List of number one hits in the Netherlands (1983)

This list contains all the number one hits in the Netherlands in 1983. There were 20 number one singles and 15 number one albums that year.

Singles

Albums

Doe Maar - De bom 4 weeks (December 4, 1982 - January 7, 1983) Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love 2 weeks (January 8th - January 21st) Renée and Renato - Save Your Love 1 week (January 22nd - January 28th) Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon 3 weeks (January 29th - February 18th) Irene Cara - Fame 3 weeks (February 19th - March 11th) Doe Maar - Pa 2 weeks (March 12th - March 25th) Nena - 99 balloons 4 weeks (March 26th - April 22nd) David Bowie - Let's Dance 2 weeks (April 23rd - May 6th) Michael Jackson - Beat It 4 weeks (May 7th - June 3rd) The Shorts - Comment ça va 3 weeks (June 4th - June 24th) Stars on 45 - Stars on 45 Proudly Present The Star Sisters 5 weeks (June 25th - July 29th) Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin 'Somethin' 2 weeks (July 30th - August 12th) Berdien Stenberg - Rondo russo 3 weeks (August 13th - September 2nd) Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita 2 weeks (September 3rd - September 16th) DÖF - Codo (nozzle in the sausage step) 2 weeks (September 17th - September 30th) UB40 - Red Red Wine 3 weeks (October 1st - October 21st) Culture Club - Karma Chameleon 1 week (October 22nd - October 28th) Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night) 4 weeks (October 29th - November 25th) Rock Steady Crew - (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew 4 weeks (November 26th - December 23rd) Dolly Parton - You Are 3 weeks (December 24, 1983 - January 20, 1984)

BZN (Band Zonder Naam) - We Wish You a Merry Christmas 3 weeks (December 25, 1982 - January 14, 1983, a total of 6 weeks; → 1981 and 1982 ) Freek de Jonge - De openbaring 2 weeks (January 15th - January 28th) Billy Joel - The Nylon Curtain 3 weeks (January 29th - February 18th) The Kids From Fame - The Kids From Fame 5 weeks (February 19 - March 25) Doe Maar - 4us 5 weeks (March 26th - April 29th) David Bowie - Let's Dance 3 weeks (April 30th - May 20th) Michael Jackson - Thriller 6 weeks (May 21 - July 1, a total of 14 weeks; → 1984 ) BZN (Band Zonder Naam) - 28 golden hits 1 week (July 2nd - July 8th) Michael Jackson - Thriller 1 week (July 9th - July 15th, 14 weeks in total) The Star Sisters - Tonight 20:00 hrs. 2 weeks (July 16 - July 29) Michael Jackson - Thriller 6 weeks (July 30th - September 16th, 14 weeks in total) Berdien Stenberg - Rondo Russo 3 weeks (September 17th - October 7th) UB40 - Labor of Love 1 week (October 8th - October 14th, 4 weeks in total) Spandau Ballet - True 1 week (October 15 - October 21) BZN (Band Zonder Naam) - Desire 2 weeks (October 22nd - November 4th) Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down 3 weeks (November 5 - November 25, a total of 11 weeks; → 1984 ) The Rolling Stones - Undercover 3 weeks (November 26th - December 16th) Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down 1 week (December 17th - December 23rd, total of 11 weeks) UB40 - Labor of Love 3 weeks (December 24, 1983 - January 13, 1984, 4 weeks in total)

Kinderen Voor Kinderen

"Kinderen Voor Kinderen" is a children's choir from the Dutch radio station VARA, which has been releasing an album with new children's songs every year since 1980. These albums are titled "Kinderen Voor Kinderen" followed by the album number.

Towards the end of 1983, episode 4 topped the album charts for four weeks from December 3 to December 30.

This album is not featured in the leaderboard above.

Web links

• GfK Dutch Charts (albums) 1983

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