1980
| Song | Artist | Date |
| Escape (The Pina Colada Song) | Rupert Holmes | Dec 22, '79 - Jan 4 |
| Please Don't Go | KC & the Sunshine Band | Jan 5 - Jan 18 |
| Rock With You | Michael Jackson | Jan 19 - Feb 15 |
| Do That To Me One More Time | Captain & Tennille | Feb 16 - Feb 22 |
| Crazy Little Thing Called Love | Queen | Feb 23 - Mar 21 |
| Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) | Pink Floyd | Mar 22 - Apr 18 |
| Call Me | Blondie | Apr 19 - May 30 |
| Funkytown | Lipps Inc. | May 31 - Jun 27 |
| Coming Up (Live At Glasgow) | Paul McCartney & Wings | Jun 28 - Jul 18 |
| It's Still Rock and Roll to Me | Billy Joel | Jul 19 - Aug 1 |
| Magic | Olivia Newton-John | Aug 2 - Aug 29 |
| Sailing | Christopher Cross | Aug 30 - Sept 5 |
| Upside Down | Diana Ross | Sept 6 - Oct 3 |
| Another One Bites the Dust | Queen | Oct 4 - Oct 24 |
| Woman in Love | Barbra Streisand | Oct 25 - Nov 14 |
| Lady | Kenny Rogers | Nov 15 - Dec 26 |
| (Just Like) Starting Over | John Lennon | Dec 27 - Jan 30, '81 |
1981
| Song | Artist | Date |
| (Just Like) Starting Over | John Lennon | Dec 27, '80 - Jan 30 |
| The Tide Is High | Blondie | Jan 31 - Feb 6 |
| Celebration | Kool & The Gang | Feb 7 - Feb 20 |
| 9 to 5 | Dolly Parton | Feb 21 - Mar 6 |
| I Love A Rainy Night | Eddie Rabbit | Mar 7 - Mar 20 |
| Keep On Loving You | REO Speedwagon | Mar 21 - Mar 27 |
| Rapture | Blondie | Mar 28 - Apr 10 |
| Kiss On My List | Hall & Oates | Apr 11 - May 1 |
| Morning Train (Nine To Five) | Sheena Easton | May 2 - May 15 |
| Bette Davis Eyes | Kim Carnes | May 16 - Jul 17 |
| Medley | Stars on 45 | Jul 18 - Jul 24 |
| The One That You Love | Air Supply | Jul 25 - Jul 31 |
| Jessie's Girl | Rick Springfield | Aug 1 - Aug 14 |
| Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie | Aug 15 - Oct 16 |
| Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) | Christopher Cross | Oct 17 - Nov 6 |
| Private Eyes | Hall & Oates | Nov 7 - Nov 20 |
| Physical | Olivia Newton-John | Nov 21 - Jan 29, '82 |
1982
| Song | Artist | Date |
| Physical | Olivia Newton-John | Nov 21, '81 - Jan 29 |
| I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) | Hall & Oates | Jan 30 - Feb 5 |
| Centerfold | J. Geils Band | Feb 6 - Mar 19 |
| I Love Rock n' Roll | Joan Jett & the Blackhearts | Mar 20 - May 7 |
| Chariots of Fire | Vangelis | May 8 - May 14 |
| Ebony and Ivory | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder | May 15 - Jul 2 |
| Don't You Want Me | The Human League | Jul 3 - Jul 23 |
| Eye of the Tiger | Survivor | Jul 24 - Sept 3 |
| Abracadabra | The Steve Miller Band | Sept 4 - Sept 17 |
| Hard to Say I'm Sorry | Chicago | Sept 18 - Oct 1 |
| Jack & Diane | John Mellencamp | Oct 2 - Oct 29 |
| Who Can It Be Now? | Men at Work | Oct 30 - Nov 5 |
| Up Where We Belong | Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes | Nov 6 - Nov 26 |
| Truly | Lionel Richie | Nov 27 - Dec 10 |
| Mickey | Toni Basil | Dec 11- Dec 17 |
| Maneater | Hall & Oates | Dec 18 - Jan 14, '83 |
1983
| Song | Artist | Date |
| Maneater | Hall & Oates | Dec 18, '82 - Jan 14 |
| Down Under | Men at Work | Jan 15 - Feb 11 |
| Africa | Toto | Feb 12 - Feb 18 |
| Baby, Come To Me | Patti Austin featuring James Ingram | Feb 19 - Mar 4 |
| Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | Mar 5 - Apr 22 |
| Come On Eileen | Dexys Midnight Runners | Apr 23 - Apr 29 |
| Beat It | Michael Jackson | Apr 30 - May 20 |
| Let's Dance | David Bowie | May 21 - May 27 |
| Flashdance... What A Feeling | Irene Cara | May 28 - Jul 8 |
| Every Breath You Take | The Police | Jul 9 - Sept 2 |
| Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | Eurythmics | Sept 3 - Sept 9 |
| Maniac | Michael Sembello | Sept 10 - Sept 23 |
| Tell Her About It | Billy Joel | Sept 24 - Sept 30 |
| Total Eclipse of the Heart | Bonnie Tyler | Oct 1 - Oct 28 |
| Islands In the Stream | Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton | Oct 29 - Nov 11 |
| All Night Long (All Night) | Lionel Richie | Nov 12 - Dec 9 |
| Say Say Say | Paul McCartney featuring Michael Jackson | Dec 10 - Jan 20, '84 |
1984
| Song | Artist | Date |
| Say Say Say | Paul McCartney featuring Michael Jackson | Dec 10, '83 - Jan 20 |
| Owner of a Lonely Heart | Yes | Jan 21 - Feb 3 |
| Karma Chameleon | Culture Club | Feb 4 - Feb 24 |
| Jump | Van Halen | Feb 25 - Mar 20 |
| Footloose | Kenny Loggins | Mar 31 - Apr 20 |
| Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) | Phil Collins | Apr 21 - May 11 |
| Hello | Lionel Richie | May 12 - May 25 |
| Let's Hear It For the Boy | Deniece Williams | May 26 - Jun 8 |
| Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper | Jun 9 - Jun 22 |
| The Reflex | Duran Duran | Jun 23 - Jul 6 |
| When Doves Cry | Prince | Jul 7 - Aug 10 |
| Ghostbusters | Ray Parker, Jr. | Aug 11 - Aug 31 |
| What's Love Got to Do With It | Tina Turner | Sept 1 - Sept 21 |
| Missing You | John Waite | Sept 22 - Sept 28 |
| Let's Go Crazy | Prince & The Revolution | Sept 29 - Oct 12 |
| Just Called To Say I Love You | Stevie Wonder | Oct 13 - Nov 2 |
| Caribbean
Queen (No More Love
On the Run) |
Billy Ocean | Nov 3 - Nov 16 |
| Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | Wham! | Nov 17 - Dec 7 |
| Out of Touch | Hall & Oates | Dec 8 - Dec 21 |
| Like a Virgin | Madonna | Dec 22 - Feb 1, '85 |
1985
| Song | Artist | Date |
| Like a Virgin | Madonna | Dec 22, '84 - Feb 1 |
| I Want to Know What Love Is | Foreigner | Feb 2 - Feb 15 |
| Careless Whisper | Wham! | Feb 16 - Mar 8 |
| Can't Fight This Feeling | REO Speedwagon | Mar 9 - Mar 29 |
| One More Night | Phil Collins | Mar 30 - Apr 12 |
| We Are The World | USA For Africa | Apr 13 - May 10 |
| Crazy for You | Madonna | May 11 - May 17 |
| Don't You (Forget About Me) | Simple Minds | May 18 - May 24 |
| Everything She Wants | Wham! | May 25 - Jun 7 |
| Everybody Wants To Rule The World | Tears For Fears | Jun 8 - Jun 21 |
| Heaven | Bryan Adams | Jun 22 - Jul 5 |
| Sussudio | Phil Collins | Jul 6 - Jul 12 |
| A View to a Kill | Duran Duran | Jul 13 - Jul 26 |
| Everytime You Go Away | Paul Young | Jul 27 - Aug 2 |
| Shout | Tears For Fears | Aug 3 - Aug 23 |
| The Power of Love | Huey Lewis & The News | Aug 24 - Sept 6 |
| St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) | John Parr | Sept 7 - Sept 20 |
| Money For Nothing | Dire Straits | Sept 21 - Oct 11 |
| Oh Sheila | Ready For the World | Oct 12 - Oct 18 |
| Take On Me | a-ha | Oct 19 - Oct 25 |
| Saving All My Love For You | Whitney Houston | Oct 26 - Nov 1 |
| Part Time Lover | Stevie Wonder | Nov 2 - Nov 8 |
| Miami Vice Theme | Jan Hammer | Nov 9 - Nov 15 |
| We Built This City | Starship | Nov 16 - Nov 29 |
| Separate Lives | Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin | Nov 30 - Dec 6 |
| Broken Wings | Mr. Mister | Dec 7 - Dec 20 |
| Say You, Say Me | Lionel Richie | Dec 21 - Jan 17, '86 |
