HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.comTop 100 Songs of the 1980s
The biggest hits of 1980s (1980–1989), ranked by how they did on every year-end Top 100 of the decade. The No. 1 song of the 1980s is “Call Me” by Blondie.
Play the 1980s. Open the decade’s top 40 as a playlist on the Hey DJ 4U decks.
▶ Play the top 40 of the 1980sMTV launched in 1981, and the decade's charts reflect it: Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince and Whitney Houston became global stars, synth-pop and new wave arrived from the UK, and power ballads and hair metal filled out the year-end lists by the late 1980s.
The 1980s Top 100
The biggest acts of the 1980s
Every year-end No. 1 of the 1980s
- 1980: “Call Me” by Blondie
- 1981: “Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes
- 1982: “Physical” by Olivia Newton-John
- 1983: “Every Breath You Take” by The Police
- 1984: “When Doves Cry” by Prince
- 1985: “Careless Whisper” by Wham!
- 1986: “That's What Friends Are For” by Dionne and Friends
- 1987: “Walk Like An Egyptian” by The Bangles
- 1988: “Faith” by George Michael
- 1989: “Look Away” by Chicago
Can you pick a winner? Vote in the 1980s bracket, or browse the 1980s year by year.
How we rank: each song earns points from its year-end position (No. 1 = 100 points, No. 100 = 1 point) on every chart in the decade, so long-running hits that made two lists rank higher. Source: Billboard’s year-end singles charts, as compiled on Wikipedia.