UK Chart #1 Singles 1980-1989

The music charts of the United Kingdom not only use a very different methodology for determining the rankings of various singles, they also reflect a different market from that tracked by either Billboard or Cash Box. Consequently, the list of top songs is very different: Artists who never even scored notable hits in the United States topped the charts multiple times in the U.K. Some artists who dominated the American music scene barely register as a faint blip on the radar screen in the U.K. This really should not come as a surprise - even though some Americans don't seem to realize this, the U.K. is a different country from the United States.

Because the 1980s Project is intended to reflect my thoughts on the music of the era, I am including the chart-topping songs from the U.K. charts in my review. I spent a decent chunk of the 1980s outside of the United States, first in what was then Zaire (which is now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo), then later in Nigeria, and then part-time in Togo. In those countries, the English-language music I was exposed to often reflected the U.K. charts as much as it reflected the U.S. charts. The following list is comprised of all of the #1 singles from the U.K. Chart in chronological order for the years 1980 through 1989:

04/16/18: Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) by Pink Floyd (5 weeks starting on 12/15/79)

05/07/18: Brass in Pocket by the Pretenders (2 weeks starting on 01/19/80)

05/14/18: The Special A.K.A. Live! [Too Much Too Young] by The Special A.K.A. featuring Rico (2 weeks starting on 02/02/80)

05/28/18: Coward of the County by Kenny Rogers (2 weeks starting on 02/16/80)
06/18/18: Atomic by Blondie (2 weeks starting on 03/01/80)
07/02/18: Together We Are Beautiful by Fern Kinney (the week of 03/15/80)

07/09/18: Going Underground/Dreams of Children by the Jam (3 weeks starting on 03/22/80)

07/16/18: Working My Way Back to You – Forgive Me Girl by the Spinners (2 weeks starting on 04/12/80)

07/23/18: Call Me by Blondie (the week of 04/26/80)
07/30/18: Geno by Dexys Midnight Runners (2 weeks starting on 05/03/80)
08/06/18: What's Another Year by Johnny Logan (2 weeks starting on 05/17/80)

08/20/18: Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide is Painless) by the Mash (3 weeks starting on 05/31/80)

08/27/18: Crying by Don McLean (3 weeks starting on 06/21/80)

09/24/18: Xanadu by Olivia Newton-John and the Electric Light Orchestra (2 weeks starting on 07/12/80)

10/01/18: Use It Up and Wear It Out by Odyssey (2 weeks starting on 07/26/80)
10/15/18: The Winner Takes It All by ABBA (2 weeks starting on 08/09/80)
10/29/18: Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie (2 weeks starting on 08/23/80)
11/12/18: Start! by the Jam (the week of 09/06/80)
11/26/18: Feels Like I'm in Love by Kelly Marie (2 weeks starting on 09/13/80)
12/03/18: Don't Stand So Close to Me by the Police (4 weeks starting on 09/27/80)
12/17/18: Woman in Love by Barbra Streisand (3 weeks starting on 10/25/1980)
12/24/18: The Tide Is High by Blondie (2 weeks starting on 11/15/80)
01/07/19: Super Trouper by ABBA (3 weeks starting on 11/29/80)
01/21/19: (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon (the week of 12/20/80)

01/28/19: There's No One Quite Like Grandma by St. Winifred's School Choir (2 weeks starting on 12/27/80)

02/04/19: Imagine by John Lennon (4 weeks starting on 01/10/81)
02/11/19: Woman by John Lennon (2 weeks starting on 02/07/81)

03/11/19: Shaddap You Face by Joe Dolce Music Theatre (3 weeks starting on 02/21/81)

03/25/19: Jealous Guy by Roxy Music (2 weeks on 03/14/81)
04/08/09: This Ole House by Shakin' Stevens (3 weeks starting on 03/28/81)
04/22/19: Making Your Mind Up by Bucks Fizz (3 weeks starting on 04/18/81)
05/06/19: Stand and Deliver by Adam and the Ants (5 weeks starting on 05/09/81)
05/20/19: Being with You by Smokey Robinson (2 weeks starting on 06/13/81)
06/03/19: One Day In Your Life by Michael Jackson (2 weeks starting on 06/27/81)
06/10/19: Ghost Town by the Specials (3 weeks starting on 07/11/81)
07/08/19: Green Door by Shakin' Stevens (4 weeks starting on 08/01/81)
07/29/19: Japanese Boy by Aneka (the week of 08/29/81)
08/05/19: Tainted Love by Soft Cell (2 weeks starting on 09/05/81)
08/12/19: Prince Charming by Adam and the Ants (4 weeks starting on 09/19/81)

08/19/19: It's My Party by Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin (4 weeks starting on 10/17/81)

09/09/19: Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic by the Police (the week of 11/14/81)
02/08/16: Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie (2 weeks starting on 11/21/81)

09/23/19: Begin The Beguine (Volver A Empezar) by Julio Iglesias (the week of 12/05/81)

09/30/19: Don't You Want Me by the Human League (5 weeks starting on 12/12/81)
10/07/19: The Land of Make Believe by Bucks Fizz (2 weeks starting on 01/16/82)
10/21/19: Oh Julie by Shakin' Stevens (the week of 01/30/82)
11/04/19: Computer Love/The Model by Kraftwerk (the week of 02/06/82)
11/11/19: Town Called Malice/Precious by the Jam (3 weeks starting on 02/13/82)
11/18/19: The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Tight Fit (3 weeks starting on 03/06/82)
12/09/19: Seven Tears by the Goombay Dance Band (3 weeks starting on 03/27/82)
12/23/19: My Camera Never Lies by Bucks Fizz (the week of 04/17/82)

12/30/19: Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (3 weeks starting on 04/24/82)

01/13/20: A Little Peace by Nicole (2 weeks starting on 05/15/82)
01/20/20: House of Fun by Madness (2 weeks starting on 05/29/82)
01/27/20: Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant (2 weeks starting on 06/12/82)
02/03/20: I've Never Been to Me by Charlene (the week of 06/26/82)
02/10/20: Happy Talk by Captain Sensible (2 weeks starting on 07/03/82)
02/17/20: Fame by Irene Cara (3 weeks starting on 07/17/82)

03/09/20: Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express (4 weeks starting on 08/07/82)

03/02/20: Eye of the Tiger by Survivor (4 weeks starting on 09/04/82)
04/06/20: Pass the Dutchie by Musical Youth (3 weeks starting on 10/02/82)

04/13/20: Do You Really Want to Hurt Me by Culture Club (3 weeks starting on 10/23/82)

05/04/20: I Don't Wanna Dance by Eddy Grant (3 weeks starting on 11/13/82)
05/25/20: Beat Surrender by the Jam (2 weeks starting on 12/04/82)
06/08/20: Save Your Love by Renée and Renato (4 weeks starting on 12/18/82)
06/22/20: You Can't Hurry Love by Phil Collins (2 weeks starting on 01/15/83)
06/29/20: Down Under by Men at Work (3 weeks starting on 01/29/83)
07/13/20: Too Shy by Kajagoogoo (2 weeks starting on 02/19/83)
07/27/20: Billie Jean by Michael Jackson (the week of 03/05/83)
08/21/17: Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler (2 weeks starting on 03/12/83)

08/03/20: Is There Something I Should Know? by Duran Duran (2 weeks starting on 03/26/83)

08/17/20: Let's Dance by David Bowie (3 weeks starting on 04/09/83)
08/31/20: True by Spandau Ballet (4 weeks starting on 04/30/83)
09/07/20: Candy Girl by New Edition (the week of 05/28/83)
09/21/20: Every Breath You Take by the Police (4 weeks starting on 06/04/83)
09/28/20: Baby Jane by Rod Stewart (3 weeks starting on 07/02/83)

10/12/20: Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) by Paul Young (3 weeks starting on 07/23/83)

10/19/20: Give It Up by KC and the Sunshine Band (3 weeks starting on 08/13/83)
10/26/20: Red Red Wine by UB40 (3 weeks starting on 09/03/83)
11/30/20: Karma Chameleon by Culture Club (6 weeks starting on 09/24/83)
12/21/20: Uptown Girl by Billy Joel (5 weeks starting on 11/05/83)
01/04/21: Only You by the Flying Pickets (5 weeks starting on 12/10/83)
01/25/21: Pipes of Peace by Paul McCartney (2 weeks starting on 01/14/84)
02/01/21: Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood (5 weeks starting on 01/28/84)
02/22/21: 99 Red Balloons by Nena (3 weeks starting on 03/03/84)
03/08/21: Hello by Lionel Richie (6 weeks starting on 03/24/84)
03/29/21: The Reflex by Duran Duran (4 weeks starting on 05/05/84)
04/12/21: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham! (2 weeks starting on 06/02/84)
04/26/21: Two Tribes by Frankie Goes to Hollywood (9 weeks starting on 06/16/84)
05/24/21: Careless Whisper by George Michael (3 weeks starting on 08/18/84)

06/07/21: I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder (6 weeks starting on 09/08/84)

06/28/21: Freedom by Wham! (3 weeks starting on 10/20/84)
07/19/21: I Feel for You by Chaka Khan (3 weeks starting on 11/10/84)
07/26/21: I Should Have Known Better by Jim Diamond (the week of 12/01/84)
07/04/22: The Power of Love by Frankie Goes to Hollywood (the week of 12/08/84)
07/25/84: Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid (5 weeks starting on 12/15/84)
08/08/22: I Want to Know What Love Is by Foreigner (3 weeks starting on 01/19/85)

11/03/25: I Know Him So Well by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson (4 weeks starting on 02/09/85)

11/10/25: You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) by Dead or Alive (2 weeks starting on 03/09/85)

11/24/25: Easy Lover by Philip Bailey and Phil Collins (4 weeks starting on 03/23/85)

We Are the World by USA for Africa (2 weeks starting on 04/20/85)
Move Closer by Phyllis Nelson (the week of 05/04/85)
19 by Paul Hardcastle (5 weeks starting on 05/11/85)
You'll Never Walk Alone by the Crowd (2 weeks starting on 06/15/85)
Frankie by Sister Sledge (4 weeks starting on 06/29/85)
There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart) by Eurythmics (the week of 07/27/85)
Into the Groove by Madonna (4 weeks starting on 08/03/85)
I Got You Babe by UB40 and Chrissie Hynde (the week of 08/31/85)
Dancing in the Street by David Bowie and Mick Jagger (4 weeks starting on 09/07/85)
If I Was by Midge Ure (the week of 10/05/85)
The Power of Love by Jennifer Rush (5 weeks starting on 10/12/85
A Good Heart by Feargal Sharkey (2 weeks starting on 11/16/85)
I'm Your Man by Wham! (2 weeks starting on 11/30/85)
Saving All My Love for You by Whitney Houston (2 weeks starting on 12/14/85)
Merry Christmas Everyone by the Shakin' Stevens (2 weeks starting on 12/28/85)
West End Girls by the Pet Shop Boys (2 weeks starting on 01/11/86)
The Sun Always Shines on T.V. by A-Ha (2 weeks starting on 01/25/86)

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going by Billy Ocean (4 weeks starting on 02/08/86)

Chain Reaction by Diana Ross (3 weeks starting on 03/08/86)
Living Doll by Cliff Richard and the Young Ones (3 weeks starting on 03/29/86)
A Different Corner by George Michael (3 weeks starting on 04/19/86)
Rock Me Amadeus by Falco (the week of 05/10/86)
The Chicken Song by Spitting Image (3 weeks starting on 05/17/86)
Spirit in the Sky by Doctor and the Medics (3 weeks starting on 06/07/86)
The Edge of Heaven by Wham! (2 weeks starting on 06/28/86)
Papa Don't Preach by Madonna (3 weeks starting on 07/12/86)
The Lady in Red by Chris de Burgh (3 weeks starting on 08/02/86)
I Want to Wake Up with You by Boris Gardner (3 weeks starting on 08/23/86)
Don't Leave Me This Way by the Communards (4 weeks starting on 09/13/86)
True Blue by Madonna (the week of 10/11/86)
Every Loser Wins by Nick Berry (3 weeks starting on 10/18/86)
Take My Breath Away by Berlin (4 weeks starting on 11/08/86)
The Final Countdown by Europe (2 weeks starting on 12/06/86)
Caravan of Love by the Housemartins (the week of 12/20/86)

Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town) by Jackie Wilson (4 weeks starting on 12/27/86)

Jack Your Body by Steve "Silk" Hurley (2 weeks starting on 01/24/87)

I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) by Aretha Franklin and George Michael (2 weeks starting on 02/07/87)

Stand by Me by Ben E. King (3 weeks starting on 02/21/87)
Everything I Own by Boy George (2 weeks starting on 03/14/87)
Respectable by Mel and Kim (the week of 03/28/87)
Let It Be by Ferry Aid (3 weeks starting on 04/04/87)
La Isla Bonita by Madonna (2 weeks starting on 04/25/87)
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship (05/09/87)

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) by Whitney Houston (2 weeks starting on 06/06/87)

Star Trekkin' by the Firm (2 weeks starting on 06/20/87)
It's a Sin by the Pet Shop Boys (3 weeks starting on 07/04/87)
Who's That Girl by Madonna (the week of 07/25/87)
La Bamba by Los Lobos (2 weeks starting on 08/01/87)

I Just Can't Stop Loving You by Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett (2 weeks starting on 08/15/87)

Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley (5 weeks starting on 08/29/87)

Pump Up the Volume/Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance) by MARRS (2 weeks starting on 10/03/87)

You Win Again by the Bees Gees (4 weeks starting on 10/17/87)
China in Your Hand by T'Pau (5 weeks starting on 11/14/87)
Always on My Mind by the Pet Shop Boys (4 weeks starting on 12/19/87)
Heaven Is a Place on Earth by Belinda Carlisle (2 weeks starting on 01/16/88)
I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany (3 weeks starting on 01/30/88)
I Should Be So Lucky by Kylie Minogue (5 weeks starting on 02/20/88)
Don't Turn Around by Aswad (2 weeks starting on 03/26/88)
Heart by the Pet Shop Boys (3 weeks starting on 04/09/88)
Theme from S-Express by S-Express (2 weeks starting on 04/30/88)
Perfect by Fairground Attraction (the week of 05/14/88)
With a Little Help from My Friends by Wet Wet Wet (4 weeks starting on 05/21/88)
She's Leaving Home by Billy Bragg and Cara Tivey (4 weeks starting on 05/21/88)
Doctorin' the Tardis by the Timelords (the week of 06/18/88)
I Owe You Nothing by the Bros (2 weeks starting on 06/25/88)

Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You by Glenn Medeiros (4 weeks starting on 07/09/88)

The Only Way Is Up by Yazz and the Plastic Population (5 weeks starting on 08/06/88)

A Groovy Kind of Love by Phil Collins (2 weeks starting on 09/10/88)
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by the Hollies (2 weeks starting on 09/24/88)
Desire by U2 (the week of 10/08/88)
One Moment in Time by Whitney Houston (2 weeks starting on 10/15/88)
Orinoco Flow by Enya (3 weeks starting on 10/29/88)
First Time by Robin Beck (3 weeks starting on 11/19/88)
Mistletoe and Wine by Cliff Richard (4 weeks starting on 12/10/88)

Especially for You by Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan (3 weeks starting on 01/07/89)

Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart by Marc Almond featuring Gene Pitney (4 weeks starting on 01/28/89)

Belfast Child by Simple Minds (2 weeks starting on 02/25/89)
Too Many Broken Hearts by Jason Donovan (2 weeks starting on 03/11/89)
Like a Prayer by Madonna (3 weeks starting on 03/25/89)
Eternal Flame by the Bangles (4 weeks starting on 04/15/89)
Hand on Your Heart by Kylie Minogue (the week of 05/13/89)

Ferry 'Cross the Mersey by the Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden and Stock Aitken Waterman (3 weeks starting on 05/20/89)

Sealed with a Kiss by Jason Donovan (2 weeks starting on 06/10/89)

Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) by Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler (4 weeks starting on 06/24/89)

You'll Never Stop Me Loving You by Sonia (2 weeks starting on 07/22/89)
Swing the Mood by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers (5 weeks starting on 08/05/89)
Ride On Time by Black Box (6 weeks starting on 09/09/89)
That's What I Like by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers (3 weeks starting on 10/21/89)
All Around the World by Lisa Stansfield (2 weeks starting on 11/11/89)
You Got It (The Right Stuff) by New Kids on the Block (3 weeks starting on 11/25/89)
Let's Party by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers (the week of 12/16/89)
Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid II (3 weeks starting on 12/23/89)

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The 1980s Project

So on April 9^th, 2018, I turn 49. This is probably a good time for reflection coupled with a bit of nostalgia. We are shaped by the pop culture of our youth. There are no movies like the ones that we saw in our teen years, no television shows like the ones that we watched as kids, and no music like the music that was the soundtrack of our adolescence. By sheer coincidence, my teen years almost exactly coincide with the decade of the 1980s: I turned 11 in 1980, and turned 20 in 1989. This means that the songs of the 1980s are also the songs to which I grew from a child to an adult.

Covering all of the music of the 1980s would be an impossible task, so I'm going to limit this project to the songs that reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles or the Cash Box Top 100 charts in the United States or reached #1 on the U.K. Chart in the United Kingdom during that time period. This project is to list and comment on, in chronological order, this list of #1 songs from the beginning of 1980 through the end of 1989. Because these three charts diverged as much as they coincided, this means that the account here will be a weird amalgamation of these three sources. I have a rough plan in mind for what order to list the songs on the various charts, that basically boils down to "list the next song to reach #1 on any of the charts, and only list each song once". To the extent that there might need to be tie-breakers, I will simply be incredibly arbitrary about it and just pick which song I want to write about first.

This will obviously miss a lot of good music from the era - including a lot of music that I like more than the music that is on these lists - but these are the songs that shaped the popular culture around me. Even though I actively disliked a fair number of these songs when they were popular (and still do for some of them), these songs were more or less inescapable when they came to the public consciousness. Even if you wanted to ignore them, most of them were so omnipresent that it just wasn't really possible.

I'm merging this project with my regular Musical Monday, so for the foreseeable future, the Musical Monday selections with also be part of the 1980s Project as I work through the decade starting with Another Brick in the Wall (Part II), Escape (The Piña Colada Song) and Please Don't Go and running through Another Day in Paradise and Do They Know It's Christmas? and place each of these songs into my own personal context.

List of #1 Singles from the Billboard Hot 100 for 1980-1989
List of #1 Singles from the Cash Box Top 100 for 1980-1989
List of #1 Singles from the U.K. Chart for 1980-1989

04/09/18: Please Don't Go by KC and the Sunshine Band

04/16/18: Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) by Pink Floyd

04/23/18: Escape (The Piña Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes
04/30/18: Rock with You by Michael Jackson
05/07/18: Brass in Pocket by the Pretenders

05/14/18: The Special A.K.A. Live! [Too Much Too Young] by the Special A.K.A. featuring Rico

05/21/18: Do That to Me One More Time by Captain and Tennille
05/28/18: Coward of the County by Kenny Rogers
06/04/18: Cruisin' by Smokey Robinson
06/11/18: Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen
06/18/18: Atomic by Blondie
06/25/18: Longer by Dan Fogelberg
07/02/18: Together We Are Beautiful by Fern Kinney
07/09/18: Going Underground/Dreams of Children by the Jam
07/16/18: Working My Way Back to You - Forgive Me Girl by the Spinners
07/23/18: Call Me by Blondie
07/30/18: Geno by Dexys Midnight Runners
08/06/18: What's Another Year by Johnny Logan
08/13/18: Funkytown by Lipps, Inc.
08/20/18: Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide is Painless) by the Mash
08/27/18: Crying by Don McLean
09/03/18: Coming Up by Paul McCartney
09/10/18: The Rose by Bette Midler
09/17/18: It's Still Rock and Roll to Me by Billy Joel
09/24/18: Xanadu by Olivia Newton-John and the Electric Light Orchestra
10/01/18: Use It Up and Wear It Out by Odyssey
10/08/18: Magic by Olivia Newton-John
10/15/18: The Winner Takes It All by ABBA
10/22/18: Take Your Time (Do It Right) by the S.O.S. Band
10/29/18: Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie
11/05/18: Sailing by Christopher Cross
11/12/18: Start! by the Jam
11/19/18: Upside Down by Diana Ross
11/26/18: Feels Like I'm in Love by Kelly Marie
12/03/18: Don't Stand So Close to Me by the Police
12/10/18: Another One Bites the Dust by Queen
12/17/18: Woman in Love by Barbra Streisand
12/24/18: The Tide Is High by Blondie
12/31/18: Lady by Kenny Rogers
01/07/19: Super Trouper by ABBA
01/14/19: Master Blaster (Jammin') by Stevie Wonder
01/21/19: (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon
01/28/19: There's No One Quite Like Grandma by St. Winifred's School Choir
02/04/19: Imagine by John Lennon
02/11/19: Woman by John Lennon
02/18/19: Celebration by Kool and the Gang
02/25/18: I Love a Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbitt
03/04/11: 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
03/11/19: Shaddap You Face by Joe Dolce Music Theatre
03/18/19: Keep On Lovin' You by REO Speedwagon
03/25/19: Jealous Guy by Roxy Music
04/01/19: Rapture by Blondie
04/08/19: This Ole House by Shakin' Stevens
04/15/19: Kiss On My List by Hall and Oates
04/22/19: Making Your Mind Up by Bucks Fizz
04/29/19: Morning Train (Nine to Five) by Sheena Easton
05/06/19: Stand and Deliver by Adam and the Ants
05/13/19: Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes
05/20/19: Being With You by Smokey Robinson
05/27/19: Stars on 45 Medley by Stars on 45
06/03/19: One Day in Your Life by Michael Jackson
06/10/19: Ghost Town by the Specials
06/17/19: The One That You Love by Air Supply
06/24/19: Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield
07/01/19: Elvira by the Oak Ridge Boys
07/08/19: Green Door by Shakin' Stevens
07/15/19: Theme from the Greatest American Hero by Joey Scarbury
07/22/19: Endless Love by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross
07/29/19: Japanese Boy by Aneka
08/05/19: Tainted Love by Soft Cell
08/12/19: Prince Charming by Adam and the Ants
08/19/19: It's My Party by Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin
08/26/19: Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) by Christopher Cross
09/02/19: Private Eyes by Hall and Oates
09/09/19: Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic by the Police
09/16/19: Physical by Olivia Newton-John
09/23/19: Begin the Beguine (Volver a Empezar) by Julio Iglesias
09/30/19: Don't You Want Me by the Human League
10/07/19: The Land of Make Believe by Bucks Fizz
10/14/19: I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) by Hall and Oates
10/21/19: Oh, Julie by Shakin' Stevens
10/28/19: Centerfold by the J. Geils Band
11/04/19: Computer Love/The Model by Kraftwerk
11/11/19: Town Called Malice/Precious by the Jam
11/18/19: The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Tight Fit
11/25/19: Open Arms by Journey
12/02/19: I Love Rock n' Roll by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
12/09/19: Seven Tears by the Goombay Dance Band
12/16/19: That Girl by Stevie Wonder
12/23/19: My Camera Never Lies by Bucks Fizz
12/30/19: Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
01/06/20: Chariots of Fire by Vangelis
01/13/20: A Little Peace by Nicole
01/20/20: House of Fun by Madness
01/27/20: Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant
02/03/20: I've Never Been to Me by Charlene
02/10/20: Happy Talk by Captain Sensible
02/17/20: Fame by Irene Cara
02/24/20: Hurt So Good by John Cougar
03/02/20: Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
03/09/20: Come on Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners
03/16/20: Abracadabra by the Steve Miller Band
03/23/19: Hard to Say I'm Sorry by Chicago
03/30/19: Jack and Diane by John Cougar
04/06/20: Pass the Dutchie by Musical Youth
04/13/20: Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? by Culture Club
04/20/20: Who Can It Be Now? by Men at Work
04/27/20: Up Where We Belong by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
05/04/20: I Don't Wanna Dance by Eddy Grant
05/11/20: Gloria by Laura Branigan
05/18/20: Truly by Lionel Richie
05/25/20: Beat Surrender by the Jam
06/01/20: Mickey by Toni Basil
06/08/20: Save Your Love by Renée and Renato
06/15/20: Maneater by Hall and Oates
06/22/20: You Can't Hurry Love by Phil Collins
06/29/20: Down Under by Men at Work
07/06/20: Africa by Toto
07/13/20: Too Shy by Kajagoogoo
07/20/20: Baby Come to Me by Patti Austin and James Ingram
07/27/20: Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
08/03/20: Is There Something I Should Know? by Duran Duran
08/10/20: Beat It by Michael Jackson
08/17/20: Let's Dance by David Bowie
08/24/20: Mr. Roboto by Styx
08/31/20: True by Spandau Ballet
09/07/20: Candy Girl by New Edition
09/14/20: Flashdance . . . What a Feeling by Irene Cara
09/21/20: Every Breath You Take by the Police
09/28/20: Baby Jane by Rod Stewart
10/05/20: Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant
10/12/20: Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) by Paul Young
10/19/20: Give It Up by KC and the Sunshine Band
10/26/20: Red Red Wine by UB40
11/02/20: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics
11/09/20: Maniac by Michael Sembello
11/16/20: Puttin' On the Ritz by Taco
11/23/20: Tell Her About It by Billy Joel
11/30/20: Karma Chameleon by Culture Club
12/07/20: The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats
12/14/20: Islands in the Stream by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
12/21/20: Uptown Girl by Billy Joel
12/28/20: All Night Long (All Night) by Lionel Richie
01/04/21: Only You by the Flying Pickets
01/11/21: Say Say Say by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
01/18/21: Union of the Snake by Duran Duran
01/25/21: Pipes of Peace by Paul McCartney
02/01/21: Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
02/08/21: Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes
02/15/21: Jump by Van Halen
02/22/21: 99 Luftballoons by Nena
03/01/21: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
03/08/21: Hello by Lionel Richie
03/15/21: Footloose by Kenny Loggins
03/22/21: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) by Phil Collins
03/29/21: The Reflex by Duran Duran
04/05/21: Let's Hear It for the Boy by Denice Williams
04/12/21: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham!
04/19/21: Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper
04/26/21: Two Tribes by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
05/03/21: Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springstein
05/10/21: When Doves Cry by Prince
05/17/21: Ghostbusters by Ray Parker, Jr.
05/24/21: Careless Whisper by George Michael
05/31/21: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner
06/07/21: I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder
06/14/21: Missing You by John Waite
06/21/21: Let's Go Crazy by Prince
06/28/21: Freedom by Wham!
07/05/21: Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run) by Billy Ocean
07/12/21: Purple Rain by Prince
07/19/21: I Feel for You by Chaka Khan
07/26/21: I Should Have Known Better by Jim Diamond
07/04/22: The Power of Love by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
07/11/22: Out of Touch by Hall and Oates
07/18/22: The Wild Boys by Duran Duran
07/25/22: Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid
08/01/22: Like a Virgin by Madonna
08/08/22: I Want to Know What Love Is by Foreigner
11/03/25: I Know Him So Well by Elaine Paige and Barbra Dickson
11/10/25: You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) by Dead of Alive
11/17/25: I Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon
11/24/25: Easy Lover by Philip Bailey and Phil Collins
12/01/25: Material Girl by Madonna
12/08/25: One More Night by Phil Collins
12/15/25: We Are the World by USA for Africa
12/22/25: Move Closer by Phyllis Nelson
12/29/25: 19 by Paul Hardcastle
01/05/26: Crazy for You by Madonna
01/12/26: Don't You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds
01/19/26: Everything She Wants by Wham!
01/26/26: Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears
02/02/26: You'll Never Walk Alone by the Crowd
02/09/26: Heaven by Bryan Adams
02/16/26: Sussudio by Phil Collins
02/23/26: Frankie by Sister Sledge
03/02/26: A View to a Kill by Duran Duran
03/09/26: Raspberry Beret by Prince
03/16/26: There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart) by Eurythmics
03/23/26: Every Time You Go Away by Paul Young

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Cash Box Top 100 #1 Singles 1980-1989

Cash Box was a music industry trade magazine that was published as a print magazine between 1942 and 1996, but has been mostly an online publication in recent years. Among other things, the magazine published weekly lists of the top singles in multiple musical genres, using slightly different methodology than that used by the better known Billboard magazine and generating somewhat different results. Looking at the lists of the two magazines side-by-side, it is difficult to find a strong pattern to explain the differences. Cash Box seems to have slightly more R&B on their list, and more dance and alternative music, but I can't be sure that those are actual thematic differences or if they are just guesses on my part. Although this list and the list of #1 hits from Billboard have a lot of overlap, there are a sufficient number of differences that this makes an interesting counterpoint.

So, here they are: All the Top 100 #1 Singles from Cash Box magazine in chronological order for the years 1980 through 1989:

04/23/18: Escape (The Piña Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes (12/22/79 through 01/05/80)

04/30/18: Rock with You by Michael Jackson (01/12/80 through 01/26/80)

05/21/18: Do That to Me One More Time by Captain and Tennille (02/02/80)
05/28/18: Coward of the County by Kenny Rogers (02/09/80)
06/04/18: Cruisin' by Smokey Robinson (02/16/80)
06/11/18: Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen (02/23/80 through 03/08/80)

06/25/18: Longer by Dan Fogelberg (03/15/80)

04/16/18: Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) by Pink Floyd (03/22/80 through 04/05/80)

07/23/18: Call Me by Blondie (04/12/80 through 05/24/80)
08/13/18: Funkytown by Lipps, Inc. (05/31/80 through 06/28/80)
09/10/18: The Rose by Bette Midler (07/05/80)
09/17/18: It's Still Rock and Roll to Me by Billy Joel (07/12/80 through 07/26/80)
10/08/18: Magic by Olivia Newton-John (08/02/80 through 08/16/80)
10/22/18: Take Your Time (Do It Right) by the S.O.S. Band (08/23/80)
11/05/18: Sailing by Christopher Cross (08/30/80 through 09/06/80)

11/19/18: Upside Down by Diana Ross (09/13/80 through 09/27/80)

12/10/18: Another One Bites the Dust by Queen (10/04/80 through 10/25/80)

12/17/18: Woman in Love by Barbra Streisand (11/04/80 through 11/08/80)

12/31/18: Lady by Kenny Rogers (11/15/80 through 11/29/80 and 12/20/80)
01/14/19: Master Blaster (Jammin') by Stevie Wonder (12/06/80 through 12/13/80)

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 through 02/07/81)
02/18/19: Celebration by Kool and the Gang (02/14/81)
02/25/19: I Love a Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbitt (02/21/81)
03/04/19: 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton (02/28/81)
03/18/19: Keep on Lovin' You by REO Speedwagon (03/07/81)
02/11/19: Woman by John Lennon (03/14/81 through 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 (04/18/81 through 05/16/81)

05/20/19: Being with You by Smokey Robinson (05/23/18)

05/13/19: Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes (05/30/81 through 06/13/81 and 07/04/81 through 07/11/81)

05/27/19: Stars on 45 Medley by Stars on 45 (06/20/81 through 06/27/81)
06/17/19: The One That You Love by Air Supply (07/18/81)
06/24/19: Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield (07/25/81)
07/01/19: Elvira by the Oak Ridge Boys (08/01/81)
07/15/19: Theme from the Greatest American Hero by Joey Scarbury (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 11/07/81)

09/02/19: Private Eyes by Hall and Oates (11/14/81)
09/16/19: Physical by Olivia Newton-John (11/21/81 through 01/09/82)
10/14/19: I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) by Hall and Oates (01/16/82 through 01/23/82)
10/28/19: Centerfold by the J. Geils Band (01/30/82 through 03/06/82)
11/25/19: Open Arms by Journey (03/13/82)

12/02/19: I Love Rock 'n Roll by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (03/20/82 through 03/27/82 and 04/10/82 through 04/24/82)

12/16/19: That Girl by Stevie Wonder (04/03/82)
01/06/20: Chariots of Fire by Vangelis (05/01/82 through 05/08/82)

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

09/30/19: Don't You Want Me by the Human League (06/26/82 through 07/17/82)
02/24/20: Hurt So Good by John Mellencamp (07/24/82)
03/02/20: Eye of the Tiger by Survivor (07/31/82 through 08/21/82)
03/16/20: Abracadabra by the Steve Miller Band (08/28/82 and 09/25/82)
03/30/20: Jack and Diane by John Mellencamp (10/02/82 through 10/16/82)
04/20/20: Who Can It Be Now? by Men at Work (10/23/82 through 10/30/82)

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

05/11/20: Gloria by Laura Branigan (11/27/82)
05/18/20: Truly by Lionel Richie (12/04/82 through 12/11/82)
06/15/20: Maneater by Hall and Oates (12/18/82 through 01/15/83)
06/29/20: Down Under by Men at Work (01/22/83 through 02/19/83)
04/13/20: Do You Really Want to Hurt Me by Culture Club (02/26/83 through 03/05/83)
07/27/20: Billie Jean by Michael Jackson (03/12/83 through 04/16/83)
03/09/20: Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners (04/23/83)
08/24/20: Mr. Roboto by Styx (04/30/83)
08/10/20: Beat It by Michael Jackson (05/07/83 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)
10/05/20: Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant (07/09/83)
09/21/20: Every Breath You Take by the Police (07/16/83 through 08/27/83)

11/02/20: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics (09/03/83 through 09/10/83)

11/16/20: Puttin' On the Ritz by Taco (09/17/83 through 09/24/83)
12/07/20: The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats (10/01/83)
08/21/17: Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler (10/08/83 through 10/29/83)

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

12/28/20: All Night Long (All Night) by Lionel Richie (11/19/83 through 12/03/83)

01/11/21: Say Say Say by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson (12/10/83 through 12/24/83)

01/18/21: Union of the Snake by Duran Duran (12/31/83 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 03/03/84)
02/22/21: 99 Luftballons by Nena (03/10/84)
03/01/21: Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper (03/17/84 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)
03/29/21: The Reflex by Duran Duran (06/16/84 through 06/23/84)
05/03/21: Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springstein (06/30/84 through 07/07/84)
05/10/21: When Doves Cry by Prince (07/14/84 through 08/04/84)
05/17/21: Ghostbusters by Ray Parker, Jr. (08/11/84 through 08/18/84)
05/31/21: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner (08/25/84 through 09/08/84)
06/14/21: Missing You by John Waite (09/15/84 through 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 (10/13/84 through 11/03/84)

07/12/21: Purple Rain by Prince (11/10/84 through 11/24/84)

04/12/21: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham! (11/24/84 through 12/01/84)
07/19/21: I Feel for You by Chaka Khan (12/08/84)
07/18/22: The Wild Boys by Duran Duran (12/15/84 through 12/22/84)
08/01/22: Like a Virgin by Madonna (12/29/84 through 01/26/85)
08/08/22: I Want to Know What Love Is by Foreigner (02/02/85)
11/24/25: Easy Lover by Philip Bailey and Phil Collins (02/09/85)
05/24/21: Careless Whisper by Wham! (02/16/85 through 03/02/85)
11/17/25: I Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon (03/09/85 through 03/23/85)

Material Girl by Madonna (03/30/85)
One More Night by Phil Collins (04/06/85)
We Are the World by USA for Africa (04/13/85 through 05/11/85)
Don't You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds (05/18/85 through 05/25/85)
Everything She Wants by Wham! (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)
Sussudio by Phil Collins (06/26/85 through 07/06/85)
A View to a Kill by Duran Duran (07/13/85)
Raspberry Beret by Prince (07/20/85)
Every Time You Go Away by Paul Young (07/27/85 through 08/03/85)
Shout by Tears for Fears (08/10/85 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 10/12/18)
Take On Me by A-Ha (10/19/85 through 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 01/18/86)

That's What Friends Are For by Dionne Warwick and Friends (01/25/86 through 02/08/86)

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going by Bill Ocean (02/15/86)
How Will I Know by Whitney Houston (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 04/05/86)
Kiss by Prince (04/12/86 through 04/19/86)
Addicted to Love by Robert Palmer (04/26/86 through 05/03/86)
West End Girls by the Pet Shop Boys (05/10/86)
Why Can't This Be Love by Van Halen (05/17/86)
The Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston (05/24/86 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 06/28/86)
There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) by Billy Ocean (07/05/86 through 07/12/86)
Invisible Touch by Genesis (07/19/86)
Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel (07/26/86 through 08/02/86)
Glory of Love by Peter Cetera (08/09/86)
Papa Don't Preach by Madonna (08/16/86 through 08/23/86)
Higher Love by Steve Winwood (08/30/86 through 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)
Typical Male by Tina Turner (10/25/86)
True Colors by Cyndi Lauper (11/01/86)

07/17/17: Amanda by Boston (11/08/86 through 11/22/86)

Human by the Human League (11/29/86)
You Give Love a Bad Name by Bon Jovi (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)
Everybody Have Fun Tonight by Wang Chung (12/27/86 through 01/10/87)
Shake You Down by Gregory Abbott (01/17/87 through 01/24/87)
At This Moment by Billy Vera and the Beaters (01/31/87)
Open Your Heart by Madonna (02/07/87)
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 04/18/87)
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) by Aretha Franklin and George Michael (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)
Always by Atlantic Starr (06/06/87 through 06/13/87)
Head to Toe by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam (06/20/87 through 06/27/87)

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) by Whitney Houston (07/04/87 through 07/11/87)

Alone by Heart (07/18/87 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 09/05/87)
I Just Can't Stop Loving You by Michael Jackson (09/12/87 through 09/19/87)
Didn't We Almost Have It All by Whitney Houston (09/26/87)
Here I Go Again by Whitesnake (10/03/87 through 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 01/09/88)
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)

What Have I Done to Deserve This? by the Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield (02/20/88)

Father Figure by George Michael (02/27/88 through 03/12/88)
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley (03/19/88)
Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson (03/26/88 through 04/09/88)
Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car by Billy Ocean (04/16/88 through 04/23/88)
Where Do Broken Hearts Go by Whitney Houston (04/30/88)
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)
Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard (07/23/88 through 07/30/88)
Roll With It by Steve Winwood (08/06/88 through 08/20/88)
Monkey by George Michael (08/27/88 through 09/03/88)
Sweet Child O'Mine by Guns ' Roses (09/10/88 through 09/24/88)
Don't Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin (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 through 11/12/88)
Wild Wild West by Escape Club (11/19/88)
Bad Medicine by Bon Jovi (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 01/14/89)
Two Hearts by Phil Collins (01/21/89)
Don't Rush Me by Taylor Dane (01/28/89)
When I'm With You by Sheriff (02/04/89)
Straight Up by Paula Abdul (02/11/89 through 02/18/89)
Lost in Your Eyes by Debbie Gibson (02/25/89 through 03/11/89)
The Living Years by Mike and the Mechanics (03/18/89 through 03/25/89)
Eternal Flame by the Bangles (04/01/89)
Girl You Know Its True by Milli Vanilli (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)
Real Love by Jody Whatley (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 through 06/17/89)
Satisfied by Richard Marx (06/24/89 through 07/01/89)
Good Thing by Fine Young Cannibals (07/08/89 through 07/15/89)
Express Yourself by Madonna (07/22/89)
Batdance by Prince (07/29/89 through 08/12/89)
Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx (08/19/89 through 08/26/89)
Cold Hearted by Paula Abdul (09/02/89 through 09/09/89)
Don't Wanna Lose You by Gloria Estefan (09/16/89 through 09/23/89)
Girl I'm Gonna Miss You by Milli Vanilli (09/30/89)
Cherish by Madonna (10/07/89)
Miss You Much by Janet Jackson (10/14/89 through 10/28/89)
Sowing the Seeds of Love by Tears for Fears (11/04/89)
Listen to Your Heart by Roxette (11/11/89)
When I See You Smile by Bad English (11/18/89)
Blame It On the Rain by Milli Vanilli (11/25/89)
(Its Just) The Way That You Love Me by Paula Abdul (12/02/89)
We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel (12/09/89)
Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins (12/16/89 through 01/13/90)

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