Saturday 30 August 2025

Top 100 80s Charts

These are the top 100 most popular hits in the UK singles music charts by year, 1980s.

  • Don McLean
    1

    Don McLean

    Crying
  • Barbra Streisand
    2

    Barbra Streisand

    Woman In Love
  • Abba
    3

    Abba

    Super Trouper
  • MASH
    4

    MASH

    Theme From 'M*A*S*H' (Suicide is Painless)
  • Dexy's Midnight Runners
    5

    Dexy's Midnight Runners

    Geno
  • The Police
    6

    The Police

    Don't Stand So Close To Me
  • Kelly Marie
    7

    Kelly Marie

    Feels Like I'm In Love
  • Odyssey
    8

    Odyssey

    Use It Up And Wear It Out
  • The Detroit Spinners
    9

    The Detroit Spinners

    Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me Girl
  • Kenny Rogers
    10

    Kenny Rogers

    Coward Of The County
  • Blondie
    11

    Blondie

    The Tide Is High
  • Ottawan
    12

    Ottawan

    DISCO
  • Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra
    13

    Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra

    Xanadu
  • Fern Kinney
    14

    Fern Kinney

    Together We Are Beautiful
  • Lipps Inc
    15

    Lipps Inc

    Funky Town
  • David Bowie
    16

    David Bowie

    Ashes To Ashes
  • The Pretenders
    17

    The Pretenders

    Brass In Pocket
  • Hot Chocolate
    18

    Hot Chocolate

    No Doubt About It
  • Abba
    19

    Abba

    The Winner Takes It All
  • The Jam
    20

    The Jam

    Going Underground / Dreams Of Children
  • Liquid Gold
    21

    Liquid Gold

    Dance Yourself Dizzy
  • Sheena Easton
    22

    Sheena Easton

    9 To 5
  • Blondie
    23

    Blondie

    Atomic
  • The Specials
    24

    The Specials

    Too Much Too Young (The Special AKA Live! EP)
  • Johnny Logan
    25

    Johnny Logan

    What's Another Year
  • Diana Ross
    26

    Diana Ross

    Upside Down
  • The Jam
    27

    The Jam

    Start
  • Madness
    28

    Madness

    Baggy Trousers
  • St Winifred's School Choir
    29

    St Winifred's School Choir

    There's No One Quite Like Grandma
  • John Lennon
    30

    John Lennon

    (Just Like) Starting Over
  • Status Quo
    31

    Status Quo

    What You're Proposing
  • The Nolans
    32

    The Nolans

    I'm In The Mood For Dancing
  • Randy Crawford
    33

    Randy Crawford

    One Day I'll Fly Away
  • Stevie Wonder
    34

    Stevie Wonder

    Masterblaster (Jammin')
  • Blondie
    35

    Blondie

    Call Me
  • Marti Webb
    36

    Marti Webb

    Take That Look Off Your Face
  • The Whispers
    37

    The Whispers

    And The Beat Goes On
  • Leo Sayer
    38

    Leo Sayer

    More Than I Can Say
  • Stacy Lattisaw
    39

    Stacy Lattisaw

    Jump To The Beat
  • Odyssey
    40

    Odyssey

    If You're Looking For A Way Out
  • The Vapors
    41

    The Vapors

    Turning Japanese
  • Bad Manners
    42

    Bad Manners

    Special Brew
  • Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
    43

    Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

    Back Together Again
  • Madness
    44

    Madness

    My Girl
  • Dennis Waterman
    45

    Dennis Waterman

    I Could Be So Good For You
  • Pink Floyd
    46

    Pink Floyd

    Another Brick In The Wall
  • UB40
    47

    UB40

    King / Food For Thought
  • Paul McCartney
    48

    Paul McCartney

    Coming Up
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers
    49

    Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Could You Be Loved
  • Billy Preston & Syreeta
    50

    Billy Preston & Syreeta

    With You I'm Born Again
  • The Gap Band
    51

    The Gap Band

    Oops Upside Your Head
  • David Essex
    52

    David Essex

    Silver Dream Machine
  • Matchbox
    53

    Matchbox

    When You Ask About Love
  • Stephanie Mills
    54

    Stephanie Mills

    Never Knew Love Like This Before
  • The Korgis
    55

    The Korgis

    Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
  • Jona Lewie
    56

    Jona Lewie

    Stop The Cavalry
  • Hazel O'Connor
    57

    Hazel O'Connor

    Eighth Day
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
    58

    Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

    Enola Gay
  • Roxy Music
    59

    Roxy Music

    Over You
  • Dr Hook
    60

    Dr Hook

    Sexy Eyes
  • Michael Jackson
    61

    Michael Jackson

    She's Out Of My Life
  • Madness
    62

    Madness

    Embarrassment
  • David Bowie
    63

    David Bowie

    Fashion
  • Abba
    64

    Abba

    I Have A Dream
  • The Boomtown Rats
    65

    The Boomtown Rats

    Banana Republic
  • Kate Bush
    66

    Kate Bush

    Babooshka
  • Peter Gabriel
    67

    Peter Gabriel

    Games Without Frontiers
  • Rainbow
    68

    Rainbow

    All Night Long
  • The Piranhas
    69

    The Piranhas

    Tom Hark
  • Elvis Presley
    70

    Elvis Presley

    It's Only Love / Beyond The Reef
  • KC & The Sunshine Band
    71

    KC & The Sunshine Band

    Please Don't Go
  • Sheena Easton
    72

    Sheena Easton

    Modern Girl
  • Adam & The Ants
    73

    Adam & The Ants

    Dog Eat Dog
  • The Detroit Spinners
    74

    The Detroit Spinners

    Cupid / I've Loved You For A Long Time
  • Cliff Richard
    75

    Cliff Richard

    Carrie
  • Styx
    76

    Styx

    Babe
  • Mike Berry
    77

    Mike Berry

    The Sunshine Of Your Smile
  • Spandau Ballet
    78

    Spandau Ballet

    To Cut A Long Story Short
  • UB40
    79

    UB40

    My Way Of Thinking / I Think It's Going To Rain
  • The Beat
    80

    The Beat

    Mirror In The Bathroom
  • The Lambrettas
    81

    The Lambrettas

    Poison Ivy
  • The Specials
    82

    The Specials

    Rat Race / Rude Boys Outa Jail
  • The Nolans
    83

    The Nolans

    Gotta Pull Myself Together
  • The Brothers Johnson
    84

    The Brothers Johnson

    Stomp
  • Jermaine Jackson
    85

    Jermaine Jackson

    Let's Get Serious
  • Crown Heights Affair
    86

    Crown Heights Affair

    You Gave Me Love
  • Kool & The Gang
    87

    Kool & The Gang

    Celebration
  • Diana Ross
    88

    Diana Ross

    My Old Piano
  • Joe Jackson
    89

    Joe Jackson

    It's Different For Girls
  • The Boomtown Rats
    90

    The Boomtown Rats

    Someone's Looking At You
  • Cliff Richard
    91

    Cliff Richard

    Dreamin'
  • Sky
    92

    Sky

    Toccata
  • Elvis Costello
    93

    Elvis Costello

    I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
  • George Benson
    94

    George Benson

    Give Me The Night
  • Keith Michell
    95

    Keith Michell

    Captain Beaky / Wilfred The Weasel
  • Roxy Music
    96

    Roxy Music

    Oh Yeah (On The Radio)
  • Teena Marie
    97

    Teena Marie

    Behind The Groove
  • UB40
    98

    UB40

    The Earth Dies Screaming / Dream A Lie
  • Darts
    99

    Darts

    Let's Hang On
  • Jon & Vangelis
    100

    Jon & Vangelis

    I Hear You Now