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TRAX TOP 5000

The greatest songs in Billboard Hot 100 history, ranked by TRAX score — a composite of peak position, weeks charted, and milestone bonuses.

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PeakAll#1 OnlyTop 10Top 40

#101–#200 of 229 · 1980s · #1 Only

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#101

Never Gonna Give You Up

Rick Astley

1988#124wk

4,074

#102

The Way It Is

Bruce Hornsby & The Range

1986#122wk

4,036

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About TRAX Score: Calculated from peak position (101 − peak), milestone week bonuses (60× top 40, 90× top 10, 99× weeks at #2, 100× weeks at #1), plus a weekly positional sum (126 − position for each charted week). Higher is better.

#103

Power Of Love

Huey Lewis & the News

1985#119wk

4,033

#104

Livin' On A Prayer

Bon Jovi

1987#122wk

4,032

#105

The Reflex

Duran Duran

1984#121wk

4,028

#106

Wishing Well

Terence Trent D'Arby

1988#125wk

4,026

#107

Shake You Down

Gregory Abbott

1987#122wk

4,021

#108

Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley

Will to Power

1988#124wk

4,021

#109
Take On Me

Take On Me

a-ha

1985#127wk

4,016

#110

Rapture

Blondie

1981#120wk

4,001

#111

The Flame

Cheap Trick

1988#127wk

3,990

#112

Anything For You

Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

1988#123wk

3,988

#113

Stars on 45 Medley

Stars On 45

1981#121wk

3,977

#114

Part-Time Lover

Stevie Wonder

1985#121wk

3,976

#115

Truly

Lionel Richie

1982#118wk

3,969

#116

La Bamba

Los Lobos

1987#121wk

3,944

#117
So Emotional

So Emotional

Whitney Houston

1988#119wk

3,941

#118

Kiss

Prince

1986#120wk

3,938

#119
Blame It On The Rain

Blame It On The Rain

Milli Vanilli

1989#123wk

3,936

#120

We Didn't Start The Fire

Billy Joel

1989#119wk

3,929

#121

Addicted To Love

Robert Palmer

1986#122wk

3,926

#122
Greatest Love Of All

Greatest Love Of All

Whitney Houston

1986#120wk

3,924

#123

Can't Fight This Feeling

REO Speedwagon

1985#118wk

3,919

#124

When I'm With You

Sheriff

1989#128wk

3,910

#125

Miss You Much

Janet Jackson

1989#120wk

3,905

#126

Come On Eileen

Dexys Midnight Runners

1983#123wk

3,905

#127

Always

Atlantic Starr

1987#122wk

3,899

#128

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

Whitney Houston

1987#118wk

3,895

#129

When I See You Smile

Bad English

1989#122wk

3,893

#130

Don't You (Forget About Me)

Simple Minds

1985#122wk

3,881

#131
Human

Human

Human League, The

1986#120wk

3,879

#132

Heaven Is A Place On Earth

Belinda Carlisle

1987#121wk

3,865

#133

Morning Train (Nine To Five)

Sheena Easton

1981#121wk

3,861

#134

Right Here Waiting

Richard Marx

1989#121wk

3,855

#135

(I've Had) The Time Of My Life

Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

1987#121wk

3,855

#136

Africa

Toto

1983#121wk

3,855

#137

Shout

Tears for Fears

1985#119wk

3,853

#138

St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)

John Parr

1985#122wk

3,853

#139

One More Try

George Michael

1988#118wk

3,848

#140
There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)

There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)

Billy Ocean

1986#121wk

3,848

#141

You Give Love A Bad Name

Bon Jovi

1986#124wk

3,840

#142

We Are The World

USA for Africa

1985#118wk

3,837

#143
Saving All My Love For You

Saving All My Love For You

Whitney Houston

1985#122wk

3,836

#144

She Drives Me Crazy

Fine Young Cannibals

1989#123wk

3,834

#145

Sledgehammer

Peter Gabriel

1986#121wk

3,817

#146

West End Girls

Pet Shop Boys

1986#120wk

3,802

#147

I Think We're Alone Now

Tiffany

1987#124wk

3,795

#148

A Groovy Kind Of Love

Phil Collins

1988#125wk

3,786

#149

I'll Be Loving You (Forever)

New Kids on the Block

1989#121wk

3,785

#150

Sailing

Christopher Cross

1980#121wk

3,780

#151

Don't Worry Be Happy (Edit)

Bobby Mcferrin

1988#126wk

3,780

#152

Roll With It

Steve Winwood

1988#118wk

3,769

#153
Seasons Change

Seasons Change

Exposé

1988#120wk

3,768

#154

Red Red Wine '88

UB40

1988#125wk

3,754

#155

Forever Your Girl

Paula Abdul

1989#122wk

3,754

#156

Kyrie

Mr. Mister

1986#120wk

3,748

#157
Tell Her About It

Tell Her About It

Billy Joel

1983#118wk

3,747

#158

Glory Of Love (Theme From The Karate Kid Part II)

Peter Cetera

1986#121wk

3,738

#159
Girl I'm Gonna Miss You

Girl I'm Gonna Miss You

Milli Vanilli

1989#122wk

3,730

#160
The One That You Love

The One That You Love

Air Supply

1981#119wk

3,722

#161

Holding Back The Years

Simply Red

1986#123wk

3,709

#162

Higher Love

Steve Winwood

1986#122wk

3,704

#163

Could've Been

Tiffany

1988#120wk

3,704

#164

Everything She Wants (Remix)

Wham!

1985#120wk

3,698

#165
Sara

Sara

Starship

1986#120wk

3,697

#166
Listen To Your Heart

Listen To Your Heart

Roxette

1989#122wk

3,696

#167

Miami Vice Theme

Jan Hammer

1985#122wk

3,694

#168

If You Don't Know Me By Now

Simply Red

1989#122wk

3,692

#169

Shakedown

Bob Seger

1987#118wk

3,691

#170

Baby Don't Forget My Number

Milli Vanilli

1989#121wk

3,683

#171

Hold On To The Nights

Richard Marx

1988#121wk

3,683

#172

Love Bites

Def Leppard

1988#123wk

3,677

#173

Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car

Billy Ocean

1988#120wk

3,677

#174

With Or Without You

U2

1987#118wk

3,677

#175

Lost In Your Eyes

Debbie Gibson

1989#119wk

3,675

#176

The Living Years

Mike + The Mechanics

1989#120wk

3,666

#177

Head To Toe

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

1987#120wk

3,662

#178

The Next Time I Fall

Peter Cetera

1986#121wk

3,655

#179

I'll Be There For You

Bon Jovi

1989#122wk

3,654

#180

Heaven

Bryan Adams

1985#119wk

3,648

#181

Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From Top Gun)

Berlin

1986#121wk

3,641

#182

Stuck With You

Huey Lewis & the News

1986#119wk

3,624

#183

Eternal Flame

the Bangles

1989#119wk

3,602

#184

Live To Tell

Madonna

1986#118wk

3,595

#185

Sussudio

Phil Collins

1985#117wk

3,583

#186

These Dreams

Heart

1986#120wk

3,577

#187

Papa Don't Preach

Madonna

1986#118wk

3,572

#188

Mony Mony "Live"

Billy Idol

1987#122wk

3,567

#189
The Look

The Look

Roxette

1989#119wk

3,563

#190

You Keep Me Hangin' On

Kim Wilde

1987#121wk

3,559

#191

Foolish Beat

Debbie Gibson

1988#120wk

3,558

#192
Two Hearts

Two Hearts

Phil Collins

1989#118wk

3,555

#193
Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers

Martika

1989#120wk

3,535

#194

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

U2

1987#117wk

3,521

#195

Open Your Heart

Madonna

1987#118wk

3,516

#196

Man In The Mirror

Michael Jackson

1988#117wk

3,514

#197

Don't Wanna Lose You

Gloria Estefan

1989#118wk

3,512

#198

Rock Me Amadeus

Falco

1986#117wk

3,501

#199

Didn't We Almost Have It All

Whitney Houston

1987#117wk

3,492

#200

Like A Prayer

Madonna

1989#116wk

3,451