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=== Number-one albums ===
=== Number-one albums ===
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{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope=col|{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
!scope=col|Artist{{#tag:ref|The artist, album, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the OCC.<ref>{{Cite web|title=All the Number One Albums: 1983|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/all-the-number-one-albums-list/_/1983/|year=2010|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|location=London|accessdate=28 April 2012}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha|name=OCC}}
!scope=col|Album<ref group=lower-alpha name=OCC/>
!scope=col|Record label{{#tag:ref|The record labels are those given by the OCC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist-chart-history/|title=Artist Chart History|year=2010|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|location=London|accessdate=28 April 2012}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
!scope=col|{{Anchor|1980}}Reached number one<br>(for the week ending)<ref group=lower-alpha name=OCC/>
!scope=col|Weeks at<br>number one<ref group=lower-alpha name=OCC/>
!scope=col|Certification<br><small>(as of 31<br>December 1989)</small>{{#tag:ref|The certifications are those awarded by the BPI as of 31 December 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx|title=Certified Awards Search|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]]|location=London|accessdate=12 January 2012}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | Issue Date!! style="text-align:center;" |Song!! style="text-align:center;" |Artist(s)
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|272
|{{Sortname|John|Lennon}}
|''{{Sortname|The|John Lennon Collection}}''
|[[Parlophone]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1982|12|6}}
|align=center|6
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 03|3× Platinum}}
|-
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|273
| style="text-align:left;" | 2 January|| style="text-align:center;" " |''[[The John Lennon Collection]]''|| style="text-align:center;" " |[[John Lennon]]
|Various artists
|{{Anchor|1983}}''[[Raiders of the Pop Charts]]''
|[[Ronco]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|1|15}}
|align=center|2
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 01|Platinum}}
|-
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|274
| style="text-align:left;" | 9 January|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |''Raiders of the Pop Charts''|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |[[Various Artists]]
|[[Men at Work]]
|''[[Business as Usual (Men at Work album)|Business as Usual]]''
|[[Epic Records|Epic]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|1|29}}
|align=center|5
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 01|Platinum}}
|-bgcolor=#FFFF99
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|275
|{{Sortname|Michael|Jackson}}
|''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]'' {{Dagger}}
|[[Epic Records|Epic]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|3|5}}
|align=center|1
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 09|9× Platinum}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 16 January
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|276
|[[U2]]
|''[[War (U2 album)|War]]''
|[[Island Records|Island]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|3|12}}
|align=center|1
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 01|Platinum}}
|-bgcolor=#FFFF99
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|{{Sort|276.1|re}}
|{{Sortname|Michael|Jackson}}
|''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]'' {{Dagger}}
|[[Epic Records|Epic]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|3|19}}
|align=center|1
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 09|9× Platinum}}
|-
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|277
| style="text-align:left;" | 23 January|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5" |''[[Business as Usual (Men at Work album)|Business as Usual]]''|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5" |[[Men At Work]]
|[[Tears for Fears]]
|''{{Sortname|The|Hurting}}''
|[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|3|26}}
|align=center|1
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 01|Platinum}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 30 January
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|278
|[[Pink Floyd]]
|''{{Sortname|The|Final Cut|The Final Cut (album)}}''
|[[Harvest Records|Harvest]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|4|2}}
|align=center|2
|align=right|{{Sort|3.Gold|Gold}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 6 February
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|279
|{{Sortname|Bonnie|Tyler}}
|''[[Faster Than the Speed of Night]]''
|[[Columbia Records|CBS]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|4|16}}
|align=center|1
|align=right|{{Sort|2.Silver|Silver}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 13 February
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|280
|{{Sortname|David|Bowie}}
|''[[Let's Dance (David Bowie album)|Let's Dance]]''
|[[EMI America Records|EMI America]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|4|23}}
|align=center|3
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 01|Platinum}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 20 February
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|281
|[[Spandau Ballet]]
|''[[True (Spandau Ballet album)|True]]''
|[[Reformation Records|Reformation]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|5|14}}
|align=center|1
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 01|Platinum}}
|-bgcolor=#FFFF99
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|{{Sort|281.1|re}}
|{{Sortname|Michael|Jackson}}
|''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]'' {{Dagger}}
|[[Epic Records|Epic]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|5|21}}
|align=center|5
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 09|9× Platinum}}
|-
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|282
| style="text-align:left;" | 27 February|| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]''|| style="text-align:center;" |[[Michael Jackson]]
|{{Sortname|The|Police}}
|''[[Synchronicity (The Police album)|Synchronicity]]''
|[[A&M Records|A&M]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|6|25}}
|align=center|2
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 01|Platinum}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 6 March|| style="text-align:center;" |''[[War (U2 album)|War]]''|| style="text-align:center;" |[[U2]]
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|283
|[[Wham!]]
|''[[Fantastic (Wham! album)|Fantastic]]''
|[[Innervision Records|Innervision]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|7|9}}
|align=center|2
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 03|3× Platinum}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 13 March|| style="text-align:center;" |''Thriller''|| style="text-align:center;" |Michael Jackson
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|284
|[[Yazoo (band)|Yazoo]]
|''[[You and Me Both]]''
|[[Mute Records|Mute]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|7|23}}
|align=center|2
|align=right|{{Sort|3.Gold|Gold}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 20 March|| style="text-align:center;" |''[[The Hurting]]''|| style="text-align:center;" |[[Tears For Fears]]
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|285
|{{Sortname|The|Beach Boys}}
|''{{Sortname|The|Very Best of The Beach Boys|The Very Best of The Beach Boys (1983 album)}}''
|[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|8|6}}
|align=center|2
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 01|Platinum}}
|-
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|286

|{{Sortname|Michael|Jackson}} and [[The Jackson 5]]

|''[[18 Greatest Hits (Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 album)|18 Greatest Hits]]''

|[[Telstar Records|Telstar]]

|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|8|20}}
| style="text-align:left;" | 10 April|| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Faster Than the Speed of Night]]''|| style="text-align:center;" |[[Bonnie Tyler]]
|align=center|3
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 01|Platinum}}
|-
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|{{Sort|286.1|re}}
| style="text-align:left;" | 17 April|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" |''[[Let's Dance (David Bowie album)|Let's Dance]]''|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" |[[David Bowie]]
|{{Sortname|The|Beach Boys}}
|''{{Sortname|The|Very Best of The Beach Boys|The Very Best of The Beach Boys (1983 album)}}''
|[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|9|10}}
|align=center|1
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 01|Platinum}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 24 April
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|287
|{{Sortname|Paul|Young}}
|''[[No Parlez]]''
|[[Columbia Records|CBS]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|9|17}}
|align=center|1
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 03|3× Platinum}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 1 May
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|288
|[[UB40]]
|''[[Labour of Love]]''
|[[DEP International]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|9|24}}
|align=center|1
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 02|2× Platinum}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 8 May|| style="text-align:center;" |''[[True (Spandau Ballet album)|True]]''|| style="text-align:center;" |[[Spandau Ballet]]
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|{{Sort|288.1|re}}
|{{Sortname|Paul|Young}}
|''[[No Parlez]]''
|[[Columbia Records|CBS]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|10|1}}
|align=center|2
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 03|3× Platinum}}
|-
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|289
| style="text-align:left;" | 15 May|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5" |''Thriller''|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5" |Michael Jackson
|[[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]
|''[[Genesis (Genesis album)|Genesis]]''
|[[Charisma Records|Charisma]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|10|15}}
|align=center|1
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 02|2× Platinum}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 22 May
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|290
|[[Culture Club]]
|''[[Colour by Numbers]]''
|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|10|22}}
|align=center|3
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 03|3× Platinum}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 29 May
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|291
|{{Sortname|Lionel|Richie}}
|''[[Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album)|Can't Slow Down]]''
|[[Motown]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|11|12}}
|align=center|1
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 03|3× Platinum}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 5 June
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|{{Sort|291.1|re}}
|[[Culture Club]]
|''[[Colour by Numbers]]''
|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|11|19}}
|align=center|2
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 03|3× Platinum}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 12 June
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|292
|[[Duran Duran]]
|''[[Seven and the Ragged Tiger]]''
|[[EMI Records|EMI]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|12|3}}
|align=center|1
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 01|Platinum}}
|-
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|{{Sort|292.1|re}}
| style="text-align:left;" | 19 June|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |''[[Synchronicity (The Police album)|Synchronicity]]''|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |[[The Police (band)|The Police]]
|{{Sortname|Paul|Young}}
|''[[No Parlez]]''
|[[Columbia Records|CBS]]
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|12|10}}
|align=center|1
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 03|3× Platinum}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 26 June
!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|293
|Various artists
|-
|''[[Now That's What I Call Music (original UK album)|Now That's What I Call Music]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | 3 July|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |''[[Fantastic (Wham! album)|Fantastic]]''|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |[[Wham!]]
|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]/[[EMI Records|EMI]]
|-
|{{Dts|format=dmy|1983|12|17}}
| style="text-align:left;" | 10 July
|align=center|4
|-
|align=right|{{Sort|4.Platinum× 03|3× Platinum}}
| style="text-align:left;" | 17 July|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |''[[You and Me Both]]''|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |[[Yazoo (band)|Yazoo]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 24 July
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 31 July|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |''The Very Best of the Beach Boys''|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |[[The Beach Boys]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 7 August
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 14 August|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" |'' 18 Greatest Hits''|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" |Michael Jackson and [[The Jackson Five]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 21 August
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 28 August
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 4 September|| style="text-align:center;" |''The Very Best of the Beach Boys''|| style="text-align:center;" |The Beach Boys
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 11 September|| style="text-align:center;" |''[[No Parlez]]''|| style="text-align:center;" |[[Paul Young (singer and guitarist)|Paul Young]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 18 September|| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Labour of Love]]''|| style="text-align:center;" |[[UB40]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 25 September|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |''No Parlez''|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |Paul Young
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 2 October
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 9 October|| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Genesis (Genesis album)|Genesis]]''|| style="text-align:center;" |[[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 16 October|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" |''[[Colour by Numbers]]''|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" |[[Culture Club]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 23 October
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 30 October
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 6 November|| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album)|Can't Slow Down]]''|| style="text-align:center;" |[[Lionel Richie]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 13 November|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |''Colour by Numbers''|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |Culture Club
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 20 November
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 27 November|| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Seven and the Ragged Tiger]]''|| style="text-align:center;" |[[Duran Duran]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 4 December|| style="text-align:center;" |''No Parlez''|| style="text-align:center;" |Paul Young
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 11 December|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" |''[[Now That's What I Call Music (UK album series)|Now 1]]''|| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" |Various Artists
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 18 December
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 25 December
|}
|}


Revision as of 10:22, 28 September 2014

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1980s in music in the UK
Events

This is a summary of 1983 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

Events

Charts

Number-one singles

Artist[nb 1] Single[nb 1] Reached
number 1 (week ending)[nb 1] 		Weeks at
number 1[nb 1]
Renée and Renato "Save Your Love" 18 December 1982 4
Phil Collins "You Can't Hurry Love" 15 January 1983 2
Men at Work "Down Under" 29 January 1983 3
Kajagoogoo "Too Shy" 19 February 1983 2
Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" 5 March 1983 1
Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart" 12 March 1983 2
Duran Duran "Is There Something I Should Know?" 26 March 1983 2
David Bowie "Let's Dance" 9 April 1983 3
Spandau Ballet "True" 30 April 1983 4
New Edition "Candy Girl" 28 May 1983 1
The Police "Every Breath You Take" 4 June 1983 4
Rod Stewart "Baby Jane" 2 July 1983 3
Paul Young "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" 23 July 1983 3
KC and the Sunshine Band "Give It Up" 13 August 1983 3
UB40 "Red Red Wine" 3 September 1983 3
Culture Club "Karma Chameleon" 24 September 1983 6
Billy Joel "Uptown Girl" 5 November 1983 5
The Flying Pickets "Only You" 10 December 1983 5

Number-one albums

No. Artist[a] Album[a] Record label[b] Reached number one
(for the week ending)[a] 		Weeks at
number one[a] 		Certification
(as of 31
December 1989)[c]
272 John Lennon The John Lennon Collection Parlophone 6 December 1982 6 3× Platinum
273 Various artists Raiders of the Pop Charts Ronco 15 January 1983 2 Platinum
274 Men at Work Business as Usual Epic 29 January 1983 5 Platinum
275 Michael Jackson Thriller † Epic 5 March 1983 1 9× Platinum
276 U2 War Island 12 March 1983 1 Platinum
re Michael Jackson Thriller † Epic 19 March 1983 1 9× Platinum
277 Tears for Fears The Hurting Mercury 26 March 1983 1 Platinum
278 Pink Floyd The Final Cut Harvest 2 April 1983 2 Gold
279 Bonnie Tyler Faster Than the Speed of Night CBS 16 April 1983 1 Silver
280 David Bowie Let's Dance EMI America 23 April 1983 3 Platinum
281 Spandau Ballet True Reformation 14 May 1983 1 Platinum
re Michael Jackson Thriller † Epic 21 May 1983 5 9× Platinum
282 The Police Synchronicity A&M 25 June 1983 2 Platinum
283 Wham! Fantastic Innervision 9 July 1983 2 3× Platinum
284 Yazoo You and Me Both Mute 23 July 1983 2 Gold
285 The Beach Boys The Very Best of The Beach Boys Capitol 6 August 1983 2 Platinum
286 Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 18 Greatest Hits Telstar 20 August 1983 3 Platinum
re The Beach Boys The Very Best of The Beach Boys Capitol 10 September 1983 1 Platinum
287 Paul Young No Parlez CBS 17 September 1983 1 3× Platinum
288 UB40 Labour of Love DEP International 24 September 1983 1 2× Platinum
re Paul Young No Parlez CBS 1 October 1983 2 3× Platinum
289 Genesis Genesis Charisma 15 October 1983 1 2× Platinum
290 Culture Club Colour by Numbers Virgin 22 October 1983 3 3× Platinum
291 Lionel Richie Can't Slow Down Motown 12 November 1983 1 3× Platinum
re Culture Club Colour by Numbers Virgin 19 November 1983 2 3× Platinum
292 Duran Duran Seven and the Ragged Tiger EMI 3 December 1983 1 Platinum
re Paul Young No Parlez CBS 10 December 1983 1 3× Platinum
293 Various artists Now That's What I Call Music Virgin/EMI 17 December 1983 4 3× Platinum

End of Year Charts

Top 60 Singles of 1983

Position Song Title Artist Sales Peak
1 Karma Chameleon Culture Club 900,000 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 Only You The Flying Pickets 1
10 All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie 2
11 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurythmics 2
12 You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins 1
13 Too Shy Kajagoogoo 1
14 Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) Paul Young 1
15 Love Of The Common People 2
16 Every Breath You Take The Police 1
17 Is There Something I Should Know? Duran Duran 1
18 Blue Monday New Order 9 (#3 in 1988)
19 Give It Up KC & the Sunshine Band 1
20 I.O.U Freeez 2
21 Baby Jane Rod Stewart 1
22 Say Say Say Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson 2
23 They Don't Know Tracey Ullman 2
24 Tonight I Celebrate My Love Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack 2
25 Words F.R. David 2
26 Bad Boys Wham! 2
27 Flashdance ... What A Feeling Irene Cara 2
28 New Song Howard Jones 3
29 Moonlight Shadow Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly 4
30 My Oh My Slade 2
31 Sign Of The Times The Belle Stars 3
32 Hold Me Now The Thompson Twins 4
33 Candy Girl New Edition 1
34 Temptation Heaven 17 2
35 Cry Just A Little Bit Shakin' Stevens 3
36 Church of the Poison Mind Culture Club 2
37 Electric Avenue Eddy Grant 2
38 Mama Genesis 4
39 Beat It Michael Jackson 3
40 Double Dutch Malcolm McLaren 3
41 Africa Toto 3
42 Club Tropicana Wham! 4
43 (Keep Feeling) Fascination The Human League 2
44 Gold Spandau Ballet 2
45 Modern Love David Bowie 2
46 Let's Stay Together Tina Turner 6
47 Come Back And Stay Paul Young 4
48 Victims Culture Club 3
49 I'm Still Standing Elton John 4
50 (Hey You) The Rocksteady Crew The Rocksteady Crew 6
51 The Story Of The Blues Wah! 3
52 Up Where We Belong Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes 7
53 Nobody's Diary Yazoo 3
54 Dancing Tight Galaxy 4
55 Rock The Boat Forrest 4
56 The Safety Dance Men Without Hats 6
57 Union Of The Snake Duran Duran 3
58 Who's That Girl Eurythmics 3
59 Wings Of A Dove Madness 2
60 Can't Get Used To Losing You The Beat 3

Top-selling albums

  1. Thriller - Michael Jackson
  2. No Parlez - Paul Young
  3. Colour By Numbers - Culture Club
  4. Let's Dance - David Bowie
  5. Fantastic - Wham!
  6. True - Spandau Ballet
  7. Now That's What I Call Music - Various Artists
  8. Stages - Elaine Paige
  9. Genesis - Genesis
  10. Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie
  11. Synchronicity - The Police
  12. Labour of Love - UB40
  13. Business as Usual - Men at Work
  14. 18 Greatest Hits - Michael Jackson and The Jackson Five
  15. Sweet Dreams Are Made of This - Eurythmics
  16. Too Low for Zero - Elton John
  17. The Luxury Gap - Heaven 17
  18. Snap! - The Jam
  19. The Hurting - Tears for Fears
  20. Rio - Duran Duran
  21. The Very Best of The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys
  22. In Your Eyes - George Benson
  23. The Crossing - Big Country
  24. Seven and the Ragged Tiger - Duran Duran
  25. An Innocent Man - Billy Joel
  26. War - U2
  27. Richard Clayderman - Richard Clayderman
  28. Knees Up - Chas and Dave
  29. Hello I Must Be Going! - Phil Collins
  30. The John Lennon Collection - John Lennon
  31. Faster Than the Speed of Night - Bonnie Tyler
  32. Quick Step and Side Kick - The Thompson Twins
  33. Pipes of Peace - Paul McCartney
  34. Under a Blood Red Sky - U2
  35. Touch - Eurythmics
  36. You and Me Both - Yazoo
  37. Voice of the Heart - The Carpenters
  38. Toto IV - Toto
  39. Crises - Mike Oldfield
  40. Raiders of the Pop Charts - Various Artists
  41. Formula 30 - Various Artists
  42. Body Wishes - Rod Stewart
  43. Chart Hits '83 - Various Artists
  44. Twice as Kool - Kool and the Gang
  45. Heartbreaker - Dionne Warwick
  46. The Essential Jean Michel Jarre - Jean Michel Jarre
  47. Lionel Richie - Lionel Richie
  48. The Two of Us - Various Artists
  49. Kissing to Be Clever - Culture Club

Classical music

Opera

Musical films

Births

Deaths

Music awards

BRIT Awards

The 1983 BRIT Awards winners were:


Notes

  1. ^ a b c d The artist, song name, week-ending date of number-one and consecutive number of weeks at the top are those given by The Official Charts Company.[1]

References

  1. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 1983". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  2. ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1983". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Certified Awards Search". London: British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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