Daryl Hall and John Oates:

#18 Wait for me 1980
#30 How does it feel to be back 1980
#12 You've lost that lovin' feelin' 1980
#1 Kiss on my list 1981
#5 You make my dreams 1981
#1 Private eyes 1981
#1 I can't go for that (no can do) 1982
#9 Did it in a minute 1982
#33 Your imagination 1982
#1 Maneater 1982
#7 One on one 1983
#6 Family man 1983
#2 Say it isn't so 1983
#8 Adult education 1984
#1 Out of touch 1984
#5 Method of modern love 1985
#18 Some things are better left unsaid 1985
#30 Possession obsession 1985
#20 A nite at the Apollo live The way you do the things you do/My girl (with David Ruffin and Eddie Kendrick) 1985
#3 Everything your heart desires 1988
#29 Missed opportunity 1988
#31 Downtown life 1988

Jimmy Hall:

#27 I'm happy that love has found you 1980

Jan Hammer:

#1 Miami vice theme 1985

Paul Hardcastle:

#15 19 1985

Emmylou Harris:

#37 Mister sandman 1981

Sam Harris:

#36 Sugar don't bite 1984

George Harrison:

#2 All those years ago 1981
#1 Got my mind set on you 1988
#23 When we was fab 1988

Corey Hart:

#7 Sunglasses at night 1984
#17 It ain't enough 1984
#3 Never surrender 1985
#26 Boy in the box 1985
#30 Everything in my heart 1986
#18 I am by your side 1986
#24 Can't help falling in love 1987
#38 In your soul 1988

Dan Hartman:

#6 I can dream about you 1984
#25 We are the young 1984
#39 Second nature 1985

Isaac Hayes:

#18 Don't let go 1980

Does Hall and Oats have the most top 40 hits in the 80's? of any band/group/ individual?

after finishing all the post, I have come to find that Hall and Oates indeed have the most charted top 40 singles in the 80's.

That is certainly an achievement and well deserved too.

I'll second that!!

And 'Out of Touch' a US no1 too.....now I never knew that!