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

#	Song / Artist	Average Rating	#Pf	Hi	Lo	σ	0-19	20-39	40-59	60-79	80-100
101	And I Am Telling You Im Not Going0001And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going Jennifer Holliday	63.3	8	88	38	19.4	0	1	3	0	3
102	Hold On To The Nights0001Hold On To The Nights Richard Marx	38.0	1	38	38	17.0	0	1	0	0	0
103	If Only For One Night0001If Only For One Night Luther Vandross	38.0	1	38	38	21.0	0	1	0	0	0
104	Fragile0001Fragile Sting	37.0	1	37	37	22.0	0	1	0	0	0
105	Never Tear Us Apart0001Never Tear Us Apart INXS	37.0	1	37	37	18.0	0	1	0	0	0
106	Open Arms0001Open Arms Journey	49.0	4	68	37	19.3	0	1	2	1	0
107	Save Me0001Save Me Queen	37.0	1	37	37	20.0	0	1	0	0	0
108	Edge Of Seventeen0001Edge Of Seventeen Stevie Nicks	36.0	2	36	36	26.0	0	1	0	0	0
109	Islands In The Stream0001Islands In The Stream Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton	45.0	2	54	36	19.5	0	1	1	0	0
110	Jungle Love0001Jungle Love The Time	36.0	1	36	36	23.0	0	1	0	0	0
111	Keep Your Hands To Yourself0001Keep Your Hands To Yourself The Georgia Satellites	35.0	1	35	35	17.0	0	1	0	0	0
112	Thats All0001That's All Genesis	35.0	1	35	35	18.0	0	1	0	0	0
113	Heaven 10001Heaven Bryan Adams	57.8	5	84	34	17.0	0	1	1	1	1
114	Its Still Rock And Roll To Me0001It's Still Rock And Roll To Me Billy Joel	34.5	2	35	34	13.5	0	2	0	0	0
115	Caught Up In The Rapture0001Caught Up In The Rapture Anita Baker	33.0	1	33	33	14.0	0	1	0	0	0
116	She Works Hard For The Money0001She Works Hard For The Money Donna Summer	59.5	2	86	33	17.0	0	1	0	0	1
117	I Wanna Rock0001I Wanna Rock Twisted Sister	32.0	1	32	32	22.0	0	1	0	0	0
118	I Would Die 4 U0001I Would Die 4 U Prince	32.0	1	32	32	16.0	0	1	0	0	0
119	Missing You 20001Missing You Diana Ross	30.0	1	30	30	18.0	0	1	0	0	0
120	You Give Love A Bad Name0001You Give Love A Bad Name Bon Jovi	60.0	5	83	30	21.8	0	1	1	2	1
121	Ribbon In The Sky0001Ribbon In The Sky Stevie Wonder	44.0	3	61	29	19.7	0	1	1	1	0
122	Tainted Love0001Tainted Love Soft Cell	29.0	1	29	29	21.0	0	1	0	0	0
123	Dance Little Sister0001Dance Little Sister Terence Trent D'Arby	28.0	1	28	28	17.0	0	1	0	0	0
124	Endless Love0001Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie	35.5	4	46	27	18.3	0	3	1	0	0
125	Swingin0001Swingin' John Anderson	27.0	1	27	27	18.0	0	1	0	0	0
126	Free Fallin0001Free Fallin' Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	26.0	2	26	26	23.0	0	1	0	0	0
127	Who Wants To Live Forever0001Who Wants To Live Forever Queen	55.0	3	82	26	20.3	0	1	1	0	1
128	Addicted To Love0001Addicted To Love Robert Palmer	25.0	1	25	25	14.0	0	1	0	0	0
129	Dont Stop Believin0001Don't Stop Believin' Journey	38.5	2	52	25	24.0	0	1	1	0	0
130	Lately0001Lately Stevie Wonder Jodeci	48.7	6	67	25	19.5	0	2	2	2	0
131	Saving All My Love For You0001Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston	42.8	5	62	25	19.4	0	2	2	1	0
132	Time After Time0001Time After Time Cyndi Lauper	46.3	4	63	25	19.0	0	1	2	1	0
133	Beat It0001Beat It Michael Jackson	25.0	2	26	24	23.0	0	2	0	0	0
134	Do I Ever Cross Your Mind0001Do I Ever Cross Your Mind Dolly Parton	24.0	1	24	24	10.0	0	1	0	0	0
135	Greatest Love Of All0001Greatest Love Of All Whitney Houston	48.5	3	73	24	16.5	0	1	0	1	0
136	So Emotional0001So Emotional Whitney Houston	24.0	1	24	24	15.0	0	1	0	0	0
137	When I See You Smile0001When I See You Smile Bad English	33.0	2	42	24	17.0	0	1	1	0	0
138	Alone0001Alone Heart	59.4	6	89	23	17.6	0	1	2	0	2
139	Girls Just Want To Have Fun0001Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper	23.0	1	23	23	18.0	0	1	0	0	0
140	Through The Fire0001Through The Fire Chaka Khan	24.5	3	26	23	14.5	0	2	0	0	0
141	Wind Beneath My Wings0001Wind Beneath My Wings Bette Midler	47.0	5	78	23	18.0	0	2	1	1	0
142	We Belong0001We Belong Pat Benatar	22.0	1	22	22	18.0	0	1	0	0	0
143	Do I Do0001Do I Do Stevie Wonder	42.5	2	64	21	17.5	0	1	0	1	0
144	Hello0001Hello Lionel Richie	48.3	4	90	21	18.8	0	2	1	0	1
145	I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)0001I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Aretha Franklin & George Michael	41.7	3	72	21	17.3	0	2	0	1	0
146	Im Still Standing0001I'm Still Standing Elton John	32.0	2	43	21	17.5	0	1	1	0	0
147	Master Blaster Jammin0001Master Blaster (Jammin') Stevie Wonder	48.3	3	66	21	19.3	0	1	1	1	0
148	True Colors0001True Colors Cyndi Lauper	46.5	4	61	21	18.3	0	1	2	1	0
149	What About Love0001What About Love Heart	49.3	4	68	21	18.5	0	1	1	2	0
150	Didnt We Almost Have It All0001Didn't We Almost Have It All Whitney Houston	19.0	1	19	19	12.0	1	0	0	0	0
151	Flashdance What A Feeling0001Flashdance...What A Feeling Irene Cara	25.5	2	32	19	16.0	1	1	0	0	0
152	I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)0001I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston	41.8	6	52	19	19.5	1	0	5	0	0
153	Let's Groove0001Let's Groove Earth, Wind & Fire	19.0	1	19	19	17.0	1	0	0	0	0
154	New Attitude0001New Attitude Patti LaBelle	23.5	2	28	19	13.0	1	1	0	0	0
155	Overjoyed0001Overjoyed Stevie Wonder	36.5	2	54	19	20.5	1	0	1	0	0
156	Sweet Love0001Sweet Love Anita Baker	19.0	1	19	19	16.0	1	0	0	0	0
157	How Am I Supposed To Live Without You0001How Am I Supposed To Live Without You Laura Branigan Michael Bolton	36.0	5	62	18	18.8	1	3	0	1	0
158	I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues0001I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Elton John	22.0	2	26	18	23.0	1	1	0	0	0
159	Thats What Love Is All About0001That's What Love Is All About Michael Bolton	18.0	1	18	18	12.0	1	0	0	0	0
160	Everybody Wants To Rule The World0001Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears	24.0	4	31	17	16.0	1	2	0	0	0
161	PYT Pretty Young Thing0001P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Michael Jackson	47.3	3	73	17	18.0	1	0	1	1	0
162	Right Here Waiting0001Right Here Waiting Richard Marx	17.0	1	17	17	8.0	1	0	0	0	0
163	Every Little Step0001Every Little Step Bobby Brown	16.0	1	16	16	13.0	1	0	0	0	0
164	Always Something There To Remind Me0001(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me Naked Eyes	15.0	1	15	15	18.0	1	0	0	0	0
165	Careless Whisper0001Careless Whisper Wham!	16.0	2	17	15	16.5	2	0	0	0	0
166	Let's Hear It For The Boy0001Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams	43.0	2	71	15	13.5	1	0	0	1	0
167	Livin On A Prayer0001Livin' On A Prayer Bon Jovi	15.0	2	15	15	14.0	1	0	0	0	0
168	Search Is Over0001The Search Is Over Survivor	15.0	1	15	15	18.0	1	0	0	0	0
169	Under Pressure0001Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie	15.0	1	15	15	15.0	1	0	0	0	0
170	Memory0001Memory From: Cats	14.0	1	14	14	13.0	1	0	0	0	0
171	Part Time Lover0001Part-Time Lover Stevie Wonder	40.0	3	56	14	19.7	1	0	2	0	0
172	You Make My Dreams0001You Make My Dreams Hall & Oates	13.0	1	13	13	12.0	1	0	0	0	0
173	Its Raining Men0001It's Raining Men The Weather Girls	45.3	3	77	12	14.3	1	0	1	1	0
174	Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go0001Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham!	12.0	1	12	12	7.0	1	0	0	0	0
175	Winner Takes It All0001The Winner Takes It All ABBA	12.0	2	12	12	14.0	1	0	0	0	0
176	Call Me0001Call Me Blondie	38.5	5	60	11	23.8	1	1	1	1	0
177	Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This0001Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurythmics	11.0	1	11	11	9.0	1	0	0	0	0
178	Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic0001Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police	18.3	3	26	10	15.3	2	1	0	0	0
179	Celebration0001Celebration Kool and the Gang	9.0	1	9	9	10.0	1	0	0	0	0
180	Just Once0001Just Once James Ingram	23.0	2	37	9	13.5	1	1	0	0	0
181	And So It Goes0001And So It Goes Billy Joel	40.5	2	73	8	16.5	1	0	0	1	0
182	Mama0001Mama Genesis	8.0	1	8	8	10.0	1	0	0	0	0
183	Whats Love Got To Do With It0001What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner	16.5	5	25	5	13.5	2	2	0	0	0
184	Manic Monday0001Manic Monday The Bangles	4.0	1	4	4	14.0	1	0	0	0	0
185	Straight Up0001Straight Up Paula Abdul	34.0	2	64	4	15.5	1	0	0	1	0
186	Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)0001Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins	31.6	7	59	2	15.1	2	2	3	0	0
187	Cover Me0001Cover Me Bruce Springsteen and the E St. Band	n/a	1			n/a
188	Everywhere0001Everywhere Fleetwood Mac	n/a	1			n/a
189	Im On Fire0001I'm On Fire Bruce Springsteen and the E St. Band	n/a	1			n/a
190	Ive Had The Time Of My Life0001(I've Had) The Time Of My Life Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes	n/a	1			n/a
191	Live Wire0001Live Wire Mötley Crüe	n/a	1			n/a
192	Nine to Five00019 to 5 Dolly Parton	n/a	1			n/a
193	On The Road Again0001On The Road Again Willie Nelson	n/a	1			n/a
194	Poor Unfortunate Souls0001Poor Unfortunate Souls Pat Carroll	n/a	1			n/a
195	Separate Ways Worlds Apart0001Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) Journey	n/a	1			n/a
196	Stuck On You0001Stuck On You Lionel Richie	n/a	2			n/a

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