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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. ... It's a classic song of the '80s, with ...
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 ...
"Back on the Chain Gang" is a song written by American-British musician Chrissie Hynde, originally recorded by her band the Pretenders and released as a single by Sire Records in September 1982. The song was included on The King of Comedy soundtrack album in March 1983 and was later included on the Pretenders' third album, Learning to Crawl ...
B. Babooshka (song) Baby Get Away; Baby Talks Dirty; Babylon Sisters; Back in Black (song) Back on My Feet Again (The Babys song) Back on the Road (Earth, Wind & Fire song)
The song that had the longest run atop the chart during the 1980s was "Start Me Up" by the Rolling Stones at 13 weeks from the beginning of September through the first week of December in 1981. No other song had a run of more than 10 weeks. Tom Petty (with and without the Heartbreakers) was the act with the most number ones during the 1980s with 6.
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"West End Girls" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, the song was released twice as a single. The song's lyrics are concerned with class and the pressures of inner-city life in London which were inspired partly by T. S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land. It was generally well received by ...