Artist	Song
Phil Collins	One More Night
from ...Hits (2004)
Lionel Richie	Truly
from Lionel Richie (2003)
Wham!	Careless Whisper
from Make It Big (1985)
Jennifer Warnes & Joe Cocker	Up Where We Belong
from Number 1's: '80s Pop (2007)
Madonna	Live to Tell
from Something to Remember (2005)
Cyndi Lauper	Time After Time
from She's So Unusual (Remastered) (2000)
Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder	That's What Friends Are For
from Platinum & Gold Collection (2003)
Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville	Don't Know Much
from Cry Like a Rainstorm - Howl Like the Wind (2006)
Chicago	You're the Inspiration
from The Very Best of Chicago - Only the Beginning (2004)
Air Supply	Lost In Love
from Ultimate Air Supply (1990)
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie	Endless Love
from To Love Again (2003)
Gloria Estefan	Words Get In the Way
from Greatest Hits (1992)
Spandau Ballet	True
from True Ballads (2003)
Dolly Parton	Islands In the Stream
from I Will Always Love You - The Essential Dolly Parton One (1994)
Stevie Wonder	I Just Called to Say I Love You
from Stevie Wonder: The Definitive Collection (2002)
Patti Austin	Baby, Come to Me (Duet w/ James Ingram) [Remastered]
from Just Can't Get Enough: Hits of the '80s (2010)
Christopher Cross	Sailing
from Christopher Cross (2009)
Heart	These Dreams
from Greatest Hits 1985-1995 (2000)
Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb	What Kind of Fool (Duet With Barry Gibb)
from Guilty (1980)
Bette Midler	The Rose
from Experience the Divine - Greatest Hits (Deluxe Version) (2005)
Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin	Separate Lives
from ...Hits (2004)
Richard Marx	Right Here Waiting
from Greatest Hits (1997)
Bruce Hornsby	The Way It Is
from Greatest Radio Hits (2003)
Billy Ocean	Suddenly
from Suddenly (1989)
Eddie Rabbitt	I Love a Rainy Night
from Rhino Hi-Five: Eddie Rabbit - EP (2005)

Comment:

The granola-laden soft rock of the '70s gave way to a more processed sound in the '80s, as synths and drum machines were added (literally) to the mix. Movies played a key role in defining the '80s adult contemporary landscape, with Bette Midler's "The Rose" and the Diana Ross/Lionel Richie duet "Endless Love" leading the way. And Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager's "That's What Friends Are For," recorded by Dionne Warwick and an all-star cast, not only topped the charts; it also raised millions of dollars for research into the then-recently discovered disease AIDS.

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