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These Were The Most Popular Songs From Each Year of the 1980’s

July 7, 2019 By the80sruled Leave a Comment

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Billboard magazine ranks all kinds of songs, but the most popular songs of the year are ranked in Billboards Hot 100 year end charts. Below are the ten songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100 year end charts from 1980-1989.

But, before we get to those songs, which song was crowned the most popular song of the decade on the Hot 100 decade-ending charts? It was Olivia Newton-John’s 1982 year-end number one song ‘Physical’!

Here’s a look at the most popular Hot 100 songs on the year-end charts for 1980-1989:


1980: Blondie – “Call Me”



1981: Kim Carnes – “Bette Davis Eyes”



1982: Olivia Newton-John – “Physical”



1983: The Police – “Every Breath You Take”



1984: Prince – “When Doves Cry”



1985: Wham! – “Careless Whisper”



1986: Dionne & Friends – “That’s What Friends Are For”



1987: The Bangles – “Walk Like An Egyptian”



1988: George Michael – “Faith”



1989: Chicago – “Look Away”


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