December 17, 1983

-----DROPOUTS ------
Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) - Sheena Easton --- 9 (2) / 14
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes - Asia --- 34 (2) / 5
Tonight, I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack --- 16 (2) / 15
Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels --- 9 / 13
Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler --- 1 (4) / 18  


40 40 --- The Way He Makes Me Feel - Barbra Streisand
 39 --- When The Lights Go Out - Naked Eyes  (41)
 38 --- The Sign Of Fire - The Fixx  (46)
 37 --- Gold - Spandau Ballet  (44)
20 36 --- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson
36 35 --- I Won't Stand In Your Way - Stray Cats
 34 --- Stay With Me Tonight - Jeffrey Osborne  (43)
39 33 --- Holiday - Madonna
 32 --- Pink Houses - John Cougar Mellencamp  (45)
32 31 --- I Still Can't Get Over Loving You - Ray Parker Jr.

34 30 --- That's All - Genesis
31 29 --- Joanna - Kool & The Gang
29 28 --- If I'd Been The One - 38 Special
35 27 --- Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
26 26 --- Time Will Reveal - DeBarge
30 25 --- Running With The Night - Lionel Richie
27 24 --- Read 'Em And Weep - Barry Manilow
23 23 --- Souls - Rick Springfield
22 22 --- Ain't Nobody - Rufus & Chaka Khan
15 21 --- Heart And Soul - Huey Lewis & The News

24 20 --- Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics
21 19 --- I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John
19 18 --- Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
17 17 --- In A Big Country - Big Country
16 16 --- Synchronicity II - The Police
18 15 --- Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling
09 14 --- Crumblin' Down - John Cougar Mellencamp
13 13 --- Why Me? - Irene Cara
08 12 --- Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
14 11 --- Undercover Of The Night - The Rolling Stones

10 10 --- Church Of The Poison Mind - Culture Club
12 09 --- Twist Of Fate - Olivia Newton-John
06 08 --- Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers w/ Dolly Parton  
11 07 --- Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes
05 06 --- Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
07 05 --- Union Of The Snake - Duran Duran
03 04 --- Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
02 03 --- All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie  
04 02 --- Say It Isn't So - Daryl Hall & John Oates
01 01 --- Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson  

R1 SINGLES CHART - 17-23 December 1983

01 01 ONLY YOU Flying Pickets **
02 02 LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE Paul Young
03 05 MY OH MY Slade
04 11 VICTIMS Culture Club
05 04 HOLD ME NOW Thompson Twins
06 06 LET'S STAY TOGETHER Tina Turner
07 09 PLEASE DON'T FALL IN LOVE Cliff Richard
08 22 TELL HER ABOUT IT Billy Joel
09 08 MOVE OVER, DARLING Tracey Ullman
10 03 UPTOWN GIRL Billy Joel *****

11 15 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM Kenny Rogers + Dolly Parton
12 16 THRILLER Michael Jackson
13 07 CALLING YOUR NAME Marilyn
14 23 WHAT IS LOVE? Howard Jones
15 18 CLUB FANTASTIC MEGAMIX Wham!
16 19 THAT'S ALL Genesis
17 13 CRY JUST A LITTLE BIT Shakin' Stevens
18 12 SAY SAY SAY Paul McCartney + Michael Jackson
19 14 RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE Eurythmics
20 40 READ 'EM AND WEEP Barry Manilow

21 17 WATERFRONT Simple Minds
22 10 NEVER NEVER Assembly
23 35 2,000 MILES The Pretenders
24 38 MANY RIVERS TO CROSS UB40
25 36 MARGUERITA TIME Status Quo
26 21 BARK AT THE MOON Ozzy Osbourne
27 20 OBLIVIOUS Aztec Camera
28 34 RAT RAPPING Roland Rat Superstar
29 31 THE WAY YOU ARE Tears For Fears
30 -- STRAIGHT AHEAD Kool and the Gang

31 26 THE LOVE CATS The Cure
32 28 KARMA CHAMELEON Culture Club ******
33 29 THIS CHARMING MAN The Smiths
34 24 ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) Lionel Richie
35 RE MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY Slade
36 27 THE SUN AND THE RAIN Madness
37 -- COLD AS CHRISTMAS Elton John
38 30 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART Yes
39 25 SOLID BOND IN YOUR HEART The Style Council
40 33 THAT'S LOVE, THAT IT IS Blancmange

-- 32 UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT The Rolling Stones
-- 37 PUSS N BOOTS Adam Ant
-- 39 REILLY Olympic Orchestra