Time for More Song Charts: WINTER Part 2
I have previously calculated and posted the Top 20 songs of each Summer for the decades of the 1970s and 1980s, and then later did the same for Fall. Now it's time for WINTER SONGS!
Again, these are calculated using Billboard Top 40 charts for the period of December through February ("Cultural winter", not scientific winter--I think most of us think of December as winter and March as spring) for each year. I just tabulate 'em, I don't speak for the "quality" of the songs!
Winter 1979-80
1. Do That to Me One More Time - The Captain & Tennille
2. Rock With You - Michael Jackson
3. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
4. Cruisin' - Smokey Robinson
5. Please Don't Go - K.C. & the Sunshine Band
6. Coward of the County - Kenny Rogers
7. Send One Your Love - Stevie Wonder
8. Babe - Styx
9. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
10. Still - Commodores
11. We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard
12. Yes I'm Ready - Teri De Sario with K.C.
13. No More Tears (Enough is Enough) - Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer
14. The Long Run - Eagles
15. Ladies Night - Kool & the Gang
16. This is It - Kenny Loggins
17. Sara - Fleetwood Mac
18. Cool Change - Little River Band
19. Don't Do Me Like That - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
20. You're Only Lonely - J.D. Souther
Winter 1980-81
1. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
2. The Tide is High - Blondie
3. Love on the Rocks - Neil Diamond
4. Celebration - Kool & the Gang
5. I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt
6. Lady - Kenny Rogers
7. Every Woman in the World - Air Supply
8. Passion - Rod Stewart
9. Guilty - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
10. More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer
11. Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
12. 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
13. It's My Turn - Diana Ross
14. Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan
15. Tell It Like It Is - Heart
16. Giving It Up for Your Love - Delbert McClinton
17. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - Police
18. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
19. Hit Me with Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
20. Woman - John Lennon
Winter 1981-82
1. Physical - Olivia Newton-John
2. Waiting for a Girl Like You - Foreigner
3. I Can't Go For That - Daryl Hall & John Oates
4. Centerfold - J. Geils Band
5. Harden My Heart - Quarterflash
6. Let's Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire
7. Turn Your Love Around - George Benson
8. Leather and Lace - Stevie Nicks & Don Henley
9. The Sweetest Thing - Juice Newton
10. Young Turks - Rod Stewart
11. Shake It Up - Cars
12. Trouble - Lindsey Buckingham
13. Hooked on Classics - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
14. Cool Night - Paul Davis
15. Comin' In & Out of Your Life - Barbra Streisand
16. Why Do Fools Fall In Love? - Diana Ross
17. Open Arms - Journey
18. Yesterday's Songs - Neil Diamond
19. Leader of the Band - Dan Fogelberg
20. Waiting on a Friend - Rolling Stones
Winter 1982-83
1. Down Under - Men at Work
2. Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates
3. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
4. The Girl is Mine - Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
5. Baby Come to Me - Patti Austin & James Ingram
6. Mickey - Tony Basil
7. Dirty Laundry - Don Henley
8. Africa - Toto
9. Gloria - Laura Branigan
10. You and I - Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle
11. Shame on the Moon - Bob Seger
12. Rock the Casbah - The Clash
13. You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins
14. Truly - Lionel Richie
15. Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson
16. The Other Guy - Little River Band
17. Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
18. Heartbreaker - Dionne Warwick
19. Heart to Heart - Kenny Loggins
20. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
Winter 1983-84
1. Say, Say, Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
2. Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
3. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
4. Say It Isn't So - Daryl Hall & John Oates
5. Talking in Your Sleep - Romantics
6. Union of the Snake - Duran Duran
7. Joanna - Kool & the Gang
8. Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
9. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues - Elton John
10. All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie
11. Twist of Fate - Olivia Newton-John
12. Running with the Night - Lionel Richie
13. Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
14. That's All - Genesis
15. Love is a Battlefield - Pat Benatar
16. Jump - Van Halen
17. Undercover of the Night - Rolling Stones
18. Pink Houses - John Cougar Mellencamp
19. Think of Laura - Christopher Cross
20. Church of the Poisoned Mind - Culture Club
Winter 1984-85
1. Like a Virgin - Madonna
2. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner
3. The Wild Boys - Duran Duran
4. Easy Lover - Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
5. Out of Touch - Daryl Hall & John Oates
6. You're the Inspiration - Chicago
7. Careless Whisper - Wham!
8. All I Need - Jack Wagner
9. Sea of Love - The Honeydrippers
10. We Belong - Pat Benatar
11. Lover Boy - Billy Ocean
12. Cool It Now - New Edition
13. Run To You - Bryan Adams
14. I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
15. The Boys of Summer - Don Henley
16. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
17. Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
18. No More Lonely Nights - Paul McCartney
19. Valotte - Julian Lennon
20. Neutron Dance - Pointer Sisters
Winter 1985-86
1. Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie
2. That's What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends
3. Party All the Time - Eddie Murphy
4. Burning Heart - Survivor
5. Alive and Kicking - Simple Minds
6. I Miss You - Klymaxx
7. Broken Wings - Mr. Mister
8. Talk To Me - Stevie Nicks
9. I'm Your Man - Wham!
10. Separate Lives - Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
11. Small Town - John Cougar Mellencamp
12. When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going - Billy Ocean
13. Walk of Life - Dire Straits
14. How Will I Know? - Whitney Houston
15. Conga - Miami Sound Machine
16. Tonight She Comes - Cars
17. My Hometown - Bruce Springsteen
18. Spies Like Us - Paul McCartney
19. Election Day - Arcadia
20. Kyrie - Mr. Mister
Winter 1986-87
1. Walk Like an Egyptian - Bangles
2. Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott
3. C'est La Vie - Robbie Nevil
4. At This Moment - Billy Vera & The Beaters
5. Open Your Heart - Madonna
6. Notorious - Duran Duran
7. Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
8. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
9. The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & the Range
10. Control - Janet Jackson
11. Land of Confusion - Genesis
12. Change of Heart - Cyndi Lauper
13. Keep Your Hands to Yourself - Georgia Satellites
14. Touch Me (I Want Your Body) - Samantha Fox
15. Someday - Glass Tiger
16. Will You Still Love Me? - Chicago
17. Is This Love? - Survivor
18. Victory - Kool & the Gang
19. Stand By Me - Ben E. King
20. The Next Time I Fall - Peter Cetera & Amy Grant
Winter 1987-88
1. Faith - George Michael
2. Could've Been - Tiffany
3. Need You Tonight - INXS
4. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison
5. So Emotional - Whitney Houston
6. Seasons Change - Expose
7. The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
8. Hazy Shade of Winter - Bangles
9. Is This Love? - Whitesnake
10. Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen
11. Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson
12. I Want to Be Your Man - Roger
13. Tell It to My Heart - Taylor Dayne
14. What Have I Done to Deserve This? - Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
15. Candle in the Wind - Elton John
16. Heaven Is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle
17. Don't You Want Me? - Jody Watley
18. Say You Will - Foreigner
19. Catch Me (I'm Falling) - Pretty Poison
20. Cherry Bomb - John Cougar Mellencamp
Winter 1988-89
1. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
2. My Prerogative - Bobby Brown
3. Two Hearts - Phil Collins
4. Straight Up - Paula Abdul
5. Look Away - Chicago
6. When I'm With You - Sheriff
7. Don't Rush Me - Taylor Dayne
8. Armageddon It - Def Leppard
9. Born to Be My Baby - Bon Jovi
10. Giving You the Best That I Got - Anita Baker
11. Wild Thing - Tone Loc
12. Waiting For a Star to Fall - Boy Meets Girl
13. When the Children Cry - White Lion
14. Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird - Will To Power
15. The Way You Love Me - Karyn White
16. In Your Room - Bangles
17. All This Time - Tiffany
18. The Lover in Me - Sheena Easton
19. Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
20. Welcome to the Jungle - Guns ‘n' Roses
Again, these are calculated using Billboard Top 40 charts for the period of December through February ("Cultural winter", not scientific winter--I think most of us think of December as winter and March as spring) for each year. I just tabulate 'em, I don't speak for the "quality" of the songs!
Winter 1979-80
1. Do That to Me One More Time - The Captain & Tennille
2. Rock With You - Michael Jackson
3. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
4. Cruisin' - Smokey Robinson
5. Please Don't Go - K.C. & the Sunshine Band
6. Coward of the County - Kenny Rogers
7. Send One Your Love - Stevie Wonder
8. Babe - Styx
9. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
10. Still - Commodores
11. We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard
12. Yes I'm Ready - Teri De Sario with K.C.
13. No More Tears (Enough is Enough) - Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer
14. The Long Run - Eagles
15. Ladies Night - Kool & the Gang
16. This is It - Kenny Loggins
17. Sara - Fleetwood Mac
18. Cool Change - Little River Band
19. Don't Do Me Like That - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
20. You're Only Lonely - J.D. Souther
Winter 1980-81
1. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
2. The Tide is High - Blondie
3. Love on the Rocks - Neil Diamond
4. Celebration - Kool & the Gang
5. I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt
6. Lady - Kenny Rogers
7. Every Woman in the World - Air Supply
8. Passion - Rod Stewart
9. Guilty - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
10. More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer
11. Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
12. 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
13. It's My Turn - Diana Ross
14. Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan
15. Tell It Like It Is - Heart
16. Giving It Up for Your Love - Delbert McClinton
17. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - Police
18. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
19. Hit Me with Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
20. Woman - John Lennon
Winter 1981-82
1. Physical - Olivia Newton-John
2. Waiting for a Girl Like You - Foreigner
3. I Can't Go For That - Daryl Hall & John Oates
4. Centerfold - J. Geils Band
5. Harden My Heart - Quarterflash
6. Let's Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire
7. Turn Your Love Around - George Benson
8. Leather and Lace - Stevie Nicks & Don Henley
9. The Sweetest Thing - Juice Newton
10. Young Turks - Rod Stewart
11. Shake It Up - Cars
12. Trouble - Lindsey Buckingham
13. Hooked on Classics - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
14. Cool Night - Paul Davis
15. Comin' In & Out of Your Life - Barbra Streisand
16. Why Do Fools Fall In Love? - Diana Ross
17. Open Arms - Journey
18. Yesterday's Songs - Neil Diamond
19. Leader of the Band - Dan Fogelberg
20. Waiting on a Friend - Rolling Stones
Winter 1982-83
1. Down Under - Men at Work
2. Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates
3. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
4. The Girl is Mine - Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
5. Baby Come to Me - Patti Austin & James Ingram
6. Mickey - Tony Basil
7. Dirty Laundry - Don Henley
8. Africa - Toto
9. Gloria - Laura Branigan
10. You and I - Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle
11. Shame on the Moon - Bob Seger
12. Rock the Casbah - The Clash
13. You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins
14. Truly - Lionel Richie
15. Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson
16. The Other Guy - Little River Band
17. Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
18. Heartbreaker - Dionne Warwick
19. Heart to Heart - Kenny Loggins
20. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
Winter 1983-84
1. Say, Say, Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
2. Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
3. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
4. Say It Isn't So - Daryl Hall & John Oates
5. Talking in Your Sleep - Romantics
6. Union of the Snake - Duran Duran
7. Joanna - Kool & the Gang
8. Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
9. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues - Elton John
10. All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie
11. Twist of Fate - Olivia Newton-John
12. Running with the Night - Lionel Richie
13. Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
14. That's All - Genesis
15. Love is a Battlefield - Pat Benatar
16. Jump - Van Halen
17. Undercover of the Night - Rolling Stones
18. Pink Houses - John Cougar Mellencamp
19. Think of Laura - Christopher Cross
20. Church of the Poisoned Mind - Culture Club
Winter 1984-85
1. Like a Virgin - Madonna
2. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner
3. The Wild Boys - Duran Duran
4. Easy Lover - Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
5. Out of Touch - Daryl Hall & John Oates
6. You're the Inspiration - Chicago
7. Careless Whisper - Wham!
8. All I Need - Jack Wagner
9. Sea of Love - The Honeydrippers
10. We Belong - Pat Benatar
11. Lover Boy - Billy Ocean
12. Cool It Now - New Edition
13. Run To You - Bryan Adams
14. I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
15. The Boys of Summer - Don Henley
16. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
17. Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
18. No More Lonely Nights - Paul McCartney
19. Valotte - Julian Lennon
20. Neutron Dance - Pointer Sisters
Winter 1985-86
1. Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie
2. That's What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends
3. Party All the Time - Eddie Murphy
4. Burning Heart - Survivor
5. Alive and Kicking - Simple Minds
6. I Miss You - Klymaxx
7. Broken Wings - Mr. Mister
8. Talk To Me - Stevie Nicks
9. I'm Your Man - Wham!
10. Separate Lives - Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
11. Small Town - John Cougar Mellencamp
12. When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going - Billy Ocean
13. Walk of Life - Dire Straits
14. How Will I Know? - Whitney Houston
15. Conga - Miami Sound Machine
16. Tonight She Comes - Cars
17. My Hometown - Bruce Springsteen
18. Spies Like Us - Paul McCartney
19. Election Day - Arcadia
20. Kyrie - Mr. Mister
Winter 1986-87
1. Walk Like an Egyptian - Bangles
2. Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott
3. C'est La Vie - Robbie Nevil
4. At This Moment - Billy Vera & The Beaters
5. Open Your Heart - Madonna
6. Notorious - Duran Duran
7. Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
8. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
9. The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & the Range
10. Control - Janet Jackson
11. Land of Confusion - Genesis
12. Change of Heart - Cyndi Lauper
13. Keep Your Hands to Yourself - Georgia Satellites
14. Touch Me (I Want Your Body) - Samantha Fox
15. Someday - Glass Tiger
16. Will You Still Love Me? - Chicago
17. Is This Love? - Survivor
18. Victory - Kool & the Gang
19. Stand By Me - Ben E. King
20. The Next Time I Fall - Peter Cetera & Amy Grant
Winter 1987-88
1. Faith - George Michael
2. Could've Been - Tiffany
3. Need You Tonight - INXS
4. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison
5. So Emotional - Whitney Houston
6. Seasons Change - Expose
7. The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
8. Hazy Shade of Winter - Bangles
9. Is This Love? - Whitesnake
10. Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen
11. Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson
12. I Want to Be Your Man - Roger
13. Tell It to My Heart - Taylor Dayne
14. What Have I Done to Deserve This? - Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
15. Candle in the Wind - Elton John
16. Heaven Is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle
17. Don't You Want Me? - Jody Watley
18. Say You Will - Foreigner
19. Catch Me (I'm Falling) - Pretty Poison
20. Cherry Bomb - John Cougar Mellencamp
Winter 1988-89
1. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
2. My Prerogative - Bobby Brown
3. Two Hearts - Phil Collins
4. Straight Up - Paula Abdul
5. Look Away - Chicago
6. When I'm With You - Sheriff
7. Don't Rush Me - Taylor Dayne
8. Armageddon It - Def Leppard
9. Born to Be My Baby - Bon Jovi
10. Giving You the Best That I Got - Anita Baker
11. Wild Thing - Tone Loc
12. Waiting For a Star to Fall - Boy Meets Girl
13. When the Children Cry - White Lion
14. Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird - Will To Power
15. The Way You Love Me - Karyn White
16. In Your Room - Bangles
17. All This Time - Tiffany
18. The Lover in Me - Sheena Easton
19. Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
20. Welcome to the Jungle - Guns ‘n' Roses