List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1980s

This article is about the American Billboard Hot 100 chart held during the 1980s.

Billboard Hot 100 &
Best Sellers in Stores
number-one singles by decade
Before August 1958
After August 1958

The Billboard Hot 100 chart is the main song chart of the American music industry and is updated every week by the Billboard magazine. During the 1980s the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio station.

George Michael was the only artist to achieve two year-end Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles in the 1980s. He achieved this with his songs "Faith" and "Careless Whisper". He is one of two recording acts to achieve more than one year-end Billboard Hot 100 number-one single in the history of the chart, with the other being The Beatles, who also had two year-end number-ones.

Number ones
Key
 ♪   – Number-one single of the year
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Michael Jackson had the highest number of top hits at the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (9 songs). In addition, Jackson remained the longest at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (27 weeks).
George Michael was one of the most successful artists of the Billboard Hot 100 during the 1980s, with four number-one singles as a solo artist, three with Wham! and one as a duet with Aretha Franklin.
Olivia Newton-John's song, "Physical", was the song which remained the longest at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (10 weeks).
# Reached number one Artist(s) Single Record label Weeks at
number one		 Ref
1980
480January 5, 1980KC and the Sunshine Band"Please Don't Go"
1
[1]
481January 19, 1980Michael Jackson"Rock with You"
4
[1]
482February 16, 1980Captain & Tennille"Do That to Me One More Time"
1
[1]
483February 23, 1980Queen"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
4
[1]
484March 22, 1980Pink Floyd"Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"
4
[1]
485April 19, 1980Blondie "Call Me"♪ (1980)
6
[1]
486May 31, 1980Lipps, Inc."Funkytown"
4
[1]
487June 28, 1980Paul McCartney"Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)"
3
[1]
488July 19, 1980Billy Joel"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
2
[1]
489August 2, 1980Olivia Newton-John"Magic"
4
[1]
490August 30, 1980Christopher Cross"Sailing"
1
[1]
491September 6, 1980Diana Ross"Upside Down"
4
[1]
492October 4, 1980Queen"Another One Bites the Dust"
3
[1]
493October 25, 1980Barbra Streisand"Woman in Love"
3
[1]
494November 15, 1980Kenny Rogers"Lady"
6
[1]
495December 27, 1980John Lennon"(Just Like) Starting Over"
5
[1]
1981
496January 31, 1981Blondie"The Tide Is High"
1
[1]
497February 7, 1981Kool & the Gang"Celebration"
2
[1]
498February 21, 1981Dolly Parton"9 to 5"
2
[1]
499February 28, 1981Eddie Rabbitt"I Love a Rainy Night"
2
[1]
500March 21, 1981REO Speedwagon"Keep On Loving You"
1
[1]
501March 28, 1981Blondie"Rapture"
2
[1]
502April 11, 1981Daryl Hall and John Oates"Kiss on My List"
3
[1]
503May 2, 1981Sheena Easton"Morning Train (Nine to Five)"
2
[1]
504May 16, 1981Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes"♪ (1981)
9
[1]
505June 20, 1981Stars on 45"Stars on 45"
Radio Records
1
[1]
506July 25, 1981Air Supply"The One That You Love"
1
[1]
507August 1, 1981Rick Springfield"Jessie's Girl"
2
[1]
508August 15, 1981Diana Ross and Lionel Richie"Endless Love"
9
[1]
509October 17, 1981Christopher Cross"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
3
[1]
510November 7, 1981Daryl Hall and John Oates"Private Eyes"
2
[1]
511November 21, 1981Olivia Newton-John "Physical"♪ (1982)
10
[1]
1982
512January 30, 1982Daryl Hall and John Oates"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"
1
[1]
513February 6, 1982The J. Geils Band"Centerfold"
6
[1]
514March 20, 1982Joan Jett and the Blackhearts"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
7
[1]
515May 8, 1982Vangelis"Chariots of Fire"
1
[1]
516May 15, 1982Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder"Ebony and Ivory"
7
[1]
517July 3, 1982The Human League"Don't You Want Me"
3
[1]
518July 24, 1982Survivor"Eye of the Tiger"
6
[1]
519September 4, 1982Steve Miller Band"Abracadabra"
2
[1]
520September 11, 1982Chicago"Hard to Say I'm Sorry"
2
[1]
521October 2, 1982John Mellencamp"Jack and Diane"
4
[1]
522October 30, 1982Men at Work"Who Can It Be Now"
1
[1]
523November 6, 1982Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes"Up Where We Belong"
3
[1]
524November 27, 1982Lionel Richie"Truly"
2
[1]
525December 11, 1982Toni Basil"Mickey"
1
[1]
526December 18, 1982Daryl Hall and John Oates"Maneater"
4
[1]
1983
527January 15, 1983Men at Work"Down Under"
4
[1]
528February 5, 1983Toto"Africa"
1
[1]
529February 19, 1983Patti Austin and James Ingram"Baby, Come to Me"
2
[1]
530March 5, 1983Michael Jackson"Billie Jean"
7
[1]
531April 23, 1983Dexys Midnight Runners"Come On Eileen"
1
[1]
532April 30, 1983Michael Jackson"Beat It"
3
[1]
533May 21, 1983David Bowie"Let's Dance"
1
[1]
534May 28, 1983Irene Cara"Flashdance... What a Feeling"
6
[1]
535July 9, 1983The Police "Every Breath You Take"♪ (1983)
8
[1]
536September 3, 1983Eurythmics"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
1
[1]
537September 10, 1983Michael Sembello"Maniac"
2
[1]
538September 24, 1983Billy Joel"Tell Her About It"
1
[1]
539October 1, 1983Bonnie Tyler"Total Eclipse of the Heart"
4
[1]
540October 29, 1983Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton"Islands in the Stream"
2
[1]
541November 12, 1983Lionel Richie"All Night Long (All Night)"
4
[1]
542December 10, 1983Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson"Say, Say, Say"
6
[1]
1984
543January 21, 1984Yes"Owner of a Lonely Heart"
2
[1]
544February 4, 1984Culture Club"Karma Chameleon"
3
[1]
545February 25, 1984Van Halen"Jump"
5
[1]
546March 31, 1984Kenny Loggins"Footloose"
3
[1]
547April 21, 1984Phil Collins"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
3
[1]
548May 12, 1984Lionel Richie"Hello"
2
[1]
549May 26, 1984Deniece Williams"Let's Hear It for the Boy"
2
[1]
550June 9, 1984Cyndi Lauper"Time After Time"
2
[1]
551June 23, 1984Duran Duran"The Reflex"
2
[1]
552July 7, 1984Prince "When Doves Cry"♪ (1984)
5
[1]
553August 11, 1984Ray Parker, Jr."Ghostbusters"
3
[1]
554September 1, 1984Tina Turner"What's Love Got to Do with It"
3
[1]
555September 22, 1984John Waite"Missing You"
1
[1]
556September 29, 1984Prince and The Revolution"Let's Go Crazy"
2
[1]
557October 13, 1984Stevie Wonder"I Just Called to Say I Love You"
3
[1]
558November 3, 1984Billy Ocean"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
2
[1]
559November 17, 1984Wham!"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
3
[1]
560December 8, 1984Daryl Hall and John Oates"Out of Touch"
2
[1]
561December 22, 1984Madonna"Like a Virgin"
6
[1]
1985
562February 2, 1985Foreigner"I Want to Know What Love Is"
2
[1]
563February 16, 1985Wham! featuring George Michael "Careless Whisper"♪ (1985)
3
[1]
564March 9, 1985REO Speedwagon"Can't Fight This Feeling"
3
[1]
565March 30, 1985Phil Collins"One More Night"
2
[1]
566April 13, 1985USA for Africa"We Are the World"
4
[1]
567May 11, 1985Madonna"Crazy for You"
1
[1]
568May 18, 1985Simple Minds"Don't You (Forget About Me)"
1
[1]
569May 25, 1985Wham!"Everything She Wants"
2
[1]
570June 8, 1985Tears for Fears"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
2
[1]
571June 22, 1985Bryan Adams"Heaven"
2
[1]
572July 6, 1985Phil Collins"Sussudio"
1
[1]
573July 13, 1985Duran Duran"A View to a Kill"
2
[1]
574July 27, 1985Paul Young"Everytime You Go Away"
1
[1]
575August 3, 1985Tears for Fears"Shout"
3
[1]
576August 24, 1985Huey Lewis and the News"The Power of Love"
2
[1]
577September 7, 1985John Parr"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
2
[1]
578September 21, 1985Dire Straits"Money for Nothing"
3
[1]
579October 12, 1985Ready for the World"Oh Sheila"
1
[1]
580October 19, 1985a-ha"Take On Me"
1
[1]
581October 26, 1985Whitney Houston"Saving All My Love for You"
1
[1]
582November 2, 1985Stevie Wonder"Part-Time Lover"
1
[1]
583November 9, 1985Jan Hammer"Miami Vice Theme"
1
[1]
584November 16, 1985Starship"We Built This City"
2
[1]
585November 30, 1985Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin"Separate Lives"
1
[1]
586December 7, 1985Mr. Mister"Broken Wings"
2
[1]
587December 21, 1985Lionel Richie"Say You, Say Me"
4
[1]
1986
588January 18, 1986Dionne Warwick "That's What Friends Are For"♪ (1986)
4
[1]
589February 15, 1986Whitney Houston"How Will I Know"
2
[1]
590March 1, 1986Mr. Mister"Kyrie"
2
[1]
591March 15, 1986Starship"Sara"
1
[1]
592March 22, 1986Heart"These Dreams"
1
[1]
593March 29, 1986Falco"Rock Me Amadeus"
3
[1]
594April 19, 1986Prince and the Revolution"Kiss"
2
[1]
595May 3, 1986Robert Palmer"Addicted to Love"
1
[1]
596May 10, 1986Pet Shop Boys"West End Girls"
1
[1]
597May 17, 1986Whitney Houston"Greatest Love of All"
3
[1]
598June 7, 1986Madonna"Live to Tell"
1
[1]
599June 14, 1986Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald"On My Own"
3
[1]
600July 5, 1986Billy Ocean"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"
1
[1]
601July 12, 1986Simply Red"Holding Back the Years"
1
[1]
602July 19, 1986Genesis"Invisible Touch"
1
[1]
603July 26, 1986Peter Gabriel"Sledgehammer"
1
[1]
604August 2, 1986Peter Cetera"Glory of Love"
2
[1]
605August 16, 1986Madonna"Papa Don't Preach"
2
[1]
606August 30, 1986Steve Winwood"Higher Love"
1
[1]
607September 6, 1986Bananarama"Venus"
1
[1]
608September 13, 1986Berlin"Take My Breath Away"
1
[1]
609September 20, 1986Huey Lewis and the News"Stuck with You"
3
[1]
610October 11, 1986Janet Jackson"When I Think of You"
2
[1]
611October 25, 1986Cyndi Lauper"True Colors"
2
[1]
612November 8, 1986Boston"Amanda"
2
[1]
613November 22, 1986Human League"Human"
1
[1]
614November 29, 1986Bon Jovi"You Give Love a Bad Name"
1
[1]
615December 6, 1986Peter Cetera and Amy Grant"The Next Time I Fall"
1
[1]
616December 13, 1986Bruce Hornsby & the Range"The Way It Is"
1
[1]
617December 20, 1986The Bangles "Walk Like an Egyptian"♪ (1987)
4
[1]
1987
618January 17, 1987Gregory Abbott"Shake You Down"
1
[1]
619January 24, 1987Billy Vera and the Beaters"At This Moment"
2
[1]
620February 7, 1987Madonna"Open Your Heart"
1
[1]
621February 14, 1987Bon Jovi"Livin' on a Prayer"
4
[1]
622March 14, 1987Huey Lewis and the News"Jacob's Ladder"
1
[1]
623March 21, 1987Club Nouveau"Lean on Me"
2
[1]
624April 4, 1987Starship"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
2
[1]
625April 18, 1987Aretha Franklin and George Michael"I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)"
2
[1]
626May 2, 1987Cutting Crew"(I Just) Died in Your Arms"
2
[1]
627May 16, 1987U2"With or Without You"
3
[1]
628June 6, 1987Kim Wilde"You Keep Me Hangin' On"
1
[1]
629June 13, 1987Atlantic Starr"Always"
1
[1]
630June 20, 1987Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam"Head to Toe"
1
[1]
631June 27, 1987Whitney Houston"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
2
[1]
632July 11, 1987Heart"Alone"
3
[1]
633August 1, 1987Bob Seger"Shakedown"
1
[1]
634August 8, 1987U2"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
2
[1]
635August 22, 1987Madonna"Who's That Girl"
1
[1]
636August 29, 1987Los Lobos"La Bamba"
3
[1]
637September 19, 1987Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
1
[1]
638September 26, 1987Whitney Houston"Didn't We Almost Have It All"
2
[1]
639October 10, 1987Whitesnake"Here I Go Again"
1
[1]
640October 17, 1987Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam"Lost in Emotion"
1
[1]
641October 24, 1987Michael Jackson"Bad"
2
[1]
642November 7, 1987Tiffany"I Think We're Alone Now"
2
[1]
643November 21, 1987Billy Idol"Mony Mony"
1
[1]
644November 28, 1987Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
1
[1]
645December 5, 1987Belinda Carlisle"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
1
[1]
646December 12, 1987George Michael "Faith"♪ (1988)
4
[1]
1988
647January 9, 1988Whitney Houston"So Emotional"
1
[1]
648January 16, 1988George Harrison"Got My Mind Set on You"
1
[1]
649January 23, 1988Michael Jackson"The Way You Make Me Feel"
1
[1]
650January 30, 1988INXS"Need You Tonight"
1
[1]
651February 6, 1988Tiffany"Could've Been"
2
[1]
652February 20, 1988Exposé"Seasons Change"
1
[1]
653February 27, 1988George Michael"Father Figure"
2
[1]
654March 12, 1988Rick Astley"Never Gonna Give You Up"
2
[1]
655March 26, 1988Michael Jackson"Man in the Mirror"
2
[1]
656April 9, 1988Billy Ocean"Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car"
2
[1]
657April 23, 1988Whitney Houston"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
2
[1]
658May 7, 1988Terence Trent D'Arby"Wishing Well"
1
[1]
659May 14, 1988Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine"Anything for You"
2
[1]
660May 28, 1988George Michael"One More Try"
3
[1]
661June 18, 1988Rick Astley"Together Forever"
1
[1]
662June 25, 1988Debbie Gibson"Foolish Beat"
1
[1]
663July 2, 1988Michael Jackson"Dirty Diana"
1
[1]
664July 9, 1988Cheap Trick"The Flame"
2
[1]
665July 23, 1988Richard Marx"Hold On to the Nights"
1
[1]
666July 30, 1988Steve Winwood"Roll with It"
4
[1]
667August 27, 1988George Michael"Monkey"
2
[1]
668September 10, 1988Guns N' Roses"Sweet Child o' Mine"
2
[1]
669September 24, 1988Bobby McFerrin"Don't Worry, Be Happy"
2
[1]
670October 8, 1988Def Leppard"Love Bites"
1
[1]
671October 15, 1988UB40"Red Red Wine"
1
[1]
672October 22, 1988Phil Collins"A Groovy Kind of Love"
2
[1]
673November 5, 1988The Beach Boys"Kokomo"
1
[1]
674November 12, 1988The Escape Club"Wild, Wild West"
1
[1]
675November 19, 1988Bon Jovi"Bad Medicine"
2
[1]
676December 3, 1988Will to Power"Baby, I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley (Free Baby)"
1
[1]
677December 10, 1988Chicago"Look Away"♪ (1989)
2
[1]
678December 24, 1988Poison"Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
3
[1]
1989
679January 14, 1989Bobby Brown"My Prerogative"
1
[1]
680January 21, 1989Phil Collins"Two Hearts"
2
[1]
681February 4, 1989Sheriff"When I'm with You"
1
[1]
682February 11, 1989Paula Abdul"Straight Up"
3
[1]
683March 4, 1989Debbie Gibson"Lost in Your Eyes"
3
[1]
684March 25, 1989Mike + The Mechanics"The Living Years"
1
[1]
685April 1, 1989The Bangles"Eternal Flame"
1
[1]
686April 8, 1989Roxette"The Look"
1
[1]
687April 15, 1989Fine Young Cannibals"She Drives Me Crazy"
1
[1]
688April 22, 1989Madonna"Like a Prayer"
3
[1]
689May 13, 1989Bon Jovi"I'll Be There for You"
1
[1]
690May 20, 1989Paula Abdul"Forever Your Girl"
2
[1]
691June 3, 1989Michael Damian"Rock On"
1
[1]
692June 10, 1989Bette Midler"Wind Beneath My Wings"
1
[1]
693June 17, 1989New Kids on the Block"I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"
1
[1]
694June 24, 1989Richard Marx"Satisfied"
1
[1]
695July 1, 1989Milli Vanilli"Baby Don't Forget My Number"
1
[1]
696July 8, 1989Fine Young Cannibals"Good Thing"
1
[1]
697July 15, 1989Simply Red"If You Don't Know Me by Now"
1
[1]
698July 22, 1989Martika"Toy Soldiers"
2
[1]
699August 5, 1989Prince"Batdance"
1
[1]
700August 12, 1989Richard Marx"Right Here Waiting"
3
[1]
701September 2, 1989Paula Abdul"Cold Hearted"
1
[1]
702September 9, 1989New Kids on the Block"Hangin' Tough"
1
[1]
703September 16, 1989Gloria Estefan"Don't Wanna Lose You"
1
[1]
704September 23, 1989Milli Vanilli"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"
2
[1]
705October 7, 1989Janet Jackson "Miss You Much"
4
[1]
706November 4, 1989Roxette"Listen to Your Heart"
1
[1]
707November 11, 1989Bad English"When I See You Smile"
2
[1]
708November 25, 1989Milli Vanilli"Blame It on the Rain"
2
[1]
709December 9, 1989Billy Joel"We Didn't Start the Fire"
2
[1]
710December 23, 1989Phil Collins"Another Day in Paradise"
4
[1]

Statistics by decade

Artist by total number-one singles

The following artists achieved four or more number-one hits during the 1980s.

Artist Number ones
Michael Jackson 9
Madonna 7
Whitney Houston 7
Phil Collins 7
George Michael 5
Lionel Richie 5
Daryl Hall & John Oates 5
Stevie Wonder 4
Bon Jovi 4
Prince 4
  • Note: For singer George Michael, if Wham! is included, this would give George Michael 8 #1 Songs.
  • Note: For singer Phil Collins, if Genesis is included, this would give Phil Collins 8 #1 songs.

Artists by total number of weeks at number one

The following artists were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during the 1980s.

Artist Weeks at number one
Michael Jackson 27
Lionel Richie 21
Paul McCartney 16
George Michael 16
Stevie Wonder 15
Madonna 15
Olivia Newton-John 14
Diana Ross 13
Whitney Houston 13
Phil Collins 13
Daryl Hall & John Oates 12
  • Please note that for Singer George Michael, Wham! and Aretha Franklin are counted towards the total number of weeks on the charts.
  • When adding the weeks for all of Phil Collins' number-one singles during the 1980s, it comes out to 15. (This does not include the Genesis song "Invisible Touch".) However, "Another Day in Paradise" spent its final two weeks at number one in 1990—January 6 and 13—so those two weeks do not count toward his tally in the 1980s.

Songs by total number of weeks at number one

The following songs were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during the 1980s.

Weeks at
number one		 Song Artist(s)
10 "Physical" Olivia Newton-John
9 "Bette Davis Eyes" Kim Carnes
"Endless Love" Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8 "Every Breath You Take" The Police
7 "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
"Ebony and Ivory" Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
"Billie Jean" Michael Jackson
6 "Call Me" Blondie
"Lady" Kenny Rogers
"Centerfold" The J. Geils Band
"Eye of the Tiger" Survivor
"Flashdance... What a Feeling" Irene Cara
"Say, Say, Say" Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
"Like a Virgin" Madonna
5 "When Doves Cry" Prince
"Jump" Van Halen

See also

References
  1. "Hot 100 55th Anniversary: Every No. 1 Song (1958-2013)". Billboard. August 2, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2014. No. 1 hits during the 1980s
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