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The Billboard Hot 100 is the main song chart of the American music industry and is updated every week by the Billboard magazine. During the 1980s the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio stations.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
Michael Jackson's Thriller album from 1982 is considered to be the best-selling album of all time; it set a record and sold 20 million copies during the decade. His other album of the decade, 1987's Bad, sold 6 million, and became the first album to have 5 number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Jackson scored 9 #1 singles and 16 top 10 ...
"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 ...
Culture Club January 27 February 3 February 10 "Thriller" Michael Jackson February 17 "Jump" Van Halen: February 24 March 2 March 9 March 16 March 23 "Footloose" Kenny Loggins: March 30 April 6 April 13 "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" Phil Collins: April 20 April 27 May 4 May 11 "Let's Hear It for the Boy" Deniece Williams: May 18 ...