| Cover | | Date   | Title • Artist
Album | Points
| Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 03/1985 | | 339
 | US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC ✫1
US country 76
US R&B ✫1
US rock 27 |  [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1986]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1986]
benefit recording by all-star group
[Columbia 04839]
written by Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie |
| 2. | 05/1980 | | 319
| US 5
UK ✫1
US AC 2
US country 6 | [Millennium 11799]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson |
|
 | 3. | 06/1987 | | 314
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC 4
US country 57
US rock 11 | [Slash 28336]
written by traditional |
 | 4. | 03/1982 | | 308
| US 3
UK ✫1
US AC 7
US country 60 | [R]
[Motown 1611]
written by Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller] (as Ron Miller) & Ken Hirsch |
 | 5. | 10/1980 | | 306
| US ✫1
UK 12
US AC ✫1
US country ✫1
US R&B 42 | produced by Lionel Richie
[Liberty 1380]
written by Lionel Richie |
 | 6. | 08/1983 | | 285
| US ✫1
UK 7
US AC ✫1
US country ✫1 | [RCA 13615]
written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb |
| 7. | 11/1980 | | 239
| US ✫1
UK 47
US AC ✫1
US country ✫1
US dance 77 | charted as 9 to 5 / The House of the Rising Sun in US dance charts
written by Dolly Parton |
 | 8. | 01/1989 | | 235
| US 9
UK 3
US AC ✫1
US country 7
US rock 2 | [Virgin 99245]
written by Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison & Tom Petty |
 | 9. | 11/1980 | | 229
| US ✫1
US AC ✫1
US country ✫1 | [Elektra 47066]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens |
 | 10. | 06/1984 | | 205
| US 3
UK 12
US AC ✫1
US country 24
US R&B 8 | [Motown 1746]
written by Lionel Richie |
 | 11. | 05/1981 | | 198
| US 2
UK 76
US AC 2
US country 14 | [Capitol 4997]
written by Hank DeVito |
 | 12. | 12/1982 | | 192
| US 2
US AC ✫1
US country 15 | as Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
[Capitol 5187]
written by Rodney Crowell |
 | 13. | 06/1981 | | 192
| US 3
US AC ✫1
US country ✫1 | produced by Lionel Richie
[Liberty 1415]
written by Rick Christian |
| 14. | 03/1982 | | 187
| US 5
UK 49
US AC 2
US country ✫1 | [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1983]
[Columbia 02741]
written by Johnny Christopher, Mark James [songwriter] & Wayne Carson Thompson |
 | 15. | 03/1984 | | 186
| US 5
UK 17
US AC 3
US country ✫1 | written by Albert Hammond & Hal David |
 | 16. | 01/1983 | | 179
| US 6
UK 28
US AC 2
US country ✫1 | [Liberty 1492]
written by Bob Seger |
| 17. | 11/1986 | | 178
| US ✫1
US AC ✫1
US country 42
US R&B 70 | as Billy Vera & the Beaters
[R]
[live]
[Rhino 74403]
written by Billy Vera |
| 18. | 06/1981 | | 176
| US 5
US AC 2
US country ✫1 | [RCA]
written by Walt Aldridge & Tom Brasfield |
 | 19. | 03/1980 | | 175
| US 4
US AC 2
US country 3 | [United Artists Xw-1345]
written by Kim Carnes & Dave Ellingson |
 | 20. | 07/1981 | | 174
| US 5
US AC 3
US country ✫1 | [Elektra 47174]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens |
| 21. | 06/1980 | | 172
| US 5
US AC 3
US country ✫1 | [Elektra 46656]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens |
| 22. | 02/1981 | | 171
| US 4
US AC ✫1
US country 22
US rock 57 | [Capitol 4976]
written by Chip Taylor |
 | 23. | 10/1982 | | 169
| US 7
UK 81
US AC 2
US country ✫1 | [Elektra 69936]
written by Frank J. Myers |
| 24. | 05/1981 | | 169
| US 5
US AC 8
US country ✫1 | [MCA 51084]
written by Dallas Frazier |
 | 25. | 10/1981 | | 164
| US 7
US AC ✫1
US country ✫1 | [Capitol 5046]
written by Otha Young |
 | 26. | 07/1980 | | 164
| US 5
US AC 10
US country ✫1 | [Full Moon 47004]
written by Wanda Mallette, Bob Morrison & Patti Ryan |
 | 27. | 01/1987 | | 161
| US 4
UK 70
US AC ✫1
US country 38
US rock 2 | [RCA 5087]
written by Bruce Hornsby & John Hornsby |
 | 28. | 04/1988 | | 145
| US 80
UK ✫1
US AC 31
US country 85
US alt. 23 | [BRIT Awards Best British Single 1989]
[RCA 8789]
written by Mark Nevin |
| 29. | 05/1982 | | 138
| US 7
US AC 4
US country 30 | [Capitol 5120]
written by Gary Burr |
 | 30. | 11/1981 | | 137
| US 8
US AC ✫1
US country 50 | [Columbia 02524 (kat Family)]
written by Bertie Higgins & Sonny Limbo |
| 31. | 06/1982 | | 121
| US 9
US AC 2
US country 87
US rock 9 | [Atlantic 4058]
written by Graham Nash |
| 32. | 08/1982 | | 110
| US 11
US AC ✫1
US country 2 | [Capitol 5148]
written by Joe Seneca & Diane Lambert |
 | 33. | 07/1982 | | 106
| US 13
US AC ✫1
US country ✫1 | [Liberty 1471]
written by Kenny Rogers, David Malloy, Thom Schuyler & Even Stevens |
| 34. | 05/1982 | | 104
| US 14
US AC ✫1
US country ✫1 | [RCA 13216]
written by Burt Bacharach & Bob Hilliard |
| 35. | 12/1981 | | 99
| US 13
US AC ✫1
US country 5 | produced by Lionel Richie
written by Steve Dorff & Marty Panzer |
| 36. | 08/1982 | | 97
| US 15
US AC 5
US country ✫1 | written by Kye Fleming & Dennis Morgan |
| 37. | 10/1981 | | 96
| US 15
US AC 5
US country ✫1 | [RCA 12288]
written by Tim DuBois & Jim Hunt |
 | 38. | 03/1981 | | 96
| US 14
US AC 7
US country ✫1 | [Liberty 1404]
written by Randy Goodrum |
| 39. | 09/1981 | | 96
| US 14
US AC ✫1
US country 5 | produced by Lionel Richie
written by Al Braggs (as Alfred Braggs) & Don Robey (as Deadric Malone) |
| 40. | 01/1981 | | 94
| US 13
US AC 3
US country 8 | [MCA 41309]
written by Jerry Gillespie & Ed Penney |
| 41. | 05/1981 | | 94
| US 14
US AC 5
US country 4 | [Scotti Brothers 02105]
written by Wally Gold & Aaron Schroeder |
| 42. | 01/1982 | | 93
| US 12
US AC 19
US country ✫1 | [MCA 51231]
written by Wood Newton, Dan Tyler & Adele Tyler |
 | 43. | 11/1981 | | 90
| US 15
US AC 10
US country ✫1 | [Elektra 47239]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens |
 | 44. | 07/1982 | | 90
| US 19
US AC 4
US country ✫1 | [Liberty 1466]
written by Rafe VanHoy (as Rafe Van Hoy) |
| 45. | 11/1980 | | 87
| US 24
US AC ✫1
US country ✫1 | [RCA PB-12084]
written by Kye Fleming & Dennis Morgan |
| 46. | 10/1981 | | 86
| US 20
US AC 3
US country ✫1 | [RCA 12342]
written by Kye Fleming & Dennis Morgan |
| 47. | 06/1980 | | 85
| US 14
US AC 8
US country 4 | [United Artists Xw-1359]
written by Bob Morrison & Johnny Wilson |
 | 48. | 05/1982 | | 85
| US 18
US AC 5
US country ✫1 | [RCA 13210]
written by Mark Gray [country singer] & J.P. Pennington |
 | 49. | 05/1980 | | 81
| US 22
US AC 3
US country ✫1 | [Elektra 46640 (Full Moon)]
written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller |
| 50. | 09/1980 | | 81
| US 20
US AC 7
US country ✫1 |  [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #471]
[Columbia 11351]
written by Willie Nelson |
| 51. | 04/1981 | | 80
| US 22
US AC 6
US country ✫1 | [Columbia 11426]
written by Rosanne Cash |
| 52. | 05/1981 | | 80
| US 20
US AC 9
US country ✫1 | [RCA 12236]
written by Randy Owen |
| 53. | 09/1980 | | 75
| US 24
US AC 8
US country ✫1 | [MCA 41304]
written by Roger Cook & Sam Hogin |
| 54. | 01/1981 | | 75
| US 28
UK 43
US AC 16
US country ✫1 | US reissue; remix of 1968-hit
[RCA 12158]
written by Jerry Reed |
| 55. | 06/1980 | | 73
| US 18
US AC ✫1
US country 30 | [Scotti Brothers 518]
written by Fred Knoblock & Carson Whitsett |
 | 56. | 05/1980 | | 72
| US 11
US country 13 | written by Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Joel DiGregorio (as Joel "Taz" DiGregorio), Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward & James W. Marshall |
| 57. | 09/1984 | | 71
| US 15
UK 92
US AC ✫1
US country 70 |
written by Kenny Rogers, David Foster & Richard Marx |
| 58. | 09/1980 | | 70
| US 21
US country ✫1 | written by Waylon Jennings |
| 59. | 01/1980 | | 69
| US 19
US AC ✫1
US country 93 | written by Ronnie Serota & Tommy James |
| 60. | 1984 | | 67
| US 15
US AC ✫1
US country 70
US R&B 57 |
[RCA 13899]
written by Kenny Rogers, David Foster & Richard Marx |
| 61. | 09/1980 | | 64
| US 33
US AC 3
US country ✫1 | [Capitol 4920]
written by Wayland Holyfield & Bob House |
| 62. | 03/1983 | | 63
| US 23
US AC 8
US country 5 | [RCA 13470]
written by Mike Reid |
| 63. | 03/1981 | | 61
| US 37
US AC 3
US country ✫1 | written by Phil Sampson |
| 64. | 09/1983 | | 60
| US 26
US AC 10
US country 4 | [RCA 13600]
written by Deborah Allen, Rory Michael Bourke (as Rory Bourke) & Rafe VanHoy (as Rafe Van Hoy) |
| 65. | 11/1980 | | 58
| US 28
US AC 5
US country 10 | [Scotti Brothers 609]
written by Jeff Harrington & Jeff Pennig |
| 66. | 03/1981 | | 57
| US 34
US AC 10
US country ✫1 | [Capitol 4987]
written by Charlie Black, Rory Michael Bourke & Sandy Pinkard |
| 67. | 04/1987 | | 56
| US 33
US AC 3
US country ✫1 | [RCA 5065]
written by Todd Cerney, Mary Ann Kennedy & Pat Bunch |
| 68. | 11/1982 | | 55
| US 25
US AC 4
US country 53 | [Capitol 5192]
written by John Bettis & Michael Clark |
| 69. | 04/1981 | | 55
| US 23
US AC 6
US country 68 | [Millennium 11804]
written by Joe Rock (as Joseph Rock), Jimmy Beaumont (as James Beaumont) & Lennie Martin (as Lenny Martin) |
| 70. | 10/1983 | | 55
| US 25
UK 89
US AC 4
US country 86 | [EMI America 8186]
written by Jennifer Kimball & Cindy Richardson |
| 71. | 12/1986 | | 54
| US 27
US country 9
US dance 9
US R&B 17 | as Jeff Lorber featuring Karyn White
[Warner 28588] |
| 72. | 04/1982 | | 54
| US 35
US AC 9
US country 2 | [Elektra 47435]
written by Thom Schuyler |
| 73. | 12/1980 | | 51
| US 21
US AC 17
US country 55 | [live]
written by Steve Young |
| 74. | 03/1980 | | 50
| US 43
UK 27
US country 10 | [Casablanca 2244]
written by Mac Davis |
| 75. | 05/1983 | | 48
| US 38
US AC 9
US country ✫1 | [RCA 13524]
written by J.P. Pennington & Mark Gray [country singer] |
| 76. | 04/1983 | | 48
| US 55
US AC 2
US country ✫1 | [Warner 29712]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens |
| 77. | 08/1982 | | 47
| US 40
US AC 11
US country 2 | [Columbia 03073]
written by Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë & Manny Curtis (as Mann Curtis) |
| 78. | 06/1980 | | 47
| US 25
US AC 12
US country 77 | featuring Nicolette Larson
[United Artists 1356]
written by Robert Carpenter, Jeff Hanna & Richard Hathaway |
 | 79. | 03/1980 | | 47
| US 36
US AC 35
US country ✫1 | [RCA 11926]
written by Donna Summer & Bruce Sudano |
| 80. | 06/1981 | | 46
| US 36
US AC 12
US country 10 | written by Dick Feller |
| 81. | 04/1981 | | 45
| US 41
US AC 14
US country ✫1 | [RCA 12200]
written by Mike Settle |
 | 82. | 04/1983 | | 44
| US 37
US AC 2
US country 13 | co-produced by David Foster
[Liberty 1495]
written by Dave Robbins, Jeff Silbar & Van Stephenson |
| 83. | 07/1981 | | 43
| US 55
US AC 12
US country ✫1 | [Epic 02172]
written by Cindy Walker & Eddy Arnold |
| 84. | 07/1982 | | 43
| US 53
US AC 17
US country ✫1 | [re-recording]
[RCA 13260]
written by Dolly Parton |
| 85. | 02/1981 | | 43
| US 37
US AC 8
US country 10 | [Warner 49684]
written by Pat Ballard |
| 86. | 01/1986 | | 41
| US 42
US AC 10
US country ✫1 | [EMI America 8289]
written by Jennifer Kimball & Paul Davis |
| 87. | 10/1982 | | 41
| US 47
US AC 10
US country 3 | [Liberty 1485]
written by Lee Greenwood |
| 88. | 02/1980 | | 40
| US 44
US AC 29
US country ✫1 | [Capitol]
written by Mary Sharon Rice (as Sharon Vaughn) |
| 89. | 08/1982 | | 40
| US 59
US AC 15
US country ✫1 | [RCA 13286]
written by Ralph Murphy & Bobby Wood |
| 90. | 04/1982 | | 39
| US 58
US AC 17
US country ✫1 | written by Gary Chapman |
| 91. | 01/1982 | | 39
| US 44
US AC 11
US country 4 | [Capitol 5083]
written by Charlie Black & Rory Michael Bourke |
 | 92. | 05/1983 | | 39
| US 53
US AC 4
US country 6 | [MCA 52199]
written by Kerry Chater & Austin Roberts |
| 93. | 12/1983 | | 38
| US 45
US AC 12
US country 3 | [RCA 13703]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman |
| 94. | 08/1983 | | 38
| US 58
US AC 12
US country ✫1 | [RCA]
written by Michael Stewart & Dan Williams |
 | 95. | 01/1985 | | 37
| US 79
US AC 5
US country ✫1 | [RCA 13975]
written by Willie Nelson |
| 96. | 02/1980 | | 37
| US 63
US AC 17
US country ✫1 | [Columbia 11198]
written by Roger Greenaway & Geoff Stephens |
| 97. | 01/1982 | | 37
| US 68
US AC 20
US country ✫1 | written by Michael Garvin & Bucky Jones |
 | 98. | 09/1983 | | 37
| US 74
US AC 11
US country ✫1 | [Capitol 5264]
written by Tommy Rocco, Charlie Black & Rory Michael Bourke |
 | 99. | 11/1985 | | 36
| US 72
US AC 8
US country ✫1 | [RCA 14194]
written by Dave Loggins |
| 100. | 04/1980 | | 35
| US 42
US AC 8
US country 9 | [Capitol 4848]
written by Charlie Black & Rory Michael Bourke |
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