** = funk/disco/soul/hiphop/jazz/reggae/world/ska/or combinations
no stars = something else
# = guilty pleasures

My top 14 of favorite songs of the year 1983 (out of 26 listed here):

1. Doe Maar – De bom **
2. Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel – White lines **
3. Duran Duran – The reflex
4. Robert Plant – Big log
5. R.e.m. – Radio free Europe
6. David Bowie – Let’s dance **
7. The Rock Steady Crew – (Hey you) The Rock Steady Crew **
8. Michael Jackson ft. Paul McCartney – Say say say
9. R.e.m. – Perfect circle
10. R.e.m. – Talk about the passion
11. Chic – You are beautiful **
12. U2 – Sunday bloody sunday
13. Herbie Hancock – Rockit **
14. Dolly Dots – She’s a liar #

My other favorites, the ‘subtop’ part (above is the potential ‘all time top 500′ stuff):

• Bow Wow Wow – Do you wanna hold me
• First Choice – Let no man put asunder **
• Gary Bird And The GB Experience – The crown **
• The Human League – (Keep feeling) fascination
• Mary Jane Girls – All night long **
• Ministry – Work for love
• New Order – Blue Monday
• Tracy Ullman – Breakaway
• Tracy Ullman – Move over darling
• U2 – New year’s day
• Wham! – Club tropicana #
• Yello – I love you