Billboard Hot 100 #1 Singles 1980-1989

Billboard Magazine was founded in 1894 as a general entertainment publication, but by the 1980s it had narrowed its focus exclusively to music. Each week, Billboard publishes the Hot 100 and Hot 200 lists both for specific genres of music and for popular music overall, ranking the top singles in the United States for that week. The following list is every single that reached #1 on the Hot 100 chart for the years 1980 through 1989 in chronological order.

04/09/18: Please Don't Go by KC and the Sunshine Band (01/05/80)

04/23/18: Escape (The Piña Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes (12/22/79 through 12/29/79, and 01/12/80)

04/30/18: Rock with You by Michael Jackson (01/19/80 through 02/09/80)

05/21/18: Do That to Me One More Time by Captain and Tennille (02/16/80)

06/11/18: Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen (02/23/80 through 03/15/80)

04/16/18: Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) by Pink Floyd (03/22/80 through 04/12/80)

07/23/18: Call Me by Blondie (04/19/80 through 05/24/80)
08/13/18: Funkytown by Lipps, Inc. (05/31/80 through 06/21/80)
09/03/18: Coming Up by Paul McCartney (06/28/80 through 07/12/80)

09/17/18: It's Still Rock and Roll to Me by Billy Joel (07/19/80 through 07/26/80)

10/08/18: Magic by Olivia Newton-John (08/02/80 through 08/23/80)
11/05/18: Sailing by Christopher Cross (08/30/80)

11/19/18: Upside Down by Diana Ross (09/06/80 through 09/24/80)

12/10/18: Another One Bites the Dust by Queen (10/04/80 through 10/18/80)

12/17/18: Woman in Love by Barbra Streisand (10/25/80 through 11/08/80)

12/31/18: Lady by Kenny Rogers (11/15/80 through 12/20/80)

01/21/19: (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon (12/27/80 through 01/24/81)

12/24/18: The Tide Is High by Blondie (01/31/81)
02/18/19: Celebration by Kool and the Gang (02/07/81 through 02/14/81)
03/04/19: 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton (02/21/81 and 03/14/81)
02/25/19: I Love a Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbitt (02/28/81 through 03/07/81)
03/18/19: Keep on Lovin' You by REO Speedwagon (03/21/81)
04/01/19: Rapture by Blondie (03/28/81 through 04/04/81)
04/15/19: Kiss On My List by Hall and Oates (04/11/81 through 04/25/81)

04/29/19: Morning Train (Nine to Five) by Sheena Easton (05/02/81 through 05/09/81)

05/13/19: Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes (05/16/81 through 06/13/81 and 06/27/81 through 07/18/81)

05/27/19: Stars on 45 Medley by Stars on 45 (06/20/81)
06/17/19: The One That You Love by Air Supply (07/25/81)
06/24/19: Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield (08/01/81 through 08/08/81)
07/22/19: Endless Love by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (08/15/81 through 10/10/81)

08/26/19: Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) by Christopher Cross (10/17/81 through 10/31/81)

09/02/19: Private Eyes by Hall and Oates (11/07/81 through 11/14/81)
09/16/19: Physical by Olivia Newton-John (11/21/81 through 01/23/82)
10/14/19: I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) by Hall and Oates (01/30/82)
10/28/19: Centerfold by the J. Geils Band (02/06/82 through 03/13/82)
12/02/19: I Love Rock 'n Roll by Joan Jett (03/20/82 through 05/01/82)
01/06/20: Chariots of Fire by Vangelis (05/08/82)

12/30/19: Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (05/15/82 through 06/26/82)

09/30/19: Don't You Want Me by the Human League (07/03/82 through 07/17/82)
03/02/20: Eye of the Tiger by Survivor (07/24/82 through 08/28/82)
03/16/20: Abracadabra by the Steve Miller Band (09/04/82 and 09/25/82)
03/23/20: Hard to Say I'm Sorry by Chicago (09/11/82 through 09/18/82)
03/30/20: Jack and Diane by John Mellencamp (10/02/82 through 10/23/82)
04/20/20: Who Can It Be Now? by Men at Work (10/30/82)

04/27/20: Up Where We Belong by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes (11/06/82 through 11/20/82)

05/18/20: Truly by Lionel Richie (11/27/82 through 12/04/82)
06/01/20: Mickey by Toni Basil (12/11/82)
06/15/20: Maneater by Hall and Oates (12/18/82 through 01/08/83)
06/29/20: Down Under by Men at Work (01/15/83 through 01/29/83 and 02/12/83)
07/06/20: Africa by Toto (02/05/83)

07/20/20: Baby, Come to Me by Patti Austin and James Ingram (02/19/83 through 02/26/83)

07/27/20: Billie Jean by Michael Jackson (03/05/83 through 04/16/83)
03/09/20: Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners (04/23/83)
08/10/20: Beat It by Michael Jackson (04/30/83 through 05/14/83)
08/17/20: Let's Dance by David Bowie (05/21/83)
09/14/20: Flashdance . . . What a Feeling by Irene Cara (05/28/83 through 07/02/83)
09/21/20: Every Breath You Take by the Police (07/09/83 through 08/27/83)
11/02/20: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics (09/03/83)
11/09/20: Maniac by Michael Sembello (09/10/83 through 09/17/83)
11/23/20: Tell Her About It by Billy Joel (09/24/83)
08/21/17: Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler (10/01/83 through 10/22/83)

12/14/20: Islands in the Stream by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton (10/29/83 through 11/05/83)

12/28/20: All Night Long (All Night) by Lionel Richie (11/12/83 through 12/03/8/3)

01/11/21: Say Say Say by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson (12/10/83 through 01/14/84)

02/08/21: Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes (01/21/84 through 01/28/84)
11/30/20: Karma Chameleon by Culture Club (02/04/84 through 02/18/84)
02/15/21: Jump by Van Halen (02/25/84 through 03/24/84)
03/15/21: Footloose by Kenny Loggins (03/31/84 through 04/14/84)

03/22/21: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) by Phil Collins (04/21/84 through 05/05/84)

03/08/21: Hello by Lionel Richie (05/12/84 through 05/19/84)
04/05/21: Let's Hear It for the Boy by Denice Williams (05/26/84 through 06/02/84)
04/19/21: Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper (06/09/84 through 06/16/84)
03/29/21: The Reflex by Duran Duran (06/23/84 through 06/30/84)
05/10/21: When Doves Cry by Prince (07/07/84 through 08/04/84)
05/17/21: Ghostbusters by Ray Parker, Jr. (08/11/84 through 08/25/84)
05/31/21: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner (09/01/84 through 09/15/84)
06/14/21: Missing You by John Waite (09/22/84)
06/21/21: Let's Go Crazy by Prince (09/29/84 through 10/06/84)

06/07/21: I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder (10/20/84 through 10/27/84)

07/05/21: Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run) by Billy Ocean (11/03/84 through 11/10/84)

04/12/21: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham! (11/17/84 through 12/01/84)
07/11/22: Out of Touch by Hall and Oates (12/08/84 through 12/15/84)
08/01/22: Like a Virgin by Madonna (12/22/84 through 01/26/85)
08/08/22: I Want to Know What Love Is by Foreigner (02/02/85 through 02/09/85)
05/24/21: Careless Whisper by Wham! (02/16/85 through 03/02/85)

I Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon (03/09/85 through 03/23/85)
One More Night by Phil Collins (03/30/85 through 04/06/85)
We Are the World by USA for Africa (04/13/85 through 05/04/85)
Crazy for You by Madonna (05/11/85)
Don't You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds (05/18/85)
Everything She Wants by Wham! (05/25/85 through 06/01/85)
Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears (06/08/85 through 06/15/85)
Heaven by Bryan Adams (06/22/85 through 06/29/85)
Sussudio by Phil Collins (07/06/85)
A View to a Kill by Duran Duran (07/13/85 through 07/20/85)
Every Time You Go Away by Paul Young (07/27/85)
Shout by Tears for Fears (08/03/85 through 08/17/85)
The Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the News (08/24/85 through 08/31/85)
St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) by John Parr (09/07/85 through 09/14/85)
Money for Nothing by Dire Straits (09/21/85 through 10/05/85)
Oh Sheila by Ready for the World (10/12/85)
Take On Me by A-Ha (10/19/85)
Saving All My Love for You by Whitney Houston (10/26/85)
Part-Time Lover by Stevie Wonder (11/02/85)
Miami Vice Theme by Jan Hammer (11/09/85)
We Built This City by Starship (11/16/85 through 11/23/85)
Separate Lives by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin (11/30/85)
Broken Wings by Mr. Mister (12/07/85 through 12/14/85)
Say You, Say Me by Lionel Richie (12/21/85 through 01/11/86)

That's What Friends Are For by Dionne Warwick and Friends (01/18/86 through 02/08/86)

How Will I Know by Whitney Houston (02/15/86 through 02/22/86)
Kyrie by Mr. Mister (03/01/86 through 03/08/86)
Sara by Starship (03/15/86)
These Dreams by Heart (03/22/86)
Rock Me Amadeus by Falco (03/29/86 through 04/12/86)
/iss by Prince (04/19/86 through 04/26/86)
Addicted to Love by Robert Palmer (05/03/86)
West End Girls by the Pet Shop Boys (05/10/86)
The Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston (05/17/86 through 05/31/86)
Live to Tell by Madonna (06/07/86)
On My Own by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald (06/14/86 through 06/26)
There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) by Billy Ocean (07/05/86)
Holding Back the Years by Simply Red (07/12/86)
Invisible Touch by Genesis (07/19/86)
Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel (07/26/86)
Glory of Love by Peter Cetera (08/02/86 through 08/09/86)
Papa Don't Preach by Madonna (08/16/86 through 08/23/86)
Higher Love by Steve Winwood (08/30/86)
Venus by Bananarama (09/06/86)
Take My Breath Away by Berlin (09/13/86)
Stuck with You by Huey Lewis and the News (09/20/86 through 10/04/86)
When I Think of You by Janet Jackson (10/11/86 through 10/18/86)
True Colors by Cyndi Lauper (10/25/86 through 11/01/86)

07/17/17: Amanda by Boston (11/08/86 through 11/15/86)

Human by the Human League (11/22/86)
You Give Love a Bad Name by Bon Jovi (11/29/86)
The Next Time I Fall by Peter Cetera and Amy Grant (12/06/86)
The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby and the Range (12/13/86)
Walk Like an Egyptian by the Bangles (12/20/86 through 01/10/87)
Shake You Down by Gregory Abbott (01/17/87)
At This Moment by Billy Vera and the Beaters (01/24/87 through 01/31/87)
Open Your Heart by Madonna (02/074/87)
Livin' On a Prayer by Bon Jovi (02/14/87 through 03/07/87)
Jacob's Ladder by Huey Lewis and the News (03/14/87)
Lean On Me by Club Nouveau (03/21/87 through 03/28/87)
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship (04/04/87 through 04/11/87)

I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) by Aretha Franklin and George Michael (04/18/87 through 04/25/87)

(I Just) Died in Your Arms by the Cutting Crew (05/02/87 through 05/09/87)
With or Without You by U2 (05/16/87 through 05/30/87)
You Keep Me Hangin' On by Kim Wilde (06/06/87)
Always by Atlantic Starr (06/13/87)
Head to Toe by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam (06/20/87)

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) by Whitney Houston (06/27/87 through 07/04/87)

Alone by Heart (07/11/87 through 07/25/87)
Shakedown by Bob Seger (08/01/87)
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by U2 (08/08/87 through 08/15/87)
Who's That Girl by Madonna (08/22/87)
La Bamba by Los Lobos (08/29/87 through 09/12/87)
I Just Can't Stop Loving You by Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett (09/19/87)
Didn't We Almost Have It All by Whitney Houston (09/26/87 through 10/03/87)
Here I Go Again by Whitesnake (10/10/87)
Lost in Emotion by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam (10/17/87)
Bad by Michael Jackson (10/24/87 through 10/31/87)
I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany (11/07/87 through 11/14/87)
Mony Mony by Billy Idol (11/21/87)
(I've Had) the Time of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (11/28/87)
Heaven Is a Place On Earth by Belinda Carlisle (12/05/87)
Faith by George Michael (12/12/87 through 01/02/88)
So Emotional by Whitney Houston (01/09/88)
Got My Mind Set On You by George Harrison (01/16/88)
The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson (01/23/88)
Need You Tonight by INXS (01/30/88)
Could've Been by Tiffany (02/06/88 through 02/13/88)
Seasons Change by Exposé (02/20/88)
Father Figure by George Michael (02/27/88 through 03/05/88)
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley (03/12/88 through 03/19/88)
Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson (03/26/88 through 04/02/88)
Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car by Billy Ocean (04/09/88 through 04/16/88)
Where Do Broken Hearts Go by Whitney Houston (04/23/88 through 04/30/87)
Wishing Well by Terence Trent d'Arby (05/07/88)

Anything for You by Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine (05/14/88 through 05/21/88)

One More Try by George Michael (05/28/88 through 06/11/88)
Together Forever by Rick Astley (06/18/88)
Foolish Beat by Debbie Gibson (06/25/88)
Dirty Diana by Michael Jackson (07/02/88)
The Flame by Cheap Trick (07/09/88 through 07/16/88)
Hold On to the Night by Richard Marx (07/23/87)
Roll With It by Steve Winwood (07/30/88 through 08/20/88)
Monkey by George Michael (08/27/88 through 09/03/88)
Sweet Child O'Mine by Guns 'n Roses (09/10/88 through 09/17/88)
Don't Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin (09/24/88 through 10/01/88)
Love Bites by Def Leppard (10/08/88)

10/26/20: Red Red Wine by UB40 (10/15/88)

A Groovy Kind of Love by Phil Collins (10/22/88 through 10/29/88)
Kokomo by the Beach Boys (11/05/88)
Wild, Wild West by the Escape Club (11/12/88)
Bad Medicine by Bon Jovi (11/19/88 through 11/26/88)
Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird by Will to Power (12/03/88)
Look Away by Chicago (12/10/88 through 12/17/88)
Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison (12/24/88 through 01/07/89)
My Prerogative by Bobby Brown (01/14/89)
Two Hearts by Phil Collins (01/21/89 through 01/25/89)
When I'm With You by Sheriff (02/04/89)
Straight Up by Paula Abdul (02/11/89 through 02/25/89)
Lost in Your Eyes by Debbie Gibson (03/04/89 through 03/18/89)
The Living Years by Mike and the Mechanics (03/25/89)
Eternal Flame by the Bangles (04/01/89)
The Look by Roxette (04/08/89)
She Drives Me Crazy by Fine Young Cannibals (04/15/89)
Like a Prayer by Madonna (04/22/89 through 05/06/89)
I'll Be There for You by Bon Jovi (05/13/89)
Forever Your Girl by Paula Abdul (05/20/89 through 05/27/89)
Rock On by Michael Damian (06/03/89)
Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler (06/10/89)
I'll Be Loving You (Forever) by the New Kids On the Block (06/17/89)
Satisfied by Richard Marx (06/24/89)
Baby Don't Forget My Number by Milli Vanilli (07/01/89)
Good Thing by Fine Young Cannibals (07/08/89)
If You Don't Know Me By Now by Simply Red (07/15/89)
Toy Soldiers by Martika (07/22/89 through 07/29/89)
Batdance by Prince (08/05/89)
Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx (08/12/89 through 08/26/89)
Cold Hearted by Paula Abdul (09/02/89)
Hangin' Tough by the New Kids on the Block (09/09/89)
Don't Want to Lose You by Gloria Estefan (09/16/89)
Girl I'm Gonna Miss You by Milli Vanilli (09/23/89 through 09/30/89)
Miss You Much by Janet Jackson (10/07/89 through 10/28/89)
Listen to Your Heart by Roxette (11/04/89)
When I See You Smile by Bad English (11/11/89 through 11/18/89)
Blame It On the Rain by Milli Vanilli (11/25/89 through 12/02/89)
We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel (12/09/89 through 12/16/89)
Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins (12/23/89 through 01/13/90)

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