List of Radio & Records number-one singles of the 1980s

This is a list of songs that have been number one on the Radio & Records singles chart in the 1980s.

1980

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 11	"The Long Run"	Eagles
January 18
January 25	"Sara"	Fleetwood Mac
February 1	"Longer"	Dan Fogelberg
February 8
February 15	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"	Queen
February 22
February 29
March 7	"Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2"	Pink Floyd
March 14
March 21
March 28	"Call Me"	Blondie
April 4
April 11
April 18
April 25
May 2
May 9	"Biggest Part of Me"	Ambrosia
May 16
May 23
May 30
June 6	"The Rose"	Bette Midler
June 13	"Coming Up"	Paul McCartney
June 20	"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"	Billy Joel
June 27
July 4
July 11
July 18	"Magic"	Olivia Newton-John
July 25
August 1	"Sailing"	Christopher Cross
August 8
August 15
August 22
August 29	"All Out of Love"	Air Supply
September 5
September 12	"Upside Down"	Diana Ross
September 19	"Late in the Evening"	Paul Simon
September 26
October 3	"Real Love"	The Doobie Brothers
October 10
October 17	"Woman in Love"	Barbra Streisand
October 24
October 31
November 7	"Lady"	Kenny Rogers
November 14
November 21
November 28
December 5
December 12	"Love on the Rocks"	Neil Diamond
December 19	"(Just Like) Starting Over"	John Lennon

1981

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 9	"(Just Like) Starting Over"	John Lennon
January 16	"The Tide Is High"	Blondie
January 23
January 30
February 6	"Woman"	John Lennon
February 13
February 20
February 27
March 6	"The Best of Times"	Styx
March 13
March 20
March 27	"Kiss on My List"	Hall & Oates
April 3
April 10	"While You See a Chance"	Steve Winwood
April 17	"Just the Two of Us"	Grover Washington, Jr. & Bill Withers
April 24
May 1	"Being with You"	Smokey Robinson
May 8
May 15	"Bette Davis Eyes"	Kim Carnes
May 22
May 29
June 5
June 12
June 19	"All Those Years Ago"	George Harrison
June 26
July 3	"The One That You Love"	Air Supply
July 10
July 17
July 24	"Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)"	Joey Scarbury
July 31	"Slow Hand"	The Pointer Sisters
August 7
August 14	"Endless Love"	Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
August 21
August 28
September 4
September 11
September 18	"Who's Crying Now"	Journey
September 25	"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"	Christopher Cross
October 2
October 9
October 16
October 23	"Private Eyes"	Hall & Oates
October 30
November 6	"Waiting for a Girl Like You"	Foreigner
November 13
November 20
November 27
December 4
December 11
December 18	"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"	Hall & Oates

1982

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 8	"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"	Hall & Oates
January 15
January 22
January 29
February 5
February 12	"Open Arms"	Journey
February 19
February 26
March 5
March 12
March 19
March 26
April 2	"Make a Move on Me"	Olivia Newton-John
April 9	"Don't Talk to Strangers"	Rick Springfield
April 16
April 23
April 30
May 7
May 14	"Ebony and Ivory"	Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
May 21
May 28
June 4
June 11	"Rosanna"	Toto
June 18
June 25
July 2
July 9	"Eye of the Tiger"	Survivor
July 16
July 23
July 30
August 6
August 13	"Hard to Say I'm Sorry"	Chicago
August 20
August 27
September 3
September 10	"Jack & Diane"	John Cougar
September 17
September 24
October 1	"I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)"	Michael McDonald
October 8
October 15
October 22	"Gypsy"	Fleetwood Mac
October 29	"Up Where We Belong"	Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
November 5
November 12
November 19	"Truly"	Lionel Richie
November 26	"Maneater"	Hall & Oates
December 3
December 10
December 17

1983

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 7	"Down Under"	Men at Work
January 14
January 21
January 28
February 4
February 11	"Shame on the Moon"	Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
February 18	"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"	Culture Club
February 25
March 4	"You Are"	Lionel Richie
March 11	"Billie Jean"	Michael Jackson
March 18
March 25	"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)"	Journey
April 1
April 8	"Jeopardy"	The Greg Kihn Band
April 15
April 22
April 29	"Beat It"	Michael Jackson
May 6	"Overkill"	Men at Work
May 13
May 20
May 27	"Flashdance... What a Feeling"	Irene Cara
June 3
June 10
June 17
June 24
July 1	"Every Breath You Take"	The Police
July 8
July 15
July 22
July 29
August 5
August 12
August 19
August 26	"Maniac"	Michael Sembello
September 2	"Tell Her About It"	Billy Joel
September 9
September 16
September 23	"Total Eclipse of the Heart"	Bonnie Tyler
September 30
October 7
October 14	"King of Pain"	The Police
October 21
October 28	"All Night Long (All Night)"	Lionel Richie
November 4
November 11
November 18	"Say Say Say"	Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
November 25
December 2
December 9
December 16

1984

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 6	"Owner of a Lonely Heart"	Yes
January 13
January 20	"Karma Chameleon"	Culture Club
January 27
February 3
February 10	"Thriller"	Michael Jackson
February 17	"Jump"	Van Halen
February 24
March 2
March 9
March 16
March 23	"Footloose"	Kenny Loggins
March 30
April 6
April 13	"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"	Phil Collins
April 20
April 27
May 4
May 11	"Let's Hear It for the Boy"	Deniece Williams
May 18
May 25
June 1	"Time After Time"	Cyndi Lauper
June 8
June 15
June 22	"The Reflex"	Duran Duran
June 29	"Dancing in the Dark"	Bruce Springsteen
July 6	"When Doves Cry"	Prince
July 13
July 20
July 27
August 3	"Ghostbusters"	Ray Parker Jr.
August 10
August 17
August 24	"Stuck on You"	Lionel Richie
August 31	"Missing You"	John Waite
September 7
September 14	"Let's Go Crazy"	Prince and The Revolution
September 21
September 28
October 5
October 12	"Hard Habit to Break"	Chicago
October 19	"I Just Called to Say I Love You"	Stevie Wonder
October 26
November 2	"Purple Rain"	Prince and The Revolution
November 9
November 16	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"	Wham!
November 23
November 30	"Out of Touch"	Hall & Oates
December 7	"The Wild Boys"	Duran Duran
December 14	"Like a Virgin"	Madonna
December 21

1985

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 11	"Like a Virgin"	Madonna
January 18	"You're the Inspiration"	Chicago
January 25	"I Want to Know What Love Is"	Foreigner
February 1
February 8	"Careless Whisper"	Wham!
February 15
February 22	"Can't Fight This Feeling"	REO Speedwagon
March 1
March 8
March 15
March 22	"Material Girl"	Madonna
March 29	"One More Night"	Phil Collins
April 5	"We Are the World"	USA for Africa
April 12
April 19
April 26	"Crazy for You"	Madonna
May 3
May 10	"Don't You (Forget About Me)"	Simple Minds
May 17
May 24	"Everything She Wants"	Wham!
May 31	"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"	Tears for Fears
June 7
June 14	"Heaven"	Bryan Adams
June 21	"Sussudio"	Phil Collins
June 28
July 5	"Raspberry Beret"	Prince and The Revolution
July 12	"A View to a Kill"	Duran Duran
July 19	"Everytime You Go Away"	Paul Young
July 26	"Shout"	Tears for Fears
August 2
August 9
August 16	"The Power of Love"	Huey Lewis and the News
August 23
August 30
September 6	"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"	John Parr
September 13	"Money for Nothing"	Dire Straits
September 20
September 27
October 4	"Take On Me"	A-ha
October 11
October 18
October 25	"Part-Time Lover"	Stevie Wonder
November 1
November 8	"We Built This City"	Starship
November 15
November 22	"Separate Lives"	Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
November 29
December 6	"Broken Wings"	Mr. Mister
December 13	"Say You, Say Me"	Lionel Richie
December 20

1986

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 3	"Say You, Say Me"	Lionel Richie
January 10
January 17	"That's What Friends Are For"	Dionne & Friends (Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder)
January 24
January 31	"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"	Billy Ocean
February 7	"How Will I Know"	Whitney Houston
February 14
February 21	"Kyrie"	Mr. Mister
February 28
March 7	"These Dreams"	Heart
March 14
March 21	"Rock Me Amadeus"	Falco
March 28
April 4
April 11	"Kiss"	Prince and The Revolution
April 18	"Addicted to Love"	Robert Palmer
April 25	"West End Girls"	Pet Shop Boys
May 2
May 9	"The Greatest Love of All"	Whitney Houston
May 16
May 23	"Live to Tell"	Madonna
May 30
June 6
June 13	"On My Own"	Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
June 20	"No One Is to Blame"	Howard Jones
June 27	"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"	Billy Ocean
July 4	"Invisible Touch"	Genesis
July 11
July 18	"Sledgehammer"	Peter Gabriel
July 25	"Glory of Love"	Peter Cetera
August 1
August 8	"Papa Don't Preach"	Madonna
August 15
August 22	"Higher Love"	Steve Winwood
August 29
September 5	"Dancing on the Ceiling"	Lionel Richie
September 12	"Stuck with You"	Huey Lewis and the News
September 19
September 26
October 3	"Throwing It All Away"	Genesis
October 10	"When I Think of You"	Janet Jackson
October 17	"Typical Male"	Tina Turner
October 24	"True Colors"	Cyndi Lauper
October 31	"Amanda"	Boston
November 7
November 14
November 21	"Hip to Be Square"	Huey Lewis and the News
November 28	"The Way It Is"	Bruce Hornsby & The Range
December 5
December 12	"Everybody Have Fun Tonight"	Wang Chung
December 19	"Walk Like an Egyptian"	The Bangles

1987

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 2	"Walk Like an Egyptian"	The Bangles
January 9	"Shake You Down"	Gregory Abbott
January 16	"At This Moment"	Billy Vera & The Beaters
January 23	"Open Your Heart"	Madonna
January 30
February 6	"Livin' on a Prayer"	Bon Jovi
February 13
February 20
February 27	"Jacob's Ladder"	Huey Lewis and the News
March 6
March 13	"Lean on Me"	Club Nouveau
March 20
March 27	"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"	Starship
April 3
April 10	"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"	Aretha Franklin & George Michael
April 17
April 24	"(I Just) Died in Your Arms"	Cutting Crew
May 1
May 8	"With or Without You"	U2
May 15
May 22
May 29	"You Keep Me Hangin' On"	Kim Wilde
June 5	"Always"	Atlantic Starr
June 12	"Head to Toe"	Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
June 19	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Whitney Houston
June 26
July 3
July 10	"Alone"	Heart
July 17
July 24	"Shakedown"	Bob Seger
July 31	"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"	U2
August 7	"Who's That Girl"	Madonna
August 14
August 21	"La Bamba"	Los Lobos
August 28
September 4	"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"	Michael Jackson featuring Siedah Garrett
September 11
September 18	"Didn't We Almost Have It All"	Whitney Houston
September 25	"Here I Go Again"	Whitesnake
October 2	"Carrie"	Europe
October 9	"Lost in Emotion"	Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
October 16	"Bad"	Michael Jackson
October 23
October 30	"I Think We're Alone Now"	Tiffany
November 6
November 13	"Mony Mony (Live)"	Billy Idol
November 20	"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"	Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
November 27	"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"	Belinda Carlisle
December 4	"Faith"	George Michael
December 11
December 18

1988

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 1	"So Emotional"	Whitney Houston
January 8	"Got My Mind Set on You"	George Harrison
January 15	"The Way You Make Me Feel"	Michael Jackson
January 22	"Need You Tonight"	INXS
January 29	"Could've Been"	Tiffany
February 5
February 12	"Father Figure"	George Michael
February 19
February 26
March 4
March 11	"Never Gonna Give You Up"	Rick Astley
March 18	"Man in the Mirror"	Michael Jackson
March 25
April 1
April 8	"Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car"	Billy Ocean
April 15
April 22	"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"	Whitney Houston
April 29	"Anything for You"	Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
May 6
May 13	"One More Try"	George Michael
May 20
May 27
June 3
June 10	"Together Forever"	Rick Astley
June 17	"Foolish Beat"	Debbie Gibson
June 24	"Dirty Diana"	Michael Jackson
July 1	"The Flame"	Cheap Trick
July 8
July 15	"Pour Some Sugar on Me"	Def Leppard
July 22	"Roll with It"	Steve Winwood
July 29
August 5
August 12	"Monkey"	George Michael
August 19
August 26
September 2	"Sweet Child o' Mine"	Guns N' Roses
September 9
September 16	"Don't Worry, Be Happy"	Bobby McFerrin
September 23	"Love Bites"	Def Leppard
September 30
October 7	"Red Red Wine"	UB40
October 14	"A Groovy Kind of Love"	Phil Collins
October 21
October 28	"Kokomo"	The Beach Boys
November 4
November 11	"Wild, Wild West"	The Escape Club
November 18	"Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley"	Will to Power
November 25
December 2	"Look Away"	Chicago
December 9
December 16	"Every Rose Has Its Thorn"	Poison
December 23

1989

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 6	"Two Hearts"	Phil Collins
January 13
January 20	"When I'm with You"	Sheriff
January 27
February 3	"Straight Up"	Paula Abdul
February 10
February 17	"Lost in Your Eyes"	Debbie Gibson
February 24
March 3
March 10
March 17	"Eternal Flame"	The Bangles
March 24
March 31	"The Look"	Roxette
April 7	"She Drives Me Crazy"	Fine Young Cannibals
April 14	"Like a Prayer"	Madonna
April 21
April 28
May 5	"I'll Be There for You"	Bon Jovi
May 12	"Forever Your Girl"	Paula Abdul
May 19
May 26	"Rock On"	Michael Damian
June 2	"I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"	New Kids on the Block
June 9
June 16	"Satisfied"	Richard Marx
June 23
June 30	"Good Thing"	Fine Young Cannibals
July 7	"If You Don't Know Me by Now"	Simply Red
July 14
July 21	"Toy Soldiers"	Martika
July 28	"Batdance"	Prince
August 4	"Right Here Waiting"	Richard Marx
August 11
August 18
August 25	"Cold Hearted"	Paula Abdul
September 1	"Hangin' Tough"	New Kids on the Block
September 8	"Don't Wanna Lose You"	Gloria Estefan
September 15	"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"	Milli Vanilli
September 22
September 29	"Cherish"	Madonna
October 6	"Miss You Much"	Janet Jackson
October 13
October 20
October 27	"Listen to Your Heart"	Roxette
November 3	"When I See You Smile"	Bad English
November 10
November 17	"Blame It on the Rain"	Milli Vanilli
November 24
December 1	"Another Day in Paradise"	Phil Collins
December 8
December 15
December 22

Sources

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