The year in music
Best Songs of 1983
“Billie Jean” and the moonwalk. The Police’s “Every Breath You Take”, Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”, New Order’s “Blue Monday”, David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance”, and Madonna’s first album.
Play 1983
82 songs
Everything Counts
Depeche Mode
Cuts Like a Knife
Bryan Adams
Straight from the Heart
Bryan Adams
This Time
Bryan Adams
Borderline
Madonna
Holiday
Madonna
Is There Something I Should Know?
Duran Duran
New Moon on Monday
Duran Duran
The Reflex
Duran Duran
Union of the Snake
Duran Duran
Let’s Dance
David Bowie
Let's Stay Together
Tina Turner
Modern Love
David Bowie
Islands in the Stream
Dolly Parton
It's Like That
Run-D.M.C.
Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)
Run-D.M.C.
New Year’s Day
U2
Sunday Bloody Sunday
U2
Lady Love Me (One More Time)
George Benson
That's All
Genesis
Every Breath You Take
The Police
Faithfully
Journey
I'm Still Standing
Elton John
King of Pain
The Police
Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
Journey
The Longest Time
Billy Joel
Tour de France
Kraftwerk
Uptown Girl
Billy Joel
All Night Long (All Night)
Lionel Richie
Burning Down the House
Talking Heads
Hello
Lionel Richie
Here Comes the Rain Again
Eurythmics
Jump
Van Halen
Love Will Find a Way
Lionel Richie
Photograph
Def Leppard
Radio Free Europe
R.E.M.
Rock of Ages
Def Leppard
Swamp
Talking Heads
Sweet Dreams
Eurythmics
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
Talking Heads
Add It Up
Violent Femmes
Bark at the Moon
Ozzy Osbourne
Blister in the Sun
Violent Femmes
Church of the Poison Mind
Culture Club
Gimme All Your Lovin'
ZZ Top
Gone Daddy Gone
Violent Femmes
Karma Chameleon
Culture Club
Kiss Off
Violent Femmes
Legs
ZZ Top
Middle of the Road
Pretenders
Red Red Wine
UB40
Sharp Dressed Man
ZZ Top
Blue Monday
New Order
Hand in Glove
The Smiths
Relax
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
This Charming Man
The Smiths
Club Tropicana
Wham!
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Cyndi Lauper
Goody Two Shoes
Adam and the Ants
She Bop
Cyndi Lauper
The Trooper
Iron Maiden
Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
An Ending (Ascent)
Brian Eno
Doot-Doot
Freur
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Mornin'
Al Jarreau
She's in Parties
Bauhaus
Temple of Love
The Sisters of Mercy
99 Luftballons
Nena
Ain't Nobody
Rufus & Chaka Khan
Everyday I Write the Book
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Flashdance... What a Feeling
Irene Cara
Gold
Spandau Ballet
Juicy Fruit
Mtume
Killing Moon
Echo & The Bunnymen
Let the Music Play
Shannon
Love on Your Side
Thompson Twins
New Song
Howard Jones
Owner of a Lonely Heart
Yes
Temptation
Heaven 17
Texas Flood
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Bonnie Tyler
1983 on Music By Decade
The catalogue holds 82 songs first released in 1983. Rock, Pop and Synth-Pop lead the year. Duran Duran, Violent Femmes and Bryan Adams are among the voices of 1983.
Artists of 1983
- Duran Duran4
- Violent Femmes4
- Bryan Adams3
- Cyndi Lauper3
- Lionel Richie3
- Talking Heads3
- ZZ Top3
- Billy Joel2
- Culture Club2
- David Bowie2
- Def Leppard2
- Eurythmics2
- Journey2
- Madonna2
- Run-D.M.C.2
- The Police2
- The Smiths2
- U22
- Adam and the Ants
- Al Jarreau
- Bauhaus
- Bonnie Tyler
- Brian Eno
- Depeche Mode
The sound of 1983
- Rock80s
- Pop80s
- Synth-Pop80s
- New Wave80s
- Pop Rock80s
- Soul80s
- Classic Rock80s
- Hard Rock80s
- Electronic80s
- Post-Punk80s