1980
Rupert Holmes – Escape (The Pina Colada Song) *
KC & The Sunshine Band – Please Don’t Go *1/2
Michael Jackson – Rock with You **1/2
Captain & Tennille – Do That to Me One More Time *
Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love ****
Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall **1/2
Blondie – Call Me ****
Lipps Inc. – Funkytown *
Paul McCartney – Coming Up *1/2
Billy Joel – It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me ***1/2
Olivia Newton-John – Magic *1/2
Christopher Cross – Sailing *1/2
Diana Ross – Upside Down ****
Queen – Another One Bites the Dust ****1/2
Barbra Streisand – Woman in Love **1/2
Kenny Rogers – Lady *1/2
John Lennon – (Just Like) Starting Over ****
1981
Blondie – The Tide Is High **1/2
Kool & The Gang – Celebration ***
Dolly Parton – 9 to 5 *1/2
Eddie Rabbitt – I Love a Rainy Night *1/2
REO Speedwagon – Keep On Loving You ***
Blondie – Rapture ***
Daryl Hall & John Oates – Kiss on My List **1/2
Sheena Easton – 9 to 5 (Morning Train) **1/2
Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes ***
Stars on 45 – Stars on 45 *
Air Supply – The One That You Love *
Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl **
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie – Endless Love *
Christopher Cross – Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) **
Daryl Hall & John Oates – Private Eyes **1/2
Olivia Newton-John – Physical *1/2
1982
Hall & Oates – I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do) ***
J. Geils Band – Centerfold **1/2
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – I Love Rock ’n’ Roll ***
Vangelis – Chariots of Fire *
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder – Ebony and Ivory *1/2
The Human League – Don’t You Want Me ****1/2
Survivor – Eye of the Tiger **
Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra **
Chicago – Hard to Say I’m Sorry ***
John Cougar – Jack & Diane ***1/2
Men at Work – Who Can It Be Now **
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes – Up Where We Belong *
Lionel Richie – Truly *1/2
Toni Basil – Mickey *
Hall & Oates – Maneater ****1/2
1983
Men at Work – Down Under ***1/2
Toto – Africa **
Patti Austin & James Ingram – Baby, Come to Me **
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean ****1/2
Dexys Midnight Runners & The Emerald Express – Come On Eileen ***1/2
Michael Jackson – Beat It ****1/2
David Bowie – Let’s Dance ****
Irene Cara – Flashdance… What A Feeling **
The Police – Every Breath You Take *****
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) ***1/2
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) **
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson – Say Say Say ***
1984
Yes – Owner of a Lonely Heart ***1/2
Culture Club – Karma Chameleon ****1/2
Van Halen – Jump ***
Kenny Loggins – Footloose *1/2
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 *1/2
Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time ****
Duran Duran – The Reflex ***
Prince and the Revolution – When Doves Cry *****
Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters *1/2
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 ***
Daryl Hall & John Oates – Out of Touch ****
Madonna – Like a Virgin ***1/2
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 *1/2
USA for Africa – We Are the World *1/2
Madonna – Crazy for You **
Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me) ***
Wham! – Everything She Wants *1/2
Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World ****
Bryan Adams – Heaven *1/2
Phil Collins – Sussudio *
Duran Duran – A View to a Kill ***
Paul Young – Every Time You Go Away **1/2
Tears for Fears – Shout ****
Huey Lewis & the News – The Power of Love ***
John Parr – St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) *
Dire Straits – Money for Nothing ***1/2
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 ***
Jan Hammer – Miami Vice Theme **
Starship – We Built This City *
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 ***1/2
Prince and the Revolution – Kiss ***1/2
Robert Palmer – Addicted to Love ***1/2
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls ****
Whitney Houston – Greatest Love of All **
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 ****
Genesis – Invisible Touch *1/2
Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer ****1/2
Peter Cetera – Glory of Love *
Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach **1/2
Steve Winwood – Higher Love ***1/2
Bananarama – Venus **
Berlin – Take My Breath Away **
Huey Lewis & the News – Stuck With You **1/2
Janet Jackson – When I Think of You **
Cyndi Lauper – True Colors ****
Boston – Amanda *1/2
The Human League – Human ***
Bon Jovi – You Give Love a Bad Name **
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 *1/2
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 **1/2
Club Nouveau – Lean on Me *1/2
Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now *
Aretha Franklin & George Michael – I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) **1/2
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 *1/2
Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) **
Heart – Alone **1/2
Bob Seger – Shakedown *1/2
U2 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For ****1/2
Madonna – Who’s That Girl **1/2
Los Lobos – La Bamba **1/2
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
Michael Jackson – Bad ***
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 **1/2
1988
George Michael – Faith ***
Whitney Houston – So Emotional **
George Harrison – Got My Mind Set On You ***
Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel **1/2
INXS – Need You Tonight ****
Tiffany – Could’ve Been *1/2
Exposé – Seasons Change *
George Michael – Father Figure ***
Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up *1/2
Michael Jackson – Man In The Mirror *1/2
Billy Ocean – Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car *
Whitney Houston – Where Do Broken Hearts Go *1/2
Terence Trent D’Arby – Wishing Well **1/2
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine – Anything For You *
George Michael – One More Try **1/2
Rick Astley – Together Forever *1/2
Debbie Gibson – Foolish Beat *1/2
Michael Jackson – Dirty Diana ***
Cheap Trick – The Flame *1/2
Richard Marx – Hold On To The Nights *1/2
Steve Winwood – Roll With It ***
George Michael – Monkey **1/2
Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’Mine ****1/2
Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry Be Happy **
Def Leppard – Love Bites *1/2
UB40 – Red, Red Wine *1/2
Phil Collins – A Groovy Kind Of Love *1/2
Beach Boys – Kokomo *
Escape Club – Wild, Wild West **1/2
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 *1/2
Phil Collins – Two Hearts **
Sheriff – When I’m with You *
Paula Abdul – Straight Up ***1/2
Debbie Gibson – Lost in Your Eyes *
Mike & the Mechanics – The Living Years *1/2
Bangles – Eternal Flame **1/2
Roxette – The Look **
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 *1/2
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 **1/2
Prince – Batdance *1/2
Richard Marx – Right Here Waiting *1/2
Paula Abdul – Cold Hearted **
New Kids on the Block – Hangin‘ Tough *1/2
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine – Don’t Wanna Lose You *1/2
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 ***
Phil Collins – Another Day in Paradise **
Der vorläufige Vergleich der Charts:
1. 70s USA (252 Number One Tracks): Durchschnitt 2,87
2. 70s UK (168 Number One Hits): Durchschnitt 2,61
3. 70s Deutschland (105 Number One Tracks): Durchschnitt 2,38
4. 80s USA (231 Number One Tracks): Durchschnitt 2,31
5. 80s Deutschland (112 Number One Tracks): Durchschnitt 1,80
Meine Top Ten aus dieser Auswahl:
01. Prince – When doves cry
02. Police – Every breath you take
03. U 2 – With or without you
04. Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
05. Michael Jackson – Beat it
06. Culture Club – Karma Chameleon
07. The Human League – Don’t you want me
08. Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer
09. Hall and Oates – Maneater
10. U 2 – I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
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