Comparison:Now That's What I Call The 80s (2024) vs Yearbooks
Now That's What I Call The 80s (2024) vs Yearbooks
| Song | Yearbook | First UK Chart Appearance | UK Chart Position | UK Peak Date | First Billboard Chart Appearance | Billboard Chart Position | Original Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-Ha - Take on Me | YB 1985 | 22 September 1985 | 2 | 20 October 1985 | 13 July 1985 | 1 | |
| ABC - The Look of Love | YB 1982 | 9 May 1982 | 4 | 6 June 1982 | |||
| Adam and the Ants - Stand and Deliver | YB 1981 | 3 May 1981 | 1 | 3 May 1981 | |||
| Altered Images - Happy Birthday | YB 1981 | 20 September 1981 | 2 | 25 October 1981 | |||
| Bananarama - Cruel Summer | YB 1983,YB 80-84 Vinyl X | 3 July 1983 | 8 | 31 July 1983 | 21 July 1984 | 9 | |
| Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? | YB 1984,YB 80-84 Vinyl X | 9 December 1984 | 1 | 9 December 1984 | |||
| The Bangles - Manic Monday | YB 1986 | 2 February 1986 | 2 | 9 March 1986 | 25 January 1986 | 2 | |
| Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth | YB 1988 | 6 December 1987 | 1 | 10 January 1988 | 26 September 1987 | 1 | |
| Berlin - Take My Breath Away | YB 1986 | 19 October 1986 | 1 | 2 November 1986 | 21 June 1986 | 1 | |
| Billy Joel - Uptown Girl | YB 1983 | 2 October 1983 | 1 | 30 October 1983 | 24 September 1983 | 3 | |
| Billy Ocean - When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going | YB 1986,YB 85-89 Vinyl X | 19 January 1986 | 1 | 2 February 1986 | 30 November 1985 | 2 | |
| Blondie - The Tide Is High | YB 1980 | 2 November 1980 | 1 | 9 November 1980 | 15 November 1980 | 1 | |
| Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer | YB 1986 | 19 October 1986 | 4 | 30 November 1986 | 13 December 1986 | 1 | |
| Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart | YB 1983 | 13 February 1983 | 1 | 6 March 1983 | 16 July 1983 | 1 | |
| Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark | YB 1985 - 1989 | 20 May 1984 | 4 | 10 February 1985 | 26 May 1984 | 2 | |
| Bucks Fizz - The Land of Make Believe | YB 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X | 22 November 1981 | 1 | 10 January 1982 | |||
| Chaka Khan - I Feel for You | YB 1984 | 14 October 1984 | 1 | 4 November 1984 | 8 September 1984 | 3 | |
| Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time | YB 1989 | 20 August 1989 | 6 | 22 October 1989 | 8 July 1989 | 3 | |
| The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go | YB X 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X,YB 1991 | 19 September 1982 | 1 | 3 March 1991 | 17 July 1982 | 45 | |
| Cliff Richard - Wired for Sound | YB 1981,YB 80-84 Vinyl X | 23 August 1981 | 4 | 6 September 1981 | 10 October 1981 | 71 | |
| The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way | YB 1986 | 17 August 1986 | 1 | 7 September 1986 | 27 December 1986 | 40 | |
| Culture Club - Karma Chameleon | YB 1983 | 11 September 1983 | 1 | 18 September 1983 | 3 December 1983 | 1 | |
| Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party | YB X 80-84,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2 | 13 September 1981 | 1 | 11 October 1981 | 19 December 1981 | 72 | |
| Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) | YB 1985 | 11 November 1984 | 1 | 3 March 1985 | 1 June 1985 | 11 | |
| Dexys Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen | YB 1982 | 27 June 1982 | 1 | 1 August 1982 | 22 January 1983 | 1 | |
| Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 | 15 February 1981 | 47 | 8 March 1981 | 29 November 1980 | 1 | ||
| Donna Summer - She Works Hard for the Money | YB 1983 | 12 June 1983 | 25 | 17 July 1983 | 28 May 1983 | 3 | |
| Duran Duran - Rio | YB X 1982 | 7 November 1982 | 9 | 5 December 1982 | 2 April 1983 | 14 | |
| Elton John - I'm Still Standing | YB 1983 | 24 July 1983 | 4 | 21 August 1983 | 7 May 1983 | 12 | |
| Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | YB 1983 | 6 February 1983 | 2 | 13 March 1983 | 14 May 1983 | 1 | |
| Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is | YB 1985 | 2 December 1984 | 1 | 13 January 1985 | 8 December 1984 | 1 | |
| Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax | YB 1984 | 6 November 1983 | 1 | 22 January 1984 | 7 April 1984 | 10 | |
| Giorgio Moroder with Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams | YB 1984 | 16 September 1984 | 3 | 21 October 1984 | |||
| Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) | YB 1984 | 6 November 1983 | 7 | 22 July 1984 | |||
| Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day | YB 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X | 4 April 1982 | 9 | 25 April 1982 | |||
| Hazell Dean - Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go) | YB 1984,YB 80-84 Vinyl X | 22 July 1984 | 4 | 12 August 1984 | |||
| Heaven 17 - Temptation | YB 1983 | 10 April 1983 | 2 | 15 May 1983 | |||
| The Human League - Don't You Want Me | YB 1981 | 29 November 1981 | 1 | 6 December 1981 | 6 March 1982 | 1 | |
| Irene Cara - Fame | YB 1982 | 27 June 1982 | 1 | 11 July 1982 | 14 June 1980 | 4 | |
| Irene Cara - Flashdance... What a Feeling | YB 1983,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2 | 29 May 1983 | 2 | 3 July 1983 | 2 April 1983 | 1 | |
| The Jam - Town Called Malice | YB 1982 | 7 February 1982 | 1 | 7 February 1982 | |||
| Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts | YB 1989 | 26 February 1989 | 1 | 5 March 1989 | |||
| John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over | YB 1980 | 2 November 1980 | 1 | 14 December 1980 | 1 November 1980 | 1 | |
| John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) | YB 1985,YB 85-89 Vinyl X | 1 September 1985 | 6 | 13 October 1985 | 22 June 1985 | 1 | |
| Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine | YB 1985 | 21 April 1985 | 8 | 2 June 1985 | 23 March 1985 | 9 | |
| Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm in Love | YB 1980 | 27 July 1980 | 1 | 7 September 1980 | |||
| Kenny Loggins - Footloose | YB 1984 | 15 April 1984 | 6 | 13 May 1984 | 28 January 1984 | 1 | |
| Kim Wilde - You Came | YB 1988 | 10 July 1988 | 3 | 7 August 1988 | 17 September 1988 | 41 | |
| King - Love & Pride | YB 1985 | 20 May 1984 | 2 | 3 February 1985 | 20 July 1985 | 55 | |
| Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky | YB 1988 | 10 January 1988 | 1 | 14 February 1988 | 7 May 1988 | 28 | |
| Laura Branigan - Gloria | YB 1983 | 12 December 1982 | 6 | 30 January 1983 | 10 July 1982 | 2 | |
| Limahl - Never Ending Story | YB 1984 | 7 October 1984 | 4 | 18 November 1984 | 23 March 1985 | 17 | |
| Lionel Richie - Hello | YB 1984 | 4 March 1984 | 1 | 18 March 1984 | 25 February 1984 | 1 | |
| Madness - House of Fun | YB 1982 | 16 May 1982 | 1 | 23 May 1982 | |||
| Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride | YB 1984 | 8 January 1984 | 4 | 5 February 1984 | 17 September 1983 | 5 | |
| Men At Work - Down Under | YB 1983 | 2 January 1983 | 1 | 23 January 1983 | 6 November 1982 | 1 | |
| Michael Jackson - One Day in Your Life | YB 1981 | 17 May 1981 | 1 | 21 June 1981 | 18 April 1981 | 55 | |
| Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie | YB 1982 | 19 September 1982 | 1 | 26 September 1982 | 11 December 1982 | 10 | |
| Nena - 99 Red Balloons | YB 1984 | 29 January 1984 | 1 | 26 February 1984 | |||
| New Order - Blue Monday | YB 1983 | 13 March 1983 | 9 | 9 October 1983 | |||
| Nik Kershaw - The Riddle | YB 1984 | 11 November 1984 | 3 | 2 December 1984 | |||
| Paul Hardcastle - 19 | YB 1985 | 28 April 1985 | 1 | 5 May 1985 | 1 June 1985 | 15 | |
| Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory | YB 1982 | 4 April 1982 | 1 | 18 April 1982 | 10 April 1982 | 1 | |
| Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al | YB 1986 | 31 August 1986 | 4 | 12 October 1986 | 9 August 1986 | 23 | |
| Paul Young - Love Of The Common People | YB 1983 | 13 November 1983 | 2 | 27 November 1983 | 19 May 1984 | 45 | |
| Pet Shop Boys - Heart | YB 1988 | 27 March 1988 | 1 | 3 April 1988 | |||
| Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover | YB 1985 | 3 March 1985 | 1 | 17 March 1985 | 24 November 1984 | 2 | |
| Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer | YB 1985 | 3 February 1985 | 1 | 28 April 1985 | |||
| The Police - Every Breath You Take | YB 1983 | 22 May 1983 | 1 | 29 May 1983 | 4 June 1983 | 1 | |
| Pretenders - Brass in Pocket | YB 1980 | 11 November 1979 | 1 | 13 January 1980 | |||
| The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) | YB 1985 - 1989 | 21 August 1988 | 11 | 25 September 1988 | 12 June 1993 | 3 | |
| Queen - I Want to Break Free | YB X 80-84 | 8 April 1984 | 3 | 22 April 1984 | 28 April 1984 | 45 | |
| Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters | YB 1984 | 19 August 1984 | 2 | 16 September 1984 | 16 June 1984 | 1 | |
| Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up | YB 1987 | 2 August 1987 | 1 | 23 August 1987 | 19 December 1987 | 1 | |
| Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love | YB 1986 | 10 May 1986 | 5 | 8 February 1986 | 1 | ||
| Shakin' Stevens - This Ole House | YB 1981 | 22 February 1981 | 1 | 22 March 1981 | |||
| Shalamar - A Night to Remember | YB 1982 | 6 June 1982 | 5 | 11 July 1982 | 10 April 1982 | 44 | |
| Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) | YB 1985 | 14 April 1985 | 7 | 28 April 1985 | 23 February 1985 | 1 | |
| Sinitta - So Macho | YB 1986 | 2 March 1986 | 2 | 3 August 1986 | |||
| Sister Sledge - Frankie | YB 1985 | 19 May 1985 | 1 | 23 June 1985 | 15 June 1985 | 75 | |
| Smokey Robinson - Being With You | YB 1981 | 3 May 1981 | 1 | 7 June 1981 | 14 February 1981 | 2 | |
| Soft Cell - Tainted Love | YB 1981 | 26 July 1981 | 1 | 30 August 1981 | 16 January 1982 | 8 | |
| Sonia - You'll Never Stop Me Loving You | YB 1989 | 18 June 1989 | 1 | 16 July 1989 | |||
| Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler - Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) | YB 1989 | 4 June 1989 | 1 | 18 June 1989 | |||
| Spandau Ballet - Gold | YB 1983,YB 80-84 Vinyl X | 7 August 1983 | 2 | 14 August 1983 | 19 November 1983 | 29 | |
| The Special A.K.A. - Too Much Too Young | YB 1980 | 26 January 1980 | 1 | ||||
| The Spinners - Working My Way Back to You | YB 1980 | 17 February 1980 | 1 | 6 April 1980 | |||
| Survivor - Eye of the Tiger | YB 1982 | 25 July 1982 | 1 | 29 August 1982 | 5 June 1982 | 1 | |
| T'Pau - China in Your Hand | YB 1987,YB 85-89 Vinyl X | 18 October 1987 | 1 | 8 November 1987 | |||
| Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World | YB 1985 | 24 March 1985 | 2 | 14 April 1985 | 16 March 1985 | 1 | |
| Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now | YB 1983 | 13 November 1983 | 4 | 4 December 1983 | 11 February 1984 | 3 | |
| Tight Fit - Fantasy Island | YB 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X | 25 April 1982 | 5 | 23 May 1982 | |||
| Tina Turner - The Best | YB 1989 | 27 August 1989 | 5 | 17 September 1989 | 2 September 1989 | 15 | |
| Toto - Africa | YB 1983 | 23 January 1983 | 3 | 20 February 1983 | 30 October 1982 | 1 | |
| Toyah - Thunder in the Mountains | YB 1980 - 1984 | 27 September 1981 | 4 | 18 October 1981 | |||
| UB40 - Red Red Wine | YB 1983 | 14 August 1983 | 1 | 28 August 1983 | 28 January 1984 | 1 | |
| Ultravox - Vienna | YB 1981 | 11 January 1981 | 2 | 8 February 1981 | |||
| Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) | YB 1987 | 17 May 1987 | 1 | 31 May 1987 | 16 May 1987 | 1 | |
| Yazz and the Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up | YB 1988 | 17 July 1988 | 1 | 31 July 1988 | 26 November 1988 | 96 | |
| ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin' | YB 1984 | 21 August 1983 | 10 | 11 November 1984 |