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1. Song Number 80: "I like it here with my childhood friend"
This is the single that introduced Men At Work to an American audience when it shot to number one in October of 1982. Do you recall the name of this song about a man who is a little paranoid?
2. Song Number 79: "Everytime the phone rings, I pray to God it's you"
The six woman group Klymaxx had their biggest hit with this ballad about a woman who "just can't believe" that she and her ex are through. Can you tell me the name of this bittersweet tune?
3. Song Number 78: "Take my tears and that's not nearly all"
In 1982 this song set the record for the most weeks any song had ever remained on the Billboard Hot 100. It hung around for an astonishing 43 weeks and in the process racked up enough points to become the 78th biggest hit of the decade. Do you know the name of this New Wave classic by Soft Cell?
4. Song Number 77: "I never dreamed I'd spend one night alone by myself"
It was easy to find two superstars teaming up for a hit record in the 1980's. In fact, nine of the 100 biggest songs of the decade were sung by celebrity duets. Two singers who were part of number one hits during the seventies brought their talents together on this song which stayed on top for three weeks. Do you recall who sang the 1986 hit "On My Own"?
5. Song Number 76: "Cryin' on the corner, waitin' in the rain"
...begins this 1982 smash about a woman who swears she'll "never, ever wait again". Do you know the name of Quarterflash's only top ten hit?
6. Song Number 75: "I said, 'I'm happy for you, I'm really happy for you'"
In a career spanning decades, the band Chicago hit the top three times, each almost exactly six years apart. Their first chart topper was in the fall of 1976. Six years later in the fall of 1982 they went back to number one and then returned a third time with this ballad about a man trying to forget a former love. Can you tell me their number one song from the fall of 1988?
7. Song Number 74: "And I know all the games you play because I play them too"
Billboard named it the most popular record of 1988. It was the title track of an album which spawned four number one singles and sold over ten million copies in the United States alone. Do you remember this song with a video showing the singer wearing shades, a leather jacket and a tight pair of denim jeans?
8. Song Number 73: "They see your every move"
For the first half of the eighties, the most successful recording act in America was the duo Hall and Oates. In one year's time they scored three number one songs including this smash which held the top spot for two weeks in November, 1981. Do you recall the song with a memorable handclap in its chorus?
9. Song Number 72: "It's more than a touch or a word we say"
In 1982 this song was crowned King of the Could've Beens. It set the all time record for most weeks spent in the runner up position on the Billboard Hot 100. It was held at number two for 10 weeks, never quite entering number one territory. Can you tell me the name of the Foreigner classic that achieved this dubious feat?
10. Song Number 71: "Who knows what tomorrow brings in a world few hearts survive"
This song took home the Best Original Song Oscar soon after spending three weeks at number one in November, 1982. Do you remember what movie featured this inspirational ballad by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes?
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