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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhat are your top 20 songs of the 1980s?
VH-1 put out a list of the top 100 80s songs a while back...
http://rb101182.hubpages.com/hub/Top-100-Songs-of-the-80s
90. Tone-Loc / "Wild Thing" (1989)
91. Katrina and The Waves / "Walking On Sunshine" (1983)
92. New Kids on the Block / "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" (1988)
93. Gary Numan / "Cars" (1980)
94. Rolling Stones / "Start Me Up" (1981)
95. Debbie Gibson / "Only in My Dreams" (1987)
96. Men at Work / "Down Under" (1982)
97. The Romantics / "What I Like About You" (1980)
98. Bobby Brown / "My Perogative" (1988)
99. Wang Chung / "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (1986)
100. Loverboy / "Working for the Weekend" (1981)
91. Katrina and The Waves / "Walking On Sunshine" (1983)
92. New Kids on the Block / "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" (1988)
93. Gary Numan / "Cars" (1980)
94. Rolling Stones / "Start Me Up" (1981)
95. Debbie Gibson / "Only in My Dreams" (1987)
96. Men at Work / "Down Under" (1982)
97. The Romantics / "What I Like About You" (1980)
98. Bobby Brown / "My Perogative" (1988)
99. Wang Chung / "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (1986)
100. Loverboy / "Working for the Weekend" (1981)
I put 91-100 here.
If you had to choose the 20 best songs that came out between 1/1/80 and 12/31/89 ...what would they be?
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What are your top 20 songs of the 1980s? (Original Post)
OmahaBlueDog
Sep 2013
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Steerpike
(2,692 posts)1. JoeJackson 1980 (live)
Steerpike
(2,692 posts)2. ZZ Top Legs (Original Video)
Steerpike
(2,692 posts)3. Violent Femmes Add it up (live) 1988
Steerpike
(2,692 posts)4. Patti Smith Becouse the Night (Live) 198?
Steerpike
(2,692 posts)6. Eddie Money I think I'm in Love 1982
Steerpike
(2,692 posts)7. B-52s Private Idaho (live) 1980
Steerpike
(2,692 posts)8. Talking Heads Life During Wartime (Live) 1984
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)9. Tears for Fears
Steerpike
(2,692 posts)10. The Romantics What I like About You (Live) 1980
Steerpike
(2,692 posts)11. Alan Parsons Project 1984 Don't Answer Me (Live)
Steerpike
(2,692 posts)12. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts I hate Myself for Loving You (Live) 1988
LumosMaxima
(585 posts)13. I don't think I could narrow it down to 20.
I still love the '80s.
Steerpike
(2,692 posts)14. Lol
I wore a mullet...cut it myself
LumosMaxima
(585 posts)15. I always had a big perm. :) nt
Steerpike
(2,692 posts)16. yup
yupyupyupyup...the smell of Aquanet still makes me quiver.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)17. This is my top song from the '80s
nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)18. Husker Du - "Celebrated Summer"
R.E.M. - "7 Chinese Brothers"
The Godfathers - "Birth School Work Death"
Primal Scream - "Velocity Girl"
That's a start, anyway...