1 9 8 0  -  1 9 8 9
	position	apc-rank	performer	title	year	apc-peak
	1	23	WHAM	LAST CHRISTMAS	1984	23
	2	62	PRINCE	PURPLE RAIN	1984	12
	3	72	U2	SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY	1983	9
	4	79	MICHAEL JACKSON	BILLIE JEAN	1983	19
	5	111	U2	WITH OR WITHOUT YOU	1987	22
	6	113	TOTO	AFRICA	1982	19
	7	128	DIRE STRAITS	PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS	1982	20
	8	132	PHIL COLLINS	IN THE AIR TONIGHT	1981	27
	9	139	BRYAN ADAMS	SUMMER OF '69	1985	22
	10	168	MICHAEL JACKSON	THRILLER	1983	35
	11	172	MARILLION	KAYLEIGH	1985	32
	12	178	KATE BUSH	RUNNING UP THAT HILL	1985	175
	13	186	GOLDEN EARRING, THE	WHEN THE LADY SMILES	1984	30
	14	188	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	THE RIVER	1981	24
	15	201	METALLICA	ONE	1988	38
	16	208	FALCO	JEANNY	1986	39
	17	217	CURE, THE	A FOREST	1980	27
	18	218	BILLY JOEL	GOODNIGHT SAIGON	1983	29
	19	211	BAND AID	DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS	1984	195
	20	221	EUROPE	THE FINAL COUNTDOWN	1986	42
	21	226	U2	PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE)	1984	31
	22	259	ULTRAVOX	VIENNA	1981	30
	23	274	MELISSA ETHERIDGE	LIKE THE WAY I DO	1989	46
	24	275	SIMPLE MINDS, THE	DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME)	1985	51
	25	290	GEORGE MICHAEL	CARELESS WHISPER	1984	68
	26	296	A-HA	TAKE ON ME	1985	58
	27	316	U2	NEW YEARS DAY	1983	31
	28	321	QUEEN	I WANT TO BREAK FREE	1984	68
	29	323	GENESIS	MAMA	1983	60
	30	324	SINEAD O'CONNOR	TROY	1987	64
	31	340	GOLDEN EARRING, THE	TWILIGHT ZONE	1982	67
	32	344	BANGLES, THE	ETERNAL FLAME	1988	63
	33	350	POLICE, THE	EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE	1983	78
	34	359	QUEEN	WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER	1986	82
	35	366	ABBA	THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL	1980	79
	36	372	SIMPLE MINDS, THE	BELFAST CHILD	1989	80
	37	383	DIRE STRAITS	BROTHERS IN ARMS	1985	96
	38	385	MICHAEL JACKSON	BEAT IT	1983	109
	39	397	SCORPIONS, THE	STILL LOVING YOU	1987	49
	40	406	PHIL COLLINS	AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW)	1984	99
	41	423	VAN HALEN	JUMP	1984	74
	42	429	MEN AT WORK	DOWN UNDER	1982	66
	43	401	FRANK BOEIJEN GROEP, DE	KRONENBURG PARK	1985	61
	44	435	NENA	99 LUFTBALLONS	1983	108
	45	436	ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK	MAID OF ORLEANS (THE WALTZ JOAN OF ARC)	1981	48
	46	437	FOREIGNER	I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS	1984	94
	47	439	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	DANCING IN THE DARK	1984	103
	48	412	KLEIN ORKEST, HET	OVER DE MUUR	1984	54
	49	448	BONNIE TYLER	TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART (SI DEMAIN-TURN AROUND)	1983	104
	50	470	YES	OWNER OF A LONELY HEART	1983	87
	51	491	ELTON JOHN	NIKITA	1985	125
	52	494	SURVIVOR	EYE OF THE TIGER	1982	120
	53	495	CHRIS REA	DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS	1988	495
	54	493	TINA TURNER (& KYGO)	WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT	1984	460
	55	527	MADONNA	LIKE A PRAYER	1989	138
	56	555	ALPHAVILLE	FOREVER YOUNG	1984	136
	57	557	TINA TURNER	THE BEST	1989	165
	58	567	PHIL COLLINS	ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE	1989	161
	59	569	ELVIS COSTELLO	I WANT YOU	1986	142
	60	571	BON JOVI	LIVIN' ON A PRAYER	1986	140
	61	575	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	BORN IN THE USA	1984	147
	62	584	ALAN PARSONS PROJECT, THE	OLD AND WISE	1982	151
	63	561	DOE MAAR	32 JAAR (SINDS 1 DAG OF 2)	1981	103
	64	599	DURAN DURAN	THE REFLEX	1984	128
	65	605	TRACY CHAPMAN	FAST CAR	1988	188
	66	624	U2	THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE	1985	128
	67	626	LIONEL RICHIE	HELLO	1984	152
	68	627	U2	I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR	1987	176
	69	639	QUEEN	RADIO GA GA	1984	187
	70	665	QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE	UNDER PRESSURE	1981	195
	71	668	STING	FRAGILE	1988	201
	72	685	CHRIS DE BURGH	THE LADY IN RED	1986	181
	73	691	BRYAN ADAMS	HEAVEN	1985	176
	74	706	NEW ORDER	BLUE MONDAY - THE BEACH	1983	199
	75	722	BARBRA STREISAND	WOMAN IN LOVE	1980	208
	76	726	STING	AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK	1988	296
	77	731	SIMPLE MINDS, THE	ALIVE AND KICKING	1985	196
	78	733	U2	WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME	1987	198
	79	746	ABBA	THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME	1982	203
	80	754	ZZ TOP	GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN'	1983	208
	81	776	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	I'M ON FIRE	1985	220
	82	779	TOTO	STOP LOVING YOU	1988	211
	83	786	PETER GABRIEL & KATE BUSH	DON'T GIVE UP	1986	245
	84	794	MIKE OLDFIELD & MAGGIE REILLY	MOONLIGHT SHADOW	1983	254
	85	798	DIRE STRAITS	MONEY FOR NOTHING	1985	263
	86	805	MR. MISTER	BROKEN WINGS	1985	159
	87	817	REO SPEEDWAGON	KEEP ON LOVIN' YOU	1981	77
	88	823	VAN HALEN	RUNNIN' WITH THE DEVIL	1980	60
	89	827	PRINCE	WHEN DOVES CRY	1984	273
	90	831	CROWDED HOUSE	DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER	1987	241
	91	835	JOHN HIATT	HAVE A LITTLE FAITH IN ME	1989	243
	92	843	COCK ROBIN	THE PROMISE YOU MADE	1986	233
	93	846	TINA TURNER	PRIVATE DANCER	1984	249
	94	847	DIRE STRAITS	WALK OF LIFE	1985	258
	95	854	UB 40	RED RED WINE	1983	251
	96	888	FLEETWOOD MAC	SARAH	1980	104
	97	890	FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD	RELAX	1984	254
	98	892	DAVID BOWIE	LET'S DANCE	1983	176
	99	896	QUEEN	A KIND OF MAGIC	1986	295
	100	899	TALK TALK	SUCH A SHAME	1984	279
	101	903	WHAM	WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO	1984	161
	102	915	VAN MORRISON	HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU?	1989	270
	103	919	SPANDAU BALLET	THROUGH THE BARRICADES	1986	267
	104	924	BRONSKI BEAT	SMALLTOWN BOY	1984	218
	105	929	MIDNIGHT OIL	BEDS ARE BURNING	1988	270
	106	931	DAN HARTMAN	RELIGHT MY FIRE	1980	152
	107	948	PAT BENATAR	LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD	1983	179
	108	949	SOFT CELL	TAINTED LOVE	1981	267
	109	967	DON HENLEY	THE BOYS OF SUMMER	1984	281
	110	981	EURYTHMICS, THE	SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS)	1983	354
	111	982	FISCHER Z	SO LONG	1980	290
	112	999	ENYA	ORINOCO FLOW (SAIL AWAY)	1988	319
	113	1022	BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS	COULD YOU BE LOVED	1980	302
	114	1026	BLUES BROTHERS, THE	EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY TO LOVE	1980	305
	115	1028	INXS	NEVER TEAR US APART	1988	321
	116	1030	TOTO	ROSANNA	1982	268
	117	1046	ALPHAVILLE	BIG IN JAPAN	1984	384
	118	1050	FREDDIE MERCURY & MONSERRAT CABALLÉ	BARÇELONA	1987	333
	119	1054	PRINCE	SIGN O' THE TIMES	1987	183
	120	1058	TINA TURNER & DAVID BOWIE	TONIGHT	1988	350
	121	1061	MADONNA	LA ISLA BONITA	1987	368
	122	1069	U2	I WILL FOLLOW	1982	122
	123	1074	FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD	THE POWER OF LOVE	1984	362
	124	1077	KIM WILDE	CAMBODIA	1981	119
	125	1082	PRINCE	1999	1982	156
	126	1086	DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS	COME ON EILEEN	1982	308
	127	1088	ALAN PARSONS PROJECT, THE	DON'T ANSWER ME	1984	371
	128	1091	ZUCCHERO FORNACIARI & PAUL YOUNG	SENZA UNA DONNA	1988	470
	129	1092	QUEEN	ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST	1980	430
	130	1108	SIMPLY RED	HOLDING BACK THE YEARS	1985	353
	131	1112	STING	RUSSIANS	1985	411
	132	1115	BRYAN ADAMS	RUN TO YOU	1985	383
	133	1129	BILL MEDLEY & JENNIFER WARNES	THE TIME OF MY LIFE	1987	154
	134	1130	GENESIS	LAND OF CONFUSION	1986	348
	135	1134	PETER GABRIEL	SLEDGEHAMMER	1986	142
	136	1139	BERLIN	TAKE MY BREATH AWAY	1986	218
	137	1141	WATERBOYS, THE	THE WHOLE OF THE MOON	1986	401
	138	1158	PHIL COLLINS	YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE	1982	420
	139	1168	TEARS FOR FEARS	SHOUT	1985	244
	140	1174	PAUL SIMON	YOU CAN CALL ME AL	1986	330
	141	1149	POGUES & KIRSTY MACCOLL, THE	FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK	1987	1149
	142	1110	GOEDE DOEL, HET	BELGIE	1982	229
	143	1182	ROXY MUSIC	AVALON	1982	381
	144	1187	POLICE, THE	EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC	1981	281
	145	1189	EROS RAMAZZOTTI	MUSICA E	1989	416
	146	1213	PHILIP BAILEY & PHIL COLLINS	EASY LOVER	1985	235
	147	1217	MARVIN GAYE	SEXUAL HEALING	1982	450
	148	1218	DEPECHE MODE	I JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH	1985	434
	149	1224	BILLY JOEL	LENINGRAD	1989	438
	150	1230	GEORGE MICHAEL	A DIFFERENT CORNER	1985	397
	151	1236	STRANGLERS, THE	GOLDEN BROWN	1982	445
	152	1246	MICHAEL JACKSON	SMOOTH CRIMINAL	1988	560
	153	1204	SHAKIN' STEVENS	MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE	1985	1204
	154	1265	DAVID BOWIE	CHINA GIRL	1983	452
	155	1273	EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER	PETER GUNN	1980	463
	156	1278	PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION	KISS	1986	440
	157	1280	R.E.M.	THE ONE I LOVE	1987	467
	158	1293	CHRIS REA	JOSEPHINE	1985	431
	159	1295	COMMUNARDS, THE	DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY	1986	224
	160	1297	EURYTHMICS, THE	THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL (PLAYING WITH MY HEART)	1985	474
	161	1320	SPLIT ENZ.	MESSAGE TO MY GIRL	1984	492
	162	1322	GUNS N' ROSES	SWEET CHILD O' MINE	1988	95
	163	1342	JOE JACKSON	REAL MEN	1982	374
	164	1349	TALKING HEADS, THE	SLIPPERY PEOPLE	1985	271
	165	1364	DAVID BOWIE & MICK JAGGER	DANCING IN THE STREET	1985	326
	166	1389	SPANDAU BALLET	GOLD	1983	206
	167	1390	BEE GEES, THE	YOU WIN AGAIN	1987	583
	168	1393	STEVIE WONDER	I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU	1984	272
	169	1396	BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE	THE WAY IT IS	1986	383
	170	1404	CROWDED HOUSE	INTO TEMPTATION	1989	528
	171	1406	JON & VANGELIS	I'LL FIND MY WAY HOME	1982	531
	172	1410	PH.D.	I WON'T LET YOU DOWN	1981	442
	173	1411	A-HA	THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V.	1986	488
	174	1414	CLANNAD & BONO	IN A LIFETIME	1986	500
	175	1432	ROLLING STONES, THE	WAITING ON A FRIEND	1981	536
	176	1436	ANITA MEYER	WHY TELL ME WHY	1981	412
	177	1437	ROBERT PLANT	BIG LOG	1983	131
	178	1445	BETTE MIDLER	BEAST OF BURDEN	1984	558
	179	1470	ROLLING STONES, THE	START ME UP	1981	570
	180	1472	ABBA	ONE OF US	1981	609
	181	1481	PET SHOP BOYS, THE	IT'S A SIN	1987	606
	182	1483	DIRE STRAITS	ROMEO AND JULIET	1980	677
	183	1488	MICHAEL JACKSON	BAD	1987	746
	184	1495	CYNDI LAUPER	TRUE COLORS	1986	581
	185	1496	TALKING HEADS, THE	ROAD TO NOWHERE	1985	580
	186	1515	POINTER SISTERS, THE	I'M SO EXCITED	1984	587
	187	1520	USA FOR AFRICA	WE ARE THE WORLD	1985	181
	188	1522	FLEETWOOD MAC	EVERYWHERE	1988	492
	189	1526	ROXY MUSIC	JEALOUS GUY	1981	596
	190	1529	HEART	ALONE	1987	598
	191	1534	CLANNAD	THEME FROM 'HARRY'S GAME'	1983	582
	192	1537	LABI SIFFRE	SOMETHING INSIDE SO STRONG	1987	578
	193	1543	MADONNA	LIKE A VIRGIN	1984	409
	194	1547	JOHN FARNHAM	YOU'RE THE VOICE	1987	691
	195	1562	ROXETTE	THE LOOK	1989	526
	196	1565	CARS, THE	DRIVE	1984	624
	197	1569	DIRE STRAITS	TUNNEL OF LOVE	1980	733
	198	1571	JOE COCKER	UNCHAIN MY HEART	1987	627
	199	1572	AL JARREAU	ROOF GARDEN	1982	608
	200	1574	BLACK	WONDERFUL LIFE	1987	717
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