List of number one hits in New Zealand (1983)

This is a list of the number one hits in New Zealand in 1983. It is based on the official Top 40 singles and albums , which are selected on behalf of Recorded Music NZ , the New Zealand representative of IFPI . There were 14 number one singles and 18 number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1982 ←	List of number one hits in New Zealand			1984 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 5, 1982 - January 22, 1983 7 weeks 7th Musical Youth Pass the Dutchie - January 23, 1983 - March 5, 1983 6 weeks 6th Marvin Gaye Sexual Healing - March 6, 1983 - March 19, 1983 2 weeks 2 Eddy Grant I don't wanna dance - March 20, 1983 - April 23, 1983 5 weeks 5 Dire Straits Twisting by the pool - April 24, 1983 - May 28, 1983 5 weeks 5 David Bowie Let's dance - May 29, 1983 - July 2, 1983 5 weeks 5 Michael Jackson Beat it - July 3, 1983 - July 30, 1983 4 weeks 4th Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse of the Heart - July 31, 1983 - September 10, 1983 6 weeks 6th Irene Cara Flashdance… what a feeling - September 11, 1983 - October 1, 1983 3 weeks 3 Dave and the Dynamos Life Begins at Forty - October 2, 1983 - October 8, 1983 1 week 1 Real life Send me an angel - October 9, 1983 - October 22, 1983 2 weeks 2 Taco Puttin 'on the Ritz - October 23, 1983 - October 29, 1983 1 week 1 UB40 Red Red Wine - October 30, 1983 - December 10, 1983 6 weeks 6th Culture Club Karma Chameleon - December 11, 1983 - January 28, 1984 7 weeks 7th Billy Joel Uptown girl -
← 1982				→ 1984 →

Albums

← 1982 ←	List of number one hits in New Zealand			1984 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 5, 1982 - January 22, 1983 7 weeks (total of 12) 12 Dire Straits Love over gold - January 23, 1983 - February 5, 1983 2 weeks 2 Split Enz Enz of an Era - February 6, 1983 - February 26, 1983 3 weeks 3 Icehouse Primitive Man - February 27, 1983 - March 12, 1983 2 weeks 2 Simon & Garfunkel The Concert in Central Park - March 13, 1983 - April 16, 1983 5 weeks 5 Little River Band Greatest hits - April 17, 1983 - April 23, 1983 1 week (total of 12) 12 Dire Straits Love over gold - April 24, 1983 - April 30, 1983 1 week 1 Pink Floyd The Final Cut - May 1, 1983 - June 4, 1983 5 weeks (8 in total) 8th David Bowie Let's dance - June 5, 1983 - July 9, 1983 5 weeks (total 11) 11 Michael Jackson thriller - July 10, 1983 - July 16, 1983 1 week (8 in total) 8th David Bowie Let's dance - July 17, 1983 - August 6, 1983 3 weeks 3 Bonnie Tyler Faster Than the Speed ​​of Night - August 7, 1983 - August 20, 1983 2 weeks (total 3) 3 The Police Synchronicity - August 21, 1983 - August 27, 1983 1 week 1 Tim Finn Escapade - August 28, 1983 - September 3, 1983 1 week (total 3) 3 The Police Synchronicity - September 4, 1983 - September 24, 1983 3 weeks 3 Wham! Fantastic - September 25, 1983 - October 1, 1983 1 week 1 Spandau Ballet True - October 2, 1983 - October 15, 1983 2 weeks 2 Yazoo You and Me Both - October 16, 1983 - November 5, 1983 3 weeks 3 Robert Plant The Principle of Moments - November 6, 1983 - November 26, 1983 3 weeks 3 UB40 Labor of Love - November 27, 1983 - December 3, 1983 1 week 1 Culture Club Color by Numbers - December 4, 1983 - December 17, 1983 2 weeks (8 in total) 8th David Bowie Let's dance - December 18, 1983 - January 21, 1984 5 weeks 5 Duran Duran Seven and the Ragged Tiger -
← 1982				→ 1984 →

Web links

• All No. 1 hits
• All # 1 albums

See also: 1983 number one hits in Australia , Belgium , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , Switzerland , Spain , the United States, and the United Kingdom .