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Top R&B Songs of 1983

1982 <-1983-> 1984

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1.
03/1983
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
2.
10/1983
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
3.
09/1983
404

✫1
US
✫1
AC
5
dance
✫1
R&B


2
UK
[Motown 1698]
written by Lionel Richie
4.
04/1983
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
5.
01/1983
399

✫1
US
9
AC


✫1
R&B


✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #58]

[Epic 03509]
written by Michael Jackson
6.
09/1983
383

✫1
US
3
AC


67
R&B


✫1
UK
[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1984]
[Virgin/Epic 04221]
written by Boy George, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Phil Pickett
7.
11/1983
360

2
US
2
AC


✫1
R&B


2
UK
Joanna / Tonight was released as a double a-side in the UK
[De-Lite 829]
written by Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang
8.
12/1983
349

✫1
US
✫1
AC


78
R&B
10
rock
3
UK
[Portrait 04432]
written by Rob Hyman & Cyndi Lauper
9.
02/1983
347

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
14
rock
3
UK
featuring Eddie Van Halen
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1984]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #337]

[Epic 03759]
written by Michael Jackson
10.
12/1983
345

2
US


✫1
dance
80
R&B
16
rock
2
UK
[Portrait 04120]
written by Robert Hazard
11.
01/1983
343

2
US


6
dance
18
R&B
12
rock
2
UK
[Portrait 03793]
written by Eddy Grant
12.
04/1983

True by Spandau Ballet

from True   True
334

4
US
✫1
AC


76
R&B
34
rock
✫1
UK
[Chrysalis 42720]
written by Gary Kemp
13.
04/1983
275

8
US


✫1
dance
56
R&B
14
rock
2
UK
[A&M/Virgin 2547]
written by Jo Callis & Philip Oakey
14.
09/1983
262

5
US
4
AC
17
dance
76
R&B


4
UK
[Private I 04113]
written by Matthew Wilder & Greg Prestopino
15.
11/1983
260

✫1
US


3
dance
69
R&B
✫1
rock
28
UK
16.
07/1983
240

16
US
4
AC


5
R&B


2
UK
[Capitol 5242]
written by Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser
17.
04/1983
223

46
US


17
dance
✫1
R&B


✫1
UK
[StreetWise 1108]
written by Maurice Starr
18.
11/1983
222

4
US
24
AC
44
dance
3
R&B
42
rock
10
UK

[Epic 04364]
written by Rod Temperton
19.
09/1983
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
20.
10/1983
215

2
US
8
AC
✫1
dance
45
R&B
18
rock
69
UK
[RCA 13654]
written by Daryl Hall
21.
01/1983
214

2
US


✫1
dance
48
R&B
5
rock
63
UK
[Elektra 69847 (Beserkley)]
written by Greg Kihn & Steve Wright
22.
05/1983
213

3
US


3
dance
✫1
R&B


25
UK
[Mercury 812265]
written by Donna Summer & Michael Omartian
23.
05/1983
211

5
US




5
R&B


8
UK
[Epic 03914]
written by Michael Jackson
24.
11/1983
200

7
US
6
AC


6
R&B
49
rock
9
UK
[Motown 1710]
written by Lionel Richie & Cynthia Weil
25.
10/1983
191

8
US


✫1
dance
2
R&B


14
UK
[Mirage 99810]
written by Chris Barbosa & Ed Chisolm
26.
01/1983
188

4
US
✫1
AC


2
R&B


43
UK
[Motown 1657]
written by Brenda Harvey Richie & Lionel Richie
27.
06/1983
188

104
US


✫1
dance
13
R&B


2
UK
[StreetWise 1110]
written by Arthur Baker
28.
09/1983

Holiday by Madonna

from Madonna   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
29.
11/1983
177

26
US


✫1
dance
3
R&B


6
UK
[Capitol 5322]
written by Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr.
30.
04/1983
165

6
US
36
AC


81
R&B


15
UK
31.
04/1983
162

5
US
✫1
AC


6
R&B


70
UK
[Motown 1677]
written by Lionel Richie
32.
07/1983
161

22
US


6
dance
✫1
R&B


8
UK
as Rufus & Chaka Khan
[Warner 29555]
written by David Wolinski (as Hawk Wolinski)
33.
04/1983
157

4
US
✫1
AC


28
R&B




with Joe Pizzulo and Leza Miller
[A&M 2540]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
34.
10/1983
143

10
US
37
AC


46
R&B


11
UK
[Epic 04165]
written by James Ingram & Quincy Jones
35.
06/1983
141

22
US


18
dance
10
R&B
41
rock
8
UK
[Solar 69819]
written by Marquis Dair, Joey Gallo & Leon Sylvers III
36.
01/1983
135

7
US
4
AC


8
R&B


63
UK
[RCA 13421]
written by Daryl Hall
37.
02/1983
135

6
US


61
dance
15
R&B
17
rock
54
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #108]
[Warner 29746]
written by Prince
38.
07/1983
129

71
US


✫1
dance
6
R&B


8
UK
[instrumental]
[Columbia 04054]
written by Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell & Michael Beinhorn
39.
05/1983
121







71
R&B


4
UK
as Bob Marley & the Wailers
[Island 99882]
written by Bob Marley & King Sporty (as Noel George Williams)
40.
07/1983
120

7
US
2
AC


27
R&B




[Epic 04026]
written by Steve Porcaro & John Bettis
41.
05/1983
116

30
US
4
AC


21
R&B


11
UK
[Warner 29563]
written by James Newton Howard & David Paich
42.
06/1983
112

55
US


3
dance
2
R&B


13
UK
[Tabu 03955]
written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
43.
03/1983
107

21
US
2
AC


6
R&B


28
UK
as Jarreau
[Warner 29720]
written by Jay Graydon, Al Jarreau & David Foster
44.
10/1983
105

101
US


9
dance
47
R&B


7
UK
as Grandmaster & Melle Mel
[Sugar Hill 465]
written by Sylvia Robinson & Grandmaster Melle Mel (as Mel Glover)
45.
04/1983
102





66
dance
46
R&B


6
UK
[Boardwalk 183]
written by Bobby Eli & Len Barry
46.
07/1983
100







69
R&B


6
UK
[Wondirection 4507]
written by Gary Byrd & Stevie Wonder
47.
09/1983

Delirious by Prince

from 1999   1999
95

8
US




18
R&B




[Warner 29503]
written by Prince
48.
10/1983
95

30
US


31
dance
4
R&B


18
UK
[A&M 2591]
written by Raymond Jones
49.
01/1983
93

101
US


2
dance
10
R&B


13
UK
[Sound of New York 602]
written by Mike Cleveland (as Michael Cleveland)
50.
07/1983
92

9
US
33
AC
14
dance
70
R&B




[Epic/Virgin 03912]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig), Roy Hay & Jon Moss
51.
04/1983
92

17
US
✫1
AC


5
R&B




[Gordy 1660]
written by El DeBarge
52.
12/1983
88

19
US
10
AC


5
R&B


44
UK
53.
10/1983
86

48
US
15
AC
2
dance
13
R&B


25
UK
[Planet 13639]
written by Richard Feldman, John Black & Nan O'Byrne
54.
09/1983
86

40
US
5
AC
29
dance
32
R&B


19
UK
[Atlantic 89786]
written by Rod Temperton & Derek Bramble
55.
01/1983
85

17
US


31
dance
4
R&B


47
UK
[Columbia 03566]
written by Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn & Maurice White
56.
11/1983
85

12
US
10
AC


12
R&B




[Arista 9116]
written by Ray Parker Jr
57.
10/1983
84

18
US
12
AC


✫1
R&B




[Gordy 1705]
written by El DeBarge & Bunny DeBarge
58.
10/1983
83

13
US


7
dance
41
R&B


86
UK
[Geffen 29464]
written by Giorgio Moroder, Irene Cara & Keith Forsey
59.
06/1983
83

101
US


8
dance
11
R&B


13
UK
charted as Candy Man / All Night Long / Boys in US dance charts
[Gordy 1690]
written by Rick James
60.
09/1983
83

43
US




9
R&B


14
UK
[Mercury 814088]
written by Donna Summer & Michael Omartian
61.
02/1983
82





2
dance
72
R&B


13
UK
[Mango 117]
written by David Joseph
62.
11/1983
81

102
US


3
dance
82
R&B


13
UK
[Silver Blue 04294]
written by Jerry Herman
63.
09/1983
79





5
dance
71
R&B


12
UK
64.
02/1983
75

23
US
6
AC


2
R&B




[Columbia 03563]
written by Dana Walden, Rocky Maffit (as Rocky Maffitt) & Michael Day
65.
07/1983
75

75
US




61
R&B


11
UK
[Atlantic 89795]
written by Walter Becker, Donald Fagen & Michael Jackson
66.
07/1983
70

25
US
29
AC


3
R&B


54
UK
67.
10/1983
66

27
US
4
AC


7
R&B


99
UK
[Arista 9073]
written by Steve Goldman
68.
04/1983
66

45
US


30
dance
✫1
R&B


34
UK
[Epic 03578]
written by James Mtume
69.
05/1983
61

43
US
35
AC
7
dance
3
R&B


57
UK
[Warner 29649]
written by Kashif
70.
12/1983
59

103
US




49
R&B


15
UK
71.
09/1983
57







58
R&B


14
UK
[Team Entertainment 3001]
written by Michael Burton
72.
07/1983
55

40
US


17
dance
✫1
R&B


93
UK
[Gordy 1687]
written by Rick James
73.
07/1983
54

61
US


9
dance
✫1
R&B


74
UK
produced by Luther Vandross
[Arista 9034]
written by Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller
74.
06/1983
54

31
US


17
dance
15
R&B


46
UK
[RCA 13549]
written by Marc Jordan & John Capek
75.
04/1983

Music by D Train

from Music   
51





12
dance
20
R&B


23
UK
[Prelude 8068]
written by James "D Train" Williams (as James "D. Train" Williams) & Hubert Eaves III
76.
04/1983
48





40
dance
75
R&B


19
UK
[Chrysalis 42712]
written by Derek Bramble & David Grant
77.
05/1983
48

24
US
31
AC


77
R&B


81
UK
[RSO 813173]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
78.
12/1983
48

69
US


6
dance
✫1
R&B




[Columbia 04256]
written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
79.
03/1983
47

30
US


8
dance
77
R&B
18
rock


[Elektra 69839]
written by Patrick Simmons & Chris Thompson
80.
05/1983
46

45
US
5
AC


6
R&B




[Qwest 29618]
written by Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman
81.
01/1983
43

40
US
13
AC


76
R&B


43
UK
[RCA 13424]
written by Bill Wray, Diana Ross & Rob Mounsey
82.
07/1983
41

63
US
10
AC


66
R&B


36
UK
as Jarreau
[Warner 29501]
written by Jay Graydon, Trevor Veitch & Greg Mathieson
83.
04/1983
41

66
US


18
dance
✫1
R&B




[Columbia 03761]
written by Merald "Bubba" Knight (as Bubba Knight), Gladys Knight, Joey Gallo, Rickey Smith & Sam Dees
84.
10/1983
41







26
R&B


23
UK
85.
11/1983
40

46
US




✫1
R&B




[Philadelphia International 04248]
written by Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel & Kenny Gamble
86.
10/1983
37

104
US




47
R&B


26
UK
[StreetWise 1115]
written by Andy Stennett, Arthur Baker, John Rocca & Peter Maas
87.
01/1983
37





2
dance
5
R&B




[Arista 1031]
written by Jeffrey Cohen & Narada Michael Walden
88.
09/1983
36

49
US




2
R&B




[Geffen 29525]
written by David Foster, Maurice White & Allee Willis
89.
11/1983
36

79
US


5
dance
7
R&B




[Vanguard 35241]
written by Gordon Bahary, Joseph Saulter & Errol Moore
90.
08/1983
35

50
US




2
R&B




[MCA 52250]
written by Lena Agree
91.
01/1983
35

101
US


38
dance
✫1
R&B


94
UK
[Capitol 5201]
written by George Clinton, Garry Shider & David Spradley
92.
06/1983
35

72
US




4
R&B


63
UK
[Columbia 03939]
written by Skip Anderson (as John V. Anderson), Steve Horton (as Stephen Horton) & Steve Williams [Steven Richard Williams]
93.
02/1983
35

41
US
5
AC


43
R&B




[Arista 1040]
written by Barry Gibb & Albhy Galuten
94.
09/1983
35

54
US
8
AC


20
R&B


93
UK
[Motown 1694]
written by Milan Williams
95.
09/1983
35





30
dance
78
R&B


27
UK
[Prelude 8077]
written by Deems Smith, Mona Norris & Daryll Henry
96.
05/1983
35





55
dance
84
R&B


26
UK
[Mango 7806]
written by David Joseph & Colin Allen
97.
04/1983
34

101
US




3
R&B


52
UK
[T-Neck 03797]
written by Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.), Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley & Chris Jasper
98.
06/1983
34

66
US


44
dance
2
R&B




[Solar 69828]
written by Bill Simmons, Reggie Calloway & Vincent Calloway
99.
01/1983
33

64
US


14
dance
10
R&B


89
UK
[Mirage 99937]
written by David Frank & Mic Murphy
100.
07/1983
33

48
US
5
AC


35
R&B




also credited as Smokey Robinson & Barbara Mitchell
[Tamla 1684]
written by Dave DeLuca & Ted Munda

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