List of Hot 100 Airplay number-one singles of the 1980s
Number-one airplay hits

List of Hot 100 Airplay number-one singles of the 1980s

Section Title: Number-one airplay hits
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No.	Issue date	Song	Artist(s)	Wks.

1984

1	October 20	"I Just Called to Say I Love You"	Stevie Wonder	3

2	November 10	"Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"	Wham!	4

3	December 8	"Out of Touch"	Daryl Hall and John Oates	2

4	December 22	"Like a Virgin"	Madonna	5

1985

5	January 26	"You're the Inspiration"	Chicago	1

6	February 2	"I Want to Know What Love Is"	Foreigner	2

7	February 16	"Careless Whisper"	Wham! featuring George Michael	3

8	March 9	"Can't Fight This Feeling"	REO Speedwagon	3

9	March 30	"One More Night"	Phil Collins	2

10	April 13	"We Are the World"	USA for Africa	4

11	May 11	"Crazy for You"	Madonna	1

12	May 18	"Don't You (Forget About Me)"	Simple Minds	1

13	May 25	"Everything She Wants"	Wham!	2

14	June 8	"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"	Tears for Fears	2

15	June 22	"Sussudio"	Phil Collins	4

16	July 20	"Raspberry Beret"	Prince	1

17	July 27	"Everytime You Go Away"	Paul Young	1

18	August 3	"Shout"	Tears for Fears	3

19	August 24	"The Power of Love"	Huey Lewis and the News	3

20	September 14	"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"	John Parr	1

21	September 21	"Money for Nothing"	Dire Straits	3

22	October 12	"Take on Me"	a-ha	2

23	October 26	"Part-Time Lover"	Stevie Wonder	3

24	November 16	"We Built This City"	Starship	2

25	November 30	"Separate Lives"	Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin	2

26	December 14	"Broken Wings"	Mr. Mister	1

27	December 21	"Say You, Say Me"	Lionel Richie	5

1986

28	January 25	"That's What Friends Are For"	Dionne and Friends	3

29	February 15	"How Will I Know"	Whitney Houston	2

30	March 1	"Kyrie"	Mr. Mister	2

31	March 15	"Sara"	Starship	1

32	March 22	"These Dreams"	Heart	1

33	March 29	"Rock Me Amadeus"	Falco	3

34	April 19	"Kiss"	Prince	2

35	May 3	"West End Girls"	Pet Shop Boys	2

36	May 17	"Greatest Love of All"	Whitney Houston	2

37	May 31	"Live to Tell"	Madonna	3

38	June 21	"On My Own"	Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald	2

39	July 5	"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"	Billy Ocean	1

40	July 12	"Invisible Touch"	Genesis	3

41	August 2	"Glory of Love"	Peter Cetera	2

42	August 16	"Papa Don't Preach"	Madonna	2

43	August 30	"Higher Love"	Steve Winwood	2

44	September 13	"Dancing on the Ceiling"	Lionel Richie	1

45	September 20	"Stuck with You"	Huey Lewis and the News	3

46	October 11	"When I Think of You"	Janet Jackson	2

47	October 25	"True Colors"	Cyndi Lauper	2

48	November 8	"Amanda"	Boston	3

49	November 29	"Human"	The Human League	1

50	December 6	"The Way It Is"	Bruce Hornsby and the Range	2

51	December 20	"Walk Like an Egyptian"	The Bangles	4

1987

52	January 17	"Shake You Down"	Gregory Abbott	1

53	January 24	"At This Moment"	Billy Vera and the Beaters	1

54	January 31	"Open Your Heart"	Madonna	2

55	February 14	"Livin' on a Prayer"	Bon Jovi	4

56	March 14	"Jacob's Ladder"	Huey Lewis and the News	1

57	March 21	"Lean on Me"	Club Nouveau	2

58	April 4	"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"	Starship	3

59	April 25	"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"	Aretha Franklin and George Michael	1

60	May 2	"(I Just) Died in Your Arms"	Cutting Crew	2

61	May 16	"With or Without You"	U2	3

62	June 6	"You Keep Me Hangin' On"	Kim Wilde	1

63	June 13	"Always"	Atlantic Starr	1

64	June 20	"Head to Toe"	Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam	1

65	June 27	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Whitney Houston	3

66	July 18	"Alone"	Heart	2

67	August 1	"Shakedown"	Bob Seger	1

68	August 8	"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"	U2	1

69	August 15	"Who's That Girl"	Madonna	2

70	August 29	"La Bamba"	Los Lobos	3

71	September 19	"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"	Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett	1

72	September 26	"Didn't We Almost Have It All"	Whitney Houston	1

73	October 3	"Here I Go Again"	Whitesnake	1

74	October 10	"Carrie"	Europe	1

75	October 17	"Lost in Emotion"	Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam	1

76	October 24	"Bad"	Michael Jackson	2

77	November 7	"I Think We're Alone Now"	Tiffany	2

78	November 21	"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"	Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes	2

79	December 5	"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"	Belinda Carlisle	1

80	December 12	"Faith"	George Michael	5

1988

81	January 16	"Got My Mind Set On You"	George Harrison	1

82	January 23	"Need You Tonight"	INXS	1

83	January 30	"Could've Been"	Tiffany	3

84	February 20	"Father Figure"	George Michael	4

85	March 19	"Never Gonna Give You Up"	Rick Astley	1

86	March 26	"Man in the Mirror"	Michael Jackson	3

87	April 16	"Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"	Billy Ocean	2

88	April 30	"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"	Whitney Houston	1

89	May 7	"Anything for You"	Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine	2

90	May 21	"One More Try"	George Michael	4

91	June 18	"Together Forever"	Rick Astley	1

92	June 25	"Foolish Beat"	Debbie Gibson	2

93	July 9	"The Flame"	Cheap Trick	2

94	July 23	"Hold On to the Nights"	Richard Marx	1

95	July 30	"Roll With It"	Steve Winwood	4

96	August 27	"Monkey"	George Michael	2

97	September 10	"Perfect World"	Huey Lewis & the News	1

98	September 17	"Sweet Child o' Mine	Guns N' Roses	2

99	October 1	"Love Bites"	Def Leppard	2

100	October 15	"Red Red Wine"	UB40	1

101	October 22	"Groovy Kind of Love"	Phil Collins	2

102	November 5	"Kokomo"	The Beach Boys	2

103	November 19	"Wild, Wild West"	The Escape Club	1

104	November 26	"Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley"	Will to Power	1

105	December 3	"Look Away"	Chicago	3

106	December 24	"Every Rose Has Its Thorn"	Poison	4

1989

107	January 21	"Two Hearts"	Phil Collins	2

108	February 4	"When I'm With You"	Sheriff	1

109	February 11	"Straight Up"	Paula Abdul	3

110	March 4	"Lost In Your Eyes"	Debbie Gibson	3

111	March 25	"The Living Years"	Mike + The Mechanics	1

112	April 1	"Eternal Flame"	The Bangles	1

113	April 8	"The Look"	Roxette	2

114	April 22	"Like a Prayer"	Madonna	3

115	May 13	"I'll Be There for You"	Bon Jovi	1

116	May 20	"Forever Your Girl"	Paula Abdul	2

117	June 3	"Rock On"	Michael Damian	1

118	June 10	"I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"	New Kids on the Block	2

119	June 24	"Satisfied"	Richard Marx	2

120	July 8	"Good Thing"	Fine Young Cannibals	2

121	July 22	"If You Don't Know Me By Now"	Simply Red	1

122	July 29	"Toy Soldiers"	Martika	1

123	August 5	"Right Here Waiting"	Richard Marx	5

124	September 9	"Cold Hearted"	Paula Abdul	1

125	September 16	"Don't Wanna Lose You"	Gloria Estefan	1

126	September 23	"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"	Milli Vanilli	3

127	October 14	"Miss You Much"	Janet Jackson	3

128	November 4	"Listen to Your Heart"	Roxette	1

129	November 11	"When I See You Smile"	Bad English	2

130	November 25	"Blame It on the Rain"	Milli Vanilli	2

131	December 9	"We Didn't Start the Fire"	Billy Joel	1

132	December 16	"Another Day in Paradise"	Phil Collins	5

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In the 1980s, 132 songs topped the chart.
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final_sentence: In the 1980s, 132 songs topped the chart.