Prince & the Revolution “ Purple Rain” (1984)Ĥ6. Irene Cara “ Flashdance.What a Feelin’” (1983)Ĥ5. Tina Turner “ What’s Love Got to Do with It?” (1984)Ĥ4. Prince & the Revolution “ Kiss” (1986)Ĥ2. George Michael “ Careless Whisper” (1984)ģ9.ğrankie Goes to Hollywood “ Relax” (1983)Ĥ0. Lionel Richie “ All Night Long (All Night)” (1983)ģ8. Willie Nelson “ Always on My Mind” (1982)ģ7. Tears for Fears “ Everybody Wants to Rule the World” (1985)ģ6. with Steven Tyler & Joe Perry “ Walk This Way” (1986)ģ5. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five “ The Message” (1982)ģ3. Olivia Newton-John “ Physical” (1981)ģ0.Ĝyndi Lauper “ Girls Just Want to Have Fun” (1983)ģ1.Ğurythmics “ Sweet Dreams Are Made of This” (1983)ģ2. U2 “ I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” (1987)Ģ7.ğoreigner “ I Want to Know What Love Is” (1984)Ģ8.ĝexy’s Midnight Runner “ Come on Eileen” (1982)Ģ9. Queen “ Another One Bites the Dust” (1980)Ģ2. Whitney Houston “ I Wanna Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me” (1987)Ģ0. The Human League “ Don’t You Want Me?” (1981)ġ9. Journey “ Don’t Stop Believin’” (1981)ġ5. Joy Division “ Love Will Tear Us Apart”(1980)ġ3. Lionel Richie & Diana Ross “ Endless Love” (1981)ġ1.ĚC/DC “ You Shook Me All Night Long” (1980)ġ2. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts “ I Love Rock and Roll” (1981)Ĩ. Guns N’ Roses “ Sweet Child O’ Mine” (1987)ĥ. The Police “ Every Breath You Take” (1983)ģ. Rankings are figured by combining sales figures, chart data, radio airplay, video airplay, streaming figures, awards, and appearances on best-of lists.Ĭheck out other “songs of the decade” lists here.Ģ. These are the top 100 songs from the 1980s according to Dave’s Music Database.