| 1 9 8 0 - 1 9 8 9 | ||||||
| position | apc-rank | performer(s) | title | year | ||
| 1 | 10 | U2 | SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY | 1983 | ||
| 2 | 16 | PRINCE | PURPLE RAIN | 1984 | ||
| 3 | 19 | MICHAEL JACKSON | BILLIE JEAN | 1983 | ||
| 4 | 24 | U2 | WITH OR WITHOUT YOU | 1987 | ||
| 5 | 25 | TOTO | AFRICA | 1982 | ||
| 6 | 26 | DIRE STRAITS | PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS | 1982 | ||
| 7 | 27 | PHIL COLLINS | IN THE AIR TONIGHT | 1981 | ||
| 8 | 28 | BRYAN ADAMS | SUMMER OF '69 | 1985 | ||
| 9 | 35 | MICHAEL JACKSON | THRILLER | 1983 | ||
| 10 | 36 | MARILLION | KAYLEIGH | 1985 | ||
| 11 | 39 | GOLDEN EARRING, THE | WHEN THE LADY SMILES | 1984 | ||
| 12 | 41 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | THE RIVER | 1981 | ||
| 13 | 42 | METALLICA | ONE | 1988 | ||
| 14 | 43 | FALCO | JEANNY | 1986 | ||
| 15 | 45 | CURE, THE | A FOREST | 1980 | ||
| 16 | 46 | BILLY JOEL | GOODNIGHT SAIGON | 1983 | ||
| 17 | 48 | EUROPE | THE FINAL COUNTDOWN | 1986 | ||
| 18 | 51 | U2 | PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) | 1984 | ||
| 19 | 55 | ULTRAVOX | VIENNA | 1981 | ||
| 20 | 61 | MELISSA ETHERIDGE | LIKE THE WAY I DO | 1989 | ||
| 21 | 63 | SIMPLE MINDS, THE | DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) | 1985 | ||
| 22 | 71 | A-HA | TAKE ON ME | 1985 | ||
| 23 | 78 | FRANK BOEIJEN GROEP, DE | KRONENBURG PARK | 1985 | ||
| 24 | 79 | U2 | NEW YEARS DAY | 1983 | ||
| 25 | 82 | QUEEN | I WANT TO BREAK FREE | 1984 | ||
| 26 | 83 | GENESIS | MAMA | 1983 | ||
| 27 | 84 | SINEAD O'CONNOR | TROY | 1987 | ||
| 28 | 86 | KLEIN ORKEST, HET | OVER DE MUUR | 1984 | ||
| 29 | 89 | GOLDEN EARRING, THE | TWILIGHT ZONE | 1982 | ||
| 30 | 91 | BANGLES, THE | ETERNAL FLAME | 1988 | ||
| 31 | 92 | GEORGE MICHAEL | CARELESS WHISPER | 1984 | ||
| 32 | 94 | POLICE, THE | EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE | 1983 | ||
| 33 | 97 | QUEEN | WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER | 1986 | ||
| 34 | 102 | ABBA | THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL | 1980 | ||
| 35 | 103 | SIMPLE MINDS, THE | BELFAST CHILD | 1989 | ||
| 36 | 108 | DIRE STRAITS | BROTHERS IN ARMS | 1985 | ||
| 37 | 109 | MICHAEL JACKSON | BEAT IT | 1983 | ||
| 38 | 113 | SCORPIONS, THE | STILL LOVING YOU | 1987 | ||
| 39 | 116 | PHIL COLLINS | AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW) | 1984 | ||
| 40 | 121 | VAN HALEN | JUMP | 1984 | ||
| 41 | 123 | MEN AT WORK | DOWN UNDER | 1982 | ||
| 42 | 125 | NENA | 99 LUFTBALLONS | 1983 | ||
| 43 | 126 | ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK | MAID OF ORLEANS (THE WALTZ JOAN OF ARC) | 1981 | ||
| 44 | 127 | FOREIGNER | I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS | 1984 | ||
| 45 | 129 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | DANCING IN THE DARK | 1984 | ||
| 46 | 131 | BONNIE TYLER | TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART (SI DEMAIN-TURN AROUND) | 1983 | ||
| 47 | 133 | DOE MAAR | 32 JAAR (SINDS 1 DAG OF 2) | 1981 | ||
| 48 | 137 | YES | OWNER OF A LONELY HEART | 1983 | ||
| 49 | 144 | ELTON JOHN | NIKITA | 1985 | ||
| 50 | 145 | SURVIVOR | EYE OF THE TIGER | 1982 | ||
| 51 | 159 | WHAM | LAST CHRISTMAS | 1984 | ||
| 52 | 164 | MADONNA | LIKE A PRAYER | 1989 | ||
| 53 | 168 | ALPHAVILLE | FOREVER YOUNG | 1984 | ||
| 54 | 175 | ELVIS COSTELLO | I WANT YOU | 1986 | ||
| 55 | 178 | PHIL COLLINS | ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE | 1989 | ||
| 56 | 179 | BON JOVI | LIVIN' ON A PRAYER | 1986 | ||
| 57 | 180 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | BORN IN THE USA | 1984 | ||
| 58 | 186 | ALAN PARSONS PROJECT, THE | OLD AND WISE | 1982 | ||
| 59 | 191 | DURAN DURAN | THE REFLEX | 1984 | ||
| 60 | 203 | U2 | THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE | 1985 | ||
| 61 | 204 | LIONEL RICHIE | HELLO | 1984 | ||
| 62 | 205 | U2 | I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR | 1987 | ||
| 63 | 206 | TINA TURNER | THE BEST | 1989 | ||
| 64 | 209 | QUEEN | RADIO GA GA | 1984 | ||
| 65 | 225 | STING | FRAGILE | 1988 | ||
| 66 | 226 | QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE | UNDER PRESSURE | 1981 | ||
| 67 | 232 | CHRIS DE BURGH | THE LADY IN RED | 1986 | ||
| 68 | 234 | BRYAN ADAMS | HEAVEN | 1985 | ||
| 69 | 239 | TRACY CHAPMAN | FAST CAR | 1988 | ||
| 70 | 242 | NEW ORDER | BLUE MONDAY - THE BEACH | 1983 | ||
| 71 | 243 | BAND AID | DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS | 1984 | ||
| 72 | 250 | BARBRA STREISAND | WOMAN IN LOVE | 1980 | ||
| 73 | 256 | SIMPLE MINDS, THE | ALIVE AND KICKING | 1985 | ||
| 74 | 258 | U2 | WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME | 1987 | ||
| 75 | 267 | ABBA | THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME | 1982 | ||
| 76 | 271 | ZZ TOP | GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN' | 1983 | ||
| 77 | 285 | TOTO | STOP LOVING YOU | 1988 | ||
| 78 | 290 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | I'M ON FIRE | 1985 | ||
| 79 | 291 | PETER GABRIEL & KATE BUSH | DON'T GIVE UP | 1986 | ||
| 80 | 294 | MIKE OLDFIELD & MAGGIE REILLY | MOONLIGHT SHADOW | 1983 | ||
| 81 | 297 | DIRE STRAITS | MONEY FOR NOTHING | 1985 | ||
| 82 | 304 | MR. MISTER | BROKEN WINGS | 1985 | ||
| 83 | 309 | REO SPEEDWAGON | KEEP ON LOVIN' YOU | 1981 | ||
| 84 | 311 | VAN HALEN | RUNNIN' WITH THE DEVIL | 1980 | ||
| 85 | 318 | GOEDE DOEL, HET | BELGIE | 1982 | ||
| 86 | 319 | CROWDED HOUSE | DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER | 1987 | ||
| 87 | 322 | JOHN HIATT | HAVE A LITTLE FAITH IN ME | 1989 | ||
| 88 | 326 | COCK ROBIN | THE PROMISE YOU MADE | 1986 | ||
| 89 | 327 | TINA TURNER | PRIVATE DANCER | 1984 | ||
| 90 | 328 | DIRE STRAITS | WALK OF LIFE | 1985 | ||
| 91 | 331 | UB 40 | RED RED WINE | 1983 | ||
| 92 | 341 | STING | AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK | 1988 | ||
| 93 | 342 | FLEETWOOD MAC | SARAH | 1980 | ||
| 94 | 344 | FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD | RELAX | 1984 | ||
| 95 | 349 | QUEEN | A KIND OF MAGIC | 1986 | ||
| 96 | 351 | TALK TALK | SUCH A SHAME | 1984 | ||
| 97 | 362 | WHAM | WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO | 1984 | ||
| 98 | 363 | VAN MORRISON | HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU? | 1989 | ||
| 99 | 368 | SPANDAU BALLET | THROUGH THE BARRICADES | 1986 | ||
| 100 | 371 | BRONSKI BEAT | SMALLTOWN BOY | 1984 | ||
| 101 | 374 | MIDNIGHT OIL | BEDS ARE BURNING | 1988 | ||
| 102 | 375 | DAN HARTMAN | RELIGHT MY FIRE | 1980 | ||
| 103 | 384 | PAT BENATAR | LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD | 1983 | ||
| 104 | 385 | SOFT CELL | TAINTED LOVE | 1981 | ||
| 105 | 393 | DON HENLEY | THE BOYS OF SUMMER | 1984 | ||
| 106 | 396 | PRINCE | WHEN DOVES CRY | 1984 | ||
| 107 | 400 | EURYTHMICS, THE | SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) | 1983 | ||
| 108 | 401 | FISCHER Z | SO LONG | 1980 | ||
| 109 | 412 | DAVID BOWIE | LET'S DANCE | 1983 | ||
| 110 | 413 | ENYA | ORINOCO FLOW (SAIL AWAY) | 1988 | ||
| 111 | 426 | BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS | COULD YOU BE LOVED | 1980 | ||
| 112 | 427 | BLUES BROTHERS, THE | EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY TO LOVE | 1980 | ||
| 113 | 428 | INXS | NEVER TEAR US APART | 1988 | ||
| 114 | 429 | TOTO | ROSANNA | 1982 | ||
| 115 | 438 | ALPHAVILLE | BIG IN JAPAN | 1984 | ||
| 116 | 443 | FREDDIE MERCURY & MONSERRAT CABALLÉ | BARÇELONA | 1987 | ||
| 117 | 446 | TINA TURNER & DAVID BOWIE | TONIGHT | 1988 | ||
| 118 | 450 | MADONNA | LA ISLA BONITA | 1987 | ||
| 119 | 454 | U2 | I WILL FOLLOW | 1982 | ||
| 120 | 457 | PRINCE | SIGN O' THE TIMES | 1987 | ||
| 121 | 459 | FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD | THE POWER OF LOVE | 1984 | ||
| 122 | 461 | KIM WILDE | CAMBODIA | 1981 | ||
| 123 | 467 | DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS | COME ON EILEEN | 1982 | ||
| 124 | 469 | ALAN PARSONS PROJECT, THE | DON'T ANSWER ME | 1984 | ||
| 125 | 470 | ZUCCHERO FORNACIARI & PAUL YOUNG | SENZA UNA DONNA | 1988 | ||
| 126 | 477 | SIMPLY RED | HOLDING BACK THE YEARS | 1985 | ||
| 127 | 479 | STING | RUSSIANS | 1985 | ||
| 128 | 483 | BRYAN ADAMS | RUN TO YOU | 1985 | ||
| 129 | 491 | BILL MEDLEY & JENNIFER WARNES | THE TIME OF MY LIFE | 1987 | ||
| 130 | 492 | GENESIS | LAND OF CONFUSION | 1986 | ||
| 131 | 494 | PETER GABRIEL | SLEDGEHAMMER | 1986 | ||
| 132 | 499 | BERLIN | TAKE MY BREATH AWAY | 1986 | ||
| 133 | 500 | WATERBOYS, THE | THE WHOLE OF THE MOON | 1986 | ||
| 134 | 502 | PRINCE | 1999 | 1982 | ||
| 135 | 509 | PHIL COLLINS | YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE | 1982 | ||
| 136 | 513 | TEARS FOR FEARS | SHOUT | 1985 | ||
| 137 | 515 | PAUL SIMON | YOU CAN CALL ME AL | 1986 | ||
| 138 | 519 | ROXY MUSIC | AVALON | 1982 | ||
| 139 | 522 | POLICE, THE | EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC | 1981 | ||
| 140 | 523 | EROS RAMAZZOTTI | MUSICA E | 1989 | ||
| 141 | 539 | QUEEN | ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST | 1980 | ||
| 142 | 542 | PHILIP BAILEY & PHIL COLLINS | EASY LOVER | 1985 | ||
| 143 | 543 | DEPECHE MODE | I JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH | 1985 | ||
| 144 | 546 | BILLY JOEL | LENINGRAD | 1989 | ||
| 145 | 547 | AMAZING STROOPWAFELS | OUDE MAASWEG | 1982 | ||
| 146 | 553 | STRANGLERS, THE | GOLDEN BROWN | 1982 | ||
| 147 | 557 | MARVIN GAYE | SEXUAL HEALING | 1982 | ||
| 148 | 560 | MICHAEL JACKSON | SMOOTH CRIMINAL | 1988 | ||
| 149 | 564 | DIJK, DE | BLOEDEND HART | 1982 | ||
| 150 | 566 | GEORGE MICHAEL | A DIFFERENT CORNER | 1985 | ||
| 151 | 578 | EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER | PETER GUNN | 1980 | ||
| 152 | 581 | R.E.M. | THE ONE I LOVE | 1987 | ||
| 153 | 584 | DAVID BOWIE | CHINA GIRL | 1983 | ||
| 154 | 595 | CHRIS REA | JOSEPHINE | 1985 | ||
| 155 | 596 | COMMUNARDS, THE | DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY | 1986 | ||
| 156 | 598 | EURYTHMICS, THE | THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL (PLAYING WITH MY HEART) | 1985 | ||
| 157 | 613 | SPLIT ENZ. | MESSAGE TO MY GIRL | 1984 | ||
| 158 | 615 | GUNS N' ROSES | SWEET CHILD O' MINE | 1988 | ||
| 159 | 627 | JOE JACKSON | REAL MEN | 1982 | ||
| 160 | 629 | GOEDE DOEL, HET | VRIENDSCHAP | 1983 | ||
| 161 | 630 | BENNY NEYMAN | WAAROM FLUISTER IK JE NAAM NOG | 1985 | ||
| 162 | 632 | TALKING HEADS, THE | SLIPPERY PEOPLE | 1985 | ||
| 163 | 639 | DAVID BOWIE & MICK JAGGER | DANCING IN THE STREET | 1985 | ||
| 164 | 657 | TOONTJE LAGER | STIEKEM GEDANST | 1983 | ||
| 165 | 658 | SPANDAU BALLET | GOLD | 1983 | ||
| 166 | 660 | BEE GEES, THE | YOU WIN AGAIN | 1987 | ||
| 167 | 661 | STEVIE WONDER | I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU | 1984 | ||
| 168 | 664 | BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE | THE WAY IT IS | 1986 | ||
| 169 | 665 | ANDRÉ HAZES | EEN BEETJE VERLIEFD | 1981 | ||
| 170 | 669 | CROWDED HOUSE | INTO TEMPTATION | 1989 | ||
| 171 | 671 | JON & VANGELIS | I'LL FIND MY WAY HOME | 1982 | ||
| 172 | 673 | PH.D. | I WON'T LET YOU DOWN | 1981 | ||
| 173 | 674 | A-HA | THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V. | 1986 | ||
| 174 | 677 | CLANNAD & BONO | IN A LIFETIME | 1986 | ||
| 175 | 697 | ROLLING STONES, THE | WAITING ON A FRIEND | 1981 | ||
| 176 | 698 | DIJK, DE | MAG HET LICHT UIT | 1987 | ||
| 177 | 699 | ANITA MEYER | WHY TELL ME WHY | 1981 | ||
| 178 | 701 | ROBERT PLANT | BIG LOG | 1983 | ||
| 179 | 707 | DOE MAAR | DE BOM | 1982 | ||
| 180 | 708 | BETTE MIDLER | BEAST OF BURDEN | 1984 | ||
| 181 | 709 | KATE BUSH | RUNNING UP THAT HILL | 1985 | ||
| 182 | 724 | ROLLING STONES, THE | START ME UP | 1981 | ||
| 183 | 726 | ABBA | ONE OF US | 1981 | ||
| 184 | 734 | PET SHOP BOYS, THE | IT'S A SIN | 1987 | ||
| 185 | 735 | DIRE STRAITS | ROMEO AND JULIET | 1980 | ||
| 186 | 740 | FRANK BOEIJEN GROEP, DE | ZWART WIT | 1984 | ||
| 187 | 745 | CYNDI LAUPER | TRUE COLORS | 1986 | ||
| 188 | 746 | MICHAEL JACKSON | BAD | 1987 | ||
| 189 | 747 | TALKING HEADS, THE | ROAD TO NOWHERE | 1985 | ||
| 190 | 753 | POINTER SISTERS, THE | I'M SO EXCITED | 1984 | ||
| 191 | 757 | USA FOR AFRICA | WE ARE THE WORLD | 1985 | ||
| 192 | 759 | NITS, THE | NESCIO | 1983 | ||
| 193 | 762 | ROXY MUSIC | JEALOUS GUY | 1981 | ||
| 194 | 764 | HEART | ALONE | 1987 | ||
| 195 | 768 | CLANNAD | THEME FROM 'HARRY'S GAME' | 1983 | ||
| 196 | 769 | LABI SIFFRE | SOMETHING INSIDE SO STRONG | 1987 | ||
| 197 | 775 | MADONNA | LIKE A VIRGIN | 1984 | ||
| 198 | 777 | JOHN FARNHAM | YOU'RE THE VOICE | 1987 | ||
| 199 | 780 | HANS DE BOOIJ | ANNABEL | 1983 | ||
| 200 | 790 | ROXETTE | THE LOOK | 1989 | ||
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