1 Don't Stand So Close To Me:
Biggest seller of 1980, by The Police.
2 Don't You Want Me: The Human League tune was the biggest of 1981.
3 Come On Eileen: By Dexy's Midnight Runners, the biggest seller of 1982.
4 Karma Chameleon: Culture Club, left, outsold the rest in 1983.
5 Do They Know It's Christmas: Massive 1984 Christmas hit by Band Aid.
6 The Power of Love: Jennifer Rush had 1985's biggest seller.
7 Don't Leave Me This Way: The Communards were top sellers in 1986.
8 Never Gonna Give You Up: The top seller in 1987 was by Rick Astley.
9 Mistletoe and Wine: Cliff Richard had the biggest seller of 1988.
10 Ride On Time: Black Box had the surprise top seller of 1989.
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