April 9, 1983

-----DROPOUTS ------
Down Under - Men At Work --- 1 (4) / 19  
Baby, Come To Me - Patti Austin w/ James Ingram --- 1 (2) / 18  
Allentown - Billy Joel --- 17 (6) / 16
You And I - Eddie Rabbitt w/ Crystal Gayle --- 7 (4) / 21


 40 --- Rio - Duran Duran (58 )
39 39 --- I Don't Care Anymore - Phil Collins
 38 --- Some Kind Of Friend - Barry Manilow (44)
22 37 --- Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
29 36 --- Make Love Stay - Dan Fogelberg
23 35 --- Breaking Us In Two - Joe Jackson
36 34 --- Whirly Girl - Oxo
40 33 --- Welcome To Heartlight - Kenny Loggins
38 32 --- It Might Be You - Stephen Bishop
34 31 --- I Like It - DeBarge

30 30 --- Lies - Thompson Twins
 29 --- Let's Dance - David Bowie (43)
 28 --- Overkill - Men At Work (HOT SHOT DEBUT)
19 27 --- All Right - Christopher Cross
33 26 --- Solitaire - Laura Branigan
25 25 --- Poison Arrow - ABC
17 24 --- Fall In Love With Me - Earth, Wind & Fire
28 23 --- I Won't Hold You Back - Toto
27 22 --- Even Now - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
21 21 --- Change Of Heart - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

20 20 --- Little Too Late - Pat Benatar
24 19 --- Little Red Corvette - Prince
18 18 --- I've Got A Rock N' Roll Heart - Eric Clapton
16 17 --- Shame On The Moon - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
26 16 --- She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
10 15 --- Twilight Zone - Golden Earring
05 14 --- Back On The Chain Gang - Pretenders
13 13 --- I Know There's Something Going On - Frida
15 12 --- Der Kommissar - After The Fire
04 11 --- You Are - Lionel Richie

14 10 --- Beat It - Michael Jackson
12 09 --- Jeopardy - Greg Kihn Band
08 08 --- Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey
09 07 --- One On One - Daryl Hall & John Oates
06 06 --- We've Got Tonight - Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton
07 05 --- Mr. Roboto - Styx
11 04 --- Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
03 03 --- Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
02 02 --- Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club
01 01 --- Billie Jean - Michael Jackson  

Never been a fan of Michael Jackson but I think Billie Jean is the worst thing he made.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 9-15 April 1983

01 02 LET'S DANCE David Bowie *
02 01 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW? Duran Duran **
03 06 BOXER BEAT Jo Boxers
04 04 SPEAK LIKE A CHILD The Style Council
05 05 SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) Eurythmics
06 18 BREAKAWAY Tracey Ullman
07 20 OOH TO BE AH Kajagoogoo
08 03 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART Bonnie Tyler **
09 -- CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND Culture Club
10 27 SNOT RAP Kenny Everett

11 07 DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE Altered Images
12 08 RIP IT UP Orange Juice
13 13 FIELDS OF FIRE (400 MILES) Big Country
14 17 BLUE MONDAY New Order
15 15 WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND Nick Heyward
16 09 NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE Bananarama
17 10 ROCK THE BOAT Forrest
18 24 TWO HEARTS BEAT AS ONE U2
19 16 ORCHARD ROAD Leo Sayer
20 11 BILLIE JEAN Michael Jackson *

21 39 WORDS F.R. David
22 12 DROP THE PILOT Joan Armatrading
23 38 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT Tracie
24 36 THE CELTIC SOUL BROTHERS Kevin Rowland + Dexy's Midnight Runners
25 14 YOU CAN'T HIDE (YOUR LOVE FROM ME) David Joseph
26 19 GARDEN PARTY Mezzoforte
27 30 CRY ME A RIVER Mari Wilson
28 21 RUN FOR YOUR LIFE Bucks Fizz
29 32 I AM (I'M ME) Twisted Sister
30 -- BEAT IT Michael Jackson

31 22 VISIONS IN BLUE Ultravox
32 25 WAVES Blancmange
33 23 HIGH LIFE Modern Romance
34 40 YOUNG, FREE AND SINGLE Sunfire
35 29 COMMUNICATION Spandau Ballet
36 26 JOY Band AKA
37 28 BABY, COME TO ME Patti Austin + James Ingram
38 33 MAGGIE Foster & Allen
39 -- LAST FILM Kissing The Pink
40 34 LOVE ON YOUR SIDE Thompson Twins

-- 31 SHE MEANS NOTHING TO ME Phil Everly + Cliff Richard
-- 35 AFRICA Toto
-- 37 HOPE (I WISH YOU'D BELIEVE ME) Wah!