Year-End Charts Top-Ten Songs Only

[chrislc]

Jun 9, 2024 16:24:43 GMT -5 vince said:

1965 - Sides peaking from 1/2/65 through 12/25/65 are eligible.

POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)
79 1 (I Can't Get No) SATISFACTION The Rolling Stones (#1, July)
73 2 I CAN'T HELP MYSELF The Four Tops (#1, June)
72 3 YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers (#1, Feb)
67 4 DOWNTOWN Petula Clark (#1, Jan)
62 5 TURN! TURN! TURN! The Byrds (#1, Dec)
62 6 STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE The Supremes (#1, March)
60 7 MRS. BROWN, YOU'VE GOT A LOVELY DAUGHTER Herman's Hermits (#1, May)
59 8 THIS DIAMOND RING Gary Lewis and the Playboys (#1, Feb)
57 9 WOOLY BULLY Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs (#2, June)
56 10 YESTERDAY The Beatles (#1, Oct)
53 11 HELP! The Beatles (#1, Sept)
50 12 LET'S HANG ON! The Four Seasons (#3, Dec)
50 13 I HEAR A SYMPHONY Supremes (#1, Nov)
49 14 MY GIRL The Temptations (#1, March)
49 15 GET OFF MY CLOUD The Rolling Stones (#1, Nov)
49 16 MR. TAMBOURINE MAN The Byrds (#1, June)
47 17 HANG ON SLOOPY The McCoys (#1, Oct)
47 18 I GOT YOU BABE Sonny and Cher (#1, Aug)
46 19 EVE OF DESTRUCTION Barry McGuire (#1, Sept)
46 20 A LOVER'S CONCERTO The Toys (#2, Oct)
46 21 I'M TELLING YOU NOW Freddie and the Dreamers (#1, April)
45 22 I'M HENRY VIII, I AM Herman's Hermits (#1, Aug)
44 23 HELP ME RHONDA The Beach Boys (#1, May)
43 24 TICKET TO RIDE The Beatles (#1, May)
43 25 I GOT YOU (I Feel Good) James Brown (#3, Dec)
41 26 1-2-3 Len Barry (#2, Nov)
41 27 LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE The Searchers (#3, Jan)
40 28 CAN'T YOU HEAR MY HEARTBEAT Herman's Hermits (#2, March)
38 29 GAME OF LOVE Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders (#1, April)
37 30 THE BIRDS AND THE BEES Jewel Akens (#3, March)
37 31 OVER AND OVER The Dave Clark Five (#1, Dec)
37 32 EIGHT DAYS A WEEK The Beatles (#1, March)
37 33 BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN The Supremes (#1, June)
36 34 CRYING IN THE CHAPEL Elvis Presley (#3, June)
35 35 LIKE A ROLLING STONE Bob Dylan (#2, Sept)
35 36 TREAT HER RIGHT Roy Head & the Traits (#2, Oct)
34 37 THE NAME GAME Shirley Ellis (#3, Jan)
34 38 YOU WERE ON MY MIND The We Five (#3, Sept)
34 39 COUNT ME IN Gary Lewis and the Playboys (#2, May)
33 40 KING OF THE ROAD Roger Miller (#4, March)
32 41 I'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU The Seekers (#4, May)
31 42 SAVE YOUR HEART FOR ME Gary Lewis and the Playboys (#2, Aug)
31 43 CALIFORNIA GIRLS The Beach Boys (#3, Aug)
30 44 WHAT'S NEW girl thingyCAT Tom Jones (#3, July)
30 45 UNCHAINED MELODY The Righteous Brothers (#4, Aug)
28 46 YES, I'M READY Barbara Mason (#5, July)
28 47 RESCUE ME Fontella Bass (#4, Nov)
27 48 SHOTGUN Jr. Walker And The All Stars (#4, April)
27 49 THE "IN" CROWD The Ramsey Lewis Trio (#5, Oct)
27 50 WONDERFUL WORLD Herman's Hermits (#4, July)

So MRS. BROWN YOU'VE GOT A LOVELY DAUGHTER beats CAN'T YOU HEAR MY HEARTBEAT here. And so much for BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN, though that was a Cash Box thing anyway. I've seen SATISFACTION and the Supremes and WOOLY BULLY and also the Four Tops (I think) being called #1 for 1965 and the funny thing is that all four were in the Top 40 in June.

[vince]

1967 - Sides peaking from 1/7/67 through 12/30/67

Points POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)
79 1 TO SIR WITH LOVE Lulu (#1, Oct)
79 2 DAYDREAM BELIEVER The Monkees (#1, Dec)
76 3 ODE TO BILLIE JOE Bobbie Gentry (#1, Aug)
76 4 GROOVIN' The Young Rascals (#1, May)
74 5 HAPPY TOGETHER The Turtles (#1, March)
71 6 THE LETTER The Box Tops (#1, Sept)
69 7 WINDY The Association (#1, July)
67 8 SOMETHIN' STUPID Nancy & Frank Sinatra (#1, April)
67 9 LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors (#1, July)
62 10 HELLO GOODBYE The Beatles (#1, Dec)
58 11 RESPECT Aretha Franklin (#1, June)
54 12 NEVER MY LOVE The Association (#2, Oct)
54 13 INCENSE AND PEPPERMINTS The Strawberry Alarm Clock (#1, Nov)
54 14 I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER Stevie Wonder (#2, July)
53 15 ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE The Beatles (#1, Aug)
53 16 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Gladys Knight & the Pips (#2, Dec)
52 17 TELL IT LIKE IT IS Aaron Neville (#2, Jan)
51 18 KIND OF A DRAG The Buckinghams (#1, Feb)
51 19 THE RAIN, THE PARK, AND OTHER THINGS The Cowsills (#2, Dec)
49 20 GEORGY GIRL The Seekers (#2, Feb)
49 21 CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU Frankie Valli (#2, July)
49 22 RUBY TUESDAY The Rolling Stones (#1, March)
47 23 COME BACK WHEN YOU GROW UP Bobby Vee and the Strangers (#3, Sept)
47 24 SOUL MAN Sam and Dave (#2, Nov)
46 25 REFLECTIONS Diana Ross and the Supremes (#2, Sept)
46 26 A LITTLE BIT O' SOUL The Music Explosion (#2, July)
44 27 SWEET SOUL MUSIC Arthur Conley (#2, May)
44 28 LOVE IS HERE AND NOW YOUR GONE The Supremes (#1, March)
41 29 THE HAPPENING The Supremes (#1, May)
38 30 A LITTLE BIT ME, A LITTLE BIT YOU The Monkees (#2, April)
37 31 PENNY LANE The Beatles (#1, March)
36 32 I SECOND THAT EMOTION Smokie Robinson & the Miracles (#4, Dec)
36 33 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE The Mamas and the Papas (#2, March)
35 34 IT MUST BE HIM Vikki Carr (#3, Nov)
33 35 I GOT RHYTHM The Happenings (#3, May)
32 36 SAN FRANCISCO (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) Scott McKenzie (#4, July)
32 37 RELEASE ME (And Let Me Love Again) Engelbert Humperdinck (#4, May)
31 38 BABY I LOVE YOU Aretha Franklin (#4, Sept)
30 39 BABY I NEED YOUR LOVIN' Johnny Rivers (#3, March)
28 40 THIS IS MY SONG Petula Clark (#3, April)
28 41 PLEASANT VALLEY SUNDAY The Monkees (#3, Aug)
26 42 SHE'D RATHER BE WITH ME The Turtles (#3, June)
26 43 I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW Tommy James & the Shondells (#4, April)
25 44 WORDS OF LOVE The Mamas & the Papas (#5, Jan)
25 45 GOOD THING Paul Revere & the Raiders (#4, Jan)
25 46 BERNADETTE The Four Tops (#4, April)
25 47 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Dionne Warwick (#4, Dec)
24 48 EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART The Soul Survivors (#4, Nov)
23 49 A WHITER SHADE OF PALE Procol Harum (#5, July)
21 50 WESTERN UNION The Five Americans (#5, April)

[vince]

1968 - Sides peaking from 1/6/68 through 12/28/68 are eligible.

Points POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)
122 1 HEY JUDE The Beatles (#1, Sept)
90 2 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Marvin Gaye (#1, Dec)
90 3 (Sittin' On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY Otis Redding (#1, March)
82 4 LOVE IS BLUE Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra (#1, Feb)
79 5 LOVE CHILD Diana Ross And The Supremes (#1, Nov)
77 6 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE The Rascals (#1, Aug)
72 7 HONEY Bobby Goldsboro (#1, April)
68 8 THIS GUY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU Herb Alpert (#1, June)
67 9 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley (#1, Sept)
60 10 TIGHTEN UP Archie Bell And The Drells (#1, May)
60 11 JUDY IN DISGUISE (With Glasses) John Fred & His Playboy Band (#1, Jan)
60 12 YOUNG GIRL Gary Puckett And The Union Gap (#2, April)
58 13 MRS. ROBINSON Simon & Garfunkel (#1, June)
56 14 HELLO, I LOVE YOU The Doors (#1, Aug)
54 15 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE Stevie Wonder (#2, Dec)
52 16 LITTLE GREEN APPLES O. C. Smith (#2, Oct)
51 17 WOMAN, WOMAN Gary Puckett And The Union Gap (#4, Jan)
51 18 THEME FROM "THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS" Dionne Warwick (#2, Feb)
50 19 THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin (#2, Nov)
48 20 GREEN TAMBOURINE The Lemon Pipers (#1, Feb)
48 21 GRAZIN' IN THE GRASS Hugh Masakela (#1, July)
48 22 FIRE The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (#2, Oct)
45 23 BORN TO BE WILD Steppenwolf (#2, Aug)
45 24 CHAIN OF FOOLS Aretha Franklin (#2, Jan)
44 25 SPOOKY The Classics IV (#3, Feb)
44 26 CRY LIKE A BABY The Box Tops (#2, April)
42 27 LIGHT MY FIRE Jose Feliciano (#3, Aug)
42 28 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY Hugo Montenegro (#2, June)
40 29 STONE SOUL PICNIC The 5th Dimension (#3, July)
39 30 SIMON SAYS The 1910 Fruitgum Company (#4, March)
38 31 LADY WILLPOWER Gary Puckett And The Union Gap (#2, July)
38 32 CLASSICAL GAS Mason Williams (#2, Aug)
38 33 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN The Temptations (#4, Feb)
37 34 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN Dion (#4, Dec)
37 35 JUMPING JACK FLASH The Rolling Stones (#3, July)
36 36 THE HORSE Cliff Nobles & Co. (#2, June)
35 37 (Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE Aretha Franklin (#5, March)
35 38 A BEAUTIFUL MORNING The Rascals (#3, May)
33 39 MAGIC CARPET RIDE Steppenwolf (#3, Nov)
33 40 LADY MADONNA The Beatles (#4, April)
32 41 WHO'S MAKING LOVE Johnnie Taylor (#5, Dec)
31 42 YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY The Ohio Express (#4, June)
29 43 MACARTHUR PARK Richard Harris (#2, June)
28 44 MOMY MONY Tommy James & the Shondells (#3, June)
27 45 BEND ME, SHAPE ME The American Breed (#5, Jan)
26 46 GIRL WATCHER The O'Kaysions (#5, Oct)
26 47 LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU The Delfonics (#4, April)
25 48 VALLERI The Monkees (#3, March)
25 49 THE LOOK OF LOVE Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (#4, July)
22 50 MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS The Grass Roots (#5, Nov)

[vince]

1969 - Sides peaking from 1/4/69 through 12/27/69 are eligible.

Points POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)
97 1 AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN (Medley) The Fifth Dimension (#1, April)
96 2 SUGAR SUGAR The Archies (#1, Sept)
85 3 HONKY TONK WOMAN The Rolling Stones (#1, Aug)
79 4 CRIMSON AND CLOVER Tommy James And The Shondells (#1, Feb)
75 5 EVERYDAY PEOPLE Sly and the Family Stone (#1, Feb)
72 6 IN THE YEAR 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) Zager & Evans (#1, July)
72 7 GET BACK The Beatles (#1, May)
69 8 LEAVING ON A JET PLANE Peter Paul & Mary (#1, Dec)
64 9 DIZZY Tommy Roe (#1, March)
62 10 SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER Diana Ross & the Supremes (#1, Dec)
60 11 COME TOGETHER / SOMETHING The Beatles (#1, Nov)
60 12 I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU The Temptations (#1, Oct)
60 13 CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION Tommy James And The Shondells (#2, July)
58 14 WEDDING BELL BLUES The Fifth Dimension (#1, Nov)
53 15 NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE Steam (#1, Dec)
53 16 HAIR The Cowsills (#2, May)
52 17 A BOY NAMED SUE Johnny Cash (#2, Aug)
52 18 BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP The Foundations (#3, Feb)
50 19 LOVE THEME FROM "ROMEO & JULIET" Henry Mancini & His Orchestra (#1, June)
49 20 SPINNING WHEEL Blood, Sweat and Tears (#2, July)
49 21 IT'S YOUR THING The Isley Brothers (#2, May)
47 22 I'M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME Diana Ross and the Supremes and the Temptations (#2, Jan)
47 23 YOU'VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY Blood, Sweat and Tears (#2, April)
45 24 TOUCH ME The Doors (#3, Feb)
44 25 GREEN RIVER Creedence Clearwater Revival (#2, Sept)
43 26 WITCHATA LINEMAN Glen Campbell (#3, Jan)
42 27 PROUD MARY Creedence Clearwater Revival (#2, March)
42 28 BAD MOON RISING Creedence Clearwater Revival (#2, June)
42 29 DOWN ON THE CORNER / FORTUNATE SON Creedence Clearwater Revival (#3, Dec)
42 30 JEAN Oliver (#2, Oct)
42 31 LOVE (Can Make You Happy) Mercy (#2, May)
39 32 LITTLE WOMAN Bobby Sherman (#3, Oct)
37 33 HOT FUN IN THESUMMERTIME Sly and the Family Stone (#2, Oct)
36 34 SUSPICIOUS MINDS Elvis Presley (#1, Nov)
35 35 AND WHEN I DIE Blood, Sweat & Tears (#2, Nov)
34 36 WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN The Brooklyn Bridge (#3, Feb)
33 37 GOOD MORNING STARSHINE Oliver (#3, July)
33 38 ONE Three Dog Night (#5, June)
33 39 TAKE A LETTER MARIA R.B. Graves (#2, Nov)
32 40 EASY TO BE HARD Three Dog Night (#4, Sept)
32 41 SWEET CAROLINE (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) Neil Diamond (#4, Aug)
32 42 TIME OF THE SEASON The Zombies (#3, March)
31 43 SOULFUL STRUT Young-Holt Unlimited (#3, Jan)
29 44 ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE Jerry Butler (#4, April)
28 45 WHAT DOES IT TAKE (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker And The All Stars (#4, Aug)
26 46 TRACES Dennis Yost And The Classics IV (#2, March)
26 47 IN THE GHETTO Elvis Presley (#3, June)
26 48 GALVESTON Glen Campbell (#4, April)
26 49 PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART Jackie DeShannon (#4, Aug)
24 50 OH HAPPY DAY The Edwin Hawkins Singers Featuring Dorothy Morrison (#4, May)

[OnWithTheCountdown]

Wow, really close race for the top spot in 1969.

Great stuff as always, vince!

[chrislc]

Triple Play in there for Creedence! It would have been four in a row if not for Glen Campbell. I suspect chart manipulation.

[vince]

Now for the 1980s

1980 - Records peaking from 1/5/80 through 12/27/80 are eligible. You may notice some songs having fractional points. This is because the week before and week after the frozen week were averaged.

Points POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)
114 1 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Queen (#1, Oct)
103 2 CALL ME Blondie (#1, April)
98 3 UPSIDE DOWN Diana Ross (#1, Sept)
96.5 4 LADY Kenny Rogers (#1, Nov)
95.5 5 DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME The Captain and Tennille (#1, Feb)
94 6 (Just Like) STARTING OVER John Lennon (#1, Dec)
90 7 CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE Queen (#1, Feb)
89 8 WOMAN IN LOVE Barbra Streisand (#1, Oct)
85 9 COMING UP (Live At Glasgow) Paul McCartney and Wings (#1, June)
85 10 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (Part 2) Pink Floyd (#1, Mar)
80 11 IT'S STILL ROCK & ROLL TO ME Billy Joel (#1, July)
78 12 FUNKYTOWN Lipps Inc. (#1, May)
76 13 ROCK WITH YOU Michael Jackson (#1, Jan)
69 14 MAGIC Olivia Newton-John (#1, Aug)
67 15 ALL OUT OF LOVE Air Supply (#2, Sept)
66.5 16 PLEASE DON'T GO K.C. and the Sunshine Band (#1, Jan)
61 17 LITTLE JEANNIE Elton John (#3, July)
59 18 RIDE LIKE THE WIND Christopher Cross (#2, April)
52 19 MORE THAN I CAN SAY Leo Sayer (#2, Dec)
50 20 SAILING Christopher Cross (#1, Aug)
48 21 COWARD OF THE COUNTY Kenny Rogers (#3, Jan)
47 22 THE ROSE Bette Midler (#3, June)
44 23 WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU/FORGIVE ME GIRL (Medley) The Spinners (#2, March)
44 24 EMOTIONAL RESCUE The Rolling Stones (#3, Sept)
43 25 LONGER Dan Fogelberg (#2, March)
43 26 CRUSIN' Smokey Robinson (#4, Feb)
42 27 YES, I'M READY Teri De Sario with K.C. (#2, March)
42 28 LOST IN LOVE Air Supply (#3, May)
42 29 HUNGARY HEART Bruce Springsteen (#5, Dec)
40 30 DESIRE Andy Gibb (#4, March)
40 31 BIGGEST PART OF ME Ambrosia (#3, June)
39 32 TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right) (Part 1) The S.O.S. Band (#3, Aug)
39 33 THE WANDERER Donna Summer (#3, Nov)
38 34 WITH YOU I'M BORN AGAIN Billy Preston and Syreeta (#4, April)
35 35 CUPID/I'VE LOVED YOU FOR A LONG TIME (Medley) The Spinners (#4, July)
34 36 MASTER BLASTER (Jammin') Stevie Wonder (#5, Dec)
33 37 HE'S SO SHY PointerSisters (#3, Oct)
32 38 FAME Irene Cara (#4, Sept)
32 39 GIVE ME THE NIGHT George Benson (#4, Sept)
29 40 AGAINST THE WIND Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band (#5, June)
28 41 ON THE RADIO Donna Summer (#5, March)
27 42 I'M COMING OUT Diana Ross (#5, Nov)
27 43 SHINING STAR The Manhattans (#5, July)
26 44 DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH A DREAMER Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes (#4, May)
26 45 STEAL AWAY Robbie Dupre (#6, July)
25 46 LATE IN THE EVENING Paul Simon (#6, Sept)
23 47 SEXY EYES Dr. Hook (#5, May)
22 48 DRIVIN' MY LIFE AWAY Eddie Rabbitt (#5, Oct)
21 49 REAL LOVE The Doobie Brothers (#5, Oct)
20 50 SPECIAL LADY Ray, Goodman and Brown (#5, April)

[doofus67]

Jun 14, 2024 11:04:34 GMT -5 chrislc said:

Triple Play in there for Creedence! It would have been four in a row if not for Glen Campbell. I suspect chart manipulation.

No, that's in the If I Were Uncle Bill threads. 😊

[vince]

1981 - Records peaking from 1/10/81 through 12/ 26/81 are eligible.

Points POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)
124 1 PHYSICAL Olivia Newton-John (#1, Nov )
123 2 ENDLESS LOVE Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (#1, Aug)
122 3 BETTE DAVIS EYES Kim Carnes (#1, May)
116 4 WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU Foreigner (#2, Nov )
90 5 WOMAN John Lennon (#2, March)
77 6 JESSIE'S GIRL Rick Springfield (#1, Aug)
74 7 BEING WITH YOU Smokey Robinson (#2, May)
72 8 ARTHUR'S THEME (Best That You Can Do) Christopher Cross (#1, Oct)
70 9 THE TIDE IS HIGH Blondie (#1, Jan)
69 10 JUST THE TWO OF US Grover Wasington Jr. (with Bill Withers) (#2, May)
68 11 9 TO 5 Dolly Parton (#1, Feb)
68 12 STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#3, Sept)
65.5 13 LOVE ON THE ROCKS Neil Diamond (#2, Jan)
63 14 PRIVATE EYES Daryl Hall and John Oates (#1, Nov)
63 15 I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT Eddie Rabbitt (#1, Feb)
62 16 START ME UP The Rolling Stones (#2, Oct)
59 17 THE THEME FORM "GREATEST AMERICAN HERO" Joey Scarbury (#2, Aug)
58 18 THE BEST OF TIMES Styx (#3, March)
58 19 MEDLEY The Stars on 45 (#1, June)
57 20 RAPTURE Blondie (#1, March)
57 21 SLOW HAND The Pointer Sisters (#2, Aug)
56 22 LET'S GROOVE Earth, Wind, and Fire (ARC) (#3, Dec)
53 23 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE Air Supply (#1, July)
52 24 KEEP ON LOVING YOU REO Speedwagon (#1, March)
52 25 KISS ON MY LIST Daryl Hall and John Oates (#1, April)
50 26 MORNING TRAIN (Nine To Five) Sheena Easton (#1, May)
49 27 CELEBRATION Kool and the Gang (#1, Feb)
46 28 SUKIYAKI A Taste of Honey (#3, June)
46 29 QUEEN OF HEARTS Juice Newton (#2, Sept)
43 30 ALL THOSE YEARS AGO George Harrison (#2, July)
41 31 I DON'T NEED YOU Kenny Rogers (#3, Aug)
40 32 ELVIRA The Oak Ridge Boys (#5, July)
39 33 ANGEL OF THE MORNING Juice Newton (#4, May)
37 34 LIVING INSIDE MYSELF Gino Vanelli (#6, May)
37 35 (There's) NO GETTIN' OVER ME Ronnie Milsap (#5, Sept)
36 36 GUILTY Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb (#3, Jan)
36 37 EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD Air Supply (#5, Jan)
36 38 WHO'S CRYING NOW Journey (#4, Oct)
36 39 URGENT Foreigner (#4, Sept)
34 40 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY Sheena Easton (#4, Oct)
32 41 YOUNG TURKS Rod Stewart (#5, Dec)
31 42 PASSION Rod Stewart (#5, Feb)
31 43 CRYING Don McLean (#5, March)
30 44 A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (Just Like You Do) Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio (#4, June)
28 45 STEP BY STEP Eddie Rabbitt (#5, Oct)
28 46 HERE I AM (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) Air Supply (#5, Nov )
28 47 TAKE IT ON THE RUN REO Speedwagon (#5, May)
27 48 YOU MAKE MY DREAMS Daryl Hall and John Oates (#5, July)
26 49 OH NO The Commodores (#4, Dec)
26 50 EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC The Police (#3, Dec)

[vince]

1982 - Records peaking from 1/9/82 through 12/25/82 are eligible.

Points POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)
120 1 EYE OF THE TIGER Survivor (Scotti Brothers) (#1, July)
105 2 ABRACADABRA The Steve Miller Band (Capitol) (#1, Sept)
103 3 I LOVE ROCK 'N' ROLL Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Boardwalk) (#1, March)
103 4 EBONY AND IVORY Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (Columbia) (#1, May)
98.5 5 CENTERFOLD The J. Geils Band (EMI-America) (#1, Feb)
94 6 HURTS SO GOOD John Cougar (Mellencamp) (Riva) (#2, Aug)
89 7 I CAN'T GO FOR THAT (No Can Do) Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#1, Jan)
89 8 MANEATER Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#1, Dec)
88 9 HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY Chicago (Full Moon) (#1, Sept)
82 10 JACK AND DIANE John Cougar (Mellencamp) (Riva) (#1, Oct)
80 11 DON'T YOU WANT ME The Human League (A&M/Virgin) (#1, July)
77 12 ROSANNA Toto (Columbia) (#2, July)
76 13 DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS Rick Springfield (RCA) (#2, May)
74 14 OPEN ARMS Journey (Columbia) (#2, Feb)
66 15 GLORIA Laura Branigan (Atlantic) (#2, Dec)
66 16 MICKEY Toni Basil (Chysalis) (#1, Dec)
64 17 HARDEN MY HEART Quarterflash (Geffen) (#3, Feb)
64 18 CHARIOTS OF FIRE - TITLES Vangelis (Polydor) (#1, May)
62 19 HOLD ME Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers) (#4, July)
61 20 WHO CAN IT BE NOW? Men At Work (Coulmbia) (#1, Oct)
61 21 WE GOT THE BEAT The Go-Go's (I.R.S.) (#2, April)
55 22 TRULY Lionel Richie (Motown) (#1, Nov)
54 23 UP WHERE WE BELONG Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes (Island) (#1, Nov)
48 24 EYE IN THE SKY The Alan Parsons Project (Arista) (#3, Oct)
48 25 THAT GIRL Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#4, March)
44 26 HEART ATTACK Olivia Newton-John (#3, Nov)
42 27 FREEZE-FRAME The J. Geils Band (EMI-America) (#4, April)
39 28 EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER Air Supply (Arista) (#5, Sept)
38 29 867-5309/JENNY Tommy Tutone (Columbia) (#4, May)
36 30 SHAKE IT UP The Cars (Elektra) (#4, Feb)
35 31 THE OTHER WOMAN Ray Parker Jr. (Arista) (#4, June)
34 32 HEAT OF THE MOMENT Asia (Geffen) (#4, June)
34 33 I KEEP FORGETTIN' (Every Time You're Near) Michael McDonald (Warner Brothers (#4, Oct)
32 34 I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME Charlene (Motown) (#3, May)
31 35 STEPPIN' OUT Joe Jackson (A&M) (#6, Dec)
31 36 SWEET DREAMS Air Supply (Arista) (#5, March)
30.5 37 LEATHER AND LACE Stevie Nicks and Don Henley (Modern) (#6, Jan)
30 38 ALWAYS ON MY MIND Willie Nelson (Columbia) (#5, June)
29 39 HEARTLIGHT Neil Diamond (Columbia) (#5, Nov)
28 40 YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU Melissa Manchester (Arista) (#5, Sept)
27 41 MAKE A MOVE ON ME Olivia Newton-John (MCA) (#5, April)
27 42 LET IT WHIP The Dazz Band (Motown) (#5, July)
25 43 TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND George Benson (Warner Brothers) (#5, Feb)
23 44 65 LOVE AFFAIR Paul Davis (Arista) (#6, May)
21 45 SOMEBODY'S BABY Jackson Browne (Asylum) (#7, Oct)
18 46 THE SWEETEST THING (I've Ever Known) Juice Newton (Capitol) (#7, Feb)
17 47 KEEP THE FIRE BURNIN' REO Speedwagon (Epic) (#7, Aug)
17 48 YOU CAN DO MAGIC America (Capitol) (#8, Oct)
13 49 DO YOU BELEIVE IN LOVE Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#7, April)
13 50 LOVE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT HARD ON ME Juice Newton (Capitol) (#7, July)

[vince]

1983 - Records peaking from 1/8/83 through 12/24/83 are eligible.

Points POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)
114 1 FLASHDANCE...WHAT A FEELING Irene Cara (Casablanca) (#1, May)
113 2 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE The Police (A&M) (#1, July)
112 3 SAY, SAY, SAY Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson (Columbia) (#1, Dec)
94.5 4 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) Lionel Richie (Motown) (#1, Nov)
92 5 BILLIE JEAN Michael Jackson (Epic) (#1, March)
89 6 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART Bonnie Tyler (Colimbia) (#1, Oct)
79 7 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA) (#1, Oct)
76 8 DOWN UNDER Men At Work (Columbia) (#1, Jan)
75 9 LET'S DANCE David Bowie (EMI-America) (#1, May)
73 10 BEAT IT Michael Jackson (Epic) (#1, April)
71 11 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) The Eurythmics (RCA) (#1, Sept)
67.5 12 THE GIRL IS MINE Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney (Epic) (#2, Jan)
65 13 ELECTRIC AVENUE Eddy Grant (Portrait/Ice) (#2, July)
65 14 MANIAC Michael Sembello (Casablanca) (#1, Sept)
63 15 SAY IT ISN'T SO Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#2, Dec)
61.5 16 UPTOWN GIRL Billy Joel (Columbia) (#3, Nov)
59.5 17 DIRTY LAUNDRY Don Henley (Asylum) (#3, Jan)
59 18 SHAME ON THE MOON Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band (Capitol) (#2, Feb)
59 19 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME Culture Club (Virgin) (#2, March)
58 20 SEXUAL HEALING Marvin Gaye (Columbia) (#3, Jan)
55 21 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF Duran Duran (Capitol) (#3, March)
54 22 BABY COME TO ME Patti Austin and James Ingram (Qwest) (#1, Feb)
53 23 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL Air Supply (Arista) (#2, Oct)
52 24 OVERKILL Men At Work (Columbia) (#3, June)
49 25 TIME Culture Club (Virgin) (#2, June)
47 26 COME ON EILEEN Dexy's Midnight Runner's (Mercury) (#1, April)
45 27 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY Donna Summer (Mercury) (#3, Aug)
44 28 JEOPARDY The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley) (#2, May)
44 29 TELL HER ABOUT IT Billy Joel (Columbia) (#1, Sept)
43 30 THE SAFETY DANCE Men Without Hats (Backstreet) (#3, Sept)
42 31 AFRICA Toto (Columbia) (#1, Feb)
42 32 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO Sergio Mendes (A&M) (#4, July)
41 33 MR. ROBOTO Styx (A&M) (#3, April)
41 34 UNION OF THE SNAKE Duran Duran (Capitol) (#3, Dec )
36 35 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE Thomas Dolby (Capitol) (#5, May)
33 36 TRUE Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis) (#4, Oct)
33 37 STRAY CAT STRUT The Stray Cats (EMI-America) (#3, Feb)
30.5 38 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) (#5, Dec)
29 39 KING OF PAIN The Police (A&M) (#3, Oct)
28 40 PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ Taco (RCA) (#4, Sept)
28 41 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW Duran Duran (Capitol) (#4, Aug)
27 42 WE'VE GOT TONIGHT Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton (Liberty) (#6, March)
26 43 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER The Fixx (MCA) (#4, Nov)
25 44 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG The Pretenders (Sire) (#5, March)
24 45 WANNA BE STARTING SOMETHING Michael Jackson (Epic) (#5, July)
23 46 YOU ARE Lionel Richie (Motown) (#4, March)
23 47 CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE Quiet Riot (Pasha) (#5, Nov)
21 48 STAND BACK Stevie Nicks (Modern) (#5, Aug)
20 49 DER KOMMISAR After The Fire (Epic) (#5, April)
19 50 LITTLE RED CORVETTE Prince (Warner Brothers) (#6, May)

[chrislc]

Who would have guessed in March 1983 that four songs would finish ahead of BILLIE JEAN?

And how about that upset at #1!

[OnWithTheCountdown]

Jun 17, 2024 20:06:37 GMT -5 chrislc said:

Who would have guessed in March 1983 that four songs would finish ahead of BILLIE JEAN?

And how about that upset at #1!

I was thinking that myself. 😂

Irene Cara did spend quite a bit of time in the top 10, especially after vacating #1, which wasn't too common back then. I just got done with the 8/6/1983 show, in which she fell to #5 after four straight weeks at #3, and that was after six weeks at #1. And this was a few months post-Wardlow. 🙂

[vince]

1984 - Records peaking from 1/7/84 through 12/22/84 are eligible.

Points POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)
90 1 WHEN DOVES CRY Prince and the Revolution (Warner Brothers) (#1, July)
80 2 JUMP Van Halen (Warner Brothers) (#1, Feb)
79 3 AGAINST ALL ODDS (Take a Look at Me Now) Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#1, April)
75 4 WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT Tina Turner (Capitol) (#1, Sept)
75 5 GHOSTBUSTERS Ray Parker Jr. (Arista) (#1, Aug)
75 6 HELLO Lionel Richie (#1, May)
74 7 LIKE A VIRGIN Madonna (Sire) (#1, Dec)
73 8 FOOTLOOSE Kenny Loggins (Columbia) (#1, March)
73 9 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART Yes (Atco) (#1, Jan)
72 10 I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#1, Oct)
67 11 MISSING YOU John Waite (EMI-America) (#1, Sept)
65 12 LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY Denise Williams (Columbia) (#1, May)
64 13 KARMA CHAMELEON Culture Club (Virgin) (#1, Feb)
64 14 OUT OF TOUCH Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#1 Dec)
64 15 DANCING IN THE DARK Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) (#2, June)
62 16 LET'S GO CRAZY Prince and the Revolution (Warner Brothers) (#1, Oct)
61.5 17 I FEEL FOR YOU Chaka Khan (Warner Brothers) (#3, Nov)
60 18 TIME AFTER TIME Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#1, June)
60 19 WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO Wham! (Columbia) (#1, Nov)
59 20 PURPLE RAIN Prince and the Revolution (Warner Brothers) (#2, Nov)
59 21 THE WILD BOYS Duran Duran (Capitol) (#2, Dec)
58 22 THE REFLEX Duran Duran (Capitol) (#1, June)
57 23 SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME Rockwell (Motown) (#2, March)
56 24 CARIBBEAN QUEEN (No More Love On the Run) Billy Ocean (Jive) (#1, Nov)
51 25 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#2, March)
49 26 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP The Romantics (Nemporer) (#3, Jan)
45 27 SHE BOP Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#3, Sept)
43 28 99 LUFTBALLONS Nena (Epic) (#2, March)
42 29 STUCK ON YOU Lionel Richie (Motown) (#3, Aug)
41 30 HOLD ME NOW The Thompson Twins (Arista) (#3, May)
40 31 STATE OF SHOCK The Jacksons (Epic) (#3, Aug)
40 32 DRIVE The Cars (Elektra) (#3, Sept)
37 33 JUMP (For My Love) The Pointer Sisters (Planet) (#3, July)
37 34 JOANNA Kool and the Gang (De-Lite) (#2, Feb)
37 35 HARD HABIT TO BREAK Chicago (Full Moon) (#3, Oct)
35 36 OH SHERRY Steve Perry (Columbia) (#3, June)
32 37 HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN The Eurythmics (RCA) (#4, March)
31 38 SELF CONTROL Laura Branigan (Atlantic) (#4, June)
29.5 39 BREAK MY STRIDE Matthew Wilder (Private I) (#5, Jan)
29 40 THRILLER Michael Jackson (Epic) (#4, March)
29 41 EYES WITHOUT A FACE Billy Idol (Chrysalis) (#4, July)
27.5 42 TWIST OF FATE Olivia Newton-John (MCA) (#5, Jan)
27 43 THE HEART OF ROCK & ROLL Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#6, June)
27 44 LUCKY STAR Madonna (Sire) (#4, Oct)
25.5 45 I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES Elton John (Geffen) (#4, Jan)
24 46 AUTOMATIC The Pointer Sisters (Planet) (#5, April)
24 47 LOVE SOMEBODY Rick Springfield (RCA) (#5, May)
23 48 TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson (Columbia) (#5, May)
23 49 MISS ME BLIND Culture CLub (Virgin) (#5, April)
22 50 BETTER BE GOOD TO ME Tina Turner (Capitol) (#5, Nov)

[vince]

1985 - Records peaking from 1/5/85 through 12/28/85 are eligible.

Points POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)
78 1 SAY YOU, SAY ME Lionel Richie (Motown) (#1, Dec)
68 2 CRAZY FOR YOU Madonna (Sire) (#1, May)
67 3 WE ARE THE WORLD USA For Africa (Columbia) (#1, April)
66 4 CARELESS WHISPER Wham! Featuring George Michael (Columbia) (#1, Feb)
63 5 CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING REO Speedwagon (Epic) (#1, March)
58 6 I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS Foreigner (Atlantic) (#1, Feb)
57 7 MONEY FOR NOTHING Dire Straits (Warner Brothers) (#1, Sept)
57 8 BROKEN WINGS Mr. Mister (RCA) (#1, Dec)
57 9 THE POWER OF LOVE Huey Lewis and the News (Chysalis) (#1, Aug)
56 10 SHOUT Tears For Fears (Columbia) (#1, Aug)
56 11 PARTY ALL THE TIME Eddie Murphy (Columbia) (#2, Dec)
55.5 12 SEPERATE LIVES Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin (Atlantic) (#1, Nov)
53 13 DON'T YOU (Forget About Me) Simple Minds (A&M) (#1, May)
52 14 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD Tears For Fears (Mercury) (#1, June)
51 15 ST. ELMO'S FIRE (Man In Motion) John Parr (Atlantic) (#1, Sept)
50 16 EASY LOVER Philip Bailey with Phil Collins (Columbia) (#2, Feb)
50 17 ONE MORE NIGHT Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#1, March)
50 18 A VIEW TO A KILL Duran Duran (Capitol) (#1, July)
50 19 PART-TIME LOVER Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#1, Nov)
50 20 EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY Paul Young (Columbia) (#1, July)
48 21 WE BUILT THIS CITY Starship (Grunt) (#1, Nov)
48 22 SUSSUDIO Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#1, July)
46 23 TAKE ON ME A-Ha (Warner Brothers) (#1, Oct)
46 24 MATERIAL GIRL Madonna (Sire) (#2, March)
46 25 HEAVEN Bryan Adams (A&M) (#1, June)
46 26 SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, Oct)
45 27 MIAMI VICE THEME Jan Hammer (MCA) (#1, Nov)
44 28 CHERISH Kool and the Gang (De-Lite) (#2, Sept)
43 29 YOU BELONG TO THE CITY Glenn Frey (MCA)(#2, Nov)
43 30 RASPBERRY BERET Prince and the Revolution (Paisley Park) (#2, July)
42 31 EVERYTHING SHE WANTS Wham! (Columbia) (#1, May)
40.5 32 ALIVE AND KICKING Simple Minds (Virgin) (#3, Dec)
39.5 33 SEA OF LOVE The Honeydrippers (Es Paranza) (#3, Jan)
39 34 RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT DeBarge (Gordy) (#3, April)
38 35 OH SHEILA Ready For the World (MCA) (#1, Oct)
38 36 THE HEAT IS ON Glenn Frey (MCA) (#2, March)
37 37 WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO (Thunderdome) Tina Turner (Capitol) (#2, Sept)
37 38 LOVER BOY Billy Ocean (Jive) (#2, Feb)
36 39 IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE Sting (A&M) (#3, Aug)
35 40 YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION Chicago (Full Moon) (#3, Jan)
34 41 FREEWAY OF LOVE Aretha Franklin (Arista) (#3, Aug)
34 42 NEVER SURRENDER Corey Hart (EMI-America) (#3, Aug)
33.5 43 ALL I NEED Jack Wagner (Qwest) (#2, Jan)
33 44 HEAD OVER HEELS Tears For Fears (Mercury) (#3, Nov)
33 45 I MISS YOU Klymaxx (Constellation) (#5, Dec)
32 46 AXEL F Harold Faltermeyer (MCA) (#3, June)
31 47 YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE Whitney Houston (Arista) (#3, July)
31 48 ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK Murray Head (RCA) (#3, May)
30 49 NIGHTSHIFT The Commodores (Motown) (#3, April)
28.5 50 WE BELONG Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) (#5, Jan)