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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 49 #1
2 The Lovecats The Cure 60 #2
3 In a Big Country Big Country 77 #3
4 Union of the Snake Duran Duran 7 #4
5 The Stand The Alarm 23 #5
6 Mad World Tears for Fears 38 #5
7 New Year's Day U2 182 #4
8 Strip Adam Ant 27 #8
9 Talking In Your Sleep The Romantics 24 #9
10 I Confess The English Beat 40 #10
11 Karma Chameleon Culture Club 13 #11
12 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 204 #2
13 Let's Go to Bed The Cure 53 #9
14 Save a Prayer Duran Duran 26 #14
15 Synchronicity II The Police 78 #15
16 Rebel Yell Billy Idol 143 #3
17 Every Breath You Take The Police 124 #3
18 Rio Duran Duran 44 #18
19 Two Hearts Beat As One U2 52 #19
20 Nothing Bad Ever Happens Oingo Boingo 4 #20
21 White Wedding Billy Idol 152 #7
22 Let's Dance David Bowie 98 #6
23 Sex (I'm a...) Berlin 40 #23
24 Dancing With Myself Billy Idol 84 #18
25 Puss 'N Boots Adam Ant 4 #25
26 Church of the Poison Mind Culture Club 9 #5
27 Save It For Later The English Beat 69 #9
28 Baby's In The Mountains Peter Godwin 4 #28
29 Wrapped Around Your Finger The Police 38 #29
30 Send Me an Angel Real Life 22 #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 11 #9
35 What I Like About You The Romantics 92 #10
36 Nellie the Elephant Toy Dolls 13 #36
37 Change Tears for Fears 34 #32
38 Whammy Kiss The B-52's 9 #38
39 King of Pain The Police 49 #17
40 2,000 Miles The Pretenders 4 #40
41 Love My Way The Psychedelic Furs 64 #10
42 Please Don't Make Me Cry UB40 1 #42
43 One Thing Leads To Another The Fixx 48 #19
44 Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) Icicle Works 32 #22
45 Stand and Deliver Adam & the Ants 27 #11
46 Modern Love David Bowie 84 #12
47 Never Stop Echo and the Bunnymen 21 #17
48 Do You Really Want to Hurt Me Culture Club 13 #11
49 Mirror in the Bathroom The English Beat 64 #38
50 99 Luftballoons Nena 25 #15
51 Long Hot Summer The Style Council 7 #51
52 Belly of the Whale Burning Sensations 25 #19
53 Watching Thompson Twins 1 #53
54 Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes 92 #7
55 She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby 58 #13
56 Oblivious Aztec Camera 28 #29
57 Dear Prudence Siouxsie and the Banshees 36 #20
58 Major Tom (Coming Home) Peter Schilling 38 #8
59 Burning Down the House Talking Heads 154 #8
60 The Cutter Echo and the Bunnymen 35 #22
61 Images of Heaven Peter Godwin 10 #21
62 Our House Madness 66 #15
63 I Melt With You Modern English 96 #2
64 123 NEI 1 #64
65 Song For A Future Generation The B-52's 18 #65
66 The Metro Berlin 24 #7
67 China Girl David Bowie 49 #61
68 Everyday I Write The Book Elvis Costello & the Attractions 50 #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 24 #6
72 This is Not a Love Song Public Image Ltd. 28 #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 13 #63
78 Don't Change INXS 58 #28
79 Lifeline Spandau Ballet 4 #52
80 Too Shy Kajagoogoo 15 #54
81 Dance With Me Lords of the New Church 4 #81
82 Power and the Passion Midnight Oil 28 #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 The Safety Dance Men Without Hats 35 #2
87 Blue Monday New Order 96 #1
88 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics 72 #4
89 Der Kommisar Falco/ATP 1 #89
90 Reap the Wild Wind Ultravox 12 #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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