1980’S Top 100 Tracks Page 1 of 31 TOP HITS OF THE EIGHTIES BY YEAR 1980’S Top 100 Tracks Page 2 of 31 1980 01 Frankie Goes To Hollywood Relax 02 Frankie Goes To Hollywood Two Tribes 03 Stevie Wonder I Just Called To Say I Love You 04 Black Box Ride On Time 05 Jennifer Rush The Power Of Love 06 Band Aid Do They Know It's Christmas? 07 Culture Club Karma Chameleon 08 Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers Swing The Mood 09 Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up 10 Ray Parker Jr Ghostbusters 11 Lionel Richie Hello 12 George Michael Careless Whisper 13 Kylie Minogue I Should Be So Lucky 14 Starship Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now 15 Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson I Know Him So Well 16 Kylie & Jason Especially For You 17 Dexy's Midnight Runners Come On Eileen 18 Billy Joel Uptown Girl 19 Sister Sledge Frankie 20 Survivor Eye Of The Tiger 21 T'Pau China In Your Hand 22 Yazz & The Plastic Population The Only Way Is Up 23 Soft Cell Tainted Love 24 The Human League Don't You Want Me 25 The Communards Don't Leave Me This Way 26 Jackie Wilson Reet Petite 27 Paul Hardcastle 19 28 Irene Cara Fame 29 Berlin Take My Breath Away 30 Madonna Into The Groove 31 The Bangles Eternal Flame 32 Renee & Renato Save Your Love 33 Black Lace Agadoo 34 Chaka Khan I Feel For You 35 Diana Ross Chain Reaction 36 Shakin' Stevens This Ole House 37 Adam & The Ants Stand And Deliver 38 UB40 Red Red Wine 1980’S Top 100 Tracks Page 3 of 31 39 Boris Gardiner I Want To Wake Up With You 40 Soul II Soul Back To Life 41 Whitney Houston Saving All My Love For You 42 Billy Ocean When The Going Gets Tough 43 Chris De Burgh The Lady In Red 44 Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody 45 Phyllis Nelson Move Closer 46 Madonna Papa Don't Preach 47 Paul Young Wherever I Lay My Hat 48 Tight Fit The Lion Sleeps Tonight 49 Europe The Final Countdown 50 Bucks Fizz The Land Of Make Believe 51 The Specials Ghost Town 52 Phil Collins You Can't Hurry Love 53 Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? 54 Freeez IOU 55 The Tweets The Birdie Song (Birdie Dance) 56 Philip Bailey With Phil Collins Easy Lover 57 Duran Duran The Reflex 58 The Bee Gees You Win Again 59 John Lennon Imagine 60 Foreigner I Want To Know What Love Is 61 Barbra Streisand Woman In Love 62 Abba Super Trouper 63 Don McLean Crying 64 Pet Shop Boys Always On My Mind 65 Adam & The Ants Prince Charming 66 Spandau Ballet True 67 Wham! Freedom 68 The Flying Pickets Only You 69 Glenn Medeiros Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You 70 Jason Donovan Too Many Broken Hearts 71 Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel White Lines (Don't Do It) 72 The Police Every Breath You Take 73 Rod Stewart Baby Jane 74 Belinda Carlisle Heaven Is A Place On Earth 75 Doctor & The Medics Spirit In The Sky 76 Tiffany I Think We're Alone Now 77 Bucks Fizz Making Your Mind Up 78 Men At Work Down Under 1980’S Top 100 Tracks Page 4 of 31 79 Ultravox Vienna 80 Wham! Wake Me Up Before You Go Go 81 Sinitta So Macho / Cruising 82 Wet Wet Wet With A Little Help From My Friends 83 KC & The Sunshine Band Give It Up 84 Michael Jackson One Day In Your Life 85 Eddy Grant I Don't Wanna Dance 86 New Order Blue Monday 87 David Bowie Let's Dance 88 David Bowie & Mick Jagger Dancing In The Street 89 MARRS Pump Up The Volume 90 Marc Almond Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart 91 Mel & Kim Respectable 92 Erasure Crackers International (EP) 93 Harold Faltermeyer Axel F 94 Phil Collins Groovy Kind Of Love 95 Phil Collins In The Air Tonight 96 Feargal Sharkey A Good Heart 97 Nena 99 Red Balloons 98 Wham! Last Christmas / Everything She Wants 99 Dave Stewart With Barbara Gaskin It's My Party 100 Judy Boucher Can't Be With You Tonight 1980’S Top 100 Tracks Page 5 of 31 1981 01 Shakin' Stevens This Ole House 02 Adam & The Ants Stand And Deliver 03 The Specials Ghost Town 04 Soft Cell Tainted Love 05 Adam & The Ants Prince Charming 06 John Lennon Imagine 07 Bucks Fizz Making Your Mind Up 08 Ultravox Vienna 09 Michael Jackson One Day In Your Life 10 Dave Stewart With Barbara Gaskin It's My Party 11 Shakin' Stevens Green Door 12 The Tweets The Birdie Song (Birdie Dance) 13 Smokey Robinson Being With You 14 John Lennon Woman 15 Joe Dolce Music Theatre Shaddup You Face 16 Shakin' Stevens You Drive Me Crazy 17 Roxy Music Jealous Guy 18 Julio Iglesias Begin The Beguine 19 Adam & The Ants Antmusic 20 Starsound Stars On 45 21 The Human League Don't You Want Me 22 Kim Wilde Kids In America 23 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Hooked On Classics 24 Aneka Japanese Boy 25 Ennio Morricone Chi Mai 26 Altered Images Happy Birthday 27 Bad Manners Can Can 28 Queen & David Bowie Under Pressure 29 Cliff Richard Daddy's Home 30 Ottawan Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) 31 The Police Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 32 Imagination Body Talk 33 Stevie Wonder Lately 34 Phil Collins In The Air Tonight 35 The Human League Love Action (I Believe In Love) 36 Starsound Stars On 45 (Volume 2) 37 Coast To Coast (Do) The Hucklebuck 38 Electric Light Orchestra Hold On Tight 1980’S Top 100 Tracks Page 6 of 31 39 Stevie Wonder Happy Birthday 40 Odyssey Going Back To My Roots 41 Adam & The Ants Kings Of The Wild Frontier 42 Kate Robbins & Beyond More Than In Love 43 The Jacksons Can You Feel It 44 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Souvenir 45 Rainbow I Surrender 46 Landscape Einstein A‐Go‐Go 47 Champaign How 'Bout Us 48 Toyah Four From Toyah (EP) 49 Spandau Ballet Chant No 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) 50 Earth Wind & Fire Let's Groove 51 Godley & Creme Under Your Thumb 52 John & Yoko Happy Christmas (War Is Over) 53 Sugar Minott Good Thing Going 54 Diana Ross Why Do Fools Fall In Love? 55 Alvin Stardust Pretend 56 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Joan Of Arc 57 Soft Cell Bedsitter 58 Duran Duran Girls On Film 59 Third World Dancing On The Floor (Hooked On Love) 60 The Four Tops When She Was My Girl 61 Madness Grey Day 62 The Nolans Attention to Me 63 Ten Pole Tudor Swords Of A Thousand Men 64 Cliff Richard Wired For Sound 65 The Police Invisible Sun 66 Haircut 100 Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) 67 Tight Fit Back To The Sixties 68 Kim Wilde Chequered Love 69 The Whispers It's A Love Thing 70 Madness The Return Of The Los Palmas Seven 71 Olivia Newton‐John Physical 72 REO Speedwagon Keep On Loving You 73 Elaine Paige Memory 74 Squeeze Labelled With Love 75 Elvis Costello A Good Year For The Roses 76 Diana Ross & Lionel Richie Endless Love 77 Toyah Thunder In The Mountains 78 Toyah I Want To Be Free 1980’S Top 100 Tracks Page 7 of 31 79 Sheena Easton For Your Eyes Only 80 Graham Bonnet Night Games 81 Depeche Mode New Life 82 John Lennon (Just Like) Starting Over 83 Yarborough & Peoples Don't Stop The Music 84 The Teardrop Explodes Reward 85 Linx Intuition 86 The Human League Open Your Heart 87 Visage Fade To Grey 88 Rod Stewart Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me) 89 Blondie Rapture 90 UB40 One In Ten 91 Lobo The Caribbean Disco Show 92 Abba One Of Us 93 Dire Straits Romeo And Juliet 94 Freeez Southern Freeez 95 Bob Marley & The Wailers No Woman No Cry 96 Specials Do Nothing / Maggie's Farm 97 Laurie Anderson O Superman 98 Depeche Mode Just Can't Get Enough 99 Fred Wedlock The Oldest Swinger In Town 100 The Pointer Sisters Slow Hand 1980’S Top 100 Tracks Page 8 of 31 1982 01 Dexy's Midnight Runners Come On Eileen 02 Survivor Eye Of The Tiger 03 Irene Cara Fame 04 Tight Fit The Lion Sleeps Tonight 05 Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? 06 Eddy Grant I Don't Wanna Dance 07 Adam Ant Goody Two Shoes 08 Goombay Dance Band Seven Tears 09 Bucks Fizz The Land Of Make Believe 10 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder Ebony And Ivory 11 Musical Youth Pass The Dutchie 12 Renee & Renato Save Your Love 13 Kraftwerk The Model / Computer Love 14 The Jam A Town Called Malice / Precious 15 Shakin' Stevens Oh Julie 16 Madness House Of Fun 17 The Stranglers Golden Brown 18 The Human League Don't You Want Me 19 The Steve Miller Band Abracadabra 20 Charlene I've Never Been To Me 21 Toni Basil Mickey 22 Yazoo Only You 23 Tears For Fears Mad World 24 Dionne Warwick Heartbreaker 25 Yazoo Don't Go 26 Bucks Fizz My Camera Never Lies 27 The Human League Mirror Man 28 Nicole A Little Peace 29 Fat Larry's Band Zoom 30 Haircut 100 Love Plus One 31 PhD I Won't Let You Down 32 The Jam Beat Surrender 33 Imagination Just An Illusion 34 Rocker's Revenge Walking On Sunshine 35 Soft Cell Torch 36 Duran Duran Save A Prayer 37 The Kids From 'Fame' Starmaker 38 ABC The Look Of Love 1980’S Top 100 Tracks Page 9 of 31 39 Hot Chocolate It Started With A Kiss 40 Odyssey Inside Out 41 Wham! Young Guns (Go For It) 42 Captain Sensible Happy Talk 43 Chas & Dave Ain't No Pleasing You 44 Chicago Hard To Say I'm Sorry 45 Duran Duran Hungry Like The Wolf 46 Kool & The Gang Get Down On It 47 Tight Fit Fantasy Island 48 Meat Loaf Dead Ringer For Love 49 Dire Straits Private Investigations 50 England World Cup Squad This Time (We'll Get It Right) 51 Trio Da Da Da 52 OMD Maid Of Orleans 53 The Jam The Bitterest Pill 54 Madness Driving In My Car 55 Shalamar A Night To Remember 56 Pigbag Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag 57 Bananarama Shy Boy 58 Shalamar There It Is 59 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts I Love Rock 'N' Roll 60 The J Geils Band Centerfold 61 Jon & Vangelis I'll Find My Way Home 62 Culture Club Time (Clock Of The Heart) 63 Marvin Gaye (Sexual) Healing 64 Evelyn King Love Come Down 65 Fun Boy Three & Bananarama It Ain't What You 66 Boys Town Gang Can't Take My Eyes Off You 67 Junior Mama Used To Say 68 The Kids From 'Fame' Hi Fidelity 69 Dollar Give Me Back My Heart 70 Bananarama With Fun Boy Three Really Saying Something 71 Blancmange Living On The Ceiling 72 ABC Poison Arrow 73