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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.

DecadeAll1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
PeakAll#1 OnlyTop 10Top 40

#1–#100 of 229 · 1980s · #1 Only

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Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

Ray Parker Jr.

1984#146wk

9,245

#2

Physical

Olivia Newton-Johnn

1981#126wk

6,493

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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.

#3

Bette Davis Eyes

Kim Carnes

1981#126wk

6,288

#4

Endless Love

Diana Ross & Lionel Ritchie

1981#127wk

6,258

#5

Another One Bites The Dust

Queen

1980#131wk

6,191

#6

Do That To Me One More Time

Captain & Tennille

1980#127wk

6,073

#7

Eye Of The Tiger

Survivor

1982#125wk

5,932

#8
Flashdance...What A Feeling

Flashdance...What A Feeling

Irene Cara

1983#125wk

5,810

#9

Jessie's Girl

Rick Springfield

1981#132wk

5,807

#10

Say Say Say

Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

1983#122wk

5,722

#11

Every Breath You Take

The Police

1983#122wk

5,695

#12
Call Me

Call Me

Blondie

1980#125wk

5,675

#13

Don't You Want Me

The Human League

1982#128wk

5,668

#14

Lady

Kenny Rogers

1980#125wk

5,606

#15

Beat It

Michael Jackson

1983#132wk

5,585

#16
AbracadabraSteve Miller Band

AbracadabraSteve Miller Band

Steve Miller Band

1982#125wk

5,584

#17

Careless Whisper

Wham!

1985#140wk

5,569

#18

Upside Down

Diana Ross

1980#129wk

5,565

#19

Centerfold

The J. Geils Band

1982#125wk

5,561

#20

Billie Jean

Michael Jackson

1983#126wk

5,518

#21

Woman In Love

Barbra Streisand

1980#124wk

5,507

#22

(Just Like) Starting Over

John Lennon

1980#122wk

5,487

#23

Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Bonnie Tyler

1983#129wk

5,465

#24

Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)

Pink Floyd

1980#125wk

5,308

#25

When Doves Cry

Prince

1984#123wk

5,262

#26

Down Under

Men at Work

1983#125wk

5,261

#27

What's Love Got To Do With It

Tina Turner

1984#128wk

5,207

#28

Baby, Come To Me

Patti Austin & James Ingram

1983#132wk

5,084

#29

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Christopher Cross

1981#124wk

5,083

#30

Celebration

Kool & The Gang

1981#130wk

5,068

#31

Islands In The Stream

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

1983#125wk

5,067

#32

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

1983#126wk

4,997

#33

9 To 5

Dolly Parton

1981#126wk

4,990

#34

Mickey

Toni Basil

1982#127wk

4,985

#35

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Queen

1980#122wk

4,984

#36

Rock With You

Michael Jackson

1980#124wk

4,969

#37

Please Don't Go

KC & the Sunshine Band

1980#126wk

4,957

#38

It's Still Rock And Roll To Me

Billy Joel

1980#121wk

4,953

#39

Keep On Loving You

REO Speedwagon

1981#128wk

4,922

#40

I Love A Rainy Night

Eddie Rabbitt

1981#128wk

4,922

#41

Coming Up

Paul McCartney

1980#121wk

4,902

#42
Coming Up (Live At Glasgow)

Coming Up (Live At Glasgow)

Paul McCartney

1980#121wk

4,902

#43

Ebony And Ivory

Paul Mccartney & Stevie Wonder

1982#119wk

4,873

#44

Hard To Say I'm Sorry

Chicago

1982#124wk

4,871

#45

Jack & Diane

John Cougar

1982#122wk

4,870

#46

I Love Rock 'N Roll

I Love Rock 'N Roll

1982#120wk

4,868

#47
Hello

Hello

Lionel Richie

1984#124wk

4,844

#48

I Just Called To Say I Love You

Stevie Wonder

1984#126wk

4,842

#49

I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)

Daryl Hall & John Oates

1982#121wk

4,832

#50

Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)

Phil Collins

1984#124wk

4,786

#51

Who Can It Be Now?

Men at Work

1982#127wk

4,773

#52

Footloose

Kenny Loggins

1984#123wk

4,740

#53
Owner Of A Lonely Heart

Owner Of A Lonely Heart

Yes

1984#123wk

4,701

#54

That's What Friends Are For

Dionne Warwick

1986#123wk

4,690

#55

Missing You

John Waite

1984#124wk

4,624

#56

Funkytown

Lipps Inc.

1980#123wk

4,611

#57

Jump

Van Halen

1984#121wk

4,600

#58

Magic

Olivia Newton-Johnn

1980#123wk

4,576

#59

The Tide Is High

Blondie

1981#126wk

4,561

#60

Say You, Say Me

Lionel Richie

1985#120wk

4,544

#61

Karma Chameleon

Culture Club

1984#122wk

4,513

#62

Private Eyes

Daryl Hall & John Oates

1981#123wk

4,492

#63

Chariots Of Fire - Titles

Vangelis

1982#128wk

4,457

#64

Walk Like An Egyptian

the Bangles

1986#123wk

4,443

#65
Straight Up

Straight Up

Paula Abdul

1989#125wk

4,395

#66
Need You Tonight

Need You Tonight

INXS

1988#125wk

4,394

#67

Kiss On My List

Hall & Oates

1981#123wk

4,384

#68

Look Away

Chicago

1988#124wk

4,363

#69

Wild, Wild West

the Escape Club

1988#127wk

4,358

#70

Let's Dance

David Bowie

1983#120wk

4,353

#71
Maniac

Maniac

Michael Sembello

1983#122wk

4,345

#72

Let's Go Crazy

Prince

1984#121wk

4,344

#73

Out Of Touch

Daryl Hall & John Oates

1984#123wk

4,339

#74

Separate Lives

Phil Collins

1985#121wk

4,326

#75

Another Day In Paradise

Phil Collins

1989#118wk

4,314

#76

I Want To Know What Love Is

Foreigner

1985#121wk

4,307

#77

Wind Beneath My Wings

Bette Midler

1989#129wk

4,292

#78

Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)

Billy Ocean

1984#126wk

4,290

#79

Crazy For You

Madonna

1985#121wk

4,290

#80

Like A Virgin

Madonna

1984#119wk

4,276

#81
Faith

Faith

George Michael

1987#121wk

4,276

#82

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

Wham!

1984#124wk

4,275

#83

Broken Wings

Mr. Mister

1985#122wk

4,262

#84

Here I Go Again

Whitesnake

1987#128wk

4,237

#85

My Prerogative

Bobby Brown

1989#124wk

4,224

#86

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

Starship

1987#122wk

4,220

#87

On My Own

Patti LaBelle

1986#123wk

4,186

#88
How Will I Know

How Will I Know

Whitney Houston

1986#124wk

4,183

#89

Everytime You Go Away

Paul Young

1985#123wk

4,183

#90
We Built This City

We Built This City

Knee Deep in the Hoopla

1985#124wk

4,169

#91

Everybody Wants To Rule The World

Tears for Fears

1985#124wk

4,153

#92

Sweet Child O' Mine

Guns N' Roses

1988#124wk

4,130

#93
Kokomo

Kokomo

Beach Boys, The

1988#128wk

4,111

#94

Alone

Heart

1987#121wk

4,108

#95

Every Rose Has Its Thorn

Poison

1988#121wk

4,107

#96

Let's Hear It For The Boy

Deniece Williams

1984#119wk

4,103

#97

Up Where We Belong

Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes

1982#123wk

4,096

#98

Time After Time

Cyndi Lauper

1984#120wk

4,084

#99
Money For Nothing

Money For Nothing

Dire Straits

1985#122wk

4,075

#100
Cold Hearted

Cold Hearted

Paula Abdul

1989#121wk

4,075