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Take a totally tubular time trip back to the decade of excess.  From the new-wave sounds of Duran Duran and The Police, to the dance-pop of Madonna and Prince, to the head-banging hair metal of Bon Jovi and Def Leppard, to the softer R&B sounds of Lionel Richie and Whitney Houston, to the Country sounds of Alabama and The Judds, to the chart dominance of Michael Jackson, the Top 40 hits of the 1980s are still reverberating to this day!  And Across The Charts: The 1980s is the only source that contains every Top 40 hit in every genre, across multiple trade magazine sources.

Each Top 40 hit across the following charts: 

• Billboard Hot 100 

• Billboard Country 

• Billboard R&B 

• Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles

• Billboard Mainstream (Album) Rock

• Billboard Modern (Alternative) Rock

• Cash Box Pop

• Record World Pop

• Record World Country

• Radio & Records Pop

• Gavin Report Pop

Featured in:

• A-to-Z Artist Section lists every artist with a Top 40 song and provides detailed data from each chart appearance. The format is similar to our Comparison Book, but with even more charts covered.

• Alphabetical Song Title Index for quick lookup

• Artist Rankings that highlight each decade’s leading performers

• Song Rankings that offer a broader view of each decade’s biggest hits