# List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1980s

The Billboard Hot 100 is the main song chart of the American music industry and is updated every week by the Billboard magazine. During the 1980s the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio stations.
George Michael was the only artist to achieve two year-end Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles in the 1980s. He achieved this with his songs "Faith" and "Careless Whisper". He is one of two recording acts to achieve more than one year-end Billboard Hot 100 number-one single in the history of the chart, with the other being The Beatles, who also had two year-end number-ones.

## Number ones
### Key

    ♪ – Number-one single of the year
| # | Reached number one | Artist(s) | Single | Record label | Weeks at number one |
| 1980 |||||||
| 480 | January 5, 1980 | KC and the Sunshine Band | "Please Don't Go" | TK Records | 1 |
| 481 | January 19, 1980 | Michael Jackson | "Rock with You" | Epic | 4 |
| 482 | February 16, 1980 | Captain & Tennille | "Do That to Me One More Time" | Casablanca | 1 |
| 483 | February 23, 1980 | Queen | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | Elektra | 4 |
| 484 | March 22, 1980 | Pink Floyd | "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" | Columbia | 4 |
| 485 | April 19, 1980 | Blondie | "Call Me"♪ (1980) | Chrysalis | 6 |
| 486 | May 31, 1980 | Lipps, Inc. | "Funkytown" | Casablanca | 4 |
| 487 | June 28, 1980 | Paul McCartney | "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" | Columbia | 3 |
| 488 | July 19, 1980 | Billy Joel | "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" | Columbia | 2 |
| 489 | August 2, 1980 | Olivia Newton-John | "Magic" | MCA | 4 |
| 490 | August 30, 1980 | Christopher Cross | "Sailing" | Warner Bros. | 1 |
| 491 | September 6, 1980 | Diana Ross | "Upside Down" | Motown | 4 |
| 492 | October 4, 1980 | Queen | "Another One Bites the Dust" | Elektra | 3 |
| 493 | October 25, 1980 | Barbra Streisand | "Woman in Love" | Columbia | 3 |
| 494 | November 15, 1980 | Kenny Rogers | "Lady" | Liberty | 6 |
| 495 | December 27, 1980 | John Lennon | "(Just Like) Starting Over" | Geffen | 5 |
| 1981 |||||||
| 496 | January 31, 1981 | Blondie | "The Tide Is High" | Chrysalis | 1 |
| 497 | February 7, 1981 | Kool & the Gang | "Celebration" | De-Lite | 2 |
| 498 | February 21, 1981 | Dolly Parton | "9 to 5" | RCA | 2 |
| 499 | February 28, 1981 | Eddie Rabbitt | "I Love a Rainy Night" | Elektra | 2 |
| 500 | March 21, 1981 | REO Speedwagon | "Keep On Loving You" | Epic | 1 |
| 501 | March 28, 1981 | Blondie | "Rapture" | Chrysalis | 2 |
| 502 | April 11, 1981 | Daryl Hall and John Oates | "Kiss on My List" | RCA | 3 |
| 503 | May 2, 1981 | Sheena Easton | "Morning Train (Nine to Five)" | EMI America | 2 |
| 504 | May 16, 1981 | Kim Carnes | "Bette Davis Eyes"♪ (1981) | Capitol | 9 |
| 505 | June 20, 1981 | Stars on 45 | "Stars on 45" | Radio Records | 1 |
| 506 | July 25, 1981 | Air Supply | "The One That You Love" | Arista | 1 |
| 507 | August 1, 1981 | Rick Springfield | "Jessie's Girl" | RCA | 2 |
| 508 | August 15, 1981 | Diana Ross and Lionel Richie | "Endless Love" | Motown | 9 |
| 509 | October 17, 1981 | Christopher Cross | "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" | Warner Bros. | 3 |
| 510 | November 7, 1981 | Daryl Hall and John Oates | "Private Eyes" | RCA | 2 |
| 511 | November 21, 1981 | Olivia Newton-John | "Physical"♪ (1982) | MCA | 10 |
| 1982 |||||||
| 512 | January 30, 1982 | Daryl Hall and John Oates | "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" | RCA | 1 |
| 513 | February 6, 1982 | The J. Geils Band | "Centerfold" | EMI America | 6 |
| 514 | March 20, 1982 | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | Boardwalk | 7 |
| 515 | May 8, 1982 | Vangelis | "Chariots of Fire" | Polydor | 1 |
| 516 | May 15, 1982 | Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder | "Ebony and Ivory" | Columbia | 7 |
| 517 | July 3, 1982 | The Human League | "Don't You Want Me" | Virgin | 3 |
| 518 | July 24, 1982 | Survivor | "Eye of the Tiger" | Scotti Bros. | 6 |
| 519 | September 4, 1982 | Steve Miller Band | "Abracadabra" | Capitol | 2 |
| 520 | September 11, 1982 | Chicago | "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" | Full Moon/Warner Bros. | 2 |
| 521 | October 2, 1982 | John Mellencamp | "Jack & Diane" | Riva | 4 |
| 522 | October 30, 1982 | Men at Work | "Who Can It Be Now" | Columbia | 1 |
| 523 | November 6, 1982 | Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes | "Up Where We Belong" | Island | 3 |
| 524 | November 27, 1982 | Lionel Richie | "Truly" | Motown | 2 |
| 525 | December 11, 1982 | Toni Basil | "Mickey" | Chrysalis | 1 |
| 526 | December 18, 1982 | Daryl Hall and John Oates | "Maneater" | RCA | 4 |
| 1983 |||||||
| 527 | January 15, 1983 | Men at Work | "Down Under" | Columbia | 4 |
| 528 | February 5, 1983 | Toto | "Africa" | Columbia | 1 |
| 529 | February 19, 1983 | Patti Austin and James Ingram | "Baby, Come to Me" | Qwest | 2 |
| 530 | March 5, 1983 | Michael Jackson | "Billie Jean" | Epic | 7 |
| 531 | April 23, 1983 | Dexys Midnight Runners | "Come On Eileen" | Mercury | 1 |
| 532 | April 30, 1983 | Michael Jackson | "Beat It" | Epic | 3 |
| 533 | May 21, 1983 | David Bowie | "Let's Dance" | EMI America | 1 |
| 534 | May 28, 1983 | Irene Cara | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | Casablanca | 6 |
| 535 | July 9, 1983 | The Police | "Every Breath You Take"♪ (1983) | A&M | 8 |
| 536 | September 3, 1983 | Eurythmics | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | RCA | 1 |
| 537 | September 10, 1983 | Michael Sembello | "Maniac" | Casablanca | 2 |
| 538 | September 24, 1983 | Billy Joel | "Tell Her About It" | Columbia | 1 |
| 539 | October 1, 1983 | Bonnie Tyler | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Columbia | 4 |
| 540 | October 29, 1983 | Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton | "Islands in the Stream" | RCA | 2 |
| 541 | November 12, 1983 | Lionel Richie | "All Night Long (All Night)" | Motown | 4 |
| 542 | December 10, 1983 | Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson | "Say, Say, Say" | Columbia | 6 |
| 1984 |||||||
| 543 | January 21, 1984 | Yes | "Owner of a Lonely Heart" | Atco | 2 |
| 544 | February 4, 1984 | Culture Club | "Karma Chameleon" | Virgin/Epic | 3 |
| 545 | February 25, 1984 | Van Halen | "Jump" | Warner Bros. | 5 |
| 546 | March 31, 1984 | Kenny Loggins | "Footloose" | Columbia | 3 |
| 547 | April 21, 1984 | Phil Collins | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | Atlantic | 3 |
| 548 | May 12, 1984 | Lionel Richie | "Hello" | Motown | 2 |
| 549 | May 26, 1984 | Deniece Williams | "Let's Hear It for the Boy" | Columbia | 2 |
| 550 | June 9, 1984 | Cyndi Lauper | "Time After Time" | Portrait | 2 |
| 551 | June 23, 1984 | Duran Duran | "The Reflex" | Capitol | 2 |
| 552 | July 7, 1984 | Prince | "When Doves Cry"♪ (1984) | Warner Bros. | 5 |
| 553 | August 11, 1984 | Ray Parker Jr. | "Ghostbusters" | Arista | 3 |
| 554 | September 1, 1984 | Tina Turner | "What's Love Got to Do with It" | Capitol | 3 |
| 555 | September 22, 1984 | John Waite | "Missing You" | EMI America | 1 |
| 556 | September 29, 1984 | Prince and The Revolution | "Let's Go Crazy" | Warner Bros. | 2 |
| 557 | October 13, 1984 | Stevie Wonder | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" | Motown | 3 |
| 558 | November 3, 1984 | Billy Ocean | "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" | Arista | 2 |
| 559 | November 17, 1984 | Wham! | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" | Columbia | 3 |
| 560 | December 8, 1984 | Daryl Hall and John Oates | "Out of Touch" | RCA | 2 |
| 561 | December 22, 1984 | Madonna | "Like a Virgin" | Warner Bros. | 6 |
| 1985 |||||||
| 562 | February 2, 1985 | Foreigner | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | Atlantic | 2 |
| 563 | February 16, 1985 | Wham! featuring George Michael | "Careless Whisper"♪ (1985) | Columbia | 3 |
| 564 | March 9, 1985 | REO Speedwagon | "Can't Fight This Feeling" | Epic | 3 |
| 565 | March 30, 1985 | Phil Collins | "One More Night" | Atlantic | 2 |
| 566 | April 13, 1985 | USA for Africa | "We Are the World" | Columbia | 4 |
| 567 | May 11, 1985 | Madonna | "Crazy for You" | Warner Bros. | 1 |
| 568 | May 18, 1985 | Simple Minds | "Don't You (Forget About Me)" | A&M | 1 |
| 569 | May 25, 1985 | Wham! | "Everything She Wants" | Columbia | 2 |
| 570 | June 8, 1985 | Tears for Fears | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | PolyGram | 2 |
| 571 | June 22, 1985 | Bryan Adams | "Heaven" | A&M | 2 |
| 572 | July 6, 1985 | Phil Collins | "Sussudio" | Atlantic | 1 |
| 573 | July 13, 1985 | Duran Duran | "A View to a Kill" | Capitol | 2 |
| 574 | July 27, 1985 | Paul Young | "Everytime You Go Away" | Columbia | 1 |
| 575 | August 3, 1985 | Tears for Fears | "Shout" | PolyGram | 3 |
| 576 | August 24, 1985 | Huey Lewis and the News | "The Power of Love" | Chrysalis | 2 |
| 577 | September 7, 1985 | John Parr | "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" | Atlantic | 2 |
| 578 | September 21, 1985 | Dire Straits | "Money for Nothing" | Warner Bros. | 3 |
| 579 | October 12, 1985 | Ready for the World | "Oh Sheila" | MCA | 1 |
| 580 | October 19, 1985 | a-ha | "Take On Me" | Warner Bros. | 1 |
| 581 | October 26, 1985 | Whitney Houston | "Saving All My Love for You" | Arista | 1 |
| 582 | November 2, 1985 | Stevie Wonder | "Part-Time Lover" | Motown | 1 |
| 583 | November 9, 1985 | Jan Hammer | "Miami Vice Theme" | MCA | 1 |
| 584 | November 16, 1985 | Starship | "We Built This City" | Grunt/RCA | 2 |
| 585 | November 30, 1985 | Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin | "Separate Lives" | Atlantic | 1 |
| 586 | December 7, 1985 | Mr. Mister | "Broken Wings" | RCA | 2 |
| 587 | December 21, 1985 | Lionel Richie | "Say You, Say Me" | Motown | 4 |
| 1986 |||||||
| 588 | January 18, 1986 | Dionne & Friends | "That's What Friends Are For"♪ (1986) | Arista | 4 |
| 589 | February 15, 1986 | Whitney Houston | "How Will I Know" | Arista | 2 |
| 590 | March 1, 1986 | Mr. Mister | "Kyrie" | RCA | 2 |
| 591 | March 15, 1986 | Starship | "Sara" | Grunt/RCA | 1 |
| 592 | March 22, 1986 | Heart | "These Dreams" | Capitol | 1 |
| 593 | March 29, 1986 | Falco | "Rock Me Amadeus" | A&M | 3 |
| 594 | April 19, 1986 | Prince and The Revolution | "Kiss" | Warner Bros. | 2 |
| 595 | May 3, 1986 | Robert Palmer | "Addicted to Love" | Island | 1 |
| 596 | May 10, 1986 | Pet Shop Boys | "West End Girls" | EMI | 1 |
| 597 | May 17, 1986 | Whitney Houston | "Greatest Love of All" | Arista | 3 |
| 598 | June 7, 1986 | Madonna | "Live to Tell" | Warner Bros. | 1 |
| 599 | June 14, 1986 | Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald | "On My Own" | MCA | 3 |
| 600 | July 5, 1986 | Billy Ocean | "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" | Arista | 1 |
| 601 | July 12, 1986 | Simply Red | "Holding Back the Years" | Elektra | 1 |
| 602 | July 19, 1986 | Genesis | "Invisible Touch" | Atlantic | 1 |
| 603 | July 26, 1986 | Peter Gabriel | "Sledgehammer" | Warner Bros. | 1 |
| 604 | August 2, 1986 | Peter Cetera | "Glory of Love" | Warner Bros. | 2 |
| 605 | August 16, 1986 | Madonna | "Papa Don't Preach" | Warner Bros. | 2 |
| 606 | August 30, 1986 | Steve Winwood | "Higher Love" | Island | 1 |
| 607 | September 6, 1986 | Bananarama | "Venus" | London/PolyGram | 1 |
| 608 | September 13, 1986 | Berlin | "Take My Breath Away" | Columbia | 1 |
| 609 | September 20, 1986 | Huey Lewis and the News | "Stuck with You" | Chrysalis/EMI | 3 |
| 610 | October 11, 1986 | Janet Jackson | "When I Think of You" | A&M | 2 |
| 611 | October 25, 1986 | Cyndi Lauper | "True Colors" | Epic | 2 |
| 612 | November 8, 1986 | Boston | "Amanda" | MCA | 2 |
| 613 | November 22, 1986 | Human League | "Human" | A&M | 1 |
| 614 | November 29, 1986 | Bon Jovi | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | Mercury/PolyGram | 1 |
| 615 | December 6, 1986 | Peter Cetera and Amy Grant | "The Next Time I Fall" | Warner Bros. | 1 |
| 616 | December 13, 1986 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | "The Way It Is" | RCA | 1 |
| 617 | December 20, 1986 | The Bangles | "Walk Like an Egyptian"♪ (1987) | Columbia | 4 |
| 1987 |||||||
| 618 | January 17, 1987 | Gregory Abbott | "Shake You Down" | Columbia | 1 |
| 619 | January 24, 1987 | Billy Vera and the Beaters | "At This Moment" | Rhino | 2 |
| 620 | February 7, 1987 | Madonna | "Open Your Heart" | Warner Bros. | 1 |
| 621 | February 14, 1987 | Bon Jovi | "Livin' on a Prayer" | Mercury/PolyGram | 4 |
| 622 | March 14, 1987 | Huey Lewis and the News | "Jacob's Ladder" | Chrysalis/EMI | 1 |
| 623 | March 21, 1987 | Club Nouveau | "Lean on Me" | Warner Bros. | 2 |
| 624 | April 4, 1987 | Starship | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" | Grunt/RCA | 2 |
| 625 | April 18, 1987 | Aretha Franklin and George Michael | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" | Arista | 2 |
| 626 | May 2, 1987 | Cutting Crew | "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" | Virgin | 2 |
| 627 | May 16, 1987 | U2 | "With or Without You" | Atlantic | 3 |
| 628 | June 6, 1987 | Kim Wilde | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | MCA | 1 |
| 629 | June 13, 1987 | Atlantic Starr | "Always" | Warner Bros. | 1 |
| 630 | June 20, 1987 | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam | "Head to Toe" | Columbia | 1 |
| 631 | June 27, 1987 | Whitney Houston | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Arista | 2 |
| 632 | July 11, 1987 | Heart | "Alone" | Capitol | 3 |
| 633 | August 1, 1987 | Bob Seger | "Shakedown" | MCA | 1 |
| 634 | August 8, 1987 | U2 | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | Atlantic | 2 |
| 635 | August 22, 1987 | Madonna | "Who's That Girl" | Warner Bros. | 1 |
| 636 | August 29, 1987 | Los Lobos | "La Bamba" | Warner Bros. | 3 |
| 637 | September 19, 1987 | Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | Epic | 1 |
| 638 | September 26, 1987 | Whitney Houston | "Didn't We Almost Have It All" | Arista | 2 |
| 639 | October 10, 1987 | Whitesnake | "Here I Go Again" | Geffen | 1 |
| 640 | October 17, 1987 | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam | "Lost in Emotion" | Columbia | 1 |
| 641 | October 24, 1987 | Michael Jackson | "Bad" | Epic | 2 |
| 642 | November 7, 1987 | Tiffany | "I Think We're Alone Now" | MCA | 2 |
| 643 | November 21, 1987 | Billy Idol | "Mony Mony" | Chrysalis/EMI | 1 |
| 644 | November 28, 1987 | Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | RCA | 1 |
| 645 | December 5, 1987 | Belinda Carlisle | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" | MCA | 1 |
| 646 | December 12, 1987 | George Michael | "Faith"♪ (1988) | Columbia | 4 |
| 1988 |||||||
| 647 | January 9, 1988 | Whitney Houston | "So Emotional" | Arista | 1 |
| 648 | January 16, 1988 | George Harrison | "Got My Mind Set on You" | Dark Horse/Warner Bros. | 1 |
| 649 | January 23, 1988 | Michael Jackson | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Epic | 1 |
| 650 | January 30, 1988 | INXS | "Need You Tonight" | Atlantic | 1 |
| 651 | February 6, 1988 | Tiffany | "Could've Been" | MCA | 2 |
| 652 | February 20, 1988 | Exposé | "Seasons Change" | Arista | 1 |
| 653 | February 27, 1988 | George Michael | "Father Figure" | Columbia | 2 |
| 654 | March 12, 1988 | Rick Astley | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | RCA | 2 |
| 655 | March 26, 1988 | Michael Jackson | "Man in the Mirror" | Epic | 2 |
| 656 | April 9, 1988 | Billy Ocean | "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" | Arista | 2 |
| 657 | April 23, 1988 | Whitney Houston | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | Arista | 2 |
| 658 | May 7, 1988 | Terence Trent D'Arby | "Wishing Well" | Columbia | 1 |
| 659 | May 14, 1988 | Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine | "Anything for You" | Epic | 2 |
| 660 | May 28, 1988 | George Michael | "One More Try" | Columbia | 3 |
| 661 | June 18, 1988 | Rick Astley | "Together Forever" | RCA | 1 |
| 662 | June 25, 1988 | Debbie Gibson | "Foolish Beat" | Atlantic | 1 |
| 663 | July 2, 1988 | Michael Jackson | "Dirty Diana" | Epic | 1 |
| 664 | July 9, 1988 | Cheap Trick | "The Flame" | Epic | 2 |
| 665 | July 23, 1988 | Richard Marx | "Hold On to the Nights" | EMI | 1 |
| 666 | July 30, 1988 | Steve Winwood | "Roll with It" | Virgin | 4 |
| 667 | August 27, 1988 | George Michael | "Monkey" | Columbia | 2 |
| 668 | September 10, 1988 | Guns N' Roses | "Sweet Child o' Mine" | Geffen | 2 |
| 669 | September 24, 1988 | Bobby McFerrin | "Don't Worry, Be Happy" | EMI-Manhattan | 2 |
| 670 | October 8, 1988 | Def Leppard | "Love Bites" | Mercury/PolyGram | 1 |
| 671 | October 15, 1988 | UB40 | "Red Red Wine" | A&M | 1 |
| 672 | October 22, 1988 | Phil Collins | "A Groovy Kind of Love" | Atlantic | 2 |
| 673 | November 5, 1988 | The Beach Boys | "Kokomo" | Elektra | 1 |
| 674 | November 12, 1988 | The Escape Club | "Wild, Wild West" | Atlantic | 1 |
| 675 | November 19, 1988 | Bon Jovi | "Bad Medicine" | Mercury/PolyGram | 2 |
| 676 | December 3, 1988 | Will to Power | "Baby, I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley (Free Baby)" | Epic | 1 |
| 677 | December 10, 1988 | Chicago | "Look Away"♪ (1989) | Full Moon/Reprise | 2 |
| 678 | December 24, 1988 | Poison | "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | Capitol | 3 |
| 1989 |||||||
| 679 | January 14, 1989 | Bobby Brown | "My Prerogative" | MCA | 1 |
| 680 | January 21, 1989 | Phil Collins | "Two Hearts" | Atlantic | 2 |
| 681 | February 4, 1989 | Sheriff | "When I'm with You" | Capitol | 1 |
| 682 | February 11, 1989 | Paula Abdul | "Straight Up" | Virgin | 3 |
| 683 | March 4, 1989 | Debbie Gibson | "Lost in Your Eyes" | Atlantic | 3 |
| 684 | March 25, 1989 | Mike + The Mechanics | "The Living Years" | Atlantic | 1 |
| 685 | April 1, 1989 | The Bangles | "Eternal Flame" | Columbia | 1 |
| 686 | April 8, 1989 | Roxette | "The Look" | EMI | 1 |
| 687 | April 15, 1989 | Fine Young Cannibals | "She Drives Me Crazy" | MCA | 1 |
| 688 | April 22, 1989 | Madonna | "Like a Prayer" | Warner Bros. | 3 |
| 689 | May 13, 1989 | Bon Jovi | "I'll Be There for You" | Mercury/PolyGram | 1 |
| 690 | May 20, 1989 | Paula Abdul | "Forever Your Girl" | Virgin | 2 |
| 691 | June 3, 1989 | Michael Damian | "Rock On" | A&M | 1 |
| 692 | June 10, 1989 | Bette Midler | "Wind Beneath My Wings" | Atlantic | 1 |
| 693 | June 17, 1989 | New Kids on the Block | "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" | Columbia | 1 |
| 694 | June 24, 1989 | Richard Marx | "Satisfied" | EMI | 1 |
| 695 | July 1, 1989 | Milli Vanilli | "Baby Don't Forget My Number" | Arista | 1 |
| 696 | July 8, 1989 | Fine Young Cannibals | "Good Thing" | MCA | 1 |
| 697 | July 15, 1989 | Simply Red | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | Elektra | 1 |
| 698 | July 22, 1989 | Martika | "Toy Soldiers" | Columbia | 2 |
| 699 | August 5, 1989 | Prince | "Batdance" | Warner Bros. | 1 |
| 700 | August 12, 1989 | Richard Marx | "Right Here Waiting" | EMI | 3 |
| 701 | September 2, 1989 | Paula Abdul | "Cold Hearted" | Virgin | 1 |
| 702 | September 9, 1989 | New Kids on the Block | "Hangin' Tough" | Columbia | 1 |
| 703 | September 16, 1989 | Gloria Estefan | "Don't Wanna Lose You" | Epic | 1 |
| 704 | September 23, 1989 | Milli Vanilli | "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" | Arista | 2 |
| 705 | October 7, 1989 | Janet Jackson | "Miss You Much" | A&M | 4 |
| 706 | November 4, 1989 | Roxette | "Listen to Your Heart" | EMI | 1 |
| 707 | November 11, 1989 | Bad English | "When I See You Smile" | Epic | 2 |
| 708 | November 25, 1989 | Milli Vanilli | "Blame It on the Rain" | Arista | 2 |
| 709 | December 9, 1989 | Billy Joel | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | Columbia | 2 |
| 710 | December 23, 1989 | Phil Collins | "Another Day in Paradise" | Atlantic | 4 |

### Notes

    $^1$ "That's What Friends Are For" was performed by singers Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder, all of whom are also credited individually for the song on the Billboard charts.

## Statistics by decade
### Artist by total number-one singles

The following artists achieved four or more number-one hits during the 1980s.
| Artist | Number ones |
| Michael Jackson | 9 |
| Madonna | 7 |
| Whitney Houston | 7 |
| Phil Collins | 7 |
| George Michael | 5 |
| Lionel Richie | 5 |
| Daryl Hall & John Oates | 5 |
| Stevie Wonder | 4 |
| Bon Jovi | 4 |
| Prince | 4 |
* Note: For singer George Michael, if Wham! is included, this would give George Michael eight number-one songs.
* Note: For singer Phil Collins, if Genesis is included, this would give Phil Collins eight number-one songs.

### Artists by total number of weeks at number one

The following artists were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during the 1980s.
| Artist | Weeks at number one |
| Michael Jackson | 27 |
| Lionel Richie | 21 |
| Paul McCartney | 16 |
| George Michael | 16 |
| Stevie Wonder | 15 |
| Madonna | 15 |
| Olivia Newton-John | 14 |
| Diana Ross | 13 |
| Whitney Houston | 13 |
| Phil Collins | 13 |
* George Michael's duet with Aretha Franklin as well as the song "Careless Whisper", where he is credited as a featured artist (internationally, he is credited solo on this record), are counted towards his total number of weeks. His other two number ones with Wham!—"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "Everything She Wants"—are not counted.
* When adding the weeks for all of Phil Collins' number-one singles during the 1980s, it comes out to 15. (This does not include the Genesis song "Invisible Touch".) However, "Another Day in Paradise" spent its final two weeks at number one in 1990—January 6 and 13—so those two weeks do not count toward his tally in the 1980s.

### Songs by total number of weeks at number one

The following songs were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during the 1980s.
| Weeks at number one | Song | Artist(s) |
| 10 | "Physical" | Olivia Newton-John |
| 9 | "Bette Davis Eyes" | Kim Carnes |
| 9 | "Endless Love" | Diana Ross and Lionel Richie |
| 8 | "Every Breath You Take" | The Police |
| 7 | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts |
| 7 | "Ebony and Ivory" | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder |
| 7 | "Billie Jean" | Michael Jackson |
| 6 | "Call Me" | Blondie |
| 6 | "Lady" | Kenny Rogers |
| 6 | "Centerfold" | The J. Geils Band |
| 6 | "Eye of the Tiger" | Survivor |
| 6 | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | Irene Cara |
| 6 | "Say, Say, Say" | Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson |
| 6 | "Like a Virgin" | Madonna |