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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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#501–#600 of 958 · 1980s · Top 10

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#501

Sister Christian

Night Ranger

1984#524wk

3,216

#502

Sign Your Name

Terence Trent D'Arby

1988#421wk

3,216

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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.

#503

Second Chance

38 Special

1989#621wk

3,215

#504

Lookin' For Love

Johnny Lee

1980#521wk

3,213

#505

Rock This Town

Stray Cats

1982#921wk

3,210

#506

Catch Me (I'm Falling)

Pretty Poison

1987#823wk

3,210

#507

I Want To Be Your Man

Roger

1988#321wk

3,210

#508
Running With The Night

Running With The Night

Lionel Richie

1984#719wk

3,209

#509

To All The Girls I've Loved Before

Julio Iglesias

1984#521wk

3,209

#510

Better Be Good To Me

Tina Turner

1984#521wk

3,208

#511

Control

Janet Jackson

1987#518wk

3,205

#512

Two Of Hearts

Stacey Q

1986#322wk

3,196

#513

Born To Be My Baby

Bon Jovi

1989#320wk

3,196

#514
Invisible Touch

Invisible Touch

Genesis

1986#117wk

3,194

#515

Trouble

Lindsey Buckingham

1982#919wk

3,192

#516

I'm Alright

Kenny Loggins

1980#722wk

3,192

#517
Words Get In The Way

Words Get In The Way

Miami Sound Machine

1986#524wk

3,192

#518

So Alive

Love and Rockets

1989#320wk

3,189

#519

With Every Beat Of My Heart

Taylor Dayne

1989#518wk

3,189

#520

Let's Get Serious

Jermaine Jackson

1980#923wk

3,187

#521

Material Girl

Madonna

1985#217wk

3,186

#522

We Don't Need Another Hero

Tina Turner

1985#218wk

3,183

#523

Where Are You Now?

Synch

1989#1036wk

3,181

#524

Batdance

Prince

1989#118wk

3,180

#525

Suddenly

Billy Ocean

1985#422wk

3,176

#526

Don't Be Cruel

Bobby Brown

1988#826wk

3,170

#527

That's All

Genesis

1984#620wk

3,170

#528

Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)

Sheena Easton

1983#922wk

3,169

#529
The Sweetest Taboo

The Sweetest Taboo

Sade

1986#522wk

3,169

#530

If You Leave

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

1986#420wk

3,165

#531
All Through The Night

All Through The Night

Cyndi Lauper

1984#519wk

3,162

#532

Giving It Up For Your Love

Delbert McClinton

1981#819wk

3,159

#533

Jacob's Ladder

Huey Lewis & the News

1987#115wk

3,158

#534

Don't Shed A Tear

Paul Carrack

1988#924wk

3,156

#535
Make It Real

Make It Real

Jets, The

1988#420wk

3,154

#536

Who's That Girl

Madonna

1987#116wk

3,152

#537
Head Over Heels

Head Over Heels

Tears for Fears

1985#320wk

3,152

#538
In My House

In My House

Mary Jane Girls

1985#722wk

3,150

#539

We Don't Talk Anymore

Cliff Richard

1980#720wk

3,149

#540

Crush On You

Jets, The

1986#320wk

3,148

#541

Angel Eyes

Jeff Healey Band

1989#522wk

3,147

#542

Take Me Home Tonight

Eddie Money

1986#423wk

3,143

#543

Rocket 2 U

Jets, The

1988#622wk

3,142

#544

Hearts

Marty Balin

1981#821wk

3,141

#545

All Those Years Ago

George Harrison

1981#216wk

3,141

#546
Freeze-Frame

Freeze-Frame

J. Geils Band

1982#416wk

3,137

#547

Lay Your Hands On Me

Thompson Twins

1985#620wk

3,130

#548

I Heard A Rumour

Bananarama

1987#419wk

3,125

#549

Smooth Operator

Sade

1985#520wk

3,121

#550

We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off

Jermaine Stewart

1986#522wk

3,116

#551

I Want Her

Keith Sweat

1988#520wk

3,116

#552
Devil Inside

Devil Inside

INXS

1988#217wk

3,115

#553
Walk On Water

Walk On Water

Eddie Money

1988#921wk

3,114

#554

18 And Life

Skid Row

1989#420wk

3,113

#555

Girlfriend

Pebbles

1988#520wk

3,112

#556

Causing A Commotion

Madonna

1987#218wk

3,111

#557

I Hate Myself For Loving You

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

1988#826wk

3,108

#558

No More Lonely Nights

Paul McCartney

1984#618wk

3,108

#559

Too Hot

Kool & The Gang

1980#518wk

3,107

#560

I Want A New Drug

Huey Lewis & the News

1984#619wk

3,104

#561

Sad Songs (Say So Much)

Elton John

1984#519wk

3,101

#562

When The Children Cry

White Lion

1989#323wk

3,099

#563
The Second Time Around

The Second Time Around

Shalamar

1980#823wk

3,098

#564

Piano In The Dark

Brenda Russell

1988#625wk

3,096

#565

Songbird

Kenny G

1987#422wk

3,095

#566

Your Love

The Outfield

1986#622wk

3,090

#567

1-2-3

Gloria Estefan

1988#319wk

3,088

#568
Late In The Evening

Late In The Evening

Paul Simon

1980#616wk

3,082

#569

Heat Of The Moment

Asia

1982#418wk

3,082

#570

Don't Disturb This Groove

System, The

1987#421wk

3,077

#571

I've Done Everything For You

Rick Springfield

1981#822wk

3,076

#572

If It Isn't Love

New Edition

1988#721wk

3,074

#573

Talk To Me

Stevie Nicks

1986#418wk

3,074

#574

Somebody's Baby

Jackson Browne

1982#719wk

3,072

#575

Small Town

John Cougar Mellencamp

1985#618wk

3,071

#576

Big Time

Peter Gabriel

1987#823wk

3,069

#577
Union Of The Snake

Union Of The Snake

Duran Duran

1983#317wk

3,067

#578

Hangin' Tough

New Kids on the Block

1989#117wk

3,066

#579

The Finer Things

Steve Winwood

1987#823wk

3,061

#580

Rock Steady

Whispers, The

1987#723wk

3,060

#581
Desire

Desire

Andy Gibb

1980#415wk

3,059

#582
More Love

More Love

Kim Carnes

1980#1019wk

3,056

#583

Who's Johnny (Short Circuit Theme)

El Debarge

1986#319wk

3,055

#584

I Found Someone

Cher

1988#1026wk

3,054

#585

Mercedes Boy

Pebbles

1988#218wk

3,048

#586

All This Time

Tiffany

1989#621wk

3,047

#587

Let's Wait Awhile

Janet Jackson

1987#219wk

3,045

#588

Soldier Of Love

Donny Osmond

1989#218wk

3,042

#589

Tryin' To Live My Life Without You (Live)

Bob Seger

1981#519wk

3,041

#590

(Keep Feeling) Fascination

Human League

1983#820wk

3,038

#591

Fast Car

Tracy Chapman

1988#622wk

3,038

#592

Silent Running

Mike + The Mechanics

1986#624wk

3,035

#593
Glory Days

Glory Days

Bruce Springsteen

1985#518wk

3,034

#594

Don't Mean Nothing

Richard Marx

1987#321wk

3,031

#595

I Get Weak

Belinda Carlisle

1988#216wk

3,024

#596
Breakout

Breakout

Swing Out Sister

1987#623wk

3,023

#597

Special Lady

Ray, Goodman & Brown

1980#518wk

3,022

#598

Electric Blue

Icehouse

1988#721wk

3,021

#599
Let Me Be The One

Let Me Be The One

Exposé

1987#722wk

3,021

#600

Is There Something I Should Know

Duran Duran

1983#417wk

3,021