HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Beat It” by Michael Jackson
“Beat It” by Michael Jackson finished No. 5 on the year-end Top 100 of 1983, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year, making it one of the ten biggest hits of the year.
Year-end peakNo. 51983
Year-end charts11983
ArtistMichael Jackson26 year-end hits
Decade1980ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1983 was “Every Breath You Take” by The Police. Michael Jackson had 26 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Beat It”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Flashdance... What A Feeling | Irene Cara | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Down Under | Men At Work | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Beat It | Michael Jackson | ▶♪ |
| 6 | Total Eclipse Of The Heart | Bonnie Tyler | ▶♪ |
| 7 | Maneater | Daryl Hall and John Oates | ▶♪ |
| 8 | Baby Come To Me | Patti Austin and James Ingram | ▶♪ |
More hits by Michael Jackson
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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.