List of Black Singles number ones of 1983

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Singer Michael Jackson on stage with backing dancers
Michael Jackson (center, pictured in 1988) had three number ones in 1983.

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs is a chart published by Billboard that ranks the top-performing songs in the United States in African-American-oriented musical genres; the chart has undergone various name changes since its launch in 1942 to reflect the evolution of such genres. In 1983, it was published under the title Black Singles. During that year, 13 different singles topped the chart, based on playlists submitted by radio stations and surveys of retail sales outlets.[1]

In the issue of Billboard dated January 1, "Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye was at number one, its ninth week in the top spot.[2] It spent one further week atop the chart for a total of ten weeks at number one, the longest-running chart-topper on the listing since 1962.[3] Gaye's track was replaced at number one in the issue dated January 15 by "The Girl Is Mine" by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney. It was the first of three number ones for Jackson in the first half of the year, all taken from his album Thriller,[4] regarded as the best-selling album of all time.[5][6] "The Girl Is Mine" spent three weeks at number one and after one week out of the top spot, Jackson returned to number one in the issue dated February 12 with "Billie Jean". This track spent nine consecutive weeks at number one, the longest chart-topping run of 1983. Not until 1994 would another song spend as long atop the chart.[7] The track has been included on various lists of the greatest songs of all time, including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.[8] Jackson spent one further week at number one in May with "Beat It"; he was the only act with more than one number one during the year and his total of 13 weeks in the top spot was the highest of any act.

Several acts topped the chart in 1983 for the first time, beginning with McCartney in January.[9] In April, George Clinton achieved his first solo number one with "Atomic Dog";[10] he had previously experienced considerable success in the 1970s as the leader of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective.[11] The track was replaced in the top spot by "Candy Girl", the debut single by teenaged vocal group New Edition.[12][13] The group Mtume gained its first number one with "Juicy Fruit", which had the year's second-longest run in the top spot, spending eight weeks in the peak position.[14] Finally, family vocal group DeBarge topped the chart for the first time in December with "Time Will Reveal",[15] which was the final number one of 1983. Jackson's "Billie Jean" and "Beat It" also topped Billboard's pop chart, the Hot 100, as did "All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Richie.[16]

Chart history

Singer Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie spent seven weeks at number one with "All Night Long (All Night)".
Singer George Clinton
"Atomic Dog" was the first solo number one for George Clinton (pictured in 2007).
Singer Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin (pictured in 1968) topped the chart for the 19th time with "Get It Right".
Key
† Indicates best-charting Black single of 1983[17]
Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 1 "Sexual Healing" † Marvin Gaye [2]
January 8 [18]
January 15 "The Girl Is Mine" Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney [19]
January 22 [20]
January 29 [21]
February 5 "Outstanding" The Gap Band [22]
February 12 "Billie Jean" Michael Jackson [23]
February 19 [24]
February 26 [25]
March 5 [26]
March 12 [27]
March 19 [28]
March 26 [29]
April 2 [30]
April 9 [31]
April 16 "Atomic Dog" George Clinton [32]
April 23 [33]
April 30 [34]
May 7 [35]
May 14 "Candy Girl" New Edition [36]
May 21 "Beat It" Michael Jackson [37]
May 28 "Save the Overtime (For Me)" Gladys Knight and the Pips [38]
June 4 "Juicy Fruit" Mtume [39]
June 11 [40]
June 18 [41]
June 25 [42]
July 2 [43]
July 9 [44]
July 16 [45]
July 23 [46]
July 30 "She Works Hard for the Money" Donna Summer [47]
August 6 [48]
August 13 [49]
August 20 "Get It Right" Aretha Franklin [50]
August 27 [51]
September 3 "Cold Blooded" Rick James [52]
September 10 [53]
September 17 [54]
September 24 [55]
October 1 [56]
October 8 [57]
October 15 "Ain't Nobody" Rufus & Chaka Khan [58]
October 22 "All Night Long (All Night)" Lionel Richie [59]
October 29 [60]
November 5 [61]
November 12 [62]
November 19 [63]
November 26 [64]
December 3 [65]
December 10 "Time Will Reveal" DeBarge [66]
December 17 [67]
December 24 [68]
December 31 [69]

See also

References

  1. ^ Whitburn 1996, p. xii.
  2. ^ a b "R & B Chart for January 1, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Whitburn 2004, p. 803–808.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Michael Jackson – Thriller". AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  5. ^ Crookes, Del (May 4, 2012). "Adele's 21 overtakes sales of Thriller in UK album list". Newsbeat. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Asian News International (ANI) (September 27, 2009). "MJ nearly scrapped 'Thriller' release". Zee News. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  7. ^ Whitburn 2004, pp. 808–811.
  8. ^ "Experience the Music: One Hit Wonders and the Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012.
  9. ^ Whitburn 2004, p. 388.
  10. ^ Whitburn 2004, p. 123.
  11. ^ Whitburn 2004, p. 450.
  12. ^ Whitburn 2004, p. 427.
  13. ^ Huey, Steve. "New Edition Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  14. ^ Whitburn 2004, p. 417.
  15. ^ Whitburn 1988, p. 113.
  16. ^ Whitburn 1988, pp. 212, 349.
  17. ^ "Billboard.com - Year End Charts - Year-end Singles - Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs". December 11, 2007. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  18. ^ "R & B Chart for January 8, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  19. ^ "R & B Chart for January 15, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  20. ^ "R & B Chart for January 22, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  21. ^ "R & B Chart for January 29, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  22. ^ "R & B Chart for February 5, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  23. ^ "R & B Chart for February 12, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  24. ^ "R & B Chart for February 19, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  25. ^ "R & B Chart for February 26, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  26. ^ "R & B Chart for March 5, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  27. ^ "R & B Chart for March 12, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  28. ^ "R & B Chart for March 19, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  29. ^ "R & B Chart for March 26, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  30. ^ "R & B Chart for April 2, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  31. ^ "R & B Chart for April 9, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  32. ^ "R & B Chart for April 16, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  33. ^ "R & B Chart for April 23, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  34. ^ "R & B Chart for April 30, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  35. ^ "R & B Chart for May 7, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  36. ^ "R & B Chart for May 14, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  37. ^ "R & B Chart for May 21, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  38. ^ "R & B Chart for May 28, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  39. ^ "R & B Chart for June 4, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  40. ^ "R & B Chart for June 11, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  41. ^ "R & B Chart for June 18, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  42. ^ "R & B Chart for June 25, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  43. ^ "R & B Chart for July 2, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  44. ^ "R & B Chart for July 9, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  45. ^ "R & B Chart for July 16, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  46. ^ "R & B Chart for July 23, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  47. ^ "R & B Chart for July 30, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  48. ^ "R & B Chart for August 6, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  49. ^ "R & B Chart for August 13, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  50. ^ "R & B Chart for August 20, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  51. ^ "R & B Chart for August 27, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  52. ^ "R & B Chart for September 3, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  53. ^ "R & B Chart for September 10, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  54. ^ "R & B Chart for September 17, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  55. ^ "R & B Chart for September 24, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  56. ^ "R & B Chart for October 1, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  57. ^ "R & B Chart for October 8, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  58. ^ "R & B Chart for October 15, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  59. ^ "R & B Chart for October 22, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  60. ^ "R & B Chart for October 29, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  61. ^ "R & B Chart for November 5, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  62. ^ "R & B Chart for November 12, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  63. ^ "R & B Chart for November 19, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  64. ^ "R & B Chart for November 26, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  65. ^ "R & B Chart for December 3, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  66. ^ "R & B Chart for December 10, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  67. ^ "R & B Chart for December 17, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  68. ^ "R & B Chart for December 24, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  69. ^ "R & B Chart for December 31, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

Works cited

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