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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.
Considered the first album of its kind to combine punk rock with American roots music, helped to create punk blues. [78] [79] UNCUT: The 500 Greatest Albums of The 1980s: #302 [10] Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. [26] Classic Rock's 100 Greatest Albums Of The '80s: #76 [54] Wiener's 100 Best Records of the Century: #77 ...
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.
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.
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.
"The Greatest Love of All" Whitney Houston May 16 May 23 "Live to Tell" Madonna May 30 June 6 June 13 "On My Own" Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald June 20 "No One Is to Blame" Howard Jones: June 27 "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" Billy Ocean July 4 "Invisible Touch" Genesis: July 11 July 18 "Sledgehammer" Peter Gabriel: July 25 "Glory ...
Columbia House was an umbrella brand for Columbia Records' mail-order music clubs, the primary iteration of which was the Columbia Record Club, established in 1955. The Columbia House brand was introduced in the early 1970s by Columbia Records (a division of CBS, Inc. ), and had a significant market presence in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s.
Issue date Album Artist(s) Label Ref. January 5: On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II: Donna Summer: Casablanca [1]January 12: Bee Gees Greatest: Bee Gees