204
Jackson Browne Lawyers in Love Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
132
8211
Stevie Nicks Stand Back Dance-Pop, Pop Rock
133
8232
Paul Simon The Late Great Johnny Ace Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
134
8265
Los Twist Pensé que se trataba de cieguitos Comedy Rock, Rock & Roll
135
8323
Mary Jane Girls All Night Long Boogie, Contemporary R&B, Synth Funk
136
8347
Metallica The Four Horsemen Thrash Metal
137
8427
Redgum I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green) Folk Pop, Folk Rock
138
8577
Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard Pancho and Lefty Contemporary Country, Urban Cowboy
139
8602
John Hiatt Riding With the King Heartland Rock, Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
140
8626
The Romantics Talking in Your Sleep New Wave, Power Pop
141
8673
The Pointer Sisters Jump (For My Love) Dance-Pop, Hi-NRG
142
8744
Hashim Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) Electro
143
8947
J. Blackfoot Taxi Rhythm & Blues, Soul
144
8961
Snowy White Bird of Paradise Blues Rock
145
9027
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force Renegades of Funk East Coast Hip Hop, Electro
146
9223
The Fixx One Thing Leads to Another New Wave, Pop Rock
147
9292
Violent Femmes Add It Up Alternative Rock, Post-Punk
148
9364
Journey Faithfully AOR, Piano Rock
149
9370
Tom Waits Frank's Wild Years Jazz Poetry
150
9486
James Ingram Yah Mo B There Contemporary R&B, Pop Soul
151
9517
Pink Floyd The Gunner's Dream Art Rock, Piano Rock
152
9572
Dimples D. Sucker D.J.'s East Coast Hip Hop
153
9602
Wynton Marsalis Knozz-Moe-King Jazz
154
9616
Def Leppard Rock of Ages Hard Rock
155
9741
Styx Mr. Roboto Pop Rock, Synthpop
156
9818
Monyaka Go deh yaka Reggae
157
9856
Daniel Lavoie Ils s'aiment French Pop
158
9864
23 Skidoo Coup Dance-Punk, Funk
159
9932
Siouxsie and The Banshees Dear Prudence Gothic Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Post-Punk

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
Elton John I'm Still Standing Piano Rock
The The Perfect Art Pop, New Wave
The Parachute Club Rise Up Dance-Pop, New Wave, Synthpop
Golpes Bajos Malos tiempos para la lirica Euro-Disco, New Wave
Men at Work Overkill New Wave, Pop Rock
M'Bilia Bel Eswi yo wapi Soukous
Nass el Ghiwane Mahmouna Amazigh Music, Gnawa
Brian Eno An Ending (Ascent) Film Soundtrack, Space Ambient
Malcolm McLaren Soweto Dance-Pop, New Wave
Malcolm McLaren Double Dutch Dance-Pop, Hip Hop, New Wave
Alexander Robotnick Problèmes d'amour Italo-Disco
Paul Simon Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Lionel Richie Hello Adult Contemporary, Pop Soul
Tracey Ullman They Don't Know Pop
The Chameleons Up the Down Escalator Post-Punk
R.E.M. Talk About the Passion Jangle Pop
Renaud En cloque Chanson, French Pop
Cyndi Lauper She Bop Pop Rock
John Cougar Mellencamp Authority Song Heartland Rock
Dio Holy Diver Heavy Metal
Yello I Love You Electropop, Synthpop
Lionel Richie Stuck On You Pop Soul, Urban Cowboy
The Greg Kihn Band Jeopardy New Wave, Pop Rock
U2 Two Hearts Beat As One Post-Punk
Christophe Succés Fou Chanson
Violent Femmes Kiss Off Acoustic Rock, Alternative Rock, Folk Punk
The Police Synchronicity II New Wave, Pop Rock
Tina Turner Let's Stay Together Contemporary R&B, Soul
Huey Lewis and The News I Want a New Drug New Wave, Pop Rock
Newcleus Jam on Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song) East Coast Hip Hop, Electro
Vasco Rossi Vita spericolata Canzone d'autore, Pop Rock
Cyndi Lauper Money Changes Everything New Wave, Pop Rock
Bryan Adams Cuts Like a Knife Pop Rock
Michael Sembello Maniac Dance-Pop, Film Soundtrack, Synthpop
Metallica Whiplash Thrash Metal
Rod Stewart Baby Jane New Wave, Pop Rock
Randy Newman My Life is Good Singer/Songwriter
Huey Lewis and The News The Heart of Rock & Roll New Wave, Pop Rock
Split Enz Message to My Girl Piano Rock
Laid Back White Horse Electro-Disco, Synthpop
Paul Young Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) Blue Eyed Soul, Sophisti-Pop
Todd Rundgren Bang the Drum All Day New Wave, Pop Rock, Zolo
Patea Maori Club Poi e M?ori Traditional Music, Synthpop
The Verlaines Death and The Maiden Dunedin Sound, Jangle Pop
Aztec Camera Walk Out to Winter Jangle Pop, New Wave
Axel Bauer Cargo French Pop, Synthpop
The Judds Mama He's Crazy Contemporary Country
Eric Clapton I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart Soft Rock
Daniel Johnston Chord Organ Blues Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Class Action Week End Boogie, Synth Funk
Run-D.M.C. Hard Times Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
Cabaret Voltaire Just Fascination EBM, Synthpop
Metallica Jump in the Fire Thrash Metal
Isabelle Adjani Pull Marine Chanson
Psychic TV The Orchids Baroque Pop, Psychedelic Folk
Depeche Mode Get the Balance Right Synthpop
Renaud Morgane de toi Chanson, Pop Rock
Rock Steady Crew Hey You! (The Rock Steady Crew) East Coast Hip Hop, Electro
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers That Summer Feeling Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Mercyful Fate Evil Heavy Metal
Loose Joints Tell You (Today) Disco
Carmel Bad Day Blue Eyed Soul, Jazz Pop, Sophisti-Pop, Vocal Jazz
The Robert Cray Band Phone Booth Blues Rock
Scott Walker Track Three Art Pop, Art Rock, New Wave
Brian Eno Deep Blue Day Ambient
China Crisis Wishful Thinking Sophisti-Pop, Synthpop
Jason & The Scorchers Absolutely Sweet Marie Cowpunk, Psychobilly
Tears for Fears Change New Wave, Synthpop
The Style Council Speak Like a Child Mod Revival, Pop
10,000 Maniacs My Mother the War Jangle Pop
Satan Trial by Fire NWOBHM, Speed Metal
Matthew Wilder Break My Stride New Wave, Synthpop
Enrico Ruggeri Polvere Synthpop
New Order Leave Me Alone New Wave, Post-Punk
The Motels Suddenly Last Summer New Wave, Pop Rock
R.E.M. Sitting Still Jangle Pop
The Alarm Sixty-Eight Guns New Wave, Power Pop
Loquillo y Los Trogloditas Cadillac Solitario Rock
The Birthday Party Mutiny in Heaven Punk Blues
Peter Tosh Johnny B. Goode Pop Reggae
TC Matic Putain putain New Wave, Post-Punk
James Brown Bring It On...Bring It On Funk
English Dogs Psycho Killer UK82
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five New York, New York Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Electro
The Rolling Stones She Was Hot Blues Rock
Bob Dylan Sweetheart Like You Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Yazoo Nobody's Diary Synthpop
The Fall Eat Y'self Fitter Post-Punk
Crash Crew On the Radio East Coast Hip Hop, Electro
XTC Great Fire New Wave, Pop Rock
The Waterboys A Girl Called Johnny Piano Rock
Accept Balls to the Wall Heavy Metal
Billy Joel Tell Her About It Pop Soul
Howard Jones New Song New Wave, Synthpop
The Three Johns Men Like Monkeys Post-Punk
Matia Bazar Elettrochoc Synthpop
Dio Rainbow in the Dark Heavy Metal
Mötley Crüe Looks That Kill Glam Metal, Heavy Metal
Nits Nescio Art Pop
The Gap Band Party Train Synth Funk
Icicle Works Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) Jangle Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, New Wave
George Kranz Trommeltanz/Din Daa Daa Electro
Cocteau Twins From the Flagstones Dream Pop, Ethereal Wave
Marine Girls Lazy Ways Twee Pop
Hoodoo Gurus Be My Guru Jangle Pop, Power Pop
The Gun Club Death Party Post-Punk, Punk Blues
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts The French Song Hard Rock
Metallica Hit the Lights Speed Metal, Thrash Metal
Jean-Jacques Goldman Au bout de mes rêves French Pop, Pop Rock
Catherine Lara La Rockeuse de Diamants French Pop
Tom Waits Soldier’s Things Piano Blues, Singer/Songwriter, Vocal Jazz
The Style Council Paris Match Sophisti-Pop
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Love Struck Baby Rock & Roll
The Fall The Man Whose Head Expanded Post-Punk
Fun Boy Three Our Lips Are Sealed New Wave, Pop
Slade My Oh My Hard Rock, Pop Rock
The Cure The Walk New Wave, Synthpop
Paul Young Love of the Common People Blue Eyed Soul, New Wave
The Birthday Party Sonny's Burning Noise Rock, Post-Punk
Billy Idol Flesh for Fantasy New Wave, Pop Rock
Def Leppard Foolin' Glam Metal
Eurythmics Right by Your Side Calypso, Pop
Redskins Lean on Me Blue Eyed Soul, New Wave, Power Pop
John Cougar Mellencamp Crumblin' Down Heartland Rock
Daryl Hall & John Oates Say It Isn't So Blue Eyed Soul, New Wave, Pop Rock
Donald Banks Status Quo Go-Go
Wang Chung Dance Hall Days Dance-Pop, New Wave, Synthpop
Mike Oldfield Crime of Passion Pop Rock
Brenda & The Big Dudes Weekend Special Boogie, Synthpop
Marillion He Knows You Know Neo-Prog
Mike Oldfield Shadow on the Wall Pop Rock