iHeartRadio Top 80 Of The 80's

[Cerebro]

The iHeart80s station ran this throughout Labor Day weekend. I added peak years and Billboard peaks just for fun (R&R peaks would have been similar). I have no idea how this chart was compiled. It, certainly, wasn't based on any national chart performance. I'm betting downloads played a big factor, as per the Wikipedia page for "Don't Stop Believin'", that song is apparently the best selling digital track recorded during the decade.


iHeartRadio - Top 80 Of The 80's - Labor Day Weekend 2019
Rank - Artist - Title (Peak Year) Billboard Peak Position
80 Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science (1982) #5
79 Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark (1984) #2
78 Devo - Whip It (1980) #14
77 Wham! featuring George Michael - Careless Whisper (1985) #1 (3 weeks)
76 INXS - Need You Tonight (1988) #1 (1 week)
75 Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (1987) #1 (1 week)
74 The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (1981) #3
73 The Cars - You Might Think (1984) #7
72 Men At Work - Down Under (1983) #1 (4 weeks)
71 Aerosmith - Dude (Looks Like A Lady) (1987) #14
70 Madonna - Crazy For You (1985) #1 (1 week)
69 Phil Collins - Sussudio (1985) #1 (1 week)
68 Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot (1980) #9
67 Billy Idol - Mony Mony (Live) (1987) #1 (1 week)
66 Lionel Richie - You Are (1983) #4
65 The J. Geils Band - Centerfold (1982) #1 (6 weeks)
64 The Go-Go's - We Got The Beat (1982) #2
63 New Kids On The Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff) (1989) #3
62 Queen - Another One Bites The Dust (1980) #1 (3 weeks)
61 Madonna - Into The Groove (1985) Did not chart (airplay only)
60 Run-D.M.C. featuring Steven Tyler and Joe Perry - Walk This Way (1986) #4
59 Journey - Faithfully (1983) #12
58 REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You (1981) #1 (1 week)
57 Blondie - Call Me (1980) #1 (6 weeks)
56 USA For Africa - We Are The World (1985) #1 (4 weeks)
55 Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) (1984) #1 (2 weeks)
54 John Cougar - Hurts So Good (1982) #2
53 Duran Duran - The Reflex (1984) #1 (2 weeks)
52 Berlin - Take My Breath Away (1986) #1 (1 week)
51 Bryan Adams - Summer Of '69 (1985) #5
50 Prince - Little Red Corvette (1983) #6
49 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart (1983) #1 (4 weeks)
48 Culture Club - Karma Chameleon (1984) #1 (3 weeks)
47 Kool and The Gang - Celebration (1981) #1 (2 weeks)
46 Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love (1986) #1 (1 week)
45 Daryl Hall and John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (1982) #1 (1 week)
44 Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night) (1983) #1 (4 weeks)
43 Toni Basil - Mickey (1982) #1 (1 week)
42 Dire Straits - Money For Nothing (1985) #1 (3 weeks)
41 Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry (1982) #1 (2 weeks)
40 Paula Abdul - Straight Up (1989) #1 (3 weeks)
39 Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll (1982) #1 (7 weeks)
38 Prince - 1999 (1983) - #12
37 A-ha - Take On Me (1985) #1 (1 week)
36 Michael Jackson - Thriller (1984) #4
35 Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer (1986) #1 (4 weeks)
34 Billy Joel - Uptown Girl (1983) #3
33 The Human League - Don't You Want Me (1982) #1 (3 weeks)
32 Irene Cara - Flashdance... What A Feeling (1983) #1 (6 weeks)
31 Kenny Loggins - Footloose (1984) #1 (3 weeks)
30 U2 - With Or Without You (1987) #1 (3 weeks)
29 Huey Lewis and The News - The Power Of Love (1985) #1 (2 weeks)
28 Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (1983) #1 (1 week)
27 Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian (1986) #1 (4 weeks)
26 Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger (1982) #1 (6 weeks)
25 Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (1983) #1 (1 week)
24 Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (1985) #1 (1 week)
23 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (1987) #1 (2 weeks)
22 The Police - Every Breath You Take (1983) #1 (8 weeks)
21 The B-52's - Love Shack (1989) #3
20 Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me (1988) #2
19 George Michael - Faith (1987) #1 (4 weeks)
18 Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl (1981) # 1 (2 weeks)
17 Michael Jackson - Beat It (1983) #1 (3 weeks)
16 Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (1981) #1 (9 weeks)
15 Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (1985) #1 (2 weeks)
14 Olivia Newton-John - Physical (1981) #1 (10 weeks)
13 Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight (1981) #19
12 Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson - Say Say Say (1983) #1 (6 weeks)
11 John Cougar - Jack And Diane (1982) #1 (4 weeks)
10 Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun (1984) #2
09 Van Halen - Jump (1984) #1 (5 weeks)
08 Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (1984) #1 (3 weeks)
07 Daryl Hall and John Oates - Maneater (1982) #1 (4 weeks)
06 Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984) #1 (6 weeks)
05 Prince - When Doves Cry (1984) #1 (5 weeks)
04 Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name (1986) #1 (1 week)
03 Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf (1982) #3
02 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (1983) #1 (7 weeks)
01 Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (1981) #9

[gonecountry]

Dude (Looks Like A Lady) at #71. Interesting....

[HolidayGuy]

True, this wasn't compiled via Hot 100 chart performance. Though I don't think downloads played that big a part, as, for instance, "Like a Virgin" has sold notably less than "Like a Prayer" in digital sales. And I don't think some big hits - such as "Physical" - have sold that much digitally.

"Into the Groove" was available commercially on a 12-inch single, so it technically was not an airplay-only single.

EDIT: The site says the countdown was derived from listener picks/voting.