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.
| Reached number one | Artist(s) | Single | Record label | Weeks at number one | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | |||||||
| 480 | January 5, 1980 | "Please Don't Go" | 1 | [1] | |||
| 481 | January 19, 1980 | "Rock with You" | 4 | ||||
| 482 | February 16, 1980 | "Do That to Me One More Time" | 1 | ||||
| 483 | February 23, 1980 | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | 4 | ||||
| 484 | March 22, 1980 | "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" | 4 | ||||
| 485 | April 19, 1980 | Blondie | "Call Me"♪ (1980) | 6 | |||
| 486 | May 31, 1980 | "Funkytown" | 4 | ||||
| 487 | June 28, 1980 | "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" | 3 | ||||
| 488 | July 19, 1980 | "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" | 2 | ||||
| 489 | August 2, 1980 | "Magic" | 4 | ||||
| 490 | August 30, 1980 | "Sailing" | 1 | ||||
| 491 | September 6, 1980 | "Upside Down" | 4 | ||||
| 492 | October 4, 1980 | Queen | "Another One Bites the Dust" | 3 | |||
| 493 | October 25, 1980 | "Woman in Love" | 3 | ||||
| 494 | November 15, 1980 | "Lady" | 6 | ||||
| 495 | December 27, 1980 | "(Just Like) Starting Over" | 5 | ||||
| 1981 | |||||||
| 496 | January 31, 1981 | "The Tide Is High" | 1 | ||||
| 497 | February 7, 1981 | "Celebration" | 2 | ||||
| 498 | February 21, 1981 | "9 to 5" | RCA | 2 | |||
| 499 | February 28, 1981 | "I Love a Rainy Night" | 2 | ||||
| 500 | March 21, 1981 | "Keep On Loving You" | 1 | ||||
| 501 | March 28, 1981 | Blondie | "Rapture" | 2 | |||
| 502 | April 11, 1981 | "Kiss on My List" | RCA | 3 | |||
| 503 | May 2, 1981 | "Morning Train (Nine to Five)" | 2 | ||||
| 504 | May 16, 1981 | Kim Carnes | "Bette Davis Eyes"♪ (1981) | 9 | |||
| 505 | June 20, 1981 | "Stars on 45" | Radio Records | 1 | |||
| 506 | July 25, 1981 | "The One That You Love" | 1 | ||||
| 507 | August 1, 1981 | "Jessie's Girl" | RCA | 2 | |||
| 508 | August 15, 1981 | "Endless Love" | 9 | ||||
| 509 | October 17, 1981 | "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" | 3 | ||||
| 510 | November 7, 1981 | Daryl Hall and John Oates | "Private Eyes" | RCA | 2 | ||
| 511 | November 21, 1981 | Olivia Newton-John | "Physical"♪ (1982) | 10 | |||
| 1982 | |||||||
| 512 | January 30, 1982 | "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" | RCA | 1 | |||
| 513 | February 6, 1982 | "Centerfold" | 6 | ||||
| 514 | March 20, 1982 | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | 7 | ||||
| 515 | May 8, 1982 | "Chariots of Fire" | 1 | ||||
| 516 | May 15, 1982 | "Ebony and Ivory" | 7 | ||||
| 517 | July 3, 1982 | "Don't You Want Me" | 3 | ||||
| 518 | July 24, 1982 | "Eye of the Tiger" | 6 | ||||
| 519 | September 4, 1982 | "Abracadabra" | 2 | ||||
| 520 | September 11, 1982 | "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" | 2 | ||||
| 521 | October 2, 1982 | "Jack & Diane" | 4 | ||||
| 522 | October 30, 1982 | "Who Can It Be Now" | 1 | ||||
| 523 | November 6, 1982 | "Up Where We Belong" | 3 | ||||
| 524 | November 27, 1982 | "Truly" | 2 | ||||
| 525 | December 11, 1982 | "Mickey" | 1 | ||||
| 526 | December 18, 1982 | Daryl Hall and John Oates | "Maneater" | RCA | 4 | ||
| 1983 | |||||||
| 527 | January 15, 1983 | "Down Under" | 4 | ||||
| 528 | February 5, 1983 | "Africa" | 1 | ||||
| 529 | February 19, 1983 | "Baby, Come to Me" | 2 | ||||
| 530 | March 5, 1983 | "Billie Jean" | 7 | ||||
| 531 | April 23, 1983 | "Come On Eileen" | 1 | ||||
| 532 | April 30, 1983 | Michael Jackson | "Beat It" | 3 | |||
| 533 | May 21, 1983 | "Let's Dance" | 1 | ||||
| 534 | May 28, 1983 | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | 6 | ||||
| 535 | July 9, 1983 | The Police | "Every Breath You Take"♪ (1983) | A&M | 8 | ||
| 536 | September 3, 1983 | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | RCA | 1 | |||
| 537 | September 10, 1983 | "Maniac" | 2 | ||||
| 538 | September 24, 1983 | "Tell Her About It" | 1 | ||||
| 539 | October 1, 1983 | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | 4 | ||||
| 540 | October 29, 1983 | "Islands in the Stream" | RCA | 2 | |||
| 541 | November 12, 1983 | "All Night Long (All Night)" | 4 | ||||
| 542 | December 10, 1983 | Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson | "Say, Say, Say" | 6 | |||
| 1984 | |||||||
| 543 | January 21, 1984 | "Owner of a Lonely Heart" | 2 | ||||
| 544 | February 4, 1984 | "Karma Chameleon" | 3 | ||||
| 545 | February 25, 1984 | "Jump" | 5 | ||||
| 546 | March 31, 1984 | "Footloose" | 3 | ||||
| 547 | April 21, 1984 | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | 3 | ||||
| 548 | May 12, 1984 | "Hello" | 2 | ||||
| 549 | May 26, 1984 | "Let's Hear It for the Boy" | 2 | ||||
| 550 | June 9, 1984 | "Time After Time" | 2 | ||||
| 551 | June 23, 1984 | "The Reflex" | 2 | ||||
| 552 | July 7, 1984 | Prince | "When Doves Cry"♪ (1984) | 5 | |||
| 553 | August 11, 1984 | "Ghostbusters" | 3 | ||||
| 554 | September 1, 1984 | "What's Love Got to Do with It" | 3 | ||||
| 555 | September 22, 1984 | "Missing You" | 1 | ||||
| 556 | September 29, 1984 | "Let's Go Crazy" | 2 | ||||
| 557 | October 13, 1984 | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" | 3 | ||||
| 558 | November 3, 1984 | "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" | 2 | ||||
| 559 | November 17, 1984 | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" | 3 | ||||
| 560 | December 8, 1984 | "Out of Touch" | RCA | 2 | |||
| 561 | December 22, 1984 | "Like a Virgin" | 6 | ||||
| 1985 | |||||||
| 562 | February 2, 1985 | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | 2 | ||||
| 563 | February 16, 1985 | Wham! featuring George Michael | "Careless Whisper"♪ (1985) | 3 | |||
| 564 | March 9, 1985 | "Can't Fight This Feeling" | 3 | ||||
| 565 | March 30, 1985 | "One More Night" | 2 | ||||
| 566 | April 13, 1985 | "We Are the World" | 4 | ||||
| 567 | May 11, 1985 | "Crazy for You" | 1 | ||||
| 568 | May 18, 1985 | "Don't You (Forget About Me)" | A&M | 1 | |||
| 569 | May 25, 1985 | Wham! | "Everything She Wants" | 2 | |||
| 570 | June 8, 1985 | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | 2 | ||||
| 571 | June 22, 1985 | "Heaven" | A&M | 2 | |||
| 572 | July 6, 1985 | Phil Collins | "Sussudio" | 1 | |||
| 573 | July 13, 1985 | "A View to a Kill" | 2 | ||||
| 574 | July 27, 1985 | "Everytime You Go Away" | 1 | ||||
| 575 | August 3, 1985 | Tears for Fears | "Shout" | 3 | |||
| 576 | August 24, 1985 | "The Power of Love" | 2 | ||||
| 577 | September 7, 1985 | "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" | 2 | ||||
| 578 | September 21, 1985 | "Money for Nothing" | 3 | ||||
| 579 | October 12, 1985 | "Oh Sheila" | 1 | ||||
| 580 | October 19, 1985 | "Take On Me" | 1 | ||||
| 581 | October 26, 1985 | "Saving All My Love for You" | 1 | ||||
| 582 | November 2, 1985 | "Part-Time Lover" | 1 | ||||
| 583 | November 9, 1985 | "Miami Vice Theme" | 1 | ||||
| 584 | November 16, 1985 | "We Built This City" | Grunt/RCA | 2 | |||
| 585 | November 30, 1985 | "Separate Lives" | 1 | ||||
| 586 | December 7, 1985 | "Broken Wings" | RCA | 2 | |||
| 587 | December 21, 1985 | "Say You, Say Me" | 4 | ||||
| 1986 | |||||||
| 588 | January 18, 1986 | Dionne & Friends | "That's What Friends Are For"♪ (1986) | 4 | |||
| 589 | February 15, 1986 | "How Will I Know" | 2 | ||||
| 590 | March 1, 1986 | "Kyrie" | RCA | 2 | |||
| 591 | March 15, 1986 | "Sara" | Grunt/RCA | 1 | |||
| 592 | March 22, 1986 | "These Dreams" | 1 | ||||
| 593 | March 29, 1986 | "Rock Me Amadeus" | A&M | 3 | |||
| 594 | April 19, 1986 | Prince and The Revolution | "Kiss" | 2 | |||
| 595 | May 3, 1986 | "Addicted to Love" | 1 | ||||
| 596 | May 10, 1986 | "West End Girls" | 1 | ||||
| 597 | May 17, 1986 | Whitney Houston | "Greatest Love of All" | 3 | |||
| 598 | June 7, 1986 | "Live to Tell" | 1 | ||||
| 599 | June 14, 1986 | "On My Own" | 3 | ||||
| 600 | July 5, 1986 | "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" | 1 | ||||
| 601 | July 12, 1986 | "Holding Back the Years" | 1 | ||||
| 602 | July 19, 1986 | "Invisible Touch" | 1 | ||||
| 603 | July 26, 1986 | "Sledgehammer" | 1 | ||||
| 604 | August 2, 1986 | "Glory of Love" | 2 | ||||
| 605 | August 16, 1986 | Madonna | "Papa Don't Preach" | 2 | |||
| 606 | August 30, 1986 | "Higher Love" | 1 | ||||
| 607 | September 6, 1986 | "Venus" | London/PolyGram | 1 | |||
| 608 | September 13, 1986 | "Take My Breath Away" | 1 | ||||
| 609 | September 20, 1986 | "Stuck with You" | 3 | ||||
| 610 | October 11, 1986 | "When I Think of You" | A&M | 2 | |||
| 611 | October 25, 1986 | "True Colors" | 2 | ||||
| 612 | November 8, 1986 | "Amanda" | 2 | ||||
| 613 | November 22, 1986 | "Human" | A&M | 1 | |||
| 614 | November 29, 1986 | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | 1 | ||||
| 615 | December 6, 1986 | "The Next Time I Fall" | 1 | ||||
| 616 | December 13, 1986 | "The Way It Is" | RCA | 1 | |||
| 617 | December 20, 1986 | The Bangles | "Walk Like an Egyptian"♪ (1987) | 4 | |||
| 1987 | |||||||
| 618 | January 17, 1987 | "Shake You Down" | 1 | ||||
| 619 | January 24, 1987 | "At This Moment" | Rhino | 2 | |||
| 620 | February 7, 1987 | "Open Your Heart" | 1 | ||||
| 621 | February 14, 1987 | "Livin' on a Prayer" | 4 | ||||
| 622 | March 14, 1987 | "Jacob's Ladder" | 1 | ||||
| 623 | March 21, 1987 | "Lean on Me" | 2 | ||||
| 624 | April 4, 1987 | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" | Grunt/RCA | 2 | |||
| 625 | April 18, 1987 | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" | 2 | ||||
| 626 | May 2, 1987 | "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" | 2 | ||||
| 627 | May 16, 1987 | "With or Without You" | 3 | ||||
| 628 | June 6, 1987 | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | 1 | ||||
| 629 | June 13, 1987 | "Always" | 1 | ||||
| 630 | June 20, 1987 | "Head to Toe" | 1 | ||||
| 631 | June 27, 1987 | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | 2 | ||||
| 632 | July 11, 1987 | "Alone" | 3 | ||||
| 633 | August 1, 1987 | "Shakedown" | 1 | ||||
| 634 | August 8, 1987 | U2 | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | 2 | |||
| 635 | August 22, 1987 | Madonna | "Who's That Girl" | 1 | |||
| 636 | August 29, 1987 | "La Bamba" | 3 | ||||
| 637 | September 19, 1987 | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | 1 | ||||
| 638 | September 26, 1987 | Whitney Houston | "Didn't We Almost Have It All" | 2 | |||
| 639 | October 10, 1987 | "Here I Go Again" | 1 | ||||
| 640 | October 17, 1987 | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam | "Lost in Emotion" | 1 | |||
| 641 | October 24, 1987 | Michael Jackson | "Bad" | 2 | |||
| 642 | November 7, 1987 | "I Think We're Alone Now" | 2 | ||||
| 643 | November 21, 1987 | "Mony Mony" | 1 | ||||
| 644 | November 28, 1987 | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | RCA | 1 | |||
| 645 | December 5, 1987 | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" | 1 | ||||
| 646 | December 12, 1987 | George Michael | "Faith"♪ (1988) | 4 | |||
| 1988 | |||||||
| 647 | January 9, 1988 | "So Emotional" | 1 | ||||
| 648 | January 16, 1988 | "Got My Mind Set on You" | 1 | ||||
| 649 | January 23, 1988 | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | 1 | ||||
| 650 | January 30, 1988 | "Need You Tonight" | 1 | ||||
| 651 | February 6, 1988 | "Could've Been" | 2 | ||||
| 652 | February 20, 1988 | "Seasons Change" | 1 | ||||
| 653 | February 27, 1988 | George Michael | "Father Figure" | 2 | |||
| 654 | March 12, 1988 | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | RCA | 2 | |||
| 655 | March 26, 1988 | Michael Jackson | "Man in the Mirror" | 2 | |||
| 656 | April 9, 1988 | "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" | 2 | ||||
| 657 | April 23, 1988 | Whitney Houston | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | 2 | |||
| 658 | May 7, 1988 | "Wishing Well" | 1 | ||||
| 659 | May 14, 1988 | "Anything for You" | 2 | ||||
| 660 | May 28, 1988 | George Michael | "One More Try" | 3 | |||
| 661 | June 18, 1988 | Rick Astley | "Together Forever" | RCA | 1 | ||
| 662 | June 25, 1988 | "Foolish Beat" | 1 | ||||
| 663 | July 2, 1988 | Michael Jackson | "Dirty Diana" | 1 | |||
| 664 | July 9, 1988 | "The Flame" | 2 | ||||
| 665 | July 23, 1988 | "Hold On to the Nights" | 1 | ||||
| 666 | July 30, 1988 | "Roll with It" | 4 | ||||
| 667 | August 27, 1988 | George Michael | "Monkey" | 2 | |||
| 668 | September 10, 1988 | "Sweet Child o' Mine" | 2 | ||||
| 669 | September 24, 1988 | "Don't Worry, Be Happy" | 2 | ||||
| 670 | October 8, 1988 | "Love Bites" | 1 | ||||
| 671 | October 15, 1988 | "Red Red Wine" | A&M | 1 | |||
| 672 | October 22, 1988 | "A Groovy Kind of Love" | 2 | ||||
| 673 | November 5, 1988 | "Kokomo" | 1 | ||||
| 674 | November 12, 1988 | "Wild, Wild West" | 1 | ||||
| 675 | November 19, 1988 | "Bad Medicine" | 2 | ||||
| 676 | December 3, 1988 | "Baby, I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley (Free Baby)" | 1 | ||||
| 677 | December 10, 1988 | "Look Away"♪ (1989) | 2 | ||||
| 678 | December 24, 1988 | "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | 3 | ||||
| 1989 | |||||||
| 679 | January 14, 1989 | "My Prerogative" | 1 | ||||
| 680 | January 21, 1989 | "Two Hearts" | 2 | ||||
| 681 | February 4, 1989 | "When I'm with You" | 1 | ||||
| 682 | February 11, 1989 | "Straight Up" | 3 | ||||
| 683 | March 4, 1989 | "Lost in Your Eyes" | 3 | ||||
| 684 | March 25, 1989 | "The Living Years" | 1 | ||||
| 685 | April 1, 1989 | "Eternal Flame" | 1 | ||||
| 686 | April 8, 1989 | "The Look" | 1 | ||||
| 687 | April 15, 1989 | "She Drives Me Crazy" | 1 | ||||
| 688 | April 22, 1989 | "Like a Prayer" | 3 | ||||
| 689 | May 13, 1989 | "I'll Be There for You" | 1 | ||||
| 690 | May 20, 1989 | Paula Abdul | "Forever Your Girl" | 2 | |||
| 691 | June 3, 1989 | "Rock On" | A&M | 1 | |||
| 692 | June 10, 1989 | "Wind Beneath My Wings" | 1 | ||||
| 693 | June 17, 1989 | "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" | 1 | ||||
| 694 | June 24, 1989 | "Satisfied" | 1 | ||||
| 695 | July 1, 1989 | "Baby Don't Forget My Number" | 1 | ||||
| 696 | July 8, 1989 | Fine Young Cannibals | "Good Thing" | 1 | |||
| 697 | July 15, 1989 | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | 1 | ||||
| 698 | July 22, 1989 | "Toy Soldiers" | 2 | ||||
| 699 | August 5, 1989 | "Batdance" | 1 | ||||
| 700 | August 12, 1989 | Richard Marx | "Right Here Waiting" | 3 | |||
| 701 | September 2, 1989 | Paula Abdul | "Cold Hearted" | 1 | |||
| 702 | September 9, 1989 | New Kids on the Block | "Hangin' Tough" | 1 | |||
| 703 | September 16, 1989 | "Don't Wanna Lose You" | 1 | ||||
| 704 | September 23, 1989 | Milli Vanilli | "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" | 2 | |||
| 705 | October 7, 1989 | Janet Jackson | "Miss You Much" | A&M | 4 | ||
| 706 | November 4, 1989 | Roxette | "Listen to Your Heart" | 1 | |||
| 707 | November 11, 1989 | "When I See You Smile" | 2 | ||||
| 708 | November 25, 1989 | Milli Vanilli | "Blame It on the Rain" | 2 | |||
| 709 | December 9, 1989 | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | 2 | ||||
| 710 | December 23, 1989 | Phil Collins | "Another Day in Paradise" | 4 | |||
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 |
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 |
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 |
| "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 |
| "Ebony and Ivory" | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder | |
| "Billie Jean" | Michael Jackson | |
| 6 | "Call Me" | Blondie |
| "Lady" | Kenny Rogers | |
| "Centerfold" | The J. Geils Band | |
| "Eye of the Tiger" | Survivor | |
| "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | Irene Cara | |
| "Say, Say, Say" | Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson | |
| "Like a Virgin" | Madonna |