HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Back On The Chain Gang” by Pretenders
“Back On The Chain Gang” by Pretenders finished No. 26 on the year-end Top 100 of 1983, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 261983
Year-end charts11983
ArtistPretenders4 year-end hits
Decade1980ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1983 was “Every Breath You Take” by The Police. Pretenders had 4 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Back On The Chain Gang”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1983 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1983 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | She Blinded Me With Science | Thomas Dolby | ▶♪ |
| 24 | Africa | Toto | ▶♪ |
| 25 | Little Red Corvette | Prince | ▶♪ |
| 26 | Back On The Chain Gang | Pretenders | ▶♪ |
| 27 | Up Where We Belong | Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes | ▶♪ |
| 28 | Mr. Roboto | Styx | ▶♪ |
| 29 | You Are | Lionel Richie | ▶♪ |
More hits by Pretenders
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brass In Pocket | Pretenders | 1980 #41 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Don't Get Me Wrong | Pretenders | 1987 #92 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | I'll Stand By You | Pretenders | 1995 #95 | ▶♪ |
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.