1983 (Kent Music Report)
| Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January | Culture Club | "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" | 6 weeks |
| 10 January | Culture Club | "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" | 6 weeks |
| 17 January | Culture Club | "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" | 6 weeks |
| 23 January | Culture Club | "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" | 6 weeks |
| 31 January | Culture Club | "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" | 6 weeks |
| 7 February | Laura Branigan | "Gloria" | 7 weeks |
| 14 February | Laura Branigan | "Gloria" | 7 weeks |
| 21 February | Laura Branigan | "Gloria" | 7 weeks |
| 28 February | Laura Branigan | "Gloria" | 7 weeks |
| 7 March | Laura Branigan | "Gloria" | 7 weeks |
| 14 March | Laura Branigan | "Gloria" | 7 weeks |
| 21 March | Laura Branigan | "Gloria" | 7 weeks |
| 28 March | Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes | "Up Where We Belong" | 2 weeks |
| 4 April | Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes | "Up Where We Belong" | 2 weeks |
| 11 April | Michael Jackson | "Billie Jean" | 5 weeks |
| 18 April | Michael Jackson | "Billie Jean" | 5 weeks |
| 25 April | Michael Jackson | "Billie Jean" | 5 weeks |
| 2 May | Michael Jackson | "Billie Jean" | 5 weeks |
| 9 May | Michael Jackson | "Billie Jean" | 5 weeks |
| 16 May | Redgum | "I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)" | 2 weeks |
| 23 May | Redgum | "I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)" | 2 weeks |
| 30 May | Bonnie Tyler | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | 6 weeks |
| 6 June | Bonnie Tyler | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | 6 weeks |
| 13 June | Bonnie Tyler | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | 6 weeks |
| 20 June | Bonnie Tyler | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | 6 weeks |
| 27 June | Bonnie Tyler | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | 6 weeks |
| 4 July | Bonnie Tyler | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | 6 weeks |
| 11 July | Irene Cara | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | 7 weeks |
| 18 July | Irene Cara | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | 7 weeks |
| 25 July | Irene Cara | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | 7 weeks |
| 1 August | Irene Cara | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | 7 weeks |
| 8 August | Irene Cara | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | 7 weeks |
| 15 August | Austen Tayshus | "Australiana" | 8 weeks |
| 22 August | Irene Cara | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | 7 weeks |
| 29 August | Irene Cara | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | 7 weeks |
| 5 September | Austen Tayshus | "Australiana" | 8 weeks |
| 12 September | Austen Tayshus | "Australiana" | 8 weeks |
| 19 September | Austen Tayshus | "Australiana" | 8 weeks |
| 26 September | Austen Tayshus | "Australiana" | 8 weeks |
| 3 October | Austen Tayshus | "Australiana" | 8 weeks |
| 10 October | Austen Tayshus | "Australiana" | 8 weeks |
| 17 October | Austen Tayshus | "Australiana" | 8 weeks |
| 24 October | Culture Club | "Karma Chameleon" | 5 weeks |
| 31 October | Culture Club | "Karma Chameleon" | 5 weeks |
| 7 November | Culture Club | "Karma Chameleon" | 5 weeks |
| 14 November | Culture Club | "Karma Chameleon" | 5 weeks |
| 21 November | Culture Club | "Karma Chameleon" | 5 weeks |
| 28 November | Australian Crawl | "Reckless (Don't Be So)" | 1 week |
| 5 December | Billy Joel | "Uptown Girl" | 1 week |
| 12 December | Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton | "Islands in the Stream" | 1 week |
| 19 December | Lionel Richie | "All Night Long (All Night)" | 6 weeks |
| 26 December | Lionel Richie | "All Night Long (All Night)" | 6 weeks |
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, "Every Breath You Take" by The Police, "Bop Girl" by Pat Wilson, "Twisting by the Pool" (EP) by Dire Straits, "Rain" by Dragon, "1999" by Prince, "Heartbreaker" by Dionne Warwick, "Electric Avenue" by Eddy Grant and "Let's Dance" by David Bowie.
Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "Save Your Love" (3) by Renee and Renato, "Give It Up" (3) by KC and the Sunshine Band, "I'm Still Standing" (3) by Elton John, "You Can't Hurry Love" (3) by Phil Collins, "Church of the Poison Mind" and "Victims" (4) by Culture Club, "The Safety Dance" (5) by Men Without Hats and "Africa" (5) by Toto.
Hits by Australasian artists also included "Send Me an Angel" by Real Life, "Fraction Too Much Friction" by Tim Finn, "Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang" by Monte Video and the Cassettes and "Overkill" by Men at Work.
Austen Tayshus' hit "Australiana" was the best charting single of the year.
Read more about this topic: List Of Number-one Singles In Australia During The 1980s
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