There's a site called Kworb.net where you can see the statistics of the songs with the most streams on Spotify, and just for fun, I decided to compile a list of the most streamed songs from the 80s, giving an idea of what 80s songs are more popular than others among the general public.They are:
1.) The Police - Every Breath You Take - 2.036 billion
2.) Journey - Don't Stop Believin' - 1.904 billion
3.) a-ha - Take on Me - 1.889 billion
4.) Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine - 1.870 billion
5.) Queen - Another One Bites The Dust - 1.855 billion
6.) TOTO - Africa - 1.751 billion
7.) Michael Jackson - Billie Jean - 1.749 billion
8.) Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World - 1.639 billion
9.) Queen - Under Pressure - 1.607 billion
10.) Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer - 1.588 billion
11.) AC/DC - Back In Black - 1.533 billion
12.) Wham! - Last Christmas - 1.504 billion
13.) Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - 1.347 billion
14.) Survivor - Eye of the Tiger - 1.279 billion
15.) Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - 1.213 billion
16.) Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) - 1.205 billion
17.) Bryan Adams - Summer Of '69 - 1.197 billion
18.) Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle - 1.176 billion
19.) Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun - 1.145 billion
20.) AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long - 1.137 billion
21.) Michael Jackson - Beat It - 1.121 billion
22.) Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name - 1.100 billion
23.) Elton John - I'm Still Standing - 1.072 billion
24.) Guns N' Roses - Paradise City - 1.070 billion
25.) The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go - 1.044 billion
26.) U2 - With Or Without You - 1.040 billion
27.) George Michael - Careless Whisper - 1.022 billion
28.) Daryl Hall & John Oates - You Make My Dreams (Come True) - 1.010 billion
29.) Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - 946.1 million
30.) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved - 917.6 million
31.) Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere - 905.5 million
32.) Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) - 902.6 million
33.) Billy Joel - Uptown Girl - 901.9 million
34.) Tracy Chapman - Fast Car - 889.6 million
35.) Pixies - Where Is My Mind? - 886.5 million
36.) Van Halen - Jump - 882.7 million
37.) Kenny Loggins - Footloose - 864.9 million
38.) The Outfield - Your Love - 854.3 million
39.) Metallica - Master Of Puppets - 850.8 million
40.) Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is - 836.3 million
41.) Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up - 836.2 million
42.) Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time - 816.2 million
43.) Men At Work - Down Under - 815.5 million
44.) Soft Cell - Tainted Love - 805.5 million
45.) The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - 761.8 million
46.) Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart - 758.2 million
47.) Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine - 756.0 million
48.) Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In the Dark - 726.2 million
49.) U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - 708.5 million
50.) Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal - 707.8 million
51.) Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight - 703.3 million
52.) Tom Petty - Free Fallin' - 703.0 million
53.) Luis Miguel - Ahora Te Puedes Marchar - 696.0 million
54.) Dire Straits - Walk of Life - 679.3 million
55.) Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train - 667.9 million
56.) Culture Club - Karma Chameleon - 659.3 million
57.) The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up - 654.9 million
58.) Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater - 635.8 million
59.) Mötley Crüe - Kickstart My Heart - 630.9 million
60.) Chris Isaak - Wicked Game - 627.8 million
61.) UB40 - Red Red Wine - 625.6 million
62.) Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen - 624.1 million
63.) Queen - I Want To Break Free - 617.8 million
64.) Hombres G - Devuélveme a mi chica - 615.3 million
65.) Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms - 610.8 million
66.) Bryan Adams - Heaven - 608.9 million
67.) Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al - 606.8 million
68.) Roxette - It Must Have Been Love - 606.6 million
69.) Europe - The Final Countdown - 604.6 million
70.) Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 - 603.8 million
71.) Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love - 603.0 million
72.) Michael Jackson - Thriller - 596.5 million
73.) The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - 595.4 million
74.) Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl - 590.0 million
75.) Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - 580.8 million
76.) Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over - 579.9 million
77.) Metallica - One - 569.9 million
78.) Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? - 564.2 million
79.) Luis Miguel - La Incondicional - 562.7 million
80.) Queen - Radio Ga Ga - 561.0 million
81.) Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's Groove - 559.3 million
82.) Michael Sembello - Maniac - 558.7 million
83.) Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer - 551.4 million
84.) Starship - We Built This City - 550.2 million
85.) George Michael - Faith - 542.8 million
86.) The Human League - Don't You Want Me - 523.2 million
87.) Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas - 518.5 million
88.) Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone - 516.3 million
89.) The Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited - 510.8 million
90.) Dire Straits - Money for Nothing - 507.3 million
91.) Run–D.M.C. - Walk This Way - 506.8 million
92.) Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes - 501.3 million
