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Top Adult Contemporary Songs of the 1980s

1970s <-1980-> 1990s
    

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1.
04/1982
442

✫1
US
✫1
AC




8
R&B
34
rock
✫1
UK
[Columbia 02860]
written by Paul McCartney
2.
11/1980
441

✫1
US
3
AC


✫1
dance




✫1
UK
charted as Rapture / The Tide Is High in US dance charts
[Chrysalis 2465]
written by Howard Barrett, Tyrone Evans & John Holt
3.
10/1982
438

✫1
US
13
AC


33
dance


✫1
rock
✫1
UK
[R]
charted as Who Can It Be Now? / Down Under in US dance charts
[Columbia 03303]
written by Colin Hay & Ron Strykert
4.
06/1982
434

✫1
US
27
AC


59
dance


✫1
rock
✫1
UK
[Scotti Brothers 02912]
written by Frankie Sullivan & Jim Peterik
5.
09/1988
432

✫1
US
✫1
AC








✫1
UK
[Atlantic 89017]
written by Toni Wine & Carole Bayer Sager
6.
02/1981
432

2
US
4
AC




✫1
R&B


✫1
UK
[Tamla 54321]
written by Smokey Robinson
7.
07/1980
430

✫1
US
18
AC


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


2
UK
produced by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers; charted as Upside Down / I'm Coming Out in US dance charts
[Motown 1494]
written by Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards
8.
03/1985
429

✫1
US
✫1
AC
76
country


✫1
R&B
27
rock
✫1
UK
[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
9.
02/1988
427

✫1
US
2
AC


✫1
dance




2
UK
10.
05/1987
424

✫1
US
✫1
AC


✫1
dance
2
R&B


✫1
UK
produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9598]
written by George Merrill & Shannon Rubicam
11.
06/1985
423

✫1
US
✫1
AC




✫1
R&B


✫1
UK
[Arista 9381]
written by Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser
12.
09/1980
422

✫1
US
✫1
AC








✫1
UK
[Columbia 11364]
written by Barry Gibb & Robin Gibb
13.
03/1989
419

✫1
US
3
AC


✫1
dance
20
R&B


✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #300]
[Sire 27539]
written by Madonna & Patrick Leonard
14.
03/1985
417

✫1
US
2
AC


✫1
dance


2
rock
2
UK
[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1986]
[Polygram 880659 (Mercury)]
written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley & Chris Hughes
15.
07/1982
416

✫1
US
31
AC






6
rock
✫1
UK
as Dexy's Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express
[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1983]
[Mercury 76189]
written by Kevin Rowland, "Big" Jim Paterson & Billy Adams
16.
05/1983
411

✫1
US
5
AC


26
dance


✫1
rock
✫1
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1984]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #84]
[A&M 2542]
written by Sting
17.
06/1986
410

✫1
US
16
AC


4
dance




✫1
UK
[Sire 28660]
written by Brian Elliot & Madonna
18.
03/1986
409

✫1
US
2
AC




✫1
R&B


2
UK
[MCA 52770]
written by Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager
19.
01/1981
408

2
US
4
AC






26
rock
✫1
UK
[Geffen]
written by John Lennon
20.
05/1982
408

✫1
US
28
AC


14
dance
26
R&B
4
rock
2
UK
[Capitol 5126]
written by Steve Miller
21.
10/1983
406

✫1
US
3
AC


2
dance
2
R&B
24
rock
2
UK
as Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
[Epic 04169]
written by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
22.
08/1984
406

✫1
US
✫1
AC




✫1
R&B


✫1
UK
[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1984]
[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1984]
[Motown 1745]
written by Stevie Wonder
23.
11/1985
406

✫1
US
26
AC


✫1
dance
36
R&B
37
rock
✫1
UK
[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1987]
[R]
[EMI America 8307]
written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
24.
02/1984
405

✫1
US
✫1
AC




✫1
R&B


✫1
UK
[Motown 1722]
written by Lionel Richie
25.
06/1986
405

✫1
US
3
AC








✫1
UK
[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1986]
[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1986]
produced by Giorgio Moroder
[Columbia 05903]
written by Giorgio Moroder & Tom Whitlock
26.
09/1983
404

✫1
US
✫1
AC


5
dance
✫1
R&B


2
UK
[Motown 1698]
written by Lionel Richie
27.
04/1983
404

✫1
US
4
AC


✫1
dance
2
R&B


2
UK
[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1983]
[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1983]
[Casablanca 811440]
written by Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey & Irene Cara
28.
08/1987
403

✫1
US
✫1
AC


✫1
dance




✫1
UK
[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1988]
produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[RCA 5347]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman
29.
04/1981
403

✫1
US
11
AC


18
dance




2
UK
[venus, sugar sugar, no reply, i'll be back, drive my car, do you want to know a secret, we can work it out, i should have known better, nowhere man, you're going to lose that girl, stars on 45]
[Radio 3810]
written by various
30.
11/1980
402

✫1
US
17
AC








✫1
UK
[Geffen 49604]
written by John Lennon
31.
07/1988
402

✫1
US
7
AC




11
R&B


2
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1989]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1989]
[EMI/Manhattan 50146]
written by Bobby McFerrin
32.
02/1988
401

✫1
US
5
AC


25
dance
✫1
R&B


3
UK
[Jive 9678]
written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Billy Ocean
33.
08/1987
401

✫1
US
✫1
AC




✫1
R&B


✫1
UK
with Siedah Garrett
[Epic 07253]
written by Michael Jackson
34.
01/1983
399

✫1
US
9
AC




✫1
R&B


✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #58]

[Epic 03509]
written by Michael Jackson
35.
01/1987
399

✫1
US
2
AC


12
dance
5
R&B


✫1
UK
produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9559]
written by Simon Climie & Dennis Morgan
36.
09/1985
399

✫1
US
✫1
AC


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


3
UK
[Tamla 1808]
written by Stevie Wonder
37.
12/1984
399

✫1
US
3
AC




85
R&B
✫1
rock
✫1
UK
featuring New Jersey Mass Choir & Jennifer Holliday
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #476]
[Atlantic 89596]
written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] & Lou Gramm (uncredited)
38.
12/1988
398

✫1
US
39
AC


3
dance
2
R&B


3
UK
[Virgin 99256]
written by Elliot Wolff
39.
04/1984
398

✫1
US
3
AC


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


2
UK
[Columbia 04417]
written by Tom Snow & Dean Pitchford
40.
02/1989
396

✫1
US
✫1
AC








✫1
UK
[Columbia 68533]
written by Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
41.
09/1982
394

2
US
8
AC


34
dance
39
R&B
21
rock
✫1
UK
charted as I'm Afraid of Me / Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? in US dance charts
[Epic/Virgin 03368]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig), Roy Hay & Jon Moss
42.
08/1984
392

✫1
US
✫1
AC




8
R&B


✫1
UK
[Columbia 04691]
written by George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley
43.
11/1985
386

2
US
2
AC


31
dance
6
R&B


✫1
UK
[Jive 9432]
written by Wayne Brathwaite (as Wayne Anton Braithwaite), Barry Eastmond (as Barry James Eastmond), Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Billy Ocean
44.
01/1987
386

✫1
US
✫1
AC






16
rock
✫1
UK
[Grunt 5109]
written by Diane Warren & Albert Hammond
45.
01/1989
385

✫1
US
✫1
AC






5
rock
2
UK
[Atlantic 7-88964]
written by Mike Rutherford & B. A. Robertson
46.
11/1984
384

2
US
15
AC


7
dance
3
R&B
5
rock
✫1
UK
with Phil Collins
[Columbia 04679]
written by Philip Bailey, Phil Collins & Nathan East
47.
11/1989
384

✫1
US
✫1
AC






7
rock
2
UK
[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1990]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1991]
[Atlantic 88774]
written by Phil Collins
48.
04/1986
384

✫1
US
✫1
AC








2
UK
[Sire 28717]
written by Madonna & Patrick Leonard
49.
12/1989
383

✫1
US
7
AC






✫1
rock
2
UK
[Atlantic 88742]
written by Christopher Ward & David Tyson
50.
06/1984
383

✫1
US
9
AC


6
dance
✫1
R&B
38
rock
2
UK
[Arista 9212]
written by Ray Parker Jr
51.
09/1983
383

✫1
US
3
AC




67
R&B


✫1
UK
[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1984]
[Virgin/Epic 04221]
written by Boy George, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Phil Pickett
52.
10/1989
382

3
US
7
AC


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


✫1
UK
[Arista 9928]
written by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney & Andy Morris
53.
06/1987
382

✫1
US
4
AC
57
country




11
rock
✫1
UK
[Slash 28336]
written by traditional
54.
02/1983
382

✫1
US
7
AC






23
rock
✫1
UK
produced by Jim Steinman
[Columbia 03906]
written by Jim Steinman
55.
10/1986
378

✫1
US
30
AC


6
dance




2
UK
56.
02/1984
377

✫1
US
2
AC






✫1
rock
2
UK
[Atlantic 89700 A]
written by Phil Collins
57.
05/1984
377

✫1
US
4
AC


27
dance




✫1
UK
[Columbia 04552]
written by George Michael
58.
11/1981
376

✫1
US
12
AC


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
28
rock
8
UK
[RCA 12357]
written by Daryl Hall, John Oates & Sara Allen
59.
07/1981
374

✫1
US
✫1
AC




✫1
R&B


7
UK
[Motown 1519]
written by Lionel Richie
60.
04/1989
373

✫1
US
✫1
AC




38
R&B


2
UK
[Elektra 69297]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
61.
12/1985
372

✫1
US
✫1
AC


3
dance
✫1
R&B


5
UK
62.
04/1980
372

✫1
US
48
AC


64
dance




2
UK
[live]
[Columbia 11263]
written by Paul McCartney
63.
10/1987
371

✫1
US
✫1
AC






4
rock
2
UK
originally recorded by James Ray in 1962; produced by George Harrison & Jeff Lynne
[Dark Horse 28178]
written by Rudy Clark
64.
12/1989
371

✫1
US
45
AC


24
dance
3
R&B


2
UK
with The Wild Pair
rap by Derrick Delite from the Soul Purpose
[Virgin 99158]
written by Oliver Leiber
65.
07/1987
370

✫1
US
5
AC


44
dance
78
R&B


✫1
UK
[Sire 28341]
written by Madonna & Patrick Leonard
66.
07/1989
370

✫1
US
✫1
AC








2
UK
[EMI 50219]
written by Richard Marx
67.
02/1983
369

✫1
US
36
AC


2
dance


16
rock
2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #356]
[RCA 13533]
written by Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart]
68.
12/1984
369

✫1
US
4
AC


7
dance
12
R&B


2
UK
double A-side with Last Christmas in the UK ; charted as Everything She Wants / Like a Baby in US dance charts
[Columbia 04840]
written by George Michael
69.
07/1980
369

✫1
US
✫1
AC








3
UK
[EMI America 8071]
written by Florrie Palmer
70.
03/1985
368

✫1
US
2
AC




80
R&B


2
UK
[Geffen 29051]
written by John Bettis & Jon Lind
71.
07/1980
366

2
US
✫1
AC








2
UK
[Warner 49565]
written by Sonny Curtis & Jerry Allison
72.
09/1987
366

✫1
US
7
AC








✫1
UK
[MCA 53181]
written by Rick Nowels & Ellen Shipley
73.
11/1987
364

✫1
US
9
AC


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


3
UK
[Epic 07645]
written by Michael Jackson
74.
07/1985
363

✫1
US
4
AC








2
UK
[Warner 29011]
written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (as Pål Waaktaar), Magne Furuholmen & Morten Harket (as Morten Hårket)
75.
06/1982
363

✫1
US
✫1
AC








4
UK
charted as Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away in US AC charts
[Warner 29979 (Full Moon)]
written by Peter Cetera & David Foster
76.
10/1982
362

✫1
US
✫1
AC




2
R&B


6
UK
[Motown 1644]
written by Lionel Richie
77.
08/1987
362

✫1
US
38
AC


26
dance




✫1
UK
[R]
[MCA 53167]
written by Ritchie Cordell
78.
10/1986
361

3
US
5
AC


6
dance




✫1
UK
[Sire 7-28591]
written by Madonna & Stephen Bray
79.
10/1982

Africa by Toto

from Toto IV   
361

✫1
US
5
AC








3
UK
[Columbia 03335]
written by David Paich & Jeff Porcaro
80.
09/1988
361

5
US
✫1
AC




22
R&B


✫1
UK
used by NBC-TV for the 1988 Summer Olympics; produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9743]
written by Albert Hammond & John Bettis
81.
11/1983
360

2
US
2
AC




✫1
R&B


2
UK
Joanna / Tonight was released as a double a-side in the UK
[De-Lite 829]
written by Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang
82.
12/1986
359

✫1
US
12
AC


✫1
dance




4
UK
[Sire 28508]
written by Madonna, Gardner Cole & Peter Rafelson
83.
06/1986
359

✫1
US
✫1
AC








3
UK
[from the movie The Karate Kid]
[Full Moon 28662]
written by Peter Cetera, David Foster & Diane Nini
84.
02/1986
359

3
US
38
AC


✫1
dance
2
R&B


2
UK
[Atlantic 89446]
written by John Smith
85.
10/1980
358

✫1
US
34
AC


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


7
UK
charted as Celebration / Take It to the Top in US dance charts
[De-Lite 807]
written by Donna Johnson, Claydes Charles Smith, Earl Toon, James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Bell (as Ronald Nathan Bell), George Brown (as George Melvin Brown), Dennis Ronald Thomas, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell & Kool & The Gang
86.
02/1985
357

✫1
US
✫1
AC




80
R&B
4
rock
4
UK
[Atlantic 89588]
written by Phil Collins
87.
09/1987

Bad by Michael Jackson

from Bad   
357

✫1
US
33
AC


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


3
UK
[Epic 07418]
written by Michael Jackson
88.
03/1982
357

3
US
7
AC
60
country






✫1
UK
[R]
[Motown 1611]
written by Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller] (as Ron Miller) & Ken Hirsch
89.
07/1986
356

3
US
2
AC








✫1
UK
[A&M 2848]
written by Chris de Burgh
90.
08/1989
356

✫1
US
21
AC




20
R&B


2
UK
91.
03/1987
355

✫1
US
✫1
AC




✫1
R&B


3
UK
[Warner 28455]
written by Jonathan Lewis, David Lewis & Wayne Lewis
92.
02/1987
355

✫1
US
31
AC


✫1
dance
2
R&B


3
UK
[King Jay 28430]
written by Bill Withers
93.
04/1988
355

✫1
US
✫1
AC




✫1
R&B


8
UK
[R]
[Columbia 07773]
written by George Michael
94.
03/1985
354

3
US
✫1
AC


✫1
dance
13
R&B


2
UK
chated as New Attitude / Axel F in US dance charts [instrumental]
[MCA 52536]
written by Harold Faltermeyer
95.
05/1980
354

5
US
2
AC
6
country






✫1
UK
[Millennium 11799]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
96.
10/1987
353

✫1
US
5
AC


17
dance




2
UK
[Columbia 07623]
written by George Michael
97.
08/1986
353

✫1
US
2
AC




✫1
R&B


6
UK
[Columbia 06191]
written by Gregory Abbott
98.
08/1981
353

✫1
US
✫1
AC






13
rock
7
UK
[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1981]
[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1981]
[Warner 49787]
written by Christopher Cross, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager & Peter Allen
99.
01/1988
351

4
US
13
AC


23
dance
2
R&B


2
UK
[R]
[Columbia 07911]
written by Terence Trent D'Arby
100.
12/1983
351

2
US
42
AC


22
dance


23
rock
✫1
UK

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