@Hairycub1969 's chartoppers for '83 are almost exactly mirroring the UK ones.
Popjustice Retrochart - April 1983 - w/e 30/04/83
- Thread starter phoenix123
- Start date
Welcome to the PJOPS Retrochart for Week Ending 30 April 1983!
This week's certifications
PLATINUM
NONE
GOLD
NONE
SILVER
Love Is A Stranger Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurythmics
Rosanna Toto
Significant hits no longer charting this week
out 138 03 10 Love My Way The Psychadelic Furs
out 139 06 16 Promised You A Miracle Simple Minds
out 185 02 19 Only You Yazoo
NONE
NONE
Love Is A Stranger Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurythmics
Rosanna Toto
out 138 03 10 Love My Way The Psychadelic Furs
out 139 06 16 Promised You A Miracle Simple Minds
out 185 02 19 Only You Yazoo
^ Look at the hits on that.
#87 CHART ENTRY
#83 CHART ENTRY
#77 CLIMBER - UP 9 PLACES
#76 CLIMBER - UP 16 PLACES
#43 NEW ENTRY
51 63 51 08 Jeopardy Greg Kihn
52 73 52 02 Out Of Sight Out Of Mind Level 42
53 61 33 04 Telegraph OMD
54 50 50 10 Mr Roboto Styx
55 48 48 05 Walking In LA Missing Persons
56 45 10 15 New Year's Day U2
57 58 41 19 She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby
58 66 04 16 Reap The Wild Wind Ultravox
59 47 02 15 Too Shy Kajagoogoo
60 56 37 12 Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) Journey
61 59 48 08 Jukebox The Flirts
62 53 53 05 Snot Rap Kenny Everett
63 51 29 37 I Know There's Something Going On Frida
64 67 64 03 Physical Attraction Madonna
65 54 01 25 Poison Arrow ABC
66 55 10 21 Let Me Go Heaven 17
67 68 03 30 Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners
68 24 09 11 Rip It Up Orange Juice
69 60 06 10 Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) Bananarama
70 72 70 04 So Wrong Patrick Simmons
71 69 05 10 Rock The Boat Forrest
72 82 04 14 Rio Duran Duran
73 65 35 12 Celtic Soul Brothers Dexys Midnight Runners
74 95 22 11 Waves Blancmange
75 77 75 05 Some Kind Of Friend Barry Manilow
76 92 76 02 Flashdance… What A Feeling Irene Cara FEATURED
77 86 77 02 Kiss Me Tin Tin FEATURED
78 71 71 05 Whispering Your Name Ignatius Jones
79 80 79 06 Mexican Radio Wall Of Voodoo
80 87 80 04 Young Free And Single Sunfire
81 90 81 03 Love Has Got A Line On You Scandal
82 78 05 13 Change Tears For Fears
83 111 83 01 War Party Eddy Grant FEATURED
84 75 75 05 Escalator Of Life Robert Hazard
85 74 11 08 Run For Your Life Bucks Fizz
86 76 01 34 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Culture Club
87 107 87 01 Affair Of The Heart Rick Springfield FEATURED
88 70 51 20 Twilight Zone Golden Earring
89 106 03 14 Time (Clock Of The Heart) Culture Club
90 33 08 10 Drop The Pilot Joan Armatrading
91 108 91 01 True Love Ways Cliff Richard
92 96 24 10 I Eat Cannibals Toto Coleo
93 98 93 02 Metro Berlin
94 44 44 09 Do You Wanna Hold Me Bow Wow Wow
95 103 95 01 Straight From The Heart Bryan Adams
96 40 40 02 Flight Of Icarus Iron Maiden
97 85 36 15 Desperate But Not Serious Adam Ant
98 99 71 05 Take The Short Way Home Dionne Warwick
99 81 72 06 Orchard Road Leo Sayer
100 104 100 01 Welcome To Heartlight Kenny Loggins
Last edited:
#40 CHART ENTRY
#31 CHART ENTRY
#26 NEW ENTRY
#25 CHART ENTRY
#13 HIGHEST NEW ENTRY
11 09 09 07 Words F.R.David
12 21 12 03 Temptation Heaven 17
13 --- 13 01 Pale Shelter Tears For Fears HIGHEST NEW ENTRY FEATURED
14 10 02 12 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurythmics
15 27 15 03 We Are Detective Thompson Twins
16 14 14 06 The House That Jack Built Tracie
17 15 15 06 You Are In My System Robert Palmer
18 12 01 15 Billie Jean Michael Jackson
19 16 16 08 Fields Of Fire (400 Miles) Big Country
20 17 02 16 Breaking Us In Two Joe Jackson
21 29 21 07 Little Red Corvette Prince
22 19 13 09 Boxerbeat JoBoxers
23 25 22 05 Two Hearts Beat As One U2
24 22 19 05 Ooh To Be Aah Kajagoogoo
25 123 25 01 Street Café Icehouse FEATURED
26 --- 26 01 Our Lips Are Sealed Fun Boy Three FEATURED
27 30 27 19 Rosanna Toto
28 28 19 07 Whistle Down The Wind Nick Heyward
29 23 07 07 Don't Talk To Me About Love Altered Images
30 31 30 05 The Last Film Kissing The Pink
31 182 31 01 Family Man Hall & Oates FEATURED
32 32 29 07 Always Something There To Remind Me Naked Eyes
33 18 03 11 Total Eclipse Of The Heart Bonnie Tyler
34 41 34 02 Dancing Tight Galaxy
35 62 35 08 Der Kommissar After The Fire
36 39 36 04 Solitaire Laura Branigan
37 34 34 04 I'm Never Giving Up Sweet Dreams
38 52 38 02 Can't Get Used To Losing You The Beat
39 42 39 03 Candy Girl New Edition
40 115 40 01 Miss The Girl The Creatures FEATURED
41 20 09 07 Speak Like A Child The Style Council
42 37 37 07 To Look At You INXS
43 --- 43 01 I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Elton John FEATURED
44 46 44 02 My Love Lionel Richie
45 57 45 02 Nightmares A Flock Of Seagulls
46 49 46 02 Can't Go Back Fleetwood Mac
47 38 27 07 My Foolish Friend Talk Talk
48 43 43 05 I Won't Hold You Back Toto
49 36 36 05 I Melt With You Modern English
50 64 50 02 Sweet Memory Belle Stars
Last edited:
The soft relaunch of the retrochart is coming tomorrow with the top ten but in the meantime vote in this week's poll for your song of the week!
@Eric Generic
@Hairycub1969
@cityofdoomsday
@Eric Generic
@Hairycub1969
@cityofdoomsday
You know I'm always going to vote for what's at Number One on my Retrochart that week!
Well that’s your prerogative (if it’s one of the choices!). I thought the poll might be nice for those other people who might want to contribute without going the whole hog of making a chart.
So we're back in sync with my attempts to turn my 1983 Singles Log playlists into artwork!
Is it true that Spandau Ballet are the new Number One or has Michael Jackson told them to beat it?
Is David Bowie still dancing in the top ten and are the Human League feeling fascination for what else could be in the top ten? I was feeling blue last Monday as the top ten hadn't been revealed yet by @phoenix123 there are no words to describe how I felt! There was something I needed to know. This isn't overkill as love is no stranger to how I feel about The Retrochart club - it's a habit I can't breakaway from. Please, please continue this thread!
Is David Bowie still dancing in the top ten and are the Human League feeling fascination for what else could be in the top ten? I was feeling blue last Monday as the top ten hadn't been revealed yet by @phoenix123 there are no words to describe how I felt! There was something I needed to know. This isn't overkill as love is no stranger to how I feel about The Retrochart club - it's a habit I can't breakaway from. Please, please continue this thread!
Welcome back to the retrochart. This week there are two new top ten hits for 1983!
10
08 Breakaway Tracey Ullman 265
Entry: 12/03/83
Peak: #8
Weeks: 8
Chart run: 93-45-34-14-11-08-08-10
@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Eric Generic #20
23
@Hairycub1969 #9
6
@phoenix123 #9
6
Tracey slides 8-10 from her peak this week.
Entry: 12/03/83
Peak: #8
Weeks: 8
Chart run: 93-45-34-14-11-08-08-10
@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Eric Generic #20
@Hairycub1969 #9
@phoenix123 #9
Tracey slides 8-10 from her peak this week.
It's BACK! BACK!! BACK!!!
09
13 (Keep Feeling) Fascination Human League 277
Entry: 23/04/83
Peak: #9
Weeks: 2
Chart run: 13-09
@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Eric Generic #2
13
@Hairycub1969 #4
13
@phoenix123 #20
31
…and they are back again. Big climbs for Human League this week translate to only a modest rise but it takes them into the top ten at least in their second week13-9.
Entry: 23/04/83
Peak: #9
Weeks: 2
Chart run: 13-09
@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Eric Generic #2
@Hairycub1969 #4
@phoenix123 #20
…and they are back again. Big climbs for Human League this week translate to only a modest rise but it takes them into the top ten at least in their second week13-9.
08
05 Is There Something I Should Know Duran Duran 280
Entry: 26/03/83
Peak: #4
Weeks: 6
Chart run: 05-04-05-04-05-08
@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Eric Generic #8
6
@Hairycub1969 #12
8
@phoenix123 #3
1
There is something you should know…. Duran Duran's best single didn't even make the top three. It slumps 5-8 this week.
Entry: 26/03/83
Peak: #4
Weeks: 6
Chart run: 05-04-05-04-05-08
@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Eric Generic #8
@Hairycub1969 #12
@phoenix123 #3
There is something you should know…. Duran Duran's best single didn't even make the top three. It slumps 5-8 this week.
07
04 Church Of The Poison Mind Culture Club 287
Entry: 19/03/83
Peak: #4
Weeks: 4
Chart run: 10-06-04-07
@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Eric Generic #3
4
@Hairycub1969 #3
2
@phoenix123 #10
9
Culture Club falter and as a result also slump 4-7 from their peak.
Entry: 19/03/83
Peak: #4
Weeks: 4
Chart run: 10-06-04-07
@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Eric Generic #3
@Hairycub1969 #3
@phoenix123 #10
Culture Club falter and as a result also slump 4-7 from their peak.
06
11 True Spandau Ballet 288
Entry: 23/04/83
Peak: #6
Weeks: 2
Chart run: 11-06
@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Eric Generic #9
20
@Hairycub1969 #1
5
@phoenix123 #5
26
Huge gains for Spandau Ballet this week as they are becoming top ten regulars with their eighth top ten hit. Can they match their highest peak of #2 for Lifeline?
Entry: 23/04/83
Peak: #6
Weeks: 2
Chart run: 11-06
@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Eric Generic #9
@Hairycub1969 #1
@phoenix123 #5
Huge gains for Spandau Ballet this week as they are becoming top ten regulars with their eighth top ten hit. Can they match their highest peak of #2 for Lifeline?
05
07 Love Is A Stranger Eurythmics 290
Entry: 13/11/82
Peak: #5
Weeks: 21
Chart run: 133-52-48-41-36-41-44-46-58-55-56-66-72-72-79-71-94-95-113-134-137-24-09-07-05
@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Eric Generic #5
5
@Hairycub1969 #7
7
@phoenix123 #1
5
Eurythmics score their second top five hit with the resurgent Love Is A Stranger which originally peaked at #36 in the final weeks of 1982.
Entry: 13/11/82
Peak: #5
Weeks: 21
Chart run: 133-52-48-41-36-41-44-46-58-55-56-66-72-72-79-71-94-95-113-134-137-24-09-07-05
@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Eric Generic #5
@Hairycub1969 #7
@phoenix123 #1
Eurythmics score their second top five hit with the resurgent Love Is A Stranger which originally peaked at #36 in the final weeks of 1982.
04
03 Blue Monday New Order 301
Entry: 19/03/83
Peak: #3
Weeks: 7
Chart run: 23-20-15-15-15-03-04
@cityofdoomsday #39
43
@Eric Generic #31
27
@Hairycub1969 #15
18
@phoenix123 #18
16
New Order slip a spot after vaulting to their #3 peak last week.
Entry: 19/03/83
Peak: #3
Weeks: 7
Chart run: 23-20-15-15-15-03-04
@cityofdoomsday #39
@Eric Generic #31
@Hairycub1969 #15
@phoenix123 #18
New Order slip a spot after vaulting to their #3 peak last week.