Australian Singles Chart For 1983
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
- “Australiana” – Austen Tayshus
- “Bop Girl” – Pat Wilson
- “Reckless” – Australian Crawl
- “I Was Only 19” – Redgum
- “Rain” – Dragon
Top selling singles in Australia for 1983
*Denotes Australian artist
- “Australiana” – Austen Tayshus*
- “Flashdance … What a Feeling” – Irene Cara
- “Gloria” – Laura Branigan
- “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson
- “Up Where We Belong” – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
- “Total Eclipse of the Heart” – Bonnie Tyler
- “Save Your Love” – Renee and Renato
- “Karma Chameleon” – Culture Club
- “Beat It” – Michael Jackson
- “Every Breath You Take” – The Police
- “Bop Girl” – Pat Wilson*
- “Reckless” – Australian Crawl*
- “I Was Only 19” – Redgum*
- “Twisting by the Pool” – Dire Straits
- “Rain” – Dragon*
- “1999” – Prince
- “Give it Up” – KC and the Sunshine Band
- “Heartbreaker” – Dionne Warwick
- “I’m Still Standing” – Elton John
- “Electric Avenue” – Eddy Grant
- “You Can’t Hurry Love” – Phil Collins
- “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” – Culture Club
- Safety Dance” – Men Without Hats
- “Let’s Dance” – David Bowie
- “Africa” – Toto
My video pick for 1983 is Dragon with ‘Rain’.
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?
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 🙂
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.
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.