Weekly Rock Top 20 for October 1, 1983 |
Elvis Costello has the number one hit this week with Everyday I Write The Book. Sitting At The Wheel by The Moody Blues is at number two on the chart. Ronnie James Dio finds the third chart position this week with Rainbow In The Dark. |
| 3 | 1 | Everyday I Write The Book | ▲ | 12 |
| Elvis Costello |
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| 4 | 2 | Sitting At The Wheel | ▲ | 26 |
| The Moody Blues |
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| 2 | 3 | Rainbow In The Dark | 2 |
| Ronnie James Dio |
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| 1 | 4 | In The Mood | 1 | 28 |
| Robert Plant |
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| 10 | 5 | Street Of Dreams | 1 |
| Rainbow |
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| 9 | 6 | For A Rocker | ▲ |
| Jackson Browne |
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| 11 | 7 | Love Is A Battlefield | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Benatar |
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| 8 | 8 | Big Log | 1 | 23 |
| Robert Plant |
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| 7 | 9 | Mama | 6 |
| Genesis |
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| 14 | 10 | If Anyone Falls | 8 | 7 |
| Stevie Nicks |
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| 18 | 11 | Cum On Feel The Noize | 3 | 3 |
| Quiet Riot |
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| 6 | 12 | Flick Of The Switch | 6 |
| AC/DC |
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| 5 | 13 | The Heat Goes On | 2 |
| Asia |
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| - | 14 | True Colors | ▲ |
| Asia |
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| 16 | 15 | In A Big Country | 6 | 9 |
| Big Country |
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| 15 | 16 | Suddenly Last Summer | 2 | 3 |
| The Motels |
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| - | 17 | My Town | 14 |
| Michael Stanley Band |
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| 20 | 18 | Major Tom (Coming Home) | 6 | 4 |
| Peter Schilling |
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| - | 19 | Guns For Hire | 12 |
| AC/DC |
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| - | 20 | Heart And Soul | 1 | 4 |
| Huey Lewis And The News |
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