Hit of the week
History
2018
2019
Aretha Franklin - Rock-A-Lott (Apr. 1st - Apr. 7th, 2018)
Journey - Don't Stop Believing (Apr. 8th - Apr. 14th, 2018)
Yazoo - Don't Go (Apr. 15th - 21st, 2018)
*1 week absence
Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots (Apr. 29th - May 5th, 2018)
Dead or Alive - My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor)
(May 6th - 12th, 2018)
*Lull in activity
Frida - I Know There's Something Going On (June 10th - 16th, 2018)
Giant - I'll See You (In My Dreams) (June 17th - June 23rd, 2018)
The Pointer Sisters - Dare Me (June 24th - June 30th, 2018)
Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean To Turn You On (July 1st - July 7th)
Blondie - Atomic (July 8th - 14th, 2018)
REO Speedwagon - Take It On The Run (July 15th - 21st, 2018)
Tina Turner - Private Dancer (July 22nd - 28th, 2018)
John Parr - Two Hearts (July 29th - Aug. 4th, 2018)
Lita Ford - Broken Dreams (Aug. 5th - Aug. 11th, 2018)
Thompson Twins - Lay Your Hands On Me (Aug. 12th - 18th, 2018)
Sandra - I'll Never Be (Maria Magdelena) (Aug. 19th - 25th, 2018)
Run-DMC - King of Rock (Aug. 26th - Sept. 1st, 2018)
Vixen - Edge of a Broken Heart (Sept. 2nd - 8th, 2018)
Bertie Higgins - Key Largo (Sept. 9th - 15th, 2018)
Soul II Soul - Back To Life (Sept. 16th - 22nd, 2018)
The Fixx - Stand or Fall (Sept. 23rd - 29th, 2018)
*Lull in activity
Sting - If You Love Somebody (Set Them Free)
(Dec. 30th, 2018 - Jan 5th, 2019)
Berlin - No More Words (Jan 6th - Jan 12th, 2019)
Rick James - Mary Jane (Jan 13th - Jan 19th, 2019)
Pat Benatar - Invincible (Jan 20th - 26th, 2019)
Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter (Jan 27th - Feb. 2nd, 2019)
Shannon - Let The Music Play (Feb, 3rd - 9th, 2019)
RATT - You're In Love (Feb. 10th - 16th, 2018)
Martika - I Feel The Earth Move (Feb. 17th - 23rd, 2019)
Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid (Feb. 24th - Mar. 2nd, 2019)
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It (Mar. 3rd - 9th, 2019)
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek-a-Boo (Mar. 10th - 16th, 2019)
Al Corley - Square Rooms (Mar. 17th - 23rd, 2019)
Salt-N-Pepa - Push It (Mar. 24th - 30th, 2019)
The Firm - Radioactive (Mar. 31st - Apr. 6th, 2019)
Laura Branigan - Self Control (Apr. 7th - 13th, 2019)
Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling (Apr. 14th - 20th, 2019)
Romeo Void - Never Say Never (Apr. 21st - 27th, 2019)
80's Metal MAYnia (May celebrates the Heavy Metal genre)
King Kobra - Hunger (Apr. 28th - May 4th, 2019)
Candlemass - Mirror Mirror (May 5th - 11th, 2019)
U.D.O. - They Want War (May 12 - May 18th, 2019)
Black Sabbath - Zero The Hero (May 19th - 25th, 2019)
Helloween - I Want Out (May 26th - June 1st, 2019)
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie (June 2nd - June 8th, 2019)
Sheena Easton - Strut (June 9th - June 15th, 2019)
Gary Numan - Cars (June 16th - June 22nd, 2019)
Miami Sound Machine - Conga (June 23rd - June 29th, 2019)
Icehouse - Electric Blue (June 30th - July 6th, 2019)
Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody (July 7th - July 13th, 2019)
Billy Idol - Hot In The City (July 14th - July 20th, 2019)
The Motels - Suddenly Last Summer (July 21st - July 27th, 2019)
*1 week absence
The Whispers - Rock Steady (Aug 4th - Aug 10th, 2019)
Bananarama - Cruel Summer (Aug 11th - Aug 17th, 2019)
Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good (Aug 18th - Aug 24th, 2019)
*1 week absence
80's Soundtrack September (celebrating movie soundtrack hits)
Gladys Knight - License To Kill (Sept 1st - Sept 7th, 2019)
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - If You Leave
(Sept. 8th - Sept 14th)
Cyndi Lauper - Good Enough (Sept. 15th - 21st, 2019)
Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
(Sept. 22nd - 28th, 2019)
Fastway - Trick or Treat (Sept. 29th - Oct. 5th, 2019)
Rocktober (celebrating the best of 80's rock)
Fastway - Trick or Treat (Sept. 29th - Oct. 5th, 2019)
Blackfoot - Teenage Idol (Oct. 6th - Oct. 12th, 2019)
Motley Crue - You're All I Need (Oct. 13th - Oct. 19th, 2019)
Janet Jackson - Black Cat (Oct. 20th - Oct. 26th, 2019)
KISS - Creatures of The Night (Oct. 27th - Nov. 2nd, 2019)
Katy Gray - Hold Me Tight (Nov. 3rd - 9th, 2019)
Herbie Habcock - Vibe Alive (Nov. 10th - Nov. 16th, 2019)
Don Henley - Sunset Grill (Nov. 17th - Nov. 23rd, 2019)
Karyn White - Secret Rendezvous (Nov. 24th - Nov. 20th, 2019)
Survivor - Burning Heart (Dec. 1st - 7th, 2019)
The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter (Dec. 8th - Dec. 14th, 2019)
Roxette - It Must've Been Love (Christmas For The Broken-Hearted)
(Dec. 15th - Dec. 21st, 2019)
Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin' (LIVE from Top of The Pops '80)
(Dec. 22nd - Dec. 28th, 2019)
Killing Joke - Eighties (Dec. 29th, 2019 - Jan. 4th, 2020)
2020
Killing Joke - Eighties (Dec. 29th, 2019 - Jan. 4th, 2020)
Alphaville - Big In Japan (Jan. 5th - Jan. 11th, 2020)
Vanity 6 - Drive Me Wild (Jan. 12th - Jan. 18th, 2020)
Bryan Adams - One Night Love Affair (Jan. 19th - Jan. 25th, 2020)
Aneka - Japanese Boy (Jan. 26th - Feb. 1st, 2020)
The Jacksons - Torture (Feb. 2nd - Feb. 8th, 2020)
Wink - Turn It Into Love (Feb. 9th - Feb. 15th, 2020)
Styx - Mr. Roboto (Feb. 16th - Feb. 22nd, 2020)
Loudness - Crazy Nights (Feb. 23rd - Feb. 29th, 2020)
Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin' Who? (Mar. 1st - Mar. 7th, 2020)
*First artist to reach "Hit of The Week" 2-times.
Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover (Mar. 8th - Mar. 14th, 2020)
*First 'Mega Duet' to be "Hit of The Week"
Michael Hayes & The Badstreet Band - Badstreet U.S.A.
(Mar. 15th - March 21st, 2020)
Debbie Lytton - Body Slam (Mar. 2nd - Mar. 28th, 2020)
Slick - Jive Soul Bro (Mar. 29th - Apr. 4th, 2020)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax (Apr. 5th - Apr. 11th, 2020)
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance (Apr. 12th - Apr. 18th, 2020)
Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime (Apr. 19th - Apr. 25th, 2020)
Twisted Sister - Burn In Hell (Apr. 26th - May 2nd, 2020)
80's Metal MAYnia II (May celebrates the Heavy Metal genre)
Twisted Sister - Burn In Hell (Apr. 26th - May 2nd, 2020)
Wendy O. Williams & The Plasmatics - The Damned
(May 3rd - May 9th, 2020)
Vendetta - Brain Damage (May 10th - May 16th, 2020)
Blue Murder - Valley of The Kings (May 17th - May 23rd, 2020)
*Carmine Appice's 2nd "Hit of The Week"
Lee Aaron - Metal Queen (May 24th - May 30th, 2020)
Motley Crue - Looks That Kill (May 31st - June 6th, 2020)
*First Rock/Metal group to reach "Hit of The Week" 2-times.
The Deele - Body Talk (June 7th - June 13th, 2020)
Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme (June 14th - June 20th, 2020)
*First Instrumental to reach "Hit of The Week"
Miami Sound Machine - Bad Boy (June 21st - June 27th, 2020)
*MSM's 2nd "Hit of The Week"
Glenn Frey - You Belong To The City (June 28th - July 4th, 2020)
Jody Watley - Friends (feat. Eric B & Rakim) (July 5th - July 11th, 2020)
Real Life - Send Me An Angel (July 12th - July 18th, 2020)
Company B - Fascinated (July 19th - July 25th, 2020)
DeBarge - Rhythm of The Night (July 26th - Aug. 1st, 2020)
MALLtoons (August celebrates kids' music / cartoon genre)
KIDS Incorporated - Rhythm of The Night (Aug. 2nd - Aug. 8th, 2020)
*RoTN becomes 1st song to reach "Hit of The Week" 2-times.
*Martika's 2nd "Hit of The Week"
Jem and The Holograms - I Got My Eye On You (Aug. 9th - Aug. 12th)
The Misfits - Mixfits (Greatest Hits) (Aug. 12th - Aug. 15th)
*The Misfits hijack Jem/Hologram's spot in mid-week
**Determined both will share our "Hit of The Week" Status
Stan Bush - The Touch (Aug. 16th - Aug. 22nd)
Debbie Gibson - Electric Youth (Aug. 23rd - Aug. 29th)
James Ingram & Linda Ronstadt - Somewhere Out There
(Aug. 30th - Sept. 5th, 2020)
80's Soundtrack September II (celebrating movie soundtrack hits)
James Ingram & Linda Ronstadt - Somewhere Out There
(Aug. 30th - Sept. 5th, 2020)
Huey Lewis & The News - The Power of Love (Sept. 6th - Sept. 12th)
Tina Turner - We Don't Nee Another Hero (Thunderdome)
(Sept. 13th - Sept. 19th)
*Tina Turner's 2nd "Hit of The Week"
Tim Cappello - I Still Believe (Sept. 20th - Sept. 26th, 2020)
*Cappello's 2nd "Hit of The Week"
**Cappello becomes the 1st artist
to 'Back-To-Back' "Hit of The Week" status
Hurricane - It's Only Heaven (Sept. 27th - Oct. 3rd)
Rocktober (celebrating the best of 80's Rock)
Hurricane - It's Only Heaven (Sept. 27th - Oct. 3rd)
Doro - Hard Times (Oct. 4th - 10th, 2020)
Eddie Van Halen - Eruption (LIVE) (Oct. 11th - 17th)
*First LIVE Performance to reach "Hit of The Week" status
Michael Jackson - Beat It (Oct. 18th - Oct. 24th, 2020)
*EVH's 2nd "Hit of The Week"
*EVH becomes 2nd artist to 'Back-To-Back' "Hit of The Week" status
Van Halen - (Oh) Pretty Woman (Oct. 25th - Oct. 31st)
*EVH's 3rd "Hit of The Week"
*EVH becomes 1st artist to 3-peat "Hit of The Week" status
Club NEON (celebrating club hits of the 80's)
Klymaxx - Meeting In The Ladies Room (Nov. 1st - Nov. 7th, 2020)
Dave Force - Play Your Game (Nov. 8th - Nov. 14th)
The Flirts - Helpless (Nov. 15th - Nov. 21st, 2020)
The Limit - Photomania (Nov. 22nd, - Nov. 28th)