Date
|
Artist
|
# of Weeks at #1
|
Song
|
January 1980
|
KC and the Sunshine Band
|
1
|
Please Don't Go
|
Michael Jackson
|
4
|
Rock With You
|
February 1980
|
Captain & Tennille
|
1
|
Do That to Me One More Time
|
Queen
|
4
|
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
|
March 1980
|
Pink Floyd
|
4
|
Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)
|
April 1980
|
Blondie
|
6
|
Call Me
|
May 1980
|
Lipps, Inc
|
4
|
Funkytown
|
June 1980
|
Paul McCartney
|
3
|
Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)
|
July 1980
|
Billy Joel
|
2
|
It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
|
August 1980
|
Olivia Newton-John
|
4
|
Magic
|
Christopher Cross
|
1
|
Sailing
|
September 1980
|
Diana Ross
|
4
|
Upside Down
|
October 1980
|
Queen
|
3
|
Another One Bites the Dust
|
Barbara Streisand
|
3
|
Woman in Love
|
November 1980
|
Kenny Rogers
|
6
|
Lady
|
December 1980
|
John Lennon
|
5
|
(Just Like) Starting Over
|
January 1981
|
Blondie
|
1
|
The Tide is High
|
February 1981
|
Kool & the Gang
|
2
|
Celebration
|
Dolly Parton
|
2
|
9 to 5
|
Eddie Rabbitt
|
2
|
I Love a Rainy Night
|
March 1981
|
REO Speedwagon
|
1
|
Keep On Loving You
|
Blondie
|
2
|
Rapture
|
April 1981
|
Daryl Hall and John Oates
|
3
|
Kiss on My List
|
May 1981
|
Sheena Easton
|
2
|
Morning Train (Nine to Five)
|
Kim Carnes
|
9
|
Bette Davis Eyes
|
June 1981
|
Stars on 45
|
1
|
Stars on 45
|
July 1981
|
Air Supply
|
1
|
The One That You Love
|
August 1981
|
Rick Springfield
|
2
|
Jessie's Girl
|
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
|
9
|
Endless Love
|
October 1981
|
Christopher Cross
|
3
|
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
|
November 1981
|
Daryl Hall and John Oates
|
2
|
Private Eyes
|
Olivia Newton-John
|
10
|
Physical
|
January 1982
|
Daryl Hall and John Oates
|
1
|
I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
|
February 1982
|
J. Geils Band
|
6
|
Centerfold
|
March 1982
|
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
|
7
|
I Love Rock 'n' Roll
|
May 1982
|
Vangelis
|
1
|
Chariots of Fire
|
Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder
|
7
|
Ebony and Ivory
|
July 1982
|
The Human League
|
3
|
Don't You Want Me
|
Survivor
|
6
|
Eye of the Tiger
|
September 1982
|
Steve Miller Band
|
2
|
Abracadabra
|
Chicago
|
2
|
Hard to Say I'm Sorry
|
October 1982
|
John Mellencamp
|
4
|
Jack & Diane
|
Men at Work
|
1
|
Who Can It Be Now
|
November 1982
|
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
|
3
|
Up Where We Belong
|
Lionel Richie
|
2
|
Truly
|
December 1982
|
Toni Basil
|
1
|
Mickey
|
Daryl Hall and John Oates
|
4
|
Maneater
|
January 1983
|
Men at Work
|
4
|
Down Under
|
February 1983
|
Toto
|
1
|
Africa
|
Patti Austin and James Ingram
|
2
|
Baby, Come to Me
|
March 1983
|
Michael Jackson
|
7
|
Billie Jean
|
April 1983
|
Dexys Midnight Runners
|
1
|
Come On Eileen
|
Michael Jackson
|
3
|
Beat It
|
May 1983
|
David Bowie
|
1
|
Let's Dance
|
Irene Cara
|
6
|
Flashdance... What a Feeling
|
July 1983
|
The Police
|
8
|
Every Breath You Take
|
September 1983
|
Eurythmics
|
1
|
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
|
Michael Sembello
|
2
|
Maniac
|
Billy Joel
|
1
|
Tell Her About It
|
October 1983
|
Bonnie Tyler
|
4
|
Total Eclipse of the Heart
|
Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton
|
2
|
Islands in the Stream
|
November 1983
|
Lionel Richie
|
4
|
All Night Long (All Night)
|
December 1983
|
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
|
6
|
Say, Say, Say
|
January 1984
|
Yes
|
2
|
Owner of a Lonely Heart
|
February 1984
|
Culture Club
|
3
|
Karma Chameleon
|
Van Halen
|
5
|
Jump
|
March 1984
|
Kenny Loggins
|
3
|
Footloose
|
April 1984
|
Phil Collins
|
3
|
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
|
May 1984
|
Lionel Richie
|
2
|
Hello
|
Deniece Williams
|
2
|
Let's Hear It for the Boy
|
June 1984
|
Cyndi Lauper
|
2
|
Time After Time
|
Duran Duran
|
2
|
The Reflex
|
July 1984
|
Prince
|
5
|
When Doves Cry
|
August 1984
|
Ray Parker Jr
|
3
|
Ghostbusters
|
September 1984
|
Tina Turner
|
3
|
What's Love Got to Do with It
|
John Waite
|
1
|
Missing You
|
Prince and The Revolution
|
2
|
Let's Go Crazy
|
October 1984
|
Stevie Wonder
|
3
|
I Just Called to Say I Love You
|
November 1984
|
Billy Ocean
|
2
|
Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
|
Wham!
|
3
|
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
|
December 1984
|
Daryl Hall and John Oates
|
2
|
Out of Touch
|
Madonna
|
6
|
Like a Virgin
|
February 1985
|
Foreigner
|
2
|
I Want to Know What Love is
|
Wham! ft George Michael
|
3
|
Careless Whisper
|
March 1985
|
REO Speedwagon
|
3
|
Can't Fight This Feeling
|
Phil Collins
|
2
|
One More Night
|
April 1985
|
USA for Africa
|
4
|
We Are the World
|
May 1985
|
Madonna
|
1
|
Crazy for You
|
Simple Minds
|
1
|
Don't You (Forget About Me)
|
Wham!
|
2
|
Everything She Wants
|
June 1985
|
Tears for Fears
|
2
|
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
|
Bryan Adams
|
2
|
Heaven
|
July 1985
|
Phil Collins
|
1
|
Sussudio
|
Duran Duran
|
2
|
A View to Kill
|
Paul Young
|
1
|
Everytime You Go Away
|
August 1985
|
Tears for Fears
|
3
|
Shout
|
Huey Lewis and the News
|
2
|
The Power of Love
|
September 1985
|
John Parr
|
2
|
St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)
|
Dire Straits
|
3
|
Money for Nothing
|
October 1985
|
Ready for the World
|
1
|
Oh Sheila
|
a-ha
|
1
|
Take On Me
|
Whitney Houston
|
1
|
Saving All My Love for You
|
November 1985
|
Stevie Wonder
|
1
|
Part-Time Lover
|
Jan Hammer
|
1
|
Miami Vice Theme
|
Starship
|
2
|
We Built This City
|
Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin
|
1
|
Separate Lives
|
December 1985
|
Mr. Mister
|
2
|
Broken Wings
|
Lionel Richie
|
4
|
Say You, Say Me
|
January 1986
|
Dionne & Friends
|
4
|
That's What Friends Are For
|
February 1986
|
Whitney Houston
|
2
|
How Will I Know
|
March 1986
|
Mr. Mister
|
2
|
Kyrie
|
Starship
|
1
|
Sara
|
Heart
|
1
|
These Dreams
|
Falco
|
3
|
Rock Me Amadeus
|
April 1986
|
Prince and The Revolution
|
2
|
Kiss
|
May 1986
|
Robert Palmer
|
1
|
Addicted to Love
|
Pet Shop Boys
|
1
|
West End Girls
|
Whitney Houston
|
3
|
Greatest Love of All
|
June 1986
|
Madonna
|
1
|
Live to Tell
|
Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
|
3
|
On My Own
|
July 1986
|
Billy Ocean
|
1
|
There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
|
Simply Red
|
1
|
Holding Back the Years
|
Genesis
|
1
|
Invisible Touch
|
Peter Gabriel
|
1
|
Sledgehammer
|
August 1986
|
Peter Cetera
|
2
|
Glory of Love
|
Madonna
|
2
|
Papa Don't Preach
|
Steve Winwood
|
1
|
Higher Love
|
September 1986
|
Bananarama
|
1
|
Venus
|
Berlin
|
1
|
Take My Breath Away
|
Huey Lewis and the News
|
3
|
Stuck with You
|
October 1986
|
Janet Jackson
|
2
|
When I Think of You
|
Cyndi Lauper
|
2
|
True Colors
|
November 1986
|
Boston
|
2
|
Amanda
|
Human League
|
1
|
Human
|
Bon Jovi
|
1
|
You Give Love a Bad Name
|
December 1986
|
Peter Cetera and Amy Grant
|
1
|
The Next Time I Fall
|
Bruce Hornsby & the Range
|
1
|
The Way It Is
|
The Bangles
|
4
|
Walk Like an Egyptian
|
January 1987
|
Gregory Abbott
|
1
|
Shake You Down
|
Billy Vera and the Beaters
|
2
|
At This Moment
|
February 1987
|
Madonna
|
1
|
Open Your Heart
|
Bon Jovi
|
4
|
Livin' on a Prayer
|
March 1987
|
Huey Lewis and the News
|
1
|
Jacob's Ladder
|
Club Nouveau
|
2
|
Lean On Me
|
April 1987
|
Starship
|
2
|
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
|
Aretha Franklin and George Michael
|
2
|
I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)
|
May 1987
|
Cutting Crew
|
2
|
(I Just) Died In Your Arms
|
U2
|
3
|
With or Without You
|
June 1987
|
Kim Wilde
|
1
|
You Keep Me Hangin' On
|
Atlantic Starr
|
1
|
Always
|
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
|
1
|
Head to Toe
|
Whitney Houston
|
2
|
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
|
July 1987
|
Heart
|
3
|
Alone
|
August 1987
|
Bob Seger
|
1
|
Shakedown
|
U2
|
2
|
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
|
Madonna
|
1
|
Who's That Girl
|
Los Lobos
|
3
|
La Bamba
|
September 1987
|
Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett
|
1
|
I Just Can't Stop Loving You
|
Whitney Houston
|
2
|
Didn't We Almost Have It All
|
October 1987
|
Whitesnake
|
1
|
Here I Go Again
|
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
|
1
|
Lost in Emotion
|
Michael Jackson
|
2
|
Bad
|
November 1987
|
Tiffany
|
2
|
I Think We're Alone Now
|
Billy Idol
|
1
|
Mony Mony
|
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
|
1
|
(I've Had) The Time of My Life
|
December 1987
|
Belinda Carlisle
|
1
|
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
|
George Michael
|
4
|
Faith
|
January 1988
|
Whitney Houston
|
1
|
So Emotional
|
George Harrison
|
1
|
Got My Mind Set on You
|
Michael Jackson
|
1
|
The Way You Make Me Feel
|
INXS
|
1
|
Need You Tonight
|
February 1988
|
Tiffany
|
2
|
Could've Been
|
Exposé
|
1
|
Seasons Change
|
George Michael
|
2
|
Father Figure
|
March 1988
|
Rick Astley
|
2
|
Never Gonna Give You Up
|
Michael Jackson
|
2
|
Man in the Mirror
|
April 1988
|
Billy Ocean
|
2
|
Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car
|
Whitney Houston
|
2
|
Where Do Broken Hearts Go
|
May 1988
|
Terence Trent D'Arby
|
1
|
Wishing Well
|
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
|
2
|
Anything for You
|
George Michael
|
3
|
One More Try
|
June 1988
|
Rick Astley
|
1
|
Together Forever
|
Debbie Gibson
|
1
|
Foolish Beat
|
July 1988
|
Michael Jackson
|
1
|
Dirty Diana
|
Cheap Trick
|
2
|
The Flame
|
Richard Marx
|
1
|
Hold On to the Nights
|
Steve Winwood
|
4
|
Roll with It
|
August 1988
|
George Michael
|
2
|
Monkey
|
September 1988
|
Guns N' Roses
|
2
|
Sweet Child o' Mine
|
Bobby McFerrin
|
2
|
Don't Worry, Be Happy
|
October 1988
|
Def Leppard
|
1
|
Love Bites
|
UB40
|
1
|
Red Red Wine
|
Phil Collins
|
2
|
A Groovy Kind of Love
|
November 1988
|
The Beach Boys
|
1
|
Kokomo
|
The Escape Club
|
1
|
Wild, Wild West
|
Bon Jovi
|
2
|
Bad Medicine
|
December 1988
|
Will to Power
|
1
|
Baby I Love Your Way, Freebird Medley (Free Baby)
|
Chicago
|
2
|
Look Away
|
Poison
|
3
|
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
|
January 1989
|
Bobby Brown
|
1
|
My Prerogative
|
Phil Collins
|
2
|
Two Hearts
|
February 1989
|
Sheriff
|
1
|
When I'm with You
|
Paula Abdul
|
3
|
Straight Up
|
March 1989
|
Debbie Gibson
|
3
|
Lost In Your Eyes
|
Mike + The Mechanics
|
1
|
The Living Years
|
April 1989
|
The Bangles
|
1
|
Eternal Flame
|
Roxette
|
1
|
The Look
|
Fine Young Cannibals
|
1
|
She Drives Me Crazy
|
Madonna
|
3
|
Like a Prayer
|
May 1989
|
Bon Jovi
|
1
|
I'll Be There for You
|
Paula Abdul
|
2
|
Forever Your Girl
|
June 1989
|
Michael Damian
|
1
|
Rock On
|
Bette Midler
|
1
|
Wind Beneath My Wings
|
New Kids on the Block
|
1
|
I'll Be Loving You (Forever)
|
Richard Marx
|
1
|
Satisfied
|
July 1989
|
Milli Vanilli
|
1
|
Baby Don't Forget My Number
|
Fine Young Cannibals
|
1
|
Good Thing
|
Simply Red
|
1
|
If You Don't Know Me by Now
|
Martika
|
2
|
Toy Soldiers
|
August 1989
|
Prince
|
1
|
Batdance
|
Richard Marx
|
3
|
Right Here Waiting
|
September 1989
|
Paula Abdul
|
1
|
Cold Hearted
|
New Kids on the Block
|
1
|
Hangin' Tough
|
Gloria Estefan
|
1
|
Don't Wanna Lose You
|
Milli Vanilli
|
2
|
Girl I'm Gonna Miss You
|
October 1989
|
Janet Jackson
|
4
|
Miss You Much
|
November 1989
|
Roxette
|
1
|
Listen to Your Heart
|
Bad English
|
2
|
When I See You Smile
|
Milli Vanilli
|
2
|
Blame It on the Rain
|
December 1989
|
Billy Joel
|
2
|
We Didn't Start the Fire
|
Phil Collins
|
4
|
Another Day in Paradise
|