These are the official top songs of the 80s. This page of music from the 80s includes the top 10 songs for each year from 1980 to 1989. Below each top 10 is a link to the full list of 80s hits for that year.
Top 80’s Performers
Madonna has a combined total of 18 singles in the top 100 songs from 1980 to 1989. She was named "Top Billboard Hot 100 artist of the 1980s" by Billboard Magazine and is also "The Greatest Billboard Hot 100 solo artist of all time".
In terms of the top 100 songs from each year of the 1980's, Hall & Oates are the most successful duo with 14 singles in the top 100 songs between 1980 and 1989.
Kool & the Gang are the most successful band or group with 11 singles in the top 100 songs between 1980 and 1989.
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Top 10 Songs of 1980
1
Call Me
Blondie
2
Another Brick in the Wall, Part II
Pink Floyd
3
Magic
Olivia Newton-John
4
Rock with You
Michael Jackson
5
Do That to Me One More Time
Captain & Tennille
6
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen
7
Coming Up
Paul McCartney
8
Funkytown
Lipps Inc
9
It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me
Billy Joel
10
The Rose
Bette Midler
Top 10 Songs of 1981
1
Bette Davis Eyes
Kim Carnes
2
Endless Love
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
3
Lady
Kenny Rogers
4
(Just Like) Starting Over
John Lennon
5
Jessie’s Girl
Rick Springfield
6
Celebration
Kool & the Gang
7
Kiss on My List
Hall & Oates
8
I Love a Rainy Night
Eddie Rabbitt
9
9 to 5
Dolly Parton
10
Keep on Loving You
REO Speedwagon
Top 10 Songs of 1982
1
Physical
Olivia Newton-John
2
Eye of the Tiger
Survivor
3
I Love Rock ‘n Roll
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
4
Ebony and Ivory
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
5
Centerfold
The J. Geils Band
6
Don’t You Want Me
The Human League
7
Jack & Diane
John Cougar
8
Hurts So Good
John Cougar
9
Abracadabra
Steve Miller Band
10
Hard to Say I’m Sorry
Chicago
Top Songs of 1983
1
Every Breath You Take
The Police
2
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
3
Flashdance… What a Feeling
Irene Cara
4
Down Under
Men at Work
5
Beat It
Michael Jackson
6
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Bonnie Tyler
7
Maneater
Hall & Oates
8
Baby, Come to Me
Patti Austin and James Ingram
9
Maniac
Michael Sembello
10
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Eurythmics
Top 10 Songs of 1984
1
When Doves Cry
Prince
2
What’s Love Got to Do with It
Tina Turner
3
Say Say Say
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
4
Footloose
Kenny Loggins
5
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
Phil Collins
6
Jump
Van Halen
7
Hello
Lionel Richie
8
Owner of a Lonely Heart
Yes
9
Ghostbusters
Ray Parker, Jr.
10
Karma Chameleon
Culture Club
Top 10 Songs of 1985
1
Careless Whisper
Wham! featuring George Michael
2
Like a Virgin
Madonna
3
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Wham!
4
I Want to Know What Love Is
Foreigner
5
I Feel for You
Chaka Khan
6
Out of Touch
Hall & Oates
7
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Tears for Fears
8
Money for Nothing
Dire Straits
9
Crazy for You
Madonna
10
Take on Me
a-ha
Top Songs of 1986
1
That’s What Friends Are For
Dionne and Friends (Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder)
2
Say You, Say Me
Lionel Richie
3
I Miss You
Klymaxx
4
On My Own
Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
5
Broken Wings
Mr. Mister
6
How Will I Know
Whitney Houston
7
Party All the Time
Eddie Murphy
8
Burning Heart
Survivor
9
Kyrie
Mr. Mister
10
Addicted to Love
Robert Palmer
Top Songs of 1987
1
Walk Like an Egyptian
The Bangles
2
Alone
Heart
3
Shake You Down
Gregory Abbott
4
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Whitney Houston
5
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
Starship
6
C’est La Vie
Robbie Nevil
7
Here I Go Again
Whitesnake
8
The Way It Is
Bruce Hornsby and the Range
9
Shakedown
Bob Seger
10
Livin’ on a Prayer
Bon Jovi
Top Songs of 1988
1
Faith
George Michael
2
Need You Tonight
INXS
3
Got My Mind Set on You
George Harrison
4
Never Gonna Give You Up
Rick Astley
5
Sweet Child o’ Mine
Guns N’ Roses
6
So Emotional
Whitney Houston
7
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
Belinda Carlisle
8
Could’ve Been
Tiffany
9
Hands to Heaven
Breathe
10
Roll with It
Steve Winwood
Top Songs of 1989
1
Look Away
Chicago
2
My Prerogative
Bobby Brown
3
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Poison
4
Straight Up
Paula Abdul
5
Miss You Much
Janet Jackson
6
Cold Hearted
Paula Abdul
7
Wind Beneath My Wings
Bette Midler
8
Girl You Know It’s True
Milli Vanilli
9
Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley
Will to Power
10
Giving You the Best That I Got
Anita Baker