List of Radio & Records number-one singles of the 1980s
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This is a list of songs that have been number one on the Radio & Records singles chart in the 1980s.
1980
[edit]Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
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January 11 | "The Long Run" | Eagles | |
January 18 | |||
January 25 | "Sara" | Fleetwood Mac | |
February 1 | "Longer" | Dan Fogelberg | |
February 8 | |||
February 15 | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | Queen | |
February 22 | |||
February 29 | |||
March 7 | "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" | Pink Floyd | |
March 14 | |||
March 21 | |||
March 28 | "Call Me" | Blondie | |
April 4 | |||
April 11 | |||
April 18 | |||
April 25 | |||
May 2 | |||
May 9 | "Biggest Part of Me" | Ambrosia | |
May 16 | |||
May 23 | |||
May 30 | |||
June 6 | "The Rose" | Bette Midler | |
June 13 | "Coming Up" | Paul McCartney | |
June 20 | "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" | Billy Joel | |
June 27 | |||
July 4 | |||
July 11 | |||
July 18 | "Magic" | Olivia Newton-John | |
July 25 | |||
August 1 | "Sailing" | Christopher Cross | |
August 8 | |||
August 15 | |||
August 22 | |||
August 29 | "All Out of Love" | Air Supply | |
September 5 | |||
September 12 | "Upside Down" | Diana Ross | |
September 19 | "Late in the Evening" | Paul Simon | |
September 26 | |||
October 3 | "Real Love" | The Doobie Brothers | |
October 10 | |||
October 17 | "Woman in Love" | Barbra Streisand | |
October 24 | |||
October 31 | |||
November 7 | "Lady" | Kenny Rogers | |
November 14 | |||
November 21 | |||
November 28 | |||
December 5 | |||
December 12 | "Love on the Rocks" | Neil Diamond | |
December 19 | "(Just Like) Starting Over" | John Lennon |
1981
[edit]Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
January 9 | "(Just Like) Starting Over" | John Lennon | |
January 16 | "The Tide Is High" | Blondie | |
January 23 | |||
January 30 | |||
February 6 | "Woman" | John Lennon | |
February 13 | |||
February 20 | |||
February 27 | |||
March 6 | "The Best of Times" | Styx | |
March 13 | |||
March 20 | |||
March 27 | "Kiss on My List" | Hall & Oates | |
April 3 | |||
April 10 | "While You See a Chance" | Steve Winwood | |
April 17 | "Just the Two of Us" | Grover Washington, Jr. & Bill Withers | |
April 24 | |||
May 1 | "Being with You" | Smokey Robinson | |
May 8 | |||
May 15 | "Bette Davis Eyes" | Kim Carnes | |
May 22 | |||
May 29 | |||
June 5 | |||
June 12 | |||
June 19 | "All Those Years Ago" | George Harrison | |
June 26 | |||
July 3 | "The One That You Love" | Air Supply | |
July 10 | |||
July 17 | |||
July 24 | "Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)" | Joey Scarbury | |
July 31 | "Slow Hand" | The Pointer Sisters | |
August 7 | |||
August 14 | "Endless Love" | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie | |
August 21 | |||
August 28 | |||
September 4 | |||
September 11 | |||
September 18 | "Who's Crying Now" | Journey | |
September 25 | "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" | Christopher Cross | |
October 2 | |||
October 9 | |||
October 16 | |||
October 23 | "Private Eyes" | Hall & Oates | |
October 30 | |||
November 6 | "Waiting for a Girl Like You" | Foreigner | |
November 13 | |||
November 20 | |||
November 27 | |||
December 4 | |||
December 11 | |||
December 18 | "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" | Hall & Oates |
1982
[edit]Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
January 8 | "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" | Hall & Oates | |
January 15 | |||
January 22 | |||
January 29 | |||
February 5 | |||
February 12 | "Open Arms" | Journey | |
February 19 | |||
February 26 | |||
March 5 | |||
March 12 | |||
March 19 | |||
March 26 | |||
April 2 | "Make a Move on Me" | Olivia Newton-John | |
April 9 | "Don't Talk to Strangers" | Rick Springfield | |
April 16 | |||
April 23 | |||
April 30 | |||
May 7 | |||
May 14 | "Ebony and Ivory" | Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder | |
May 21 | |||
May 28 | |||
June 4 | |||
June 11 | "Rosanna" | Toto | |
June 18 | |||
June 25 | |||
July 2 | |||
July 9 | "Eye of the Tiger" | Survivor | |
July 16 | |||
July 23 | |||
July 30 | |||
August 6 | |||
August 13 | "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" | Chicago | |
August 20 | |||
August 27 | |||
September 3 | |||
September 10 | "Jack & Diane" | John Cougar | |
September 17 | |||
September 24 | |||
October 1 | "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" | Michael McDonald | |
October 8 | |||
October 15 | |||
October 22 | "Gypsy" | Fleetwood Mac | |
October 29 | "Up Where We Belong" | Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes | |
November 5 | |||
November 12 | |||
November 19 | "Truly" | Lionel Richie | |
November 26 | "Maneater" | Hall & Oates | |
December 3 | |||
December 10 | |||
December 17 |
1983
[edit]Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
January 7 | "Down Under" | Men at Work | |
January 14 | |||
January 21 | |||
January 28 | |||
February 4 | |||
February 11 | "Shame on the Moon" | Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | |
February 18 | "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" | Culture Club | |
February 25 | |||
March 4 | "You Are" | Lionel Richie | |
March 11 | "Billie Jean" | Michael Jackson | |
March 18 | |||
March 25 | "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" | Journey | |
April 1 | |||
April 8 | "Jeopardy" | The Greg Kihn Band | |
April 15 | |||
April 22 | |||
April 29 | "Beat It" | Michael Jackson | |
May 6 | "Overkill" | Men at Work | |
May 13 | |||
May 20 | |||
May 27 | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | Irene Cara | |
June 3 | |||
June 10 | |||
June 17 | |||
June 24 | |||
July 1 | "Every Breath You Take" | The Police | |
July 8 | |||
July 15 | |||
July 22 | |||
July 29 | |||
August 5 | |||
August 12 | |||
August 19 | |||
August 26 | "Maniac" | Michael Sembello | |
September 2 | "Tell Her About It" | Billy Joel | |
September 9 | |||
September 16 | |||
September 23 | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Bonnie Tyler | |
September 30 | |||
October 7 | |||
October 14 | "King of Pain" | The Police | |
October 21 | |||
October 28 | "All Night Long (All Night)" | Lionel Richie | |
November 4 | |||
November 11 | |||
November 18 | "Say Say Say" | Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson | |
November 25 | |||
December 2 | |||
December 9 | |||
December 16 |
1984
[edit]Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
January 6 | "Owner of a Lonely Heart" | Yes | |
January 13 | |||
January 20 | "Karma Chameleon" | Culture Club | |
January 27 | |||
February 3 | |||
February 10 | "Thriller" | Michael Jackson | |
February 17 | "Jump" | Van Halen | |
February 24 | |||
March 2 | |||
March 9 | |||
March 16 | |||
March 23 | "Footloose" | Kenny Loggins | |
March 30 | |||
April 6 | |||
April 13 | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | Phil Collins | |
April 20 | |||
April 27 | |||
May 4 | |||
May 11 | "Let's Hear It for the Boy" | Deniece Williams | |
May 18 | |||
May 25 | |||
June 1 | "Time After Time" | Cyndi Lauper | |
June 8 | |||
June 15 | |||
June 22 | "The Reflex" | Duran Duran | |
June 29 | "Dancing in the Dark" | Bruce Springsteen | |
July 6 | "When Doves Cry" | Prince | |
July 13 | |||
July 20 | |||
July 27 | |||
August 3 | "Ghostbusters" | Ray Parker Jr. | |
August 10 | |||
August 17 | |||
August 24 | "Stuck on You" | Lionel Richie | |
August 31 | "Missing You" | John Waite | |
September 7 | |||
September 14 | "Let's Go Crazy" | Prince and The Revolution | |
September 21 | |||
September 28 | |||
October 5 | |||
October 12 | "Hard Habit to Break" | Chicago | |
October 19 | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" | Stevie Wonder | |
October 26 | |||
November 2 | "Purple Rain" | Prince and The Revolution | |
November 9 | |||
November 16 | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" | Wham! | |
November 23 | |||
November 30 | "Out of Touch" | Hall & Oates | |
December 7 | "The Wild Boys" | Duran Duran | |
December 14 | "Like a Virgin" | Madonna | |
December 21 |
1985
[edit]Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
January 11 | "Like a Virgin" | Madonna | |
January 18 | "You're the Inspiration" | Chicago | |
January 25 | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | Foreigner | |
February 1 | |||
February 8 | "Careless Whisper" | Wham! | |
February 15 | |||
February 22 | "Can't Fight This Feeling" | REO Speedwagon | |
March 1 | |||
March 8 | |||
March 15 | |||
March 22 | "Material Girl" | Madonna | |
March 29 | "One More Night" | Phil Collins | |
April 5 | "We Are the World" | USA for Africa | |
April 12 | |||
April 19 | |||
April 26 | "Crazy for You" | Madonna | |
May 3 | |||
May 10 | "Don't You (Forget About Me)" | Simple Minds | |
May 17 | |||
May 24 | "Everything She Wants" | Wham! | |
May 31 | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | Tears for Fears | |
June 7 | |||
June 14 | "Heaven" | Bryan Adams | |
June 21 | "Sussudio" | Phil Collins | |
June 28 | |||
July 5 | "Raspberry Beret" | Prince and The Revolution | |
July 12 | "A View to a Kill" | Duran Duran | |
July 19 | "Everytime You Go Away" | Paul Young | |
July 26 | "Shout" | Tears for Fears | |
August 2 | |||
August 9 | |||
August 16 | "The Power of Love" | Huey Lewis and the News | |
August 23 | |||
August 30 | |||
September 6 | "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" | John Parr | |
September 13 | "Money for Nothing" | Dire Straits | |
September 20 | |||
September 27 | |||
October 4 | "Take On Me" | A-ha | |
October 11 | |||
October 18 | |||
October 25 | "Part-Time Lover" | Stevie Wonder | |
November 1 | |||
November 8 | "We Built This City" | Starship | |
November 15 | |||
November 22 | "Separate Lives" | Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin | |
November 29 | |||
December 6 | "Broken Wings" | Mr. Mister | |
December 13 | "Say You, Say Me" | Lionel Richie | |
December 20 |
1986
[edit]Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
January 3 | "Say You, Say Me" | Lionel Richie | |
January 10 | |||
January 17 | "That's What Friends Are For" | Dionne & Friends (Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder) | |
January 24 | |||
January 31 | "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" | Billy Ocean | |
February 7 | "How Will I Know" | Whitney Houston | |
February 14 | |||
February 21 | "Kyrie" | Mr. Mister | |
February 28 | |||
March 7 | "These Dreams" | Heart | |
March 14 | |||
March 21 | "Rock Me Amadeus" | Falco | |
March 28 | |||
April 4 | |||
April 11 | "Kiss" | Prince and The Revolution | |
April 18 | "Addicted to Love" | Robert Palmer | |
April 25 | "West End Girls" | Pet Shop Boys | |
May 2 | |||
May 9 | "The Greatest Love of All" | Whitney Houston | |
May 16 | |||
May 23 | "Live to Tell" | Madonna | |
May 30 | |||
June 6 | |||
June 13 | "On My Own" | Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald | |
June 20 | "No One Is to Blame" | Howard Jones | |
June 27 | "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" | Billy Ocean | |
July 4 | "Invisible Touch" | Genesis | |
July 11 | |||
July 18 | "Sledgehammer" | Peter Gabriel | |
July 25 | "Glory of Love" | Peter Cetera | |
August 1 | |||
August 8 | "Papa Don't Preach" | Madonna | |
August 15 | |||
August 22 | "Higher Love" | Steve Winwood | |
August 29 | |||
September 5 | "Dancing on the Ceiling" | Lionel Richie | |
September 12 | "Stuck with You" | Huey Lewis and the News | |
September 19 | |||
September 26 | |||
October 3 | "Throwing It All Away" | Genesis | |
October 10 | "When I Think of You" | Janet Jackson | |
October 17 | "Typical Male" | Tina Turner | |
October 24 | "True Colors" | Cyndi Lauper | |
October 31 | "Amanda" | Boston | |
November 7 | |||
November 14 | |||
November 21 | "Hip to Be Square" | Huey Lewis and the News | |
November 28 | "The Way It Is" | Bruce Hornsby & The Range | |
December 5 | |||
December 12 | "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" | Wang Chung | |
December 19 | "Walk Like an Egyptian" | The Bangles |
1987
[edit]Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
January 2 | "Walk Like an Egyptian" | The Bangles | |
January 9 | "Shake You Down" | Gregory Abbott | |
January 16 | "At This Moment" | Billy Vera & The Beaters | |
January 23 | "Open Your Heart" | Madonna | |
January 30 | |||
February 6 | "Livin' on a Prayer" | Bon Jovi | |
February 13 | |||
February 20 | |||
February 27 | "Jacob's Ladder" | Huey Lewis and the News | |
March 6 | |||
March 13 | "Lean on Me" | Club Nouveau | |
March 20 | |||
March 27 | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" | Starship | |
April 3 | |||
April 10 | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" | Aretha Franklin & George Michael | |
April 17 | |||
April 24 | "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" | Cutting Crew | |
May 1 | |||
May 8 | "With or Without You" | U2 | |
May 15 | |||
May 22 | |||
May 29 | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | Kim Wilde | |
June 5 | "Always" | Atlantic Starr | |
June 12 | "Head to Toe" | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam | |
June 19 | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Whitney Houston | |
June 26 | |||
July 3 | |||
July 10 | "Alone" | Heart | |
July 17 | |||
July 24 | "Shakedown" | Bob Seger | |
July 31 | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | U2 | |
August 7 | "Who's That Girl" | Madonna | |
August 14 | |||
August 21 | "La Bamba" | Los Lobos | |
August 28 | |||
September 4 | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | Michael Jackson featuring Siedah Garrett | |
September 11 | |||
September 18 | "Didn't We Almost Have It All" | Whitney Houston | |
September 25 | "Here I Go Again" | Whitesnake | |
October 2 | "Carrie" | Europe | |
October 9 | "Lost in Emotion" | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam | |
October 16 | "Bad" | Michael Jackson | |
October 23 | |||
October 30 | "I Think We're Alone Now" | Tiffany | |
November 6 | |||
November 13 | "Mony Mony (Live)" | Billy Idol | |
November 20 | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | |
November 27 | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" | Belinda Carlisle | |
December 4 | "Faith" | George Michael | |
December 11 | |||
December 18 |
1988
[edit]Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
January 1 | "So Emotional" | Whitney Houston | |
January 8 | "Got My Mind Set on You" | George Harrison | |
January 15 | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Michael Jackson | |
January 22 | "Need You Tonight" | INXS | |
January 29 | "Could've Been" | Tiffany | |
February 5 | |||
February 12 | "Father Figure" | George Michael | |
February 19 | |||
February 26 | |||
March 4 | |||
March 11 | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | Rick Astley | |
March 18 | "Man in the Mirror" | Michael Jackson | |
March 25 | |||
April 1 | |||
April 8 | "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" | Billy Ocean | |
April 15 | |||
April 22 | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | Whitney Houston | |
April 29 | "Anything for You" | Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine | |
May 6 | |||
May 13 | "One More Try" | George Michael | |
May 20 | |||
May 27 | |||
June 3 | |||
June 10 | "Together Forever" | Rick Astley | |
June 17 | "Foolish Beat" | Debbie Gibson | |
June 24 | "Dirty Diana" | Michael Jackson | |
July 1 | "The Flame" | Cheap Trick | |
July 8 | |||
July 15 | "Pour Some Sugar on Me" | Def Leppard | |
July 22 | "Roll with It" | Steve Winwood | |
July 29 | |||
August 5 | |||
August 12 | "Monkey" | George Michael | |
August 19 | |||
August 26 | |||
September 2 | "Sweet Child o' Mine" | Guns N' Roses | |
September 9 | |||
September 16 | "Don't Worry, Be Happy" | Bobby McFerrin | |
September 23 | "Love Bites" | Def Leppard | |
September 30 | |||
October 7 | "Red Red Wine" | UB40 | |
October 14 | "A Groovy Kind of Love" | Phil Collins | |
October 21 | |||
October 28 | "Kokomo" | The Beach Boys | |
November 4 | |||
November 11 | "Wild, Wild West" | The Escape Club | |
November 18 | "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley" | Will to Power | |
November 25 | |||
December 2 | "Look Away" | Chicago | |
December 9 | |||
December 16 | "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | Poison | |
December 23 |
1989
[edit]Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
January 6 | "Two Hearts" | Phil Collins | |
January 13 | |||
January 20 | "When I'm with You" | Sheriff | |
January 27 | |||
February 3 | "Straight Up" | Paula Abdul | |
February 10 | |||
February 17 | "Lost in Your Eyes" | Debbie Gibson | |
February 24 | |||
March 3 | |||
March 10 | |||
March 17 | "Eternal Flame" | The Bangles | |
March 24 | |||
March 31 | "The Look" | Roxette | |
April 7 | "She Drives Me Crazy" | Fine Young Cannibals | |
April 14 | "Like a Prayer" | Madonna | |
April 21 | |||
April 28 | |||
May 5 | "I'll Be There for You" | Bon Jovi | |
May 12 | "Forever Your Girl" | Paula Abdul | |
May 19 | |||
May 26 | "Rock On" | Michael Damian | |
June 2 | "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" | New Kids on the Block | |
June 9 | |||
June 16 | "Satisfied" | Richard Marx | |
June 23 | |||
June 30 | "Good Thing" | Fine Young Cannibals | |
July 7 | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | Simply Red | |
July 14 | |||
July 21 | "Toy Soldiers" | Martika | |
July 28 | "Batdance" | Prince | |
August 4 | "Right Here Waiting" | Richard Marx | |
August 11 | |||
August 18 | |||
August 25 | "Cold Hearted" | Paula Abdul | |
September 1 | "Hangin' Tough" | New Kids on the Block | |
September 8 | "Don't Wanna Lose You" | Gloria Estefan | |
September 15 | "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" | Milli Vanilli | |
September 22 | |||
September 29 | "Cherish" | Madonna | |
October 6 | "Miss You Much" | Janet Jackson | |
October 13 | |||
October 20 | |||
October 27 | "Listen to Your Heart" | Roxette | |
November 3 | "When I See You Smile" | Bad English | |
November 10 | |||
November 17 | "Blame It on the Rain" | Milli Vanilli | |
November 24 | |||
December 1 | "Another Day in Paradise"[a] | Phil Collins | |
December 8 | |||
December 15 | |||
December 22 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Another Day in Paradise" spent an additional week at number one in 1990.