Australian Singles Chart For 1983

By Mark Gibson | March 31, 2011 |
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These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1983. Here is the Australian Singles Chart for 1983 based on sales.

Top Australian Singles

  1. “Australiana” – Austen Tayshus
  2. “Bop Girl” – Pat Wilson
  3. “Reckless” – Australian Crawl
  4. “I Was Only 19” – Redgum
  5. “Rain” – Dragon

Top selling singles in Australia for 1983

*Denotes Australian artist

  1. “Australiana” – Austen Tayshus*
  2. “Flashdance … What a Feeling” – Irene Cara
  3. “Gloria” – Laura Branigan
  4. “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson
  5. “Up Where We Belong” – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
  6. “Total Eclipse of the Heart” – Bonnie Tyler
  7. “Save Your Love” – Renee and Renato
  8. “Karma Chameleon” – Culture Club
  9. “Beat It” – Michael Jackson
  10. “Every Breath You Take” – The Police
  11. “Bop Girl” – Pat Wilson*
  12. “Reckless” – Australian Crawl*
  13. “I Was Only 19” – Redgum*
  14. “Twisting by the Pool” – Dire Straits
  15. “Rain” – Dragon*
  16. “1999” – Prince
  17. “Give it Up” – KC and the Sunshine Band
  18. “Heartbreaker” – Dionne Warwick
  19. “I’m Still Standing” – Elton John
  20. “Electric Avenue” – Eddy Grant
  21. “You Can’t Hurry Love” – Phil Collins
  22. “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” – Culture Club
  23. Safety Dance” – Men Without Hats
  24. “Let’s Dance” – David Bowie
  25. “Africa” – Toto

My video pick for 1983 is Dragon with ‘Rain’.

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4 Comments

  1. David on November 15, 2011 at 8:14 am

    There seems to a lack of credit to Olivia Newton John in your early 80’s charts?
    10 weeks at #1 in the US and 5 weeks at #1 in OZ for Physical alone not mention the other songs of hers that did well?

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    • Mark Gibson on November 16, 2011 at 7:17 am

      Thanks for dropping in David.
      I certainly will get to Olivia, she’s a wonderful talent for sure… so many great Aussie acts & so little time to document them 🙂

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  2. Amy on January 22, 2012 at 8:30 pm

    David, I understand thay Olivia was, and still is, an incredible artist… However… None of her songs were number one in the Aria charts (the official Australian music charts) in the year 1983. It is a shame, but it is completely true.
    Mark, your doing an amazing job documenting everything.

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  3. David on October 7, 2020 at 1:57 pm

    Dragon’s comeback single “Rain” in 1983 was massive and continued through with “Magic” and then the album Body and the Beat in 1984. Great times, wonderful memories.

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