The 1980s are one of my favourite eras of pop culture,
having birthed many of the pop culture icons I hold so dear today, such as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Predator, RoboCop and The Transformers.
As a result, I’m quite a fan of a lot of pop music from the
era too. Not in an ironic way either – I genuinely love the songs listed here. Some
of you will be familiar with, some you won’t. Some you’ll like, some you’ll
think are utter garbage. Such is the nature of compiling these lists. Feel free
to leave comments below, with your own preferences.
And now, in no particular order, I present 80 of my
favourite pop songs from the 1980s!
1. Dan Hartmann – I Can Dream About You
2. Hall and Oates – You Make My Dreams Come True
3. Stan Bush – The Touch
4. Stan Bush – Fight to Survive
5. Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen
6. Toto – Rosanna
7. Toto – Africa
8. Kajagoogoo – Too Shy
9. The Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
10. Midnight Star – Midas Touch
11. Ollie & Jerry – Breakin’… (Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us)
12. Spandau Ballet – Gold
13. Duran Duran – Hungry like the Wolf
14. Billy Ocean – When the Going Gets Tough
15. KC & The Sunshine Band – Give it Up
16. Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up
17. Tears for Fears – Head Over Heels
18. Giorgio Moroder & Phil Oakey – Together in Electric
Dreams
19. Simple Minds – Promised You a Miracle
20. Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes
21. Gary Wright – Really Want to Know You
22. Time Bandits – I’m Only Shooting Love
23. Pat Benatar – Love is a Battlefield
24. The Cars – Drive
25. Pseudo Echo – Funky Town
26. Jefferson Starship – We Built this City on Rock and Roll
27. Prince – Little Red Corvette
28. The Breakfast Club – Right on Track
29. A Flock of Seagulls – I Ran
30. Billy Idol – Dancing with Myself
31. Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
32. Simple Minds – Don’t You Forget About Me
33. Hall and Oates – Private Eyes
34. Huey Lewis and the News – Do You Believe in Love
35. Pointer Sisters – He’s So Shy
36. America – You Can Do Magic
37. Go West – Call Me
38. Go West – We Close Our Eyes
39. Corey Hart – Sunglasses at Night
40. Haircut 100 – Love Plus One
41. The Cure – Inbetween Days
42. The Police – Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
43. Bruce Springsteen – Dancing in the Dark
44. New Kids on the Block – Step by Step
45. Dire Straits – Walk of Life
46. Don Henley – The Boys of Summer
47. Glen Frey – The Heat is On
48. Steve Winwood – Higher Love
49. Steve Winwood – Valerie
50. Paul Simon – You can call me Al
51. ABC – The Look of Love
52. Belinda Carlisle – Summer Rain
53. Wa Wa Nee – Stimulation
54. Eddie Money – Take Me Home Tonight
55. Sade – Smooth Operator
56. Sade – Sweetest Taboo
57. Billy Ocean – Mystery Lady
58. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
59. Scandal – The Warrior
60. George Harrison – I Got My Mind Set on You
61. Phil Collins – In the Air Tonight
62. Simple Minds – Glittering Prize
63. Earth, Wind and Fire – Let’s Groove
64. Melissa Manchester – You Should Hear How She Talks About
You
65. Icehouse – Electric Blue
66. Icehouse – Can’t Help Myself
67. The Stranglers – Skin Deep
68. The Jets – Crush on You
69. INXS – Don’t Change
70. John Farnham – Two Strong Hearts
71. Lionel Richie – All Night Long
72. Bananarama – Cruel Summer
73. The Go-Go’s – Our Lips Are Sealed
74. Devo – Whip It
75. Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
76. The Church – Under the Milky Way
77. Nik Kershaw – Wouldn’t it be Good?
78. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – If You Leave
79. Frank Stallone – Far From Over
80. Fischer Z – So Long
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