#1 HITS: 1980-1989

Following is an alphabetical list of EMI-published songs which were #1 Hits on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart between January 1980 and December 1989:

AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW) (Collins)
by Phil Collins (Atlantic/Warner Music Group: 1984)

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (Deacon)
by Queen (Elektra/Hollywood: 1980)

BAD MEDICINE (Child/Bon Jovi/Sambora)
by Bon Jovi (Mercury/Universal: 1988)

CHARIOTS OF FIRE (Vangelis)
by Vangelis (Polydor/Universal: 1982)

COME ON EILEEN (Rowland/Adams/Patterson)
by Dexy's Midnight Runners (Mercury/Universal: 1983)

CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE (Mercury)
by Queen (Elektra/Hollywood: 1980)

DON'T YOU WANT ME (Oakey/Wright/Callis)
by Human League (A&M/Universal: 1982)

DOWN UNDER (Hay/Strykert)
by Men At Work (Columbia/Sony: 1983)

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE (Sting)
by The Police (A&M/Universal: 1983)

EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD (Orzabal/Stanley/Hughes)
by Tears For Fears (Mercury/Universal: 1985)

THE FLAME (Graham/Mitchell)
by Cheap Trick (Epic/Sony: 1988)

GHOSTBUSTERS (Parker Jr.)
by Ray Parker Jr. (Arista/Sony: 1984)

GLORY OF LOVE (Cetera/Foster/Nini)
by Peter Cetera (Warner Bros: 1986)

THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL (Michael Masser/Linda Creed)
by Whitney Houston (Arista/Sony: 1986)

GROOVY KIND OF LOVE (Wine/Sager)
by Phil Collins (Atlantic/Warners: 1988)

HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH (Nowels/Shipley)
by Belinda Carlisle (MCA/Universal: 1987)

HERE I GO AGAIN (Coverdale/Marsden)
by Whitesnake (Geffen/Universal: 1987)

HOLDING BACK THE YEARS (Hucknall/Moss)
by Simply Red (Elektra/Warners: 1986)

HUMAN (Harris III/Lewis)
by Human League (A&M/Universal: 1986)

I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU (Wonder)
by Stevie Wonder (Motown/Universal: 1984)

I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT (Rabbitt/Stevens/Malloy)
by Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra/Warners: 1981)

I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW (Cordell)
by Tiffany (MCA/Universal: 1987)

(I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE (Markowitz/DeNicola/Previte)
by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (RCA/Sony: 1987)

INVISIBLE TOUCH (Collins/Rutherford/Banks)
by Genesis (Atlantic/Warners: 1986)

JACK AND DIANE (Mellencamp)
by John Cougar (Riva/Universal: 1982)

(JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER (Lennon)
by John Lennon (Geffen/Capitol: 1980)

KARMA CHAMELEON (O'Dowd/Hay/Moss/Craig/Pickett)
by Culture Club (Virgin/Capitol: 1984)

LA BAMBA (Valens)
by Los Lobos (Slash/Warners: 1987)

LIVE TO TELL (Ciccone/Leonard)
by Madonna (Sire/Warners: 1986)

LIVIN' ON A PRAYER (Child/Bon Jovi/Sambora)
by Bon Jovi (Mercury/Universal: 1987)

THE LIVING YEARS (Rutherford/Robertson)
by Mike & The Mechanics (Atlantic/Warners: 1989)

THE LOOK (Gessle)
by Roxette (EMI/Capitol: 1989)

MONEY FOR NOTHING (Sting/Knopfler)
by Dire Straits (Warner Bros: 1985)

MONY MONY (Cordell/James/Bloom/Gentry)
by Billy Idol (Chrysalis/Capitol: 1987)

MY PREROGATIVE (Brown/Griffin)
by Bobby Brown (MCA/Universal: 1989)

ONE MORE NIGHT (Collins)
by Phil Collins (Atlantic/Warners: 1985)

PART-TIME LOVER (Wonder)
by Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Universal: 1985)

PHYSICAL (Kipner/Shaddick)
by Olivia Newton-John (MCA/Universal: 1981)

ROLL WITH IT (Holland/Dozier/Holland/Winwood/Jennings)
by Steve Winwood (Virgin/Capitol: 1988)

SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU (Goffin/Masser)
by Whitney Houston (Arista/Sony: 1985)

SEASONS CHANGE (Martinee)
by Expose (Arista/Sony: 1988)

SEPARATE LIVES (Bishop)
by Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin (Atlantic/Warners: 1985)

SHOUT (Orzabal/Stanley)
by Tears For Fears (Mercury/Universal: 1985)

ST. ELMO'S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION) (Foster/Parr)
by John Parr (Atlantic/Warners: 1985)

STRAIGHT UP (Wolff)
by Paula Abdul (Virgin/Capitol: 1989)

SUSSUDIO (Collins)
by Phil Collins (Atlantic/Warners: 1985)

TWO HEARTS (Collins/Dozier)
by Phil Collins (Atlantic/Warners: 1989)

A VIEW TO A KILL (Barry/LeBon/Rhodes/Taylor/Taylor/Taylor)
by Duran Duran (Capitol: 1985)

WHEN I THINK OF YOU (Harris III/Lewis/Jackson)
by Janet Jackson (A&M/Universal: 1986)

WHO CAN IT BE NOW? (Hay)
by Men At Work (Columbia/Sony: 1982)

WHO'S THAT GIRL (Ciccone/Leonard)
by Madonna (Sire/Warners: 1987)

WISHING WELL (D'Arby/Oliver)
by Terence Trent D'Arby (Columbia/Sony: 1988)

YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME (Child/Bon Jovi/Sambora)
by Bon Jovi (Mercury/Universal: 1986)

YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
by Kim Wilde (MCA/Universal: 1987)

Please note that EMI Music Publishing controls all the above songs here in the U.S.; control in other territories may differ on certain titles.

In the above listings, the company shown immediately following the artist names is the original label on which the single was released; the names in italics indicate the companies who currently control those masters in the U.S.

ROCK ON !
Alan Warner

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