Def Leppard, Journey and Hall & Oates were only successful in North America. The global stars of 1983 were Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Culture Club and Duran Duran
MY TOP 100 Songs of 1983: 100. Billy Joel- The Longest Time 99. Mike Oldfield/Maggie Reilly- Moonlight Shadow 98. Paul Young- Come Back and Stay 97. Rick Springfield- Affair of the Heart 96. Huey Lewis & the News- I Want a New Drug 95. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton- Islands in the Stream 94. Rod Stewart- What Am I Gonna Do? 93. Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler- Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love) 92. Stevie Nicks- Stand Back 91. Thompson Twins- Doctor, Doctor 90. Shalamar- Dead Giveaway 89. Taco- Puttin' on the Ritz 88. Asia- Don't Cry 87. Bananarama- Na Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye 86. Pointer Sisters- Neutron Dance 85. Ray Parker Jr.- I Still Can't Get Over Loving You 84. Bananarama- Really Sayin' Something 83. Def Leppard- Photograph 82. Journey- Faithfully 81. Wham! - Wham Rap (Enjoy What You Do) 80. Lionel Richie- Running with the Night 79. Depeche Mode- Everything Counts 78. Cyndi Lauper- She Bop 77. Tears for Fears- Change 76. Genesis- Mama 75. Howard Jones- New Song 74. Frank Stallone- Far from Over 73. Irene Cara- Breakdance 72. Laura Branigan- Solitaire 71. Yazoo- Nobody's Diary 70. Slade- My Oh My 69. Level 42- The Sun Goes Down (Livin' it Up) 68. Bananarama- Cruel Summer 67. Human League- Keep Feeling (Fascination) 66. Shakin Stevens- Cry Just a Little Bit 65. Billy Joel- Tell Her About It 64. Elton John- I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues 63. Eurythmics- Who's That Girl? 62. Billy Idol- Rebel Yell 61. Madonna- Lucky Star 60. Air Supply- Making Love Out of Nothing at All 59. Real Life- Send Me an Angel 58. Paul Young- Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) 57. Flying Pickets- Only You 56. Bob Marley- Buffalo Soldier 55. Men at Work- Overkill 54. Thompson Twins- Hold Me Now 53. The Police- Wrapped Around Your Finger 52. Genesis- That's All 51. Eurythmics- Here Comes the Rain Again 50. Madonna- Borderline 49. Sergio Mendes- Never Gonna Let You Go 48. Paul McCartney- Pipes of Peace 47. Men at Work- It's a Mistake 46. Spandau Ballet- Gold 45. The Greg Kihn Band- Jeopardy 44. After the Fire- Der Kommissar 43. Cyndi Lauper- Money Changes Everything 42. Pat Benatar- Love Is a Battlefield 41. Journey- Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) 40. U2- Sunday Bloody Sunday 39. David Bowie- Modern Love 38. Quiet Riot- Cum on Feel the Noize 37. Dragon- Rain 36. Wham! - Young Guns (Go for It!) 35. Naked Eyes- Always Something There to Remind Me 34. Tears for Fears- Mad World 33. Billy Idol- Eyes Without a Face 32. Kajagoogoo- Too Shy 31. Styx- Mr. Roboto 30. Wham! - Bad Boys 29. New Edition- Candy Girl 28. Eddy Grant- Electric Avenue 27. Bryan Adams- Straight from the Heart 26. New Order- Blue Monday 25. Duran Duran- Is There Something I Should Know? 24. Madonna- Holiday 23. Katrina & the Waves- Walking on Sunshine 22. Donna Summer- She Works Hard for the Money 21. Pointer Sisters- Jump (For My Love) 20. Lionel Richie- All Night Long (All Night) 19. Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) 18. Rod Stewart- Baby Jane 17. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson- Say Say Say 16. Yes- Owner of a Lonely Heart 15. Michael Sembello- Maniac 14. Billy Joel- Uptown Girl 13. David Bowie- Let's Dance 12. Nena- 99 Red Balloons 11. Romantics- Talking in Your Sleep 10. UB40- Red Red Wine 9. Lionel Richie- Hello 8. Van Halen- Jump 7. Culture Club- Karma Chameleon 6. Spandau Ballet- True 5. Irene Cara- Flashdance...What a Feeling 4. Bonnie Tyler- Total Eclipse of the Heart 3. The Police- Every Breath You Take 2. Cyndi Lauper- Time After Time 1. Cyndi Lauper- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
