Top 25 Songs of the Eighties

Brian's World of 80s: Top 25 Songs of the Eighties

Here is a list of the Top 25 songs (according to Billboard Magazine) for the years 1980-1989. How many do you remember?

1980
1. Queen, "Another One Bites The Dust"
2. Blondie, "Call Me"
3. Captain and Tennille, "Do That To Me One More Time"
4. Kenny Rogers, "Lady"
5. Diana Ross, "Upside Down"
6. Pink Floyd, "The Wall"
7. Micael Jackson, "Rock With You"
8. Barbra Streisand, "Woman In Love"
9. Queen, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
10. John Lennon, "(Just Like) Starting Over"
11. Olivia Newton-John, "Magic"
12. Paul McCartney & Wings, "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)"
13. KC and the Sunshine Band, "Please Don't Go"
14. Billy Joel, "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
15. Lipps, Inc., "Funkytown"
16. Elton John, "Little Jeannie"
17. Christopher Cross, "Ride Like The Wind"
18. Smokey Robinson, "Crusin'"
19. Stevie Wonder, "Master Blaster (Jammin')"
20. Air Supply, "Lost In Love"
21. Air Supply, "All Out Of Love"
22. Leo Sawyer, "More Than I Can Say"
23. Bette Midler, "The Rose"
24. Spinners, "Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl"
25. Kenny Rogers, "Coward Of The County"

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1981
1. Olivia Newton-John, "Physical"
2. Kim Carnes, "Bette Davis Eyes"
3. Diana Ross & Lionel Richie, "Endless Love"
4. Rick Springfield, "Jessie's Girl"
5. Kool & The Gang, "Celebration"
6. Foreigner, "Waiting For A Girl Like You"
7. Juice Newton, "Queen Of Hearts"
8. Daryl Hall & John Oates, "Kiss On My List"
9. REO Speedwagon, "Keep On Loving You"
10. Neil Diamond, "Love On The Rocks"
11. Dolly Parton, "9 To 5"
12. Christopher Cross, "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
13. Joey Scarbury, "Theme From Greatest American Hero (Believe It Or Not)"
14. Eddie Rabbitt, "I Love A Rainy Night"
15. Blondie, "The Tide Is High"
16. John Lennon, "Woman"
17. Smokey Robinson, "Being With You"
18. Daryl Hall & John Oates, "Private Eyes"
19. Rolling Stones, "Start Me Up"
20. Pointer Sisters, "Slow Hand"
21. Earth Wind and Fire, "Let's Groove"
22. Sheena Easton, "Morning Train (Nine To Five)"
23. REO Speedwagon, "Every Woman In The World"
24. Grover Washington Jr/Bill Withers, "Just The Two Of Us"
25. Stars On 45, "Medley: Intro Venus" (Beatles, etc.)

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1982
1. Survivor, "Eye Of The Tiger"
2. The J. Geils Band, "Centerfold"
3. John Cougar, "Hurts So Good"
4. The Steve Miller Band, "Abracadabra"
5. The Human League, "Don't You Want Me"
6. Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder, "Ebony And Ivory"
7. Laura Brannigan, "Gloria"
8. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, "I Love Rock 'N Roll"
9. Daryl Hall & John Oates, "Maneater"
10. John Cougar, "Jack And Diane"
11. Chicago, "Hard To Say I'm Sorry"
12. Men At Work, "Who Can It Be Now?"
13. Daryl Hall & John Oates, "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)"
14. Toto, "Rosanna"
15. Quarterflash, "Harden My Heart"
16. Alan Parsons Project, "Eye In The Sky"
17. Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes, "Up Where We Belong"
18. Toni Basil, "Mickey"
19. Rick Springfield, "Don't Talk To Strangers"
20. The Cars, "Shake It Up"
21. Vangelis, "Chariots Of Fire - Titles"
22. Juice Newton, "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)"
23. Willie Nelson, "Always On My Mind"
24. Dazz Band, "Let It Whip"
25. Journey, "Open Arms"

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1983
1. The Police, "Every Breath You Take"
2. Irene Cara, "Flashdance...What A Feeling"
3. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson, "Say Say Say"
4. Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean"
5. Lionel Richie, "All Night Long (All Night)"
6. Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse Of The Heart"
7. Michael Jackson, "Beat It"
8. Men At Work, "Down Under"
9. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, "Islands In The Stream"
10. Bob Segar & the Silver Bullet Band, "Shame On The Moon"
11. Patti Austin & James Ingram, "Baby, Come To Me"
12. Michael Sembello, "Maniac"
13. Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle, "You And I"
14. Eurythmics, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)"
15. Marvin Gaye, "Sexual Healing"
16. Daryl Hall & John Oates, "Say It Isn't So"
17. Donna Summer, "She Works Hard For The Money"
18. Billy Joel, "Uptown Girl"
19. Toto, "Africa"
20. Billy Joel, "Tell Her About It"
21. Culture Club, "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me"
22. Duran Duran, "Hungry Like The Wolf"
23. Air Supply, "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All"
24. David Bowie, "Let's Dance"
25. Sergio Mendes, "Never Gonna Let You Go"

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1984
1. Prince, "When Doves Cry"
2. Tina Turner, "What's Love Got To Do With It"
3. Van Halen, "Jump"
4. Culture Club, "Karma Chameleon"
5. Madonna, "Like A Virgin"
6. Lionel Richie, "Hello"
7. Yes, "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
8. Phil Collins, "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)"
9. Kenny Loggins, "Footloose"
10. Ray Parker, Jr., "Ghostbusters"
11. Stevie Wonder, "I Just Called To Say I Love You"
12. Daryl Hall & John Oates, "Out Of Touch"
13. Wham!, "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
14. Chaka Khan, "I Feel For You"
15. John Waite, "Missing You"
16. Deniece Williams, "Let's Hear It For The Boy"
17. Cyndi Lauper, "Time After Time"
18. Duran Duran, "The Reflex"
19. Bruce Springsteen, "Dancing In The Dark"
20. Billy Ocean, "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)"
21. The Romantics, "Talking In Your Sleep"
22. Chicago, "Hard Habit To Break"
23. Prince & The Revolution, "Let's Go Crazy"
24. Laura Branigan, "Self Control"
25. Duran Duran, "The Wild Boys"

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1985
1. Wham! featuring George Michael, "Careless Whisper"
2. Lionel Richie, "Say You, Say Me"
3. Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin, "Separate Lives"
4. Foreigner, "I Want To Know What Love Is"
5. Dire Straits, "Money For Nothing"
6. USA For Africa, "We Are The World"
7. Mr. Mister, "Broken Wings"
8. Tears For Fears, "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"
9. Huey Lewis & The News, "The Power Of Love"
10. Starship, "We Built This City"
11. John Parr, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
12. REO Speedwagon, "Can't Fight This Feeling"
13. Madonna, "Crazy For You"
14. Philip Bailey with Phil Collins, "Easy Lover"
15. Paul Young, "Everytime You Go Away"
16. Simple Minds, "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
17. a-ha, "Take On Me"
18. Eddie Murphy, "Party All The Time"
19. Wham!, "Everything She Wants"
20. Tears For Fears, "Shout"
21. Simple Minds, "Alive And Kicking"
22. Klymaxx, "I Miss You"
23. The Honeydrippers, "Sea Of Love"
24. New Edition, "Cool It Now"
25. Stevie Wonder, "Part-Time Lover"

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1986
1. Dionne & Friends, "That's What Friends Are For"
2. Bangles, "Walk Like An Egyptian"
3. Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald, "On My Own"
4. Bruce Hornsby & The Range, "The Way It Is"
5. Bon Jovi, "You Give Love A Bad Name"
6. Whitney Houston, "Greatest Love Of All"
7. Billy Ocean, "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"
8. Whitney Houston, "How Will I Know"
9. Mr. Mister, "Kyrie"
10. Prince & The Revolution, "Kiss"
11. Peter Cetera w/ Amy Grant, "The Next Time I Fall"
12. Survivor, "Burning Heart"
13. Huey Lewis And The News, "Stuck With You"
14. Janet Jackson, "When I Think Of You"
15. Falco, "Rock Me Amadeus"
16. Pet Shop Boys, "West End Girls"
17. Peter Gabriel, "Sledgehammer"
18. The Human League, "Human"
19. Starship, "Sara"
20. Steve Winwood, "Higher Love"
21. Peter Cetera, "Glory Of Love"
22. Wang Chung, "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
23. Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson, "Friends And Lovers"
24. Miami Sound Machine, "Conga"
25. Atlantic Starr, "Secret Lovers"

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1987
1. George Michael, "Faith"
2. Heart, "Alone"
3. Whitney Houston, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
4. Robbie Nevil, "C'est La Vie"
5. Gregory Abbott, "Shake You Down"
6. Los Lobos, "La Bamba"
7. Bon Jovi, "Livin' On A Prayer"
8. Whitesnake, "Here I Go Again"
9. Belinda Carlisle, "Heaven Is A Place On Earth"
10. Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life"
11. Starship, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
12. Tiffany, "I Think We're Alone Now"
13. U2, "With Or Without You"
14. Billy Vera & The Beaters, "At This Moment"
15. Georgia Satellites, "Keep Your Hands To Yourself"
16. T'Pau, "Heart And Soul"
17. Madonna, "Open Your Heart"
18. Whitney Houston, "Didn't We Almost Have It All"
19. U2, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
20. Jodi Watley, "I'm Looking For A New Love"
21. Crowded House, "Don't Dream It's Over"
22. Whitesnake, "Is This Love"
23. Debbie Gibson, "Shake Your Love"
24. Bob Seger, "Shakedown"
25. Duran Duran, "Notorious"

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1988
1. INXS, "Need You Tonight"
2. Chicago, "Look Away"
3. Steve Winwood, "Roll With It"
4. Poison, "Every Rose Has It's Thorn"
5. George Harrison, "Got My Mind Set On You"
6. Whitney Houston, "So Emotional"
7. Expose, "Seasons Change"
8. Will To Power, "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby)"
9. Tiffany, "Could've Been"
10. Rick Astley, "Never Gonna Give You Up"
11. Guns n' Roses, "Sweet Child O' Mine"
12. Billy Ocean, "Get Outta My Dreams (Get Into My Car)"
13. Cheap Trick, "The Flame"
14. Anita Baker, "Giving You The Best That I Got"
15. Boy Meets Girl, "Waiting For A Star To Fall"
16. Breathe, "Hands To Heaven"
17. Breathe, "How Can I Fall?"
18. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine, "Anything For You"
19. Terence Trent D'Arby, "Wishing Well"
20. Eric Carmen, "Hungry Eyes"
21. Escape Club, "Wild Wild West"
22. Richard Marx, "Hold On To The Nights"
23. Michael Jackson, "Man In The Mirror"
24. Def Leppard, "Love Bites"
25. Whitney Houston, "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"

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1989
1. Phil Collins, "Another Day In Paradise"
2. Janet Jackson, "Miss You Much"
3. Soul II Soul, "Back To Life"
4. Billy Joel, "We Didn't Start The Fire"
5. Milli Vanilli, "Blame It On The Rain"
6. Bobby Brown, "My Prerogative"
7. Paula Abdul, "Straight Up"
8. Debbie Gibson, "Lost In Your Eyes"
9. Bette Midler, "Wind Beneath My Wings"
10. Young M.C., "Bust A Move"
11. Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville, "Don't Know Much"
12. Richard Marx, "Right Here Waiting"
13. Paula Abdul, "Forever Your Girl"
14. Milli Vanilli, "Girl You Know It's True"
15. Paula Abdul, "Cold Hearted"
16. The B-52's, "Love Shack"
17. Bon Jovi, "I'll Be There For You"
18. Fine Young Cannibals, "She Drives Me Crazy"
19. New Kids On The Block, "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"
20. Milli Vanilli, "Baby Don't Forget My Number"
21. Mike + The Mechanics, "The Living Years"
22. Phil Collins, "Two Hearts"
23. Milli Vanilli, "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"
24. Markita, "Toy Soldiers"
25. Madonna, "Like A Prayer"

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