Billboard's Year End Pop Singles Charts Revised Versions

[vince]

Moving on into the 90’s. This is my attempt to match BB’s ranking for 1990. BB used their complex inverse point system based on the average number of points a records received for a position. I used the same methodology I have used starting with 1987 to estimate their rankings. The big change here is BB went back to a defined survey period, no longer crediting a record's (or cassette single by 1990) full chart run. This may have been because of the “Look Away” fiasco in 1989 or possible in anticipation of the up coming switch to Soundscan, or both. The survey period was 11/18/1989 to 11/17/1990.

Points (* indicates a #1 song) POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)
1110 *1 HOLD ON Wilson Phillips (SBK) (#1, June)
1071 *2 IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE Roxette (EMI) (#1, June)
1060 *3 NOTHING COMPARES 2 U Sinead O'Connor (Ensign) (#1, April)
1051 4 POISON Bell Biv Devoe (MCA) (#3, June)
1020 *5 VISION OF LOVE Mariah Carey (Columbia) (#1, Aug)
1019 *6 VOGUE Madonna (Sire) (#1, May)
985 *7 ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#1, Dec 1989)
958 8 HOLD ON En Vogue (Atlantic) (#2, July)
954 9 CRADLE OF LOVE Billy Idol (Chrysalis) (#2, Aug)
950 10 DO ME Bell Biv Devoe (MCA) (#3, Sept)
938 11 PUMP UP THE JAM Technotronic Featuring Felly (SBK) (#2, Jan)
936 *12 BLAZE OF GLORY Jon Bon Jovi (Mercury) (#1, Sept)
917 *13 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU Michael Bolton (Columbia) (#1, Jan)
909 *14 CLOSE TO YOU Maxi Priest (Charisma) (#1, Oct)
909 *15 ESCAPADE Janet Jackson (A&M) (#1, March)
905 16 ALL I WANNA DO IS MAKE LOVE TO YOU Heart (Capitol) (#2, May)
895 *17 OPPOSITES ATTRACT Paula Abdul (with the Wild Pair) (Virgin) (#1, Feb)
895 *18 BLACK VELVET Alannah Myles (Atlantic) (#1, March)
890 19 DON'T KNOW MUCH Linda Ronstadt (Featuring Aaron Neville) (#2, Dec 1989)
882 *20 RELEASE ME Wilson Phillips (SBK) (#1, Sept)
880 21 ALL AROUND THE WORLD Lisa Stansfield (Arista) (#3, April)
872 22 RUB YOU THE RIGHT WAY Johnny Gill (Motown) (#3, Aug)
869 23 I WANNA BE RICH Calloway (Solar) (#2, May)
861 *24 SHE AIN'T WORTH IT Glenn Medeiros Featuring Bobby Brown (MCA) (#1, July)
856 *25 IF WISHES CAME TRUE Sweet Sensation (Atco) (#1, Sept)
852 26 THE POWER Snap (Arista) (#2, Aug)
851 *27 (Can't Live Without Your) LOVE AND AFFECTION Nelson (DGC) (#1, Sept)
833 *28 LOVE WILL LEAD YOU BACK Taylor Dayne (Arista) (#1, April)
830 29 DON'T WANNA FALL IN LOVE Jane Child (Warner Brothers) (#2, April)
822 30 TWO TO MAKE IT RIGHT Seduction (Vendetta) (#2, Feb)
822 31 UNSKINNY BOP Poison (Enigma) (#3, Sept)
818 32 SENDING ALL MY LOVE Linear (Atlantic) (#5, May)
800 *33 WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE Billy Joel (Columbia) (#1, Dec 1989)
799 *34 STEP BY STEP The New Kids On the Block (Columbia) (#1, June)
771 35 DANGEROUS Roxette (EMI) (#2, March)
761 *36 I DON'T HAVE THE HEART James Ingram (Warner Brothers) (#1, Oct)
745 37 BACK TO LIFE (However Do You Want Me) Soul II Soul (Featuring Caron Wheeler) (Virgin) (#4, Dec 1989)
742 38 DOWNTOWN TRAIN Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) (#3, Jan)
741 39 EVERYTHING Jody Wately (MCA) (#4, Jan)
734 40 RHYTHM NATION Janet Jackson (A&M) (#2, Jan)
731 41 ROAM The B-52's (Reprise) (#3, March)
726 *42 I'LL BE YOUR EVERYTHING Tommy Page (Sire) (#1, April)
715 43 ALRIGHT Janet Jackson (A&M) (#4, June)
709 44 HERE AND NOW Luther Vandross (Epic) (#6, April)
697 *45 BLAME IT ON THE RAIN Milli Vanelli (Arista) (#1, Nov 1989)
694 46 HAVE YOU SEEN HER M.C. Hammer (Capitol) (#4, Sept)
690 *47 ICE ICE BABY Vanilla Ice (SBK) (#1, Nov)
686 48 WITH EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART Taylor Dayne (Arista) (#5, Dec 1989)
670 49 COME BACK TO ME Janet Jackson (A&M) (#2, Aug)
656 50 U CAN'T TOUCH THIS M.C. Hammer (Capitol) (#8, June)
655 *51 PRAYING FOR TIME George Michael (Columbia) (#1, Oct)
654 52 NO MORE LIES Michel'le (Ruthless) (#7, March)
653 53 HOW CAN WE BE LOVERS Michael Bolton (Columbia) (#3, May)
644 54 READY OR NOT After 7 (Virgin) (#7, June)
639 55 DO YOU REMEMBER Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#4, June)
633 56 CAN'T STOP After 7 (Virgin) (#6, Oct)
628 57 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN DOWN Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#3, March)
627 58 JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME Lou Gramm (Atlantic) (#6, Jan)
621 59 SOMETHING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO HEAVEN Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#4, Oct)
617 60 THE HUMPTY DANCE Digital Underground (Tommy Boy) (#11,)
615 *61 BLACK CAT Janet Jackson (A&M) (#1, Oct)
614 62 I'LL BE YOUR SHELTER Taylor Dayne (Arista) (#4, July)
609 63 LOVE SONG Tesla (Geffen) (#10, Jan)
604 64 JANIE'S GOT A GUN Aerosmith (Geffen) (#4, Feb)
597 65 FREE FALLIN' Tom Petty (MCA) (#7, Jan)
594 66 GIVING YOU THE BENEFIT Pebbles (MCA) (#4, Oct)
590 67 ENJOY THE SILENCE Depeche Mode (Sire) (#8, July)
586 68 GIRLS NITE OUT Tyler Collins (RCA) (#6, Aug)
578 69 PRICE OF LOVE Bad English (Epic) (#5, March)
571 70 KING OF WISHFUL THINKING Go West (EMI) (#8, Aug)
564 71 GET UP (Before the Night Is Over) Technotronic Featuring Ya Kid K (SBK) (#7, April)
554 72 EPIC Faith No More (Slash) (#9, Sept)
553 73 I REMEMBER YOU Skid Row (Atlantic) (#6, Feb)
548 74 WHAT KIND OF MAN WOULD I BE Chicago (Reprise) (#5, Feb)
544 75 JUST LIKE JESSE JAMES Cher (Geffen) (#8, Dec 1989)
540 76 HERE WE ARE Gloria Estefan (Epic) (#6, March)
526 *77 LOVE TAKES TIME Mariah Carey (Columbia) (#1, Nov)
524 78 EVERYBODY EVERYBODY Black Box (RCA) (#8, Oct)
522 79 LOVE SHACK The B-52's (Reprise) (#3, Nov 1989)
521 80 ROMEO Dino (Island) (#6, Oct)
520 81 I GO TO EXTREMES Billy Joel (Columbia) (#6, March)
510 82 C'MON AND GET MY LOVE D-Mob Introducing Cathy Dennis (FFRR) (#10, March)
510 83 OH GIRL Paul Young (Columbia) (#8, Oct)
509 84 ALL OR NOTHING Milli Vanelli (Arista) (#4, Feb)
507 85 WHAT IT TAKES Aerosmith (Geffen) (#9, May)
506 86 WHIP APPEAL Babyface (Solar) (#6, April)
501 87 MAKE YOU SWEAT Keith Sweat (Vintertainment) (#14, Aug)
499 88 JERK OUT The Time (Paisley Park) (#9, Aug)
499 89 (It's Just) THE WAY THAT YOU LOVE ME Paula Abdul (Virgin) (#3, Dec 1989)
493 90 WHEN I'M BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN Michael Bolton (Columbia) (#7, Aug)
492 91 WE CAN'T GO WRONG The Cover Girls (Capitol) (#8, March)
490 92 FOREVER Kiss (Mercury) (#8, April)
489 93 THIS ONE'S FOR THE CHILDREN The New Kids On the Block (Columbia) (#7, Jan)
480 94 WHOLE WIDE WORLD A'me Lorain (RCA) (#9, April)
479 95 WITHOUT YOU Motley Crue (Elektra) (#8, April)
473 96 JUST A FRIEND Biz Markie (Cold Chillin') (#9, March)
471 97 THIEVES IN THE TEMPLE Prince (Paisley Park) (#6, Sept)
467 98 SWING THE MOOD (Medley)Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers (Music Factory) (#11, Jan)
410 99 MENTIROSA Mellow Man Ace (Capitol) (#14, July)
410 100 TIC-TAC-TOE Kyper (Atlantic) (#14, Sept)

[vince]

This is the last one and the last year before the switch to Soundscan, 1991. I used the same complex inverse point methodology as 1990. The survey period is 11/24/1990 to 11/23/199, with singles only credited in the survey period.

Points (* indicates a #1 song) POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)
1230 *1 (Everything I Do) I DO IT FOR YOU Brian Adams (A&M) (#1, July)
1106 2 I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd (Giant) (#2, June)
1086 *3 GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT (Everybody Dance Now) C&C Music Factory Featuring Freedom Williams (Columbia) (#1, Feb)
1078 *4 RUSH RUSH Paula Abdul (Captive) (#1, June)
1059 *5 ONE MORE TRY Timmy T. (Quality) (#1, March)
1054 *6 UNBELIEVABLE EMF (EMI) (#1, July)
1032 *7 I LIKE THE WAY (The Kissing Game) Hi-Five (Jive) (#1, May)
1026 *8 MORE THAN WORDS Extreme (A&M) (#1, June)
1021 *9 THE FIRST TIME Surface (Columbia) (#1, Jan)
979 10 MOTOWNPHILLY Boyz II Men (Motown) (#3, Sept)
970 *11 BABY BABY Amy Grant (A&M) (#1, April)
944 *12 BECAUSE I LOVE YOU (The Postman Song) Stevie B (LMR) (#1, Dec 1990)
938 13 HIGH ENOUGH d**n Yankees (Warner Brothers) (#3, Jan)
923 *14 SOMEDAY Mariah Carey (Columbia) (#1, March)
913 15 FROM A DISTANCE Bette Midler (Atlantic) (#2, Dec 1990)
904 *16 LOVE WILL NEVER DO (Without You) Janet Jackson (A&M) (#1, Jan)
904 17 RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW Jesus Jones (SBK) (#2, July)
903 *18 ALL THE MAN THAT I NEED Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, Feb)
877 *19 I ADORE MI AMORE Color Me Badd (Giant) (#1, Sept)
875 *20 GOOD VIBRATIONS Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch/Loleatta Holloway (Interscope) (#1, Oct)
855 *21 EMOTIONS Mariah Carey (Columbia) (#1, Oct)
855 *22 JUSTIFY MY LOVE Madonna (Sire) (#1, Jan)
848 23 SENSITIVITY Ralph Tresvant (MCA) (#4, Jan)
844 24 HOLD YOU TIGHT Tara Kemp (Giant) (#3, April)
844 *25 I DON'T WANNA CRY Mariah Carey (Columbia) (#1, May)
842 *26 ROMANTIC Karyn White (Warner Brothers) (#1, Nov)
836 *27 JOYRIDE Roxette (EMI) (#1, May)
834 28 EVERY HEARTBEAT Amy Grant (A&M) (#2, Aug)
824 *29 YOU'RE IN LOVE Wilson Phillips (SBK) (#1, April)
821 30 TOUCH ME (All Night Long) Cathy Dennis (Polydor) (#2, May)
817 31 DO ANYTHING Natural Selection Featuring Niki Harris (EastWest) (#2, Oct)
815 *32 I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU Londonbeat (Radioactive) (#1, April)
796 33 LOSING MY RELIGION R.E.M. (Warner Brothers) (#4, June)
778 *34 COMING OUT OF THE DARK Gloria Estefan (Epic) (#1, March)
776 35 HERE WE GO C&C Music Factory Featruing Freedom Williams and Zelma Davis (Columbia) (#3, May)
772 36 IT AIN'T OVER 'TIL IT'S OVER Lenny Kravitz (Virgin) (#2, Aug)
768 37 WHERE DOES MY HEART BEAT NOW Celine Dion (Epic) (#4, March)
764 38 SUMMERTIME D.J. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (Jive) (#4, Aug)
762 39 WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions (Mercury) (#4, Aug)
724 *40 THE PROMISE OF A NEW DAY Paula Abdul (Captive) (#1, Sept)
723 41 P.A.S.S.I.O.N. Rythm Syndicate (Impact) (#2, Aug)
719 *42 I'M YOUR BABY TONIGHT Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, Dec 1990)
712 43 LOVE OF A LIFETIME Firehouse (Epic) (#5, Sept)
710 44 FADING LIKE A FLOWER (Every Time You Leave) Roxette (EMI) (#2, Aug)
701 45 IMPULSIVE Wilson Phillips (SBK) (#4, Jan)
696 46 THIS HOUSE Tracie Spencer (Capitol) (#3, March)
695 47 RHYTHM OF MY HEART Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) (#5, May)
694 48 HOLE HEARTED Extreme (A&M) (#4, Oct)
692 49 POWER OF LOVE/LOVE POWER (Medley) Luther Vandross (Epic) (#4, June)
689 50 TOM'S DINER DNA Featuring Suzanne Vega (A&M) (#5, Dec 1990)
688 51 LOVE IS A WONDERFUL THING Michael Bolton (Columbia) (#4, June)
688 52 THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMM... C&C Music Factory Featuring Freedom Williams (Columbia) (#4, Sept)
678 53 I TOUCH MYSELF The Divinyls (Virgin) (#4, May)
672 54 IESHA Another Bad Creation (Motown) (#9, Apirl)
659 55 I CAN'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE Hi-Five (Jive) (#8, Sept)
658 56 SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT Bonnie Raitt (Capitol) (#5, Oct)
654 57 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC Vanilla Ice (SBK) (#4, Feb)
651 58 AFTER THE RAIN Nelson (DGC) (#6, Feb)
648 59 CAN'T STOP THIS THING WE STARTING Bryan Adams (A&M) (#2, Nov)
642 60 TEMPTATION Corina (Cutting) (#6, Aug)
626 61 3 A.M. ETERNAL The KLF (Arista) (#5, Sept)
621 62 TIME, LOVE, AND TENDERNESS Michael Bolton (Columbia) (#7, Sept)
620 63 NOW THAT WE'VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D. and the Boyz (Uptown) (#11, Oct)
618 64 SADENESS (Part 1) Enigma (Charisma) (#5, April)
609 65 THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO UB40 (Virgin) (#6, Dec 1990)
608 66 AROUND THE WAY GIRL L.L. Cool J (Def Jam) (#9, March)
597 *67 CREAM Prince and the New Power Generation (Paisley Park) (#1, Nov)
596 68 CRY FOR HELP Rick Astley (RCA) (#7, April)
591 69 I'LL BE THERE The Escape Club (Atlantic) (#8, Aug)
589 *70 LOVE TAKES TIME Mariah Carey (Columbia) (#1, Nov 1990)
588 71 SHOW ME THE WAY Styx (A&M) (#3, March)
586 72 WICKED GAME Chris Isaak (Reprise) (#6, March)
586 73 SIGNS Tesla (Geffen) (#8, April)
586 74 TOO MANY WALLS Cathy Dennis (Polydor) (#8, Sept)
584 75 HERE I AM (Come and Take Me) UB40 (Virgin) (#7, July)
576 76 CRAZY Seal (ZTT/Sire) (#7, Sept)
567 77 SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN Poison (Enigma) (#4, Dec 1990)
561 78 I'LL GIVE ALL MY LOVE TO YOU Keith Sweat (Vintertainment) (#7, Feb)
552 79 PLACE IN THIS WORLD Michael W. Smith (Reunion) (#6, July)
547 80 SILENT LUCIDITY Queensryche (EMI) (#9, June)
539 81 GET HERE Oleta Adams (Fontana) (#5, March)
518 82 ROUND AND ROUND Tevin Campbell (Paisley Park) (#12, April)
517 83 I'M NOT IN LOVE Will To Power (Epic) (#7, Feb)
508 84 REAL REAL REAL Jesus Jones (SBK) (#4, Nov)
507 85 PIECE OF MY HEART Tara Kemp (Giant) (#7, July)
504 86 STRIKE IT UP Black Box (RCA) (#8, June)
503 87 JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis (Polydor) (#9, Feb)
502 88 EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL Aaron Neville (A&M) (#8, Oct)
493 89 THE ONE AND ONLY Chesney Hawkes (Chrysalis) (#10, Nov)
493 90 RICO SUAVE Gerardo (Interscope) (#7, April)
492 91 FREEDOM George Michael (Columbia) (#8, Dec 1990)
489 92 O.P.P. Naughty By Nature (Tommy Boy) (#6, Nov)
488 93 GROOVE IS IN THE HEART Deee-Lite (Elektra) (#4, Dec 1990)
484 94 DISAPPEAR INXS (Atlantic) (#8, Feb)
484 95 ALL THIS TIME Sting (A&M) (#5, March)
466 96 MILES AWAY Winger (Atlantic) (#12, Jan)
464 97 I SAW RED Warrant (Columbia) (#10, Feb)
442 98 THE MOTOWN SONG Rod Stewart (with the Temptations) (Warner Brothers) (#10, Sept)
438 99 SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE R.E.M. (Warner Brothers) (#10, Sept)
415 100 DO YOU WANT ME Salt-N-Pepa (Next Plateau) (#21, June)

[dukelightning]

Here are some key discrepancies and differences from the AT40 years that I will highlight. vince noted that the following key hits were either way too high or too low(omitted from the rankings). "You Are Everything" was a top 10 hit that should have easily made the survey in 1972 and did not. A couple of #1 hits from 1974 were omitted..."Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" and "You Haven't Done Nothin". And "Some Kind of Wonderful" seems to be the biggest mistake by Billboard during the AT40 years, sitting at #6 for 1975 when it should have been #75.

Several years would have had different #1 songs of the year if other years' methodologies were used or if the tabulations were correct. I will list the year and the song that should/could have been #1.

1977 or 1978...You Light Up My Life (Not listed by vince in a tabulated listing but he answered my question about how it could be #1)
1978...Night Fever
1981...Endless Love
1984...When Doves Cry (I thought it WAS the #1 song of the year in their year end issue btw)
1985...Like a Virgin
1989...Miss You Much

Great work vince. You are a valuable member of this board.

[djjoe1960]

Jan 22, 2017 20:56:18 GMT -5 dukelightning said:

Here are some key discrepancies and differences from the AT40 years that I will highlight. vince noted that the following key hits were either way too high or too low(omitted from the rankings). "You Are Everything" was a top 10 hit that should have easily made the survey in 1972 and did not. A couple of #1 hits from 1974 were omitted..."Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" and "You Haven't Done Nothin". And "Some Kind of Wonderful" seems to be the biggest mistake by Billboard during the AT40 years, sitting at #6 for 1975 when it should have been #75.

Several years would have had different #1 songs of the year if other years' methodologies were used or if the tabulations were correct. I will list the year and the song that should/could have been #1.

1977 or 1978...You Light Up My Life (Not listed by vince in a tabulated listing but he answered my question about how it could be #1)
1978...Night Fever
1981...Endless Love
1984...When Doves Cry (I thought it WAS the #1 song of the year in their year end issue btw)
1985...Like a Virgin
1989...Miss You Much

Great work vince. You are a valuable member of this board.

Agreed--hats off to Vince.

By the way, you were right When Doves Cry was #1 on Billboard's 1984 year end list--but AT40 had Say Say Say by Mac & Jac.

One other thing Billboard's year end lists with all their faults and omissions were better than Cash Box's year end surveys.

[vince]

I never tried to figure out how Cashbox did their year end surveys and I am am sure just like BB they had methodology changes and survey period changes through the years.

A couple of major oddities do stick out on some of CB's year end charts from the 1960's. In 1964 "Blue Velvet" is #8 even though it peaked in Sept. 1963. Chart runs were short then. I doubt it was still on the chart in 1964. The other oddity is in 1969 where "Easy To Be Hard" was both #12 and #31 for the year. That is absolutely amazing. I can see how a small error of a few positions may slip by, but these CB examples or BB's 1975 fiasco makes me wonder why nobody rechecked the calculations.

[djjoe1960]

Hey Vince,

Here are a few other odd year end chart observations via Cash Box's year end charts:

In 1970--the following four songs did not make the year chart (although they fell with in the survey period):

Ain't No Mountain High Enough-Diana Ross (#1 last week of September 1970)
Lookin' Out My Back Door-Credence Clearwater Revival (#1 the first week of October)
25 or 6 to 4-Chicago (peaked at #6 in mid-September)
Hitchin' A Ride-Vanity Fare (reached #4 in June 1970)

Also the 1976 year end chart left off two #1's from that year:

Let Your Love Flow-Bellamy Brothers (#1 the first week of May)
Lowdown-Boz Scaggs (#1 the first week of October)

It's too bad that all these year end charts leave off songs as I always liked the idea of the year end re-caps as a good way to remember all the hits of a certain year.

'DJ' Joe
Cash Box Countdown

[doofus67]

On last night's The Diner with Lou Simon on SiriusXM, a listener submitted an intriguing chart trivia question. Part of the answer was "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy. This song is notably absent from the 1972 list. The chart points must have been split between '72 and '73. Right, Vince?

[vince]

Feb 6, 2017 8:43:50 GMT -5 doofus67 said:

On last night's The Diner with Lou Simon on SiriusXM, a listener submitted an intriguing chart trivia question. Part of the answer was "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy. This song is notably absent from the 1972 list. The chart points must have been split between '72 and '73. Right, Vince?

"I Am Woman"'s points were split between survey periods. BB's 1972 survey period ran through 11/18/1972 and the 1973 survey period began on 11/25/1972. Going by the methodology used in the early 70's, "I Am Woman " has 659 points in 1972 and 900 points in 1973 including its #1 bonus points. It just missed BB's 1973 survey since #100 was "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" had 902 points in the 1973 survey period. AT40 did not include "I Am Woman" in their 1973 survey because it was descending on 12/16/1973.

[mitchm]

Vince - Do you have any idea how AT40 came up with the Top 50 songs for the 1970s decade that they ran the first weekend of 1980? Based on your numbers, what would be the Top 100 songs for the 1970s decade?

[djjoe1960]

Hey Mitch,

  Check out this thread for an answer to your question:

at40fg.proboards.com/thread/4375/top-hits-1970s

Joe Cantello

Cash Box Countdown

[vince]

Mitchm,

There has been some discussion on other threads about how AT40 did their decade end chart for the 70s. I am of the opinion it was not based on a mathematical formula. There are too many weird discrepancies. It probably was based on estimates by the AT40 staff.

The link DJJoe posted has a Top 100 of the 70s based on AT40's standardized ranking methodology they created in 1982. That is probably the closest you will get with a methodology using a mathematical formula.

Thanks, DJJoe for posting the link.

[vince]

Its the time of year to bump this up. In addition, I am adding a few alternate versions 1979 through 1982 when BB found it necessary to begin their survey period prior to the first week of November. Here is an alternate version for 1979 with the survey period running from 11/4/78 through 10/27/79. BB's actual survey period was 10/21/78 to 10/20/79. On this version I credited #1 bonus points equally whether or not the stay at #1 was consecutive

1979 Survey Period: 11/4/78 - 10/27/79
Points POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

3654 1 MY SHARONA The Knack (Capitol) (#1, Aug)
3358 2 LE FREAK Chic (Atlantic) (#1, Dec 1978)
3045 3 BAD GIRLS Donna Summer (Casablanca) (#1, July)
2610 4 DO YA THINK I'M SEXY? Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) (#1, Feb)
2557 5 REUNITED Peaches and Herb (Polydor) (#1, May)
2386 6 I WILL SURVIVE Gloria Gaynor (Polydor) (#1, March)
2315 7 HOT STUFF Donna Summer (Casablanca) (#1, June)
1875 8 SAD EYES Robert John (EMI-America) (#1, Oct)
1841 9 Y.M.C.A. The Village People (Casablanca) (#2, Feb)
1791 10 RING MY BELL Anita Ward (Juana) (#1, June)
1726 11 TOO MUCH HEAVEN The Bee Gees (RSO) (#1, Jan)
1619 12 WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Dr. Hook (Capitol) (#6, Aug)
1608 13 MAKIN' IT David Naughton (RSO) (#5, July)
1582 14 FIRE The Pointer Sisters (Planet) (#2, Feb)
1571 15 TRAGEDY The Bee Gees (RSO) (#1, March)
1562 16 A LITTLE MORE LOVE Olivia Newton-John (MCA) (#3, Feb)
1558 17 HEART OF GLASS Blondie (Chrysalis) (#1, April)
1557 18 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS Barbra and Neil (Columbia) (#1, Dec 1978)
1555 19 WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers) (#1, April)
1530 20 GOOD TIMES Chic (Atlantic) (#1, Aug)
1509 21 KNOCK ON WOOD Amii Wood (Ariola) (#1, April)
1509 22 LEAD ME ON Maxine Nightingale (Windsong) (#5, Sept)
1505 23 STUMBLIN' IN Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman (RSO) (#4, May)
1492 24 SHAKE YOUR BODY (Down To the Ground) The Jacksons (Epic) (#7, May)
1486 25 MAC ARTHUR PARK Donna Summer (Casablanca) (#1, Nov 1978)
1444 26 I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN Dionne Warwick (Arista) (#5, Oct)
1392 27 DON'T CRY OUT LOUD Melissa Manchester (Arista) (#10, March)
1386 28 THE LOGICAL SONG Supertramp (A&M) (#6, June)
1368 29 MY LIFE Billy Joel (Columbia) (#3, Jan)
1367 30 JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST Randy Vanwarmer (Bearsville) (#4, June)
1366 31 YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT Raydio (Arista) (#9, Aug)
1356 32 SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING Peaches and Herb (Polydor) (#5, March)
1349 33 RISE Herb Alpert (A&M) (#1, Oct)
1342 34 LOVE YOU INSIDE OUT The Bee Gees (RSO) (#1, June)
1340 35 HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU Bonnie Pointer (Motown) (#11, Oct)
1312 36 I WANT YOU TO WANT ME Cheap Trick (Epic) (#7, July)
1307 37 AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE Earth, Wind, and Fire (ARC) (#2, Sept)
1306 38 THE MAIN EVENT/FIGHT Barbra Streisand (Columbia) (#3, Aug)
1288 39 MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE Elton John (MCA) (#9, Aug)
1286 40 I WAS MADE FOR DANCIN' Leif Garrett (Scotti Brothers) (#10, Feb)
1268 41 HEAVEN KNOWS Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams (Casablanca) (#4, March)
1267 42 THE GAMBLER Kenny Rogers (United Artists) (#16, March)
1263 43 LOTTA LOVE Nicolette Larson (Warner Brothers) (#8, Feb)
1263 44 LADY The Little River Band (Capitol) (#10, April)
1255 45 HE'S THE GREATEST DANCER Sister Sledge (Coltillon) (#9, May)
1241 46 SHE BELIEVES IN ME Kenny Rogers (United Artists) (#5, July)
1240 47 IN THE NAVY The Village People (Casablanca) (#3, May)
1232 48 MUSIC BOX DANCER Frank Mills (Polydor) (#3, May)
1231 49 THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA The Charlie Daniels Band (Epic) (#3, Sept)
1225 50 GOLD John Stewart (with Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham) (RSO) (#5, Aug)
1215 51 GOODNIGHT TONIGHT Wings (Columbia) (#5, May)
1213 52 LONESOME LOSER The Little River Band (Capitol) (#6, Sept)
1211 53 WE ARE FAMILY Sister Sledge (Cotillon) (#2, June)
1205 54 ROCK 'N' ROLL FANTASY Bad Company (Swan Song) (#13, June)
1191 55 EVERY 1'S A WINNER Hot Chocolate (Infinity) (#6, Feb)
1184 56 HOLD THE LINE Toto (Columbia) (#5, Jan)
1181 57 TAKE ME HOME Cher (Casablanca) (#8, May)
1174 58 BOOGIE WONDERLAND Earth, Wind, and Fire with the Emotions (ARC) (#6, July)
1173 59 WHAT YOU WON'T DO FOR LOVE Bobby Caldwell (Clouds) (#9, March)
1155 60 SULTANS OF SWING Dire Straits (Warner Brothers) (#4, April)
1151 61 I WANT YOUR LOVE Chic (Atlantic) (#7, May)
1147 62 CHUCK E'S IN LOVE Rickie Lee Jones (Warner Brothers) (#4, July)
1141 63 AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US NOW McFadden and Whitehead (Philadelphia International) (#13, July)
1139 64 BORN TO BE ALIVE Patrick Hernandez (Columbia) (#16, Sept)
1134 65 RENEGADE Styx (A&M) (#16, June)
1129 66 LOVE IS THE ANSWER England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree) (#10, May)
1120 67 GOT TO BE REAL Cheryl Lynn (Columbia) (#12, Feb)
1119 68 NEW YORK GROOVE Ace Frehley (Casablanca) (#13, Feb)
1100 69 SHINE A LITTLE LOVE The Electric Light Orchestra (Jet) (#8, July)
1098 70 I JUST FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Anne Murray (Capitol) (#12, April)
1097 71 DON'T BRING ME DOWN The Electric Light Orchestra (Jet) (#4, Sept)
1092 72 SHARING THE NIGHT TOGETHER Dr. Hook (Capitol) (#6, Jan)
1087 73 SHAKE IT Ian Matthews (Mushroom) (#13, Feb)
1078 74 (Our Love) DON'T THROW IT ALL AWAY Andy Gibb (RSO) (#9, Dec 1978)
1078 75 I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU Kiss (Casablanca) (#11, Aug)
1076 76 DISCO NIGHTS (Rock-Freak) G.Q. (Arista) (#12, June)
1069 77 OOH BABY BABY Linda Rinstadt (Elektra) (#7, Jan)
1053 78 SEPTEMBER Earth, Wind, and Fire (ARC) (#8, Feb)
1040 79 DON'T STOP 'TILL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson (Epic) (#1, Oct)
1012 80 SAIL ON The Commodores (Motown) (#4, Oct)
1011 81 GET USED TO IT Roger Voudoris (Warner Brothers) (#21, June)
1004 82 SUSPICIONS Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra) (#13, Sept)
998 83 YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Rex Smith (Columbia) (#10, June)
978 84 I LOVE THE NIGHT LIFE (Disco 'Round) Alicia Bridges (Polydor) (#5, Dec 1978)
971 85 EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU The Babys (Chrysalis) (#13, March)
955 86 PROMISES Eric Clapton and His Band (RSO) (#9, Jan)
947 87 LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' Journey (Columbia) (#16, Oct)
944 88 I GOT MY MIND MADE UP (You Can Get It Girl) Instant Funk (Salsoul) (#20, May)
937 89 POP MUZIK M (Sire) (#1, Nov)
935 90 BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU (Doctor, Doctor) Robert Palmer (Island) (#14, Sept)
934 91 CRUEL TO BE KIND Nick Lowe (Columbia) (#12, Sept)
931 92 SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT Barry Manilow (Arista) (#9, Feb)
929 93 DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY Van Halen (Warner Brothers) (#15, July)
929 94 THE BOSS Diana Ross (Motown) (#19, Oct)
926 95 DANCING SHOES Nigel Olsson (Bang) (#18, March)
921 96 I JUST WANNA STOP Gino Vanelli (A&M) (#4, Dec 1978)
915 97 HOW YOU GONNA SEE ME NOW Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers) (#12, Dec 1978)
913 98 WE'VE GOT TONITE Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band (Capitol) (#13, Jan)
908 99 I DO LOVE YOU G.Q. (Arista) (#20, Sept)
908 100 LIVIN' IT UP (Friday Nights) Bell & James (A&M) (#15, April)

[vince]

Here is an alternate version for 1980. BB's original survey period was 10/6/79 to 9/27/80. For this version, the survey period has been moved ahead one month of BB's original survey period to 11/3/79 through 10/25/80.

1980 Survey Period: 11/3/79 - 10/25/80
Points POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

2532 1 CALL ME Blondie (#1, April)
2264 2 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (Part 2) Pink Floyd (#1, March)
2130 3 ROCK WITH YOU Michael Jackson (#1, Jan)
2092 4 CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE Queen (#1, Feb)
2078 5 DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME The Captain and Tennille (#1, Feb)
2032 6 MAGIC Olivia Newton-John (#1, Aug)
1931 7 COMING UP (Live At Glasgow) Paul McCartney and Wings (#1, June)
1929 8 FUNKYTOWN Lipps Inc. (#1, May)
1901 9 IT'S STILL ROCK & ROLL TO ME Billy Joel (#1, July)
1716 10 UPSIDE DOWN Diana Ross (#1, Sept)
1694 11 THE ROSE Bette Midler (#3, June)
1653 12 CARS Gary Numan (#9, June)
1637 13 WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU/FORGIVE ME GIRL (Medley) The Spinners (#2, March)
1633 14 LOST IN LOVE Air Supply (#3, May)
1626 15 LITTLE JEANNIE Elton John (#3, July)
1625 16 ESCAPE (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes (#1, Dec 1979)
1625 17 RIDE LIKE THE WIND Christopher Cross (#2, April)
1559 18 SHINING STAR The Manhattans (#5, July)
1553 19 WITH YOU I'M BORN AGAIN Billy Preston and Syreeta (#4, April)
1540 20 ALL OUT OF LOVE Air Supply (#2, Sept)
1536 21 CRUSIN' Smokey Robinson (#4, Feb)
1509 22 YES, I'M READY Teri De Sario with K.C. (#2, March)
1505 23 SEXY EYES Dr. Hook (#5, May)
1499 24 STEAL AWAY Robbie Dupre (#6, July)
1457 25 BIGGEST PART OF ME Ambrosia (#3, June)
1447 26 SAILING Christopher Cross (#1, Aug)
1416 27 CUPID/I'VE LOVED YOU FOR A LONG TIME (Medley) The Spinners (#4, July)
1410 28 LET'S GET SERIOUS Jermaine Jackson (#9, July)
1400 29 DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH A DREAMER Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes (#4, May)
1389 30 TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right) (Part 1) The S.O.S. Band (#3, Aug)
1387 31 FAME Irene Cara (#4, Sept)
1368 32 THIS IS IT Kenny Loggins (#11, Feb)
1362 33 EMOTIONAL RESCUE The Rolling Stones (#3, Sept)
1349 34 LONGER Dan Fogelberg (#2, March)
1340 35 DRIVIN' MY LIFE AWAY Eddie Rabbitt (#5, Oct)
1338 36 COWARD OF THE COUNTY Kenny Rogers (#3, Jan)
1330 37 TOO HOT Kool and the Gang (#5, April)
1324 38 BABE Styx (#1, Dec 1979)
1320 39 MORE LOVE Kim Carnes (#10, Aug)
1298 40 PLEASE DON'T GO K.C. and the Sunshine Band (#1, Jan)
1285 41 GIVE ME THE NIGHT George Benson (#4, Sept)
1284 42 BRASS IN POCKET (I'm Special) The Pretenders (#14, May)
1276 43 SPECIAL LADY Ray, Goodman and Brown (#5, April)
1275 44 SEND ONE YOUR LOVE Stevie Wonder (#4, Dec 1979)
1272 45 THE SECOND TIME AROUND Shalamar (#8, March)
1255 46 STOMP The Brothers Johnson (#7, May)
1237 47 LADIES NIGHT Kool and the Gang (#8, Jan)
1229 48 TIRED OF TOWIN' THE LINE Rocky Burnette (#8, July)
1224 49 STILL The Commodores (#1, Nov 1979)
1223 50 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Queen (#1, Oct)
1211 51 WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE Cliff Richard (#7, Jan)
1205 52 LOOKIN' FOR LOVE Johnny Lee (#5, Sept)
1197 53 NO MORE TEARS (Enough Is Enough) Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer (#1, Nov 1979)
1192 54 HIM Rupert Holmes (#6, March)
1189 55 AGAINST THE WIND Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band (#5, June)
1187 56 INTO THE NIGHT Benny Mardones (#11, Sept)
1184 57 LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR Pete Townsend (#9, Aug)
1181 58 ON THE RADIO Donna Summer (#5, March)
1151 59 DESIRE Andy Gibb (#4, March)
1131 60 ROMEO'S TUNE Steve Fobert (#11, Feb)
1127 61 DAYDREAM BELIEVER Anne Murray (#12, Feb)
1124 62 I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY The Eagles (#8, April)
1117 63 DON'T DO ME LIKE THAT Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#10, Feb)
1112 64 SHE'S OUT OF MY LIFE Michael Jackson (#10, June)
1110 65 FIRE LAKE Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band (#6, May)
1108 66 HOW DO I MAKE YOU Linda Ronstadt (#10, March)
1101 67 LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT The Pure Praire League (#10, July)
1101 68 MISUNDERSTANDING Genesis (#14, Aug)
1097 69 DON'T LET GO Isaac Hayes (#18, Feb)
1095 70 AN AMERICAN DREAM The Dirt Band (with Linda Ronstadt) (#13, March)
1094 71 BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME Dr. Hook (#12, Jan)
1088 72 I'M ALRIGHT Kenny Loggins (#7, Oct)
1084 73 COOL CHANGE The Little River Band (#10, Jan)
1080 74 ONE FINE DAY Carole King (#12, July)
1079 75 HOT ROD HEARTS Robbie Dupree (#15, Oct)
1077 76 ONE IN A MILLION YOU Larry Graham (#9, Sept)
1059 77 YOU MAY BE RIGHT Billy Joel (#7, May)
1055 78 LATE IN THE EVENING Paul Simon (#6, Sept)
1046 79 SHOULD'VE NEVER LET YOU GO Neil Sedaka and Dara Sedaka (#19, June)
1044 80 SOMEONE THAT I USED TO LOVE Natalie Cole (#21, Sept)
1038 81 PILOT OF THE AIRWAVES Charlie Dore (#13, May)
1026 82 HURTS SO BAD Linda Ronstadt (#8, May)
1026 83 YOU'RE THE ONLY WOMAN Ambrosia (#13, Sept)
1005 84 OFF THE WALL Michael Jackson (#10, April)
1001 85 I PLEADGE MY LOVE Peaches and Herb (#19, April)
998 86 THE LONG RUN The Eagles (#8, Feb)
982 87 STAND BY ME Mickey Gilley (#22, Aug)
970 88 HEARTBREAKER Pat Benatar (#23, March)
969 89 DEJA VU Dionne Warwick (#15, Feb)
961 90 SARA Fleetwood Mac (#7, Feb)
949 91 JO JO Boz Scaggs (#17, Aug)
941 92 SEPTEMBER MORN' Neil Diamond (#17, March)
938 93 BOULEVARD Jackson Browne (#19, Sept)
936 94 WAIT FOR ME Daryl Hall and John Oates (#18, Jan)
927 95 I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER Prince (#11, Jan)
927 96 ALL OVER THE WORLD The Electric Light Orchestra (#13, Oct)
926 97 OLD FASHIONED LOVE The Commodores (#20, Aug)
925 98 HE'S SO SHY The Pointer Sisters (#3, Oct)
925 99 IN AMERICA The Charlie Daniels Band (#11, Aug)
925 100 BREAKDOWN DEAD AHEAD Boz Scaggs (#15, May)

[doofus67]

At first, it's surprising that "Let's Get Serious" comes in at #28 for 1980, "This Is It" at #32, and "Brass in Pocket" at #42. Then you dig a little deeper and see that they all stayed on the Hot 100 for at least 22 weeks (23 for Jermaine).

[vince]

Here is an alternate version for 1981. BB's original survey period was 11/1/80 through 10/24/81. I included the week of 10/31/81.

1981 Survey Period: 11/1/80 - 10/31/81
Points POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

6480 1 BETTE DAVIS EYES Kim Carnes (#1, May)
6067 2 ENDLESS LOVE Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (#1, Aug)
3553 3 LADY Kenny Rogers (#1, Nov 1980)
2738 4 (Just Like) STARTING OVER John Lennon (#1, Dec 1980)
2607 5 JESSIE'S GIRL Rick Springfield (#1, Aug)
2340 6 CELEBRATION Kool and the Gang (#1, Feb)
2296 7 KISS ON MY LIST Daryl Hall and John Oates (#1, April)
2151 8 I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT Eddie Rabbitt (#1, Feb)
2085 9 9 TO 5 Dolly Parton (#1, Feb)
1951 10 KEEP ON LOVING YOU REO Speedwagon (#1, March)
1860 11 THE THEME FORM "GREATEST AMERICAN HERO" (Believe It Or Not) Joey Scarbury (#2, Aug)
1825 12 QUEEN OF HEARTS Juice Newton (#2, Sept)
1797 13 MORNING TRAIN (Nine To Five) Sheena Easton (#1, May)
1781 14 BEING WITH YOU Smokey Robinson (#2, May)
1743 15 RAPTURE Blondie (#1, March)
1708 16 A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (Just Like You Do) Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio (#4, June)
1700 17 JUST THE TWO OF US Grover Wasington Jr. (with Bill Withers) (#2, May)
1699 18 THE TIDE IS HIGH Blondie (#1, Jan)
1685 19 SLOW HAND The Pointer Sisters (#2, Aug)
1641 20 I LOVE YOU The Climax Blues Band (#12, June)
1628 21 WOMAN John Lennon (#2, March)
1623 22 SUKIYAKI A Taste of Honey (#3, June)
1605 23 ARTHUR'S THEME (Best That You Can Do) Christopher Cross (#1, Oct)
1603 24 THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL Abba (#8, March)
1594 25 MEDLEY The Stars on 45 (#1, June)
1581 26 ANGEL OF THE MORNING Juice Newton (#4, May)
1529 27 LOVE ON THE ROCKS Neil Diamond (#2, Jan)
1515 28 EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD Air Supply (#5, Jan)
1487 29 URGENT Foreigner (#4, Sept)
1486 30 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE Air Supply (#1, July)
1478 31 (There's) NO GETTIN' OVER ME Ronnie Milsap (#5, Sept)
1472 32 GUILTY Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb (#3, Jan)
1464 33 THE BEST OF TIMES Styx (#3, March)
1464 34 ELVIRA The Oak Ridge Boys (#5, July)
1455 35 TAKE IT ON THE RUN REO Speedwagon (#5, May)
1450 36 LADY (You Bring Me Up) The Commodores (#8, Sept)
1432 37 LIVING INSIDE MYSELF Gino Vanelli (#6, May)
1426 38 WOMAN IN LOVE Barbra Streisand (#1, Oct 1980)
1423 39 BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY The Manhattan Tranfer (#7, Aug)
1414 40 PASSION Rod Stewart (#5, Feb)
1396 41 CRYING Don McLean (#5, March)
1383 42 HEARTS Marty Balin (#8, Aug)
1374 43 IT'S MY TURN Diana Ross (#9, Jan)
1365 44 YOU MAKE MY DREAMS Daryl Hall and John Oates (#5, July)
1349 45 I DON'T NEED YOU Kenny Rogers (#3, Aug)
1328 46 HOW 'BOUT US Champaign (#12, June)
1328 47 HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT Pat Benatar (#9, Dec 1980)
1325 48 WHO'S CRYING NOW Journey (#4, Oct)
1324 49 THE BREAKUP SONG (They Don't Write 'Em) The Greg Kihn Band (#15, Sept)
1322 50 TIME The Alan Parsons Project (#15, Aug)
1308 51 STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#3, Sept)
1303 52 HUNGARY HEART Bruce Springsteen (#5, Dec 1980)
1301 53 SWEETHEART Frankie and the Knockouts (#10, June)
1264 54 SOMEBODY'S KNOCKIN' Terry Gibbs (#13, April)
1261 55 MORE THAN I CAN SAY Leo Sayer (#2, Dec 1980)
1260 56 TOGETHER Tierra (#18, Feb)
1260 57 TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS Styx (#9, May)
1258 58 WHAT ARE WE DOIN' IN LOVE Dottie West (with Kenny Rogers) (#14, June)
1249 59 DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA The Police (#10, Jan)
1240 60 THIS LITTLE GIRL Gary U.S. Bonds (#11, June)
1235 61 AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT John Cougar (Mellencamp) (#17, May)
1228 62 GIVING IT UP FOR YOUR LOVE Delbert McClinton (#8, Feb)
1224 63 STEP BY STEP Eddie Rabbitt (#5, Oct)
1221 64 A LITTLE IN LOVE Cliff Richard (#17, March)
1217 65 AMERICA Neil Diamond (#8, June)
1198 66 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Queen (#1, Oct 1980)
1197 67 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY The Alan Parson Project (#16, March)
1193 68 I CAN'T STAND IT Eric Clapton and His Band (#10, May)
1192 69 WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE Steve Winwood (#7, April)
1181 70 MASTER BLASTER (Jammin') Stevie Wonder (#5, Dec 1980)
1172 71 HELLO AGAIN Neil Diamond (#6, March)
1161 72 DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME The Police (#10, April)
1147 73 I AIN'T GONNA STAND FOR IT Stevie Wonder (#11, March)
1145 74 HEY NINETEEN Steely Dan (#10, Feb)
1145 75 ALL THOSE YEARS AGO George Harrison (#2, July)
1132 76 HOLD ON TIGHT ELO (The Electric Light Orchestra) (#10, Oct)
1115 77 THE STROKE Billy Squier (#17, Aug)
1107 78 FEELS SO RIGHT Alabama (#20, Sept)
1080 79 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY Sheena Easton (#4, Oct)
1072 80 SWEET BABY Stanley Clarke/George Duke (#19, Aug)
1071 81 SAME OLD LANG SYNE Dan Fogelberg (#9, Feb)
1071 82 COOL LOVE Pablo Cruise (#13, Sept)
1063 83 IT'S NOW OR NEVER John Schneider (#14, Aug)
1051 84 TREAT ME RIGHT Pat Benatar (#18, March)
1045 85 WINNING Santana (#17, July)
1031 86 WHAT KIND OF FOOL Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb (#10, March)
1023 87 WATCHING THE WHEELS John Lennon (#10, May)
1023 88 THE BEACH BOYS MEDLEY The Beach Boys (#12, Oct)
1021 89 TELL IT LIKE IT IS Heart (#8, Jan)
1016 90 SMOKEY MOUNTAIN RAIN Ronnie Milsap (#24, Feb)
1007 91 I MADE IT THROUGH THE RAIN Barry Manilow (#10, Jan)
997 92 YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' Daryl Hall and John Oates (#12, Nov 1980)
985 93 SUDDENLY Olivia Newton-John/Cliff Richard (#20, Jan)
978 94 WHIP IT Devo (#14, Nov 1980)
973 95 MODERN GIRL Sheena Easton (#18, July)
958 96 REALLY WANT TO KNOW YOU Gary Wright (#16, Sept)
954 97 SEVEN YEAR ACHE Rosanne Cash (#22, July)
951 98 I'M COMING OUT Diana Ross (#5, Nov 1980)
948 99 MISS SUN Boz Scaggs (#14, Feb)
933 100 TIME IS TIME Andy Gibb (#15, Jan)