Best Selling Singles of the 80s

What was the biggest selling hit of the 80s?

Best Selling Singles of the 80s

Position Artist Title
1 Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up
2 Starship Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
3 Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody
4 Bee Gees You Win Again

Who sold the most singles in the 80s?

The UK’s Official Top 50 best-selling singles from 1980

POS TITLE ARTIST
1 Don’t Stand So Close To Me The Police
2 Woman In Love Barbra Streisand
3 Feels Like I’m In Love Kelly Marie
4 Super Trouper Abba

What was the number one hit song in 1985?

We Are the World
1. USA for Africa topped the Hot 100, kicking off a philanthropic legacy that continues today.

Who were the biggest singers of the 80s?

American artists such as Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Kool & the Gang, The Pointer Sisters, Billy Joel, Hall & Oates, Prince, Kenny Rogers and John Mellencamp, then known as John Cougar, ruled the charts throughout the decade in the US.

What was the biggest selling single of 1985?

THE POWER OF LOVE
Official Top 40 best-selling songs of 1985

POS TITLE ARTIST
1 THE POWER OF LOVE JENNIFER RUSH
2 I KNOW HIM SO WELL ELAINE PAIGE AND BARBARA DICKSON
3 INTO THE GROOVE MADONNA
4 19 PAUL HARDCASTLE

What are the top 10 songs of the 80s?

The Grand Illusion (1977)

  • Renegade (1978)
  • Suite Madame Blue (1975)
  • Rockin’ The Paradise (1981)
  • Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) (1978)
  • Too Much Time On My Hands (1981)
  • Come Sail Away (1977)
  • Boat On The River (1979)
  • Lady (1973)
  • Heavy Metal Poisoning (1983)
  • What are the most popular 80s songs?

    What are the most popular songs from the 80s? Best songs from ’80s movies 50-41 “Batdance” by Prince (Batman, 1989) “Krush Groovin’” by Krush Groove All-Stars (Krush Groove, 1985) “Cat People (Putting Out Fire)” by David Bowie (Cat People, 1982) “The Heat Is On ” by Glenn Frey (Beverly Hills Cop, 1984) “The Touch” by Stan Bush (The Transformers: The Movie, 1986)

    What are the best 80 songs?

    The Top 500 Songs of the 80’s! # ARTIST SONG 500 STEVE WINWOOD VALERIE 499 BANANARAMA I HEARD A RUMOUR 498 SHALAMAR THE SECOND TIME AROUND 497 MICHAEL MCDONALD SWEET FREEDOM 496 ARETHA FRANKLIN I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING FOR ME

    What was the most popular music in the 1980s?

    – Ghostbusters – Beverly Hills Cop – Top Gun – Crocodile Dundee – 3 Men And A Baby – Gremlins – Batman (people think of it in the ‘90s but it makes the cut)