[edit] Events [edit] Bands formed [edit] Bands disbanded [edit] Bands reformed [edit] Albums released [edit] Biggest hit singles The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1983. | # | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart Entries | | 1 | Michael Jackson | "Billie Jean" | 1983 |  | UK 1 - January 1983, US BB 1 - January 1983, Canada 1 - February 1983, Switzerland 1 - March 1983, Éire 1 - March 1983, Australia 1 for 5 weeks February 1984, Holland 2 - January 1983, Sweden (alt) 2 - March 1983, France 2 - January 1983, US CashBox 3 of 1983, Austria 3 - April 1983, Poland 3 - February 1983, Germany 3 - March 1983, Australia 4 of 1983, RYM 4 of 1983, POP 4 of 1983, Norway 6 - April 1983, Italy 8 of 1983, South Africa 15 of 1983, 15 in 2FM list, Scrobulate 16 of pop, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1983, Acclaimed 33, Europe 40 of the 1980s, Party 53 of 2007, Rolling Stone 58, Germany 139 of the 1980s, OzNet 249, WXPN 620 | | 2 | Culture Club | "Karma Chameleon" | 1983 |  | UK 1 - September 1983, US BB 1 - December 1983, Canada 1 - December 1983, Holland 1 - September 1983, Sweden (alt) 1 - October 1983, Switzerland 1 - October 1983, Norway 1 - October 1983, Éire 1 - September 1983, New Zealand 1 for 6 weeks October 1983, Australia 1 for 5 weeks July 1984, Austria 3 - November 1983, Germany 3 - January 1984, South Africa 7 of 1984, Poland 8 - September 1983, Australia 8 of 1983, US CashBox 14 of 1984, POP 15 of 1984, Italy 16 of 1983, KROQ 25 of 1983, US BB 29 of 1984, RYM 49 of 1983, Scrobulate 71 of 80s, Germany 159 of the 1980s, OzNet 979 | | 3 | Irene Cara | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | 1983 | | US BB 1 - April 1983, US CashBox 1 of 1983, Canada 1 - May 1983, Sweden (alt) 1 - May 1983, France 1 - July 1983, Switzerland 1 - June 1983, Norway 1 - June 1983, Italy 1 of 1983, New Zealand 1 for 6 weeks July 1983, Australia 1 for 5 weeks May 1984, Oscar in 1983, UK 2 - June 1983, Australia 2 of 1983, POP 3 of 1983, Austria 4 - August 1983, Germany 4 - June 1983, US BB 6 of 1983, Japan 7 of all time (international songs), South Africa 9 of 1983, Holland 13 - April 1983, Poland 21 - July 1983, Scrobulate 31 of gay, AFI 55, Germany 57 of the 1980s, RYM 121 of 1983, OzNet 243, RIAA 256 | | 4 | David Bowie | "Let's Dance" | 1983 | | UK 1 - March 1983, US BB 1 - April 1983, Canada 1 - March 1983, Holland 1 - March 1983, Sweden (alt) 1 - April 1983, France 1 - March 1983, Switzerland 1 - April 1983, Norway 1 - March 1983, Éire 1 - April 1983, New Zealand 1 for 6 weeks April 1983, Austria 2 - May 1983, Germany 2 - April 1983, US CashBox 4 of 1983, Poland 5 - April 1983, KROQ 6 of 1983, US BB 15 of 1983, Italy 19 of 1983, Australia 24 of 1983, RYM 32 of 1983, Scrobulate 40 of 80s, POP 47 of 1983, Germany 172 of the 1980s, Belgium 258 of all time, Acclaimed 1445 | | 5 | The Police | "Every Breath You Take" | 1983 | | UK 1 - May 1983, US BB 1 - June 1983, US BB 1 of 1983, Canada 1 - May 1983, Éire 1 - June 1983, US CashBox 2 of 1983, Sweden (alt) 2 - June 1983, Norway 2 - June 1983, KROQ 3 of 1983, Poland 5 - June 1983, South Africa 5 of 1983, Holland 6 - May 1983, Switzerland 6 - July 1983, Austria 8 - August 1983, Germany 8 - June 1983, France 10 - May 1983, Australia 10 of 1983, Italy 10 of 1983, Virgin 12, Scrobulate 13 of 80s, US BB 16 of 1983, RYM 16 of 1983, Europe 33 of the 1980s, Acclaimed 38, OzNet 38, RIAA 44, POP 49 of 1983, Poland 68 of all time, TheQ 76, Rolling Stone 84, 90 in 2FM list, Belgium 110 of all time, WXPN 216 | [edit] Top hits on record [edit] Published popular music [edit] Classical music [edit] Musical theater [edit] Musical films [edit] Musical television [edit] Births - January 19 - Hikaru Utada, singer and songwriter
- March 3 - Katie White, singer (The Ting Tings)
- March 10 - Carrie Underwood, singer
- March 14 - Jordan Taylor Hanson, Hanson
- March 19 - Ana Rezende (Cansei de Ser Sexy)
- March 29 - Luiza Sá (Cansei de Ser Sexy)
- May 11 - Holly Valance, singer and actress
- July 1 - Leeteuk, singer
- July 10-Heechul, singer
- July 2 - Michelle Branch (The Wreckers
- July 11 - Marie Serneholt (A*Teens)
- August 18 - Mika, British singer
- September 14 - Amy Winehouse, English singer
- September 17 - Jennifer Peña, singer and actress
- October 29 - Amit Paul (A-Teens)
[edit] Deaths - January 28 - Billy Fury, singer (b. 1940) (heart attack)
- February 4 - Karen Carpenter, singer (b. 1950) (cardiac arrest due to anorexia nervosa)
- February 12 - Eubie Blake, pianist (b. 1887)
- February 22 - Sir Adrian Boult, conductor (b. 1889)
- February 28 - Winifred Atwell, pianist (b. 1914)
- March 6 - Cathy Berberian, singer and composer (b. 1925)
- March 7
- April 4 - Danny Rapp (Danny and the Juniors) (b. 1941) (suicide by gunshot)
- April 5 - Cliff Carlisle, country and blues singer (b. 1903)
- April 14 - Pete Farndon (The Pretenders) (b. 1952) (drug overdose)
- April 30
- May 23 - George Bruns, film composer (b. 1914)
- June 2 - Stan Rogers, musician (b. 1949)
- June 25 - Alberto Ginastera, Argentine composer (b. 1916)
- July 5 - Harry James, bandleader (b. 1916)
- July 23 - Georges Auric, composer, member of Les Six (b. 1899)
- August 14 - Omer Létourneau, pianist, organist, composer and conductor (b. 1891)
- August 17 - Ira Gershwin, lyricist (b. 1896)
- September 5 - John Gilpin, dancer (b. 1930) (heart attack)
- October 16 - George Liberace, violinist and arranger (b. 1911)
- November 3 - Alfredo Antonini, conductor (b. 1901)
- November 7 - Germaine Tailleferre, composer, only female member of Les Six (b. 1892)
- November 19 - Tommy Evans, bassist of the rock group Badfinger (b. 1947) (suicide)
- December 6 - Lucienne Boyer, singer (b. 1903)
- December 28 - Dennis Wilson, member of the Beach Boys (b. 1944) (drowned)
- date unknown
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