This is a list of songs that have been number one on the Radio & Records singles chart in the 1980s.
1980
Issue DateSongArtist(s)ReferenceJanuary 11"The Long Run"EaglesJanuary 18January 25"Sara"Fleetwood MacFebruary 1"Longer"Dan FogelbergFebruary 8February 15"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"QueenFebruary 22February 29March 7"Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2"Pink FloydMarch 14March 21March 28"Call Me"BlondieApril 4April 11April 18April 25May 2May 9"Biggest Part of Me"AmbrosiaMay 16May 23May 30June 6"The Rose"Bette MidlerJune 13"Coming Up"Paul McCartneyJune 20"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"Billy JoelJune 27July 4July 11July 18"Magic"Olivia Newton-JohnJuly 25August 1"Sailing"Christopher CrossAugust 8August 15August 22August 29"All Out of Love"Air SupplySeptember 5September 12"Upside Down"Diana RossSeptember 19"Late in the Evening"Paul SimonSeptember 26October 3"Real Love"The Doobie BrothersOctober 10October 17"Woman in Love"Barbra StreisandOctober 24October 31November 7"Lady"Kenny RogersNovember 14November 21November 28December 5December 12"Love on the Rocks"Neil DiamondDecember 19"(Just Like) Starting Over"John Lennon
1981
Issue DateSongArtist(s)ReferenceJanuary 9"(Just Like) Starting Over"John LennonJanuary 16"The Tide Is High"BlondieJanuary 23January 30February 6"Woman"John LennonFebruary 13February 20February 27March 6"The Best of Times"StyxMarch 13March 20March 27"Kiss on My List"Hall & OatesApril 3April 10"While You See a Chance"Steve WinwoodApril 17"Just the Two of Us"Grover Washington, Jr. & Bill WithersApril 24May 1"Being with You"Smokey RobinsonMay 8May 15"Bette Davis Eyes"Kim CarnesMay 22May 29June 5June 12June 19"All Those Years Ago"George HarrisonJune 26July 3"The One That You Love"Air SupplyJuly 10July 17July 24"Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)"Joey ScarburyJuly 31"Slow Hand"The Pointer SistersAugust 7August 14"Endless Love"Diana Ross & Lionel RichieAugust 21August 28September 4September 11September 18"Who's Crying Now"JourneySeptember 25"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"Christopher CrossOctober 2October 9October 16October 23"Private Eyes"Hall & OatesOctober 30November 6"Waiting for a Girl Like You"ForeignerNovember 13November 20November 27December 4December 11December 18"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"Hall & Oates
1982
Issue DateSongArtist(s)ReferenceJanuary 8"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"Hall & OatesJanuary 15January 22January 29February 5February 12"Open Arms"JourneyFebruary 19February 26March 5March 12March 19March 26April 2"Make a Move on Me"Olivia Newton-JohnApril 9"Don't Talk to Strangers"Rick SpringfieldApril 16April 23April 30May 7May 14"Ebony and Ivory"Paul McCartney & Stevie WonderMay 21May 28June 4June 11"Rosanna"TotoJune 18June 25July 2July 9"Eye of the Tiger"SurvivorJuly 16July 23July 30August 6August 13"Hard to Say I'm Sorry"ChicagoAugust 20August 27September 3September 10"Jack & Diane"John CougarSeptember 17September 24October 1"I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)"Michael McDonaldOctober 8October 15October 22"Gypsy"Fleetwood MacOctober 29"Up Where We Belong"Joe Cocker & Jennifer WarnesNovember 5November 12November 19"Truly"Lionel RichieNovember 26"Maneater"Hall & OatesDecember 3December 10December 17
1983
Issue DateSongArtist(s)ReferenceJanuary 7"Down Under"Men at WorkJanuary 14January 21January 28February 4February 11"Shame on the Moon"Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandFebruary 18"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"Culture ClubFebruary 25March 4"You Are"Lionel RichieMarch 11"Billie Jean"Michael JacksonMarch 18March 25"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)"JourneyApril 1April 8"Jeopardy"The Greg Kihn BandApril 15April 22April 29"Beat It"Michael JacksonMay 6"Overkill"Men at WorkMay 13May 20May 27"Flashdance... What a Feeling"Irene CaraJune 3June 10June 17June 24July 1"Every Breath You Take"The PoliceJuly 8July 15July 22July 29August 5August 12August 19August 26"Maniac"Michael SembelloSeptember 2"Tell Her About It"Billy JoelSeptember 9September 16September 23"Total Eclipse of the Heart"Bonnie TylerSeptember 30October 7October 14"King of Pain"The PoliceOctober 21October 28"All Night Long (All Night)"Lionel RichieNovember 4November 11November 18"Say Say Say"Paul McCartney & Michael JacksonNovember 25December 2December 9December 16
1984
Issue DateSongArtist(s)ReferenceJanuary 6"Owner of a Lonely Heart"YesJanuary 13January 20"Karma Chameleon"Culture ClubJanuary 27February 3February 10"Thriller"Michael JacksonFebruary 17"Jump"Van HalenFebruary 24March 2March 9March 16March 23"Footloose"Kenny LogginsMarch 30April 6April 13"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"Phil CollinsApril 20April 27May 4May 11"Let's Hear It for the Boy"Deniece WilliamsMay 18May 25June 1"Time After Time"Cyndi LauperJune 8June 15June 22"The Reflex"Duran DuranJune 29"Dancing in the Dark"Bruce SpringsteenJuly 6"When Doves Cry"PrinceJuly 13July 20July 27August 3"Ghostbusters"Ray Parker Jr.August 10August 17August 24"Stuck on You"Lionel RichieAugust 31"Missing You"John WaiteSeptember 7September 14"Let's Go Crazy"Prince and The RevolutionSeptember 21September 28October 5October 12"Hard Habit to Break"ChicagoOctober 19"I Just Called to Say I Love You"Stevie WonderOctober 26November 2"Purple Rain"Prince and The RevolutionNovember 9November 16"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"Wham!November 23November 30"Out of Touch"Hall & OatesDecember 7"The Wild Boys"Duran DuranDecember 14"Like a Virgin"MadonnaDecember 21
1985
Issue DateSongArtist(s)ReferenceJanuary 11"Like a Virgin"MadonnaJanuary 18"You're the Inspiration"ChicagoJanuary 25"I Want to Know What Love Is"ForeignerFebruary 1February 8"Careless Whisper"Wham!February 15February 22"Can't Fight This Feeling"REO SpeedwagonMarch 1March 8March 15March 22"Material Girl"MadonnaMarch 29"One More Night"Phil CollinsApril 5"We Are the World"USA for AfricaApril 12April 19April 26"Crazy for You"MadonnaMay 3May 10"Don't You (Forget About Me)"Simple MindsMay 17May 24"Everything She Wants"Wham!May 31"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"Tears for FearsJune 7June 14"Heaven"Bryan AdamsJune 21"Sussudio"Phil CollinsJune 28July 5"Raspberry Beret"Prince and The RevolutionJuly 12"A View to a Kill"Duran DuranJuly 19"Everytime You Go Away"Paul YoungJuly 26"Shout"Tears for FearsAugust 2August 9August 16"The Power of Love"Huey Lewis and the NewsAugust 23August 30September 6"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"John ParrSeptember 13"Money for Nothing"Dire StraitsSeptember 20September 27October 4"Take On Me"A-haOctober 11October 18October 25"Part-Time Lover"Stevie WonderNovember 1November 8"We Built This City"StarshipNovember 15November 22"Separate Lives"Phil Collins & Marilyn MartinNovember 29December 6"Broken Wings"Mr. MisterDecember 13"Say You, Say Me"Lionel RichieDecember 20
1986
Issue DateSongArtist(s)ReferenceJanuary 3"Say You, Say Me"Lionel RichieJanuary 10January 17"That's What Friends Are For"Dionne & Friends (Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder)January 24January 31"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"Billy OceanFebruary 7"How Will I Know"Whitney HoustonFebruary 14February 21"Kyrie"Mr. MisterFebruary 28March 7"These Dreams"HeartMarch 14March 21"Rock Me Amadeus"FalcoMarch 28April 4April 11"Kiss"Prince and The RevolutionApril 18"Addicted to Love"Robert PalmerApril 25"West End Girls"Pet Shop BoysMay 2May 9"The Greatest Love of All"Whitney HoustonMay 16May 23"Live to Tell"MadonnaMay 30June 6June 13"On My Own"Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonaldJune 20"No One Is to Blame"Howard JonesJune 27"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"Billy OceanJuly 4"Invisible Touch"GenesisJuly 11July 18"Sledgehammer"Peter GabrielJuly 25"Glory of Love"Peter CeteraAugust 1August 8"Papa Don't Preach"MadonnaAugust 15August 22"Higher Love"Steve WinwoodAugust 29September 5"Dancing on the Ceiling"Lionel RichieSeptember 12"Stuck with You"Huey Lewis and the NewsSeptember 19September 26October 3"Throwing It All Away"GenesisOctober 10"When I Think of You"Janet JacksonOctober 17"Typical Male"Tina TurnerOctober 24"True Colors"Cyndi LauperOctober 31"Amanda"BostonNovember 7November 14November 21"Hip to Be Square"Huey Lewis and the NewsNovember 28"The Way It Is"Bruce Hornsby & The RangeDecember 5December 12"Everybody Have Fun Tonight"Wang ChungDecember 19"Walk Like an Egyptian"The Bangles
1987
Issue DateSongArtist(s)ReferenceJanuary 2"Walk Like an Egyptian"The BanglesJanuary 9"Shake You Down"Gregory AbbottJanuary 16"At This Moment"Billy Vera & The BeatersJanuary 23"Open Your Heart"MadonnaJanuary 30February 6"Livin' on a Prayer"Bon JoviFebruary 13February 20February 27"Jacob's Ladder"Huey Lewis and the NewsMarch 6March 13"Lean on Me"Club NouveauMarch 20March 27"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"StarshipApril 3April 10"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"Aretha Franklin & George MichaelApril 17April 24"(I Just) Died in Your Arms"Cutting CrewMay 1May 8"With or Without You"U2May 15May 22May 29"You Keep Me Hangin' On"Kim WildeJune 5"Always"Atlantic StarrJune 12"Head to Toe"Lisa Lisa and Cult JamJune 19"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"Whitney HoustonJune 26July 3July 10"Alone"HeartJuly 17July 24"Shakedown"Bob SegerJuly 31"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"U2August 7"Who's That Girl"MadonnaAugust 14August 21"La Bamba"Los LobosAugust 28September 4"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"Michael Jackson featuring Siedah GarrettSeptember 11September 18"Didn't We Almost Have It All"Whitney HoustonSeptember 25"Here I Go Again"WhitesnakeOctober 2"Carrie"EuropeOctober 9"Lost in Emotion"Lisa Lisa and Cult JamOctober 16"Bad"Michael JacksonOctober 23October 30"I Think We're Alone Now"TiffanyNovember 6November 13"Mony Mony (Live)"Billy IdolNovember 20"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"Bill Medley & Jennifer WarnesNovember 27"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"Belinda CarlisleDecember 4"Faith"George MichaelDecember 11December 18
1988
Issue DateSongArtist(s)ReferenceJanuary 1"So Emotional"Whitney HoustonJanuary 8"Got My Mind Set on You"George HarrisonJanuary 15"The Way You Make Me Feel"Michael JacksonJanuary 22"Need You Tonight"INXSJanuary 29"Could've Been"TiffanyFebruary 5February 12"Father Figure"George MichaelFebruary 19February 26March 4March 11"Never Gonna Give You Up"Rick AstleyMarch 18"Man in the Mirror"Michael JacksonMarch 25April 1April 8"Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car"Billy OceanApril 15April 22"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"Whitney HoustonApril 29"Anything for You"Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound MachineMay 6May 13"One More Try"George MichaelMay 20May 27June 3June 10"Together Forever"Rick AstleyJune 17"Foolish Beat"Debbie GibsonJune 24"Dirty Diana"Michael JacksonJuly 1"The Flame"Cheap TrickJuly 8July 15"Pour Some Sugar on Me"Def LeppardJuly 22"Roll with It"Steve WinwoodJuly 29August 5August 12"Monkey"George MichaelAugust 19August 26September 2"Sweet Child o' Mine"Guns N' RosesSeptember 9September 16"Don't Worry, Be Happy"Bobby McFerrinSeptember 23"Love Bites"Def LeppardSeptember 30October 7"Red Red Wine"UB40October 14"A Groovy Kind of Love"Phil CollinsOctober 21October 28"Kokomo"The Beach BoysNovember 4November 11"Wild, Wild West"The Escape ClubNovember 18"Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley"Will to PowerNovember 25December 2"Look Away"ChicagoDecember 9December 16"Every Rose Has Its Thorn"PoisonDecember 23
1989