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