Hey the BigDawg is in the House again, and I am looking for a list of the Hip-Hop/Rap songs that charted for 1980 - 1989 anything that hit the top 100..The station I work for is working on doing a friday Night show called The Eighties Once Again. and I need to get some huge lists compiled so they can get the music for me. So if any of you kind 80's fans, such as I am, will be willing to help.. I would be eternally greatful to you all.

Also if you know of any sites that offer lists of songs from the 80's for Pop/hip-hop/rap/r&B/Hard Rock/Metal then please post them here too.. They want all Rock/Pop related songs for this show..

Thanks In Advance

Try this link and see if it helps - http://www.oldskoolarchive.com/hiphop.asp

Beyond that, you could play some Run D.M.C., Beastie Boys, Curtis Blow, Whodini, U.T.F.O., Tone Loc... All kinds of others I am forgetting. Wait until Roemello finbds this thread. He'll be a shoe in to give you all kinds of good info.

Thanks Shakey... Will head to the site and check it out.. and then keep looking here for more.. thanks again

Here we go,
Apache-Sugarhill Gang #53 1981
Basketball-Kurtis Blow #71 1985
Beat Street Breakdown-Grandmaster Melle Mel #86 1984
Brass monkey-Beastie Boys #48 1987
The breaks-Kurtis Blow #87 1980
Bust a move-Young M.C. #7 1989
Eighth wonder-Sugarhill Gang #82 1981
Electric kingdom-Twilight 22 #79 1984
Five minutes of funk-Whodini (charted as a b-side)
Friends-Whodini #87 1985 (see above)
Funky cold Medina-Tone Loc #3 1989
Girls ain't nothin' but trouble-DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince #57 1988
Go see the doctor-Kool Moe Dee #89 1987
Going back to Cali-LL Cool J #31 1988
Hey ladies-Beastie boys #36 1989
I need love-LL Cool J #14 1987
I'm bad-LL Cool J #84 1987
I'm that type of guy-LL Cool J #15 1989
Is it love-JJ Fad #92 1988
It takes two-Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock #36 1988
It's tricky-Run-D.M.C. #57 1987
Jam on it-Newcleus #56 1984
Joy and pain-Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock #58 1989
Louie Louie-Fat Boys #89 1988
Mary Mary-Run-D.M.C. #75 1988
Me myself and I-De La Soul #34 1989
Me so horny-2 Live Crew #26 1989
The message-Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five #62 1982
Nightmare on my street-DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince #15 1988
Parents just don't understand-DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince #12 1988
Planet rock-Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force #48 1982
Posse on Broadway-Sir Mix-a-lot #70 1989
Principal's office-Young M.C. #33 1990 (debuted in 1989)
Rapper's delight-Sugarhill Gang #36 1980
Rappin' Rodney-Rodney Dangerfield #83 1984
Ronnie's rapp-Ron and the D.C. Crew #93 1987
Roxanne Roxanne-U.T.F.O. #77 1985
Superbowl shuffle-Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew #41 1986
Supersonic-JJ Fad #30 1988
Twist (Yo! twist)-Fat Boys with Chubby Checker #16 1988
Walk this way-Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith #4 1986
Way out-JJ Fad #61 1988
Wild thing-Tone Loc #2 1989
Wild wild west-Kool Moe Dee #62 1988
Wipeout-Fat Boys and Beach Boys #12 1987
You be illin'-Run-D.M.C. #29 1986
(You gotta) fight for your right (to party)-Beastie Boys #7 1987

There are all of the raps to reach hot 100 in the 80's. Not a very impressive list in my opinion. There were other songs to have raps in them or that could be considered urban but I just went with full raps. Most of the well remembered raps were big on the R&B charts but not pop. Hope this research helps Bigdog.


I may have missed some, I just did a really quick search in one of my books.

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holy sh**... thanks.. were did you do your search? This will help..thanks..

I used two books actually. I got all the songs from Joel Witburn's book of Billboard charts of the 80's and then looked for their year and highest position in Joel Witburn's Top Pop book 1955-1999.

If you would like me to. I will look up all the charted raps on the R&B charts of the 80's. It might take me awhile but it would intrest me too. I have Joel Witburn's book of Top R&B singles 1944-1999 as well.

thanks that would be great.. that would work too.. thanks..

boy that must be some list <img src="smile.gif" border="0">... just checking to see how its coming along..

Sorry Bigdawg, I started working on it and got sidetracked and forgot about it. I'll get back to it.

No prob..just keep me informed on how things are going dude..thanks..