It's once again time to dive into another year in the Billboard charts. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time were based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the top songs on the Billboard charts each year. Here's the methodology: each year of the charts I go week by week, giving points to the songs that make the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The #1 song gets 10 points, the #2 song gets 9 points, all the way down to the #10 song getting 1 point. I could've done the whole Hot 100 like this, but that would've been too time consuming, so I just stuck to the top 10 for now. If you are wanting to check out previous years that I've done, you can follow the links at the bottom of each list to browse through the years or you can search the blog archive on the right. It's my hope that as you scroll through this list that you take time to actually listen to the songs as you go instead of just looking at the title. This has been a great way for me to learn of new music and be reminded of songs that I may have forgotten about and I feel this can have the same effect on you, regardless of your taste in music. So without further delay, let's see what 1984 had to offer! 10- "Let's Hear it for the Boy" - Deniece Williams 9- "Missing You" - John Waite 8- "I Just Called to Say I Love You" - Stevie Wonder 7- "Footloose" - Kenny Loggins 6- "Hello" - Lionel Richie 5- "What's Love Got to Do With It" - Tina Turner 4- "Ghostbusters" - Ray Parker Jr. 3- "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" - Phil Collins 2- "Jump" - Van Halen 1- "When Doves Cry" - Prince and The Revolution
Prince prevents his songs from being on YouTube, so here's a picture instead
It's once again time to dive into another year in the Billboard charts. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time were based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the top songs on the Billboard charts each year. Here's the methodology: each year of the charts I go week by week, giving points to the songs that make the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The #1 song gets 10 points, the #2 song gets 9 points, all the way down to the #10 song getting 1 point. I could've done the whole Hot 100 like this, but that would've been too time consuming, so I just stuck to the top 10 for now. If you are wanting to check out previous years that I've done, you can follow the links at the bottom of each list to browse through the years or you can search the blog archive on the right. It's my hope that as you scroll through this list that you take time to actually listen to the songs as you go instead of just looking at the title. This has been a great way for me to learn of new music and be reminded of songs that I may have forgotten about and I feel this can have the same effect on you, regardless of your taste in music. So without further delay, let's see what 1983 had to offer! 10- "Down Under" - Men at Work 9- "Beat It" - Michael Jackson 8- "Let's Dance" - David Bowie 7- "Islands in the Stream" - Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton 6- "Say Say Say" - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson 5- "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - Bonnie Tyler 4- "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson 3- "All Night Long (All Night)" - Lionel Richie 2- "Every Breath You Take" - The Police 1- "Flashdance... What a Feeling" - Irene Cara
It's once again time to dive into another year in the Billboard charts. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time were based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the top songs on the Billboard charts each year. Here's the methodology: each year of the charts I go week by week, giving points to the songs that make the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The #1 song gets 10 points, the #2 song gets 9 points, all the way down to the #10 song getting 1 point. I could've done the whole Hot 100 like this, but that would've been too time consuming, so I just stuck to the top 10 for now. If you are wanting to check out previous years that I've done, you can follow the links at the bottom of each list to browse through the years or you can search the blog archive on the right. It's my hope that as you scroll through this list that you take time to actually listen to the songs as you go instead of just looking at the title. This has been a great way for me to learn of new music and be reminded of songs that I may have forgotten about and I feel this can have the same effect on you, regardless of your taste in music. So without further delay, let's see what 1982 had to offer!
10- "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" - Daryl Hall & John Oates 9- "Don't You Want Me" - The Human League 8- "Jack & Diane" - John Cougar 7- "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" - Chicago 6- "Hurts So Good" - John Cougar 5- "Centerfold" - The J. Geils Band 4- "Ebony and Ivory" - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder 3- "Abracadabra" - The Steve Miller Band 2- "I Love Rock 'N Roll" - Joan Jett and The Blackhearts 1- "Eye of the Tiger" - Survivor
It's once again time to dive into another year in the Billboard charts. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time were based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the top songs on the Billboard charts each year. Here's the methodology: each year of the charts I go week by week, giving points to the songs that make the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The #1 song gets 10 points, the #2 song gets 9 points, all the way down to the #10 song getting 1 point. I could've done the whole Hot 100 like this, but that would've been too time consuming, so I just stuck to the top 10 for now. If you are wanting to check out previous years that I've done, you can follow the links at the bottom of each list to browse through the years or you can search the blog archive on the right. It's my hope that as you scroll through this list that you take time to actually listen to the songs as you go instead of just looking at the title. This has been a great way for me to learn of new music and be reminded of songs that I may have forgotten about and I feel this can have the same effect on you, regardless of your taste in music. So without further delay, let's see what 1981 had to offer! 10- "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" - Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
9- "9 to 5" - Dolly Parton
8- "Physical" - Olivia Newton-John
7- "Just the Two of Us" - Grover Washington, Jr. with Bill Withers
6- "Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do)" - Christopher Cross 5- "Jessie's Girl" - Rick Springfield 4- "Being with You" - Smokey Robinson 3- "Woman" - John Lennon 2- "Bette Davis Eyes" - Kim Carnes 1- "Endless Love" - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
