1983 Number 2 Hits
Here are the 1983 songs which didn't quite make it to number 1 and the tracks which stopped them. The stand out one for me is Freeez's I.O.U. which was held up by Paul Young's cover of Marvin Gaye's original 1962 hit, Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home). There's no real travesty, save for the hangover from the 1982 Christmas number 1 with the dreadful Renee and Renato preventing The Shakin' Stevens EP from taking its rightful place at the top of the chart. Shame really.
| Song at Number 2 | Week Ending | Song at Number 1 |
| Shakin' Stevens - The Shakin' Stevens EP | 01/01/1983 | Renee & Renato - Save Your Love |
| David Essex - A Winter's Tale | 15/01/1983 | Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love |
| Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue | 05/02/1983 | Men At Work - Down Under |
| Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) | 19/03/1983 | Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart |
| Culture Club - Church Of The Poison Mind | 16/04/1983 | David Bowie - Let's Dance |
| 23/04/1983 | ||
| F R David - Words | 30/04/1983 | Spandau Ballet - True |
| 07/05/1983 | ||
| Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination | 14/05/1983 | |
| Heaven 17 - Temptation | 21/05/1983 | |
| Wham! - Bad Boys | 04/06/1983 | The Police - Every Breath You Take |
| 11/06/1983 | ||
| David Bowie - China Girl | 18/06/1983 | |
| Irene Cara - Flashdance... What A Feeling | 09/07/1983 | Rod Stewart - Baby Jane |
| Freeez - I.O.U. | 23/07/1983 | Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) |
| 30/07/1983 | ||
| 06/08/1983 | ||
| Spandau Ballet - Gold | 20/08/1983 | KC & The Sunshine Band - Give It Up |
| 27/08/1983 | ||
| Madness - Wings Of A Dove | 10/09/1983 | UB40 - Red Red Wine |
| Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack - Tonight I Celebrate My Love | 17/09/1983 | |
| David Bowie - Modern Love | 08/10/1983 | Culture Club - Karma Chameleon |
| Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know | 15/10/1983 | |
| 22/10/1983 | ||
| Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night) | 29/10/1983 | |
| 05/11/1983 | Billy Joel - Uptown Girl | |
| 12/11/1983 | ||
| Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say Say Say | 19/11/1983 | |
| 26/11/1983 | ||
| Paul Young - Love Of The Common People | 03/12/1983 | |
| 10/12/1983 | Flying Pickets - Only You | |
| 17/12/1983 | ||
| Slade - My Oh My | 24/12/1983 |
