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Whitburn, Joel (2004), Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003, Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, ISBN 0-89820-156-X, archived from the original on 2010-03-16; Some weeks may also be found at Billboard magazine courtesy of Google Books: 1980—1984
Michael Jackson's Thriller (LP cuts) remained atop the Dance/Disco Top 80 chart for 11 weeks, the longest in history. Madonna achieved her first number-one single on the chart with "Holiday"/"Lucky Star". [11] 1984: Prince's "When Doves Cry" topped the Dance/Disco Top 80 chart for six consecutive weeks, longer than any other singles that year ...
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 12-inch Singles Sales chart was launched in 1985 to compile the best-selling dance singles based on retail sales across the United States. The word "disco" was removed from the title of the section of both charts beginning on September 19, 1987. Billboard retitled the section Hot Dance Music on October 24, 1987. [1] [2]
This is a list of songs that have peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the magazine's national singles charts that preceded it. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States, currently monitoring the most popular singles in terms of popular radio play, single purchases and online streaming.
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.
Whitburn, Joel (2004), Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003, Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, ISBN 0-89820-156-X Some weeks may also be found at Billboard magazine courtesy of Google Books : 1980—1984 .
For weeks January 1—November 5, 1983, information taken from: Whitburn, Joel (2004), Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003, Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, ISBN 0-89820-156-X Some weeks may also be found at Billboard magazine courtesy of Google Books : 1980—1984 .