The greatest songs in Billboard Hot 100 history, ranked by TRAX score — a composite of peak position, weeks charted, and milestone bonuses.
#1,901–#2,000 of 4,124 · 1980s
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Get That Love
Thompson Twins
1,215
Birthday Suit
Johnny Kemp
1,215
Lost Her In The Sun
John Stewart
1,214
Hyperactive
Robert Palmer
1,213
You're Supposed To Keep Your Love For Me
Jermaine Jackson
1,213
Put Your Mouth On Me
Eddie Murphy
1,213
Hooked On Swing
Larry Elgart
1,212
The Arms Of Orion
Prince
1,211
I Get Excited
Rick Springfield
1,210
Get Closer
Linda Ronstadt
1,208
Missed Opportunity
Daryl Hall & John Oates
1,207
Tragedy
John Hunter
1,203
Show Me
Cover Girls, The
1,203
The Clapping Song
Pia Zadora
1,202
Only When You Leave
Spandau Ballet
1,201
Sun City
Artists United Against Apartheid
1,201
Out Of Mind Out Of Sight
Models
1,199
How Does It Feel To Be Back
Daryl Hall & John Oates
1,198
17
Rick James
1,195
Hold Me 'Til The Morning Comes
Paul Anka
1,195

Boys Do Fall In Love
Robin Gibb
1,194
Let Go
Sharon Bryant
1,192
King Of The Hill
Rick Pinette and Oak
1,192
Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive
Men at Work
1,191
Tears
John Waite
1,190
White Wedding
Billy Idol
1,186
No Lookin' Back
Michael McDonald
1,185
Sugar Don't Bite
Sam Harris
1,185
She Won't Talk To Me
Luther Vandross
1,184
Lucky
Greg Kihn
1,184
Downtown
One 2 Many
1,184
Bad Boy
Ray Parker Jr.
1,184
Blessed Are The Believers
Anne Murray
1,184
My Brave Face
Paul McCartney
1,182
I Need Your Lovin'
Teena Marie
1,181
Dance Little Sister (Part One)
Terence Trent D'Arby
1,181
A Life Of Illusion
Joe Walsh
1,179
I Feel The Earth Move
Martika
1,179
Sugar Daddy
Thompson Twins
1,176
Even It Up
Heart
1,175
Hey There Lonely Girl
Robert John
1,175
Cover Of Love
Michael Damian
1,174
Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone
Golden Earring
1,174
Feels So Good
Van Halen
1,173
Making Love In The Rain
Herb Alpert
1,170
The Way He Makes Me Feel
Barbra Streisand
1,169
Da' Butt
E.U.
1,163

Burnin' For You
Blue Öyster Cult
1,162
Goldmine
The Pointer Sisters
1,161
Jam Tonight
Freddie Jackson
1,160
In Neon
Elton John
1,160
Nightime
Pretty Poison
1,159
Flames Of Paradise
Jennifer Rush
1,159
Remember The Nights
Motels, The
1,157

I'm Alive
Neil Diamond
1,157
One Hit (To The Body)
the Rolling Stones
1,156
Kiss And Tell
Bryan Ferry
1,152
Nice Girls
Eye To Eye
1,152
I Won't Stand In Your Way
Stray Cats
1,150
When We Kiss
Bardeux
1,149
I Don't Know Where To Start
Eddie Rabbitt
1,148
On The Way To The Sky
Neil Diamond
1,147
I Can't Let Go
Linda Ronstadt
1,147
I'm Not The One
the Cars
1,146
Call Me
Skyy
1,145
Sea Of Love
Del Shannon
1,145
Livin' In Desperate Times
Olivia Newton-John
1,144
Everyday I Write The Book
Elvis Costello
1,144
Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)
Don Felder
1,142
Obscene Phone Caller
Rockwell
1,142
Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)
The Icicle Works
1,142
I Will Be There
Glass Tiger
1,141
Light Of Day
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
1,140
How Do You Keep The Music Playing
James Ingram
1,138
Notorious
Loverboy
1,137
Cold Love
Donna Summer
1,137
You Know That I Love You
Santana
1,136
I Want You, I Need You
Chris Christian
1,135
Mister Sandman
Emmylou Harris
1,135
Glamour Boys
Living Colour
1,132
Sugar Free
Wa Wa Nee
1,132
My Heart Skips A Beat
Cover Girls, The
1,131
Paranoimia
Art Of Noise, The
1,130
Years
Wayne Newton
1,129
Lady
Whispers, The
1,127
Bang Your Head (Metal Health)
Quiet Riot
1,126
Vox Humana
Kenny Loggins
1,126

After The Glitter Fades
Stevie Nicks
1,126
Anyone Can See
Irene Cara
1,126
Valley Girl
Frank Zappa
1,125
Little Jackie Wants To Be A Star
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
1,124
Stars On 45 III (A Tribute To Stevie Wonder) (Medley)
Stars On 45
1,119
Little By Little
Robert Plant
1,117
Mama Used To Say
Junior
1,117
Miracles
Stacy Lattisaw
1,115
I Couldn't Say No
Robert Ellis Orrall
1,111
Velcro Fly
ZZ Top
1,109
Be Mine Tonight
Neil Diamond
1,109
Chloe
Elton John
1,107
Hold Me
Teddy Pendergrass
1,107
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.