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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