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1980s Hits

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

see also 1980s Rock, 1980s Country Ballads, 1980s Country Dance, 1970s-1980s Disco, 1980s R&B Dance, 1980s Rap

1. MICHAEL JACKSON - Billie Jean
   
2. KOOL & THE GANG - Celebration
   
3. AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
   
4. RICK JAMES - Super Freak
   
5. MADONNA - Holiday
   
6. THE POLICE - Every Breath You Take
   
7. LIPPS INC - Funky Town
   
8. EURYTHMICS - Sweet Dreams
   
9. MADONNA - Like A Prayer
   
10. DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE - Endless Love
    
11. PINK FLOYD - Another Brick In The Wall
    
12. TONE LOC - Wild Thing
    
13. LIONEL RICHIE - All Night Long
    
14. PHIL COLLINS - In The Air Tonight
    
15. PRINCE - 1999
    
16. SIMPLE MINDS - Don't You Forget About Me
    
17. BILL MEDLEY & JENNIFER WARNES - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
    
18. BILLY OCEAN - Caribbean Queen
    
19. KIM CARNES - Bette Davis Eyes
    
20. PRINCE - When Doves Cry
    
21. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Dancing In The Dark
    
22. DIRE STRAITS - Money For Nothing
    
23. MICHAEL JACKSON - Beat It
    
24. AHA - Take On Me
    
25. BONNIE TYLER - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
    
26. QUEEN - Another One Bites The Dust
    
27. POINTER SISTERS - I'm So Excited
    
28. MICHAEL JACKSON - Rock With You
    
29. ROMANTICS - What I Like About You
    
30. PRINCE - Kiss
    
31. BRYAN ADAMS - Heaven
    
32. MADONNA - Like A Virgin
    
33. WHAM - Careless Whisper
    
34. VAN HALEN - Jump
    
35. KENNY LOGGINS - Footloose
    
36. CYNDI LAUPER - Time After Time
    
37. JOE COCKER & JENNIFER WARNES - Up Where We Belong
    
38. PRINCE - Let's Go Crazy
    
39. WHAM - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
    
40. YES - Owner Of A Lonely Heart
    
41. USA FOR AFRICA - We Are The World
    
42. OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - Physical
    
43. JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS - I Love Rock and Roll
    
44. JOHN COUGAR - Hurts So Good
    
45. PETER GABRIEL - Sledgehammer
    
46. U2 - With Or Without You
    
47. SALT-N-PEPA - Push It
    
48. LOS LOBOS - La Bamba
    
49. GEORGE MICHAEL - Faith
    
50. GUNS N' ROSES - Sweet Child O' Mine
    
    
    

This list is based on the opinion of Playlist Research and may not reflect the tastes or trends in all markets. It should be used more as a guide for programming or choosing music and not as a scientific survey or countdown of popular songs.





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