| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 30, 1983 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MR. ROBOTO Styx (A&M 2525) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2 | COME ON EILEEN Dexy’s Midnight Runners (Mercury 76189) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| 3 | BEAT IT Michael Jackson (Epic 03759) | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | |
| 4 | BILLIE JEAN Michael Jackson (Epic 03509) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 5 | JEOPARDY Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley 69847) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| 6 | DER KOMMISSAR After The Fire (Epic 03559) | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| 7 | ONE ON ONE Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 13421) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| 8 | LET’S DANCE David Bowie (EMI America 8158) | 10 | 12 | 19 | 6 | |
| 9 | SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE Thomas Dolby (Capitol 5204) | 11 | 14 | 20 | 11 | |
| 10 | YOU ARE Lionel Richie (Motown 1657) | 9 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |
| 11 | BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG Pretenders (Sire 29840) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | |
| 12 | DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME Culture Club (Epic/Virgin 03368) | 12 | 10 | 7 | 22 | |
| 13 | HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF Duran Duran (Harvest 5195) | 13 | 11 | 9 | 19 | |
| 14 | LITTLE RED CORVETTE Prince (Warner Bros. 29746) | 18 | 22 | 27 | 10 | |
| 15 | EVEN NOW Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol 5213) | 17 | 19 | 22 | 8 | |
| 16 | OVERKILL Men At Work (Columbia 03795) | 22 | 29 | 38 | 4 | |
| 17 | I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK Toto (Columbia 03597) | 20 | 23 | 28 | 8 | |
| 18 | SOLITAIRE Laura Branigan (Atlantic 89868) | 21 | 27 | 35 | 7 | |
| 19 | IT MIGHT BE YOU Stephen Bishop (Warner Bros. 29791) | 19 | 21 | 23 | 14 | |
| 20 | FLASHDANCE...WHAT A FEELING Irene Cara (Casablanca 811 440) | 27 | 40 | 53 | 5 | |
| 21 | RIO Duran Duran (Capitol 5215) | 24 | 38 | 46 | 6 | |
| 22 | MY LOVE Lionel Richie (Motown 1677) | 25 | 43 | 61 | 4 | |
| 23 | PHOTOGRAPH Def Leppard (Mercury 811 215) | 28 | 35 | 43 | 7 | |
| 24 | TIME (Clock Of The Heart) Culture Club (Epic/Virgin 03796) | 39 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT Kenny Loggins (Columbia 03555) | 26 | 28 | 32 | 9 | |
| 26 | AFFAIR OF THE HEART Rick Springfield (RCA 13497) | 35 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART Bryan Adams (A&M 2536) | 34 | 37 | 42 | 8 | |
| 28 | MORNIN’ Jarreau (Warner Bros. 29720) | 32 | 39 | 44 | 7 | |
| 29 | WHIRLY GIRL Oxo (Geffen 29765) | 29 | 31 | 34 | 11 | |
| 30 | SWINGIN’ John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29788) | 30 | 34 | 37 | 9 | |
| 31 | ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME Naked Eyes (EMI America 8155) | 36 | 44 | 50 | 8 | |
| 32 | SO WRONG Patrick Simmons (Elektra 69839) | 33 | 36 | 40 | 7 | |
| 33 | STRANGER IN MY HOUSE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13470) | 37 | 42 | 47 | 6 | |
| 34 | FAITHFULLY Journey (Columbia 03840) | 44 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | WE’VE GOT TONIGHT Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty 1492) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | |
| 36 | SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) Journey (Columbia 03513) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
| 37 | TWILIGHT ZONE Golden Earring (21 Records 103) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | |
| 38 | MINIMUM LOVE Mac McAnally (Geffen 29736) | 38 | 41 | 45 | 9 | |
| 39 | SHE’S A BEAUTY Tubes (Capitol 5217) | 50 | 67 | 84 | 4 | |
| 40 | SOME KIND OF FRIEND Barry Manilow (Arista 1046) | 31 | 33 | 36 | 10 | |
| 41 | LOVE MY WAY Psychedelic Furs (Columbia 03340) | 43 | 45 | 49 | 9 | |
| 42 | DON’T LET IT END Styx (A&M 2543) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | I COULDN’T SAY NO Robert Ellis Orrall with Carlene Carter (RCA 13431) | 49 | 57 | 67 | 6 | |
| 44 | I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON Frida (Atlantic 89984) | 23 | 17 | 14 | 26 | |
| 45 | I LIKE IT DeBarge (Gordy 1645) | 40 | 24 | 25 | 13 | |
| 46 | TRY AGAIN Champaign (Columbia 03563) | 56 | 63 | 71 | 5 | |
| 47 | I’VE GOT A ROCK N’ ROLL HEART Eric Clapton (Duck/Warner 29780) | 42 | 25 | 21 | 14 | |
| 48 | POISON ARROW ABC (Mercury 810 340) | 41 | 26 | 24 | 14 | |
| 49 | NEVER GIVE UP Sammy Hagar (Geffen 29718) | 53 | 58 | 63 | 6 | |
| 50 | THE ONE THING INXS (Atco 99905) | 57 | 66 | 73 | 6 | |
| 51 | TAKE THE SHORT WAY HOME Dionne Warwick (Arista 1040) | 45 | 32 | 33 | 10 | |
| 52 | SMILING ISLANDS Robbie Patton (Atlantic 89955) | 59 | 69 | 77 | 9 | |
| 53 | GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN’ ZZ Top (Warner Bros. 29693) | 58 | 64 | 74 | 5 | |
| 54 | WIND BENEATH MY WINGS Lou Rawls (Epic 03758) | 54 | 59 | 65 | 6 | |
| 55 | MEXICAN RADIO Wall Of Voodoo (I.R.S. 9912) | 55 | 60 | 66 | 7 | |
| 56 | EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE Patti Austin (Qwest 29727) | 51 | 54 | 60 | 7 | |
| 57 | WIND HIM UP Saga (Portrait 03791) | 62 | 70 | 78 | 5 | |
| 58 | FOOL MOON FIRE Walter Egan (Backstreet 52200) | 64 | 72 | 87 | 4 | |
| 59 | LOVE’S GOT A LINE ON YOU Scandal (Columbia 03615) | 65 | 71 | 79 | 5 | |
| 60 | NEW YEAR’S DAY U2 (Island 99915) | 67 | 74 | 81 | 5 | |
| 61 | FAMILY MAN Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 13507) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | WHY ME? Planet P (Geffen 29705) | 68 | 75 | 82 | 5 | |
| 63 | REAP THE WILD WIND Ultravox (Chrysalis 42682) | 69 | 76 | 80 | 6 | |
| 64 | NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO Sergio Mendes (A&M 2540) | 76 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | LOOKING FOR A STRANGER Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 42688) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | ALL THIS LOVE DeBarge (Gordy 1660) | 77 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | TOO SHY Kajagoogoo (EMI America 8161) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | DOWN UNDER Men At Work (Columbia 03303) | 48 | 20 | 17 | 26 | |
| 69 | I EAT CANNIBALS Total Coelo (Chrysalis 42669) | 75 | 82 | 90 | 6 | |
| 70 | IF YOU WANNA GET BACK YOUR LADY Pointer Sisters (Planet 13430) | 60 | 62 | 64 | 6 | |
| 71 | SING ME AWAY Night Ranger (Boardwalk 175) | 79 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | ESCALATOR OF LIFE Robert Hazard (RCA 13449) | 52 | 52 | 57 | 8 | |
| 73 | ELECTRIC AVENUE Eddy Grant (Portrait 03793) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | DO YOU WANNA HOLD ME? Bow Wow Wow (RCA 13467) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | COOL PLACES Sparks & Jane Wiedlin (Atlantic 89866) | 85 | 93 | 95 | 4 | |
| 76 | YOU CAN’T RUN FROM LOVE Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29712) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | ALL MY LIFE Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1495) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | FRONT PAGE STORY Neil Diamond (Columbia 03801) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | WHEN I’M WITH YOU Sheriff (Capitol 5199) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT Golden Earring (21 Records 108) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | THAT’S LOVE Jim Capaldi (Atlantic 89849) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | DER KOMMISSAR (The Commissioner) Falco (A&M 2532) | 74 | 78 | 85 | 5 | |
| 83 | LOVE ON YOUR SIDE Thompson Twins (Arista 1056) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | DON’T PAY THE FERRYMAN Chris DeBurgh (A&M 2511) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | OUR HOUSE Madness (Geffen 29668) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | RICKY “Weird Al” Yankovic (Rock ’n’ Roll 03849) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | SIDE BY SIDE Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 03814) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | NO TIME FOR TALK Christopher Cross (Warner Bros. 29662) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | BANG THE DRUM ALL DAY Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 29686) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | CANDY GIRL New Edition (StreetWise 1108) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | BABY, COME TO ME Patti Austin (with James Ingram) (Qwest 50036) | 47 | 30 | 18 | 36 | |
| 92 | STRAY CAT STRUT Stray Cats (EMI America 8122) | 46 | 18 | 15 | 19 | |
| 93 | YOU ARE IN MY SYSTEM System (Mirage 99937) | 66 | 56 | 58 | 9 | |
| 94 | LIES Thompson Twins (Arista 1024) | 61 | 48 | 39 | 15 | |
| 95 | I MELT WITH YOU Modern English (Sire 29775) | 80 | 68 | 72 | 6 | |
| 96 | MAKE LOVE STAY Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic 03525) | 63 | 46 | 26 | 13 | |
| 97 | BREAKING US IN TWO Joe Jackson (A&M 2510) | 72 | 50 | 29 | 16 | |
| 98 | OUTSTANDING Gap Band (Total Experience 8205) | 73 | 55 | 55 | 9 | |
| 99 | CHANGE OF HEART Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet 52181) | 70 | 49 | 31 | 10 | |
| 100 | SEX (I’m A...) Berlin (Geffen 29747) | 92 | 79 | 70 | 9 | |
The next LOOKING AHEAD Chart was in the issue dated August 4, 1990
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