| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1983 |
| TOP 100 BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES (As published in the December 31, 1983, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | BILLIE JEAN – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 2 | ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) – Lionel Richie (Motown) |
| 3 | JUICY FRUIT – Mtume (Epic) |
| 4 | COLD BLOODED – Rick James (Gordy) |
| 5 | ATOMIC DOG – George Clinton (Capitol) |
| 6 | YOU ARE – Lionel Richie (Motown) |
| 7 | I LIKE IT – DeBarge (Gordy) |
| 8 | STOP DOGGIN’ ME AROUND – Klique (MCA) |
| 9 | SAVE THE OVERTIME (For Me) – Gladys Knight & The Pips (Columbia) |
| 10 | JUST BE GOOD TO ME – The S.O.S. Band (Tabu) |
| 11 | OUTSTANDING – The Gap Band (Total Experience) |
| 12 | SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY – Donna Summer (Mercury) |
| 13 | ALL THIS LOVE – DeBarge (Gordy) |
| 14 | AIN’T NOBODY – Rufus & Chaka Khan (Warner Bros.) |
| 15 | YOU’RE NUMBER ONE (In My Book) – Gladys Knight & The Pips (Columbia) |
| 16 | FREAK-A-ZOID – Midnight Star (Solar) |
| 17 | TRY AGAIN – Champaign (Columbia) |
| 18 | SAY SAY SAY – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (Columbia) |
| 19 | PARTY TRAIN – The Gap Band (Total Experience) |
| 20 | FLASHDANCE...WHAT A FEELING – Irene Cara (Casablanca) |
| 21 | INSIDE LOVE (So Personal) – George Benson (Warner Bros.) |
| 22 | TIME WILL REVEAL – DeBarge (Gordy) |
| 23 | I’VE MADE LOVE TO YOU A THOUSAND TIMES – Smokey Robinson (Tamla) |
| 24 | BETWEEN THE SHEETS – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck) |
| 25 | LOVE IS THE KEY – Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol) |
| 26 | DON’T YOU GET SO MAD – Jeffrey Osborne (A&M) |
| 27 | BETCHA SHE DON’T LOVE YOU – Evelyn King (RCA) |
| 28 | ROCKIT – Herbie Hancock (Columbia) |
| 29 | I AM LOVE – Jennifer Holliday (Geffen) |
| 30 | BEAT IT – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 31 | TOO TOUGH – Angela Bofill (Arista) |
| 32 | SEXUAL HEALING – Marvin Gaye (Columbia) |
| 33 | STAY WITH ME TONIGHT – Jeffrey Osborne (A&M) |
| 34 | FALL IN LOVE WITH ME – Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia) |
| 35 | TONIGHT – The Whispers (Solar) |
| 36 | TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE – Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack (Capitol) |
| 37 | DO WHAT YOU FEEL – Deniece Williams (Columbia) |
| 38 | GET IT RIGHT – Aretha Franklin (Arista) |
| 39 | CANDY GIRL – New Edition (Streetwise) |
| 40 | THE GIRL IS MINE – Michael Jackson/Paul McCartney (Epic) |
| 41 | I CAN MAKE YOU DANCE (pt. 1) – Zapp (Warner Bros.) |
| 42 | MY LOVE – Lionel Richie (Motown) |
| 43 | DEAD GIVEAWAY – Shalamar (Solar) |
| 44 | TRULY – Lionel Richie (Motown) |
| 45 | BOOGIE DOWN – Jarreau (Warner Bros.) |
| 46 | HEARTBEATS – Yarbrough & Peoples (Total Experience) |
| 47 | MORNIN’ – Jarreau (Warner Bros.) |
| 48 | CRAZY – The Manhattans (Columbia) |
| 49 | WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’ – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 50 | HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING (Theme From “Best Friends”) – James Ingram & Patti Austin
(Qwest) |
| 51 | KEEP ON LOVIN’ ME – The Whispers (Solar) |
| 52 | I JUST GOTTA HAVE YOU (Lover Turn Me On) – Kashif (Arista) |
| 53 | BOTTOM’S UP – The Chi-Lites (LARC) |
| 54 | TELL ME IF YOU STILL CARE – The S.O.S. Band (Tabu) |
| 55 | MS. GOT-THE-BODY – Con Funk Shun (Mercury) |
| 56 | ON THE ONE FOR FUN – The Dazz Band (Motown) |
| 57 | ARE YOU SERIOUS – Tyrone Davis (Highrise) |
| 58 | ANGEL – Anita Baker (Beverly Glen) |
| 59 | PASS THE DUTCHIE – Musical Youth (MCA) |
| 60 | BAD BOY – Ray Parker Jr. (Arista) |
| 61 | KNOCKOUT – Margie Joseph (HCRC) |
| 62 | RAID – Lakeside (Solar) |
| 63 | I KNOW – Philip Bailey (Columbia) |
| 64 | GOT TO BE THERE – Chaka Khan (Warner Bros.) |
| 65 | UNCONDITIONAL LOVE – Donna Summer (Mercury) |
| 66 | ROCKIN’ RADIO – Tom Browne (Arista) |
| 67 | YOU ARE IN MY SYSTEM – The System (Mirage) |
| 68 | CHOOSEY LOVER – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck) |
| 69 | ALL NIGHT LONG – The Mary Jane Girls (Gordy) |
| 70 | IS THIS THE END – New Edition (Streetwise) |
| 71 | I’M FREAKY – O’Bryan (Capitol) |
| 72 | MY FIRST LOVE – Rene & Angela (Capitol) |
| 73 | LAST NIGHT A D. J. SAVED MY LIFE – Indeep (Sound Of New York) |
| 74 | STYLE – Cameo (Atlanta Artists) |
| 75 | EVERY GIRL (Wants My Guy) – Aretha Franklin (Arista) |
| 76 | NIPPLE TO THE BOTTLE – Grace Jones (Island) |
| 77 | HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE – Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross (Arista) |
| 78 | SHE’S OLDER NOW – Betty Wright (Epic) |
| 79 | TONIGHT I GIVE IN – Angela Bofill (Arista) |
| 80 | LET’S GO DANCIN’ (Ooh La, La, La) – Kool & The Gang (De-Lite) |
| 81 | PAINTED PICTURE – Commodores (Motown) |
| 82 | PILOT ERROR – Stephanie Mills (Casablanca) |
| 83 | B.Y. O.B. (Bring Your Own Baby) – Sister Sledge (Cotillion) |
| 84 | PIECES OF ICE – Diana Ross (RCA) |
| 85 | THE SMURF – Tyrone Brunson (Believe In A Dream) |
| 86 | WELCOME TO THE CLUB – The Brothers Johnson (A&M) |
| 87 | DELIRIOUS – Prince (Warner Bros.) |
| 88 | ELECTRIC AVENUE – Eddy Grant (Portrait/Ice) |
| 89 | HIGH-RISE – Ashford & Simpson (Capitol) |
| 90 | THE BEST IS YET TO COME – Grover Washington Jr. with Patti LaBelle (Elektra) |
| 91 | THE GIRL IS FINE (So Fine) – Fatback (Spring) |
| 92 | ONLY YOU – Commodores (Motown) |
| 93 | LET’S DANCE – David Bowie (EMI America) |
| 94 | ONE ON ONE – Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) |
| 95 | MIND UP TONIGHT – Melba Moore (Capitol) |
| 96 | SIDE BY SIDE – Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia) |
| 97 | WOULD YOU LIKE TO (Fool Around) – Mtume (Epic) |
| 98 | MIRACLES – Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion) |
| 99 | LOVE ON MY MIND TONIGHT – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 100 | YOU BROUGHT THE SUNSHINE (Into My Life) – The Clark Sisters (Elektra/Westbound) |