1983 in British music
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This is a summary of 1983 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.
[edit] Charts
[edit] Number One Singles
| Issue Date | Song Title | Artist |
| January for 2 weeks | You Can't Hurry Love | Phil Collins |
| January for 3 weeks | Down Under | Men at Work |
| February for 1 week | Too Shy | Kajagoogoo |
| March for 1 week | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson |
| March for 3 weeks | Total Eclipse Of The Heart | Bonnie Tyler |
| March for 2 weeks | Is There Something I Should Know? | Duran Duran |
| April for 3 weeks | Let's Dance | David Bowie |
| April for 1 week | True | Spandau Ballet |
| May for 1 week | Candy Girl | New Edition |
| June for 3 weeks | Every Breath You Take | Police |
| July for 3 weeks | Baby Jane | Rod Stewart |
| July for 3 weeks | Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) | Paul Young |
| August for 3 week | Give It Up | KC and the Sunshine Band |
| September for 6 week | Red Red Wine | UB40 |
| September for 5 weeks | Karma Chameleon | Culture Club |
| November for 5 weeks | Uptown Girl | Billy Joel |
| December for 5 weeks | Only You | Flying Pickets |
[edit] Top 40 Singles of 1983
| Position | Song Title | Artist | Sales | Highest Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karma Chameleon | Culture Club | 1 | |
| 2 | Uptown Girl | Billy Joel | 1 | |
| 3 | Red Red Wine | UB40 | 1 | |
| 4 | Let's Dance | David Bowie | 1 | |
| 5 | Total Eclipse Of The Heart | Bonnie Tyler | 1 | |
| 6 | True | Spandau Ballet | 1 | |
| 7 | Down Under | Men at Work | 1 | |
| 8 | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | 1 | |
| 9 | All Night Long (All Night) | Lionel Richie | ||
| 10 | Sweat Dreams (Are Made Of This) | The Eurythmics | ||
| 11 | You Can't Hurry Love | Phil Collins | 1 | |
| 12 | Too Shy | Kajagoogoo | 1 | |
| 13 | Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) | Paul Young | 1 | |
| 14 | Every Breath You Take | The Police | 1 | |
| 15 | Is There Something I Should Know? | Duran Duran | 1 | |
| 16 | Give It Up | KC & the Sunshine Band | 1 | |
| 17 | Blue Monday | New Order | ||
| 18 | I.O.U | Freeez | ||
| 19 | Baby Jane | Rod Stewart | 1 | |
| 20 | They Don't Know | Tracey Ullman | ||
| 21 | Say Say Say | Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson | ||
| 22 | Words | F.R. David | ||
| 23 | Tonight I Celebrate My Love | Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack | ||
| 24 | Bad Boys | Wham! | ||
| 25 | Flashdance ... What A Feeling | Irene Cara | ||
| 26 | Only You | The Flying Pickets | 1 | |
| 27 | New Song | Howard Jones | ||
| 28 | Love Of The Common People | Paul Young | ||
| 29 | Moonlight Shadow | Mike Oldfield | ||
| 30 | Sign Of The Times | The Belle Stars | ||
| 31 | Candy Girl | New Edition | 1 | |
| 32 | Temptation | Heaven 17 | ||
| 33 | Church Of The Poison Mind | Culture Club | ||
| 34 | Electric Avenue | Eddy Grant | ||
| 35 | Mama | Genesis | ||
| 36 | Beat It | Michael Jackson | ||
| 37 | Double Dutch | Malcolm McLaren | ||
| 38 | Africa | Toto | ||
| 39 | Club Tropicana | Wham! | ||
| 40 | (Keep Feeling) Fascination | The Human League |
