| Cover | | Date  | Title • Artist  Album | Points  | Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 10/1988 | | 516
 | US 3 UK ✫1 US dance 37 US rock ✫1 US alt. ✫1 | [Island 7-99250] written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr. |
 | 2. | 06/1982 | | 487
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC 5 US dance 26 US rock ✫1 | [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1984]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #84] [A&M 2542] written by Sting |
 | 3. | 06/1982 | | 452
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC 27 US dance 59 US rock ✫1 | [Scotti Brothers 02912] written by Frankie Sullivan & Jim Peterik |
 | 4. | 10/1982 | | 433
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC 13 US dance 33 US rock ✫1 | charted as Who Can It Be Now? / Down Under in US dance charts [Columbia 03303] written by Colin Hay & Ron Strykert |
 | 5. | 08/1981 | | 431
 | US 2 UK 7 US dance 14 US rock ✫1 | [Rolling Stones 21003] written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards |
 | 6. | 11/1981 | | 417
 | US ✫1 UK 3 US dance 12 US rock ✫1 | charted as Centerfold / Flamethrower in US dance charts [EMI America 8102] written by Seth Justman |
 | 7. | 12/1981 | | 416
 | US ✫1 UK 4 US dance 31 US rock ✫1 | as Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #484] [Boardwalk 7-11-135] written by Alan Merrill & Jake Hooker |
 | 8. | 09/1981 | | 389
 | US 3 UK ✫1 US rock ✫1 | written by Sting |
 | 9. | 12/1981 | | 388
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US dance 3 US rock 4 | written by Philip Oakey, Jo Callis & Philip Adrian Wright |
 | 10. | 09/1989 | | 384
 | US 2 UK 5 US AC 29 US rock 4 US alt. ✫1 | [Polygram 874710 (Fontana)] written by Roland Orzabal & Curt Smith |
 | 11. | 10/1988 | | 382
 | US 14 UK 9 US AC 38 US rock ✫1 US alt. 3 | [tribute to Billie Holiday] [Island 7-99254] written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr. |
| 12. | 11/1980 | | 361
 | US ✫1 UK 7 US rock 9 | [Epic 50953] written by Kevin Cronin |
| 13. | 05/1982 | | 358
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC 28 US dance 14 US R&B 26 US rock 4 | [Capitol 5126] written by Steve Miller |
| 14. | 05/1989 | | 357
 | US 3 UK 9 US dance 20 US rock 9 US alt. ✫1 | charted as So Alive / Bike Dance in US dance charts [RCA 8956] written by Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins & David J |
 | 15. | 03/1987 | | 357
 | US ✫1 UK 4 US AC 23 US rock ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #131] [Island 7-99469] written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr. |
 | 16. | 12/1984 | | 357
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC 3 US R&B 85 US rock ✫1 | featuring New Jersey Mass Choir & Jennifer Holliday
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #476] [Atlantic 89596] written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] & Lou Gramm (uncredited) |
 | 17. | 11/1988 | | 353
 | UK 28 US rock ✫1 US alt. ✫1 | written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe |
 | 18. | 05/1982 | | 352
 | US 3 UK 5 US dance 36 US rock ✫1 | [Capitol 5134 (Harvest)] written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor & Andy Taylor |
 | 19. | 01/1984 | | 348
 | US ✫1 UK 7 US dance 17 US rock ✫1 | [Warner 29384] written by Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen & Michael Anthony |
 | 20. | 11/1980 | | 344
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC 17 | [Geffen 49604] written by John Lennon |
 | 21. | 07/1982 | | 344
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC 31 US rock 6 | as Dexy's Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express [BRIT Awards Best British Single 1983] written by Kevin Rowland, Jim "Big Jim" Paterson & Billy Adams |
 | 22. | 10/1986 | | 343
 | US ✫1 UK 4 US rock ✫1 | [Polygram 888184 (Mercury)] written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora & Desmond Child |
 | 23. | 02/1984 | | 343
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC 2 US rock ✫1 | [Atlantic 89700 A] written by Phil Collins |
 | 24. | 04/1986 | | 342
 | US ✫1 UK 4 US dance ✫1 US R&B 61 US rock ✫1 | [MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1987] [Geffen 28718] written by Peter Gabriel |
 | 25. | 03/1985 | | 340
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC 2 US dance ✫1 US rock 2 | [BRIT Awards Best British Single 1986] [Polygram 880659 (Mercury)] written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley & Chris Hughes |
 | 26. | 09/1980 | | 340
 | US 10 UK ✫1 US rock 11 | written by Sting |
 | 27. | 05/1984 | | 337
 | US 2 UK 4 US dance 7 US rock ✫1 | [Columbia 04463] written by Bruce Springsteen |
 | 28. | 06/1985 | | 337
 | US ✫1 UK 4 US rock ✫1 | [MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1986] [Warner 28950] written by Mark Knopfler & Sting |
 | 29. | 12/1989 | | 332
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC 7 US rock ✫1 | [Atlantic 88742] written by Christopher Ward & David Tyson |
 | 30. | 03/1983 | | 326
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US dance ✫1 US R&B 14 US rock 8 | featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar co-produced by Nile Rodgers [EMI America 8158] written by David Bowie |
 | 31. | 10/1981 | | 325
 | US 2 UK 8 US AC 5 US rock ✫1 | [Atlantic 3868] written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] & Lou Gramm |
 | 32. | 11/1983 | | 322
 | US ✫1 UK 28 US dance 3 US R&B 69 US rock ✫1 | [Atco 99817] written by Trevor Rabin, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire & Trevor Horn |
 | 33. | 07/1983 | | 322
 | US 3 UK 17 US AC 33 US rock ✫1 | [A&M 2569] written by Sting |
 | 34. | 02/1986 | | 322
 | US ✫1 UK 5 US dance 36 US rock ✫1 | produced by Bernard Edwards [Island 7-99570] written by Robert Palmer |
 | 35. | 09/1989 | | 321
 | US 3 UK 2 US dance 7 US alt. ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #243] [Warner 22817 (Reprise)] written by Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland & Cindy Wilson |
 | 36. | 10/1987 | | 321
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC ✫1 US rock 4 | originally recorded by James Ray in 1962; produced by George Harrison & Jeff Lynne [Dark Horse 28178] written by Rudy Clark |
 | 37. | 05/1987 | | 320
 | US ✫1 UK 3 US AC 2 US rock 3 | [Capitol 44002] written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg |
 | 38. | 03/1981 | | 319
 | US ✫1 UK 10 US AC 15 US dance 26 US rock 5 | [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1982]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1982] [EMI America 8077] written by Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon |
 | 39. | 11/1984 | | 318
 | US 2 UK ✫1 US AC 15 US dance 7 US R&B 3 US rock 5 | with Phil Collins written by Philip Bailey, Phil Collins & Nathan East |
 | 40. | 02/1985 | | 318
 | US ✫1 UK 7 US AC 36 US dance 9 US rock ✫1 | [A&M 2703] written by Keith Forsey & Steve Schiff |
 | 41. | 06/1986 | | 317
 | US ✫1 UK 13 US AC 7 US rock ✫1 | [Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1987] [Warner 28710 (Island)] written by Steve Winwood & Will Jennings |
| 42. | 05/1980 | | 313
 | US 5 UK ✫1 US AC 2 US country 6 | [Millennium 11799] written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson |
 | 43. | 04/1980 | | 311
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC 48 US dance 64 | [live] [Columbia 11263+] written by Paul McCartney |
| 44. | 03/1983 | | 311
 | US 4 UK ✫1 US dance 34 US rock 3 | written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor & Andy Taylor |
 | 45. | 06/1988 | | 310
 | US ✫1 UK 53 US AC ✫1 US dance 21 US R&B 30 US rock ✫1 | [Atco 99326 (Virgin)] written by Steve Winwood, Will Jennings, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr. |
 | 46. | 03/1987 | | 309
 | US ✫1 UK 6 US AC 16 US rock 2 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #93] [Island 7-99430] written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr. |
 | 47. | 07/1981 | | 309
 | US 4 UK 54 US dance 32 US rock ✫1 | featuring Jr. Walker [Atlantic 3831] written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] |
 | 48. | 07/1980 | | 308
 | US ✫1 UK 3 US AC ✫1 | written by Florrie Palmer |
 | 49. | 06/1984 | | 307
 | US ✫1 UK 9 US AC 7 US dance 27 US rock ✫1 | [EMI America 8212] written by John Waite, Mark Leonard & Chas Sandford |
 | 50. | 05/1986 | | 307
 | US ✫1 UK 15 US AC 3 US rock ✫1 | [Atlantic 89407] written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford |
 | 51. | 10/1983 | | 304
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC 3 US dance 2 US R&B 2 US rock 24 | as Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson [Epic 04169] written by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson |
| 52. | 10/1981 | | 302
 | US 3 UK 49 US AC 41 US rock ✫1 | [Geffen 49824] written by Marv Ross |
 | 53. | 06/1987 | | 300
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC 4 US country 57 US rock 11 | [Slash 28336] written by traditional |
 | 54. | 04/1982 | | 300
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC ✫1 US R&B 8 US rock 34 | [Columbia 02860] written by Paul McCartney |
 | 55. | 10/1983 | | 299
 | US 3 UK 3 US dance 33 US rock 2 | [Capitol 5290] written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor & Andy Taylor |
 | 56. | 03/1989 | | 299
 | US ✫1 UK 7 US AC 12 US dance 20 US rock 39 US alt. 2 | [MCA 53639] written by Roland Gift, David Steele & Andy Cox |
| 57. | 08/1985 | | 298
 | US ✫1 UK 4 US AC 3 US rock 4 | [RCA 14136] written by Richard Page, Steve George & John Lang |
 | 58. | 04/1982 | | 295
 | US 4 UK 46 US rock ✫1 | [Warner 50040 (Geffen)] written by Geoff Downes & John Wetton |
 | 59. | 07/1980 | | 293
 | US 2 UK 2 US AC ✫1 | [Warner 49565] written by Sonny Curtis & Jerry Allison |
 | 60. | 01/1984 | | 293
 | US ✫1 UK 6 US rock 2 | [Columbia 04310] written by Kenny Loggins & Dean Pitchford |
 | 61. | 03/1986 | | 292
 | US 3 UK 8 US rock ✫1 | [Warner 28740] written by Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen & Alex Van Halen |
 | 62. | 12/1985 | | 292
 | US ✫1 UK 11 US AC 11 US rock ✫1 | [RCA 14258] written by Richard Page, Steve George & John Lang |
 | 63. | 08/1986 | | 291
 | US ✫1 UK 4 US AC 24 US dance 37 US rock 4 | [Virgin 99481] written by Nick Van Eede |
 | 64. | 01/1987 | | 291
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC ✫1 US rock 16 | [Grunt 5109-7] written by Diane Warren & Albert Hammond |
 | 65. | 09/1988 | | 291
 | US 7 UK 31 US AC 30 US rock 9 US alt. 4 | as Edie Brickell & New Bohemians written by Edie Brickell & Kenny Withrow |
 | 66. | 06/1985 | | 291
 | US ✫1 UK 6 US AC 4 US rock 2 | produced by David Foster [Atlantic 7-89541] written by David Foster & John Parr |
| 67. | 02/1985 | | 291
 | US ✫1 UK 4 US AC ✫1 US R&B 80 US rock 4 | [Atlantic 89588] written by Phil Collins |
 | 68. | 08/1986 | | 289
 | US ✫1 UK 12 US AC ✫1 US rock 2 | [Chrysalis 43019] written by Chris Hayes & Huey Lewis |
 | 69. | 02/1989 | | 289
 | US 51 US rock ✫1 US alt. ✫1 | [Warner 22992 (Sire)] written by Paul Westerberg |
 | 70. | 12/1983 | | 287
 | US ✫1 UK 3 US AC ✫1 US rock 10 | [Portrait 04432] written by Rob Hyman & Cyndi Lauper |
| 71. | 11/1981 | | 286
 | US 4 US rock ✫1 | written by Alex Call & Jim Keller |
 | 72. | 12/1984 | | 285
 | US ✫1 UK 4 US dance ✫1 US R&B 56 US rock 6 | written by Roland Orzabal & Ian Stanley |
 | 73. | 01/1989 | | 285
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC ✫1 US rock 5 | [Atlantic 7-88964] written by Mike Rutherford & B. A. Robertson |
 | 74. | 06/1986 | | 284
 | US 4 UK 22 US AC ✫1 US rock ✫1 | [Atlantic 89372] written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford |
| 75. | 07/1981 | | 284
 | US 10 UK 4 US rock 2 | [Columbia 02408 (Jet)] written by Jeff Lynne |
 | 76. | 08/1985 | | 282
 | US 7 UK ✫1 US dance 4 US rock 3 | written by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter |
 | 77. | 11/1989 | | 282
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC ✫1 US rock 7 | [BRIT Awards Best British Single 1990]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1991] [Atlantic 88774] written by Phil Collins |
 | 78. | 09/1982 | | 282
 | US 3 UK 59 US dance 47 US rock ✫1 | [Elektra 69894 (Asylum)] written by Don Henley & Danny Kootch (as Danny Kortchmar) |
| 79. | 04/1982 | | 281
 | US 2 US rock ✫1 | as John Cougar written by John Mellencamp & George M. Green |
 | 80. | 05/1987 | | 281
 | US ✫1 UK 9 US rock 4 | [R] [Warner 28339 (Geffen)] written by David Coverdale & Bernie Marsden |
 | 81. | 09/1985 | | 281
 | US ✫1 UK 12 US AC 37 US dance 37 US rock ✫1 | [Grunt 14170] written by Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert & Peter Wolf |
 | 82. | 02/1983 | | 280
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC 36 US dance 2 US rock 16 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #356] [RCA 13533] written by Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart] |
 | 83. | 02/1983 | | 280
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC 7 US rock 23 | produced by Jim Steinman [Columbia 03906] written by Jim Steinman |
 | 84. | 09/1982 | | 280
 | US 2 UK ✫1 US AC 8 US dance 34 US R&B 39 US rock 21 | charted as I'm Afraid of Me / Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? in US dance charts [Virgin/Epic 34-03368] written by Boy George, Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig), Roy Hay & Jon Moss |
 | 85. | 06/1984 | | 278
 | US 3 UK 5 US AC ✫1 US rock 3 | [Elektra 69706] written by Ric Ocasek |
 | 86. | 11/1984 | | 277
 | US 5 UK 12 US AC 33 US rock ✫1 | [MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1985]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #416] [Warner 29141] written by Don Henley & Mike Campbell |
 | 87. | 10/1987 | | 277
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US dance 7 US R&B 73 US rock 12 | charted as Need You Tonight / Mediate in US dance charts [Atlantic 89188] written by Andrew Farriss & Michael Hutchence |
| 88. | 07/1986 | | 276
 | US ✫1 UK 15 US AC ✫1 US rock 3 | [RCA Victor 5023] written by Bruce Hornsby |
 | 89. | 03/1985 | | 276
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC ✫1 US country 76 US R&B ✫1 US rock 27 | [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1986]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1986] benefit recording by all-star group [Columbia 04839] written by Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie |
 | 90. | 05/1987 | | 275
 | US ✫1 UK 88 US rock ✫1 | [MCA 53094] written by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey & Bob Seger |
 | 91. | 01/1981 | | 275
 | US 19 UK 2 US rock 2 | [Atlantic 3824] written by Phil Collins |
| 92. | 08/1981 | | 273
 | US 8 UK ✫1 US dance 4 US rock 12 | |
 | 93. | 07/1989 | | 273
 | US 2 UK 18 US dance 8 US rock 30 US alt. 2 | written by Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson (as Paul S. Thompson), Lol Tolhurst (as Laurence Tolhurst) & Boris Williams |
| 94. | 01/1983 | | 273
 | US 2 UK 2 US dance 6 US R&B 18 US rock 12 | [Columbia 03793 (Portrait)] written by Eddy Grant |
 | 95. | 06/1982 | | 273
 | US ✫1 UK 25 US rock 3 | as John Cougar written by John Mellencamp |
 | 96. | 06/1985 | | 272
 | US 7 UK 2 US AC 4 US rock 6 | written by Mark Knopfler |
 | 97. | 02/1983 | | 271
 | US ✫1 UK 3 US R&B ✫1 US rock 14 | featuring Eddie Van Halen
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1984]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #337]
[Epic 03759] written by Michael Jackson |
 | 98. | 05/1983 | | 271
 | US 10 UK 2 US dance 51 US rock 3 | co-produced by Nile Rodgers; charted as China Girl / Shake In in US dance charts [EMI America 8165] written by David Bowie & Iggy Pop |
 | 99. | 01/1989 | | 271
 | US ✫1 UK 5 US dance ✫1 US R&B 54 US alt. 5 | [MCA 53483] written by Roland Gift, David Steele & Andy Cox |
| 100. | 09/1989 | | 271
 | US 5 UK 36 US rock ✫1 US alt. 22 | [Columbia 69008 (Rolling Stone)] written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards |