As the "Baby Boomers" have gotten older, the Adult Contemporary chart has replaced the "Hot 100" chart as the most important and most meaningful gauge of musical tastes. This change occurred sometime around the mid-80's. That is not to discount what Billboard calls the "Hot 100", for those songs still have influence and certainly popularity--it just means that now, you have to take songs that are successful on the AC chart more seriously than you do the "Hot 100" chart. I build the relative strengths of each format into my formula for selecting The Top 5000 Songs of the Rock Era, which I published in 2000.
Here are the top AC songs of the 1980's:
1. "Cherish" by Kool & the Gang
2. "Hello" by Lionel Richie
3. "Don't Know Much" by Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
4. "Lost in Love" by Air Supply
5. "If You Don't Know Me by Now" by Simply Red
6. "Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx
7. "Stuck On You" by Lionel Richie
8. "You Are" by Lionel Richie
9. "Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston
10. "Careless Whisper" by Wham
11. "Woman in Love" by Barbra Streisand
12. "Lady" by Kenny Rogers
13. "Never Gonna' Let You Go" by Sergio Mendes
14. "Penny Lover" by Lionel Richie
15. "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins
16. "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie
17. "Two Hearts" by Phil Collins
18. "Magic" by Olivia Newton-John
19. "The Rose" by Bette Midler
20. "Glory of Love" by Peter Cetera
21. "(I've had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
22. "Truly" by Lionel Richie
23. "I Don't Need You" by Kenny Rogers
24. "Yesterday's Songs" by Neil Diamond
25. "Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
26. "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" by Peabo Bryson
27. "Chariots of Fire" by Vangelis
28. "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
29. "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie
30. "After All" by Cher & Peter Cetera
31. "The Search Is Over" by Survivor
32. "The Living Years" by Mike & the Mechanics
33. "Read 'Em and Weep" by Barry Manilow
34. "Any Day Now" by Ronnie Milsap
35. "One Good Woman" by Peter Cetera
36. "Arthur's Theme" by Christopher Cross
37. "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" by Chicago
38. "Let Me Love You Tonight" by Pure Prairie League
39. "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" by Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes
40. "Think of Laura" by Christopher Cross
41. "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne Warwick & Friends
42. "We've Got Tonight" by Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton
43. "This is the Time" by Billy Joel
44. "Separate Lives" by Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
45. "Saving All My Love for You" by Whitney Houston
46. "I Wanna' Dance With Somebody" by Whitney Houston
47. "Finer Things" by Steve Winwood
48. "Suddenly" by Billy Ocean
49. "What Kind of Fool" by Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
50. "I Just Called To Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder
51. "Endless Love" by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
52. "More Than I Can Say" by Leo Sayer
53. "Heartlight" by Neil Diamond
54. "Angel of the Morning" by Juice Newton
55. "Anything for You" by Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
56. "Drive" by the Cars
57. "Got a Hold on Me" by Christine McVie
58. "No Night So Long" by Dionne Warwick
59. "Never Gonna' Give You Up" by Rick Astley
60. "Baby, Come to Me" by James Ingram & Patti Austin
61. "I Love a Rainy Night" by Eddie Rabbitt
62. "Sara" by Starship
63. "Even the Nights Are Better" by Air Supply
64. "Everywhere" by Fleetwood Mac
65. "Make Me Lose Control" by Eric Carmen
66. "Words Get in the Way" by Miami Sound Machine
67. "Comin' In and Out of My Life" by Barbra Streisand
68. "Got My Mind Set on You" by George Harrison
69. "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" by Laura Branigan
70. "All Time High" by Rita Coolidge
71. "Always On My Mind" by Willie Nelson
72. "In Too Deep" by Genesis
73. "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel
74. "You're the Inspiration" by Chicago
75. "Groovy Kind of Love" by Phil Collins
76. "Smooth Operator" by Sade
77. "Shame on the Moon" by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
78. "Little Jeannie" by Elton John
79. "These Dreams" by Heart
80. "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper
81. "Cherish" by Madonna
82. "One More Night" by Phil Collins
83. "Didn't We Almost Have It All" by Whitney Houston
84. "Don't Wanna' Lose You Now" by Gloria Estefan
85. "Nothing's Gonna' Stop Us Now" by Starship
86. "Always" by Atlantic Starr
87. "Love Is Forever" by Billy Ocean
88. "It Might Be You" by Stephen Bishop
89. "The Longest Time" by Billy Joel
90. "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" by Whitney Houston
91. "Here I Am" by Air Supply
92. "The Old Songs" by Barry Manilow
93. "The Next Time I Fall" by Peter Cetera and Amy Grant
94. "America" by Neil Diamond
95. "The One You Love" by Glenn Frey
96. "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby & the Range
97. "Blue Eyes" by Elton John
98. "The One That You Love" by Air Supply
99. "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins
100. "Back In the High Life Again" by Steve WinwoodSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/04/top-adult-contemporary-songs-of-80.html
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Here are the top AC songs of the 1980's:
1. "Cherish" by Kool & the Gang
2. "Hello" by Lionel Richie
3. "Don't Know Much" by Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
4. "Lost in Love" by Air Supply
5. "If You Don't Know Me by Now" by Simply Red
6. "Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx
7. "Stuck On You" by Lionel Richie
8. "You Are" by Lionel Richie
9. "Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston
10. "Careless Whisper" by Wham
11. "Woman in Love" by Barbra Streisand
12. "Lady" by Kenny Rogers
13. "Never Gonna' Let You Go" by Sergio Mendes
14. "Penny Lover" by Lionel Richie
15. "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins
16. "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie
17. "Two Hearts" by Phil Collins
18. "Magic" by Olivia Newton-John
19. "The Rose" by Bette Midler
20. "Glory of Love" by Peter Cetera
21. "(I've had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
22. "Truly" by Lionel Richie
23. "I Don't Need You" by Kenny Rogers
24. "Yesterday's Songs" by Neil Diamond
25. "Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
26. "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" by Peabo Bryson
27. "Chariots of Fire" by Vangelis
28. "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
29. "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie
30. "After All" by Cher & Peter Cetera
31. "The Search Is Over" by Survivor
32. "The Living Years" by Mike & the Mechanics
33. "Read 'Em and Weep" by Barry Manilow
34. "Any Day Now" by Ronnie Milsap
35. "One Good Woman" by Peter Cetera
36. "Arthur's Theme" by Christopher Cross
37. "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" by Chicago
38. "Let Me Love You Tonight" by Pure Prairie League
39. "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" by Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes
40. "Think of Laura" by Christopher Cross
41. "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne Warwick & Friends
42. "We've Got Tonight" by Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton
43. "This is the Time" by Billy Joel
44. "Separate Lives" by Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
45. "Saving All My Love for You" by Whitney Houston
46. "I Wanna' Dance With Somebody" by Whitney Houston
47. "Finer Things" by Steve Winwood
48. "Suddenly" by Billy Ocean
49. "What Kind of Fool" by Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
50. "I Just Called To Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder
51. "Endless Love" by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
52. "More Than I Can Say" by Leo Sayer
53. "Heartlight" by Neil Diamond
54. "Angel of the Morning" by Juice Newton
55. "Anything for You" by Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
56. "Drive" by the Cars
57. "Got a Hold on Me" by Christine McVie
58. "No Night So Long" by Dionne Warwick
59. "Never Gonna' Give You Up" by Rick Astley
60. "Baby, Come to Me" by James Ingram & Patti Austin
61. "I Love a Rainy Night" by Eddie Rabbitt
62. "Sara" by Starship
63. "Even the Nights Are Better" by Air Supply
64. "Everywhere" by Fleetwood Mac
65. "Make Me Lose Control" by Eric Carmen
66. "Words Get in the Way" by Miami Sound Machine
67. "Comin' In and Out of My Life" by Barbra Streisand
68. "Got My Mind Set on You" by George Harrison
69. "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" by Laura Branigan
70. "All Time High" by Rita Coolidge
71. "Always On My Mind" by Willie Nelson
72. "In Too Deep" by Genesis
73. "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel
74. "You're the Inspiration" by Chicago
75. "Groovy Kind of Love" by Phil Collins
76. "Smooth Operator" by Sade
77. "Shame on the Moon" by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
78. "Little Jeannie" by Elton John
79. "These Dreams" by Heart
80. "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper
81. "Cherish" by Madonna
82. "One More Night" by Phil Collins
83. "Didn't We Almost Have It All" by Whitney Houston
84. "Don't Wanna' Lose You Now" by Gloria Estefan
85. "Nothing's Gonna' Stop Us Now" by Starship
86. "Always" by Atlantic Starr
87. "Love Is Forever" by Billy Ocean
88. "It Might Be You" by Stephen Bishop
89. "The Longest Time" by Billy Joel
90. "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" by Whitney Houston
91. "Here I Am" by Air Supply
92. "The Old Songs" by Barry Manilow
93. "The Next Time I Fall" by Peter Cetera and Amy Grant
94. "America" by Neil Diamond
95. "The One You Love" by Glenn Frey
96. "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby & the Range
97. "Blue Eyes" by Elton John
98. "The One That You Love" by Air Supply
99. "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins
100. "Back In the High Life Again" by Steve WinwoodSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/04/top-adult-contemporary-songs-of-80.html
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