Ads
related to: 80s r and b hits
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums that have reached number one in 1980. Chart history. Issue date Album ... R&B number-one hits of 1980 (USA)
Billboard published a weekly chart in 1980 ranking the top-performing singles in the United States in soul music and related African American-oriented genres; the chart has undergone various name changes over the decades to reflect the evolution of black music and since 2005, has been published as Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. [1]
From November 30, 1963 to January 23, 1965 there was no Billboard R&B singles chart. Some publications have used Cashbox magazine's stats in their place. No specific reason has ever been given as to why Billboard ceased releasing R&B charts, but the prevailing wisdom is that the chart methodology used was being questioned, since more and more white acts were reaching number-one on the R&B chart.
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.
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). Madonna ranked as the most successful female artist of the 1980s, with 7 songs and 15 weeks atop the chart.
80 "I Pledge My Love" Peaches & Herb: 81 "The Long Run" Eagles: 82 "Stand by Me" Mickey Gilley: 83 "Heartbreaker" Pat Benatar: 84 "Déjà Vu" Dionne Warwick: 85 "Drivin' My Life Away" Eddie Rabbitt: 86 "Take the Long Way Home" Supertramp: 87 "Sara" Fleetwood Mac: 88 "Wait for Me" Daryl Hall & John Oates: 89 "Jojo" Boz Scaggs: 90 "September Morn ...
List of Hot R&B Singles & Tracks number ones of 1999; List of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number ones of 2000;
Aug 1969 – Jul 1973 Best Selling Soul Singles Jul 1973 – Jun 1982 Hot Soul Singles Jun 1982 – Oct 1990 Hot Black Singles Oct 1990 – Jan 1999 Hot R&B Singles Jan 1999 – Dec 1999 Hot R&B Singles & Tracks Dec 1999 – Apr 2005 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks April 2005 – present Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Lists are alphabetical by year.