Billboard Top 40 of 1983

The following songs made their debut in the Billboard Top 40 in 1983;^[1] they are listed in alphabetical order.

• "Affair of the Heart" – Rick Springfield (#9)
• "After the Fall" – Journey (#23)
• "Ain't Nobody" – Rufus & Chaka Khan (#22)
• "All My Life" – Kenny Rogers (#37)
• "All Night Long (All Night)" – Lionel Richie (#1)
• "All Right" – Christopher Cross (#12)
• "All This Love" – DeBarge (#17)
• "All Time High" – Rita Coolidge (#36)
• "Automatic Man" – Michael Sembello (#34)
• "Baby Jane" – Rod Stewart
• "Back on the Chain Gang" – The Pretenders (#14)
• "Bad Boy" – Ray Parker, Jr. (#35)
• "Beat It" – Michael Jackson (#1)
• "Big Log" – Robert Plant (#20)
• "Billie Jean" – Michael Jackson (#1)
• "The Border" – America (#33)
• "Break My Stride" – Matthew Wilder (#5)
• "Breaking Us in Two" – Joe Jackson (#18)
• "Burning Down the House" – Talking Heads (#9)
• "Burning Heart" – Vandenberg (#39)
• "Can't Shake Loose" – Agnetha Faltskog (#29)
• "Change of Heart" – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (#21)
• "China Girl" – David Bowie (#10)
• "Church of the Poison Mind" – Culture Club (#10)
• "The Closer You Get" – Alabama (#38)
• "Cold Blooded" – Rick James (#40)
• "Come Dancing" – The Kinks (#6)
• "Come on Eileen" – Dexys Midnight Runners (#1)
• "Crumblin' Down" – John Mellencamp (#9)
• "Cum on Feel the Noize" – Quiet Riot (#5)
• "The Curly Shuffle" – Jump 'N the Saddle (#15)
• "Cuts Like a Knife" – Bryan Adams (#15)
• "Dead Giveaway" – Shalamar (#22)
• "Delirious" – Prince (#8)
• "Der Kommissar" – After the Fire (#5)
• "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" – Culture Club (#2)
• "Don't Cry" – Asia (#10)
• "Don't Forget to Dance" – The Kinks (#29)
• "Don't Let It End" – Styx (#6)
• "Don't Pay the Ferryman" – Chris DeBurgh (#34)
• "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" – Night Ranger (#40)
• "Don't You Get So Mad" – Jeffrey Osborne (#25)
• "Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive" – Men at Work (#28)
• "Dreamin' Is Easy" – Steel Breeze (#30)
• "Electric Avenue" – Eddy Grant (#2)
• "Even Now" – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (#12)
• "Every Breath You Take" – The Police (#1)
• "Everyday I Write the Book" – Elvis Costello and the Attractions (#36)
• "Everyday People" – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (#37)
• "Faithfully" – Journey (#12)
• "Fake Friends" – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (#35)
• "Fall in Love with Me" – Earth, Wind & Fire (#17)
• "Family Man" – Hall & Oates (#6)
• "Far from Over" – Frank Stallone (#10)
• "Flashdance...What a Feeling" – Irene Cara (#1)
• Foolin' – Def Leppard (#28)
• Gimme All Your Lovin' – ZZ Top (#37)
• "Gold" – Spandau Ballet (#29)
• "Heart and Soul" – Huey Lewis and the News (#8)
• "Hold Me 'Til the Mornin' Comes" – Paul Anka (#40)
• "Holiday" – Madonna (#16)
• "Hot Girls in Love" – Loverboy (#11)
• "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" – Laura Branigan (#12)
• "How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye" – Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross (#27)
• "Human Nature" – Michael Jackson (#7)
• "Human Touch" – Rick Springfield (#18)
• "Hungry Like the Wolf" – Duran Duran (#3)
• "I Couldn't Say No" – Robert Ellis Orrall with Carlene Carter (#32)
• "I Don't Care Anymore" – Phil Collins (#39)
• "I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues" – Elton John (#4)
• "I Knew You When" – Linda Ronstadt (#37)
• "I Know There's Something Going On" – Frida (#13)
• "I Like It" – DeBarge (#31)
• "I Won't Hold You Back" – Toto (#10)
• "I Won't Stand in Your Way" – Stray Cats (#35)
• "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" – Culture Club (#9)
• "I'm Alive" – Neil Diamond (#35)
• "I'm Still Standing" – Elton John (#12)
• "I've Got a Rock N' Roll Heart" – Eric Clapton (#18)
• "If Anyone Falls" – Stevie Nicks (#14)
• "If I'd Been the One" – .38 Special (#19)
• "In a Big Country" – Big Country (#17)
• "In the Mood" – Robert Plant (#39)
• "Invisible Hands" – Kim Carnes (#40)
• "Is There Something I Should Know?" – Duran Duran (#4)
• "Islands in the Stream" – Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton (#1)
• It Might Be You – Stephen Bishop (#25)
• It Must Be Love – Madness (#33)
• "It's a Mistake" – Men at Work (#6)
• It's Inevitable – Charlie (#38)
• "Jeopardy" – The Greg Kihn Band (#2)
• "Joanna" – Kool & The Gang (#2)
• "Just Got Lucky" – JoBoxers (#36)
• "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" – The Human League (#8)
• "King of Pain" – The Police (#3)
• "Kiss the Bride" – Elton John (#25)
• "Lady Love Me (One More Time)" – George Benson (#30)
• "Lawyers in Love" – Jackson Browne (#13)
• "Let's Dance" – David Bowie (#1)
• "Lies" – Thompson Twins (#30)
• "Little Red Corvette" – Prince (#6)
• "Little Too Late" – Pat Benatar (#20)
• "Looking for a Stranger" – Pat Benatar (#39)
• "Love Is a Battlefield" – Pat Benatar (#5)
• "Love Is a Stranger" – Eurythmics (#23)
• "Major Tom (Coming Home)" – Peter Schilling (#14)
• "Make Love Stay" – Dan Fogelberg (#29)
• "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" – Air Supply (#2)
• "Maniac" – Michael Sembello (#1)
• "Memory" – Barry Manilow (#39)
• "Miracles" – Stacy Lattisaw (#40)
• "Mirror Man" – The Human League (#30)
• "Modern Love" – David Bowie (#14)
• "Mornin'" – Al Jarreau (#21)
• "Mr. Roboto" – Styx (#3)
• "My Kind of Lady" – Supertramp (#31)
• "My Love" – Lionel Richie (#5)
• "My Town" – Michael Stanley Band (#39)
• "Never Gonna Let You Go" – Sergio Mendes (#4)
• No Time for Talk – Christopher Cross (#33)
• On the Loose – Saga (#26)
• "One on One" – Hall & Oates (#7)
• The One Thing – Inxs (#30)
• One Thing Leads to Another – The Fixx (#4)
• "Our House" – Madness (#7)
• "Overkill" – Men at Work (#3)
• "Owner of a Lonely Heart" – Yes (#1)
• "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" – Michael Jackson (#10)
• "Photograph" – Def Leppard (#12)
• Pieces of Ice – Diana Ross (#31)
• "Pink Houses" – John Mellencamp (#8)
• "Poison Arrow" – ABC (#25)
• "The Politics of Dancing" – Re-Flex (#24)
• "Promises, Promises" – Naked Eyes (#11)
• "Put It in a Magazine" – Sonny Charles (#40)
• "Puttin' on the Ritz" – Taco (#4)
• "Queen of the Broken Hearts" – Loverboy (#34)
• Read 'Em and Weep – Barry Manilow (#13)
• "Rio" – Duran Duran (#14)
• Rock 'N' Roll is King – Electric Light Orchestra (#19)
• "Rock of Ages" – Def Leppard (#16)
• "Roll Me Away" – Bob Seger (#27)
• "Running with the Night" – Lionel Richie (#7)
• "The Safety Dance" – Men Without Hats (#3)
• "The Salt in My Tears" – Martin Briley (#36)
• "Saved by Zero" – The Fixx (#20)
• "Say It Isn't So" – Daryl Hall & John Oates (#2)
• "Say Say Say" – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (#1)
• "Send Her My Love" – Journey (#23)
• "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" – Journey (#8)
• "She Blinded Me with Science" – Thomas Dolby (#5)
• "She Works Hard for the Money" – Donna Summer (#3)
• "She's a Beauty" – The Tubes (#10)
• "(She's) Sexy + 17" – Stray Cats (#5)
• "The Sign of Fire" – The Fixx (#32)
• "Sitting at the Wheel" – The Moody Blues (#27)
• "Slipping Away" – Dave Edmunds (#39)
• "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes" – Asia (#34)
• "So Close" – Diana Ross (#40)
• "So Wrong" – Patrick Simmons (#30)
• "Solitaire" – Laura Branigan (#7)
• "Some Kind of Friend" – Barry Manilow (#26)
• "Souls" – Rick Springfield (#23)
• "Space Age Love Song" – A Flock of Seagulls (#30)
• "Spice of Life" – The Manhattan Transfer (#40)
• "Stand Back" – Stevie Nicks (#5)
• "Stay with Me Tonight" – Jeffrey Osborne (#30)
• "Stop in the Name of Love" – The Hollies (#29)
• "Straight From the Heart" – Bryan Adams (#10)
• "Stranger in My House" – Ronnie Milsap (#23)
• "Stray Cat Strut" – The Stray Cats (#3)
• "Suddenly Last Summer" – The Motels (#9)
• "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" – Eurythmics (#1)
• "Synchronicity II" – The Police (#16)
• "Take Me to Heart" – Quarterflash (#14)
• "Talking in Your Sleep" – The Romantics (#3)
• "Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)" – Sheena Easton (#9)
• "Tell Her About It" – Billy Joel (#1)
• "Tell Her No" – Juice Newton (#27)
• "Tender Is the Night" – Jackson Browne (#25)
• "That's All" – Genesis (#6)
• "That's Love" – Jim Capaldi (#28)
• "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" – Naked Eyes (#8)
• "Think of Laura" – Christopher Cross (#9)
• "This Time" – Bryan Adams (#24)
• "Tied Up" – Olivia Newton-John (#38)
• "Time (Clock of the Heart)" – Culture Club (#2)
• "Tonight I Celebrate My Love" – Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack (#16)
• "Too Shy" – Kajagoogoo (#5)
• "Total Eclipse of the Heart" – Bonnie Tyler (#1)
• "True" – Spandau Ballet (#4)
• "Try Again – Champaign (#23)
• "Twilight Zone" – Golden Earring (#10)
• "Twist of Fate" – Olivia Newton-John (#5)
• "Undercover of the Night" – The Rolling Stones (#9)
• "Union of the Snake" – Duran Duran (#3)
• "Uptown Girl" – Billy Joel (#3)
• "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" – Michael Jackson (#5)
• "The Way He Makes Me Feel" – Barbra Streisand (#40)
• "We Two" – Little River Band (#22)
• "We've Got Tonight" – Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (#6)
• "Welcome to Heartlight" – Kenny Loggins (#24)
• "What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So in Love with You)" – Rod Stewart (#35)
• "When the Lights Go Out" – Naked Eyes (#37)
• "Whirly Girl" – Oxo (#28)
• "White Wedding" – Billy Idol (#36)
• "Why Me?" – Irene Cara (#13)
• "Winds of Change" – Jefferson Starship (#38)
• "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" – A Flock of Seagulls (#26)
• "The Woman in You" – Bee Gees (#24)
• "You and I" – Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle (#7)
• "You Are" – Lionel Richie (#4)
• "You're Driving Me Out of My Mind" – Little River Band (#35)

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