1983 Number 2 Hits

Here are the 1983 songs which didn’t quite make it to number 1 and the tracks which stopped them. The stand out one for me is Freeez’s I.O.U. which was held up by Paul Young’s cover of Marvin Gaye’s original 1962 hit, Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home). There’s no real travesty, save for the hangover from the 1982 Christmas number 1 with the dreadful Renee and Renato preventing The Shakin’ Stevens EP from taking its rightful place at the top of the chart. Shame really.

Song at Number 2	Week Ending	Song at Number 1
Shakin’ Stevens – The Shakin’ Stevens EP	01/01/1983	Renee & Renato – Save Your Love
David Essex – A Winter’s Tale	15/01/1983	Phil Collins – You Can’t Hurry Love
Eddy Grant – Electric Avenue	05/02/1983	Men At Work – Down Under
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)	19/03/1983	Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Culture Club – Church Of The Poison Mind	16/04/1983	David Bowie – Let’s Dance
Culture Club – Church Of The Poison Mind	23/04/1983	David Bowie – Let’s Dance
F R David – Words	30/04/1983	Spandau Ballet – True
F R David – Words	07/05/1983
Human League – (Keep Feeling) Fascination	14/05/1983
Heaven 17 – Temptation	21/05/1983
Wham! – Bad Boys	04/06/1983	The Police – Every Breath You Take
Wham! – Bad Boys	11/06/1983
David Bowie – China Girl	18/06/1983
Irene Cara – Flashdance… What A Feeling	09/07/1983	Rod Stewart – Baby Jane
Freeez – I.O.U.	23/07/1983	Paul Young – Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)
	30/07/1983
	06/08/1983
Spandau Ballet – Gold	20/08/1983	KC & The Sunshine Band – Give It Up
Spandau Ballet – Gold	27/08/1983	KC & The Sunshine Band – Give It Up
Madness – Wings Of A Dove	10/09/1983	UB40 – Red Red Wine
Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack – Tonight I Celebrate My Love	17/09/1983	UB40 – Red Red Wine
David Bowie – Modern Love	08/10/1983	Culture Club – Karma Chameleon
Tracey Ullman – They Don’t Know	15/10/1983
Tracey Ullman – They Don’t Know	22/10/1983
Lionel Richie – All Night Long (All Night)	29/10/1983
	05/11/1983	Billy Joel – Uptown Girl
	12/11/1983
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson – Say Say Say	19/11/1983
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson – Say Say Say	26/11/1983
Paul Young – Love Of The Common People	03/12/1983
	10/12/1983	Flying Pickets – Only You
	17/12/1983
Slade – My Oh My	24/12/1983

I HEART 80s