The Top 250 Songs of the 1980s

Rank Artist Title

1 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 2 Don't Stop Believin' Journey 3 Livin' On A Prayer Bon Jovi 4 Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard 5 Love Shack B-52's 6 Celebration Kool & The Gang 7 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 8 Footloose Kenny Loggins 9 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper 10 Counting the Beat the Swingers 11 Thriller Michael Jackson 12 Summer Of '69 Bryan Adams 13 Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners 14 Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield 15 Faithfully Journey 16 Sweet Child O' Mine Guns N' Roses 17 (I've Had) The Time Of My Life Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes 18 Bust A Move Young M.C. 19 What I Like About You Romantics 20 Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen 21 White Wedding Billy Idol 22 Kiss Prince 23 Push It Salt-N-Pepa 24 Red Red Wine UB40 25 Kids In America Kim Wilde 26 Beat It Michael Jackson 27 Super Freak (Part 1) Rick James 28 Mony Mony Billy Idol 29 Take On Me A-Ha 30 Wild Thing Tone Loc 31 Kokomo Beach Boys 32 Danger Zone Kenny Loggins 33 Blister In The Sun Violent Femmes 34 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Michael Jackson 35 It's Raining Men Weather Girls 36 1999 Prince 37 Like A Prayer Madonna 38 Down Under Men at Work 39 Funky Cold Medina Tone Loc 40 In Your Eyes Peter Gabriel 41 Another One Bites The Dust Queen 42 The Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson 43 Run To Paradies Choirboys 44 Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye 45 I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)Whitney Houston 46 Brass Monkey Beastie Boys 47 Holiday Madonna 48 Walk Like An Egyptian Bangles 49 With Or Without You U2 50 Tainted Love Soft Cell 51 Jump Van Halen 52 Everybody Have Fun Tonight Wang Chung 53 Let's Go Crazy Prince 54 It Takes Two Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock 55 Could You Be Loved Bob Marley & The Wailers 56 Rock With You Michael Jackson 57 I Love Rock 'N Roll Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 58 You're The Inspiration Chicago 59 Let's Groove Earth, Wind & Fire 60 Paradise City Guns N' Roses 61 Hit Me With Your Best Shot Pat Benatar 62 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) Dead Or Alive 63 Uptown Girl Billy Joel 64 All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie 65 You Give Love A Bad Name Bon Jovi 66 Forever And Ever, Amen Randy Travis 67 Fishin' In The Dark Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 68 Get Down On It Kool & The Gang 69 Any Way You Want It Journey 70 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Police 71 Back In Black AC/DC 72 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham! 73 She's Got A Way Billy Joel 74 Walking On Sunshine Katrina And The Waves 75 Your Love Outfield 76 (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!) Beastie Boys 77 Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun")Berlin 78 Glory Days Bruce Springsteen 79 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Michael Jackson 80 Free Fallin' Tom Petty 81 Material Girl Madonna 82 Take Me Home Tonight Eddie Money 83 Just Like Heaven Cure 84 Here And Now Luther Vandross 85 Heaven Bryan Adams 86 Have I Told You Lately Van Morrison 87 Dancing With Myself Billy Idol 88 The Lady In Red Chris De Burgh 89 Conga Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine 90 Hurts So Good John Cougar 91 Jack & Diane John Cougar 92 Let's Dance David Bowie 93 Funkytown Inc. Lipps 94 Into The Groove Madonna 95 Smooth Criminal Michael Jackson 96 Faith George Michael 97 Welcome To The Jungle Guns N' Roses 98 Could I Have This Dance Anne Murray 99 Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley 100 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie 101 Don't You Want Me? Human League 102 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics 103 Flashdance...What a Feeling Irene Cara 104 Pump Up the Jam Technotronic 105 Blue Monday New Order 106 Upside Down (Inside Out) Diana Ross 107 It's Raining Men The Weather Girls 108 I'm So Excited The Pointer Sisters 109 Jump (For My Love) The Pointer Sisters 110 Rapture Blondie 111 Our Lips Are Sealed Go-Gos 112 The Safety Dance Men Without Hats 113 Electric Boogie Marcia Griffiths 114 Forget Me Nots Patrice Rushen 115 4Rhythm of the Night DeBarge 116 When Doves Cry Prince 117 Let's Hear It For the Boy Deniece Williams 118 Whip It! Devo 119 Ride On Time Black Box 120 Like a Virgin Madonna 121 Me, Myself, and I De La Soul 122 My Prerogative Bobby Brown 123 Fame Irene Cara 124 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood 125 Goody Two Shoes Adam Ant 126 Rockit Herbie Hancock 127 Sunglasses At Night Corey Hart 128 Venus Bananarama 129 Maniac Michael Sembello 130 Gloria Laura Branigan 131 Atomic Dog George Clinton 132 She Works Hard For the Money Donna Summer 133 Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran 134 Electric Avenue Eddy Grant 135 We Got the Beat Go-Gos 136 She Drives Me Crazy Fine Young Cannibals 137 Freeway of Love Aretha Franklin 138 She Blinded Me with Science Thomas Dolby 139 Who Can It Be Now? Men At Work 140 Mickey Toni Basil 141 Always Something There To Remind Me Naked Eyes 142 Too Shy Kajagoogoo 143 Our House Madness 144 I Can Dream About You Dan Hartman 145 Two of Hearts Stacey Q 146 Fresh Kool & The Gang 147 Living In America James Brown 148 Axel F Harold Faltermeyer 149 New Attitude Patti LaBelle 150 How Will I Know? Whitney Houston 151 I Want Candy Bow Wow Wow 152 Part-Time Lover Stevie Wonder 153 Bad Michael Jackson 154 Express Yourself Madonna 155 Hot Hot Hot Buster Poindexter 156 Call Me Blondie 157 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder 158 Dance Hall Days Wang Chung 159 Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr. 160 Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run) Billy Ocean 161 (Let's Get) Physical Olivia Newton John 162 Don't Leave Me This Way Communards 163 Come Go With Me Expose 164 The Loco-Motion Kylie Minogue 165 Theme from S-Express S-Express 166 Swing the Mood Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers 167 In the Air Tonight Phil Collins 168 Start Me Up The Rolling Stones 169 Time Aftre Time Cyndi Lauper 170 Karma Chameleon Culture Club 171 Addicted To Love Robert Palmer 172 Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen 173 What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner 174 Careless Whisper Wham 175 Money For Nothing Dire Straits 176 West End Girls Pet Shop Boys 177 The Power of Love Huey Lewis and the News 178 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears For Fears 179 (Don't You) Forget About Me Simple Minds 180 Walk This Way Run D.M.C 181 (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!) Beastie Boys 182 Pappa Don't Preach Madonna 183 Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel 184 Take My Breathe Away Berlin 185 If You Leave OMD 186 Sweet Child O' Mine Guns 'N' Roses 187 I Still Havn't Found What I'm Looking For U2 188 Need You Tonight INXS 189 Fast Car Tracey Chapman 190 It Takes Two Rod Base & DJ E-Z Rock 191 Look of Love ABC 192 Can You Feel It The Jacksons 193 Young Guns Wham 194 We Built This City Starship 195 Gold Spandau Ballet 196 La Bamba Los Lobos 197 Boom Boom (Back to My Room) Paul Lekakis 198 Poison Arrow ABC 199 Wind Beneath My Wings Bette Midler 200 Dancing On the Ceiling Lionel Richie 201 9 to 5 Sheena Easton 202 Bad Boys Wham 203 Current Stand kids in the Kitchen 204 Eye of the Tiger Survivor 205 I'm Still Standing Elton John 206 Leave the Light On Belinda Carlisle 207 Valerie Steve Winwood 208 Look Away Chicago 209 A Matter of Trust Billy Joel 210 Girls on Film Duran Duran 211 Got My Mind Set On You George Harrisson 212 When the Going Gets Tough Billy Oceon 213 Give It Up KC and the Sunshine Band 214 Oh Sherrie Steve Perry 215 Urgent Foreigner 216 99 Luftbaloons Nena 217 Turning Japanese Vapours 218 I Just Died in Your Arms Cutting Crew 219 Dancing in the Dark Bruce Springsteen 220 The Other Guy Little River Band 221 The Boys of Summer Don Henley 222 Faithful Go West 223 Don't Pay the Ferryman Chris DeBurg 224 Dreams Van Halen 225 Right On Track The Breakfast Club 226 500 Miles The Proclaimers 227 Making Your Mind Up Bucks Fizz 228 Senses Working Overtime XTC 229 The Look Roxette 230 I Ran Flock of Seagulls 231 Africa Toto 232 The Tide is High Blondie 233 Total Eclipse of the Heart Bonnie Tyler 234 Walls Come Tumbling Down Style Council 235 Why Can't This Be Love Van Halen 236 You've Got It NKOTB 237 Broken Wings Mr Mister 238 Working Class Man Jimmy Barnes 239 The Heat is On Glen Frey 240 The Final Countdown Europe 241 Chain Reaction Dianna Ross 242 Don't Lose My Number Phil Collins 243 Respectable Mel & Kim 244 St Elmos Fire John Parr 245 Dreams of Ordinary Men Dragon 246 Satified Richard Marks 247 Drive The Cars 248 Escape The Pina Colada Song Rupert Holmes 249 My Favourite Waste of Time Paul Owen 250 Slice of Heaven Dave Dobbyn

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