Although dance-oriented, electronic pop and ballad-oriented rock dominated the 1980s, soft rock songs still enjoyed a mild success thanks to artists like Sheena Easton, Amy Grant, Lionel Richie, Christopher Cross, Dan Hill, Leo Sayer, Billy Ocean, Julio Iglesias, Bertie Higgins and Tommy Page. No song spent more than six weeks at #1 on this chart during the 1980s, with nine songs accomplishing that feat. Two of these were by Lionel Richie, "You Are" in 1983 and "Hello" in 1984, which also reached #1 on the Hot 100. COUNT 5
QSN1 Along with electronic pop, what type of music was the most successful in the 1980s? ANS1 ballad-oriented rock QSN2 What genre did the music of Billy Ocean belong to? ANS2 soft rock QSN3 What was the longest that a song spent at #1 on the adult contemporary charts in the 1980s? ANS3 six weeks QSN4 In what year did Lionel Richie record "You Are"? ANS4 1983 QSN5 Aside from the adult contemporary chart, on what other chart did Lionel Richie's "Hello" reach the top spot? ANS5 Hot 100