Music of the 80's

 

What is your top 10????

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VH-1's 100 greatest 80's songs of all time:

1. Bon Jovi / "Livin' on a Prayer"
2. Def Leppard / "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
3. Duran Duran / "Hungry Like the Wolf"
4. Michael Jackson / "Billie Jean"
5. Prince / "When Doves Cry"
6. Hall & Oates / "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)"
7. Guns N' Roses / "Sweet Child O' Mine"
8. Madonna / "Like a Virgin"
9. Run-D.M.C. / "Walk This Way"
10. AC/DC / "You Shook Me All Night Long"
11. Journey / "Don't Stop Believin'"
12. Whitney Houston / "How Will I Know"
13. U2 / "With Or Without You"
14. The Bangles / "Walk Like an Egyptian"
15. Van Halen / "Jump"
16. INXS / "Need You Tonight"
17. Whitesnake / "Here I Go Again"
18. Dexy's Midnight Runners / "Come On Eileen"
19. Cyndi Lauper / "Time after Time"
20. Rick Springfield / "Jessie's Girl"
21. Michael Jackson / "Beat It"
22. The Cure / "Just Like Heaven"
23. Cyndi Lauper / "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
24. A-Ha / "Take On Me"
25. Go-Go's / "Our Lips Are Sealed"
26. Guns N' Roses / "Welcome to the Jungle"
27. Kajagoogoo / "Too Shy"
28. Wham! / "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
29. Talking Heads / "Burning Down the House"
30. Pat Benatar / "Love is a Battlefield"
31. Queen and David Bowie / "Under Pressure"
32. Night Ranger / "Sister Christian"
33. Soft Cell / "Tainted Love"
34. Poison / "Every Rose Has It's Thorn"
35. Phil Collins / "In the Air Tonight"
36. Tommy Tutone / "867-5309 / Jenny"
37. Aerosmith / "Janie's Got a Gun"
38. U2 / "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
39. Modern English / "I Melt With You"
40. The B-52's / "Love Shack"
41. Motley Crue / "Dr. Feelgood"
42. The Clash / "London Calling"
43. ABC / "Look of Love (Part One)"
44. Bananarama / "Cruel Summer"
45. Janet Jackson / "Nasty"
46. The Police / "Every Breath You Take"
47. Twisted Sister / "We're Not Gonna Take It"
48. Bruce Springsteen / "Born in the U.S.A."
49. Beastie Boys / "Fight For Your Right"
50. Eurythmics / "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
51. Ratt / "Round and Round"
52. Dead or Alive / "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)"
53. Billy Idol / "White Wedding"
54. Salt-N-Pepa / "Push It"
55. A Flock of Seagulls / "I Ran (So Far Away)"
56. Bonnie Tyler / "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
57. Toni Basil / "Mickey"
58. Culture Club / "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"
59. John Mellencamp / "Jack & Diane"
60. Young M.C. / "Bust a Move"
61. Styx / "Mr. Roboto"
62. Berlin / "Take My Breath Away"
63. Devo / "Whip It"
64. Paula Abdul / "Straight Up"
65. Foreigner / "I Want to Know What Love Is"
66. Depeche Mode / "Just Can't Get Enough"
67. REO Speedwagon / "Keep On Loving You"
68. Public Enemy / "Fight the Power"
69. R.E.M / "It's The End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)"
70. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts/ "I Love Rock N' Roll"
71. Rick James / "Super Freak"
72. The Fixx / "One Thing Leads to Another"
73. Nena / "99 Luftbaloons"
74. George Michael / "Faith"
75. Prince / "Little Red Corvette"
76. Thomas Dolby / "She Blinded Me With Science"
77. New Edition / "Candy Girl"
78. Blondie / "Call Me"
79. Human League / "Don't You Want Me?"
80. Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock / "It Takes Two"
81. Cameo / "Word Up!"
82. Squeeze / "Tempted"
83. Prince / "Kiss"
84. Lionel Richie / "All Night Long (All Night)"
85. Robert Palmer / "Addicted to Love"
86. Bow Wow Wow / "I Want Candy"
87. Falco / "Rock Me Amadeus"
88. Chaka Khan / "Ain't Nobody"
89. The Pretenders / "Brass in Pocket"
90. Tone-Loc / "Wild Thing"
91. Katrina and The Waves / "Walking On Sunshine"
92. New Kids on the Block / "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
93. Gary Numan / "Cars"
94. The Rolling Stones / "Start Me Up"
95. Debbie Gibson / "Only in My Dreams"
96. Men at Work / "Down Under"
97. The Romantics / "What I Like About You"
98. Bobby Brown / "My Perogative"
99. Wang Chung / "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
100. Loverboy / "Working for the Weekend"

 

I have a little different taste in 80's music.

Here is my top 10:

1. Howard Jones / 'Noone is to blame"

2. Scritti Politti /  "Perfect way"

3. OMD / "If you leave"

4. Madonna / "Live to tell"

5. U2 / "Sunday Bloody Sunday"

6. Rem / "Orange Crush"

7. Richard Marx / "endless summer nights"

8. Crowded House / "Don't dream its over"

9. Bad Boys Blue / "Charlene"

10. Def Leppard / "Pour some sugar on me"

 

Missy Roach's Top Ten

1)These Dreams-HEART
2)Shadows of the Night-Pat Benatar
3)Drive-cars
4)Nothing gonna stop us now-Starship
5)Power of Love-Hewey Lewis and the News
6)What's Love Got to Do With It-Tina Turner
7)Sara -Starship
8)She's like the Wind- Patrick Swayze
9)St. Elmos Fire-John Pare
10)Any songs from Airsupply,Bryan Adams, and Chicago

Brenda Sue likes:
Goin back to Cali- L.L. Cool J.
I need love- L.L. Cool J.
Two Occasion- The Deele
Crush on you- The Jets
Anything from Whitney Houston
Anything from Prince
Here and Now-Luther Vandross

 

 

Here is Clifton Moffatt's top 10 in no particular order:

1) Don't Disturb This Groove- The System
2) Digital Display- Ready For The World
3) Darling Nikki- Prince
4) Peter Piper- Run DMC
5) Roses Are Red- Mac Band
6) Shackles- RJ's Latest Arrival
7) Boogie Down Bronx- Man Parrish
8) Off On Your Own- Al B Sure
9) I Can't Wait- Nu Shooz
10) Saturday Love- Cherrelle

 

Ramon Carr's Top Ten Songs of the 80's

NWA- F- THE POLICE
EPMD- SO WHAT YOU SAYING
MEN AT WORK- Land down under
VAN HALEN- JUMP
PUBLICE ENEMY- HECK ALL OF THEM
MICHEAL JACKSON- THRILLER, BEAT, BILLIE JEAN!
HEAVY D- MR. BIG STUFF
LOOSE ENDS- YOU CANT STOP THE RAIN
RUN DMC- THE RAISING HELL ALBUM!!
LL COOL- I CAN LIVE WITHOUT MY RADIO