Number-one Airplay Hits
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| 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990s → |
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Weeks at number one |
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| 1984 | |||
| October 20 | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" | Stevie Wonder | 3 |
| November 10 | "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" | Wham! | 4 |
| December 8 | "Out of Touch" | Daryl Hall and John Oates | 2 |
| December 22 | "Like a Virgin" | Madonna | 5 |
| 1985 | |||
| January 26 | "You're the Inspiration" | Chicago | 1 |
| February 2 | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | Foreigner | 2 |
| February 16 | "Careless Whisper" | Wham! featuring George Michael | 3 |
| March 9 | "Can't Fight This Feeling" | REO Speedwagon | 3 |
| March 30 | "One More Night" | Phil Collins | 2 |
| April 13 | "We Are the World" | USA for Africa | 4 |
| May 11 | "Crazy for You" | Madonna | 1 |
| May 18 | "Don't You (Forget About Me)" | Simple Minds | 1 |
| May 25 | "Everything She Wants" | Wham! | 2 |
| June 8 | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | Tears for Fears | 2 |
| June 22 | "Sussudio" | Phil Collins | 4 |
| July 20 | "Raspberry Beret" | Prince | 1 |
| July 27 | "Everytime You Go Away" | Paul Young | 1 |
| August 3 | "Shout" | Tears for Fears | 3 |
| August 24 | "The Power of Love" | Huey Lewis and the News | 3 |
| September 14 | "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" | John Parr | 1 |
| September 21 | "Money for Nothing" | Dire Straits | 3 |
| October 12 | "Take on Me" | a-ha | 2 |
| October 26 | "Part-Time Lover" | Stevie Wonder | 3 |
| November 16 | "We Built This City" | Starship | 2 |
| November 30 | "Separate Lives" | Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin | 2 |
| December 14 | "Broken Wings" | Mr. Mister | 1 |
| December 21 | "Say You, Say Me" | Lionel Richie | 5 |
| 1986 | |||
| January 25 | "That's What Friends Are For" | Dionne and Friends | 3 |
| February 15 | "How Will I Know" | Whitney Houston | 2 |
| March 1 | "Kyrie" | Mr. Mister | 2 |
| March 15 | "Sara" | Starship | 1 |
| March 22 | "These Dreams" | Heart | 1 |
| March 29 | "Rock Me Amadeus" | Falco | 3 |
| April 19 | "Kiss" | Prince | 2 |
| May 3 | "West End Girls" | Pet Shop Boys | 2 |
| May 17 | "Greatest Love of All" | Whitney Houston | 2 |
| May 31 | "Live to Tell" | Madonna | 3 |
| June 21 | "On My Own" | Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald | 2 |
| July 5 | "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" | Billy Ocean | 1 |
| July 12 | "Invisible Touch" | Genesis | 3 |
| August 2 | "Glory of Love" | Peter Cetera | 2 |
| August 16 | "Papa Don't Preach" | Madonna | 2 |
| August 30 | "Higher Love" | Steve Winwood | 2 |
| September 13 | "Dancing on the Ceiling" | Lionel Richie | 1 |
| September 20 | "Stuck with You" | Huey Lewis and the News | 3 |
| October 11 | "When I Think of You" | Janet Jackson | 2 |
| October 25 | "True Colors" | Cyndi Lauper | 2 |
| November 8 | "Amanda" | Boston | 3 |
| November 29 | "Human" | The Human League | 1 |
| December 6 | "The Way It Is" | Bruce Hornsby and the Range | 2 |
| December 20 | "Walk Like an Egyptian" | The Bangles | 4 |
| 1987 | |||
| January 17 | "Shake You Down" | Gregory Abbott | 1 |
| January 24 | "At This Moment" | Billy Vera and the Beaters | 1 |
| January 31 | "Open Your Heart" | Madonna | 2 |
| February 14 | "Livin' on a Prayer" | Bon Jovi | 4 |
| March 14 | "Jacob's Ladder" | Huey Lewis and the News | 1 |
| March 21 | "Lean on Me" | Club Nouveau | 2 |
| April 4 | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" | Starship | 3 |
| April 25 | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" | Aretha Franklin and George Michael | 3 |
| May 16 | "With or Without You" | U2 | 3 |
| June 6 | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | Kim Wilde | 1 |
| June 13 | "Always" | Atlantic Starr | 1 |
| June 20 | "Head to Toe" | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam | 1 |
| June 27 | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Whitney Houston | 3 |
| July 18 | "Alone" | Heart | 2 |
| August 1 | "Shakedown" | Bob Seger | 1 |
| August 8 | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | U2 | 1 |
| August 15 | "Who's That Girl" | Madonna | 2 |
| August 29 | "La Bamba" | Los Lobos | 3 |
| September 19 | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett | 1 |
| September 26 | "Didn't We Almost Have It All" | Whitney Houston | 1 |
| October 3 | "Here I Go Again" | Whitesnake | 1 |
| October 10 | "Lost in Emotion" | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam | 1 |
| October 17 | "Bad" | Michael Jackson | 2 |
| October 31 | "I Think We're Alone Now" | Tiffany | 2 |
| November 14 | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes | 2 |
| November 28 | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" | Belinda Carlisle | 1 |
| December 5 | "Faith" | George Michael | 5 |
| 1988 | |||
| January 9 | "Got My Mind Set On You" | George Harrison | 1 |
| January 16 | "Need You Tonight" | INXS | 1 |
| January 23 | "Could've Been" | Tiffany | 3 |
| February 13 | "Father Figure" | George Michael | 4 |
| March 12 | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | Rick Astley | 1 |
| March 19 | "Man in the Mirror" | Michael Jackson | 3 |
| April 9 | "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" | Billy Ocean | 2 |
| April 23 | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | Whitney Houston | 1 |
| April 30 | "Anything for You" | Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine | 2 |
| May 14 | "One More Try" | George Michael | 4 |
| June 11 | "Together Forever" | Rick Astley | 1 |
| June 18 | "Foolish Beat" | Debbie Gibson | 2 |
| July 2 | "The Flame" | Cheap Trick | 2 |
| July 16 | "Hold On to the Nights" | Richard Marx | 1 |
| July 23 | "Roll With It" | Steve Winwood | 4 |
| August 20 | "Monkey" | George Michael | 2 |
| September 3 | "Sweet Child o' Mine" | Guns N' Roses | 2 |
| September 17 | "Love Bites" | Def Leppard | 2 |
| October 1 | "Red Red Wine" | UB40 | 1 |
| October 8 | "Groovy Kind of Love" | Phil Collins | 2 |
| October 22 | "Kokomo" | The Beach Boys | 2 |
| November 5 | "Wild, Wild West" | The Escape Club | 1 |
| November 12 | "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley" | Will to Power | 1 |
| November 19 | "Look Away" | Chicago | 3 |
| December 10 | "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | Poison | 4 |
| 1989 | |||
| January 7 | "Two Hearts" | Phil Collins | 2 |
| January 21 | "When I'm With You" | Sheriff | 1 |
| January 28 | "Straight Up" | Paula Abdul | 3 |
| February 18 | "Lost In Your Eyes" | Debbie Gibson | 3 |
| March 11 | "The Living Years" | Mike + The Mechanics | 1 |
| March 18 | "Eternal Flame" | The Bangles | 1 |
| March 25 | "The Look" | Roxette | 2 |
| April 8 | "Like a Prayer" | Madonna | 3 |
| April 29 | "I'll Be There for You" | Bon Jovi | 1 |
| May 6 | "Forever Your Girl" | Paula Abdul | 2 |
| May 20 | "Rock On" | Michael Damian | 1 |
| May 27 | "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" | New Kids on the Block | 2 |
| June 10 | "Satisfied" | Richard Marx | 2 |
| June 24 | "Good Thing" | Fine Young Cannibals | 2 |
| July 8 | "If You Don't Know Me By Now" | Simply Red | 1 |
| July 15 | "Toy Soldiers" | Martika | 1 |
| July 22 | "Right Here Waiting" | Richard Marx | 5 |
| August 26 | "Cold Hearted" | Paula Abdul | 1 |
| September 2 | "Don't Wanna Lose You" | Gloria Estefan | 1 |
| September 9 | "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" | Milli Vanilli | 3 |
| September 30 | "Miss You Much" | Janet Jackson | 3 |
| October 21 | "Listen to Your Heart" | Roxette | 1 |
| October 28 | "When I See You Smile" | Bad English | 1 |
| November 11 | "Blame It on the Rain" | Milli Vanilli | 2 |
| November 25 | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | Billy Joel | 1 |
| December 2 | "Another Day in Paradise" | Phil Collins | 6 |
- "Another Day in Paradise" sixth week at number one was in the first week of 1990 (issue date January 6), becoming the first song to spend more than five weeks at the top of this chart.
Read more about this topic: List Of Hot 100 Airplay Number-one Singles Of 1985 (U.S.)
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