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During the 1980s the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio stations. George Michael was the only artist to achieve two year-end Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles in the 1980s. He achieved this with his songs "Faith" and "Careless Whisper".
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 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. 30 of the Most Iconic Songs of the 1980s ...
Artist(s) 1 "Call Me" Blondie: 2 "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" Pink Floyd: 3 "Magic" Olivia Newton-John: 4 "Rock with You" Michael Jackson: 5 "Do That to Me One More Time" Captain & Tennille: 6 "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Queen: 7 "Coming Up" Paul McCartney: 8 "Funkytown" Lipps Inc. 9 "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" Billy Joel: 10 ...
Song Artist(s) Reference January 11 "The Long Run" Eagles: January 18 January 25 "Sara" Fleetwood Mac: February 1 "Longer" Dan Fogelberg: February 8 February 15 "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Queen: February 22 February 29 March 7 "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" Pink Floyd: March 14 March 21 March 28 "Call Me" Blondie: April 4 April 11 ...
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):
Talk 'n Play had many music programs where children could add in or take out, different instruments as the song is played. [4] Talk 'n Play was considered 'way ahead of its time' because it was the first of this genre of educational toys that allowed children to directly interact with famous characters, via Freeman's system. [5]
Crazy for You" was considered the singer's "purest ballad to date" by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, writing for The A.V. Club. [29] For Matthew Jacobs from the HuffPost, even though it features Madonna's "strongest vocals" from the time, and "may still be her greatest love ballad, ['Crazy for You'] is dull by today's standards". [30]