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1980: "Fame"  Söz Dean Pitchford, Müzik Michael Gore, seslendiren Irene Cara – Fame +
"Call Me" – Blondie – American Gigolo
"Yesterday's Dreams" – Falling in Love Again
"Love on the Rocks" – Neil Diamond – The Jazz Singer
"9 to 5" – Dolly Parton – Nine to Five ‡
1981: "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" Söz ve Müzik Peter Allen, Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross, & Carole Bayer Sager, seslendiren Christopher Cross – Arthur +
"It's Wrong For Me To Love You" – Pia Zadora – Butterfly (Also Razzie nominated)
"Endless Love" – Lionel Richie ve Diana Ross – Endless Love ‡
"For Your Eyes Only" – Sheena Easton – For Your Eyes Only ‡
"One More Hour" – Ragtime ‡
1982: "Up Where We Belong" Söz Wilbur Jennings, Müzik Jack Nitzsche & Buffy Sainte-Marie, seslendiren Joe Cocker ve Jennifer Warnes – An Officer and a Gentleman +
"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" – David Bowie – Cat People
"Making Love" – Making Love
"Eye of the Tiger" – Survivor – Rocky III ‡
"If We Were In Love" – Yes, Giorgio ‡
1983: "Flashdance... What a Feeling" Söz Irene Cara, Keith Forsey, Müzik Giorgio Moroder, seslendiren Irene Cara – Flashdance +
"Maniac" – Michael Sembello – Flashdance ‡
"Far from Over" – Frank Stallone – Staying Alive
"Over You" – Tender Mercies ‡
"The Way He Makes Me Feel" – Barbra Streisand – Yentl ‡
1984: "I Just Called to Say I Love You" Söz ve Müzik Stevie Wonder, seslendiren Stevie Wonder – The Woman in Red +
"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" – Phil Collins – Against All Odds ‡
"Footloose" – Kenny Loggins – Footloose ‡
"Ghostbusters" – Ray Parker, Jr. – Ghostbusters ‡
"No More Lonely Nights" – Paul McCartney – Give My Regards to Broad Street
"When Doves Cry" – Prince – Purple Rain
1985: "Say You, Say Me"  Söz ve Müzik Lionel Richie, seslendiren Lionel Richie – White Nights +
"The Power of Love" – Huey Lewis and the News – Back to the Future ‡
"Rhythm of the Night" – DeBarge – The Last Dragon
"We Don't Need Another Hero" – Tina Turner – Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
"A View to a Kill" – Duran Duran – A View to a Kill
1986: "Take My Breath Away"  Söz Tom Whitlock, Müzik Giorgio Moroder, seslendiren Berlin – Top Gun +
"Somewhere Out There" – James Ingram ve Linda Ronstadt – An American Tail ‡
"Glory of Love" – Peter Cetera – The Karate Kid: Part II ‡
"Sweet Freedom" – Running Scared
"Life in a Looking Glass" – Tony Bennett – That's Life! ‡ (Also Razzie nominated)
"They Don't Make Them Like They Used To" – Kenny Rogers – Tough Guys
1987: "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"  Söz Franke Previte, Müzik John DeNicola & Donald Markowitz, seslendiren Bill Medley ve Jennifer Warnes – Dirty Dancing +
"Shakedown" – Bob Seger – Beverly Hills Cop II ‡
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" – Starship – Mannequin ‡
"The Secret of My Success" – Night Ranger – The Secret of My Succe$s
"Who's That Girl" – Madonna – Who's That Girl
1988: two winners 1) "Let the River Run" Söz ve Müzik Carly Simon, seslendiren Carly Simon – Working Girl +  2) "Two Hearts" Söz Phil Collins, Müzik Lamont Dozier – Buster ‡
"When a Woman Loves a Man" – Bull Durham
"Kokomo" – The Beach Boys – Cocktail
"Why Should I Worry?" – Oliver & Company
"Twins" – Twins
1989: "Under the Sea" Söz Howard Ashman, Müzik Alan Menken, seslendiren Samuel E. Wright – The Little Mermaid +
"After All" – Cher ve Peter Cetera – Chances Are ‡
"Kiss the Girl" – Samuel E. Wright – The Little Mermaid ‡
"I Love to See You Smile" – Parenthood ‡
"The Girl Who Used to Be Me" – Shirley Valentine ‡