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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.
Many notable artists began covering his songs since his debut in the early 1970s. These covers are in several different languages and genres, and some have received positive reviews from music critics and featured on record charts. Artists who have covered songs from The Jackson 5 career are not included.
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.
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.
Stacker consulted Billboard, Time Out, and other expert music sources to determine 20 of the most iconic karaoke songs from the 1980s.
Head back to the future this Christmastime and listen to the most bodacious '80s tunes from the likes of Whitney Houston, George Michael, and Annie Lenox.
Olivia Newton-John's song "Physical" was the Billboard Hot 100's longest running number one of the decade.. Reflecting on changes in the music industry during the 1980s, Robert Christgau later wrote in Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s (1990):
Song Artist(s) Wks. 1984 October 20 "I Just Called to Say I Love You" Stevie Wonder: 3 November 10 "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Wham! 4 December 8 "Out of Touch" Daryl Hall and John Oates: 2 December 22 "Like a Virgin" Madonna: 5 1985 January 26 "You're the Inspiration" Chicago: 1 February 2 "I Want to Know What Love Is" Foreigner: 2 February 16