Every song that charted in 1983

Combined ranking of all 186 songs from the alternative rock year-end countdowns of 1983. ← Top 100 of 1983

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s
1	The Lovecats The Cure	236	3	#2	–
2	New Year's Day U2	201	3	#7	–
3	In a Big Country Big Country	195	2	#3	–
4	Never Stop Echo and the Bunnymen	194	3	#17	–
5	Union of the Snake Duran Duran	189	2	#4	–
6	Mad World Tears for Fears	189	2	#6	–
7	I Confess The English Beat	182	2	#10	–
8	Every Breath You Take The Police	181	2	#3	–
9	Let's Dance David Bowie	172	2	#6	–
10	Church of the Poison Mind Culture Club	169	2	#5	–
11	Strip Adam Ant	167	2	#8	–
12	Karma Chameleon Culture Club	167	2	#11	–
13	Talking In Your Sleep The Romantics	159	2	#9	–
14	Blue Monday New Order	156	3	#1	1
15	Dear Prudence Siouxsie and the Banshees	156	3	#20	–
16	Red Red Wine UB40	154	2	#1	1
17	The Cutter Echo and the Bunnymen	149	3	#22	–
18	Save It For Later The English Beat	144	2	#27	–
19	Synchronicity II The Police	144	2	#15	–
20	King of Pain The Police	143	2	#17	–
21	Rebel Yell Billy Idol	141	2	#16	–
22	Modern Love David Bowie	140	2	#12	–
23	Let's Go to Bed The Cure	140	2	#13	–
24	Do You Really Want to Hurt Me Culture Club	139	2	#11	–
25	One Thing Leads To Another The Fixx	137	2	#19	–
26	Major Tom (Coming Home) Peter Schilling	131	2	#8	–
27	99 Luftballoons Nena	128	2	#20	–
28	Burning Down the House Talking Heads	125	2	#13	–
29	Puss 'N Boots Adam Ant	121	2	#25	–
30	Whammy Kiss The B-52's	121	2	#38	–
31	Our House Madness	120	2	#15	–
32	Change Tears for Fears	118	2	#37	–
33	Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) Icicle Works	115	2	#41	–
34	She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby	113	2	#31	–
35	This is Not a Love Song Public Image Ltd.	111	3	#12	–
36	Nellie the Elephant Toy Dolls	110	2	#36	–
37	Send Me an Angel Real Life	106	2	#30	–
38	The Safety Dance Men Without Hats	106	2	#2	–
39	Oblivious Aztec Camera	103	3	#29	–
40	Is There Something I Should Know? Duran Duran	100	1	#1	1
41	This Charming Man The Smiths	98	1	#2	–
42	Age of Consent New Order	96	1	#3	–
43	The Stand The Alarm	96	1	#5	–
44	Everyday I Write The Book Elvis Costello & the Attractions	96	2	#34	–
45	Nothing Bad Ever Happens Oingo Boingo	94	2	#20	–
46	Song to the Siren This Mortal Coil	94	1	#4	–
47	Musette And Drums Cocteau Twins	92	1	#5	–
48	Baby's In The Mountains Peter Godwin	92	2	#28	–
49	Reel Around the Fountain The Smiths	90	1	#6	–
50	Swear Tim Scott	88	2	#22	–
51	A New England Billy Bragg	88	1	#7	–
52	Sunday Bloody Sunday U2	88	1	#12	–
53	Eat Y'Self Fitter The Fall	86	1	#8	–
54	I'll Tumble 4 Ya Culture Club	86	1	#16	–
55	Love My Way The Psychedelic Furs	86	2	#41	–
56	Save a Prayer Duran Duran	86	1	#14	–
57	Jeopardy Greg Kihn Band	84	1	#18	–
58	Hand In Glove The Smiths	84	1	#9	–
59	Nowhere Girl B-Movie	83	2	#32	–
60	Picture On The Wall Naturalites And The Mystics	82	1	#10	–
61	Rio Duran Duran	81	1	#18	–
62	Make a Circuit With Me The Polecats	81	1	#21	–
63	Two Hearts Beat As One U2	80	1	#19	–
64	Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics	80	2	#27	–
65	Good Technology Red Guitars	80	1	#11	–
66	Institutionalized Suicidal Tendencies	79	1	#23	–
67	Undercover of the Night The Rolling Stones	79	1	#24	–
68	White Wedding Billy Idol	78	1	#21	–
69	Incubus Succubus II Xmal Deutschland	76	1	#13	–
70	Sex (I'm a...) Berlin	76	1	#23	–
71	Dancing With Myself Billy Idol	75	1	#24	–
72	Sugar Hiccup Cocteau Twins	74	1	#14	–
73	Pale Shelter Tears for Fears	74	1	#29	–
74	China Girl David Bowie	71	2	#61	–
75	Living on the Ceiling Blancmange	71	1	#32	–
76	Miss Me Blind Culture Club	70	1	#33	–
77	From The Flagstones Cocteau Twins	70	1	#16	–
78	Wrapped Around Your Finger The Police	69	1	#29	–
79	Just a Gigolo Barbie and the Kens	68	1	#35	–
80	Barberella The Bongos	67	1	#31	–
81	Lifeline Spandau Ballet	67	2	#52	–
82	The One Thing INXS	66	1	#37	–
83	Your Silent Face New Order	66	1	#18	–
84	I'll Tumble for You Culture Club	65	1	#33	–
85	Cool Places Sparks	64	1	#39	–
86	Legal Tender The B-52's	64	2	#65	–
87	Temple of Love Sisters of Mercy	64	1	#19	–
88	It Must Be Love Madness	64	1	#34	–
89	China Red Rockers	64	1	#40	–
90	What I Like About You The Romantics	63	1	#35	–
91	Acceleration Bill Nelson	61	1	#43	–
92	The Man Whose Head Expanded The Fall	60	1	#21	–
93	Saved By Zero The Fixx	60	1	#44	–
94	2,000 Miles The Pretenders	57	1	#40	–
95	Never Never Assembly	56	1	#23	–
96	Please Don't Make Me Cry UB40	55	1	#42	–
97	Pills And Soap Elvis Costello (under the pseudonym The Imposter)	54	1	#24	–
98	Leave Me Alone New Order	52	1	#25	–
99	Stand and Deliver Adam & the Ants	52	1	#45	–
100	The Reflex Duran Duran	51	1	#53	–
101	My Mother The War 10,000 Maniacs	50	1	#26	–
102	Fields of Fire Big Country	50	1	#55	–
103	Belly of the Whale Burning Sensations	49	2	#52	–
104	Alice Sisters of Mercy	48	1	#27	–
105	Mirror in the Bathroom The English Beat	47	1	#49	–
106	Shiny Shiny Haysi Fantayzee	47	1	#58	–
107	Peppermint Pig Cocteau Twins	46	1	#28	–
108	Lies Thompson Twins	46	2	#60	–
109	Sexy and 17 The Stray Cats	46	2	#74	–
110	The Politics of Dancing Re-Flex	46	1	#59	–
111	Long Hot Summer The Style Council	45	1	#51	–
112	Love is a Stranger Eurythmics	43	1	#62	–
113	Watching Thompson Twins	43	1	#53	–
114	Bop Girl Pat Wilson	42	1	#63	–
115	Lean On Me Redskins	42	1	#30	–
116	Power and the Passion Midnight Oil	42	2	#75	–
117	Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes	42	1	#54	–
118	Tantalize Jimmy the Hoover	41	1	#64	–
119	Second Skin The Chameleons	40	1	#31	–
120	Radio Waves Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark	39	1	#66	–
121	Qual Xmal Deutschland	38	1	#32	–
122	Don't Try to Stop It Roman Holliday	37	1	#68	–
123	Radio Free Europe R.E.M.	36	1	#69	–
124	Handsome Devil The Smiths	36	1	#33	–
125	Der Kommisar Falco	36	1	#70	–
126	Too Much Blood The Rolling Stones	35	1	#71	–
127	Images of Heaven Peter Godwin	34	1	#61	–
128	Working And Shopping Tools You Can Trust	34	1	#34	–
129	Let Me Go Heaven 17	34	1	#72	–
130	Dr. Detroit Devo	33	1	#73	–
131	Kicker Conspiracy The Fall	32	1	#35	–
132	I Melt With You Modern English	32	1	#63	–
133	It's a Mug's Game Soft Cell	32	1	#74	–
134	123 NEI	31	1	#64	–
135	Doppelganger Luddites	30	1	#36	–
136	Song For A Future Generation The B-52's	30	1	#65	–
137	Numbers With Wings The Bongos	29	1	#77	–
138	The Metro Berlin	29	1	#66	–
139	Black and White INXS	28	1	#78	–
140	Television/Satellite Sophie And Peter Johnston	28	1	#37	–
141	Doot Doot Freur	27	1	#79	–
142	Hithertoo Cocteau Twins	26	1	#38	–
143	Get the Balance Right Depeche Mode	25	1	#69	–
144	Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) A Flock of Seagulls	25	1	#81	–
145	White Lines (Don't Do It) Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel	24	1	#82	–
146	Metal Dance S.P.K.	24	1	#39	–
147	Too Shy Kajagoogoo	23	2	#80	–
148	Gimme Something to Grab For Ric Ocasek	23	1	#83	–
149	Only a Lad Oingo Boingo	23	1	#71	–
150	The Rainy Season Howard Devoto	22	1	#84	–
151	Wings The Fall	22	1	#40	–
152	Dancing in Heaven Q-Feel	21	1	#73	–
153	Buffalo Gals Malcolm McLaren	21	1	#86	–
154	All You Ever Think About is Sex Sparks	19	1	#88	–
155	Nobody's Diary Yaz	19	1	#75	–
156	Somewhere Danse Society	18	1	#42	–
157	The New World X	18	1	#89	–
158	That's Good Devo	18	1	#76	–
159	Stand or Fall The Fixx	16	1	#77	–
160	Deep In The Woods Birthday Party	16	1	#43	–
161	Shock the Monkey Peter Gabriel	16	1	#91	–
162	Don't Change INXS	15	1	#78	–
163	Young Guns (Go for It) Wham!	14	1	#93	–
164	Fascination Cabaret Voltaire	14	1	#44	–
165	Communication Spandau Ballet	13	1	#94	–
166	Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper	12	1	#95	–
167	Dance With Me Lords of the New Church	12	1	#81	–
168	The Village New Order	12	1	#45	–
169	Sonny's Burning Birthday Party	10	1	#46	–
170	Wings of a Dove Madness	10	1	#83	–
171	Barbarella The Bongos	9	1	#98	–
172	Do You Want to Hold Me Bow Wow Wow	9	1	#84	–
173	Telephone Operator Pete Shelley	8	1	#99	–
174	Trees And Flowers Strawberry Switchblade	8	1	#47	–
175	(Keep Feeling) Fascination The Human League	7	1	#100	–
176	Pressure Sway Machinations	7	1	#101	–
177	Shipbuilding Elvis Costello & the Attractions	6	1	#48	–
178	Red Skies The Fixx	6	1	#102	–
179	The Walk The Cure	4	1	#49	–
180	Just Got Lucky JoBoxxers	4	1	#104	–
181	Der Kommisar Falco/ATP	3	1	#89	–
182	Committed A Flock of Seagulls	3	1	#105	–
183	Reap the Wild Wind Ultravox	2	1	#90	–
184	War Baby Tom Robinson	2	1	#50	–
185	Slipping Away Dave Edmunds	2	1	#106	–
186	The Dog Boat Robert Roll	1	1	#107	–