The 1980s Billboard Music Charts – Top Hits
Popular Music from the Year 1980
*1 CALL ME Blondie (#1, April)*2 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (Part 2) Pink Floyd (#1, March)*3 MAGIC Olivia Newton-John (#1, Aug)*4 ROCK WITH YOU Michael Jackson (#1, Jan)*5 DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME The Captain and Tennille (#1, Feb)*6 CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE Queen (#1, Feb)*7 COMING UP (Live At Glasgow)/ COMING UP Paul McCartney and Wings (#1, June)*8 FUNKYTOWN Lipps Inc. (#1, May)*9 IT'S STILL ROCK & ROLL TO ME Billy Joel (#1, July) 10 THE ROSE Bette Midler (#3, June)*11 ESCAPE (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes (#1, Dec 1979) 12 CARS Gary Numan (#9, June) 13 CRUSIN' Smokey Robinson (#4, Feb) 14 WORKING MY WAY BACK TOYOU/FORGIVE ME GIRL (Medley) The Spinners (#2, March) 15 LOST IN LOVE Air Supply (#3, May) 16 LITTLE JEANNIE Elton John (#3, July) 17 RIDE LIKE THE WIND Christopher Cross (#2, April)*18 UPSIDE DOWN Diana Ross (#1, Sept)*19 PLEASE DON'T GO K.C. and the Sunshine Band (#1, Jan)*20 BABE Styx (#1, Dec 1979)
Popular Music from the Year 1981
*1 BETTE DAVIS EYES Kim Carnes (#1, May)*2 ENDLESS LOVE Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (#1, Aug)*3 LADY Kenny Rogers (#1, Nov 1980)*4 (Just Like) STARTING OVER John Lennon (#1, Dec 1980)*5 JESSIE'S GIRL Rick Springfield (#1, Aug)*6 CELEBRATION Kool and the Gang (#1, Feb)*7 KISS ON MY LIST Daryl Hall and John Oates (#1, April)*8 I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT Eddie Rabbitt (#1, Feb)*9 9 TO 5 Dolly Parton (#1, Feb)*10 KEEP ON LOVING YOU REO Speedwagon (#1, March) 11 THE THEME FORM "GREATEST AMERICAN HERO" (Believe It Or Not) Joey Scarbury (#2, Aug)*12 MORNING TRAIN (Nine To Five) Sheena Easton (#1, May) 13 BEING WITH YOU Smokey Robinson (#2, May) 14 QUEEN OF HEARTS Juice Newton (#2, Sept)*15 RAPTURE Blondie (#1, March) 16 A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (Just Like You Do) Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio (#4, June)*17 THE TIDE IS HIGH Blondie (#1, Jan) 18 JUST THE TWO OF US Grover Wasington Jr. (with Bill Withers) (#2, May) 19 SLOW HAND The Pointer Sisters (#2, Aug) 20 I LOVE YOU The Climax Blues Band (#12, June)
Popular Music from the Year 1982
*1 PHYSICAL Olivia Newton-John (MCA) (#1, Nov 1981)*2 EYE OF THE TIGER Survivor (Scotti Brothers) (#1, July)*3 I LOVE ROCK 'N' ROLL Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Boardwalk) (#1, March)*4 EBONY AND IVORY Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (Columbia) (#1, May)*5 CENTERFOLD The J. Geils Band (EMI-America) (#1, Feb)*6 DON'T YOU WANT ME The Human League (A&M/Virgin) (#1, July)*7 JACK AND DIANE John Cougar (Mellencamp) (Riva) (#1, Oct) 8 HURTS SO GOOD John Cougar (Mellencamp) (Riva) (#2, Aug)*9 ABRACADABRA The Steve Miller Band (Capitol) (#1, Sept)*10 HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY Chicago (Full Moon) (#1, Sept) 11. TAINTED LOVE/ WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO Soft Cell (Sire) (#8, July)*12 CHARIOTS OF FIRE - TITLES Vangelis (Polydor) (#1, May) 13 HARDEN MY HEART Quarterflash (Geffen) (#3, Feb) 14 ROSANNA Toto (Columbia) (#2, July)*15 I CAN'T GO FOR THAT (No Can Do) Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#1, Jan) 16 867-5309/JENNY Tommy Tutone (Columbia) (#4, May) 17 KEY LARGO Bertie Higgins (Kat Family) (#8, April) 18 YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU Melissa Manchester (Arista) (#5, Sept) 19 WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU Foreigner (Atlantic) (#2, Nov 1981) 20 DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS Rick Springfield (RCA) (#2, May)
Popular Music from the Year 1983
*1 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE The Police (A&M) (#1, July)*2 BILLIE JEAN Michael Jackson (Epic) (#1, March)*3 FLASHDANCE...WHAT A FEELING Irene Cara (Casablanca) (#1, May)*4 DOWN UNDER Men At Work (Columbia) (#1, Jan)*5 BEAT IT Michael Jackson (Epic) (#1, April)*6 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART Bonnie Tyler (Colimbia) (#1, Oct)*7 MANEATER Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#1, Dec 1982)*8 BABY COME TO ME Patti Austin and James Ingram (Qwest) (#1, Feb)*9 MANIAC Michael Sembello (Casablanca) (#1, Sept)*10 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) The Eurythmics (RCA) (#1, Sept) 11 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME Culture Club (Virgin) (#2, March) 12 YOU AND I Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra) (#7, Feb)*13 COME ON EILEEN Dexy's Midnight Runner's (Mercury) (#1, April) 14 SHAME ON THE MOON Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band (Capitol) (#2, Feb) 15 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY Donna Summer (Mercury) (#3, Aug) 16 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO Sergio Mendes (A&M) (#4, July) 17 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF Duran Duran (Capitol) (#3, March)*18 LET'S DANCE David Bowie (EMI-America) (#1, May) 19 TWILIGHT ZONE Golden Earring (21 Records) (#10, March) 20 I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON Frida (Atlantic) (#13, March)
Popular Music from the Year 1984
*1 WHEN DOVES CRY Prince and the Revolution (Warner Brothers) (#1, July)*2 WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT Tina Turner (Capitol) (#1, Sept)*3 SAY, SAY, SAY Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson (#1, Dec 1983)*4 FOOTLOOSE Kenny Loggins (Columbia) (#1, March)*5 AGAINST ALL ODDS (Take a Look at Me Now) Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#1, April)*6 JUMP Van Halen (Warner Brothers) (#1, Feb)*7 HELLO Lionel Richie (#1, May)*8 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART Yes (Atco) (#1, Jan)*9 GHOSTBUSTERS Ray Parker Jr. (Arista) (#1, Aug)*10 KARMA CHAMELEON Culture Club (Virgin) (#1, Feb)*11 MISSING YOU John Waite (EMI-America) (#1, Sept)*12 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) Lionel Richie (Motown) (#1, Nov 1983)*13 LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY Denise Williams (Columbia) (#1, May) 14 DANCING IN THE DARK Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) (#2, June) 15 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#2, March)*16 THE REFLEX Duran Duran (Capitol) (#1, June)*17 TIME AFTER TIME Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#1, June) 18 JUMP (For My Love) The Pointer Sisters (Planet) (#3, July) 19 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP The Romantics (Nemporer) (#3, Jan) 20 SELF CONTROL Laura Branigan (Atlantic) (#4, June)
Popular Music from the Year 1985
*1 CARELESS WHISPER Wham! Featuring George Michael (Columbia) (#1, Feb)*2 LIKE A VIRGIN Madonna (Sire) (#1, Dec 1984)*3 WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO Wham! (Columbia) (#1, Nov 1984)*4 I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS Foreigner (Atlantic) (#1, Feb) 5 I FEEL FOR YOU Chaka Khan (Warner Brothers) (#3, Nov 1984)*6 OUT OF TOUCH Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#1, Dec 1984)*7 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD Tears For Fears (Mercury) (#1, June)*8 MONEY FOR NOTHING Dire Straits (Warner Brothers) (#1, Sept)*9 CRAZY FOR YOU Madonna (Sire) (#1, May)*10 TAKE ON ME A-Ha (Warner Brothers) (#1, Oct)*11 EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY Paul Young (Columbia) (#1, July) 12 EASY LOVER Philip Bailey with Phil Collins (Columbia) (#2, Feb)*13 CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING REO Speedwagon (Epic) (#1, March)*14 WE BUILT THIS CITY Starship (Grunt) (#1, Nov)*15 THE POWER OF LOVE Huey Lewis and the News (Chysalis) (#1, Aug)*16 DON'T YOU (Forget About Me) Simple Minds (A&M) (#1, May) 17 CHERISH Kool and the Gang (De-Lite) (#2, Sept)*18 ST. ELMO'S FIRE (Man In Motion) John Parr (Atlantic) (#1, Sept) 19 THE HEAT IS ON Glenn Frey (MCA) (#2, March)*20 WE ARE THE WORLD USA For Africa (Columbia) (#1, April)
Popular Music from the Year 1986
*1 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne and Friends (Arista) (#1, Jan)*2 SAY YOU, SAY ME Lionel Richie (Motown) (#1, Dec 1985) 3 I MISS YOU Klymaxx (Constellation) (#5, Dec 1985)*4 ON MY OWN Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald (MCA) (#1, June)*5 BROKEN WINGS Mr. Mister (MCA) (#1, Dec 1985)*6 HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, Feb) 7 PARTY ALL THE TIME Eddie Murphy (Columbia) (#2, Dec 1985) 8 BURNING HEART Survivor (Scotti Brothers) (#2, Feb)*9 KYRIE Mr. Mister (MCA) (#1, March)*10 ADDICTED TO LOVE Robert Palmer (Island) (#1, May)*11 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, May) 12 SECRET LOVERS Atlantic Starr (A&M) (#3, March) 13 FRIENDS AND LOVERS Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson (USA Carrere) (#2, Sept)*14 GLORY OF LOVE Peter Cetera (Warner Brothers) (#1, Aug)*15 WEST END GIRLS The Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America) (#1, May)*16 THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (To Make You Cry) Billy Ocean (Jive) (#1, July) 17 ALIVE AND KICKING Simple Minds (Virgin) (#3, Dec 1985) 18 NEVER Heart (Capitol) (#4, Dec 1985)*19 KISS Prince and the Revolution (Paisley Park) (#1, April)*20 HIGHER LOVE Steve Winwood (Island) (#1, Aug)
Popular Music from the Year 1987
*1 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN The Bangles (Columbia) (#1, Dec 1986)*2 ALONE Heart (Capitol) (#1, July)*3 SHAKE YOU DOWN Gregory Abbott (Columbia) (#1, Jan)*4 I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, June)*5 NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW Starship (Grunt) (#1, April) 6 C'EST LA VIE Robbie Nevil (EMI-Manhattan) (#2, Jan)*7 HERE I GO AGAIN Whitesnake (Geffen) (#1, Oct)*8 THE WAY IT IS Bruce Hornsby and the Range (RCA) (#1, Dec 1986)*9 SHAKEDOWN Bob Segar (MCA) (#1, Aug)*10 LIVIN' ON A PRAYER Bon Jovi (Mercury) (#1, Feb)*11 LA BAMBA Los Lobos (Slash) (#1, Aug) 12 EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT Wang Chung (Geffen) (#2, Dec 1986) 13 DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER Crowded House (Capitol) (#2, April)*14 ALWAYS Atlantic Starr (Warner Brothers) (#1, June)*15 WITH OR WITHOUT YOU U2 (Island) (#1, May) 16 LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE Jody Wately (MCA) (#2, May)*17 HEAD TO TOE Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam (Columbia) (#1, June)*18 I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW Tiffany (MCA) (#1, Nov)*19 MONY MONY "LIVE" Billy Idol (Chrysalis) (#1, Nov)*20 AT THIS MOMENT Billy Vera and the Beatlers (Rhino) (#1, Jan)
Popular Music from the Year 1988
*1 FAITH George Michael (Columbia) (#1, Dec 1987)*2 NEED YOU TONIGHT INXS (Atlantic) (#1, Jan)*3 GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU George Harrison (Dark Horse) (#1, Jan)*4 NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP Rick Astley (RCA) (#1, March)*5 SWEET CHILD O' MINE Guns N' Roses (Geffen) (#1, Sept)*6 SO EMOTIONAL Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, Jan)*7 HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH Belinda Carlisle (MCA) (#1, Dec 1987)*8 COULD'VE BEEN Tiffany (MCA) (#1, Feb) 9 HANDS TO HEAVEN Breathe (A&M) (#2, Aug)*10 ROLL WITH IT Steve Winwood (Virgin) (#1, July)*11 ONE MORE TRY George Michael (Columbia) (#1, May)*12 WISHING WELL Terence Trent D'Arby (Columbia) (#1, May)*13 ANYTHING FOR YOU Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine (Epic) (#1, May)*14 THE FLAME Cheap Trick (Epic) (#1, July)*15 GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR Billy Ocean (Jive) (#1, April)*16 SEASONS CHANGE Expose (Arista) (#1, Feb) 17 IS THIS LOVE Whitesnake (Geffen) (#2, Dec 1987)*18 WILD, WILD WEST The Escape Club (Atlantic) (#1, Nov) 19 POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME Def Leppard (Mercury) (#2, July) 20 I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Taylor Dayne (Arista) (#3, Sept)
Popular Music from the Year 1989
*1 LOOK AWAY Chicago (Reprise) (#1, Dec 1988)*2 MY PEROGATIVE Bobby Brown (MCA) (#1, Jan)*3 EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN Poison (Enigma) (#1, Dec 1988)*4 STRAIGHT UP Paula Abdul (Virgin) (#1, Feb)*5 MISS YOU MUCH Janet Jackson (A&M) (#1, Oct)*6 COLD HEARTED Paula Abdul (Virgin) (#1, Sept)*7 WIND BENEATH MY WINGS Bette Midler (Atlantic) (#1, June) 8 GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE Milli Vanelli (Arista) (#2, April)*9 BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD MEDLEY (Free Baby) Will To Power (Epic) (#1, Dec 1988) 10 GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT Anita Baker (Elektra) (#3, Dec 1988)*11 RIGHT HERE WAITING Richard Marx (EMI) (#1, Aug) 12 WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL Boy Meets Girl (RCA) (#5, Dec 1988)*13 LOST IN YOUR EYES Debbie Gibson (Atlantic) (#1, March)*14 DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU Gloria Estefan (Epic) (#1, Sept) 15 HEAVEN Warrant (Columbia) (#2, Sept)*16 GIRL I'M GONNA MISS YOU Milli Vanelli (Arista) (#1, Sept)*17 THE LOOK Roxette (EMI) (#1, April)*18 SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY Fine Young Cannibals (I.R.S.) (#1, April) 19 ON OUR OWN Bobby Brown (MCA) (#2, Aug)*20 TWO HEARTS Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#1, Jan)