Year-End Singles Charts Based on the Calendar Year

[vince]

Now for Michael Jackson's big year, 1983. Singles peaking from 1/8/1983 through 12/24/1983 are eligible.

The Top 100 of 1983

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

1373 1 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE The Police (A&M) (#1, July)
1222 2 FLASHDANCE...WHAT A FEELING Irene Cara (Casablanca) (#1, May)
1186 3 SAY, SAY, SAY Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson (Columbia) (#1, Dec)
1139 4 BILLIE JEAN Michael Jackson (Epic) (#1, March)
989 5 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) Lionel Richie (Motown) (#1, Nov)
976 6 DOWN UNDER Men At Work (Columbia) (#1, Jan)
963 7 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART Bonnie Tyler (Colimbia) (#1, Oct)
903 8 BEAT IT Michael Jackson (Epic) (#1, April)
858 9 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA) (#1, Oct)
788 10 BABY COME TO ME Patti Austin and James Ingram (Qwest) (#1, Feb)
760 11 SHAME ON THE MOON Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band (Capitol) (#2, Feb)
759 12 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) The Eurythmics (RCA) (#1, Sept)
756 13 MANIAC Michael Sembello (Casablanca) (#1, Sept)
708 14 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME Culture Club (Virgin) (#2, March)
698 15 LET'S DANCE David Bowie (EMI-America) (#1, May)
695 16 YOU AND I Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra) (#7, Feb)
693 17 UPTOWN GIRL Billy Joel (Columbia) (#3, Nov)
682 18 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL Air Supply (Arista) (#2, Oct)
675 19 SAY IT ISN'T SO Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#2, Dec)
675 20 SEXUAL HEALING Marvin Gaye (Columbia) (#3, Jan)
674 21 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF Duran Duran (Capitol) (#3, March)
670 22 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY Donna Summer (Mercury) (#3, Aug)
668 23 ELECTRIC AVENUE Eddy Grant (Portrait/Ice) (#2, July)
645 24 THE GIRL IS MINE Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney (Epic) (#2, Jan)
643 25 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO Sergio Mendes (A&M) (#4, July)
638 26 AFRICA Toto (Columbia) (#1, Feb)
635 27 DIRTY LAUNDRY Don Henley (Asylum) (#3, Jan)
627 28 COME ON EILEEN Dexy's Midnight Runner's (Mercury) (#1, April)
627 29 THE SAFETY DANCE Men Without Hats (Backstreet) (#3, Sept)
611 30 MR. ROBOTO Styx (A&M) (#3, April)
607 31 TELL HER ABOUT IT Billy Joel (Columbia) (#1, Sept)
598 32 JEOPARDY The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley) (#2, May)
585 33 TIME Culture Club (Virgin) (#2, June)
574 34 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE Thomas Dolby (Capitol) (#5, May)
572 35 YOU ARE Lionel Richie (Motown) (#4, March)
572 36 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) (#5, Dec)
567 37 OVERKILL Men At Work (Columbia) (#3, June)
557 38 SEPERATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) Journey (Columbia) (#8, March)
550 39 WE'VE GOT TONIGHT Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton (Liberty) (#6, March)
549 40 STRAY CAT STRUT The Stray Cats (EMI-America) (#3, Feb)
541 41 UNION OF THE SNAKE Duran Duran (Capitol) (#3, Dec )
541 42 TRUE Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis) (#4, Oct)
536 43 DER KOMMISAR After The Fire (Epic) (#5, April)
533 44 CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE Quiet Riot (Pasha) (#5, Nov)
532 45 PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ Taco (RCA) (#4, Sept)
525 46 LITTLE RED CORVETTE Prince (Warner Brothers) (#6, May)
521 47 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG The Pretenders (Sire) (#5, March)
518 48 ONE ON ONE Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#7, April)
514 49 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER The Fixx (MCA) (#4, Nov)
512 50 STAND BACK Stevie Nicks (Modern) (#5, Aug)
504 51 ROCK THE CASBAH The Clash (Epic) (#8, Jan)
495 52 YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#10, Feb)
484 53 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW Duran Duran (Capitol) (#4, Aug)
483 54 KING OF PAIN The Police (A&M) (#3, Oct)
468 55 WANNA BE STARTING SOMETHING Michael Jackson (Epic) (#5, July)
463 56 DON'T LET IT END Styx (A&M) (#6, July)
459 57 TWILIGHT ZONE Golden Earring (21 Records) (#10, March)
458 58 (Keep Feelin') FASCINATION The Human League (A&M) (#8, Aug)
451 59 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) Sheena Easton (EMI-America) (#8, Oct)
441 60 HEARTBREAKER Dionne Warwick (Arista) (#10, Jan)
438 61 GOODY TWO SHOES Adam Ant (Epic) (#12, Feb)
433 62 TOO SHY Kajagoogoo (EMI-America) (#5, July)
432 63 SOLITAIRE Laura Branigan (Atlantic) (#7, May)
431 64 ALLENTOWN Billy Joel (Columbia) (#17, Feb)
430 65 IT'S A MISTAKE Men At Work (Columbia) (#6, Aug)
429 66 THE OTHER GUY The Little River Band (Capitol) (#11, Feb)
429 67 TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack (Atlantic) (#16, Nov)
428 68 AFFAIR OF THE HEART Rick Springfield (RCA) (#9, June)
427 69 SHE'S SEXY + 17 The Stray Cats (EMI-America) (#5, Oct)
418 70 MY LOVE Lionel Richie (Motown) (#5, June)
416 71 COME DANCING The Kinks (Arista) (#6, July)
416 72 FAMILY MAN Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#6, June)
415 73 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER The Motels (Capitol) (#9, Nov)
415 74 HEART TO HEART Kenny Loggins (Columbia) (#15, Jan)
412 75 OUR HOUSE Madness (Geffen) (#7, July)
407 76 ALL RIGHT Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers) (#12, March)
394 77 DELERIOUS Prince (Warner Brothers) (#8, Oct)
390 78 HUMAN NATURE Michael Jackson (Epic) (#7, Sept)
388 79 CHURCH OF THE POISONED MIND Culture Club (Virgin) (#10, Dec)
386 80 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME Naked Eyes (EMI-America) (#8, June)
384 81 HEART AND SOUL Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#8, Nov)
384 82 THE LOOK OF LOVE (Part One) ABC (Mercury) (#18, Jan)
383 83 I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON Frida (Atlantic) (#13, March)
382 84 I'LL TUMBLE 4 YA Culture Club (Virgin) (#9, Aug)
381 85 PROMISES, PROMISES Naked Eyes (EMI-America) (#11, Oct)
371 86 I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK Toto (Columbia) (#10, May)
359 87 CRUMBLIN' DOWN John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva) (#9, Nov)
358 88 DON'T CRY Asia (Geffen) (#10, Sept)
357 89 FAITHFULLY Journey (Columbia) (#12, June)
355 90 I'M STILL STANDING Elton John (Geffen) (#12, July)
353 91 SHE'S A BEAUTY The Tubes (Capitol) (#10, July)
352 92 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU Laura Branigan (Atlantic) (#12, Oct)
350 93 UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) (#9, Dec)
346 94 YOUR LOVE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY Sammy Hagar (Geffen) (#13, Feb)
345 95 CHINA GIRL David Bowie (EMI-America) (#10, Aug)
343 96 LAWYERS IN LOVE Jackson Browne (Asylum) (#13, Sept)
341 97 HOT GIRLS IN LOVE Loverboy (Columbia) (#11, Aug)
338 98 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE Talking Heads (Sire) (#9, Oct)
335 99 FAR FROM OVER Frank Stallone (RSO) (#10, Oct)
327 100 STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART Bryan Adams (A&M) (#10, May)

[vince]

Next is 1984. Singles peaking from 1/7/1984 through 12/22/1984 are eligible. Prince gets the top spot making it a match for the top spot with BB.

The Top 100 of 1984

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

976 1 WHEN DOVES CRY Prince and the Revolution (Warner Brothers) (#1, July)
929 2 LIKE A VIRGIN Madonna (Sire) (#1, Dec)
926 3 JUMP Van Halen (Warner Brothers) (#1, Feb)
872 4 WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT Tina Turner (Capitol) (#1, Sept)
828 5 AGAINST ALL ODDS (Take a Look at Me Now) Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#1, April)
820 6 FOOTLOOSE Kenny Loggins (Columbia) (#1, March)
792 7 HELLO Lionel Richie (#1, May)
790 8 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART Yes (Atco) (#1, Jan)
788 9 KARMA CHAMELEON Culture Club (Virgin) (#1, Feb)
782 10 I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#1, Oct)
777 11 GHOSTBUSTERS Ray Parker Jr. (Arista) (#1, Aug)
736 12 OUT OF TOUCH Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#1 Dec)
731 13 WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO Wham! (Columbia) (#1, Nov)
708 14 MISSING YOU John Waite (EMI-America) (#1, Sept)
696 15 LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY Denise Williams (Columbia) (#1, May)
685 16 THE REFLEX Duran Duran (Capitol) (#1, June)
684 17 I FEEL FOR YOU Chaka Khan (Warner Brothers) (#3, Nov)
676 18 DANCING IN THE DARK Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) (#2, June)
672 19 LET'S GO CRAZY Prince and the Revolution (Warner Brothers) (#1, Oct)
669 20 TIME AFTER TIME Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#1, June)
669 21 CARIBBEAN QUEEN (No More Love On the Run) Billy Ocean (Jive) (#1, Nov)
627 22 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP The Romantics (Nemporer) (#3, Jan)
610 23 HARD HABIT TO BREAK Chicago (Full Moon) (#3, Oct)
606 24 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#2, March)
603 25 THE WILD BOYS Duran Duran (Capitol) (#2, Dec)
603 26 HOLD ME NOW The Thompson Twins (Arista) (#3, May)
597 27 SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME Rockwell (Motown) (#2, March)
595 28 JUMP (For My Love) The Pointer Sisters (Planet) (#3, July)
589 29 JOANNA Kool and the Gang (De-Lite) (#2, Feb)
576 30 SELF CONTROL Laura Branigan (Atlantic) (#4, June)
570 31 STUCK ON YOU Lionel Richie (Motown) (#3, Aug)
565 32 BREAK MY STRIDE Matthew Wilder (Private I) (#5, Jan)
563 33 SHE BOP Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#3, Sept)
557 34 DRIVE The Cars (Elektra) (#3, Sept)
555 35 99 LUFTBALLONS Nena (Epic) (#2, March)
551 36 I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES Elton John (Geffen) (#4, Jan)
550 37 OH SHERRY Steve Perry (Columbia) (#3, June)
531 38 TWIST OF FATE Olivia Newton-John (MCA) (#5, Jan)
530 39 THE GLAMOROUS LIFE Sheila E. (Warner Brothers) (#7, Oct)
528 40 HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN The Eurythmics (RCA) (#4, March)
524 41 EYES WITHOUT A FACE Billy Idol (Chrysalis) (#4, July)
514 42 THE HEART OF ROCK & ROLL Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#6, June)
506 43 PURPLE RAIN Prince and the Revolution (Warner Brothers) (#2, Nov)
506 44 AUTOMATIC The Pointer Sisters (Planet) (#5, April)
504 45 I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU Dan Hartman (MCA) (#6, Aug)
495 46 SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT Corey Hart (EMI-America) (#7, Sept)
494 47 THE WARRIOR Scandal featuring Patty Smyth (Columbia) (#7, Sept)
492 48 THAT'S ALL Genesis (Atlantic) (#6, Feb)
492 49 RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT Lionel Richie (Motown) (#7, Feb)
486 50 ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#5, Dec)
480 51 NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS Paul McCartney (Columbia) (#6, Dec)
475 52 SAD SONGS (Say So Much) Elton John (Geffen) (#5, Aug)
474 53 I WANT A NEW DRUG Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#6, March)
472 54 STRUT Sheena Easton (EMI-America) (#7, Nov)
468 55 IF THIS IS IT Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#6, Sept)
465 56 INFATUATION Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) (#6, July)
461 57 STATE OF SHOCK The Jacksons (Epic) (#3, Aug)
456 58 BETTER BE GOOD TO ME Tina Turner (Capitol) (#5, Nov)
455 59 TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson (Columbia) (#5, May)
448 60 SISTER CHRISTIAN Night Ranger (Camel) (#5, June)
447 61 MISS ME BLIND Culture CLub (Virgin) (#5, April)
446 62 LUCKY STAR Madonna (Sire) (#4, Oct)
446 63 BORDERLINE Madonna (Sire) (#10, June)
439 64 ALMOST PARADISE Mick Reno and Ann Wilson (Columbia) (#7, July)
438 65 LOVE SOMEBODY Rick Springfield (RCA) (#5, May)
431 66 COVER ME Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) (#7, Oct)
431 67 PENNY LOVER Lionel Richie (Motown) (#8, Dec)
427 68 LEGS ZZ Top (Warner Brothers) (#8, July)
427 69 IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN Peabo Bryson (Elektra) (#10, Aug)
424 70 LET THE MUSIC PLAY Shannon (Emergency/Mirage) (#8, Feb)
415 71 YOU MIGHT THINK The Cars (Elektra) (#7, April)
410 72 ADULT EDUCATION Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#8, April)
409 73 BREAKDANCE Irene Cara (Geffen) (#8, June)
398 74 I CAN'T HOLD BACK Survivor (Scotti Brothers) (#13, Dec)
397 75 THRILLER Michael Jackson (Epic) (#4, March)
385 76 NOBODY TOLD ME John Lennon (Polydor) (#5, March)
385 77 THEY DON'T KNOW Tracey Ullman (MCA) (#8, April)
382 78 I'M SO EXCITED The Pointer Sisters (Planet) (#9, Oct)
371 79 ON THE DARK SIDE John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band(Scotti Brothers) (#7, Oct)
363 80 CRUEL SUMMER Bananarama (London) (#9, Sept)
354 81 WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER The Police (A&M) (#8, March)
354 82 GOT A HOLD ON ME Christine McVie (Warner Brothers) (#10, March)
352 83 BLUE JEAN David Bowie (EMI-America) (#8, Nov)
352 84 PINK HOUSES John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva) (#8, Feb)
352 85 AN INNOCENT MAN Billy Joel (Columbia) (#10, Feb)
351 86 DESERT MOON Dennis DeYoung (A&M) (#10, Nov)
343 87 THINK OF LAURA Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers) (#9, Feb)
343 88 MAGIC The Cars (Elektra) (#12, July)
337 89 HEAD OVER HEELS The Go-Go's (I.R.S.) (#11, May)
335 90 BREAKIN'...THERE'S NO STOPPIN' US Ollie and Jerry (Polydor) (#9, Aug)
333 91 I STILL CAN'T GET OVER LOVING YOU Ray Parker Jr. (Arista) (#12, Feb)
326 92 ROUND AND ROUND Ratt (Atlantic) (#12, Aug)
324 93 NEW MOON ON MONDAY Duran Duran (Capitol) (#10, March)
319 94 SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) (#10, Oct)
319 95 LIGHTS OUT Peter Wolf (EMI-America) (#12, Sept)
315 96 THE LONGEST TIME Billy Joel (Columbia) (#14, May)
315 97 ROCK ME TONITE Billy Squire (Capitol) (#15, Sept)
311 98 DOCTOR! DOCTOR! The Thomson Twins (Arista) (#11, July)
297 99 I'LL WAIT Van Halen (Warner Brothers)(#13, June)
294 100 THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon / Epic) (#13, March)

[OnWithTheCountdown]

And "Say, Say, Say" isn't standing in the way of Prince taking the top spot this time.

Great stuff, vince!

[vince]

On to 1985. Singles peaking from 1/5/1985 through 12/28/1985 are eligible. Lionel Richie takes the top spot. Several singles that appeared BB's 1986 list appeared on my 1985 list.

The Top 100 of 1985

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

847 1 SAY YOU, SAY ME Lionel Richie (Motown) (#1, Dec)
789 2 CARELESS WHISPER Wham! Featuring George Michael (Columbia) (#1, Feb)
735 3 I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS Foreigner (Atlantic) (#1, Feb)
717 4 WE ARE THE WORLD USA For Africa (Columbia) (#1, April)
705 5 SEPARATE LIVES Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin (Atlantic) (#1, Nov)
699 6 CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING REO Speedwagon (Epic) (#1, March)
693 7 MONEY FOR NOTHING Dire Straits (Warner Brothers) (#1, Sept)
692 8 BROKEN WINGS Mr. Mister (RCA) (#1, Dec)
668 9 CRAZY FOR YOU Madonna (Sire) (#1, May)
665 10 THE POWER OF LOVE Huey Lewis and the News (Chysalis) (#1, Aug)
665 11 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD Tears For Fears (Mercury) (#1, June)
660 12 SHOUT Tears For Fears (Columbia) (#1, Aug)
649 13 WE BUILT THIS CITY Starship (Grunt) (#1, Nov)
637 14 EASY LOVER Philip Bailey with Phil Collins (Columbia) (#2, Feb)
633 15 ST. ELMO'S FIRE (Man In Motion) John Parr (Atlantic) (#1, Sept)
633 16 EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY Paul Young (Columbia) (#1, July)
628 17 HEAVEN Bryan Adams (A&M) (#1, June)
628 18 I MISS YOU Klymaxx (Constellation) (#5, Dec)
620 19 TAKE ON ME A-Ha (Warner Brothers) (#1, Oct)
618 20 PARTY ALL THE TIME Eddie Murphy (Columbia) (#2, Dec)
617 21 CHERISH Kool and the Gang (De-Lite) (#2, Sept)
616 22 DON'T YOU (Forget About Me) Simple Minds (A&M) (#1, May)
612 23 PART-TIME LOVER Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#1, Nov)
611 24 ALIVE AND KICKING Simple Minds (Virgin) (#3, Dec)
604 25 A VIEW TO A KILL Duran Duran (Capitol) (#1, July)
603 26 EVERYTHING SHE WANTS Wham! (Columbia) (#1, May)
599 27 SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, Oct)
584 28 ONE MORE NIGHT Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#1, March)
572 29 SUSSUDIO Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#1, July)
568 30 SEA OF LOVE The Honeydrippers (Es Paranza) (#3, Jan)
561 31 MIAMI VICE THEME Jan Hammer (MCA) (#1, Nov)
555 32 COOL IT NOW New Edition (MCA) (#4, Jan)
554 33 LOVER BOY Billy Ocean (Jive) (#2, Feb)
553 34 THE HEAT IS ON Glenn Frey (MCA) (#2, March)
549 35 OH SHEILA Ready For the World (MCA) (#1, Oct)
547 36 RASPBERRY BERET Prince and the Revolution (Paisley Park) (#2, July)
544 37 YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION Chicago (Full Moon) (#3, Jan)
540 38 IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE Sting (A&M) (#3, Aug)
539 39 RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT DeBarge (Gordy) (#3, April)
536 40 WE BELONG Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) (#5, Jan)
525 41 YOU BELONG TO THE CITY Glenn Frey (MCA)(#2, Nov)
523 42 FREEWAY OF LOVE Aretha Franklin (Arista) (#3, Aug)
520 43 NEVER SURRENDER Corey Hart (EMI-America) (#3, Aug)
520 44 NEVER Heart (Capitol) (#4, Nov)
512 45 WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO (Thunderdome) Tina Turner (Capitol) (#2, Sept)
507 46 YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE Whitney Houston (Arista) (#3, July)
504 47 NEUTRON DANCE The Pointer Sisters (Planet) (#6, Feb)
498 48 MATERIAL GIRL Madonna (Sire) (#2, March)
498 49 THE SEARCH IS OVER Survivor (Scotti Brothers) (#4, July)
495 50 ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK Murray Head (RCA) (#3, May)
495 51 THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER Howard Jones (Elektra) (#5, June)
494 52 ALL I NEED Jack Wagner (Qwest) (#2, Jan)
494 53 NIGHTSHIFT The Commodores (Motown) (#3, April)
489 54 LOVER GIRL Teena Marie (Epic) (#4, March)
482 55 DON'T LOSE MY NUMBER Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#4, Sept)
479 56 OBSESSION Animotion (Mercury) (#6, May)
477 57 SMALL TOWN John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva) (#6, Dec)
477 58 GLORY DAYS Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) (#5, Aug)
476 59 HEAD OVER HEELS Tears For Fears (Mercury) (#3, Nov)
474 60 THE BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley (Geffen) (#5, Feb)
473 61 AXEL F Harold Faltermeyer (MCA) (#3, June)
473 62 SUDDENLY Billy Ocean (Jive) (#4, June)
462 63 SMOOTH OPERATOR Sade (Portrait) (#5, May)
452 64 RUN TO YOU Bryan Adams (A&M) (#6, Jan)
446 65 FREEDOM Wham! (Columbia) (#3, Sept)
442 66 LONELY OL' NIGHT John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva) (#6, Oct)
442 67 ELECTION DAY Arcadia (Capitol) (#6, Dec)
440 68 SOME LIKE IT HOT The Power Station (Capitol) (#6, May)
439 69 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME The Thompson Twins (Arista) (#6, Nov)
434 70 IN MY HOUSE The Mary Jane Girls (Gordy) (#7, June)
433 71 WOULD I LIE TO YOU The Eurythmics (RCA) (#5, July)
431 72 TOO LATE FOR GOODBYES Julian Lennon (Atlantic) (#5, March)
427 73 ANGEL Madonna (Sire) (#5, June)
426 74 SUMMER OF '69 Bryan Adams (A&M) (#5, Aug)
424 75 WHO'S ZOOMIN' WHO Aretha Franklin (Arista) (#7, Nov)
424 76 CALIFORNIA GIRLS David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers) (#3, March)
420 77 SLEEPING BAG ZZ Top (Warner Bros.) (#8, Dec)
407 78 I'M ON FIRE Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) (#6, April)
406 79 METHOD OF MODERN LOVE Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#5, Feb)
404 80 PERFECT WAY Scritti Politti (Warner Brothers) (#11, Dec )
403 81 VALOTTE Julian Lennon (Atlantic) (#9, Jan)
401 82 VOICES CARRY 'Til Tuesday (Epic) (#8, July)
397 83 WALKING ON SUNSHINE Katrina and the Waves (Capitol) (#9, June)
395 84 WHO'S HOLDING DONNA NOW DeBarge (Gordy) (#6, Aug)
390 85 DRESS YOU UP Madonna (Sire) (#5, Oct)
389 86 FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART Sting (A&M) (#8, Oct)
388 87 BE NEAR ME ABC (Mercury) (#9, Nov)
387 88 PRIVATE DANCER Tina Turner (Capitol) (#7, March)
384 89 BORN IN THE U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) (#9, Jan)
376 90 MISLED Kool and the Gang (De-Lite) (#10, March)
374 91 DO WHAT YOU DO Jermaine Jackson (Arista) (#13, Jan)
373 92 FRESH Kool and the Gang (De-Lite) (#9, June)
369 93 ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE Don Henley (Geffen) (#9, May)
368 94 SENTIMENTAL STREET Night Ranger (Camel) (#8, July)
366 95 DARE ME Pointer Sisters (RCA) (#11, Sept)
365 96 WHAT ABOUT LOVE Heart (Capitol) (#10, Aug)
358 97 LOVIN' EVERY MINUTE OF IT Loverboy (Columbia) (#9, Nov)
351 98 POP LIFE Prince (Warner Bros.) (#7, Sept)
348 99 YOU ARE ONLY HUMAN (Second Wind) Billy Joel (Columbia) (#9, Aug)
348 100 INVINCIBLE Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) (#10, Sept)

[vince]

Here is 1986. Records peaking from 1/11/1986 through 12/27/1986 are eligible. The #1 song matches BB's #1 of 1986. BB's #1 for 1987 comes in at #2. Unlike BB's list for 1986, all singles in the top 10 hit #1 on my list.

The Top 100 of 1986

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

860 1 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne and Friends (Arista) (#1, Jan)
798 2 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN The Bangles (Columbia) (#1, Dec)
734 3 ON MY OWN Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald (MCA) (#1, June)
665 4 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, May)
645 5 STUCK WITH YOU Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#1, Sept)
629 6 THE WAY IT IS Bruce Hornsby and the Range (RCA) (#1, Dec)
628 7 ROCK ME AMADEUS Falco (A&M) (#1, March)
619 8 KYRIE Mr. Mister (MCA) (#1, March)
619 9 HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, Feb)
612 10 KISS Prince and the Revolution (Paisley Park) (#1, April)
610 11 BURNING HEART Survivor (Scotti Brothers) (#2, Feb)
604 12 GLORY OF LOVE Peter Cetera (Warner Brothers) (#1, Aug)
604 13 WEST END GIRLS The Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America) (#1, May)
602 14 THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (To Make You Cry) Billy Ocean (Jive) (#1, July)
601 15 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME Bon Jovi (Mercury) (#1, Nov)
600 16 PAPA DON'T PREACH Madonna (Sire) (#1, Aug)
588 17 EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT Wang Chung (Geffen) (#2, Dec)
585 18 ADDICTED TO LOVE Robert Palmer (Island) (#1, May)
581 19 WHEN I THINK OF YOU Janet Jackson (A&M) (#1, Oct)
581 20 HUMAN The Human League (Virgin) (#1, Nov)
580 21 SLEDGEHAMMER Peter Gabriel (Geffen) (#1, July)
579 22 LIVE TO TELL Madonna (Sire) (#1, June)
575 23 HIGHER LOVE Steve Winwood (Island) (#1, Aug)
567 24 DANCING ON THE CEILING Lionel Richie (Motown) (#2, Sept)
566 25 SECRET LOVERS Atlantic Starr (A&M) (#3, March)
562 26 THE NEXT TIME I FALL Peter Cetera & Amy Grant (Full Moon) (#1, Dec)
557 27 SARA Starship (Grunt) (#1, March)
547 28 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS Simply Red (Elektra) (#1, July)
546 29 VENUS Bananarama (London) (#1, Sept)
546 30 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Berlin (Columbia) (#1, Sept)
541 31 THESE DREAMS Heart (Capitol) (#1, March)
533 32 AMANDA Boston (MCA) (#1, Nov)
532 33 I CAN'T WAIT Nu Shooz (Atlantic) (#3, June)
531 34 FRIENDS AND LOVERS Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson (USA Carrere) (#2, Sept)
530 35 TRUE COLORS Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#1, Oct)
527 36 MAD ABOUT YOU Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.) (#3, Aug)
527 37 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING Billy Ocean (Jive) (#2, Feb)
520 38 DON'T FORGET ME (When I'm Gone) Glass Tiger (Manhattan) (#2, Oct)
512 39 INVISIBLE TOUCH Genesis (Atlantic) (#1, July)
503 40 TALK TO ME Stevie Nicks (Modern) (#4, Jan)
498 41 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY Janet Jackson (A&M) (#4, May)
497 42 WHAT YOU NEED INXS (Atlantic) (#5, April)
495 43 DANGER ZONE Kenny Loggins (Columbia) (#2, July)
493 44 WALK OF LIFE Dire Straits (Warner Brothers) (#7, Jan)
491 45 CRUSH ON YOU The Jets (MCA) (#3, June)
489 46 NO ONE IS TO BLAME Howard Jones (Elektra) (#4, July)
488 47 CONGA The Miami Sound Machine (Epic) (#10, Feb)
487 48 MANIC MONDAY The Bangles (Columbia) (#2, April)
483 49 WORD UP Cameo (Atlanta Artists) (#6, Nov)
478 50 I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON Robert Palmer (Island) (#2, Nov)
476 51 I'M YOUR MAN Wham! (Columbia) (#3, Feb)
473 52 TYPICAL MALE Tina Turner (Capitol) (#2, Oct)
472 53 IF YOU LEAVE Orchestral Manoeuvers In the Dark (A&M) (#4, May)
469 54 HIP TO BE SQUARE Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis) (#1, Dec)
468 55 NASTY Janet Jackson (A&M) (#3, July)
464 56 WHY CAN'T THIS BE LOVE Van Halen (Warner Brothers) (#3, May)
462 57 R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock) John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva) (#2, April)
460 58 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU Level 42 (Polydor) (#7, May)
457 59 TWO OF HEARTS Stacey Q (Atlantic) (#3, Oct)
453 60 THE SWEETEST TABOO Sade (Portrait) (#5, March)
452 61 WHO'S JOHNNY El DeBarge (Gordy) (#3, July)
449 62 TRUE BLUE Madonna (Sire) (#3, Nov)
448 63 TO BE A LOVER Billy Idol (Chrysalis) (#6, Dec)
447 64 LET'S GO ALL THE WAY Sly Fox (Capitol) (#7, April)
442 65 WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOSE OFF Jermaine Stewart (Arista) (#5, Aug)
438 66 YOUR LOVE The Outfield (Columbia) (#6, May)
438 67 STAND BY ME Ben E. King (Atlantic) (#9, Dec)
436 68 WORDS GET IN THE WAY The Miami Sound Machine (Epic) (#5, Sept)
435 69 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT Eddie Money (Columbia) (#4, Nov)
431 70 SWEET FREEDOM Michael McDonald (MCA) (#7, Aug)
428 71 THROWING IT ALL AWAY Genesis (Atlantic) (#4, Oct)
428 72 ALL CRIED OUT Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force (Columbia) (#8, Oct)
423 73 LIVING IN AMERICA James Brown (Scotti Brothers) (#4, Feb)
421 74 TONIGHT SHE COMES The Cars (Elektra) (#7, Jan)
412 75 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE Mike + the Mechanics (Atlantic) (#5, June)
412 76 TAKE ME HOME Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#7, May)
411 77 LOVE TOUCH Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) (#6, Aug)
408 78 RUMORS The Timex Social Club (Jay) (#8, Aug)
402 79 WALK THIS WAY Run-D.M.C. (Profile) (#4, Sept)
398 80 BAD BOYS The Miami Sound Machine (Epic) (#8, May)
396 81 SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground) Mike + the Mechanics (Atlantic) (#6, March)
387 82 SPIES LIKE US Paul McCartney (Capitol) (#7, Feb)
386 83 NIKITA Elton John (Geffen) (#7, March)
385 84 DREAMTIME Daryl Hall (RCA) (#5, Oct)
380 85 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN The Dream Academy (Warner Brothers) (#7, Feb)
380 86 BABY LOVE Regina (Atlantic) (#10, Sept)
377 87 HARLEM SHUFFLE The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) (#5, May)
374 88 DON'T GET ME WRONG The Pretenders (Sire) (#10, Dec)
370 89 LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL Lionel Richie (Motown) (#9, Nov)
366 90 KING FOR A DAY The Thompson Twins (Arista) (#8, March)
364 91 SWEET LOVE Anita Baker (Elektra) (#8, Nov)
363 92 A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael (Columbia) (#7, June)
361 93 HEARTBEAT Don Johnson (Epic) (#5, Oct)
355 94 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS The Moody Blues (Polydor) (#9, July)
351 95 MY HOMETOWN Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) ( #6, Jan)
351 96 GO HOME Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#10, Feb)
339 97 IS IT LOVE Mr. Mister (RCA) (#8, May)
338 98 A LOVE BIZARRE Sheila E. (Paisley Park) (#11, March)
331 99 I'LL BE OVER YOU Toto (Columbia) (#11, Nov)
326 100 TENDER LOVE The Force M.D.'s (Tommy Blue) (#10, April)

[kchkwong]

I wonder where "Object Of My Desire" ends up at your 1985 list. The song made the BB's Top 100 of 1986, although only peaked at #25.

[djjoe1960]

I see that We Are The World by USA for Africa placed at #4 on the 1985 year end chart--but it was only #20 on the official Billboard year end chart. By the way, it was #1 on the Cash Box year end survey.

[vince]

Jan 15, 2018 21:58:03 GMT -5 kchkwong said:

I wonder where "Object Of My Desire" ends up at your 1985 list. The song made the BB's Top 100 of 1986, although only peaked at #25.

"Object of My Desire" had 266 points. I did not rank down that low, but I think it would make the top 120 on the 1985 list.

[vince]

On to 1987. Records peaking from 1/10/1987 through 12/26/1987 are eligible. BB's #1 song of 1988 comes in at #1 on this list.

The Top 100 of 1987

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

748 1 FAITH George Michael (Columbia) (#1, Dec)
716 2 LIVIN' ON A PRAYER Bon Jovi (Mercury) (#1, Feb)
705 3 ALONE Heart (Capitol) (#1, July)
668 4 I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, June)
666 5 LA BAMBA Los Lobos (Slash) (#1, Aug)
664 6 NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW Starship (Grunt) (#1, April)
661 7 AT THIS MOMENT Billy Vera and the Beaters (Rhino) (#1, Jan)
655 8 SHAKE YOU DOWN Gregory Abbott (Columbia) (#1, Jan)
647 9 WITH OR WITHOUT YOU U2 (Island) (#1, May)
628 10 C'EST LA VIE Robbie Nevil (EMI-Manhattan) (#2, Jan)
627 11 HERE I GO AGAIN Whitesnake (Geffen) (#1, Oct)
621 12 I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW Tiffany (MCA) (#1, Nov)
618 13 HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH Belinda Carlisle (MCA) (#1, Dec)
609 14 SHAKEDOWN Bob Segar (MCA) (#1, Aug)
603 15 (I've Had) THE TIME OF MY LIFE Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (RCA) (#1, Nov)
593 16 I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR U2 (Island) (#1, Aug)
592 17 DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, Sept)
586 18 DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER Crowded House (Capitol) (#2, April)
584 19 ALWAYS Atlantic Starr (Warner Brothers) (#1, June)
567 20 SHAKE YOUR LOVE Debbbie Gibson (Atlantic) (#4, Dec)
565 21 HEAD TO TOE Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam (Columbia) (#1, June)
562 22 IS THIS LOVE Whitesnake (Geffen) (#2, Dec)
559 23 (I Just) DIED IN YOUR ARMS The Cutting Crew (Virgin) (#1, May)
558 24 LEAN ON ME Club Nouveau (Warner Brothers) (#1, March)
556 25 LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE Jody Wately (MCA) (#2, May)
551 26 MONY MONY "LIVE" Billy Idol (Chrysalis) (#1, Nov)
548 27 I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING (For Me) Aretha Franklin and George Michael (Arista) (#1, April)
546 28 THE LADY IN RED Chris DeBurgh (A&M) (#3, May)
546 29 OPEN YOUR HEART Madonna (Sire) (#1, Feb)
544 30 ONLY IN MY DREAMS Debbie Gibson (Atlantic) (#4, Sept)
542 31 I WANT YOUR SEX George Michael (Columbia) (#2, Aug)
539 32 NOTORIOUS Duran Duran (Capitol) (#2, Jan)
528 33 LOST IN EMOTION Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam (Columbia) (#1, Oct)
526 34 HEART AND SOUL T'Pau (Virgin) (#4, Aug)
520 35 LAND OF CONFUSION Genesis (Altantic) (#4, Jan)
520 36 CONTROL Janet Jackson (A&M) (#5, Jan)
516 37 KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF The Georgia Satellites (Elektra) (#2, Feb)
511 38 YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON Kim Wilde (MCA) (#1, June)
498 39 JACOB'S LADDER Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#1, March)
495 40 I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU Michael Jackson (with Siedah Garrett) (#1, Sept)
492 41 SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER Richard Marx (EMI-Manhattan) (#3, Dec)
489 42 WHO'S THAT GIRL Madonna (Sire) (#1, Aug)
487 43 U GOT THE LOOK Prince (Paisley Park) (#2, Oct)
485 44 DON'T YOU WANT ME Jody Wately (MCA) (#6, Dec)
484 45 TOUCH ME (I Want Your Body) Samantha Fox (Jive) (#4, Feb)
482 46 SOMEWHERE OUT THERE Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram (MCA) (#2, March)
481 47 YOU GOT IT ALL The Jets (MCA) (#3, March)
471 48 BAD Michael Jackson (Epic) (#1, Oct)
467 49 LITTLE LIES Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers) (#4, Nov)
459 50 CAUSING A COMMOTION Madonna (Sire) (#2, Oct)
459 51 IN TOO DEEP Genesis (Altantic) (#3, June)
459 52 WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME Chicago (Warner Brothers) (#3, Feb)
456 53 SONGBIRD Kenny G (Arista) (#4, July)
454 54 I HEARD A RUMOUR Bananarama (London) (#4, Sept)
450 55 DON'T MEAN NOTHING Richard Marx (EMI-Manhattan) (#3, Aug)
450 56 CATCH ME (I'm Falling) Pretty Poison (Virgin) (#8, Dec)
449 57 CARRIE Europe (Epic) (#3, Oct)
447 58 LUKA Suzanne Vega (A&M) (#3, Aug)
446 59 LET'S WAIT AWHILE Janet Jackson (A&M) (#2, March)
445 60 DON'T DISTURB THIS GROOVE The System (Atlantic) (#4, July)
442 61 COME GO WITH ME Expose (Arista) (#5, April)
442 62 CHANGE OF HEART Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#3, Feb)
437 63 LA ISLA BONITA Madonna (Sire) (#4, May)
431 64 SIGN 'O' THE TIMES Prince (Paisley Park) (#3, April)
429 65 CAN'T WE TRY Dan Hill with Vonda Shepard (Columbia) (#6, Sept)
426 66 IS THIS LOVE Survivor (Scotti Brothers) (#9, Jan)
424 67 BREAKOUT Swing Out Sister (Mercury) (#6, Nov)
421 68 CASANOVA Levert (Atlantic) (#5, Oct)
420 69 WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE Bon Jovi (Mercury) (#7, June)
419 70 MANDOLIN RAIN Bruce Hornsby and the Range (RCA) (#4, March)
418 71 ROCK STEADY The Whispers (Solar) (#7, Aug)
417 72 WHEN SMOKEY SINGS ABC (Mercury) (#5, Sept)
417 73 RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine (Epic) (#5, Aug)
414 74 LET ME BE THE ONE Expose (Arista) (#7, Oct)
414 75 SOMEDAY Glass Tiger (EMI-Manhattan) (#7, Jan)
410 76 THE FINER THINGS Steve Winwood (Island) (#8, April)
404 77 BIG TIME Peter Gabriel (Geffen) (#8, March)
402 78 TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT Genesis (Altantic) (#3, April)
398 79 DIAMONDS Herb Alpert (with Janet Jackson and Lisa Keith) (A&M) (#5, June)
396 80 POINT OF NO RETURN Expose (Arista) (#5, July)
395 81 WE'LL BE TOGETHER Sting (A&M) (#7, Dec)
390 82 SOMETHING SO STRONG Crowded House (Capitol) (#7, July)
387 83 BIG LOVE Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers) (#5, May)
384 84 NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE MY LOVE FOR YOU Glenn Mederios (Amherst) (#12, June)
382 85 JUST TO SEE HER Smokey Robinson (Motown) (#8, July)
382 86 MIDNIGHT BLUE Lou Gramm (Atlantic) (#5, April)
382 87 HEAT OF THE NIGHT Bryan Adams (A&M) (#6, May)
376 88 VALERIE Steve Winwood (Island) (#9, Dec)
375 89 VICTORY Kool and the Gang (Mercury) (#10, Jan)
372 90 BRILLIANT DISGUISE Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) (#5, Nov)
366 91 WHO WILL YOU RUN TO Heart (Capitol) (#7, Oct)
361 92 RESPECT YOURSELF Bruce Willis (Motown) (#5, March)
361 93 DOING IT ALL FOR MY BABY Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#6, Sept)
361 94 CROSS MY BROKEN HEART The Jets (MCA) (#7, Aug)
359 95 THE ONE I LOVE R.E.M. (IRS) (#9, Dec)
350 96 RIGHT ON TRACK The Breakfast Club (MCA) (#7, May)
349 97 BALLERINA GIRL Lionel Richie (Motown) (#7, Feb)
339 98 I'VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE The Cutting Crew (Virgin) (#9, Nov)
338 99 MEET ME HALF WAY Kenny Loggins (Columbia) (#11, June)
335 100 FUNKYTOWN Pseudo Echo (RCA) (#6, July)

[vince]

Next is 1988. Singles peaking from 1/9/1988 through 12/24/1988 are eligible. BB's #1 song of 1989 comes in at #3 on this list and BB's #3 song of 1989 comes in at #2. Steve Winwood takes the top spot.

The Top 100 of 1988

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

710 1 ROLL WITH IT Steve Winwood (Virgin) (#1, July)
707 2 EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN Poison (Enigma) (#1, Dec)
700 3 LOOK AWAY Chicago (Reprise) (#1, Dec)
675 4 NEED YOU TONIGHT INXS (Atlantic) (#1, Jan)
655 5 ONE MORE TRY George Michael (Columbia) (#1, May)
636 6 COULD'VE BEEN Tiffany (MCA) (#1, Feb)
635 7 NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP Rick Astley (RCA) (#1, March)
635 8 GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU George Harrison (Dark Horse) (#1, Jan)
634 9 SWEET CHILD O' MINE Guns N' Roses (Geffen) (#1, Sept)
628 10 SO EMOTIONAL Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, Jan)
622 11 GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR Billy Ocean (Jive) (#1, April)
617 12 ANYTHING FOR YOU Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine (Epic) (#1, May)
612 13 THE FLAME Cheap Trick (Epic) (#1, July)
611 14 SEASONS CHANGE Expose (Arista) (#1, Feb)
607 15 WILD, WILD WEST The Escape Club (Atlantic) (#1, Nov)
605 16 BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY / FREE BIRD (Free Baby) Will To Power (Epic) (#1, Dec)
602 17 HOW CAN I FALL Breathe (A&M) (#3, Dec)
596 18 MAN IN THE MIRROR Michael Jackson (Epic) (#1, March)
594 19 WISHING WELL Terence Trent D'Arby (Columbia) (#1, May)
589 20 GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT Anita Baker (Elektra) (#3, Dec)
588 21 HANDS TO HEAVEN Breathe (A&M) (#2, Aug)
587 22 WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL Boy Meets Girl (RCA) (#5, Dec)
582 23 GROOVY KIND OF LOVE Phil Collins (Altantic) (#1, Oct)
574 24 FATHER FIGURE George Michael (Columbia) (#1, Feb)
573 25 WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, April)
565 26 HOLD ON TO THE NIGHTS Richard Marx (EMI-Manhattan) (#1, July)
562 27 I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Taylor Dayne (Arista) (#3, Sept)
560 28 LOVE BITES Def Leppard (Mercury) (#1, Oct)
558 29 POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME Def Leppard (Mercury) (#2, July)
556 30 HUNGRY EYES Eric Carmen (RCA) (#4, Feb)
556 31 DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY Bobby McFerrin (EMI-Manhattan) (#1, Sept)
552 32 BAD MEDICINE Bon Jovi (Mercury) (#1, Nov)
549 33 KOKOMO The Beach Boys (Elektra) (#1, Nov)
546 34 SIMPLY IRRESISTABLE Robert Palmer (EMI-Manhattan) (#2, Sept)
542 35 FOOLISH BEAT Debbie Gibson (Atlantic) (#1, June)
540 36 MONKEY George Michael (Columbia) (#1, Aug)
539 37 THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL Michael Jackson (Epic) (#1, Jan)
531 38 ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS Richard Marx (EMI-Manhattan) (#2, March)
529 39 HAZY SHADE OF WINTER The Bangles (Def Jam) (#2, Feb)
527 40 SHATTERED DREAMS Johnny Hates Jazz (Virgin) (#2, May)
527 41 NAUGHTY GIRLS (Need Love Too) Samantha Fox (Jive) (#3, June)
525 42 ANGEL Aerosmith (Geffen) (#3, April)
520 43 MAKE ME LOSE CONTROL Eric Carmen (Arista) (#3, Aug)
516 44 TOGETHER FOREVER Rick Astley (RCA) (#1, June)
514 45 RED RED WINE UB40 (A&M) (#1, Oct)
513 46 I GET WEAK Belinda Carlisle (MCA) (#2, March)
506 47 SHE'S LIKE THE WIND Patrick Swayze Featuring Wendy Frazer (RCA) (#3, Feb)
504 48 I DON'T WANNA GO ON WITH YOU LIKE THAT Elton John (MCA) (#2, Aug)
499 49 TELL IT TO MY HEART Taylor Dayne (Arista) (#7, Jan)
494 50 I DON'T WANNA LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE Chicago (Reprise) (#3, Aug)
483 51 DEVIL INSIDE INXS (Atlantic) (#2, April)
481 52 THE LOCO-MOTION Kylie Minogue (Geffen) (#3, Nov)
480 53 MAKE IT REAL The Jets (MCA) (#4, June)
479 54 WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS The Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield (EMI-Manhattan) (#2, Feb)
477 55 OUT OF THE BLUE Debbie Gibson (Altantic) (#3, April)
475 56 1-2-3 Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine (Epic) (#3, Aug)
474 57 WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND (Pure Energy) The Information Society (Tommy Boy) (#3, Oct)
470 58 I WANT TO BE YOUR MAN Roger (Reprise) (#3, Feb)
463 59 DESIRE U2 (Island) (#3, Nov)
462 60 GIRLFRIEND Pebbles (MCA) (#5, April)
455 61 IF IT ISN'T LOVE New Edition (MCA) (#7, Sept)
454 62 SIGN YOUR NAME Terance Trent D'Arby (Columbia) (#4, Aug)
453 63 DIRTY DIANA Michael Jackson (Epic) (#1, July)
451 64 I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE Duranduran (Capitol) (#4, Dec)
439 65 ROCKET 2 U The Jets (MCA) (#6, April)
438 66 MERCEDES BOY Pebbles (MCA) (#2, July)
437 67 PERFECT WORLD Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#3, Sept)
436 68 ONE GOOD WOMAN Peter Cetera (Full Moon) (#4, Oct)
436 69 CANDLE IN THE WIND Elton John (MCA) (#6, Jan)
435 70 NEW SENSATION INXS (Atlantic) (#3, July)
429 71 DON'T BE CRUEL Cheap Trick (Epic) (#4, Oct)
429 72 SAY YOU WILL Foreigner (Atlantic) (#6, Feb)
428 73 WALK ON WATER Eddie Money (Columbia) (#9, Dec 1988)
423 74 I WANT HER Keith Sweat (Vintertainment) (#5, April)
421 75 ELECTRIC BLUE Icehouse (Chrysalis) (#7, May)
419 76 DON'T BE CRUEL Bobby Brown (MCA) (#8, Oct)
418 77 EVERYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES Daryl Hall John Oates (Arista) (#3, June)
417 78 PINK CADILLAC Natalie Cole (EMI-Manhattan) (#5, May)
412 79 FAST CAR Tracy Chapman (Elektra) (#6, Aug)
410 80 THE VALLEY ROAD Bruce Hornsby and the Range (RCA) (#5, July)
400 81 NITE AND DAY Al B. Sure! (Warner Brothers) (#7, July)
395 82 ALWAYS ON MY MIND The Pet Shop Boys (EMI-Manhattan) (#4, May)
394 83 DON'T SHED A TEAR Paul Carrack (Chrysalis) (#9, Feb)
392 84 WHEN IT'S LOVE Van Halen (Warner Brothers) (#5, Sept)
390 85 PIANO IN THE DARK Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito (A&M) (#6, June)
382 86 I DON'T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU Foreigner (Atlantic) (#5, May)
382 87 DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO Steve Winwood (Virgin) (#6, Oct)
381 88 I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Blackheart) (#8, Oct)
380 89 THE PROMISE When In Rome (Virgin) ( #11, Dec)
379 90 ONE MOMENT IN TIME Whitney Houston (Arista) (#5, Nov)
377 91 CHERRY BOMB John Cougar Mellencamp (Mercury) (#8, Jan)
374 92 I STILL BELIEVE Brenda K. Starr (MCA) (#13, July)
371 93 NEVER TEAR US APART INXS (Atlantic) (#7, Nov)
371 94 CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine (Epic) (#6, March)
368 95 JUST LIKE PARADISE David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers) (#6, March)
368 96 I FOUND SOMEONE Cher (Geffen) (#10, March)
367 97 PROVE YOUR LOVE Taylor Dayne (Arista) (#7, May)
360 98 NOBODY'S FOOL Kenny Loggins (Columbia) (#8, Sept)
360 99 NOTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME Poison (Enigma) (#6, July)
357 100 WAIT White Lion (Atlantic) (#8, May)

[at40petebattistini]

^From an AT40 history point of view, Steve Winwood's "Roll With It" was a fitting number one record for the year as it topped the weekly charts on both Casey's last countdown as well as Shadoe's first.

[vince]

This is the last one, 1989. Singles peaking from 1/7/1989 through 12/23/1989 are eligible. Phil Collins takes the top spot.

The Top 100 of 1989

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

789 1 ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#1, Dec)
740 2 MISS YOU MUCH Janet Jackson (A&M) (#1, Oct)
704 3 STRAIGHT UP Paula Abdul (Virgin) (#1, Feb)
655 4 WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE Billy Joel (Columbia) (#1, Dec)
652 5 DON'T KNOW MUCH Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville (Elektra) (#2, Dec)
649 6 RIGHT HERE WAITING Richard Marx (EMI) (#1, Aug)
645 7 LOST IN YOUR EYES Debbie Gibson (Atlantic) (#1, March)
643 8 BLAME IT ON THE RAIN Milli Vanilli (Arista) (#1, Nov)
639 9 MY PEROGATIVE Bobby Brown (MCA) (#1, Jan)
634 10 BACK TO LIFE (However Do You Want Me) Soul II Soul (Virgin) (#4, Dec)
630 11 COLD HEARTED Paula Abdul (Virgin) (#1, Sept)
623 12 BUST A MOVE Young M.C. (Delicious Vinyl) (#7, Oct)
620 13 LIKE A PRAYER Madonna (Sire) (#1, April)
609 14 WIND BENEATH MY WINGS Bette Midler (Atlantic) (#1, June)
597 15 GIRL I'M GONNA MISS YOU Milli Vanelli (Arista) (#1, Sept)
596 16 TWO HEARTS Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#1, Jan)
591 17 WHEN I SEE YOU SMILE Bad English (Epic) (#1, Nov)
587 18 FOREVER YOUR GIRL Paula Abdul (Virgin) (#1, May)
585 19 TOY SOLDIERS Martika (Columbia) (#1, July)
583 20 GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE Milli Vanelli (Arista) (#2, April)
576 21 DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU Gloria Estefan (Epic) (#1, Sept)
572 22 LOVE SHACK The B-52's (Reprise) (#3, Nov)
568 23 SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY Fine Young Cannibals (I.R.S.) (#1, April)
565 24 THE LOOK Roxette (EMI) (#1, April)
565 25 BABY DON'T FORGET MY NUMBER Milli Vanelli (Arista) (#1, July)
564 26 I'LL BE LOVING YOU (Forever) The New Kids On the Block (Columbia) (#1, June)
563 27 IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW Simply Red (Elektra) (#1, July)
560 28 I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU Bon Jovi (Mercury) (#1, May)
557 29 LISTEN TO YOUR HEART Roxette (EMI) (#1, Nov)
557 30 HEAVEN Warrant (Columbia) (#2, Sept)
553 31 THE LIVING YEARS Mike + the Mechanics (Atlantic) (#1, March)
549 32 ON OUR OWN Bobby Brown (MCA) (#2, Aug)
532 33 DON'T RUSH ME Taylor Dayne (Arista) (#2, Jan)
531 34 WHEN I'M WITH YOU Sheriff (Capitol) (#1, Feb)
529 35 ETERNAL FLAME The Bangles (Columbia) (#1, April)
528 36 (Its Just) THE WAY THAT YOU LOVE ME Paula Abdule (#3, Dec)
524 37 GOOD THING Fine Young Cannibals (I.R.S.) (#1, July)
523 38 IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME Cher (Geffen) (#3, Sept)
521 39 BUFFALO STANCE Neneh Cherry (Virgin) (#3, June)
519 40 BORN TO BE MY BABY Bon Jovi (Mercury) (#3, Feb)
508 41 THE LOVER IN ME Sheena Easton (MCA) (#2, March)
508 42 WITH EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART Taylor Dayne (Arista) (#5, Dec)
506 43 ROCK ON Michael Damian (Cypress) (#1, June)
506 44 WILD THING Tone Loc (Delicious Vinyl) (#2, Feb)
503 45 BATDANCE Prince (Warner Brothers) (#1, Aug)
500 46 ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY Great White (Capitol) (#5, Aug)
498 47 HANGIN' TOUGH The New Kids On the Block (Columbia) (#1, Sept)
497 48 EVERY LITTLE STEP Bobby Brown (MCA) (#3, June)
491 49 SATISFIED Richard Marx (EMI) (#1, June)
482 50 MY HEART CAN'T TELL YOU NO Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) (#4, April)
480 51 REAL LOVE Jody Watley (MCA) (#2, May)
480 52 SO ALIVE Love & Rockets (Big Time) (#3, Aug)
478 53 I LIKE IT Dino (4th & Broadway) (#7, Aug)
476 54 ARMAGEDDON IT Def Leppard (Mercury) (#3, Jan)
466 55 YOU GOT IT (The Right Stuff) The New Kids On the Block (Columbia) (#3, March)
460 56 18 AND LIFE Skid Row (Atlantic) (#4, Sept)
453 57 WHEN THE CHILDREN CRY White Lion (Atlantic) (#3, Feb)
453 58 SECOND CHANCE Thirty Eight Special (A&M) (#6, May)
452 59 EXPRESS YOURSELF Madonna (Sire) (#2, July)
450 60 SOLDIER OF LOVE Donny Osmond (Virgin) (#2, June)
450 61 THE WAY YOU LOVE ME Karyn White (Warner Brothers) (#7, Feb)
447 62 CHERISH Madonna (Sire) (#2, Oct)
440 63 SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE Tears For Fears (Fontana) (#2, Oct)
436 64 MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY Natalie Cole (EMI) (#7, July)
434 65 IN YOUR ROOM The Bangles (Columbia) (#5, Jan)
419 66 SECRET RENDEZVOUS Karyn White (Warner Brothers) (#6, Aug)
418 67 FUNKY COLD MEDINA Tone Loc (Delicious Vinyl) (#3, April)
416 68 LOVE SONG The Cure (Elektra) (#2, Oct)
416 69 ANGEL EYES The Jeff Healey Band (Arista) (#5, Sept)
415 70 WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE Guns N' Roses (Geffen) (#7, Jan)
414 71 ANGELIA Richard Marx (EMI) (#4, Dec)
411 72 ALL THIS TIME Tiffany (MCA) (#6, Feb)
402 73 STAND R.E.M. (Warner Brothers) (#6, April)
398 74 PATIENCE Guns N' Roses (Geffen) (#4, June)
396 75 JUST LIKE JESSIE JAMES Cher (Geffen) (#8, Dec)
394 76 SHOWER ME WITH YOUR LOVE Surface (Columbia) (#5, Sept)
392 77 CLOSE MY EYES FOREVER Lita Ford (with Ozzy Osbourne) (RCA) (#8, June)
387 78 COVER GIRL The New Kids On the Block (Columbia) (#2, Nov)
387 79 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME Bon Jovi (Mercury) (#7, July)
384 80 AFTER ALL Cher and Peter Cetera (Geffen) (#6, May)
384 81 I REMEMBER HOLDING YOU The Boys Club (MCA) (#8, Jan)
381 82 RONI Bobby Brown (MCA) (#3, March)
380 83 LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR Aerosmith (Geffen) (#5, Oct)
376 84 WHAT I AM Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians (Geffen) (#7, March)
374 85 DON'T CLOSE MY EYES Kix (Atlantic) (#11, Dec)
371 86 PARADISE CITY Guns N' Roses (Geffen) (#5, March)
367 87 I WANNA HAVE SOME FUN Samantha Fox (Jive) (#8, Feb)
365 88 SHE WANTS TO DANCE WITH ME Rick Astley (RCA) (#6, Feb)
365 89 DREAMIN' Vanessa Williams (Wing) (#8, April)
363 90 IT'S NO CRIME Babyface (Solar) (#7, Oct)
363 91 SMOOTH CRIMINAL Michael Jackson (Epic) (#7, Jan)
362 92 WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW Expose (Arista) (#8, July)
356 93 THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL Donna Summer (Atlantic) (#7, June)
356 94 ROCK WIT'CHA Bobby Brown (MCA) (#7, Nov)
356 95 THE END OF THE INNOCENCE Don Henley (Geffen) (#8, Aug)
355 96 HEAVEN HELP ME Deon Estus (with George Michael) (Mika) (#5, April)
352 97 THINKING OF YOU Sa-Fire (Cutting) (#12, May)
345 98 SURRENDER TO ME Ann Wilson and Robin Zander (Capitol) (#6, March)
339 99 WHEN I LOOK AT HIM Expose (Arista) (#10, Oct)
339 100 WALKING AWAY Information Society (Tommy Boy) (#9, Feb)

[doofus67]

Vince, you're doing a great job with these rankings once again. But I'm curious about a song from my favorite year in music, 1978. (I'm looking like I'm way behind here, I know.) It's "Falling," by LeBlanc and Carr.

The Hot 100 of 4/1/78 shows it peaking at #13 in its 25th week on. Is that a typo or was this an ironically titled song?

And where would "Falling" rank for the year? It seems like with that kind of long chart run, it ought to be in the top 100 at least. AT40 had it at #79 at year's end.

I also checked in the book Ranking the 70s by Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll, which is based on Cash Box but also uses the calendar year. They have it at #1003 for the decade.

[vince]

Doofus67,

"Falling" has 278 points and ranks at #102 on my list for 1978. It did better in BB's ranking because BB counted all weeks on the Hot 100. Using AT40's 1982 methodology, which is what I used here, only weeks in the top 50 are counted.

BB did have the correct number of weeks on the chart for "Falling", 25 as of 4/1/1978. The song lived up to its name beginning on 4/8/1978. It went from 13-31-50-97-off. It spent a total of 28 weeks on BB's Hot 100, but only 10 weeks in the top 40.

I believe the methodology used in "Ranking the 70's" counts weeks in the top 100. I do not know how "Falling" did on Cash Box.

[doofus67]

Jan 23, 2018 23:57:35 GMT -5 vince said:

Doofus67,

"Falling" has 278 points and ranks at #102 on my list for 1978. It did better in BB's ranking because BB counted all weeks on the Hot 100. Using AT40's 1982 methodology, which is what I used here, only weeks in the top 50 are counted.

BB did have the correct number of weeks on the chart for "Falling", 25 as of 4/1/1978. The song lived up to its name beginning on 4/8/1978. It went from 13-31-50-97-off. It spent a total of 28 weeks on BB's Hot 100, but only 10 weeks in the top 40.

I believe the methodology used in "Ranking the 70's" counts weeks in the top 100. I do not know how "Falling" did on Cash Box.

I have an actual typed copy of that 1982 formula, straight from the AT40 staff. It was my little treat for sending them my own top 100 list for that year.

More notes on "Falling":

Lenny LeBlanc and Pete Carr were studio musicians based in the South, primarily Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The late, great Paul Davis hailed from Meridian, Mississippi. Another sweet ballad, Paul's "I Go Crazy," was dropping from its #7 peak to #28 on the same second weekend in April that "Falling" was falling #13 to #31. Also, Wings' "With a Little Luck" was soaring from #57 to #17.

In Cash Box, "Falling" peaked at #11 and spent 27 weeks on the top 100. In Record World, it got as high as #12 and rode the chart for 23 weeks.