1983

1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year of the 198th decade, the 20th century, the 2nd millennium and was starting on a Saturday.

January

 * Unknown day - Too Shy was released by the Kajagoogoo group.

February

 * February 11 - Total Eclipse of the Heart was released by Bonnie Tyler.

March

 * March 19 - Is There Something I Should Know? was released by the Duran Duran group.
 * March 24 - Candy Girl was released by the New Edition group.

April

 * April 11 - Temptation was released by the Heaven 17 group.
 * April 17 - (Keep Feeling) Fascination was released by The Human League group.

May

 * May 6 - Moonlight Shadow was released by Mike Oldfield.
 * May 27 - Baby Jane was released by Rod Stewart.

June

 * Unknown day - I.O.U. was released by the Freeez group.

July

 * Unknown day - Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) was released by Paul Young.

August

 * August 20 - Red Red Wine was released by the UB40 group.

September

 * Unknown day
 * UK release of The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats.
 * Big Apple was released by the Kajagoogoo group.
 * September 5 - Karma Chameleon was released by the Culture Club group.
 * September 17 - New Song was released by Howard Jones.

October

 * October 15 - The Lovecats was released by The Cure group.
 * October 29 - The Sun and the Rain was released by the Madness group.
 * October 31 - That's All was released by the Genesis group.

November

 * November 4 - UK release of Waterfront by the Simple Minds group.
 * November 7 - Let's Stay Together was released by Tina Turner.
 * November 11 - Hold Me Now was released by the Thompson Twins group.
 * November 28 - Now That's What I Call Music released the first UK album in the series.

Unknown

 * Double Dutch was released by Malcolm McLaren.
 * Only for Love was released by Limahl.
 * (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew was released by the Rock Steady Crew group.
 * Tonight, I Celebrate My Love was released by Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack.
 * They Don't Know was released by Tracey Ullman.
 * US release of Waterfront by the Simple Minds group.
 * Victims was released by the Culture Club group.
 * The Assembly are fromed.
 * Never Never was released by The Assembly group.

March

 * March 14 - Taylor Hanson, member of the Hanson group.

May

 * May 23 - Heidi Range, past member of the Atomic Kitten group.

June

 * June 17 - Lee Ryan, member of the Blue group.

July

 * July 2 - Michelle Branch
 * July 21 - Olamide Faison, member of the Imajin group.