TRAX CHARTS
1980sExplore Billboard Hot 100 dominance by artist, album, genre, and label. Scores aggregate all tracks for each entity.
Top Scoring Track by Year
1989
4,9491988
4,3941987
4,2761986
4,6901985
5,5691984
9,2451983
6,5141982
6,1201981
6,4931980
6,191
Bust A Move
Young M.C.
Need You Tonight
INXS
Faith
George Michael
That's What Friends Are For
Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder (as "Dionne & Friends")
Careless Whisper
Wham!
Ghostbusters
Ray Parker Jr.
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
Hurts So Good
John Cougar
Physical
Olivia Newton-Johnn
Another One Bites The Dust
Queen
Top Artists
Top Albums
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#3#4#5
#6#7#8#9
#10
A
A Taste of Honey
Michael Jackson
6trk22,548
Born in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
7trk19,904
GO
Golden (Romeo Santos album)
Michael Jackson
6trk17,141
DO
Don't Be Cruel
Bobby Brown
6trk16,694
True Blue
Madonna
5trk16,359
AN
An Innocent Man
Billy Joel
6trk16,304
CO
Control
Janet Jackson
5trk16,020
BR
Break Out
Pointer Sisters
6trk15,311
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
4trk15,259
Can't Slow Down
Lionel Richie
4trk14,404
Top Genres
How scores work: Each entity's score is the sum of TRAX scores for all its charted tracks. Track scores combine peak position, milestone week bonuses, and weekly positional values.