Top Adult Contemporary Songs of the 1980s Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

[Columbia 02860]
written by Paul McCartney

R charted as Who Can It Be Now? / Down Under in US dance charts
[Columbia 03303]
written by Colin Hay & Ron Strykert

charted as Rapture / The Tide Is High in US dance charts
[Chrysalis 2465]
written by Howard Barrett, Tyrone Evans & John Holt

[Tamla 54321]
written by Smokey Robinson

[Scotti Brothers 02912]
written by Frankie Sullivan & Jim Peterik

[Atlantic 89017]
written by Toni Wine & Carole Bayer Sager

Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1986 Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1986 charity record
[Columbia 04839]
written by Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie

produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[RCA 8319]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman

produced by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers; charted as Upside Down / I'm Coming Out in US dance charts
[Motown 1494]
written by Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards

produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9598]
written by George Merrill & Shannon Rubicam

[Arista 9381]
written by Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #300]
[Sire 27539]
written by Madonna & Patrick Leonard

[Columbia 11364]
written by Barry Gibb & Robin Gibb

BRIT Awards Best British Single 1986
[Mercury 880659]
written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley & Chris Hughes

as Dexy's Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express
BRIT Awards Best British Single 1983
[Mercury 76189]
written by Kevin Rowland, "Big" Jim Paterson & Billy Adams

[Sire 28660]
written by Brian Elliot & Madonna

Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1984 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #84]
[A&M 2542]
written by Sting

[Geffen 49644]
written by John Lennon

[MCA 52770]
written by Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager

[Capitol 5126]
written by Steve Miller

BRIT Awards Best British Single 1987 R
[EMI America 8307]
written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe

as Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
[Epic 04169]
written by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

Academy Award for Best Original Song 1984 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1984
[Motown 1745]
written by Stevie Wonder

[Motown 1722]
written by Lionel Richie

Academy Award for Best Original Song 1986 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1986 produced by Giorgio Moroder
[Columbia 05903]
written by Giorgio Moroder & Tom Whitlock

[Motown 1698]
written by Lionel Richie

BRIT Awards Best British Single 1988 produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[RCA 5347]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman

Academy Award for Best Original Song 1983 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1983
[Casablanca 811440]
written by Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey & Irene Cara

[venus, sugar sugar, no reply, i'll be back, drive my car, do you want to know a secret, we can work it out, i should have known better, nowhere man, you're going to lose that girl, stars on 45]
[Radio 3810]
written by various

with Siedah Garrett
[Epic 07253]
written by Michael Jackson

Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1989 Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1989
[EMI/Manhattan 50146]
written by Bobby McFerrin

[Jive 9678]
written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Billy Ocean

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #58]
[Epic 03509]
written by Michael Jackson

produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9559]
written by Simon Climie & Dennis Morgan

[Geffen 49604]
written by John Lennon

featuring New Jersey Mass Choir & Jennifer Holliday
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #476]
[Atlantic 89596]
written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] & Lou Gramm

[Virgin 99256]
written by Elliot Wolff

[Tamla 1808]
written by Stevie Wonder

[Columbia 04417]
written by Tom Snow & Dean Pitchford

[Columbia 68533]
written by Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg

charted as I'm Afraid of Me / Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? in US dance charts
[Epic/Virgin 03368]
written by Boy George, Michael Craig, Roy Hay & Jon Moss

[Columbia 04691]
written by George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley

[Grunt 5109]
written by Diane Warren & Albert Hammond

[Atlantic 7-88964]
written by Mike Rutherford & B. A. Robertson

[Jive 9432]
written by Wayne Anton Braithwaite, Barry James Eastmond, Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Billy Ocean

[Sire 28717]
written by Madonna & Patrick Leonard

BRIT Awards Best British Single 1990 Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1991
[Atlantic 88774]
written by Phil Collins

[Atlantic 88742]
written by Christopher Ward & David Tyson

with Phil Collins
[Columbia 04679]
written by Philip Bailey, Phil Collins & Nathan East

[Arista 9928]
written by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney & Andy Morris

BRIT Awards Best British Single 1984
[Virgin/Epic 04221]
written by Boy George, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Phil Pickett

[Arista 9212]
written by Ray Parker Jr

[Slash 28336]
written by traditional

[Columbia 03906]
written by Jim Steinman

[RCA 12357]
written by Daryl Hall, John Oates & Sara Allen

[MCA 53024]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.

[Atlantic 89700]
written by Phil Collins

[Motown 1519]
written by Lionel Richie

[Columbia 04552]
written by George Michael

[Elektra 69297]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff

originally recorded by James Ray in 1962; produced by George Harrison & Jeff Lynne
[Dark Horse 28178]
written by Rudy Clark

produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9434]
written by George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam & Narada Michael Walden

[Sire 28341]
written by Madonna & Patrick Leonard

with The Wild Pair
rap by Derrick Delite from the Soul Purpose
[Virgin 99158]
written by Oliver Leiber

[EMI 50219]
written by Richard Marx

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #356]
[RCA 13533]
written by Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart]

[Geffen 29051]
written by John Bettis & Jon Lind

double A-side with Last Christmas in the UK ; charted as Everything She Wants / Like a Baby in US dance charts
[Columbia 04840]
written by George Michael

live
[Columbia 11263]
written by Paul McCartney

[MCA 53181]
written by Rick Nowels & Ellen Shipley

[Epic 07645]
written by Michael Jackson

[EMI America 8071]
written by Florrie Palmer

[Warner 29011]
written by Pål Waaktaar, Magne Furuholmen & Morten Hårket

[Warner 49565]
written by Sonny Curtis & Jerry Allison

[Sire 28591]
written by Madonna & Stephen Bray

charted as Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away in US AC charts
[Full Moon 29979]
written by Peter Cetera & David Foster

R
[MCA 53167]
written by Ritchie Cordell

[Motown 1644]
written by Lionel Richie

[Sire 28508]
written by Madonna, Gardner Cole & Peter Rafelson

from the movie The Karate Kid
[Full Moon 28662]
written by Peter Cetera, David Foster & Diane Nini

used by NBC-TV for the 1988 Summer Olympics; produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9743]
written by Albert Hammond & John Bettis

[Atlantic 89446]
written by John Smith

Joanna / Tonight was released as a double a-side in the UK
[De-Lite 829]
written by Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang

[Epic 07418]
written by Michael Jackson

[Columbia 03335]
written by David Paich & Jeff Porcaro

[Atlantic 89588]
written by Phil Collins

[Arista 9870]
written by Frank Farian, Peter Bischof-Fallenstein & Dietmar Kawohl

[A&M 2848]
written by Chris de Burgh

[Warner 28455]
written by Jonathan Lewis, David Lewis & Wayne Lewis

[King Jay 28430]
written by Bill Withers

Academy Award for Best Original Song 1981 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1981
[Warner 49787]
written by Christopher Cross, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager & Peter Allen