The Dance/Disco Top 80 was a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, which ranked the popularity of dance singles in nightclubs across the country, based on a national survey of club disc jockeys.
Chart history Issue dateSongArtistReference(s)January 1"It's Raining Men"The Weather GirlsJanuary 8"Lies"/"Beach Culture"Thompson TwinsJanuary 15January 22Thriller (all cuts)Michael JacksonJanuary 29February 5February 12February 19February 26March 5March 12March 19March 26April 2April 9"Jeopardy"The Greg Kihn BandApril 16April 23"Angel Man (G.A.)"Rhetta HughesApril 30"Let's Dance"David BowieMay 7May 14May 21May 28June 4June 11"Flashdance... What a Feeling"Irene CaraJune 18June 25July 2 "The Safety Dance"Men Without HatsJuly 9"(Keep Feeling) Fascination"The Human LeagueJuly 16"I.O.U."FreeezJuly 23July 30"State Farm"/"Nobody's Diary"YazAugust 6August 13August 20"Do It Again Medley with Billie Jean"SlingshotAugust 27"Rockit"Herbie HancockSeptember 3September 10September 17September 24"Holiday"/"Lucky Star"MadonnaOctober 1October 8October 15October 22October 29"Let the Music Play"Shannon November 5November 12Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date November 12, 1983November 19Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date November 19, 1983November 26Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date November 26, 1983December 3Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date December 3, 1983December 10"Talking in Your Sleep"The RomanticsHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date December 10, 1983December 17Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date December 17, 1983December 24"Say It Isn't So"Daryl Hall and John OatesHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date December 24, 1983December 31Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date December 31, 1983
See also 1983 in music List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1983
References
For weeks January 1—November 5, 1983, information taken from: Some weeks may also be found at Billboard magazine courtesy of Google Books: 1980—1984.