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| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 1 | Maneater | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| January 8 | Maneater | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| January 15 | Down Under | Men at Work |
| January 22 | Down Under | Men at Work |
| January 29 | Down Under | Men at Work |
| February 5 | Africa | Toto |
| February 12 | Down Under | Men at Work |
| February 19 | Baby, Come To Me | Patti Austin featuring James Ingram |
| February 26 | Baby, Come To Me | Patti Austin featuring James Ingram |
| March 5 | Billie JeanBillie Jean was a 1983 single from Michael Jackson's Thriller album. It was the number one R&B single for nine weeks in the United States. The song is about false accusations of paternity. It is also said that Billie Jean was the name of a girl who sued M | Michael JacksonFor other people with the same name, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29, 1958) is one of the most successful popular music singers of all time. He has been called the "King of Pop" or the "King of music video". |
| March 12March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). There are 294 days remaining. Events 515 BC Construction is completed on the Temple in Jerusalem. 1664 New Jersey becomes a colony of Britain. 1894 For the first time Coc | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson |
| March 19March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). There are 287 days remaining. Events 1279 Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. 1687 The men under explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson |
| March 26March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). There are 280 days remaining. Events 1026 Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. 1552 Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh Guru 1636 Utrecht University is | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson |
| April 2April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. Events 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon sets foot on Florida becoming the first known European to do so. 1755 Commodore William James captures pirate fortr | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson |
| April 9April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). There are 266 days remaining. Events 193 Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans). 1241 Battle of Liegnitz: Mongol forces d | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson |
| April 16April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). There are 259 days remaining. Events 1178 BC A solar eclipse may mark the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca to his Kingdom after the Trojan War. 1071 Bari fa | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson |
| April 23 | Come On Eileen | Dexys Midnight Runners |
| April 30 | Beat It | Michael Jackson |
| May 7 | Beat It | Michael Jackson |
| May 14 | Beat It | Michael Jackson |
| May 21 | Let's Dance | David Bowie |
| May 28 | Flashdance... What A Feeling | Irene Cara |
| June 4 | Flashdance... What A Feeling | Irene Cara |
| June 11 | Flashdance... What A Feeling | Irene Cara |
| June 18 | Flashdance... What A Feeling | Irene Cara |
| June 25 | Flashdance... What A Feeling | Irene Cara |
| July 2 | Flashdance... What A Feeling | Irene Cara |
| July 9 | Every Breath You Take | The Police |
| July 16 | Every Breath You Take | The Police |
| July 23 | Every Breath You Take | The Police |
| July 30 | Every Breath You Take | The Police |
| August 6 | Every Breath You Take | The Police |
| August 13 | Every Breath You Take | The Police |
| August 20 | Every Breath You Take | The Police |
| August 27 | Every Breath You Take | The Police |
| September 3 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | Eurythmics |
| September 10 | Maniac | Michael Sembello |
| September 17 | Maniac | Michael Sembello |
| September 24 | Tell Her About It | Billy Joel |
| October 1 | Total Eclipse of the Heart | Bonnie Tyler |
| October 8 | Total Eclipse of the Heart | Bonnie Tyler |
| October 15 | Total Eclipse of the Heart | Bonnie Tyler |
| October 22 | Total Eclipse of the Heart | Bonnie Tyler |
| October 29 | Islands In The Stream | Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton |
| November 5 | Islands In The Stream | Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton |
| November 12 | All Night Long | Lionel Richie |
| November 19 | All Night Long | Lionel Richie |
| November 26 | All Night Long | Lionel Richie |
| December 3 | All Night Long | Lionel Richie |
| December 10 | Say Say Say | Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson |
| December 17 | Say Say Say | Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson |
| December 24 | Say Say Say | Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson |
| December 31 | Say Say Say | Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson |
In 1983, Michael Jackson almost became the third artist in chart history to replace himself at #1 with "Billie Jean" and "Beat It". The first two were Elvis Presley and the Beatles.
Kenny Rogers "Islands In The Stream" with Dolly Parton was the last country song to hit #1 on the Hot 100 until Lonestar's "Amazed" in 2000, a 17-year run without a country song hitting #1 on the chart!
See also: List of Number 1 Hits (USA)
1983