Top-rated songs of the 1980s
Listed below are the top-rated songs of the 1980s as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, a song must have had at least 10 member ratings.)
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51. | Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want Song from album: Hatful Of Hollow | The Smiths | |||||||
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52. | Temptation Song from album: Substance | New Order | |||||||
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53. | Eden Song from album: Spirit Of Eden | Talk Talk | |||||||
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54. | Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) Song from album: Hounds Of Love | Kate Bush | |||||||
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55. | I Know It's Over Song from album: The Queen Is Dead | The Smiths | |||||||
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56. | When Doves Cry Song from album: Purple Rain | Prince & The Revolution | |||||||
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57. | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For Song from album: The Joshua Tree | U2 | |||||||
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58. | Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) Song from album: Remain in Light | Talking Heads | |||||||
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59. | Paradise City Song from album: Appetite For Destruction | Guns N' Roses | |||||||
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60. | Radio Free Europe Song from album: Murmur | R.E.M. | |||||||
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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = mean average rating a track has currently received.
n = number of ratings a track has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for a track to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 20).
AV = the site mean average rating for a track (currently 78/100).
