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 |
23/04/1983 | ||
F R David – Words | 30/04/1983 | Spandau Ballet – True |
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 |
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 |
27/08/1983 | ||
Madness – Wings Of A Dove | 10/09/1983 | UB40 – Red Red Wine |
Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack – Tonight I Celebrate My Love | 17/09/1983 | |
David Bowie – Modern Love | 08/10/1983 | Culture Club – Karma Chameleon |
Tracey Ullman – They Don’t Know | 15/10/1983 | |
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 | |
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 |
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