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"Greatest Love of All" Whitney Houston 2 May 31 "Live to Tell" Madonna: 3 June 21 "On My Own" Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald: 2 July 5 "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" Billy Ocean: 1 July 12 "Invisible Touch" Genesis: 3 August 2 "Glory of Love" Peter Cetera: 2 August 16 "Papa Don't Preach" Madonna 2 August 30 "Higher Love" Steve ...
"I Can't Tell You Why" Eagles: 63 "Don't Let Go" Isaac Hayes: 64 "Don't Do Me Like That" Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 65 "She's Out of My Life" Michael Jackson: 66 "Fame" Irene Cara: 67 "Fire Lake" Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band: 68 "How Do I Make You" Linda Ronstadt: 69 "Into the Night" Benny Mardones: 70 "Let Me Love You Tonight ...
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.
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.
"A Groovy Kind of Love" Phil Collins: 30 "Love Bites" Def Leppard: 31 "Endless Summer Nights" Richard Marx: 32 "Foolish Beat" Debbie Gibson: 33 "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" Whitney Houston: 34 "Angel" Aerosmith: 35 "A Hazy Shade of Winter" The Bangles: 36 "The Way You Make Me Feel" Michael Jackson: 37 "Don't Worry, Be Happy" Bobby McFerrin: 38 ...
Billboard published a weekly chart in 1980 ranking the top-performing singles in the United States in soul music and related African American-oriented genres; the chart has undergone various name changes over the decades to reflect the evolution of black music and since 2005, has been published as Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. [1]
Four songs tied for the longest unbroken run at number one during the year, each spending five weeks in the top spot. " Lost in Love " by Air Supply was the first to achieve the feat in April and May, and was immediately followed at the top of the chart by " The Rose " by Bette Midler , which held the position for the same length of time.
Queen scored two #1 hits with "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Another One Bites the Dust" in 1980. Kenny Rogers scored his first #1 hit with "Lady" in 1980. John Lennon (pictured in 1969) became the fourth solo act to have a number-one hit posthumously after he was murdered in December 1980 with "(Just Like) Starting Over", reaching #1 in 1980 and 1981.