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List of number-one singles of 1983 (Ireland)

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This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1983.

Week ending Song Artist Ref.
1 January "Save Your Love" Renée and Renato
8 January
15 January
22 January "You Can't Hurry Love" Phil Collins
29 January "Down Under" Men at Work
5 February
12 February
19 February
26 February "Too Shy" Kajagoogoo
5 March "Billie Jean" Michael Jackson
12 March
19 March "Total Eclipse of the Heart" Bonnie Tyler
26 March
2 April
9 April "Let's Dance" David Bowie
16 April
23 April "Words" F. R. David
30 April
7 May
14 May "True" Spandau Ballet
21 May "Words" F. R. David
28 May
4 June "Every Breath You Take" The Police
11 June
18 June
25 June
2 July "Baby Jane" Rod Stewart
9 July
16 July "Moonlight Shadow" Mike Oldfield
23 July "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" Paul Young
30 July "Wrapped Around Your Finger" The Police
6 August
13 August
20 August "Give it Up" KC and the Sunshine Band
27 August
3 September "Wings of a Dove" Madness
10 September "Red Red Wine" UB40
17 September
24 September
1 October "Karma Chameleon" Culture Club
8 October
15 October
22 October
29 October "They Don't Know" Tracey Ullman
5 November
12 November "Uptown Girl" Billy Joel
19 November [1]
26 November
3 December "Love of the Common People" Paul Young
10 December
17 December "Only You" The Flying Pickets
24 December
31 December
  • 22 Number Ones
  • Most weeks at No. 1 (song): "Words" - F. R. David (5)
  • Most weeks at No. 1 (artist): The Police (7)
  • Most No. 1s: The Police, Paul Young (2 each)

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Top tens - this week in 1983". Irish Independent. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2024.