{"id":731898,"date":"2026-06-29T00:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T00:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/731898\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T00:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T00:04:10","slug":"3-of-the-best-final-no-1-hits-from-1980s-pop-music-icons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/731898\/","title":{"rendered":"3 of the Best Final No. 1 Hits From 1980s Pop Music Icons"},"content":{"rendered":"

First doesn\u2019t always equal best. Here are some 80s pop songs that were not only artists\u2019 final No. 1 hits, but arguably some of the greatest No. 1 hits of the decade.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s Love Got To Do With It\u201d by Tina Turner<\/p>\n

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This hit was both Tina Turner<\/a>\u2018s last No. 1 and her only No. 1. At the time, this song actually made Turner the oldest solo female artist ever to top the charts at 44 years old.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat\u2019s Love Got To Do With It\u201d took the reins of Turner\u2019s comeback, during which she released the album Private Dancer in 1984. Just before that, Turner had gone through a messy divorce with Ike Turner, who abused her for much of their relationship. Before being signed to Capitol Records, which wasn\u2019t willing to put much money behind her anyway, Turner was only performing in small clubs. Then, she achieved mega-commercial success with this song, which allowed her to turn a new leaf in her career.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrue Colors\u201d by Cyndi Lauper<\/p>\n

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\u201cTrue Colors\u201d was the second of two Cyndi Lauper songs to go No. 1. \u201cTime After Time\u201d was her first in 1984. The song was not only a huge commercial success, but also ended up being a huge anthem for the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou kind of look back at it and you feel like, \u2018Oh my God, it was just a blink ago,\u2019\u201d she told Billboard<\/a> when the song turned 35. \u201cBut it turned out to be more than just this healing song that I heard that Billy and Tom wrote, or a sophomore album. It turned out to be a whole kind of movement. And that\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPhysical\u201d by Olivia Newton-John<\/p>\n

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Released as the lead single from Olivia Newton-John\u2019s album of the same name, \u201cPhysical\u201d was a massive hit and the bestselling single of the 80s in the United States. It was also Newton-John\u2019s last No. 1.<\/p>\n

In fact, this song spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Newton-John the only Australian artist to have a No. 1 single that long at the time.<\/p>\n

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