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Top Dance Songs of 1983

1982 <-

1983

-> 1984

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

05/1983

Every Breath You Take by The Police

from Synchronicity

411

✫1
US

5
AC

26
dance

✫1
rock

✫1
UK

[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1984]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #84]
[A&M 2542]
written by Sting

03/1983

Let's Dance by David Bowie

from Let's Dance

407

✫1
US

✫1
dance

14
R&B

8
rock

✫1
UK

featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar
co-produced by Nile Rodgers
[EMI America 8158]
written by David Bowie

10/1983

Say, Say, Say by Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney

from Pipes of Peace

406

✫1
US

3
AC

2
dance

2
R&B

24
rock

2
UK

as Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
[Epic 04169]
written by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

09/1983

All Night Long (All Night) by Lionel Richie

from Can't Slow Down

404

✫1
US

✫1
AC

5
dance

✫1
R&B

2
UK

[Motown 1698]
written by Lionel Richie

04/1983

Flashdance ... What a Feeling! by Irene Cara

from Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture

404

✫1
US

4
AC

✫1
dance

2
R&B

2
UK

[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1983]

[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1983]
[Casablanca 811440]
written by Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey & Irene Cara

02/1983

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics

from Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

369

✫1
US

36
AC

2
dance

16
rock

2
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #356]
[RCA 13533]
written by Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart]

12/1983

99 Luftballons by Nena

from 99 Luftballons

351

2
US

42
AC

22
dance

23
rock

✫1
UK

[Epic 04108]
written by Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Carlo Karges & Kevin McAlea

12/1983

Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper

from She's So Unusual

345

2
US

✫1
dance

80
R&B

16
rock

2
UK

[Portrait 04120]
written by Robert Hazard

01/1983

Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant

from Killer on the Rampage

343

2
US

6
dance

18
R&B

12
rock

2
UK

[Portrait 03793]
written by Eddy Grant

10.

07/1983

Tell Her About It by Billy Joel

from An Innocent Man

339

✫1
US

✫1
AC

38
dance

17
rock

4
UK

[Columbia 04138]
written by Billy Joel

11.

03/1983

Is There Something I Should Know? by Duran Duran

from Duran Duran [US reissue]

325

4
US

34
dance

3
rock

✫1
UK

written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Andy Taylor

12.

11/1983

Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins

from Into the Gap

302

3
US

8
AC

✫1
dance

9
rock

4
UK

[Arista 1-9164]
written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway

13.

01/1983

Too Shy by Kajagoogoo

from White Feathers

301

5
US

25
dance

23
rock

✫1
UK

[EMI America 8161]
written by Limahl, Nick Beggs, Steve Askew, Stuart Croxford Neale & Jez Strode

14.

10/1983

Union of the Snake by Duran Duran

from Seven and the Ragged Tiger

289

3
US

33
dance

2
rock

3
UK

[Capitol 5290]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Andy Taylor

15.

04/1983

(Keep Feeling) Fascination by The Human League

from Fascination!

275

8
US

✫1
dance

56
R&B

14
rock

2
UK

[A&M/Virgin 2547]
written by Jo Callis & Philip Oakey

16.

06/1983

The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats

from Rhythm of Youth

265

3
US

✫1
dance

21
rock

6
UK

[Backstreet 52232]
written by Ivan Doroschuk

17.

09/1983

Break My Stride by Matthew Wilder

from I Don't Speak the Language

262

5
US

4
AC

17
dance

76
R&B

4
UK

[Private I 04113]
written by Matthew Wilder & Greg Prestopino

18.

11/1983

Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes

from 90125

260

✫1
US

3
dance

69
R&B

✫1
rock

28
UK

[Atco 99817]
written by Trevor Rabin, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire & Trevor Horn

19.

05/1983

China Girl by David Bowie

from Let's Dance

247

10
US

51
dance

3
rock

2
UK

co-produced by Nile Rodgers; charted as China Girl / Shake In in US dance charts
[EMI America 8165]
written by David Bowie & Iggy Pop

20.

05/1983

Baby Jane by Rod Stewart

from Body Wishes

238

14
US

47
dance

✫1
UK

[Warner 7-29608]
written by Rod Stewart & Jay Davis

21.

07/1983

Give It Up by KC & the Sunshine Band

from All in a Night's Work

231

18
US

24
dance

✫1
UK

as KC
written by Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) & Deborah Carter

22.

04/1983

Candy Girl by New Edition

from Candy Girl

223

46
US

17
dance

✫1
R&B

✫1
UK

[StreetWise 1108]
written by Maurice Starr

23.

11/1983

Thriller by Michael Jackson

from Thriller

222

4
US

24
AC

44
dance

3
R&B

42
rock

10
UK

[Epic 04364]
written by Rod Temperton

24.

09/1983

Lucky Star by Madonna

from Madonna

216

4
US

19
AC

✫1
dance

42
R&B

14
UK

main release; charted as Holiday / Lucky Star in US dance charts ; Lucky Star also bubbled under the UK Top 75 singles chart at #171 in September 1983
[Sire 29177]
written by Madonna

25.

10/1983

Say It Isn't So by Hall & Oates

from Rock 'n' Soul: Part 1

215

2
US

8
AC

✫1
dance

45
R&B

18
rock

69
UK

[RCA 13654]
written by Daryl Hall

26.

01/1983

Jeopardy by Greg Kihn Band

from Kihnspiracy

214

2
US

✫1
dance

48
R&B

5
rock

63
UK

[Elektra 69847 (Beserkley)]
written by Greg Kihn & Steve Wright

27.

05/1983

She Works Hard for the Money by Donna Summer

from She Works Hard for the Money

213

3
US

3
dance

✫1
R&B

25
UK

[Mercury 812265]
written by Donna Summer & Michael Omartian

28.

06/1983

Maniac by Michael Sembello

from Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture

207

✫1
US

34
AC

6
dance

34
rock

[Casablanca 812516]
written by Dennis Matkosky & Michael Sembello

29.

10/1983

Let the Music Play by Shannon

from Let the Music Play

191

8
US

✫1
dance

2
R&B

14
UK

[Mirage 99810]
written by Chris Barbosa & Ed Chisolm

30.

06/1983

I.O.U. by Freeez

from Gonna Get You

188

104
US

✫1
dance

13
R&B

2
UK

[StreetWise 1110]
written by Arthur Baker

31.

09/1983

Holiday by Madonna

from Madonna

183

16
US

✫1
dance

25
R&B

6
UK

charted as Holiday / Lucky Star in US dance charts.
[Sire 29478]
written by Curtis Hudson & Lisa Stevens

32.

10/1983

Talking in Your Sleep by The Romantics

from In Heat

182

3
US

✫1
dance

2
rock

[Nemperor 04135]
written by Jimmy Marinos, Wally Palmar, Mike Skill, Coz Canler & Peter Solley (as Pete Solley)

33.

11/1983

Undercover of the Night by The Rolling Stones

from Undercover

180

9
US

9
dance

2
rock

11
UK

written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

34.

09/1983

New Song by Howard Jones

from Human's Lib

179

27
US

4
dance

58
rock

3
UK

[Elektra 7-69766]
written by Howard Jones

35.

11/1983

Let's Stay Together by Tina Turner

from Private Dancer

177

26
US

✫1
dance

3
R&B

6
UK

[Capitol 5322]
written by Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr.

36.

07/1983

Cruel Summer by Bananarama

from Bananarama

174

9
US

44
AC

11
dance

8
UK

[London 810127]
written by Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, Steve Jolley & Tony Swain

37.

11/1983

Love of the Common People by Paul Young

from No Parlez

170

45
US

42
dance

2
UK

charted as Love of the Common People / Come Back and Stay in US dance charts
written by John Hurley & Ronnie Wilkins

38.

09/1983

Come Back and Stay by Paul Young

from No Parlez

169

22
US

40
AC

42
dance

33
rock

4
UK

charted as Love of the Common People / Come Back and Stay in US dance charts
[Columbia 04313]
written by Jack Lee

39.

05/1983

Bad Boys by Wham!

from Fantastic!

167

60
US

28
dance

2
UK

[Columbia 03932]
written by George Michael

40.

06/1983

One Thing Leads to Another by The Fixx

from Reach the Beach

163

4
US

14
dance

2
rock

86
UK

written by Alfie Agius, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram & Adam Woods

41.

07/1983

Ain't Nobody by Rufus

from Stompin' at the Savoy – Live

161

22
US

6
dance

✫1
R&B

8
UK

as Rufus & Chaka Khan
[Warner 29555]
written by David Wolinski (as Hawk Wolinski)

42.

09/1983

Love Is a Battlefield by Pat Benatar

from Live from Earth

158

5
US

41
dance

✫1
rock

49
UK

[Chrysalis 42732]
written by Mike Chapman & Holly Knight

43.

04/1983

Temptation by Heaven 17

from The Luxury Gap

155

34
dance

2
UK

charted as Temptation / We Live so Fast in US dance charts
written by Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh & Martyn Ware

44.

02/1983

Der Kommissar by After the Fire

from Der Kommissar

153

5
US

17
dance

4
rock

47
UK

[Epic 34-03559]
written by Falco & Robert Ponger

45.

04/1983

Love Is a Stranger by Eurythmics

from Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

151

23
US

7
dance

6
UK

[R]
[RCA 13618]
written by Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart]

46.

06/1983

Stand Back by Stevie Nicks

from The Wild Heart

146

5
US

12
dance

2
rock

[Modern 7-99863]
written by Stevie Nicks & Prince

47.

10/1983

I Want a New Drug by Huey Lewis & the News

from Sports

145

6
US

✫1
dance

7
rock

written by Chris Hayes & Huey Lewis

48.

06/1983

Dead Giveaway by Shalamar

from The Look

141

22
US

18
dance

10
R&B

41
rock

8
UK

[Solar 69819]
written by Marquis Dair, Joey Gallo & Leon Sylvers III

49.

06/1983

Puttin' on the Ritz by Taco

from After Eight

140

4
US

12
AC

37
dance

#1 hit for Harry Richman in 1930
[RCA 13574]
written by Irving Berlin

50.

01/1983

Sign of the Times by The Belle Stars

from The Belle Stars

138

75
US

43
dance

3
UK

[Warner 29672]
written by Jennie McKeown, Sarah-Jane Owen, Stella Barker, Clare Hirst, Miranda Joyce, Lesley Shone & Judy Parsons

51.

02/1983

Little Red Corvette by Prince

from 1999

135

6
US

61
dance

15
R&B

17
rock

54
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #108]
[Warner 29746]
written by Prince

52.

02/1983

Rock the Boat by Forrest

from One Lover

130

9
dance

4
UK

[Profile 5017]
written by Wally Holmes (as Waldo Holmes)

53.

07/1983

Double Dutch by Malcolm McLaren

from Duck Rock

130

47
dance

3
UK

as Malcolm McLaren & The Bootzilla Orchestra
[Atco 99864 (Island)]
written by Trevor Horn & Malcolm McLaren

54.

11/1983

Twist of Fate by Olivia Newton-John

from Two of a Kind: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

129

5
US

51
dance

57
UK

produced by David Foster
[MCA 52284]
written by John Farrar

55.

07/1983

Rockit by Herbie Hancock

from Future Shock

129

71
US

✫1
dance

6
R&B

8
UK

[instrumental]
[Columbia 04054]
written by Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell & Michael Beinhorn

56.

02/1983

Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye by Bananarama

from Deep Sea Skiving

124

101
US

14
dance

26
rock

5
UK

charted as Shy Boy (Don't It Make You Feel Good) / Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye in US dance charts
[London 810115]
written by Paul Leka, Gary DeCarlo & Dale Frashuer