A Caffè ☕️Lattè 2-part Spotlight:

THE 100 BEST

AC CHART

80s #1 SONGS

 

Middle Of The Road; Easy Listening; Adult Contemporary.

The chart may have changed name but Billboard Magazine has compiled a list of the most popular of the genre’s tracks; those that reached number one. In the 1980s, the genre’s parameters shifted and allowed for a greater mix of styles and crossover hits.

    

 

100 1-2-3 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

99 CHARIOTS OF FIRE - TITLES Vangelis

98 SEASONS CHANGE Expose

97 YOU GOT IT Roy Orbison

96 GOT A HOLD ON ME Christine McVie  

95 AT THIS MOMENT Billy Vera & The Beaters

94 I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU

       Foreigner

93 GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT Chuck Mangione

92 BREAKOUT Swing Out Sister

91 MOONLIGHTING Al Jarreau

 

90 DON’T ASK ME WHY Billy Joel

89 DON’T KNOW MUCH

        Linda Ronstadt with Aaron Neville

88 IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME Cher

87 PART-TIME LOVER Stevie Wonder

86 SEA OF LOVE The Honeydrippers

85 ALL THOSE YEARS AGO George Harrison

84 9 TO 5 Dolly Parton

83 SHE’S LIKE THE WIND

       Patrick Swayze ftg. Wendy Fraser

82 ALL I NEED Jack Wagner

81 SECRET LOVERS Atlantic Starr

 

80 I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT Eddie Rabbitt

79 ALL TIME HIGH Rita Coolidge

78 SUKIYAKI A Taste Of Honey

77 9 TO 5 (MORNING TRAIN) Sheena Easton

76 EVERYWHERE Fleetwood Mac

75 LEAVE A TENDER MOMENT ALONE

       Billy Joel

74 HEARTBREAKER Dionne Warwick

73 LA ISLA BONITA Madonna

72 THE SEARCH IS OVER Survivor    

71 BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE AGAIN

       Steve Winwood

 

70 COULD’VE BEEN Tiffany

69 ALL THIS LOVE DeBarge

68 IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW

      Simply Red

67 LITTLE LIES Fleetwood Mac

66 THE WAY HE MAKES ME FEEL

       Barbra Streisand

65 LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT

       Pure Prairie League

64 HOW ‘BOUT US Champaign

63 THINK OF LAURA Christopher Cross

62 MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY Natalie Cole

61 ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT)

       Lionel Richie

 

60 NOTHING’S GONNA STOP US NOW

       Starship

59 (I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE

        Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

58 WHAT KIND OF FOOL

        Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb

57 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO

        Sergio Mendes

56 IN TOO DEEP Genesis

55 THE WAY IT IS

        Bruce Hornsby & The Range

54 EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY

        Paul Young

53 DEJA VU Dionne Warwick

52 TRUE Spandau Ballet

51 BLUE EYES Elton John