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.
#501–#600 of 4,124 · 1980s
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#501
What You Need
INXS
1986#520wk
3,236
#502
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Police, The
1981#319wk
3,223
#503
If Ever You're In My Arms Again
Peabo Bryson
1984#1025wk
3,220
#504
Little Lies
Fleetwood Mac
1987#421wk
3,220
#505
Typical Male
Tina Turner
1986#216wk
3,218
#506
Sign Your Name
Terence Trent D'Arby
1988#421wk
3,216
#507
Sister Christian
Night Ranger
1984#524wk
3,216
#508
Second Chance
38 Special
1989#621wk
3,215
#509
Lookin' For Love
Johnny Lee
1980#521wk
3,213
#510
Catch Me (I'm Falling)
Pretty Poison
1987#823wk
3,210
#511
Rock This Town
Stray Cats
1982#921wk
3,210
#512
I Want To Be Your Man
Roger
1988#321wk
3,210
#513
Running With The Night
Lionel Richie
1984#719wk
3,209
#514
To All The Girls I've Loved Before
Julio Iglesias
1984#521wk
3,209
#515
Better Be Good To Me
Tina Turner
1984#521wk
3,208
#516
Control
Janet Jackson
1987#518wk
3,205
#517
Two Of Hearts
Stacey Q
1986#322wk
3,196
#518
Born To Be My Baby
Bon Jovi
1989#320wk
3,196
#519
Invisible Touch
Genesis
1986#117wk
3,194
#520
Trouble
Lindsey Buckingham
1982#919wk
3,192
#521
Words Get In The Way
Miami Sound Machine
1986#524wk
3,192
#522
I'm Alright
Kenny Loggins
1980#722wk
3,192
#523
With Every Beat Of My Heart
Taylor Dayne
1989#518wk
3,189
#524
So Alive
Love and Rockets
1989#320wk
3,189
#525
Let's Get Serious
Jermaine Jackson
1980#923wk
3,187
#526
Material Girl
Madonna
1985#217wk
3,186
#527
We Don't Need Another Hero
Tina Turner
1985#218wk
3,183
#528
Where Are You Now?
Synch
1989#1036wk
3,181
#529
Batdance
Prince
1989#118wk
3,180
#530
Suddenly
Billy Ocean
1985#422wk
3,176
#531
That's All
Genesis
1984#620wk
3,170
#532
Don't Be Cruel
Bobby Brown
1988#826wk
3,170
#533
The Sweetest Taboo
Sade
1986#522wk
3,169
#534
Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)
Sheena Easton
1983#922wk
3,169
#535
If You Leave
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
1986#420wk
3,165
#536
Our Lips Are Sealed
the Go-Go's
1981#2030wk
3,164
#537
All Through The Night
Cyndi Lauper
1984#519wk
3,162
#538
Giving It Up For Your Love
Delbert McClinton
1981#819wk
3,159
#539
Jacob's Ladder
Huey Lewis & the News
1987#115wk
3,158
#540
Don't Shed A Tear
Paul Carrack
1988#924wk
3,156
#541
Make It Real
Jets, The
1988#420wk
3,154
#542
Who's That Girl
Madonna
1987#116wk
3,152
#543
Head Over Heels
Tears for Fears
1985#320wk
3,152
#544
In My House
Mary Jane Girls
1985#722wk
3,150
#545
We Don't Talk Anymore
Cliff Richard
1980#720wk
3,149
#546
Crush On You
Jets, The
1986#320wk
3,148
#547
I Know There's Something Going On
Frida
1983#1329wk
3,148
#548
Whip It
Devo
1980#1425wk
3,148
#549
Angel Eyes
Jeff Healey Band
1989#522wk
3,147
#550
Take Me Home Tonight
Eddie Money
1986#423wk
3,143
#551
Rocket 2 U
Jets, The
1988#622wk
3,142
#552
All Those Years Ago
George Harrison
1981#216wk
3,141
#553
Hearts
Marty Balin
1981#821wk
3,141
#554
Freeze-Frame
J. Geils Band
1982#416wk
3,137
#555
Lay Your Hands On Me
Thompson Twins
1985#620wk
3,130
#556
I Heard A Rumour
Bananarama
1987#419wk
3,125
#557
This Is It
Kenny Loggins
1980#1123wk
3,121
#558
Smooth Operator
Sade
1985#520wk
3,121
#559
We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off
Jermaine Stewart
1986#522wk
3,116
#560
I Want Her
Keith Sweat
1988#520wk
3,116
#561
Devil Inside
INXS
1988#217wk
3,115
#562
Walk On Water
Eddie Money
1988#921wk
3,114
#563
18 And Life
Skid Row
1989#420wk
3,113
#564
Girlfriend
Pebbles
1988#520wk
3,112
#565
Causing A Commotion
Madonna
1987#218wk
3,111
#566
I Hate Myself For Loving You
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
1988#826wk
3,108
#567
No More Lonely Nights
Paul McCartney
1984#618wk
3,108
#568
Too Hot
Kool & The Gang
1980#518wk
3,107
#569
I Want A New Drug
Huey Lewis & the News
1984#619wk
3,104
#570
Sad Songs (Say So Much)
Elton John
1984#519wk
3,101
#571
When The Children Cry
White Lion
1989#323wk
3,099
#572
The Second Time Around
Shalamar
1980#823wk
3,098
#573
Piano In The Dark
Brenda Russell
1988#625wk
3,096
#574
Songbird
Kenny G
1987#422wk
3,095
#575
Your Love
The Outfield
1986#622wk
3,090
#576
1-2-3
Gloria Estefan
1988#319wk
3,088
#577
Heat Of The Moment
Asia
1982#418wk
3,082
#578
Late In The Evening
Paul Simon
1980#616wk
3,082
#579
Don't Disturb This Groove
System, The
1987#421wk
3,077
#580
I've Done Everything For You
Rick Springfield
1981#822wk
3,076
#581
If It Isn't Love
New Edition
1988#721wk
3,074
#582
Talk To Me
Stevie Nicks
1986#418wk
3,074
#583
Somebody's Baby
Jackson Browne
1982#719wk
3,072
#584
Small Town
John Cougar Mellencamp
1985#618wk
3,071
#585
Big Time
Peter Gabriel
1987#823wk
3,069
#586
Union Of The Snake
Duran Duran
1983#317wk
3,067
#587
Hangin' Tough
New Kids on the Block
1989#117wk
3,066
#588
The Finer Things
Steve Winwood
1987#823wk
3,061
#589
Rock Steady
Whispers, The
1987#723wk
3,060
#590
Desire
Andy Gibb
1980#415wk
3,059
#591
More Love
Kim Carnes
1980#1019wk
3,056
#592
Who's Johnny (Short Circuit Theme)
El Debarge
1986#319wk
3,055
#593
I Found Someone
Cher
1988#1026wk
3,054
#594
Mercedes Boy
Pebbles
1988#218wk
3,048
#595
All This Time
Tiffany
1989#621wk
3,047
#596
Let's Wait Awhile
Janet Jackson
1987#219wk
3,045
#597
Soldier Of Love
Donny Osmond
1989#218wk
3,042
#598
Tryin' To Live My Life Without You (Live)
Bob Seger
1981#519wk
3,041
#599
(Keep Feeling) Fascination
Human League
1983#820wk
3,038
#600
Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
1988#622wk
3,038
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.