<Table> Key <Tr> <Td> The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1983 Year - End Chart of Pop Singles . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1983 Year - End Chart of Pop Singles . </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Issue Date </Th> <Th> Song </Th> <Th> Artist (s) </Th> <Th> Reference </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1 </Td> <Td> "Maneater" </Td> <Td> Hall & Oates </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 15 </Td> <Td> "Down Under" </Td> <Td> Men at Work </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 22 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 29 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> February 5 </Td> <Td> "Africa" </Td> <Td> Toto </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> February 12 </Td> <Td> "Down Under" </Td> <Td> Men at Work </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> February 19 </Td> <Td> "Baby, Come to Me" </Td> <Td> Patti Austin and James Ingram </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> February 26 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 5 </Td> <Td> "Billie Jean" </Td> <Td> Michael Jackson </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 19 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 26 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 16 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 23 </Td> <Td> "Come On Eileen" </Td> <Td> Dexys Midnight Runners </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 30 </Td> <Td> "Beat It" </Td> <Td> Michael Jackson </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May 21 </Td> <Td> "Let's Dance" </Td> <Td> David Bowie </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May 28 </Td> <Td> "Flashdance...What a Feeling" </Td> <Td> Irene Cara </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> June 4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> June 11 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> June 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> June 25 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 9 </Td> <Td> "Every Breath You Take" </Td> <Td> The Police </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 16 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 23 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 30 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> August 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> August 13 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> August 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> August 27 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> September 3 </Td> <Td> "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" </Td> <Td> Eurythmics </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> September 10 </Td> <Td> "Maniac" </Td> <Td> Michael Sembello </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> September 17 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> September 24 </Td> <Td> "Tell Her About It" </Td> <Td> Billy Joel </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> October 1 </Td> <Td> "Total Eclipse of the Heart" </Td> <Td> Bonnie Tyler </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> October 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> October 15 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> October 22 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> October 29 </Td> <Td> "Islands in the Stream" </Td> <Td> Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> November 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> November 12 </Td> <Td> "All Night Long (All Night)" </Td> <Td> Lionel Richie </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> November 19 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> November 26 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 10 </Td> <Td> "Say Say Say" </Td> <Td> Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 17 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 24 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 31 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Issue Date </Th> <Th> Song </Th> <Th> Artist (s) </Th> <Th> Reference </Th> </Tr>

What was the number one song on october 17 1983
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