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[back to top] American Idol  Songs (1980s only)

#	Song / Artist	Avg Rtg	Solo	Year	APA	Adv	AV	AJ	B3	Elm	Trend	XFact
101	Islands In The Stream0001Islands In The Stream Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton	45.0	n/a	1982	31.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a
102	Youre The Voice0001You're The Voice John Farnham	45.0	45.0	1987	21.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-11.7
103	I Want To Know What Love Is0001I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner	44.0	44.0	1985	28.3	3	3	0	1	0	n/a	-7.7
104	Ribbon In The Sky0001Ribbon In The Sky Stevie Wonder	44.0	44.0	1982	23.3	1	1	0	1	2	-6.5	-10.0
105	As We Lay0001As We Lay Shirley Murdock	43.0	43.0	1986	16.0	0	0	0	0	1	n/a	-17.0
106	Everytime You Go Away0001Everytime You Go Away Paul Young	43.0	43.0	1985	20.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	2.9
107	Girl Is Mine0001The Girl Is Mine Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney	43.0	n/a	1982	32.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a
108	God Bless The USA0001God Bless The USA Lee Greenwood	43.0	43.0	1984	24.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	8.0
109	Hungry Like The Wolf0001Hungry Like The Wolf Duran Duran	43.0	43.0	1982	26.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-23.5
110	Let's Hear It For The Boy0001Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams	43.0	43.0	1984	26.0	1	1	0	1	1	n/a	-3.8
111	Saving All My Love For You0001Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston	42.8	42.8	1985	21.4	2	1	1	0	3	3.6	-9.8
112	Do I Do0001Do I Do Stevie Wonder	42.5	42.5	1982	23.5	2	2	0	1	0	n/a	-4.6
113	Arthurs Theme Best That You Can Do0001Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) Christopher Cross	42.0	42.0	1981	21.0	0	0	0	1	1	n/a	-1.5
114	Holding Out For A Hero0001Holding Out For A Hero Bonnie Tyler	42.0	42.0	1984	29.5	1	1	0	1	1	n/a	-24.0
115	Like A Prayer0001Like A Prayer Madonna	42.0	n/a	1989	24.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a
116	I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)0001I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston	41.8	41.8	1987	21.3	3	2	1	0	3	5.3	1.2
117	I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)0001I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Aretha Franklin & George Michael	41.7	32.0	1987	23.3	3	3	0	1	0	-6.0	-8.9
118	Conga0001Conga Gloria Estefan	41.0	41.0	1986	20.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-16.7
119	Danger Zone0001Danger Zone Kenny Loggins	41.0	41.0	1986	29.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-18.8
120	Standing Right Next To Me0001Standing Right Next To Me Karla Bonoff	41.0	41.0	1988	17.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	7.7
121	And So It Goes0001And So It Goes Billy Joel	40.5	40.5	1989	16.5	2	2	0	1	0	n/a	-3.0
122	America0001America Neil Diamond	40.0	40.0	1981	27.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-16.9
123	Part Time Lover0001Part-Time Lover Stevie Wonder	40.0	40.0	1985	21.7	3	3	0	0	0	3.0	-6.1
124	Woman In Love0001Woman In Love Barbra Streisand	40.0	40.0	1980	27.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-18.2
125	Get On Your Feet0001Get On Your Feet Gloria Estefan	39.0	39.0	1989	15.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-27.2
126	Never Too Much0001Never Too Much Luther Vandross	39.0	39.0	1981	25.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-4.8
127	Call Me0001Call Me Blondie	38.5	38.5	1980	33.6	5	4	1	1	0	8.8	-12.7
128	Dont Stop Believin0001Don't Stop Believin' Journey	38.5	38.5	1981	33.5	0	0	0	1	2	n/a	-26.3
129	Hold On To The Nights0001Hold On To The Nights Richard Marx	38.0	38.0	1988	17.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-2.5
130	If Only For One Night0001If Only For One Night Luther Vandross	38.0	38.0	1985	23.0	0	0	0	1	1	n/a	-14.2
131	Fragile0001Fragile Sting	37.0	37.0	1987	21.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	-7.8
132	Never Tear Us Apart0001Never Tear Us Apart INXS	37.0	37.0	1988	26.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-27.4
133	Save Me0001Save Me Queen	37.0	37.0	1980	32.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	-28.4
134	Overjoyed0001Overjoyed Stevie Wonder	36.5	36.5	1986	18.5	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	6.8
135	Edge Of Seventeen0001Edge Of Seventeen Stevie Nicks	36.0	36.0	1982	30.0	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	-10.9
136	How Am I Supposed To Live Without You0001How Am I Supposed To Live Without You Laura Branigan Michael Bolton	36.0	36.0	1983	23.0	2	2	0	0	3	-7.7	-0.8
137	Jungle Love0001Jungle Love The Time	36.0	36.0	1984	34.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-12.3
138	Endless Love0001Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie	35.5	35.5	1981	26.8	3	3	0	1	1	-5.8	-12.3
139	Keep Your Hands To Yourself0001Keep Your Hands To Yourself The Georgia Satellites	35.0	35.0	1986	28.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-7.4
140	Thats All0001That's All Genesis	35.0	35.0	1983	29.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-19.1
141	Its Still Rock And Roll To Me0001It's Still Rock And Roll To Me Billy Joel	34.5	34.0	1980	28.0	1	1	0	1	1	n/a	-12.3
142	Straight Up0001Straight Up Paula Abdul	34.0	34.0	1989	25.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-8.8
143	Caught Up In The Rapture0001Caught Up In The Rapture Anita Baker	33.0	33.0	1986	17.0	0	0	0	0	1	n/a	n/a
144	When I See You Smile0001When I See You Smile Bad English	33.0	33.0	1989	14.5	0	0	0	0	2	n/a	-11.0
145	I Wanna Rock0001I Wanna Rock Twisted Sister	32.0	32.0	1984	31.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	1.0
146	I Would Die 4 U0001I Would Die 4 U Prince	32.0	32.0	1984	34.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-28.1
147	Im Still Standing0001I'm Still Standing Elton John	32.0	32.0	1983	24.5	1	1	0	2	1	n/a	-24.5
148	Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)0001Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins	31.6	31.6	1984	21.9	6	6	0	2	1	-2.8	-15.1
149	Missing You 20001Missing You Diana Ross	30.0	30.0	1984	23.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-0.1
150	Tainted Love0001Tainted Love Soft Cell	29.0	29.0	1982	26.0	0	0	0	0	1	n/a	-8.0

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