Top Singles of December 17, 1983

Let's take a look at what was topping the various single charts on December 17, 1983.

	Billboard	CashBox	Radio & Records
1	"Say Say Say" Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson	"Say Say Say" Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson	"Say Say Say" Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
2	"Say It Isn't So" Daryl Hall & John Oates	"All Night Long (All Night)" Lionel Richie	"Say It Isn't So" Daryl Hall & John Oates
3	"All Night Long (All Night)" Lionel Richie	"Union of the Snake" Duran Duran	"Union of the Snake" Duran Duran
4	"Uptown Girl" Billy Joel	"Love is a Battlefield" Pat Benatar	"Owner of a Lonely Heart" Yes
5	"Union of the Snake" Duran Duran	"Say It Isn't So" Daryl Hall & John Oates	"Twist of Fate" Olivia Newton-John
6	"Love is a Battlefield" Pat Benatar	"Uptown Girl" Billy Joel	"Undercover of the Night" The Rolling Stones
7	"Owner of a Lonely Heart" Yes	"Cum On Feel the Noize" Quiet Riot	"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" Elton John
8	"Islands in the Stream" Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton	"Crumblin' Down" John Cougar Mellencamp	"Talking in Your Sleep" The Romantics
9	"Twist of Fate" Olivia Newton-John	"Owner of a Lonely Heart" Yes	"Synchronicity II" The Police
10	"Church of the Poison Mind" Culture Club	"Church of the Poison Mind" Culture Club	"Major Tom (Coming Home)" Peter Schilling

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Exclusive MFD meta-analysis of the above charts:

1. "Say Say Say" (30 points)
2. "Say It Isn't So" (24 pts)
3. "Union of the Snake" (22 pts)
4. "All Night Long (All Night)" (17 pts)
5. "Owner of a Lonely Heart" (13 pts)
6. (tie) "Uptown Girl" and "Love is a Battlefield" (12 pts)
8. "Twist of Fate" (8 pts)
9. "Undercover of the Night" (5 pts)
10. (tie) "Cum On Feel the Noize" and "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (4 pts)
12. (tie) "Islands in the Stream," "Crumblin' Down," and "Talking in Your Sleep" (3 pts)
15. (tie) "Church of the Poison Mind" and "Synchronicity II" (2 pts)
17. Major Tom (Coming Home) (1 pt)

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Here's what MTV was playing around that time:

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