Now 100 Hits: 80s vs Yearbooks


Song Yearbook First UK Chart Appearance
A-Ha - Take on Me YB 1985 22 September 1985
ABBA - Super Trouper YB 1980 9 November 1980
Adam and the Ants - Prince Charming YB 1981 6 September 1981
Alison Moyet - All Cried Out YB X 1984,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 7 October 1984
Bananarama - Venus YB 1986 25 May 1986
The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian YB X 1986 7 September 1986
The Beautiful South - Song for Whoever YB 1989 28 May 1989
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth YB 1988 6 December 1987
Billy Idol - White Wedding YB 1985 7 July 1985
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl YB 1983 2 October 1983
Black Box - Ride on Time YB 1989 6 August 1989
Blondie - Atomic YB 1980 17 February 1980
Boy George - Everything I Own YB 1987 1 March 1987
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy YB 1984,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2 27 May 1984
Bros - When Will I Be Famous? YB 1988 22 November 1987
Cameo - Word Up! YB 1986 30 August 1986
Chaka Khan - I Feel for You YB 1984 14 October 1984
Chris de Burgh - The Lady In Red YB 1986 29 June 1986
The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way YB 1986 17 August 1986
Culture Club - Do You Really Want to Hurt Me YB 1982 12 September 1982
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon YB 1983 11 September 1983
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms YB X 1986 3 August 1986
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun 14 January 1984
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater YB X 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2 24 October 1982
Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) YB 1985 11 November 1984
Dexys Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen YB 1982 27 June 1982
Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker YB 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2 17 October 1982
Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 15 February 1981
Dolly Parton/Kenny Rogers - Islands In The Stream YB 1983 12 November 1983
Duran Duran - Rio YB X 1982 7 November 1982
Earth, Wind and Fire - Let's Groove YB 1981 1 November 1981
Elton John - I'm Still Standing YB 1983 24 July 1983
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus YB 1986 16 March 1986
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy YB 1989 1 January 1989
Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere 27 March 1988
Four Tops - Loco in Acapulco YB X 1989 27 November 1988
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax YB 1984 6 November 1983
Giorgio Moroder with Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams YB 1984 16 September 1984
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine - Rhythm Is Gonna Get You YB 1985 - 1989 11 December 1988
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One YB 1982 24 January 1982
Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F YB 1985 17 March 1985
Heaven 17 - Temptation YB 1983 10 April 1983
The Housemartins - Happy Hour YB X 1986 1 June 1986
The Human League - Don't You Want Me YB 1981 29 November 1981
Imagination - Just an Illusion YB 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 28 February 1982
Irene Cara - Flashdance... What a Feeling YB 1983,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2 29 May 1983
The Jam - Town Called Malice YB 1982 7 February 1982
James Brown - Living in America YB X 1986 19 January 1986
Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off YB 1986 27 July 1986
Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams YB 1987 22 March 1987
KC and the Sunshine Band - Give It Up YB 1983,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 10 July 1983
Kajagoogoo - Too Shy YB 1983 16 January 1983
Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine YB 1985 21 April 1985
Kenny Loggins - Footloose YB 1984 15 April 1984
Kool & the Gang - Get Down on It YB 1982 13 December 1981
Kool and the Gang - Celebration YB 1980 26 October 1980
Laura Branigan - Self Control YB 1984 1 July 1984
Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night) YB 1983 25 September 1983
Lipps Inc. - Funkytown YB 1980 11 May 1980
Lisa Stansfield - All Around the World YB 1989 22 October 1989
Luther Vandross - Never Too Much YB 1983 6 February 1983
M - Pop Muzik YB 1979 1 April 1979
Madness - It Must Be Love YB 1981 29 November 1981
Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach YB 1980 24 February 1980
Martika - Toy Soldiers YB 1989 9 July 1989
Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride YB 1984 8 January 1984
Men At Work - Down Under YB 1983 2 January 1983
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance YB 1983 21 August 1983
Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow YB 1983 8 May 1983
Nena - 99 Red Balloons YB 1984 29 January 1984
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Enola Gay YB 1980 28 September 1980
Paul McCartney - Coming Up YB 1980 13 April 1980
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al YB 1986 31 August 1986
Paul Young - Love Of The Common People YB 1983 13 November 1983
The Police - Every Breath You Take YB 1983 22 May 1983
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) YB 1985 - 1989 21 August 1988
Queen - I Want to Break Free YB X 1980 - 1984 8 April 1984
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up YB 1987 2 August 1987
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up 23 August 1981
The S.O.S. Band - Just Be Good To Me YB 1984 31 March 1984
Salt-N-Pepa - Push It YB 1988 20 March 1988
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) YB 1985 14 April 1985
Soft Cell - Tainted Love YB 1981 26 July 1981
Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler - Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) YB 1989 4 June 1989
Spandau Ballet - Gold YB 1983,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 7 August 1983
The Stranglers - Golden Brown YB 1982 3 January 1982
Swing Out Sister - Breakout YB 1986 12 October 1986
Taylor Dayne - Tell It to My Heart YB 1988 17 January 1988
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World YB 1985 24 March 1985
Tears for Fears - Mad World YB 1982 26 September 1982
Technotronic featuring Felly - Pump Up the Jam YB 1989 27 August 1989
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now YB 1988 10 January 1988
Toto - Africa YB 1983 23 January 1983
UB40 - Red Red Wine YB 1983 14 August 1983
UB40/Chrissie Hynde - I Got You Babe YB 1985 3 August 1985
The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men YB 1984,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2 14 August 1983
Wham! - Club Tropicana YB 1983 24 July 1983
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know YB 1986 19 January 1986
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) YB 1987 17 May 1987
Womack & Womack - Teardrops YB 1988 31 July 1988


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