JANUARY
Top hit
Maneater · Daryl Hall Undefined John Oates
Top album
Business As Usual · Men At Work
Enter the Year
Year
1983
Video Changes Everything
Image and sound lock together. Synths go mainstream and every big single feels like a broadcast premiere.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
Africa · Toto
Top album
Business As Usual · Men At Work
MARCH
Top hit
Billie Jean · Michael Jackson
Top album
Thriller · Michael Jackson
APRIL
Top hit
Billie Jean · Michael Jackson
Top album
Thriller · Michael Jackson
MAY
Top hit
Beat It · Michael Jackson
Top album
Thriller · Michael Jackson
JUNE
Top hit
Flashdance...What A Feeling · Irene Cara
Top album
Thriller · Michael Jackson
JULY
Top hit
Flashdance...What A Feeling · Irene Cara
Top album
Thriller · Michael Jackson
AUGUST
Top hit
Every Breath You Take · The Police
Top album
Synchronicity · The Police
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) · Eurythmics
Top album
Thriller · Michael Jackson
OCTOBER
Top hit
Total Eclipse Of The Heart · Bonnie Tyler
Top album
Synchronicity · The Police
NOVEMBER
Top hit
Islands In The Stream · Kenny Rogers Duet
Top album
Synchronicity · The Police
DECEMBER
Top hit
All Night Long (All Night) · Lionel Richie
Top album
Thriller · Michael Jackson