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1. Song number 60: "I was blessed to be loved by someone as wonderful as you"
On January 5th, 1980, this became the 1980s' first number one song and was the fifth trip to number one for the 70s disco act KC and the Sunshine Band. Can you tell me the name of their chart topper which kicked off the decade?
2. Song number 59: "I remember our first embrace, that smile that was on your face"
It was a music producer melding separate tracks by two country superstars that led to this number one country hit. Do you know the two artists who crossed over to the pop chart in 1983 with "You and I", a ballad they sang without having ever performed together?
3. Song number 58: "I only smile when I lie"
...and I won't smile when I tell you this song spent three weeks at number one in the spring of 1981. Can you name this smash hit by Hall and Oates?
4. Song number 57: "Say it together...naturally"
This popular song soared to number one in late December, 1985 and its four week stay at the top led to Billboard naming it the second biggest hit of 1986. Do you know the movie that featured Lionel Richie's "Say You, Say Me"?
5. Song number 56: "But the word and the deed go hand in hand"
She cheerled for the Lakers. Now she cheerleads for "American Idol" finalists. But somewhere in between Paula Abdul captured America's heart as a pop singer. She had a string of three number one songs in 1989 including this smash which held the top spot in February. Can you name it?
6. Song number 55: "In fact here's just another ordinary day"
"I Just Called to Say I Love You" was featured in the Gene Wilder/Gilda Radner romantic comedy "The Woman in Red". Which of these occasions is NOT mentioned by Stevie Wonder in this 1984 hit?
7. Song number 54: "You're gonna be the lucky one"
...promised Chicago at the end of this power ballad and in the eyes of the song's adoring fans they didn't lie. Can you tell me their number one tune featured in the movie "Summer Lovers"?
8. Song number 53: "Sweet memories will last a long, long time"
The Pointer Sisters were one of the most popular American acts of the late 1970s/early 1980s. They never quite reached number one but had seven top ten hits including this tremendously catchy pop ditty from the early eighties. Do you remember this big hit?
9. Song number 52: "You should have known by the tone of my voice, maybe, but you didn't listen"
This classic came from the most successful album of 1981, "Hi Infidelity" which spent 15 weeks on top. Can you tell me REO Speedwagon's first chart topper?
10. Song number 51: "Kick off your Sunday shoes"
Movie soundtrack hits were extraordinarily popular in 1984 with six of them reaching number one. In this number one favorite by Kenny Loggins, who DOESN'T he tell to cut "Footloose"?
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