1 9 8 0  -  1 9 8 9
	position	apc-rank	performer(s)	title	year	apc peak
	1	13	U2	SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY	1983	9
	2	19	PRINCE	PURPLE RAIN	1984	12
	3	22	MICHAEL JACKSON	BILLIE JEAN	1983	19
	4	29	U2	WITH OR WITHOUT YOU	1987	22
	5	31	TOTO	AFRICA	1982	19
	6	33	DIRE STRAITS	PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS	1982	20
	7	35	PHIL COLLINS	IN THE AIR TONIGHT	1981	27
	8	37	BRYAN ADAMS	SUMMER OF '69	1985	22
	9	48	MICHAEL JACKSON	THRILLER	1983	35
	10	50	MARILLION	KAYLEIGH	1985	32
	11	55	GOLDEN EARRING, THE	WHEN THE LADY SMILES	1984	30
	12	57	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	THE RIVER	1981	24
	13	59	METALLICA	ONE	1988	38
	14	61	FALCO	JEANNY	1986	39
	15	63	CURE, THE	A FOREST	1980	27
	16	65	BILLY JOEL	GOODNIGHT SAIGON	1983	29
	17	66	EUROPE	THE FINAL COUNTDOWN	1986	42
	18	68	U2	PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE)	1984	31
	19	82	ULTRAVOX	VIENNA	1981	30
	20	89	MELISSA ETHERIDGE	LIKE THE WAY I DO	1989	46
	21	91	SIMPLE MINDS, THE	DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME)	1985	51
	22	102	A-HA	TAKE ON ME	1985	58
	23	109	FRANK BOEIJEN GROEP, DE	KRONENBURG PARK	1985	61
	24	110	U2	NEW YEARS DAY	1983	31
	25	113	QUEEN	I WANT TO BREAK FREE	1984	68
	26	114	GENESIS	MAMA	1983	60
	27	115	SINEAD O'CONNOR	TROY	1987	64
	28	116	KLEIN ORKEST, HET	OVER DE MUUR	1984	54
	29	122	GOLDEN EARRING, THE	TWILIGHT ZONE	1982	67
	30	124	GEORGE MICHAEL	CARELESS WHISPER	1984	68
	31	125	BANGLES, THE	ETERNAL FLAME	1988	63
	32	128	POLICE, THE	EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE	1983	78
	33	131	QUEEN	WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER	1986	82
	34	136	ABBA	THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL	1980	79
	35	138	SIMPLE MINDS, THE	BELFAST CHILD	1989	80
	36	143	DIRE STRAITS	BROTHERS IN ARMS	1985	96
	37	144	MICHAEL JACKSON	BEAT IT	1983	109
	38	151	SCORPIONS, THE	STILL LOVING YOU	1987	49
	39	158	PHIL COLLINS	AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW)	1984	99
	40	167	VAN HALEN	JUMP	1984	74
	41	169	MEN AT WORK	DOWN UNDER	1982	66
	42	172	NENA	99 LUFTBALLONS	1983	108
	43	173	ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK	MAID OF ORLEANS (THE WALTZ JOAN OF ARC)	1981	48
	44	174	FOREIGNER	I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS	1984	94
	45	177	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	DANCING IN THE DARK	1984	103
	46	180	BONNIE TYLER	TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART (SI DEMAIN-TURN AROUND)	1983	104
	47	184	DOE MAAR	32 JAAR (SINDS 1 DAG OF 2)	1981	103
	48	189	YES	OWNER OF A LONELY HEART	1983	87
	49	195	WHAM	LAST CHRISTMAS	1984	159
	50	199	ELTON JOHN	NIKITA	1985	125
	51	200	SURVIVOR	EYE OF THE TIGER	1982	120
	52	218	MADONNA	LIKE A PRAYER	1989	138
	53	231	ALPHAVILLE	FOREVER YOUNG	1984	136
	54	236	PHIL COLLINS	ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE	1989	161
	55	237	ELVIS COSTELLO	I WANT YOU	1986	142
	56	239	BON JOVI	LIVIN' ON A PRAYER	1986	140
	57	245	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	BORN IN THE USA	1984	147
	58	255	ALAN PARSONS PROJECT, THE	OLD AND WISE	1982	151
	59	266	DURAN DURAN	THE REFLEX	1984	128
	60	272	TINA TURNER	THE BEST	1989	165
	61	276	TRACY CHAPMAN	FAST CAR	1988	188
	62	286	U2	THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE	1985	128
	63	288	LIONEL RICHIE	HELLO	1984	152
	64	289	U2	I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR	1987	176
	65	294	QUEEN	RADIO GA GA	1984	187
	66	315	STING	FRAGILE	1988	201
	67	316	QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE	UNDER PRESSURE	1981	195
	68	324	CHRIS DE BURGH	THE LADY IN RED	1986	181
	69	327	BRYAN ADAMS	HEAVEN	1985	176
	70	335	BAND AID	DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS	1984	195
	71	337	NEW ORDER	BLUE MONDAY - THE BEACH	1983	199
	72	347	BARBRA STREISAND	WOMAN IN LOVE	1980	208
	73	349	STING	AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK	1988	296
	74	354	SIMPLE MINDS, THE	ALIVE AND KICKING	1985	196
	75	356	U2	WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME	1987	198
	76	367	ABBA	THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME	1982	203
	77	374	ZZ TOP	GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN'	1983	208
	78	389	TOTO	STOP LOVING YOU	1988	211
	79	394	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	I'M ON FIRE	1985	220
	80	396	PETER GABRIEL & KATE BUSH	DON'T GIVE UP	1986	245
	81	401	MIKE OLDFIELD & MAGGIE REILLY	MOONLIGHT SHADOW	1983	254
	82	404	DIRE STRAITS	MONEY FOR NOTHING	1985	263
	83	408	MR. MISTER	BROKEN WINGS	1985	159
	84	414	REO SPEEDWAGON	KEEP ON LOVIN' YOU	1981	77
	85	417	VAN HALEN	RUNNIN' WITH THE DEVIL	1980	60
	86	423	GOEDE DOEL, HET	BELGIE	1982	229
	87	424	CROWDED HOUSE	DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER	1987	241
	88	427	JOHN HIATT	HAVE A LITTLE FAITH IN ME	1989	243
	89	430	COCK ROBIN	THE PROMISE YOU MADE	1986	233
	90	432	TINA TURNER	PRIVATE DANCER	1984	249
	91	433	DIRE STRAITS	WALK OF LIFE	1985	258
	92	438	UB 40	RED RED WINE	1983	251
	93	457	FLEETWOOD MAC	SARAH	1980	104
	94	458	FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD	RELAX	1984	254
	95	460	QUEEN	A KIND OF MAGIC	1986	295
	96	462	TALK TALK	SUCH A SHAME	1984	279
	97	473	WHAM	WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO	1984	161
	98	474	VAN MORRISON	HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU?	1989	270
	99	478	SPANDAU BALLET	THROUGH THE BARRICADES	1986	267
	100	481	BRONSKI BEAT	SMALLTOWN BOY	1984	218
	101	485	MIDNIGHT OIL	BEDS ARE BURNING	1988	270
	102	489	DAN HARTMAN	RELIGHT MY FIRE	1980	152
	103	500	PAT BENATAR	LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD	1983	179
	104	501	SOFT CELL	TAINTED LOVE	1981	267
	105	510	DON HENLEY	THE BOYS OF SUMMER	1984	281
	106	516	PRINCE	WHEN DOVES CRY	1984	273
	107	522	EURYTHMICS, THE	SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS)	1983	354
	108	523	FISCHER Z	SO LONG	1980	290
	109	536	DAVID BOWIE	LET'S DANCE	1983	176
	110	537	ENYA	ORINOCO FLOW (SAIL AWAY)	1988	319
	111	555	BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS	COULD YOU BE LOVED	1980	302
	112	557	BLUES BROTHERS, THE	EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY TO LOVE	1980	305
	113	558	INXS	NEVER TEAR US APART	1988	321
	114	560	TOTO	ROSANNA	1982	268
	115	570	ALPHAVILLE	BIG IN JAPAN	1984	384
	116	572	FREDDIE MERCURY & MONSERRAT CABALLÉ	BARÇELONA	1987	333
	117	576	TINA TURNER & DAVID BOWIE	TONIGHT	1988	350
	118	580	MADONNA	LA ISLA BONITA	1987	368
	119	585	U2	I WILL FOLLOW	1982	122
	120	589	PRINCE	SIGN O' THE TIMES	1987	183
	121	591	FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD	THE POWER OF LOVE	1984	362
	122	595	KIM WILDE	CAMBODIA	1981	119
	123	603	DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS	COME ON EILEEN	1982	308
	124	606	ALAN PARSONS PROJECT, THE	DON'T ANSWER ME	1984	371
	125	607	ZUCCHERO FORNACIARI & PAUL YOUNG	SENZA UNA DONNA	1988	470
	126	617	SIMPLY RED	HOLDING BACK THE YEARS	1985	353
	127	619	STING	RUSSIANS	1985	411
	128	622	BRYAN ADAMS	RUN TO YOU	1985	383
	129	631	BILL MEDLEY & JENNIFER WARNES	THE TIME OF MY LIFE	1987	154
	130	634	GENESIS	LAND OF CONFUSION	1986	348
	131	637	PETER GABRIEL	SLEDGEHAMMER	1986	142
	132	642	BERLIN	TAKE MY BREATH AWAY	1986	218
	133	643	WATERBOYS, THE	THE WHOLE OF THE MOON	1986	401
	134	646	PRINCE	1999	1982	156
	135	652	PHIL COLLINS	YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE	1982	420
	136	658	TEARS FOR FEARS	SHOUT	1985	244
	137	662	PAUL SIMON	YOU CAN CALL ME AL	1986	330
	138	668	ROXY MUSIC	AVALON	1982	381
	139	674	POLICE, THE	EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC	1981	281
	140	675	EROS RAMAZZOTTI	MUSICA E	1989	416
	141	692	PHILIP BAILEY & PHIL COLLINS	EASY LOVER	1985	235
	142	695	QUEEN	ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST	1980	430
	143	699	DEPECHE MODE	I JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH	1985	434
	144	703	BILLY JOEL	LENINGRAD	1989	438
	145	704	AMAZING STROOPWAFELS	OUDE MAASWEG	1982	426
	146	711	STRANGLERS, THE	GOLDEN BROWN	1982	445
	147	717	MARVIN GAYE	SEXUAL HEALING	1982	450
	148	721	MICHAEL JACKSON	SMOOTH CRIMINAL	1988	560
	149	723	DIJK, DE	BLOEDEND HART	1982	433
	150	725	GEORGE MICHAEL	A DIFFERENT CORNER	1985	397
	151	735	EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER	PETER GUNN	1980	463
	152	740	R.E.M.	THE ONE I LOVE	1987	467
	153	743	DAVID BOWIE	CHINA GIRL	1983	452
	154	752	CHRIS REA	JOSEPHINE	1985	431
	155	754	COMMUNARDS, THE	DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY	1986	224
	156	756	EURYTHMICS, THE	THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL (PLAYING WITH MY HEART)	1985	474
	157	775	SPLIT ENZ.	MESSAGE TO MY GIRL	1984	492
	158	780	GUNS N' ROSES	SWEET CHILD O' MINE	1988	95
	159	794	JOE JACKSON	REAL MEN	1982	374
	160	795	GOEDE DOEL, HET	VRIENDSCHAP	1983	450
	161	796	BENNY NEYMAN	WAAROM FLUISTER IK JE NAAM NOG	1985	377
	162	799	TALKING HEADS, THE	SLIPPERY PEOPLE	1985	271
	163	809	DAVID BOWIE & MICK JAGGER	DANCING IN THE STREET	1985	326
	164	831	TOONTJE LAGER	STIEKEM GEDANST	1983	482
	165	833	SPANDAU BALLET	GOLD	1983	206
	166	835	BEE GEES, THE	YOU WIN AGAIN	1987	583
	167	837	STEVIE WONDER	I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU	1984	272
	168	839	BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE	THE WAY IT IS	1986	383
	169	840	ANDRÉ HAZES	EEN BEETJE VERLIEFD	1981	477
	170	844	CROWDED HOUSE	INTO TEMPTATION	1989	528
	171	846	JON & VANGELIS	I'LL FIND MY WAY HOME	1982	531
	172	848	PH.D.	I WON'T LET YOU DOWN	1981	442
	173	849	A-HA	THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V.	1986	488
	174	852	CLANNAD & BONO	IN A LIFETIME	1986	500
	175	869	ROLLING STONES, THE	WAITING ON A FRIEND	1981	536
	176	871	DIJK, DE	MAG HET LICHT UIT	1987	549
	177	874	ANITA MEYER	WHY TELL ME WHY	1981	412
	178	875	ROBERT PLANT	BIG LOG	1983	131
	179	880	DOE MAAR	DE BOM	1982	407
	180	881	BETTE MIDLER	BEAST OF BURDEN	1984	558
	181	882	KATE BUSH	RUNNING UP THAT HILL	1985	559
	182	899	ROLLING STONES, THE	START ME UP	1981	570
	183	902	ABBA	ONE OF US	1981	609
	184	910	PET SHOP BOYS, THE	IT'S A SIN	1987	606
	185	911	DIRE STRAITS	ROMEO AND JULIET	1980	677
	186	914	FRANK BOEIJEN GROEP, DE	ZWART WIT	1984	543
	187	919	CYNDI LAUPER	TRUE COLORS	1986	581
	188	921	MICHAEL JACKSON	BAD	1987	746
	189	922	TALKING HEADS, THE	ROAD TO NOWHERE	1985	580
	190	934	POINTER SISTERS, THE	I'M SO EXCITED	1984	587
	191	937	USA FOR AFRICA	WE ARE THE WORLD	1985	181
	192	939	NITS, THE	NESCIO	1983	568
	193	942	ROXY MUSIC	JEALOUS GUY	1981	596
	194	945	HEART	ALONE	1987	598
	195	949	CLANNAD	THEME FROM 'HARRY'S GAME'	1983	582
	196	950	LABI SIFFRE	SOMETHING INSIDE SO STRONG	1987	578
	197	955	MADONNA	LIKE A VIRGIN	1984	409
	198	957	JOHN FARNHAM	YOU'RE THE VOICE	1987	691
	199	961	HANS DE BOOIJ	ANNABEL	1983	519
	200	968	ROXETTE	THE LOOK	1989	526
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