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THE ARC WEEKLY TOP 40 ARCHIVES
TOP 100 POP SONGS
OF THE 1980s

			peak	wks		year
1	"Endless Love" from the Endless Love soundtrack ARC chart run: 32 - 16 - 9 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 8 - 15 - 25 - 37 - off	Diana Ross & Lionel Richie	1(10)	20	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1981
2	"Bette Davis Eyes" from the LP Mistaken Identity ARC chart run: 40 - 28 - 19 - 12 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 9 - 12 - 35 - 38 - off	Kim Carnes	1(9)	21	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1981
3	"Physical" from the LP Physical ARC chart run: 37 - 29 - 24 - 17 - 13 - 12 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 5 - 5 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 12 - 23 - 35 - off	Olivia Newton-John	1(5)	23	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1981
4	"Every Breath You Take" from the LP Synchronicity ARC chart run: 37 - 24 - 13 - 5 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 15 - 24 - 36 - off	The Police	1(8)	20	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1983
5	"Flashdance...What A Feeling" from the Flashdance soundtrack ARC chart run: 40 - 32 - 25 - 17 - 12 - 6 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 7 - 7 - 9 - 9 - 9 - 19 - 24 - off	Irene Cara	1(5)	21	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1983
6	"Call Me" from the American Gigolo soundtrack ARC chart run: 27 - 17 - 12 - 6 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 9 - 17 - 20 - 35 - off	Blondie	1(7)	19	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1980
7	"Waiting For A Girl Like You" from the LP 4 ARC chart run: 31 - 20 - 16 - 11 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 3 - 4 - 6 - 21 - off	Foreigner	1(3)	19	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1981
8	"Centerfold" from the LP Freeze Frame ARC chart run: 33 - 27 - 25 - 21 - 19 - 15 - 13 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 8 - 10 - 22 - off	J. Geils Band	1(3)	21	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1982
9	"Eye Of The Tiger" from the LP Eye Of The Tiger and Rocky III soundtrack ARC chart run: 32 - 17 - 8 - 6 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 5 - 10 - 19 - 29 - off	Survivor	1(5)	18	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1982
10	"Billie Jean" from the LP Thriller ARC chart run: 37 - 28 - 22 - 6 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 7 - 13 - 21 - 24 - 39 - off	Michael Jackson	1(7)	18	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1983
11	(Just Like) Starting Over from the LP Double Fantasy	John Lennon	1(4)	19	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1981
12	Lady from the LP Greatest Hits	Kenny Rogers	1(5)	18	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1980
13	Down Under from the LP Business As Usual ARC chart run: 28 - 16 - 12 - 9 - 6 - 5 - 5 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 7 - 15 - 19 - 21 - 27 - 32 - off	Men At Work	1(4)	19	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1983
14	Jessie's Girl from the LP Working Class Dog ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 25 - 21 - 15 - 12 - 10 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 7 - 10 - 13 - 30 - 32 - 34 - 40 - off	Rick Springfield	1(1)	21	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1981
15	Hard To Say I'm Sorry from the LP Chicago 16 ARC chart run: 37 - 33 - 25 - 14 - 11 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 12 - 16 - off	Chicago	1(3)	18	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1982
16	Do That To Me One More Time from the LP Make Your Move available for download at	Captain & Tennille	1(1)	22		1980
17	I Love Rock `N Roll from the LP I Love Rock N' Roll	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts	1(5)	17	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1982
18	Woman In Love from the LP Guilty	Barbra Streisand	1(4)	19	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1980
19	Say Say Say from the Paul McCartney LP Pipes Of Peace	Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson	1(3)	18	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1983
20	Abracadabra from the LP Abracadabra ARC chart run: 37 - 25 - 19 - 15 - 11 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 4 - 9 - 16 - 33 - off	Steve Miller Band	1(1)	19	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1982
21	Don't You Want Me from the LP Dare ARC chart run: 38 - 31 - 26 - 17 - 14 - 12 - 9 - 6 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 8 - 10 - 16 - 29 - 33 - off	Human League	1(3)	20	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1982
22	Upside Down from the LP Diana	Diana Ross	1(3)	18	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1980
23	When Doves Cry from the LP Purple Rain ARC chart run: 38 - 18 - 7 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 7 - 10 - 13 - 15 - 26 - off	Prince	1(5)	16	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1984
24	Another One Bites The Dust from the LP The Game	Queen	1(2)	20	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1980
25	Ebony & Ivory from the Paul McCartney LP Tug Of War	Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder	1(7)	16	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1982
26	Total Eclipse Of The Heart from the LP Faster Than The Speed Of Night	Bonnie Tyler	1(4)	18	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1983
27	All Night Long (All Night) from the LP Can't Slow Down	Lionel Richie	1(3)	17	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1983
28	Beat It from the LP Thriller	Michael Jackson	1(3)	19	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1983
29	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) from the LP Private Eyes	Daryl Hall & John Oates	1(3)	17	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1982
30	Like A Virgin from the LP Like A Virgin	Madonna	1(6)	14	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1985
31	What's Love Got To Do With It from the LP Private Dancer	Tina Turner	1(3)	18	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1984
32	Maneater from the LP H20	Daryl Hall & John Oates	1(4)	16	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1982
33	Queen Of Hearts from the LP Juice ARC chart run: 35 - 23 - 21 - 17 - 15 - 13 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 6 - 12 - 30 - off	Juice Newton	2	19	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1981
34	Magic from the Xanadu soundtrack available for download at	Olivia Newton-John	1(3)	17		1980
35	Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) from the LP The Wall available for download at	Pink Floyd	1(3)	16		1980
36	Gloria from the LP Branigan available for download at	Laura Branigan	1(1)	19		1982
37	Crazy Little Thing Called Love from the LP The Game	Queen	1(4)	16	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1980
38	Islands In The Stream from the LP Eyes That See In The Dark	Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton	1(2)	17	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1983
39	Rosanna from the LP Toto IV ARC chart run: 35 - 26 - 19 - 15 - 10 - 7 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 7 - 9 - 19 - 26 - off	Toto	1(1)	17	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1982
40	That's What Friends Are For from the LP Friends	Dionne & Friends	1(4)	15	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1986
41	Karma Chameleon from the LP Colour By Numbers	Culture Club	1(4)	16	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1984
42	I Love A Rainy Night from the LP Horizon available for download at	Eddie Rabbitt	1(1)	19		1981
43	Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do) from the Arthur soundtrack	Christopher Cross	1(2)	17	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1981
44	Hello from the LP Can't Slow Down ARC chart run: 34 - 24 - 15 - 10 - 8 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 8 - 20 - 25 - off	Lionel Richie	1(3)	16	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1984
45	Who Can It Be Now from the LP Business As Usual ARC chart run: 28 - 22 - 18 - 15 - 14 - 11 - 9 - 7 - 5 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 6 - 10 - 24 - off	Men At Work	1(2)	17	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1982
46	Careless Whisper from the LP Make It Big	Wham!	1(2)	16	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1985
47	Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) from the LP Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)	Eurythmics	1(1)	19	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1983
48	The Tide Is High from the LP Autoamerican	Blondie	1(2)	17	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1981
49	Celebration from the LP Celebrate! available for download at	Kool & The Gang	1(1)	18		1981
50	Don't Talk To Strangers from the LP Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet available for download at	Rick Springfield	2	16		1982
51	It's Still Rock & Roll To Me from the LP Glass Houses available for download at	Billy Joel	1(2)	15		1980
52	Private Eyes from the LP Private Eyes available for download at	Daryl Hall & John Oates	1(1)	18		1981
53	Jack & Diane from the LP American Fool ARC chart run: 31 - 25 - 16 - 14 - 12 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 2 - 4 - 10 - 19 - 27 - 32 - off	John Cougar	1(2)	17	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1982
54	Rock With You from the LP Off The Wall	Michael Jackson	1(3)	18	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1980
55	Baby Come To Me from the LP Every Home Should Have One ARC chart run: 34 - 26 - 19 - 17 - 14 - 9 - 8 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 6 - 15 - 29 - off	Patti Austin & James Ingram	1(1)	16	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1983
56	Keep On Loving You from the LP Hi Infidelity	REO Speedwagon	1(2)	18	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1981
57	Shame On The Moon from the LP The Distance ARC chart run: 39 - 30 - 25 - 19 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 9 - 18 - 19 - 24 - 31 - off	Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band	1(1)	18	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1983
58	9 To 5 from the LP 9 To 5 And Odd Jobs	Dolly Parton	1(2)	17	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1981
59	On My Own from the LP The Winner In You	Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald	1(3)	15	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1986
60	Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It Or Not) from the LP America's Greatest Hero ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 26 - 21 - 14 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 6 - 8 - 18 - 30 - off	Joey Scarbury	1(1)	17	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1981
61	Love On The Rocks from the The Jazz Singer soundtrack available for download at	Neil Diamond	1(1)	17		1981
62	Start Me Up from the LP Tattoo You available for download at	Rolling Stones	1(1)	16		1981
63	Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) from the Against All Odds soundtrack ARC chart run: 33 - 19 - 10 - 6 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 6 - 7 - 7 - 9 - 19 - 33 - off	Phil Collins	1(2)	15	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1984
64	Maniac from the Flashdance soundtrack and the LP Bossa Nova Hotel available for download at	Michael Sembello	1(1)	16		1983
65	Owner Of A Lonely Heart from the LP 90125	Yes	1(2)	17	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1984
66	We Got The Beat from the LP Beauty & The Beat	The Go-Go's	1(2)	16	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1982
67	Coming Up from the LP McCartney II	Paul McCartney	1(4)	15	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1980
68	I Want To Know What Love Is from the LP Agent Provocateur available for download at	Foreigner	1(1)	16		1985
69	Jump from the LP 1984	Van Halen	1(2)	15	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1984
70	Hurts So Good from the LP American Fool ARC chart run: 38 - 28 - 19 - 16 - 10 - 8 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 7 - 9 - 11 - 14 - 21 - 28 - 31 - off	John Cougar	2	16	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1982
71	Say It Isn't So from the LP Rock 'N Soul, Part 1 available for download at	Daryl Hall & John Oates	1(2)	15		1983
72	Harden My Heart from the LP Quarterflash available for download at	Quarterflash	2	16		1982
73	Walk Like An Egyptian from the LP Different Light	The Bangles	1(4)	15	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1986
74	Need You Tonight from the LP Kick	INXS	1(2)	16	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1988
75	Footloose from the Footloose soundtrack	Kenny Loggins	1(2)	16	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1984
76	The Rose from the The Rose soundtrack available for download at	Bette Midler	1(1)	18		1980
77	Hold Me from the LP Mirage ARC chart run: 29 - 21 - 18 - 10 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 10 - 25 - off	Fleetwood Mac	1(1)	15	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1982
78	Crazy For You from the Vision Quest soundtrack available for download at	Madonna	1(2)	14		1985
79	Out Of Touch from the LP Big Bam Boom available for download at	Daryl Hall & John Oates	1(2)	16		1984
80	Chariots Of Fire - Titles from the Chariots Of Fire soundtrack available for download at	Vangelis	1(1)	15		1982
81	Separate Lives from the White Nights soundtrack available for download at	Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin	1(1)	15		1985
82	Cruisin' from the LP Where There's Smoke... available for download at	Smokey Robinson	2	19		1980
83	Slow Hand from the LP Black & White ARC chart run: 36 - 19 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 8 - 16 - 25 - 30 - 38 - off	Pointer Sisters	2	16	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1981
84	Escape (The Pina Colada Song) from the LP Partners In Crime	Rupert Holmes	1(2)	15	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1980
85	Open Arms from the LP Escape available for download at	Journey	1(2)	14		1982
86	Sexual Healing from the LP Midnight Love available for download at	Marvin Gaye	2	15		1983
87	Do You Really Want To Hurt Me from the LP Kissing To Be Clever ARC chart run: 37 - 30 - 24 - 18 - 16 - 8 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 6 - 13 - 22 - 23 - 34 - off	Culture Club	2	16	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1983
88	Time After Time from the LP She's So Unusual ARC chart run: 36 - 29 - 22 - 14 - 9 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 8 - 10 - 19 - 33 - off	Cyndi Lauper	1(2)	15	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1984
89	Morning Train (Nine To Five) from the LP Sheena Easton	Sheena Easton	1(2)	15	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1981
90	Africa from the LP Toto IV ARC chart run: 36 - 31 - 26 - 20 - 14 - 13 - 10 - 7 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 1 - 3 - 11 - 16 - 30 - off	Toto	1(1)	16	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1983
91	Miss You Much from the LP Rhythm Nation 1814	Janet Jackson	1(4)	14	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1989
92	Another Day In Paradise from the LP But Seriously	Phil Collins	1(3)	13	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1989
93	Kiss On My List from the LP Voices	Daryl Hall & John Oates	1(2)	15	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1981
94	Money For Nothing from the LP Brothers In Arms	Dire Straits	1(3)	13	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1985
95	Woman from the LP Double Fantasy available for download at	John Lennon	1(1)	15		1981
96	You And I from the LP Radio Romance ARC chart run: 40 - 31 - 27 - 24 - 22 - 17 - 14 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 9 - 19 - off	Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle	5	17	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1983
97	Broken Wings from the LP Welcome To The Real World	Mr. Mister	1(2)	14	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1985
98	Ride Like The Wind from the LP Christopher Cross available for download at	Christopher Cross	2	15		1980
99	Rapture from the LP Autoamerican available for download at	Blondie	1(2)	15		1981
100	Up Where We Belong from the An Officer And A Gentleman soundtrack	Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes	1(3)	16	iTunes Amazon.mp3	1982
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