40 years ago today, these were the hottest songs in the country. I was 12 years old, in 7th grade, just discovering makeup and my heart belonged to a brown eyed, brown haired boy named Heath who had a smile that could melt a glacier.
1 SAY YOU, SAY ME Lionel Richie
2 BROKEN WINGS Mr. Mister
3 PARTY ALL THE TIME Eddie Murphy
4 ALIVE AND KICKING Simple Minds
5 SEPARATE LIVES Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
6 ELECTION DAY Arcadia
7 I MISS YOU Klymaxx
8 THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne & Friends
9 SMALL TOWN John Cougar Mellencamp
10 SLEEPING BAG ZZ Top
11 PERFECT WAY Scritti Politti
12 TONIGHT SHE COMES The Cars
13 NEVER Heart
14 WALK OF LIFE Dire Straits
15 WE BUILT THIS CITY Starship
16 TALK TO ME Stevie Nicks
17 BURNING HEART Survivor
18 WHO’S ZOOMIN’ WHO Aretha Franklin
19 EMERGENCY Kool & The Gang
20 LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE Sting
21 WRAP HER UP Elton John
22 CONGA Miami Sound Machine
23 IT’S ONLY LOVE Bryan Adams & Tina Turner
24 YOU’RE A FRIEND OF MINE Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne
25 I’M YOUR MAN Wham!
26 GO HOME Stevie Wonder
27 OBJECT OF MY DESIRE Starpoint
28 SPIES LIKE US Paul McCartney
29 EVERYBODY DANCE Ta Mara & The Seen
30 GOODBYE Night Ranger
31 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME Thompson Twins
32 MY HOMETOWN Bruce Springsteen
33 DO IT FOR LOVE Sheena Easton
34 YOU BELONG TO THE CITY Glenn Frey
35 SEX AS A WEAPON Pat Benatar
36 SIDEWALK TALK Jellybean
37 SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin
38 FACE THE FACE Pete Townshend
39 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING Billy Ocean
40 SUN CITY Artists United Against Apartheid
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