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During the 1980s the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio stations. 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".
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
Artist(s) 1 "Call Me" Blondie: 2 "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" Pink Floyd: 3 "Magic" Olivia Newton-John: 4 "Rock with You" Michael Jackson: 5 "Do That to Me One More Time" Captain & Tennille: 6 "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Queen: 7 "Coming Up" Paul McCartney: 8 "Funkytown" Lipps Inc. 9 "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" Billy Joel: 10 ...
Every song that went to number one for 1980 stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 over 20 weeks. [citation needed] That year, six acts hit number one for the first time, such as Queen, Pink Floyd, Lipps Inc., Billy Joel, Christopher Cross, and Kenny Rogers. John Lennon was the fourth artist to hit number one posthumously, after his death in December ...
Against the Wind (Bob Seger song) Agnes (Donnie Iris song) Ah! Leah! Ai Giri Giri; Ai No Corrida (song) Ain't Even Done with the Night; Ain't No Money; Al Andar; Alabama Getaway; All About You (Rolling Stones song) All for Leyna; All I Am (Lynsey de Paul and Susan Sheridan song) All I Wanna Do (Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons song) All Night Long (Joe ...
"Dreamin'" ("Dreaming" in US) is a song recorded by Cliff Richard from his 1980 album, I'm No Hero. The track was the first of three singles released and was the biggest hit from the album, becoming a top-ten hit in numerous countries including the UK and the US where it became his third and last top ten hit.
The song was subsequently performed on a number of Bowie tours. Musically the track was notable for its lead guitar work by Robert Fripp and distinctive synthesized percussion. The lyrics, sung by Bowie in his Cockney accent, charted a woman's withdrawal from the world and descent into madness ("When I looked in her eyes they were blue but ...
List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1980 which peaked in 1979 Top ten entry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in top ten October 20 "Still" Commodores: 1 November 17 13 November 3 "Babe" Styx: 1 December 8 11 November 24 "Send One Your Love" Stevie Wonder: 4 December 22 10 December 1 "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" Rupert ...