Sunday, January 29, 2023

40 Years Ago - Top Singles of January 29, 1983


Let's take a look at what was topping the various single charts on January 29, 1983.


Billboard
CashBox
Radio & Records
1
"Down Under"
Men at Work
"Down Under"
Men at Work
"Down Under"
Men at Work
2
"Africa"
Toto
"Maneater"
Daryl Hall & John Oates
"Shame on the Moon"
Bob Seger
3
"Sexual Healing"
Marvin Gaye
"Baby, Come to Me"
Patti Austin & James Ingram
"Heart to Heart"
Kenny Loggins
4
"Dirty Laundry"
Don Henley
"Africa"
Toto
"Allentown"
Billy Joel
5
"The Girl is Mine"
Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
"Sexual Healing"
Marvin Gaye
"Baby, Come to Me"
Patti Austin & James Ingram
6
"Maneater"
Daryl Hall & John Oates
"Mickey"
Toni Basil
"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"
Culture Club
7
"Baby, Come to Me"
Patti Austin & James Ingram
"Dirty Laundry"
Don Henley
"Africa"
Toto
8
"Rock the Casbah"
The Clash
"The Girl is Mine"
Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
"The Other Guy"
Little River Band
9
"Shame on the Moon"
Bob Seger
"The Other Guy"
Little River Band
"You Can't Hurry Love"
Phil Collins
10
"You and I"
Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle
"You Can't Hurry Love"
Phil Collins
"Stray Cat Strut"
Stray Cats



Exclusive MFD meta-analysis of the above charts:
  1. "Down Under" (30 points)
  2. "Africa" (20 pts)
  3. "Baby, Come to Me" (18 pts)
  4. (tie) "Sexual Healing" and "Maneater" (14 pts)
  5. (tie) "Dirty Laundry" and "Shame on the Moon" (11 pts)
  6. "The Girl is Mine" (9 pts)
  7. "Heart to Heart" (8 pts)
  8. "Allentown" (7 pts)
  9. (tie) "Mickey," "The Other Guy," and "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" (5 pts)
  10. (tie) "Rock the Casbah" and "You Can't Hurry Love" (3 pts)
  11. "You and I" and "Stray Cat Strut" (1 pt)




Here's what MTV was playing around that time:



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