Sunday 16 March 2014

Eighty Pop Classics from the 1980s


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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