According to the US pop charts, here are the most popular songs for each year,
from 1979 - 1989

these are my honorable mentions. For the complete list go to -
http://80music.about.com/library/pop/bl_popindex.htm
1979
1985
1. MY SHARONA Knack 2.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS Foreigner
12. HEART OF GLASS Blondie 4. MONEY FOR
NOTHING Dire Strait
19. WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES Doobie Brothers 5. WE BUILT THIS CITY
Starship
27. THE LOGICAL SONG Supertramp
32. I WANT YOU TO WANT ME Cheap Trick 8. EVERYTIME YOU GO
Paul Young

10. TAKE ON ME A-Ha
1980
1.ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL Pink Floyd
2.CALL ME Blondie
19. THE HEAT IS ON Glenn Frey
5.CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE Queen 24. HEAVEN Bryan Adams
12. CARS Gary Numan
25. SHOUT Tears for Fears
40. BRASS IN POCKET Pretenders 38. SEA OF
LOVE Honeydrippers

1981
1986
4. STARTING OVER John Lennon 4. BROKEN WINGS
Mr. Mister
5. JESSIE'S GIRL Rick Springfield 9.
KYRIE Mister Mister
15. RAPTURE Blondie
10. ADDICTED TO LOVE Robert Palmer
17. THE TIDE IS HIGH Blondie 15.
HOLDING BACK THE YEARS Simply Red
21. WOMAN John Lennon 18.
SLEDGEHAMMER Peter Gabriel
31. TIME Alan Parsons Project 20.
NEVER Heart
37. URGENT Foreigner
24. SARA, SMILE Starship

33. THESE DREAMS Heart
1982
2. EYE OF THE TIGER Survivor 36. MAD
ABOUT YOU Belinda Carlisle
3. I LOVE ROCK N' ROLL Joan Jett & the Blackhearts 39. YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD
NAME Bon Jovi
7. CENTERFOLD J. Geils Band
19. SHAKE IT UP Cars
1987
20. WHO CAN IT BE NOW Men At Work 2. WITH OR WITHOUT
YOU U2
25. WE GOT THE BEAT Go-Go's 6. ALONE
Heart
32. EYE IN THE SKY Alan Parsons Project 7. DON'T DREAM
IT'S OVER Crowded House
40. HEAT OF THE MOMENT Asia 9. WALK LIKE
AN EGYPTIAN Bangles

11. HERE I GO AGAIN Whitesnake
1983
1. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE Police
10. SWEET DREAMS Eurythmics 15. LIVIN'
ON A PRAYER Bon Jovi
18. LET'S DANCE David Bowie 19.
MONY, MONY Billy Idol
19. THE TWILIGHT ZONE Golden Earring 2l. THE WAY IT IS
Bruce Hornsby & The Range
23. SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCEThomas Dolby
30. STRAY CAT STRUT Stray Cats
31. BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG Pretenders
38. SEPARATE WAYS Journey

1988
1984
3. GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU George Harrison
1. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT Tina Turner 7. KOKOMO The Beach Boys
6. JUMP Van Halen
9. HOLD ON TO THE NIGHTS Richard Marx
8. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART Yes 10. SIMPLY
IRRESISTIBLE Robert Palmer
15. MISSING YOU John Waite 13.
SWEET CHILD O' MINE Guns N' Roses
19. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP Romantics 17. IS THIS LOVE
Whitesnake
23. HOLD ME NOW Thompson Twins 21. THE
FLAME Cheap Trick
28. 99 REDBALLONS Nena 30.
LOVE BITES Def Leppard
36. SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT Corey Hart 34. ANGEL
Aerosmith
37. EYES WITHOUT A FACE Billy Idol 35. HAZY
SHADE OF WINTER Bangles
38. HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN Eurythmics 38. RED, RED, WINE
UB4O
40. SISTER CHRISTIAN Night Ranger 39. SHE'S
LIKE THE WIND Patrick Swayzee

40. DEVIL INSIDE INXS


1989

6. RIGHT HERE WAITING Richard Marx
regards,
10. LOVE SHACK The B-52s

RDB
15. HEAVEN Warrant

19. WHEN I SEE YOU SMILE Bad English

23. IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME Cher

24. EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN Poison

32. ETERNAL FLAME Bangles

33. WILD THING Tone Loc

35. I'LL BE THERE Bon Jovi

38. ONCE BITTEN,TWICE SHY Great White