List of number-one singles of 1983 (Canada)
This is a list of the weekly Canadian RPM magazine[n 1] number one Top Singles chart of 1983.[n 2][n 3]
identifies Canadian musical acts.
| Volume:Issue | Issue Date(s) | Weeks on Top | Song | Artist |
| 37:19-20 | 25 December 1982 – 15 January 1983 | 4 | "Mickey" | Toni Basil |
| 37:21-23 | 22 January - 5 February | 3 | "Pass the Dutchie" | Musical Youth |
| 37:24 | 12 February | 1 | "Africa" | Toto |
| 37:25-26 | 19 February - 26 February | 2 | "Sexual Healing" | Marvin Gaye |
| 38:1-2 | 5 March - 12 March | 2 | "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" | Culture Club |
| 38:3 | 19 March | 1 | "Hungry Like the Wolf" | Duran Duran |
| 38:4-5 | 26 March - 2 April | 2 | "Billie Jean" | Michael Jackson |
| 38:6-7 | 9 April - 16 April | 2 | "Mr. Roboto" | Styx |
| 38:8-9 | 23 April - 30 April | 2 | "She Blinded Me with Science" | Thomas Dolby |
| 38:10 | 7 May | 1 | "Let's Dance" | David Bowie |
| 38:11-13 | 14 May - 28 May | 3 | "Beat It" | Michael Jackson |
| 38:14-16 | 4 June - 18 June | 3 | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | Irene Cara |
| 38:17 | 25 June | 1 | "Electric Avenue" | Eddy Grant |
| 38:18-19 | 2 July - 9 July | 2 | "Every Breath You Take" | The Police |
| 38:20 | 16 July | 1 | "I'm Still Standing" | Elton John |
| 38:21-22 | 23 July - 30 July | 2 | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" | Michael Jackson |
| 38:23 | 6 August | 1 | "White Wedding" | Billy Idol |
| 38:24-25 | 13 August - 20 August | 2 | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Bonnie Tyler |
| 38:26, 39:1 | 27 August - 3 September | 2 | "Our House" | Madness |
| 39:2-3 | 10 September - 17 September | 2 | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | Eurythmics |
| 39:4-6 | 24 September - 8 October | 3 | "Maniac" | Michael Sembello |
| 39:7 | 15 October | 1 | "King of Pain" | The Police |
| 39:8 | 22 October | 1 | "One Thing Leads to Another" | The Fixx |
| 39:9-10 | 29 October - 5 November | 2 | "True" | Spandau Ballet |
| 39:11-12 | 12 November - 19 November | 2 | "Islands in the Stream" | Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton |
| 39:13-15 | 26 November - 10 December | 3 | "All Night Long (All Night)" | Lionel Richie |
| 39:16-17 | 17 December - 7 January 1984 | 4 | "Say Say Say" | Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson |
See also
- 1983 in music
- Hot 100 number-one hits of 1983 (USA) by Billboard magazine
- Cashbox Top 100 number-one singles of 1983 by Cash Box
- List of Canadian number-one albums of 1983
References
- Notes
- ↑ The magazine's weekly record charts were digitized by the AV Trust. The collection is archived by Library and Archives Canada here.
The PDF text search does not work unless you have additional software installed. You must view each entry on the chart for a match. - ↑ A collection of all the .pdf files cited is available here.
- ↑ On 21 March 1966, the chart became the RPM 100, as expanded to the top 100 singles.
- Citations
External links
- Read about RPM Magazine at the AV Trust
- Search RPM charts here at Library and Archives Canada
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