The greatest songs in Billboard Hot 100 history, ranked by TRAX score — a composite of peak position, weeks charted, and milestone bonuses.
#601–#700 of 4,124 · 1980s
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Silent Running
Mike + The Mechanics
3,035

Glory Days
Bruce Springsteen
3,034
Don't Mean Nothing
Richard Marx
3,031
I Get Weak
Belinda Carlisle
3,024
Breakout
Swing Out Sister
3,023
Special Lady
Ray, Goodman & Brown
3,022
Electric Blue
Icehouse
3,021
Is There Something I Should Know
Duran Duran
3,021

Let Me Be The One
Exposé
3,021
Nasty
Janet Jackson
3,016
Miss You Like Crazy
Natalie Cole
3,014
Someday
Glass Tiger
3,008
Lonely Ol' Night
John Cougar Mellencamp
3,007

Come Go With Me
Exposé
3,007
Dreaming
Cliff Richard
3,003
Missing You
Diana Ross
3,003
Please Don't Go Girl
New Kids on the Block
2,996
Desire
U2
2,996
Keep The Fire Burnin'
REO Speedwagon
2,996

Axel F
Harold Faltermeyer
2,995
Out Of The Blue
Debbie Gibson
2,992
Allentown
Billy Joel
2,991
Don't Lose My Number
Phil Collins
2,987
Almost Paradise
Mike Reno and Ann Wilson
2,984

Carrie
Europe
2,983
In Your Room
The Bangles
2,983
Take It Easy On Me
Little River Band
2,982
Would I Lie To You?
Eurythmics
2,974
I Just Can't Stop Loving You
Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett
2,973
Infatuation
Rod Stewart
2,970

Armageddon It
Def Leppard
2,969

On The Radio
Donna Summer
2,968
Heartbreaker
Dionne Warwick
2,965
Candle In The Wind (Live)
Elton John
2,965
Satisfied
Richard Marx
2,964
The Promise
When in Rome
2,963
Our House
Madness
2,961

Can't Stay Away From You
Gloria Estefan
2,958
Luka
Suzanne Vega
2,952

Heartlight
Neil Diamond
2,948

Secret Rendezvous
Karyn White
2,947
Say You Will
Foreigner
2,947
Change Of Heart
Cyndi Lauper
2,945

Sweet Freedom
Michael McDonald
2,944
Perfect Way
Scritti Politti
2,943
R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock)
John Cougar Mellencamp
2,941

Living in America
James Brown
2,940
Run To You
Bryan Adams
2,940
Walking On Sunshine
Katrina & the Waves
2,938
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
Police, The
2,935
Cherish
Madonna
2,934
Voices Carry
'Til Tuesday
2,933
Who's Zoomin' Who
Aretha Franklin
2,933
**1999**
Prince
2,932
Pac-Man Fever
Buckner & Garcia
2,932
Just To See Her
Smokey Robinson
2,932
Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
Glenn Medeiros
2,928
I Still Believe
Brenda K. Starr
2,927
Misled
Kool & The Gang
2,926
Election Day
Arcadia
2,924

Penny Lover
Lionel Richie
2,921
Mandolin Rain
Bruce Hornsby
2,920
Express Yourself
Madonna
2,917

Always Something There To Remind Me
Naked Eyes
2,916
Too Shy
Kajagoogoo
2,913
Don't Let It End
Styx
2,913
All I Need Is A Miracle
Mike + The Mechanics
2,912
Is This Love
Survivor
2,912
Against The Wind
Bob Seger
2,910
The Look Of Love (Part One)
ABC
2,908
While You See A Chance
Steve Winwood
2,906
King Of Pain
Police, The
2,902
In Too Deep
Genesis
2,901
I'm So Excited '84
The Pointer Sisters
2,901
Some Like It Hot
Power Station, The
2,900

I'm Your Man
Wham!
2,899
Love Song
the Cure
2,898
Legs
ZZ Top
2,895
Rumors
Timex Social Club
2,895
Be Near Me
ABC
2,888
Sweetheart
Franke & The Knockouts
2,887
Miss Me Blind
Culture Club
2,886
Heart And Soul
Huey Lewis and the News
2,886

I'm On Fire
Bruce Springsteen
2,882

Cover Me
Bruce Springsteen
2,882

New Sensation
INXS
2,881
Him
Rupert Holmes
2,879
To Be A Lover
Billy Idol
2,879

Push It
Salt-N-Pepa
2,877
Too Much Time On My Hands
Styx
2,877
When Smokey Sings
ABC
2,876
America
Neil Diamond
2,875
If This Is It
Huey Lewis & the News
2,874
Sleeping Bag
ZZ Top
2,873
Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me
Juice Newton
2,873
La Isla Bonita
Madonna
2,866

Never Tear Us Apart
INXS
2,865

Sowing The Seeds Of Love
Tears for Fears
2,863
Wanted Dead Or Alive
Bon Jovi
2,863
Too Late For Goodbyes
Julian Lennon
2,863
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.