Thank you for your votes for the Top 20 singles in Australia for the year 1983. This is how you ranked the 20 songs:
Redsong titles link to that song on our website….
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1.. Reckless (Don’t Be So) – Australian Crawl – 164 votes
2.. I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green) – Redgum – 162
3.. Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler – 148
4.. Every Breath You Take – The Police – 131
5.. Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes – 105
6.. Twisting by the Pool – Dire Straits – 105
7.. Gloria – Laura Branigan – 103
8.. Australiana – Austen Tayshus – 99
9.. Uptown Girl – Billy Joel – 99
10.. Billie Jean – Michael Jackson – 97
11.. Islands in the Stream – Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton – 95
12.. Flashdance, What a Feeling – Irene Cara – 91
13.. Bop Girl – Pat Wilson – 90
14.. Karma Chameleon – Culture Club – 90
15.. Give It Up – KC & The Sunshine Band – 89
16.. Beat It – Michael Jackson – 88
17.. All Night Long (All Night) – Lionel Richie – 75
18.. Say Say Say – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson – 56
19.. Heartbreaker – Dionne Warwick – 50
20.. Save Your Love – Renee and Renato – 12
Voting for this extra poll was open for 25 hours, from 11am Thursday to 12pm Friday AEST.
Our regular Top 20 Song Poll is published at 11am AEST Mondays on our website, with a link in our weekly email that is sent to subscribers at that time.
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Chart source: Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book
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