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This is a list of singles that reached number one on the
Swiss Hitparade
during the 1980s.
Number-one singles
Key
†
Number-one single of the year
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Issue date
Song
Artist
Weeks at
number one
1980
[1]
20 January
"
I Have a Dream
"
ABBA
2
3 February
"
Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)
"†
[2]
Pink Floyd
11
20 April
"
Weekend
"
Earth and Fire
1
27 April
"
Boat on the River
"
Styx
7
15 June
"
Funkytown
"
Lipps, Inc.
7
3 August
"Donna Musica"
Collage
5
7 September
"
Upside Down
"
Diana Ross
8
2 November
"
Master Blaster (Jammin')
"
Stevie Wonder
2
16 November
"
Woman in Love
"
Barbra Streisand
4
14 December
"Angel of Mine"
Frank Duval
and Orchestra
5
1981
[3]
18 January
"
(Just Like) Starting Over
"
John Lennon
4
15 February
"
Some Broken Hearts Never Mend
"
Telly Savalas
2
1 March
"Life Is for Living"
Barclay James Harvest
4
29 March
"
Fade to Grey
"
Visage
2
12 April
"
Shaddap You Face
"
Joe Dolce Music Theatre
4
10 May
"
In the Air Tonight
"
Phil Collins
2
24 May
"
Stars on 45
"†
[4]
Stars on 45
6
5 July
"
Bette Davis Eyes
"
Kim Carnes
7
23 August
"
Stars on 45 vol. 2
"
Stars on 45
1
30 August
"Love What's Your Face"
Ingrid Kup
2
13 September
"
Hold On Tight
"
Electric Light Orchestra
3
4 October
"
For Your Eyes Only
"
Sheena Easton
3
25 October
"
Japanese Boy
"
Aneka
5
29 November
"
Physical
"
Olivia Newton-John
4
27 December
"
Sharazan
"
Al Bano and Romina Power
5
1982
[5]
31 January
"
Cambodia
"
Kim Wilde
2
14 February
"Rock'n' Roll Gypsy"
Helen Schneider
1
21 February
"
Oh Julie
"
Shakin' Stevens
5
28 March
"Skandal im Sperrbezirk"
Spider Murphy Gang
2
11 April
"
I'll Find My Way Home
"
Jon and Vangelis
3
2 May
"
Ein bißchen Frieden
"
Nicole
6
13 June
"
Da da da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht
"
Trio
5
18 July
"
Down Under
"
Men at Work
4
15 August
"
Abracadabra
"
Steve Miller Band
6
26 September
"
Hard to Say I'm Sorry
"
Chicago
1
3 October
"
I Know There's Something Going On
"
Frida
2
17 October
"
Words
"†
[6]
F.R. David
6
28 November
"
Come on Eileen
"
Dexys Midnight Runners
and The Emerald Express
2
12 December
"
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
"
Culture Club
5
1983
[7]
16 January
"
Pass the Dutchie
"
Musical Youth
1
23 January
"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"
Culture Club
1
30 January
"
I Don't Wanna Dance
"
Eddy Grant
2
13 February
"
Major Tom (völlig losgelöst)
"
Peter Schilling
5
20 March
"
99 Luftballons
"
Nena
2
3 April
"L'Italiano"
Toto Cutugno
2
17 April
"
Billie Jean
"
Michael Jackson
3
8 May
"
Let's Dance
"
David Bowie
2
22 May
"Bruttosozialprodukt"
Geier Sturzflug
4
19 June
"
Juliet
"
Robin Gibb
3
10 July
"
Flashdance... What a Feeling
"†
[8]
Irene Cara
4
7 August
"
Moonlight Shadow
"
Mike Oldfield
2
21 August
"
Vamos a la playa
"
Righeira
2
4 September
"Moonlight Shadow"
Mike Oldfield
2
18 September
"
I Like Chopin
"
Gazebo
4
16 October
"
I'm Still Standing
"
Elton John
2
30 October
"
Karma Chameleon
"
Culture Club
5
4 December
"
Come Back and Stay
"
Paul Young
5
1984
[9]
8 January
"? (Fragezeichen)"
Nena
3
29 January
"
Jenseits von Eden
"
Nino de Angelo
5
4 March
"
Relax
"
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
6
15 April
"Zu nah am Feuer"
Stefan Waggershausen
and
Alice
1
22 April
"
Big in Japan
"
Alphaville
4
20 May
"
Hello
"
Lionel Richie
5
24 June
"
Self Control
"†
[10]
Laura Branigan
1
1 July
"
Self Control
"
Raf
1
8 July
"Self Control"†
Laura Branigan
7
26 August
"
Such a Shame
"
Talk Talk
5
30 September
"
Careless Whisper
"
George Michael
4
28 October
"
I Just Called to Say I Love You
"
Stevie Wonder
4
25 November
"
When the Rain Begins to Fall
"
Jermaine Jackson
and
Pia Zadora
6
1985
[11]
6 January
"
Do They Know It's Christmas?
"
Band Aid
2
20 January
"
One Night in Bangkok
"
Murray Head
5
24 February
"
Shout
"
Tears for Fears
2
10 March
"
You're My Heart, You're My Soul
"
Modern Talking
5
14 April
"
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
"
Dead or Alive
3
5 May
"
We Are the World
"
USA for Africa
6
16 June
"
19
"
Paul Hardcastle
7
4 August
"
We Don't Need Another Hero
(Thunderdome)"
Tina Turner
6
15 September
"
(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena
"
Sandra
5
20 October
"
Cheri, Cheri Lady
"
Modern Talking
1
27 October
"(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena"
Sandra
1
3 November
"Cheri, Cheri Lady"
Modern Talking
1
10 November
"
Take On Me
"
a-ha
4
8 December
"
Nikita
"
Elton John
5
1986
[12]
12 January
"
Say You, Say Me
"
Lionel Richie
1
19 January
"
Jeanny Part I
"
Falco
9
23 March
"
Burning Heart
"
Survivor
1
30 March
"Ohne dich (schlaf ich heut Nacht nicht ein)"
Münchener Freiheit
4
27 April
"
Adesso tu
"†
[13]
Eros Ramazzotti
1
4 May
"Ohne dich (schlaf ich heut Nacht nicht ein)"
Münchener Freiheit
1
11 May
"
Midnight Lady
"
Chris Norman
5
15 June
"
Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
"
Samantha Fox
4
13 July
"
Venus
"
Bananarama
3
3 August
"
Lessons in Love
"
Level 42
8
28 September
"
Holiday Rap
"
MC Miker G & DJ Sven
1
5 October
"
The Final Countdown
"
Europe
7
23 November
"
In the Army Now
"
Status Quo
7
1987
[14]
11 January
"
Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)
"
Mel & Kim
4
8 February
"
C'est La Vie
"
Robbie Nevil
2
22 February
"
Reality
"
Richard Sanderson
6
5 April
"
Respectable
"
Mel & Kim
4
3 May
"
Let It Be
"
Ferry Aid
4
31 May
"
La Isla Bonita
"
Madonna
1
7 June
"Let It Be"
Ferry Aid
1
14 June
"
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
"
Whitney Houston
6
26 July
"
It's a Sin
"
Pet Shop Boys
6
6 September
"
La Bamba
"
Los Lobos
1
13 September
"
Boys (Summertime Love)
"
Sabrina
5
18 October
"
You Win Again
"
Bee Gees
8
13 December
"
Whenever You Need Somebody
"
Rick Astley
1
20 December
"
China in Your Hand
"
T'Pau
5
1988
[15]
24 January
"
Always on My Mind
"
Pet Shop Boys
1
31 January
"
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
"
Belinda Carlisle
5
6 March
"
House Arrest
"
Krush
2
20 March
"
Tell It to My Heart
"
Taylor Dayne
4
17 April
"
I Should Be So Lucky
"
Kylie Minogue
1
24 April
"Tell It to My Heart"
Taylor Dayne
1
1 May
"I Should Be So Lucky"
Kylie Minogue
1
8 May
"
Heart
"
Pet Shop Boys
4
5 June
"
Theme from S-Express
"
S-Express
3
26 June
"
Im Nin'Alu
"
Ofra Haza
6
7 August
"
The Twist
"
Fat Boys
with Stupid Def Vocals by Chubby Checker
6
18 September
"
Hand in Hand
"
Koreana
6
30 October
"
A Groovy Kind of Love
"
Phil Collins
6
11 December
"
Orinoco Flow
"
Enya
5
1989
[16]
15 January
"
Bring Me Edelweiss
"
Edelweiss
4
12 February
"
First Time
"
Robin Beck
1
19 February
"Bring Me Edelweiss"
Edelweiss
1
26 February
"First Time"
Robin Beck
1
5 March
"
Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart
"
Marc Almond
featuring
Gene Pitney
4
2 April
"
Like a Prayer
"
Madonna
4
30 April
"
Looking for Freedom
"†
[17]
David Hasselhoff
4
28 May
"
The Look
"
Roxette
8
23 July
"
Express Yourself
"
Madonna
1
30 July
"
Batdance
"
Prince
4
27 August
"
Lambada
"
Kaoma
14
3 December
"
Girl I'm Gonna Miss You
"
Milli Vanilli
9
See also
1980s in music
References
^
Swiss Music Charts Number-Ones (1980)
^
Swiss Music Chart Year-End (1980)
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Swiss Music Charts Number-Ones (1981)
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Swiss Music Chart Year-End (1981)
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Swiss Music Charts Number-Ones (1982)
^
Swiss Music Chart Year-End (1982)
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Swiss Music Charts Number-Ones (1983)
^
Swiss Music Chart Year-End (1983)
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Swiss Music Charts Number-Ones (1984)
^
Swiss Music Chart Year-End (1984)
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Swiss Music Charts Number-Ones (1985)
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Swiss Music Charts Number-Ones (1986)
^
Swiss Music Chart Year-End (1986)
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Swiss Music Charts Number-Ones (1987)
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Swiss Music Charts Number-Ones (1988)
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Swiss Music Charts Number-Ones (1989)
^
Swiss Music Chart Year-End (1989)
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