Greatest hit songs of the 80's
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80's list...
in no particular order:
Artist/Group Song Title Year Rank
Rolling Stones Emotional Rescue 1980 #3
Rolling Stones She's So Cold 1980 #26
Rolling Stones Start Me Up 1981 #2
Rolling Stones Waiting on a Friend 1982 #13
Rolling Stones Hang Fire 1982 #20
Rolling Stones Going to a Go Go 1982 #25
Rolling Stones Undercover of the Night 1983 #9
Rolling Stones Harlem Shuffle 1986 #5
Rolling Stones One Hit (To the Body) 1986 #28
Rolling Stones Mixed Emotions 1989 #5
Rolling Stones Rock and a Hard Place 1989 #23
Romantics, The Talking in Your Sleep 1984 #3
Romantics, The One in a Million 1984 #37
Romeo Void Girl in Trouble 1984 #35
Ronstadt, Linda How Do I Make You? 1980 #10
Ronstadt, Linda Hurts So Bad 1980 #8
Ronstadt, Linda I Can't Let Go 1980 #31
Ronstadt, Linda Get Closer 1982 #29
Ronstadt, Linda I Knew You When 1983 #37
Ronstadt, Linda w/Aaron Neville Don't No Much 1989 #2
Ronstadt, Linda w/James Ingram Somewhere Out There 1987 #2
Ross, Diana Upside Down 1980 #1
Ross, Diana I'm Coming Out 1980 #5
Ross, Diana It's My Turn 1981 #9
Ross, Diana Why Do Fools Fall in Love? 1981 #7
Ross, Diana Mirror, Mirror 1982 #8
Ross, Diana Muscles 1982 #10
Ross, Diana So Close 1983 #40
Ross, Diana Pieces of Ice 1983 #31
Ross, Diana Swept Away 1984 #19
Ross, Diana Missing You 1985 #10
Ross, Diana w/Julio Iglesias All of You 1984 #19
Roth, David Lee California Girls 1985 #3
Roth, David Lee Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody 1985 #12
Roth, David Lee Yankee Rose 1986 #16
Roth, David Lee Just Like Paradise 1988 #6
Rovers Wasn't That a Party 1981 #37
Roxette The Look 1989 #1
Roxette Dressed For Success 1989 #14
Roxette Listen to Your Heart 1989 #1
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Cond. Louis Clark) Hooked on Classics 1982 #10
Ruffin, Jimmy Hold On To My Love 1980 #10
Run DMC You Be 'Illin 1986 #29
Run DMC w/Aerosmith Walk This Way 1986 #4
Rush New World Man 1982 #21
Rushen, Patrice Forget Me Nots 1982 #23
Russell, Brenda Piano in the Dark 1988 #6
S.O.S. Band Take Your Time (Do It Right) 1980 #3
Sa-Fire Thinking of You 1989 #12
Sade Smooth Operator 1985 #5
Sade The Sweetest Taboo 1985 #5
Sade Never As Good As the First Time 1986 #20
Sade Paradise 1988 #16
Saga On the Loose 1983 #26
Sager, Carole Bayer Stronger Than Before 1981 #30
Salt-N-Pepa Push It 1988 #19
Santana You Know That I Love You 1980 #35
Santana Winning 1981 #17
Santana Hold On 1982 #15
Sayer, Leo More Than I Can Say 1980 #2
Sayer, Leo Living in a Fantasy
in no particular order:
Artist/Group Song Title Year Rank
Rolling Stones Emotional Rescue 1980 #3
Rolling Stones She's So Cold 1980 #26
Rolling Stones Start Me Up 1981 #2
Rolling Stones Waiting on a Friend 1982 #13
Rolling Stones Hang Fire 1982 #20
Rolling Stones Going to a Go Go 1982 #25
Rolling Stones Undercover of the Night 1983 #9
Rolling Stones Harlem Shuffle 1986 #5
Rolling Stones One Hit (To the Body) 1986 #28
Rolling Stones Mixed Emotions 1989 #5
Rolling Stones Rock and a Hard Place 1989 #23
Romantics, The Talking in Your Sleep 1984 #3
Romantics, The One in a Million 1984 #37
Romeo Void Girl in Trouble 1984 #35
Ronstadt, Linda How Do I Make You? 1980 #10
Ronstadt, Linda Hurts So Bad 1980 #8
Ronstadt, Linda I Can't Let Go 1980 #31
Ronstadt, Linda Get Closer 1982 #29
Ronstadt, Linda I Knew You When 1983 #37
Ronstadt, Linda w/Aaron Neville Don't No Much 1989 #2
Ronstadt, Linda w/James Ingram Somewhere Out There 1987 #2
Ross, Diana Upside Down 1980 #1
Ross, Diana I'm Coming Out 1980 #5
Ross, Diana It's My Turn 1981 #9
Ross, Diana Why Do Fools Fall in Love? 1981 #7
Ross, Diana Mirror, Mirror 1982 #8
Ross, Diana Muscles 1982 #10
Ross, Diana So Close 1983 #40
Ross, Diana Pieces of Ice 1983 #31
Ross, Diana Swept Away 1984 #19
Ross, Diana Missing You 1985 #10
Ross, Diana w/Julio Iglesias All of You 1984 #19
Roth, David Lee California Girls 1985 #3
Roth, David Lee Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody 1985 #12
Roth, David Lee Yankee Rose 1986 #16
Roth, David Lee Just Like Paradise 1988 #6
Rovers Wasn't That a Party 1981 #37
Roxette The Look 1989 #1
Roxette Dressed For Success 1989 #14
Roxette Listen to Your Heart 1989 #1
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Cond. Louis Clark) Hooked on Classics 1982 #10
Ruffin, Jimmy Hold On To My Love 1980 #10
Run DMC You Be 'Illin 1986 #29
Run DMC w/Aerosmith Walk This Way 1986 #4
Rush New World Man 1982 #21
Rushen, Patrice Forget Me Nots 1982 #23
Russell, Brenda Piano in the Dark 1988 #6
S.O.S. Band Take Your Time (Do It Right) 1980 #3
Sa-Fire Thinking of You 1989 #12
Sade Smooth Operator 1985 #5
Sade The Sweetest Taboo 1985 #5
Sade Never As Good As the First Time 1986 #20
Sade Paradise 1988 #16
Saga On the Loose 1983 #26
Sager, Carole Bayer Stronger Than Before 1981 #30
Salt-N-Pepa Push It 1988 #19
Santana You Know That I Love You 1980 #35
Santana Winning 1981 #17
Santana Hold On 1982 #15
Sayer, Leo More Than I Can Say 1980 #2
Sayer, Leo Living in a Fantasy
Artist/Group Song Title Year Rank
.38 Special Hold on Loosely 1981 #27
.38 Special Caught Up in You 1982 #10
.38 Special You Keep Runnin' Away 1982 #38
.38 Special If I'd Been the One 1984 #19
.38 Special Back Where You Belong 1984 #20
.38 Special Teacher, Teacher 1984 #25
.38 Special Like No Other Night 1986 #14
.38 Special Second Chance 1989 #6
2 Live Crew Me So Horny 1989 #26
A-Ha Take on Me 1985 #1
A-Ha The Sun Always Shines on TV 1986 #20
ABBA Chiquitita 1980 #29
ABBA The Winner Takes it All 1981 #8
ABBA When All is Said and Done 1982 #27
Abbott, Gregory Shake You Down 1987 #1
ABC The Look of Love (part 1) 1983 #18
ABC Poison Arrow 1983 #25
ABC Be Near Me 1985 #9
ABC (How to Be) A Millionaire 1986 #20
ABC When Smokey Sings 1987 #5
Abdul, Paula Straight Up 1989 #1
Abdul, Paula Forever Your Girl 1989 #1
Abdul, Paula Cold Hearted 1989 #1
Abdul, Paula {It's Just} The Way That You Love Me 1989 #3
Abdul, Paula Opposites Attract 1990 #1
AC/DC You Shook Me All Night Long 1980 #35
AC/DC Back in Black 1981 #37
Adams, Bryan Straight From the Heart 1983 #10
Adams, Bryan Cuts Like a Knife 1983 #15
Adams, Bryan This Time 1983 #24
Adams, Bryan Run to You 1985 #6
Adams, Bryan Somebody 1985 #11
Adams, Bryan Heaven 1985 #1
Adams, Bryan Summer of '69 1985 #5
Adams, Bryan One Night Love Affair 1985 #13
Adams, Bryan Heat of the Night 1987 #6
Adams, Bryan Hearts of Fire 1987 #26
Adams, Bryan Victim of Love 1987 #32
Adams, Bryan w/Tina Turner It's Only Love 1986 #15
Aerosmith Dude (Looks Like a Lady) 1987 #14
Aerosmith Angel 1988 #3
Aerosmith Rag Doll 1988 #17
Aerosmith Love in an Elevator 1989 #5
Aerosmith Janie's Got a Gun 1990 #4
After the Fire Der Kommissar 1983 #5
Afternoon Delights, The General Hopsi-Tale 1981 #33
Air Supply Lost in Love 1980 #3
Air Supply All Out of Love 1980 #2
Air Supply Every Woman in the World 1981 #5
Air Supply The One That You Love 1981 #1
Air Supply Here I am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) 1981 #5
Air Supply Sweet Dreams 1981 #5
Air Supply Even the Nights are Better 1982 #5
Air Supply Young Love 1982 #38
Air Supply Two Less Lonely People in the World 1983 #38
Air Supply Making Love Out of Nothing at All 1983 #2
Air Supply Just as I am 1985 #19
Al B Sure Nite and Day 1988 #7
Alabama Feels So Right 1981 #20
Alabama Love in the First Degree 1982 #15
Alabama Take Me Down 1982 #18
Alabama The Closer You Get 1983 #38
.38 Special Hold on Loosely 1981 #27
.38 Special Caught Up in You 1982 #10
.38 Special You Keep Runnin' Away 1982 #38
.38 Special If I'd Been the One 1984 #19
.38 Special Back Where You Belong 1984 #20
.38 Special Teacher, Teacher 1984 #25
.38 Special Like No Other Night 1986 #14
.38 Special Second Chance 1989 #6
2 Live Crew Me So Horny 1989 #26
A-Ha Take on Me 1985 #1
A-Ha The Sun Always Shines on TV 1986 #20
ABBA Chiquitita 1980 #29
ABBA The Winner Takes it All 1981 #8
ABBA When All is Said and Done 1982 #27
Abbott, Gregory Shake You Down 1987 #1
ABC The Look of Love (part 1) 1983 #18
ABC Poison Arrow 1983 #25
ABC Be Near Me 1985 #9
ABC (How to Be) A Millionaire 1986 #20
ABC When Smokey Sings 1987 #5
Abdul, Paula Straight Up 1989 #1
Abdul, Paula Forever Your Girl 1989 #1
Abdul, Paula Cold Hearted 1989 #1
Abdul, Paula {It's Just} The Way That You Love Me 1989 #3
Abdul, Paula Opposites Attract 1990 #1
AC/DC You Shook Me All Night Long 1980 #35
AC/DC Back in Black 1981 #37
Adams, Bryan Straight From the Heart 1983 #10
Adams, Bryan Cuts Like a Knife 1983 #15
Adams, Bryan This Time 1983 #24
Adams, Bryan Run to You 1985 #6
Adams, Bryan Somebody 1985 #11
Adams, Bryan Heaven 1985 #1
Adams, Bryan Summer of '69 1985 #5
Adams, Bryan One Night Love Affair 1985 #13
Adams, Bryan Heat of the Night 1987 #6
Adams, Bryan Hearts of Fire 1987 #26
Adams, Bryan Victim of Love 1987 #32
Adams, Bryan w/Tina Turner It's Only Love 1986 #15
Aerosmith Dude (Looks Like a Lady) 1987 #14
Aerosmith Angel 1988 #3
Aerosmith Rag Doll 1988 #17
Aerosmith Love in an Elevator 1989 #5
Aerosmith Janie's Got a Gun 1990 #4
After the Fire Der Kommissar 1983 #5
Afternoon Delights, The General Hopsi-Tale 1981 #33
Air Supply Lost in Love 1980 #3
Air Supply All Out of Love 1980 #2
Air Supply Every Woman in the World 1981 #5
Air Supply The One That You Love 1981 #1
Air Supply Here I am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) 1981 #5
Air Supply Sweet Dreams 1981 #5
Air Supply Even the Nights are Better 1982 #5
Air Supply Young Love 1982 #38
Air Supply Two Less Lonely People in the World 1983 #38
Air Supply Making Love Out of Nothing at All 1983 #2
Air Supply Just as I am 1985 #19
Al B Sure Nite and Day 1988 #7
Alabama Feels So Right 1981 #20
Alabama Love in the First Degree 1982 #15
Alabama Take Me Down 1982 #18
Alabama The Closer You Get 1983 #38
Artist/Group Song Title Year Rank
Alan Parsons Project Games People Play 1981 #16
Alan Parsons Project Time 1981 #15
Alan Parsons Project Eye in the Sky 1982 #3
Alan Parsons Project Don't Answer Me 1984 #15
Alan Parsons Project Prime Time 1984 #34
Aldo Nova Fantasy 1982 #23
Allen, Deborah Serious 1987 #21
Allman Brothers Band Straight From the Heart 1981 #39
Alpert, Herb Rotation 1980 #30
Alpert, Herb Route 101 1982 #37
Alpert, Herb w/Janet Jackson & Lisa Keith Diamonds 1987 #5
Alpert, Herb w/Lisa Keith Making Love in the Rain 1987 #35
Ambrosia Biggest Part of Me 1980 #3
Ambrosia You're the Only Woman (You and I) 1980 #13
America You Can Do Magic 1982 #8
America The Border 1983 #33
Animotion Obsession 1985 #6
Animotion Let Him Go 1985 #39
Animotion Room to Move 1989 #9
Anka, Paul Hold Me 'Til the Morning Comes 1983 #40
Ant, Adam Goody Two Shoes 1983 #12
April Wine Just Between You and Me 1981 #21
Arcadia Goodbye is Forever 1986 #33
Arcadia w/Grace Jones Election Day 1985 #6
Armstrong, Louis What a Wonderful World 1988 #32
Art of Noise w/Max Headroom Paranoimia 1986 #34
Artists United Against Apaetheid Sun City 1985 #38
Ashford and Simpson Solid 1985 #12
Asia Heat of the Moment 1982 #4
Asia Only Time Will Tell 1982 #17
Asia Don't Cry 1983 #10
Asia The Smile Has Left Your Eyes 1983 #34
Astley, Rick Never Gonna Give You Up 1988 #1
Astley, Rick Together Forever 1988 #1
Astley, Rick It Would Take a Strong, Strong Man 1988 #10
Astley, Rick She Wants to Dance With Me 1989 #6
Astley, Rick Giving Up on Love 1989 #38
Atlanta Rhythm Section Alien 1981 #29
Atlantic Starr Circles 1982 #38
Atlantic Starr Secret Lovers 1986 #3
Atlantic Starr Always 1987 #1
Autograph Turn up the Radio 1985 #29
B-52's, The Love Shack 1989 #3
B-52's, The Roam 1990 #3
Babyface It's No Crime 1989 #7
Babyface Tender Lover 1990 #14
Babys Back on My Feet Again 1980 #33
Bad English When I See You Smile 1989 #1
Bad English Price of Love 1990 #5
Baker, Anita Sweet Love 1986 #8
Baker, Anita Caught Up in the Rapture 1987 #37
Baker, Anita Giving You the Best That I Got 1988 #3
Baker, Anita Just Because 1989 #14
Balance Breaking Away 1981 #22
Balin, Marty Hearts 1981 #8
Balin, Marty Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love) 1981 #27
Baltimora Tarzan Boy 1986 #13
Bananarama Cruel Summer 1984 #9
Bananarama Venus 1986 #1
Bananarama I Heard a Rumour 1987 #4
Alan Parsons Project Games People Play 1981 #16
Alan Parsons Project Time 1981 #15
Alan Parsons Project Eye in the Sky 1982 #3
Alan Parsons Project Don't Answer Me 1984 #15
Alan Parsons Project Prime Time 1984 #34
Aldo Nova Fantasy 1982 #23
Allen, Deborah Serious 1987 #21
Allman Brothers Band Straight From the Heart 1981 #39
Alpert, Herb Rotation 1980 #30
Alpert, Herb Route 101 1982 #37
Alpert, Herb w/Janet Jackson & Lisa Keith Diamonds 1987 #5
Alpert, Herb w/Lisa Keith Making Love in the Rain 1987 #35
Ambrosia Biggest Part of Me 1980 #3
Ambrosia You're the Only Woman (You and I) 1980 #13
America You Can Do Magic 1982 #8
America The Border 1983 #33
Animotion Obsession 1985 #6
Animotion Let Him Go 1985 #39
Animotion Room to Move 1989 #9
Anka, Paul Hold Me 'Til the Morning Comes 1983 #40
Ant, Adam Goody Two Shoes 1983 #12
April Wine Just Between You and Me 1981 #21
Arcadia Goodbye is Forever 1986 #33
Arcadia w/Grace Jones Election Day 1985 #6
Armstrong, Louis What a Wonderful World 1988 #32
Art of Noise w/Max Headroom Paranoimia 1986 #34
Artists United Against Apaetheid Sun City 1985 #38
Ashford and Simpson Solid 1985 #12
Asia Heat of the Moment 1982 #4
Asia Only Time Will Tell 1982 #17
Asia Don't Cry 1983 #10
Asia The Smile Has Left Your Eyes 1983 #34
Astley, Rick Never Gonna Give You Up 1988 #1
Astley, Rick Together Forever 1988 #1
Astley, Rick It Would Take a Strong, Strong Man 1988 #10
Astley, Rick She Wants to Dance With Me 1989 #6
Astley, Rick Giving Up on Love 1989 #38
Atlanta Rhythm Section Alien 1981 #29
Atlantic Starr Circles 1982 #38
Atlantic Starr Secret Lovers 1986 #3
Atlantic Starr Always 1987 #1
Autograph Turn up the Radio 1985 #29
B-52's, The Love Shack 1989 #3
B-52's, The Roam 1990 #3
Babyface It's No Crime 1989 #7
Babyface Tender Lover 1990 #14
Babys Back on My Feet Again 1980 #33
Bad English When I See You Smile 1989 #1
Bad English Price of Love 1990 #5
Baker, Anita Sweet Love 1986 #8
Baker, Anita Caught Up in the Rapture 1987 #37
Baker, Anita Giving You the Best That I Got 1988 #3
Baker, Anita Just Because 1989 #14
Balance Breaking Away 1981 #22
Balin, Marty Hearts 1981 #8
Balin, Marty Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love) 1981 #27
Baltimora Tarzan Boy 1986 #13
Bananarama Cruel Summer 1984 #9
Bananarama Venus 1986 #1
Bananarama I Heard a Rumour 1987 #4
can't forget my fave!!!
Mr. Mister Broken Wings 1985 #1
Mr. Mister Kyrie 1986 #1
Mr. Mister Is It Love? 1986 #8
Mr. Mister Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You) 1987 #29
Mr. Mister Broken Wings 1985 #1
Mr. Mister Kyrie 1986 #1
Mr. Mister Is It Love? 1986 #8
Mr. Mister Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You) 1987 #29
and DR.Strangelove's fave tunes from the 80's:
DeBarge, El Who's Johnny 1986 #3
DeBarge/El DeBarge I Like It 1983 #31
DeBarge/El DeBarge All This Love 1983 #17
DeBarge/El DeBarge Time Will Reveal 1984 #18
DeBarge/El DeBarge Rhythm of the Night 1985 #3
DeBarge/El DeBarge Who's Holding Donna Now 1985 #6
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Parents Just Don't Understand 1988 #12
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince A Nightmare on My Street 1988 #15
Tiffany I Think We're Alone Now 1987 #1
Tiffany Could've Been 1988 #1
Tiffany I Saw Him Standing There 1988 #7
Tiffany All This Time 1989 #6
Tiffany Radio Romance 1989 #35
Tone Loc Wild Thing 1989 #2
Tone Loc Funky Cold Medina 1989 #3
and the classic make out tune:
Toto - Africa 1983
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DeBarge, El Who's Johnny 1986 #3
DeBarge/El DeBarge I Like It 1983 #31
DeBarge/El DeBarge All This Love 1983 #17
DeBarge/El DeBarge Time Will Reveal 1984 #18
DeBarge/El DeBarge Rhythm of the Night 1985 #3
DeBarge/El DeBarge Who's Holding Donna Now 1985 #6
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Parents Just Don't Understand 1988 #12
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince A Nightmare on My Street 1988 #15
Tiffany I Think We're Alone Now 1987 #1
Tiffany Could've Been 1988 #1
Tiffany I Saw Him Standing There 1988 #7
Tiffany All This Time 1989 #6
Tiffany Radio Romance 1989 #35
Tone Loc Wild Thing 1989 #2
Tone Loc Funky Cold Medina 1989 #3
and the classic make out tune:
Toto - Africa 1983
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