Post by M.Maestro on Jun 1, 2007 9:42:12 GMT -8
A transitional decade for popular music, many would argue not for the better. But there were some good stuff during the decade, here are 100 of them.
100. I'm Alright - Kenny Loggins (1980)
099. Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley (1987) 8-)R&B (3)
098. Angel Of The Morning - Juice Newton (1981) 8-)AC (3)
097. One Moment In Time - Whitney Houston (1988) 8-)AC (2) (NBC used this single as the theme for the '88 Summer Olympics)
096. Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac (1982)
095. Touch Of Grey - The Grateful Dead (1987)
094. The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis & The News (1985) 8-)Pop (2) (from the motion picture "Back To The Future")
093. One - The Bee Gees (1989) 8-)AC (2)
092. Jump For My Love - The Pointer Sisters (1984)
091. Woman - John Lennon (1981)
090. Let's Hear It For The Boy - Deniece Williams (1984) 8-)Pop (2) & 8-)R&B (3)
089. I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty (1989)
088. Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley (1988) 8-)Pop (2) & 8-)AC (3)
087. I've Had The Time Of My Life - Jennifer Warnes & Bill Medley (1987) 8-)Pop & 8-)AC (4)
086. Sweet Love - Anita Baker (1986)
085. You Belong To The City - Glenn Frey (1985)
084. Hello - Lionel Richie (1984) 8-)Pop (2) & 8-)AC (4)
083. Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran (1983)
082. Hard To Say I'm Sorry - Chicago (1982) 8-)Pop (2) & 8-)AC(3)
081. The Tide Is High - Blondie (1980/81) 8-)Pop
080. Upside Down - Diana Ross (1980) 8-)Pop (4) & 8-)R&B (4)
079. An Innocent Man - Billy Joel (1984) 8-)AC
078. Take My Breath Away - Berlin (1986) 8-)Pop
077. Lady You Bring Me Up - The Commodores (1981)
076. The End Of the Innocence - Don Henley (1989)
075. Who Can It Be Now? - Men At Work (1982) 8-)Pop
074. Caught Up In The Rapture - Anita Baker (1987)
073. You're The Inspiration - Chicago (1984/85) 8-)AC (2)
072. Gloria - Laura Branigan (1982)
071. How Will I Know - Whitney Houston (1986) 8-)Pop (2), 8-)AC & 8-)R&B
070. Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl - The Spinners (1980)
069. You Keep Me Hanging On - Kim Wilde (1987) 8-)Pop (a remake of a #1 Pop single for The Supremes in 1966)
068. All Those Years Ago - George Harrison (1981) 8-)AC ( a tribute to his friend John Lennon)
067. Easy Lover - Phillip Bailey & Phil Collins (1985)
066. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1980)
065. What You Need - INXS (1986)
064. Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (1983) 8-)Pop (2), 8-)AC (4) & 8-)Country (2)
063. I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder (1984) 8-)Pop (3), 8-)AC (3) & 8-)R&B (3)
062. Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer (1986) 8-)Pop
061. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield (1981) 8-)Pop (2)
060. Back In The Highlife Again - Steve Winwood (1987) 8-)AC (3)
059. Centerfold - J. Geils Band (1982) 8-)Pop (6)
058. Everlasting Love - Howard Jones (1989) 8-)AC (2)
057. That's What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends (1985/86) 8-)Pop (4), 8-)AC (2) & 8-)R&B (3)
056. Arthur's Theme - Christopher Cross (1981) 8-)Pop (3) & 8-)AC (4)
055. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison (1987/88) 8-)Pop & 8-)AC (4)
054. 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton (1980/81) 8-)Pop (2), 8-)AC (2) & 8-)Country (title track from the movie)
053. Sweet Dreams(Are Made Of This) - The Eurythmics (1983) 8-)Pop
052. We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel (1989) 8-)Pop (2)
051. Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson (1982) 8-)Country (2)
050. What Have You Done For Me Lately? - Janet Jackson (1986) 8-)R&B (2)
049. Money For Nothing - Dire Straits (1985) 8-)Pop (3)
048. This Time I Know It's For Real - Donna Summer (1989)
047. Don't You Want Me - Human League (1982) 8-)Pop (3)
046. Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac (1987) 8-)AC (4)
045. All Night Long(All Night) - Lionel Richie (1983) 8-)Pop (4), 8-)AC (4) & 8-)R&B (7)
044. The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & The Range (1986) 8-)Pop & 8-)AC (2)
043. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen (1980) 8-)Pop (4)
042. Heartbreaker - Dionne Warwick (1982) 8-)AC
041. Kyrie - Mr. Mister (1986) 8-)Pop (2)
040. Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper (1984)
039. Straight Up - Paula Abdul (1989) 8-)Pop (3)
038. Lady - Kenny Rogers (1980) 8-)Pop (6), 8-)AC (4) & 8-)Country (written by Lionel Richie)
037. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foriegner (1984/85)
036. Let's Dance - David Bowie (1983) 8-)Pop
035. Private Eyes - Hall & Oates (1981) 8-)Pop (2)
034. Call Me - Blondie (1980) 8-)Pop (6)
033. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr. (1984) 8-)Pop (3) & 8-)R&B (2)
032. Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears (1985) 8-)Pop (2)
031. Living In America - James Brown (1986) (James performed the track in the motion picture "Rocky IV")
030. Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones (1981)
029. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship (1987) 8-)Pop (2) & 8-)AC (2)
028. I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That - Elton John (1988) 8-)AC (2)
027. What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner (1984) 8-)Pop (3) (1984 Grammy winner for Record Of The Year)
026. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (1980) 8-)Pop (5) (this single was on its way to #1 when Mr. Lennon was killed on December 8th, 1980. It is the biggest charting posthumous single in chart history, spending five weeks at #1 Pop, & 14 weeks in Billboard's Top 10 of the Hot 100.)
025. Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes (1983/84) 8-)Pop (2)
024. Down Under - Men At Work (1982/83) 8-)Pop (4)
023. Kiss On My List - Hall & Oates (1981) 8-)Pop (3)
022. Higher Love - Steve Winwood (1986) 8-)Pop (1986 Grammy winner for Record Of The Year)
021. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler (1983) 8-)Pop (4)
020. I Can't Go For That(No Can Do) - Hall & Oates (1981/82) 8-)Pop & 8-)R&B
019. Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins (1989/90) 8-)Pop (4) & 8-)AC (5) (1990 Grammy winner for Record Of The Year)
018. Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel (1986) 8-)Pop
017. Roll With It - Steve Winwood (1988) 8-)Pop (4) & 8-)AC (2) (Chaka Khan on backup vocals)
016. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me - Billy Joel (1980) 8-)Pop (2)
015. With Or Without You - U2 (1987) 8-)Pop (3)
014. Maneater - Hall & Oates (1982/83) 8-)Pop (4)
013. You Got It - Roy Orbison (1989) 8-)AC (2) (this would be Roy's final Top 10 single, hitting #9 Pop a few months after his untimely passing in December 1988.)
012. Magic - Olivia Newton-John (1980) 8-)Pop (4) & 8-)AC (5) (featured in the motion picture "Xanadu")
011. Against All Odds - Phil Collins (1984) 8-)Pop (3) (title track from the motion picture)
010. Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor (1982) 8-)Pop (6) (from the motion picture "Rocky III")
009. Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (1981) 8-)Pop (9), 8-)R&B (7) & 8-)AC (3) (held the record for biggest selling single in Motown's glorious history for 11 years until broken by "End Of The Road" by Boys II Men in 1992)
008. Another One Bites The Dust - Queen (1980) 8-)Pop (3)
007. Flashdance-What A Feeling - Irene Cara (1983) 8-)Pop (6)
006. Physical - Olivia Newton-John (1981/82) 8-)Pop (10) (the biggest charting pop single of the 80's, spending 10 weeks @#1)
005. Another Brick In The Wall-Part II - Pink Floyd (1980) 8-)Pop (4)
004. Every Breath You Take - The Police (1983) 8-)Pop (8) (1983 Grammy winner for Song Of The Year)
003. Dirty Laundry - Don Henley (1982/83) (a masterful penning against "yellow journalism", one of the best written songs of the Rock Era)
002. Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes (1981) 8-)Pop (9) (1981 Grammy winner for Record & Song Of The Year)
001. We Are The World - USA For Africa (1985) 8-)Pop (4), 8-)AC (2) & 8-)R&B (2) (1985 Grammy winner for Record & Song Of The Year)
100. I'm Alright - Kenny Loggins (1980)
099. Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley (1987) 8-)R&B (3)
098. Angel Of The Morning - Juice Newton (1981) 8-)AC (3)
097. One Moment In Time - Whitney Houston (1988) 8-)AC (2) (NBC used this single as the theme for the '88 Summer Olympics)
096. Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac (1982)
095. Touch Of Grey - The Grateful Dead (1987)
094. The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis & The News (1985) 8-)Pop (2) (from the motion picture "Back To The Future")
093. One - The Bee Gees (1989) 8-)AC (2)
092. Jump For My Love - The Pointer Sisters (1984)
091. Woman - John Lennon (1981)
090. Let's Hear It For The Boy - Deniece Williams (1984) 8-)Pop (2) & 8-)R&B (3)
089. I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty (1989)
088. Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley (1988) 8-)Pop (2) & 8-)AC (3)
087. I've Had The Time Of My Life - Jennifer Warnes & Bill Medley (1987) 8-)Pop & 8-)AC (4)
086. Sweet Love - Anita Baker (1986)
085. You Belong To The City - Glenn Frey (1985)
084. Hello - Lionel Richie (1984) 8-)Pop (2) & 8-)AC (4)
083. Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran (1983)
082. Hard To Say I'm Sorry - Chicago (1982) 8-)Pop (2) & 8-)AC(3)
081. The Tide Is High - Blondie (1980/81) 8-)Pop
080. Upside Down - Diana Ross (1980) 8-)Pop (4) & 8-)R&B (4)
079. An Innocent Man - Billy Joel (1984) 8-)AC
078. Take My Breath Away - Berlin (1986) 8-)Pop
077. Lady You Bring Me Up - The Commodores (1981)
076. The End Of the Innocence - Don Henley (1989)
075. Who Can It Be Now? - Men At Work (1982) 8-)Pop
074. Caught Up In The Rapture - Anita Baker (1987)
073. You're The Inspiration - Chicago (1984/85) 8-)AC (2)
072. Gloria - Laura Branigan (1982)
071. How Will I Know - Whitney Houston (1986) 8-)Pop (2), 8-)AC & 8-)R&B
070. Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl - The Spinners (1980)
069. You Keep Me Hanging On - Kim Wilde (1987) 8-)Pop (a remake of a #1 Pop single for The Supremes in 1966)
068. All Those Years Ago - George Harrison (1981) 8-)AC ( a tribute to his friend John Lennon)
067. Easy Lover - Phillip Bailey & Phil Collins (1985)
066. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1980)
065. What You Need - INXS (1986)
064. Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (1983) 8-)Pop (2), 8-)AC (4) & 8-)Country (2)
063. I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder (1984) 8-)Pop (3), 8-)AC (3) & 8-)R&B (3)
062. Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer (1986) 8-)Pop
061. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield (1981) 8-)Pop (2)
060. Back In The Highlife Again - Steve Winwood (1987) 8-)AC (3)
059. Centerfold - J. Geils Band (1982) 8-)Pop (6)
058. Everlasting Love - Howard Jones (1989) 8-)AC (2)
057. That's What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends (1985/86) 8-)Pop (4), 8-)AC (2) & 8-)R&B (3)
056. Arthur's Theme - Christopher Cross (1981) 8-)Pop (3) & 8-)AC (4)
055. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison (1987/88) 8-)Pop & 8-)AC (4)
054. 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton (1980/81) 8-)Pop (2), 8-)AC (2) & 8-)Country (title track from the movie)
053. Sweet Dreams(Are Made Of This) - The Eurythmics (1983) 8-)Pop
052. We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel (1989) 8-)Pop (2)
051. Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson (1982) 8-)Country (2)
050. What Have You Done For Me Lately? - Janet Jackson (1986) 8-)R&B (2)
049. Money For Nothing - Dire Straits (1985) 8-)Pop (3)
048. This Time I Know It's For Real - Donna Summer (1989)
047. Don't You Want Me - Human League (1982) 8-)Pop (3)
046. Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac (1987) 8-)AC (4)
045. All Night Long(All Night) - Lionel Richie (1983) 8-)Pop (4), 8-)AC (4) & 8-)R&B (7)
044. The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & The Range (1986) 8-)Pop & 8-)AC (2)
043. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen (1980) 8-)Pop (4)
042. Heartbreaker - Dionne Warwick (1982) 8-)AC
041. Kyrie - Mr. Mister (1986) 8-)Pop (2)
040. Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper (1984)
039. Straight Up - Paula Abdul (1989) 8-)Pop (3)
038. Lady - Kenny Rogers (1980) 8-)Pop (6), 8-)AC (4) & 8-)Country (written by Lionel Richie)
037. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foriegner (1984/85)
036. Let's Dance - David Bowie (1983) 8-)Pop
035. Private Eyes - Hall & Oates (1981) 8-)Pop (2)
034. Call Me - Blondie (1980) 8-)Pop (6)
033. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr. (1984) 8-)Pop (3) & 8-)R&B (2)
032. Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears (1985) 8-)Pop (2)
031. Living In America - James Brown (1986) (James performed the track in the motion picture "Rocky IV")
030. Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones (1981)
029. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship (1987) 8-)Pop (2) & 8-)AC (2)
028. I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That - Elton John (1988) 8-)AC (2)
027. What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner (1984) 8-)Pop (3) (1984 Grammy winner for Record Of The Year)
026. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (1980) 8-)Pop (5) (this single was on its way to #1 when Mr. Lennon was killed on December 8th, 1980. It is the biggest charting posthumous single in chart history, spending five weeks at #1 Pop, & 14 weeks in Billboard's Top 10 of the Hot 100.)
025. Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes (1983/84) 8-)Pop (2)
024. Down Under - Men At Work (1982/83) 8-)Pop (4)
023. Kiss On My List - Hall & Oates (1981) 8-)Pop (3)
022. Higher Love - Steve Winwood (1986) 8-)Pop (1986 Grammy winner for Record Of The Year)
021. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler (1983) 8-)Pop (4)
020. I Can't Go For That(No Can Do) - Hall & Oates (1981/82) 8-)Pop & 8-)R&B
019. Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins (1989/90) 8-)Pop (4) & 8-)AC (5) (1990 Grammy winner for Record Of The Year)
018. Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel (1986) 8-)Pop
017. Roll With It - Steve Winwood (1988) 8-)Pop (4) & 8-)AC (2) (Chaka Khan on backup vocals)
016. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me - Billy Joel (1980) 8-)Pop (2)
015. With Or Without You - U2 (1987) 8-)Pop (3)
014. Maneater - Hall & Oates (1982/83) 8-)Pop (4)
013. You Got It - Roy Orbison (1989) 8-)AC (2) (this would be Roy's final Top 10 single, hitting #9 Pop a few months after his untimely passing in December 1988.)
012. Magic - Olivia Newton-John (1980) 8-)Pop (4) & 8-)AC (5) (featured in the motion picture "Xanadu")
011. Against All Odds - Phil Collins (1984) 8-)Pop (3) (title track from the motion picture)
010. Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor (1982) 8-)Pop (6) (from the motion picture "Rocky III")
009. Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (1981) 8-)Pop (9), 8-)R&B (7) & 8-)AC (3) (held the record for biggest selling single in Motown's glorious history for 11 years until broken by "End Of The Road" by Boys II Men in 1992)
008. Another One Bites The Dust - Queen (1980) 8-)Pop (3)
007. Flashdance-What A Feeling - Irene Cara (1983) 8-)Pop (6)
006. Physical - Olivia Newton-John (1981/82) 8-)Pop (10) (the biggest charting pop single of the 80's, spending 10 weeks @#1)
005. Another Brick In The Wall-Part II - Pink Floyd (1980) 8-)Pop (4)
004. Every Breath You Take - The Police (1983) 8-)Pop (8) (1983 Grammy winner for Song Of The Year)
003. Dirty Laundry - Don Henley (1982/83) (a masterful penning against "yellow journalism", one of the best written songs of the Rock Era)
002. Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes (1981) 8-)Pop (9) (1981 Grammy winner for Record & Song Of The Year)
001. We Are The World - USA For Africa (1985) 8-)Pop (4), 8-)AC (2) & 8-)R&B (2) (1985 Grammy winner for Record & Song Of The Year)