Billie Jean — Michael Jackson (1982)

Billie Jean delivers the most iconic bass line of the 1980s, anchoring a paranoid funk masterpiece that redefined pop music. Michael Jackson debuted the moonwalk to this track, and it spent seven weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, selling over 10 million copies worldwide. Its innovative production, featuring a drum machine and layered vocals, outpaces #3 Don't Stop Believin' in cultural impact, as it remains the second-best-selling single of the decade.