Top Rock Songs of 1983 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1984 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #84]
[A&M 2542]
written by Sting

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

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

[Columbia 03906]
written by Jim Steinman

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

[Portrait 04432]
written by Rob Hyman & Cyndi Lauper

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

featuring Eddie Van Halen
Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1984 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #337]
[Epic 03759]
written by Michael Jackson

[Portrait 04120]
written by Robert Hazard

[Portrait 03793]
written by Eddy Grant

[Columbia 04149]
written by Billy Joel

[Columbia 04138]
written by Billy Joel

[Chrysalis 42720]
written by Gary Kemp

[Capitol 5233]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Andy Taylor

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

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

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

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

[Backstreet 52232]
written by Ivan Doroschuk

featuring Stevie Wonder
[Geffen 7-29460]
written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Davey Johnstone

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

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

[Virgin/Epic 34-04144]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Jon Moss

co-produced by Nile Rodgers
[EMI America 8177]
written by David Bowie

[Epic 04364]
written by Rod Temperton

[RCA 13654]
written by Daryl Hall

[Beserkley 69847]
written by Greg Kihn & Steve Wright

[A&M 2569]
written by Sting

[Columbia 03795]
written by Colin Hay

[Casablanca 812516]
written by Dennis Matkosky & Michael Sembello

[A&M 2600]
written by Neil Diamond

[Motown 1710]
written by Lionel Richie & Cynthia Weil

[A&M 2614]
written by Sting

[Geffen 7-29639]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin

[Atlantic 89724]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford

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

[Elektra]
written by Howard Jones & William Bryant

[Arista 1054]
written by Ray Davies

[Elektra 69766]
written by Howard Jones

[Rolling Stone 7-99813]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

[CBS Associated 04528]
written by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea

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

produced by Dave Edmunds
[EMI 8168]
written by Brian Setzer

[MCA 52264]
written by Alfie Agius, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram & Adam Woods

[A&M 2525]
written by Dennis DeYoung

[Chrysalis 42732]
written by Mike Chapman & Holly Knight

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

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

[Atlantic 89770]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford

[Chrysalis 42766]
written by Chris Hayes & Huey Lewis

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

[Columbia 03959]
written by Colin Hay

[Mercury 812677]
written by Roland Orzabal

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

R
[Pasha 04005]
written by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea

[Atlantic 7-99844]
written by Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt & Jezz Woodroffe

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

[Geffen 29571]
written by John Wetton & Geoff Downes

[Mercury 814467]
written by Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler & Bruce Watson

[Jet 03964]
written by Jeff Lynne

[A&M 2571]
written by Sting

[Columbia 03513]
written by Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain & Steve Perry

[Capitol 5271]
written by Martha Davis

[Chrysalis 42726]
written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn

[EMI America 8155]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David

[Arista 1056]
written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #427]
[Island 99915]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

produced by David Foster
[Capitol 5217]
written by David Foster, Fee Waybill & Steve Lukather

as John Cougar Mellencamp
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #439]
[Polydor 215]
written by John Mellencamp

as John Cougar Mellencamp
[Riva 214]
written by George Green & John Mellencamp

[Mercury 811215]
written by Steve Clark, Pete Willis, Rick Savage, Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Joe Elliott

[Mercury 812604]
written by Steve Clark, Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Joe Elliott

as Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
[Capitol 5213]
written by Bob Seger

charted as Human Touch / Souls in UK charts
[RCA 13577]
written by Rick Springfield

[Sire/Fiction 29376]
written by Robert Smith

[Sire 29565]
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth

[Elektra 69811]
written by Peter Schilling

[Columbia]
written by Paul Dean & Bruce Fairbairn

[RCA 13509]
written by Rick Springfield, Blaise Tosti & Danny Tate

[Asylum 69826]
written by Jackson Browne

[Capitol 5301]
written by Paul Fishman

[A&M 2536]
written by Bryan Adams & Eric Kagna

[Sire 7-29444]
written by Chrissie Hynde

[Geffen 29603]
written by Marv Ross

[Capitol 5248]
written by Bruce Dickinson & Adrian Smith

[A&M 2538]
written by Joan Armatrading

charted as Communication / Lifeline in US dance charts
[Chrysalis 42686]
written by Gary Kemp

[Duck/Warner 29780]
written by Steve Diamond, Troy Seals, Tony Seals & Eddie Setser

[A&M 2584]
written by Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Larry Steele & Donnie Van Zant

[A&M 2553]
written by Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance

[Modern 7-99832]
written by Stevie Nicks & Sandy Stewart [musician]

[EMI America 8277]
written by Limahl

[Warner 29706]
written by Mark Knopfler

written by Steve Harris

[Columbia 04111]
written by Colin Hay

[A&M 2615]
written by Gary O'Connor

written by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil, Derek Forbes & Mel Gaynor