Amazing Top 10 on Billboard Magazine’s Hot 100 chart 30 years ago this week. Imagine listening to Kasey Casem and hearing this list. It’s like a “Best of the ’80s” compilation all in itself. Every song is a classic.
10. Culture Club – “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya”
9. Taco – “Puttin’ on the Ritz”
8. Human League – “(Keep Feeling) Fascination”
7. Duran Duran – “Is There Something I Should Know?”
6. Men at Work – “It’s a Mistake”
5. Stevie Nicks – “Stand Back”
4. Michael Sembello – “Maniac”
3. Donna Summer – “She Works Hard For the Money”
2. Eurythmics – “Sweet Dreams (are made of this)”
1. The Police – “Every Breath You Take”
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