The greatest songs in Billboard Hot 100 history, ranked by TRAX score — a composite of peak position, weeks charted, and milestone bonuses.
#401–#500 of 4,124 · 1980s
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Puttin' On The Ritz
Taco
3,446
Venus
Bananarama
3,445
Mad About You
Belinda Carlisle
3,445
Strut
Sheena Easton
3,442
The Heart Of Rock & Roll
Huey Lewis & the News
3,439
When I Think Of You
Janet Jackson
3,437
Hazy Shade Of Winter
The Bangles
3,437
The Night Owls
Little River Band
3,433
Bad Medicine
Bon Jovi
3,430

Stuck On You
Lionel Richie
3,430
A View To A Kill
Duran Duran
3,429
Here Comes The Rain Again
Eurythmics
3,428
Lost In Emotion
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
3,427
(I Just) Died In Your Arms
Cutting Crew
3,426
I Love You
Climax Blues Band
3,426

The Way You Love Me
Karyn White
3,424
We've Got Tonight
Kenny Rogers
3,424
Lean On Me
Club Nouveau
3,423
Oh Sherrie
Steve Perry
3,422
Tarzan Boy
Baltimora
3,421
You Got It All
Jets, The
3,420

Eyes Without A Face
Billy Idol
3,420

Obsession
Animotion
3,416
Danger Zone
Kenny Loggins
3,416
One More Night
Phil Collins
3,413
Ladies Night
Kool & The Gang
3,412
Father Figure
George Michael
3,411
Young Turks
Rod Stewart
3,408
Sea Of Love
The Honeydrippers
3,404
That Girl
Stevie Wonder
3,388
Drive
the Cars
3,386
Crying
Don Mclean
3,382
The Warrior
Scandal
3,380
Let's Go All The Way
Sly Fox
3,377
I've Never Been To Me
Charlene
3,374
Nightshift
Commodores
3,373

She's Like The Wind
Patrick Swayze
3,373
I Didn't Mean To Turn You On
Robert Palmer
3,371
Twist Of Fate
Olivia Newton-John
3,367
You Make My Dreams
Daryl Hall & John Oates
3,366
Only The Lonely
Motels, The
3,364
Boy From New York City
The Manhattan Transfer
3,364
Keep Your Hands To Yourself
The Georgia Satellites
3,362
Where Do Broken Hearts Go
Whitney Houston
3,361

No One Is To Blame
Howard Jones
3,360
Never Surrender
Corey Hart
3,360
Even The Nights Are Better
Air Supply
3,359
Amanda
Boston
3,350
One On One
Hall & Oates
3,346
Der Kommissar
After the Fire
3,343
Tonight, I Celebrate My Love
Peabo Bryson
3,341
Make Me Lose Control
Eric Carmen
3,339
Cum On Feel The Noize
Quiet Riot
3,337
Manic Monday
Bangles
3,333
Every Little Step
Bobby Brown
3,330
Automatic
The Pointer Sisters
3,328
I Keep Forgettin'
Michael McDonald
3,328
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
Aretha Franklin
3,328
Land Of Confusion
Genesis
3,320

Walk Of Life
Dire Straits
3,319
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Diana Ross
3,319
What Have You Done For Me Lately
Janet Jackson
3,317
You Are
Lionel Richie
3,316

You Give Good Love
Whitney Houston
3,316
The Search Is Over
Survivor
3,314
Stand Back
Stevie Nicks
3,314
Rock On
Michael Damian
3,312
Good Thing
Fine Young Cannibals
3,311
True Colors
Cyndi Lauper
3,310
Leader Of The Band
Dan Fogelberg
3,308
Somewhere Out There
Linda Ronstadt
3,308

Word Up
Cameo
3,306
'65 Love Affair
Paul Davis
3,305
You Can't Hurry Love
Phil Collins
3,300
Oh No
Commodores
3,291
The Wanderer
Donna Summer
3,290
One Thing Leads To Another
Fixx, The
3,289

I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love
Chicago
3,286
I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That
Elton John
3,280
The Boys Of Summer
Don Henley
3,275
What Have I Done To Deserve This?
Pet Shop Boys
3,273
Together Forever (Remix)
Rick Astley
3,265
Can't We Try
Dan Hill
3,265
Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
Samantha Fox
3,264
Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer
Kenny Rogers
3,262
It's My Turn
Diana Ross
3,258
Stray Cat Strut
Stray Cats
3,256
Will You Still Love Me?
Chicago
3,256
One Night In Bangkok
Murray Head
3,256
Freeway Of Love
Aretha Franklin
3,254
Monkey
George Michael
3,254
Real Love
Jody Watley
3,253
All Cried Out
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
3,250
Overkill
Men at Work
3,250
Close My Eyes Forever
Lita Ford
3,243
Notorious
Duran Duran
3,242
The Way You Make Me Feel
Michael Jackson
3,242
Should've Known Better
Richard Marx
3,240
True
Spandau Ballet
3,238
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
Sting
3,238
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.