Top 5 Songs...

I thought it would be interesting to find a list of the top songs through the years that define the decade we remember so well. So, according to Billboard Records, here they are...the top 5 songs for each year of the 80s. I hope it brings back good memories for you, as it did for me while compiling it.

From 1980:
Blondie - Call Me
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall
Olivia Newton-John - Magic
Michael Jackson - Rock With You
Captain & Tennille - Do That To Me One More Time

From 1981:
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Diana Ross/Lionel Richie - Endless Love
Kenny Rogers - Lady
John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over
Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl

From 1982:
Olivia Newton-John - Physical
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock N' Roll
Paul McCartney/Stevie Wonder - Ebony And Ivory
J. Geils Band - Centerfold

From 1983:
Police - Every Breath You Take
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Irene Cara - Flashdance...What A Feeling
Men At Work - Down Under
Michael Jackson - Beat It

From 1984:
Prince & The Revolution - When Doves Cry
Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It
Paul McCartney/Michael Jackson - Say Say Say
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)

From 1985:
Wham!/George Michael - Careless Whisper
Madonna - Like A Virgin
Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
Chaka Khan - I Feel For You

From 1986:
Dionne Warwick & Friends - That's What Friends Are For
Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me
Klymaxx - I Miss You
Patti LaBelle/Michael McDonald - On My Own
Mr. Mister - Broken Wings

From 1987:
Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian
Heart - Alone
Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

From 1988:
George Michael - Faith
INXS - Need You Tonight
George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

From 1989:
Chicago - Look Away
Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Paula Abdul - Straight Up
Janet Jackson - Miss You Much