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Billboard Number One Hits 1980-1989
1980 . 1981 . 1982 . 1983 . 1984 . 1985 . 1986 . 1987 . 1988 . 1989
1980
| Song | Artist | Date |
| Escape (The Pina Colada Song) | Rupert Holmes | Dec 22, '79 - Jan 4 |
| Please Don't Go | KC & the Sunshine Band | 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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1981
| 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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1982
| 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 | Dec 18 - Jan 14, '83 |
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1983
| Song | Artist | Date |
| Maneater | Hall & Oates | 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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1984
| 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 |
| 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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1985
| 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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1986
| 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 |
| 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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1987
| 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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1988
| 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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1989
| 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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