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Regional Hits of 1983

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The standard page for 1983 lists the biggest hit songs across the whole World. This page compares that with the top 20 biggest hits of the year in North America and Europe. The region index explains how these results were generated and the long term trends.

The most distinctive songs of 1983 (that is the hits that only charted in one place) has been calculated.

  North America   World   Europe  
# Artist Song Title Artist Song Title Artist Song Title #
1 The Police Every Breath You Take Moves -1 Moves -1 Irene Cara Flashdance... What a Feeling Moves -6 Moves -5 David Bowie Let's Dance 1
2 Irene Cara Flashdance... What a Feeling Moves 1 Moves 1 The Police Every Breath You Take Moves -9 Moves -5 Nena 99 Red Balloons 2
3 Michael Jackson Billie Jean Moves 0 Moves 0 Michael Jackson Billie Jean Moves -1 Moves -17 Mike Oldfield Moonlight Shadow 3
4 The Eurythmics Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Moves -8 Moves -6 Culture Club Karma Chameleon Moves -1 Moves 1 Michael Jackson Billie Jean 4
5 Michael Jackson Beat It Moves 0 Moves 0 Michael Jackson Beat It Moves -3 Moves 1 Culture Club Karma Chameleon 5
6 Lionel Richie All Night Long (All Night) Moves -4 Moves -3 David Bowie Let's Dance Moves 5 Moves -7 Rod Stewart Baby Jane 6
7 Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson Say Say Say Moves -4 Moves -7 Nena 99 Red Balloons Moves 5 Moves 6 Irene Cara Flashdance... What a Feeling 7
8 Michael Sembello Maniac Moves -9 Moves -3 Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse of the Heart Moves -12 Moves 3 Michael Jackson Beat It 8
9 David Bowie Let's Dance Moves 3 Moves -7 UB40 Red Red Wine Moves -12 Moves -21 Paul Young Come Back & Stay 9
10 Culture Club Karma Chameleon Moves 6 Moves 4 Lionel Richie All Night Long (All Night) Moves -13 Moves -9 Kajagoogoo Too Shy 10
11 Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse of the Heart Moves 3 Moves 4 Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson Say Say Say Moves -2 Moves 9 The Police Every Breath You Take 11
12 Marvin Gaye (Sexual) Healing Moves -3 Moves 8 The Eurythmics Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Moves -6 Moves -35 Ryan Paris Dolce Vita 12
13 Eddy Grant Electric Avenue Moves -3 Moves -83 Rod Stewart Baby Jane Moves 7 Moves 2 Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson Say Say Say 13
14 Nena 99 Red Balloons Moves 7 Moves -16 Billy Joel Uptown Girl Moves -19 Moves -32 Gazebo I Like Chopin 14
15 Toto Africa Moves -7 Moves 3 Marvin Gaye (Sexual) Healing Moves -100 Moves -53 Robin Gibb Juliet 15
16 UB40 Red Red Wine Moves 7 Moves 3 Eddy Grant Electric Avenue Moves -33 Moves -7 Phil Collins You Can't Hurry Love 16
17 Styx Mr Roboto Moves -18 Moves 9 Michael Sembello Maniac Moves -24 Moves -9 Peter Schilling Major Tom (Coming Home) 17
18 Thomas Dolby She Blinded Me With Science Moves -27 Moves -3 Spandau Ballet True Moves -12 Moves 6 The Eurythmics Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) 18
19 Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton Islands in the Stream Moves -5 Moves -54 Kajagoogoo Too Shy Moves 9 Moves -15 New Order Blue Monday 19
20 The Police King of Pain Moves -30 Moves -100 Mike Oldfield Moonlight Shadow Moves 17 Moves 12 Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse of the Heart 20
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