1980s index
1980
| Positive Force | We Got The Funk | 18 | |
| Regents | 7 Teen | 11 | |
| Styx | Babe | 6 | |
| Azymuth | Jazz Carnival | 19 | |
| Keith Michell | Captain Beaky / Wilfrid The Weasel | 5 | |
| The Ramones | Baby I Love You | 8 | |
| The Vapors | Turning Japanese | 3 | |
| Stiff Little Fingers | At The Edge | 15 | |
| Fern Kinney | Together We Are Beautiful | 1 | |
| The Captain and Tennille | Do That To Me One More Time | 7 | |
| Brothers Johnson | Stomp | 6 | |
| Martha and the Muffins | Echo Beach | 10 | |
| Leon Haywood | Don't Push It Don't Force It | 12 | |
| Rush | Spirit Of Radio | 13 | |
| Bobby Thurston | Check Out The Groove | 10 | |
| Sky | Toccata | 5 | |
| Rodney Franklin | The Groove | 7 | |
| Mystic Merlin | Just Can't Give You Up | 20 | |
| Crown Heights Affair | You Gave Me Love | 10 | |
| The Mash | Theme From MASH | 1 | |
| Lipps, Inc. | Funkytown | 2 | |
| Teena Marie | Behind The Groove | 6 | |
| Splodgenessabounds | Simon Templar / Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps Please | 7 | |
| Stacy Lattisaw | Jump To The Beat | 3 | |
| Yellow Magic Orchestra | Computer Game - Theme From The Invaders | 17 | |
| Tom Browne | Funkin' For Jamaica (N.Y.) | 10 | |
| Nick Straker Band | A Walk In The Park | 20 | |
| Kelly Marie | Feels Like I'm In Love | 1 | |
| Split Enz | I Got You | 12 | |
| Black Slate | Amigo | 9 | |
| Coffee | Casanova | 13 | |
| Sweet People | Et Les Ouiseaux Chantient | 4 | |
| Dennis Waterman Band | I Could Be So Good For You | 3 | |
| Stephanie Mills | Never Knew Love Like This Before | 4 | |
| Air Supply | All Out Of Love | 11 | |
| Young And Company | I Like What You're Doing To Me | 20 | |
| St Winifreds School Choir | There's No One Quite Like Grandma | 1 |
1981
| Look | I Am The Beat | 6 | |
| Yarborough And Peoples | Don't Stop The Music | 7 | |
| Coast To Coast | Do The Hucklebuck | 5 | |
| Fred Wedlock | The Oldest Swinger In Town | 6 | |
| Joe Dolce Music Theatre | Shaddap You Face | 1 | |
| Beggar & Co | Somebody Help Me Out | 15 | |
| Girlschool (and Motorhead) | St Valentine's Day Massacre EP | 5 | |
| Landscape | Einstein A Go Go | 5 | |
| Graham Bonnet | Night Games | 6 | |
| Tony Capstick | The Sheffield Grinder / Capstick Comes Home | 3 | |
| Sugar Minott | Good Thing Going (We've Got A Good Thing Going) | 4 | |
| Keith Marshall | Only Crying | 12 | |
| Being With You | 1 | ||
| Kim Carnes | Bette Davis Eyes | 10 | |
| Champaign | How 'Bout Us | 5 | |
| Vangelis | Chariots Of Fire Titles | 12 | |
| Enigma | Ain't No Stopping | 11 | |
| Kate Robbins and Beyond | More Than In Love | 2 | |
| Evasions | Wikka Wrap | 20 | |
| Red Sovine | Teddy Bear | 4 | |
| Tom Tom Club | Wordy Rappinghood | 7 | |
| Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Hooked On Classics | 2 | |
| Lobo | The Caribbean Disco Show | 8 | |
| Bill Wyman | (Si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star | 14 | |
| Startrax | Startrax Club Disco | 18 | |
| Hi Gloss | You'll Never Know | 12 | |
| Aneka | Japanese Boy | 1 | |
| The Tweets | The Birdie Song (Birdie Dance) | 2 | |
| (Dave Stewart with) Barabara Gaskin | It's My Party | 1 | |
| Fureys With Davey Arthur | When You Were Sweet Sixteen | 14 | |
| Laurie Anderson | O Superman | 2 | |
| Snowmen | Hokey Cokey | 18 |
1982
| Brown Sauce | I Wanna Be A Winner | 15 | |
| Christopher Cross | Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do) | 7 | |
| Alton Edwards | I Just Wanna Spend Some Time With You | 20 | |
| Mobiles | Drowning In Berlin | 9 | |
| Adrian Gurvitz | Classic | 8 | |
| Toni Basil | Mickey | 2 | |
| J Geils Band | Centerfold | 3 | |
| Goombay Dance Band | Seven Tears | 1 | |
| Classix Nouveau | Is It A Dream | 11 | |
| Monsoon | Ever So Lonely | 12 | |
| PhD | I Won't Let You Down | 3 | |
| Pigbag | Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag | 3 | |
| Bardo | One Step Further | 2 | |
| Joan Jett And The Blackhearts | I Love Rock `n' Roll | 4 | |
| Patrice Rushen | Forget Me Nots | 8 | |
| Nicole | A Little Peace | 1 | |
| Charlene | I've Never Been To me | 1 | |
| Natasha | Iko Iko | 10 | |
| Cheri | Murphy's Law | 13 | |
| Trio | Da Da Da | 2 | |
| The Brat | Chalk Dust: The Umpire Strikes Back | 19 | |
| Wavelength | Hurry Home | 17 | |
| Boystown Gang | Can't Take My Eyes Off You | 4 | |
| Toto Coelo | I Eat Cannibals Part 1 | 8 | |
| David Christie | Saddle Up | 9 | |
| Rockers Revenge featuring Donnie Calvin | Walking On Sunshine | 4 | |
| Evelyn "Champagne" King | Love Come Down | 7 | |
| Mari Wilson | Just What I Always Wanted | 8 | |
| Fat Larry's Band | Zoom | 2 | |
| Pinkees | Danger Games | 8 | |
| Bauhaus | Ziggy Stardust | 15 | |
| Blue Zoo | Cry Boy Cry | 13 | |
| Raw Silk | Do It To The Music | 18 | |
| Renee and Renato | Save Your Love | 1 | |
| A Flock Of Seagulls | Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) | 10 | |
| (Malcolm McLaren and) World's Famous Supreme Team | Buffalo Gals | 9 | |
| Santa Claus and the Christmas Trees | Singalong-A-Santa | 19 |
1983
| John Williams [USA] | Theme From "E.T. (The Extra Terrestrial)" | 17 | |
| Wah! | Story Of The Blues | 3 | |
| Incantation | Cacharpaya (Andes Pumpsa Daesi) | 12 | |
| Keith Harris And Orville | Orville's Song | 4 | |
| Maisonettes | Heartache Avenue | 7 | |
| Billy Griffin | Hold Me Tighter In The Rain | ||
| Indeep | Last Night A DJ Saved My Life | 13 | |
| Icehouse | Hey Little Girl | 17 | |
| Patti Austin and James Ingram | Baby Come To Me | 11 | |
| Orange Juice | Rip It Up | 8 | |
| David Joseph | You Can't Hide (Your Love From Me) | 13 | |
| Kissing The Pink | Last Film | 19 | |
| Mezzoforte | Garden Party | 17 | |
| Sunfire | Young Free And Single | 20 | |
| Tracie | The House That Jack Built | 9 | |
| Twisted Sister | I Am (I'm Me) | 18 | |
| Kenny Everett | Snot Rap | 9 | |
| FR David | Words | 2 | |
| Flash And The Pan | Waiting For A Train | 7 | |
| H2O | Dream To Sleep | 17 | |
| Booker Newbury III | Love Town | 6 | |
| Funk Masters | It's Over | 8 | |
| Jimmy The Hoover | Tantalise (Wo Wo Ee Yeh Yeh) | 18 | |
| Mary Jane Girls | All Night Long | 13 | |
| Lotus Eaters | First Picture Of You | 15 | |
| (David Sylvian and) Ryuchi Sakamoto | Forbidden Colours | 16 | |
| Roman Holliday | Don't Try To Stop It | 14 | |
| Robert Plant | Big Log | 11 | |
| Creatures | Right Now | 14 | |
| Carmel | Bad Day | 15 | |
| Ryan Paris | Dolce Vita | 5 | |
| Hot Streak | Body Work | 19 | |
| Lydia Murdock | Superstar | 14 | |
| Will Powers | Kissing With Confidence | 17 | |
| Rocksteady Crew | (Hey You) The Rocksteady Crew | 6 | |
| Men Without Hats | The Safety Dance | 6 | |
| Marilyn | Calling your Name | 4 | |
| Assembly | Never Never | 4 |
1984
| Roland Rat Superstar | Rat Rapping | 14 | |
| Icicle Works | Love Is A Wonderful Colour | 15 | |
| Snowy White | Bird Of Paradise | 6 | |
| Joe Fagin | That's Livin' All Right / Breaking Away | 3 | |
| Fiction Factory | Feels Like Heaven | 6 | |
| Thomas Dolby | Hyperactive | 17 | |
| Matthew Wilder | Break My Stride | 4 | |
| Juan Martin | Love Theme From "The Thorn Birds" | 10 | |
| Rockwell | Somebody's Watching Me | 6 | |
| Nena | 99 Red Balloons | 1 | |
| Swans Way | Soul Train | 20 | |
| Mel Brooks | To be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap Parts 1&2) | 12 | |
| Richard Hartley | Music Of Torvill And Dean EP | 9 | |
| Alexei Sayle | Ullo John! Gotta New Motor? | 15 | |
| Julia and Company | Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba) | 15 | |
| Weather Girls | It's Raining Men | 2 | |
| Belle and the Devotions | Love Games | 11 | |
| Evelyn Thomas | High Energy | 5 | |
| Kenny Loggins | Footloose | 6 | |
| Teri Wells | I'll be Around | 17 | |
| Art Company | Susanna | 12 | |
| Ollie & Jerry | Breakin... There's No Stopping Us | 5 | |
| Windjammer | Tossing And Turning | 18 | |
| Kane Gang | Closest Thing To Heaven | 12 | |
| Divine | You Think You're A man | 16 | |
| neil | Hole In My Shoe | 2 | |
| Trevor Walters | Stuck On You | 9 | |
| Alphaville | Big In Japan | 8 | |
| John Waite | Missing You | 9 | |
| Dazz Band | Let It All Blow | 12 | |
| Murray Head | One Night In Bangkok | 12 | |
| Strawberry Switchblade | Since Yesterday | 4 | |
| Toy Dolls | Nellie The Elephant | 4 | |
| Smiley Culture | Police Officer | 12 | |
| Band Aid | Do They Know It's Christmas | 1 | |
| Sal Solo | San Damiano (Heart And Soul) | 15 |
1985
| Ashford & Simpson | Solid | 3 | |
| The Limit | Say Yeah | 17 | |
| The Colour Field | Thinking Of You | 12 | |
| Killing Joke | Love Like Blood | 16 | |
| Don Henley | The Boys Of Summer | 12 | |
| Sheila E | The Belle Of St Mark | 18 | |
| Eddy & The Soul Band | Theme From Shaft | 13 | |
| Phyllis Nelson | Move Closer | 1 | |
| Philip Bailey | Easy Lover | 1 | |
| Power Station | Some Like It Hot | 14 | |
| Dream Academy | Life In A Northern Town | 15 | |
| DeBarge | Rhythm Of The Night | 4 | |
| USA For Africa | We Are The World | 1 | |
| Curtis Hairston | I Want Your Lovin' | 13 | |
| Steve Arrington | Feel So Real | 5 | |
| Animotion | Obsession | 5 | |
| The Crowd | You'll Never Walk Alone | 1 | |
| Harold Faltermeyer | Axel F | 2 | |
| Opus | Live Is Life | 6 | |
| Denise LaSalle | My Toot Toot | 6 | |
| Commentators | N-N-Nineteen (Not Out) | 13 | |
| Conway Brothers | Turn It Up | 11 | |
| Trans-X | Living On Video '85 | 9 | |
| D-Train | You're The One For Me | 15 | |
| Total Contrast | Takes A Little Time | 17 | |
| Baltimora | Tarzan Boy | 3 | |
| Maria Vidal | Body Rock | 11 | |
| John Parr | St Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) | 6 | |
| Colonel Abrams | Trapped | 3 | |
| Arcadia | Election Day | 7 | |
| Far Corporation | Stairway To Heaven | 8 | |
| DC Lee | See The Day | 3 | |
| Aled Jones | Walking In The Air | 5 | |
| Sophia George | Girlie Girlie | 7 | |
| Cherelle (& Alexander O'Neal) | Saturday Love | 6 |
1986
| Nana Mouskouri | Only Love | 2 | |
| Belouis Some | Imagination | 17 | |
| Latin Quarter | Radio Africa | 19 | |
| Double | Captain Of Her Heart | 8 | |
| Su Pollard | Starting Together | 2 | |
| Hipsway | The Honeythief | 17 | |
| Freddie Jackson | Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times' Sake) | 18 | |
| Whistle | (Nothin' Serious) Just Buggin' | 7 | |
| Big Audio Dynamite | E=MC2 | 11 | |
| Grange Hill Cast | Just Say No | 5 | |
| It's Immaterial | Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune) | 18 | |
| Aurra | You And Me Tonight | 12 | |
| Patti LaBelle (and Michael MacDonald) | On My Own | 2 | |
| Pete Wylie | Sinful! | 13 | |
| Spitting Image | The Chicken Song | 1 | |
| Doctor And The Medics | Spirit In The Sky | 1 | |
| Nu Shooz | I Can't Wait | 2 | |
| Ca$hflow | Mine All Mine / Party Freak | 15 | |
| Lovebug Starski | Amityville (It's The House On The Hill) | 12 | |
| Owen Paul | My Favourite Waste Of Time | 3 | |
| Sly Fox | Let's Go All The Way | 3 | |
| Claire and Friends | It's 'Orrible Being In Love (When You're 8½) | 13 | |
| Haywoode | Roses | 11 | |
| Real Roxanne / Hitman Howie Tee | Bang Zoom Let's Go | 11 | |
| Stan Ridgway | Camouflage | 4 | |
| It Bites | Calling All The Heroes | 6 | |
| Hollywood Beyond | What's The Colour Of Money? | 7 | |
| Bruce Hornsby And The Range | The Way It Is | 15 | |
| Anita Dobson | Anyone Can Fall In Love | 4 | |
| Modern Talking | Brother Louie | 4 | |
| Cutting Crew | (I Just) Died In Your Arms | 4 | |
| Gwen Guthrie | Ain't Nothing Goin' On But The Rent | 5 | |
| Farley "Jackmaster Funk" | Love Can't Turn Around | 10 | |
| Psychedelic Furs | Pretty In Pink | 18 | |
| MC Miker "G" & Deejay Sven | Holiday Rap | 6 | |
| Timex Social Club | Rumours | 13 | |
| Catherine Stock | To Have And To Hold | 17 | |
| Berlin | Take My Breath Away | 1 | |
| Letitia Dean and Paul Medford | Something Outa Nothing | 12 | |
| Anita Baker | Sweet Love | 13 | |
| Oran "Juice" Jones | The Rain | 4 | |
| Gregory Abbot | Shake You Down | 6 | |
| Iggy Pop | Real Wild Child (Wild One) | 10 | |
| Robbie Nevil | C'est La Vie | 3 | |
| Vesta Williams | Once Bitten Twice Shy | 14 |
1987
| Steve "Silk" Hurley | Jack Your Body | 1 | |
| Michael Crawford | The Music Of The Night | 7 | |
| Taffy | I Love My Radio | 6 | |
| The Jets | Crush On You | 5 | |
| Man 2 Man Meet Man Parrish | Male Stripper | 4 | |
| Mental As Anything | Live It Up | 3 | |
| Percy Sledge | When A Man Loves A Woman | 2 | |
| Ben E King | Stand By Me | 1 | |
| Westworld | Sonic Boom Boy | 11 | |
| Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding | Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor) | 2 | |
| Rainmakers | Let My People Go Go | 18 | |
| Al Jarreau | "Moonlighting" Theme | 8 | |
| Club Nouveau | Lean On Me | 3 | |
| Ferry Aid | Let It Be | 1 | |
| Spear Of Destiny | Never Take Me Alive | 14 | |
| Glenn and Chris | Diamond Lights | 12 | |
| Carey Johnson | Real Fashion Reggae Style | 19 | |
| John Farnham | You're The Voice | 6 | |
| Jody Watley | Looking For A New Love | 13 | |
| Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction | Prime Mover | 18 | |
| Broken English | Comin' On Strong | 18 | |
| Freddie McGregor | Just Don't Want To Be Lonely | 9 | |
| Boogie Box High | Jive Talkin' | 7 | |
| Pseudo Echo | Funky Town | 8 | |
| Spagna | Call Me | 2 | |
| Wax | Bridge To Your Heart | 12 | |
| Jonathan Butler | Lies | 18 | |
| Levert | Casanova | 9 | |
| Steve Walsh | I Found Lovin' | 9 | |
| MARRS | Pump Up The Volume / Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance) | 1 | |
| Karel Fialka | Hey Matthew | 9 | |
| Housemaster Boyz & The Rude Boy Of House | House Nation | 8 | |
| Mel Smith (with Kim Wilde) | Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree | 3 |
1988
| Krush | House Arrest | 3 | |
| Morris Minor And The Majors | Stutter Rap (No Sleep 'Til Bedtime) | 4 | |
| Jack'n'Chill | The Jack That House Built | 6 | |
| Two Men A Drum Machine And A Trumpet | (I'm) Tired Of Getting Pushed Around | 18 | |
| Mac Band featuring the McCampbell Brothers | Roses Are Red | 8 | |
| Taja Sevelle | Love Is Contagious | 7 | |
| The Primitives | Crash | 5 | |
| Glen Goldsmith | Dreaming | 12 | |
| Simon Harris | Bass (How Low Can You Go) | 12 | |
| Pebbles | Girlfriend | 8 | |
| Patrick Swayze featuring Wendy Fraser | She's Like The Wind | 17 | |
| Danny Wilson | Mary's Prayer | 3 | |
| Ofra Haza | Im Nin Alu | 15 | |
| Star Turn On 45 (Pints) | Pump Up The Bitter (Brutal Mix) | 12 | |
| Harry Enfield | Loadsamoney (Doin' Up The House) | 4 | |
| Hot House Flowers | Don't Go | 11 | |
| Desireless | Voyage Voyage (Remix) | 5 | |
| LA Mix | Check This Out | 6 | |
| Adventures | Broken Land | 20 | |
| Timelords | Doctorin' The Tardis | 1 | |
| Tracy Chapman | Fast Car | 5 | |
| Sabrina | Boys (Summertime Love) | 3 | |
| BVSMP | I Need You | 3 | |
| Robbie Robertson | Somewhere Down The Crazy River | 15 | |
| Breathe | Hands To Heaven | 4 | |
| Tanita Tikaram | Good Tradition | 10 | |
| Funky Worm | Hustle! To The Music | 13 | |
| Jane Wiedlin | Rush Hour | 12 | |
| All About Eve | Martha's Harbour | 10 | |
| Royal House | Can You Party | 14 | |
| Bobby McFerrin | Don't Worry Be Happy | 2 | |
| Wee Papa Girl Rappers | Wee Rule | 6 | |
| Robin Beck | The First Time | 1 | |
| Hithouse | Jack To The Sound Of The Underground | 14 | |
| Angry Anderson | Suddenly (Wedding Theme From "Neighbours") | 3 | |
| Humanoid | Stakker Humanoid | 17 | |
| Boy Meets Girl | Waiting For A Star To Fall | 9 | |
| Freiheit | Keeping The Dream Alive | 14 |
1989
| Will To Power | Baby I Love Your Way - Freebird (medley) | 6 | |
| Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock | Get On The Dance Floor | 14 | |
| Ten City | That's The Way Love Is | 8 | |
| Tyree featuring Kool Rock Steady | Turn Up The Bass | 12 | |
| Reynolds Girls | I'd Rather Jack | 8 | |
| Kon Kan | I Beg Your Pardon | 5 | |
| Chanelle | One Man | 16 | |
| Midnight Oil | Beds Are Burning | 6 | |
| Edelweiss | Bring Me Edelweiss | 5 | |
| Lynne Hamilton | On The Inside (Theme From "Prisoner: Cell Block H") | 3 | |
| Stevie Nicks | Rooms On Fire | 16 | |
| Stefan Dennis | Don't It Make You Feel Good | 16 | |
| Tone Loc | Funky Cold Medina / On Fire | 13 | |
| Waterfront | Cry | 17 | |
| M | Pop Muzik (remix) | 15 | |
| Karyn White | Superwoman | 11 | |
| A Guy Called Gerald | Voodoo Ray | 12 | |
| Redhead Kingpin and the FBI | Do The Right Thing | 13 | |
| Liza Minelli | Losing My Mind | 6 | |
| Starlight | Numero Uno | 9 | |
| Fresh 4 (Children Of The Ghetto) ft Liz E | Wishing On A Star | 10 | |
| Kaoma | Lambada | 4 | |
| Rob n Raz ft Laila K | Got To Get | 8 | |
| Mixmaster | Grand Piano | 9 | |
| Jeff Wayne | Eve Of The War (remix) | 3 | |
| Van Morrison (with Cliff Richard) | Whenever God Shines His Light | 20 | |
| Silver Bullet | 20 Seconds To Comply | 11 | |
| FPI Project Present Rich In Paradise featuring Sharon D Clark | Going Back To My Roots / Rich In Paradise | 9 | |
| Band Aid II | Do They Know It's Christmas? | 1 | |
| Halo James | Could Have Told You So | 6 |