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1 Strange Dreams 20     Jan 1983  
  Frank Marino Mahogany Rush  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

2 What About Me 11   Jan 1983  
  Moving Pictures  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

3 Da Da Da (I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha)   Feb 1983  
  Trio  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

4 Let Me Go 17     Mar 1983  
  Heaven 17  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

5 I Know There's Something Going On 4   Mar 1983  
  Frida  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

6 Come On Eileen 4 1   Apr 1983  
  Dexys Midnight Runners  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

7 Whirly Girl 28   Apr 1983  
  Oxo  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

8 Mexican Radio 18 29   Apr 1983  
  Wall Of Voodoo  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

9 Der Kommissar (The Commissioner) 11 3   Apr 1983  
  After The Fire  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

10 I Couldn't Say No 23   Apr 1983  
  Robert Ellis Orrall With Carlene Carter  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

11 She Blinded Me With Science 5 2   Apr 1983  
  Thomas Dolby  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

12 Reap The Wild Wind 18     Apr 1983  
  Ultravox  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

13 That's Love 18 28   Jun 1983  
  Jim Capaldi  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

14 Too Shy 4   Jun 1983  
  Kajagoogoo  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

15 Drop The Pilot   Jun 1983  
  Joan Armatrading  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

16 The Salt In My Tears 16 27   Jul 1983  
  Martin Briley  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

17 China   Jul 1983  
  Red Rockers  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

18 So Many Men - So Little Time   Jul 1983  
  Miquel Brown  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

19 Our House 10 2   Jul 1983  
  Madness  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

20 Shiny Shiny   Aug 1983  
  Haysi Fantayzee  
    YouTube    

21 Puttin' On The Ritz 2   Aug 1983  
  Taco  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

22 Far From Over 8   Sep 1983  
  Frank Stallone  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

23 Just Got Lucky 30   Nov 1983  
  JoBoxers  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

24 In A Big Country 6 9   Dec 1983  
  Big Country  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

25 Major Tom (Coming Home) 6 4   Dec 1983  
  Peter Schilling  
    YouTube    


  Talking In Your Sleep by The Romantics counts as a one hit wonder for 1984 under the rule that number one songs count for the next year if they remain at number one across years. (Other songs count for the year when they first hit their peaks.) 

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1983 Top Pop One Hit Wonders

1Come On Eileen
 Dexys Midnight Runners
2Our House
 Madness
3Puttin' On The Ritz
 Taco
4Der Kommissar (The Commissioner)
 After The Fire
5I Know There's Something Going On
 Frida
6She Blinded Me With Science
 Thomas Dolby
7Major Tom (Coming Home)
 Peter Schilling
8Too Shy
 Kajagoogoo
9What About Me
 Moving Pictures
10Far From Over
 Frank Stallone
11In A Big Country
 Big Country
12I Couldn't Say No
 Robert Ellis Orrall With Carlene Carter
13The Salt In My Tears
 Martin Briley
14Whirly Girl
 Oxo
15That's Love
 Jim Capaldi

Top 100 One Hit Wonders

list of the most popular songs that were by one-time top 20 makers from 1960 To 2000

One Hit Wonders by Year

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 late 1950s

1983 Pop Top 100 Songs

the top pop songs of 1983 in order

1983 Rock Top 100 Songs

the top rock songs of 1980 in order

1983 Number One Pop Song Calendar

number one pop songs on any date, birthday, wedding, graduation, etc

1983 Number One Rock Songs

calendar of rock number one songs

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