These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1983.
| Issue date | Song | Artist | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | "It's Raining Men" | The Weather Girls | |
| January 8 | "Lies"/ "Beach Culture" |
Thompson Twins | |
| January 15 | |||
| January 22 | Thriller (all cuts) | Michael Jackson | |
| January 29 | |||
| February 5 | |||
| February 12 | |||
| February 19 | |||
| February 26 | |||
| March 5 | |||
| March 12 | |||
| March 19 | |||
| March 26 | |||
| April 2 | |||
| April 9 | "Jeopardy" | The Greg Kihn Band | |
| April 16 | |||
| April 23 | "Angel Man (G.A.)" | Rhetta Hughes | |
| April 30 | "Let's Dance" | David Bowie | |
| May 7 | |||
| May 14 | |||
| May 21 | |||
| May 28 | |||
| June 4 | |||
| June 11 | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | Irene Cara | |
| June 18 | |||
| June 25 | |||
| July 2 | "The Safety Dance" | Men Without Hats | |
| July 9 | "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" | The Human League | |
| July 16 | "I.O.U." | Freeez | |
| July 23 | |||
| July 30 | "State Farm"/ "Nobody's Diary" |
Yazoo | |
| August 6 | |||
| August 13 | |||
| August 20 | "Do It Again Medley with Billie Jean" | Slingshot | |
| August 27 | "Rockit" | Herbie Hancock | |
| September 3 | |||
| September 10 | |||
| September 17 | |||
| September 24 | "Holiday"/ "Lucky Star" |
Madonna | |
| October 1 | |||
| October 8 | |||
| October 15 | |||
| October 22 | |||
| October 29 | "Let the Music Play" | Shannon | |
| November 5 | |||
| November 12 | [1] | ||
| November 19 | [2] | ||
| November 26 | [3] | ||
| December 3 | [4] | ||
| December 10 | "Talking in Your Sleep" | The Romantics | [5] |
| December 17 | [6] | ||
| December 24 | "Say It Isn't So" | Daryl Hall and John Oates | [7] |
| December 31 | [8] |
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