The 100 WORST Number 1 Songs of the 80s.
84This is now my third WORST SONG list. I released the first one: on my first day on the HUB and you all seemingly loved it. The second came out as a GUILTY PLEASURE list and it was right off the top of my head. But this third one has a prerequisite. It had to make it to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Chronological would be boring so I ranked then in order of their idiocracy! Enjoy! ALL PHOTOS SCANNED DIRECTLY FROM MY 45 COLLECTION!
p.s. The 100 WORST MOVIES list is underway...
HI! I'm Andrew McCarthy, you may remember me from such films as Mannequin, St. Elmo's Fire or the time honored classics Weekend at Bernie's I & II...
HERE THEY ARE The Top Ten Worst Number One Songs of the 80s
NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW - starship 4/4/87
GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR - billy ocean 4/9/88
WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO - wham! 11/17/84
I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU - stevie wonder 10/13/84
MICKEY - toni basil 12/11/82
THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE - air supply 7/25/81
HANGIN' TOUGH - new kids on the block 9/9/89
PHYSICAL - olivia newton-john 11/21/81
WE BUILT THIS CITY - starship 11/16/85
KYRIE - mr. mister 3/1/86
A Sweet Blue-Eyed Soul Singer from England. aka The Son of Satan
11. TOGETHER FOREVER - rick astley 6/18/88
12. INVISIBLE TOUCH - genesis 7/19/86
13. BAD - michael jackson 10/24/87
14. (I JUST) DIED IN YOUR ARMS - cutting crew 5/2/87
15. BATDANCE (from "BATMAN") - prince 8/6/89
16. OH SHEILA - ready for the world 10/12/85
17. MANIAC - michael sembello 9/10/83
18. WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE - billy joel 12/9/89
19. BABY DON'T FORGET MY NUMBER - milli vanilli 6/1/89
20. DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME - captain and tennille 2/16/80
There isn't a single person on earth who has this song in their iPod!
21. SATISFIED - richard marx 6/24/89
22. SHAKEDOWN - bob seger 8/1/87
23. WILD WILD WEST - the escape club 11/12/88
24. GHOSTBUSTERS - ray parker jr. 8/11/84
25. CENTERFOLD - j.geils band 2/6/82
26. MANEATER - daryl hall & john oates 12/18/82
27. KOKOMO - beach boys 11/5/88
28. GLORY OF LOVE (from Karate Kid II) - peter cetera 8/2/86
29. LOST IN YOUR EYES - debbie gibson 3/4/89
30. ROCK ON ("DREAM A LITTLE DREAM") - michael damian 6/3/89
DEAR WHITNEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DANCE? LOVE, BOBBY B.
31. I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY - whitney houston 6/27/87
32. MY PREROGATIVE - bobby brown 1/14/89
33. MONKEY - george michael 8/27/88
34. ST. ELMO'S FIRE (Man In Motion) - john parr 9/7/85
35. FLASHDANCE...WHAT A FEELING - irene cara 5/28/83
36. EBONY AND IVORY - paul mccartney & stevie wonder 5/15/82
37. STUCK WITH YOU - huey lewis and the news 9/20/86
38. MONY MONY (live) - billy idol 11/21/87
39. TOY SOLDIERS - martika 7/22/89
40. GIRL I'M GONNA MISS YOU - milli vanilli 9/23/89
WHEN YOU BREATHE I WANNA BE THE AIR FOR YOU?? EEEeesh!
41. I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU - bon jovi 5/13/89
42. HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH - belinda carlisle 12/5/87
43. DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY - bobby mcferrin 9/24/88
44. BLAME IT ON THE RAIN - milli vanilli 11/25/89
45. FOOTLOOSE - kenny loggins 3/31/84
46. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY - deniece williams 5/26/84
47. OUT OF TOUCH - daryl hall and john oates 12/8/84
48. WHO'S THAT GIRL - madonna 8/22/87
49. TRULY - lionel richie 11/27/82
50. WOMAN IN LOVE - barbra streisand 10/25/80
BRYAN ADAMS WOULD CONTINUE RECORDING VARIOUS VERSIONS OF THIS SONG UNDER DIFFERENT TITLES FOR THE NEXT DECADE TO FOLLOW. usually found on a soundtrack.
51. HEAVEN - bryan adams 6/22/85
52. EVERYTHING SHE WANTS - wham! 5/25/85
53. TWO HEARTS - phil collins 1/21 /89
54. ENDLESS LOVE - diana ross & lionel richie
55. THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR - dionne & friends 1/18/86
56. HOLD ON TO THE NIGHTS - richard marx 6/23/88
57. PLEASE DON'T GO - kc and the sunshine band 1/5/80
58. THE LOOK - roxette 4/8/89
59. ON MY OWN - patti labelle & michael mcdonald 7/14/86
60. BROKEN WINGS - mr. mister 12/7/1985
warning>>> THIS SONG CAN STAY IN YOUR HEAD FOR DAYS!
61. THE POWER OF LOVE - huey lewis and the news 8/24/85
62. GOOD THING - fine young cannibals 7/8/89
63. SUSSUDIO - phil collins 7/6/85
64. ISLANDS IN THE STREAM - kenny rogers & dolly parton 10/29/83
65. ABRACADABRA - steve miller band 9/4/82
66. SAILING - christopher cross 8/30/80
67. ON MY OWN - patti labelle & michael mcdonald 7/14/86
68. MEDLEY - stars on 45 6/20/81
69. I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT - eddie rabbitt 2/28/81
70. I'LL BE LOVING YOU (FOREVER) - new kids on the block 6/17/89
SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT STEVIE IS DOING WITH THE LEAVES HERE? WAS HIS PART-TIME LOVER A GARDENER?
71. PART-TIME LOVER - stevie wonder 11/2/85
72. WE ARE THE WORLD usa for africa 4/13/85
73. LOST IN EMOTION - lisa lisa and cult jam 10/17/87
74. I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU - michael jackson 9/19/87
75. SARA - starship 3/15/86
76. ONE MORE NIGHT - phil collins 3/30/85
77. WHEN I SEE YOU SMILE - bad english 11/11/89
78. KARMA CHAMELEON - culture club 2/4/84
79. WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN - the bangles 12/20/86
80. I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING (FOR ME) - aretha franklin & george michael 4/18/87
SIMON WOULD HAVE BLOODY HATED IT! "DIDN'T GET IT AT ALL!"
81. COLD HEARTED - paula abdul 9/2/89
82. GROOVY KIND OF LOVE - phil collins 10/22/88
83. NEXT TIME I FALL - peter cetera and amy grant 12/6/86
84. A VIEW TO A KILL - duran duran 7/13/85
85. JACOB'S LADDER - huey lewis and the news 3/14/87
86. AT THIS MOMENT - billy bera and the beaters 1/24/87
87. OPEN YOUR HEART - madonna 2/7/87
88. COULD'VE BEEN - tiffany 2/6/88
89. EVERY ROSE HAS IT'S THORN - poison 12/24 88
90. HEAD TO TOE - lisa lisa and cult jam 6/20/87
When you emailed me this morning, talking bout the NEW HUB you found. I SAID I'M HAPPY FOR YOU. I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU.
91. LOOK AWAY - chicago 12/10/88
92. MISS YOU MUCH - janet jackson 10/7/89
93. ROLL WITH IT - steve winwood 7/30/88
94. TELL HER ABOUT IT - billy joel 9/24/83
95. HOW WILL I KNOW - whitney houston 2/15/86
96. CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING - reo speedwagon 3/9/85
97. SAY SAY SAY - paul mccartney & michael jackson 12/10/83
98. BAD MEDICINE - bon jovi 11/19/88
99. PRIVATE EYES - daryl hall & john oates 11/7/81
100. DIRTY DIANA - michael jackson 7/2/88
SOME OF THE DUMBEST LYRICS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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No don't hide quotations, tell me which ones you like. Just because they suck doesn't mean I don't like at least one of them....like....say.....Maniac
DJ - hey man... you've done it again! Another addicting Hub... I've been real busy lately so sorry I haven't been around :-) We need to talk more about the questions you had...
PS: Nice to see Every Rose fairly low here :-)
I'd have to admit I like
34. ST. ELMO'S FIRE 42. HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH 58. THE LOOK 75. SARA
But I wish these would be banned from ever being played again:
GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR -
WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO -
KOKOMO - DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY (I think the most annoying song ever written)
I only like #99 Private Eyes & #65 and Abracadabra. But I would never crave to hear them though. Mostly just because they are sentimental.
Ups! guilty.. I do like Flashdance and all the new versions of it -I suppose it is the flashy dancer inside me!
Yeah..when I was studying to be an actor I came across quite a few dancers with the Flashdance Complex.
came across quite a few dancers...hehehe
You embarass me now :-( no more guilty confessions for tonight :-)
Yes maam
Hi,
I like 5, 32 and 59, as far as the others, yes, they were awful!
thanks for sharing,
Trish
thanks for finding this little hub I forgot about.
I'm several months late in reading this particular hub, but I just had to say that I love it! I have very fond memories of filming music videos in 5th grade music class. I was my group's "lead singer" for #87. Oh, yeah, good times!
I love flashdance....and a few others u listed....I'm blushing now
DJ: Interesting list. I agree with a whopping 93% of your choices here. Lots of garbage here. (For the record, I did like 14,28, 31, 34, 42, 50, and 83. I'm not proud of this fact, but I did and do still like 'em.) Fun hub!
Isn't that ALL of the songs of the 80s???? LOL I like far more of them than I can safely admit to.
I liked a lot of these songs the first #10 I can appreciate , clean lyrics and silly..
"Oh Mickey, your so fine, your so fine you blow my mind , hey Mickey!!!, hey Mickey"!!Lol loved the hub..:)
Thanks for stopping by!
I also like a number of these songs.
what a shitty website, most of those songs are great. you are truly a faggot.
You would know Rob.
Dude, great list, love your work. However, you accidently put "ON MY OWN - patti labelle & michael mcdonald" double in your list, at 59 and 67. I know Micheal McDonald is a douchebag, but he perhaps he shouldn't be in the list with the same song twice.
And I have to admit, I also like several of these songs, just because of their camp value.
You are arrogant and not very in touch with the heart of the past,
you rate number -1 in my hottest bottom list of 100 "jerk-a-droids"(the only one on the list incidently), and you rate a zero on my list of decently talented Hubbers.
I'd say i agree about most of the list, especially Paula Abdul who I considered a hearing punishment.
But What have you done with MJ and Stevie Wonder. Ok, stevie Wonder looks like a Raelian ont the Cover, but Part-Time Lover is The Song.
And MJ. I believe Bad id above Thriller in quality, and I see 3 titles. Well, I can understand about I Just Can't Stop Loving You, which is a weak song facing Dirty Diana and Bad. But damn, Dirty Diana, even though its rank is 100, shouldn't be on the list. And why Bad #11 ? Need some explanations.
I agree on the most part though, Wham#3 is a great choice x).
I agree with most of them, but I like Michael Jackson - Bad a lot.
Like the concept and RT'd your link on Twitter along with a link to my personal list.
I'd say once you get past your top 20, you start to get to songs that I would not agree with. I love 80s music, so most of the songs on your list I consider to be awesome. Fun topic of conversation though.
lol:). I agree with all of this list! Though as an 80's child I listen to and rocked out to all of them. What can I say...the 80's was a time that I would really rather forget! Can we all look back at the past and say What Was I Thinking??? I know I can. Oh especially about the hair!! :)
I am sure that our kids will do the same about their music and stuff.
ps. I can't believe Thriller didn't make the list??What is up with that? Or Billie Jean? Though I used to skate to them all lol.
quotations says:
2 years ago
I have to confess that I like some of these songs. I will go and hide my shame now.