De verrukkelijkste artiesten jaren 80
| # | Artiest | Aantal songs | Aantal nrs 1 | Punten totaal | Punten gemiddeld Oplopend sorteren |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tears for Fears | 4 | 3 | 366 | 91.50 |
| 2 | Simple Minds | 8 | 4 | 720 | 90.00 |
| 3 | Guns n’ Roses | 3 | 3 | 270 | 90.00 |
| 4 | U2 | 9 | 6 | 735 | 81.67 |
| 5 | Duran Duran | 4 | 2 | 322 | 80.50 |
| 6 | The Cure | 10 | 6 | 800 | 80.00 |
| 7 | Talk Talk | 5 | 2 | 394 | 78.80 |
| 8 | Kate Bush | 4 | 1 | 312 | 78.00 |
| 9 | The Smiths | 8 | 3 | 615 | 76.88 |
| 10 | Talking Heads | 7 | 1 | 494 | 70.57 |
| 11 | The Cult | 5 | 2 | 350 | 70.00 |
| 12 | Tracy Chapman | 3 | 1 | 206 | 68.67 |
| 13 | Depeche Mode | 5 | 2 | 331 | 66.20 |
| 14 | Queen | 4 | 3 | 262 | 65.50 |
| 15 | Neneh Cherry | 3 | 2 | 196 | 65.33 |
| 16 | China Crisis | 3 | 1 | 195 | 65.00 |
| 17 | The Waterboys | 3 | 1 | 191 | 63.67 |
| 18 | Siouxsie & The Banshees | 3 | 1 | 190 | 63.33 |
| 19 | Terence Trent D’Arby | 5 | 2 | 316 | 63.20 |
| 20 | Suzanne Vega | 4 | 2 | 250 | 62.50 |
| 21 | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 4 | 1 | 239 | 59.75 |
| 22 | Klein Orkest | 3 | 1 | 178 | 59.33 |
| 23 | Aerosmith | 4 | 1 | 235 | 58.75 |
| 24 | Sting | 8 | 3 | 454 | 56.75 |
| 25 | George Michael | 7 | 2 | 395 | 56.43 |
| 26 | Killing Joke | 3 | 1 | 166 | 55.33 |
| 27 | Big Country | 3 | 1 | 166 | 55.33 |
| 28 | Peter Gabriel | 4 | 1 | 215 | 53.75 |
| 29 | Bronski Beat | 3 | 1 | 160 | 53.33 |
| 30 | Toto | 4 | 1 | 210 | 52.50 |
| 31 | Fine Young Cannibals | 5 | 2 | 258 | 51.60 |
| 32 | Fatal Flowers | 4 | 1 | 204 | 51.00 |
| 33 | Eric Clapton | 3 | 1 | 153 | 51.00 |
| 34 | Secret Sounds | 3 | 0 | 152 | 50.67 |
| 35 | Prince | 16 | 3 | 794 | 49.63 |
| 36 | The Human League | 3 | 1 | 147 | 49.00 |
| 37 | Michael Jackson | 9 | 3 | 427 | 47.44 |
| 38 | The Rolling Stones | 4 | 0 | 189 | 47.25 |
| 39 | Bon Jovi | 4 | 0 | 187 | 46.75 |
| 40 | Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine | 3 | 0 | 140 | 46.67 |
| 41 | Paul Young | 4 | 1 | 183 | 45.75 |
| 42 | INXS | 7 | 2 | 319 | 45.57 |
| 43 | Joe Jackson | 4 | 0 | 181 | 45.25 |
| 44 | Pet Shop Boys | 7 | 0 | 316 | 45.14 |
| 45 | David Bowie | 11 | 2 | 491 | 44.64 |
| 46 | Tina Turner | 9 | 1 | 397 | 44.11 |
| 47 | David Sylvian | 5 | 1 | 220 | 44.00 |
| 48 | Het Goede Doel | 10 | 3 | 437 | 43.70 |
| 49 | The Nits | 7 | 1 | 304 | 43.43 |
| 50 | Robert Cray | 3 | 1 | 127 | 42.33 |