List of Hot 100 Airplay number-one singles of the 1980s
The Hot 100 Airplay chart ranks the most frequently broadcast songs on US radio stations, published by Billboard magazine. The chart was introduced on the magazine issue dated October 20, 1984. In the 1980s, 132 songs topped the chart.
Number-one airplay hits[]
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| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | ||
| October 20 | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" | Stevie Wonder |
| October 27 | ||
| November 3 | ||
| November 10 | "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" | Wham! |
| November 17 | ||
| November 24 | ||
| December 1 | ||
| December 8 | "Out of Touch" | Daryl Hall and John Oates |
| December 15 | ||
| December 22 | "Like a Virgin" | Madonna |
| December 29 | ||
| 1985 | ||
| January 5 | "Like a Virgin" | Madonna |
| January 12 | ||
| January 19 | ||
| January 26 | "You're the Inspiration" | Chicago |
| February 2 | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | Foreigner |
| February 9 | ||
| February 16 | "Careless Whisper" | Wham! featuring George Michael |
| February 23 | ||
| March 2 | ||
| March 9 | "Can't Fight This Feeling" | REO Speedwagon |
| March 16 | ||
| March 23 | ||
| March 30 | "One More Night" | Phil Collins |
| April 6 | ||
| April 13 | "We Are the World" | USA for Africa |
| April 20 | ||
| April 27 | ||
| May 4 | ||
| May 11 | "Crazy for You" | Madonna |
| May 18 | "Don't You (Forget About Me)" | Simple Minds |
| May 25 | "Everything She Wants" | Wham! |
| June 2 | ||
| June 8 | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | Tears for Fears |
| June 15 | ||
| June 22 | "Sussudio" | Phil Collins |
| June 29 | ||
| July 6 | ||
| July 13 | ||
| July 20 | "Raspberry Beret" | Prince |
| July 27 | "Everytime You Go Away" | Paul Young |
| August 3 | "Shout" | Tears for Fears |
| August 10 | ||
| August 17 | ||
| August 24 | "The Power of Love" | Huey Lewis and the News |
| August 31 | ||
| September 7 | ||
| September 14 | "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" | John Parr |
| September 21 | "Money for Nothing" | Dire Straits |
| September 28 | ||
| October 5 | ||
| October 12 | "Take On Me" | a-ha |
| October 19 | ||
| October 26 | "Part-Time Lover" | Stevie Wonder |
| November 2 | ||
| November 9 | ||
| November 16 | "We Built This City" | Starship |
| November 23 | ||
| November 30 | "Separate Lives" | Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin |
| December 7 | ||
| December 14 | "Broken Wings" | Mr. Mister |
| December 21 | "Say You, Say Me" | Lionel Richie |
| December 28 | ||
| 1986 | ||
| January 4 | "Say You, Say Me" | Lionel Richie |
| January 11 | ||
| January 18 | ||
| January 25 | "That's What Friends Are For" | Dionne and Friends |
| February 1 | ||
| February 8 | ||
| February 15 | "How Will I Know" | Whitney Houston |
| February 22 | ||
| March 1 | "Kyrie" | Mr. Mister |
| March 8 | ||
| March 15 | "Sara" | Starship |
| March 22 | "These Dreams" | Heart |
| March 29 | "Rock Me Amadeus" | Falco |
| April 5 | ||
| April 12 | ||
| April 19 | "Kiss" | Prince |
| April 26 | ||
| May 3 | "West End Girls" | Pet Shop Boys |
| May 10 | ||
| May 17 | "Greatest Love of All" | Whitney Houston |
| May 24 | ||
| May 31 | "Live to Tell" | Madonna |
| June 7 | ||
| June 14 | ||
| June 21 | "On My Own" | Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald |
| June 28 | ||
| July 5 | "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" | Billy Ocean |
| July 12 | "Invisible Touch" | Genesis |
| July 19 | ||
| July 26 | ||
| August 2 | "Glory of Love" | Peter Cetera |
| August 9 | ||
| August 16 | "Papa Don't Preach" | Madonna |
| August 23 | ||
| August 30 | "Higher Love" | Steve Winwood |
| September 6 | ||
| September 13 | "Dancing on the Ceiling" | Lionel Richie |
| September 20 | "Stuck with You" | Huey Lewis and the News |
| September 27 | ||
| October 4 | ||
| October 11 | "When I Think of You" | Janet Jackson |
| October 18 | ||
| October 25 | "True Colors" | Cyndi Lauper |
| November 1 | ||
| November 8 | "Amanda" | Boston |
| November 15 | ||
| November 22 | ||
| November 29 | "Human" | The Human League |
| December 6 | "The Way It Is" | Bruce Hornsby and the Range |
| December 13 | ||
| December 20 | "Walk Like an Egyptian" | The Bangles |
| December 27 | ||
| 1987 | ||
| January 3 | "Walk Like an Egyptian" | The Bangles |
| January 10 | ||
| January 17 | "Shake You Down" | Gregory Abbott |
| January 24 | "At This Moment" | Billy Vera and the Beaters |
| January 31 | "Open Your Heart" | Madonna |
| February 7 | ||
| February 14 | "Livin' on a Prayer" | Bon Jovi |
| February 21 | ||
| February 28 | ||
| March 7 | ||
| March 14 | "Jacob's Ladder" | Huey Lewis and the News |
| March 21 | "Lean on Me" | Club Nouveau |
| March 28 | ||
| April 4 | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" | Starship |
| April 11 | ||
| April 18 | ||
| April 25 | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" | Aretha Franklin and George Michael |
| May 2 | "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" | Cutting Crew |
| May 9 | ||
| May 16 | "With or Without You" | U2 |
| May 23 | ||
| May 29 | ||
| June 6 | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | Kim Wilde |
| June 13 | "Always" | Atlantic Starr |
| June 20 | "Head to Toe" | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam |
| June 27 | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Whitney Houston |
| July 4 | ||
| July 11 | ||
| July 18 | "Alone" | Heart |
| July 25 | ||
| August 1 | "Shakedown" | Bob Seger |
| August 8 | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | U2 |
| August 15 | "Who's That Girl" | Madonna |
| August 22 | ||
| August 29 | "La Bamba" | Los Lobos |
| Septebmer 5 | ||
| September 12 | ||
| September 19 | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett |
| September 26 | "Didn't We Almost Have It All" | Whitney Houston |
| October 3 | "Here I Go Again" | Whitesnake |
| October 10 | "Carrie" | Europe |
| October 17 | "Lost in Emotion" | Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam |
| October 24 | "Bad" | Michael Jackson |
| October 31 | ||
| November 7 | "I Think We're Alone Now" | Tiffany |
| November 14 | ||
| November 21 | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes |
| November 28 | ||
| December 5 | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" | Belinda Carlisle |
| December 12 | "Faith" | George Michael |
| December 19 | ||
| December 26 | ||
| 1988 | ||
| January 2 | "Faith" | George Michael |
| January 9 | ||
| January 16 | "Got My Mind Set On You" | George Harrison |
| January 23 | "Need You Tonight" | INXS |
| January 30 | "Could've Been" | Tiffany |
| February 6 | ||
| February 13 | ||
| February 20 | "Father Figure" | George Michael |
| February 27 | ||
| March 5 | ||
| March 12 | ||
| March 19 | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | Rick Astley |
| March 26 | "Man in the Mirror" | Michael Jackson |
| April 2 | ||
| April 9 | ||
| April 16 | "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" | Billy Ocean |
| April 23 | ||
| April 30 | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | Whitney Houston |
| May 7 | "Anything for You" | Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine |
| May 14 | ||
| May 21 | "One More Try" | George Michael |
| May 28 | ||
| June 4 | ||
| June 11 | ||
| June 18 | "Together Forever" | Rick Astley |
| June 25 | "Foolish Beat" | Debbie Gibson |
| July 2 | ||
| July 9 | "The Flame" | Cheap Trick |
| July 16 | ||
| July 23 | "Hold On to the Nights" | Richard Marx |
| July 30 | "Roll with It" | Steve Winwood |
| August 6 | ||
| August 13 | ||
| August 20 | ||
| August 27 | "Monkey" | George Michael |
| September 3 | ||
| September 10 | "Perfect World" | Huey Lewis & the News |
| September 17 | "Sweet Child o' Mine | Guns N' Roses |
| September 24 | ||
| October 1 | "Love Bites" | Def Leppard |
| October 8 | ||
| October 15 | "Red Red Wine" | UB40 |
| October 22 | "Groovy Kind of Love" | Phil Collins |
| October 29 | ||
| November 5 | "Kokomo" | The Beach Boys |
| November 12 | ||
| November 19 | "Wild, Wild West" | The Escape Club |
| November 26 | "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley" | Will to Power |
| December 3 | "Look Away" | Chicago |
| December 10 | ||
| December 17 | ||
| December 24 | "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | Poison |
| December 31 | ||
| 1989 | ||
| January 7 | "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | Poison |
| January 14 | ||
| January 21 | "Two Hearts" | Phil Collins |
| January 28 | ||
| February 4 | "When I'm with You" | Sheriff |
| February 11 | "Straight Up" | Paula Abdul |
| February 18 | ||
| February 25 | ||
| March 4 | "Lost In Your Eyes" | Debbie Gibson |
| March 11 | ||
| March 18 | ||
| March 25 | "The Living Years" | Mike + The Mechanics |
| April 1 | "Eternal Flame" | The Bangles |
| April 8 | "The Look" | Roxette |
| April 15 | ||
| April 22 | "Like a Prayer" | Madonna |
| April 29 | ||
| May 13 | "I'll Be There for You" | Bon Jovi |
| May 20 | "Forever Your Girl" | Paula Abdul |
| May 27 | ||
| June 3 | "Rock On" | Michael Damian |
| June 10 | "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" | New Kids on the Block |
| June 17 | ||
| June 24 | "Satisfied" | Richard Marx |
| July 1 | ||
| July 8 | "Good Thing" | Fine Young Cannibals |
| July 15 | ||
| July 22 | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | Simply Red |
| July 29 | "Toy Soldiers" | Martika |
| August 5 | "Right Here Waiting" | Richard Marx |
| August 12 | ||
| August 19 | ||
| August 26 | ||
| September 2 | ||
| September 9 | "Cold Hearted" | Paula Abdul |
| September 16 | "Don't Wanna Lose You" | Gloria Estefan |
| September 23 | "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" | Milli Vanilli |
| September 20 | ||
| October 7 | ||
| October 14 | "Miss You Much" | Janet Jackson |
| October 21 | ||
| October 28 | ||
| November 4 | "Listen to Your Heart" | Roxette |
| November 11 | "When I See You Smile" | Bad English |
| November 18 | ||
| November 25 | "Blame It on the Rain" | Milli Vanilli |
| December 2 | ||
| December 9 | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | Billy Joel |
| December 16 | "Another Day in Paradise" | Phil Collins |
| December 23 | ||
| December 30 | ||
See also[]
Sources[]
- Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. (2004) ISBN 0-8230-7499-4
Categories:
- Billboard charts
- Lists of number-one songs in the United States
- 1980s record charts
- 1980s in American music