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The Hot 100 Airplay chart ranks the most frequently played songs on United States radio stations, published by Billboard magazine. The chart was introduced in the magazine's issue dated October 20, 1984. During the 1980s, 132 songs topped the chart.
Song Artist(s) Reference January 2 "Walk Like an Egyptian" The Bangles January 9 "Shake You Down" Gregory Abbott: January 16 "At This Moment" Billy Vera & The Beaters: January 23 "Open Your Heart" Madonna January 30 February 6 "Livin' on a Prayer" Bon Jovi: February 13 February 20 February 27 "Jacob's Ladder" Huey Lewis and the News March 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.
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.
Among those unforgettable '80s hits and iconic bands, there was a quirky phenomenon known as the one-hit wonder. You know the type—those catchy tunes that burst onto the scene, steal our hearts ...
"Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" Rupert Holmes: 12 "Cars" Gary Numan: 13 "Cruisin" Smokey Robinson: 14 "Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me, Girl" The Spinners: 15 "Lost in Love" Air Supply: 16 "Little Jeannie" Elton John: 17 "Ride Like the Wind" Christopher Cross: 18 "Upside Down" Diana Ross: 19 "Please Don't Go" KC and the Sunshine Band: 20 ...
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler. Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in 1983 with "Total Eclipse of the Heart," which still generates buzz today.More ...
When introduced by Billboard in March 1981, the Mainstream Rock chart was entitled Top Tracks and designed to measure the airplay of songs being played on album-oriented rock radio stations. The chart has undergone several name changes over the years, first to Top Rock Tracks in September 1984 and then to Album Rock Tracks in April 1986.