1980
Rupert Holmes – Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
KC & The Sunshine Band – Please Don’t Go ** 1/2
Michael Jackson – Rock with You
Captain & Tennille – Do That to Me One More Time
Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love ****
Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall ****
Blondie – Call Me ****
Lipps Inc. – Funkytown ****
Paul McCartney – Coming Up *
Billy Joel – It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me ***1/2
Olivia Newton-John – Magic ***
Christopher Cross – Sailing **
Diana Ross – Upside Down **** 1/2
Queen – Another One Bites the Dust ***
Barbra Streisand – Woman in Love ****1/2
Kenny Rogers – Lady
John Lennon – (Just Like) Starting Over ****1/2
1981
Blondie – The Tide Is High ***1/2
Kool & The Gang – Celebration ***1/2
Dolly Parton – 9 to 5 ****
Eddie Rabbitt – I Love a Rainy Night **
REO Speedwagon – Keep On Loving You *1/2
Blondie – Rapture *****
Daryl Hall & John Oates – Kiss on My List **
Sheena Easton – 9 to 5 (Morning Train) **1/2
Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes ****
Stars on 45 – Stars on 45 **1/2
Air Supply – The One That You Love
Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl ***
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie – Endless Love *1/2
Christopher Cross – Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)
Daryl Hall & John Oates – Private Eyes **
Olivia Newton-John – Physical ***
1982
Hall & Oates – I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
J. Geils Band – Centerfold ****
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – I Love Rock ’n’ Roll **1/2
Vangelis – Chariots of Fire ****
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder – Ebony and Ivory **
The Human League – Don’t You Want Me *****
Survivor – Eye of the Tiger **1/2
Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra ****
Chicago – Hard to Say I’m Sorry **
John Cougar – Jack & Diane ****
Men at Work – Who Can It Be Now ***
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes – Up Where We Belong ***
Lionel Richie – Truly
Toni Basil – Mickey
Hall & Oates – Maneater ***1/2
1983
Men at Work – Down Under *****
Toto – Africa ***
Patti Austin & James Ingram – Baby, Come to Me
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean *****
Dexys Midnight Runners & The Emerald Express – Come On Eileen *****
Michael Jackson – Beat It *****
David Bowie – Let’s Dance ****1/2
Irene Cara – Flashdance… What A Feeling **1/2
The Police – Every Breath You Take *****
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) *****
Michael Sembello – Maniac **
Billy Joel – Tell Her About It ***1/2
Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart ***
Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers – Islands In The Stream ****
Lionel Richie – All Night Long (All Night) *** 1/2
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson – Say Say Say ***
1984
Yes – Owner of a Lonely Heart ****1/2
Culture Club – Karma Chameleon *****
Van Halen – Jump ****
Kenny Loggins – Footloose ***
Phil Collins – Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) ***1/2
Lionel Richie – Hello **1/2
Deniece Williams – Let’s Hear It for the Boy **
Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time *****
Duran Duran – The Reflex ***
Prince and the Revolution – When Doves Cry ****1/2
Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters ***
Tina Turner – What’s Love Got to Do with It ***
John Waite – Missing You ***
Prince and the Revolution – Let’s Go Crazy ***
Stevie Wonder – I Just Called to Say I Love You **
Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen ***
Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go **** 1/2
Daryl Hall & John Oates – Out of Touch ****
Madonna – Like a Virgin ****
1985
Foreigner – I Want To Know What Love Is ***
George Michael & Wham! – Careless Whisper ****1/2
REO Speedwagon – Can’t Fight This Feeling *1/2
Phil Collins – One More Night ***
USA for Africa – We Are the World ****
Madonna – Crazy for You **
Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me) *****
Wham! – Everything She Wants
Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World ****1/2
Bryan Adams – Heaven **
Phil Collins – Sussudio **
Duran Duran – A View to a Kill ****
Paul Young – Every Time You Go Away ***1/2
Tears for Fears – Shout ****1/2
Huey Lewis & the News – The Power of Love ***1/2
John Parr – St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) ***
Dire Straits – Money for Nothing ****
Ready for the World – Oh Sheila
a-ha – Take on Me **** 1/2
Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love for You **
Stevie Wonder – Part-Time Lover ***1/2
Jan Hammer – Miami Vice Theme ***
Starship – We Built This City *1/2
Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin – Separate Lives
Mr. Mister – Broken Wings ***
Lionel Richie – Say You, Say Me **1/2
1986
Dionne & Friends – That’s What Friends Are For **
Whitney Houston – How Will I Know **
Mr. Mister – Kyrie *
Starship – Sara *
Heart – These Dreams
Falco – Rock Me Amadeus ****
Prince and the Revolution – Kiss *****
Robert Palmer – Addicted to Love **** 1/2
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls *****
Whitney Houston – Greatest Love of All *1/2
Madonna – Live to Tell **
Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald – On My Own
Billy Ocean – There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
Simply Red – Holding Back the Years ***1/2
Genesis – Invisible Touch ***
Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer *****
Peter Cetera – Glory of Love *
Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach ***
Steve Winwood – Higher Love ***1/2
Bananarama – Venus ***
Berlin – Take My Breath Away ***
Huey Lewis & the News – Stuck With You ***
Janet Jackson – When I Think of You
Cyndi Lauper – True Colors ****1/2
Boston – Amanda *
The Human League – Human ***
Bon Jovi – You Give Love a Bad Name *1/2
Peter Cetera & Amy Grant – The Next Time I Fall
Bruce Hornsby & The Range – The Way It Is ****
Bangles – Walk Like an Egyptian ****
1987
Gregory Abbott – Shake You Down
Billy Vera & The Beaters – At This Moment
Madonna – Open Your Heart **
Bon Jovi – Livin’ on a Prayer ***1/2
Huey Lewis & the News – Jacob’s Ladder ****
Club Nouveau – Lean on Me ***
Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now *1/2
Aretha Franklin & George Michael – I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) ****
Cutting Crew – (I Just) Died in Your Arms **
U2 – With or Without You *****
Kim Wilde – You Keep Me Hangin’ On ***1/2
Atlantic Starr – Always
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force – Head to Toe
Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) **1/2
Heart – Alone
Bob Seger – Shakedown
U2 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For *****
Madonna Who’s That Girl
Los Lobos – La Bamba ***
Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett – I Just Can’t Stop Loving You *
Whitney Houston – Didn’t We Almost Have It All *1/2
Whitesnake – Here I Go Again ***1/2
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force – Lost in Emotion
Michael Jackson – Bad ***1/2
Tiffany – I Think We’re Alone Now **1/2
Billy Idol – Mony Mony (Live) ***
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life ****
Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place on Earth ***
1988
George Michael – Faith ****
Whitney Houston – So Emotional **
George Harrison – Got My Mind Set On You ****1/2
Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel ***
INXS – Need You Tonight *****
Tiffany – Could’ve Been
Exposé – Seasons Change
George Michael – Father Figure
Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up **
Michael Jackson – Man In The Mirror **
Billy Ocean – Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car ***
Whitney Houston – Where Do Broken Hearts Go *
Terence Trent D’Arby – Wishing Well ***1/2
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine – Anything For You *
George Michael – One More Try
Rick Astley – Together Forever **
Debbie Gibson – Foolish Beat
Michael Jackson – Dirty Diana ****1/2
Cheap Trick – The Flame
Richard Marx – Hold On To The Nights
Steve Winwood – Roll With It ***1/2
George Michael – Monkey
Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’Mine *****
Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry Be Happy ****
Def Leppard – Love Bites
UB40 – Red, Red Wine ***
Phil Collins – A Groovy Kind Of Love **1/2
Beach Boys – Kokomo **1/2
Escape Club – Wild, Wild West
Bon Jovi – Bad Medicine **
Will To Power – Baby, I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley (Free Baby)
Chicago – Look Away
1989
Poison – Every Rose Has Its Thorn ***1/2
Bobby Brown – My Prerogative
Phil Collins – Two Hearts ***
Sheriff – When I’m with You
Paula Abdul – Straight Up
Debbie Gibson – Lost in Your Eyes
Mike & the Mechanics – The Living Years ***1/2
Bangles – Eternal Flame ****
Roxette – The Look ***1/2
Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy *****
Madonna – Like a Prayer ****
Bon Jovi – I’ll Be There for You *
Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl
Michael Damian – Rock On
Bette Midler – Wind Beneath My Wings
New Kids on the Block – I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)
Richard Marx – Satisfied
Milli Vanilli – Baby Don’t Forget My Number *
Fine Young Cannibals – Good Thing ****
Simply Red – If You Don’t Know Me by Now ***1/2
Martika – Toy Soldiers
Prince – Batdance
Richard Marx – Right Here Waiting
Paula Abdul – Cold Hearted
New Kids on the Block – Hangin‘ Tough
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine – Don’t Wanna Lose You
Milli Vanilli – Girl I’m Gonna Miss You
Janet Jackson – Miss You Much
Roxette – Listen to Your Heart **
Bad English – When I See You Smile
Milli Vanilli – Blame It on the Rain *
Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start the Fire ****1/2
Phil Collins – Another Day in Paradise ****
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