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91X Top 91 Songs of 1983

The year-end countdown for 1983 from 91X in San Diego, CA / Tijuana ranks 91 songs, with “Red Red Wine” by UB40 at number one. The list features 60 different artists; Culture Club has the most entries with four songs.

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# Song ListsBest
1 Red Red Wine UB40 43 #1
2 The Lovecats The Cure 52 #2
3 In a Big Country Big Country 63 #3
4 Union of the Snake Duran Duran 5 #4
5 The Stand The Alarm 15 #5
6 Mad World Tears for Fears 31 #5
7 New Year's Day U2 100 #4
8 Strip Adam Ant 26 #8
9 Talking In Your Sleep The Romantics 18 #9
10 I Confess The English Beat 35 #10
11 Karma Chameleon Culture Club 10 #11
12 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 116 #2
13 Let's Go to Bed The Cure 51 #9
14 Save a Prayer Duran Duran 24 #14
15 Synchronicity II The Police 38 #15
16 Rebel Yell Billy Idol 58 #8
17 Every Breath You Take The Police 56 #3
18 Rio Duran Duran 39 #18
19 Two Hearts Beat As One U2 40 #19
20 Nothing Bad Ever Happens Oingo Boingo 4 #20
21 White Wedding Billy Idol 65 #7
22 Let's Dance David Bowie 61 #6
23 Sex (I'm a...) Berlin 36 #23
24 Dancing With Myself Billy Idol 47 #18
25 Puss 'N Boots Adam Ant 4 #25
26 Church of the Poison Mind Culture Club 8 #5
27 Save It For Later The English Beat 55 #9
28 Baby's In The Mountains Peter Godwin 4 #28
29 Wrapped Around Your Finger The Police 14 #29
30 Send Me an Angel Real Life 20 #25
31 Barberella The Bongos 1 #31
32 Nowhere Girl B-Movie 26 #5
33 I'll Tumble for You Culture Club 1 #33
34 It Must Be Love Madness 9 #9
35 What I Like About You The Romantics 39 #16
36 Nellie the Elephant Toy Dolls 12 #36
37 Change Tears for Fears 33 #32
38 Whammy Kiss The B-52's 8 #38
39 King of Pain The Police 29 #17
40 2,000 Miles The Pretenders 2 #40
41 Love My Way The Psychedelic Furs 53 #10
42 Please Don't Make Me Cry UB40 1 #42
43 One Thing Leads To Another The Fixx 38 #19
44 Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) Icicle Works 3 #44
45 Stand and Deliver Adam & the Ants 19 #11
46 Modern Love David Bowie 53 #12
47 Never Stop Echo and the Bunnymen 21 #17
48 Do You Really Want to Hurt Me Culture Club 11 #11
49 Mirror in the Bathroom The English Beat 54 #38
50 99 Luftballoons Nena 23 #15
51 Long Hot Summer The Style Council 5 #51
52 Belly of the Whale Burning Sensations 24 #19
53 Watching Thompson Twins 1 #53
54 Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes 14 #54
55 She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby 53 #13
56 Oblivious Aztec Camera 25 #29
57 Dear Prudence Siouxsie and the Banshees 33 #20
58 Major Tom (Coming Home) Peter Schilling 21 #8
59 Burning Down the House Talking Heads 83 #8
60 The Cutter Echo and the Bunnymen 34 #22
61 Images of Heaven Peter Godwin 10 #21
62 Our House Madness 58 #15
63 I Melt With You Modern English 71 #2
64 123 NEI 1 #64
65 Song For A Future Generation The B-52's 18 #65
66 The Metro Berlin 21 #7
67 China Girl David Bowie 40 #61
68 Everyday I Write The Book Elvis Costello & the Attractions 30 #34
69 Get the Balance Right Depeche Mode 18 #42
70 Legal Tender The B-52's 13 #65
71 Only a Lad Oingo Boingo 23 #6
72 This is Not a Love Song Public Image Ltd. 26 #12
73 Dancing in Heaven Q-Feel 15 #73
74 Sexy and 17 The Stray Cats 3 #74
75 Nobody's Diary Yaz 8 #75
76 That's Good Devo 15 #76
77 Stand or Fall The Fixx 11 #77
78 Don't Change INXS 48 #28
79 Lifeline Spandau Ballet 4 #52
80 Too Shy Kajagoogoo 13 #54
81 Dance With Me Lords of the New Church 4 #81
82 Power and the Passion Midnight Oil 23 #29
83 Wings of a Dove Madness 4 #83
84 Do You Want to Hold Me Bow Wow Wow 2 #84
85 Swear Tim Scott 4 #22
86 Safety Dance Men Without Hats 17 #47
87 Blue Monday New Order 82 #1
88 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics 53 #27
89 Der Kommisar Falco/ATP 1 #89
90 Reap the Wild Wind Ultravox 11 #90
91 Lies Thompson Twins 25 #50

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About this countdown

91X Top 91 Songs of 1983 was broadcast by 91X (San Diego, CA / Tijuana). Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Alternative & Modern Rock rankings.

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