ToddInTheShadows, over on That Guy With The Glasses, recently posted a list of the top ten worst hit songs of 1987 [link]. On his YouTube channel, he also did lists for the top ten worst [part 1] [part 2] and top eleven best [part 1] [part 2] hit songs of 2009. The only criteria he has for these lists is that they had to appear on Billboard magazine's year-end top 100 charts. So I thought I'd take it up to eleven and do a whole decade - that's separate lists for all ten years of the 1980s. I also did a separate wildcard chart for the songs which didn't make it onto any of the charts but I liked anyway. The whole thing's gonna run long, so any commentary will have to wait while I just put this out.
1980:
10) "Let My Love Open the Door" - Pete Townshend - Empty Glass
09) "Another One Bites The Dust" - Queen - The Game
08) "Call Me" - Blondie - American Gigolo [soundtrack]
07) "Refugee" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - [...] Yankees
06) "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" - Rupert Holmes - Partners in Crime
05) "Misuderstanding" - Genesis - Duke
04) "Babe" - Styx - Cornerstone
03) "It's Still Rock and Roll To Me" - Billy Joel - Glass Houses
02) "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)" - Pink Floyd - The Wall
01) "Ride Like The Wind" - Christopher Cross feat. Michael McDonald - Christopher Cross
1981:
10) "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" - The Commodores - In the Pocket
09) "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" - Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Bella Donna
08) "Just the Two of Us" - Grover Washington, Jr. feat. Bill Withers - Winelight
07) "You Make My Dreams" - Daryl Hall & John Oates - Voices
06) "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" - Pat Benatar - Crimes of Passion
05) "Take it on the Run" - REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity
04) "9 to 5" - Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs
03) "Whip It" - Devo - Freedom of Choice
02) "Celebration" - Kool & the Gang - Celebrate!
01) "While You See A Chance" - Steve Winwood - Arc of a Diver
1982:
10) "Who Can It Be Now?" - Men At Work - Business As Usual
09) "Harden My Heart" - Quarterflash - Quarterflash
08) "Don't You Want Me" - The Human League - Dare
07) "Eye Of The Tiger" - Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
06) "Working For The Weekend" - Loverboy - Get Lucky
05) "Waiting For A Girl Like You" - Foreigner - 4
04) "Edge Of Seventeen" - Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna
03) "I Keep Forgettin'" - Michael McDonald - If That's What It Takes
02) "Open Arms" - Journey - Escape
01) "Don't Stop Believin'" - Journey - Escape
1983:
10) "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" - Journey - Frontiers
09) "Allentown" - Billy Joel - Nylon Curtain
08) "Every Breath You Take" - The Police - Synchronicity
07) "Rock The Casbah" - The Clash - Combat Rock
06) "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" - Eurhythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
05) "Beat It" - Michael Jackson - Thriller
04) "Hungry Like The Wolf" - Duran Duran - Rio
03) "1999" - Prince - 1999
02) "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" - Michael Jackson - Thriller
01) "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson - Thriller
1984:
10) "Self Control" - Laura Branigan - Self Control
09) "Jump" - Van Halen - 1984
08) "Somebody's Watching Me" - Rockwell featuring Michael and Jermaine Jackson
07) "Love Is A Battlefield" - Pat Benatar - Live From Earth
06) "99 Luftballons" - Nena - 99 Luftballons
05) "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" - Yes - 90125
04) "What's Love Got To Do With It" - Tina Turner - Private Dancer
03) "That's All" - Genesis - Genesis
02) "Yah Mo B There" - James Ingram & Michael McDonald - It's Your Night
01) "When Doves Cry" - Prince - Purple Rain [soundtrack]
1985:
10) "We Don't Need Another Hero" - Tina Turner - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome [soundtrack]
09) "Part-Time Lover" - Stevie Wonder - In Squared Circle
08) "Money For Nothing" - Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
07) "Easy Lover" - Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Chinese Wall
06) "Take On Me" - a-ha - Hunting High And Low
05) "Smooth Operator" - Sade - Diamond Life
04) "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" - Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
03) "Born In The USA" - Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA
02) "Shout" - Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
01) "Careless Whisper" - Wham! featuring George Michael - Make It Big
1986:
10) "Mad About You" - Belinda Carlisle - Belinda
09) "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" - Robert Palmer - Riptide
08) "Addicted to Love" - Robert Palmer - Riptide
07) "Holding Back The Years" - Simply Red - Picture Book
06) "We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off" Jermaine Stewart - Frantic Romantic
05) "If You Leave" - OMD - Pretty In Pink [soundtrack]
04) "The Sweetest Taboo" - Sade - Promise
03) "Live To Tell" - Madonna - True Blue
02) "Papa Don't Preach" - Madonna - True Blue
01) "Broken Wings" - Mr. Mister - Welcome To The Real World
1987:
10) "Nothing's Gonna Stop us Now" - Starship - No Protection
09) "In Too Deep" - Genesis - Invisible Touch
08) "Control" - Janet Jackson - Control
07) "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" - Genesis - Invisible Touch
06) "Wanted Dead Or Alive" - Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
05) "La Isla Bonita" - Madonna - True Blue
04) "Sign 'O' The Times" - Prince - Sign 'O' The Times
03) I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2 - The Joshua Tree
02) "The Way It Is" - Bruce Hornsby and the Range - The Way It Is
01) "Land of Confusion" - Genesis - Invisible Touch
1988:
10) "Love Bites" - Def Leppard - Hysteria
09) "Shattered Dreams" - Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back the Clock
08) "Is This Love" - Whitesnake - Whitesnake
07) "If It Isn't Love" - New Edition - Heart Break
06) "When It's Love" - Van Halen - OU812
05) "Sweet Child O' Mine" - Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
04) "Father Figure" - George Michael - Faith
03) "Don't Be Cruel" - Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel
02) "The Flame" - Cheap Trick - Lap of Luxury
01) "Man In The Mirror" - Michael Jackson - Bad
1989:
10) "Right Here Waiting" - Richard Marx - Repeat Offender
09) "Bust A Move" - Young M.C. - Stone Cold Rhymin'
08) "Smooth Criminal" - Michael Jackson - Bad
07) "Two Hearts" - Phil Collins - Buster [soundtrack]
06) "Cherish" - Madonna - Like A Prayer
05) "Cold Hearted - Paula Abdul - Forever Your Girl
04) "Lovesong" - The Cure - Disintegration
03) "My Heart Can't Tell You No" - Rod Stewart - Out Of Order
02) "Express Yourself - Madonna - Like A Prayer
01) "The Living Years" - Mike + The Mechanics - Living Years
Wildcard:
10) "Any Way You Want It" - Journey - Departure [1981]
09) "Like the Way I Do" - Melissa Etheridge - Melissa Etheridge [1988]
08) "Rockit" - Herbie Hancock - Future Shock [1983]
07) "Shock the Monkey" - Peter Gabriel - Security [1982]
06) "In Your Eyes" - Peter Gabriel - So [1986]
05) "Send Her My Love" - Journey - Frontiers [1983]
04) "Stay On These Roads" - a-ha - Stay On These Roads [1988]
03) "Beds Are Burning" - Midnight Oil - Diesels and Dust [1987]
02) "True Faith" - New Order - Substance [1987]
01) "In the Air Tonight" - Phil Collins - Face Value [1981]
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