This list was probably supposed to feature the top 150 songs of the year. The first few weren't noted down for reasons beyond
our control. Songs by South African artists are highlighted.
| # | Title | Artist |
|---|
| 95 | Tarzan Boy | Baltimora |
| 94 | Head Over Heels | Tears For Fears |
| 93 | Running Up That Hill | Kate Bush |
| 92 | Dancing | Chris Isaak |
| 91 | Loverboy | Billy Ocean |
| 90 | See What Love Can Do | Eric Clapton |
| 89 | The Neverending Story | Limahl |
| 88 | Money's Too Tight (To Mention) | Simply Red |
| 87 | Method Of Modern Love | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 86 | Baby You've Been Good To Me | Robin Auld & Z-Astaire |
| 85 | Too Late For Goodbyes | Julian Lennon |
| 84 | Some People | Belouis Some |
| 83 | So Far Away | Dire Straits |
| 82 | Things Can Only Get Better | Howard Jones |
| 81 | Drive | The Cars |
| 80 | What About Love | Heart |
| 79 | Everything She Wants | Wham! |
| 78 | The Name Of The Game | Dan Hartman |
| 77 | Don't Stop The Dance | Bryan Ferry |
| 76 | Along Comes A Woman | Chicago |
| 75 | Private Dancer | Tina Turner |
| 74 | You're My Heart, You're My Soul | Modern Talking |
| 73 | Boys Of Summer | Don Henley |
| 72 | Everything Must Change | Paul Young |
| 71 | Every Time You Go Away | Paul Young |
| 70 | Solid (As A Rock) | Ashford & Simpson |
| 69 | Love Don't Live Here Anymore | Jimmy Nail |
| 68 | Only The Young | Journey |
| 67 | The Lady Don't Mind | Talking Heads |
| 66 | The Old Man Down The Road | John Foggerty |
| 65 | Take On Me | A-ha |
| 64 | Lucky In Love | Mick Jagger |
| 63 | Out Of Touch | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 62 | Out In The Fields | Gary Moore & Phil Lynott |
| 61 | Superstar | Stuart Irving |
| 60 | Change Your Mind | Sharpe & Numan |
| 59 | Dancing In The Streets | David Bowie & Mick Jagger |
| 58 | One More Night | Phil Collins |
| 57 | Part-time Lover | Stevie Wonder |
| 56 | Bouncing Off The Walls | Matthew Wilder |
| 55 | We Close Our Eyes | Go West |
| 54 | Frankie | Sister Sledge |
| 53 | The Murder Of Love | Propaganda |
| 52 | All She Wants To Do Is Dance | Don Henley |
| 51 | I Need You Tonight | Peter Wolf |
| 50 | Slave To Love | Bryan Ferry |
| 49 | Still In Love With You | Gary Moore & Phil Lynott |
| 48 | Treat Her Like A Lady | The Temptations |
| 47 | Desert Moon | Dennis DeYoung |
| 46 | Johnny Come Home | Fine Young Cannibals |
| 45 | Suddenly | Billy Ocean |
| 44 | Johnny Called The Chemist | Falling Mirror |
| 43 | Endless Road | Time Bandits |
| 42 | Celebrate Youth | Rick Springfield |
| 41 | All Cried Out | Alison Moyet |
| 40 | There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) | Eurythmics |
| 39 | If You Love Somebody Set Them Free | Sting |
| 38 | The Power Of Love | Huey Lewis And The News |
| 37 | All Of Woman | Robin Auld & Z-Astaire |
| 36 | That Was Yesterday | Foreigner |
| 35 | Imagination | Belouis Some |
| 34 | Parisienne Walkways | Gary Moore |
| 33 | Voices Carry | 'Til Tuesday |
| 32 | Easy Lover | Phil Collins & Philip Bailey |
| 31 | Run To You | Bryan Adams |
| 30 | This Is Not America | David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group |
| 29 | Everybody Wants To Rule The World | Tears For Fears |
| 28 | Kayleigh | Marillion |
| 27 | Like A Virgin | Madonna |
| 26 | Forever Man | Eric Clapton |
| 25 | The War Song | Culture Club |
| 24 | St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) | John Parr |
| 23 | Why | Bronski Beat |
| 22 | 19 | Paul Hardcastle |
| 21 | The Heat Is On | Glenn Frey |
| 20 | Don't You (Forget About Me) | Simple Minds |
| 19 | Tragedy | John Hunter |
| 18 | Rhythm Of The Night | DeBarge |
| 17 | Forever Young | Alphaville |
| 16 | Once In A Lifetime | Petit Cheval |
| 15 | A View To A Kill | Duran Duran |
| 14 | Black Cars | Gino Vanelli |
| 13 | Somebody | Bryan Adams |
| 12 | Wide Boy | Nik Kershaw |
| 11 | Freedom | Wham! |
| 10 | One Night In Bangkok | Murray Head |
| 9 | We Are The World | USA 4 Africa |
| 8 | Should've Known Better | Jim Diamond |
| 7 | Some Like It Hot | The Power Station |
| 6 | Wild Boys | Duran Duran |
| 5 | Love And Pride | King |
| 4 | Naughty, Naughty | John Parr |
| 3 | Nightshift | Commodores |
| 2 | Can't Fight This Feeling | REO Speedwagon |
| 1 | I Want To Know What Love Is | Foreigner |
