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Billboard Number One Hits 1980-1989
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| Song |
Artist |
Date |
| Escape (The Pina Colada
Song) |
Rupert Holmes |
Dec 22, '79 - Jan 4 |
| Please Don't Go |
KC & the Sunshine Band
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Jan 5 - Jan 18 |
| Rock With You |
Michael Jackson |
Jan 19 - Feb 15 |
| Do That To Me One More
Time |
Captain & Tennille |
Feb 16 - Feb 22 |
| Crazy Little Thing Called
Love |
Queen |
Feb 23 - Mar 21 |
| Another Brick in the Wall
(Part II) |
Pink Floyd |
Mar 22 - Apr 18 |
| Call Me |
Blondie |
Apr 19 - May 30 |
| Funkytown |
Lipps Inc. |
May 31 - Jun 27 |
| Coming Up (Live At
Glasgow) |
Paul McCartney & Wings |
Jun 28 - Jul 18 |
| It's Still Rock and Roll
to Me |
Billy Joel |
Jul 19 - Aug 1 |
| Magic |
Olivia Newton-John |
Aug 2 - Aug 29 |
| Sailing |
Christopher Cross |
Aug 30 - Sept 5 |
| Upside Down |
Diana Ross |
Sept 6 - Oct 3 |
| Another One Bites the Dust |
Queen |
Oct 4 - Oct 24 |
| Woman in Love |
Barbra Streisand |
Oct 25 - Nov 14 |
| Lady |
Kenny Rogers |
Nov 15 - Dec 26 |
| (Just Like) Starting Over |
John Lennon |
Dec 27 - Jan 30, '81 |
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| Song |
Artist |
Date |
| (Just Like) Starting Over |
John Lennon |
Dec 27, '80 - Jan 30 |
| The Tide Is High |
Blondie |
Jan 31 - Feb 6 |
| Celebration |
Kool & The Gang |
Feb 7 - Feb 20 |
| 9 to 5 |
Dolly Parton |
Feb 21 - Mar 6 |
| I Love A Rainy Night |
Eddie Rabbitt |
Mar 7 - Mar 20 |
| Keep On Loving You |
REO Speedwagon |
Mar 21 - Mar 27 |
| Rapture |
Blondie |
Mar 28 - Apr 10 |
| Kiss On My List |
Hall & Oates |
Apr 11 - May 1 |
| Morning Train (Nine To
Five) |
Sheena Easton |
May 2 - May 15 |
| Bette Davis Eyes |
Kim Carnes |
May 16 - Jul 17 |
| Medley |
Stars on 45 |
Jul 18 - Jul 24 |
| The One That You Love |
Air Supply |
Jul 25 - Jul 31 |
| Jessie's Girl |
Rick Springfield |
Aug 1 - Aug 14 |
| Endless Love |
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
Aug 15 - Oct 16 |
Arthur's
Theme (Best That You
Can Do) |
Christopher
Cross |
Oct 17 - Nov
6 |
| Private Eyes |
Hall & Oates |
Nov 7 - Nov 20 |
| Physical |
Olivia Newton-John |
Nov 21 - Jan 29, '82 |
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| Song |
Artist |
Date |
| Physical |
Olivia Newton-John |
Nov 21, '81 - Jan 29 |
| I Can't Go for That (No
Can Do) |
Hall & Oates |
Jan 30 - Feb 5 |
| Centerfold |
J. Geils Band |
Feb 6 - Mar 19 |
| I Love Rock n' Roll |
Joan Jett & the
Blackhearts |
Mar 20 - May 7 |
| Chariots of Fire |
Vangelis |
May 8 - May 14 |
| Ebony and Ivory |
Paul McCartney and Stevie
Wonder |
May 15 - Jul 2 |
| Don't You Want Me |
The Human League |
Jul 3 - Jul 23 |
| Eye of the Tiger |
Survivor |
Jul 24 - Sept 3 |
| Abracadabra |
The Steve Miller Band |
Sept 4 - Sept 17 |
| Hard to Say I'm Sorry |
Chicago |
Sept 18 - Oct 1 |
| Jack & Diane |
John Mellencamp |
Oct 2 - Oct 29 |
| Who Can It Be Now? |
Men at Work |
Oct 30 - Nov 5 |
| Up Where We Belong |
Joe Cocker & Jennifer
Warnes |
Nov 6 - Nov 26 |
| Truly |
Lionel Richie |
Nov 27 - Dec 10 |
| Mickey |
Toni Basil |
Dec 11- Dec 17 |
| Maneater |
Hall & Oates
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Dec 18 - Jan
14, '83 |
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Artist |
Date |
| Maneater |
Hall & Oates
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Dec 18, '82 -
Jan 14 |
| Down Under |
Men at Work |
Jan 15 - Feb 11 |
| Africa |
Toto |
Feb 12 - Feb 18 |
| Baby, Come To
Me |
Patti Austin
featuring James Ingram |
Feb 19 - Mar 4 |
| Billie Jean |
Michael Jackson |
Mar 5 - Apr 22 |
| Come On Eileen |
Dexys Midnight Runners |
Apr 23 - Apr 29 |
| Beat It |
Michael Jackson |
Apr 30 - May 20 |
| Let's Dance |
David Bowie |
May 21 - May 27 |
| Flashdance... What A
Feeling |
Irene Cara |
May 28 - Jul 8 |
| Every Breath You Take |
The Police |
Jul 9 - Sept 2 |
| Sweet Dreams (Are Made of
This) |
Eurythmics |
Sept 3 - Sept 9 |
| Maniac |
Michael Sembello |
Sept 10 - Sept 23 |
| Tell Her About It |
Billy Joel |
Sept 24 - Sept 30 |
| Total Eclipse of the Heart |
Bonnie Tyler |
Oct 1 - Oct 28 |
| Islands In
the Stream |
Kenny Rogers
with Dolly
Parton |
Oct 29 - Nov
11 |
| All Night Long (All Night) |
Lionel Richie |
Nov 12 - Dec 9 |
| Say Say Say |
Paul
McCartney featuring Michael Jackson |
Dec 10 - Jan
20, '84 |
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| Song |
Artist |
Date |
| Say Say Say |
Paul
McCartney featuring Michael Jackson |
Dec 10, '83 -
Jan 20 |
| Owner of a
Lonely Heart |
Yes |
Jan 21 -
Feb 3 |
| Karma
Chameleon |
Culture
Club |
Feb 4 -
Feb 24 |
| Jump |
Van Halen |
Feb 25 -
Mar 20 |
| Footloose |
Kenny
Loggins |
Mar 31 -
Apr 20 |
Against All
Odds (Take A Look At
Me Now) |
Phil Collins |
Apr 21 - May
11 |
| Hello |
Lionel
Richie |
May 12 -
May 25 |
| Let's Hear
It For the Boy |
Deniece
Williams |
May 26 -
Jun 8 |
| Time After
Time |
Cyndi
Lauper |
Jun 9 -
Jun 22 |
| The Reflex |
Duran Duran |
Jun 23 -
Jul 6 |
| When Doves
Cry |
Prince |
Jul 7 -
Aug 10 |
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Ghostbusters |
Ray
Parker, Jr. |
Aug 11 -
Aug 31 |
| What's
Love Got to Do With It |
Tina
Turner |
Sept 1 -
Sept 21 |
| Missing
You |
John Waite |
Sept 22 -
Sept 28 |
| Let's Go
Crazy |
Prince &
The Revolution |
Sept 29 -
Oct 12 |
| Just
Called To Say I Love You |
Stevie
Wonder |
Oct 13 -
Nov 2 |
Caribbean
Queen (No More Love
On the Run) |
Billy Ocean |
Nov 3 - Nov
16 |
| Wake Me Up
Before You Go-Go |
Wham! |
Nov 17 -
Dec 7 |
| Out of
Touch |
Hall &
Oates |
Dec 8 -
Dec 21 |
| Like a
Virgin |
Madonna |
Dec 22 -
Feb 1, '85 |
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| Song |
Artist |
Date |
| Like a
Virgin |
Madonna |
Dec 22,
'84 - Feb 1 |
| I Want to
Know What Love Is |
Foreigner |
Feb 2 -
Feb 15 |
| Careless
Whisper |
Wham! |
Feb 16 -
Mar 8 |
| Can't
Fight This Feeling |
REO
Speedwagon |
Mar 9 -
Mar 29 |
| One More
Night |
Phil
Collins |
Mar 30 -
Apr 12 |
| We Are The
World |
USA For
Africa |
Apr 13 -
May 10 |
| Crazy for
You |
Madonna |
May 11 -
May 17 |
| Don't You
(Forget About Me) |
Simple
Minds |
May 18 -
May 24 |
| Everything
She Wants |
Wham! |
May 25 -
Jun 7 |
Everybody
Wants To Rule The
World |
Tears For
Fears |
Jun 8 - Jun
21 |
| Heaven |
Bryan Adams |
Jun 22 -
Jul 5 |
| Sussudio |
Phil
Collins |
Jul 6 -
Jul 12 |
| A View to
a Kill |
Duran
Duran |
Jul 13 -
Jul 26 |
| Everytime
You Go Away |
Paul Young |
Jul 27 -
Aug 2 |
| Shout |
Tears For
Fears |
Aug 3 -
Aug 23 |
| The Power
of Love |
Huey Lewis
& The News |
Aug 24 -
Sept 6 |
| St. Elmo's
Fire (Man In Motion) |
John Parr |
Sept 7 -
Sept 20 |
| Money For
Nothing |
Dire
Straits |
Sept 21 -
Oct 11 |
| Oh Sheila |
Ready For
the World |
Oct 12 -
Oct 18 |
| Take On Me |
a-ha |
Oct 19 -
Octr 25 |
| Saving All
My Love For You |
Whitney
Houston |
Oct 26 -
Nov 1 |
| Part Time
Lover |
Stevie
Wonder |
Novr 2 -
Nov 8 |
| Miami Vice
Theme |
Jan Hammer |
Nov 9 -
Nov 15 |
| We Built
This City |
Starship |
Nov 16 -
Nov 29 |
| Separate
Lives |
Phil
Collins & Marilyn Martin |
Nov 30 -
Dec 6 |
| Broken
Wings |
Mr. Mister |
Dec 7 -
Dec 20 |
| Say You,
Say Me |
Lionel
Richie |
Dec 21 -
Jan 17, '86 |
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| Song |
Artist |
Date |
| Say You,
Say Me |
Lionel
Richie |
Dec 21,
'85 - Jan 17 |
| That's What
Friends Are For |
Dionne
Warwick featuring
Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder |
Jan 18 - Feb
14 |
| How Will I
Know |
Whitney
Houston |
Feb 15 -
Feb 28 |
| Kyrie |
Mr. Mister |
Mar 1 -
Mar 14 |
| Sara |
Starship |
Mar 15 -
Mar 21 |
| These
Dreams |
Heart |
Mar 22 -
Mar 28 |
| Rock Me
Amadeus |
Falco |
Mar 29 -
Apr 18 |
| Kiss |
Prince |
Apr 19 -
May 2 |
| Addicted
to Love |
Robert
Palmer |
May 3 -
May 9 |
| West End
Girls |
Pet Shop
Boys |
May 10 -
May 16 |
| Greatest
Love of All |
Whitney
Houston |
May 17 -
Jun 6 |
| Live to
Tell |
Madonna |
Jun 7 - Jun
13 |
| On My Own |
Patti LaBelle
& Michael McDonald |
Jun 14 - Jul
4 |
There'll Be
Sad Songs (to Make
You Cry) |
Billy Ocean |
Jul 5 - Jul
11 |
| Holding
Back the Years |
Simply Red |
Jul 12 -
Jul 18 |
| Invisible
Touch |
Genesis |
Jul 19 -
Jul 25 |
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Sledgehammer |
Peter
Gabriel |
Jul 26 -
Aug 1 |
| Glory of
Love |
Peter
Cetera |
Aug 2 -
Aug 15 |
| Papa Don't
Preach |
Madonna |
Aug 16 -
Aug 29 |
| Higher
Love |
Steve
Winwood |
Aug 30 -
Sept 5 |
| Venus |
Bananarama |
Sept 6 -
Sept 12 |
| Take My
Breath Away |
Berlin |
Sept 13 -
Sept 19 |
| Stuck with
You |
Huey Lewis
& the News |
Sept 20 -
Oct 10 |
| When I
Think of You |
Janet
Jackson |
Oct 11 -
Oct 24 |
| True
Colors |
Cyndi
Lauper |
Oct 25 -
Nov 7 |
| Amanda |
Boston |
Nov 8 -
Nov 21 |
| Human |
Human
League |
Nov 22 -
Nov 28 |
| You Give
Love a Bad Name |
Bon Jovi |
Nov 29 -
Dec 5 |
| The Next Time
I Fall |
Peter Cetera
featuring Amy Grant |
Dec 6 - Dec
12 |
| The Way It
Is |
Bruce
Hornsby & the Range |
Dec 13 -
Dec 19 |
| Walk Like
an Egyptian |
The
Bangles |
Dec 20 -
Jan 16, '87 |
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| Song |
Artist |
Date |
| Walk Like
an Egyptian |
The
Bangles |
Dec 20,
'86 - Jan 16 |
| Shake You
Down |
Gregory
Abbott |
Jan 17 -
Jan 23 |
| At this
Moment |
Billy Vera
and The Beaters |
Jan 24 -
Feb 6 |
| Open Your
Heart |
Madonna |
Feb 7 -
Feb 13 |
| Livin' On
a Prayer |
Bon Jovi |
Feb 14 -
Mar 13 |
| Jacob's
Ladder |
Huey Lewis
& the News |
Mar 14 -
Mar 11 |
| Lean On Me |
Club
Nouveau |
Mar 21 -
Apr 3 |
| Nothing's
Gonna Stop Us Now |
Starship |
Apr 4 - Apr
17 |
| I Knew You
Were Waiting (For Me) |
Aretha
Franklin & George Michael |
Apr 18 - May
1 |
| (I Just)
Died In Your Arms |
Cutting
Crew |
May 2 -
May 15 |
| With Or
Without You |
U2 |
May 16 -
Jun 5 |
| You Keep
Me Hangin' On |
Kim Wilde |
Jun 6 -
Jun 12 |
| Always |
Atlantic
Starr |
Jun 13 -
Jun 19 |
| Head to
Toe |
Lisa Lisa
& Cult Jam |
Jun 20 -
Jun 6 |
| I Wanna Dance
With Somebody (Who Loves Me) |
Whitney
Houston |
Jun 27 - Jul
10 |
| Alone |
Heart |
Jul 11 -
Jul 31 |
| Shakedown |
Bob Seger |
Aug 1 -
Aug 7 |
| I Still
Haven't Found What I'm Looking For |
U2 |
Aug 8 - Aug
21 |
| Who's That
Girl |
Madonna |
Aug 22 -
Aug 28 |
| La Bamba |
Los Lobos |
Aug 29 -
Sept 18 |
| I Just
Can't Stop Loving You |
Michael
Jackson |
Sept 19 -
Sept 25 |
| Didn't We
Almost Have It All |
Whitney
Houston |
Sept 26 -
Oct 9 |
| Here I Go
Again |
Whitesnake |
Oct 10 -
Oct16 |
| Lost In
Emotion |
Lisa Lisa
& Cult Jam |
Oct 17 -
Oct 23 |
| Bad |
Michael
Jackson |
Oct 24 -
Nov 6 |
| I Think
We're Alone Now |
Tiffany |
Nov 7 -
Nov 20 |
| Mony Mony
"Live" |
Billy Idol |
Nov21 -
Nov 27 |
| (I've Had)
The Time Of My Life |
Bill Medley &
Jennifer
Warnes |
Nov 28 - Dec
4 |
| Heaven Is
a Place On Earth |
Belinda
Carlisle |
Dec 5 -
Dec 11 |
| Faith |
George
Michael |
Dec 12 -
Jan 8, '88 |
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| Song |
Artist |
Date |
| Faith |
George
Michael |
Dec 12,
'89 - Jan 8 |
| So
Emotional |
Whitney
Houston |
Jan 9 -
Jan 15 |
| Got My
Mind Set on You |
George
Harrison |
Jan 16 -
Jan 22 |
| The Way
You Make Me Feel |
Michael
Jackson |
Jan 23 -
Jan 29 |
| Need You
Tonight |
INXS |
Jan 30 -
Feb 5 |
| Could've
Been |
Tiffany |
Feb 6 -
Feb19 |
| Seasons
Change |
Exposé |
Feb 20 -
Feb 26 |
| Father
Figure |
George
Michael |
Feb 27 -
Mar 11 |
| Never Gonna
Give You Up |
Rick Astley |
Mar 12 -
Mar 20 |
| Man In The
Mirror |
Michael
Jackson |
Mar 26 -
Apr 8 |
Get Outta My
Dreams, Get Into
My Car |
Billy Ocean |
Apr 9 - Apr
22 |
| Where Do
Broken Hearts Go |
Whitney
Houston |
Apr 23 -
May 6 |
| Wishing
Well |
Terence
Trent D'Arby |
May 7 -
May 13 |
| Anything For
You |
Gloria Estefan
& Miami
Sound Machine |
May 14 - May
27 |
| One More
Try |
George
Michael |
May 28 -
Jul 17 |
| Together
Forever |
Rick
Astley |
Jun 18 -
Jul 24 |
| Foolish
Beat |
Debbie
Gibson |
Jun 25 -
Jul 1 |
| Dirty
Diana |
Michael
Jackson |
Jul 2 -
Jul 8 |
| The Flame |
Cheap
Trick |
Jul 9 -
Jul 22 |
| Hold On to
The Nights |
Richard
Marx |
Jul 23 -
Jul 29 |
| Roll With
It |
Steve
Winwood |
Jul 30 -
Aug 26 |
| Monkey |
George
Michael |
Aug 27 -
Sept 9 |
| Sweet
Child O' Mine |
Guns N'
Roses |
Sept 10 -
Sept 23 |
| Don't
Worry Be Happy |
Bobby
McFerrin |
Sept 24 -
Oct 7 |
| Love Bites |
Def
Leppard |
Oct 8 -
Oct 14 |
| Red Red
Wine |
UB40 |
Oct 15 -
Oct 21 |
| Groovy
Kind Of Love |
Phil
Collins |
Oct 22 -
Nov 4 |
| Kokomo |
The Beach
Boys |
Nov 5 -
Nov 11 |
| Wild, Wild
West |
The Escape
Club |
Nov 12 -
Nov 18 |
| Bad
Medicine |
Bon Jovi |
Nov 19 -
Dec 2 |
| Baby, I
Love Your Way |
Will To
Power |
Dec 3 -
Dec 9 |
| Look Away |
Chicago |
Dec 10 -
Dec 23 |
| Every Rose
Has Its Thorn |
Poison |
Dec 24 -
Jan 13, '89 |
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| Song |
Artist |
Date |
| Every Rose
Has Its Thorn |
Poison |
Dec 24,
'88 - Jan 13 |
| My
Prerogative |
Bobby
Brown |
Jan 14 -
Jan 20 |
| Two Hearts |
Phil
Collins |
Jan 21 -
Feb 3 |
| When I'm
With You |
Sheriff |
Feb 4 -
Feb 10 |
| Straight
Up |
Paula
Abdul |
Feb 11 -
Mar 3 |
| Lost In
Your Eyes |
Debbie
Gibson |
Mar 4 -
Mar 24 |
| The Living
Years |
Mike & The
Mechanics |
Mar 25 -
Mar 31 |
| Eternal
Flame |
The
Bangles |
Apr 1 -
Apr 7 |
| The Look |
Roxette |
Apr 8 -
Apr 14 |
| She Drives
Me Crazy |
Fine Young
Cannibals |
Apr 15 -
Apr 21 |
| Like a
Prayer |
Madonna |
Apr 22 -
May 12 |
| I'll Be
There for You |
Bon Jovi |
May 13 -
May 19 |
| Forever
Your Girl |
Paula
Abdul |
May 20 -
Jun 2 |
| Rock On |
Michael
Damian |
Jun 3 -
Jun 9 |
| Wind
Beneath My Wings |
Bette
Midler |
Jun 10 -
Jun 16 |
| I'll Be
Loving You (Forever) |
New Kids
On The Block |
Jun 17-
Jun 23 |
| Satisfied |
Richard
Marx |
Jun 24 -
Jun 30 |
| Baby Don't
Forget My Number |
Milli
Vanilli |
Jul 1 -
Jul 7 |
| Good Thing |
Fine Young
Cannibals |
Jul 8 -
Jul 14 |
| If You
Don't Know Me By Now |
Simply Red |
Jul 15 -
Jul 21 |
| Toy
Soldiers |
Martika |
Jul 22 -
Aug 4 |
| Batdance |
Prince |
Aug 5 -
Aug 11 |
| Right Here
Waiting |
Richard
Marx |
Aug 12 -
Sept 1 |
| Cold
Hearted |
Paula
Abdul |
Sept 2 -
Sept 8 |
| Hangin'
Tough |
New Kids
On The Block |
Sept 9 -
Sept 15 |
| Don't
Wanna Lose You |
Gloria
Estefan |
Sept 16 -
Sept 22 |
| Girl I'm
Gonna Miss You |
Milli
Vanilli |
Sept 23 -
Oct 6 |
| Miss You
Much |
Janet
Jackson |
Oct 7 -
Nov 3 |
| Listen to
Your Heart |
Roxette |
Nov 4 -
Nov 10 |
| When I See
You Smile |
Bad
English |
Nov 11 -
Nov 24 |
| Blame It
On the Rain |
Milli
Vanilli |
Nov 25 -
Dec 9 |
| We Didn't
Start The Fire |
Billy Joel |
Dec 9 -
Dec 22 |
| Another
Day In Paradise |
Phil
Collins |
Dec 23 -
Jan 13, '90 |
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