Date | Artist | Title | Wks | Detail |
1980 |
Jan 5 | KC and the Sunshine Band | Please Don't Go | 1 | |
Jan 19 | Michael Jackson | Rock With You | 4 | |
Feb 16 | Captain and Tennille | Do That To Me One More Time | 1 | |
Feb 23 | Queen | Crazy Little Thing Called Love | 4 | |
Mar 22 | Pink Floyd | Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) | 4 | |
Apr 19 | Blondie | Call Me | 6 | |
May 31 | Lipps, Inc. | Funkytown | 4 | |
Jun 28 | Paul McCartney and Wings | Coming Up (Live At Glasgow) | 3 | |
Jul 19 | Billy Joel | It's Still Rock And Roll To Me | 2 | |
Aug 2 | Olivia Newton-John | Magic | 4 | |
Aug 30 | Christopher Cross | Sailing | 1 | |
Sep 6 | Diana Ross | Upside Down | 4 | |
Oct 4 | Queen | Another One Bites The Dust | 3 | |
Oct 25 | Barbra Streisand | Woman In Love | 3 | |
Nov 15 | Kenny Rogers | Lady | 6 | |
Dec 27 | John Lennon | (Just Like) Starting Over | 5 | |
1981 |
Jan 31 | Blondie | The Tide Is High | 1 | |
Feb 7 | Kool and the Gang | Celebration | 2 | |
Feb 21 | Dolly Parton | 9 To 5 | 2 | |
Feb 28 | Eddie Rabbitt | I Love A Rainy Night | 2 | |
Mar 20 | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | I Love Rock N Roll | 7 | |
Mar 21 | REO Speedwagon | Keep On Loving You | 1 | |
Mar 28 | Blondie | Rapture | 2 | |
Apr 11 | Hall and Oates | Kiss On My List | 3 | |
May 2 | Sheena Easton | Morning Train (Nine To Five) | 2 | |
May 16 | Kim Carnes | Bette Davis Eyes | 9 | |
Jun 20 | Stars On 45 | Medley | 1 | |
Jul 25 | Air Supply | One That You Love, The | 1 | |
Aug 1 | Rick Springfield | Jessie's Girl | 2 | |
Aug 15 | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie | Endless Love | 9 | |
Oct 17 | Christopher Cross | Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) | 3 | |
Nov 7 | Hall and Oates | Private Eyes | 2 | |
Nov 21 | Olivia Newton-John | Physical | 10 | |
1982 |
Jan 30 | Hall and Oates | I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) | 1 | |
Feb 6 | J. Geils Band | Centerfold | 6 | |
May 8 | Vangelis | Chariots Of Fire-Titles | 1 | |
May 15 | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder | Ebony And Ivory | 7 | |
Jul 3 | Human League | Don't You Want Me | 3 | |
Jul 24 | Survivor | Eye Of The Tiger | 6 | |
Sep 4 | Steve Miller Band | Abracadabra | 2 | |
Sep 11 | Chicago | Hard To Say I'm Sorry | 2 | |
Oct 2 | John Cougar | Jack and Diane | 4 | |
Oct 30 | Men At Work | Who Can It Be Now? | 1 | |
Nov 6 | Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes | Up Where We Belong | 3 | |
Nov 27 | Lionel Richie | Truly | 2 | |
Dec 11 | Toni Basil | Mickey | 1 | |
Dec 18 | Hall and Oates | Maneater | 4 | |
1983 |
Jan 15 | Men At Work | Down Under | 4 | |
Feb 5 | Toto | Africa | 1 | |
Feb 19 | Patti Austin With James Ingram | Baby, Come To Me | 2 | |
Mar 5 | Michael Jackson | Billie Jean | 7 | |
Apr 23 | Dexys Midnight Runners | Come On Eileen | 1 | |
Apr 30 | Michael Jackson | Beat It | 3 | |
May 21 | David Bowie | Let's Dance | 1 | |
May 28 | Irene Cara | Flashdance…What A Feeling | 6 | |
Jul 9 | The Police | Every Breath You Take | 8 | |
Sep 3 | Eurythmics | Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) | 1 | |
Sep 10 | Michael Sembello | Maniac | 2 | |
Sep 24 | Billy Joel | Tell Her About It | 1 | |
Oct 1 | Bonnie Tyler | Total Eclipse Of The Heart | 4 | |
Oct 29 | Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton | Islands In The Stream | 2 | |
Nov 12 | Lionel Richie | All Night Long (All Night) | 4 | |
Dec 10 | Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson | Say Say Say | 6 | |
1984 |
Jan 21 | Yes | Owner Of A Lonely Heart | 2 | |
Feb 4 | Culture Club | Karma Chameleon | 3 | |
Feb 25 | Van Halen | Jump | 5 | |
Mar 31 | Kenny Loggins | Footloose | 3 | |
Apr 21 | Phil Collins | Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) | 3 | |
May 12 | Lionel Richie | Hello | 2 | |
May 26 | Deniece Williams | Let's Hear It For The Boy | 2 | |
Jun 9 | Cyndi Lauper | Time After Time | 2 | |
Jun 23 | Duran Duran | The Reflex | 2 | |
Jul 7 | Prince | When Doves Cry | 5 | |
Aug 11 | Ray Parker Jr. | Ghostbusters | 3 | |
Sep 1 | Tina Turner | What's Love Got To Do With It | 3 | |
Sep 22 | John Waite | Missing You | 1 | |
Sep 29 | Prince & The Revolution | Let's Go Crazy | 2 | |
Oct 13 | Stevie Wonder | I Just Called To Say I Love You | 3 | |
Nov 3 | Billy Ocean | Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) | 2 | |
Nov 17 | Wham! | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | 3 | |
Dec 8 | Hall and Oates | Out Of Touch | 2 | |
Dec 22 | Madonna | Like A Virgin | 6 | |
1985 |
Feb 2 | Foreigner | I Want To Know What Love Is | 2 | |
Feb 16 | Wham! Featuring George Michael | Careless Whisper | 3 | |
Mar 9 | REO Speedwagon | Can't Fight This Feeling | 3 | |
Mar 30 | Phil Collins | One More Night | 2 | |
Apr 13 | USA For Africa | We Are The World | 4 | |
May 11 | Madonna | Crazy For You | 1 | |
May 18 | Simple Minds | Don't You (Forget About Me) | 1 | |
May 25 | Wham! | Everything She Wants | 2 | |
Jun 8 | Tears For Fears | Everybody Wants To Rule The World | 2 | |
Jun 22 | Bryan Adams | Heaven | 2 | |
Jul 6 | Phil Collins | Sussudio | 1 | |
Jul 13 | Duran Duran | A View To A Kill | 2 | |
Jul 27 | Paul Young | Everytime You Go Away | 1 | |
Aug 3 | Tears For Fears | Shout | 3 | |
Aug 24 | Huey Lewis and the News | Power Of Love, The | 2 | |
Sep 7 | John Parr | St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) | 2 | |
Sep 21 | Dire Straits | Money For Nothing | 3 | |
Oct 12 | Ready For The World | Oh Sheila | 1 | |
Oct 19 | A-Ha | Take On Me | 1 | |
Oct 26 | Whitney Houston | Saving All My Love For You | 1 | |
Nov 2 | Stevie Wonder | Part-Time Lover | 1 | |
Nov 9 | Jan Hammer | Miami Vice Theme | 1 | |
Nov 16 | Starship | We Built This City | 2 | |
Nov 30 | Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin | Separate Lives | 1 | |
Dec 7 | Mr. Mister | Broken Wings | 2 | |
Dec 21 | Lionel Richie | Say You, Say Me | 4 | |
1986 |
Jan 18 | Dionne & Friends: Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder | That's What Friends Are For | 4 | |
Feb 15 | Whitney Houston | How Will I Know | 2 | |
Mar 1 | Mr. Mister | Kyrie | 2 | |
Mar 15 | Starship | Sara | 1 | |
Mar 22 | Heart | These Dreams | 1 | |
Mar 29 | Falco | Rock Me Amadeus | 3 | |
Apr 19 | Prince & The Revolution | Kiss | 2 | |
May 3 | Robert Palmer | Addicted To Love | 1 | |
May 10 | Pet Shop Boys | West End Girls | 1 | |
May 17 | Whitney Houston | Greatest Love Of All | 3 | |
Jun 7 | Madonna | Live To Tell | 1 | |
Jun 14 | Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald | On My Own | 3 | |
Jul 5 | Billy Ocean | There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) | 1 | |
Jul 12 | Simply Red | Holding Back The Years | 1 | |
Jul 18 | Genesis | Invisible Touch | 1 | |
Jul 26 | Peter Gabriel | Sledgehammer | 1 | |
Aug 2 | Peter Cetera | Glory Of Love | 2 | |
Aug 16 | Madonna | Papa Don't Preach | 2 | |
Aug 30 | Steve Winwood | Higher Love | 1 | |
Sep 6 | Bananarama | Venus | 1 | |
Sep 13 | Berlin | Take My Breath Away | 1 | |
Sep 20 | Huey Lewis and the News | Stuck With You | 3 | |
Oct 11 | Janet Jackson | When I Think Of You | 2 | |
Oct 25 | Cyndi Lauper | True Colors | 2 | |
Nov 8 | Boston | Amanda | 2 | |
Nov 22 | Human League | Human | 1 | |
Nov 29 | Bon Jovi | You Give Love A Bad Name | 1 | |
Dec 6 | Peter Cetera with Amy Grant | The Next Time I Fall | 1 | |
Dec 13 | Bruce Hornsby and the Range | Way It Is, The | 1 | |
Dec 20 | Bangles | Walk Like An Egyptian | 4 | |
1987 |
Jan 17 | Gregory Abbott | Shake You Down | 1 | |
Jan 24 | Billy Vera & The Beaters | At This Moment | 2 | |
Feb 7 | Madonna | Open Your Heart | 1 | |
Feb 14 | Bon Jovi | Livin' On A Prayer | 14 | |
Mar 14 | Huey Lewis and the News | Jacob's Ladder | 1 | |
Mar 21 | Club Nouveau | Lean On Me | 2 | |
Apr 4 | Starship | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now | 2 | |
Apr 18 | Aretha Franklin And George Michael | I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) | 2 | |
May 2 | Cutting Crew | (I Just) Died In Your Arms | 2 | |
May 16 | U2 | With Or Without You | 3 | |
Jun 6 | Kim Wilde | You Keep Me Hangin' On | 1 | |
Jun 13 | Atlantic Starr | Always | 1 | |
Jun 20 | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam | Head To Toe | 1 | |
Jun 27 | Whitney Houston | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) | 2 | |
Jul 11 | Heart | Alone | 3 | |
Aug 1 | Bob Seger | Shakedown | 1 | |
Aug 8 | U2 | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | 2 | |
Aug 22 | Madonna | Who's That Girl | 1 | |
Aug 29 | Los Lobos | La Bamba | 3 | |
Sep 19 | Michael Jackson | I Just Can't Stop Loving You | 1 | |
Sep 26 | Whitney Houston | Didn't We Almost Have It All | 2 | |
Oct 10 | Whitesnake | Here I Go Again | 1 | |
Oct 17 | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam | Lost In Emotion | 1 | |
Oct 24 | Michael Jackson | Bad | 2 | |
Nov 7 | Tiffany | I Think We're Alone Now | 2 | |
Nov 21 | Billy Idol | Mony Mony "Live" | 1 | |
Nov 28 | Medley, Bill, And Jennifer Warnes | (I've Had) The Time Of My Life | 1 | |
Dec 5 | Belinda Carlisle | Heaven Is A Place On Earth | 1 | |
Dec 12 | George Michael | Faith | 4 | |
1988 |
Jan 9 | Whitney Houston | So Emotional | 1 | |
Jan 16 | George Harrison | Got My Mind Set On You | 1 | |
Jan 23 | Michael Jackson | The Way You Make Me Feel | 1 | |
Jan 30 | INXS | Need You Tonight | 1 | |
Feb 6 | Tiffany | Could've Been | 2 | |
Feb 20 | George Michael | Father Figure | 2 | |
Feb 20 | Expose | Seasons Change | 1 | |
Mar 12 | Rick Astley | Never Gonna Give You Up | 2 | |
Mar 26 | Michael Jackson | Man In The Mirror | 2 | |
Apr 9 | Ocean, Billy | Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car | 2 | |
Apr 23 | Whitney Houston | Where Do Broken Hearts Go | 2 | |
May 7 | Terence Trent D'Arby | Wishing Well | 1 | |
May 14 | Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine | Anthing For You | 2 | |
May 28 | George Michael | One More Try | 3 | |
Jun 18 | Rick Astley | Together Forever | 1 | |
Jun 25 | Debbie Gibson | Foolish Beat | 1 | |
Jul 2 | Michael Jackson | Dirty Diana | 1 | |
Jul 9 | Cheap Trick | The Flame | 2 | |
Jul 23 | Richard Marx | Hold On To The Nights | 1 | |
Jul 30 | Steve Winwood | Roll With It | 4 | |
Aug 27 | George Michael | Monkey | 2 | |
Sep 10 | Guns N' Roses | Sweet Child O' Mine | 2 | |
Sep 24 | Bobby McFerrin | Don't Worry Be Happy | 2 | |
Oct 8 | Def Leppard | Love Bites | 1 | |
Oct 15 | UB40 | Red Red Wine | 1 | |
Oct 22 | Phil Collins | Groovy Kind Of Love | 2 | |
Nov 5 | The Beach Boys | Kokomo | 1 | |
Nov 12 | The Escape Club | Wild, Wild West | 1 | |
Nov 19 | Bon Jovi | Bad Medicine | 2 | |
Dec 3 | Will To Power | Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley | 1 | |
Dec 10 | Chicago | Look Away | 1 | |
Dec 24 | Poison | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 1 | |
1989 |
Jan 14 | Bobby Brown | My Prerogative | 1 | |
Jan 21 | Phil Collins | Two Hearts | 2 | |
Feb 4 | Sheriff | When I'm With You | 1 | |
Feb 11 | Paula Abdul | Straight Up | 3 | |
Mar 4 | Mike + The Mechanics | The Living Years | 3 | |
Mar 4 | Debbie Gibson | Lost In Your Eyes | 3 | |
Apr 1 | Bangles | Eternal Flame | 1 | |
Apr 8 | Roxette | The Look | 1 | |
Apr 15 | Fine Young Cannibals | She Drives Me Crazy | 1 | |
Apr 22 | Madonna | Like A Prayer | 3 | |
May 13 | Bon Jovi | I'll Be There For You | 1 | |
May 20 | Paula Abdul | Forever Your Girl | 2 | |
Jun 3 | Michael Damian | Rock On | 1 | |
Jun 10 | Bette Midler | Wind Beneath My Wings | 1 | |
Jun 17 | New Kids On The Block | I'll Be Loving You (Forever) | 1 | |
Jun 24 | Richard Marx | Satisfied | 1 | |
Jul 1 | Milli Vanilli | Baby Don't Forget My Number | 1 | |
Jul 8 | Fine Young Cannibals | Good Thing | 1 | |
Jul 15 | Simply Red | If You Don't Know Me By Now | 1 | |
Jul 22 | Martika | Toy Soldiers | 2 | |
Aug 5 | Prince | Batdance | 1 | |
Aug 12 | Richard Marx | Right Here Waiting | 3 | |
Sep 2 | Paula Abdul | Cold Hearted | 1 | |
Sep 9 | New Kids On The Block | Hangin' Tough | 1 | |
Sep 16 | Gloria Estefan | Don't Wanna Lose You | 1 | |
Sep 23 | Milli Vanilli | Girl I'm Gonna Miss You | 2 | |
Oct 7 | Janet Jackson | Miss You Much | 4 | |
Nov 4 | Roxette | Listen To Your Heart | 1 | |
Nov 11 | Bad English | When I See You Smile | 2 | |
Nov 25 | Milli Vanilli | Blame It On The Rain | 2 | |
Dec 9 | Billy Joel | We Didn't Start The Fire | 2 | |
Dec 23 | Phil Collins | Another Day In Paradise | 4 | |