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1980

Call Me  -   Blondie Brick In The Wall  -  Pink Floyd Magic   -  Olivia Newton-John Rock With You  - Michael Jackson Do That To Me  - Captain/Tennille Crazy Thing Called Love  - Queen Coming Up   -  Paul McCartney Funkytown  -   Lipps, Inc. Still Rock & Roll  -  Billy Joel The Rose   -  Bette Midler Pina Colada  -  Rupert Holmes Cars   -  Gary Numan Cruisin'   -  Smokey Robinson Lost In Love   -   Air Supply Little Jeannie     Elton John Like The Wind - Christopher Cross Don't Go - K.C. / Sunshine Band Don't Go (60's)   -   Them Shining Star   -  Manhattans Sexy Eyes   -  Dr. Hook Steal Away  -   Robbie Dupree Biggest Part Of Me  -  Ambrosia This Is It     Kenny Loggins Don't Fall Love - Rogers/Carnes Sailing   -  Christopher Cross Longer  than -  Dan Fogelberg Coward  -  Kenny Rogers Ladies Night  - Kool and Gang Too Hot - Kool and Gang More Love   -  Kim Carnes Pop Muzik  -   M Brass In Pocket   -  Pretenders Special Lady  - Goodman/Brown Your Love   -  Stevie Wonder Second Time - Shalamar Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard Stomp  -  Brothers Johnson Toein' The Line - Rocky Burnette Better Love Next Time - Dr. Hook Him   -  Rupert Holmes Fat bottom girls  -  Queen

Against The Wind   -  Bob Seger On The Radio  -  Donna Summer Emotional Rescue  -   Rolling Stones Rise  -   Herb Alpert All Out Of Love   -  Air Supply Cool Change  -  Little River Band You're Only Lonely  -  J.D. Souther Desire - Andy Gibb Open The Door - Pete Townshend Daydream Believer  - Anne Murray I Can't Tell You Why  -  Eagles Don't Do Me Like That - Tom Petty Fame  -  Irene Cara Fire Lake  -   Bob Seger How Do I Make - Linda Ronstadt Into The Night - Benny Mardones Misunderstanding  -  Genesis Dim All Lights - Donna Summer You May Be Right  -  Billy Joel Hurt So Bad  -  Linda Ronstadt Never Let You Go - Sedaka The Long Run   -  Eagles Those shoes   -  Eagles Heartbreaker   -  Pat Benatar Deja Vu  -   Dionne Warwick Drivin' My Life - Eddie Rabbitt Long Way Home  - Supertramp Hangman coming down - Styx Sara   -  Fleetwood Mac Jo Jo  -  Boz Scaggs September - Neil Diamond Tusk   -  Fleetwood Mac Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince Ships  -  Barry Manilow All Night Long  - Joe Walsh Refugee   -  Tom Petty Crazy Train   -  Ozzie Ozbourne White wedding   -  Billy Idol Rebel yell   -  Billy Idol Tattooed Boys - Pretenders Precious - Pretenders

1981

Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes Lady  -   Kenny Rogers Starting Over -  John Lennon Jessie's Girl  - Rick Springfield Celebration  - Kool and Gang Kiss My List   -  Hall & Oates A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt 9 To 5  -  Dolly Parton Loving You - REO Speedwagon Greatest Hero - Joey Scarbury Being With You - Smokey Robinson Queen Of Hearts - Juice Newton Rapture  -   Blondie Bang on Drum all Day - Todd Rundgren Woman Needs Love - Ray Parker The Tide Is High  -   Blondie Slow Hand   -  Pointer Sisters I Love You - Climax Blues Band Woman   -  John Lennon Sukiyaki   -  A Taste Of Honey Angel Of Morning - Juice Newton Love On the Rocks - Neil Diamond Every Woman - Air Supply One You Love  - Air Supply The Best Of Times  -  Styx On The Run - REO Speedwagon Boy from NY City - Manhattan Transfer Urgent  -   Foreigner Passion   -  Rod Stewart Crying   -  Don Mclean Hearts  -  Marty Balin It's My Turn   -  Diana Ross How 'Bout Us  -   Champaign Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar Hell is for children - Pat Benatar

Breakup Song   -  Greg Kihn Time - Alan Parsons Project Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer Too Much Time on my hands -  Styx Who's Crying Now  -   Journey Do Do Do  -  Police This Little Girl  -  Gary U.S. Bonds America   -   Neil Diamond Done With Night - John Cougar Arthur's Theme - Chris Cross Bites The Dust   -  Queen Games People Play - Alan Parsons Master Blaster   -  Stevie Wonder Hello Again   -  Neil Diamond Don't Stand So Close - Police All Those Years  -  George Harrison The Stroke - Billy Squier Same Old Lang  -  Dan Fogelberg Hold On Tight   -  ELO Treat Me Right  -  Pat Benatar Winning  -  Santana Kind of Fool - Streisand /Gibb Watching The Wheels - John Lennon Tell It Like It Is  -  Heart Smokey Mountain - Ronnie Milsap That Lovin' Feelin   -  Hall and Oates Beach Boys Medley - Beach Boys Whip It  -  Devo Modern Girl   -  Sheena Easton I'm Coming Out  -   Diana Ross Miss Sun  -  Boz Scaggs Time Is Time  -  Andy Gibb He's so shy  -  Pointer sisters

1982

Physical  -  Olivia Newton John Eye Of The Tiger   -  Survivor I Love Rock N' Roll     Joan Jett Ebony & Ivory - McCartney Centerfold   -  J. Geils Band Don't You Want - Human League Jack And Diane   -  John Cougar Hurt so good   -  John Cougar Abracadabra  -  Steve Miller Band Tainted Love  -   Soft Cell Chariots Of Fire   -  Vangelis Harden My Heart  - Quarterflash Rosanna  -   Toto Can't Go For That - Hall and Oates 867-5309 (Jenny) -Tommy Tutone Key Largo  -  Bertie Higgins Waiting/Girl Like You - Foreigner Talk To Strangers - Rick Springfield Always On My Mind -Willie Nelson Shake It Up  -   Cars We Got The Beat  -  Go-Go's Only The Lonely   -  Motels Who Can It Be - Men At Work Eye In The Sky  -  Alan Parsons Let's Groove  -  Earth, Wind & Fire Open Arms  -  Journey The Nights Are Better - Air Supply '65 Love Affair  -  Paul Davis Heat Of The Moment   -  Asia Pac-man Fever - Buckner/Garcia That Girl  - Stevie Wonder Private Eyes  -  Hall and Oates Trouble  -  Lindsey Buckingham Fell Like Making Love - Roberta Flack Little Hard On Me - Juice Newton Freeze-frame  -  J. Geils Band

Keep Fire Burnin - REO Speedwagon Believe In Love  -  Huey Lewis Cool Night   -  Paul Davis Caught Up In You   -  38 Special Why Do Fools?   -  Diana Ross Hooked On Classics - Philharmonic Wasted On Way  - Crosby, Stills, Nash Think I'm In Love  -  Eddie Money Blue Eyes  -  Elton John Our Lips Are Sealed  -  Go-Go's You Can Do Magic  -  America I Ran  - A Flock Of Seagulls Somebody's Baby - Jackson Browne Oh No  -  Commodores Take It Away  - Paul McCartney Love Turn Around - Kenny Rogers Don't Stop Bellevin'  -  Journey In And Out  -  Barbra Streisand Gloria   -  Laura Branigan Empty Garden  -  Elton John Crimson & Clover - Joan Jett Every Thing she does - Police Get Down On It - Kool & Gang Any Day Now - Ronnie Milsap Move On Me - Olivia Newton John Vacation  - Go-Go's Pretty Woman  - Van Halen Should I Do It  -  Pointer Sisters Hot In The City  -  Billy Idol Kids In America  -  Kim Wilde Waiting On Friend - Rolling Stones Working For Weekend - Loverboy Arthur's Theme - Christopher Cross Through The Years - Kenny Rogers Edge Of Seventeen  -  Stevie Nicks Goldmine  -  The Beat farmers Lost weekend  - The Beat farmers

1983

The curly shuffle Every Breath You Take  - Police Billie Jean - Michael Jackson Flashdance - Irene Cara Down Under  -  Men At Work Beat It  - Michael Jackson Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler Maneater  -   Hall and Oates Maniac   -  Michael Sembello Sweet Dreams   -  Eurythmics Hurt Me  -   Boy George Shame On The Moon - Bob Seger Hard For Money - Donna Summer Never Let You Go  - Sergio Mendes Hungry Like Wolf - Duran Duran Let's Dance  -  David Bowie Twilight Zone  -  Golden Earring Something Going On  -  Frida Jeopardy  -  Greg Kihn Band Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant Blinded With Science - Thom Dolby Africa  -  Toto Little Red Corvette  - Prince Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker Mr. Roboto   -  Styx Der Kommissar  -  After The Fire Puttin' On The Ritz  -  Taco Sexual Healing   -  Marvin Gaye Fascination  -  Human League Time Clock Of Heart - Boy George Safety Dance - Men Without Hats Mickey     Toni Basil You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins Separate Ways  -   Journey One On One   -  Hall and Oates 1999  -   Prince Rock this town  -   Stray cats Stray Cat Strut   -  Stray Cats Stand Back  -  Stevie Nicks Tell Her About It  -  Billy Joel There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes Should I stay or should I go - Clash

Truly  -  Lionel Richie Dirty Laundry  - Don Henley Girl Is Mine - Jackson/McCartney Too Shy  -  Kajagoogoo Goody Two Shoes  -  Adam Ant Rock The Casbah   - Clash Our House   -  Madness I Should Know - Duran Duran She's A Beauty   - Tubes Don't Let It End   -  Styx China Girl   -  David Bowie Come Dancing   -  Kinks Promises, Promises  -  Naked Eyes The Other Guy  -  Little River Band Out Of Nothing At All  -  Air Supply Family Man  -  Hall and Oates Startin' Somethin' -  Michael Jackson All Right  -  Christopher Cross Heart To Heart  - Kenny Loggins My Love   -  Lionel Richie I'm Still Standing   -  Elton John Hot Girls In Love  -   Loverboy It's A Mistake  -  Men At Work I'll Tumble 4 Ya   -  Boy George Faithfully  -  Journey Steppin' Out  - Joe Jackson Take Me To Heart  - Quarterflash She's Sexy & 17  -  Stray Cats Dead Giveaway  -  Shalamar Photograph  -  Def Leppard Pass The Dutchie   -  Musical Youth True  -  Spandau Ballet Far From Over  -  Frank Stallone Celebrate My Love - Bryson/Flack You Got Lucky - Tom Petty Breaking Us In Two  - Joe Jackson Goodbye to you  -  Scandal Walking in L.A.  -  Missing persons Breaking the law  -  Judas Priest Hell bent for leather  -  Judas Priest New years day  -  U2 Feel the noise - Quite Riot

1984

Let's go crazy - Prince When Doves Cry  -  Prince What's Love Got.  - Tina Turner Say Say Say  -   McCartney/Jackson Footloose   -  Kenny Loggins Against All Odds   -  Phil Collins Jump  -   Van Halen Hello   -  Lionel Richie Owner Of A Lonely Heart  -   Yes Ghostbusters   -  Ray Parker Jr. Karma Chameleon   -  Boy George Missing You  -   John Waite All Night Long   -  Lionel Richie Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen Girls Want To Have Fun  - Cyndi Lauper The Reflex   -  Duran Duran Time After Time   - Cyndi Lauper Talking In Your Sleep  -  Romantics Hold Me Now  -   Thompson Twins Joanna   -  Kool and The Gang To Say I Love You  -  Stevie Wonder Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell Break My Stride  -   Matthew Wilder 99 Luftballons   -  Nena Dream About You   -  Dan Hartman Oh Sherrie  -   Steve Perry They Call It The Blues  -   Elton John She Bop   -  Cyndi Lauper Borderline  -   Madonna Sunglasses At Night   - Corey Hart Eyes Without A Face  -  Billy Idol Comes The Rain Again  -  Eurythmics Sister Christian   -  Night Ranger Drive you home  -   The Cars Twist Of Fate   -  Olivia Newton-John Union Of The Snake   -  Duran Duran Heart Of Rock 'N' Roll - Huey Lewis The Warrior   -  Scandal

Automatic  -  Pointer Sisters All Girls I've Loved  - Iglesias/Nelson Caribbean Queen  - Billy Ocean That's All     Genesis Running With Night  -  Lionel Richie I Want A New Drug   -  Huey Lewis Islands In The Stream   -  Rogers/Parton Love Is A Battlefield   -  Pat Benatar Almost Paradise   -  Reno/Wilson Legs  -   ZZ Top State Of Shock   -  Jacksons Love Somebody -  Rick Springfield Miss Me   -  Boy George If This Is It   -  Huey Lewis You Might Think   -  Cars Lucky Star  -   Madonna Cover Me   -  Bruce Springsteen Feel The Noize   -  Quiet Riot Breakdance   -  Irene Cara Adult Education   -  Hall & Oates Cruel Summer  -  Bananarama Dance Hall Days  -  Wang Chung Give It Up  -   K.C. I'm So Excited   -  Pointer Sisters Thriller  -   Michael Jackson Holiday  -  Madonna Nobody Told Me   -  John Lennon Poison Mind   -  Boy George Wrapped Around Your Finger - Police Pink Houses   -  John Mellencamp Round And Round   -  Ratt Head Over Heels  -  Go-Go's Undercover Of The Night  -  Rolling Stones On The Dark Side  - John Cafferty New Moon On Monday  -  Duran Duran Major Tom  - Peter Schilling Magic  -  Cars Rock Me Tonite  -  Billy Squier

1985

Careless Whisper  -  Wham! Like A Virgin   -  Madonna Like A Virgin/93 - JJ, Tracy, Mary Wake Me Up  -  Wham! Know What Love Is  - Foreigner Out Of Touch  -  Hall and Oates Rule The World  -  Tears For Fears Money For Nothing - Dire Straits Take On Me -  A-Ha Everytime You Go - Paul Young Easy Lover  -  Phil Collins This Feeling  - REO Speedwagon We Built This City  - Starship The Power Of Love  -  Huey Lewis Forget About Me  -  Simple Minds St. Elmo's Fire  -  John Parr The Heat Is On  - Glenn Frey We Are World  - U.S. For Africa Shout   -  Tears For Fears Part-Time Lover   -  Stevie Wonder Saving My Love - Whitney Houston Heaven  -   Bryan Adams Everything She Wants  - Wham! Miami Vice Theme  - Jan Hammer Lover Boy  -  Billy Ocean Lover Girl  - Teena Marie Belong To The City  - Glenn Frey Oh Sheila - Ready For World Sea Of Love  - Honeydrippers View To A Kill  - Duran Duran The Wild Boys - Duran Duran Neutron Dance - Pointer Sisters We Belong  -  Pat Benatar Nightshift  - Commodores All I Need  - Jack Wagner Sussudio  -  Phil Collins

Strut  -  Sheena Easton Good Love -Whitney Houston Missing You  -  Diana Ross Boys Of Summer - Don Henley Set Them Free   -  Sting Don't Need A Hero - Tina Turner Material girl    -  Madonna Smooth Operator   -   Sade Don't Lose Number - Phil Collins All Through Night - Cyndi Lauper Run To You   -   Bryan Adams Glory Days  -  Bruce Springsteen Voices Carry   -  Til Tuesday Would I Lie To You  -  Eurythmics Be Near Me  -  ABC No More Lonely - Paul McCartney I Can't Hold Back - Survivor Summer Of '69 -  Bryan Adams Walking Sunshine - Katrina/Waves Freedom   -  Wham! Late For Goodbyes - Julian Lennon Valotte  -   Julian Lennon Some Like It Hot  -  Power Station I'm On Fire - Bruce Springsteen   Lay Your Hands - Thompson Twins Lonely Ol' Night - John Mellencamp What About Love  - Heart California Girls - David Lee Roth Do What You Do - Jermaine Jackson Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen Private Dancer  - Tina Turner Fortress Around Your Heart - Sting Wants To Do Is Dance - Don Henley Dress You Up  - Madonna Sentimental Street  - Night Ranger Sugar Walls  - Sheena Easton

1986

Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie I Miss You - Klymaxx Broken Wings - Mr. Mister How Will I Know - Whitney Houston Party All The Time - Eddie Murphy Burning Heart  -  Survivor Kyrie   -  Mr. Mister Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer Greatest Love - Whitney Houston Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys Be Sad Songs - Billy Ocean Alive And Kicking - Simple Minds Never   -  Heart Stuck With You  -  Huey Lewis Sledgehammer  -  Peter Gabriel Sara  - Starship Human - Human League I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz Take My Breath Away - Berlin Rock Me Amadeus  - Falco Papa Don't Preach - Madonna Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi Going Gets Tough - Billy Ocean I Think Of You - Janet Jackson These Dreams   -  Heart Don't Forget Me -  Glass Tiger Something About You   -  Level 42 Venus  -   Bananarama Dancing The Ceiling - Lionel Richie True Colors   -  Cyndi Lauper Danger Zone   -  Kenny Loggins

Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson One To Blame - Howard Jones Go All The Way - Sly Fox Turn You On - Robert Palmer Manic Monday  -  Bangles Walk Of Life   -  Dire Straits Two Of Hearts  -  Stacey Q Crush On You  - Jets Nasty  -  Janet Jackson Me Home Tonight  - Eddie Money I'm Your Man   -  Wham! Living In America   -  James Brown Rocken The USA - John Mellencamp Who's Johnny   -  El Debarge Word Up   -  Cameo Can't This Be Love - Van Halen Silent Running  - Mike & Mechanics Typical Male  - Tina Turner Small Town  - John Mellencamp Tarzan Boy -  Baltimora True Blue  - Madonna Rumors  - Timex Social Club Sleeping Bag  - ZZ Top Tonight She Comes  -  Cars Baby Love  -  Regina Nikita  -  Elton John Take Me Home   -  Phil Collins Wildest Dreams  - Moody Blues King For Day  - Thompson Twins Different Corner -  George Michael I'll Be Over You  -  Toto Go Home  -  Stevie Wonder

1987

Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles Like An Egyptian -Jackson/Bangles Alone   -  Heart Dance Somebody - Whitney Houston Nothing's Gonna Stop Us  -  Starship C'est La Vie  -  Robbie Nevil The Way It Is  -  Bruce Hornsby Shakedown  - Bob Seger Livin' On A Prayer  -  Bon Jovi La Bamba   -  Los Lobos Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung Don't Dream   -  Crowded House Head To Toe   -   Lisa Lisa Mony Mony  -  Billy Idol Lady In Red  -  Chris De Burgh I Want Your Sex  -  George Michael Notorious   -  Duran Duran Time Of My Life - Medley & Warnes Next Time I Fall  -  Cetera and Grant Died In Your Arms  -  Cutting Crew Keep Me Hangin' On  - Kim Wilde Hands To Yourself - Georgia Satellites Land Of Confusion  -  Genesis Jacob's Ladder  -  Huey Lewis Let's Wait Awhile  - Janet Jackson Hip To Be Square  -  Huey Lewis Little Lies  -   Fleetwood Mac

Luka   -   Suzanne Vega I Heard A Rumour  - Bananarama Don't Mean Nothing  - Richard Marx Songbird   -  Kenny G Change Of Heart  - Cyndi Lauper Can't We Try  -  Dan Hill To Be A Lover  -   Billy Idol Mandolin Rain  -  Bruce Hornsby Breakout   -  Swing Out Sister Stand By Me   -  Ben E. King Tonight, Tonight   -  Genesis Someday  -  Glass Tiger Rock Steady   -  Whispers Wanted Dead Or Alive  -  Bon Jovi Big Time  - Peter Gabriel Is This Love   -  Survivor Diamonds - Herb Alpert/J. jackson Gonna Change  - Glenn Medeiros Brilliant Disguise -  Bruce Springsteen Just To See Her  - Smokey Robinson Don't Get Me Wrong  -  Pretenders Doing It For My Baby   -  Huey Lewis Right On Track   -  Breakfast Club Ballerina Girl   -  Lionel Richie Fight Right To Party - Beastie Boys Funkytown   -  Pseudo Echo

1988

Mind Set On You - George Harrison Never Give You Up - Rick Astley Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses Hands To Heaven  -  Breathe Roll With It   - Steve Winwood Wishing Well   - Trent d'Arby Anything For You  - Gloria Estefan The Flame  - Cheap Trick Seasons Change  -  Expose Is This Love  - Whitesnake Wild, Wild West  - Escape Club Pour Some Sugar  -  Def Leppard Always Love You  - Taylor Dayne Simply Irresistible  - Robert Palmer Hungry Eyes  -  Eric Carnen Father Figure  - George Michael Love Bites - Def Leppard Broken Hearts - Whitney Houston Angel  -  Aerosmith Hazy Shade Of Winter  - Bangles Don't Worry  - Bobby McFerrin Me Lose Control  -  Eric Carnen Red Red Wine  -   UB40 Bad Medicine  -  Bon Jovi Kokomo  -  Beach Boys Monkey  -  George Michael

Devil Inside  - INXS Loco-Motion  - Kylie Minogue Make It Real     Jets Desire  - U2 Mercedes Boy   -  Pebbles New Sensation  -  INXS Rocket 2 U  -  Jets Don't Be Cruel  - Cheap Trick Candle In The Wind  -  Elton John Pink Cadillac  -  Natalie Cole Fast Car  - Tracy Chapman Electric Blue  -  Icehouse Always On Mind  - Pet Shop Boys Piano In The Dark - Brenda Russell When It's Love  - Van Halen Don't Shed A Tear - Paul Carrack Without You   -  Foreigner Moment In Time - Whitney Houston Kissing A Fool   -  George Michael Cherry Bomb  -  John Mellancamp I Still Believe  -  Brenda K. Starr Valerie  -   Steve Windwood Just Like Paradise -  David Lee Roth Nothin' But A Good Time  -  Poison Prove Your Love  -  Taylor Dayne

1989

Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison Straight Up  - Paula Abdul Cold Hearted  - Paula Abdul You Know Its True - Milli Vanilli I Love Your Way - Will To Power Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx Wanna Lose You - Gloria Estefan Heavan   -  Warrant Gonna Miss You - Milli Vanilli The Look - Roxette Blame It On The Rain - Milli Vanilli Drives Me Crazy - Young Cannibals Be There For You - Bon Jovi Like A Prayer - Madonna Loving You - New Kids On Block Forget My Number - Milli Vanilli Toy Solider  -  Martika Forever Girl - Paula Abdul Living Years  - Mike Mechanics Eternal Flame  - The Bangles Wild Thing  - Tone Loc See You Smile - Bad English Turn Back Time -  Cher Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry With You - Sheriff

Good Thing -Young Cannibals Bust A Move - Young M.C. Bitten / Shy - Great White Rock On - Michael Damian Love Shack - B-52's So Alive - Love and Rockets The Right Stuff  - New Kids Armageddon It - Def Leppard Soldier Love - Don Osmond 18 And Life  -  Skid Row Your Love - Duran Duran In Your Room  -   Bangles Angel Eyes - Jeff Healey Band Patience - Guns N' Roses Walk On Water - Eddie Money Welcome Jungle - Guns N Roses Close My Eyes - Lita Ford Love In Elevator - Aerosmith Hands On Me - Bon Jovi This Promise - When In Rome What I Am - Edie Brickell Paradise City - Guns n Roses Dance With Me - Rick Astley Heavan Help Me - Deon Estus You Don't Know -  Expose